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Denmark at the 1992 Summer Olympics

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Denmark at the
1992 Summer Olympics
IOC codeDEN
NOCNational Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Websitewww.dif.dk (in Danish and English)
in Barcelona
Competitors110 (77 men and 33 women) in 14 sports
Flag bearer Jørgen Bojsen-Møller
Medals
Ranked 30th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
4
Total
6
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Denmark competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 110 competitors, 77 men and 33 women, took part in 67 events in 14 sports.[1]

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Jesper Bank
Steen Secher
Jesper Seier
Sailing Soling 4 August
 Silver Christian Frederiksen
Arne Nielsson
Canoeing Men's C-2 1000 metres 8 August
 Bronze Ken Frost
Jimmi Madsen
Klaus Kynde Nielsen
Jan Petersen
Michael Sandstød
Cycling Men's team pursuit 31 July
 Bronze Jens Bojsen-Møller
Jørgen Bojsen-Møller
Sailing Flying Dutchman 3 August
 Bronze Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen Badminton Men's singles 3 August
 Bronze Brian Nielsen Boxing Super heavyweight 7 August

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 3 0 3
Athletics 0 3 3
Badminton 6 6 12
Boxing 4 4
Canoeing 4 2 6
Cycling 9 2 11
Equestrian 2 5 7
Football 16 16
Rowing 9 4 13
Sailing 12 4 16
Shooting 6 1 7
Swimming 2 6 8
Tennis 2 0 2
Weightlifting 2 2
Total 77 33 110

Archery

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Denmark had very little success in the 1992 archery competition, losing all three head-to-head matches.

Men
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Ole Gammelgaard Nielsen Individual 1306 10 Q  Hallard (GBR)
L 98–103
Did not advance
Henrik Kromann Toft 1291 16 Q  Vermeiren (BEL)
L 97–101
Did not advance
Jan Rytter 1217 64 Did not advance
Ole Gammelgaard Nielsen
Henrik Kromann Toft
Jan Rytter
Team 3817 7 Q  Spain
L 230–233
Did not advance

Athletics

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Women
Track and road events
Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Gitte Karlshøj 3000 metres 8:54.05 16 Did not advance
Dorthe Rasmussen 10,000 metres 33:22.43 28 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Renata Nielsen Long jump 6.55 12 q 6.06 11

Badminton

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Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen Singles Bye  Machida (JPN)
W 15–2, 15–4
 Chan (HKG)
W 15–10, 15–5
 Wiranata (INA)
L 10–15, 12–15
Did not advance
Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen  Kumar (IND)
W 15–6, 15–6
 Blanshard (CAN)
W 15–7, 15–4
 Liu (CHN)
W 10–15, 17–16, 15–9
 Sidek (MAS)
W 15–12, 15–8
 Budikusuma (INA)
L 14–18, 8–15
Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Jon Holst-Christensen
Thomas Lund
Doubles  Galt /
Harrison (NZL)
W 15–0, 15–2
 Sidek /
Sidek (MAS)
L 12–15, 6–15
Did not advance
Henrik Svarrer
Jan Paulsen
 Khan /
Koh (SGP)
W 15–1, 15–5
 Humble /
Kaul (CAN)
W 15–5, 15–4
 Li /
Tian (CHN)
L 11–15, 15–12, 14–17
Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Camilla Martin Singles  Seesurun (MRI)
W 11–1, 11–0
 Lao (AUS)
L 6–11, 11–12
Did not advance
Pernille Nedergaard Bye  Krasowska (POL)
W 11–0, 11–3
 Jaroensiri (THA)
L 11–5, 6–11, 10–12
Did not advance
Grete Mogensen
Pernille Dupont
Doubles  Jinnai /
Mori (JPN)
L 14–18, 18–14, 2–10
Did not advance
Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen
Marlene Thomsen
 Julien /
Piché (CAN)
W 9–15, 18–16, 18–14
 Guan /
Nong (CHN)
L 3–15, 12–15
Did not advance

Boxing

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Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Jesper Jensen Flyweight  Berhili (MAR)
W 10–4
 Kovács (HUN)
L 0–14
Did not advance
Brian Lentz Middleweight  Altangerel (MGL)
W 4–0
 Ottke (GER)
L 2–9
Did not advance
Mark Hulstrøm Heavyweight  Mavrović (CRO)
L 2–8
Did not advance
Brian Nielsen Super heavyweight Bye  Jeong (KOR)
W 16–2
 Hrivňák (TCH)
W 14–4
 Balado (CUB)
L 1–15
Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Canoeing

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Sprint

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Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Arne Nielsson
Christian Frederiksen
C-2 500 metres 1:49.58 5 SF 1:41.58 2 F 1:42.92 5
C-2 1000 metres 3:32.32 2 F Bye 3:39.26 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Thor Nielsen K-1 1000 metres 3:39.86 1 SF Bye 3:36.35 2 F 3:41.70 7
Jesper Staal
Thor Nielsen
K-2 500 metres 1:37.85 3 R 1:31.22 1 SF 1:30.02 3 F 1:31.84 6
Women
Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Yvonne Knudsen K-1 500 metres 2:01.09 6 SF 1:57.94 7 Did not advance
Jeanette Knudsen
Yvonne Knudsen
K-2 500 metres 1:45.82 5 SF 1:43.58 5 F 1:43.98 8

Cycling

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Eleven cyclists, nine men and two women, represented Denmark in 1992.

