Denmark at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
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{{infobox country at games
| NPC = DEN
| NPCname = Paralympic Committee Denmark
| games = Summer Paralympics
| year = 2008
| flagcaption =
| oldcode =
| website = {{url|www.paralympic.dk }}
| location = Beijing
| competitors = 39
| sports = 10
| flagbearer = Jackie Christiansen
| rank = 35
| gold = 3
| silver = 2
| bronze = 4
| officials =
| appearances = auto
| app_begin_year = 1968
| app_end_year =
| summerappearances =
| winterappearances =
| seealso =
}}
Denmark competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing.
Medalists
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| {{gold medal}} | {{sortname|Jackie|Christiansen}} | Athletics | Men's shot put F44 |
| {{gold medal}} | {{sortname|Karina|Lauridsen}} | Swimming | Women's 150 metre individual medley SM4 |
| {{gold medal}} | {{sortname|Peter|Rosenmeier}} | Table tennis | Men's singles class 6 |
| {{silver medal}} | {{sortname|Jackie|Christiansen}} | Athletics | Men's discus throw F44 |
| {{silver medal}} | {{sortname|Annika|Lykke Dalskov}} | Equestrian | Individual championship test grade III |
| {{bronze medal}} | {{sortname|Caroline Cecile|Nielsen}} | Equestrian | Individual championship test grade II |
| {{bronze medal}} | {{sortname|Annika|Lykke Dalskov}} | Equestrian | Individual freestyle test grade III |
| {{bronze medal}} | {{sortname|Karina|Joergensen}} Maria Larsen Mette Nissen Kamilla Ryding Ninna Thomsen Lykke Vedsted | Goalball | Women's team |
| {{bronze medal}} | {{sortname|Karina|Lauridsen}} | Swimming | Women's 50 metre backstroke S5 |
=Athletics=
File:Bird's Nest stadium, May 2008.jpg
{{main|Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics}}
==Men's track==
| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Class !rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Heats !colspan="3"|Final |
|---|
| Result
!Rank !Result !Rank |
| Mikael Andersen
| style="text-align:center;"|T11 | style="text-align:center;"|4:15.69 | style="text-align:center;"|3 q | style="text-align:center;"|4:13.90 | style="text-align:center;"|4 |
| rowspan="3"|Ebbe Blichfeldt
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|T54 | style="text-align:center;"|3:21.16 | style="text-align:center;"|35 | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|did not advance |
| 5000m
| style="text-align:center;"|10:57.56 | style="text-align:center;"|25 | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|did not advance |
| Marathon
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" {{N/A}} | style="text-align:center;"|1:35:14 | style="text-align:center;"|28 |
==Men's field==
| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Class !rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="3"|Final |
|---|
| Result
!Points !Rank |
| rowspan="2"|Jackie Christiansen
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|F44 | style="text-align:center;"|53.69 | style="text-align:center;"|993 | style="text-align:center;"|{{silver02}} |
| Shot put
| style="text-align:center;"|17.89 WR | style="text-align:center;"|1117 | style="text-align:center;"|{{gold01}} |
=Cycling=
{{main|Cycling at the 2008 Summer Paralympics}}
==Men's road==
| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" |
| Athlete
!Event !Time !Rank |
|---|
| rowspan="2"|Dennis Madsen Ryan Sørensen (pilot) | style="text-align:center;"|2:29:21 | style="text-align:center;"|14 |
| Men's road time trial B&VI 1-3
| style="text-align:center;"|37:24.10 | style="text-align:center;"|19 |
==Women's road==
| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" |
| Athlete
!Event !Time !Rank |
|---|
| rowspan="2"|Marianne Maibøll
| style="text-align:center;"|1:34:58 | style="text-align:center;"|10 |
| Women's road time trial HC A/B/C
| style="text-align:center;"|32:27.95 | style="text-align:center;"|11 |
=Equestrian=
{{main|Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Paralympics}}
==Individual events==
| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Horse !rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Total |
|---|
| Score
!Rank |
| rowspan="2"|Annika Lykke Dalskov
|rowspan="2"|Alfarvad April Z |Mixed individual championship test grade III |align="center"|71.040 |align="center"|{{silver02}} |
| Mixed freestyle test grade III
|align="center"|73.222 |align="center"|{{bronze03}} |
| rowspan="2"|Line Thorning Jørgensen
|rowspan="2"|Colani-Star |Mixed individual championship test grade IV |align="center"|61.677 |align="center"|9 |
