2019 in Denmark
Events in the year 2019 in Denmark.
Incumbents
Mette FrederiksenEvents
- 2 January – Great Belt Bridge rail accident: A DSB express passenger train is hit by a semi-trailer from a passing cargo train on the western bridge of the Great Belt Fixed Link in Denmark, killing eight people and making it the deadliest rail accident in the country since 1988.
- 10–27 January – 2019 World Men's Handball Championship – co-hosted with Germany
- 26 May – The 2019 European Parliament election
- 5 June – 2019 Danish general election
- 27 June – The Cabinet of Mette Frederiksen is presented.
- 16 August –; The government of Denmark rejects the suggestion that the United States might purchase Greenland.
Sport
Badminton
- 27 January Anders Antonsen wins gold in Men's Single at the 2019 Indonesia Masters.
- 17 February - Denmark wins the 2019 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships by defeating Germany 3-0 in the final.
- 1924 February Viktor Axelsen wins gold in Men's Single and Mia Blichfeldt wins gold in Women's Single at the 2019 Spain Masters.
- 24–31 March - Viktor Axelsen wins Men's Single at 2019 India Open.
- 25 August Anders Antonsen wins silver in men's single at the 2019 BWF World Championships.
- 15 2019 Denmark Open takes place in Odense.
Canoe and katak
- 2528 June Denmark wins one gold medal and one bronze medal in Canoe sprint at the 2019 European Games.
- 2528 July Denmark wins three gold medals and two silver medals at the 2019 Canoe Marathon European Championships-
- 2125 August Denmark wins one bronze medal at the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.
- 1720 October Denmark wins three gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal at the 2019 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships.
Cycling
- 6 February Kenny De Ketele and Moreno De Pauw win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.
- 27 February - 3 March - Denmark wins one silver medal and two bronze medals at the 2019 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
- 39 April – Jakob Fuglsang wins 2019 Liège–Bastogne–Liège.
- 16 June – Jakob Fuglsang wins the Critérium du Dauphiné.
- 29 September – Mads Pedersen wins gold in Men's road race at the 2019 UCI Road World Championships.
- 16-20 October - 2019 UEC European Track Championships
- 17 October — Denmark wins gold in Team Pursuit at the 2019 UEC European Track Championships.
- * 17 October - Denmark wins a gold medal in Team Pursuit.
- * 20 October
- ** Amalie Dideriksen and Julie Leth wins a gold medal for Denmark in Women's Madison.
- ** Lasse Norman Hansen and Michael Mørkøv wins a gold medal for Denmark in Men's madison.
Equestrian sports
- 1925 Denmark wins two gold medals and three bronze medals at the 2019 FEI European Championships.
Golf
- 8 December - Rasmus Højgaard wins AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open on the 2020 European Tour.
Handball
- 27 January - Denmark wins the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship in handball by defeating Norway 31-27 in the final.
Sailing
- 25 May Anne-Marie Rindom wins gold in laser radial at the European championships in Portp.
- 24 July Anne-Marie Rindom wins a gold medal in Lazer Radial at the world championships in Sakaiminato.
- 30 October - Anne-Marie Rindom wins the 2019 Women's World Sailor of the Year Award.
Tennis
- 8 June - Holger Rune wins the 2019 French Open – Boys' Singles.
Deaths
- 5 May - Ib Glindemann, jazz composer and bandleader
- 10 June - Ib Nørlund, composer
- 31 December Eva Sørensen, sculptor and ceramist
- 19 August Lars Larsen, businessman, company founder