World Athletics Championships
| Subclass of | world championship, recurring event  |
|---|---|
| Year dem found am | 1983 |
| Sport | athletics |
| Organizer | World Athletics |
| Dema official website | https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-championships |
| Month of the year | August |
De World Athletics Championships, dem know as de IAAF World Championships in Athletics til 2019, be biennial athletics competition organize by World Athletics, formerly International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Alongsyd Olympic Games, dem dey represent de highest level championships of senior international outdoor athletics competition give track den field athletics globally, wey dey include marathon running den race walking. Dem dey hold separate World Championships by World Athletics give certain oda outdoor events, wey dey include cross-country running den half-marathon, as well as indoor den age-group championships.
Na dem start de World Championships insyd 1976 insyd response to de International Olympic Committee wey drop de men's 50 km walk from de Olympic programme give de 1976 Montreal Olympics, despite ein constant presence for de games since 1932. De IAAF choose make dem host ein own world championship event instead, a month den half after de Olympics.[1][2] Na ebe de first World Championships wey de IAAF host separately from de Olympic Games (traditionally de main championship give de sport).
Na dem hold de second limited event insyd 1980, den de inaugural championships insyd 1983, plus all de events, dem consider de official start of de competition. Til 1980, na dem sanso consider de Olympic champions as reigning world champions.
For dema debut, na dem dey hold dese championships every four years, til 1991 wen na dem switch am to two-year cycle.[3] Insyd 2024, World Athletics announce say de fresh biennial competition – World Athletics Ultimate Championship (wey dey feature up to 16 of de world ein top-ranked athletes per discipline per) – dem go hold am every even year from 2026 dey go (i.e. insyd de years between World Athletics Outdoor Championships).[4]
History
[edit | edit source]Na de idea of make dem have Athletics World Championships be around well before de competition ein first event insyd 1983. Insyd 1913, de IAAF decide dat de Olympic Games go serve as de World Championships give athletics. Na dem consider dis suitable for over 50 years til insyd de late 1960s de desire of cha3 IAAF members make dem get dema own World Championships begin dey grow. Insyd 1976 for de IAAF Council Meeting insyd Puerto Rico dem approve Athletics World Championships separate from de Olympic Games.
Dey follow bids from both Stuttgart, West Germany den Helsinki, Finland, de IAAF Council award de inaugural competition to Helsinki, make dem take place insyd 1983 wey dem go hold am insyd de Helsinki Olympic Stadium (wer na dem hold de 1952 Summer Olympics).
Two IAAF world championship events precede de inaugural edition of de World Championships insyd Athletics insyd 1983. De 1976 World Championships get just one event – de men's 50 kilometres walk wich na dem drop from de Olympic programme for de 1976 Summer Olympics den de IAAF respond by make dem set up dema own contest. Four years later, de 1980 World Championships contain two freshly women's events per dem approve, (400 metres hurdles den 3000 metres), neither of wich feature for de programme top give de 1980 Summer Olympics.[5][6]
Over de years de competition grow for size insyd. Insyd 1983 1,333 athletes wey komot 153 countries participate.[7] By de 2003 competition, insyd Paris, na e grow to 1,679 athletes wey komot 198 countries plus dem dey transmit coverage to 179 countries.
From 2019 to 2022 na de championships be sponsored by Qatar National Bank,[8] wich na dem describe am as ebe part of Qatar ein soft power policy.[9]
Na der sanso be change insyd composition over de years, plus several fresh events, all give women, dem add. By 2005, na de differences per be men's competition insyd de 50 km walk, den equivalent events insyd women's 100 m hurdles den heptathlon to men's 110 m hurdles den decathlon.
De list wey dey follow dey show wen dem add fresh events for de first time.
- 1987, na dem add women's 10,000 m den 10 km walk.
- 1993, na dem add women's triple jump.
- 1995, na dem replace women's 3,000 m by de 5000 m.
- 1999, na dem add women's pole vault den hammer den de women's 20 km walk replace de 10 km walk.
- 2005, na dem add women's 3000 m steeplechase.
- 2017, na dem add women's 50 km walk.
- 2019, na dem add mixed 4 × 400 m relay.
- 2022, na men's den women's 35 km walk replace de 50 km walk.
