1997 in Denmark

Events from the year 1997 in Denmark.

Incumbents

 * Monarch - Margrethe II
 * Prime minister - Poul Nyrup Rasmussen

Events

 * 13 July–23 July – The 1997 Summer Deaflympics are held in Copenhagen.

Sports

 * Badminton
 * 24 May – 1 June – Denmark wins one gold medal, one silver medal and two bronze medals at the 1997 IBF World Championships.
 * Hvidovre BK wins the Europe Cup.


 * Cycling
 * 6 April – Rolf Sørensen wins the Tour of Flanders classic road cycling race.
 * 26 April – Bjarne Riis wins the 1997 Amstel Gold Race.
 * 27 July – Bjarne Riis finishes as number 7 in the 1997 Tour de France.
 * October – Rolf Sørensen finishes second in the Züri-Metzgete road cycling race.
 * Jimmi Madsen (DEN) and Jens Veggerby (DEN) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.


 * Football
 * 7 May – F.C. Copenhagen wins the 1996–97 Danish Cup by defeating Ikast FC 2–0 in the final.


 * Handball
 * 14 December &mdash; Denmark wins gold at the 1997 World Women's Handball Championship in Germany by defeating Norway 33–20 in the final.


 * Swimming
 * 18–24 – 1997 European Aquatics Championships
 * 19 August – Denmark wins a bronze medal in Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay.
 * 22 August Mette Jacobsen wins a gold medal in Women's 100 metre butterfly
 * 24 August Mette Jacobsen wins a bronze medal in Women's 200 metre butterfly.


 * Other
 * 8 March &mdash; Wilson Kipketer wins gold in Men's 800 metres at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Paris, France.
 * May &mdash; Mads Larsen becomes IBO super middleweight Champion after a fourth-round knockout win over American Shannon Landberg.
 * 15 June &mdash; Tom Kristensen wins Le Mans for the first time as part of the Joest Racing team.
 * August &mdash; Wilson Kipketer wins gold in Men's 800 metres at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens, Greece.
 * 24 August &mdash; Wilson Kipketer sets his third world record in the men's 800 metres that year with the time 1:41.11.
 * 6 September
 * Lars Michaelsen wins the first stage of the 1997 Vuelta a España and wears the leader's jersey for three days.
 * Hans Nielsen wins the 1987 Individual Speedway World Championship at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam.
 * 12 October &mdash; Bo Hamburger wins silver in Men's road race at the 1997 UCI Road World Championships.

January–March

 * 10 March – Emil Nielsen, handballer

April–June

 * 27 April – Anders Antonsen, badminton player
 * 20 May – Joakim Mæhle, footballer
 * 28 May – Jacob Rasmussen, footballer

July–September

 * 19 August – Mia Blichfeldt, badminton player

October–December

 * 6 October – Kasper Dolberg, professional footballer
 * 28 October – Justin Shaibu, professional footballer
 * 5 December – Clara Rugaard, actress
 * 9 December – Alexander Bah, professional footballer

January–March

 * 23 January – Hardy Rafn, actor (born 1930)
 * 3 March – Finn Høffding, composer (born 1899)
 * 10 March – Johannes Theodor Suhr, Roman Catholic bishop (born 1896)
 * 15 March – Svend Wiig Hansen, sculptor and painter (born 1927)

July–September

 * 5 August – Poul Møller, politician (born 1919)

October–December

 * 5 November – Niels Macholm, painter and graphic artist (born 1915)
 * 17 December – Marie Gudme Leth (born 1895)