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Denmark at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Sporting event delegation
Denmark competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing.
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Quick Facts Denmark at the 2008 Summer Paralympics, IPC code ...
| Denmark at the 2008 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | DEN |
| NPC | Paralympic Committee Denmark |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 39 in 10 sports |
| Flag bearer | Jackie Christiansen |
| Medals Ranked 35th |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
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More information Medal, Name ...
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Jackie Christiansen | Athletics | Men's shot put F44 |
| Gold | Karina Lauridsen | Swimming | Women's 150 metre individual medley SM4 |
| Gold | Peter Rosenmeier | Table tennis | Men's singles class 6 |
 Silver | Jackie Christiansen | Athletics | Men's discus throw F44 |
| Silver | Annika Lykke Dalskov | Equestrian | Individual championship test grade III |
 Bronze | Caroline Cecile Nielsen | Equestrian | Individual championship test grade II |
| Bronze | Annika Lykke Dalskov | Equestrian | Individual freestyle test grade III |
| Bronze | Karina Joergensen Maria Larsen Mette Nissen Kamilla Ryding Ninna Thomsen Lykke Vedsted | Goalball | Women's team |
| Bronze | Karina Lauridsen | Swimming | Women's 50 metre backstroke S5 |
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Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Men's track
More information Athlete, Class ...
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Mikael Andersen | T11 | 1500m | 4:15.69 | 3 q | 4:13.90 | 4 | |
| Ebbe Blichfeldt | T54 | 1500m | 3:21.16 | 35 | did not advance | ||
| 5000m | 10:57.56 | 25 | did not advance | ||||
| Marathon | — | 1:35:14 | 28 | ||||
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Men's field
More information Athlete, Class ...
| Athlete | Class | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Points | Rank | |||
| Jackie Christiansen | F44 | Discus throw | 53.69 | 993 | |
| Shot put | 17.89 WR | 1117 | | ||
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Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Men's road
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Madsen Ryan Sørensen (pilot) |
Men's road race B&VI 1-3 | 2:29:21 | 14 |
| Men's road time trial B&VI 1-3 | 37:24.10 | 19 |
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Women's road
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marianne Maibøll | Women's road race HC A/B/C | 1:34:58 | 10 |
| Women's road time trial HC A/B/C | 32:27.95 | 11 |
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Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Individual events
More information Athlete, Horse ...
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | |||
| Annika Lykke Dalskov | Alfarvad April Z | Mixed individual championship test grade III | 71.040 | |
| Mixed freestyle test grade III | 73.222 | | ||
| Line Thorning Jørgensen | Colani-Star | Mixed individual championship test grade IV | 61.677 | 9 |
| Mixed individual freestyle test grade IV | 66.045 | 8 | ||
| Caroline Nielsen | Rostorn's Hatim-Tin | Mixed individual championship test grade II | 68.182 | |
| Mixed freestyle test grade II | 65.611 | 9 | ||
| Henrik Sibbesen | Lock Fight | Mixed individual championship test grade IV | DNS | |
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Team
More information Athlete, Horse ...
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Individual score | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TT | CT | Total | Score | Rank | |||
| Annika Lykke Dalskov | See above | Team | 69.538 | 71.040 | 140.578* | 401.603 | 4 |
| Line Thorning Jørgensen | 65.357 | 61.677 | 127.034* | ||||
| Caroline Nielsen | 65.809 | 68.182 | 133.991* | ||||
| Henrik Sibbesen | 60.786 | Withdrawn | 60.786 | ||||
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* - denotes individual score counted towards total score.
Goalball
Main article: Goalball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Men's team
The men's team didn't win any medals, they were 6th out of 12 teams.
- Players
- Mads Brix Baulund
- Jonas Elkjær
- Kenneth Hansen
- Ricky Nielsen
- Martin Enggaard Pedersen
- Peter Weichel
- Tournament
- Quarterfinals
- 5-8th classification
- 5/6th classification
Women's team
The women's team won the bronze medal after defeating Sweden.
- Players
- Karina Jørgensen
- Maria Larsen
- Mette Præstegaard Nissen
- Kamilla Bradt Ryding
- Ninna Marie Thomsen
- Lykke Vedsted
- Tournament
- Semifinals
- Bronze medal match
Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Lin Gjerding Kenneth Kronborg Anders Olsen Margit Pedersen Lene van der Keur |
Mixed coxed four | 4:04.71 | 12 R | 3:56.80 | 8 FB | 3:59.73 | 5 |
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Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Race | Total points | Net points Total |
Rank | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||
| Jens Als Andersen | 2.4mR | (9) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | (9) | 9 | 57 | 39 | 6 |
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Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | ||
| Johnny Andersen | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 | 599 | 5 Q | 104.8 | 703.8 | 7 |
| Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 | 595 | 14 | did not advance | |||
| Kazimierz Mechula | Men's 10m air rifle standing SH1 | 574 | 21 | did not advance | ||
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Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Total | Rank | ||
| Lone Overbye | Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 | 597 | 15 | did not advance | ||
| Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2 | 588 | 20 | did not advance | |||
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Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Men
More information Athlete, Class ...
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Christian Bundgaard | SB11 | 100m breaststroke | 1:17.37 | 3 Q | 1:16.38 | 4 |
| Christian Thomsen | S9 | 50m freestyle | 27.50 | 16 | did not advance | |
| 100m freestyle | 59.99 | 19 | did not advance | |||
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Women
More information Athlete, Class ...
| Athlete | Class | Event | Heats | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| Cecilie Kristiansen | S4 | 50m freestyle | — | 1:04.48 | 7 | |
| 100m freestyle | 2:22.42 | 9 | did not advance | |||
| Karina Lauridsen | S5 | 50m backstroke | 45.12 | 3 Q | 45.72 | |
| 50m freestyle | 44.90 | 8 Q | 44.69 | 7 | ||
| S6 | 100m backstroke | 1:33.63 | 4 Q | 1:34.41 | 5 | |
| SM4 | 150m individual medley | — | 2:47.84 WR | | ||
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Table tennis
Main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Lars Hansen | Men's singles C2 |  Revucky (SVK)W 3–1 |
 Vilsmaier (GER)W 3–0 |
 Kovalski (BRA)W 3–0 |
1 Q | — |  Molliens (FRA)L 1–3 |
 Kim K-m (KOR)L 1-3 |
4 | |
| Michal Jensen | Men's singles C6 |  Blok (NED)L 2-3 |
 Thainiyom (THA)W 3-1 |
 Itkonen (SWE)W 3-1 |
2 | did not advance | ||||
| Peter Rosenmeier |  Buzin (RUS)W 3-1 |
 P du Plooy (RSA)W 3-0 |
 Arguello Garcia (CRC)W 3-0 |
1 Q | — | Schmidt (GER) W 3-2 |
Arnold (GER) W 3-1 |
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| Michal Jensen Peter Rosenmeier |
Men's team C6-8 | — |  Poland (POL)L 1-3 |
did not advance | ||||||
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Wheelchair tennis
Main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | ||
| Kenneth Kammersgaard | Men's singles |  Rajakaruna (SRI)L 1-6, 1-6 |
did not advance | ||||
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