Sweden at the 2023 World Athletics Championships

Sweden at the 2023 World Athletics Championships
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WA code	SWE
in Budapest, Hungary 19 August 2023 (2023-08-19) – 27 August 2023 (2023-08-27)
Competitors	32 (18 men and 14 women)
Medals Ranked 10th	Gold 2 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 3
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Sweden competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, from 19 to 27 August 2023.

Medalists

Medal	Athlete	Event	Date
Gold	Daniel Ståhl	Men's discus throw	August 21
Gold	Armand Duplantis	Men's pole vault	August 26
Silver	Perseus Karlström	Men's 20 kilometres walk	August 19

Results

Sweden entered 32 athletes. ^{[1] [2]}

Men

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Henrik Larsson	100 metres	10.16	3 Q	10.20	6	Did not advance
Carl Bengtström	400 metres	DQ		Did not advance
Andreas Kramer	800 metres	1:45.42	2 Q	1:44.57	6	Did not advance
Emil Danielsson	1500 metres	3:57.70	15 qR	3:34.16 PB	12	Did not advance
Andreas Almgren	5000 metres	13:36.57	9	—		Did not advance [3]
Emil Danielsson		13:54.35	18	—
Joel Bengtsson	110 metres hurdles	13.68	6	Did not advance
Max Hrelja		13.42 PB	4 Q	13.60	6	Did not advance
Emil Blomberg	3000 metres steeplechase	8:42.33	12	—		Did not advance
Vidar Johansson		8:27.21	9	—		Did not advance
Simon Sundström		8:20.10 PB	5 Q	—		8:27.68	15
Perseus Karlström	20 kilometres walk	—				1:17:39 NR
	35 kilometres walk	—				2:27:03 SB	8

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Armand Duplantis	Pole vault	5.75	1 q	6.10
Thobias Montler	Long jump	8.03	11 q	8.00	6
Simon Pettersson	Discus throw	62.53	21	Did not advance
Daniel Ståhl		66.25	1 q	71.46 CR
Ragnar Carlsson	Hammer throw	72.02	24	Did not advance
Jakob Samuelsson	Javelin throw	75.50	26	Did not advance

Combined events – Decathlon

Athlete	Event	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	110H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m	Final	Rank
Marcus Nilsson	Result	11.43	7.00 SB	14.49	1.93	51.36 SB	15.06 SB	45.04	NM	DNF
	Points	677	814	758	740	780	842	768	0

Women

Track and road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Julia Henriksson	200 metres	23.55	6	Did not advance
Hanna Hermansson	1500 metres	4:06.42 SB	10	Did not advance
Sarah Lahti	5000 metres	DNS		—		Did not advance
	10,000 metres	—				33:09.22 SB	18
Moa Granat	400 metres hurdles	56.61	7	Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Michaela Meijer	Pole vault	4.50	17	Did not advance
Maja Åskag	Long jump	6.47	20	Did not advance
Tilde Johansson		5.99	34	Did not advance
Khaddi Sagnia		6.35	28	Did not advance
Maja Åskag	Triple jump	13.98	16	Did not advance
Axelina Johansson	Shot put	18.57	13	Did not advance
Sara Lennman		18.05	18	Did not advance
Fanny Roos		18.41	14	Did not advance
Vanessa Kamga	Discus throw	60.02 SB	13	Did not advance
Caisa-Marie Lindfors		54.54	32	Did not advance
Grete Ahlberg	Hammer throw	69.05	22	Did not advance

References

1. "Entry List" (PDF). World Athletics. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
2. "Största VM-truppen på 28 år – "Väldigt nöjd med vårt lag"". Swedish Athletics Association. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
3. "SUMMARY 5000 Metres Men - Round 1" (PDF). International Association of Athletics Federations. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.

External links

• Budapest 23｜World Athletics Championship