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Denmark at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

IPC code	DEN
NPC	Paralympic Committee Denmark
Website	www.paralympic.dk
in Beijing
Competitors	39 in 10 sports
Flag bearer	Jackie Christiansen
Medals Ranked 35th	Gold 3 Silver 2 Bronze 4 Total 9
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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Denmark competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing.

Medalists

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

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men's track

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Final
Athlete	Class	Event	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

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

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men's road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Dennis Madsen Ryan Sørensen (pilot)	Men's road race B&VI 1-3	2:29:21	14
Dennis Madsen Ryan Sørensen (pilot)	Men's road time trial B&VI 1-3	37:24.10	19

Women's road

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Marianne Maibøll	Women's road race HC A/B/C	1:34:58	10
Marianne Maibøll	Women's road time trial HC A/B/C	32:27.95	11

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Individual events

Athlete	Horse	Event	Total
Athlete	Horse	Event	Score	Rank
Annika Lykke Dalskov	Alfarvad April Z	Mixed individual championship test grade III	71.040
Annika Lykke Dalskov	Alfarvad April Z	Mixed freestyle test grade III	73.222
Line Thorning Jørgensen	Colani-Star	Mixed individual championship test grade IV	61.677	9
Line Thorning Jørgensen	Colani-Star	Mixed individual freestyle test grade IV	66.045	8
Caroline Nielsen	Rostorn's Hatim-Tin	Mixed individual championship test grade II	68.182
Caroline Nielsen	Rostorn's Hatim-Tin	Mixed freestyle test grade II	65.611	9
Henrik Sibbesen	Lock Fight	Mixed individual championship test grade IV	DNS

Team

Athlete	Horse	Event	Individual score			Total
Athlete	Horse	Event	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

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

7 September 2008

Denmark	2 - 2	Spain

Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium

8 September 2008

Slovenia	4 - 2	Denmark

Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium

9 September 2008

Denmark	11 - 4	Finland

Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium

10 September 2008

Lithuania	10 - 1	Denmark

Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium

11 September 2008

Denmark	13 - 6	Belgium

Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium

Quarterfinals

12 September 2008

Sweden	4 - 2	Denmark

Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium

5-8th classification

13 September 2008

Denmark	6 - 4	Slovenia

Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium

5/6th classification

14 September 2008

Canada	8 - 5	Denmark

Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium

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

7 September 2008

Denmark	4 - 1	Germany

Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium

8 September 2008

United States	2 - 0	Denmark

Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium

9 September 2008

Denmark	2 - 1	Sweden

Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium

10 September 2008

Japan	1 - 2	Denmark

Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium

11 September 2008

Denmark	2 - 2	Canada

Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium

12 September 2008

China	0 – 0	Denmark

Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium

13 September 2008

Denmark	3 - 2	Brazil

Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium

Semifinals

14 September 2008

United States	4 - 3	Denmark

Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium

Bronze medal match

15 September 2008

Denmark	3 - 2	Sweden

Beijing Institute of Technology Gymnasium

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Final
Athlete	Event	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

Main article: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Athlete	Event	Race										Total points	Net points Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total points	Net points Total	Rank
Jens Als Andersen	2.4mR	(9)	7	6	1	2	6	3	5	(9)	9	57	39	6

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Total	Rank
Johnny Andersen	Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2	599	5 Q	104.8	703.8	7
Johnny Andersen	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

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Total	Rank
Lone Overbye	Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2	597	15	did not advance
Lone Overbye	Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2	588	20	did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Final
Athlete	Class	Event	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
Christian Thomsen	S9	100m freestyle	59.99	19	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Class	Event	Heats		Final
Athlete	Class	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Cecilie Kristiansen	S4	50m freestyle	—		1:04.48	7
Cecilie Kristiansen	S4	100m freestyle	2:22.42	9	did not advance
Karina Lauridsen	S5	50m backstroke	45.12	3 Q	45.72
	S5	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

Main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries				Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	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	Men's singles C6	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

Main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals
Athlete	Event	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

External links

References

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Medalists

Athletics

Men's track

Men's field

Cycling

Men's road

Women's road

Equestrian

Individual events

Team

Goalball

Men's team

Women's team

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Men

Women

Swimming

Men

Women

Table tennis

Wheelchair tennis

Men

See also

External links

References