{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{infobox country at games | NOC = DEN | NOCname = [[National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark|Danish Olympic Committee]] | games = Summer Olympics | year = 1988 | flagcaption = | oldcode = | website = | location = [[Seoul]] | competitors = 78 (57 men and 21 women) | sports = 15 | flagbearer = [[Anne Törnblad]] | rank = 23 | gold = 2 | silver = 1 | bronze = 1 | officials = | appearances = auto | app_begin_year = | app_end_year = | summerappearances = | winterappearances = | seealso = [[Denmark at the 1906 Intercalated Games|1906]] Intercalated Games }}
[[Denmark]] competed at the [[1988 Summer Olympics]] in [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]. 78 competitors, 57 men and 21 women, took part in 73 events in 15 sports.<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/DEN/summer/1988/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417044118/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/DEN/summer/1988/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Denmark at the 1988 Summer Games |access-date=23 September 2012 |work=sports-reference.com}}</ref>
==Medalists== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%" |- !Medal !Name !Sport !Event !Date |- | {{gold medal}} || {{sortname|Dan|Frost|dab=cyclist}} || [[Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Cycling]] || [[Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's points race|Men's points race]] || 24 September |- | {{gold medal}} || {{sortname|Jørgen|Bojsen-Møller}}<br>{{sortname|Christian|Grønborg}} || [[Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Sailing]] || [[Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman|Flying Dutchman]] || 27 September |- | {{silver medal}} || {{sortname|Benny|Nielsen|dab=swimmer}} || [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Swimming]] || [[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly|Men's 200 metre butterfly]] || 24 September |- | {{bronze medal}} || {{sortname|Jesper|Bank}}<br>{{sortname|Jan|Mathiasen}}<br>{{sortname|Steen|Secher}} || [[Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Sailing]] || [[Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Soling|Soling]] || 27 September |}
==Competitors== The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.<ref>[https://www.olympedia.org/countries/DEN/editions/22 Denmark at the 1988 Summer Olympics]</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! width=180|Sport ! width=55|Men ! width=55|Women ! width=55|Total |- | align=left|[[Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Archery]] | 3 || 0 || 3 |- | align=left|[[Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Athletics]] | 4 || 1 || 5 |- | align=left|[[Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Boxing]] | 5 || – || 5 |- | align=left|[[Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Canoeing]] | 2 || 4 || 6 |- | align=left|[[Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Cycling]] | 8 || 1 || 9 |- | align=left|[[Equestrian at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Equestrian]] | 2 || 2 || 4 |- | align=left|[[Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Gymnastics]] | 0 || 1 || 1 |- | align=left|[[Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Judo]] | 1 || – || 1 |- | align=left|[[Modern pentathlon at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Modern pentathlon]] | 1 || – || 1 |- | align=left|[[Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Rowing]] | 2 || 1 || 3 |- | align=left|[[Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Sailing]] | 11 || 3 || 14 |- | align=left|[[Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Shooting]] | 6 || 0 || 6 |- | align=left|[[Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Swimming]] | 8 || 7 || 15 |- | align=left|[[Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Tennis]] | 2 || 1 || 3 |- | align=left|[[Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Weightlifting]] | 2 || – || 2 |- ! Total || 57 || 21 || 78 |}
==Archery== {{main|Archery at the 1988 Summer Olympics}} After two Olympiads without competing in archery, Denmark returned to the sport in 1988. Three men competed, placing 11th as a team and no higher than 23rd as individuals.
'''Men's Individual Competition:''' * [[Henrik Toft (archer)|Henrik Toft]] — 1/8 final (→ 23rd place) * [[Jan Jacobsen (archer)|Jan Jacobsen]] — Preliminary round (→ 25th place) * [[Niels Gammelgaard]] — Preliminary round (→ 56th place)
'''Men's Team Competition:''' * Toft, Jacobsen, and Gammelgaard — Semifinal (→ 11th place)
==Athletics== {{main|Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics}} '''Men's 1,500 metres''' *[[Mogens Guldberg]]
'''Men's Marathon''' * [[Henrik Jørgensen (athlete)|Henrik Jørgensen]] ** Final — 2:16.40 (→ 22nd place)
'''Men's 110 metres Hurdles''' *[[Erik Jensen (athlete)|Erik Jensen]]
'''Men's Decathlon''' * [[Lars Warming]] — 7859 points (→ 19th place) :# 100 metres — 11.07s :# Long Jump — 7.04m :# Shot Put — 13.41m :# High Jump — 1.94m :# 400 metres — 47.97s :# 110m Hurdles — 14.49s :# Discus Throw — 40.38m :# Pole Vault — 4.80m :# Javelin Throw — 51.50m :# 1.500 metres — 4:22.41s
'''Women's Long Jump''' *[[Lene Demsitz]]
==Boxing== {{main|Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics}} '''Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)''' *[[Johnny Bredahl]] ** First Round — Lost to [[Hamed Halbouni]] (SYR), RSC-2
'''Men's Light-Welterweight''' *[[Søren Søndergaard (boxer)|Søren Søndergaard]]
'''Men's Light-Middleweight''' *[[Johnny de Lima]]
'''Men's Light-Heavyweight''' *Niels Madsen
'''Men's Heavyweight''' *Claus Børge Nielsen
==Canoeing== {{main|Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics}}
==Cycling== {{main|Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics}} Nine cyclists, eight men and one woman, represented Denmark in 1988. [[Dan Frost (cyclist)|Dan Frost]] won gold in the points race.
