Council of Europe

Denmark

Chief of State : Queen Margrethe II
Head of Government : Mrs Helle Thorning-Schmidt
Minister/ Secretary of State/ Chairman of agency responsible for sports : Minister for Culture, Mr Uffe Elbeak
Chairman of the National Olympic Committee : Mr Niels Nygaard 
Chairman of the National Sports Confederation : Mr Niels Nygaard 

Land surface : 43 094 km²
Population : 5,5 millions(2010)
Capital : Copenhagen
Language : Danish
Currency : Danish krone (DKK)
GDP per capita ($PPP)) : (2010 -World Bank) 39,558 International Dollar

Budget of State (2009):  App. 597.606.700.000 DKK 
Budget of the ministry responsible for sports: 6.100.000.000 DKK. But a number of other areas are also financially supported and sport only receive a minority of the funds. (2009)
Principal financing source for sport: Funds from the national lottery
National sports federations : The National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark 
Danish Gymnastics and Sports Associations 
Danish Companies' Sports Federation
Sports people member of a club : App. 2.000.000 

National and international political priorities in the sports sector (2011).

· Sport for all.
· Fight against doping.
· Sports and youth.
· Sport and school.
· Year 's sporty municipality in 2011 .
· Sport development foundation from 2010 to 2013 with a budget of 40 millions DKK divided in these 4 years.

Organisation of sport in the country (2011)
2011 did not include any changes for the organisation of sport in Denmark.

Results of the last Olympic Games

Summer Games (Beijing, 2008) 
Total of available medals: 7 
Total of won medals: ( 30 th by gold ranking)
Gold: 2 ; Silver: 2 ; Bronze: 3

Winter Games (Vancouver, 2010)
Total of available medals : 0

World champion in 2011 (including non olympic sport): 
Gold 16
Silver 13
Bronze 8

Please find the details below
European champion (in 2011): 
Gold 6
Silver 17
Bronze 14

Please find the details below
National Olympic Committee: www.dif.dk

Links :
Ministry: www.kum.dk

Sports director : 
Ms Bente Skovgaard Kristensen 
Address: Nybrogade 2, 1203 Copehnagen K, DK 
Tel. : +45 3392 9831 
Fax: +45 3391 3388 
E-mail : bsk@kum.dk

EPAS contact:
Name: Mr Hubert SVOLDGAARD
Title: Permanent Representation of denmark to the Council of Europe
Address: 20, avenue de la Paix, 67000 Strasbourg
Tel. : +33 388356949
Fax: +33 388255419
E-mail : hubsvo@um.dk

Cycling

Mountainbike Marathon, damer, individuelt:

Annika Langvad, Team Easton Rockets

Paralympics

Kuglestød, herrer, individuelt:

Jackie Tony Christiansen, Århus 1900

Orientation

Mountainbike-orientering, stafet, herrer, hold:

Bjarke Refslund, OK PAN Århus.
Erik Skovgaard Knudsen, OK PAN Århus.
Lasse Brun Pedersen, FIF Hillerød

Mountainbike-orientering, langdistance, damer, individuelt:

Rikke Kornvig, OK PAN Århus

Runing

Letvægtssinglesculler 2000 m, herrer, individuelt:

Henrik Victor Stephansen, Roklubben Furesø

Ergometerroning, 2000 meter, letvægt, herrer, individuelt:

Henrik Stephansen, Roklubben Furesø

Ergometerroning, 2000 meter, letvægt, damer, individuelt:

Sarah Jürgensen, Bagsværd Roklub

Roller Skating

Roll ball, herrer, hold:

Nicolas Butler, Jesper Hansen, Mike Larsen, David Petersson, Anders Reimer, Oliver Sommer, Simon Vejby - alle fra Vesterbro Starz 

Sailing

Contender, herrer, individuelt:

Bjarke Johnsen – Jyllinge Sejlklub 

H-både, herrer, hold:

Claus Høj Jensen, Karl Kristensen, Frederik Dahl Hansen. Roskilde Sejlklub/Jyllinge Sejlklub

Europa Jolle, herrer, individuelt:

Tobias Hemdorff, Kaløvig Bådelaug

X-35, mix, hold:

Morten Ulrikkeholm, Michael Hestbæk, Niels Gramkov, Thomas Mortensen, René Lokesgaard, Jacob Kirkebæk, Christina Refn, Øystein Ødegaard-Olsen, Anders Kjær

Gliding

Klubklasse, damer, individuelt:

Agnete Olesen, SG-70

Hold, damer, hold:

Agnete Olesen, SG-70 og Helle Lundgren, Vejle

Swimming

1500 m fri - langbane, damer, individuelt:

Lotte Friis, Allerød/Sigma/NTC

100 m fri - langbane, damer, individuelt:

Jeanette Ottesen, Kvik Kastrup/NTC