1987 in Denmark
Events from the year 1987 in Denmark.
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Incumbents
- Monarch - Margrethe II[1]
- Prime minister - Poul Schlüter
Events
Undated
Sports
Badminton
- Triton BK Aalborg wins Europe Cup.
- 15 March – Morten Frost wins gold in men's singles and Kirsten Larsen wins gold in women's singles at the 1987 All England Open Badminton Championships.
Cycling
- February – Johnny Weltz wins the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise.
- March – Rolf Sørensen wins the Tirreno–Adriatico cycle race in Italy.
- May/June – Johnny Weltz wins the Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan.
- Danny Clark (AUS) and Tony Doyle (GBR) win the Six Days of Copenhagen six-day track cycling race.
- Unknown date – Hans-Henrik Ørsted wins gold in Men's individual pursuit at the 1987 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
Football
- 14 October – Denmark qualifies for UEFA Euro 1988 in West Germany by defeating Wales in their last game in Group 6 of the UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying and thereby winning the group one point ahead of Czechoslovakia.
Swimming
- 16–23 – Benny Nielsen wins a silver medal in Men's 200 metre butterfly and a bronze medal in Men's 100 metre butterfly at the 1987 European Aquatics Championships
Births
January–March
- 21 January – Lisbet Jakobsen, rower[2]
April–June
- 9 April – Sara Petersen, athlete
- 28 April – Stephanie Corneliussen, actress
October–December
- 7 November – Natalie Madueño,actress
- 24 >July – Ole Yde, fashion designer
- 30 December – Jeanette Ottesen, swimmer[3]
- 30 December – Jeanette Ottesen, swimmer
Deaths
- 16 March - Johann Otto von Spreckelsen, architect (born 1929)
- 4 July – Bengt Strömgren, astronomer (born 1908)
- 11 December – Aage Thaarup, fashion designer (born 1906)
- 14 December – Mogens Lassen, architect (born 1901)
See also
References
- "Margrethe II | queen of Denmark". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- "Lisbet Jakobsen Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- "Jeanette OTTESEN - Olympic Swimming | Denmark". International Olympic Committee. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
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