Denmark at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Denmark at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	DEN
NPC	Paralympic Committee Denmark
Website	www.paralympic.dk
in London
Competitors	28 in 8 sports
Flag bearer	Peter Rosenmeier
Medals Ranked 50th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 4 Total 5
Summer Paralympics appearances
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Denmark competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom from August 29 to September 9, 2012.^[1]

Athletics

Olympic Stadium

• Mikael Krarup Andersen
  • 1500m, 5000m.
• Jackie Christiansen F44
  • Men's Shot Put - F42/44 .
• Jacob Dahl
  • shot put, javelin throw.
• Ronni Jensen
  • discus throw.
• Daniel Jørgensen F42/T42
  • Men's Long Jump - F42/44 .
  • 100m, 200m.
• Marianne Maibøll
  • 100m, 400m and 800m wheelchair racing.

Cycling

Brands Hatch - Road cycling

• Thomas Gerlach
  • road race and time trial (handcycling).
• Alan Schmidt
  • road race and time trial (tricycling).

Equestrian

Greenwich Park.

• Annika Dalskov - horse: Aros A'Fenris
  • Mixed Individual Championship Test - Grade III .
  • Mixed Individual Freestyle Test - Grade III .
• Line Thorning Jørgensen
  • Di Caprio.
• Caroline Cecilie Nielsen
  • Leon.
• Liselotte Scharff Rosenhart
  • Priors Lady Rawage.
• Susanne Jensby Sunesen
  • Thy's Que Faire.

Goalball

Women's tournament

Main article: Goalball at the 2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's tournament

Women's team

• Karina Jørgensen
• Maria Larsen
• Mette Præstegaard Nissen
• Kamilla Bradt Ryding
• Elisabeth Weichel

Group C

	Qualified for the quarterfinals
	Eliminated

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
China	4	4	0	0	28	4	+24	12
Great Britain	4	2	1	1	10	9	+1	7
Brazil	4	2	0	2	8	15	−7	6
Finland	4	1	1	2	10	13	−3	4
Denmark	4	0	0	4	3	18	−15	0

30 August 2012 19:45	Denmark	0 – 2	Brazil	Copper Box, London Referees: Hooshang Shariati (IRI), Vilma Venckutonyte (LTU)
		Report	Bonfim Vieira dos Santos 2

1 September 2012 21:00	Denmark	2 – 3	Finland	Copper Box, London Referees: Christl Daentler (GER), Tony Connolly (USA)
	Jørgensen 2	Report	Leppänen 2 Heikkinen 1

3 September 2012 13:45	China	8 – 1	Denmark	Copper Box, London Referees: Tony Connolly (USA), Ali Aldarsony (KSA)
	Chen 4 Wang S. 3 Ju 1	Report	Jørgensen 1

4 September 2012 09:00	Great Britain	5 – 0	Denmark	Copper Box, London Referees: Kimberly Anderson (USA), Shinji Mizuno (JPN)
	Sharkey 3 Luke 1 Ottaway 1	Report

Sailing

Weymouth and Portland, Dorset

• Jens Als Andersen - 2.4mR.

Shooting

Royal Artillery Barracks

SH1 (competitors with normal strength and function in arms and hands, but could be using a wheelchair)

• Berit Kirstine Gejl
  • 10m air rifle prone, 50m rifle prone.

SH2 (competitors with impaired strength and/or function in arms and hands. Shooting stand supports the firearm's weight)

• Jonas Legaard Andersen
  • 10m air rifle prone.

Swimming

Aquatics Centre

• Lasse Winther Andersen
  • 100m butterfly, 100m freestyle, 100m backstroke, 200m indiv. medley, 4 × 100 m medley, 50m freestyle.
• Mikkel Hollbaum Asmussen
  • 100m breaststroke, 100m butterfly, 100m backstroke, 4 × 100 m medley.
• Jonas Larsen
  • 100m freestyle, 150m indiv. medley, 200m freestyle, 50m freestyle, 50m backstroke.
• Niels Korfitz Mortensen
  • 100m butterfly, 100m freestyle, 100m backstroke, 200m indiv. medley, 4 × 100 m medley, 50m freestyle.
• Amalie Østergaard Vinther
  • 100m butterfly, 100m freestyle, 200m indiv. medley, 400m freestyle, 50m freestyle.
• Kasper Zysek
  • 400m freestyle, 4 × 100 m medley.

Table tennis

ExCeL

• Peter Grud Rosenmeier
  • Men's Singles - Class 6 .

References

• Paralympisk magasin (in Danish)