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Denmark at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Denmark competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing.

Denmark at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeDEN
NPCParalympic Committee Denmark
Websitewww.paralympic.dk
in Beijing
Competitors39 in 10 sports
Flag bearer Jackie Christiansen
Medals
Ranked 35th
Gold
3
Silver
2
Bronze
4
Total
9
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Medalists edit

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

Athletics edit

 
Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men's track edit

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

Men's field edit

Athlete Class Event Final
Result Points Rank
Jackie Christiansen F44 Discus throw 53.69 993  
Shot put 17.89 WR 1117  

Cycling edit

Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men's road edit

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

Women's road edit

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

Equestrian edit

 
Main article: Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Individual events edit

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

Team edit

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

* - denotes individual score counted towards total score.

Goalball edit

 
Main article: Goalball at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men's team edit

The men's team didn't win any medals, they were 6th out of 12 teams.

Players
Tournament
Denmark  2 - 2  Spain
Slovenia  4 - 2  Denmark
Denmark  11 - 4  Finland
Lithuania  10 - 1  Denmark
Denmark  13 - 6  Belgium
Quarterfinals
Sweden  4 - 2  Denmark
5-8th classification
Denmark  6 - 4  Slovenia
5/6th classification
Canada  8 - 5  Denmark

Women's team edit

The women's team won the bronze medal after defeating Sweden.

Players
Tournament
Denmark  4 - 1  Germany
United States  2 - 0  Denmark
Denmark  2 - 1  Sweden
Japan  1 - 2  Denmark
Denmark  2 - 2  Canada
China  0 – 0  Denmark
Denmark  3 - 2  Brazil
Semifinals
United States  4 - 3  Denmark
Bronze medal match
Denmark  3 - 2  Sweden

Rowing edit

Main article: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
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

Sailing edit

Main article: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
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

Shooting edit

Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men edit

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

Women edit

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

Swimming edit

 
Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men edit

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

Women edit

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  

Table tennis edit

Main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
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 		 
Michal Jensen
Peter Rosenmeier 		Men's team C6-8 —   Poland (POL)
L 1-3 		did not advance

Wheelchair tennis edit

 
Main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men edit

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

See also edit

External links edit

References edit

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