Denmark competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Karen Brødsgaard, Katrine Fruelund, Maja Grønbæk, Lotte Kiærskou, Karin Mortensen, Anja Nielsen, Rikke Schmidt, Christina Roslyng, Mette Vestergaard, Anette Hoffmann, Camilla Andersen, Janne Kolling, Lene Rantala, Tina Bøttzau, Tonje Kjærgaard — Handball, Women's Team Competition
Henrik Blakskjær, Thomas Jacobsen, and Jesper Bank — Sailing, Men's Soling Class
Wilson Kipketer — Athletics, Men's 800 metres
Camilla Martin — Badminton, Women's Singles
Torben Grimmel — Shooting, Men's 50m Rifle Prone
Thomas Ebert, Søren Madsen, Eskild Ebbesen, and Victor Feddersen — Rowing, Men's Lightweight Coxless Fours
Men's 800m
Wilson Kipketer
Round 1 — 01:45.57
Semifinal — 01:44.22
Final — 01:45.14 (→ Silver Medal)
Men's Shot Put
Joachim Olsen
Qualifying — 19.41 (→ did not advance)
Men's Hammer Throw
Jan Bielecki
Qualifying — 70.46 (→ did not advance)
Women's Pole Vault
Marie Rasmussen
Qualifying — 4.30
Final — 4.35 (→ 8th place)
Camilla Martin won Denmark's only medal in the Women's Singles event. She took the silver after losing to Gong Zhichao of China in the finals
Men's Singles
Kenneth Jonassen
Round of 64 — Defeated Shon Seung-mo of Korea
Round of 32 — Defeated Ruud Kuijten of Belgium
Round of 16 — Lost to Wong Choong Hann of Malaysia
Peter Gade
Round of 64 — Bye
Round of 32 — Defeated Denis Constantin of Mauritius
Round of 16 — Defeated Fung Permadi of Chinese Taipei
Quarterfinal — Defeated Marlev Mario Mainaky of Indonesia
Semifinal — Lost to Ji Xinpeng of China
Bronze medal match — Lost to Xia Xuanze of China
Poul-Erik Hoyer
Round of 64 — Bye
Round of 32 — Lost to Sun Jun of China
Men's Doubles
Martin Lundgaard Hansen and Lars Paaske
Round of 32 — Defeated Mihail Popov, Svetoslav Stoyanov of Bulgaria
Round of 16 — Lost to Ricky Ahmad Subagja, Rexy Ronald Mainaky of Indonesia
Jim Laugesen and Michael Sogaard
Round of 32 — Bye
Round of 16 — Lost to Tony Gunawan, Candra Wijaya of Indonesia
Jesper Larsen and Jens Eriksen
Round of 32 — Bye
Round of 16 — Defeated Brent Olynyk, Bryan Moody of Canada
Quarterfinal — Lost to Lee Dong-soo, Yoo Yong-sung of Korea
Women's Singles
Mette Sorensen
Round of 64 — Defeated Sujitra Eakmongkolpaisarn of Thailand
Round of 32 — Defeated Takako Ida of Japan
Round of 16 — Lost to Ye Zhaoying of China
Camilla Martin
Round of 64 — Bye
Round of 32 — Defeated Ellen Angelinawaty of Indonesia
Round of 16 — Defeated Kelly Morgan of Great Britain
Quarterfinal — Defeated Mia Audina Tjiptawan of Netherlands
Semifinal — Defeated Dai Yun of China
Gold medal match — Lost to Gong Zhichao of China — → Silver Medal
Women's Doubles
Ann-Lou Jorgensen and Mette Schjoldager
Round of 32 — Defeated Elena Nozdran, Viktoriya Yevtushenko of Ukraine
Round of 16 — Lost to Eti Lesmina Tantra, Chynthia Tuwankotta of Indonesia
Ann Jorgensen and Majken Vange
Round of 32 — Lost to Nicole Grether, Karen Stechmann of Germany
Rikke Olsen and Helene Kirkegaard
Round of 32 — Defeated Wanting Ling, Wai Chee Louisa Koon of Hong Kong
Round of 16 — Defeated Marina Yakusheva, Irina Rousliakova of Russia
Quarterfinal — Lost to Ra Kyung-min, Jae Hee Chung of Korea
Mixed Doubles
Jon Holst-Christensen and Ann Jorgdenson
Round of 32 — Defeated Lee Dong-soo, Lee Hyo-jung of Korea
Round of 16 — Lost to Simon Archer, Joanne Goode of Great Britain
Michael Sogaard and Rikke Olsen
Round of 32 — Bye
Round of 16 — Defeated Mike Beres, Kara Solmundson of Canada
Quarterfinal — Defeated Bambang Suprianto, Zelin Resiana of Indonesia
Semifinal — Lost to Zhang Jun, Gao Ling of China
Bronze medal match — Lost to Simon Archer, Joanne Goode of Great Britain
Jens Eriksen and Mette Schjoldager
Round of 32 — Bye
Round of 16 — Defeated Michael Keck, Nicol Pitro of Germany
Quarterfinal — Lost to Tri Kusharyanto, Minarti Timur of Indonesia
Men's competition
Men's Kayak Singles 1000m
Torsten Tranum
Qualifying Heat — 03:35.841
Semifinal — 03:38.865
Final — 03:37.811 (→ 6th place)
Men's Kayak Doubles 500m
Paw Madsen, Jesper Staal
Qualifying Heat — 01:32.613
Semifinal — 01:32.867 (→ did not advance)
Men's Kayak Doubles 1,000m
Paw Madsen, Jesper Staal
Qualifying Heat — 03:16.989
Semifinal — 03:18.206 (→ did not advance)
Men's Cross Country Mountain Bike
Michael Rasmussen
Final — 2:18:15.57 (→ 22nd place)
Jesper Agergaard
Final — Lapped
Men's Individual Time Trial
Michael Sandstød
Final — DNF
Men's Road Race
Frank Høj
Final — 5:30:34 (→ 6th place)
Nicki Sørensen
Final — 5:30:46 (→ 40th place)
Rolf Sørensen
Final — 5:30:46 (→ 59th place)
Lars Michaelsen
Final — DNF
Michael Sandstød
Final — DNF
Men's Point Race
Jimmi Madsen
Points — 0
Laps Down — 2 (→ 23rd place)
Men's Madison
Jakob Storm Piil, Jimmi Madsen
Final — 5 (→ 12th place)
Denmark competed in seven events during the Sailing competition in Sydney and won one gold medal.
