Denmark at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

Denmark sent to the Paralympic Summer Games in 2012 in London, consisting of 28 athletes team. From Disabled Sports Association Dansk Handicap Idræts - Forbund was as flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the table tennis player and gold medalist in 2008, Peter Rose Meier ( born 1984 ), selected for which there is already the third Paralympics participation in a row. The Dannebrog at the graduation ceremony held the float Jonas Larsen, who swam five personal bests during the games in its class and set a new national record in the 100m freestyle. For the dressing, the yield of five medals corresponded to an acceptable level, even if seven medals were thought possible in advance.

  • 2.1 Goalball
  • 2.2 Athletics
  • 2.3 Cycling
  • 2.4 riding
  • 2.5 Shooting
  • 2.6 Swimming
  • 2.7 Sailing
  • 2.8 Table Tennis

Medals

Performance Fees

Team Danmark decided in advance to increase the performance fees of Paralympic medalists: namely to 50,000 DKK for a gold medal and a bronze medal for 17,500 DKK ( 35,000 DKK would it have been for a silver medal ).

Participants per sport

Goalball

Women:

  • Karina Jorgensen
  • Maria Larsen
  • Mette Nissen Praestegaard
  • Kamilla Ryding
  • Elizabeth Weichel

Athletics

Women

  • Marianne Maiboll
  • Mikael Andersen
  • Jackie Christiansen
  • Jacob Dahl
  • Ronni Jensen
  • Daniel Jorgensen

Cycling

Men:

  • Thomas Gerlach
  • Alan Schmidt

Riding

Women:

  • Annika Dalskov
  • Line Jorgensen
  • Caroline Nielsen
  • Liselotte Rose Hart
  • Susanne Sunesen

Women:

  • Berit Gejl

Men:

  • Jonas Andersen

Swimming

Women

  • Amalie Vinther

Men:

  • Lasse Winther Andersen
  • Mikkel Asmussen
  • Jonas Larsen
  • Niels Mortensen Korfitz
  • Kasper Zysek

Sailing

Men:

  • As Jens Andersen

Table tennis

Men:

  • Peter Rose Meier
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