2020 in Denmark
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Events in the year 2020 in Denmark.
Incumbents
Events
- 100 years since the reunification between North Schleswig (South Jutland) and Denmark.
- 250 years since the introduction of Freedom of the press in Denmark-Norway.
April
Culture
Film
- 12 December – Another Round wins the awards for Best Film, Best Director (Thomas Vinterberg), Best Screenwriter, (Thomas Vinterberg and Tobias Lindholm) and Best Actor /Mads Mikkelsen) at the 33rd European Film Awards.
Sports
Badminton
- 18–23 February – Viktor Axelsen wins gold in Men's Single and Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen win gold in Men's Double at the 2020 Spain Masters.
- 15 March – Viktor Axelsen wins a gold medal in Men's Single at 2020 All England Open.
- 13–17 October 2020 Denmark Open takes place in Odense.
- Anders Antonsen wins gold in men's single
Cycling
- 26 February – Denmark wins a gold medal in Men's team pursuit at the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
- 1 March – Denmark wins a gold medal in Men's Madison at the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
- 18 August – Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig wins Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite
- 11 October –
- Casper Pedersen wins the 2020 Paris–Tours.
- Mads Pedersen wins the 2020 Gent–Wevelgem.
Golf
- 30 August – Rasmus Højgaard wins the UK Championship on the 2020 European Tour.
- 22 November – Joachim B. Hansen wins Joburg Open on the 2020 European Tour.
Handball
- 3 to 20 December – The 2020 European Women's Handball Championship is held in Denmark and Norway.
Other
- 1 February – Sarah Mahfoud is new IBF world champion in featherweight after defeating Brenda Carabajal
- 11 October – Sverri Sandberg Nielsen wins gold in men's single sculler at the 2020 European Rowing Championships.
Deaths
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- 11 January – Tom Belsø, motor racing driver (b. 1942).[3]
- 29 June – Svend Aage Rask, footballer (b. 1935).[4]
- 20 July – Lone Dybkjær, politician (b. 1940).[5]
- 28 July – Bent Fabric, pianist and composer (b. 1924).[6]
- 22 August – Ulla Pia, singer (b. 1945)[7]
- 26 November – Allan Botschinsky, jazz musician
- 14 December – Per Carlsen, diplomat (born 1948)