Denmark at the Olympics


Denmark first participated at the Olympic Games at the inaugural 1896 Games. Since then, the nation has maintained a consistent presence at the Summer Olympics, participating in every edition except for the 1904 Games in St. Louis, which were attended by only a handful of countries due to travel difficulties and limited international participation. Denmark has also participated in the Winter Olympic Games several times since 1948, including every Games since 1988.
Danish athletes have competed across a wide range of sports, with sailing emerging as the country's most successful discipline in terms of medal achievements. Other sports in which Denmark has performed well include cycling, rowing, handball, and badminton—the latter gaining prominence in recent decades.
While the country does not have a strong tradition in winter sports compared to its summer achievements, it secured its only Winter Olympic medal at the 1998 Nagano Games, where the women's curling team won a silver medal, marking a historic moment for Danish winter sports.
In addition to its sporting achievements, Denmark have won medals in one of the three discontinued Olympic non-sport competitions, winning five silver and four bronze medals at the art competitions.
The National Olympic Committee representing Denmark, known as Danmarks Idrætsforbund, was established in 1905, playing a central role in organizing Denmark's Olympic efforts and supporting its athletes across both Summer and Winter Games.

Medal tables

Medals by winter sport


List of medalists

Medals by individual

According to official data of the International Olympic Committee, this is a list of people who have won one or more Olympic gold medals and three or more Olympic medals for Denmark. Medals won in the 1906 Intercalated Games are not included. It includes top-three placings in 1896 and 1900, before medals were awarded for top-three placings.
No.AthleteSportYearsGamesGenderGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Paul Elvstrøm1948–19888M4004
2Eskild Ebbesen1996–20125M3025
3Lars Jørgen Madsen1900–19245M2215
4Lasse Norman Hansen2012–3M2125
5Niels Larsen1912–19243M1135
6Henry Hansen1928–19322M2103
7Jesper Bank1984–20004M2013
7Viktor Axelsen2016–3M2013
9Anders Peter Nielsen1900–19204M1304
10Karen Margrethe Harup19481F1203
11Viggo Jensen1896–19002M1113
11Willy Falck Hansen1924–19282M1113
11Ole Berntsen1948–1964M1113
11Niels Fredborg1964–19724M1113
15Erik Hansen1960–19724M1023
15Pernille Blume2012-20203F1023

Medals by team

Denmark has been successful at the Olympics in team sports like football, handball and team gymnastics. In football Denmark has won four medals. Also team gymnastics has given Denmark four medals. In women's handball Denmark has won three gold medals.

Summer Olympics

All Danish medals are listed.

Winter Olympics

Denmark has won a single medal.
GamesMedalNameSportEvent
Helena Blach Lavrsen
Margit Pörtner
Dorthe Holm
Trine Qvist
Jane Bidstrup
CurlingWomen's competition

Summary by summer sport

Non-participations

Denmark has participated in most summer sports, but they have yet to participate in: Artistic swimming, Baseball/Softball, Basketball, Cricket, Lacrosse, Rugby football, Sport climbing, Surfing, Volleyball and Water polo.
Denmark never participated in the following discontinued sports: Basque pelota, Croquet, [Jeu de paume at the Football at the 1908 Summer Olympics|1908 Summer Olympics|Jeu de paume], Karate, Polo, Rackets, Roque and Water motorsports.

Aquatics

For aquatics disciplines, follow these links: [|Diving] and [|Swimming].
Denmark has yet to participate in Artistic swimming and Water polo.

Archery">Archery at the Summer Olympics">Archery

Archery was included in the Olympic programme four times between 1900 and 1920. It returned in 1972 and has remained in the Olympic programme ever since.
Denmark's best placement in the sport was 8th by Arne Jacobsen in men's individual in 1972. That result was matched by Carina Christiansen, Maja Jager and Louise Laursen in women's team in 2012.
GamesArchersEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
1972 Munich42/20000
1976 Montreal11/20000
1988 Seoul32/40000
[Archery at the Sailing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Soling|1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Barcelona]32/40000
[Archery at the Handball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]11/40000
[Archery at the Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's lightweight coxless four|2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Athens]11/40000
[Archery at the Gymnastics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's trampoline|2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]22/40000
2012 London32/40000
[Archery at the Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2020 Summer Olympics|2020 Tokyo]11/50000
Total0000

Athletics">Athletics at the Summer Olympics">Athletics

Athletics has been included in the Olympic programme since the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics.
Denmark has won 7 medals in athletics; 4 silver and 3 bronze.
Their most successful athlete in the sport is Wilson Kipketer who competed in men's 800m, winning silver in 2000 and bronze in 2004.
Denmark's most successful female athlete in the sport is Sara Slott Petersen who won silver in [Athletics at the Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres hurdles|women's 400m hurdles in 2016].
Denmark's remaining silver medalists are Henry Petersen who won his medal in men's pole vault in 1920 and Joachim Olsen who won his medal in men's shot put in 2004.
GamesAthletesEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
1896 Athens33/120000
1900 Paris46/230011=10
1908 London89/260000
[Athletics at the Gymnastics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's team, Swedish system|1912 Summer Olympics|1912 Stockholm]146/300000
1920 Antwerp1815/290101=10
[Athletics at the Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight|1924 Summer Olympics|1924 Paris]912/270000
1928 Amsterdam1011/270000
1932 Los Angeles22/290000
[Athletics at the Equestrian at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Individual eventing|1936 Summer Olympics|1936 Berlin]1011/290000
1948 London1611/330011=20
1952 Helsinki1110/330000
1956 Melbourne24/330000
[Athletics at the Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Finn|1960 Summer Olympics|1960 Rome]97/340000
1964 Tokyo45/360000
1968 Mexico City66/360000
1972 Munich1311/380000
1976 Montreal33/370000
1980 Moscow22/380000
[Athletics at the Equestrian at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Individual dressage|1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Los Angeles]32/410000
1988 Seoul55/420000
1992 Barcelona33/430000
[Athletics at the Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's lightweight coxless four|1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta]77/440000
2000 Sydney44/460101=32
2004 Athens55/460112=28
2008 Beijing33/470000
2012 London66/470000
2016 Rio de Janeiro86/470101=26
2020 Tokyo137/480000
Total043777