Championships
[edit | edit source]| Edition | Year | City | Country | Date | Venue | Capacity | Events | Nations | Athletes | Top of de medal table |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 1976 | Malmö | Sweden | 18 Sep | Malmö Stadion | 30,000 | 1 | 20 | 42 | Soviet Union |
| – | 1980 | Sittard | Netherlands | 14 – 16 Aug | De Baandert | 22,000 | 2 | 22 | 42 | East Germany |
| 1st | 1983 | Helsinki | Finland | 7 – 14 Aug | Olympiastadion | 50,000 | 41 | 153 | 1,333 | East Germany |
| 2nd | 1987 | Rome | Italy | 28 Aug – 6 Sep | Stadio Olimpico | 60,000 | 43 | 156 | 1,419 | East Germany |
| 3rd | 1991 | Tokyo | Japan | 23 Aug – 1 Sep | National Stadium | 48,000 | 43 | 162 | 1,491 | United States |
| 4th | 1993 | Stuttgart | Germany | 13 – 22 Aug | Neckarstadion | 70,000 | 44 | 187 | 1,630 | United States |
| 5th | 1995 | Gothenburg | Sweden | 5 – 13 Aug | Ullevi | 42,000 | 44 | 190 | 1,755 | United States |
| 6th | 1997 | Athens | Greece | 1 – 10 Aug | Olympiako Stadio | 75,000 | 44 | 197 | 1,785 | United States |
| 7th | 1999 | Seville | Spain | 20 – 29 Aug | Estadio de La Cartuja | 70,000 | 46 | 200 | 1,750 | United States |
| 8th | 2001 | Edmonton | Canada | 3 – 12 Aug | Commonwealth Stadium | 60,000 | 46 | 189 | 1,602 | Russia |
| 9th | 2003 | Paris | France | 23 – 31 Aug | Stade de France | 78,000 | 46 | 198 | 1,679 | United States |
| 10th | 2005 | Helsinki | Finland | 6 – 14 Aug | Olympiastadion | 45,000 | 47 | 191 | 1,687 | United States |
| 11th | 2007 | Osaka | Japan | 24 Aug – 2 Sep | Yanmar Stadium Nagai | 45,000 | 47 | 197 | 1,800 | United States |
| 12th | 2009 | Berlin | Germany | 15 – 23 Aug | Olympiastadion | 74,000 | 47 | 200 | 1,895 | United States |
| 13th | 2011 | Daegu | South Korea | 27 Aug – 4 Sep | Daegu Stadium | 65,000 | 47 | 199 | 1,742 | United States |
| 14th | 2013 | Moscow | Russia | 10 – 18 Aug | Luzhniki Stadium | 78,000 | 47 | 203 | 1,784 | United States |
| 15th | 2015 | Beijing | China | 22 – 30 Aug | Beijing National Stadium | 80,000 | 47 | 205 | 1,761 | Kenya |
| 16th | 2017 | London | Great Britain | 4 – 13 Aug | London Stadium | 60,000 | 48 | 199 | 1,857 | United States |
| 17th | 2019 | Doha | Qatar | 27 Sep – 6 Oct | Khalifa International Stadium | 48,000 | 49 | 206 | 1,775 | United States |
| 18th | 2022 | Eugene | United States | 15 – 24 Jul | Hayward Field | 25,000 | 49 | 180 | 1,705 | United States |
| 19th | 2023 | Budapest | Hungary | 19 – 27 Aug | National Athletics Centre | 36,000 | 49 | 202 | 2,187 | United States |
| 20th | 2025 | Tokyo | Japan | 13 – 21 Sep | Japan National Stadium | 68,000 | ||||
| 21st | 2027 | Beijing | China | Beijing National Stadium | 80,000 |
All-time medal table
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 195 | 134 | 114 | 443 |
| 2 | Kenya | 65 | 58 | 48 | 171 |
| 3 | Russia | 42 | 52 | 48 | 142 |
| 4 | Jamaica | 40 | 61 | 48 | 149 |
| 5 | Germany | 39 | 36 | 48 | 123 |
| 6 | Ethiopia | 35 | 38 | 31 | 104 |
| 7 | Great Britain & Northern Ireland | 33 | 40 | 48 | 121 |
| 8 | Soviet Union | 23 | 27 | 28 | 78 |
| 9 | China | 22 | 26 | 27 | 75 |
| 10 | Cuba | 22 | 25 | 16 | 63 |
| 11 | East Germany | 21 | 19 | 16 | 56 |
| 12 | Poland | 20 | 20 | 25 | 65 |
| 13 | Australia | 15 | 16 | 14 | 45 |
| 14 | Czech Republic | 15 | 5 | 8 | 28 |
| 15 | France | 14 | 19 | 23 | 56 |
| 16 | Italy | 13 | 18 | 20 | 51 |
| 17 | Ukraine | 12 | 15 | 16 | 43 |
| 18 | Morocco | 12 | 12 | 9 | 33 |
| 19 | South Africa | 12 | 7 | 8 | 27 |
| Sweden | 12 | 7 | 8 | 27 | |
| 21 | Norway | 12 | 6 | 6 | 24 |
| 22 | Spain | 11 | 19 | 16 | 46 |
| 23 | Canada | 11 | 18 | 17 | 46 |
| 24 | Belarus | 10 | 11 | 12 | 33 |
| 25 | Bahamas | 9 | 9 | 8 | 26 |
| 26 | Japan | 8 | 9 | 18 | 35 |
| 27 | Bahrain | 8 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 28 | Netherlands | 7 | 9 | 12 | 28 |
| 29 | Finland | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 |
| 30 | Portugal | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 |
| 31 | Uganda | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 32 | Greece | 6 | 7 | 12 | 25 |
| 33 | Algeria | 6 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| 34 | New Zealand | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 35 | Romania | 5 | 8 | 12 | 25 |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 37 | Qatar | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 38 | Czechoslovakia | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 39 | Croatia | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 40 | Colombia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 41 | Dominican Republic | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 42 | Ireland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 43 | Switzerland | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| 44 | Venezuela | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| – | Authorised Neutral Athletes[1] | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
| 45 | West Germany | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 46 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| 47 | Mexico | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 48 | Lithuania | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 49 | Ecuador | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 50 | Grenada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 51 | Mozambique | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 52 | Denmark | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 53 | Brazil | 2 | 6 | 8 | 16 |
