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2004 In Denmark
Events from the year 2004 in Denmark. Incumbents * Monarch – Margrethe II of Denmark, Margrethe II * Prime minister – Anders Fogh Rasmussen Events * 14 May – The wedding of Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark, and Mary Donaldson takes place in Copenhagen Cathedral, in Copenhagen. * 26 December – Several hundreds of Danes, Danish people are among the Countries affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, thousands of people killed by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, at least 2,000 Scandinavians still missing in Thailand. The arts * 10 June – Gala concert with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra in Tivoli Gardens#Tivoli Concert Hall, Tivoli Concert Hall, celebrating Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark, Henrik, the Prince Consort of Denmark's 70th birthday, with the premiere performance of Frederik Magle's symphonic poem ''Souffle le vent'' from the Cantabile (symphonic suite), ''Cantabile'' suite. Sports * 13–29 August — Den ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margrethe II Of Denmark
Margrethe II (; Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid, born 16 April 1940) is a member of the Danish royal family who reigned as Queen of Denmark from 14 January 1972 until Abdication of Margrethe II, her abdication on 14 January 2024. Having reigned for exactly 52 years, she was the second-longest-reigning Danish monarch after Christian IV. Margrethe was born into the House of Glücksburg, a cadet branch of the House of Oldenburg, during the reign of her paternal grandfather, Christian X of Denmark, King Christian X. She is the eldest child of King Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid. She became heir presumptive to her father in 1953 when Act of Succession (Denmark), a constitutional amendment allowed women to inherit the throne. In 1967, she married Henri de Laborde de Monpezat, with whom she had two sons, Frederik X, Frederik and Prince Joachim of Denmark, Joachim. Margrethe succeeded her father upon his death in January 1972. Margrethe has worked as a scenographer, a costume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jens Eriksen
Jens Dyrløv Eriksen (born 30 December 1969) is a badminton player from Denmark. He competed in four consecutive Olympic Games from 1996 to 2008, and won a mixed doubles bronze medal in 2004 partnered with Mette Schjoldager. At the World Championships, Eriksen won two silvers in 1995 and 1997, and also two bronze medals in 2001 and 2006. Career 2004 Olympics He played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles and mixed doubles. In men's doubles, Eriksen and his partner Martin Lundgaard Hansen had a bye in the first round and defeated Howard Bach and Kevin Han of the United States in the second. In the quarterfinals, Eriksen and Hansen beat Fu Haifeng and Cai Yun of China 3-15, 15-11, 15-8. They lost the semifinal to Lee Dong-soo and Yoo Yong-sung of Korea 9-15, 15-5, 15-3 and the bronze medal match against Eng Hian and Flandy Limpele of Indonesia 15-13, 15-7 to finish fourth place. He also competed in mixed doubles with partner Mette Schjoldager. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 European Men's Handball Championship
The 2004 Men's European Handball Championship was the sixth edition of the tournament and took place from 22 January to 1 February 2004 in Slovenia in the cities of Ljubljana, Celje, Velenje and Koper. Venues Qualification :1 Bold indicates champion for that year. ''Italic'' indicates host for that year. :2 as FR Yugoslavia Preliminary round ''All times are local (Central European Time, UTC+1).'' Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- Main round Group I ---- ---- Group II ---- ---- Final round Bracket Semifinals ---- Seventh place game Fifth place game Third place game Final Ranking and statistics Final ranking All-Star Team SourceEHF/small> Top goalscorers SourceEHF/small> Top goalkeepers ''(minimum 20% of total shots received by team)'' SourceEHF/small> References * * External linksThe official site of the championshipwith reports, results, statistic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark Men's National Handball Team
The Denmark men's national handball team () is controlled by the Danish Handball Association and represents Denmark in international matches. They are the team with the second most gold medals won in the World Cup history on the men's side behind France, with a total of four medals, tied with Sweden and Romania. As of January 2025 they are the Olympic Champions, winners of four consecutive World Championships (2019, 2021, 2023 & 2025), being the first country to ever do so, and runners-up from the 2024 European Championship making them the current top ranking men's handball team. Defending their 2019 World Championship title at the 2021 World Championship in Egypt, they became only the fourth country to successfully defend a World Championship title. (The other three being Sweden, Romania and France). By winning the World Championship in 2023, they became the first team on the men's side, to win three World Championship titles in a row, winning in 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Republic National Football Team
The Czech Republic national football team (), recognised by FIFA as Czechia, represents the Czech Republic in men's international Association football, football. The team is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic (FAČR). Historically, the team participated in FIFA and UEFA competitions as Kingdom of Bohemia, Bohemia and Czechoslovakia. Following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, the first international competition of the Czech Republic was UEFA Euro 1996, where they finished runners-up. They have taken part at every European Championship since. Following the separation, they have featured at one FIFA World Cup, the 2006 FIFA World Cup, 2006 tournament. History 1990s When Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, the Czech Republic team was formed. They played their first friendly match away to Turkey national football team, Turkey on 23 February 1994. The newly formed team played their first home game in Ostrava, against Lithuania nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden Men's National Football Team