Badminton">Badminton at the Summer Olympics">Badminton

Badminton has been included in the Olympic programme since 1992. Denmark has participated in every event held in the sport.
Denmark has been quite successful in the sport, winning 2 gold, 3 silver and 4 bronze medals.
Viktor Axelsen won gold in men's singles in 2020 and bronze in the same event in 2016.
Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen won gold in men's singles in 1996.
Denmark's most successful female athlete is Christinna Pedersen who won silver in women's doubles in 2016 together with Kamilla Rytter Juhl, and won bronze in mixed doubles in 2012 together with Joachim Fischer Nielsen.
GamesPlayersEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
1992 Barcelona124/40011=4
1996 Atlanta165/510014
2000 Sydney185/501014
2004 Athens125/500116
2008 Beijing105/50000
2012 London95/501122
2016 Rio de Janeiro85/501126
2020 Tokyo95/510014
Total23494

Boxing">Boxing at the Summer Olympics">Boxing

Boxing has been included in the Olympic programme since 1904 with the exception of 1912.
Denmark has won a total of 12 medals in the sport; 1 gold, 5 silver and 6 bronze.
Hans Jacob Nielsen won their only Olympic title in the sport by winning men's lightweight in 1924.
Søren Petersen is their only double medalist in the sport, winning silver in men's heavyweight in both 1920 and 1924.
Denmark has yet to participate in women's events in the sport.
GamesBoxersEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
1908 London21/50000
1920 Antwerp127/803036
1924 Paris84/812033
1928 Amsterdam66/80011=11
1932 Los Angeles22/80011=10
1936 Berlin88/80011=11
1948 London66/80011=10
1952 Helsinki55/100011=14
1956 Melbourne33/100000
1960 Rome55/100000
1964 Tokyo44/100000
1968 Mexico City22/110000
1972 Munich33/110000
1976 Montreal33/110000
1980 Moscow33/110000
1988 Seoul55/120000
1992 Barcelona44/120011=14
1996 Atlanta22/120000
2012 London11/130000
Total1561231

Canoeing">Canoeing at the Summer Olympics">Canoeing

Slalom">Canoeing at the Summer Olympics">Slalom

Canoe slalom was first included in the Olympic programme in 1972. It returned in 1992 and has remained in the programme since then.
Denmark has yet to participate in the discipline.

Sprint">Canoeing at the Summer Olympics">Sprint

Canoe sprint has been included in the Olympic programme since 1936. Denmark has participated in the discipline every time it has been included in the programme.
Denmark has had some success in the discipline, winning 3 gold, 6 silver and 7 bronze medals.
Their most successful canoeist is Erik Hansen who won gold in men's K1 1000m in 1960 and bronze medals in men's K1x4 500m in 1960 and men's K1 1000m in 1968.
Denmark's remaining Olympic champions are Karen Hoff who won women's K1 500m in 1948 and Finn Haunstoft & Bent Peder Rasch who won men's C2 1000m in 1952.
The female Danish canoeist with most medals is Emma Jørgensen who won silver in women's K1 500m in 2016 and bronze in both K1 200m and K1 500m in 2020.
GamesCanoeistsEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
1936 Berlin44/90000
1948 London75/91203=3
1952 Helsinki96/91001=5
1956 Melbourne75/90011=7
1960 Rome96/71012=4
1964 Tokyo75/700119
1968 Mexico City52/70011=6
1972 Munich64/70000
1976 Montreal11/110000
1980 Moscow11/110000
1984 Los Angeles12/1201128
1988 Seoul65/120000
1992 Barcelona66/120101=14
1996 Atlanta44/120000
2000 Sydney33/120000
2004 Athens22/120000
2008 Beijing44/120101=14
2012 London56/120000
2016 Rio de Janeiro55/120101=13
2020 Tokyo44/12002219
Total3671618

Cycling">Cycling at the Summer Olympics">Cycling

BMX freestyle">Cycling at the Summer Olympics">BMX freestyle

BMX freestyle has been included in the Olympic programme since 2020. Denmark has yet to participate in the discipline.

BMX racing">Cycling at the Summer Olympics">BMX racing

BMX racing has been included in the Olympic programme since 2008.
Denmark's best placement in the sport was 6th by Simone Christensen in women's BMX racing in 2020.
Denmark's best placement in a men's event in the discipline was 19th by Morten Therkildsen in men's BMX in 2012. Henrik Baltzersen ranked similarly in the men's BMX in 2008, but cyclists eliminated in the heats weren't given an overall ranking then.
GamesCyclistsEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
2008 Beijing22/20000
2012 London11/20000
2016 Rio de Janeiro22/20000
2020 Tokyo11/20000
Total0000

Mountain biking">Cycling at the Summer Olympics">Mountain biking

Mountain biking has been included in the Olympic programme since 1996.
Denmark's best placement in the sport was 7th by Lennie Kristensen in men's cross-country in 1996.
Denmark's best placement in a women's event in the discipline was 11th by Annika Langvad in women's cross-country in 2016.
GamesCyclistsEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
1996 Atlanta21/20000
2000 Sydney21/20000
2004 Athens32/20000
2008 Beijing21/20000
2016 Rio de Janeiro22/20000
2020 Tokyo32/20000
Total0000

Road cycling">Cycling at the Summer Olympics">Road cycling

Road cycling was included in the Olympic programme in 1896. It returned in 1912 and has remained in the Olympic programme ever since. Denmark has participated in the discipline every Games since 1912.
Denmark has won 2 gold, 5 silver and 1 bronze medal in the discipline.
Their most successful road cyclist was Henry Hansen who won gold in men's individual time trial and men's team time trial in 1928, and silver in men's team time trial in 1932.
Leo Nielsen is the second most successful Danish cyclists in the discipline with his 1 gold and 1 silver mentioned above.
Denmark's best placement in a women's event in the discipline was 5th by Linda Villumsen in women's individual road race in 2008.
GamesCyclistsEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
1912 Stockholm82/20000
1920 Antwerp42/20000
1924 Paris21/20000
1928 Amsterdam42/220021
1932 Los Angeles42/201012
1936 Berlin42/20000
1948 London42/20000
1952 Helsinki42/20000
1956 Melbourne11/20000
1960 Rome41/20000
1964 Tokyo52/201013
1968 Mexico City52/201014
1972 Munich72/20000
1976 Montreal62/200115
1980 Moscow82/20000
1984 Los Angeles73/30000
1988 Seoul32/30000
1992 Barcelona42/30000
1996 Atlanta52/40101=5
2000 Sydney52/40000
2004 Athens52/40000
2008 Beijing44/40000
2012 London42/40000
2016 Rio de Janeiro32/40101=5
2020 Tokyo64/40000
Total251812

Track cycling">Cycling at the Summer Olympics">Track cycling

Track cycling was included in the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympic programme and has been included in all Summer Games except for 1912.
Denmark has obtained 21 medals in the discipline, 6 gold, 6 silver and 9 bronze.
Their most successful track cyclist is Lasse Norman Hansen with 2 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals. He won his Olympic titles in men's omnium in 2012 and men's Madison in 2020, the latter together with Michael Mørkøv.
Denmark has two more track cyclists with 3 medals. Willy Falck Hansen won 1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze. His Olympic title came in men's time trial in 1928. Niels Fredborg also won 1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze. His Olympic title came in men's time trial in 1972.
Denmark's most successful female track cyclists are Amalie Dideriksen and Julie Leth who won silver together in women's Madison in 2020.
GamesCyclistsEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
1920 Antwerp22/40000
1924 Paris44/40101=5
1928 Amsterdam12/410122
1932 Los Angeles23/400116
1936 Berlin74/40000
1948 London74/400115
1952 Helsinki94/40000
1956 Melbourne11/40000
1960 Rome41/40000
1964 Tokyo75/50011=7
1968 Mexico City85/512032
1972 Munich64/51001=3
1976 Montreal53/40011=8
1980 Moscow33/40011=5
1984 Los Angeles64/50000
1988 Seoul64/610013
1992 Barcelona74/70011=9
1996 Atlanta52/80000
2000 Sydney22/120000
2008 Beijing74/100101=7
2012 London52/1010014
2016 Rio de Janeiro63/10002210
2020 Tokyo75/1212033
Total669218

Diving">Diving at the Summer Olympics">Diving

Diving has been included in the Olympic programme since 1904.
Denmark has won two medals in the sport, a gold and a bronze. Stefanie Clausen won gold in women's 10m platform in 1920. Birte Christoffersen won bronze in women's 10m platform in 1948.
Denmark's best placement in a men's event in the sport was 6th, a record shared between Herold Jansson in men's plain high diving in 1920 and Thomas Christiansen in men's 10m platform in 1948.
GamesDiversEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
1920 Antwerp53/510013
1924 Paris43/50000
1928 Amsterdam11/40000
1932 Los Angeles12/40000
1936 Berlin21/40000
1948 London34/40011=2
1952 Helsinki21/40000
1956 Melbourne11/40000
1960 Rome21/40000
1964 Tokyo22/40000
1980 Moscow11/40000
Total101215

Equestrian">Equestrian at the Summer Olympics">Equestrian

Dressage

Dressage had one event included in 1900. It returned to the Olympic programme in 1912 and has remained in the Olympic programme ever since.
Denmark has won 4 medals in the sport; 3 silver and 1 bronze.
Lis Hartel won silver in the individual event both in 1952 and 1956. Anne Grethe Jensen also earned silver in the individual event, in 1984.
Their bronze medal was won by Andreas Helgstrand, Anne van Olst and Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg in the team event in 2008.
GamesRidersEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
1912 Stockholm21/10000
1928 Amsterdam11/20000
1936 Berlin11/20000
1952 Helsinki21/20101=2
1956 Melbourne / Stockholm32/201012
1972 Munich32/20000
1976 Montreal32/20000
1984 Los Angeles32/201013
1988 Seoul42/20000
1992 Barcelona42/20000
1996 Atlanta21/20000
2000 Sydney42/20000
2004 Athens42/20000
2008 Beijing / Hongkong32/200113
2012 London42/20000
2016 Rio de Janeiro42/20000
2020 Tokyo32/20000
Total031411

