2020 in Denmark

• 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). • 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) ==References==