Denmark at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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Gold
- Kristine AndersenKristine AndersenKristine Andersen is a Danish team handball player and two times Olympic champion. She won a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and again eight years later at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:...
, Karen BrødsgaardKaren BrødsgaardKaren Brødsgaard is a Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens....
, Line DaugaardLine DaugaardLine Daugaard is a Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She received a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:...
, Katrine FruelundKatrine FruelundKatrine Fruelund is a Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Club:...
, Trine JensenTrine JensenTrine Jensen is a Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:...
, Rikke Jørgensen, Lotte KiærskouLotte KiærskouLotte Kiærskou is a Danish team handball player and two times Olympic champion. She won a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and again four years later at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-External links:*...
, Henriette MikkelsenHenriette MikkelsenHenriette Mikkelsen is a Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.She won the Champions League with Viborg HK in 2009....
, Karin MortensenKarin MortensenKarin Ørnhøj Mortensen is a Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:...
, Louise Nørgaard, Rikke Schmidt, Rikke Skov, Camilla ThomsenCamilla ThomsenCamilla Thomsen is a Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She received a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:...
, Josephine TourayJosephine TourayJosephine Touray is a Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She received a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:...
, and Mette VestergaardMette VestergaardMette Vestergaard Larsen is a Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:...
— Handball, Women's Team Competition
- Eskild EbbesenEskild EbbesenEskild Balschmidt Ebbesen is a Danish lightweight rower, who has won a total number of four Olympic and six World Championship gold medals....
, Thomas EbertThomas EbertThomas Ebert is a Danish lightweight rower who won gold at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics in the Men's Lightweight Coxless Fours....
, Thor KristensenThor KristensenThor Kristensen was a member of Denmark's rowing team during the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Along with Thomas Ebert, Stephan Mølvig and Eskild Ebbesen, he won the gold medal in the Lightweight Four division.-References:*...
, and Stephan MølvigStephan MølvigStephan Mølvig is a Danish lightweight rower, who has won one Olympic and two World Championship gold medals.-External links:*...
— Rowing, Men's Lightweight Coxless Fours
Bronze
- Wilson KipketerWilson KipketerWilson Kosgei Kipketer is a Kenyan born Danish former middle distance runner. He holds the current indoor world records at the 1000 and 800 metres distance. While dominating the 800 m distance for a decade, remaining undefeated for a three-year period and running 8 of the 17 currently all-time...
— Athletics, Men's 800 metres
- Joachim Olsen — Athletics, Men's Shot Put
- Jens EriksenJens EriksenJens Dyrløv Eriksen is a male badminton player from Denmark.-2004 Olympics:He played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles and mixed doubles....
and Mette SchjoldagerMette SchjoldagerMette Schjoldager is a female badminton player from Denmark.-Career:Schjoldager competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Pernille Harder...
— Badminton, Mixed doubles
- Michael MazeMichael MazeMichael Maze is a male table tennis player from Faxe, Denmark. He normally plays both in the men's singles and in men's doubles. As of 2005, he is one of the top five left-handed players in the world. His strength is in his strong forehand loop and lobbing. He is considered to be one of the best,...
and Finn TugwellFinn TugwellFinn Tugwell is a Danish table tennis professional. He pairs up with Danish Michael Maze in doubles, with whom he won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, beating the Russian pair Dmitry Mazunov/Alexey Smirnov....
— Table Tennis, Men's Doubles
- Signe Livbjerg — Sailing, Women's Europe Class
- Dorte JensenDorte JensenDorte Oppelstrup Jensen is a Danish competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. She won a silver medal in the Yngling class at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, together with Helle Jespersen and Christina Otzen.-References:...
, Helle JespersenHelle JespersenHelle Møller Jespersen is a Danish competitive sailor and Olympic medalist. She won a silver medal in the Yngling class at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, together with Dorte Jensen and Christina Otzen.-References:...
, and Christina OtzenChristina OtzenChristina Otzen is an international sailor. She won a bronze medal in the Yngling class in the 2004 Summer Olympics.-References:...
— Sailing, Women's Yngling Class
Athletics
Men's 800 metres:- Wilson KipketerWilson KipketerWilson Kosgei Kipketer is a Kenyan born Danish former middle distance runner. He holds the current indoor world records at the 1000 and 800 metres distance. While dominating the 800 m distance for a decade, remaining undefeated for a three-year period and running 8 of the 17 currently all-time...
– Final, 1:44.65 (→ Bronze Medal)
Women's Marathon:
- Annemette Jensen – 2:50:01 (→ 49th place)
Men's Pole Vault:
- Piotr BuciarskiPiotr BuciarskiPiotr Buciarski is a Danish pole vaulter of Polish descent. He's the son of former Polish pole vaulter Wojciech 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 ScherwinChristina ScherwinChristina Scherwin is a Danish javelin thrower.She threw the javelin at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but with her throw of 56.87 m failed to qualify for the finals. Her biggest success was at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki, where she threw a javelin 63.43 m, placing fourth overall in the...
