Events in the year 2020 in Denmark.
Incumbents Monarch – Margrethe II Prime Minister – Mette Frederiksen
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 April 15 – COVID-19 pandemic: Denmark partially lifts its lockdown rules, allowing children up to age 11 to return to school.
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 1823 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. 1317 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
JanuaryMarch 11 January – Tom Belsø, motor racing driver (b. 1942).
AprilJune 19 April Cecil Bødker, author (born 1020) 29 June – Svend Aage Rask, footballer (b. 1935).
JulySeptember 20 July – Lone Dybkjær, politician (b. 1940). 28 July – Bent Fabric, pianist and composer (b. 1924).Bent Fabricius-Bjerre er død 22 August – Ulla Pia, singer (b. 1945)
OctoberDecember 23 October Ebbe Skovdahl, football manager (died 1945) 26 November Allan Botschinsky, jazz musician 14 December Per Carlsen, diplomat (born 1948)
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