Eventing

Eventing has been included in the Olympic programme since 1912.
Denmark has won two medals in the discipline, a silver and a bronze. Frode Kirkebjerg won silver in individual eventing in 1924 and Hans Lunding won bronze in the same event in 1936.
Denmark has yet to send female riders to compete in the discipline.
GamesRidersEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
1912 Stockholm32/20000
1924 Paris11/20101=2
1928 Amsterdam21/20000
1936 Berlin32/20011=4
1948 London32/20000
1952 Helsinki32/20000
1956 Melbourne / Stockholm32/20000
1960 Rome42/20000
1992 Barcelona11/20000
1996 Atlanta11/20000
2000 Sydney11/20000
2008 Beijing / Hongkong11/20000
2020 Tokyo11/20000
Total0112=13

Show jumping

Show Jumping was included in the Olympic programme in 1900. It returned in 1912 and has remained in the Olympic programme ever since.
Denmark's best placement in the discipline was 8th by Merethe Jensen in the individual event in 1992.
Denmark's best placement by a male rider in the discipline was shared 10th by Thomas Velin in the individual event in both 2000 and 2004.
GamesRidersEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
1948 London32/20000
1992 Barcelona21/20000
2000 Sydney11/20000
2004 Athens11/20000
2020 Tokyo11/20000
Total0000

Discontinued disciplines

Equestrian driving was conducted during the 1900 Summer Olympics and equestrian vaulting during the 1920 Summer Olympics. Denmark did not participate in the disciplines.

Fencing">Fencing at the Summer Olympics">Fencing

Fencing has been included in the Olympic programme since the inaugural 1896 Games.
Denmark has won six medals in the sport, 1 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze.
Their Olympic gold was won by Ellen Osiier in women's foil in 1924. Grete Heckscher won bronze in the same event.
Karen Lachmann is the Danish fencer with most medals as she won silver in women's foil in 1948 and bronze in the same event in 1952.
Two Danish men have earned medals. Ivan Osiier won silver in men's épée in 1912 and Holger Nielsen won bronze in men's sabre in 1896.
GamesAthletesEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
1896 Athens11/300113
1900 Paris11/70000
1908 London84/40000
1912 Stockholm65/50101=5
1920 Antwerp86/60000
1924 Paris117/71012=4
1928 Amsterdam106/70000
1932 Los Angeles77/70000
1936 Berlin97/70000
1948 London156/70101=4
1952 Helsinki125/700116
1956 Melbourne11/70000
1960 Rome11/80000
1972 Munich63/80000
1976 Montreal11/80000
1980 Moscow11/80000
1996 Atlanta11/100000
Total123621

Field hockey">Field hockey at the Summer Olympics">Field hockey

Field hockey was first included in the Olympic programme in 1908. It returned in 1920 before becoming a permanent Olympic sport in 1928.
Denmark only medal so far is the silver Denmark men's national field hockey team won in 1920.
Denmark has yet to participate in women's events in the sport.
GamesPlayersEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
1920 Antwerp121/101012
1928 Amsterdam131/10000
1936 Berlin161/10000
1948 London161/10000
1960 Rome121/10000
Total0101=14

Football">Football at the Summer Olympics">Football

Football has been included in the Olympic programme since 1900 with the exception of 1932.¨
Denmark has won four medals so far, Denmark men's national football team won silver medals in 1908, 1912 and 1960 and a bronze medal in 1948.
Six Danish footballers won two silver medals, Charles Buchwald, Harald Hansen, Nils Middelboe, Oscar Nielsen, Sophus Nielsen and Vilhelm Wolfhagen were all part of the teams in both 1908 and 1912.
Denmark women's national football team's best placement is 8th in 1996.
GamesFootballersEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
1908 London131/101012
1912 Stockholm151/101012
1920 Antwerp111/10000
1948 London131/100113
1952 Helsinki111/10000
1960 Rome121/101012
1972 Munich161/10000
1992 Barcelona161/10000
1996 Atlanta151/20000
2016 Rio de Janeiro171/20000
Total031423

Denmark also won the gold medal in football at the 1906 Intercalated Games. IOC has retroactively decided to no longer recognize those games as official Olympic games.

Golf">Golf at the Summer Olympics">Golf

Golf was included in the Olympic programme in 1900 and 1904. It returned in 2016 and has remained in the Olympic programme ever since.
Denmark's best placement in the sport was shared 5th by Emily Pedersen in women's individual in 2020.
Denmark's best placement in a men's event in the sport was shared 21st by Søren Kjeldsen in men's individual in 2016.
GamesPlayersEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
2016 Rio de Janeiro42/20000
2020 Tokyo42/20000
Total0000

Gymnastics">Gymnastics at the Summer Olympics">Gymnastics

Artistic gymnastics">Gymnastics at the Summer Olympics">Artistic gymnastics

Artistic gymnastics has been included in the Summer Olympic programme since the inaugural 1896 Games.
Denmark has won four medals in the discipline. They won gold in gold in men's team free system in 1920, silver in men's team Swedish system in 1912 and 1920 and a bronze in men's team free system in 1912.
The only multi medalists were Steen Olsen who participated in the free system in both 1912 and 1920 and Hans Pedersen who participated in the Swedish system in both 1912 and 1920, winning silver both times.
Their best placement in a women's event in the sport was shared 62nd by Else Trangbæk in women's balance beam in 1968.
GamesGymnastsEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
1896 Athens11/80000
1908 London241/20000
1912 Stockholm493/401124
1920 Antwerp452/411022
1948 London88/90000
1952 Helsinki78/150000
1968 Mexico City312/140000
1972 Munich17/140000
1976 Montreal17/140000
Total1214=28

Denmark also won a silver medal in artistic gymnastics at the 1906 Intercalated Games. IOC has retroactively decided to no longer recognize those games as official Olympic games.

Rhythmic gymnastics">Gymnastics at the Summer Olympics">Rhythmic gymnastics

Rhythmic gymnastics has been included in the Olympic programme since 1984.
Denmark's best placement in the sport was 34th by Malene Franzen in women's rhythmic individual all-around in 1988.
No men's events are held in the discipline.
GamesGymnastsEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
1988 Seoul11/10000
Total0000

Trampoline">Gymnastics at the Summer Olympics">Trampoline

Trampoline has been included in the Olympic programme since 2000.
Denmark's best placement in the discipline was 10th by Peter Jensen. He obtained that placement in men's trampoline in both 2008 and 2012.
Denmark has yet to participate in women's events in the discipline.
GamesGymnastsEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
2004 Athens11/20000
2008 Beijing11/20000
2012 London11/20000
Total0000

Handball">Handball at the Summer Olympics">Handball

Handball was included in the Olympic programme in 1936. It returned in 1972 and has remained in the Olympic programme ever since.
Denmark has won 5 medals in the sport, 4 gold and 1 silver. Denmark women's national handball team won gold in the women's events in 1996, 2000 and 2004. Denmark men's national handball team won gold in the men's event in 2016 and silver in 2020.
12 Danish handballers are double Olympic champions; Camilla Andersen, Tina Bøttzau, Anette Hoffmann, Tonje Kjærgaard, Janne Kolling and Lene Rantala won gold with the women's team in 1996 and 2000, while Karen Brødsgaard, Katrine Fruelund, Lotte Kiærskou, Karin Mortensen, Rikke Petersen-Schmidt and Mette Vestergaard won gold in 2000 and 2004.
Denmark's most successful male handballers are Henrik Toft Hansen, Mikkel Hansen, Niklas Landin, Mads Mensah Larsen, Henrik Møllgaard, Morten Olsen and Lasse Svan Hansen who won gold in 2016 and silver in 2020 with the men's team.
GamesHandballersEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
1972 Munich161/10000
1976 Montreal131/20000
1980 Moscow141/20000
1984 Los Angeles141/20000
1996 Atlanta151/21001=1
2000 Sydney151/21001=1
2004 Athens151/21001=1
2008 Beijing141/20000
2012 London292/20000
2016 Rio de Janeiro141/21001=1
2020 Tokyo151/20101=2
Total41053

Judo">Judo at the Summer Olympics">Judo

Judo has been included in the Olympic programme since 1964 with the exception of the 1968 Games.
Denmark's best placement in the sport was 11th by Tommy Mortensen in men's 65 kg in 1988.
Denmark's best placement in a women's event in the sport was shared 17th by Lærke Olsen in women's 63 kg in 2020.
GamesJudokaEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
1984 Los Angeles11/80000
1988 Seoul11/70000
2020 Tokyo11/150000
Total0000

Modern pentathlon">Modern pentathlon at the Summer Olympics">Modern pentathlon

Modern pentathlon has been included in the Olympic programme since 1912.
Denmark's best placement in the sport was 5th by Marius Christensen in men's individual in 1920.
Denmark's best placement in a women's event in the sport was 19rd by Pernille Svarre in women's individual in 2000.
GamesPentathletesEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
1912 Stockholm41/10000
1920 Antwerp41/10000
1924 Paris31/10000
1928 Amsterdam21/10000
1960 Rome11/20000
1968 Mexico City11/20000
1972 Munich32/20000
1976 Montreal21/20000
1988 Seoul11/20000
2000 Sydney11/20000
Total0000

Rowing">Rowing at the Summer Olympics">Rowing

Rowing has been included in the Olympic programme since 1900.
Denmark has won 7 gold, 5 silver and 13 bronze medals for a total medal count of 25 in the sport.
Denmark's most successful rower is Eskild Ebbesen who won three gold medals and two bronze medals in men's lightweight coxless four. He won his Olympic titles in 1996, 2004 and 2008.
Thomas Ebert who was present for two of those Olympic titles, and also won a bronze medal, is Denmark's second most successful rower.
Denmark's most successful female rower is Fie Udby Erichsen who won silver in women's single sculls in 2012.
GamesRowersEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
1912 Stockholm153/41012=2
1920 Antwerp11/50000
1928 Amsterdam102/70000
1936 Berlin165/70101=6
1948 London256/712143
1952 Helsinki256/70011=11
1956 Melbourne73/70000
1960 Rome165/70000
1964 Tokyo144/71001=4
1968 Mexico City104/7002210
1972 Munich124/70000
1976 Montreal72/140000
1980 Moscow73/140000
1984 Los Angeles103/14002213
1988 Seoul32/140000
1992 Barcelona132/140000
1996 Atlanta135/141012=7
2000 Sydney103/140011=16
2004 Athens124/141001=7
2008 Beijing104/141012=9
2012 London105/1411134
2016 Rio de Janeiro136/140112=11
2020 Tokyo94/140011=17
Total75132514

