the Extra Leaf has ventured one eye and put together a list of the 100 greatest Danish sporting successes on the international scene in the past year.
It is subjective and is governed by some criteria, you can be both agree and disagree with that. For it is necessary in a discipline that is like comparing apple and pears.
the Sport’s prevalence, combined with the hardness of the resistance during the process is essential. You will be a world champion in pétanque, valuing it not quite as much as the WORLD cup gold medal in cycling or swimming. Have you set a world record along the way damage it is also not the location…
today we count down from number 100 to number 81 on the list. You will the following days be able to see who squeezes himself into further on in the list.
the Year’s 100 greatest
No. 100: Jeanette Ottesen and Emilie Beckmann, swimming, EM-bronze in the 50 m butterfly
In exactly the same time, 25,15 seconds, hit the two countrymen the side of the pool in a somewhat unfamiliar situation at the european championships in the beginning of december.
Personal record for Beckmann and the fastest time for Blake, since she made the comeback.
-I don’t think it has happened before in Danish swimming, that the two danes are allowed to share a medal on the podium, but God where is the fun. To be completely honest I’m just so happy with my own race.
– It has been a long, tough battle since the european championship, said Emilie Beckmann to TV 2 Sport.
No. 99: Enock Poulsen, boxing, EBU european UNION title in superletvægt
Over 12 laps udboksede Randers-boxer his Polish opponent and won a clear victory on points, which secured him the EBU European Union title in superletvægt. The title meant that he was now truly be able to fix kikkertsigtet check against a fight for the EU title.
– This is what I have trained for. It’s about meeting the best, he said to Ekstra Bladet.
No. 98: Stephan Hansen/Tanja Jensen, archery, World Cup-silver in the Antalya mixed team
After a scant victory over Mexico in the qualification round was first in the French and since the Italian couple beaten in the quarter – and semifinals. In the final, had to Hansen and Jensen, however, bow to the south african pair, who won the World Cup-the department with the 158-157.
No. 97: ice-Hockey national team, 11. place at the WORLD cup
After the victory in the straffeslagskonkurrence over France and storsejren on 9-0 over the Uk managed the danes not to surprise against neither Germany, Finland, USA, Canada or Slovakia and finished five points from the fourth place, which gave a place in the quarter-finals
No. 96: Nicklas Nielsen, motorsport, the winner of the LMGTE class in the Le Mans series
Along with French Fabien Lavergne and Italian Alessandro Pier Guidi was the 22-year-old dane, a near unstoppable in their Ferrari 488.
four of the six divisions were won: Le Castellet, Barcelona, Spa and Portimão, while they were three at Monza.
No. 95: Mathias Rysgaard, Tobias Mountain, Jeanette Ottesen and Pernille Blume, swimming, EM-bronze in the 4×50 metres medley of mixed team
Blake had just won the bronze in the butterfly, when she and her colleagues secured a new bronze medal.
Blume swam last trip and overtook exactly both France and Belarus.
the Danes struck at the same time, the nordic record in the time 1,38.02 minutes.
No. 94: at PARKEN in Europa League
After a comprehensive defeat to Crvena Zvezda in the Champions League qualifying, sled FCK qualify from the group stage after five goals in six matches in a difficult group that comprised of swiss, Lugano, Dynamo Kyiv and Malmö FF. The latter finished the group stage with a 1-0 win in the Park.
– When we have put the disappointment aside, it’s good for selvforståelsen. We have something to look forward to in February. And as I said to Lars Seier (one of hovedaktionærerne), it also provides ten million. kr. in the box, said Stale Solbakken with a smile to the Extra Leaf after the match against Malmö.
No. 93: Julie Kepp Jensen, Emilie Beckmann, Jeanette Ottesen, and Pernille Blume, swimming, EM-bronze in the 4×50 m holdmedley
After Kepp Jensen’s trip to Denmark was number six. Ottesen swam Denmark in fourth place, as Beckmann kept.
And then she hopped Blume in the basin. In the second fastest time (23,30 sec.) of all secured OL-guldvinderen Denmark a medal.
No. 92: Sarah Mahfoud, boxing, the IBF’s intercontinental champion in the featherweight
The 29-year-old Hillsboro boxer beating up south african Bukiwe Nonina and won the devil on the points in Nykøbing F. in January, which is why she could wear the IBF belt.
