# 2002 in Denmark

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Events from the year 2002 in Denmark.

## Incumbents

* Monarch – Margrethe II
* Prime minister – Anders Fogh Rasmussen

## Events

* 19 October – The first phase of the Copenhagen Metro, running from Nørreport to Lergravsparken, is opened by Queen Margrethe II.
* 12 December – A European Council is held in the Bella Center, Copenhagen, an agreement is reached for May 2004 enlargement.

## Culture
### Film

* The Riber Award film festival at Aalborg University is established.

### Media

* 15 February – It is announced that Erik Refner from Berlingske Tidende wins the World Press Photo of the Year award for a picture of the body of an Afghan refugee being prepared for burial.
* 22 October – The newspaper Dagen is founded.

### Music

* 9 February – Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2002
* 25 May – For the first time Denmark came last in Eurovision Song Contest receiving only 7 points, although song "Tell Me Who You Are" by Malene Mortensen was one of favourites to win.
* 4 October — Dåbens Pagt (Pact of the Baptism) by Frederik Magle is premiered at the christening of Prince Felix of Denmark

## Sports
### Badminton

* 5–9 March — Camilla Martin wins gold in Women's Single at the 92nd All England Open.
* 13–20 April – With five gold medals, two silver medals and four bronze medias, Denmark finishes as the best nation at the 18th European Badminton Championships in Malmö, Sweden.

### Cycling

* 6 October – Jakob Piil wins 2002 Paris–Tours.
* Date unknown – Matthew Gilmore (BEL) and Scott McGrory (AUS) wins the Six Days of Copenhagen Six-day track cycling race.

### Equestrian sports

* 10 September – Rikke Laumann wins a silver medalin Women's vaulting at the 2002 FEI World Equestrian Games.

### Football

* 9 May – OB wins the 2001–02 Danish Cup by defeating F.C. Copenhagen 2–1 in the final.
* 31 May – June 39 — Denmark participates in the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan and South Korea.
** 1 June – Denmark defeats Uruguay 2–1 in their first match in Group A of the initial group stage.
** 6 June – Denmark draws against Senegal in their second group stage match.
** 11 June – Denmark wins group A by defeating France 2–0 in their last group stage match and is ready for the knockout stage.
** 16 June – Denmark is defeated 3–0 by England in the Round of 16 and is finished in the tournament.

### Golf

* 26 May — Anders Hansen wins the BMW PGA Championship on the 2002 European Tour.
* 30 June — Søren Hansen wins Murphy's Irish Open on the 2002 European Tour.
* 1 September — Thomas Bjørn wins the BMW International Open on the 2002 European Tour.
* 27 October — Steen Tinning wins Telefónica Open de Madrid on the 2002 European Tour.

### Handball

* 3 February — Denmark wins bronze at the 2002 European Men's Handball Championship by defeating Iceland 20–22 in the third place play-offs.
* 6–15 December — 2002 European Women's Handball Championship takes place in Denmark.
** 15 December Denmark wins gold by defeating Norway 25–22 in the final.

### Other

* 16 June — Tom Kristensen wins the 2002 24 Hours of Le Mans as part of the Audi team, his fourth win of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race.
* 11 August — Wilson Kipketer wins gold in Men's 800 metres at the 2002 European Athletics Championships in Munich, Germany.
* 29 November — Mikkel Kessler fights for his first championship and defeats former WBC super middleweight champion Dingaan Thobela over twelve rounds to become IBA champion.

## Births
### January–March

* 7 January – Mohamed Daramy, footballer
* 13 January – Frederik Vesti, racing driver
* 17 January – Yousef Salech, footballer

### April–June

* 15 April – Mathias Kvistgaarden, footballer
* 14 May – Kristoffer Lund, soccer player

### July–September

* 22 July – Count Felix of Monpezat
* 28 July – Mads Hansen, footballer

### October–December

* 19 November – Anton Gaaei, football player
* 16 December – Victor Kristiansen, footballer
* 21 December – Clara Tauson, tennis player

## Deaths

* 12 February – John Eriksen, Danish football player (b. 1957)
* 12 August – Knud Lundberg, football player (born 1920)