Denmark at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Sporting event delegation

Denmark at the
2024 Summer Paralympics

Flag of Denmark

IPC code| DEN
NPC| Danish Paralympic Committee
in Paris, France
August 28, 2024 (2024-08-28) – September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08)
Competitors| 32 in 9 sports
Flag bearers | Tobias Jørgensen
Katrine Kristensen
Medals
Ranked 38th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

* 1968
* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

Denmark competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, from 28 August to 8 September.

## Medalists

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Further information: 2024 Summer Paralympics medal table and List of 2024 Summer Paralympics medal winners

Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Gold | Alexander Hillhouse | Swimming | Men's 100m butterfly - S14 | 29 August
Gold | Emma Lund | Cycling | Women's T1-2 Road Race | 7 September
Silver | Daniel Wagner | Athletics | Men's Long Jump –T63 | 31 August
Silver | Daniel Wagner | Athletics | Men's 100m - T63 | 2 September
Silver | Katrine Kristensen | Equestrian | Individual - Grade 2 | 3 September
Bronze | Lisa Gjessing | Taekwondo | Women's –65 kg | 30 August
Bronze | Martin Black Jørgensen | Shooting | Men's 10m Air rifle - R1 | 31 August
Bronze | Emma Lund | Cycling | Women's T1-2 Individual Time Trial | 4 September
Bronze | Peter Rosenmeier | Table tennis | Men's Singles - MS6 | 5 September
Bronze | Bjørk Nørremark | Athletics | Women's Long Jump - T47 | 6 September

## Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport  | Men  | Women  | Total

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Athletics | 2 | 2 | 4
Badminton | 0 | 1 | 1
Cycling | 1 | 1 | 2
Equestrian | 1 | 3 | 4
Shooting | 5 | 0 | 5
Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2
Table tennis | 1 | 0 | 1
Taekwondo | 0 | 1 | 1
Wheelchair rugby | 11 | 1 | 12
Total | 22 | 10 | 32

## Athletics

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Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Danish track and field athletes achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).

Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* DQ = Disqualified
* PR = Paralympic Record
* AR = Area (or continental) Record
* NR = National Record
* SB = Season's Best
* PB = Personal Best
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track events
Athlete  | Event  | Heats  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Daniel Wagner | Men's 100 m T63 | 12.21 PB  | 2 Q  | 12.08 PB  |
Christian Lykkeby Olsen | Men's 1500 m T46 | —  | 4:02.76  | 10

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Distance  | Position
Daniel Wagner | Men's long jump T63 | 7,39 m. PB  |
Bjørk Nørremark | Women's long jump T47 | 5,76 m. PB  |
Emilie Aaen | Women's long jump T63 | 4.48 m.  | 7

## Badminton

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Main articles: Badminton at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Badminton at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Denmark has qualified one para badminton player for the following events, through the release of BWF para-badminton Race to Paris Paralympic Ranking.

Athlete  | Event  | Group stage  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final / BM | Rank

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score
Cathrine Rosengren | Women's singles SU5 |  Kameyama (JPN)
W (21–6, 21–10)  |  Toyoda (JPN)
W (21–17, 21–11)  | 1 Q |  Beatriz Monteiro (POR)
W (21–19, 21–10)  |  Yang Qiuxia (CHN)
L (14–21, 14–21)  |  Manisha Ramadass (IND)
L (12–21, 8–21)  | 4

## Cycling

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Main articles: Cycling at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Cycling at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Emma Lund and Martin Heggelund have both qualified to compete.

### Road

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Men
Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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Martin Heggelund | Men's road race T1-2 | 1:41.42 (+26.34)  | 12
Men's time trial T1-2 | 33:25.24 (+11:49.46)  | 12

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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Emma Lund | Women's road race T1-2 | 1:00.16  |
Women's time trial T1-2 | 28:52.13 (+3:04.35)  |

## Equestrian

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Main articles: Equestrian at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Equestrian at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Denmark entered a full squad of four para-equestrianist into the Paralympic equestrian competition by finishing in the top seven nation's at the 2022 FEI World Championships in Herning, Denmark.[1][2]

Individual
Athlete  | Horse  | Event  | Total

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Score  | Rank
Tobias Thorning Joergensen | Jolene Hill  | Individual championship test grade III | Withdrew
Individual freestyle test grade III
Katrine Kristensen | Goerklintgaards Quater  | Individual championship test grade II | 73.966%  |
Individual freestyle test grade II | 75.687%  | 4
Pia Wulff Jelstrup | Zafia  | Individual championship test grade IV | 68.861%  | 9
Individual freestyle test grade IV | Did not advance
Karla Dyhm-Junge | Miss Daisy  | Individual championship test grade III | 69.600%  | 6 Q
Individual freestyle test grade III | 73.367%  | 6

