Denmark at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Denmark competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 119 competitors, 54 men and 65 women, took part in 66 events in 14 sports.^[1]

Denmark at the 1996 Summer Olympics
IOC code	DEN
NOC	National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Website	www.dif.dk (in Danish and English)
in Atlanta
Competitors	119 (54 men and 65 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearer	Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen
Medals Ranked 19th	Gold 4 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists

Gold

• Poul-Erik Høyer-Larsen — Badminton, Men's Singles Competition
• Thomas Poulsen, Eskild Ebbesen, Victor Feddersen, and Niels Henriksen — Rowing, Men's Lightweight Coxless Four
• Kristine Roug — Sailing, Women's Europe Class
• Anne Dorthe Tanderup, Gitte Madsen, Lene Rantala, Gitte Sunesen, Tonje Kjærgaard, Janne Kolling, Susanne Munk Lauritsen, Conny Hamann, Anja Byrial Hansen, Anette Hoffmann, Heidi Astrup, Tina Bøttzau, Marianne Florman, Anja Andersen, Camilla Andersen, and Kristine Andersen — Handball, Women's Team Competition

Silver

• Rolf Sørensen — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race

Bronze

• Trine Hansen — Rowing, Women's Single Sculls

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's 20 km Walk

• Claus Jørgensen
  • Final — 1.25:28 (→ 29th place)

Men's Pole Vault

• Martin Voss
  • Qualification — 5.40m (→ did not advance)

Men's Hammer Throw

• Jan Bielecki
  • Qualification — 69.40m (→ did not advance)

Women's 5,000 metres

• Nina Christiansen
  • Qualification — 15:56.38 (→ did not advance)

Women's Long Jump

• Renata Nielsen
  • Qualification — no mark (→ did not advance)

Women's Javelin Throw

• Jette Jeppesen
  • Qualification — 56.16m (→ did not advance)

Women's Marathon

• Gitte Karlshøj — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)

• Hasan Al
  • First Round — Defeated Rogelio Martínez (Dominican Republic), referee stopped contest in third round
  • Second Round — Defeated Sergiy Dzindziruk (Ukraine), 10–4
  • Quarterfinals — Lost to Marian Simion (Romania), 8–16

Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)

• Brian Johansen
  • First Round — Lost to Dilshod Yarbekov (Uzbekistan), referee stopped contest in third round

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Road Competition

Men's Individual Time Trial

• Bjarne Riis
  • Final — 1:07:47 (→ 14th place)
• Rolf Sørensen
  • Final — did not start (→ no ranking)

Track Competition

Men's Points Race

• Jan Bo Petersen
  • Final — 7 points (→ 18th place)

Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country

• Lennie Kristensen
  • Final — 2:26:02 (→ 7th place)
• Jan Erik Østergaard
  • Final — 2:34:30 (→ 18th place)

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

One female fencer represented Denmark in 1996.

Women's épée

• Eva Fjellerup

Football

Main article: Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Women's Team Competition

• Team Roster
  • Dorthe Larsen
  • Annette Laursen
  • Bonny Madsen
  • Kamma Flæng
  • Rikke Holm
  • Christina Petersen
  • Birgit Christensen
  • Lisbet Kolding
  • Helle Jensen
  • Gitte Krogh
  • Lene Madsen
  • Lene Terp
  • Anne Nielsen
  • Merete Pedersen
  • Christina Bonde

Handball

Main article: Handball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Race										Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Morten Egeblad Christoffersen	Men's Mistral	22	20	17	15	PMS	8	15	19	7	—	101.0	17
Bjørn Westergaard	Finn	12	16	25	8	23	14	4	PMS	22	23	122.0	21

Women

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Kristine Roug	Europe	2	1	3	2	1	2	8	1	8	7	5	24.0
Susanne Ward Michaëla Ward-Meehan	Women's 470	6	3	15	2	14	2	4	12	18	7	6	56.0	6

Open

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Jens Eckardt	Laser	31	16	17	11	7	8	26	17	13	27	DNF	142.0	17
Michael Hestbæk Martin Hejlsberg	Star	7	9	8	2	12	10	6	10	12	13	—	64.0	9

Match racing

Athlete	Event	Qualification races										Total	Rank	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM	Rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Stig Westergaard Jan Eli Andersen Jens Bojsen-Møller	Soling	15	6	3	16	PMS	2	11	PMS	4	1	58.0	6 Q	GBR L 2–3	did not advance		6

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol (25 metres)

• Anders Lau

Men's Small-Bore Rifle Three Positions (50 metres)

• Jens Harskov Loczi

Men's Small-Bore Rifle Prone (50 metres)

• Jens Harskov Loczi
• Torben Grimmel

Men's Trap

• Keld Hansen

Men's Skeet

• Ole Riber Rasmussen

Women's Air Pistol (10 metres)

• Susanne Meyerhoff
• Majbritt Hjortshøj

Women's Sporting Pistol (25 metres)

• Susanne Meyerhoff

Women's Air Rifle (10 metres)

• Anni Bissø

Women's Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres

• Anni Bissø

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's 200m Freestyle

• Jacob Carstensen
  • Heat — 1:50.79
  • B-Final — 1:50.54 (→ 14th place)

Men's 400m Freestyle

• Jacob Carstensen
  • Heat — 3:52.62
  • Final — 3:54.45 (→ 8th place)

Men's 1500m Freestyle

• Jacob Carstensen
  • Heat — 15:43.75 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Women's 50m Freestyle

• Mette Nielsen
  • Heat — 26.50 (→ did not advance, 28th place)

Women's 100m Freestyle

• Mette Jacobsen
  • Heat — 56.06
  • Final — 56.01 (→ 7th place)

Women's 400m Freestyle

• Britt Raaby
  • Heat — 4:21.46 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Women's 100m Backstroke

• Mette Jacobsen
  • Heat — 1:03.14
  • B-Final — scratched

Women's 200m Backstroke

• Mette Jacobsen
  • Heat — 2:16.68 (→ did not advance, 17th place)

Women's 100m Butterfly

• Mette Jacobsen
  • Heat — 1:00.91
  • Final — 1:00.76 (→ 8th place)
• Sophia Skou
  • Heat — 1:01.25
  • B-Final — 1:00.95 (→ 11th place)

Women's 200m Butterfly

• Sophia Skou
  • Heat — 2:13.59
  • B-Final — 2:12.41 (→ 9th place)

Women's 200m Individual Medley

• Britta Vestergaard
  • Heat — 2:18.35
  • B-Final — 2:17.95 (→ 14th place)

Women's 400m Individual Medley

• Britta Vestergaard
  • Heat — 4:55.03 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

• Mette Nielsen, Mette Jacobsen, Karen Egdal, and Ditte Jensen
  • Heat — 3:48.93 (→ did not advance, 13th place)

Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

• Ditte Jensen, Britta Vestergaard, Britt Raaby, and Berit Puggaard
  • Heat — 8:16.32 (→ did not advance, 13th place)

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Singles Competition

• Frederik Fetterlein
  • First round — Defeated Jacco Eltingh (Netherlands) 6–4 4–6 8–6
  • Second round — Lost to Marc Rosset (Switzerland) 6–7 5–7
• Kenneth Carlsen
  • First round — Defeated Mark Knowles (Bahamas) 7–5 6–3
  • Second round — Defeated Jason Stoltenberg (Australia) 6–2 3–6 6–3
  • Third round — Lost to MaliVai Washington (United States) 7–6 0–6 2–6