2020 in Denmark

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.

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.

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



 * 11 January – Tom Belsø, motor racing driver (b. 1942).
 * 29 June – Svend Aage Rask, footballer (b. 1935).
 * 20 July – Lone Dybkjær, politician (b. 1940).
 * 28 July – Bent Fabric, pianist and composer (b. 1924).
 * 22 August – Ulla Pia, singer (b. 1945)
 * November – Allan Botschinsky. kazz mus8ician