Denmark at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

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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)

Denmark competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing.

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 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Shot put 17.89 WR 1117 1st place, gold medalist(s)

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 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Mixed freestyle test grade III 73.222 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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 1st place, gold medalist(s)

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 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
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

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