The following are the national records in athletics in Denmark maintained by Denmark's national athletics federation: Dansk Atletik Forbund (DAF).
Outdoor
Key to tables:
Men EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlace100 m10.11 Simon Hansen29 June 2024Danish ChampionshipsHvidovre, Denmark200 m20.49 Simon Hansen5 September 2021Aarhus, Denmark20.48 Tazana Kamanga-Dyrbak11 April 2021All Comers MeetLusaka, Zambia300 m32.32Benjamin Lobo Vedel30 January 2024ACNW Track & Field League 1Potchefstroom, South Africa400 m45.4114 July 2024Resisprint InternationalLa Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland600 m1:18.14Andreas Bube19 August 2020Gyulai István MemorialSzékesfehérvár, Hungary800 m1:41.11Wilson Kipketer24 August 1997Cologne, Germany1000 m2:16.29Wilson Kipketer23 August 1995 1500 m3:31.17Robert Kiplagat Andersen13 August 1997Weltklasse ZürichZürich, SwitzerlandMile3:50.79Robert Kiplagat Andersen26 August 1997ISTAFBerlin, GermanyMile (road)3:57.3 Tom Birger Hansen4 July 1975London, United Kingdom2000 m4:59.56Mogens Guldberg15 September 19873000 m7:43.78Mogens Guldberg13 September 1989Jerez, Spain5000 m13:14.98Joel Ibler Lillesø9 August 2025IFAM OordegemOordegem, Belgium 5 km (road)13:38Joel Ibler Lillesø31 December 2025B100 Cursa dels NassosBarcelona, Spain10,000 m27:54.76Carsten Jørgensen4 April 1998Lisbon, Portugal10 km (road)28:16Jacob Sommer Simonsen12 January 202510K Valencia IbercajaValencia, Spain27:55Joel Ibler Lillesø4 April 2026Urban Trail de LilleLille, France15 km (road)43:42Henrik Jørgensen13 December 198643:32Jacob Sommer Simonsen16 February 2025Barcelona Half MarathonBarcelona, Spain43:11 Jacob Sommer Simonsen20 September 2026World Road Running ChampionshipsCopenhagen, Denmark10 miles (road)46:13Carsten Jørgensen20 September 1998Glen Dimplex Cross Border ChallengeNewry, United Kingdom20,000 m (track)1:00:03.83Abdi Hakin Ulad4 September 2020Memorial Van DammeBrussels, Belgium20 km (road)59:07Abdi Hakin Ulad24 March 2018Valencia, Spain58:07Jacob Sommer Simonsen16 February 2025Barcelona Half MarathonBarcelona, Spain57:38 Jacob Sommer Simonsen20 September 2026World Road Running ChampionshipsCopenhagen, DenmarkOne hour19985 mAbdi Hakin Ulad4 September 2020Memorial Van DammeBrussels, BelgiumHalf marathon1:01:11Jacob Sommer Simonsen16 February 2025Barcelona Half MarathonBarcelona, Spain1:00:46Jacob Sommer Simonsen20 September 2026World Road Running ChampionshipsCopenhagen, Denmark25 km (road)1:15:38Jacob Sommer Simonsen29 September 2024 Berlin MarathonBerlin, GermanyMarathon2:07:51Jacob Sommer Simonsen29 September 2024 Berlin MarathonBerlin, Germany100 km (road)6:52:19Mads Lund Skaaning26 April 2025Viborg, Denmark24 hours266.940 kmEmil Krog Ingerslev1–2 June 2024 Sæby, Denmark278.132 kmEmil Krog Ingerslev18–19 October 2025IAU 24 Hour World ChampionshipAlbi, France110 m hurdles13.50 Andreas Martinsen20 June 2017Copenhagen Athletics GamesCopenhagen, Denmark200 m hurdles23.1 Claus Hirsbro20 May 1992400 m hurdles50.01Nicolai Hartling10 August 2019European Team ChampionshipsVaraždin, Croatia49.81Sebastian Monneret24 May 2026IFAM OutdoorBrussels, Belgium49.40Sebastian Monneret20 June 2026Motonet GP KuortaneKuortane, Finland2000 m steeplechase5:34.02Ole Hesselbjerg3 September 2024Copenhagen Athletics GamesCopenhagen, Denmark3000 m steeplechase8:20.42Ole Hesselbjerg8 June 2021Paavo Nurmi GamesTurku, FinlandHigh jump2.28 mJanick Klausen20 June 2019Essen, GermanyPole vault5.75 mPiotr Buciarski27 April 2002Fort-de-France, FranceLong jump8.25 m Morten Jensen3 July 2005Gothenburg, SwedenTriple jump16.88 m Anders Møller7 August 2011Danish ChampionshipsCopenhagen, DenmarkShot