# Swedish Athletics Championships

The Swedish Athletics Championships (Swedish: Svenska mästerskapen i friidrott) is an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the Swedish Athletics Association, which serves as the national championship for the sport in Sweden.

## History

The first Swedish Athletics Championships were held at Fridhem in Helsingborg, 7–9 August 1896 with twelve athletics events: the 100 metres, 1500 metres, 10,000 metres, 110 metres hurdles, high jump, grenhopp, long jump, pole vault, shot put, discus throw, javelin throw, and hammer throw; and other sports, namely wrestling, tug of war, football, tennis, and weightlifting. A separate Swedish Women's Athletics Championships was held starting in 1928, the first time at Strömvallen in Gävle. A non-official championship had been held in Lidköping the year before. From 1956 on, the women's event have been held at the Swedish Athletics Championships.
Separate annual championship events are held for cross country running, road running and racewalking events. There is also a Swedish Indoor Athletics Championships. There is also a Swedish Athletics Team Championship.

## Events

The competition programme features a total of 38 individual Swedish championship athletics events, 19 for men and 19 for women. For each of the sexes, there are seven track running events, three obstacle events, four jumps, four throws, one walking event.

### Track running

* 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres, 1500 metres, 5000 metres, 10,000 metres

### Obstacle events

* 100 metres hurdles (women only), 110 metres hurdles (men only), 400 metres hurdles, 3000 metres steeplechase

### Jumping events

* Pole vault, high jump, long jump, triple jump

### Throwing events

* Shot put, discus throw, javelin throw, hammer throw

### Racewalking

* 5000 metres race walk (women only), 10,000 metres race walk (men only)
The combined events, men's decathlon and women's heptathlon, as well as para athletics events may be included or held separately. Of the other Olympic events, the 4 × 100 metres relay and 4 × 400 metres relay events are contested at thee Swedish Athletics Relay Championship, the marathon events are contested at the Swedish Marathon Championship, and the 20 km race walk events are contested at the Swedish Racewalking Championship, while the mixed 4 × 400 m relay and mixed marathon walk relay events are not contested.
A men's pentathlon featured on the programme from 1971 to 1987. The men's 10,000 metres race walk was held in 1960, but went through periods of being dropped from the programme. A 5000 m walk for men was held from 1970 to 1976.
The women's programme gradually expanded to match the men's. On the track, the 1500 m was added in 1969, the 3000 metres in 1972 and the 10,000 metres in 1985. The 3000 m was replaced with the international standard 5000 m in 1995. Similarly, the women's pentathlon was replaced by the heptathlon in 1980. The 80 metres hurdles was contested until 1969, after which the international standard distance of 100 m hurdles was used. A 400 m hurdles event was introduced in 1970. The women's field events reached parity with the men's after the addition of triple jump in 1990, and hammer throw and pole vault in 1996. From the period 1969–86 women had two track walking events over 3000 m and 5000 m, with the shorter event being dropped later. The women's steeplechase was the last event to be added to the schedule, with women first competing in a national championship event in 2001.

