List of medals won by Denmark in Olympic games. The tally includes records, gold, silver and bronze medalists in various olympic games and athletics events.
Denmark at Olympics
Athletes from Denmark first participated at the Olympic Games at the first modern Olympics in 1896. Denmark has sent athletes to every Summer Olympic Games except the 1904 Games. Sailing has remained the top medal-producing sport for the Danish athletes. The National Olympic Committee for Denmark was set-up in 1905. Here is all-time Olympics medal tally of Denmark.
| Total Medals : 194 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Medals : 44 | Silver Medals : 74 | Bronze Medals : 76 | Overall Rank : 23 |
Olympic Games Medal Table of Denmark (IOC code: DEN)
Year |
Host |
Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | Athens, Greece | 1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
| 1900 | Paris, France | 1 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
| 1908 | Ireland and London, United Kingdom | 0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
| 1912 | Stockholm, Sweden | 1 |
6 |
5 |
12 |
| 1920 | Antwerp, Belgium | 3 |
9 |
1 |
13 |
| 1924 | Paris, France | 2 |
5 |
2 |
9 |
| 1928 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 3 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
| 1932 | Los Angeles, United States | 0 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
| 1936 | Berlin, Germany | 0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
| 1948 | London, United Kingdom | 5 |
7 |
8 |
20 |
| 1952 | Helsinki, Finland | 2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
| 1956 | Melbourne, Australia | 1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
| 1960 | Rome, Italy | 1 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
| 1964 | Tokyo, Japan | 2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
| 1968 | Mexico City, Mexico | 1 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
| 1972 | Munich, West Germany | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 1976 | Montreal, Canada | 1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
| 1980 | Moscow, Soviet Union | 2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
| 1984 | Los Angeles, United States | 0 |
3 |
3 |
6 |
| 1988 | Seoul, South Korea | 2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| 1992 | Barcelona, Spain | 1 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
| 1996 | Atlanta, United States | 4 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
| 2000 | Sydney, Australia | 2 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
| 2004 | Athens, Greece | 2 |
1 |
5 |
8 |
| 2008 | Beijing, China | 2 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
| 2012 | London, United Kingdom | 2 |
4 |
3 |
9 |
| 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 2 |
6 |
7 |
15 |
| Total | 44 |
74 |
76 |
194 |
Denmark Total Medal Count by Sport
Sport |
Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics Men | 0 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
| Women Athletics | 0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Badminton | 1 |
3 |
4 |
8 |
| Boxing | 1 |
5 |
6 |
12 |
| Canoe / Kayak | 2 |
6 |
6 |
14 |
| Cycling | 7 |
9 |
10 |
26 |
| Diving | 1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Equestrian | 0 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
| Fencing | 1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
| Field Hockey | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Football | 0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
| Gymnastics Artistic | 1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
| Handball | 4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Rowing | 7 |
5 |
12 |
24 |
| Sailing | 12 |
9 |
9 |
30 |
| Men's Shooting | 3 |
10 |
5 |
18 |
| Women's Swimming | 3 |
3 |
5 |
11 |
| Men's Swimming | 0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| Table Tennis | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Tennis | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Men's Weightlifting | 1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
| Wrestling | 0 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
Denmark Medal Count by Athletes
Athlete Name |
Sports | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Football Team | Football | 0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
| Paul Elvstrøm | Sailing | 4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Anders Peter Nielsen | Men's Shooting | 0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| Holger Nielsen | Men's Shooting | 0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Niels Fredborg | Cycling | 1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Niels Larsen | Men's Shooting | 0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Viggo Jensen | Men's Weightlifting | 1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Women's Handball Team | Handball | 3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Erik Hansen | Canoe / Kayak | 0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Henning Lynge Jakobsen | Canoe / Kayak | 0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Karen Harup | Women's Swimming | 1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Karen Lachmann | Fencing | 0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Lars Madsen | Men's Shooting | 0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Lasse