The Sweden men's national football team () represents Sweden in men's international Association football, football and it is controlled by the Swedish Football Association, the governing body of football in Sweden. Sweden's home ground is Strawberry Arena in Solna Municipality, Solna and the team is coached by Jon Dahl Tomasson. From 1945 to the late 1950s, they were considered one of the greatest teams in Europe. Sweden has made twelve appearances at the FIFA World Cup, World Cup with their first coming in 1934 FIFA World Cup, 1934. They have also made six appearances at the UEFA European Championship, European Championship. Sweden finished second at the 1958 FIFA World Cup, which they hosted, and third in both 1950 FIFA World Cup, 1950 and 1994 FIFA World Cup, 1994. Sweden's other accomplishments also include a gold medal at the Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics, 1948 Summer Olympics, and bronze medals in Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics, 1924 and Football at the 1952 Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UEFA Euro 2004
The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2004, was the 12th edition of the UEFA European Championship, a quadrennial association football, football competition contested by the List of men's national association football teams#UEFA (Europe), men's national teams of UEFA member associations. The final tournament was hosted for the first time in Portugal, from 12 June to 4 July 2004. A total of 31 matches were played in ten venues across eight cities – Aveiro, Portugal, Aveiro, Braga, Coimbra, Guimarães, Faro, Portugal, Faro/Loulé, Leiria, Lisbon, and Porto. As in UEFA Euro 1996, 1996 and UEFA Euro 2000, 2000, the final tournament was contested by 16 teams: the hosts plus the 15 teams that came through the UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying, qualifying tournament, which began in September 2002. Latvia national football team, Latvia secured their first participation in a major tournament after overcoming Turkey national football team, Turkey in the UEFA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denmark National Football Team
The Denmark national football team ( or ''herrelandsholdet'') represents Denmark and Greenland in men's international Association football, football competitions. It is controlled by the Danish Football Association (DBU), the governing body for the football clubs which are organised under DBU. Denmark's home stadium is Parken Stadium in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen. Denmark were winners of the unofficial Football at the 1906 Intercalated Games, 1906 Intercalated Games football competition and silver medalists at the Football at the 1908 Summer Olympics, 1908 and Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics, 1912 Olympics. However, as amateurs who prohibited their internationals from becoming professionals at foreign clubs, Denmark did not qualify for the FIFA World Cup until 1986 FIFA World Cup, 1986, although they won another Olympic silver in Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960. Since the 1980s and the "#Danish Dynamite (1980–1990), Danish Dynamite" team, Denmark has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AaB Fodbold
AaB, (full name: ''Aalborg Boldspilklub'', ) internationally referred to as Aalborg BK, commonly known internationally as Aalborg BK and occasionally referred to as AaB Aalborg, is a professional football club based in Aalborg, Denmark. The club currently competes in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier of Danish football. AaB is one of the oldest and most historically significant clubs in Danish football, having been founded on 13 May 1885. Initially formed as a cricket club by English railway engineers, the club adopted football in 1902 and has competed under the name ''Aalborg Boldspilklub af 1885'' since 1906. AaB has traditionally been a mainstay in the Danish top flight, and has won the Danish Superliga four times, in 1994–95, 1998–99, 2007–08, and 2013–14. The latter season remains the club's most successful, as AaB won the domestic double by securing both the league title and the Danish Cup. In total, the club has lifted the national cup three times. Aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003–04 Danish Cup
The 2003–04 Danish Cup was the 50th season of the Danish Cup. The final was played on 20 May 2004. FC København ended as cup winner, but as they also won the Danish Superliga, the UEFA Cup-spot went to the cup runner-up AaB Fodbold, Aalborg BK. First round In first round competed 48 teams from the "series" (2002 Denmark Series and lower) and 16 teams from 2002–03 Danish 2nd Divisions. Second round In second round competed 32 winning teams from 1st round and 8 teams from 2002–03 Danish 1st Division (no. 9 to 16). Third round In third round competed 20 winning teams from 2nd round, 6 teams from 2002–03 Danish 1st Division (no. 3 to 8) and 2 teams from 2002–03 Danish Superliga (no. 11 and 12). Fourth round In fourth round competed 14 winning teams from 3rd round, 2 teams from 2002–03 Danish 1st Division (no. 1 and 2) and 4 teams from 2002–03 Danish Superliga (no. 7 to 10). Fifth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Copenhagen
Football Club Copenhagen (, ), commonly known as F.C. København, F.C. Copenhagen, Copenhagen, or simply FCK, is a Danish professional football club based in Copenhagen. FCK was founded in 1992 as a superstructure on top of Kjøbenhavns Boldklub and Boldklubben 1903. F.C. Copenhagen has won a record 16 Danish Football Championships and a record 10 Danish Cups. In European football F.C. Copenhagen has reached the group stage of the UEFA Champions League and the group stage of the UEFA Europa League more times than any other Danish club and are the only Danish club who has reached the knockout stage of the Champions League. Copenhagen plays its matches at the Parken Stadium, which also serves as the venue for Denmark national football team matches. Since their foundation, FCK have developed a fierce rivalry with Brøndby IF. The Copenhagen Derby games between the two sides have attracted some of the biggest crowds in Danish football history. History Early success Football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geneva
Geneva ( , ; ) ; ; . is the List of cities in Switzerland, second-most populous city in Switzerland and the most populous in French-speaking Romandy. Situated in the southwest of the country, where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the capital of the Canton of Geneva, Republic and Canton of Geneva, and a centre for international diplomacy. Geneva hosts the highest number of International organization, international organizations in the world, and has been referred to as the world's most compact metropolis and the "Peace Capital". Geneva is a global city, an international financial centre, and a worldwide centre for diplomacy hosting the highest number of international organizations in the world, including the headquarters of many agencies of the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, IFRC of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Red Cross. In the aftermath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
