2019 in Denmark

Events in the year 2019 in Denmark.

Incumbents Monarch – Margrethe II Prime Minister – Lars Løkke Rasmussen (until June 27)Mette Frederiksen (from June 27)

Events 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.

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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 (BEL) and Moreno De Pauw (BEL) 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 (born 1934)Dødsfald: Kapelmester, filmkomponist Ib Glindemann (84) 10 June – Ib Nørlund, composer (born 1931) 31 December Eva Sørensen, sculptor and ceramist (born 1940) 19 August Lars Larsen, businessman, company founder (born 1948)

2019 in Denmark

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