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Denmark at the Olympics

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Denmark at the
Olympics
IOC codeDEN
NOCNational Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Websitewww.dif.dk (in Danish and English)
Medals
Ranked 30th
Gold
50
Silver
81
Bronze
84
Total
215
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Denmark at the Olympics is a history which includes 40 games in 22 countries and 1,800+ athletes.[1] Since 1896, Denmark has contributed to the growth of the "Olympic Movement".[2]

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Denmark is DEN.[3]

Teams from Denmark have taken part in the Olympic Games since the very first games in 1896.[1]

The National Olympic Committee for Denmark (National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark or Danmarks Idræts-Forbund Olympisk Komite) was created in 1905; and it was recognized by the International Olympic Committee the same year.[4]

Denmark has sent athletes to every Summer Olympic Games except for the 1904 Games.[1]

Denmark has been a part of the Winter Olympic Games several times since 1948. They have been at every Games since 1988.[1]

Danish athletes have won a total of 171 medals. Sailing is their best medal winning sport.

Denmark has won only one medal at the Winter Games. This was in curling at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano[5]

Medal tables

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Medals by Summer Games

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Games Gold Silver Bronze Total
1896 Athens1236
1900 Paris1326
1904 St. Louisdid not participate
1908 London0235
1912 Stockholm16512
1920 Antwerp39113
1924 Paris2529
1928 Amsterdam3126
1932 Los Angeles0336
1936 Berlin0235
1948 London57820
1952 Helsinki2136
1956 Melbourne/Stockholm1214
1960 Rome2316
1964 Tokyo2136
1968 Mexico City1438
1972 Munich1001
1976 Montreal1023
1980 Moscow2125
1984 Los Angeles0336
1988 Seoul2114
1992 Barcelona1146
1996 Atlanta4116
2000 Sydney2316
2004 Athens2068
2008 Beijing2237
2012 London2439
Total436769179

Medals by sport

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Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Sailing129728
Cycling78823
Rowing741122
Shooting39517
Canoeing35513
Handball3003
Swimming25512
Boxing15612
Fencing1236
Gymnastics1214
Weightlifting1203
Badminton1236
Diving1012
Equestrian0426
Football0314
Wrestling0268
Athletics0246
Curling0101
Field hockey0101
Tennis0101
Table tennis0011
Total436769179
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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 SportsReference.com (SR/Olympics), Denmark Archived 2020-04-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-10-11.
  2. Olympics.org, "Factsheet: The Olympic Movement"; retrieved 2012-10-11.
  3. "Official abbreviations" at The Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo, 1964" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  4. Olympic.org, Denmark; retrieved 2012-10-11.
  5. SR/Olympics, "Denmark at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games" Archived 2020-04-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-10-11.

Other websites

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