List of Danish records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in Denmark maintained by Denmark's national athletics federation: Dansk Atletik Forbund (DAF).
Outdoor
Key to tables :
Awaiting ratification
Record not kept by DAF
Not ratified or later rescinded by DAF
Men
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref.
100 m
10.11 (−0.1 m/s )
Simon Hansen
29 June 2024
Danish Championships
Hvidovre , Denmark
[ 1]
200 m
20.49 (−0.2 m/s )
Simon Hansen
5 September 2021
Aarhus , Denmark
20.48 A (+0.3 m/s )
Tazana Kamanga-Dyrbak
11 April 2021
All Comers Meet
Lusaka , Zambia
[ 2]
300 m
32.32
Benjamin Lobo Vedel
30 January 2024
ACNW Track & Field League 1
Potchefstroom , South Africa
[ 3]
400 m
45.50
Nick Ekelund-Arenander
13 July 2013
Meeting de Atletismo Madrid
Madrid , Spain
[ 4]
45.50
Benjamin Lobo Vedel
15 August 2022
European Championships
Munich , Germany
[ 5]
45.41
Gustav Lundholm Nielsen [de ; no ]
14 July 2024
Resisprint International
La Chaux-de-Fonds , Switzerland
[ 6]
600 m
1:18.14
Andreas Bube
19 August 2020
Gyulai István Memorial
Székesfehérvár , Hungary
[ 7]
800 m
1:41.11
Wilson Kipketer
24 August 1997
Cologne , Germany
1000 m
2:16.29
Wilson Kipketer
23 August 1995
1500 m
3:31.17
Robert Kiplagat Andersen
13 August 1997
Weltklasse Zürich
Zürich , Switzerland
Mile
3:50.79
Robert Kiplagat Andersen
26 August 1997
ISTAF
Berlin , Germany
Mile (road)
4:05.27
Andreas Lindgreen
1 October 2023
World Road Running Championships
Riga , Latvia
[ 8]
2000 m
4:59.56
Mogens Guldberg
15 September 1987
3000 m
7:43.78
Mogens Guldberg
13 September 1989
Jerez , Spain
5000 m
13:22.74
Joel Ibler Lillesø
15 June 2024
KBC Night of Athletics
Heusden-Zolder , Belgium
[ 9]
5 km (road)
13:48
Thijs Nijhuis
14 February 2021
5 km Herculis
Monaco
[ 10]
13:46
Joel Ibler Lillesø
1 October 2023
World Road Running Championships
Riga , Latvia
[ 11]
13:42
Axel Vang Christensen
13 February 2022
5 km Herculis
Monaco
10,000 m
27:54.76
Carsten Jørgensen
4 April 1998
Lisbon , Portugal
10 km (road)
28:21
Axel Vang Christensen
14 January 2024
10K Valencia Ibercaja
Valencia , Spain
[ 12]
15 km (road)
43:42
Henrik Jørgensen
13 December 1986
10 miles (road)
46:13
Carsten Jørgensen
20 September 1998
Glen Dimplex Cross Border Challenge
Newry , United Kingdom
[ 13]
20,000 m (track)
1:00:03.83+
Abdi Hakin Ulad
4 September 2020
Memorial Van Damme
Brussels , Belgium
[ 14]
20 km (road)
59:07
Abdi Hakin Ulad
24 March 2018
Valencia , Spain
One hour
19985 m
Abdi Hakin Ulad
4 September 2020
Memorial Van Damme
Brussels , Belgium
[ 15]
Half marathon
1:01:55
Carsten Jørgensen
27 September 1998
World Half Marathon Championships
Uster , Switzerland
25 km (road)
1:15:38+
Jacob Sommer Simonsen
29 September 2024
