Denmark at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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.
Medalists
Gold
- Poul-Erik Høyer-Larsen — Badminton, Men's Singles Competition
- Thomas Poulsen, Eskild Ebbesen, Victor Feddersen, and Niels Henriksen — Rowing, Men's Lightweight Coxless Four
- Kristine Roug — Sailing, Women's Europe Class
- Anne Dorthe Tanderup, Gitte Madsen, Lene Rantala, Gitte Sunesen, Tonje Kjærgaard, Janne Kolling, Susanne Munk Lauritsen, Conny Hamann, Anja Byrial Hansen, Anette Hoffmann, Heidi Astrup, Tina Bøttzau, Marianne Florman, Anja Andersen, Camilla Andersen, and Kristine Andersen — Handball, Women's Team Competition
Silver
Bronze
Athletics
Men's 20 km Walk- Claus Jørgensen
- * Final — 1.25:28
- Martin Voss
- * Qualification — 5.40m
- Jan Bielecki
- * Qualification — 69.40m
- Nina Christiansen
- * Qualification — 15:56.38
- Renata Nielsen
- * Qualification — no mark
- Jette Jeppesen
- * Qualification — 56.16m
Boxing
Men's Welterweight- Hasan Al
- * First Round — Defeated Rogelio Martínez, referee stopped contest in third round
- * Second Round — Defeated Sergiy Dzindziruk, 10–4
- * Quarterfinals — Lost to Marian Simion, 8–16
- Brian Johansen
- * First Round — Lost to Dilshod Yarbekov, referee stopped contest in third round
Cycling
Road Competition
Men's Individual Time Trial- Bjarne Riis
- * Final — 1:07:47
- Rolf Sørensen
- * Final — did not start
Track Competition
Men's Points Race- Jan Bo Petersen
- * Final — 7 points
Mountain Bike
Men's Cross Country- Lennie Kristensen
- * Final — 2:26:02
- Jan Erik Østergaard
- * Final — 2:34:30
Fencing
One female fencer represented Denmark in 1996.;Women's épée
Football
Women's Team Competition
- Team Roster
- *Dorthe Larsen
- *Annette Laursen
- *Bonny Madsen
- *Kamma Flæng
- *Rikke Holm
- *Christina Petersen
- *Birgit Christensen
- *Lisbet Kolding
- *Helle Jensen
- *Gitte Krogh
- *Lene Madsen
- *Lene Terp
- *Anne Nielsen
- *Merete Pedersen
- *Christina Bonde
Sailing
;Men;Women
;Open
;Match racing
Shooting
Men's Rapid-Fire PistolMen's Small-Bore Rifle Three Positions
Men's Small-Bore Rifle Prone
Men's Trap
Men's Skeet
Women's Air Pistol
Women's Sporting Pistol
Women's Air Rifle
Women's Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres
Swimming
Men's 200m Freestyle- Jacob Carstensen
- * Heat — 1:50.79
- * B-Final — 1:50.54
- Jacob Carstensen
- * Heat — 3:52.62
- * Final — 3:54.45
- Jacob Carstensen
- * Heat — 15:43.75
- Mette Nielsen
- * Heat — 26.50
- Mette Jacobsen
- * Heat — 56.06
- * Final — 56.01
- Britt Raaby
- * Heat — 4:21.46
- Mette Jacobsen
- * Heat — 1:03.14
- * B-Final — scratched
- Mette Jacobsen
- * Heat — 2:16.68
- Mette Jacobsen
- * Heat — 1:00.91
- * Final — 1:00.76
- Sophia Skou
- * Heat — 1:01.25
- * B-Final — 1:00.95
- Sophia Skou
- * Heat — 2:13.59
- * B-Final — 2:12.41
- Britta Vestergaard
- * Heat — 2:18.35
- * B-Final — 2:17.95
- Britta Vestergaard
- * Heat — 4:55.03
- Mette Nielsen, Mette Jacobsen, Karen Egdal, and Ditte Jensen
- * Heat — 3:48.93
- Ditte Jensen, Britta Vestergaard, Britt Raaby, and Berit Puggaard
- * Heat — 8:16.32
Tennis
Men's Singles Competition- Frederik Fetterlein
- * First round — Defeated Jacco Eltingh 6–4 4–6 8–6
- * Second round — Lost to Marc Rosset 6–7 5–7
- Kenneth Carlsen
- * First round — Defeated Mark Knowles 7–5 6–3
- * Second round — Defeated Jason Stoltenberg 6–2 3–6 6–3
- * Third round — Lost to MaliVai Washington 7–6 0–6 2–6