Denmark at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Denmark competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Medalist

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"

!Medal

!Name

!Sport

!Event

!Date

| || , Katrine Fruelund Maja Grønbæk, Lotte Kiærskou Karin Mortensen, Anja Nielsen Rikke Schmidt, Christina Roslyng Mette Vestergaard, Anette Hoffmann Camilla Andersen, Janne Kolling Lene Rantala, Tina Bøttzau Tonje Kjærgaard || Handball || Women's tournament ||

| || Thomas Jacobsen Jesper Bank || Sailing || Men's Soling Class ||

| || || Athletics || Men's 800 meters ||

| || || Badminton || Women's singles ||

| || || Shooting || Men's 50m Rifle Prone ||

| || Søren Madsen Eskild Ebbesen Victor Feddersen || Rowing || Men's Lightweight Coxless Fours ||

Archery

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Ranking round

!Round of 64

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan="2"|Final /

|-style="font-size:95%"

!Score

!Seed

!Opposition Score

!Rank

|-align=center

|align=left|Katja Brix Poulson

|align=left|Women's individual

|609

|57

| (8) L 152–161

|colspan=5|did not advance

|57

Athletics

;Men

;Track & road events

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

|-style="font-size:95%"

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

|-align=center

|align=left|Wilson Kipketer

|align=left rowspan=1|800 metres

|01:45.57

|1 Q

|01:44.22

|1 Q

|align="center" bgcolor='silver'|01:45.14

|align="center" bgcolor='silver'|File:Med 2.png

;Field events

{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Qualification

!colspan="2"|Final

|-style="font-size:95%"

!Distance

!Position

!Distance

!Position

|-align=center

|align=left| Jan Bielecki

|align=left|Hammer throw

|70.46

|33

|colspan=2|did not advance

|-align=center

|align=left|Joachim Olsen

|align=left|Shot put

|19.41

|17

|colspan=2|did not advance

;Women

;Field events

{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Qualification

!colspan="2"|Final

|-style="font-size:95%"

!Distance

!Position

!Distance

!Position

|-align=center

|align=left| Marie Rasmussen

|align=left|Pole vault

|4.30 NR

|7 q

|4.35 NR

Badminton

Camilla Martin won Denmark's only medal in the Women's Singles event. She took the silver after losing to Gong Zhichao of China in the finals.