Berlin Marathon
Berlin , Germany
[ 16]
Marathon
2:09:43
Henrik Jørgensen
21 April 1985
London Marathon
London , United Kingdom
2:07:51
Jacob Sommer Simonsen
29 September 2024
Berlin Marathon
Berlin , Germany
[ 17]
100 km (road)
6:57.35
Kenneth Munk
24 April 2010
Copenhagen Ultramarathon
Copenhagen , Denmark
[ 18] [ 19]
24 hours
257.753 km
Kim Hansen
11 April 2015
IAU 24 Hour World Championship
Turin , Italy
[ 20]
266.940 km
Emil Krog Ingerslev
1–2 June 2024
Sæby , Denmark
[ 21]
110 m hurdles
13.50 (+1.0 m/s )
Andreas Martinsen
20 June 2017
Copenhagen Athletics Games
Copenhagen , Denmark
[ 22]
200 m hurdles
23.1 h
Claus Hirsbro
20 May 1992
400 m hurdles
50.01
Nicolai Hartling
10 August 2019
European Team Championships
Varaždin , Croatia
[ 23]
2000 m steeplechase
5:34.02
Ole Hesselbjerg
3 September 2024
Copenhagen Athletics Games
Copenhagen , Denmark
[ 24]
3000 m steeplechase
8:20.42
Ole Hesselbjerg
8 June 2021
Paavo Nurmi Games
Turku , Finland
[ 25]
High jump
2.28 m
Janick Klausen
20 June 2019
Essen , Germany
[ 26]
Pole vault
5.75 m
Piotr Buciarski
27 April 2002
Fort-de-France , France
Long jump
8.25 m (+0.5 m/s )
Morten Jensen
3 July 2005
Gothenburg , Sweden
Triple jump
16.88 m (+0.6 m/s )
Anders Møller
7 August 2011
Danish Championships
Copenhagen , Denmark
[ 27]
Shot put
21.61 m
Joachim Olsen
13 June 2007
Copenhagen , Denmark
Discus throw
61.30 m
Steen Hedegård
30 August 1977
Copenhagen , Denmark
Hammer throw
77.02 m
Jan Bielecki
8 September 2002
Bad Köstritz , Germany
Javelin throw
81.22 m
Kenneth Pedersen
5 August 1989
Copenhagen , Denmark
Decathlon
7994 pts
Lars Warming
18–19 June 1988
Hypo-Meeting
Götzis , Austria
11.08 (100 m) , 7.31 m (long jump) , 13.54 m (shot put) , 1.93 m (high jump) , 48.03 (400 m) / 14.34 (110 m hurdles) , 42.60 m (discus) , 4.70 m (pole vault) , 51.94 m (javelin) , 4:17.35 (1500 m)
20 km walk (road)
1:22:18
Claus Jørgensen
11 May 1996
Eisenhüttenstadt , Germany
50 km walk (road)
3:51:46
Jacob Sørensen
15 June 2002
Dublin , Ireland
4 × 100 m relay
38.16
DenmarkSimon Hansen Tazana Kamanga-Dyrbak Kojo Musah Frederik Schou-Nielsen
5 August 2021
Olympic Games
Tokyo , Japan
[ 28]
4 × 200 m relay
1:25.53
IF SpartaChristian Trajkovski Bernie Bengtsson Henrik Paulsen Lars Pedersen
3 June 1989
Østerbro , Denmark
1:25.53
IF SpartaChristian Trajkovski Henrik Paulsen Karsten Krygermeier Lars Pedersen
19 May 1990
Østerbro , Denmark
4 × 400 m relay
3:07.08
DenmarkJacob Riis Andreas Bube Nicklas Hyde Nick Ekelund-Arenander
2 July 2011
MONDO Keien Meeting
Uden , Netherlands
[ 29]
4 × 800 m relay
7:27.3 h
Århus 1900 ? ? ? ?
21 August 1987
4 × 1500 m relay
15:18.5 h
IF Sparta ? ? ? ?
2 August 1986
Women
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref.