Team
Athlete  | Horse  | Event  | Individual score  | Total

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TT | Score  | Rank
Tobias Thorning Joergensen | See above | Team | Withdrew | 214.800%  | 8
Katrine Kristensen | 75.200%
Pia Wulff Jelstrup | 70.000%
Karla Dyhm-Junge | 69.600%

## Shooting

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Main articles: Shooting at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Shooting at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

For the first time since 2016, Denmark entered two para-shooter's after achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2022, 2023 and 2024 world cup, 2022 World Championships, 2023 World Championships, 2023 European Para Championships and 2024 European Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020.[3]

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Buster Mathias Antonsen | P1 Men's 10 metre air pistol SH1 | 563-17x  | 6  | 174.2  | 5
Jan Winther | R1 Men's 10 m air rifle standing SH1 | 621.0  | 4  | 164.0  | 6
Martin Black Jørgensen | 621.8  | 2  | 226.5  |
Jens Frimann | R7 Men's 50 metre rifle 3 positions SH1 | 1156-44x  | 8  | 430.6  | 4
Jan Winther | 1153-44x  | 9  | Did not advance

Mixed
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Kasper Hjort Lousdal | R6 – 50 m rifle prone SH1 | 626.1  | 4  | 121.9  | 8
R3 Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH1 | 633.1  | 10  | Did not advance
Jan Winther | R3 Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH1 | 630.4  | 19  | Did not advance
Buster Mathias Antonsen | P3 Mixed 25 metre pistol SH1 | 555-11x  | 20  | Did not advance
P4 Mixed 50 metre pistol SH1 | 519-4x  | 20  | Did not advance
Jens Frimann | R6 Mixed 50 metre rifle prone SH1 | 615.8  | 23  | Did not advance

## Swimming

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Main articles: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Denmark secured two quotas at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships after finishing in the top two places in Paralympic class disciplines.

Athlete  | Event  | Heats  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Alexander Hillhouse | Men's 200 m freestyle S14 | 1:58.42  | 4 q  | 1:57.96  | 6
Men's 100 m backstroke S14 | 1:00.47  | 1 Q  | 59.38  | 5
Men's 100 m butterfly S14 | 55.32  | 2 Q | 54.61  |
Johanne Øland Frøkjær | Women's 100 m backstroke S9 | 1:15.94  | 6  | Did not advance

## Table tennis

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Main articles: Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Denmark entered one athletes for the Paralympic games. Peter Rosenmeier qualified for the games through the allocations of the final ITTF world ranking.

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final  | Rank

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score
Peter Rosenmeier | Men's individual C6 |  Karabardak (GBR)
W (11–5, 12–10, 11–6)  |  Thomas Rau (GER)
W (13–11, 11–4, 10–12, 7–11, 12–10)  |  Rungroj Thainiyom (THA)
L (12–10, 7–11, 15–17, 11–6, 8–11)  | —  |

## Taekwondo

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Main article: Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Denmark entered one athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. Lisa Gjessing qualified for Paris 2024, by virtue of finishing within the top six in the Paralympic rankings in women's 65 kg class.

Athlete  | Event  | First round  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Repechage  | Final / BM | Rank

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result
Lisa Gjessing | Women's –65 kg |  Tonowane (SOL)
W 25–0  |  Djélika Diallo (FRA)
L 4–6 (GP) (4–4)  | —  |  Beth Munro (GBR)
W 10–2  |  Marie Antoinette Dassi (CMR)
W 6–2  |

## Wheelchair rugby

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Main article: Wheelchair rugby at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Denmark national wheelchair rugby team qualified for the Games after get the bronze medal and finishing top two eligible nation's at the 2023 European Championships Division A in Cardiff, Great Britain.[4]

Team roster

* Kristian Bak Eriksen
* Kurt Busk Jensen
* Morten Elmholt
* Sebastian Frederiksen
* Leon Jorgensen
* Jesper Krueger
* Kaare Momme Nielsen
* Jakob Mortensen
* Thomas Pagh
* Mark Peters
* Mikkel Schottel
* Sofie Skoubo

Squad  | Group stage  | Semifinal  | Final  | Rank

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result
Denmark national team |  France
L 51–53  |  Great Britain
L 53–55  |  Australia
L 49–53  | 4  |  Canada
L 46–56  |  Germany
W 56–49  | 7

## See also

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* Denmark at the 2024 Summer Olympics
* Denmark at the Paralympics

## References

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1. ^ "Para Equestrian - Paris 2024". Paris 2024. 20 January 2023.
2. ^ "FEI World Championships Herning Denmark 2022". FEI. 20 January 2023.
3. ^ "Lima 2023 Quota Allocation to Paris 2024 Day 7 28.09.2023" (PDF). Paralympics. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
4. ^ @WREuro2023 (7 May 2023). "DENMARK HAVE DONE IT!" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 June 2023 - via Twitter.

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