Road

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Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Christian Andersen Road race 4:35:56 18
Lars Michaelsen 4:35:56 11
Claus Møller 4:35:56 34
Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Karina Skibby Road race 2:05:03 11

Track

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Pursuit
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Rank
Jan Bo Petersen Men's individual pursuit 4:35.904 8 Q  Boardman (GBR)
L Overtaken
Did not advance 10
Hanne Malmberg Women's individual pursuit 3:45.230 5 Q  Samokhvalova (EUN)
W 3:46.959
 Roßner (GER)
L 3:53.516
Did not advance 4
Ken Frost
Jimmi Madsen
Jan Bo Petersen
Klaus Kynde Nielsen
Michael Sandstød
Men's team pursuit 4:17.719 4 Q  Great Britain
W 4:12.270
 Germany
L 4:15.860
Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Points race
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Laps Points Rank Laps Points Rank
Dan Frost Points race −1 lap 17 8 Q 0 laps 7 15

Equestrianism

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Dressage

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Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Lene Hoberg Bayard Individual 1451 36 Did not advance
Bent Jensen Ariston 1411 46 Did not advance
Anne Grethe Törnblad Ravel 1540 14 Q 1334 13
Anne van Olst Chevalier 1542 13 Q 1358 10
Lene Hoberg
Bent Jensen
Anne Grethe Törnblad
Anne van Olst
See above Team 4533 5

Eventing

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Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank
Nils Haagensen Discovery Individual 48.80 7 71.20 120.00 35 6.00 126.00 23 126.00 21

Jumping

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Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total Round 1 Round 2 Total
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Rank
Merethe Jensen Maxime Individual 60.00 28 81.00 7 74.50 13 215.50 2 Q 4.00 6 Q 8.75 9 12.75 8
Lone Kroman Petersen Qludy 35.00 53 0.00 78 35.00 78 Did not advance

Football

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Summary

Key:

  • W – Win L – Lose D – Draw
  • A.E.T.After extra time.
  • P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
Team Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Denmark men's Men's tournament  Mexico
D 1–1
 Ghana
D 0–0
 Australia
L 0–3
4 Did not advance

Men's tournament

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Team roster

Head coach: Viggo Jensen

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games
Tournament
goals
Minutes
played
Sub off Sub on Cards
yellow/red
1 GK Niels Jørgensen 24 January 1971 21 16 Denmark Aalborg BK 3 0 270 - - -
2 DF Thomas Helveg 24 June 1971 21 0 Denmark Odense BK 3 0 270 - - 1/0
3 DF Jacob Laursen 6 October 1971 20 10 Denmark VB 3 0 270 - - -
4 DF Claus Thomsen 31 May 1970 22 15 Denmark AGF Aarhus 3 1 240 1 - -
5 DF Peter Frank 26 May 1970 22 14 Denmark BK Frem 2 0 158 - 1 -
6 MF Jakob Kjeldbjerg 21 October 1969 22 17 Denmark Silkeborg 3 0 270 - - 1/0
7 MF Jens Christian Madsen 1 February 1970 22 18 Denmark Brøndby 1 0 30 - 1 -
8 MF Ronnie Ekelund 21 August 1972 19 8 Denmark Brøndby 2 0 118 2 - -
9 FW Miklos Molnar 10 April 1970 22 18 Switzerland Servette 3 0 243 - - 1/1
10 MF Per Frandsen 6 February 1970 22 18 France Lille 3 0 270 - - 1/0
11 FW Peter Møller 23 March 1972 20 13 Denmark Aalborg BK 3 0 162 2 1 -
12 DF Jens Risager 9 April 1971 21 2 Denmark Brøndby - - - - - -
13 MF Stig Tøfting 14 August 1969 22 2 Denmark AGF Aarhus 3 0 270 - - 1/0
14 MF Lars Højer 8 December 1970 21 5 Denmark Copenhagen 3 0 214 - 1 -
15 MF Michael Hansen 22 September 1971 20 13 Denmark Silkeborg - - - - - -
16 GK Brian Flies 29 August 1969 22 0 Denmark Næstved BK - - - - - -
17 FW Jens Christian Mosegaard Madsen 20 April 1970 21 11 Denmark Odense BK 1 0 19 - 1 -
18 MF Michael Larsen 16 October 1969 22 5 Denmark Silkeborg 2 0 112 1 - -
19 FW Søren Andersen 31 January 1970 22 6 Denmark AGF Aarhus 1 0 27 - 1 -
20 MF Michael Johansen 22 July 1972 20 3 Denmark Copenhagen - - - - - -
Group play

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 4
 Australia 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 3
 Mexico 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3
 Denmark 3 0 2 1 1 4 −3 2
Source: FIFA
Denmark 1–1 Mexico
Thomsen 85' Report Rotllán 39' (pen.)
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Fabio Baldas (Italy)