100 m
11.32 (+0.2 m/s )
Ida Karstoft
11 June 2022
Copenhagen Open
Hvidovre , Sweden
200 m
22.60 (+1.4 m/s )
Ida Karstoft
12 April 2024
Tom Jones Memorial
Gainesville , United States
[ 30]
300 m
38.74
Sofie Abildtrup
27 August 2002
400 m
52.84
Rikke Rønholt
6 July 2006
Århus , Denmark
800 m
2:00.97
Karen Gydesen
29 June 1994
Helsinki , Finland
1000 m
2:43.7 h
Gitte Karlshøj
27 September 1990
1500 m
4:05.34
Sofia Thøgersen
19 August 2023
World Championships
Budapest , Hungary
[ 31]
Mile
4:30.2
Loa Olafsson
25 May 1978
Mile (road)
4:54.95 Wo
Mia Helene Morck
1 October 2023
World Road Running Championships
Riga , Latvia
[ 32]
2000 m
5:43.7 h
Gitte Karlshøj
18 September 1991
3000 m
8:42.3 h
Loa Olafsson
27 June 1978
Bislett Games
Oslo , Norway
5000 m
15:07.70
Anna Emilie Møller
14 July 2019
European U23 Championships
Gävle , Sweden
[ 33]
10,000 m
31:45.4 Mx
Loa Olafsson
6 April 1978
Copenhagen , Denmark
32:02.89
Dorthe S. Rasmussen
4 September 1983
Knarvik , Norway
10 km (road)
32:06
Dorthe S. Rasmussen
15 January 1983
Miami , United States
15 km (road)
49:08
Dorthe S. Rasmussen
23 June 1991
Portland , United States
[ 34]
20 km (road)
1:07:06
Dorthe S. Rasmussen
28 November 1982
Half marathon
1:09:48
Dorthe S. Rasmussen
24 March 1991
25 km (road)
1:28:32
Annemette Jensen
21 April 1984
Paderborn , Germany
Marathon
2:29:34
Dorthe S. Rasmussen
23 April 1989
London Marathon
London , United Kingdom
100 km (road)
7:53.15
Anni Lønstad
16 April 1994
Hanau , Germany
12-hour run
135.050 km
Bouchra Lundgren Eriksen
2 June 2024
I Feel Slovenia12Run
Kranj , Slovenia
[ 35]
24 hours
231.339 km
Anne Marie Geisler Andersen
2 July 2017
IAU 24 Hour World Championship
Belfast , United Kingdom
[ 36]
100 m hurdles
12.83 (+2.0 m/s )
Mette Graversgaard
24 May 2023
Savona , Italy
200 m hurdles
27.3 h
Dorte Wolfsberg
7 July 1981
?
[citation needed ]
300 m hurdles
39.42
Sara Petersen
11 June 2020
Impossible Games
Oslo , Norway
[ 37]
400 m hurdles
53.55
Sara Petersen
18 August 2016
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
[ 38]
2000 m steeplechase
6:24.51
Sofia Thøgersen
11 September 2021
Hvidovre , Denmark
[ 39]
3000 m steeplechase
9:13.46
Anna Emilie Møller
30 September 2019
World Championships
Doha , Qatar
[ 40]
High jump
1.94 m
Pia Zinck
8 August 1997
World Championships
Athens , Greece
Pole vault
4.55 m
Caroline Bonde Holm
17 August 2022
European Championships
Munich , Germany
[ 41]
Long jump
6.96 m (+2.0 m/s )
Renata Nielsen
5 June 1994
Seville , Spain
Triple jump
13.99 m (+0.8 m/s )
Janne Nielsen
13 September 2020
French Championships
Albi , France
[ 42]
Shot put
16.97 m
Thea Jensen
26 May 2022
Bloomington , United States
Discus throw
62.22 m
Lisa Brix Pedersen
24 June 2023
Aalborg , Denmark
Hammer throw
74.22 m
Katrine Koch Jacobsen
8 June 2022
Trnava , Slovakia
Javelin throw
64.83 m
Christina Scherwin
9 September 2006
World Athletics Final
Stuttgart , Germany
[ 43]
Heptathlon
5722 pts h
Dorte Klein
27–28 August 1983
Århus , Denmark
14.5w (100 m hurdles) , 1.77 m (high jump) , 11.07 m (shot put) , 25.5w (200 m) / 5.89 m (long jump) , 48.38 m (javelin) , 2:18.8 (800 m)
5000 m walk (track)