| 54 | Estonia | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 55 | Belgium | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
| 56 | Slovenia | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 57 | Peru | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Tajikistan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 59 | Nigeria | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
| 60 | Namibia | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 61 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 62 | Turkey | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 63 | Botswana | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 64 | Zambia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 65 | Burkina Faso | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| India | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 68 | Eritrea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Panama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 70 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 71 | Serbia | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 73 | Barbados | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Syria | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 75 | Senegal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Somalia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 77 | North Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 78 | Hungary | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 79 | Ivory Coast | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 80 | Israel | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 81 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 82 | Burundi | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Djibouti | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 84 | Cameroon | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 85 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 86 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cyprus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Ghana | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Latvia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Philippines | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| South Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Suriname | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Tanzania | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 95 | Bermuda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| British Virgin Islands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Egypt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 100 | American Samoa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cayman Islands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dominica | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Haiti | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (106 entries) | 878 | 884 | 880 | 2,642 | |
Source: World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 – Statistical Booklet 2023 Medal Table
- Notes
^[1] ANA be de name under wich Russian athletes compete insyd de 2017 den 2019 Championships. Dem no include dema medals insyd de official medal table.[10][11]
All-time placing table
[edit | edit source]Insyd de IAAF placing table de total score dem obtain from dem dey assign eight points to de first place den so on to one point give de eight placed finalists. Dem dey share points for situations wer a tie dey occur. However, de IAAF site dey show all points dem round to de nearest integer.
Dem update after de 2022 Championships[12]
| Rank | Country | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Medals | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 183 | 125+1= | 103+2= | 77+5= | 90+3= | 84+3= | 74+2= | 80+4= | 414 | 4240.5 |
| 2 | Germany[a] | 63 | 61 | 65+2= | 78+2= | 66+2= | 61+2= | 53+5= | 45+1= | 191 | 2347.5 |
| 3 | Russia[b] | 45 | 54+6= | 47+2= | 56+2= | 39+3= | 43+2= | 35+1= | 40+1= | 154 | 1771.5 |
| 4 | Kenya | 62 | 55 | 44 | 48 | 40 | 28 | 47 | 21 | 161 | 1744 |
| 5 | Jamaica | 37 | 56 | 43+1= | 34 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 24 | 137 | 1418.5 |
| 6 | Great Britain & N.I. | 31 | 37 | 43 | 43+2= | 50+1= | 34+1= | 31+1= | 21 | 111 | 1381 |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 33 | 34 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 95 | 998 |
| 8 | China | 22 | 25+1= | 25 | 20 | 34+1= | 21+1= | 21 | 24+1= | 73 | 879 |
| 9 | France | 14 | 18 | 21+2= | 27 | 28+2= | 31+1= | 24+1= | 32+1= | 55 | 804.1 |
| 10 | Poland | 20 | 17+1= | 21+4= | 23+1= | 24 | 22+2= | 27 | 21+2= | 63 | 794.8 |
| 11 | Soviet Union | 23 | 25+2= | 28 | 21+1= | 17 | 12 | 11 | 17+1= | 78 | 793 |
| 12 | Cuba | 22 | 23+1= | 13+1= | 33 | 10+2= | 17+1= | 23 | 19 | 60 | 757.5 |
| 13 | Italy | 12 | 15+1= | 19 | 15 | 17+2= | 24+1= | 32+2= | 30+2= | 47 | 642.5 |
| 14 | Spain | 7 | 17+1= | 15+1 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 41 | 580 |
| 15 | Ukraine | 11 | 12+2= | 16 | 19 | 21 | 16+1= | 21+1= | 9 | 41 | 561.6 |
- Notes
- ^[a] dey include points earn by athletes from East Germany (510 pts) den West Germany (191.5 pts) for de 1976, 1980, 1983 den 1987 Championships.