– Round 1: 56.86 metres
Badminton
Men's Singles:- Peter GadePeter GadePeter Høeg Gade is a Danish professional badminton player. He currently resides in Holte in Copenhagen...
– defeated in quarterfinals - Kenneth JonassenKenneth JonassenKenneth Jonassen is a male badminton player from Denmark, who formerly had the fastest smash record in the singles competition, with a 298 km/h shot...
– defeated in round of 32
Women's Singles:
- Camilla MartinCamilla MartinCamilla Martin Nygaard née Martin is a retired badminton player from Denmark. She and Lene Køppen, who played two decades earlier, are the only Danish women to have won both the All-England and World singles titles....
– defeated in round of 16 - Tine RasmussenTine RasmussenTine Baun is a female badminton player from Denmark.Most notably, she has won the prestigious All England Open Badminton Championships women's singles title twice in 2008 and 2010....
– defeated in round of 32
Men's Doubles:
- Jens EriksenJens EriksenJens Dyrløv Eriksen is a male badminton player from Denmark.-2004 Olympics:He played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles and mixed doubles....
and Martin Lundgaard HansenMartin Lundgaard HansenMartin Lundgaard Hansen is a male badminton player from Denmark.-2004 Summer Olympics:Hansen competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Jens Eriksen. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Howard Bach and Kevin Qi Han of the United States in the second...
– 4th place - Lars PaaskeLars Paaske-Career:He competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Jonas Rasmussen. After an initial bye in the first round, they were then defeated in the next round by Yim Bang-eun and Kim Yong-hyun of Korea...
and Jonas RasmussenJonas RasmussenJonas Rasmussen is a male badminton player from Denmark.With his men's double partner Lars Paaske he won the 2003 IBF World Championships defeating Indonesian couple Candra Wijaya and Sigit Budiarto in the gold medal match and the All England Super Series 2010 defeating compatriots Mathias Boe and...
– defeated in round of 16
Women's Doubles:
- Ann-Lou JørgensenAnn-Lou Jørgensen-Career:Jørgensen competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Rikke Olsen. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Nicole Grether and Juliane Schenk of Germany in the second. In the quarterfinals, Jørgensen and Olsen lost to Huang Sui and Gao Ling of...
and Rikke OlsenRikke Olsen-2004 Summer Olympics:Olsen competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Ann-Lou Jørgensen. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Nicole Grether and Juliane Schenk of Germany in the second...
– defeated in quarterfinals - Pernille HarderPernille HarderPernille Harder is a female badminton player from Denmark.Harder competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Mette Schjoldager. They had a bye in the first round and were defeated by Ra Kyung-min and Lee Kyung-won of Korea in the round of 16.-External links:*...
and Mette SchjoldagerMette SchjoldagerMette Schjoldager is a female badminton player from Denmark.-Career:Schjoldager competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Pernille Harder...
– defeated in round of 16
Mixed Doubles:
- Jens EriksenJens EriksenJens Dyrløv Eriksen is a male badminton player from Denmark.-2004 Olympics:He played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles and mixed doubles....
and Mette SchjoldagerMette SchjoldagerMette Schjoldager is a female badminton player from Denmark.-Career:Schjoldager competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Pernille Harder...
– Bronze Medal - Jonas Rasmussen and Rikke Olsen – 4th place
Canoeing
Men's K2 500 metres:- Lasse NielsenLasse Nielsen (canoer)Lasse Nielsen is a Danish sprint canoer who competed in the mid 2000s. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-2 500 m and the K-2 1000 m events.-References:*...
and Mads Kongsgaard Madsen – Semifinal (→ 13th place)
Men's K2 1.000 metres:
- Lasse Nielsen and Mads Kongsgaard Madsen – Semifinal (→ 12th place)
Road cycling
Men's Road Race:- Frank HøjFrank HøjFrank Høj is a retired Danish professional road bicycle racer. Høj started as a stagiaire for the Zetelhallen team in 1994, and became professional in 1995 for . His first win as a professional came the year after.- Wins :...
– 5:41:56 (→ 8th place) - Bo HamburgerBo HamburgerBo Hamburger is a former Danish professional road racing cyclist. He retired in 2006.He was fired from Team CSC in 2001, after a positive EPO test. He was later cleared legally since the B test was below the limit, but still higher than normal. Since then, the Danish Cycle Union refused to let Bo...
– 5:41:56 (→ 25th place) - Lars MichaelsenLars MichaelsenLars Michaelsen is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer who last rode for Team CSC. He got his break through in his second year as a professional, when he won the 1995 edition of Gent–Wevelgem. In the 1997 Vuelta a España he won stage 1 and wore the leader's jersey for three days...