;Men

{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Round of 64

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinal

!Semifinal

!colspan=2|Final /

|- style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition Score

!Rank

|-align=center

|align=left|Peter Gade

|align=left rowspan=3|Men's singles

| W 15–3, 15–9

| W 15–8, 15–7

| W 15–6, 15–6

| L 9–15, 15–1, 9–15

| L 13–15, 5–15

|-align=center

|align=left|Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen

| L 3–15, 17–16, 10–15

|colspan=5|did not advance

|-align=center

|align=left|Kenneth Jonassen

| W 14–17, 15–8, 17–15

| W 15–8, 15–5

| L 6–15, 7–15

|colspan=5|did not advance

|-align=center

|align=left|Martin Lundgaard Hansen Lars Paaske

|align=left rowspan=3|Men's doubles

| W 15–6, 15–6

| L 9–15, 15–13, 7–15

|colspan=4|did not advance

|-align=center

|align=left|Jim Laugesen Michael Søgaard

| L 9–15, 7–15

|colspan=4|did not advance

|-align=center

|align=left|Jesper Larsen Jens Eriksen

| W 15–2, 15–1

| L 12–15, 10–15

|colspan=2|did not advance

;Women

{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Round of 64

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinal

!Semifinal

!colspan=2|Final /

|- style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition Score

!Rank

|-align=center

|align=left|Camilla Martin

|align=left rowspan=2|Women's singles

| W 11–6, 11–2

| W 11–7, 11–3

| W 11–2, 11–1

| W 11–5, 11–0

|align="center" bgcolor='silver'| L 10–13, 3–11

|align="center" bgcolor='silver'|File:Med 2.png

|-align=center

|align=left|Mette Sørensen

| W 11–7, 13–10

| W 13–12, 11–7

| L 4–11, 6–11

|colspan=5|did not advance

|-align=center

|align=left|Ann-Lou Jørgensen Mette Schjoldager

|align=left rowspan=3|Women's doubles

| W 15–3, 11–15, 15–11

| L 16–17, 10–15

|colspan=4|did not advance

|-align=center

|align=left|Ann Jørgensen Majken Vange

| L 13–15, 6–15

|colspan=5|did not advance

|-align=center

|align=left|Rikke Olsen Helene Kirkegaard

| W 15–9, 13–15, 15–5

| W 17–16, 15–5

| L 15–12, 12–15, 5–15

|colspan=2|did not advance

;Mixed

{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Round of 64

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinal

!Semifinal

!colspan=2|Final /

|- style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition Score

!Rank

|-align=center

|align=left|Jon Holst-Christensen Ann Jørgensen

|align=left rowspan=3|Mixed doubles

| W 17–15, 15–12

| L 17–15, 11–15, 7–15

|colspan=4|did not advance

|-align=center

|align=left|Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen

| W 15–8, 15–2

| W 17–14, 10–15, 15–11

| L 15–10, 6–15, 16–17

| L 1–15, 10–15

|-align=center

|align=left|Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager

| W 15–7, 15–6

| L 3–15, 8–15

|colspan=2|did not advance

Canoeing

Sprint

;Men

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Heats

!colspan=2|Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final

|- style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

|- align=center

|align=left|Torsten Tranum

|align=left|K-1 1000 m

|03:35.841

|2 Q

|03:38.865

|2 Q

|03:37.811

|- align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Paw Madsen Jesper Staal

|align=left|K-2 500 m

|01:32.613

|4 q

|01:32.867

|colspan=2|did not advance

|- align=center

|align=left|K-2 1000 m

|03:16.989

|4 q

|03:18.206

|colspan=2|did not advance

Cycling

Road

{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"

!Athlete

!Event

!Time

!Rank

|-align=center

|align=left|Frank Høj

|align=left rowspan=3|Men's road race

|5:30:34

|-align=center

|align=left|Lars Michaelsen

|colspan=2|DNF

|-align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Michael Sandstød

|colspan=2|DNF

|-align=center

|align=left|Men's time trial

|colspan=2|DNF

|-align=center

|align=left|Nicki Sørensen

|align=left rowspan=2|Men's road race

|5:30:46

|40

|-align=center

|align=left|Rolf Sørensen

|5:30:46

|59

Track

;Points race

{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"

!Athlete

!Event

!Points

!Laps

!Rank

|-align=center

|align=left|Jimmi Madsen

|align=left|Men's points race

|23

|-align=center

|align=left|Jakob Storm Piil Jimmi Madsen

|align=left|Men's madison

|12

Mountain biking

{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"

!Athlete

!Event

!Time

!Rank

|-align=center

|align=left|Jesper Agergård

|align=left rowspan=2|Men's cross-country

|LAP

|36

|-align=center

|align=left|Michael Rasmussen

|2:18:15.57

|22

Equestrian

Dressage

{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Horse

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Grand Prix

!colspan="2"|Grand Prix Special

!colspan="2"|Grand Prix Freestyle

!colspan="2"|Overall

|-style="font-size:95%"