## Editions

| Ed. | Year | City | Main venue | Organiser(s) |
| 1 | 1896 | Helsingborg | Fridhem | Organisational committee |
| 2 | 1897 | Gothenburg | Velocipedklubbens IP | Örgryte IS |
| 3 | 1898 | Stockholm | Idrottsparken | Djurgårdens IF and Stockholms AF |
| 4 | 1899 | Gothenburg | Velocipedklubbens IP | GAIS and Göteborgs FF |
| 5 | 1900 | Stockholm | Idrottsparken | AIK |
| 6 | 1901 | Gothenburg | Göteborgs Idrottsförbunds IP | Göteborgs Idrottsförbund and IS Lyckans Soldater |
| 7 | 1902 | Jönköping | Stadsparksvallen | Jönköpings AIF |
| 8 | 1903 | Gothenburg | Balders hage | Örgryte IS |
| 9 | 1904 | Örebro | Örnsro IP | IFK Örebro |
| 10 | 1905 | Helsingborg | Olympia | IS Göta and IFK Helsingborg |
| 11 | 1906 | Norrköping | Norrköpings Idrottspark | IFK Örebro |
| 12 | 1907 | Karlstad | temporary stadium in Våxnäs | Organisational committee |
| 13 | 1908 | Eskilstuna | Djurgårdens IP | IFK Eskilstuna and IF Sport |
| 14 | 1909 | Gothenburg | Walhalla IP | Svenska Idrottsförbundet |
| 15 | 1910 | Falun | Kvarnbergets IP | Falu IS |
| 16 | 1911 | Jönköping | Stadsparksvallen | Jönköpings IS |
| 17 | 1912 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | AIK |
| 18 | 1913 | Gothenburg | Walhalla IP | Örgryte IS |
| 19 | 1914 | Örebro | Örnsro IP | IFK Örebro |
| 20 | 1915 | Gävle | Strömdalens IP | Gefle IF |
| 21 | 1916 | Malmö | Malmö IP | Malmö AI |
| 22 | 1917 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Fredrikshofs IF, IK Göta, Mariebergs IK and IFK Stockholm |
| 23 | 1918 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Fredrikshofs IF, IK Göta, Mariebergs IK and IFK Stockholm |
| 24 | 1919 | Karlstad | Tingvalla IP | IF Göta |
| 25 | 1920 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Svenska Idrottsförbundet |
| 26 | 1921 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Svenska Idrottsförbundet |
| 27 | 1922 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Svenska Idrottsförbundet |
| 28 | 1923 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Svenska Idrottsförbundet |
| 29 | 1924 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Svenska Idrottsförbundet |
| 30 | 1925 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Svenska Idrottsförbundet |
| 31 | 1926 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Svenska Idrottsförbundet |
| 32 | 1927 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Svenska Idrottsförbundet |
| 33 | 1928 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Svenska Idrottsförbundet |
| 34 | 1929 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Svenska Idrottsförbundet |
| 35 | 1930 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Svenska Idrottsförbundet |
| 36 | 1931 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Svenska Idrottsförbundet |
| 37 | 1932 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Svenska Idrottsförbundet |
| 38 | 1933 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Svenska Idrottsförbundet |
| 39 | 1934 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Svenska Idrottsförbundet |
| 40 | 1935 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Svenska Idrottsförbundet |
| 41 | 1936 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Svenska Idrottsförbundet |
| 42 | 1937 | Gothenburg | Slottsskogsvallen | Göteborgs KIK |
| 43 | 1938 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Svenska Idrottsförbundet |
| 44 | 1939 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Svenska Idrottsförbundet |
| 45 | 1940 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Svenska Idrottsförbundet |
| 46 | 1941 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Svenska Idrottsförbundet |
| 47 | 1942 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Svenska Idrottsförbundet |
| 48 | 1943 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Svenska Idrottsförbundet |
| 49 | 1944 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Svenska Idrottsförbundet |
| 50 | 1945 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Swedish Athletics Association |
| 51 | 1946 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Swedish Athletics Association |
| 52 | 1947 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Swedish Athletics Association |
| 53 | 1948 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Swedish Athletics Association |
| 54 | 1949 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Swedish Athletics Association |
| 55 | 1950 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Swedish Athletics Association |
| 56 | 1951 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Swedish Athletics Association |
| 57 | 1952 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Swedish Athletics Association |
