Denmark at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Denmark at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Denmark
IPC codeDEN
NPCDanish Paralympic Committee
in Tokyo, Japan
25 August 2020 (2020-08-25) – 6 September 2020 (2020-09-06)
Competitors22 in 7 sports
Flag bearers Daniel Wagner Jørgensen
Lisa Gjessing
Medals
Gold
3
Silver
1
Bronze
1
Total
5
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Denmark competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo from 25 August to 6 September.

Medalists

Main article: 2020 Summer Paralympics medal table
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Tobias Thorning Jorgensen Equestrian Individual championship test grade III 27 August
 Gold Tobias Thorning Jorgensen Equestrian Individual freestyle test grade III 30 August
 Gold Lisa Gjessing Taekwondo Women's 58 kg 3 September
 Silver Peter Rosenmeier Table tennis Men's individual class 6 28 August
 Bronze Daniel Wagner Athletics Men's long jump T63 28 August

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Two athletes have qualified to compete.

Men's track
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Christian Lykkeby Olsen 1500m T46 — 4:00.16 7
Daniel Wagner 100m T63 12.61 2 Q 12.37 =SB 4
Men's field
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Daniel Wagner Long jump T63 7.07 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Women's field
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Bjørk Kjellman Nørremark Long jump F64 4.77 11
Kristel Walther Discus throw F64 34.16 PB 6

Badminton

Main articles: Badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and Badminton at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification
Athlete Event Group stage Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Cathrine Rosengren Women's singles SU5  Sugino (JPN)
L (21–15, 13–21, 15–21) 		 Kameyama (JPN)
L (20–22, 13–21) 		3 did not advance

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Denmark have secured quotas in cycling.

Road

Athlete Event Result Rank
Kim Christiansen Men's time trial H4 45:19.19 10
Men's road race H4 -1 Lap 9

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Denmark sent four athletes after they qualified.[1]

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Denmark have qualified one swimmer to compete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[2]

Women
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Amalie Vinther Women's 50m freestyle S8 35.16 12 did not advance
Women's 400m freestyle S8 — 5:22.44 7
Women's 100m breaststroke SB7 1:48.79 8 Q 1:47.84 8
Women's 200m individual medley SM8 3:12.70 8 Q 3:11.29 7

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Denmark entered one athletes into the table tennis competition at the games. Peter Rosenmeier qualified from 2019 ITTF European Para Championships which was held in Helsingborg, Sweden.[3]

Men
Athlete Event Group Stage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Peter Rosenmeier Individual C6  Seidenfeld (USA)
W 3-2
(9-11, 7-11, 9-11, 11,8) 		 Parenzan (ITA)
W 3-0
(14,12, 11-6, 11-7) 		1 Q  Chen (CHN)
W 3-1
(11-6, 8-11, 11-8, 11-8) 		 Thainiyom (THA)
W 3-1
(11-8, 11-7, 11-13, 11-5) 		 Seidenfeld (USA)
L 0-3
(9-11, 9-11, 8-11) 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Taekwondo

Main article: Taekwondo at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Denmark qualified one athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. Lisa Gjessing will compete after placing first in world ranking, to booked one of six available quotas.

Athlete Event First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Lisa Gjessing Women's –58 kg  Abohegazy (EGY)
W (14-3) 		 Fernandes (BRA)
W (8-6) 		 Munro (GBR)
W (32-14) 		1st place, gold medalist(s)

Wheelchair rugby

Main article: Wheelchair rugby at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Denmark national wheelchair rugby team qualified for the Games for the first time by finishing top two at the 2019 European Championship Division A in Vejle.[4]

Team roster
  • Team event – 1 team of 12 players
Squad Group stage Semifinal Final Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Denmark national team  Australia
W 54-53 		 Japan
L 51-60 		 France
L 50-52 		4 Did not advance 7th place match:
 New Zealand
W 56-53 		7
Group stage
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan (H) 3 3 0 0 170 155 +15 6 Semi-finals
2  Australia 3 1 0 2 156 159 −3 2
3  France 3 1 0 2 151 153 −2 2 Fifth place Match
4  Denmark 3 1 0 2 155 165 −10 2 Seventh place Match
Source: Tokyo2020
(H) Hosts
Australia 53–54 Denmark
Japan 60–51 Denmark
France 52–50 Denmark
Seventh place match
Denmark 56–53 New Zealand

See also

References

  1. ^ "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-04-30.
  2. ^ "Swimmer ready for the Paralympic Games for third time (in Danish)". dif.dk. 20 May 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-11-24.
  3. ^ "2019 Para Table Tennis Calendar". International Table Tennis Federation. 16 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Great Britain to play Denmark in final at IWRF European Championship". International Wheelchair Rugby Federation. 10 August 2019. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021.