2003 in Denmark
Events from the year 2003 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Margrethe II
- Prime minister – Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Events
- 12 October – The second phase of the Copenhagen Metro opens, extending it to Vanløse
The arts
Film
- 23 March — This Charming Man by Martin Strange-Hansen wins an Oscar for Best Short Subject at the 75th Academy Awards.
- 23 May – Christoffer Boe's film Reconstruction wins the Caméra d'Or at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.
Music
- 15 November — The Junior [Eurovision Song Contest 2003|first ever] Junior Eurovision Song Contest was held in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Television
- 24 November – DR series Nikolaj and Julie wins the Emmy Award for List of [International Emmy Award winners#Drama Series|Best Drama Series] at the List of [International Emmy Award winners|31st International Emmy Awards].
Sports
Badminton
- 28 July 3 August Denmark wins one gold medal and two bronze medals at the 2003 IBF World Championships.
Cycling
- 15 July — Jakob Piil wins the 10th stage of the 2003 Tour de France.
Golf
- 22 June — Søren Kjeldsen wins the Diageo Championship at Gleneagles.
- 20 July Thomas Bjørn wins the 2003 Open Championship.
- 23 November — Thomas Bjørn wins Dunlop Phoenix Tournament in Japan.
Football
- 29 May Brøndby IF wins the 2002–03 Danish Cup by defeating FC Midtjylland 30 in the final.
- 11 October — Denmark draws with Bosnia and Herzegovina in the last round of in the UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying, but still wins UEFA [Euro 2004 qualifying Group 2|Group 2] and was thus ready for UEFA Euro 2004.
Other
- 15 March — Wilson Kipketer wins silver in Menøs 800 metres at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
- 11 April — Mikkel Kessler wins the WBC International title by defeating Craig Cummings by a knockout in the third round.
- 15 June — Tom Kristensen wins the 2003 24 Hours of Le Mans as part of Team Bentley, his fifth win of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race.
- 2428 September Denmark wins a silver medal and a bronze medal at the 2003 World Taekwondo Championships.
- 4 October – Nicki Pedersen becomes Speedway World Champion by winning the 2003 Speedway Grand Prix series.
Births
- 4 February Rasmus Højlund, footballer
- 13 April Lucas Hey, footballer
- 29 April - Holger Rune, tennis player
- 28 May Valdemar Lund, footballer
- 12 June Elias Jelert, footballer
Deaths
- 17 April Mogens Andersen, artist
- 26 July Hilde Levi, physicist
- 28 July Henning Holck-Larsen, engineer and Larsen & Toubro co-founder
Full date unknown
- Wermund Bendtsen, photographer