2018 in Denmark
Events in the year 2018 in Denmark.
Incumbents
Events
May
The Arts
Film
- 19 November – Lars Mikkelsen wins an International Emmy Award for Best Actor at the 46th International Emmy Awards for his role in Herrens veje.
Sport
Badminton
- 16–21 January - Viktor Axelsen wins gold in Men's Single and Kamilla Rytter Juhl and Christinna Pedersen win gold in Women's Double at 2018 Malaysia Masters.
- 30 January-4 February - Mathias Christiansen and Christinna Pedersen win Men's Double at 2018 India Open.
- 14–18 March - Kamilla Rytter Juhl and Christinna Pedersen wins gold in Women's Doubles at 2018 All England Open.
- 24-29 April - With two gold medals, two, silver medals and four bronze medals, Denmark finishes as the best nation at the 2018 European Badminton Championships.
- 1521 October 2018 Denmark Open takes place in Odense.
- 2 September Rasmus Gemke wins gold in Men's Single and Niclas Nøhr and Sara Thysesen win gold in Mixed Double at the 2018 Spain Masters.
Canoe and kayal
- 810 June Denmark wins a bronze medal at the 2018 Canoe Sprint European Championships.
- 58 July Denmark wins a silver medal and a bronze medal at the 2018 Canoe Marathon European Championships.
- 2226 August Denmark wins two silver medals at the 2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.
- 69 September Denmark wins two gold medals at the 2018 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships.
Cycling
- 6 February Kenny De Ketele and Michael Mørkøv win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.
- 24 February - Christina Siggaard wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.
- 27 February - 4 March - Denmark wins two silver medals and one bronze medal at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
- 1 April - Mads Pedersen finishes second in the Tour of Flanders.
- 15 April – Michael Valgren wins the Amstel Gold Race.
- 4–20 May – 2018 IIHF World Championship will be hosted by Copenhagen and Herning, Denmark.
- 12 June Christopher Juul-Jensen wins Stage 4 of the 2018 Tour de Suisse.
- 14 June Søren Kragh Andersen wins Stage 6 of the 2018 Tour de Suisse.
- 22 July - Magnus Cort wins the 15th stage of the Tour de France.
- 7 October - Søren Kragh Andersen wins 2018 Paris–Tours.
Equestrian sports
- 11 September Denmark wins two gold medals and one bronze medal at the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games in Germany.
Golf
- 3 June Thorbjørn Olesen wins Italian Open on the 2018 European Tour.
- 8 September - Denmark wins the Eisenhower Trophy for the first time.
- 30 September - Thorbjørn Olesen wins the 2018 Ryder Cup as part of the European team.
- 7 October - Lucas Bjerregaard wins Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in the 2018 European Tour.
Sailing
- 3012 August The 2018 Sailing World Championships are held in Aarhus.
- * Anne-Marie Rindom wins a bronze medal in Laser Radial.
Swimming
- 3–12 August - Denmark wins three silver medals and one bronze medal at the 2018 European Aquatics Championships.
Tennis
- 27 January - Caroline Wozniacki wins Australian Open.
- 1–7 October - Caroline Wozniacki wins China Open.
Other
- 18 April - In basketball, Bakken Bears loses a 2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup semifinal to S.S. Felice Scandone.
- 14 July - Helle Frederiksen wins a gold medal in the ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships.
- 4–11 August - With one gold medal, one silver medal and one bronze medal, Denmark finishes as the fourth best nation at the 2018 World Orienteering Championships.
Deaths
JanuaryMarch
- 14 January – Erling Mandelmann, photographer
- 21 January – Jens Okking, actor
- 2 February – Ole Thestrup, actor
- 13 February – Prince Henrik, Prince Consort
- 19 February – Nini Theilade, ballet dancer and choreographer
AprilJune
- 16 May Nils Foss, engineer, company founder
- 5 April – Grethe Krogh, organist and professor
- 9 May – Per Kirkeby, artist
- 25 May – Merete Ries, publisher
- 28 May – Jens Christian Skou, biochemist and Nobel Prize laureate
- 19 June – Princess Elisabeth of Denmark, member of the extended Danish royal family
JulySeptember
- 16 August – Benny Andersen, writer and composer
- 30 September – Kim Larsen, musician
OctoberDecember
- 14 November – Morten Grunwald, actor
- 12 December Troels Wörsel, painter
- 23 December – Troels Kløvedal, author and sailor