Sweden at the World Championships in Athletics

Sweden at the
World Championships in Athletics
IAAF code SWE
National federation Svenska Friidrottsförbundet
Website www.friidrott.se
Medals
Ranked 20th
Gold Silver Bronze Total
8 3 5 16
World Championships in Athletics appearances (overview)

Sweden has participated in all World Championships in Athletics since the beginning in 1983. Sweden's second largest city, Gothenburg, hosted the event in 1995.

Medalists

Medal Name Year Event
 Gold Patrik Sjöberg 1987 Rome Men's high jump
 Silver Madelein Svensson 1991 Tokyo Women's 10 km walk
 Gold Ludmila Engquist 1997 Athens Women's 100 m hurdles
 Bronze Ludmila Engquist 1999 Seville Women's 100 m hurdles
 Silver Christian Olsson 2001 Edmonton Men's triple jump
 Bronze Kajsa Bergqvist 2001 Edmonton Women's high jump
 Gold Christian Olsson 2003 Saint-Denis Men's triple jump
 Gold Carolina Klüft 2003 Saint-Denis Women's heptathlon
 Silver Stefan Holm 2003 Saint-Denis Men's high jump
 Bronze Patrik Kristiansson 2003 Saint-Denis Men's pole vault
 Bronze Kajsa Bergqvist 2003 Saint-Denis Women's high jump
 Gold Kajsa Bergqvist 2005 Helsinki Women's high jump
 Gold Carolina Klüft 2005 Helsinki Women's heptathlon
 Bronze Emma Green 2005 Helsinki Women's high jump
 Gold Carolina Klüft 2007 Osaka Women's heptathlon
 Gold Abeba Aregawi 2013 Moscow Women's 1500 metres

Medal tables

By championships

Year Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1983 Helsinki 0 0 0 0 –
1987 Rome 1 0 0 1 9
1991 Tokyo 0 1 0 1 21
1993 Stuttgart 0 0 0 0 –
1995 Gothenburg 0 0 0 0 –
1997 Athens 1 0 0 1 22
1999 Seville 0 0 1 1 34
2001 Edmonton 0 1 1 2 26
2003 Saint-Denis 2 1 2 5 6
2005 Helsinki 2 0 1 3 7
2007 Osaka 1 0 0 1 15
2009 Berlin 0 0 0 0 –
2011 Daegu 0 0 0 0 –
2013 Moscow 1 0 0 1 12
Total 8 3 5 16 18

By event

Event Gold Silver Bronze Total
Jumping 3 2 4 9
Combined events 3 0 0 3
Hurdling 1 0 1 2
Middle distance 1 0 0 1
Racewalking 0 1 0 1

By gender

Gender Gold Silver Bronze Total
Women 6 1 4 11
Men 2 2 1 5

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