Men's Single Handed Dinghy (Finn)
Lasse Hjortnæs
Race 1 — 21
Race 2 — 21
Race 3 — (23)
Race 4 — 12
Race 5 — 13
Race 6 — 6
Race 7 — (26) DNF
Race 8 — 17
Race 9 — 21
Race 10 — 13
Race 11 — 14
Final — 138 (→ 20th place)
Men's Laser
Peter Rønholt
Race 1 — 17
Race 2 — (32)
Race 3 — 12
Race 4 — 4
Race 5 — 10
Race 6 — (24)
Race 7 — 6
Race 8 — 9
Race 9 — 17
Race 10 — 11
Race 11 — 1
Final — 103 (→ 13th place)
Men's Tornado
Stig Raagaard Hansen and Helene Raagaard Hansen
Race 1 — 14
Race 2 — 15
Race 3 — (16)
Race 4 — 6
Race 5 — 11
Race 6 — 9
Race 7 — 10
Race 8 — 12
Race 9 — 7
Race 10 — 12
Race 11 — (17) OCS
Final — 96 (→ 14th place)
Men's Three Handed Keelboat (Soling)
Jesper Bank, Henrik Blakskjær and Thomas Jacobsen
Round Robin Group 2 (4-1) — 4 Points
Quarterfinals — (4-1) — 4 points
Semifinals — Defeated Norway
Finals — Defeated Germany (→ Gold Medal)
Women's Single Handed Dinghy (Europe)
Kristine Roug
Race 1 — 5
Race 2 — 21
Race 3 — 2
Race 4 — 1
Race 5 — 10
Race 6 — 6
Race 7 — 4
Race 8 — (28) OCS
Race 9 — 16
Race 10 — 19
Race 11 — (28) OCS
Final — 84 (→ 10th place)
Women's Double Handed Dinghy (470)
Susanne Ward and Michaela Ward
Race 1 — 3
Race 2 — 10
Race 3 — 11
Race 4 — 11
Race 5 — (18)
Race 6 — (17)
Race 7 — 4
Race 8 — 7
Race 9 — 15
Race 10 — 8
Race 11 — 2
Final — 71 (→ 10th place)
Mixed High Performance Two Handed Dinghy (49er)
Michael Hestbæk and Jonatan Aage Persson
Race 1 — 8
Race 2 — 2
Race 3 — 7
Race 4 — 13
Race 5 — (17)
Race 6 — 8
Race 7 — 9
Race 8 — 8
Race 9 — 16
Race 10 — 12
Race 11 — 2
Race 12 — 5
Race 13 — (18) OCS
Race 14 — 2
Race 15 — 7
Race 16 — 9
Final — 108 (→ 9th place)
Men's 200m Freestyle
Jacob Carstensen
Preliminary Heat — 1:50.41 (→ did not advance)
Men's 400m Freestyle
Jacob Carstensen
Preliminary Heat — 03:54.14 (→ did not advance)
Men's 100m Butterfly
Dennis Otzen Jensen
Preliminary Heat — 55.70 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle
Dennis Otzen Jensen, Henrik Steen Andersen, Jeppe Nielsen, and Jacob Carstensen
Preliminary Heat — 03:24.78 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle
Jacob Carstensen, Henrik Steen Andersen, Jeppe Nielsen, and Dennis Otzen Jensen
Preliminary Heat — 07:24.63 (→ did not advance)
Women's 50m Freestyle
Mette Jacobsen
Preliminary Heat — 25.96 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100m Butterfly
Mette Jacobsen
Preliminary Heat — 59.45
Semi-final — 59.75 (→ did not advance)
Sophia Skou
Preliminary Heat — 59.79
Semi-final — 59.89 (→ did not advance)
Women's 200m Butterfly
Mette Jacobsen
Preliminary Heat — 02:09.30
Semi-final — 02:08.11
Final — 02:08.24 (→ 4th place)
Sophia Skou
Preliminary Heat — 02:11.35
Semi-final — 02:11.07 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100m Backstroke
Louise Ørnstedt
Preliminary Heat — 01:01.98
Semi-final — 01:01.69
Final — 01:02.02 (→ 8th place)
Women's 200m Backstroke
Louise Ørnstedt
Preliminary Heat — 02:13.61
Semi-final — 02:14.24 (→ did not advance)
Women's Individual Competition:
Marie Overbye — 2:07:17.51 (→ 28th place)
Men's Individual Competition:
Jan Knobelauch Hansen — 1:55:42.06 (→ 44th place)