!Score

!Rank

!Score

!Rank

!Technical

!Artistic

!Score

!Rank

|-align=center

|align=left|Jon Pedersen

|align=left|Esprit de Valdemar

|align=left rowspan=4|Individual

|1728

|11 Q

|136.51

|16 Q

|204.18

|15

|204.18

|15

|-align=center

|align=left|Morton Thomsen

|align=left|Gay

|1536

|45

|colspan=6|did not advance

|-align=center

|align=left|Anne van Olst

|align=left|Any How

|1625

|29

|colspan=6|did not advance

|-align=center

|align=left|Lone Castrup Jørgensen

|align=left|Kennedy

|1796

|8 Q

|146.53

|6 Q

|216.90

|-align=center

|align=left|Jon Pedersen Morton Thomsen Anne van Olst Lone Castrup Jørgensen

|align=left|See above

|align=left|Team

|5149

|colspan=4

|5149

Eventing

{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="3"|Athlete

!rowspan="3"|Horse

!rowspan="3"|Event

!colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Dressage

!colspan="3" rowspan="2"|Cross-country

!colspan="6"|Jumping

!colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Total

|- style="font-size:95%"

!colspan="3"|Qualifier

!colspan="3"|Final

|- style="font-size:95%"

!Penalties

!Rank

!Penalties

!Total

!Rank

!Penalties

!Total

!Rank

!Penalties

!Total

!Rank

!Penalties

!Rank

|-align=center

|align=left|Nils Haagensen

|align=left|Discovery II

|align=left|Individual

|47.2

|14

|RT

|AC

|colspan=8 |did not advanced

Show jumping

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="3"|Athlete

!rowspan="3"|Horse

!rowspan="3"|Event

!colspan="8"|Qualification

!colspan="5"|Final

!rowspan=2 colspan="2"|Total

|- style="font-size:95%"

!colspan="2"|Round 1

!colspan="3"|Round 2

!colspan="3"|Round 3

!colspan="2"|Round A

!colspan="3"|Round B

|- style="font-size:95%"

!Penalties

!Rank

!Penalties

!Total

!Rank

!Penalties

!Total

!Rank

!Penalties

!Rank

!Penalties

!Total

!Rank

!Penalties

!Rank

|-align=center

|align=left|Thomas Velin

|align=left|Canute

|align=left|Individual

|4.75

|0.00

|4.75

|1 Q

|8.00

|12.75

|6 Q

|0.00

|12.00

|10

|12.00

|10

Handball

;Women

Preliminary round

For the preliminary round, the ten teams were distributed into two groups of five teams. Each team played against each of its four group opponents for a total of four matches. The four best-scoring teams advanced to the quarter-finals.

Group B

----

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Gold medal game

Modern Pentathlon

In June 2000, Pernille Svarre became world pentathlon champion, winning gold at the championship in Pesaro, Italy. The same year, she was the first Danish woman to compete in the modern pentathlon at the Summer Olympics where the discipline was included for the first time.

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan=3|Shooting (10 m air pistol)

!colspan=3|Fencing (épée one touch)

!colspan=3|Swimming (200 m freestyle)

!colspan=3|Riding (show jumping)

!colspan=3|Running (3000 m)

!rowspan=2|Total points

!rowspan=2|Final rank

|-style="font-size:95%"

!Points

!Rank

!MP Points

!Wins

!Rank

!MP points

!Time

!Rank

!MP points

!Penalties

!Rank

!MP points

!Time

!Rank

!MP Points

|-align=center

|align=left|Pernille Svarre

|align=left rowspan=1|Women's

|161

|23

|868

|24

|640

|2:29.94

|23

|1101

|398

|19

|702

|10:22.56

|1230

|4541

|19

Rowing

;Men

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heats

!colspan="2"|Repechage

!colspan="2"|Semifinals

!colspan="2"|Final

|-style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

|-align=center

|align=left|Bertil Samuelson Bo Kaliszan

|align=left|Double Sculls

|6:58.88

|5 R

|6:30.87

|2 SF

|6:40.11

|6 FB

|6:23.20

|10

|-align=center

|align=left|Søren Madsen Thomas Ebert Eskild Ebbesen Victor Feddersen

|align=left|Lightweight coxless four

|6:21.30

|4 R

|6:08.63

|1 SF

|6:01.67

|2 FA

|align="center" bgcolor='cc9966'|6:03.51

|align="center" bgcolor='cc9966'|File:Med 3.png

;Women

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heats

!colspan="2"|Repechage

!colspan="2"|Semifinals

!colspan="2"|Final

|-style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

|-align=center

|align=left|Bianca Carstensen Katrin Gleie Sarah Lauritzen Dorthe Pedersen

|align=left|Quadruple Sculls

|6:35.39

|3 R

|6:35.76

|2 FA

|colspan=2

|6:31.30

Sailing

Denmark competed in seven events during the Sailing competition in Sydney and won one gold medal.

