Denmark competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. In partial support of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics, Denmark competed under the Olympic Flag instead of its national flag. 58 competitors, 55 men and 3 women, took part in 30 events in 13 sports.
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Medalists
Gold
Hans Kjeld Rasmussen — Shooting, Men's Skeet
Valdemar Bandolowski, Erik Hansen and Poul Richard Høj Jensen — Sailing, Men's Soling
Silver
Peter Due and Per Kjærgaard — Sailing, Men's Tornado
Bronze
Hans-Henrik Ørsted — Cycling, Men's 4.000 metres Individual Pursuit
Susanne Nielsson — Swimming, Women's 100 metres Breaststroke
Athletics
Men's 400 metres
Jens Smedegaard Hansen
Men's Marathon
Jorn Lauenborg
Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Boxing
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
Jesper Garnell
First Round — Defeated Sylvain Rajefiarison (Madagascar) on points (5-0)
Second Round — Lost to Galsandorj Batbileg (Mongolia) on points (1-4)
Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)
Ole Svendsen
First Round — Lost to Michael Pillay (Seychelles) on points (1-4)
Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
Michael Madsen
First Round — Defeated Csaba Kuzma (Hungary) on points (3-2)
Second Round — Lost to Ricardo Rojas (Cuba) on points (1-4)
Canoeing
Men's Canadian Singles, 1,000 metres
Hans Christian Lassen
Cycling
Eleven cyclists represented Denmark in 1980.
Road
Individual road race
Henning Jørgensen
Verner Blaudzun
Allan Jacobsen
Per Sandahl Jørgensen
Team time trial
Per Kærsgaard Laursen
Michael Markussen
Jesper Worre
Jørgen V. Pedersen
Track
Sprint
Henrik Salée
1000m time trial
Bjarne Sørensen
Individual pursuit
Hans-Henrik Ørsted
Diving
Men's Platform
Claus Thomsen
Fencing
Women's foil
Max Madsen
Handball
Men's team competition
Preliminary Round (Group A)
Defeated Cuba (30-18)
Lost to Spain (19-20)
Lost to Poland (12-26)
Lost to Hungary (15-16)
Lost to East Germany (20-24)
Classification Match
9th/10th place: Defeated Algeria (28-20) → 9th place
Team Roster
Ole Nørskov Sørensen
Michael Jørn Berg
Andres Dahl-Nielsen
Thomas Pazyj
Bjarne Jeppesen
Iver Grunnet
Morten Stig Christensen
Carsten Haurum
Palle Jensen
Erik Bue Pedersen
Hans Henrik Hattesen
Mogens Jeppesen
Poul Kjaer Poulsen
Per Skaarup
Rowing
Men's coxless pairs
Michael Jessen
Erik Christiansen
Men's quadruple sculls
Reiner Modest
Per Rasmussen
Morten Espersen
Ole Bloch Jensen
Women's single sculls
Lise Justesen
Sailing
Open
Shooting
Open
Swimming
Women's 100m Breaststroke
Susanne Nielsson
Heats — 1:11.58
Final — 1:11.16 (→ Bronze Medal)
Women's 200m Breaststroke
Susanne Nielsson
Final — 2:32.75 (→ 4th place)
Women's 400m Individual Medley
Susanne Nielsson
Heats — did not start (→ did not advance)
Weightlifting
Men's Light Heavyweight
Erling Johansen
Wrestling
Men's Welterweight, Greco-Roman
Kaj Jægergaard Hansen
Men's Heavyweight, Greco-Roman
Svend Erik Studsgaard