# List of World Athletics Championships medalists (women)

Women have contested events at the World Athletics Championships since its inauguration in 1983. The top three athletes in each event win gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively. A one-off edition of the championships was also held the same year at the 1980 Summer Olympics to include the IAAF-approved international women's events in 400 metres hurdles and 3000 metres which were not added to the Olympic athletics programme that year due to a dispute with the International Olympic Committee.

## Track
### 100 m

| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |

#### Medalists by country

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 9 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| 2 | Jamaica (JAM) | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| 3 | East Germany (GDR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Bahamas (BAH) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

### 200 m

| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1983 Helsinki details | Marita Koch (GDR) | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | Kathy Smallwood-Cook (GBR) |
| 1987 Rome details | Silke Gladisch (GDR) | Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
| 1991 Tokyo details | Katrin Krabbe (GER) | Gwen Torrence (USA) | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
| 1993 Stuttgart details | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | Gwen Torrence (USA) | Irina Privalova (RUS) |
| 1995 Gothenburg details | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | Irina Privalova (RUS) | Galina Malchugina (RUS) |
| 1997 Athens details | Zhanna Pintusevich-Block (UKR) | Susanthika Jayasinghe (SRI) | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
| 1999 Seville details | Inger Miller (USA) | Beverly McDonald (JAM) | Merlene Frazer (JAM) Andrea Philipp (GER) |
| 2001 Edmonton details | Debbie Ferguson (BAH) | LaTasha Jenkins (USA) | Cydonie Mothersille (CAY) |
| 2003 Saint-Denis details | Anastasiya Kapachinskaya (RUS) | Torri Edwards (USA) | Muriel Hurtis (FRA) |
| 2005 Helsinki details | Allyson Felix (USA) | Rachelle Boone-Smith (USA) | Christine Arron (FRA) |
| 2007 Osaka details | Allyson Felix (USA) | Veronica Campbell (JAM) | Susanthika Jayasinghe (SRI) |
| 2009 Berlin details | Allyson Felix (USA) | Veronica Campbell-Brown (JAM) | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie (BAH) |
| 2011 Daegu details | Veronica Campbell-Brown (JAM) | Carmelita Jeter (USA) | Allyson Felix (USA) |
| 2013 Moscow details | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) | Murielle Ahouré (CIV) | Blessing Okagbare (NGR) |
| 2015 Beijing details | Dafne Schippers (NED) | Elaine Thompson (JAM) | Veronica Campbell-Brown (JAM) |
| 2017 London details | Dafne Schippers (NED) | Marie-Josée Ta Lou (CIV) | Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) |
| 2019 Doha details | Dina Asher-Smith (GBR) | Brittany Brown (USA) | Mujinga Kambundji (SUI) |
| 2022 Eugene details | Shericka Jackson (JAM) | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) | Dina Asher-Smith (GBR) |
| 2023 Budapest details | Shericka Jackson (JAM) | Gabrielle Thomas (USA) | Sha'Carri Richardson (USA) |

#### Medalists by country

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Jamaica (JAM) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 4 | 9 | 2 | 15 |
| 3 | East Germany (GDR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Bahamas (BAH) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Cayman Islands (CAY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

