- Denmark at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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Denmark at the Olympic Games
Flag of Denmark – Flag bearersIOC code DEN NOC National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark Website www.dif.dk (Danish) At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney Competitors 97 (53 men and 44 women) in 16 sports Flag bearer Jesper Bank (opening)
Torben Grimmel (closing)Medals
Rank: 30Gold
2Silver
3Bronze
1Total
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Contents
Medalists
Gold
- Karen Brødsgaard, Katrine Fruelund, Maja Grønbæk, Lotte Kiærskou, Karin Mortensen, Anja Nielsen, Rikke Schmidt, Christina Roslyng, Mette Vestergaard, Anette Hoffman, Camilla Andersen, Janne Kolling, Lene Rantala, Tina Bøttzau, Tonje Kjærgaard — Handball, Women's Team Competition
- Henrik Blakskjær, Thomas Jacobsen, and Jesper Bank — Sailing, Men's Soling Class
Silver
- Wilson Kipketer — Athletics, Men's 800 metres
- Camilla Martin — Badminton, Women's Singles
- Torben Grimmel — Shooting, Men's Rifle
Bronze
- Thomas Ebert, Søren Madsen, Eskild Ebbesen, and Victor Feddersen — Rowing, Men's Lightweight Coxless Fours
Results by event
Archery
Women's individual Katja Brix Poulson 1/32 eliminations Lost to Pi-Yu Liu
Chinese Taipei161-152 Athletics
Men's Competition
Men's 800m
Men's Shot Put
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- Qualifying — 19.41 (→ did not advance)
Men's Hammer Throw
- Jan Bielecki
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- Qualifying — 70.46 (→ did not advance)
Women's Competition
Women's Pole Vault
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- Qualifying — 4.30
- Final — 4.35 (→ 8th place)
Badminton
Camilla Martin won Denmark's only medal in the Women's Singles event. She took the silver after losing to Gong Zhichao of China in the finals
Men's Singles
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- Round of 64 — Defeated Shon Seung-mo of Korea
- Round of 32 — Defeated Ruud Kuijten of Belgium
- Round of 16 — Lost to Wong Choong Hann of Malaysia
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- Round of 64 — Bye
- Round of 32 — Defeated Denis Constantin of Mauritius
- Round of 16 — Defeated Fung Permadi of Chinese Taipei
- Quarterfinal — Defeated Marlev Mario Mainaky of Indonesia
- Semifinal — Lost to Ji Xinpeng of China
- Bronze medal match — Lost to Xia Xuanze of China
- Poul-Erik Hoyer
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- Round of 64 — Bye
- Round of 32 — Lost to Sun Jun of China
Men's Doubles
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- Round of 32 — Defeated Mihail Popov, Svetoslav Stoyanov of Bulgaria
- Round of 16 — Lost to Ricky Ahmad Subagja, Rexy Ronald Mainaky of Indonesia
- Jim Laugesen and Michael Sogaard
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- Round of 32 — Bye
- Round of 16 — Lost to Tony Gunawan, Candra Wijaya of Indonesia
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- Round of 32 — Bye
- Round of 16 — Defeated Brent Olynyk, Bryan Moody of Canada
- Quarterfinal — Lost to Lee Dong-soo, Yoo Yong-sung of Korea
Women's Singles
- Mette Sorensen
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- Round of 64 — Defeated Sujitra Eakmongkolpaisarn of Thailand
- Round of 32 — Defeated Takako Ida of Japan
- Round of 16 — Lost to Ye Zhaoying of China
