Denmark at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Denmark at the
1996 Summer Olympics
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

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]

Medalists

Athletics

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

Boxing

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

Cycling

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

Fencing

One female fencer represented Denmark in 1996.

Women's épée

Eva Fjellerup

Football

Women's Team Competition

Team Roster

Handball

Rowing

Sailing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race										Net points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Net points	Final rank
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
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Net points	Final rank
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
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Net points	Final rank
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
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total	Rank	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM	Rank
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

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)

Men's Trap

Keld Hansen

Men's Skeet

Ole Riber Rasmussen

Women's Air Pistol (10 metres)

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

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

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

References

^ "Denmark at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2012.

[sports-reference-1] "Denmark at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2012.

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