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
Flag of Denmark
FINA code	DEN
National federation	Danish Swimming Federation
Website	svoem.org
Medals	Gold 4 Silver 8 Bronze 8 Total 20
World Aquatics Championships appearances (overview)
1978 1982 1986 1991 1994 1998 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019

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	Lotte Friis	2009 Rome	Swimming	Women's 800 m freestyle
Gold	Lotte Friis	2011 Shanghai	Swimming	Women's 1500 m freestyle
Gold[n 1]	Jeanette Ottesen	2011 Shanghai	Swimming	Women's 100 m freestyle
Gold	Jeanette Ottesen Gray	2013 Barcelona	Swimming	Women's 50 m butterfly
Silver[n 2]	Louise Ørnstedt	2003 Barcelona	Swimming	Women's 100 m backstroke
Silver	Lotte Friis	2009 Rome	Swimming	Women's 1500 m freestyle
Silver	Lotte Friis	2011 Shanghai	Swimming	Women's 800 m freestyle
Silver	Lotte Friis	2013 Barcelona	Swimming	Women's 1500 m freestyle
Silver	Rikke Møller Pedersen	2013 Barcelona	Swimming	Women's 200 m breaststroke
Silver	Lotte Friis	2013 Barcelona	Swimming	Women's 800 m freestyle
Silver	Jeanette Ottesen	2015 Kazan	Swimming	Women's 100 m butterfly
Silver	Jeanette Ottesen	2015 Kazan	Swimming	Women's 50 m butterfly
Bronze	Susanne Nielsson	1978 West Berlin	Swimming	Women's 200 m breaststroke
Bronze	Benny Nielsen	1986 Madrid	Swimming	Men's 200 m butterfly
Bronze	Gitta Jensen, Berit Puggaard, Annette Poulsen, Mette Jacobsen	1991 Perth	Swimming	Women's 4 × 200 m freestyle
Bronze	Mette Jacobsen	1991 Perth	Swimming	Women's 200 m freestyle
Bronze	Jakob Andkjær	2007 Melbourne	Swimming	Men's 50 m butterfly
Bronze	Mie Nielsen	2015 Kazan	Swimming	Women's 100 m backstroke
Bronze[n 3]	Rikke Møller Pedersen	2015 Kazan	Swimming	Women's 200 m breaststroke
Bronze	Pernille Blume	2017 Budapest	Swimming	Women'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 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
2017 Budapest	11	0	0	1	1	26
Total[n 5]		4	8	8	20	23

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.