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- Round of 64 — Bye
- Round of 32 — Defeated Ellen Angelinawaty of Indonesia
- Round of 16 — Defeated Kelly Morgan of Great Britain
- Quarterfinal — Defeated Mia Audina Tjiptawan of Netherlands
- Semifinal — Defeated Dai Yun of China
- Gold medal match — Lost to Gong Zhichao of China — → Silver Medal
Women's Doubles
- Ann-Lou Jorgensen and Mette Schjoldager
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- Round of 32 — Defeated Elena Nozdran, Viktoriya Yevtushenko of Ukraine
- Round of 16 — Lost to Eti Lesmina Tantra, Chynthia Tuwankotta of Indonesia
- Ann Jorgensen and Majken Vange
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- Round of 32 — Lost to Nicole Grether, Karen Stechmann of Germany
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- Round of 32 — Defeated Wanting Ling, Wai Chee Louisa Koon of Hong Kong
- Round of 16 — Defeated Marina Yakusheva, Irina Rousliakova of Russia
- Quarterfinal — Lost to Ra Kyung-min, Jae Hee Chung of Korea
Mixed Doubles
- Jon Holst-Christensen and Ann Jorgdenson
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- Round of 32 — Defeated Lee Dong-soo, Lee Hyo-jung of Korea
- Round of 16 — Lost to Simon Archer, Joanne Goode of Great Britain
- Michael Sogaard and Rikke Olsen
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- Round of 32 — Bye
- Round of 16 — Defeated Mike Beres, Kara Solmundson of Canada
- Quarterfinal — Defeated Bambang Suprianto, Zelin Resiana of Indonesia
- Semifinal — Lost to Zhang Jun, Gao Ling of China
- Bronze medal match — Lost to Simon Archer, Joanne Goode of Great Britain
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- Round of 32 — Bye
- Round of 16 — Defeated Michael Keck, Nicol Pitro of Germany
- Quarterfinal — Lost to Tri Kusharyanto, Minarti Timur of Indonesia
Canoe / Kayak
Flatwater
Men's competition
Men's Kayak Singles 1000m
- Torsten Tranum
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- Qualifying Heat — 03:35.841
- Semifinal — 03:38.865
- Final — 03:37.811 (→ 6th place)
Men's Kayak Doubles 500m
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- Qualifying Heat — 01:32.613
- Semifinal — 01:32.867 (→ did not advance)
Men's Kayak Doubles 1,000m
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- Qualifying Heat — 03:16.989
- Semifinal — 03:18.206 (→ did not advance)
Cycling
Cross Country Mountain Bike
Men's Cross Country Mountain Bike
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- Final — 2:18:15.57 (→ 22nd place)
- Jesper Agergaard
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- Final — Lapped
Road Cycling
Men's Individual Time Trial
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- Final — DNF
Men's Road Race
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- Final — 5:30:34 (→ 6th place)
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- Final — 5:30:46 (→ 40th place)
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- Final — 5:30:46 (→ 59th place)
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- Final — DNF
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- Final — DNF
Track Cycling
Men's Point Race
- Jimmi Madsen
- Points — 0
- Laps Down — 2 (→ 23rd place)
Men's Madison
- Jakob Storm Piil, Jimmi Madsen
- Final — 5 (→ 12th place)
Sailing
Denmark competed in seven events during the Sailing competition in Sydney and won one gold medal.
