Denmark at the 1984 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	DEN
Nocname:	National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1984
Website:
Location:	Los Angeles
Competitors:	60 (49 men and 11 women)
Sports:	11
Flagbearer:	Michael Marcussen
Rank:	27
Gold:	0
Silver:	3
Bronze:	3
Appearances:	auto
See also:	1906 Intercalated Games

Denmark competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 60 competitors, 49 men and 11 women, took part in 33 events in 11 sports.^[1]

Medalists

See main article: 1984 Summer Olympics medal table.

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
				4 August
				10 August
				10 August
				4 August
				5 August
				11 August

Athletics

See main article: article and Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Men's Marathon

• Henrik Jørgensen — 2:15:55 (→ 19th place)
• Allan Zachariassen — 2:17:10 (→ 25th place)

Women's Marathon

• Dorthe Rasmussen
  • Final — 2:33:40 (→ 13th place)

Canoeing

See main article: article and Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Cycling

See main article: article and Cycling at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Thirteen cyclists, twelve men and one woman, represented Denmark in 1984.

Men's individual road race

• Per Pedersen — +11:46 (→ 24th place)
• Kim Eriksen — +15:30 (→ 40th place)
• Ole Byriel — did not finish (→ no ranking)
• Søren Lilholt — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Team time trial

• John Carlsen
• Kim Eriksen
• Lars Jensen
• Søren Lilholt

1000m time trial

• Claus Rasmussen

Individual pursuit

• Jørgen V. Pedersen
• Henning Larsen

Team pursuit

• Dan Frost
• Michael Markussen
• Jørgen V. Pedersen
• Brian Holm

Points race

• Michael Markussen
• Brian Holm

Women's individual road race

• Helle Sørensen — 2:13:28 (→ 7th place)

Equestrianism

See main article: article and Equestrian at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Handball

See main article: article and Handball at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Defeated Spain (21–16)
  • Defeated South Korea (31–28)
  • Defeated United States (19–16)
  • Defeated Sweden (26–19)
  • Lost to West Germany (18–20)
• Bronze Medal Match
  • Lost to Romania (19–23) → Fourth place
• Team Roster
  • Morten Stig Christensen
  • Anders Dahl-Nielsen
  • Peter Fenger
  • Jørgen Gluver
  • Hans Hattesen
  • Carsten Haurum
  • Klaus Jensen
  • Mogens Jeppesen
  • Keld Nielsen
  • Erik Rasmussen
  • Jens Roepstorff
  • Per Skaarup
  • Poul Sørensen
  • Mikael Strøm

Judo

See main article: article and Judo at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Rowing

See main article: article and Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Sailing

See main article: article and Sailing at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Open

Athlete	Event	Race							Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Jacob Bojsen-Møller	Flying Dutchman	1	6	8	8	7	3	4	52.4	4
Paul Elvstrøm Trine Elvstrøm-Myralf	Tornado	6	3	5	3	14	4	5	51.1	4
Jesper Bank Thomas Andersen Jan Mathiasen	Soling	8	13	7	12	7	12	10	92.5	12

Shooting

See main article: article and Shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Swimming

See main article: article and Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Men's 100m Freestyle

• Peter Rohde
  • Heat — 51.40
  • B-Final — 51.98 (→ 16th place)
• Franz Mortensen
  • Heat — 52.22 (→ did not advance, 24th place)

Men's 200m Freestyle

• Franz Mortensen
  • Heat — 1:54.09 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)

Men's 400m Freestyle

• Franz Mortensen
  • Heat — 4:11.97 (→ did not advance, 31st place)

Men's 100m Butterfly

• Søren Østberg
  • Heat — 55.73
  • B-Final — 56.04 (→ 15th place)

Men's 200m Butterfly

• Søren Østberg
  • Heat — 2:06.12 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

• Peter Rohde
  • Heat — 2:07.93
  • B-Final — 2:07.10 (→ 13th place)

Weightlifting

See main article: article and Weightlifting at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Denmark at the 1984 Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417043050/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/DEN/summer/1984/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 22 May 2015 . Sports Reference.