– 5:50:35 (→ 55th place) - Nicki SørensenNicki SørensenNicki Sørensen is a Danish professional road bicycle racer currently riding for . He has competed in five consecutive editions of the Tour de France from 2001 to 2005, riding as an all-round rider who rides well in hilly terrain, Sørensen is a valued support for the team captain without many wins...
– 5:50:35 (→ 60th place) - Michael RasmussenMichael RasmussenMichael Rasmussen is a Danish professional road bicycle racer who rides for the Danish team Christina Watches-Onfone. In the 2007 Tour de France, Rasmussen, while in the yellow jersey, had his contract terminated by his team and was removed from the Tour...
– 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 PoulsenChristian PoulsenChristian Bjørnshøj Poulsen is a Danish footballer who plays for Evian in Ligue 1. He has played for a number of European clubs, winning the Danish Superliga championship with F.C...
– 39th place, -1 lap
Women's Cross Country:
- Mette AndersenMette AndersenAndersen is a Danish female racing cyclist. She was junior national champion in road bicycle racing, but her speciality is mountain biking where she also has been national champion. She has been riding for Dansk Mountainbike Klub and Team SATS. She has a BA in media science from Copenhagen...
– did not finish
Equestrian
Individual Dressage:- Andreas HelgstrandAndreas HelgstrandAndreas Helgstrand is an award-winning Danish dressage rider who is most known for riding the 9-year-old mare Blue Hors Matiné at the Grand Prix level. Helgstrand has also represented Denmark in Olympic dressage events in 2004 and at the World Equestrian Games...
riding CavanCavanCavan is the county town of County Cavan in the Republic of Ireland. The town lies in the north central part of Ireland, near the border with Northern Ireland...
– 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
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 AndersenKristine AndersenKristine Andersen is a Danish team handball player and two times Olympic champion. She won a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, and again eight years later at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:...
- Karen BrødsgaardKaren BrødsgaardKaren Brødsgaard is a Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens....
- Line DaugaardLine DaugaardLine Daugaard is a Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She received a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:...
- Katrine FruelundKatrine FruelundKatrine Fruelund is a Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-Club:...
- Trine JensenTrine JensenTrine Jensen is a Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:...
- Rikke HørlykkeRikke HørlykkeRikke Hørlykke Bruun Jørgensen is a Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She received a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:...
- Lotte KiærskouLotte KiærskouLotte Kiærskou is a Danish team handball player and two times Olympic champion. She won a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and again four years later at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-External links:*...
- Henriette MikkelsenHenriette MikkelsenHenriette Mikkelsen is a Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She won a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.She won the Champions League with Viborg HK in 2009....
- Karin MortensenKarin MortensenKarin Ørnhøj Mortensen is a Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:...
- Louise Nørgaard
- Rikke Petersen-SchmidtRikke Petersen-SchmidtRikke Petersen-Schmidt is a Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She received a gold medal with the Danish national team both at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens....
- Rikke Skov
- Camilla ThomsenCamilla ThomsenCamilla Thomsen is a Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She received a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:...
- Josephine TourayJosephine TourayJosephine Touray is a Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She received a gold medal with the Danish national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:...
- Mette VestergaardMette VestergaardMette Vestergaard Larsen is a Danish team handball player and Olympic champion. She received gold medals with the Danish national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:...
Rowing
Lightweight Double Sculls:- Mads RasmussenMads RasmussenMads Reinholdt Rasmussen is a Danish rower and double World Champion in the Lightweight Double Sculls, with his partner Rasmus Quist. Rasmussen and Quist placed fourth in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-External links:*...
and Rasmus QuistRasmus QuistRasmus Quist Hansen is a Danish rower and double World Champion in the Lightweight Double Sculls, with his partner Mads Rasmussen....
Final 4th place
Lightweight Four:
- Thor KristensenThor KristensenThor Kristensen was a member of Denmark's rowing team during the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Along with Thomas Ebert, Stephan Mølvig and Eskild Ebbesen, he won the gold medal in the Lightweight Four division.-References:*...
, Thomas EbertThomas EbertThomas Ebert is a Danish lightweight rower who won gold at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics in the Men's Lightweight Coxless Fours....
, Stephan MølvigStephan MølvigStephan Mølvig is a Danish lightweight rower, who has won one Olympic and two World Championship gold medals.-External links:*...
and Eskild EbbesenEskild EbbesenEskild Balschmidt Ebbesen is a Danish lightweight rower, who has won a total number of four Olympic and six World Championship gold medals....
