Denmark at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Denmark at the Olympic Games
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At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
Competitors	92 (48 men and 44 women) in 16 sports
Flag bearer	Eskild Ebbesen
Medals Rank: 37	Gold 2	Silver 0	Bronze 6	Total 8
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Denmark competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Medalists

Gold

• Kristine Andersen, Karen Brødsgaard, Line Daugaard, Katrine Fruelund, Trine Jensen, Rikke Jørgensen, Lotte Kiærskou, Henriette Mikkelsen, Karin Mortensen, Louise Nørgaard, Rikke Schmidt, Rikke Skov, Camilla Thomsen, Josephine Touray, and Mette Vestergaard — Handball, Women's Team Competition

• Eskild Ebbesen, Thomas Ebert, Thor Kristensen, and Stephan Mølvig — Rowing, Men's Lightweight Coxless Fours

Bronze

• Wilson Kipketer — Athletics, Men's 800 metres

• Joachim Olsen — Athletics, Men's Shot Put

• Jens Eriksen and Mette Schjoldager — Badminton, Mixed doubles

• Michael Maze and Finn Tugwell — Table Tennis, Men's Doubles

• Signe Livbjerg — Sailing, Women's Europe Class

• Dorte Jensen, Helle Jespersen, and Christina Otzen — Sailing, Women's Yngling Class

Results by event

Archery

Men's Individual Competition:

• Hasse Pavia Lind – 19th place

Athletics

Men's 800 metres:

• Wilson Kipketer – Final, 1:44.65 (→ Bronze Medal)

Women's Marathon:

• Annemette Jensen – 2:50:01 (→ 49th place)

Men's Pole Vault:

• Piotr Buciarski – Round 1, 5.50 metres (→ did not advance)

Men's Shot Put:

• Joachim Olsen – Final, 21.07 metres (→ Bronze Medal)

Women's Javelin:

• Christina Scherwin – Round 1: 56.86 metres

Badminton

Men's Singles:

• Peter Gade – defeated in quarterfinals
• Kenneth Jonassen – defeated in round of 32

Women's Singles:

• Camilla Martin – defeated in round of 16
• Tine Rasmussen – defeated in round of 32

Men's Doubles:

• Jens Eriksen and Martin Lundgaard Hansen – 4th place
• Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen – defeated in round of 16

Women's Doubles:

• Ann-Lou Jørgensen and Rikke Olsen – defeated in quarterfinals
• Pernille Harder and Mette Schjoldager – defeated in round of 16

Mixed Doubles:

• Jens Eriksen and Mette Schjoldager – Bronze Medal
• Jonas Rasmussen and Rikke Olsen – 4th place

Canoeing

Men's K2 500 metres:

• Lasse Nielsen and Mads Kongsgaard Madsen – Semifinal (→ 13th place)

Men's K2 1.000 metres:

• Lasse Nielsen and Mads Kongsgaard Madsen – Semifinal (→ 12th place)

Cycling

Road cycling

Men's Road Race:

• Frank Høj – 5:41:56 (→ 8th place)
• Bo Hamburger – 5:41:56 (→ 25th place)
• Lars Michaelsen – 5:50:35 (→ 55th place)
• Nicki Sørensen – 5:50:35 (→ 60th place)
• Michael Rasmussen – did not finish

Men's Time Trial:

• Frank Høj – 1:00:35.73 (→ 19th place)

Mountain biking

Men's Cross Country:

• Peter Riis Andersen – 18th place, 2:24:03
• Christian Poulsen – 39th place, -1 lap

Women's Cross Country:

• Mette Andersen – did not finish

Equestrian

Individual Dressage:

• Andreas Helgstrand riding Cavan – Final (→ 9th place)
• Per Sandgaard riding Zancor – Final (→ 10th place)
• Jon Pedersen riding Esprit de Valdemar – Second round (→ 19th place)
• Lone Jørgensen riding Ludewig G – First round (→ 38th place)

Team Dressage:

• Helgstrand, Jørgensen, Pedersen, and Sandgaard – 69.333% (→ 5th place)

Individual Jumping:

• Thomas Velin riding Carnute – Final Round B (→ 11th place)

Gymnastics

Men's trampoline:

• Peter Jensen – 16th place

Handball

Women's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round

• 3-1-0

• Quarterfinal

• defeated China, 32-28

• Semifinal

• defeated Ukraine, 29-20

• Final

• defeated Korea, 38-36 (→ Gold Medal)

• Team Roster

• Kristine Andersen
• Karen Brødsgaard
• Line Daugaard
• Katrine Fruelund
• Trine Jensen
• Rikke Hørlykke
• Lotte Kiærskou
• Henriette Mikkelsen
• Karin Mortensen
• Louise Nørgaard
• Rikke Petersen-Schmidt
• Rikke Skov
• Camilla Thomsen
• Josephine Touray
• Mette Vestergaard

Rowing

Lightweight Double Sculls:

• Mads Rasmussen and Rasmus Quist Final 4th place

Lightweight Four:

• Thor Kristensen, Thomas Ebert, Stephan Mølvig and Eskild Ebbesen – Gold Medal

Women's Lightweight Double Sculls:

• Juliane Rasmussen and Johanne Thomsen - B Final - 4th place (→ 10th overall)

Women's Quadruple Sculls:

• Dorthe Pedersen, Sarah Lauritzen, Christina Rindom and Majbrit Nielsen - B Final - 1st place (7th overall)

Swimming

Men's 200 metres Freestyle

• Jacob Carstensen

Men's 400 metres Freestyle

• Jacob Carstensen

Men's 200 metres Individual Medley

• Jacob Carstensen

Women's 50 metres Freestyle

• Jeanette Ottesen

Women's 100 metres Freestyle

• Jeanette Ottesen

Women's 200 metres Freestyle

• Louise Mai Jansen

Women's 100 metres Backstroke

• Louise Ørnstedt

Women's 200 metres Backstroke

• Louise Ørnstedt

Women's 100 metres Breaststroke

• Majken Thorup Toft

Women's 200 metres Breaststroke

• Majken Thorup Toft

Women's 100 metres Butterfly

• Mette Jacobsen

Women's 200 metres Butterfly

• Mette Jacobsen

Women's 200 metres Individual Medley

• Louise Mai Jansen

Women's 4×100 metres Medley Relay

• Mette Jacobsen, Louise Ørnstedt, Jeanette Ottesen, and Majken Thorup Toft

Table Tennis

Men's Singles

• Michael Maze bye to round three, lost 1-4 to Chu Yan Leung (HKG)

Men's Doubles

• Michael Maze and Finn Tugwell

• Bronze Medal Match — defeated Dimitrij Mazunov & Alexey Smirnov (RUS) 4-2 (→ Bronze Medal)

Triathlon

Men's Individual Competition:

• Rasmus Henning – 1:52:37.32 (→ 6th place)

Officials

• President: Kai Holm
• Secretary General: Karl Chr. Koch

References

• sports-reference