- ^[b] dey include points earn by Authorised Neutral Athletes (103.5 pts) for de 2017 den 2019 Championships.
Multiple winners
[edit | edit source]Boldface dey denote active athletes den highest medal count among all athletes (wey dey include dese wey dem no include insyd dese tables) per type.
Men
[edit | edit source]All events
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Athlete | Country | Events | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica | 100 m / 200 m / 4 × 100 m relay | 2007 | 2017 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| 2 | LaShawn Merritt | United States | 400 m / 4 × 400 m relay | 2005 | 2015 | 8 * | 3 | – | 11 * |
| 3 | Carl Lewis | United States | 100 m / 200 m / 4 × 100 m relay / Long jump | 1983 | 1993 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 4 | Michael Johnson | United States | 200 m / 400 m / 4 × 400 m relay | 1991 | 1999 | 8 | – | – | 8 |
| 5 | Mo Farah | Great Britain & N.I. | 5000 m / 10,000 m | 2011 | 2017 | 6 | 2 | – | 8 |
| 6 | Noah Lyles | United States | 100 m / 200 m / 4 × 100 m relay | 2019 | 2023 | 6 | 1 | – | 7 |
| 7 | Sergey Bubka | Soviet Union
Ukraine |
Pole vault | 1983 | 1997 | 6 | – | – | 6 |
| 8 | Jeremy Wariner | United States | 400 m / 4 × 400 m relay | 2005 | 2009 | 5 | 1 | – | 6 |
| 9 | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia | 5000 m / 10,000 m | 2003 | 2009 | 5 | – | 1 | 6 |
| Lars Riedel | Germany | Discus throw | 1991 | 2001 | 5 | – | 1 | 6 |
* dey include one medal insyd de relay event insyd wich he participate insyd de heats per
Individual events
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Athlete | Country | Events | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica | 100 m / 200 m | 2007 | 2017 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Mo Farah | Great Britain & N.I. | 5000 m / 10,000 m | 2011 | 2017 | 6 | 2 | – | 8 |
| 3 | Sergey Bubka | Soviet Union
Ukraine |
Pole vault | 1983 | 1997 | 6 | – | – | 6 |
| Michael Johnson | United States | 200 m / 400 m | 1991 | 1999 | 6 | – | – | 6 | |
| 5 | Carl Lewis | United States | 100 m / 200 m / Long jump | 1983 | 1993 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia | 5000 m / 10,000 m | 2003 | 2009 | 5 | – | 1 | 6 |
| Lars Riedel | Germany | Discus throw | 1991 | 2001 | 5 | – | 1 | 6 | |
| 8 | Paweł Fajdek | Poland | Hammer throw | 2013 | 2022 | 5 | – | – | 5 |
| 9 | Ezekiel Kemboi | Kenya | 3000 m steeplechase | 2003 | 2015 | 4 | 3 | – | 7 |
| 10 | Haile Gebrselassie | Ethiopia | 5000 m / 10,000 m | 1993 | 2003 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
Women
[edit | edit source]All events
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Athlete | Country | Events | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allyson Felix | United States | 200 m / 400 m / 4 × 100 m relay /
4 × 400 m relay / 4 × 400 m mixed relay |
2005 | 2022 | 14 ** | 3 | 3 | 20 ** |
| 2 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | Jamaica | 100 m / 200 m / 4 × 100 m relay | 2007 | 2023 | 10 | 5 * | 1 | 16 * |
| 3 | Gail Devers | United States | 100 m / 100 m hurdles / 4 × 100 m relay | 1991 | 2001 | 5 | 3 | – | 8 |
| 4 | Sanya Richards-Ross | United States | 400 m / 4 × 400 m relay | 2003 | 2015 | 5 | 2 | – | 7 |
| 5 | Jessica Beard | United States | 4 × 400 m relay / 4 × 400 m mixed relay | 2009 | 2019 | 5 *** | 1 * | – | 6 **** |
| Tirunesh Dibaba | Ethiopia | 5000 m / 10,000 m | 2003 | 2017 | 5 | 1 | – | 6 | |
| Natasha Hastings | United States | 4 × 400 m relay | 2007 | 2017 | 5 **** | 1 | – | 6 **** | |
| 8 | Shericka Jackson | Jamaica | 100 m / 200 m / 400 m /
4 × 100 m relay / 4 × 400 m relay |
2015 | 2023 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 9 | Jearl Miles Clark | United States | 400 m / 4 × 400 m relay | 1991 | 2003 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | Faith Kipyegon | Kenya | 1500 m / 5000 m | 2015 | 2023 | 4 | 2 | – | 6 |
* dey include one medal insyd de relay event for wich she participate insyd de heats per
** dey include two medal insyd de relay event for wich she participate insyd de heats per
*** dey include three medal insyd de relay event for wich she participate insyd de heats per
**** dey include four medal insyd de relay event for wich she participate insyd de heats per
Individual events
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Athlete | Country | Events | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | Jamaica | 100 m / 200 m | 2009 | 2023 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Tirunesh Dibaba | Ethiopia | 5000 m / 10,000 m | 2003 | 2017 | 5 | 1 | – | 6 |
| 3 | Gail Devers | United States | 100 m / 100 m hurdles | 1991 | 2001 | 4 | 2 | – | 6 |
| Faith Kipyegon | Kenya | 1500 m / 5000 m | 2015 | 2023 | 4 | 2 | – | 6 | |