| Mixed individual freestyle test grade IV
|align="center"|66.045 |align="center"|8 |
| rowspan="2"|Caroline Nielsen
|rowspan="2"|Rostorn's Hatim-Tin |Mixed individual championship test grade II |align="center"|68.182 |align="center"|{{bronze03}} |
| Mixed freestyle test grade II
|align="center"|65.611 |align="center"|9 |
| Henrik Sibbesen
|Lock Fight |Mixed individual championship test grade IV |align="center" colspan="2"|DNS |
==Team==
| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Horse !rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="3"|Individual score !colspan="2"|Total |
|---|
| {{abbr|TT|Team Test}}
!{{abbr|CT|Championship Test}} !Total !Score !Rank |
| Annika Lykke Dalskov
|rowspan=4|See above |rowspan=4|Team |align="center"|69.538 |align="center"|71.040 |align="center"|140.578* |align="center" rowspan="4"|401.603 |align="center" rowspan="4"|4 |
| Line Thorning Jørgensen
|align="center"|65.357 |align="center"|61.677 |align="center"|127.034* |
| Caroline Nielsen
|align="center"|65.809 |align="center"|68.182 |align="center"|133.991* |
| Henrik Sibbesen
|align="center"|60.786 |align="center"|Withdrawn |align="center"|60.786 |
* - denotes individual score counted towards total score.
=Goalball=
File:Stadium of Beijing Institute of Technology.jpg
{{main|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
;Tournament
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;Quarterfinals
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;5-8th classification
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;5/6th classification
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==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
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;Semifinals
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;Bronze medal match
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=Rowing=
{{main|Rowing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
!rowspan="2"|Athlete !rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Heats !colspan="2"|Repechage !colspan="2"|Final |
| style="font-size:95%"
!Time !Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank |
| align=left|Lin Gjerding Kenneth Kronborg Anders Olsen Margit Pedersen Lene van der Keur |align=left|Mixed coxed four |align=center|4:04.71 |align=center|12 R |align=center|3:56.80 |align=center|8 FB |align=center|3:59.73 |align=center|5 |
=Sailing=
{{main|Sailing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics}}
| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="10"|Race !rowspan="2"|Total points !rowspan="2"|Net points !rowspan="2"|Rank |
|---|
| width="40"|1
!width="40"|2 !width="40"|3 !width="40"|4 !width="40"|5 !width="40"|6 !width="40"|7 !width="40"|8 !width="40"|9 !width="40"|10 |
| Jens Als Andersen
| style="text-align:center;"|(9) | style="text-align:center;"|7 | style="text-align:center;"|6 | style="text-align:center;"|1 | style="text-align:center;"|2 | style="text-align:center;"|6 | style="text-align:center;"|3 | style="text-align:center;"|5 | style="text-align:center;"|(9) | style="text-align:center;"|9 | style="text-align:center;"|57 | style="text-align:center;"|39 | style="text-align:center;"|6 |
=Shooting=
{{main|Shooting at the 2008 Summer Paralympics}}
==Men==
| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Qualification !colspan="3"|Final |
|---|
| Score
!Rank !Score !Total !Rank |
| rowspan="2"|Johnny Andersen
|Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 |align=center|599 |align=center|5 Q |align=center|104.8 |align=center|703.8 |align=center|7 |
| Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2
|align=center|595 |align=center|14 |align=center colspan="3"|did not advance |
| Kazimierz Mechula
|Men's 10m air rifle standing SH1 |align=center|574 |align=center|21 |align=center colspan="3"|did not advance |
==Women==
| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Qualification !colspan="3"|Final |
|---|
| Score
!Rank !Score !Total !Rank |
| rowspan="2"|Lone Overbye
|Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2 |align=center|597 |align=center|15 |align=center colspan="3"|did not advance |
| Mixed 10m air rifle standing SH2
|align=center|588 |align=center|20 |align=center colspan="3"|did not advance |
=Swimming=
File:Beijing National Aquatics Centre 2.jpg
{{main|Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics}}
==Men==
| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Class !rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Heats !colspan="2"|Final |
