Denmark at the 1988 Summer Olympics
IOC code	DEN
NOC	National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark
Website	www.dif.dk (in Danish and English)
in Seoul
Competitors	78 (57 men and 21 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearer	Anne Törnblad
Medals Ranked 23rd	Gold 2 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 4
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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.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Dan Frost	Cycling	Men's points race	24 September
Gold	Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Christian Grønborg	Sailing	Flying Dutchman	27 September
Silver	Benny Nielsen	Swimming	Men's 200 metre butterfly	24 September
Bronze	Jesper Bank Jan Mathiasen Steen Secher	Sailing	Soling	27 September

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.^[2]

Archery

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 — 1/8 final (→ 23rd place)
• Jan Jacobsen — Preliminary round (→ 25th place)
• Niels Gammelgaard — Preliminary round (→ 56th place)

Men's Team Competition:

• Toft, Jacobsen, and Gammelgaard — Semifinal (→ 11th place)

Athletics

Men's 1,500 metres

• Mogens Guldberg

Men's Marathon

• Henrik Jørgensen
  • Final — 2:16.40 (→ 22nd place)

Men's 110 metres Hurdles

• Erik Jensen

Men's Decathlon

• Lars Warming — 7859 points (→ 19th place)

1. 100 metres — 11.07s
2. Long Jump — 7.04m
3. Shot Put — 13.41m
4. High Jump — 1.94m
5. 400 metres — 47.97s
6. 110m Hurdles — 14.49s
7. Discus Throw — 40.38m
8. Pole Vault — 4.80m
9. Javelin Throw — 51.50m
10. 1.500 metres — 4:22.41s

Women's Long Jump

• Lene Demsitz

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

• Johnny Bredahl
  • First Round — Lost to Hamed Halbouni (SYR), RSC-2

Men's Light-Welterweight

• Søren Søndergaard

Men's Light-Middleweight

• Johnny de Lima

Men's Light-Heavyweight

• Niels Madsen

Men's Heavyweight

• Claus Børge Nielsen

Canoeing

Cycling

Nine cyclists, eight men and one woman, represented Denmark in 1988. Dan Frost won gold in the points race.

Men's road race

• Tommy Nielsen
• Peter Meinert Nielsen

Men's 1 km time trial

• Kenneth Røpke

Men's individual pursuit

• Peter Clausen

Men's team pursuit

• Peter Clausen
• Dan Frost
• Jimmi Madsen
• Lars Olsen
• Ken Frost

Men's points race

• Dan Frost

Women's road race

• Karina Skibby — 2:00:52 (→ 42nd place)

Equestrianism

Judo

Modern pentathlon

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

Rowing

Sailing

Men

Women

Open

Athlete	Event	Race							Net points	Final rank
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Christian Grønborg	Flying Dutchman	1	4	2	2	6	3	6	31.4
Paul Elvstrøm Trine Elvstrøm-Myralf	Tornado	16	14	RET	16	5	19	7	112.0	15
Anders Geert-jensen Mogens Just	Star	PMS	10	10	9	8	2	5	74.0	11
Jesper Bank Jan Mathiasen Steen Secher	Soling	9	2	12	15	4	2	3	52.7

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 50m Freestyle

• Vagn Høgholm
  • Heat — 23.50 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
• 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
  • 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
  • Heat — 58.01 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

• Lars Sørensen
  • Heat — 2:05.73 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Men's 100m Breaststroke

• 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
  • Heat — 54.52
  • B-Final — 54.77 (→ 11th place)

Men's 200m Butterfly

• Benny Nielsen
  • Heat — 1:59.26
  • Final — 1:58.24 (→ 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, and 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
  • Heat — 7:33.31 (→ did not advance, 11th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

• Lars Sørensen, Christian Toft, Benny Nielsen, and Franz Mortensen
  • Heat — 3:51.97 (→ did not advance, 14th place)

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

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

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