Men's Single Handed Dinghy (Finn)
- Lasse Hjortnæs
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- Race 1 — 21
- Race 2 — 21
- Race 3 — (23)
- Race 4 — 12
- Race 5 — 13
- Race 6 — 6
- Race 7 — (26) DNF
- Race 8 — 17
- Race 9 — 21
- Race 10 — 13
- Race 11 — 14
- Final — 138 (→ 20th place)
Men's Laser
- Peter Rønholt
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- Race 1 — 17
- Race 2 — (32)
- Race 3 — 12
- Race 4 — 4
- Race 5 — 10
- Race 6 — (24)
- Race 7 — 6
- Race 8 — 9
- Race 9 — 17
- Race 10 — 11
- Race 11 — 1
- Final — 103 (→ 13th place)
Men's Tornado
- Stig Raagaard Hansen and Helene Raagaard Hansen
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- Race 1 — 14
- Race 2 — 15
- Race 3 — (16)
- Race 4 — 6
- Race 5 — 11
- Race 6 — 9
- Race 7 — 10
- Race 8 — 12
- Race 9 — 7
- Race 10 — 12
- Race 11 — (17) OCS
- Final — 96 (→ 14th place)
Men's Three Handed Keelboat (Soling)
- Jesper Bank, Henrik Blakskjær and Thomas Jacobsen
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- Round Robin Group 2 (4-1) — 4 Points
- Quarterfinals — (4-1) — 4 points
- Semifinals — Defeated Norway
- Finals — Defeated Germany (→ Gold Medal)
Women's Single Handed Dinghy (Europe)
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- Race 1 — 5
- Race 2 — 21
- Race 3 — 2
- Race 4 — 1
- Race 5 — 10
- Race 6 — 6
- Race 7 — 4
- Race 8 — (28) OCS
- Race 9 — 16
- Race 10 — 19
- Race 11 — (28) OCS
- Final — 84 (→ 10th place)
Women's Double Handed Dinghy (470)
- Susanne Ward and Michaela Ward
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- Race 1 — 3
- Race 2 — 10
- Race 3 — 11
- Race 4 — 11
- Race 5 — (18)
- Race 6 — (17)
- Race 7 — 4
- Race 8 — 7
- Race 9 — 15
- Race 10 — 8
- Race 11 — 2
- Final — 71 (→ 10th place)
Mixed High Performance Two Handed Dinghy (49er)
- Michael Hestbæk and Jonatan Aage Persson
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- Race 1 — 8
- Race 2 — 2
- Race 3 — 7
- Race 4 — 13
- Race 5 — (17)
- Race 6 — 8
- Race 7 — 9
- Race 8 — 8
- Race 9 — 16
- Race 10 — 12
- Race 11 — 2
- Race 12 — 5
- Race 13 — (18) OCS
- Race 14 — 2
- Race 15 — 7
- Race 16 — 9
- Final — 108 (→ 9th place)
Swimming
Men's 200m Freestyle
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- Preliminary Heat — 1:50.41 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400m Freestyle
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- Preliminary Heat — 03:54.14 (→ did not advance)
Men's 100m Butterfly
- Dennis Otzen Jensen
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- Preliminary Heat — 55.70 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x100m Freestyle
- Dennis Otzen Jensen, Henrik Steen Andersen, Jeppe Nielsen, and Jacob Carstensen
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- Preliminary Heat — 03:24.78 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4x200m Freestyle
- Jacob Carstensen, Henrik Steen Andersen, Jeppe Nielsen, and Dennis Otzen Jensen
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- Preliminary Heat — 07:24.63 (→ did not advance)
Women's 50m Freestyle
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- Preliminary Heat — 25.96 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100m Butterfly
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- Preliminary Heat — 59.45
- Semi-final — 59.75 (→ did not advance)
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- Preliminary Heat — 59.79
- Semi-final — 59.89 (→ did not advance)
Women's 200m Butterfly
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- Preliminary Heat — 02:09.30
- Semi-final — 02:08.11
- Final — 02:08.24 (→ 4th place)
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- Preliminary Heat — 02:11.35
- Semi-final — 02:11.07 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100m Backstroke
- Louise Ørnstedt
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- Preliminary Heat — 01:01.98
- Semi-final — 01:01.69
- Final — 01:02.02 (→ 8th place)
Women's 200m Backstroke
- Louise Ørnstedt
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- Preliminary Heat — 02:13.61
- Semi-final — 02:14.24 (→ did not advance)
Triathlon
Women's Individual Competition:
- Marie Overbye — 2:07:17.51 (→ 28th place)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Jan Knobelauch Hansen — 1:55:42.06 (→ 44th place)
References
- sports-reference
- Wallechinsky, David (2004). The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition). Toronto, Canada. ISBN 1-894963-32-6.
- International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 11/12/05.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1 — Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 11/20/05.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2 — Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 11/20/05.
- Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 11/20/05.
- International Olympic Committee Web Site
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