| 58 | 1953 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Swedish Athletics Association |
| 59 | 1954 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Swedish Athletics Association |
| 60 | 1955 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Swedish Athletics Association |
| 61 | 1956 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Swedish Athletics Association |
| 62 | 1957 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Swedish Athletics Association |
| 63 | 1958 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Swedish Athletics Association |
| 64 | 1959 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Swedish Athletics Association |
| 65 | 1960 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Swedish Athletics Association |
| 66 | 1961 | Gothenburg | Nya Ullevi | Göteborgs Friidrottsförbund |
| 67 | 1962 | Gothenburg | Nya Ullevi | Göteborgs Friidrottsförbund |
| 68 | 1963 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Swedish Athletics Association |
| 69 | 1964 | Malmö | Malmö Stadium | Swedish Athletics Association |
| 70 | 1965 | Västerås | Arosvallen | Västerås IK |
| 71 | 1966 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Stockholms Friidrottsförbund |
| 72 | 1967 | Skövde | Södermalms IP | IF Hagen |
| 73 | 1968 | Malmö | Malmö Stadium | Heleneholms IF |
| 74 | 1969 | Sollentuna | Sollentunavallen | Turebergs IF |
| 75 | 1970 | Växjö | Värendsvallen | IFK Växjö |
| 76 | 1971 | Sollentuna | Sollentunavallen | Turebergs IF |
| 77 | 1972 | Umeå | Gammliavallen | IFK Umeå |
| 78 | 1973 | Västerås | Arosvallen | Västerås IK |
| 79 | 1974 | Helsingborg | Hedens IP | IFK Helsingborg |
| 80 | 1975 | Karlstad | Tingvalla IP | IF Göta |
| 81 | 1976 | Gothenburg | Slottsskogsvallen | Göteborgs Friidrottsförbund |
| 82 | 1977 | Skellefteå | Anderstorps IP | Skellefteå AIK |
| 83 | 1978 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Stockholms Friidrottsförbund |
| 84 | 1979 | Malmö | Malmö Stadium | Heleneholms IF |
| 85 | 1980 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Turebergs IF and Stockholms Friidrottsförbund |
| 86 | 1981 | Skövde | Södermalms IP | IF Hagen |
| 87 | 1982 | Piteå | Kvarnvallen | Riviera Friidrott |
| 88 | 1983 | Örebro | GIH:s IP | KFUM Örebro |
| 89 | 1984 | Växjö | Värendsvallen | IFK Växjö |
| 90 | 1985 | Västerås | Arosvallen | IK VIK-friidrott |
| 91 | 1986 | Karlskrona | Västra Marks IP | KA 2 IF |
| 92 | 1987 | Gävle | Gavlestadion | Gefle IF |
| 93 | 1988 | Eskilstuna | Tunavallen | Råby-Rekarne GIF and Ärla IF |
| 94 | 1989 | Borås | Ryavallen | IK Ymer |
| 95 | 1990 | Karlstad | Tingvalla IP | IF Göta |
| 96 | 1991 | Helsingborg | Hedens IP | IFK Helsingborg |
| 97 | 1992 | Umeå | Gammliavallen | IFK Umeå |
| 98 | 1993 | Borlänge | Kvarnsvedens IP | Kvarnsvedens GoIF |
| 99 | 1994 | Gothenburg | Nya Ullevi | Göteborgs Friidrottsförbund |
| 100 | 1995 | Sollentuna | Sollentunavallen | Turebergs IF |
| 101 | 1996 | Karlskrona | Västra Marks IP | KA 2 IF |
| 102 | 1997 | Sundsvall | Baldershofs IP | Sundsvalls Friidrott |
| 103 | 1998 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Stockholms Friidrottsförbund |
| 104 | 1999 | Malmö | Heleneholms IP | Heleneholms IF |
| 105 | 2000 | Uppsala | Studenternas IP | Upsala IF |
| 106 | 2001 | Växjö | Värendsvallen | IFK Växjö |
| 107 | 2002 | Gävle | Gavlestadion | Gefle IF |
| 108 | 2003 | Norrtälje | Norrtälje sportcentrum | Rånäs 4H |
| 109 | 2004 | Karlstad | Tingvalla IP | IFK Göta |
| 110 | 2005 | Helsingborg | Hedens IP | IFK Helsingborg |
| 111 | 2006 | Sollentuna | Sollentunavallen | Turebergs FK |
| 112 | 2007 | Eskilstuna | Ekängens IP | Råby-Rekarne Friidrott |
| 113 | 2008 | Västerås | Arosvallen | Västerås FK |
| 114 | 2009 | Malmö | Malmö Stadium | Heleneholms IF, Malmö AI and IK Pallas |
| 115 | 2010 | Falun | Lugnets IP | Falu IK |
| 116 | 2011 | Gävle | Gavlestadion | Gefle IF |
| 117 | 2012 | Stockholm | Olympic Stadium | Stadionklubbarna |
| 118 | 2013 | Borås | Ryavallen | IK Ymer |
| 119 | 2014 | Umeå | Campus Arena | IFK Umeå |
| 120 | 2015 | Söderhamn | Hällåsen | Söderhamns IF |
| 121 | 2016 | Sollentuna | Sollentunavallen | Turebergs FK |
| 122 | 2017 | Helsingborg | Hedens IP | IFK Helsingborg |
| 123 | 2018 | Eskilstuna | Ekängens IP | Eskilstuna Friidrottsallians |
| 124 | 2019 | Karlstad | Tingvalla IP | IF Göta |
| 125 | 2020 | Uppsala | Uppsala friidrottsarena | Upsala IF |
| 126 | 2021 | Borås | Ryavallen | IK Ymer |
| 127 | 2022 | Norrköping | Norrköpings friidrottsarena | Tjalve IF Norrköping |
| 128 | 2023 | Söderhamn | Hällåsen | Söderhamns IF |
| 129 | 2024 | Uddevalla | Rimnersvallen | IK Orient |
| 130 | 2025 | Karlstad and Kil | | IF Göta and Kils AIK |