;[[Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race|Men's road race]] * [[Tommy Nielsen (cyclist)|Tommy Nielsen]] * [[Peter Meinert Nielsen]]
;[[Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 1 km time trial|Men's 1 km time trial]] * [[Kenneth Røpke]]
;[[Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's individual pursuit|Men's individual pursuit]] * [[Peter Clausen (cyclist)|Peter Clausen]]
;[[Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit|Men's team pursuit]] * [[Peter Clausen (cyclist)|Peter Clausen]] * [[Dan Frost (cyclist)|Dan Frost]] * [[Jimmi Madsen]] * [[Lars Olsen (cyclist)|Lars Olsen]] * [[Ken Frost (cyclist)|Ken Frost]]
;[[Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's points race|Men's points race]] * [[Dan Frost (cyclist)|Dan Frost]]
;[[Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's individual road race|Women's road race]] * [[Karina Skibby]] — 2:00:52 (→ 42nd place)
==Equestrianism== {{main|Equestrian at the 1988 Summer Olympics}}
==Judo== {{main|Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics}}
==Modern pentathlon== {{main|Modern pentathlon at the 1988 Summer Olympics}} One male pentathlete represented Denmark in 1988.
'''Men's Individual Competition:''' * [[Tue Hellstem]] — 4940pts (→ 27th place)
'''Men's Team Competition:''' * Hellstem — 4940pts (→ 21st place)
==Rhythmic gymnastics== {{main|Rhythmic gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics}}
==Rowing== {{main|Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics}}
==Sailing== {{main|Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics}} ;Men {|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" !rowspan="2"|Athlete !rowspan="2"|Event !colspan=7|Race !rowspan=2|Net points !rowspan=2|Final rank |-style="font-size:95%" !1 !2 !3 !4 !5 !6 !7 |-align=center |align=left|[[Lasse Hjortnæs]] |align=left|[[Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Finn|Finn]] |1 |<s>RET</s> |2 |5 |5 |12 |5 |51.0 |'''5''' |-align=center |align=left|[[Hans Natorp]]<br/>[[Paul Natorp (sailor)|Paul Natorp]] |align=left|[[Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 470|Men's 470]] |14 |18 |22 |<s>PMS</s> |18 |18 |17 |143.0 |21 |}
;Women {|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" !rowspan="2"|Athlete !rowspan="2"|Event !colspan=7|Race !rowspan=2|Net points !rowspan=2|Final rank |-style="font-size:95%" !1 !2 !3 !4 !5 !6 !7 |-align=center |align=left|[[Mette Munch]]<br/>[[Lone Sørensen]] |align=left|[[Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 470|Women's 470]] |6 |7 |8 |11 |8 |<s>RET</s> |RET |97.7 |14 |}
;Open {|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" !rowspan="2"|Athlete !rowspan="2"|Event !colspan=7|Race !rowspan=2|Net points !rowspan=2|Final rank |-style="font-size:95%" !1 !2 !3 !4 !5 !6 !7 |-align=center |align=left|'''[[Jørgen Bojsen-Møller]]<br/>[[Christian Grønborg]]''' |align=left|[[Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman|Flying Dutchman]] |1 |4 |2 |2 |<s>6</s> |3 |6 |31.4 |[[Image:Gold medal.svg|16x16px]] |-align=center |align=left|[[Paul Elvstrøm]]<br/>[[Trine Elvstrøm-Myralf]] |align=left|[[Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Tornado|Tornado]] |16 |14 |<s>RET</s> |16 |5 |19 |7 |112.0 |15 |-align=center |align=left|[[Anders Geert Jensen]]<br/>[[Mogens Just]] |align=left|[[Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Star|Star]] |<s>PMS</s> |10 |10 |9 |8 |2 |5 |74.0 |11 |-align=center |align=left|'''[[Jesper Bank]]<br/>[[Jan Mathiasen]]<br/>[[Steen Secher]]''' |align=left|[[Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Soling|Soling]] |9 |2 |12 |<s>15</s> |4 |2 |3 |52.7 |[[Image:Bronze medal.svg|16x16px]] |}
==Shooting== {{main|Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics}}
==Swimming== {{main|Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics}} '''Men's 50m Freestyle''' * [[Vagn Høgholm]] ** Heat — 23.50 (→ did not advance, 20th place) * [[Peter Rohde (swimmer)|Peter Rohde]] ** Heat — 23.70 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
'''Men's 100m Freestyle''' * [[Franz Mortensen]] ** Heat — 50.74 ** B-Final — 51.05 (→ 13th place) * [[Peter Rohde (swimmer)|Peter Rohde]] ** Heat — 51.38 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
