Danish Athletics Federation

Danish Athletics Federation

Sport	Athletics
Abbreviation	DAF
Founded	1907
Affiliation	World Athletics
Regional affiliation	EAA
Headquarters	Brøndby
President	Karsten Munkvad
Secretary	Jakob Larsen
Official website
www.dansk-atletik.dk

The Danish Athletics Federation (Danish : Dansk Atletik Forbund) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Denmark. It is responsible for maintaining the Danish records in athletics.

The federation was founded in 1907 and as of 2023 represents 250 athletics associations with a combined total of 32,000 members. ^[1]

History

The Danish Athletics Federation was founded on 28 July 1907, it replaced the previous athletics federation, which was founded on 23 November 1900. ^[2]

List of presidents

Name	Year
Lars Werge	2024
Thomas Vang Christensen	2024
Simone Frandsen	2022
Christina Schnohr	2022
Bent Jensen	2021
Karsten Munkvad	2012
Lars Vermund	2010
Søren B. Henriksen	2006
Martin Roald-Arbøl	2004
Thomas Thomsen	1996
Troels Peter Troelsen	1992
Niels Christian Nygaard	1986
Mogens Finn Jensen (now Jung)	1980
Kristian Lyhne Pedersen	1970
Eigil Kristen Winther Kragh	1965
Johannes Emanuel Rose	1958
Knud Madsen Thomsen	1955
Thor Dahl-Jensen	1948
Axel Harald Pedersen	1944
Peter Immanuel Madsen	1943
Svend Ewald Jensen	1940
Sofus Johannes Larsen	1929
Oluf Mikael Kristian Madsen	1927
Andreas Harsfelt	1924
Georg Louis Hintz	1921
Arne Halfdan Sigurd Højme	1910
Jens Peter Karl Valdemar	1909
Peter Nicholaj Holst	1900,1907
Holger Louis Nielsen	1906
Oluf Benjamin Müller	1905
Johan Ludwig Nathansen	1904

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Board of directors

Name	Role	Phone	Gmail
Lars Werge	Chairman	2986 6707	[e-mail]
Jon Andersen	Vice-President	2056 9940	[e-mail]
Mette Thorup Sørensen	Accounting expert	2166 3594	[e-mail]
Jesper Faurschou	Board member	2829 3549	[e-mail]
Søren Rasmussen  [ dk ]	Board member	7170 9400	[e-mail]
Knud Høyer	Board member	2086 4630	[e-mail]
Annette Juma Nielsen	Board member	6062 2191	[e-mail]
Thomas Meloni Rønn	Board member	26790385	[e-mail]
Bo Lindholm	Board member	6092 3121	[e-mail]

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Rules

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Committees

Technical Committee

This committee was responsible for rules, conduct of competitions and the upkeep of facilities. The chairman of this committee is [Martin Roald-Arbøl], the members are Kirsten Bergmann, Inge-Marie Schöler, Peer Jensen, and Ole Mark Helwigh. ^[6]

Masters Committee

This committee was responsible for implementing the vision of the entire organization for athletes in Danish sports. The chairman of this committee is [Knud Høyer], the members are Thomas Andersen, Inge Faldager, and- Knud Erik Pedersen. ^[7]

Legal Committee

The legal committee, formerly the legislative committee, makes sure regulations are logical, that they are met and also revises them to get rid of vagueness. The chairman of this committee is [Bent Bagge], the members are Erik Thestrup, Niels-Chr- Bendixen, and Steen E. Jensen. ^[8]

Committees of Order

The committees of order, formerly the appeal committees, The chairman of this committee is [Niels Kahlke], the members are Mikkel Kleis and Simone Frandsen, while the alternates are Ole Middelhea and Thomas Christensen. ^[9]

Disciplinary Committees

These committees take action when rules are broken, but they are not functioning at the annual meeting 2024. ^[10]

Annual Meetings

The Danish Athletics Federation has held annual meetings for every year from 2015 to 2024. Two extraordinary meetings have also been held, in 2024 and 2022. ^[11]

Affiliations

• World Athletics
• European Athletic Association (EAA)
• National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark

See also

• Denmark
• Sport

References

1. "Organisation". Dansk Atletik Forbund (in Danish). 18 April 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
2. "Historisk". Dansk Atletik. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
3. "Organisation". Dansk Atletik Forbund (in Danish). 18 April 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
4. "Board of Directors". Dansk Atletik. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
5. "DAF's vedtægter og bestemmelser". Dansk Atletik. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
6. "Udvalg". Dansk Atletik. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
7. "Udvalg". Dansk Atletik. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
8. "Udvalg". Dansk Atletik. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
9. "Udvalg". Dansk Atletik. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
10. "Udvalg". Dansk Atletik. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
11. "Tidligere DAF årsmøder". Dansk Atletik. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2025.