# United States at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics

The United States of America will compete at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics from August 22 to August 30 in Beijing, China. The membership of the team was selected at the 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. However, membership on the team was subject to the athlete achieving a qualification standard. In addition, champions from the previous World Championships and the 2014 IAAF Diamond League receive an automatic bye. An automatic entry is also available to an Area Champion, the IAAF definition of an Area essentially being the specified continental areas of the world. The United States is part of the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association, which held its championship August 7–9, 2015 in San José, Costa Rica where 20 athletes qualified. The deadline for entries was August 10. The final team membership as submitted to the IAAF was announced on August 10, 2015.

## Medalists

The following competitors from United States won medals at the Championships
| Medal | Athlete | Event | Date |
| Gold | Joe Kovacs | Shot put | August 23 |
| Gold | Christian Taylor | Triple jump | August 27 |
| Gold | Allyson Felix | 400 meters | August 27 |
| Gold | Tianna Bartoletta | Long jump | August 28 |
| Gold | Ashton Eaton | Decathlon | August 29 |
| Gold | LaShawn Merritt David Verburg Tony McQuay Bryshon Nellum Kyle Clemons* Vernon Norwood | 4 × 400 metres relay | August 30 |
| Silver | Justin Gatlin | 100 metres | August 23 |
| Silver | Shamier Little | 400 hurdles | August 26 |
| Silver | LaShawn Merritt | 400 meters | August 26 |
| Silver | Justin Gatlin | 200 metres | August 27 |
| Silver | Allyson Felix English Gardner Jenna Prandini Jasmine Todd | 4 × 100 metres relay | August 29 |
| Silver | Allyson Felix Sanya Richards-Ross Natasha Hastings Francena McCorory Phyllis Francis Jessica Beard | 4 × 400 metres relay | August 30 |
| Bronze | Michelle Carter | Shot put | August 22 |
| Bronze | Trayvon Bromell | 100 metres | August 23 |
| Bronze | Emily Infeld | 10,000 metres | August 24 |
| Bronze | Tori Bowie | 100 metres | August 24 |
| Bronze | Cassandra Tate | 400 hurdles | August 26 |
| Bronze | Aries Merritt | 110 hurdles | August 28 |