'''Men's 200m Freestyle''' * [[Franz Mortensen]] ** Heat — 1:51.15 ** B-Final — 1:51.44 (→ 13th place) * [[Jan Patvel Larsen]] ** Heat — 1:53.61 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
'''Men's 400m Freestyle''' * [[Claus Christensen]] ** Heat — 4:00.46 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
'''Men's 100m Backstroke''' * [[Lars Sørensen (swimmer)|Lars Sørensen]] ** Heat — 58.01 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
'''Men's 200m Backstroke''' * [[Lars Sørensen (swimmer)|Lars Sørensen]] ** Heat — 2:05.73 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
'''Men's 100m Breaststroke''' * [[Lars Sørensen (swimmer)|Lars Sørensen]] ** Heat — 1:06.30 (→ did not advance, 47th place)
'''Men's 200m Breaststroke''' * [[Christian Toft]] ** Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)
'''Men's 100m Butterfly''' * [[Benny Nielsen (swimmer)|Benny Nielsen]] ** Heat — 54.52 ** B-Final — 54.77 (→ 11th place)
'''Men's 200m Butterfly''' * [[Benny Nielsen (swimmer)|Benny Nielsen]] ** Heat — 1:59.26 ** Final — 1:58.24 (→ [[Image:Silver medal.svg|16x16px]] '''Silver Medal''') * [[Jan Patvel Larsen]] ** Heat — 2:03.01 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
'''Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay''' * [[Franz Mortensen]], [[Vagn Høgholm]], [[Benny Nielsen (swimmer)|Benny Nielsen]], and [[Peter Rohde (swimmer)|Peter Rohde]] ** Heat — 3:25.15 (→ did not advance, 10th place)
'''Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay''' * [[Franz Mortensen]], [[Claus Christensen]], [[Jan Patvel Larsen]], and [[Peter Rohde (swimmer)|Peter Rohde]] ** Heat — 7:33.31 (→ did not advance, 11th place)
'''Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay''' * [[Lars Sørensen (swimmer)|Lars Sørensen]], [[Christian Toft]], [[Benny Nielsen (swimmer)|Benny Nielsen]], and [[Franz Mortensen]] ** Heat — 3:51.97 (→ did not advance, 14th place) <br> '''Women's 50m Freestyle''' * [[Gitta Jensen]] ** Heat — 26.61 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
'''Women's 100m Freestyle''' * [[Gitta Jensen]] ** Heat — 57.28 (→ did not advance, 20th place) ** B-Final — 57.02 (→ 13th place) * [[Pia Sørensen]] ** Heat — 57.82 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
'''Women's 200m Freestyle''' * [[Mette Jacobsen]] ** Heat — 2:01.80 ** B-Final — 2:01.84 (→ 11th place) * [[Annette Jørgensen]] ** Heat — 2:04.71 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
'''Women's 400m Freestyle''' * [[Eva Mortensen]] ** Heat — 4:18.06 (→ did not advance, 20th place) * [[Pernille Jensen]] ** Heat — 4:20.96 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
'''Women's 800m Freestyle''' * [[Pernille Jensen]] ** Heat — 8:50.82 (→ did not advance, 18th place) * [[Eva Mortensen]] ** Heat — 8:53.67 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
'''Women's 200m Breaststroke''' * [[Pia Sørensen]] ** Heat — 2:38.49 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
'''Women's 200m Butterfly''' * [[Mette Jacobsen]] ** Heat — 2:15.78 ** B-Final — 2:15.60 (→ 13th place)
'''Women's 200m Individual Medley''' * [[Annette Poulsen]] ** Heat — 2:21.83 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
'''Women's 400m Individual Medley''' * [[Annette Poulsen]] ** Heat — 4:54.01 ** B-Final — 4:54.40 (→ 15th place)
'''Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay''' * [[Mette Jacobsen]], [[Gitta Jensen]], [[Pia Sørensen]], and [[Annette Jørgensen]] ** Heat — 3:48.83 * [[Gitta Jensen]], [[Pia Sørensen]], [[Mette Jacobsen]], and [[Annette Jørgensen]] ** Final — 3:49.25 (→ 8th place)
'''Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay''' * [[Mette Jacobsen]], [[Pia Sørensen]], [[Annette Jørgensen]], and [[Gitta Jensen]] ** Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)
==Tennis== {{main|Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics}} '''Women's Singles Competition''' * [[Tine Scheuer-Larsen]] ** First Round — Defeated [[Warda Bouchabou]] (Algeria) 6–0, 6–1 ** Second Round — Defeated [[Wendy Turnbull]] (Australia) 6–4, 6–3 ** Third Round — Lost to [[Natasha Zvereva]] (Soviet Union) 1–6, 2–6
==Weightlifting== {{main|Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics}}
==References== {{reflist}}
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