### 400 m

| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1983 Helsinki details | Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) | Taťána Kocembová (TCH) | Mariya Pinigina (URS) |
| 1987 Rome details | Olga Bryzgina (URS) | Petra Muller (GDR) | Kirsten Emmelmann (GDR) |
| 1991 Tokyo details | Marie-José Pérec (FRA) | Grit Breuer (GER) | Sandra Myers (ESP) |
| 1993 Stuttgart details | Jearl Miles (USA) | Natasha Kaiser-Brown (USA) | Sandie Richards (JAM) |
| 1995 Gothenburg details | Marie-José Pérec (FRA) | Pauline Davis (BAH) | Jearl Miles (USA) |
| 1997 Athens details | Cathy Freeman (AUS) | Sandie Richards (JAM) | Jearl Miles Clark (USA) |
| 1999 Seville details | Cathy Freeman (AUS) | Anja Rücker (GER) | Lorraine Graham-Fenton (JAM) |
| 2001 Edmonton details | Amy Mbacké Thiam (SEN) | Lorraine Fenton (JAM) | Ana Guevara (MEX) |
| 2003 Saint-Denis details | Ana Guevara (MEX) | Lorraine Fenton (JAM) | Amy Mbacké Thiam (SEN) |
| 2005 Helsinki details | Tonique Williams-Darling (BAH) | Sanya Richards (USA) | Ana Guevara (MEX) |
| 2007 Osaka details | Christine Ohuruogu (GBR) | Nicola Sanders (GBR) | Novlene Williams (JAM) |
| 2009 Berlin details | Sanya Richards (USA) | Shericka Williams (JAM) | Antonina Krivoshapka (RUS) |
| 2011 Daegu details | Amantle Montsho (BOT) | Allyson Felix (USA) | Francena McCorory (USA)§ |
| 2013 Moscow details | Christine Ohuruogu (GBR) | Amantle Montsho (BOT) | Stephanie McPherson (JAM)$^§$ |
| 2015 Beijing details | Allyson Felix (USA) | Shaunae Miller (BAH) | Shericka Jackson (JAM) |
| 2017 London details | Phyllis Francis (USA) | Salwa Eid Naser (BHR) | Allyson Felix (USA) |
| 2019 Doha details | Salwa Eid Naser (BHR) | Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) | Shericka Jackson (JAM) |
| 2022 Eugene details | Shaunae Miller-Uibo (BAH) | Marileidy Paulino (DOM) | Sada Williams (BAR) |
| 2023 Budapest details | Marileidy Paulino (DOM) | Natalia Kaczmarek (POL) | Sada Williams (BAR) |
§ : awarded following doping disqualification.

#### Medalists by country

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Australia (AUS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | France (FRA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Bahamas (BAH) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Botswana (BOT) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Bahrain (BHR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 14 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Barbados (BAR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

### 800 m

| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1983 Helsinki details | Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) | Lyubov Gurina (URS) | Yekaterina Podkopayeva (URS) |
| 1987 Rome details | Sigrun Wodars (GDR) | Christine Wachtel (GDR) | Lyubov Gurina (URS) |
| 1991 Tokyo details | Liliya Nurutdinova (URS) | Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) | Ella Kovacs (ROU) |
| 1993 Stuttgart details | Maria Mutola (MOZ) | Lyubov Gurina (RUS) | Ella Kovacs (ROU) |
| 1995 Gothenburg details | Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) | Letitia Vriesde (SUR) | Kelly Holmes (GBR) |
| 1997 Athens details | Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) | Yelena Afanasyeva (RUS) | Maria Mutola (MOZ) |
| 1999 Seville details | Ludmila Formanová (CZE) | Maria Mutola (MOZ) | Svetlana Masterkova (RUS) |
| 2001 Edmonton details | Maria Mutola (MOZ) | Stephanie Graf (AUT) | Letitia Vriesde (SUR) |
| 2003 Saint-Denis details | Maria Mutola (MOZ) | Kelly Holmes (GBR) | Natalya Khrushcheleva (RUS) |
| 2005 Helsinki details | Zulia Calatayud (CUB) | Hasna Benhassi (MAR) | Tatyana Andrianova (RUS) |
| 2007 Osaka details | Janeth Jepkosgei (KEN) | Hasna Benhassi (MAR) | Mayte Martínez (ESP) |
| 2009 Berlin details | Caster Semenya (RSA) | Janeth Jepkosgei (KEN) | Jenny Meadows (GBR) |
| 2011 Daegu details | Caster Semenya (RSA) | Janeth Jepkosgei (KEN) | Alysia Johnson Montaño (USA) |
| 2013 Moscow details | Eunice Sum (KEN) | Brenda Martinez (USA) | Alysia Johnson Montaño (USA) |
| 2015 Beijing details | Maryna Arzamasava (BLR) | Melissa Bishop (CAN) | Eunice Sum (KEN) |
| 2017 London details | Caster Semenya (RSA) | Francine Niyonsaba (BDI) | Ajeé Wilson (USA) |
| 2019 Doha details | Halimah Nakaayi (UGA) | Raevyn Rogers (USA) | Ajeé Wilson (USA) |
| 2022 Eugene details | Athing Mu (USA) | Keely Hodgkinson (GBR) | Mary Moraa (KEN) |
| 2023 Budapest details | Mary Moraa (KEN) | Keely Hodgkinson (GBR) | Athing Mu (USA) |

