On Monday, the skeet shooter Jesper Hansen won silver at Tokyo 2020 – the first Danish medal at this year’s Olympics. Before the final, medal chances did not look good for the Danish shooter. After qualifying rounds, Jesper Hansen had the lowest ranking out of the six finalists.
However, he managed to exceed expectations and hit 55 out of 60 goals in the final. Jesper Hansen was only surpassed by the American shooter Vincent Hancock, who only missed one goal and won his third Olympic gold medal.
Jesper Hansen: “Fantastic.”
“It was a fantastic final. I managed to get a good start, but missed a bit at stand 4. But I found peace again and drove it safely home from there, “said the 40-year-old shooter to DR.
“A silver medal – it does not get better. I have shot well, so it has been two really good days. ”
First Olympic medal
This is the third time that Jesper Hansen participates in the Olympics. In London 2012 he finished at number 26 and four years later he finished at number 5 in Rio.
In 2013 he won the world championship and in 2018 became European champion.
Danish handball team secures a place in the quarterfinals
After three victories, the Danish men’s handball team is sure of a place in the quarterfinals regardless of the result of the last two group matches. The team played their first match against Olympic host Japan and won a convincing victory with 47-30 — the highest number of goals ever in an Olympic handball match. The next match against Egypt ended 32-27 with Denmark securing the group’s top spot. On Wednesday, the team further cemented their position, beating Bahrain 31-21. Next, Denmark will meet Portugal on Friday and Sweden on Sunday.
Debut Danish rock team wins bronze medal
The Danish duo Joachim Sutton and Frederic Vystavel surprised people in Roman society by winning bronze in men’s doubles. It is the first time that both athletes have participated in the Olympics, and the victory came as a surprise when the barley builder qualified for Tokyo 2021. But despite low expectations and lack of Olympic experience, the Danes finished in third place behind the Croatian team in number one and the Romanian team at number two.
Swimmer Jeanette Ottesen ends her career
An emotional Jeanette Ottesen has finished her last professional swim in Tokyo 2020. After more than 20 years, Ottesen has decided to retire after this year’s Olympics. She can look back on an impressive career as one of the most successful Danish athletes ever with 53 international medals. Among these are 16 from the World Championships, 36 European Championship medals and 1 Olympic bronze medal. “I’m looking forward to coming home and just being a mother. That I do not have to take care of my body all the time and cannot carry my daughter to protect my back, ”she said. In Tokyo 2020, Ottesen was part of a team of four in the women’s 4 x 100 m freestyle, where the Danish team finished last.
Cyclist Jakob Fuglsang finishes the Olympics despite illness
Before the last stage of this year’s Tour De France, Jakob Fuglsang had to drop out of the competition due to illness. Since then, it has been a race against time for the Danish cyclist to prepare for Tokyo 2020. A week later, he was back in the saddle to participate in the Olympic race of 234 km. “During the trip, I was in doubt whether I should go at all. If you are so ill, it just makes no sense to participate, ”said Fuglsang. “But I always wanted to go and believe that miracles could happen.” Jakob Fuglsang finished as number 12 and under the circumstances he emphasized that he is happy and proud of his achievement.
Source: The Nordic Page