1980 in Denmark
Events from the year 1980 in Denmark.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Magrethe II
- Prime minister – Anker Jørgensen
Sports
- July 19 – July 3 — Denmark at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow: 2 gld medals, 1 silver medal and 2 bronze medals.
Other
- April 17–20 — With two gold medals, two silver medals and three bronze medals, Denmark finishes as the best nation at the 7th European Badminton Championships in Groningen, Netherlands.
Births
- 28 February – Christian Poulsen, football player
- October 25 – Ditte Jensen, freestyle swimmer
Deaths
- 18 April – Poul Kjærholm, furniture designer (born 1929)
- 3 September – Dirch Passer, actor (born 1926)