Denmark made its Paralympic Games début at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv with a delegation of eight competitors, in swimming and table tennis. The country has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, and in every edition of the Winter Games since 1980.Denmark at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
Danish athletes have won a total of 320 Paralympic medals, of which 106 are gold. All but six of these have been won at the Summer Games. Denmark won its first medals in 1976, when Jorn Nielsen notably took three gold medals in track and field. The country was most successful in the 1980s, when it recorded its greatest medal hauls at the Summer Games, and in the 1990s - the only decade during which it won medals at the Winter Paralympics.Denmark at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
Among Denmark's most successful athletes are Ingrid Lauridsen, who swept up six gold medals in athletics in 1984, followed by two more in 1988; Anders Christensen, winner of five gold medals in swimming in 1988; and Connie Hansen, who won a total of nine gold medals in athletics in 1988 and 1992.Denmark at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
Denmark's Winter Paralympics medallists are: Lars Nielsen: silver in the Men's Giant Slalom (B2 category) in 1992 Anne-Mette Bredahl-Christensen: gold in the Women's 7.5 km Free Technique (B1-3) in biathlon, and bronze in two cross-country skiing events, in 1994; then gold in the Women's 5 km Free Technique (B1) in cross-country skiing and bronze in the 7.5 km Free Technique (B1) in biathlon, in 1998.Denmark at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
Medal tallies Summer Paralympics EventGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking1968 Summer Paralympics 0 0 0 0 - 1972 Summer Paralympics 0 0 0 0 -1976 Summer Paralympics 3 0 3 6 24th1980 Summer Paralympics 6 4 7 17 21st1984 Summer Paralympics 30 13 16 59 10th1988 Summer Paralympics 23 19 22 64 11th1992 Summer Paralympics 12 22 12 46 11th1996 Summer Paralympics 7 17 17 41 24th2000 Summer Paralympics 8 8 14 30 19th2004 Summer Paralympics 5 3 7 15 29th2008 Summer Paralympics 3 2 4 9 35th2012 Summer Paralympics 1 0 4 5 50th2016 Summer Paralympics 1 2 4 7 51st2020 Summer Paralympics 3 1 1 5 40th2024 Summer Paralympics 2 3 5 10 38th Total 104 92 114 304
Winter Paralympics EventGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking1980 Winter Paralympics 0 0 0 0 - 1984 Winter Paralympics 0 0 0 0 -1988 Winter Paralympics 0 0 0 0 -1992 Winter Paralympics 0 1 0 1 18th1994 Winter Paralympics 1 0 2 3 16th1998 Winter Paralympics 1 0 1 2 16th2002 Winter Paralympics 0 0 0 0 -2006 Winter Paralympics 0 0 0 0 -2010 Winter Paralympics 0 0 0 0 -2014 Winter Paralympics 0 0 0 0 -2018 Winter Paralympics 0 0 0 0 -2022 Winter Paralympics 0 0 0 0 - Total 2 1 3 6
Multi-medalists Danish athletes who have won at least three gold medals or five or more medals of any colour. No. Athlete Sport Years Games Gender GoldSilverBronzeTotal1Connie Hansen1984-19923F941142Ingrid Lauridsen1980-19924F854173John Petersson1984-20005M627154Anders Christensen1988-19921M505105Henrik Jorgensen1984-1996, 20045M43296Jackie Christiansen2004-20123M32057Jakob Mathiasen1996-20043M22158Peter Rosenmeier2004-20246M2136Ricka Stenger1996-20002F2136
See also Denmark at the Olympics
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