▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁London , ▁from ▁ 2 7 ▁July ▁to ▁ 1 2 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁The ▁National ▁Olympic ▁Committee ▁and ▁Sports ▁Confeder ation ▁of ▁Den mark ▁sent ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁second ▁largest ▁deleg ation ▁to ▁the ▁Games ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Atlanta . ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 1 3 ▁athlet es , ▁ 6 3 ▁men ▁and ▁ 5 0 ▁women , ▁competed ▁in ▁ 1 7 ▁sports , ▁although ▁two ▁additional ▁athlet es ▁played ▁as ▁team ▁res erves . ▁Hand ball ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁team - based ▁sport ▁in ▁which ▁Den mark ▁was ▁represented ▁in ▁at ▁these ▁Olympic ▁games . ▁ ▁The ▁Dan ish ▁team ▁included ▁several ▁past ▁Olympic ▁champions , ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁def ending ▁( the ▁men ' s ▁light weight ▁co x less ▁f ours ▁team , ▁led ▁by ▁veter an ▁row ers ▁E sk ild ▁E bb esen ▁and ▁Mort en ▁J ør g ensen ). ▁Notable ▁athlet es ▁included ▁tennis ▁player ▁Caroline ▁W oz nia cki , ▁and ▁sw immer ▁L otte ▁Fri is , ▁who ▁won ▁a ▁bronze ▁medal ▁in ▁Be ij ing . ▁Kim ▁W ra ae ▁Kn ud sen , ▁silver ▁medal ist ▁in ▁the ▁men ' s ▁s print ▁k ay ak ▁doubles ▁in ▁Be ij ing , ▁was ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁flag ▁bear er ▁at ▁the ▁opening ▁ceremony . ▁ ▁Team ▁Dan mark ▁and ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁Sports ' ▁Union ▁(