Denmark 0–0 Ghana
Report

Denmark 0–3 Australia
Report Markovski 32'
Mori 60'
Vidmar 75'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Fabio Baldas (Italy)

Rowing

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Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Jens Pørneki
Jørgen Tramm
Thomas Larsen
Lars Christensen
Carsten Hassing
Jesper Thusgård Kristiansen
Martin Haldbo Hansen
Kent Skovsager
Stephen Masters
Eight 5:34.65 3 SF Bye 5:35.83 4 FB 5:41.61 7
Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Berit Christoffersen
Lene Pedersen
Trine Hansen
Ulla Werner Hansen
Quadruple sculls 7:03.34 4 R 6:48.76 3 FB 6:51.89 8

Sailing

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Men
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Morten Egeblad Christoffersen Men's Lechner A-390 16 12 11 17 21 17 PMS 7 5 25 184.0 17
Stig Westergaard Finn 13 10 24RET 9 15 15 3 97.7 12
Hans Jørgen Riber
Jesper Pilegaard
Men's 470 26 25 23 23 10 18 5 139.0 19
Women
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Dorte Jensen Europe 10 1 5 5 12 14 6 65.7 5
Susanne Ward
Marianne Halfdan-Nielsen
Women's 470 6 12 14 11 6 17 14 98.4 13
Open
Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Jørgen Bojsen-Møller
Jens Bojsen-Møller
Flying Dutchman 11 3 10 5 1 2 2 37.7
Lars Hendriksen
Anette Ree Andersen
Tornado 2 15 17 14 11 17 18 107.0 16
Benny F. Andersen
Mogens Just Mikkelsen
Star 21 6 19 4 1 19 10 85.7 9
Match racing
Athlete Event Qualification races Total Rank Round Robin Rank Semifinals Final / BM Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6
USA

GER

GBR

SWE

ESP
Jesper Bank
Jesper Seier
Steen Secher
Soling 2 2 1 8 8 RET 34.0 2 Q L W W L W 2 Q
GER W
2–0

USA W
2–0

Shooting

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Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Klavs Jørn Christensen 50 metre rifle three positions 1153 25 Did not advance
Jørgen Herlufsen 1141 37 Did not advance
Bo Lilja 50 metre rifle prone 591 31 Did not advance
Jens Harskov Loczi 596 11 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Karen Hansen 10 metre air pistol 378 12 Did not advance
Open
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Ole Justesen Skeet 196 16 Did not advance
Ole Riber Rasmussen 139 55 Did not advance

Swimming

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Men
Athlete Event Heats Final A/B
Time Rank Time Rank
Franz Mortensen 50 metre freestyle 23.61 29 Did not advance
100 metre freestyle 51.29 26 Did not advance
200 metre freestyle 1:53.86 32 Did not advance
Lars Sørensen 200 metre backstroke 2:06.80 36 Did not advance
100 metre breaststroke 1:07.94 48 Did not advance
200 metre individual medley 2:04.65 15 FB 2:03.81 11
Women
Athlete Event Heats Final A/B
Time Rank Time Rank
Mette Jacobsen 200 metre freestyle 2:01.84 13 FB 2:02.14 13
400 metre freestyle 4:16.80 13 FB Withdrew
200 metre butterfly 2:13.18 8 FA 2:11.87 7
Gitta Jensen 50 metre freestyle 26.54 18 Did not advance
100 metre freestyle 56.47 12 FB 56.59 12
200 metre freestyle 2:02.27 14 FB 2:02.32 14
Mette Nielsen 50 metre freestyle 26.80 25 Did not advance
100 metre freestyle 58.67 27 Did not advance
Annette Poulsen 200 metre individual medley 2:25.67 35 Did not advance
Berit Puggaard 100 metre butterfly 1:04.57 38 Did not advance
200 metre butterfly 2:16.11 16 FB 2:15.07 15
Britta Vestergaard 100 metre breaststroke 1:13.58 27 Did not advance
200 metre breaststroke 2:35.28 21 Did not advance
400 metre individual medley DQ Did not advance
Gitta Jensen
Mette Jacobsen
Berit Puggaard
Mette Nielsen
Annette Poulsen (heats)
4 × 100 metre freestyle relay 3:48.78 7 FA 3:47.81 6
Mette Jacobsen
Britta Vestergaard
Berit Puggaard
Gitta Jensen
4 × 100 metre medley relay 4:17.20 11 Did not advance

Tennis

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Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Kenneth Carlsen Singles  Prpić (CRO)
L 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 5–7
Did not advance
Kenneth Carlsen
Frederik Fetterlein
Doubles  Gyetko /
Leblanc (CAN)
L 3–6, 6–7, 6–7
Did not advance

Weightlifting

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Athlete Event Snatch Clean & jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Henrik Andersen 75 kg 130.0 27 167.5 26 297.5 27
Kim Lynge Pedersen 100 kg 150.0 19 185.0 18 335.0 19

References

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  1. ^ "Denmark at the 1992 Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  2. ^ Denmark at the 1992 Summer Olympics