Denmark at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Denmark competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. They had athletes participating in athletics, cycling, equestrian, shooting, swimming and table tennis. They won a total of seven medals; one gold, two silver and four bronze.

Denmark at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeDEN
NPCParalympic Committee Denmark
Websitewww.paralympic.dk
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors21 in 6 sports
Flag bearer Annika Lykke Dalskov Risum
Medals
Ranked 51st
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
4
Total
7
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Disability classifications
Main article: Disability sport classification

Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[1][2] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.[3]

Medallists
MedalNameSportEventDate
 GoldPeter RosenmeierTable tennisMen's singles class 611 September
 SilverSusanne SunesenEquestrianIndividual Championship test grade III13 September
 SilverDaniel JørgensenAthleticsMen's 100 m T4215 September
 BronzeJonas LarsenSwimmingMen's 150 m individual medley SM412 September
 BronzeStinna KaastrupEquestrianIndividual Championship test grade Ib14 September
 BronzeStinna KaastrupEquestrianIndividual Freestyle test grade Ib16 September
 BronzeDaniel JørgensenAthleticsMen's long jump T4217 September
Medals by sport
Sport Total
Table tennis1001
Equestrian0123
Athletics0112
Swimming0011
Total1247

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Ebbe Blichfeldt Men's 1500 m T54 3:13.08 8 did not advance
Men's 5000 m T54 11:42.20 9 did not advance
Mohamed Hersi Men's 1500 m T20 — 4:11.41 9
Ronni Jensen Men's discus throw F37 — 48.10 5
Frida Jerso Women's discus throw F55 — 16.01 9
Daniel Jørgensen Men's 100 m T42 12.47 2 Q 12.32 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Men's 200 m T42 25.26 3 Q 25.20 5
Men's long jump T42 — 6.57 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Christoffer Vienberg Men's 1500 m T38 — 4:31.68 5
Kristel Walther Women's discus throw F44 — 25.15 9

Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Road
Athlete Event Time Rank
Kim Klüver Christiansen Men's road race H4 1:28:59 8
Men's time trial H4 28:55.71 4
Michael Jorgensen Men's road race H4 1:33:00 9
Men's time trial H4 30:12.53 9

Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

The country qualified to participate in the team event at the Rio Games.[4] They earned an additional individual slot via the Para Equestrian Individual Ranking List Allocation method.[5]

Individual
Athlete Horse Event Final
Result Rank
Stinna Kaastrup Smarties Individual Championship test grade Ib 73.966 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Individual Freestyle test grade Ib 74.750 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Annika Lykke Dalskov Risum Aros A Fenris Individual Championship test grade III 70.122 5
Individual Freestyle test grade III 73.050 4
Caroline Nielsen Leon Individual Championship test grade II 69.057 6
Individual Freestyle test grade II 72.750 5
Susanne Sunesen Que Faire Individual Championship test grade III 72.171 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Individual Freestyle test grade III 72.600 5
Team
Athlete Horse Event Individual score Total
TT CT Total Score Rank
Stinna Kaastrup See above Team 71.680 73.966 145.646 428.229 4
Annika Lykke Dalskov Risum 70.132 70.122 140.254
Caroline Nielsen 68.412 # 69.057 # 137.469
Susanne Sunesen 70.158 72.171 142.329

"#" indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

The first opportunity to qualify for shooting at the Rio Games took place at the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships in Suhl. Shooters earned spots for their NPC. The United Arab Emirates earned a qualifying spot at this competition in the R5 – 10m Air Rifle Prone Mixed SH2 event as a result of the performance of Johnny Andersen.[6][7][8]

Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Johnny Andersen Mixed 10 m air rifle prone SH2 627.4 28 — did not advance
Mixed 10 m air rifle standing SH2 622.8 22 — did not advance

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Lasse Andersen 50 m freestyle S10 26.51 16 did not advance
100 m freestyle S10 58.78 20 did not advance
100 m butterfly S10 1:00.75 9 did not advance
Jonas Larsen 50 m freestyle S5 37.82 12 did not advance
100 m freestyle S5 1:25.25 12 did not advance
200 m freestyle S5 3:00.41 11 did not advance
50 m breaststroke SB3 54.77 10 did not advance
50 m backstroke S5 44.18 9 did not advance
150 m individual medley SM4 2:35.95 3 Q 2:33.67 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Niels Mortensen 50 m freestyle S8 28.40 12 did not advance
100 m freestyle S8 1:02.96 11 did not advance
100 m butterfly S8 1:05.99 9 did not advance
100 m backstroke S8 1:10.41 8 Q 1:09.62 8
200 m individual medley SM8 2:32.98 7 Q 2:29.77 7
Women
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Amalie Vinther 50 m freestyle S8 33.89 12 did not advance
100 m freestyle S8 1:11.90 9 did not advance
400 m freestyle S8 5:13.99 5 Q 5:12.01 5
100 m butterfly S8 1:27.78 11 did not advance
200 m individual medley SM8 3:08.16 11 did not advance

Table tennis
Main article: Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Men
Athlete Event Group Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Michal Jensen Singles class 6  Thainiyom (THA)
L 0–3		  Bobrov (ISR)
W 3–1		 2 Q  Simion (ROU)
L 2–3		 did not advance
Peter Rosenmeier  Alecci (ITA)
W 3–2		  Seoane Alcaraz (ESP)
W 3–1		 1 Q Bye  Simion (ROU)
W 3–0		  Park (KOR)
W 3–1		  Valera Munoz Vargas (ESP)
W 3–2		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Michal Jensen
Peter Rosenmeier		 Team class 6-8 —  Germany (GER)
L 0–2		 did not advance 9[9]
Women
Athlete Event Group Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Sophie Walløe Singles class 10  Partyka (POL)
L 0–3		  Umran (TUR)
W 3–0		  Tapper (AUS)
W 3–2		 2 Q —  Yang (CHN)
L 0–3		  Costa Alexandre (BRA)
L 0–3		 4

See also

References
  1. "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  2. "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  4. "EQUESTRIAN" (PDF). FEI. International Paralympic Committee. August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  5. "EQUESTRIAN" (PDF). FEI. International Paralympic Committee. August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  6. "Shooters from 28 countries claim 63 spots at Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  7. "Shooting Qualification" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  8. "Official Results Book" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  9. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2016-09-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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