Sweden at the 2023 World Athletics Championships

Sweden at the
2023 World Athletics Championships
Flag of Sweden
WA codeSWE
in Budapest, Hungary
19 August 2023 (2023-08-19) – 27 August 2023 (2023-08-27)
Competitors32 (18 men and 14 women)
Medals
Ranked 10th
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
3
World Athletics Championships appearances (overview)
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Sweden competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, from 19 to 27 August 2023.

Medalists

Medal Athlete Event Date
 Gold Daniel Ståhl Men's discus throw August 21
 Gold Armand Duplantis Men's pole vault August 26
 Silver Perseus Karlström Men's 20 kilometres walk August 19

Results

Sweden entered 32 athletes.[1][2]

Men

Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Henrik Larsson 100 metres 10.16 3 Q 10.20 6 Did not advance
Carl Bengtström 400 metres DQ Did not advance
Andreas Kramer 800 metres 1:45.42 2 Q 1:44.57 6 Did not advance
Emil Danielsson 1500 metres 3:57.70 15 qR 3:34.16 PB 12 Did not advance
Andreas Almgren 5000 metres 13:36.57 9 — Did not advance[3]
Emil Danielsson 13:54.35 18 —
Joel Bengtsson 110 metres hurdles 13.68 6 Did not advance
Max Hrelja 13.42 PB 4 Q 13.60 6 Did not advance
Emil Blomberg 3000 metres steeplechase 8:42.33 12 — Did not advance
Vidar Johansson 8:27.21 9 — Did not advance
Simon Sundström 8:20.10 PB 5 Q — 8:27.68 15
Perseus Karlström 20 kilometres walk — 1:17:39 NR 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
35 kilometres walk — 2:27:03 SB 8
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Armand Duplantis Pole vault 5.75 1 q 6.10 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Thobias Montler Long jump 8.03 11 q 8.00 6
Simon Pettersson Discus throw 62.53 21 Did not advance
Daniel Ståhl 66.25 1 q 71.46 CR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Ragnar Carlsson Hammer throw 72.02 24 Did not advance
Jakob Samuelsson Javelin throw 75.50 26 Did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Marcus Nilsson Result 11.43 7.00 SB 14.49 1.93 51.36 SB 15.06 SB 45.04 NM DNF
Points 677 814 758 740 780 842 768 0

Women

Track and road events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Julia Henriksson 200 metres 23.55 6 Did not advance
Hanna Hermansson 1500 metres 4:06.42 SB 10 Did not advance
Sarah Lahti 5000 metres DNS — Did not advance
10,000 metres — 33:09.22 SB 18
Moa Granat 400 metres hurdles 56.61 7 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Michaela Meijer Pole vault 4.50 17 Did not advance
Maja Åskag Long jump 6.47 20 Did not advance
Tilde Johansson 5.99 34 Did not advance
Khaddi Sagnia 6.35 28 Did not advance
Maja Åskag Triple jump 13.98 16 Did not advance
Axelina Johansson Shot put 18.57 13 Did not advance
Sara Lennman 18.05 18 Did not advance
Fanny Roos 18.41 14 Did not advance
Vanessa Kamga Discus throw 60.02 SB 13 Did not advance
Caisa-Marie Lindfors 54.54 32 Did not advance
Grete Ahlberg Hammer throw 69.05 22 Did not advance

References

  1. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). World Athletics. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Största VM-truppen på 28 år – "Väldigt nöjd med vårt lag"". Swedish Athletics Association. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  3. ^ "SUMMARY 5000 Metres Men - Round 1" (PDF). International Association of Athletics Federations. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.