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Denmark - Profile
General Interest
At Rio 2016 Denmark had its best Olympic Games since 1948 in terms of podium finishes, securing a total of 15 medals [two gold, six silver, seven bronze]. Swimmer Pernille Blume won gold in the women's 50m freestyle and the men's handball team also claimed victory, securing the title with a 28-26 win over France in the final.
Denmark has sent a team to all but one Olympic Games since 1896. The NOC has won at least one medal at each edition of the Games in which it has competed. Viggo Jensen claimed Denmark's first Olympic gold medal at the 1896 Games in Athens by winning the men's two-arm lifts weightlifting competition. Jensen's victory remains Denmark's only gold medal in weightlifting at the Olympic Games.
Tennis player Sofia Castenschiold was the first woman to represent Denmark at the Olympic Games. She was the sole female athlete on the team at the 1912 Games in Stockholm, where she won silver in the indoor singles event.
Denmark's most successful athlete by number of gold medals is Paul Elvstrom, who won Olympic titles in sailing at four consecutive editions of the Games between 1948 and 1960. He is also the Danish athlete with the most Olympic appearances to his name with eight. In his final Olympic Games in 1988, he competed in the Tornado class with his daughter Trine Elvstrom-Myralf.
Rowing has been a historically strong sport for Denmark. Athletes from the NOC have won 24 rowing medals, which include a total of seven golds. Eskild Ebbesen competed in the men's lightweight four competition at five consecutive editions of the Games between 1996 and 2012, winning three gold medals [1996, 2004, 2008] and two bronze medals [2000, 2012]. Ebbesen shares the distinction of having won the most medals for Denmark at the Olympic Games with shooters Lars Jorgen Madsen and Niels Larsen, who both won five medals across multiple Games in the early 20th century.
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Participation
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artistic Gymnastics | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Athletics | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Badminton | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Boxing | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| Canoe Sprint | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| Cycling Road | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| Cycling Track | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| Diving | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Equestrian - Dressage | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Equestrian - Eventing | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Fencing | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Football | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Handball | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Hockey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rowing | 7 | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| Sailing | 12 | 9 | 9 | 30 |
| Shooting | 3 | 10 | 5 | 18 |
| Swimming | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| Table Tennis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tennis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Wrestling - Greco-Roman | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Total | 45 | 74 | 75 | 194 |
Medals per year
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 2000 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 1996 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 1992 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 1988 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1984 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 1980 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 1972 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1968 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 1964 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1960 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 1956 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1952 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 1948 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 20 |
| 1936 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1932 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 1928 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1924 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 1920 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 13 |
| 1912 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
| 1908 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1900 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 1896 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Total | 45 | 74 | 75 | 194 |
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