Sailing">Sailing at the Summer Olympics">Sailing

Sailing has been included in the Olympic programme since 1900 with the exception of 1904.
Denmark has been highly successful in the sport, winning 31 medals of which 13 are gold.
Their most successful athlete in the sport is Paul Elvstrøm who won four Olympic titles; Firefly in 1948 and Finn in 1952, 1956 and 1960.
Denmark also has four double Olympic champions.
Valdemar Bandolowski, Erik Hansen and Poul Richard Høj Jensen won the Soling class together in 1976 and 1980.
Jesper Bank won the Soling class in 1992 with Steen Secher and Jesper Seier and again in 2000, then with Henrik Blakskjær and Thomas Jacobsen.
Their most successful female athlete in the sport is Anne-Marie Rindom who won gold in Laser Radial in 2020 after earning bronze in the same event in 2016.
GamesNo. SailorsEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
1900 Paris00/130000
1908 London00/40000
1912 Stockholm31/401015
1920 Antwerp00/140000
1924 Paris42/301013
1928 Amsterdam52/301014
1932 Los Angeles00/40000
1936 Berlin72/40000
1948 London134/510122
1952 Helsinki73/510013
1956 Melbourne42/511022
1960 Rome94/512031
1964 Tokyo94/510122
1968 Mexico City115/501015
1972 Munich115/60000
1976 Montreal105/610014
1980 Moscow105/611023
1984 Los Angeles84/70000
1988 Seoul147/810124
1992 Barcelona169/1010125
1996 Atlanta117/1010014
2000 Sydney127/1110016
2004 Athens148/11002214
2008 Beijing65/1110016
2012 London138/1001128
2016 Rio de Janeiro118/10002212
2020 Tokyo85/101001=5
Total1399315

Shooting">Shooting at the Summer Olympics">Shooting

Shooting was included in the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympic programme and has been included in all Summer Games except for 1904 and 1928. Denmark has participated in the sport every time except for 1932.
Denmark most successful shooter was Lars Jørgen Madsen who won 5 medals; 2 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze. His Olympic titles came in standing military rifle in 1900 and in men's 300m team military rifle standing, the latter together with Niels Larsen, Anders Peter Nielsen, Anders Petersen and Erik Sætter-Lassen.
Anders Peter Nielsen mentioned above is Denmark's second most successful shooter, as he also won three silver medals on top of his gold.
Denmark's remaining Olympic champion in the sport is Kjeld Rasmussen who won gold in mixed skeet in 1980.
Denmark's best placement in a women's event in the sport is 6th by Anni Bissø in women's 50m rifle 3 positions in 2000.
GamesShootersEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
1896 Athens35/501233
1900 Paris55/913043
1908 London103/150000
1912 Stockholm149/1801236
1920 Antwerp1511/2112034
1924 Paris74/100011=9
1936 Berlin63/30000
1948 London73/40000
1952 Helsinki55/70000
1956 Melbourne22/70000
1960 Rome44/60000
1964 Tokyo22/60000
1968 Mexico City64/70000
1972 Munich76/80000
1976 Montreal75/70000
1980 Moscow43/71001=2
1984 Los Angeles34/110101=8
1988 Seoul67/130000
1992 Barcelona74/130000
1996 Atlanta89/150000
2000 Sydney45/170101=17
2004 Athens55/170000
2008 Beijing11/150000
2012 London54/150101=14
2016 Rio de Janeiro34/150000
2020 Tokyo45/150101=12
Total31151925

Skateboarding">Skateboarding at the Summer Olympics">Skateboarding

Skateboarding has been included in the Olympic programme since 2020.
Denmark's best placement in the sport was 19th by Rune Glifberg in men's park in 2020.
Denmark has yet to participate in women's events in the sport.
GamesSkateboardersEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
2020 Tokyo11/40000
Total0000

Swimming">Swimming at the Summer Olympics">Swimming

Long course swimming">Swimming at the Summer Olympics">Long course swimming

Long course swimming has been included in the Olympic programme since the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics.
Denmark first competed in swimming in 1900. They have won 15 medals in all, 3 gold, 5 silver and 7 bronze.
Denmark's most successful swimmer is Karen Harup who won gold in women's 100m backstroke and silver in both women's 400m freestyle and women's freestyle relay, all in 1948.
Aside from winning a silver medal in that relay, Greta Andersen also won gold in women's 100m freestyle in 1948.
Denmark's remaining gold medal was won by Pernille Blume in women's 50m freestyle in 2016. She also won bronze in the same event in 2020 and in women's medley relay in 2016.
The most successful male Danish swimmer were Ludvig Dam who won silver in men's 100m backstroke in 1908 and Benny Nielsen who won silver in men's 200m butterfly in 1988.
GamesSwimmersEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
1900 Paris11/70011=7
1908 London55/601016
1912 Stockholm12/90000
1924 Paris43/110000
1928 Amsterdam54/110000
1932 Los Angeles23/110011=7
1936 Berlin1811/1101126
1948 London65/1122042
1952 Helsinki96/110000
1956 Melbourne22/130000
1960 Rome42/150000
1964 Tokyo34/180000
1968 Mexico City37/290000
1972 Munich611/290000
1976 Montreal22/260000
1980 Moscow12/260011=7
1984 Los Angeles36/290000
1988 Seoul1524/310101=14
1992 Barcelona818/310000
1996 Atlanta1015/320000
2000 Sydney710/320000
2004 Athens614/320000
2008 Beijing917/320011=19
2012 London1016/320000
2016 Rio de Janeiro1514/321012=11
2020 Tokyo1110/350011=20
Total3571520

Marathon swimming">Swimming at the Summer Olympics">Marathon swimming

Marathon swimming has been included in the Olympic programme since 2008. Denmark has yet to participate in the discipline.

