Denmark competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, Korea. 78 competitors, 57 men and 21 women, took part in 73 events in 15 sports.
Dan Frost — Cycling, Men's Points Race
Jørgen Bojsen-Møller and Christian Grønborg — Sailing, Men's Flying Dutchman Class
Benny Nielsen — Swimming, Men's 200 metres Butterfly
Jesper Bank, Steen Secher and Jan Mathiasen — Sailing, Men's Soling Class
After two Olympiads without competing in archery, Denmark returned to the sport in 1988. Three men competed, placing 11th as a team and no higher than 23rd as individuals.
Men's Individual Competition:
Henrik Toft — 1/8 final (→ 23rd place)
Jan Jacobsen — Preliminary round (→ 25th place)
Niels Gammelgaard — Preliminary round (→ 56th place)
Men's Team Competition:
Toft, Jacobsen, and Gammelgaard — Semifinal (→ 11th place)
Men's 1,500 metres
Mogens Guldberg
Men's Marathon
Henrik Jørgensen
Final — 2:16.40 (→ 22nd place)
Men's 110 metres Hurdles
Erik Jensen
Men's Decathlon
Lars Warming — 7859 points (→ 19th place)
- 100 metres — 11.07s
- Long Jump — 7.04m
- Shot Put — 13.41m
- High Jump — 1.94m
- 400 metres — 47.97s
- 110m Hurdles — 14.49s
- Discus Throw — 40.38m
- Pole Vault — 4.80m
- Javelin Throw — 51.50m
- 1.500 metres — 4:22.41s
Women's Long Jump
Lene Demsitz
Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
Johnny Bredahl
First Round — Lost to Hamed Halbouni (SYR), RSC-2
Men's Light-Welterweight
Søren Søndergaard
Men's Light-Middleweight
Johnny de Lima
Men's Light-Heavyweight
Niels Madsen
Men's Heavyweight
Claus Børge Nielsen
Nine cyclists, eight men and one woman, represented Denmark in 1988. Dan Frost won gold in the points race.
Men's road race
Tommy Nielsen
Peter Meinert Nielsen
Men's 1 km time trial
Kenneth Røpke
Men's individual pursuit
Peter Clausen
Men's team pursuit
Peter Clausen
Dan Frost
Jimmi Madsen
Lars Olsen
Ken Frost
Men's points race
Dan Frost
Women's road race
Karina Skibby — 2:00:52 (→ 42nd place)
One male pentathlete represented Denmark in 1988.
Men's Individual Competition:
Tue Hellstem — 4940pts (→ 27th place)
Men's Team Competition:
Hellstem — 4940pts (→ 21st place)
Men's 50m Freestyle
Vagn Høgholm
Heat — 23.50 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Peter Rohde
Heat — 23.70 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Men's 100m Freestyle
Franz Mortensen
Heat — 50.74
B-Final — 51.05 (→ 13th place)
Peter Rohde
Heat — 51.38 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Men's 200m Freestyle
Franz Mortensen
Heat — 1:51.15
B-Final — 1:51.44 (→ 13th place)
Jan Patvel Larsen
Heat — 1:53.61 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
Men's 400m Freestyle
Claus Christensen
Heat — 4:00.46 (→ did not advance, 31st place)
Men's 100m Backstroke
Lars Sørensen
Heat — 58.01 (→ did not advance, 21st place)
Men's 200m Backstroke
Lars Sørensen
Heat — 2:05.73 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Men's 100m Breaststroke
Lars Sørensen
Heat — 1:06.30 (→ did not advance, 47th place)
Men's 200m Breaststroke
Christian Toft
Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Men's 100m Butterfly
Benny Nielsen
Heat — 54.52
B-Final — 54.77 (→ 11th place)
Men's 200m Butterfly
Benny Nielsen
Heat — 1:59.26
Final — 1:58.24 (→ Silver Medal)
Jan Patvel Larsen
Heat — 2:03.01 (→ did not advance, 23rd place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Franz Mortensen, Vagn Høgholm, Benny Nielsen, and Peter Rohde
Heat — 3:25.15 (→ did not advance, 10th place)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
Franz Mortensen, Claus Christensen, Jan Patvel Larsen, and Peter Rohde
Heat — 7:33.31 (→ did not advance, 11th place)
Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Lars Sørensen, Christian Toft, Benny Nielsen, and Franz Mortensen
Heat — 3:51.97 (→ did not advance, 14th place)
Women's 50m Freestyle
Gitta Jensen
Heat — 26.61 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's 100m Freestyle
Gitta Jensen
Heat — 57.28 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
B-Final — 57.02 (→ 13th place)
Pia Sørensen
Heat — 57.82 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Women's 200m Freestyle
Mette Jacobsen
Heat — 2:01.80
B-Final — 2:01.84 (→ 11th place)
Annette Jørgensen
Heat — 2:04.71 (→ did not advance, 24th place)
Women's 400m Freestyle
Eva Mortensen
Heat — 4:18.06 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Pernille Jensen
Heat — 4:20.96 (→ did not advance, 26th place)
Women's 800m Freestyle
Pernille Jensen
Heat — 8:50.82 (→ did not advance, 18th place)
Eva Mortensen
Heat — 8:53.67 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)
Women's 200m Breaststroke
Pia Sørensen
Heat — 2:38.49 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Women's 200m Butterfly
Mette Jacobsen
Heat — 2:15.78
B-Final — 2:15.60 (→ 13th place)
Women's 200m Individual Medley
Annette Poulsen
Heat — 2:21.83 (→ did not advance, 20th place)
Women's 400m Individual Medley
Annette Poulsen
Heat — 4:54.01
B-Final — 4:54.40 (→ 15th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Mette Jacobsen, Gitta Jensen, Pia Sørensen, and Annette Jørgensen
Heat — 3:48.83
Gitta Jensen, Pia Sørensen, Mette Jacobsen, and Annette Jørgensen
Final — 3:49.25 (→ 8th place)
Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Mette Jacobsen, Pia Sørensen, Annette Jørgensen, and Gitta Jensen
Heat — DSQ (→ did not advance, no ranking)
Women's Singles Competition
Tine Scheuer-Larsen
First Round — Defeated Warda Bouchabou (Algeria) 6-0, 6-1
Second Round — Defeated Wendy Turnbull (Australia) 6-4, 6-3
Third Round — Lost to Natasha Zvereva (Soviet Union) 1-6, 2-6
