Denmark at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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Denmark
is scheduled to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics
in London
, Great Britain
from July 27 to August 12, 2012.
Three Danish female archers will compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics, as they finished 8th in the Recurve Women event at the 2011 World Archery Championships
.
Women
Danish athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):
Qualified three (or more) athletes at the A Standard
Qualified two athletes at the A Standard
Qualified one athlete at the A Standard
Qualified one (or more) athletes at the B Standard
Denmark has so far qualified boats for the following events
Dressage
Denmark has qualified one team and three individual quota places after finishing in sixth place at the 2011 European Dressage Championship
.
Denmark has so far qualified boats for the following events
Denmark have qualified for five places is shooting events; athletes in brackets secured the quota place.
Danish swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):
Two (or more) swimmers have achieved the Olympic Qualifying Time
One swimmer has achieved the Olympic Qualifying Time
One (or more) swimmers have achieved the Olympic Selection Time
Relay
Denmark has qualified in the following relays
One Danish athlete has qualified for table tennis, Michael Maze
in the men's singles.
Men
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
is scheduled to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
from July 27 to August 12, 2012.
Archery
Three Danish female archers will compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics, as they finished 8th in the Recurve Women event at the 2011 World Archery Championships2011 World Archery Championships
The 2011 World Archery Championships was the 46th edition of the World Archery Championships. The event was held in Italy from July 2 to July 10, 2011 and was organized by International Archery Federation . The event was contested in two different areas...
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Women
- Individual – 3 quota places
- Team – 1 quota place
Athletics
Danish athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):Qualified three (or more) athletes at the A Standard
- None
Qualified two athletes at the A Standard
- None
Qualified one athlete at the A Standard
- Men's 800m
Qualified one (or more) athletes at the B Standard
- Men's marathon
- Men's triple jump
- Men's shot put
- Women's marathon
- Women's 400m hurdles
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Sprint
Denmark has so far qualified boats for the following events- Men's K1 200m
- Men's K4 1000m
- Women's K1 500m
Cycling
Denmark has so far qualified cyclists for the following events
Equestrian
DressageDenmark has qualified one team and three individual quota places after finishing in sixth place at the 2011 European Dressage Championship
2011 European Dressage Championship
The 2011 European Dressage Championship was held between August 17 and August 21, 2011 in Rotterdam in the Netherlands.It was the 25 edition of the European Dressage Championships, in the 24th time team medals were awarded.- Before the event :...
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- Team event - One team of three riders
- Individual - 3 quota places
Rowing
Denmark has so far qualified boats for the following events- Men's Double Sculls Lightweight
- Men's Fours Lightweight
- Women's Double Sculls Lightweight
Shooting
Denmark have qualified for five places is shooting events; athletes in brackets secured the quota place.
- Men's skeet – 2 quota places (Jesper Hansen and Anders Golding)
- Men's 50 m rifle prone – 1 quota place (Kenneth Nielsen)
- Women's 10 m air rifle – 2 quota places (Stine Nielsen and Anette Jensen)
Swimming
Danish swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)):Two (or more) swimmers have achieved the Olympic Qualifying Time
One swimmer has achieved the Olympic Qualifying Time
- Men's 400m Freestyle - (Mads GlæsnerMads GlæsnerMads Glæsner is a Danish swimmer. He participated for the first time at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the disciplines 400 metre freestyle and the 1500 metre freestyle. His swimming club is Vallensbæk-VAT but he trains at the National Training Center in Copenhagen.-References:...
) - Men's 1500m Freestyle - (Pál JoensenPál JoensenPál Joensen is a Faroese elite swimmer. He was born in Vágur, Suðuroy, Faroe Islands. Pál is training in a short pool 25 m, because there is no 50 m pool in the Faroe Islands. Pál Joensen still lives in his hometown Vágur, and he is training with Susvim...
) - Women's 50m Freestyle - (Jeannette Ottesen)
- Women's 100m Freestyle - (Jeannette Ottesen)
- Women's 400m Freestyle - (Lotte FriisLotte FriisLotte Friis is a Danish swimmer from Allerød.Finishing third in the 1500 metre freestyle competition at the European Championships 2008 in Eindhoven she won her first major long course medal. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, she won bronze in the 800 metre freestyle competition...
) - Women's 800m Freestyle - (Lotte FriisLotte FriisLotte Friis is a Danish swimmer from Allerød.Finishing third in the 1500 metre freestyle competition at the European Championships 2008 in Eindhoven she won her first major long course medal. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, she won bronze in the 800 metre freestyle competition...
) - Women's 100m Breaststroke - (Rikke Pedersen)
- Women's 200m Breaststroke - (Rikke Pedersen)
- Women's 100m Butterfly - (Jeannette Ottesen)
One (or more) swimmers have achieved the Olympic Selection Time
- Men's 50m Freestyle - (Jakob Andkjaer)
- Men's 100m Freestyle - (Jakob Andkjaer)
- Men's 200m Freestyle - (Mads GlæsnerMads GlæsnerMads Glæsner is a Danish swimmer. He participated for the first time at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the disciplines 400 metre freestyle and the 1500 metre freestyle. His swimming club is Vallensbæk-VAT but he trains at the National Training Center in Copenhagen.-References:...
, Daniel Skaaning, Frederik Pendersen, Frans Johannessen) - Men's 100m Backstroke - (Mathias Gydesen)
- Men's 200m Backstroke - (Mathias Gydesen)
- Men's 200m Breaststroke - (Chris Boe Christensen)
- Men's 200m Individual Medley - (Daniel Skaaning)
- Men's 400m Individual Medley - (Chris Boe Christensen)
- Women's 200m Freestyle - (Lotte FriisLotte FriisLotte Friis is a Danish swimmer from Allerød.Finishing third in the 1500 metre freestyle competition at the European Championships 2008 in Eindhoven she won her first major long course medal. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, she won bronze in the 800 metre freestyle competition...
, Pernille Blume) - Women's 100m Backstroke - (Mie Nielsen, Pernille LarsenPernille LarsenPernille Larsen is a Danish team handball player, playing for Handball Club Odense and for the Danish women's national handball team.At the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship she reached the bronze final and placed fourth with the Danish team....
) - Women's 200m Backstroke - (Pernille LarsenPernille LarsenPernille Larsen is a Danish team handball player, playing for Handball Club Odense and for the Danish women's national handball team.At the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship she reached the bronze final and placed fourth with the Danish team....
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Relay
Denmark has qualified in the following relays
- Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay
- Women's 4x100m Medley Relay
Table Tennis
One Danish athlete has qualified for table tennis, Michael MazeMichael Maze
Michael Maze is a male table tennis player from Faxe, Denmark. He normally plays both in the men's singles and in men's doubles. As of 2005, he is one of the top five left-handed players in the world. His strength is in his strong forehand loop and lobbing. He is considered to be one of the best,...
in the men's singles.
Men
- SinglesTable tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's singlesThe Men's singles table tennis event will be part of the table tennis program at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The event will take place from Saturday 28 July to Thursday 2 August 2012 at ExCeL Exhibition Centre....
– Michael Maze