– Gold Medal
Women's Lightweight Double Sculls:
- Juliane RasmussenJuliane RasmussenJuliane Elander Rasmussen is a Danish rower. She weights 61 kilos, and is therefore in the lightweight class. She lives in Copenhagen.- 2008 Summer Olympics :...
and Johanne Thomsen - B Final - 4th place (→ 10th overall)
Women's Quadruple Sculls:
- Dorthe PedersenDorthe PedersenDorthe Pedersen is a Danish rower.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...
, Sarah LauritzenSarah LauritzenSarah Lauritzen is a Danish rower.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...
, Christina Rindom and Majbrit Nielsen - B Final - 1st place (7th overall)
Swimming
Men's 200 metres Freestyle- Jacob CarstensenJacob CarstensenJacob Carstensen is a former freestyle swimmer from Denmark, who competed in three consequentive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996. He won the world title in the 400m Freestyle at the 1997 FINA Short Course World Championships in Gothenburg.-References:*...
Men's 400 metres Freestyle
- Jacob CarstensenJacob CarstensenJacob Carstensen is a former freestyle swimmer from Denmark, who competed in three consequentive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996. He won the world title in the 400m Freestyle at the 1997 FINA Short Course World Championships in Gothenburg.-References:*...
Men's 200 metres Individual Medley
- Jacob CarstensenJacob CarstensenJacob Carstensen is a former freestyle swimmer from Denmark, who competed in three consequentive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996. He won the world title in the 400m Freestyle at the 1997 FINA Short Course World Championships in Gothenburg.-References:*...
Women's 50 metres Freestyle
- Jeanette OttesenJeanette OttesenJeanette Ottesen is a Danish swimmer who participated at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics in swimming. She currently holds the Danish record in 100 m freestyle...
Women's 100 metres Freestyle
- Jeanette OttesenJeanette OttesenJeanette Ottesen is a Danish swimmer who participated at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics in swimming. She currently holds the Danish record in 100 m freestyle...
Women's 200 metres Freestyle
- Louise Mai Jansen
Women's 100 metres Backstroke
- Louise ØrnstedtLouise ØrnstedtLouise Ørnstedt was a Danish backstroke swimmer who competed at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics.She retired from swimming in August 2007 due to persistent shoulder problems.-References:*...
Women's 200 metres Backstroke
- Louise ØrnstedtLouise ØrnstedtLouise Ørnstedt was a Danish backstroke swimmer who competed at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics.She retired from swimming in August 2007 due to persistent shoulder problems.-References:*...
Women's 100 metres Breaststroke
- Majken Thorup Toft
Women's 200 metres Breaststroke
- Majken Thorup Toft
Women's 100 metres Butterfly
- Mette JacobsenMette JacobsenMette Jacobsen is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Denmark, who competed at five consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. Her final breakthrough came in 1995, when she won two titles at the European LC Championships in Vienna, Austria: in the 100 m...
Women's 200 metres Butterfly
- Mette JacobsenMette JacobsenMette Jacobsen is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Denmark, who competed at five consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. Her final breakthrough came in 1995, when she won two titles at the European LC Championships in Vienna, Austria: in the 100 m...
Women's 200 metres Individual Medley
- Louise Mai Jansen
Women's 4×100 metres Medley Relay
- Mette JacobsenMette JacobsenMette Jacobsen is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer from Denmark, who competed at five consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1988. Her final breakthrough came in 1995, when she won two titles at the European LC Championships in Vienna, Austria: in the 100 m...
, Louise ØrnstedtLouise ØrnstedtLouise Ørnstedt was a Danish backstroke swimmer who competed at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics.She retired from swimming in August 2007 due to persistent shoulder problems.-References:*...
, Jeanette OttesenJeanette OttesenJeanette Ottesen is a Danish swimmer who participated at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics in swimming. She currently holds the Danish record in 100 m freestyle...
, and Majken Thorup Toft
Table Tennis
Men's Singles- Michael MazeMichael MazeMichael Maze is a male table tennis player from Faxe, Denmark. He normally plays both in the men's singles and in men's doubles. As of 2005, he is one of the top five left-handed players in the world. His strength is in his strong forehand loop and lobbing. He is considered to be one of the best,...
bye to round three, lost 1-4 to Chu Yan Leung (HKG)
Men's Doubles
- Michael Maze and Finn TugwellFinn TugwellFinn Tugwell is a Danish table tennis professional. He pairs up with Danish Michael Maze in doubles, with whom he won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, beating the Russian pair Dmitry Mazunov/Alexey Smirnov....
- Bronze Medal Match — defeated Dimitrij Mazunov & Alexey Smirnov (RUS) 4-2 (→ Bronze Medal)
Triathlon
Men's Individual Competition:- Rasmus HenningRasmus HenningRasmus Henning is an athlete from Denmark, who competes in triathlon. Henning competed at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics in which he placed seventh with a total time of 1:52:37.32. He competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics as well, placing eighth in the triathlon...
– 1:52:37.32 (→ 6th place)