| 5 | Allyson Felix | United States | 200 m / 400 m | 2005 | 2017 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Valerie Adams (Vili) | New Zealand | Shot put | 2005 | 2013 | 4 | 1 | – | 5 |
| Vivian Cheruiyot | Kenya | 5000 m / 10,000 m | 2007 | 2015 | 4 | 1 | – | 5 | |
| Liu Hong | China | 20 km walk | 2009 | 2019 | 4 | 1 | – | 5 | |
| 9 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | United States | Heptathlon / Long jump | 1987 | 1993 | 4 | – | – | 4 |
| Brittney Reese | United States | Long jump | 2009 | 2017 | 4 | – | – | 4 | |
| Yulimar Rojas | Venezuela | Triple jump | 2017 | 2023 | 4 | – | – | 4 | |
| Anita Włodarczyk | Poland | Hammer throw | 2009 | 2017 | 4 | – | – | 4 |
Multiple medalists
[edit | edit source]Na der be 44 athletes (18 men den 26 women) wey won at least 6 medals.[12]
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Women[edit | edit source]
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Athletes plus most appearances
[edit | edit source]Na der be 71 athletes (37 men den 34 women) wey compete insyd at least eight editions.[12]
| App. | Name | Country | Years contested | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Jesús Ángel García | Spain | 93, 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 19 | 50 km walk |
| João Vieira | Portugal | 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 22, 23 | 20 km walk / 35 km walk / 50 km walk | |
| 11 | Susana Feitor | Portugal | 91, 93, 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 11 | 10 km walk / 20 km walk |
| Inês Henriques | Portugal | 01, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 22, 23 | 20 km walk / 35 km walk / 50 km walk | |
| Bat-Ochiryn Ser-Od | Mongolia | 03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 22, 23 | Marathon | |
| 10 | Franka Dietzsch | Germany | 91, 93, 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09 | Discus throw |
| Nicoleta Grasu | Romania | 93, 95, 97, 99, 01, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13 | Discus throw | |
| Virgilijus Alekna | Lithuania | 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13 | Discus throw | |
| Kim Collins | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 15 | 100 m / 200 m / 4x100 m | |
| Mélina Robert-Michon | France | 01, 03, 07, 09, 13, 15, 17, 19, 22, 23 | Discus throw | |
| Allyson Felix | United States | 03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 22 | 200 m / 400 m / 4x100 m / 4x400 m / 4x400 m mixed | |
| 9 | Laverne Eve | Bahamas | 87, 91, 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07 | Javelin throw |
| Tim Berrett | Canada | 91, 93, 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07 | 20 km walk / 50 km walk | |
| Jackie Edwards | Bahamas | 91, 93, 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07 | Long jump / Triple jump | |
| Maria Mutola | Mozambique | 91, 93, 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07 | 800 m | |
| Elisângela Adriano | Brazil | 91, 93, 97, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 11 | Shot put / Discus throw | |
| Venelina Veneva-Mateeva | Bulgaria | 91, 95, 99, 01, 03, 05, 09, 11, 15 | High jump | |
| Danny McFarlane | Jamaica | 93, 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09 | 400 m / 400 m hurdles / 4x400 m | |
| Hatem Ghoula | Tunisia | 93, 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 13 | 20 km walk | |
| Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | Bahamas | 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 07, 09, 11, 13 | 100 m / 200 m / 4x100 m | |
| Nicola Vizzoni | Italy | 97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13 | Hammer throw | |
| Chris Brown | Bahamas | 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15 | 400 m / 4x400 m | |
| Zhang Wenxiu | China | 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 17 | Hammer throw | |
| Andrés Chocho | Ecuador | 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 22, 23 | 20 km walk / 35 km walk / 50 km walk | |
| Gong Lijiao | China | 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 22, 23 | Shot put | |
| Donald Thomas | Bahamas | 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 22, 23 | High jump | |
| 8 | Merlene Ottey | Jamaica / Slovenia | 83, 87, 91, 93, 95, 97, 03, 07 | 100 m / 200 m / 4x100 m |
| Jan Železný | Czechoslovakia / Czech Republic | 87, 91, 93, 95, 97, 99, 01, 03 | Javelin throw | |
| Yelena Nikolayeva | Soviet Union / Russia | 87, 93, 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05 | 10 km walk / 20 km walk | |
| Fiona May | Great Britain & N.I. / Italy | 91, 93, 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05 | Long jump | |
| Beverly McDonald | Jamaica | 91, 93, 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05 | 100 m / 200 m / 4x100 m | |
| Lars Riedel | Germany | 91, 93, 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05 | Discus throw | |
