1986 in Denmark
Events from the year 1986 in Denmark.
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Incumbents
- Monarch - Margrethe II[1]
- Prime minister - Poul Schlüter
Events
Undated
Sport
- 30 March – 5 April – With three gold medals, three silver medals and three bronze medals, Denmark finishes as the best nation at the 10th European Badminton Championships in Uppsala, Sweden.
Badminton
- Gentofte BK wins the Europe Cup.
- 16 March – Morten Frost wins gold in men's singles at the 1986 All England Open Badminton Championships.
Cycling
- April – Kim Andersen wins Paris–Camembert.
- August – Jørgen Marcussen wins Trofeo Matteotti.
- Danny Clark (AUS) and Tony Doyle (GBR) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.
- Denmark wins one gold medal, one silver medal and one bronze medal at the 1986 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
Births
- 16 January – Hans-Kristian Vittinghus, badminton player
- 4 March – Amanda Collin, actress
- 12 May – Christinna Pedersen, badminton player[2]
- 27 September – Olga Ravn, author
Deaths
- 1 April (in Canada) – Erik Bruhn, ballet dancer, choreographer, company director, actor (born 1928)
- 19 April – Gudrun Stig Aagaard, textile artist (born 1899)
- 27 July – Anna Sofie Boesen Dreijer, textile artist (born 1899)
- 29 September – Prince George Valdemar of Denmark (born 1920)
See also
References
- "Margrethe II: queen of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- "Christinna PEDERSEN - Olympic Badminton | Denmark". International Olympic Committee. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
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