Table tennis">Table tennis at the Summer Olympics">Table tennis

Table tennis has been included in the Olympic programme since 1988.
Denmark has won one medal in the sport; Michael Maze and Finn Tugwell won bronze in men's doubles in 2004.
Denmark's best placement in a women's event in the sport was shared 33rd by Mie Skov in women's singles in 2012.
GamesPlayersEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
2000 Sydney21/40000
2004 Athens22/400115
2008 Beijing11/40000
2012 London32/40000
2016 Rio de Janeiro11/40000
2020 Tokyo11/50000
Total001112

Taekwondo">Taekwondo at the Summer Olympics">Taekwondo

Taekwondo has been included in the Olympic programme since 2000.
Denmark's best placement in the sport was 4th by Hanne Høegh Poulsen in women's 49 kg in 2000.
Denmark's best placement in a men's event in the sport was shared 9th by Jesper Roesen in men's 68 kg in 2004.
GamesPractitionersEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
2000 Sydney22/80000
2004 Athens22/80000
Total0000

Tennis">Tennis at the Summer Olympics">Tennis

Tennis was originally included in the Olympic programme between 1896 and 1924. Tennis returned to the games in 1988 and has remained in the programme since then.
Denmark has won one medal in the sport; Sofie Castenschiold won silver in women's indoor singles in 1912.
Denmark's best placement by a male athlete in the sport is 4th, which Erik Tegner accomplished together with Amory Hansen in mixed doubles in 1920.
GamesPlayersEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
1912 Stockholm105/80101=6
1920 Antwerp34/50000
1924 Paris54/50000
1988 Seoul33/40000
1992 Barcelona22/40000
1996 Atlanta22/40000
2000 Sydney11/40000
2008 Beijing11/40000
2012 London11/50000
2016 Rio de Janeiro11/50000
Total0101=27

Triathlon">Triathlon at the Summer Olympics">Triathlon

Triathlon has been included in the Olympic programme since 2000.
Denmark's best placement in the sport was 7th by Rasmus Henning in men's individual in 2004.
Denmark's best placement in a women's event in the sport was 23rd by Line Jensen in women's individual in 2012.
GamesTriathletesEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
2000 Sydney22/20000
2004 Athens11/20000
2008 Beijing11/20000
2012 London21/20000
2016 Rio de Janeiro11/20000
Total0000

Tug of war">Tug of war at the Summer Olympics">Tug of war

Tug of war was included in the Olympic programme between 1900 and 1920.
Denmark never participated as a separate team, but in 1900, three Danish and three Swedish athletes teamed up and won the gold medal as a mixed team.
The three Danish Olympic champions in tug of war were Edgar Aabye, Eugen Schmidt and Charles Winckler.

Weightlifting">Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics">Weightlifting

Weightlifting was first included in the Olympic programme at the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics. It was excluded from the 1900, 1908 and 1912 Games but have been included every other time.
Denmark has won three medals in the sport, 1 gold and 2 silver. They first competed in weightlifting at the inaugural 1896 Games, with one lifter competing. Viggo Jensen won gold in the men's two-hand lift, but was injured in the attempt and placed second for silver in men's one-hand lift.
Denmark's remaining silver medal was won by Svend Olsen in men's 82.5 kg in 1932.
Denmark has yet to participate in women's events in the sport.
GamesLiftersEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
1896 Athens12/21102=1
1920 Antwerp55/50000
1928 Amsterdam11/50000
1932 Los Angeles11/501016
1948 London44/60000
1952 Helsinki33/70000
1972 Munich33/90000
1976 Montreal11/90000
1980 Moscow11/100000
1984 Los Angeles11/100000
1988 Seoul22/100000
1992 Barcelona22/100000
Total120337

Wrestling">Wrestling at the Summer Olympics">Wrestling

Wrestling was included in the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympic programme and has been included in all Summer Games except for 1900.
Denmark has won 9 medals in the sport, 3 silver and 6 bronze.
Their silver medals were won by Poul Hansen in men's Greco-Roman heavyweight in 1920, Abraham Kurland in men's Greco-Roman lightweight in 1932 and Mark Madsen in men's Greco-Roman 75 kg in 2016.
The Danish wrestler with most Olympic medals is Søren Marinus Jensen who won 2 bronze medals, in men's Greco-Roman super heavyweight in 1908 and heavyweight in 1912.
Denmark has yet to participate in women's events in the sport.
GamesWrestlersEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
1908 London104/900339
1912 Stockholm95/50011=5
1920 Antwerp105/1001125
1924 Paris1110/130000
1928 Amsterdam78/130000
1932 Los Angeles35/140101=8
1936 Berlin56/140000
1948 London55/160011=11
1952 Helsinki55/160000
1960 Rome44/160000
1964 Tokyo33/160000
1968 Mexico City33/160000
1972 Munich33/200000
1980 Moscow22/200000
2004 Athens11/180000
2008 Beijing22/180000
2012 London22/180000
2016 Rio de Janeiro11/180101=14
2020 Tokyo11/180000
Total036943

Denmark also won two gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medal in wrestling at the 1906 Intercalated Games. IOC has retroactively decided to no longer recognize those games as official Olympic games.

Summary by winter sport

Non-participations

Denmark has participated in most winter sports but has yet to participate in Bobsleigh, Luge, Nordic combined, Short track speed skating, Skeleton and Ski jumping.