| Dragutin Topić | SFR Yugoslavia / IWP * /
FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro / Serbia |
91, 93, 95, 97, 99, 05, 07, 09 | High jump | |
| Iryna Yatchenko | Soviet Union / Belarus | 91, 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 07, 09 | Discus throw | |
| Eunice Barber | Sierra Leone / France | 93, 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07 | Heptathlon / Long jump / 100 m hurdles | |
| Kevin Sullivan | Canada | 93, 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07 | 1500 m | |
| Manuel Martínez | Spain | 93, 95, 97, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09 | Shot put | |
| Steffi Nerius | Germany | 93, 95, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09 | Javelin throw | |
| Amy Acuff | United States | 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09 | High jump | |
| Chandra Sturrup | Bahamas | 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09 | 100 m / 200 m / 4x100 m | |
| Aleksander Tammert | Estonia | 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09 | Discus throw | |
| María Vasco | Spain | 95, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 11 | 10 km walk / 20 km walk | |
| Koji Murofushi | Japan | 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 07, 11, 13 | Hammer throw | |
| Szymon Ziółkowski | Poland | 95, 99, 01, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13 | Hammer throw | |
| Marlon Devonish | Great Britain & N.I. | 97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 11 | 100 m / 200 m / 4x100 m | |
| Nadine Kleinert | Germany | 97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 11 | Shot put | |
| Sergey Makarov | Russia | 97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 11 | Javelin throw | |
| Ēriks Rags | Latvia | 97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 11 | Javelin throw | |
| Roman Šebrle | Czech Republic | 97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 11 | Decathlon | |
| Omar Zepeda | Mexico | 97, 01, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 17 | 20 km walk / 50 km walk | |
| Mario Pestano | Spain | 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13 | Discus throw | |
| Félix Sánchez | Dominican Republic | 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13 | 400 m hurdles / 4x400 m | |
| Bouabdellah Tahri | France | 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13 | 1500 m / 3000 m steeplechase | |
| Zoltán Kővágó | Hungary | 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 15, 17 | Discus throw | |
| Ruth Beitia | Spain | 03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 17 | High jump / 4x100 m | |
| Gerd Kanter | Estonia | 03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 17 | Discus throw | |
| Ezekiel Kemboi | Kenya | 03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 17 | 3000 m steeplechase | |
| Churandy Martina | Netherlands Antilles / Netherlands | 03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 19 | 100 m / 200 m / 4x100 m | |
| Zuzana Hejnová | Czech Republic | 05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 | 400 m hurdles / 4x400 m | |
| Horacio Nava | Mexico | 05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 | 20 km walk / 50 km walk | |
| Krisztián Pars | Hungary | 05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 | Hammer throw | |
| Martyn Rooney | Great Britain & N.I. | 05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 | 400 m / 4x400 m / 4x400 m mixed | |
| Levern Spencer | Saint Lucia | 05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 | High jump | |
| Dragana Tomašević | Serbia and Montenegro / Serbia | 05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19 | Discus throw | |
| Renny Quow | Trinidad and Tobago | 05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 17, 23 | 400 m / 4x400 m | |
| Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | Jamaica | 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 19, 22, 23 | 100 m / 200 m / 4x100 m | |
| Liu Hong | China | 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 19, 22, 23 | 20 km walk | |
| Bianca Ghelber (Perie) | Romania | 07, 09, 11, 13, 17, 19, 22, 23 | Hammer throw | |
| Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal | Norway | 07, 09, 13, 15, 17, 19, 22, 23 | 1500 m / 5000 m / 3000 m steeplechase | |
| Andriy Protsenko | Ukraine | 09, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 22, 23 | High jump | |
| Kimberly Williams | Jamaica | 09, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 22, 23 | Triple jump |
* For de 1993 World Championships insyd Athletics insyd Stuttgart, Germany, Dragutin Topić compete as an Individual World Championship Participant (IWP) as dem suspend Athletic Federation of Yugoslavia by IAAF due to United Nations sanctions wey dey stem from de Yugoslav wars.
