Denmark at the World Aquatics Championships

Denmark at the
World Aquatics Championships
Flag of Denmark
FINA codeDEN
National federationDanish Swimming Federation
Websitesvoem.org
Medals
Gold
4
Silver
8
Bronze
8
Total
20
World Aquatics Championships appearances (overview)

Denmark first participated at the FINA World Aquatics Championships at the third championships in 1978 when it was held in West Berlin, and has participated in every championships since then.[1]

Medalists

Lotte Friis is the most winning Danish swimmer at the Championships, with two gold medals and four silver medals.[2] Nine women and two men from Denmark have received at least one medal, all won in the swimming events.

Medal Name Championships Sport Event
 Gold Lotte Friis 2009 Rome Swimming Women's 800 m freestyle
 Gold Lotte Friis 2011 Shanghai Swimming Women's 1500 m freestyle
 Gold[n 1] Jeanette Ottesen 2011 Shanghai Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle
 Gold Jeanette Ottesen Gray 2013 Barcelona Swimming Women's 50 m butterfly
 Silver[n 2] Louise Ørnstedt 2003 Barcelona Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke
 Silver Lotte Friis 2009 Rome Swimming Women's 1500 m freestyle
 Silver Lotte Friis 2011 Shanghai Swimming Women's 800 m freestyle
 Silver Lotte Friis 2013 Barcelona Swimming Women's 1500 m freestyle
 Silver Rikke Møller Pedersen 2013 Barcelona Swimming Women's 200 m breaststroke
 Silver Lotte Friis 2013 Barcelona Swimming Women's 800 m freestyle
 Silver Jeanette Ottesen 2015 Kazan Swimming Women's 100 m butterfly
 Silver Jeanette Ottesen 2015 Kazan Swimming Women's 50 m butterfly
 Bronze Susanne Nielsson 1978 West Berlin Swimming Women's 200 m breaststroke
 Bronze Benny Nielsen 1986 Madrid Swimming Men's 200 m butterfly
 Bronze Gitta Jensen, Berit Puggaard, Annette Poulsen, Mette Jacobsen 1991 Perth Swimming Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle
 Bronze Mette Jacobsen 1991 Perth Swimming Women's 200 m freestyle
 Bronze Jakob Andkjær 2007 Melbourne Swimming Men's 50 m butterfly
 Bronze Mie Nielsen 2015 Kazan Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke
 Bronze[n 3] Rikke Møller Pedersen 2015 Kazan Swimming Women's 200 m breaststroke
 Bronze Pernille Blume 2017 Budapest Swimming Women's 50 m freestyle

Medals by championships

The most successful championships for Denmark by gold medal count was the 2011 championships, while the most total medals were achieved in 2013 and 2015.

Championships Athletes[1] Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank[n 4]
1978 West Berlin 11 0 0 1 1 15
1982 Guayaquil 5 0 0 0 0 –
1986 Madrid 7 0 0 1 1 19
1991 Perth 8 0 0 2 2 17
1994 Rome 4 0 0 0 0 –
1998 Perth 10 0 0 0 0 –
2001 Fukuoka 6 0 0 0 0 –
2003 Barcelona 3 0 1 0 1 20
2005 Montreal 8 0 0 0 0 –
2007 Melbourne 11 0 0 1 1 23
2009 Rome 12 1 1 0 2 15
2011 Shanghai 6 2 1 0 3 11
2013 Barcelona 4 1 3 0 4 12
2015 Kazan 11 0 2 2 4 18
2017 Budapest 11 0 0 1 1 26
Total[n 5] 4 8 8 20 23

Footnotes

  1. ^ Shared with Aleksandra Gerasimenya of Belarus
  2. ^ Shared with Katy Sexton of Great Britain
  3. ^ Shared with Jessica Vall of Spain and Shi Jinglin of China
  4. ^ Ranked by gold medals
  5. ^ After 2017 Championships

References

  1. ^ a b Nielsen, Allan (26 July 2013). "Danmarks trup til VM i svømning". politiken.dk. Politiken. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  2. ^ Nielsen, Allan. "15 danske medaljer ved VM i svømning". politiken.dk. Politiken. Retrieved 5 August 2013.