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)
1983 1987 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017

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