1997 in Denmark

none March 2024 February 2022 1997 Events from the year 1997 in Denmark. Incumbents Monarch - Margrethe IIMargrethe II queen of Denmark https://www.britannica.com/biography/Margrethe-II Encyclopedia Britannica 16 June 2019 en Prime minister - Poul Nyrup Rasmussen Events 13 July–23 July – The 1997 Summer Deaflympics are held in Copenhagen.Bell Daniel Encyclopedia of International Games 17 March 2016 McFarland 978-1-4766-1527-1 512 https://books.google.com/books?id=gjPECwAAQBAJ&pg=PA512 en The arts 1997 in art Sports Badminton 24 May 1 June Denmark wins one gold medal, one silver medal and two bronze medals at the 1997 IBF World Championships. Hvidovre BK wins the Europe Cup. Cycling 6 April – Rolf Sørensen wins the Tour of Flanders classic road cycling race. 26 April – Bjarne Riis wins the 1997 Amstel Gold Race. 27 July – Bjarne Riis finishes as number 7 in the 1997 Tour de France. October – Rolf Sørensen finishes second in the Züri-Metzgete road cycling race. Jimmi Madsen (DEN) and Jens Veggerby (DEN) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race. Football 7 May F.C. Copenhagen wins the 1996–97 Danish Cup by defeating Ikast FC 20 in the final. Handball 14 December — Denmark wins gold at the 1997 World Women's Handball Championship in Germany by defeating Norway 33–20 in the final. Swimming 1824 1997 European Aquatics Championships 19 August Denmark wins a bronze medal in Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay. 22 August Mette Jacobsen wins a gold medal in Women's 100 metre butterfly 24 August Mette Jacobsen wins a bronze medal in Women's 200 metre butterfly. Other 8 March — Wilson Kipketer wins gold in Men's 800 metres at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Paris, France. May — Mads Larsen becomes IBO super middleweight Champion after a fourth-round knockout win over American Shannon Landberg. 15 June — Tom Kristensen wins Le Mans for the first time as part of the Joest Racing team. August — Wilson Kipketer wins gold in Men's 800 metres at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics in Athens, Greece. 24 August — Wilson Kipketer sets his third world record in the men's 800 metres that year with the time 1:41.11. 6 September Lars Michaelsen wins the first stage of the 1997 Vuelta a España and wears the leader's jersey for three days. Hans Nielsen wins the 1987 Individual Speedway World Championship at the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam. 12 October — Bo Hamburger wins silver in Men's road race at the 1997 UCI Road World Championships. Births JanuaryMarch 10 March Emil Nielsen, handballer AprilJune 27 April – Anders Antonsen, badminton player 20 May Joakim Mæhle, footballer 28 May Jacob Rasmussen, footballer JulySeptember 11 August – Saba, singer and musical theatre actress 19 August – Mia Blichfeldt, badminton player OctoberDecember 6 October – Kasper Dolberg, professional footballer 28 October – Justin Shaibu, professional footballer 5 December Clara Rugaard, actress 9 December – Alexander Bah, professional footballer Deaths JanuaryMarch 23 January – Hardy Rafn, actor (born 1930) 3 March – Finn Høffding, composer (born 1899) 10 March – Johannes Theodor Suhr, Roman Catholic bishop (born 1896) 15 March Svend Wiig Hansen, sculptor and painter (born 1927) AprilJune 15 June Frode Jakobsen, politician (norn 1906) JulySeptember 5 August Poul Møller, politician (born 1919) OctoberDecember 5 November – Niels Macholm, painter and graphic artist (born 1915) 17 December – Marie Gudme Leth (born 1895) See also 1997 in Danish television References 1997 Denmark Category:Years of the 20th century in Denmark Category:1990s in Denmark