Norman Hansen | Cycling | 1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Lis Hartel | Equestrian | 0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Valdemar Bandolowski, Erik Hansen and Poul Richard Høj Jensen | Sailing | 2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Willy Hansen | Cycling | 1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Wilson Kipketer | Athletics Men | 0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Aage Birch, Poul Richard Høj Jensen and Niels Markussen | Sailing | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Aage Høy-Petersen, Sven Linck, Nils Otto Møller, Peter Schlütter, Vilhelm Vett | Sailing | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Aage Larsen and Ebbe Parsner | Rowing | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Abraham Kurland | Wrestling | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Anders Andersen | Wrestling | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Anders Golding | Men's Shooting | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Anders Petersen | Boxing | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Andreas Helgstrand, Nathalie Zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, Anne Van Olst | Equestrian | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Anne Grethe Jensen | Equestrian | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Anne-Marie Rindom | Sailing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Arne Nielsson and Christian Wigø | Canoe / Kayak | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Axel Andersen Hjalmart Andersen Halvor Birch Wilhelm Grimmelmann Arvor Hansen Christian Hansen Marius Hansen Charles Jensen Hjalmar Peter Johansen Poul Jørgensen Carl Krebs Vigo Madsen Lukas Nielsen Rikard Nordstrøm Steen Olsen Oluf Olsson Carl Pedersen Oluf Pedersen Niels Petersen Christian Svendsen | Gymnastics Artistic | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Axel Schandorff | Cycling | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Benny Nielsen | Men's Swimming | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Bent Rasch and Finn Haunstoft | Canoe / Kayak | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Birte Christoffersen | Diving | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Børge Nielsen, Jørgen Olsen, Harry Knudsen, Erik Larsen, and Henry Larsen | Rowing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Brian Nielsen | Boxing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Camilla Martin | Badminton | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Carl Jensen | Wrestling | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Carl-Ebbe Andersen, Tage Henriksen, and Finn Pedersen | Rowing | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Casper Jørgensen, Jens-Erik Madsen, Michael Mørkøv, Alex Nicki Rasmussen, Michael Færk Christensen | Cycling | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Christian Hansen | Wrestling | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl | Badminton | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Dan Frost | Cycling | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Dorte Jensen, Helle Jespersen, Christina Otzen | Sailing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Edmund Hansen, Willy Hansen | Cycling | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Ejler Allert, Jørgen Hansen, Carl Møller, Carl Pedersen and Poul Hartmann | Rowing | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Ejvind Hansen and Jacob Jensen | Canoe / Kayak | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Ellen Osiier | Fencing | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Else Jacobsen | Women's Swimming | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Emma Jørgensen | Canoe / Kayak | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Erik Bisgaard, Rasmus Frandsen, Mikael Simonsen, Poul Thymann and Ejgil Clemmensen | Rowing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Erik Christiansen, Michael Jessen, Lars Nielsen and Per Rasmussen | Rowing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Erik Hansen, Arne Høyer, Erling Jessen and Helmut Sørensen | Canoe / Kayak | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Ernst Schultz | Athletics Men | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Eskild Ebbesen, Thomas Ebert, Thor Kristensen, Stephan Mølvig | Rowing | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Eva Riise, Greta Andersen, Fritze Carstensen-Nathansen, and Karen Harup | Women's Swimming | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Fie Udby Erichsen | Rowing | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Frode Kirkebjerg | Equestrian | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Georg Albertsen Rudolf Andersen Viggo Dibbern Aage Frandsen Hugo Helsten Harry Holm Herold Jansson Robert Johnsen Christian Juhl Vilhelm Lange Svend Madsen Peder Marcussen Peder Møller Niels Turin Nielsen Steen Olsen Christian Pedersen Hans Rønne Harry Sørensen Christian Thomas Knud Vermehren | Gymnastics Artistic | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Gerhard Pedersen | Boxing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Gotfred Johansen | Boxing | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Greta Andersen | Women's Swimming | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Grete Heckscher | Fencing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Gunnar Asmussen, Per Lyngemark, Reno Olsen and Mogens Jensen | Cycling | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Hanne Eriksen, Birgitte Hanel, Charlotte Koefoed, Bodil Rasmussen and Jette Sørensen | Rowing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Hans Fogh and Ole Erik Petersen | Sailing | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Hans Jacob Nielsen | Boxing | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Hans Kjeld Rasmussen | Men's Shooting | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Hans Lunding | Equestrian | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Hans-Henrik Ørsted | Cycling | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Harald Christensen and Willy Gervin | Cycling | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Harry Jørgensen, Jørn Krab and Preben Krab | Rowing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Harry Larsen, Peter Olsen | Rowing | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Hedvig Rasmussen Anne Andersen | Rowing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Henning Wind | Sailing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Henrik Blakskjær, Thomas Jacobsen, and Jesper Bank | Sailing | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Henry Hansen | Cycling | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Henry Hansen, Leo Nielsen, and Frode Sørensen | Cycling | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Henry Hansen, Orla Jørgensen, Leo Nielsen | Cycling | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Henry Petersen | Athletics Men | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Ib Storm Larsen, Helge Schrøder, Helge Halkjær, and Aksel Hansen | Rowing | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Inge Sørensen | Women's Swimming | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Ivan Joseph Martin Osiier | Fencing | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Jacob Barsøe Jacob Larsen Kasper Winther Jørgensen Morten Jørgensen | Rowing | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Jakob Fuglsang | Cycling | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Jena Mai Hansen Katja Salskov-Iversen | Sailing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Jens Eriksen, Mette Schjoldager | Badminton | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Jesper Bank, Steen Secher and Jan Mathiasen | Sailing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Jesper Bank, Steen Secher and Jesper Seier | Sailing | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Joachim Fischer, Christinna Pedersen | Badminton | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Joachim Olsen | Athletics Men | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Johan Andersen | Canoe / Kayak | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Johannes Birk Frede Hansen Frederik Hansen Kristian Hansen Hans Jakobsen Aage Jørgensen Alfred Frøkjær Jørgensen Alfred Ollerup Jørgensen Arne Jørgensen Knud Kirkeløkke Jens Lambæk Kristian Larsen Kristian Madsen Niels Erik Nielsen Niels Kristian Nielsen Dynes Pedersen Hans Pedersen Johannes Pedersen Peter Dorf Pedersen Rasmus Rasmussen Hans Christian Sørensen Hans Laurids Sørensen Søren Sørensen Georg Vest Aage Walther | Gymnastics Artistic | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Johannes Eriksen | Wrestling | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| John Hansen, Bjørn Hasløv, Erik Petersen and Kurt Helmudt | Rowing | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Jonas Høgh-Christensen | Sailing | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Jørgen Bojsen-Møller and Christian Grønborg | Sailing | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Jørgen Bojsen-Møller and Jens Bojsen-Møller | Sailing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Jørgen Frantzen, Svend Petersen and Poul Svendsen | Rowing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Karen Hoff | Canoe / Kayak | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Kasper Winther, Morten Jørgensen, Jacob Barsøe, Eskild Ebbesen | Rowing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Ken Frost, Jimmi Madsen, Klaus Kynde Nielsen, Jan Petersen and Michael Sandstød | Cycling | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Kim Wraae Knudsen, René Holten Poulsen | Canoe / Kayak | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Kjeld Rodian | Cycling | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Klaus Baess, Ole Berntsen, and William Berntsen | Sailing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Knud Degn, Christian Nielsen, Vilhelm Vett | Sailing | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Kristine Roug | Sailing | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Lars Jørgen Madsen | Men's Shooting | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Lars Madsen, Niels Larsen, Anders Petersen, Erik Sætter-Lassen and Anders Peter Nielsen | Men's Shooting | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Lasse Norman Hansen Niklas Larsen Frederik Madsen Casper von Folsach Rasmus Quaade | Cycling | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Leif Mortensen | Cycling | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Lily Carlstedt | Women Athletics | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Lotte Friis | Women's Swimming | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Ludvig Dam | Men's Swimming | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Mads Christian Kruse Andersen, Eskild Ebbesen, Thomas Ebert, Morten Jørgensen | Rowing | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Mark Madsen | Wrestling | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Martin Kirketerp, Jonas Warrer | Sailing | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Mathias Boe, Carsten Mogensen | Badminton | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Men's Hockey Team | Field Hockey | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Michael Maze, Finn Tugwell | Table Tennis | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Michael Michaelsen | Boxing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Mie Nielsen Rikke Møller Pedersen Jeanette Ottesen Pernille Blume | Women's Swimming | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Mogens Jensen | Cycling | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Ole Berntsen, Christian von Bülow and Cyril Andresen | Sailing | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Ole Berntsen, Christian von Bülow and Ole Poulsen | Sailing | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Ole Olsen, Lars Madsen, Niels Larsen, Niels Andersen, Laurits Larsen and Jens Hajslund | Men's Shooting | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Ole Riber Rasmussen | Men's Shooting | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Peder Lykkeberg | Men's Swimming | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Peer Nielsen and John Sørensen | Canoe / Kayak | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Pernille Blume | Women's Swimming | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Peter Andersen Valdemar Bøggild Søren Peter Christensen Ingvald Eriksen George Falcke Torkild Garp Hans Trier Hansen Johannes Hansen Rasmus Hansen Jens Kristian Jensen Søren Alfred Jensen Karl Kirk Jens Kirkegaard Olaf Kjems Carl Larsen Jens Peter Laursen Marius Lefèrve Povl Mark Einar Olsen Hans Pedersen Hans Eiler Pedersen Olaf Pedersen Peder Larsen Pedersen Aksel Sørensen Martin Thau Søren Thorborg Kristen Vadgaard Johannes Vinther | Gymnastics Artistic | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Peter Christiansen and Ib Ivan Larsen | Rowing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Peter Due and Per Kjærgaard | Sailing | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Peter Jørgensen | Boxing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Peter Lang, Allan Nørregaard | Sailing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Poul Hansen | Wrestling | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Poul-Erik Høyer-Larsen | Badminton | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Preben Isaksson | Cycling | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Ragnhild Hveger | Women's Swimming | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Rasmus Quist, Mads Rasmussen | Rowing | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Rasmus Quist, Mads Reinholdt Rasmussen | Rowing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Rolf Sørensen | Cycling | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Sara Petersen | Women Athletics | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Signe Livbjerg | Sailing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Sofie Castenschiold | Tennis | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Sören Petersen | Boxing | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Søren Jensen | Wrestling | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Søren Marinus Jensen | Wrestling | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Søren Petersen | Boxing | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Steen Herschend, Sven Thomsen and Hans Meulengracht-Madsen | Sailing | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Stefani Fryland Clausen | Diving | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Susanne Nielsson | Women's Swimming | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Svend Olsen | Men's Weightlifting | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Svend Vad | Boxing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Team Events | Handball | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Thomas Ebert, Søren Madsen, Eskild Ebbesen, and Victor Feddersen | Rowing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Thomas Poulsen, Eskild Ebbesen, Victor Feddersen, and Niels Henriksen | Rowing | 1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen | Badminton | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Thyge Petersen | Boxing | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Torben Grimmel | Men's Shooting | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Tove Søby | Canoe / Kayak | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Trine Hansen | Rowing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Verner Blaudzun, Gert Frank, Jørgen Hansen and Jørn Lund | Cycling | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Victor Jörgensen | Boxing | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Viktor Axelsen | Badminton | 0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| William Berntsen, Steen Christensen and Søren Hancke | Sailing | 0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |