Denmark competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. They had athletes participating in athletics, cycling, equestrian, shooting, swimming and table tennis. They won a total of seven medals; one gold, two silver and four bronze.
Denmark at the 2016 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | DEN |
NPC | Paralympic Committee Denmark |
Website | www |
in Rio de Janeiro | |
Competitors | 21 in 6 sports |
Flag bearer | Annika Lykke Dalskov Risum |
Medals Ranked 51st |
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Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Disability classifications
editEvery participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[1][2] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.[3]
Medallists
editMedal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Gold | Peter Rosenmeier | Table tennis | Men's singles class 6 | 11 September |
Silver | Susanne Sunesen | Equestrian | Individual Championship test grade III | 13 September |
Silver | Daniel Jørgensen | Athletics | Men's 100 m T42 | 15 September |
Bronze | Jonas Larsen | Swimming | Men's 150 m individual medley SM4 | 12 September |
Bronze | Stinna Kaastrup | Equestrian | Individual Championship test grade Ib | 14 September |
Bronze | Stinna Kaastrup | Equestrian | Individual Freestyle test grade Ib | 16 September |
Bronze | Daniel Jørgensen | Athletics | Men's long jump T42 | 17 September |
Medals by sport | ||||||
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Sport | Total | |||||
Table tennis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Equestrian | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
Athletics | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
Swimming | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Total | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
Athletics
editAthlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Ebbe Blichfeldt | Men's 1500 m T54 | 3:13.08 | 8 | did not advance | |
Men's 5000 m T54 | 11:42.20 | 9 | did not advance | ||
Mohamed Hersi | Men's 1500 m T20 | — | 4:11.41 | 9 | |
Ronni Jensen | Men's discus throw F37 | — | 48.10 | 5 | |
Frida Jerso | Women's discus throw F55 | — | 16.01 | 9 | |
Daniel Jørgensen | Men's 100 m T42 | 12.47 | 2 Q | 12.32 | |
Men's 200 m T42 | 25.26 | 3 Q | 25.20 | 5 | |
Men's long jump T42 | — | 6.57 | |||
Christoffer Vienberg | Men's 1500 m T38 | — | 4:31.68 | 5 | |
Kristel Walther | Women's discus throw F44 | — | 25.15 | 9 |
Cycling
editRoad
editAthlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Kim Klüver Christiansen | Men's road race H4 | 1:28:59 | 8 |
Men's time trial H4 | 28:55.71 | 4 | |
Michael Jorgensen | Men's road race H4 | 1:33:00 | 9 |
Men's time trial H4 | 30:12.53 | 9 |
Equestrian
editThe country qualified to participate in the team event at the Rio Games.[4] They earned an additional individual slot via the Para Equestrian Individual Ranking List Allocation method.[5]
- Individual
Athlete | Horse | Event | Final | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | |||
Stinna Kaastrup | Smarties | Individual Championship test grade Ib | 73.966 | |
Individual Freestyle test grade Ib | 74.750 | |||
Annika Lykke Dalskov Risum | Aros A Fenris | Individual Championship test grade III | 70.122 | 5 |
Individual Freestyle test grade III | 73.050 | 4 | ||
Caroline Nielsen | Leon | Individual Championship test grade II | 69.057 | 6 |
Individual Freestyle test grade II | 72.750 | 5 | ||
Susanne Sunesen | Que Faire | Individual Championship test grade III | 72.171 | |
Individual Freestyle test grade III | 72.600 | 5 |
- Team
Athlete | Horse | Event | Individual score | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TT | CT | Total | Score | Rank | |||
Stinna Kaastrup | See above | Team | 71.680 | 73.966 | 145.646 | 428.229 | 4 |
Annika Lykke Dalskov Risum | 70.132 | 70.122 | 140.254 | ||||
Caroline Nielsen | 68.412 # | 69.057 # | 137.469 | ||||
Susanne Sunesen | 70.158 | 72.171 | 142.329 |
"#" indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.
Shooting
editThe first opportunity to qualify for shooting at the Rio Games took place at the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships in Suhl. Shooters earned spots for their NPC. The United Arab Emirates earned a qualifying spot at this competition in the R5 – 10m Air Rifle Prone Mixed SH2 event as a result of the performance of Johnny Andersen.[6][7][8]
Athlete | Event | Qualification | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Johnny Andersen | Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH2 | 627.4 | 28 | — | did not advance | ||
Mixed 10 m air rifle standing SH2 | 622.8 | 22 | — | did not advance |
Swimming
edit- Men
Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Lasse Andersen | 50 m freestyle S10 | 26.51 | 16 | did not advance | |
100 m freestyle S10 | 58.78 | 20 | did not advance | ||
100 m butterfly S10 | 1:00.75 | 9 | did not advance | ||
Jonas Larsen | 50 m freestyle S5 | 37.82 | 12 | did not advance | |
100 m freestyle S5 | 1:25.25 | 12 | did not advance | ||
200 m freestyle S5 | 3:00.41 | 11 | did not advance | ||
50 m breaststroke SB3 | 54.77 | 10 | did not advance | ||
50 m backstroke S5 | 44.18 | 9 | did not advance | ||
150 m individual medley SM4 | 2:35.95 | 3 Q | 2:33.67 | ||
Niels Mortensen | 50 m freestyle S8 | 28.40 | 12 | did not advance | |
100 m freestyle S8 | 1:02.96 | 11 | did not advance | ||
100 m butterfly S8 | 1:05.99 | 9 | did not advance | ||
100 m backstroke S8 | 1:10.41 | 8 Q | 1:09.62 | 8 | |
200 m individual medley SM8 | 2:32.98 | 7 Q | 2:29.77 | 7 |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Amalie Vinther | 50 m freestyle S8 | 33.89 | 12 | did not advance | |
100 m freestyle S8 | 1:11.90 | 9 | did not advance | ||
400 m freestyle S8 | 5:13.99 | 5 Q | 5:12.01 | 5 | |
100 m butterfly S8 | 1:27.78 | 11 | did not advance | ||
200 m individual medley SM8 | 3:08.16 | 11 | did not advance |
Table tennis
edit- Men
Athlete | Event | Group | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank | ||
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
Michal Jensen | Singles class 6 | Thainiyom (THA) L 0–3 |
Bobrov (ISR) W 3–1 |
2 Q | Simion (ROU) L 2–3 |
did not advance | |||
Peter Rosenmeier | Alecci (ITA) W 3–2 |
Seoane Alcaraz (ESP) W 3–1 |
1 Q | Bye | Simion (ROU) W 3–0 |
Park (KOR) W 3–1 |
Valera Munoz Vargas (ESP) W 3–2 |
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Michal Jensen Peter Rosenmeier |
Team class 6-8 | — | Germany (GER) L 0–2 |
did not advance | 9[9] |
- Women
Athlete | Event | Group | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank | |||
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Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result | |||
Sophie Walløe | Singles class 10 | Partyka (POL) L 0–3 |
Umran (TUR) W 3–0 |
Tapper (AUS) W 3–2 |
2 Q | — | Yang (CHN) L 0–3 |
Costa Alexandre (BRA) L 0–3 |
4 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ "EQUESTRIAN" (PDF). FEI. International Paralympic Committee. August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
- ^ "EQUESTRIAN" (PDF). FEI. International Paralympic Committee. August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
- ^ "Shooters from 28 countries claim 63 spots at Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ "Shooting Qualification" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ "Official Results Book" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
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