put21.61 mJoachim Olsen13 June 2007Copenhagen, DenmarkDiscus throw61.30 mSteen Hedegård30 August 1977Copenhagen, DenmarkHammer throw77.02 mJan Bielecki8 September 2002Bad Köstritz, GermanyJavelin throw81.22 mKenneth Pedersen5 August 1989Copenhagen, DenmarkDecathlon7994 ptsLars Warming18–19 June 1988Hypo-MeetingGötzis, Austria20 km walk (road)1:22:18Claus Jørgensen11 May 1996Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany50 km walk (road)3:51:46Jacob Sørensen15 June 2002Dublin, Ireland4 × 100 m relay38.16Simon HansenTazana Kamanga-DyrbakKojo MusahFrederik Schou-Nielsen5 August 2021Olympic GamesTokyo, Japan4 × 200 m relay1:25.53IF SpartaChristian TrajkovskiBernie BengtssonHenrik PaulsenLars Pedersen3 June 1989Østerbro, Denmark1:25.53IF SpartaChristian TrajkovskiHenrik PaulsenKarsten KrygermeierLars Pedersen19 May 1990Østerbro, Denmark4 × 400 m relay3:03.95Gustav Lundholm NielsenJoel Frederik von d'AheSebastian Højriis MonneretBenjamin Vedel15 June 2025Sparkassen GalaRegensburg, Germany3:02.19Gustav Lundholm NielsenNeloo FalckJacob HvorupSebastian Monneret14 August 2026European ChampionshipsBirmingham, United Kingdom4 × 800 m relay7:27.3 Århus 1900????21 August 19874 × 1500 m relay15:18.5 IF Sparta????2 August 1986
Women EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlace100 m11.32 Ida Karstoft11 June 2022Copenhagen OpenHvidovre, Sweden200 m22.60 Ida Karstoft12 April 2024Tom Jones MemorialGainesville, United States300 m38.74Sofie Abildtrup27 August 2002400 m52.84Rikke Rønholt6 July 2006Århus, Denmark800 m2:00.97Karen Gydesen29 June 1994Helsinki, Finland1000 m2:43.7 Gitte Karlshøj27 September 19901500 m4:05.34Sofia Thøgersen19 August 2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, HungaryMile4:30.2Loa Olafsson25 May 1978Mile (road)4:26.78 Annemarie Nissen19 September 2026World Road Running ChampionshipsCopenhagen, Denmark2000 m5:43.7 Gitte Karlshøj18 September 19913000 m8:42.3 Loa Olafsson27 June 1978Bislett GamesOslo, Norway5000 m15:07.70Anna Emilie Møller14 July 2019European U23 ChampionshipsGävle, Sweden5 km (road)15:21Sofia Thøgersen16 March 2025Lille, France15:13Juliane Hvid21 May 2026Ditur GadeløbAarhus, Denmark10,000 m31:45.4 Loa Olafsson6 April 1978Copenhagen, Denmark32:02.89Dorthe S. Rasmussen4 September 1983Knarvik, Norway10 km (road)32:06Dorthe S. Rasmussen15 January 1983Miami, United States15 km (road)49:08Dorthe S. Rasmussen23 June 1991Portland, United States20 km (road)1:07:06Dorthe S. Rasmussen28 November 1982Half marathon1:09:48Dorthe S. Rasmussen24 March 199125 km (road)1:28:32Annemette Jensen21 April 1984Paderborn, GermanyMarathon2:29:34Dorthe S. Rasmussen23 April 1989London MarathonLondon, United Kingdom100 km (road)7:53.15Anni Lønstad16 April 1994Hanau, Germany12-hour run135.050 kmBouchra Lundgren Eriksen2 June 2024I Feel Slovenia12RunKranj, Slovenia24 hours231.339 kmAnne Marie Geisler Andersen2 July 2017IAU 24 Hour World ChampionshipBelfast, United Kingdom100 m hurdles12.83 Mette Graversgaard24 May 2023Savona, Italy200 m hurdles27.3 Dorte Wolfsberg7 July 1981?300 m hurdles39.42Sara Petersen11 June 2020Impossible GamesOslo, Norway400 m hurdles53.55Sara Petersen18 August 2016Olympic GamesRio de Janeiro, Brazil2000 m steeplechase6:24.51Sofia Thøgersen11 September 2021Hvidovre, Denmark3000 m steeplechase9:13.46Anna Emilie Møller30 September 2019World ChampionshipsDoha, QatarHigh jump1.94 mPia Zinck8 August 1997World ChampionshipsAthens, GreecePole vault4.55 mCaroline Bonde Holm17 August 2022European ChampionshipsMunich, GermanyLong jump6.96 m Renata Nielsen5 June 1994Seville, SpainTriple jump13.99 m Janne Nielsen13 September 2020French