World records
[edit | edit source]Na dem set anaa equal total of 36 world records for de competition: 18 by men, 15 by women, den 3 insyd de mixed relay.
De first world record make dem set for de World Championships be by Jarmila Kratochvílová of Czechoslovakia, wey ran 47.99 seconds make she win de 1983 women's 400 m final.
Peak of five world records cam for de 1993 Championships.
Na de most recent world record be insyd de Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay insyd 2023, wen de US team set time of 3:08.80. World records cam turn less common as de history of de event expand, plus no world records set insyd de 1997, 2001, 2007 anaa 2013 editions.
American athletes be de most successful plus fifteen world records, follow by Jamaica den Great Britain for four each. Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt break de most world records for de competition, for four, while American Carl Lewis set three. Jonathan Edwards dey hold de distinction of he break de world record twice insyd one championships: wey dey improve upon ein own newly-set world record insyd de 1995 men's triple jump final. Na de men's 4 × 100 metres relay yield de most world records, plus five set between 1983 den 2011.
Ben Johnson ein time of 9.83 seconds for de 1987 World Championships men's 100 m final na dem initially consider am to be world record, buh na dem rescind am insyd 1989 after Johnson admit to steroid use between 1981 den 1988.
De 2009 Jamaican men's 4 × 100 metres relay team time of 37.31 seconds be retrospectively recognised to as de world record after de team ein time of 37.10 for de 2008 Olympics na dem rescind am after de disqualification of Nesta Carter (wey he no be present insyd de World Championships team).
| Sex | Event | Record | Athlete | Nation | Date | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 4 × 100 metres relay | 37.86 | Emmit King
Willie Gault Calvin Smith Carl Lewis |
United States (USA) | 10 August | 1983 |
| Women | 400 metres | 47.99 | Jarmila Kratochvílová | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 10 August | 1983 |
| Women | High jump | 2.09 m | Stefka Kostadinova | Bulgaria (BUL) | 30 August | 1987 |
| Men | 100 metres | 9.86 | Carl Lewis | United States (USA) | 25 August | 1991 |
| Men | Long jump | 8.95 m | Mike Powell | United States (USA) | 30 August | 1991 |
| Men | 4 × 100 metres relay | 37.50 | Andre Cason
Leroy Burrell Dennis Mitchell Carl Lewis |
United States (USA) | 1 September | 1991 |
| Men | 110 metres hurdles | 12.91 | Colin Jackson | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 20 August | 1993 |
| Men | 4 × 100 metres relay | 37.40 | Jon Drummond
Andre Cason Dennis Mitchell Leroy Burrell |
United States (USA) | 21 August | 1993 |
| Men | 4 × 400 metres relay | 2:54.29 | Andrew Valmon
Quincy Watts Butch Reynolds Michael Johnson |
United States (USA) | 22 August | 1993 |
| Women | 400 metres hurdles | 52.74 | Sally Gunnell | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 19 August | 1993 |
| Women | Triple jump | 15.09 m | Anna Biryukova | Russia (RUS) | 21 August | 1993 |
| Men | Triple jump | 18.16 m | Jonathan Edwards | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 7 August | 1995 |
| Men | Triple jump | 18.29 m | Jonathan Edwards | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 7 August | 1995 |
| Women | 400 metres hurdles | 52.61 | Kim Batten | United States (USA) | 11 August | 1995 |
| Women | Triple jump | 15.50 m | Inessa Kravets | Ukraine (UKR) | 10 August | 1995 |
| Men | 400 metres | 43.18 | Michael Johnson | United States (USA) | 26 August | 1999 |
| Women | Pole vault | 4.60 m | Stacy Dragila | United States (USA) | 21 August | 1999 |
| Men | 20 kilometres race walk | 1:17:21 | Jefferson Pérez | Ecuador (ECU) | 23 August | 2003 |
| Men | 50 kilometres race walk | 3:36:03 | Robert Korzeniowski | Poland (POL) | 27 August | 2003 |
| Women | Pole vault | 5.01 m | Yelena Isinbaeva | Russia (RUS) | 12 August | 2005 |
