Denmark at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Denmark competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. This is a list of all of the Danish athletes who qualified for the Olympics and their results. The goal set out by Team Danmark and the Danish Sports' Union was seven medals. The distribution of gold, silver and bronze medals in this goal were not specified.
Team Danmark and DIF believed Denmark had the best chances of winning a medal in wrestling, cycling, handball, the equestrian events, rowing, athletics, badminton and sailing, but hoped to see table tennis and triathlon make the podium as well.
The entire Danish Olympic squad was announced on June 21, 2008 with final confirmation on July 8.
On August 14, placing third in the equestrian team dressage event, Denmark won its first medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Eskild Ebbesen Thomas Ebert Morten Jørgensen | Rowing | Men's lightweight coxless four | |
| Jonas Warrer | Sailing | 49er class | |
Jens-Erik Madsen Michael Mørkøv Alex Nicki Rasmussen Michael Færk Christensen | Cycling | Men's team pursuit | |
René Holten Poulsen | Canoeing | Men's K-2 1000 m | |
Nathalie Zu Sayn-Wittgenstein Anne Van Olst | Equestrian | Team dressage | |
| Swimming | Women's 800 m freestyle | ||
Mads Rasmussen | Rowing | Men's lightweight double sculls |
Archery
Athletics
;Men;Women
Badminton
;Men;Women
;Mixed
Canoeing
Sprint
Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to finalCycling
Road
Track
;Pursuit;Omnium
| Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
| Daniel Kreutzfeldt | Men's points race | 29 | 1 | 6 |
| Trine Schmidt | Women's points race | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Michael Mørkøv Alex Rasmussen | Men's madison | 14 | −1 | 6 |
Mountain biking
;Men| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Jakob Fuglsang | Men's cross-country | 2:06:41 | 25 |
| Klaus Nielsen | Men's cross-country | 31 |
BMX
Equestrian
Dressage
Eventing
Gymnastics
Trampoline
Handball
Men's tournament
;Roster;Group play
;Quarterfinal
;Classification semifinal
;7th–8th place
Rowing
;Men;Women
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A ; FB=Final B ; FC=Final C ; FD=Final D ; FE=Final E ; FF=Final F ; SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Sailing
;Men;Women
;Open
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled;
Shooting
;MenSwimming
;Men;Women
Table tennis
Tennis
Triathlon
| Athlete | Event | Swim | Trans 1 | Bike | Trans 2 | Run | Total Time | Rank |
| Rasmus Henning | Men's | 18:18 | 0:26 | 58:57 | 0:28 | 31:48 | 1:49:57.47 | 8 |