Denmark at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

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Denmark at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	DEN
NPC	Paralympic Committee Denmark
Website	www.paralympic.dk
in Beijing
Competitors	39 in 10 sports
Flag bearer	Jackie Christiansen
Medals Ranked 35th	Gold 3 Silver 2 Bronze 4 Total 9
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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Denmark competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing.

Medalists

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

Men's track

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

Athlete	Class	Event	Final
			Result	Points	Rank
Jackie Christiansen	F44	Discus throw	53.69	993
		Shot put	17.89 WR	1117

Cycling

Men's road

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

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

Individual events

Athlete	Horse	Event	Total
			Score	Rank
Annika Lykke Dalskov	Alfarvad April Z	Mixed individual championship test grade III	71.040
		Mixed freestyle test grade III	73.222
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
		Mixed freestyle test grade II	65.611	9
Henrik Sibbesen	Lock Fight	Mixed individual championship test grade IV	DNS

Team

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

Men's team

The men's team didn't win any medals, they were 6th out of 12 teams.

Players

• Mads Brix Baulund
• Jonas Elkjær
• Kenneth Hansen
• Ricky Nielsen
• Martin Enggaard Pedersen
• Peter Weichel

Tournament

Quarterfinals

5-8th classification

5/6th classification

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

Tournament

Semifinals

Bronze medal match

Rowing

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

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

Men

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

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

Men

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

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
		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

Table tennis

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
Michal Jensen Peter Rosenmeier	Men's team C6-8	—				Poland (POL) L 1-3	did not advance

Wheelchair tennis

Men

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

See also

• 2008 Summer Paralympics
• Denmark at the Paralympics
• Denmark at the 2008 Summer Olympics

External links

• Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official Site
• International Paralympic Committee

References