– It is so overwhelming. And fucking great. Sorry, I gangs. I have secured a WORLD cup match in the IBF, almost screamed, she subsequent to Ekstra Bladet.
No. 91: Katrine Lionett Pedersen, karate, EM-bronze
The 22-year-old sjællænder impressed in the Spanish Guadalajara and took his first medal at a seniormesterskab after bronzedysten against the Dutch Sherilyn Wold.
When she had won three of his opening matches and only lost a single one. Subsequently, she admitted that she had hoped for more.
– I am mega happy with my bronze medal, but I would like to admit that I had hoped for a little more, she said.
No. 90: Viktor Axelsen, badminton, Spain Masters
Met the first of the seriousness of the resistance in the guise of Anders Antonsen in the finals, but even food could not make up something against the formstærke Abreu, who crushed him in two sets.
No. 89: Lasse Norman Hansen, Julius Johansen, Frederik Madsen and Rasmus Pedersen, championships, the World Cup victory in holdforfølgelsesløb in Minsk
The history of the european champions continued a successful 2019, with the triumph at the World Cup premiere.
one and a Half second, France was beaten in the final.
the Opponents were fastest on the first 3000 of the 4000 meters, but in an excellent completion, the danes were overtaken them and won in 3.50.207 minutes.
No. 88: Pernille Blume, swimming, EM-bronze in the 50 metres free
With an excellent spurt in the last 25 metres secured Blume with 23,73 seconds its second bronze medal at the european championships in a few hours after holdkappens finale.
No. 87: Andreas Christensen, football, win the Europa League with Chelsea
The young defender took part in all 15 matches in the tournament including finalesejren over Arsenal. He was a real man from the start of all the spring matches that went over Malmö FF, Dynamo Kyiv, Slavia Prague and Eintracht Frankfurt.
No. 86: Team Esbjerg, handball, further advancement from the CL group stage
They lost the first match at home to CMS Bucureste – and next to the Russian Rostov-Don.
But vestjyderne struck again and won with four goals in the Romania of the strong Bucharest-crew with superstar Cristina Neagu.
the Victory meant to Esbjerg, as expected, qualified for the mellemrunden after the new year.
No 85: Mathias Bay-Smidt/Rikke Søby Hansen, Swiss Open
They came on up and delivered some good performance in the in the semi-finals shocked everyone by beating chinese Lu Kai and Chen Lu, who were significantly more advanced in the world, in a wild horror, where the danes won 23-21 in 3. set.
In the final, they won a new horror story of an indonesian couple.
No. 84: Jeanette Ottesen, swimming, the World Cup victory in Doha in the 50 metres butterfly
the World Cup-the season’s closing department in Qatar was a triumph for Blake, who won the race in 26.06 seconds for the snout of the overall winner of the World Cup, australian Kate Campbell.
She had previously only participated in the department in Kazan, where it had been for two bronze medals in the 50 and 100 metres butterfly.
No. 83: Simone Tetsche Christensen, BMX, EM-bronze
Had to see themselves beaten by both a briton and the defending world champion, Laura Smulders.
But Tetsche was still happy.
– It was fucking close and a bold finale. I got proved that I have come a step closer. It was so close that it could have been any metal, she said to DR Sporten.
No. 82: Oliver Meng, boxing, the IBF’s Youth Super Welter Title
Just a 19 year old smashed his opponent, Maono Ally from Tanzania, and took the IBF’s Junior superweltervægter-belt on home in Nykøbing F.
After a chaotic start, he sent mercilessly his opponent in the floor of 2. game after more good combinations.
– It was absolutely fantastic. The coolest feeling to be left with, ” said Oliver Meng for the Extra Leaf for the victory.
No. 81: Daniel Wagner, para-athletics WORLD championships-gold in the 100-metre
He had hoped for a medal, but that it should be gold, came from behind on Daniel Wagner, in Dubai ran the 100 meters at 12,32 seconds.
It handed also to a ticket to the paralympic games in Tokyo.
Fuck, man, it’s crazy, it here.
I knew that it would be an exciting race and a close race, but all the same. I had hoped that if all went well, that I might lay for a medal, but a gold medal, cheered he subsequently.