;Men

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan=11|Race

!rowspan=2|Net points

!rowspan=2|Final rank

|-style="font-size:95%"

!10

!11

|-align=center

|align=left|Lasse Hjortnaes

|align=left|Finn

|21

|<s>23</s>

|12

|13

|<s>DNF</s>

|17

|21

|13

|14

|138

|20

;Women

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan=11|Race

!rowspan=2|Net points

!rowspan=2|Final rank

|-style="font-size:95%"

!10

!11

|-align=center

|align=left|Kristine Roug

|align=left|Europe

|21

|10

|<s>OCS</s>

|16

|19

|<s>OCS</s>

|84.0

|10

|-align=center

|align=left|Susanne Ward Michaëla Ward-Meehan

|align=left|Women's 470

|10

|11

|<s>18</s>

|<s>17</s>

|15

|71

|10

;Open

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan=16|Race

!rowspan=2|Net points

!rowspan=2|Final rank

|-style="font-size:95%"

!10

!11

!12

!13

!14

!15

!16

|-align=center

|align=left|Peder Rønholt

|align=left|Laser

|17

|<s>32</s>

|12

|10

|<s>24</s>

|17

|11

|17

|colspan=5

|103

|13

|-align=center

|align=left|Michael Hestbæk Jonatan Persson

|align=left|49er

|13

|<s>17</s>

|16

|12

|<s>OCS</s>

|108

|-align=center

|align=left|Stig Raagaard Hansen Helene Hansen

|align=left|Tornado

|14

|15

|<s>16</s>

|11

|10

|12

|<s>17</s>

|colspan=5

|96

|13

;Match racing

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="6"|Qualification races

!rowspan="2"|Total

!rowspan="2"|Rank

!colspan="5"|Round Robin 1

!rowspan="2"|Rank

!colspan="5"|Round Robin 2

!rowspan="2"|Rank

!rowspan="2"|Quarterfinals

!rowspan="2"|Semifinals

!rowspan="2"|Final /

!rowspan="2"|Rank

|- style="vertical-align:bottom; font-size:95%"

