Denmark at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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| Denmark at the Olympic Games | ||||
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| IOC code: DEN | ||||
| 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta | ||||
| Competitors | 126 | |||
| Medals | Gold 4 |
Silver 1 |
Bronze 1 |
Total 6 |
| Summer Olympic Games appearances | ||||
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| Winter Olympic Games appearances | ||||
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Denmark competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.
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[edit] Medals
Denmark finished in 19th position in the final medal rankings, with four gold medals and six medals overall.
[edit] Gold
- Poul-Erik Høyer-Larsen — Badminton, Men's singles
- Thomas Poulsen, Eskild Ebbesen, Victor Feddersen, and Niels Henriksen — Rowing, Men's lightweight coxless four
- Kristine Roug — Sailing, Women's Europe class
- Dorthe Tanderup, Gitte Madsen, Lene Rantala, Gitte Sunesen, Tonje Kjærgaard, Janne Kolling, Susanne Lauritsen, Conny Hamann, Anja Hansen, Anette Hoffman, Heidi Astrup, Tina Bottzau, Marianne Florman, Anja Jul Andersen, Camilla Andersen, and Kristine Andersen — Handball, Women's Team Competition
[edit] Silver
- Rolf Sørensen — Cycling, Men's individual road race
[edit] Bronze
- Trine Hansen — Rowing, Women's single sculls
[edit] Results by event
[edit] Athletics
Women's Javelin Throw
- Jette Jeppesen
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- Qualification — 56.16m (→ did not advance)
Women's Marathon
- Gitte Karlshoj — did not finish (→ no ranking)
[edit] Boxing
Men's Welterweight (67 kg)
- Hasan Al
- First Round — Defeated Rogelio Martinez (Dominican Republic), referee stopped contest in third round
- Second Round — Defeated Sergly Dzinziruk (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
[edit] 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, 23th 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 100m 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 4x100m Freestyle Relay
- Mette Nielsen, Mette Jacobsen, Karen Egdal, and Ditte Jensen
- Heat – 3:48.93 (→ did not advance, 13th place)
Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
- Ditte Jensen, Britta Vestergaard, Britt Raaby, and Berit Puggaard
- Heat – 8:16.32 (→ did not advance, 13th place)
[edit] 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
