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Denmark
Key Facts
Top medal sports
(pre-2012)
Capital
Copenhagen
Population
5,500,000
Size
43,098km²
Languages
- Danish
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Knapkova wins single sculls gold
World champion Mirka Knapkova wins the women's single sculls gold with a dominant rowing performance at Eton Dorney.
4 Aug 12
Hunter and Purchase take silver
4 Aug 12
Great Britain's Mark Hunter and Zac Purchase narrowly fail to defend their lightweight men's double sculls title, beaten to the line by Denmark.
GB men suffer defeat by Argentina
2 Aug 12
Great Britain men's handball team suffer their third defeat in a row after losing to Argentina.
GB lightweight four take silver
2 Aug 12
Great Britain's lightweight four of Richard and Peter Chambers, Rob Williams and Chris Bartley win Olympics silver.
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Denmark at the Olympics
29 London 2012 ranking
30 Beijing 2008 ranking
1896 First Olympic appearance
Athletes from Denmark
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Christinna Pedersen 
Badminton Medallist -
Mathias Boe Badminton Medallist -
Lasse Norman Hansen Cycling - Track Medallist -
Peter Lang Sailing Medallist -
Jacob Barsoe Rowing Medallist -
Rasmus Quist Rowing Medallist -
Morten Jorgensen Rowing Medallist -
Fie Udby Erichsen Rowing Medallist -
Joachim Fischer Badminton Medallist -
Anders Golding Shooting Medallist -
Mads Rasmussen Rowing Medallist -
Allan Norregaard Sailing Medallist
Picture Galleries
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London 2012 Olympics: Day 10 Photo Gallery The best pictures from Day 10 of the London 2012 Olympics.
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowing | 1 | 1 | 1 | RANK 4 |
| Cycling - Track | 1 | 0 | 0 | RANK 4 |
| Sailing | 0 | 1 | 1 | RANK 8 |
Medal Table
| Rank | Country |
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Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States
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46 | 29 | 29 | 104 |
| 2 |
China
|
38 | 27 | 23 | 88 |
| 3 |
Great Britain & N. Ireland
|
29 | 17 | 19 | 65 |
| 29 |
Denmark
(selected)
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2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
Denmark Medallists
- Bronze Allan Norregaard, Peter Lang
Men's 49er - Silver
Jonas Hogh-christensen Men's Finn - Gold
Lasse Norman Hansen Men's Omnium
Team GB
Learn more about the athletes representing Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the 2012 Olympic Games, and catch up on the latest news and gossip surrounding Team GB
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Comment & Analysis
More blogsBBC Sport's Rob Hodgetts watches three-time Olympic gold medallist Ben Ainslie begin his comeback in style