Denmark at the World Aquatics Championships

Denmark
 at the World Aquatics Championships

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World Aquatics Championships history
(summary)
World Aquatics Championships
  • 1973
  • 1975
  • 1978
  • 1982
  • 1986
  • 1991
  • 1994
  • 1998
  • 2001
  • 2003
  • 2005
  • 2007
  • 2009
  • 2011
  • 2013
  • 2015

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]

Medals

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 1]
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
Total[n 2] 4 8 7 19 21

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 Friis, LotteLotte Friis 2009 Rome Swimming Women's 800 m freestyle
 Gold Friis, LotteLotte Friis 2011 Shanghai Swimming Women's 1500 m freestyle
 Gold[n 3] Ottesen, JeanetteJeanette Ottesen 2011 Shanghai Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle
 Gold Ottesen Gray, JeanetteJeanette Ottesen Gray 2013 Barcelona Swimming Women's 50 m butterfly
 Silver[n 4] Ørnstedt, LouiseLouise Ørnstedt 2003 Barcelona Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke
 Silver Friis, LotteLotte Friis 2009 Rome Swimming Women's 1500 m freestyle
 Silver Friis, LotteLotte Friis 2011 Shanghai Swimming Women's 800 m freestyle
 Silver Friis, LotteLotte Friis 2013 Barcelona Swimming Women's 1500 m freestyle
 Silver Møller Pedersen, RikkeRikke Møller Pedersen 2013 Barcelona Swimming Women's 200 m breaststroke
 Silver Friis, LotteLotte Friis 2013 Barcelona Swimming Women's 800 m freestyle
 Silver Ottesen, JeanetteJeanette Ottesen 2015 Kazan Swimming Women's 100 m butterfly
 Silver Ottesen, JeanetteJeanette Ottesen 2015 Kazan Swimming Women's 50 m butterfly
 Bronze Nielsson, SusanneSusanne Nielsson 1978 West Berlin Swimming Women's 200 m breaststroke
 Bronze Nielsen, BennyBenny Nielsen 1986 Madrid Swimming Men's 200 m butterfly
 Bronze Jensen, GittaGitta Jensen, Berit Puggaard, Anette Poulsen, Mette Jacobsen 1991 Perth Swimming Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle
 Bronze Jacobsen, MetteMette Jacobsen 1991 Perth Swimming Women's 200 m freestyle
 Bronze Andkjær, JakobJakob Andkjær 2007 Melbourne Swimming Men's 50 m butterfly
 Bronze Nielsen, MieMie Nielsen 2015 Kazan Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke
 Bronze[n 5] Møller Pedersen, RikkeRikke Møller Pedersen 2015 Kazan Swimming Women's 200 m breaststroke

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Ranked by gold medals
  2. ↑ After 2015 Championships
  3. ↑ Shared with Aleksandra Gerasimenya of Belarus
  4. ↑ Shared with Katy Sexton of Great Britain
  5. ↑ Shared with Jessica Vall of Spain and Shi Jinglin of China

References

  1. 1 2 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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