Denmark at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Denmark at the Olympic Games
Flag of Denmark IOC code  DEN NOC National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark Website www.dif.dk (Danish) (English)
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul
Competitors	78 (57 men and 21 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearer	Anne Törnblad
Medals Rank: 23	Gold 2	Silver 1	Bronze 1	Total 4
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Intercalated Games
1906

Denmark competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. 78 competitors, 57 men and 21 women, took part in 73 events in 15 sports.

Medals

Gold

• Dan Frost — Cycling, Men's Points Race
• Jørgen Bojsen-Møller and Christian Grønborg — Sailing, Men's Flying Dutchman Class

Silver

• Benny Nielsen — Swimming, Men's 200 metres Butterfly

Bronze

• Jesper Bank, Steen Secher and Jan Mathiasen — Sailing, Men's Soling Class

Archery

Main article: Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics

After two Olympiads without competing in archery, Denmark returned to the sport in 1988. Three men competed, placing 11th as a team and no higher than 23rd as individuals.

Men's Individual Competition:

• Henrik Toft — 1/8 final (→ 23rd place)
• Jan Jacobsen — Preliminary round (→ 25th place)
• Niels Gammelgaard — Preliminary round (→ 56th place)

Men's Team Competition:

• Toft, Jacobsen, and Gammelgaard — Semifinal (→ 11th place)

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's 1,500 metres

• Mogens Guldberg

Men's Marathon

• Henrik Jørgensen
  • Final — 2:16.40 (→ 22nd place)

Men's 110 metres Hurdles

• Erik Jensen

Men's Decathlon

• Lars Warming — 7859 points (→ 19th place)

1. 100 metres — 11.07s
2. Long Jump — 7.04m
3. Shot Put — 13.41m
4. High Jump — 1.94m
5. 400 metres — 47.97s
6. 110m Hurdles — 14.49s
7. Discus Throw — 40.38m
8. Pole Vault — 4.80m
9. Javelin Throw — 51.50m
10. 1.500 metres — 4:22.41s

Women's Long Jump

• Lene Demsitz

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

• Johnny Bredahl
  • First Round — Lost to Hamed Halbouni (SYR), RSC-2

Men's Light-Welterweight

• Søren Søndergaard

Men's Light-Middleweight

• Johnny de Lima

Men's Light-Heavyweight

• Niels Madsen

Men's Heavyweight

• Claus Børge Nielsen

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Women's Individual Road Race

• Karina Skibby — 2:00:52 (→ 42nd place)

Equestrianism

Main article: Equestrianism at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1988 Summer Olympics

One male pentathlete represented Denmark in 1988.

Men's Individual Competition:

• Tue Hellstem — 4940pts (→ 27th place)

Men's Team Competition:

• Hellstem — 4940pts (→ 21st place)

Rhythmic gymnastics

Main article: Rhythmic gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's 50m Freestyle

• Vagn Høgholm
  • Heat — 23.50 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
• Peter Rohde
  • Heat — 23.70 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Men's 100m Freestyle

• Franz Mortensen
  • Heat — 50.74
  • B-Final — 51.05 (→ 13th place)
• Peter Rohde
  • Heat — 51.38 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 200m Freestyle

• Franz Mortensen
  • Heat — 1:51.15
  • B-Final — 1:51.44 (→ 13th place)
• Jan Patvel Larsen
  • Heat — 1:53.61 (→ did not advance, 31st place)

Men's 400m Freestyle

• Claus Christensen
  • Heat — 4:00.46 (→ did not advance, 31st place)

Men's 100m Backstroke

• Lars Sørensen
  • Heat — 58.01 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

• Lars Sørensen
  • Heat — 2:05.73 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

• Lars Sørensen
  • Heat — 1:06.30 (→ did not advance, 47th place)

Men's 200m Breaststroke

• Christian Toft
  • Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Men's 100m Butterfly

• Benny Nielsen
  • Heat — 54.52
  • B-Final — 54.77 (→ 11th place)

Men's 200m Butterfly

• Benny Nielsen
  • Heat — 1:59.26
  • Final — 1:58.24 (→ Silver Medal)
• Jan Patvel Larsen
  • Heat — 2:03.01 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

• Franz Mortensen, Vagn Høgholm, Benny Nielsen, and Peter Rohde
  • Heat — 3:25.15 (→ did not advance, 10th place)

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

• Franz Mortensen, Claus Christensen, Jan Patvel Larsen, and Peter Rohde
  • Heat — 7:33.31 (→ did not advance, 11th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

• Lars Sørensen, Christian Toft, Benny Nielsen, and Franz Mortensen
  • Heat — 3:51.97 (→ did not advance, 14th place)

Women's 50m Freestyle

• Gitta Jensen
  • Heat — 26.61 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Women's 100m Freestyle

• Gitta Jensen
  • Heat — 57.28 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
  • B-Final — 57.02 (→ 13th place)
• Pia Sørensen
  • Heat — 57.82 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Women's 200m Freestyle

• Mette Jacobsen
  • Heat — 2:01.80
  • B-Final — 2:01.84 (→ 11th place)
• Annette Jørgensen
  • Heat — 2:04.71 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Women's 400m Freestyle

• Eva Mortensen
  • Heat — 4:18.06 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
• Pernille Jensen
  • Heat — 4:20.96 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Women's 800m Freestyle

• Pernille Jensen
  • Heat — 8:50.82 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
• Eva Mortensen
  • Heat — 8:53.67 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Women's 200m Breaststroke

• Pia Sørensen
  • Heat — 2:38.49 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Women's 200m Butterfly

• Mette Jacobsen
  • Heat — 2:15.78
  • B-Final — 2:15.60 (→ 13th place)

Women's 200m Individual Medley

• Annette Poulsen
  • Heat — 2:21.83 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Women's 400m Individual Medley

• Annette Poulsen
  • Heat — 4:54.01
  • B-Final — 4:54.40 (→ 15th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

• Mette Jacobsen, Gitta Jensen, Pia Sørensen, and Annette Jørgensen
  • Heat — 3:48.83
• Gitta Jensen, Pia Sørensen, Mette Jacobsen, and Annette Jørgensen
  • Final — 3:49.25 (→ 8th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

• Mette Jacobsen, Pia Sørensen, Annette Jørgensen, and Gitta Jensen
  • Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Women's Singles Competition

• Tine Scheuer-Larsen
  • First Round — Defeated Warda Bouchabou (Algeria) 6-0, 6-1
  • Second Round — Defeated Wendy Turnbull (Australia) 6-4, 6-3
  • Third Round — Lost to Natasha Zvereva (Soviet Union) 1-6, 2-6

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics