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The following are the national records in athletics in Denmark maintained by Denmark's national athletics federation: Dansk Atletik Forbund (DAF).

Outdoor

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Men

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
100 m 10.11 (−0.1 m/s) Simon Hansen 29 June 2024 Danish Championships Hvidovre, Denmark [1]
200 m 20.49 (−0.2 m/s) Simon Hansen 5 September 2021 Aarhus, Denmark
20.48 A (+0.3 m/s) Tazana Kamanga-Dyrbak 11 April 2021 All Comers Meet Lusaka, Zambia [2]
300 m 32.32 Benjamin Lobo Vedel 30 January 2024 ACNW Track & Field League 1 Potchefstroom, South Africa [3]
400 m 45.50 Nick Ekelund-Arenander 13 July 2013 Meeting de Atletismo Madrid Madrid, Spain [4]
45.50 Benjamin Lobo Vedel 15 August 2022 European Championships Munich, Germany [5]
45.41 Gustav Lundholm Nielsen [de; no] 14 July 2024 Resisprint International La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland [6]
600 m 1:18.14 Andreas Bube 19 August 2020 Gyulai István Memorial Székesfehérvár, Hungary [7]
800 m 1:41.11 Wilson Kipketer 24 August 1997 Cologne, Germany
1000 m 2:16.29 Wilson Kipketer 23 August 1995
1500 m 3:31.17 Robert Kiplagat Andersen 13 August 1997 Weltklasse Zürich Zürich, Switzerland
Mile 3:50.79 Robert Kiplagat Andersen 26 August 1997 ISTAF Berlin, Germany
Mile (road) 4:05.27 Andreas Lindgreen 1 October 2023 World Road Running Championships Riga, Latvia [8]
2000 m 4:59.56 Mogens Guldberg 15 September 1987
3000 m 7:43.78 Mogens Guldberg 13 September 1989 Jerez, Spain
5000 m 13:22.74 Joel Ibler Lillesø 15 June 2024 KBC Night of Athletics Heusden-Zolder, Belgium [9]
5 km (road) 13:48 Thijs Nijhuis 14 February 2021 5 km Herculis Monaco [10]
13:46 Joel Ibler Lillesø 1 October 2023 World Road Running Championships Riga, Latvia [11]
13:42 Axel Vang Christensen 13 February 2022 5 km Herculis Monaco
10,000 m 27:54.76 Carsten Jørgensen 4 April 1998 Lisbon, Portugal
10 km (road) 28:21 Axel Vang Christensen 14 January 2024 10K Valencia Ibercaja Valencia, Spain [12]
15 km (road) 43:42 Henrik Jørgensen 13 December 1986
10 miles (road) 46:13 Carsten Jørgensen 20 September 1998 Glen Dimplex Cross Border Challenge Newry, United Kingdom [13]
20,000 m (track) 1:00:03.83+ Abdi Hakin Ulad 4 September 2020 Memorial Van Damme Brussels, Belgium [14]
20 km (road) 59:07 Abdi Hakin Ulad 24 March 2018 Valencia, Spain
One hour 19985 m Abdi Hakin Ulad 4 September 2020 Memorial Van Damme Brussels, Belgium [15]
Half marathon 1:01:55 Carsten Jørgensen 27 September 1998 World Half Marathon Championships Uster, Switzerland
25 km (road) 1:15:38+ Jacob Sommer Simonsen 29 September 2024 Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany [16]
Marathon 2:09:43 Henrik Jørgensen 21 April 1985 London Marathon London, United Kingdom
2:07:51 Jacob Sommer Simonsen 29 September 2024 Berlin Marathon Berlin, Germany [17]
100 km (road) 6:57.35 Kenneth Munk 24 April 2010 Copenhagen Ultramarathon Copenhagen, Denmark [18][19]
24 hours 257.753 km Kim Hansen 11 April 2015 IAU 24 Hour World Championship Turin, Italy [20]
266.940 km Emil Krog Ingerslev 1–2 June 2024 Sæby, Denmark [21]
110 m hurdles 13.50 (+1.0 m/s) Andreas Martinsen 20 June 2017 Copenhagen Athletics Games Copenhagen, Denmark [22]
200 m hurdles 23.1 h Claus Hirsbro 20 May 1992
400 m hurdles 50.01 Nicolai Hartling 10 August 2019 European Team Championships Varaždin, Croatia [23]
2000 m steeplechase 5:34.02 Ole Hesselbjerg 3 September 2024 Copenhagen Athletics Games Copenhagen, Denmark [24]
3000 m steeplechase 8:20.42 Ole Hesselbjerg 8 June 2021 Paavo Nurmi Games Turku, Finland [25]
High jump 2.28 m Janick Klausen 20 June 2019 Essen, Germany [26]
Pole vault 5.75 m Piotr Buciarski 27 April 2002 Fort-de-France, France
Long jump 8.25 m (+0.5 m/s) Morten Jensen 3 July 2005 Gothenburg, Sweden
Triple jump 16.88 m (+0.6 m/s) Anders Møller 7 August 2011 Danish Championships Copenhagen, Denmark [27]
Shot put 21.61 m Joachim Olsen 13 June 2007 Copenhagen, Denmark
Discus throw 61.30 m Steen Hedegård 30 August 1977 Copenhagen, Denmark
Hammer throw 77.02 m Jan Bielecki 8 September 2002 Bad Köstritz, Germany
Javelin throw 81.22 m Kenneth Pedersen 5 August 1989 Copenhagen, Denmark
Decathlon 7994 pts Lars Warming 18–19 June 1988 Hypo-Meeting Götzis, Austria
11.08 (100 m), 7.31 m (long jump), 13.54 m (shot put), 1.93 m (high jump), 48.03 (400 m) /
14.34 (110 m hurdles), 42.60 m (discus), 4.70 m (pole vault), 51.94 m (javelin), 4:17.35 (1500 m)
20 km walk (road) 1:22:18 Claus Jørgensen 11 May 1996 Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany
50 km walk (road) 3:51:46 Jacob Sørensen 15 June 2002 Dublin, Ireland
4 × 100 m relay 38.16  Denmark
Simon Hansen
Tazana Kamanga-Dyrbak
Kojo Musah
Frederik Schou-Nielsen
5 August 2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan [28]
4 × 200 m relay 1:25.53 IF Sparta
Christian Trajkovski
Bernie Bengtsson
Henrik Paulsen
Lars Pedersen
3 June 1989 Østerbro, Denmark
1:25.53 IF Sparta
Christian Trajkovski
Henrik Paulsen
Karsten Krygermeier
Lars Pedersen
19 May 1990 Østerbro, Denmark
4 × 400 m relay 3:07.08  Denmark
Jacob Riis
Andreas Bube
Nicklas Hyde
Nick Ekelund-Arenander
2 July 2011 MONDO Keien Meeting Uden, Netherlands [29]
4 × 800 m relay 7:27.3 h Århus 1900
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21 August 1987
4 × 1500 m relay 15:18.5 h IF Sparta
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2 August 1986
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Women

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
100 m 11.32 (+0.2 m/s) Ida Karstoft 11 June 2022 Copenhagen Open Hvidovre, Sweden
200 m 22.60 (+1.4 m/s) Ida Karstoft 12 April 2024 Tom Jones Memorial Gainesville, United States [30]
300 m 38.74 Sofie Abildtrup 27 August 2002
400 m 52.84 Rikke Rønholt 6 July 2006 Århus, Denmark
800 m 2:00.97 Karen Gydesen 29 June 1994 Helsinki, Finland
1000 m 2:43.7 h Gitte Karlshøj 27 September 1990
1500 m 4:05.34 Sofia Thøgersen 19 August 2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary [31]
Mile 4:30.2 Loa Olafsson 25 May 1978
Mile (road) 4:54.95 Wo Mia Helene Morck 1 October 2023 World Road Running Championships Riga, Latvia [32]
2000 m 5:43.7 h Gitte Karlshøj 18 September 1991
3000 m 8:42.3 h Loa Olafsson 27 June 1978 Bislett Games Oslo, Norway
5000 m 15:07.70 Anna Emilie Møller 14 July 2019 European U23 Championships Gävle, Sweden [33]
10,000 m 31:45.4 Mx Loa Olafsson 6 April 1978 Copenhagen, Denmark
32:02.89 Dorthe S. Rasmussen 4 September 1983 Knarvik, Norway
10 km (road) 32:06 Dorthe S. Rasmussen 15 January 1983 Miami, United States
15 km (road) 49:08 Dorthe S. Rasmussen 23 June 1991 Portland, United States [34]
20 km (road) 1:07:06 Dorthe S. Rasmussen 28 November 1982
Half marathon 1:09:48 Dorthe S. Rasmussen 24 March 1991
25 km (road) 1:28:32 Annemette Jensen 21 April 1984 Paderborn, Germany
Marathon 2:29:34 Dorthe S. Rasmussen 23 April 1989 London Marathon London, United Kingdom
100 km (road) 7:53.15 Anni Lønstad 16 April 1994 Hanau, Germany
12-hour run 135.050 km Bouchra Lundgren Eriksen 2 June 2024 I Feel Slovenia12Run Kranj, Slovenia [35]
24 hours 231.339 km Anne Marie Geisler Andersen 2 July 2017 IAU 24 Hour World Championship Belfast, United Kingdom [36]
100 m hurdles 12.83 (+2.0 m/s) Mette Graversgaard 24 May 2023 Savona, Italy
200 m hurdles 27.3 h Dorte Wolfsberg 7 July 1981 ? [citation needed]
300 m hurdles 39.42 Sara Petersen 11 June 2020 Impossible Games Oslo, Norway [37]
400 m hurdles 53.55 Sara Petersen 18 August 2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [38]
2000 m steeplechase 6:24.51 Sofia Thøgersen 11 September 2021 Hvidovre, Denmark [39]
3000 m steeplechase 9:13.46 Anna Emilie Møller 30 September 2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar [40]
High jump 1.94 m Pia Zinck 8 August 1997 World Championships Athens, Greece
Pole vault 4.55 m Caroline Bonde Holm 17 August 2022 European Championships Munich, Germany [41]
Long jump 6.96 m (+2.0 m/s) Renata Nielsen 5 June 1994 Seville, Spain
Triple jump 13.99 m (+0.8 m/s) Janne Nielsen 13 September 2020 French Championships Albi, France [42]
Shot put 16.80 m Trine Mulbjerg 23 May 2015 Århus, Denmark [43]
Discus throw 56.21 m Kathrine Bebe 29 June 2019 Bottnaryd, Sweden [44]
57.11 m Lisa Brix 3 August 2019 Leiria, Portugal [45]
59.33 m Kathrine Bebe 20 June 2020 Ballerup, Denmark [46]
59.58 m Kathrine Bebe 12 July 2020 Växjö, Sweden [47]
60.43 m Kathrine Bebe 2 August 2020 Copenhagen, Denmark [48]
Hammer throw 74.22 m Katrine Koch Jacobsen 8 June 2022 Trnava, Slovakia
Javelin throw 64.83 m Christina Scherwin 9 September 2006 World Athletics Final Stuttgart, Germany [49]
Heptathlon 5722 pts h Dorte Klein 27–28 August 1983 Århus, Denmark
14.5w (100 m hurdles), 1.77 m (high jump), 11.07 m (shot put), 25.5w (200 m) / 5.89 m (long jump), 48.38 m (javelin), 2:18.8 (800 m)
5000 m walk (track) 23:25.4 Gunhild Kristiansen 21 September 1985
10 km walk (road) 48:31 Karin Jensen 19 September 1991
20 km walk (road) 1:45:28 Gunhild Kristiansen 9 May 1986[50] Värnamo, Sweden
50 km walk (road)
4 × 100 m relay 43.46  Denmark
Mette Graversgaard
Mathilde Kramer
Astrid Glenner-Frandsen
Ida Karstoft
22 July 2022 World Championships Eugene, United States [51]
4 × 200 m relay 1:37.80  Denmark
Louise Østergaard
Emma Beiter Bomme
Mathilde Kramer
Mette Graversgaard
2 May 2021 World Relays Chorzów, Poland [52]
4 × 400 m relay 3:36.2 h  Denmark
Birgitte Jennes
Kirsten Høiler
Pia Lund Hansen
Annelise Damm-Olesen
19 September 1969 European Championships Athens, Greece
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Mixed

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
4 × 400 m relay 3:24.90  Denmark
Joel von de Ahé
Anne Sofie Kirkegaard
Gustav Lundholm Nielsen
Anna Øbakke Lange
22 June 2023 European Team Championships Chorzów, Poland [53]
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Indoor

Men

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
50 m 5.5 Claus Hirsbro 15 January 1994
5.75 Martin Krabbe 18 February 2010 Århus, Denmark [54]
60 m 6.56 Kojo Musah 30 January 2022 Randers, Norway [55]
200 m 20.97 Benjamin Lobo Vedel 22 February 2019 SEC Championships Fayetteville, United States [56]
300 m 32.51 Benjamin Lobo Vedel 6 January 2018 Orange & Purple Invitational Clemson, United States [57]
400 m 46.31 Nick Ekelund-Arenander 6 February 2014 XL Galan Stockholm, Sweden [58]
46.14 Benjamin Lobo Vedel 27 January 2018 Razorback Invitational Fayetteville, United States [59]
46.11 Benjamin Lobo Vedel 23 February 2019 SEC Championships Fayetteville, United States [60]
46.07 Benjamin Lobo Vedel 9 March 2019 NCAA Division I Championships Birmingham, United States [61]
45.95 Benjamin Lobo Vedel 29 January 2022 Bærum, Norway [55]
45.94 Benjamin Lobo Vedel 7 March 2022 Belgrade Indoor Meeting Belgrade, Serbia [62]
45.67 Benjamin Lobo Vedel 19 March 2022 World Championships Belgrade, Serbia [63]
800 m 1:42.67 Wilson Kipketer 9 March 1997 World Championships Paris, France
1000 m 2:14.96 Wilson Kipketer 20 February 2000 Aviva Indoor Grand Prix Birmingham, United Kingdom
1500 m 3:38.85 Mogens Guldberg 28 February 1991 Seville, Spain
Mile 3:59.13 Mogens Guldberg 26 February 1988
3000 m 7:44.76 Mogens Guldberg 9 March 1991 World Championships Seville, Spain
5000 m 14:22.54 Lars Juhl 11 March 2000
50 m hurdles 6.77 Andreas Martinsen 12 February 2015 Århus, Denmark [64]
60 m hurdles 7.68 (heat) Andreas Martinsen 3 March 2017 European Championships Belgrade, Serbia [65]
7.68 (final) [66]
High jump 2.27 m[67] Michael Mikkelsen 4 March 1990 European Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom
Janick Klausen 4 March 2011 European Championships Paris, France [68]
Pole vault 5.72 m Martin Voss 25 February 1995 Malmö, Sweden
Long jump 8.18 m Morten Jensen 8 February 2006 Gothenburg, Sweden
Triple jump 17.01 m[67] Anders Møller 25 February 2006 Malmö, Sweden
Shot put 21.63 m[67] Joachim Olsen 25 February 2004 Tallinn, Estonia
Discus throw 53.43 m Andreas Ellegaard 1 March 2015 World Indoor Throwing Växjö, Sweden [69]
Javelin throw 55.82 m David Korczynski 10 March 2012 World Indoor Throwing Växjö, Sweden [70]
Weight throw (35 lb) 21.55 m Jan Bielecki 14 February 1997 Baton Rouge, United States
Heptathlon 5542 pts h Lars Warming 12–13 February 1988 Århus, Denmark
7.0 (60 m), 7.15 m (long jump), 13.40 m (shot put), 1.90 m (high jump) / 7.9 (60 m hurdles), 4.60 m (pole vault), 2:51.5 (1000 m)
3000 m walk 11:53.9+ Claus Jørgensen 19 February 1994 Århus, Denmark
5000 m walk 20:14.9 Claus Jørgensen 19 February 1994 Århus, Denmark
10,000 m walk 42:33.4 Claus Jørgensen 20 March 1994 Århus, Denmark
4 × 200 m relay 1:26.50  Denmark
Claus Hirsbro
Lars Pedersen
Peter Voigt
Kenneth Jensen
25 February 1996
4 × 400 m relay
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Women

