Denmark at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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

• Jens Smedegaard Hansen

• Jorn Lauenborg
• * Final — did not finish

  Boxing

• Jesper Garnell
• * First Round — Defeated Sylvain Rajefiarison on points
• * Second Round — Lost to Galsandorj Batbileg on points

• Ole Svendsen
• * First Round — Lost to Michael Pillay on points

• Michael Madsen
• * First Round — Defeated Csaba Kuzma on points
• * Second Round — Lost to Ricardo Rojas on points

  Canoeing

• Hans Christian Lassen

  Cycling

Road

• Henning Jørgensen
• Verner Blaudzun
• Allan Jacobsen
• Per Sandahl Jørgensen

• Per Kærsgaard Laursen
• Michael Markussen
• Jesper Worre
• Jørgen V. Pedersen

  Track

• Henrik Salée

• Bjarne Sørensen

• Hans-Henrik Ørsted

  Diving

• Claus Thomsen

  Fencing

• Max Madsen

  Handball

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round
• * Defeated Cuba
• * Lost to Spain
• * Lost to Poland
• * Lost to Hungary
• * Lost to East Germany
• Classification Match
• * 9th/10th place: Defeated Algeria → 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

• Michael Jessen
• Erik Christiansen

• Reiner Modest
• Per Rasmussen
• Morten Espersen
• Ole Bloch Jensen

• Lise Justesen

  Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

• Susanne Nielsson
• * Heats — 1:11.58
• * Final — 1:11.16

• Susanne Nielsson
• * Final — 2:32.75

• Susanne Nielsson
• * Heats — did not start

  Weightlifting

• Erling Johansen

  Wrestling

• Kaj Jægergaard Hansen

• Svend Erik Studsgaard