## Championships records
### Men

    As of 2024:
| Event | Record | Athlete/Team | Club | Date | Location |
| 100 m | 10.13 (+0.9 m/s) NR | Henrik Larsson | IF Göta | 28 July 2023 | Söderhamn |
| 200 m | 20.54 (+1.0 m/s) | Johan Wissman | IFK Helsingborg | 16 July 2006 | Sollentuna |
| 400 m | 45.68 | Jimisola Laursen | Malmö AI | 19 August 2000 | Uppsala |
| 800 m | 1:45.53 | Andreas Kramer | Sävedalens AIK | 16 August 2020 | Uppsala |
| 1500 m | 3:34.55 | Andreas Almgren | Turebergs FK | 29 July 2023 | Söderhamn |
| 5000 m | 13:30.13 | Emil Danielsson | Spårvägens FK | 30 July 2023 | Söderhamn |
| 10,000 m | 28:40.37 | Mats Erixon | Mölndals AIK | 29 September 1984 | Stockholm |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 8:22.33 | Dan Glans | IFK Helsingborg | 20 August 1977 | Skellefteå |
| 110 m hurdles | 13.45 (0.0 m/s) | Robert Kronberg | IF Kville | 24 August 2001 | Växjö |
| 400 m hurdles | 49.26 | Sven Nylander | IF Göta | 1987 | Gävle |
| High jump | 2.32 m | Stefan Holm | Kils AIK | 18 August 2002 | Gävle |
| High jump | 2.32 m | Stefan Holm | Kils AIK | 2 August 2008 | Västerås |
| Pole vault | 5.80 m | Patrik Kristiansson | KA 2 IF | 3 August 2003 | Norrtälje |
| Long jump | 8.15 m (0.0 m/s) | Thobias Montler | Malmö AI | 16 August 2020 | Uppsala |
| Triple jump | 17.54 m (+0.4 m/s) | Christian Olsson | Örgryte IS | 1 August 2003 | Norrtälje |
| Shot put | 20.60 m | Wictor Petersson | Malmö AI | 16 August 2020 | Uppsala |
| Discus throw | 70.42 m | Simon Pettersson | Hässelby SK | 6 August 2022 | Norrköping |
| Hammer throw | 78.70 m | Tore Gustafsson | Mölndals AIK | 30 July 1989 | Borås |
| Javelin throw | 86.24 m | Patrik Bodén | IF Göta | 30 July 1994 | Gothenburg |
| 10,000 m walk | 39:19.5m | Perseus Karlström | Eskilstuna Friidrott | 8 August 2015 | Gothenburg |

### Women

    As of 2024:
| Event | Record | Athlete | Club | Date | Location |
| 100 m | 11.24 | Linda Haglund | Hanvikens SK | 7 August 1981 | Skövde |
| 200 m | 23.11 | Linda Haglund | Hanvikens SK | 13 August 1979 | Malmö |
| 400 m | 51.58 | Moa Hjelmer | Spårvägens FK | 13 August 2011 | Gävle |
| 800 m | 2:00.68 | Malin Ewerlöf | Spårvägens FK | 7 August 1999 | Malmö |
| 1500 m | 4:09.65 | Malin Ewerlöf | Spårvägens FK | 26 July 1998 | Stockholm |
| 5000 m | 15:32.46 | Sarah Lahti | Hässelby SK | 28 August 2016 | Sollentuna |
| 10,000 m | 32:45.26 | Midde Hamrin | Mölndals AIK | 5 August 1990 | Karlstad |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 9:42.14 | Charlotta Fougberg | Ullevi FK | 25 August 2018 | Eskilstuna |
| 100 m hurdles | 12.68 (-0.9 m/s) | Ludmila Engquist | IFK Lidingö | 10 August 1996 | Karlskrona |
| 400 m hurdles | 55.45 | Monica Westén | IF Göta | 5 August 1990 | Karlstad |
| High jump | 2.04 m | Kajsa Bergqvist | Turebergs FK | 16 July 2006 | Sollentuna |
| Pole vault | 4.71 m | Angelica Bengtsson | Hässelby SK | 15 August 2020 | Uppsala |
| Long jump | 6.93 m (+0.3 m/s) | Khaddi Sagnia | Ullevi FK | 28 August 2021 | Borås |
| Triple jump | 14.14 m (+1.8 m/s) | Camilla Johansson | IFK Växjö | 19 August 2000 | Uppsala |
| Shot put | 19.00 m | Fanny Roos | Malmö AI | 30 July 2023 | Söderhamn |
| Discus throw | 61.79 m | Anna Söderberg | Ullevi FK | 26 July 1998 | Stockholm |
| Hammer throw | 69.22 m | Marinda Petersson | Malmö AI | 26 August 2016 | Sollentuna |
| Javelin throw | 58.88 m | Sofi Flink | Västerås FK | 24 August 2018 | Eskilstuna |
| 5000 m walk | 21:32.3m | Madelein Svensson | Forsmo IF | 13 August 1992 | Sollefteå |