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Event Record Athlete Date Meet Place Ref.
50 m 6.33 Dorthe A. Rasmussen 22 February 1981 European Championships Grenoble, France
60 m 7.24 Ida Karstoft 2 March 2022 Aarhus, Denmark
200 m 23.22 Ida Karstoft 13 February 2022 Nordic Indoor Match Uppsala, Sweden [71]
400 m 52.59[a] Sara Petersen 13 February 2016 Nordenkampen Växjö, Sweden [72]
800 m 2:02.33 Heidi Jensen 17 February 2000 GE Galan Stockholm, Sweden
1000 m 2:44.90 Tina Krebs 1 March 1986 Clemson, United States
1500 m 4:10.20 Tina Krebs 9 February 1985 East Rutherford, United States
Mile 4:36.66 Anna Juul 11 February 2022 BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational Boston, United States [73]
4:29.31 Sofia Thøgersen 30 January 2024 Czech Indoor Gala Ostrava, Czech Republic [74]
3000 m 9:00.80 Alberte Kjær Pedersen 4 March 2021 European Championships Toruń, Poland [75]
50 m hurdles 7.28 Mette Graversgaard 28 December 2019 Aarhus, Denmark
60 m hurdles 7.92 Mette Graversgaard 5 March 2023 European Championships Istanbul, Turkey [76]
400 m hurdles 56.66 Sara Petersen 18 February 2012 Meeting National Val-de-Reuil, France [77][78]
High jump 1.90 m Pia Zinck 7 March 1997 World Championships Paris, France
30 January 1998 Arnstadt, Germany
Pole vault 4.50 m Caroline Bonde Holm 19 February 2022 stav- och längdhoppsgala Kalmar, Sweden [79]
Long jump 6.77 m Renata Nielsen 12 March 1995 World Championships Barcelona, Spain
Triple jump 13.72 m Janne Nielsen 29 February 2020 French Championships Liévin, France [80]
Shot put 16.76 m Trine Mulbjerg 28 February 2015 World Indoor Throwing Växjö, Sweden [81]
Discus throw 59.57 m Lisa Brix Pedersen 25 February 2022 Swedish Championships Växjö, Sweden [82]
Javelin throw 47.92 m Nina Otto 10 March 2012 World Indoor Throwing Växjö, Sweden [70]
Pentathlon 4072 pts Tine Bach Ejlersen 3 February 2013 Danish Championships Århus, Denmark [83]
8.67 (60 m hurdles), 1.76 m (high jump), 10.92 m (shot put), 5.90 m (long jump), 2:25.28 (800 m)
3000 m walk 14:11.0 Gunhild Klarksen 24 February 1991 Århus, Denmark
5000 m walk 24:55.0 Karin Jensen 10 February 1990 Herning, Denmark
10,000 m walk 51:47.0 Gunhild Kristiansen 17 March 1984 Odense, Denmark
4 × 200 m relay 1:38.55 Århus 1900
Sara Petersen
Martha Danneskjold Rasmussen
Thea Lyng Møller Jensen
Mette Graversgaard
17 February 2019 Danish Championships Skive, Denmark
4 × 400 m relay
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Notes

  1. outdoor mark ratified as absolute record

References

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