#### Medalists by country

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Kenya (KEN) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Mozambique (MOZ) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Cuba (CUB) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | South Africa (RSA) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | United States (USA) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Uganda (UGA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 15 | Suriname (SUR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Romania (ROM) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Burundi (BDI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

### 1500 m

| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1983 Helsinki details | Mary Decker (USA) | Zamira Zaytseva (URS) | Yekaterina Podkopayeva (URS) |
| 1987 Rome details | Tetyana Samolenko (URS) | Hildegard Körner (GDR) | Doina Melinte (ROU) |
| 1991 Tokyo details | Hassiba Boulmerka (ALG) | Tetyana Dorovskikh (URS) | Lyudmila Rogachova (URS) |
| 1993 Stuttgart details | Liu Dong (CHN) | Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) | Hassiba Boulmerka (ALG) |
| 1995 Gothenburg details | Hassiba Boulmerka (ALG) | Kelly Holmes (GBR) | Carla Sacramento (POR) |
| 1997 Athens details | Carla Sacramento (POR) | Regina Jacobs (USA) | Anita Weyermann (SUI) |
| 1999 Seville details | Svetlana Masterkova (RUS) | Regina Jacobs (USA) | Kutre Dulecha (ETH) |
| 2001 Edmonton details | Gabriela Szabo (ROU) | Violeta Szekely (ROU) | Natalya Gorelova (RUS) |
| 2003 Saint-Denis details | Tatyana Tomashova (RUS) | Süreyya Ayhan (TUR) | Hayley Tullett (GBR) |
| 2005 Helsinki details | Tatyana Tomashova (RUS) | Olga Yegorova (RUS) | Bouchra Ghezielle (FRA) |
| 2007 Osaka details | Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR) | Iryna Lishchynska (UKR) | Daniela Yordanova (BUL) |
| 2009 Berlin details | Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR) | Lisa Dobriskey (GBR) | Shannon Rowbury (USA) |
| 2011 Daegu details | Jennifer Simpson (USA) | Hannah England (GBR) | Natalia Rodríguez (ESP) |
| 2013 Moscow details | Abeba Aregawi (SWE) | Jennifer Simpson (USA) | Hellen Obiri (KEN) |
| 2015 Beijing details | Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) | Faith Kipyegon (KEN) | Sifan Hassan (NED) |
| 2017 London details | Faith Kipyegon (KEN) | Jennifer Simpson (USA) | Caster Semenya (RSA) |
| 2019 Doha details | Sifan Hassan (NED) | Faith Kipyegon (KEN) | Gudaf Tsegay (ETH) |
| 2022 Eugene details | Faith Kipyegon (KEN) | Gudaf Tsegay (ETH) | Laura Muir (GBR) |
| 2023 Budapest details | Faith Kipyegon (KEN) | Diribe Welteji (ETH) | Sifan Hassan (NED) |

#### Medalists by country

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Kenya (KEN) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Russia (RUS) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | United States (USA) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Algeria (ALG) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Bahrain (BHR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Romania (ROU) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Portugal (POR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 15 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

### 3000 m

| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1980 Sittard details | Birgit Friedmann (FRG) | Karoline Nemetz (SWE) | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 1983 Helsinki details | Mary Decker (USA) | Brigitte Kraus (FRG) | Tatyana Kovalenko-Kazankina (URS) |
| 1987 Rome details | Tetyana Samolenko (URS) | Maricica Puică (ROU) | Ulrike Bruns (GDR) |
| 1991 Tokyo details | Tetyana Dorovskikh (URS) | Yelena Romanova (URS) | Susan Sirma (KEN) |
| 1993 Stuttgart details | Qu Yunxia (CHN) | Zhang Linli (CHN) | Zhang Lirong (CHN) |

