2020 in Denmark
Events in the year 2020 in Denmark.
Incumbents
Events
- 100 years since the reunification between North Schleswig 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, Best Screenwriter, 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
- 11 January – Tom Belsø, motor racing driver.
- 29 June – Svend Aage Rask, footballer.
- 20 July – Lone Dybkjær, politician.
- 28 July – Bent Fabric, pianist and composer.
- 22 August – Ulla Pia, singer
- November Allan Botschinsky.