Alpine skiing">Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics">Alpine skiing

Alpine skiing has been included in the Olympic programme since 1936.
Denmark's best placement in the sport was 27th by Tejs Broberg in men's giant slalom in 1998.
Denmark's best placement in a women's event in the sport was 28th by Tine Kongsholm in women's slalom in 1992.
GamesAlpine skiersEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
1992 Albertville24/100000
1994 Lillehammer11/100000
1998 Nagano36/100000
2010 Vancouver35/100000
2014 Sochi13/100000
2018 Pyeongchang25/110000
2022 Beijing11/110000
Total0000

Biathlon">Biathlon at the Winter Olympics">Biathlon

Biathlon events were conducted at the 1924 Winter Olympics under the designation Military patrol. Biathlon arrived as its own sport at the 1960 Winter Olympics.
Denmark's best placement in the sport was 53rd by Ukaleq Slettemark in women's individual in 2022.
Denmark's best placement in a men's event in the sport was 86th by Øystein Slettemark in men's sprint in 2010.
GamesBiathletesEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
2010 Vancouver12/100000
2022 Beijing12/110000
Total0000

Cross-country skiing">Cross-country skiing at the Winter Olympics">Cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing has been was included in the Olympic programme since the inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics.
Denmark's best placement in the sport was 32nd by Kirsten Carlsen in women's 10 km in 1968.
Denmark's best placement in a men's event in the sport was 41st by Michael Binzer in both men's 15 km pursuit in 1998 and men's 50 km freestyle in 1998.
GamesSkiersEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
1964 Innsbruck12/70000
1968 Grenoble34/70000
1992 Albertville24/100000
1994 Lillehammer24/100000
1998 Nagano14/100000
2010 Vancouver13/120000
2014 Sochi14/120000
2018 Pyeongchang12/120000
Total0000

Curling">Curling at the Winter Olympics">Curling

Curling was included in the Olympic programme during the inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics. It didn't return until 1998, but has remained in the Games since then.
Jane Bidstrup, Helena Blach Lavrsen, Dorthe Holm, Margit Pörtner and Trine Qvist won Denmark's only Winter Olympic medal so far when they earned silver in the women's event in 1998.
Denmark's best placement in a men's event is 6th, which Johnny Frederiksen, Troels Harry, Mikkel Poulsen and Rasmus Stjerne got in the men's event in 2014.
GamesCurlersEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
1998 Nagano51/201013
2002 Salt Lake City102/20000
2006 Turin41/20000
2010 Vancouver92/20000
2014 Sochi82/20000
2018 Pyeongchang92/30000
2022 Beijing102/30000
Total0101=9

Figure skating">Figure skating at the Olympic Games">Figure skating

Figure skating was first included in the Olympic programme in the 1908 and 1920 Summer Olympics. It was moved to the Winter Olympics with the inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics and has been included in every Winter Olympic Games.
Denmark's best placement in the sport was 9th by Michael Tyllesen in men's singles in 1998.
Denmark's best placement in a women's event in the sport was 15th by Anisette Torp-Lind in ladies' singles in 1992.
GamesFigure skatersEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
1948 St. Moritz11/30000
1952 Oslo11/30000
1988 Calgary11/40000
1992 Albertville22/40000
1994 Lillehammer11/40000
1998 Nagano11/40000
Total0000

Freestyle skiing">Freestyle skiing at the Winter Olympics">Freestyle skiing

Freestyle skiing has been included in the Olympic programme since 1992.
Denmark's best placement in the sport is 13th by Anja Bolbjerg in women's moguls in 1998.
Denmark has yet to participate in men's events in the sport.
GamesSkiersEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
1998 Nagano11/40000
2002 Salt Lake City11/40000
2010 Vancouver11/60000
2018 Pyeongchang11/100000
Total0000

Ice hockey">Ice hockey at the Olympic Games">Ice hockey

Ice hockey was first included in the Olympic programme in the 1920 Summer Olympics. It was moved to the Winter Olympics with the inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics and has been included in every Winter Olympic Games.
Denmark men's and women's ice hockey teams have competed once each, both in 2022. Denmark men's national ice hockey team finished 7th in the men's tournament while Denmark women's national ice hockey team finished 10th in the women's tournament.
GamesPlayersEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
2022 Beijing452/20000
Total0000

Snowboarding">Snowboarding at the Winter Olympics">Snowboarding

Snowboarding has been included in the Olympic programme since 1998.
Denmark has competed in two snowboarding events. Mike Kildevæld finished 15th in men's giant slalom 1998. Julie Lundholdt finished 15th too, but in women's snowboard cross in 2010.
GamesSnowboardersEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
1998 Nagano11/40000
2010 Vancouver11/60000
Total0000

Speed skating">Speed skating at the Winter Olympics">Speed skating

Speed skating has been included in the Olympic programme since the inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics.
Denmark's best placement in the sport was 5th by Viktor Hald Thorup in men's mass start in 2018.
Denmark's best placement in a women's event in the sport was 14th by Cathrine Grage in women's 5000m in 2010.
GamesSkatersEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking
1948 St. Moritz11/40000
1960 Squaw Valley13/80000
1964 Innsbruck13/80000
2010 Vancouver12/120000
2018 Pyeongchang32/140000
2022 Beijing22/140000
Total0000

Medals at subsequently de-recognized competitions

Art competitions held at Summer Olympics between 1912 and 1948, and the 1906 Intercalated Games are no longer recognized as official Olympic medal competitions by the IOC.
Denmark won 5 silver and 4 bronze medals in art competitions, and 3 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medal at the Intercalated Games.