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2003 in Denmark

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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

Architecture

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.

Literature

Music

15 November — The first ever Junior Eurovision Song Contest was held in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Television

24 November – DR series *Nikolaj and Julie * wins the Emmy Award for Best Drama Series at the 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 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 (died 1916)
26 July Hilde Levi, physicist (born 1909)
28 July Henning Holck-Larsen, engineer and Larsen & Toubro co-founder (born 1907)

Full date unknown

Wermund Bendtsen, photographer (born 1917)

References

"Margrethe II {{!}} queen of Denmark".
"Københavns nye metro: En fremtidsorienteret anmeldelse". Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies.
"Thomas Bjorn Wins The Dunlop Phoenix Tournament In Japan And Improves 10 Spots To World No.22". The Wire.

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