Denmark at the World Aquatics Championships

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]

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

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.

MedalNameChampionshipsSportEvent
 GoldLotte Friis2009 RomeSwimmingWomen's 800 m freestyle
 GoldLotte Friis2011 ShanghaiSwimmingWomen's 1500 m freestyle
 Gold[n 1]Jeanette Ottesen2011 ShanghaiSwimmingWomen's 100 m freestyle
 GoldJeanette Ottesen Gray2013 BarcelonaSwimmingWomen's 50 m butterfly
 Silver[n 2]Louise Ørnstedt2003 BarcelonaSwimmingWomen's 100 m backstroke
 SilverLotte Friis2009 RomeSwimmingWomen's 1500 m freestyle
 SilverLotte Friis2011 ShanghaiSwimmingWomen's 800 m freestyle
 SilverLotte Friis2013 BarcelonaSwimmingWomen's 1500 m freestyle
 SilverRikke Møller Pedersen2013 BarcelonaSwimmingWomen's 200 m breaststroke
 SilverLotte Friis2013 BarcelonaSwimmingWomen's 800 m freestyle
 SilverJeanette Ottesen2015 KazanSwimmingWomen's 100 m butterfly
 SilverJeanette Ottesen2015 KazanSwimmingWomen's 50 m butterfly
 BronzeSusanne Nielsson1978 West BerlinSwimmingWomen's 200 m breaststroke
 BronzeBenny Nielsen1986 MadridSwimmingMen's 200 m butterfly
 BronzeGitta Jensen, Berit Puggaard, Annette Poulsen, Mette Jacobsen1991 PerthSwimmingWomen's 4 × 200 m freestyle
 BronzeMette Jacobsen1991 PerthSwimmingWomen's 200 m freestyle
 BronzeJakob Andkjær2007 MelbourneSwimmingMen's 50 m butterfly
 BronzeMie Nielsen2015 KazanSwimmingWomen's 100 m backstroke
 Bronze[n 3]Rikke Møller Pedersen2015 KazanSwimmingWomen's 200 m breaststroke
 BronzePernille Blume2017 BudapestSwimmingWomen'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 Berlin11001115
1982 Guayaquil50000–
1986 Madrid7001119
1991 Perth8002217
1994 Rome40000–
1998 Perth100000–
2001 Fukuoka60000–
2003 Barcelona3010120
2005 Montreal80000–
2007 Melbourne11001123
2009 Rome12110215
2011 Shanghai6210311
2013 Barcelona4130412
2015 Kazan11022418
2017 Budapest11001126
Total[n 5]4882023

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. 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.
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