23:25.4
Gunhild Kristiansen
21 September 1985
10 km walk (road)
48:31
Karin Jensen
19 September 1991
20 km walk (road)
1:45:28
Gunhild Kristiansen
9 May 1986[ 44]
Värnamo , Sweden
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay
43.46
DenmarkMette Graversgaard Mathilde Kramer Astrid Glenner-Frandsen Ida Karstoft
22 July 2022
World Championships
Eugene , United States
[ 45]
4 × 200 m relay
1:37.80
DenmarkLouise Østergaard Emma Beiter Bomme Mathilde Kramer Mette Graversgaard
2 May 2021
World Relays
Chorzów , Poland
[ 46]
4 × 400 m relay
3:36.2 h
Denmark Birgitte Jennes Kirsten Høiler Pia Lund Hansen Annelise Damm-Olesen
19 September 1969
European Championships
Athens , Greece
Mixed
Indoor
Men
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref.
50 m
5.5
Claus Hirsbro
15 January 1994
5.75
Martin Krabbe
18 February 2010
Århus , Denmark
[ 48]
60 m
6.56
Kojo Musah
30 January 2022
Randers , Norway
[ 49]
200 m
20.97
Benjamin Lobo Vedel
22 February 2019
SEC Championships
Fayetteville , United States
[ 50]
300 m
32.51
Benjamin Lobo Vedel
6 January 2018
Orange & Purple Invitational
Clemson , United States
[ 51]
400 m
45.67
Benjamin Lobo Vedel
19 March 2022
World Championships
Belgrade , Serbia
[ 52]
800 m
1:42.67
Wilson Kipketer
9 March 1997
World Championships
Paris , France
1000 m
2:14.96
Wilson Kipketer
20 February 2000
Aviva Indoor Grand Prix
Birmingham , United Kingdom
1500 m
3:38.85
Mogens Guldberg
28 February 1991
Seville , Spain
Mile
3:59.13
Mogens Guldberg
26 February 1988
3000 m
7:44.76
Mogens Guldberg
9 March 1991
World Championships
Seville , Spain
5000 m
14:22.54
Lars Juhl
11 March 2000
50 m hurdles
6.77
Andreas Martinsen
12 February 2015
Århus , Denmark
[ 53]
60 m hurdles
7.68 (heat)
Andreas Martinsen
3 March 2017
European Championships
Belgrade , Serbia
[ 54]
7.68 (final)
[ 55]
High jump
2.27 m[ 56]
Michael Mikkelsen
4 March 1990
European Championships
Glasgow , United Kingdom
Janick Klausen
4 March 2011
European Championships
Paris , France
[ 57]
Pole vault
5.72 m
Martin Voss
25 February 1995
Malmö , Sweden
Long jump
8.18 m
Morten Jensen
8 February 2006
Gothenburg , Sweden
Triple jump
17.01 m[ 56]
Anders Møller
25 February 2006
Malmö , Sweden
Shot put
21.63 m[ 56]
Joachim Olsen
25 February 2004
Tallinn , Estonia
Discus throw
53.43 m
Andreas Ellegaard
1 March 2015
World Indoor Throwing
Växjö , Sweden
[ 58]
Javelin throw
55.82 m
David Korczynski
10 March 2012
World Indoor Throwing
Växjö , Sweden
[ 59]
Weight throw (35 lb)
21.55 m
Jan Bielecki
14 February 1997
Baton Rouge , United States
Heptathlon
5542 pts h
Lars Warming
12–13 February 1988
Århus , Denmark
7.0 (60 m) , 7.15 m (long jump) , 13.40 m (shot put) , 1.90 m (high jump) / 7.9 (60 m hurdles) , 4.60 m (pole vault) , 2:51.5 (1000 m)
3000 m walk
11:53.9+
Claus Jørgensen
19 February 1994
Århus , Denmark
5000 m walk
20:14.9
Claus Jørgensen
19 February 1994
Århus , Denmark
10,000 m walk
42:33.4
Claus Jørgensen
20 March 1994
Århus , Denmark
4 × 200 m relay
1:26.50
DenmarkClaus Hirsbro Lars Pedersen Peter Voigt Kenneth Jensen
25 February 1996
4 × 400 m relay
Women
Event
Record
Athlete
Date
Meet
Place
Ref.