## Results
### Men
#### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Trayvon Bromell | 100 metres | 9.91 | 2 Q | 9.99 | 7 q | 9.92 | |
| Justin Gatlin | 100 metres | 9.83 | 1 Q | 9.77 | 1 Q | 9.80 | |
| Tyson Gay | 100 metres | 10.11 | 19 Q | 9.96 | =3 Q | 10.00 | 6 |
| Mike Rodgers | 100 metres | 9.97 | 6 Q | 9.86 SB | 2 Q | 9.94 | 5 |
| Justin Gatlin | 200 metres | 20.19 | 7 Q | 19.87 | 1 Q | 19.74 | |
| Wallace Spearmon | 200 metres | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Isiah Young | 200 metres | 20.51 | =31 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| LaShawn Merritt | 400 metres | 44.51 | 7 Q | 44.34 SB | 5 Q | 43.65 PB | |
| Bryshon Nellum | 400 metres | 44.65 PB | 12 Q | 44.77 | =12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Vernon Norwood | 400 metres | 45.53 | 33 Q | 45.07 | =18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| David Verburg | 400 metres | 44.43 | 5 Q | 44.71 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Casimir Loxsom | 800 metres | 1:48.97 | 38 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Clayton Murphy | 800 metres | 1:48.08 | 26 Q | 1:46.28 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Erik Sowinski | 800 metres | 1:46.63 | 10 q | 1:47.16 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Robby Andrews | 1500 metres | 3:38.52 | 7 q | 3:35.88 | 6 q | 3:38.29 | 11 |
| Matthew Centrowitz Jr. | 1500 metres | 3:43.17 | 25 Q | 3:43.97 | 16 Q | 3:36.13 | 8 |
| Leonel Manzano | 1500 metres | 3:39.22 | 13 Q | 3:44.28 | 17 Q | 3:37.26 | 10 |
| Ryan Hill | 5000 metres | 13:19.57 | 6 q | — | — | 13:55.10 | 7 |
| Galen Rupp | 5000 metres | 13:20.78 | 8 q | — | — | 13:53.90 | 5 |
| Ben True | 5000 metres | 13:45.09 | 17 Q | — | — | 13:54.07 | 6 |
| Shadrack Kipchirchir | 10,000 metres | — | — | — | — | 28:16.30 SB | 16 |
| Hassan Mead | 10,000 metres | — | — | — | — | 28:16.30 | 15 |
| Galen Rupp | 10,000 metres | — | — | — | — | 27:08.91 SB | 5 |
| Ian Burrell | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:23:17 SB | 25 |
| Jeffrey Eggleston | Marathon | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Scott Smith | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:23:53 SB | 28 |
| Ronnie Ash | 110 metres hurdles | DSQ | DSQ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Aleec Harris | 110 metres hurdles | 13.41 | =9 Q | 13.29 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Aries Merritt | 110 metres hurdles | 13.25 | 2 Q | 13.08 SB | 1 Q | 13.04 SB | |
| David Oliver | 110 metres hurdles | 13.15 | 1 Q | 13.17 | =6 Q | 13.33 | 7 |
| Kerron Clement | 400 metres hurdles | 48.75 | 3 Q | 48.50 | 7 Q | 48.18 SB | 4 |
| Johnny Dutch | 400 metres hurdles | 48.97 | 9 Q | 49.74 | 12 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bershawn Jackson | 400 metres hurdles | 50.14 | 34 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Michael Tinsley | 400 metres hurdles | 48.91 | 7 Q | 48.47 | 6 Q | 50.02 | 8 |
| Donn Cabral | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:27.33 | 9 Q | — | — | 8:24.94 | 10 |
| Daniel Huling | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:25.34 | 5 Q | — | — | 8:14.39 | 5 |
| Evan Jager | 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:41.51 | 18 Q | — | — | 8:15.37 | 6 |
| Trayvon Bromell Justin Gatlin Tyson Gay Mike Rodgers | 4 × 100 metres relay | 37.91 | 3 Q | — | — | DSQ | DSQ |
| Tony McQuay LaShawn Merritt Bryshon Nellum David Verburg Vernon Norwood* Kyle Clemons* | 4 × 400 metres relay | 2:58.13 WL | 1 Q | — | — | 2:57.82 WL | |
| John Nunn | 50 kilometres walk | — | — | — | — | 4:09.44 SB | 37 |

#### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| JaCorian Duffield | High jump | 2.29 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Erik Kynard | High jump | 2.29 | =10 q | 2.25 | 8 |
| Jesse Williams | High jump | 2.26 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jacob Blankenship | Pole vault | 5.55 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sam Kendricks | Pole vault | 5.70 | =1 Q | 5.65 | =9 |
| Brad Walker | Pole vault | 5.65 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marquis Dendy | Long jump | 7.78 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Mike Hartfield | Long jump | 8.13 | 3 q | NM | NM |
| Jeff Henderson | Long jump | 8.36 | 1 Q | 7.95 | 9 |
| Will Claye | Triple jump | 16.41 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Omar Craddock | Triple jump | 17.01 | 4 Q | 17.37 | 4 |
| Marquis Dendy | Triple jump | 16.73 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Christian Taylor | Triple jump | 17.28 | 2 Q | 18.21 WL, AR | |
| Christian Cantwell | Shot put | 20.63 | 5 q | DNS | DNS |
| Jordan Clarke | Shot put | 19.89 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Reese Hoffa | Shot put | 20.75 | 3 Q | 21.00 | 5 |
| Joe Kovacs | Shot put | 21.36 | 1 Q | 21.93 | |
| Rodney Brown | Discus throw | NM | NM | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jared Schuurmans | Discus throw | 57.74 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Russell Winger | Discus throw | 58.69 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sam Crouser | Javelin throw | 73.88 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Riley Dolezal | Javelin throw | 77.64 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sean Furey | Javelin throw | 75.01 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kibwe Johnson | Hammer throw | 73.75 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| A. G. Kruger | Hammer throw | 71.56 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Conor McCullough | Hammer throw | 74.31 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Combined events – Decathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
| Ashton Eaton | Result | 10.23 CDB | 7.88 | 14.52 | 2.01 | 45.00 WDB | 13.69 | 43.34 | 5.20 | 63.63 SB | 4:17.52 SB | 9045 WR | |
| Ashton Eaton | Points | 1040 | 1030 | 760 | 813 | 1060 | 1015 | 733 | 972 | 793 | 829 | 9045 WR | |
| Trey Hardee | Result | 10.56 | 7.30 | 10.20 | DNS | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Trey Hardee | Points | 961 | 886 | 498 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | DNF | DNF |
| Jeremy Taiwo | Result | 11.06 | 7.15 | 14.18 | 2.10 | 47.94 | 14.81 | 41.01 | DNS | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Jeremy Taiwo | Points | 847 | 850 | 739 | 896 | 912 | 873 | 685 | — | — | — | | | DNF | DNF |
| Zachery Ziemek | Result | 10.81 | 7.57 SB | 13.38 | 2.04 | 49.89 PB | 15.29 | 44.19 | 5.20 | 56.50 SB | 4:56.66 PB | 8006 | 15 |
| Zachery Ziemek | Points | 903 | 952 | 690 | 840 | 820 | 815 | 750 | 972 | 685 | 579 | 8006 | 15 |