| Women | Javelin throw | 71.70 m | Osleidys Menéndez | Cuba (CUB) | 14 August | 2005 |
| Women | 20 kilometres race walk | 1:25:41 | Olimpiada Ivanova | Russia (RUS) | 7 August | 2005 |
| Men | 100 metres | 9.58 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica (JAM) | 16 August | 2009 |
| Men | 200 metres | 19.19 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica (JAM) | 20 August | 2009 |
| Men | 4 × 100 metres relay | 37.31 | Steve Mullings
Michael Frater Usain Bolt Asafa Powell |
Jamaica (JAM) | 22 August | 2009 |
| Women | Hammer throw | 77.96 m | Anita Włodarczyk | Poland (POL) | 22 August | 2009 |
| Men | 4 × 100 metres relay | 37.04 | Nesta Carter
Michael Frater Yohan Blake Usain Bolt |
Jamaica (JAM) | 4 September | 2011 |
| Men | Decathlon | 9,045 pts | Ashton Eaton | United States (USA) | 29 August | 2015 |
| Women | 50 kilometres race walk | 4:05:56 | Inês Henriques | Portugal (POR) | 13 August | 2017 |
| Mixed | 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:12.42 | Tyrell Richard
Jessica Beard Jasmine Blocker Obi Igbokwe |
United States (USA) | 28 September | 2019 |
| Mixed | 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:09.34 | Wilbert London III
Allyson Felix Courtney Okolo Michael Cherry |
United States (USA) | 29 September | 2019 |
| Women | 400 metres hurdles | 52.16 | Dalilah Muhammad | United States (USA) | 4 October | 2019 |
| Women | 400 metres hurdles | 50.68 | Sydney McLaughlin | United States (USA) | 22 July | 2022 |
| Women | 100 metres hurdles | 12.12 | Tobi Amusan | Nigeria (NGR) | 24 July | 2022 |
| Men | Pole vault | 6.21 m | Armand Duplantis | Sweden (SWE) | 24 July | 2022 |
| Mixed | 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:08.80 | Justin Robinson
Rosey Effiong Matthew Boling Alexis Holmes |
United States (USA) | 19 August | 2023 |
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Matthews, Peter (2012). Historical Dictionary of Track and Field (pg. 217). Scarecrow Press (eBook). Retrieved on 8 September 2013.
- ↑ Butler, Mark (9 September 2013). "IAAF Statistics Book Moscow 2013" (PDF). IAAF/AFTS (2013). p.179. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "Two years from now, in 2025, the next heated battle will take place in Tokyo | News | Tokyo 25 | World Athletics Championships". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ↑ "World Athletics Ultimate Championship: a new global championship for the sport | PRESS-RELEASES | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ↑ "IAAF World Championships in Athletics". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ Archive of Past Events. IAAF. Retrieved on 8 September 2013.
- ↑ "First World Outdoor Championships in Helsinki a landmark for track & field." Usatf.org. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- ↑ "QNB and IAAF sign worldwide sponsorship agreement in Qatar | PRESS-RELEASE | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ↑ "A global map of Qatar's sponsorships in sports". www.playthegame.org. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ↑ "IAAF World Championships London 2017 Medal Table". worldathletics.org.
- ↑ "IAAF World Championships DOHA 2019 Medal Table". worldathletics.org.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 – Statistical Booklet". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
External links
[edit | edit source]Wikimedia Commons get media wey relate to World Championships in Athletics.
- Official World Athletics site for World Championships
- Results of past World Championships at de Wayback Machine (archived 2011-10-26)
- Track and Field Results Almanac at de Wayback Machine (archived 2009-03-27)
- Top medalists from World Athletics Championships at de Wayback Machine (archived 2014-09-04)
- IAAF Statistics Book – IAAF World Championships London 2017
- IAAF Statistics Book – IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019