50 m
6.33
Dorthe A. Rasmussen
22 February 1981
European Championships
Grenoble , France
60 m
7.24
Ida Karstoft
2 March 2022
Aarhus , Denmark
200 m
23.22
Ida Karstoft
13 February 2022
Nordic Indoor Match
Uppsala , Sweden
[ 60]
400 m
52.59[ a]
Sara Petersen
13 February 2016
Nordenkampen
Växjö , Sweden
[ 61]
800 m
2:02.33
Heidi Jensen
17 February 2000
GE Galan
Stockholm , Sweden
1000 m
2:44.90
Tina Krebs
1 March 1986
Clemson , United States
1500 m
4:10.20
Tina Krebs
9 February 1985
East Rutherford , United States
Mile
4:29.31
Sofia Thøgersen
30 January 2024
Czech Indoor Gala
Ostrava , Czech Republic
[ 62]
3000 m
9:00.80
Alberte Kjær Pedersen
4 March 2021
European Championships
Toruń , Poland
[ 63]
50 m hurdles
7.28
Mette Graversgaard
28 December 2019
Aarhus , Denmark
60 m hurdles
7.92
Mette Graversgaard
5 March 2023
European Championships
Istanbul , Turkey
[ 64]
400 m hurdles
56.66
Sara Petersen
18 February 2012
Meeting National
Val-de-Reuil , France
[ 65] [ 66]
High jump
1.90 m
Pia Zinck
7 March 1997
World Championships
Paris , France
30 January 1998
Arnstadt , Germany
Pole vault
4.50 m
Caroline Bonde Holm
19 February 2022
stav- och längdhoppsgala
Kalmar , Sweden
[ 67]
Long jump
6.77 m
Renata Nielsen
12 March 1995
World Championships
Barcelona , Spain
Triple jump
13.72 m
Janne Nielsen
29 February 2020
French Championships
Liévin , France
[ 68]
Shot put
16.76 m
Trine Mulbjerg
28 February 2015
World Indoor Throwing
Växjö , Sweden
[ 69]
Discus throw
59.57 m
Lisa Brix Pedersen
25 February 2022
Swedish Championships
Växjö , Sweden
[ 70]
Javelin throw
47.92 m
Nina Otto
10 March 2012
World Indoor Throwing
Växjö , Sweden
[ 59]
Pentathlon
4072 pts
Tine Bach Ejlersen
3 February 2013
Danish Championships
Århus , Denmark
[ 71]
8.67 (60 m hurdles) , 1.76 m (high jump) , 10.92 m (shot put) , 5.90 m (long jump) , 2:25.28 (800 m)
3000 m walk
14:11.0
Gunhild Klarksen
24 February 1991
Århus , Denmark
5000 m walk
24:55.0
Karin Jensen
10 February 1990
Herning , Denmark
10,000 m walk
51:47.0
Gunhild Kristiansen
17 March 1984
Odense , Denmark
4 × 200 m relay
1:38.55
Århus 1900Sara Petersen Martha Danneskjold Rasmussen Thea Lyng Møller Jensen Mette Graversgaard
17 February 2019
Danish Championships
Skive , Denmark
4 × 400 m relay
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