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Denmark
Association	Badminton Denmark
Confederation	Badminton Europe
President	Tore Vilhelmsen
BWF ranking
Current ranking	8 (3 January 2023)
Highest ranking	2 (5 January 2012)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances	17 (first in 1989)
Best result	Runners-up (1999, 2011)
Thomas Cup
Appearances	32 (first in 1949)
Best result	Champions (2016)
Uber Cup
Appearances	22 (first in 1957)
Best result	Runners-up (1957, 1960, 2000)
European Mixed Team Championships
Appearances	27 (first in 1972)
Best result	Champions (1976, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023)
European Men's Team Championships
Appearances	8 (first in 2006)
Best result	Champions (2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)
European Women's Team Championships
Appearances	8 (first in 2006)
Best result	Champions (2008, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020)

The Denmark national badminton team (Danish: Danmarks badmintonlandshold) is a badminton team located in Denmark and represents the nation of Denmark in international badminton team competitions. It is controlled by Badminton Denmark, the governing body for badminton in Denmark.^[1]

Summer Olympic Games edit

As of the 2020 Olympics


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)	20	12	15	47
2	Indonesia (INA)	8	6	7	21
3	South Korea (KOR)	6	7	7	20
4	Denmark	2	3	4	9
5	Japan (JPN)	1	1	2	4
6	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	1	1	0	2
7	Spain (ESP)	1	0	0	1
8	Malaysia (MAS)	0	6	3	9
9	Great Britain (GBR)	0	1	2	3
9	India (IND)	0	1	2	3
11	Netherlands (NED)	0	1	0	1
12	Russia (RUS)	0	0	1	1
Totals (12 entries)		39	39	43	121

List of medalists edit

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
Bronze	Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen	1992 Barcelona	Badminton	Men's singles
Gold	Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen	1996 Atlanta	Badminton	Men's singles
Silver	Camilla Martin	2000 Sydney	Badminton	Women's singles
Bronze	Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager	2004 Athens	Badminton	Mixed doubles
Silver	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	2012 London	Badminton	Men's doubles
Bronze	Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen	2012 London	Badminton	Mixed doubles
Silver	Kamilla Rytter Juhl Christinna Pedersen	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Badminton	Women's doubles
Bronze	Viktor Axelsen	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Badminton	Men's singles
Gold	Viktor Axelsen	2020 Tokyo	Badminton	Men's singles

Participation in BWF competitions edit

Thomas Cup

Year	Result
1949	Runner-up
1952	First round inter-zone (4th)
1955	Runner-up
1958	First round inter-zone (4th)
1961	Final round inter-zone (3rd)
1964	Runner-up
1967	First round inter-zone (4th / 5th)
1970	Final round inter-zone (3rd)
1973	Runner-up
1976	Final round inter-zone (3rd)
1979	Runner-up
1982	Semi-finalist
1984	Group stage − 5th
1986	Fourth place
1988	Fourth place
1990	Semi-finalist
1992	Group stage − 7th
1994	Group stage − 5th
1996	Runner-up
1998	Semi-finalist
2000	Semi-finalist
2002	Semi-finalist
2004	Runner-up
2006	Runner-up
2008	Quarter-finalist
2010	Quarter-finalist
2012	Semi-finalist
2014	Quarter-finalist
2016	Champion
2018	Semi-finalist
2020	Semi-finalist
2022	Semi-finalists
2024	Qualified

Uber Cup

Year	Result
1957	Runner-up
1960	Runner-up
1972	Second round inter-zone (3rd / 4th)
1978	Second round inter-zone (3rd)
1984	Fourth place
1986	Group stage
1988	Group stage − 7th
1990	Group stage − 7th
1994	Group stage − 5th
1996	Semi-finalist
1998	Semi-finalist
2000	Runner-up
2002	Group stage − 7th
2004	Semi-finalist
2008	Quarter-finalist
2010	Quarter-finalist
2012	Quarter-finalist
2014	Quarter-finalist
2016	Quarter-finalist
2018	Quarter-finalist
2020	Quarter-finalist
2022	Quarter-finalist
2024	Qualified

Sudirman Cup

Year	Result
1989	Semi-finalist
1991	Semi-finalist
1993	Semi-finalist
1995	Semi-finalist
1997	Semi-finalist
1999	Runner-up
2001	Semi-finalist
2003	Semi-finalist
2005	Semi-finalist
2007	Group stage − 6th
2011	Runner-up
2013	Semi-finalist
2015	Quarter-finalist
2017	Quarter-finalist
2019	Quarter-finalist
2021	Quarter-finalist
2023	Quarter-finalist

Participation in European Team Badminton Championships edit

Men's team

Year	Result
2006	Champions
2008	Champions
2010	Champions
2012	Champions
2014	Champions
2016	Champions
2018	Champions
2020	Champions
2024	Champions

Women's team

Year	Result
2006	Fourth place
2008	Champions
2010	Champions
2012	Runner-up
2014	Champions
2016	Champions
2018	Champions
2020	Champions
2024	Champions

Mixed team

Year	Result
1972	Runner-up
1974	Runner-up
1976	Champions
1978	Runner-up
1980	Champions
1982	Third place
1984	Runner-up
1986	Champions
1988	Champions
1990	Champions
1992	Runner-up
1994	Runner-up
1996	Champions
1998	Champions
2000	Champions
2002	Champions
2004	Champions
2006	Champions
2008	Champions
2009	Champions
2011	Champions
2013	Runner-up
2015	Champions
2017	Champions
2019	Champions
2021	Champions
2023	Champions

Junior competitive record edit

World Junior Team Championships edit

Suhandinata Cup edit


Year	Result
2000	Group stage - 11th of 24
2002	Group stage - 10th of 23
2004	Group X2 - 7th of 20
2006	Group X2 - 13th of 28
2007	Did not compete
2008	Did not compete
2009	Group X2 - 9th of 21
2010	Group Z2 - 6th of 24
2011	Group W2 - 9th of 22
2012	Did not compete
2013	Group Y2 - 11th of 30
2014	Group Y2 - 9th of 33
2015	Group D1 - 7th of 39
2016	Quarter-finalist - 7th of 52
2017	Group G - 17th of 44
2018	Quarter-finalist - 8th of 39
2019	Quarter-finalist - 6th of 43
2020	Cancelled
2021	Cancelled
2022	Group E - 10th of 37
2023	Group G - 13th of 38

European Junior Team Championships edit

Mixed team edit

Year	Result
1975	Champions
1977	Runner-up
1979	Champions
1981	Champions
1983	Runner-up
1985	Champions
1987	Champions
1989	Champions
1991	Third place
1993	Champions
1995	Champions
1997	Champions
1999	Third place
2001	Runner-up
2003	Runner-up
2005	Champions
2007	Third place
2009	Champions
2011	Semi-finalist
2013	Champions
2015	Semi-finalist
2017	Semi-finalist
2018	Runner-up
2020	Champions
2022	Champions

Current squad edit

The following players were selected to represent Denmark at the 2022 Thomas & Uber Cup.^[2]

Male players

Female players

References edit

^ Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
^ Sørensen, Ida Marie (4 May 2022). "Bliv klogere på Danmarks Uber Cup-profiler" (in Danish). Badminton Denmark. Archived from the original on 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.