|---|
| Result
!Rank !Result !Rank |
| Christian Bundgaard
| style="text-align:center;"|SB11 | style="text-align:center;"|1:17.37 | style="text-align:center;"|3 Q | style="text-align:center;"|1:16.38 | style="text-align:center;"|4 |
| rowspan="2"|Christian Thomsen
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|S9 | style="text-align:center;"|27.50 | style="text-align:center;"|16 | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|did not advance |
| 100m freestyle
| style="text-align:center;"|59.99 | style="text-align:center;"|19 | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|did not advance |
==Women==
| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Class !rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Heats !colspan="2"|Final |
|---|
| Result
!Rank !Result !Rank |
| rowspan="2"|Cecilie Kristiansen
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|S4 | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" {{N/A}} | style="text-align:center;"|1:04.48 | style="text-align:center;"|7 |
| 100m freestyle
| style="text-align:center;"|2:22.42 | style="text-align:center;"|9 | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|did not advance |
| rowspan="4"|Karina Lauridsen
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|S5 | style="text-align:center;"|45.12 | style="text-align:center;"|3 Q | style="text-align:center;"|45.72 | style="text-align:center;"|{{bronze03}} |
| 50m freestyle
| style="text-align:center;"|44.90 | style="text-align:center;"|8 Q | style="text-align:center;"|44.69 | style="text-align:center;"|7 |
| style="text-align:center;"|S6
| style="text-align:center;"|1:33.63 | style="text-align:center;"|4 Q | style="text-align:center;"|1:34.41 | style="text-align:center;"|5 |
| style="text-align:center;"|SM4
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" {{N/A}} | style="text-align:center;"|2:47.84 WR | style="text-align:center;"|{{gold01}} |
=Table tennis=
{{main|Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics}}
| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="4"|Preliminaries !Round of 16 !Quarterfinals !Semifinals !colspan="2"|Final / {{abbr|BM|Bronze medal match}} |
|---|
| Opposition Result !Opposition !Opposition !Rank !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Opposition !Rank |
| Lars Hansen
|align="center"|{{flagIPCathlete|Revucky|SVK|2008 Summer}} |align="center"|{{flagIPCathlete|Vilsmaier|GER|2008 Summer}} |align="center"|{{flagIPCathlete|Kovalski|BRA|2008 Summer}} |align="center"|1 Q |align="center" colspan="2" {{N/A}} |align="center"|{{flagIPCathlete|Molliens|FRA|2008 Summer}} |align="center"|{{flagIPCathlete|Kim K-m|KOR|2008 Summer}} |align="center"|4 |
| Michal Jensen
|rowspan="2"|Men's singles C6 |align="center"|{{flagIPCathlete|Blok|NED|2008 Summer}} |align="center"|{{flagIPCathlete|Thainiyom|THA|2008 Summer}} |align="center"|{{flagIPCathlete|Itkonen|SWE|2008 Summer}} |align="center"|2 |align="center" colspan="5"|did not advance |
| Peter Rosenmeier
|align="center"|{{flagIPCathlete|Buzin|RUS|2008 Summer}} |align="center"|{{flagIPCathlete|P du Plooy|RSA|2008 Summer}} |align="center"|{{flagIPCathlete|Arguello Garcia|CRC|2008 Summer}} |align="center"|1 Q |align="center" colspan="2" {{N/A}} |align="center"|{{flagIPCathlete|Schmidt|GER|2008 Summer}} |align="center"|{{flagIPCathlete|Arnold|GER|2008 Summer}} |align="center"|{{gold01}} |
| Michal Jensen Peter Rosenmeier |align="center" colspan="4" {{N/A}} |align="center"|{{flagIPCteam|POL|2008 Summer}} |align="center" colspan="4"|did not advance |
= Wheelchair tennis =
File:2008 Olympic Green Tennis Center.JPG
{{main|Wheelchair tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics}}
==Men==
| class=wikitable style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !Round of 64 !Round of 32 !Round of 16 !Quarterfinals !Semifinals !Finals |
|---|
| style="line-height:1em"|Opposition Result !style="line-height:1em"|Opposition !style="line-height:1em"|Opposition !style="line-height:1em"|Opposition !style="line-height:1em"|Opposition !style="line-height:1em"|Opposition |
| Kenneth Kammersgaard
| style="text-align:center;"|{{flagIPCathlete|Rajakaruna|SRI|2008 Summer}} | style="text-align:center;" colspan="5"|did not advance |
See also
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080515235239/http://en.beijing2008.com/83/66/column211716683.shtml Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official Site]
- [http://www.paralympic.org International Paralympic Committee]