Sweden at the World Athletics Championships

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Sweden at the
World Championships in Athletics
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WA codeSWE
National federation Svenska Friidrottsförbundet
Website www.friidrott.se
Medals
Ranked 21st
Gold
9
Silver
6
Bronze
5
Total
20
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.

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Medalists

MedalNameYearEvent
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Karoline Nemetz 1980 Sittard Women's 3000 metres
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Patrik Sjöberg 1987 Rome Men's high jump
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Madelein Svensson 1991 Tokyo Women's 10 km walk
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Ludmila Engquist 1997 Athens Women's 100 m hurdles
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Ludmila Engquist 1999 Seville Women's 100 m hurdles
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Christian Olsson 2001 Edmonton Men's triple jump
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Kajsa Bergqvist 2001 Edmonton Women's high jump
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Christian Olsson 2003 Saint-Denis Men's triple jump
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Carolina Klüft 2003 Saint-Denis Women's heptathlon
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Stefan Holm 2003 Saint-Denis Men's high jump
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Patrik Kristiansson 2003 Saint-Denis Men's pole vault
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Kajsa Bergqvist 2003 Saint-Denis Women's high jump
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Kajsa Bergqvist 2005 Helsinki Women's high jump
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Carolina Klüft 2005 Helsinki Women's heptathlon
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Emma Green 2005 Helsinki Women's high jump
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Carolina Klüft 2007 Osaka Women's heptathlon
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Abeba Aregawi 2013 Moscow Women's 1500 metres
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Daniel Ståhl 2017 London Men's discus throw
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Daniel Ståhl 2019 Doha Men's discus throw
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Armand Duplantis 2019 Doha Men's pole vault
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Perseus Karlström 2019 Doha Men's 20 km walk
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Perseus Karlström 2022 Eugene Men's 20 km walk
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Perseus Karlström 2022 Eugene Men's 35 km walk
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Armand Duplantis 2022 Eugene Men's pole vault

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