2003 in Denmark
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{{Year in Denmark|2003}}
Events from the year 2003 in Denmark.
Incumbents
Events
- 12 October – The second phase of the Copenhagen Metro opens, extending it to Vanløse{{Cite web|url=http://www.cifs.dk/scripts/artikel.asp?id=771&lng=1|title=Københavns nye metro: En fremtidsorienteret anmeldelse|publisher=Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies|access-date=6 November 2009|archive-date=3 August 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070803172610/http://www.cifs.dk/scripts/artikel.asp?id=771&lng=1|url-status=dead}}
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 {{ndash}} 3 August {{ndash}} 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 {{ndash}} Thomas Bjørn wins the 2003 Open Championship.
- 23 November — Thomas Bjørn wins Dunlop Phoenix Tournament in Japan.{{cite web|url=http://www.golftransactions.com/wirereleases/2003_11_24_Thomas_Bjorn_Wins_The_Dunlop.php|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120904115748/http://www.golftransactions.com/wirereleases/2003_11_24_Thomas_Bjorn_Wins_The_Dunlop.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 September 2012|title=Thomas Bjorn Wins The Dunlop Phoenix Tournament In Japan And Improves 10 Spots To World No.22|publisher=The Wire|access-date=23 February 2012}}
=Football=
- 29 May {{ndash}} Brøndby IF wins the 2002–03 Danish Cup by defeating FC Midtjylland 3{{ndash}}0 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.
- 24{{ndash}}28 September {{ndash}} 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 {{ndash}} Rasmus Højlund, footballer
- 13 April {{ndash}} Lucas Hey, footballer
- 29 April – Holger Rune, tennis player{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}
- 28 May {{ndash}} Valdemar Lund, footballer
- 12 June {{ndash}} Elias Jelert, footballer
Deaths
- 17 April {{ndash}} Mogens Andersen, artist (died 1916)
- 26 July {{ndash}} Hilde Levi, physicist (born 1909)
- 28 July {{ndash}} Henning Holck-Larsen, engineer and Larsen & Toubro co-founder (born 1907)
=Full date unknown=
- Wermund Bendtsen, photographer (born 1917)
See also
References
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