Denmark competed at the
2004 Summer Paralympics
)
, nations = 136
, athletes = 3,806
, events = 519 in 19 sports
, opening = 17 September
, closing = 28 September
, opened_by = President Costis Stephanopoulos
, cauldron = Georgios Toptsis
, stadium = Olympic ...
in
Athens,
Greece. The team included 32 athletes, 22 men and 10 women. Competitors from Denmark won 15 medals, including 5 gold, 3 silver and 7 bronze to finish 29th in the
medal table.
Medallists
Sports
Athletics
Men's field
Boccia
Cycling
Women
Equestrian
Individuals
Team
Goalball
The men's goalball team won the gold medal after defeating
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
in the gold medal match.
Players
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Martin Enggaard Pedersen
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Kenneth Hansen
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Soren Holmgren Jensen
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Ricky Nielsen
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Peter Weichel
Tournament
Sailing
Shooting
Men
Women
Swimming
Men
Women
Table tennis
Men
See also
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Denmark at the Paralympics
Denmark made its Paralympic Games début at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv with a delegation of eight competitors, in swimming and table tennis. The country has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics, and in eve ...
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Denmark at the 2004 Summer Olympics
References
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Nations at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
2004
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Events January
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Summer Paralympics
The Summer Paralympics also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, are an international multi-sport event where athletes with physical disabilities compete. This includes athletes with mobility disabilities, amputations, blindness, and cerebral ...