|- align=center

|align=left|Jesper Bank Henrik Blakskjær Thomas Jacobsen

|align=left|Soling

|<s>16</s>

|12

|11

|45

|12 q

|3 Q

|1 Q

| L W W W W 4–1 1 Q

| W 3–1

|align="center" bgcolor='gold'| W 4–3

|align="center" bgcolor='gold'|File:Med 1.png

Shooting

;Men

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Qualification

!colspan="2"|Final

!Score

!Rank

!Score

!Rank

|Torben Grimmel

||50 m rifle prone

|align="center"|597

|align="center"|5 Q

|align="center" bgcolor='silver'|700.4

|align="center" bgcolor='silver'|File:Med 2.png

;Women

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Qualification

!colspan="2"|Final

!Score

!Rank

!Score

!Rank

|rowspan=2|Anni Bisso

|50 m rifle three positions

|align="center"|584

|align="center"|4 Q

|align="center"|675.6

|align="center"|6

|10 m air rifle

|align="center"|391

|align="center"|20

|colspan="2" align="center"|did not advance

|rowspan=2|Karen Hansen

|25 m pistol

|align="center"|572

|align="center"|28

|colspan="2" align="center"|did not advance

|10 m air pistol

|align="center"|376

|align="center"|25

|colspan="2" align="center"|did not advance

|rowspan=2|Susanne Meyerhoff

|25 m pistol

|align="center"|562

|align="center"|39

|colspan="2" align="center"|did not advance

|10 m air pistol

|align="center"|372

|align="center"|35

|colspan="2" align="center"|did not advance

Swimming

;Men

{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

|-style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

|-align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Jacob Carstensen

|align=left|200 metre freestyle

|1:50.41

|20

|colspan=4|did not advance

|-align=center

|align=left|400 metre freestyle

|03:54.14

|18

|colspan=4|did not advance

|-align=center

|align=left|Dennis Otzen Jensen

|align=left|100 metre butterfly

|55.70

|42

|colspan=4|did not advance

|-align=center

|align=left|Dennis Otzen Jensen Henrik Steen Andersen Jeppe Nielsen Jacob Carstensen

|align=left|4 × 100 m freestyle relay

|03:24.78

|18

|colspan=4|did not advance

|-align=center

|align=left|Jacob Carstensen Henrik Steen Andersen Jeppe Nielsen Dennis Otzen Jensen

|align=left|4 × 200 m freestyle relay

|07:24.63

|11

|colspan=4|did not advance

;Women

{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

|-style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

|-align=center

|align=left rowspan=3|Mette Jacobsen

|align=left|50 metre freestyle

|25.96

|17

|colspan=4|did not advance

|-align=center

|align=left|100 metre butterfly

|59.45

|8 Q

|59.75

|13

|colspan=2|did not advance

|-align=center

|align=left|200 metre butterfly

|02:09.30

|5 Q

|02:08.11

|5 Q

|02:08.24

| 4

|-align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Louise Ørnstedt

|align=left|100 metre backstroke

|01:01.98

|6 Q

|01:01.69

|7 Q

|01:02.02

|-align=center

|align=left|200 metre backstroke

|02:13.61

|10 Q

|02:14.24

|12

|colspan=2|did not advance

|-align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Sophia Skou

|align=left|100 metre butterfly

|59.79

|14 Q

|59.89

|15

|colspan=2|did not advance

|-align=center

|align=left|200 metre butterfly

|02:11.35

|13 Q

|02:11.07

|14

|colspan=2|did not advance

Table tennis

;Doubles

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Group round

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!Bronze medal

!colspan=2|Final

|-style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition Result

!Rank

!Opposition Result

!Rank

|-align=center

|align=left|Michael Maze Finn Tugwell

|align=left|Men's doubles

|align=left|Group F W 2 – 0 W 2 – 0

|1 Q

|align=center| L 0 – 3

|colspan=7|did not advance

Taekwondo

Denmark has qualified a single taekwondo jin.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"

!rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!Repechage 1

!Repechage 2

!colspan=2|Final /

|- style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition Result

!Rank

|-align=center

|align=left|Muhammed Dahmani

|align=left|Men's −80 kg

| L 5–6

|colspan=6|did not advance

|-align=center

|align=left|Hanne Høgh Poulsen

|align=left|Women's −49 kg

| W 4–3

| W 7–2

| L 0–1

| W 2–1

| L 0–4

Tennis

{|class=wikitable style="font-size:90%"

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!Round of 64

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final /

|-style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition Score

!Rank

|-align=center

|align=left|Kristian Pless

|align=left|Men's singles

| W 6–3, 6–4

| L 4–6, 4–6

|colspan=5|did not advance

Triathlon

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"

!Athlete

!Event

!Swim (1.5 km)

!Bike (40 km)

!Run (10 km)

!Total Time

!Rank

|-align=center

|align=left|Jan Knobelauch Hansen

|align=left|Men's

|19:23.69

|1:02:48.90

|33:29.47

|1:55:42.06

|44

|-align=center

|align=left|Marie Overbye

|align=left|Women's

|20:56.08

|1:06:41.50

|39:39.93

|2:07:17.51

|28

References

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International Olympic Committee (2001). The Results. Retrieved 12 November 2005.
Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1 – Preparing for the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2 – Celebrating the Games. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). The Results. Retrieved 20 November 2005.
International Olympic Committee Web Site