ChampionshipsAlbi, FranceShot put16.97 mThea Jensen26 May 2022Bloomington, United StatesDiscus throw62.22 mLisa Brix Pedersen24 June 2023Aalborg, DenmarkHammer throw74.22 mKatrine Koch Jacobsen8 June 2022Trnava, Slovakia75.52 mKatrine Koch Jacobsen14 March 2026European Throwing CupNikosia, CyprusJavelin throw64.83 mChristina Scherwin9 September 2006World Athletics FinalStuttgart, GermanyHeptathlon5722 pts Dorte Klein27–28 August 1983Århus, Denmark5000 m walk (track)23:25.4Gunhild Kristiansen21 September 198510 km walk (road)48:31Karin Jensen19 September 199120 km walk (road)1:45:28Gunhild Kristiansen9 May 19868 of may by federation sourceVärnamo, Sweden50 km walk (road)4 × 100 m relay43.46Mette GraversgaardMathilde KramerAstrid Glenner-FrandsenIda Karstoft22 July 2022World ChampionshipsEugene, United States4 × 200 m relay1:37.80Louise ØstergaardEmma Beiter BommeMathilde KramerMette Graversgaard2 May 2021World RelaysChorzów, Poland4 × 400 m relay3:36.2 Birgitte JennesKirsten HøilerPia Lund HansenAnnelise Damm-Olesen19 September 1969European ChampionshipsAthens, Greece
Mixed EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlace4 × 400 m relay3:24.7225 June 2019Minsk, Belarus3:23.15Gustav Lindholm NielsenAnna Krab ScheibeleinNick Rostgaard JensenAnne Sofie Kirkegaard29 June 2025European Team ChampionshipsMaribor, Slovenia
Indoor
Men EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlace50 m5.75Martin Krabbe18 February 2010Århus, Denmark5.5 Claus Hirsbro15 January 199460 m6.56Kojo Musah30 January 2022Randers, Norway200 m20.97Benjamin Lobo Vedel22 February 2019SEC ChampionshipsFayetteville, United States300 m32.51Benjamin Lobo Vedel6 January 2018Orange & Purple InvitationalClemson, United States400 m45.67Benjamin Lobo Vedel19 March 2022World ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia800 m1:42.67Wilson Kipketer9 March 1997World ChampionshipsParis, France1000 m2:14.96Wilson Kipketer20 February 2000Aviva Indoor Grand PrixBirmingham, United Kingdom1500 m3:38.47Kristian Uldbjerg Hansen8 February 2025Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White InvitationalBoston, United StatesMile3:53.80Kristian Uldbjerg Hansen8 February 2025Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White InvitationalBoston, United States3000 m7:44.76Mogens Guldberg9 March 1991World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain5000 m14:22.54Lars Juhl11 March 200050 m hurdles6.77Andreas Martinsen12 February 2015Århus, Denmark60 m hurdles7.68 (heat)Andreas Martinsen 3 March 2017European ChampionshipsBelgrade, Serbia7.68 (final)High jump2.27 moutdoor mark ratified as absolute recordMichael Mikkelsen4 March 1990European ChampionshipsGlasgow, United KingdomJanick Klausen4 March 2011European ChampionshipsParis, FrancePole vault5.72 mMartin Voss25 February 1995Malmö, SwedenLong jump8.18 mMorten Jensen8 February 2006Gothenburg, SwedenTriple jump17.01 mAnders Møller25 February 2006Malmö, SwedenShot put21.63 mJoachim Olsen25 February 2004Tallinn, EstoniaDiscus throw53.43 mAndreas Ellegaard1 March 2015World Indoor ThrowingVäxjö, SwedenJavelin throw55.82 mDavid Korczynski10 March 2012World Indoor ThrowingVäxjö, SwedenWeight throw (35 lb)21.55 mJan Bielecki14 February 1997Baton Rouge, United StatesHeptathlon5613 pts Christian Gundersen3–4 February 2024Danish Combined ChampionshipsRanders, Denmark3000 m walk11:53.9Claus Jørgensen19 February 1994Århus, Denmark5000 m walk20:14.9Claus Jørgensen19 February 1994Århus, Denmark10,000 m walk42:33.4Claus Jørgensen20 March 1994Århus, Denmark4 × 200 m relay1:26.50Claus HirsbroLars PedersenPeter VoigtKenneth Jensen25 February 19964 × 400 m relay
Women