### Women
#### Track and road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Tori Bowie | 100 metres | 10.88 | =1 Q | 10.87 | 3 Q | 10.86 | |
| English Gardner | 100 metres | 11.16 | =15 Q | 11.13 | =14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jasmine Todd | 100 metres | 11.29 | =23 Q | 11.21 | =20 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Candyce McGrone | 200 metres | 22.45 | 2 Q | 22.26 | 3 Q | 22.01 PB | 4 |
| Jenna Prandini | 200 metres | 22.95 | =15 Q | 22.87 | =13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jeneba Tarmoh | 200 metres | 22.79 | =8 Q | 22.30 | 4 Q | 22.31 | 6 |
| Allyson Felix | 400 metres | 50.60 | 7 Q | 49.89 SB | 1 Q | 49.26 WL | |
| Phyllis Francis | 400 metres | 50.52 SB | 4 Q | 50.50 SB | 7 q | 50.51 | 7 |
| Natasha Hastings | 400 metres | 51.25 | 16 Q | 51.33 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Brenda Martinez | 800 metres | 2:00.54 | 15 Q | 2:00.27 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alysia Montaño | 800 metres | 2:09.57 | 41 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Molly Beckwith-Ludlow | 800 metres | 2:00.70 | =17 q | 2:00.43 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kerri Gallagher | 1500 metres | 4:06.34 | 16 q | 4:17.63 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lauren Johnson | 1500 metres | 4:05.79 | 11 q | 4:10.01 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shannon Rowbury | 1500 metres | 4:05.66 | 8 Q | 4:16.64 | 16 Q | 4:12.39 | 7 |
| Jennifer Simpson | 1500 metres | 4:10.91 | 26 Q | 4:08.20 | 5 Q | 4:16.28 | 11 |
| Abbey D'Agostino | 5000 metres | 16:16.47 | 23 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marielle Hall | 5000 metres | 16:06.60 | 21 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nicole Tully | 5000 metres | 15:41.03 | 14 q | — | — | 15:27.42 | 13 |
| Shalane Flanagan | 10,000 metres | — | — | — | — | 31:46.23 | 6 |
| Molly Huddle | 10,000 metres | — | — | — | — | 31:43.58 | 4 |
| Emily Infeld | 10,000 metres | — | — | — | — | 31:43.49 | |
| Serena Burla | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:31:06 | 10 |
| Esther Erb | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:38:15 | 24 |
| Heather Lieberg | Marathon | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Dawn Harper-Nelson | 100 metres hurdles | 12.79 | 5 Q | DNF | DNF | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kendra Harrison | 100 metres hurdles | 12.90 | 11 Q | DSQ | DSQ | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sharika Nelvis | 100 metres hurdles | 12.93 | =13 Q | 12.59 | 2 Q | 13.06 | 8 |
| Brianna Rollins | 100 metres hurdles | 12.67 | 1 Q | 12.71 | 5 Q | 12.67 | 4 |
| Kori Carter | 400 metres hurdles | 56.22 | 21 Q | DNF | DNF | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shamier Little | 400 metres hurdles | 56.47 | 24 Q | 54.86 | 8 q | 53.94 | |
| Cassandra Tate | 400 metres hurdles | 54.27 | 1 Q | 54.33 | 2 Q | 54.02 | |
| Emma Coburn | 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:27.19 | 7 Q | — | — | 9:21.78 | 5 |
| Stephanie Garcia | 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:29.34 | 14 Q | — | — | 9:31.06 | 9 |
| Colleen Quigley | 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:29.09 | 13 q | — | — | 9:34.29 | 12 |
| Allyson Felix English Gardner Jenna Prandini Jasmine Todd | 4 × 100 metres relay | 42.00 | 2 Q | — | — | 41.68 SB | |
| Allyson Felix Natasha Hastings Francena McCorory Sanya Richards-Ross Phyllis Francis* Jessica Beard* | 4 × 400 metres relay | 3:25.05 | 1 Q | — | — | 3:19.44 | |
| Miranda Melville | 20 kilometres walk | — | — | — | — | 1:35:19 | 26 |
| Maria Michta | 20 kilometres walk | — | — | — | — | 1:33:24 | 20 |

#### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Chaunté Lowe | High jump | NM | NM | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Sandi Morris | Pole vault | 4.55 | =11 q | 4.70 | =4 |
| Demi Payne | Pole vault | 4.30 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jenn Suhr | Pole vault | 4.55 | =9 q | 4.70 | =4 |
| Tianna Bartoletta | Long jump | 6.71 | 7 q | 7.14 WL | |
| Janay DeLoach Soukup | Long jump | 6.68 | 12 q | 6.67 | 8 |
| Brittney Reese | Long jump | 6.39 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jasmine Todd | Long jump | 6.52 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Christina Epps | Triple jump | 13.36 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tia Brooks | Shot put | 17.71 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Michelle Carter | Shot put | 19.22 | 2 Q | 19.76 | |
| Jeneva Stevens | Shot put | 18.05 | 10 q | 17.84 | 10 |
| Whitney Ashley | Discus throw | 60.88 | 11 q | 61.05 | 9 |
| Gia Lewis-Smallwood | Discus throw | 62.04 | 7 q | 60.55 | 11 |
| Shelbi Vaughan | Discus throw | 60.24 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Amanda Bingson | Hammer throw | 69.99 | 11 q | 72.35 SB | 9 |
| Amber Campbell | Hammer throw | 72.06 | 6 q | NM | NM |
| DeAnna Price | Hammer throw | 68.69 | 18 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Brittany Borman | Javelin throw | 64.22 | 4 Q | 58.26 | 12 |
| Kara Winger | Javelin throw | 62.21 | 12 q | 60.88 | 8 |

#### Combined events – Heptathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
| Erica Bougard | Result | 13.28 | 1.83 | 11.40 | 24.41 | 6.18 | 35.06 | DNS | DNF | DNF |
| Erica Bougard | Points | 1083 | 1014 | 621 | 942 | 905 | 573 | — | DNF | DNF |
| Sharon Day-Monroe | Result | 13.42 | 1.77 | 14.85 | 25.05 | 5.79 | 46.02 | 2:11.16 | 6246 | 14 |
| Sharon Day-Monroe | Points | 1062 | 941 | 851 | 882 | 768 | 783 | 941 | 6246 | 14 |
| Barbara Nwaba | Result | DNF | 1.77 | 14.64 PB | 24.47 | 6.08 | 46.59 PB | 2:12.20 | 5315 | 27 |
| Barbara Nwaba | Points | — | 941 | 837 | 936 | 875 | 794 | 933 | 5315 | 27 |