title: Denmark at the 1984 Summer Olympics
text: # Denmark at the 1984 Summer Olympics
  
  Denmark competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 60 competitors, 49 men and 11 women, took part in 33 events in 11 sports.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Silver | Ole Riber Rasmussen | Shooting | Mixed skeet | 4 August |
  | Silver | Henning Lynge Jakobsen | Canoeing | Men's C-1 500 metres | 10 August |
  | Silver | Anne Grethe Jensen | Equestrian | Individual dressage | 10 August |
  | Bronze | Hanne Eriksen Birgitte Hanel Lotte Koefoed Bodil Steen Rasmussen Jette Sørensen | Rowing | Women's quadruple sculls | 4 August |
  | Bronze | Michael Jessen Lars Nielsen Per Rasmussen Erik Christiansen | Rowing | Men's coxless four | 5 August |
  | Bronze | Henning Lynge Jakobsen | Canoeing | Men's C-1 1000 metres | 11 August |
  
  ## Athletics
  
  Men's Marathon
  
  * Henrik Jørgensen — 2:15:55 (→ 19th place)
  * Allan Zachariassen — 2:17:10 (→ 25th place)
  
  Women's Marathon
  
  * Dorthe Rasmussen
     * Final — 2:33:40 (→ 13th place)
  
  ## Cycling
  
  Thirteen cyclists, twelve men and one woman, represented Denmark in 1984.
  
  ### Men's individual road race
  
  * Per Pedersen — +11:46 (→ 24th place)
  * Kim Eriksen — +15:30 (→ 40th place)
  * Ole Byriel — did not finish (→ no ranking)
  * Søren Lilholt — did not finish (→ no ranking)
  
  ### Team time trial
  
  * John Carlsen
  * Kim Eriksen
  * Lars Jensen
  * Søren Lilholt
  
  ### 1000m time trial
  
  * Claus Rasmussen
  
  ### Individual pursuit
  
  * Jørgen V. Pedersen
  * Henning Larsen
  
  ### Team pursuit
  
  * Dan Frost
  * Michael Markussen
  * Jørgen V. Pedersen
  * Brian Holm
  
  ### Points race
  
  * Michael Markussen
  * Brian Holm
  
  ### Women's individual road race
  
  * Helle Sørensen — 2:13:28 (→ 7th place)
  
  ## Handball
  
  ### Men's Team Competition
  
  * Preliminary Round (Group B)
     * Defeated Spain (21–16)
     * Defeated South Korea (31–28)
     * Defeated United States (19–16)
     * Defeated Sweden (26–19)
     * Lost to West Germany (18–20)
  * Bronze Medal Match
     * Lost to Romania (19–23) → Fourth place
  * Team Roster
     * Morten Stig Christensen
     * Anders Dahl-Nielsen
     * Peter Fenger
     * Jørgen Gluver
     * Hans Hattesen
     * Carsten Haurum
     * Klaus Jensen
     * Mogens Jeppesen
     * Keld Nielsen
     * Erik Rasmussen
     * Jens Roepstorff
     * Per Skaarup
     * Poul Sørensen
     * Mikael Strøm
  
  ## Sailing
  
  ### Open
  
  | Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Net points | Final rank |
  | Jørgen Bojsen-Møller Jacob Bojsen-Møller | Flying Dutchman | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 52.4 | 4 |
  | Paul Elvstrøm Trine Elvstrøm-Myralf | Tornado | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 51.1 | 4 |
  | Jesper Bank Thomas Andersen Jan Mathiasen | Soling | 8 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 92.5 | 12 |
  
  ## Swimming
  
  Men's 100m Freestyle
  
  * Peter Rohde
     * Heat — 51.40
     * B-Final — 51.98 (→ 16th place)
  * Franz Mortensen
     * Heat — 52.22 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
  
  Men's 200m Freestyle
  
  * Franz Mortensen
     * Heat — 1:54.09 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
  
  Men's 400m Freestyle
  
  * Franz Mortensen
     * Heat — 4:11.97 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
  
  Men's 100m Butterfly
  
  * Søren Østberg
     * Heat — 55.73
     * B-Final — 56.04 (→ 15th place)
  
  Men's 200m Butterfly
  
  * Søren Østberg
     * Heat — 2:06.12 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
  
  Men's 200m Individual Medley
  
  * Peter Rohde
     * Heat — 2:07.93
     * B-Final — 2:07.10 (→ 13th place)
  