### 5000 m

| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1995 Gothenburg details | Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) | Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) | Zahra Ouaziz (MAR) |
| 1997 Athens details | Gabriela Szabo (ROU) | Roberta Brunet (ITA) | Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) |
| 1999 Seville details | Gabriela Szabo (ROU) | Zahra Ouaziz (MAR) | Ayelech Worku (ETH) |
| 2001 Edmonton details | Olga Yegorova (RUS) | Marta Dominguez (ESP) | Ayelech Worku (ETH) |
| 2003 Saint-Denis details | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) | Marta Dominguez (ESP) | Edith Masai (KEN) |
| 2005 Helsinki details | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) | Meseret Defar (ETH) | Ejegayehu Dibaba (ETH) |
| 2007 Osaka details | Meseret Defar (ETH) | Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) | Priscah Jepleting Cherono (KEN) |
| 2009 Berlin details | Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) | Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet (KEN) | Meseret Defar (ETH) |
| 2011 Daegu details | Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) | Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet (KEN) | Meseret Defar (ETH) |
| 2013 Moscow details | Meseret Defar (ETH) | Mercy Cherono (KEN) | Almaz Ayana (ETH) |
| 2015 Beijing details | Almaz Ayana (ETH) | Senbere Teferi (ETH) | Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) |
| 2017 London details | Hellen Obiri (KEN) | Almaz Ayana (ETH) | Sifan Hassan (NED) |
| 2019 Doha details | Hellen Obiri (KEN) | Margaret Kipkemboi (KEN) | Konstanze Klosterhalfen (GER) |
| 2022 Eugene details | Gudaf Tsegay (ETH) | Beatrice Chebet (KEN) | Dawit Seyaum (ETH) |
| 2023 Budapest details | Faith Kipyegon (KEN) | Sifan Hassan (NED) | Beatrice Chebet (KEN) |

### 10,000 m

| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1987 Rome details | Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) | Yelena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova (URS) | Kathrin Weßel (GDR) |
| 1991 Tokyo details | Liz McColgan (GBR) | Zhong Huandi (CHN) | Wang Xiuting (CHN) |
| 1993 Stuttgart details | Wang Junxia (CHN) | Zhong Huandi (CHN) | Sally Barsosio (KEN) |
| 1995 Gothenburg details | Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) | Derartu Tulu (ETH) | Tegla Loroupe (KEN) |
| 1997 Athens details | Sally Barsosio (KEN) | Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) | Masako Chiba (JPN) |
| 1999 Seville details | Gete Wami (ETH) | Paula Radcliffe (GBR) | Tegla Loroupe (KEN) |
| 2001 Edmonton details | Derartu Tulu (ETH) | Berhane Adere (ETH) | Gete Wami (ETH) |
| 2003 Saint-Denis details | Berhane Adere (ETH) | Werknesh Kidane (ETH) | Sun Yingjie (CHN) |
| 2005 Helsinki details | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) | Berhane Adere (ETH) | Ejegayehu Dibaba (ETH) |
| 2007 Osaka details | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) | Kara Goucher (USA) | Jo Pavey (GBR) |
| 2009 Berlin details | Linet Masai (KEN) | Meselech Melkamu (ETH) | Wude Ayalew (ETH) |
| 2011 Daegu details | Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) | Sally Kipyego (KEN) | Linet Masai (KEN) |
| 2013 Moscow details | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) | Gladys Cherono Kiprono (KEN) | Belaynesh Oljira (ETH) |
| 2015 Beijing details | Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) | Gelete Burka (ETH) | Emily Infeld (USA) |
| 2017 London details | Almaz Ayana (ETH) | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) | Agnes Tirop (KEN) |
| 2019 Doha details | Sifan Hassan (NED) | Letesenbet Gidey (ETH) | Agnes Tirop (KEN) |
| 2022 Eugene details | Letesenbet Gidey (ETH) | Hellen Obiri (KEN) | Margaret Kipkemboi (KEN) |
| 2023 Budapest details | Gudaf Tsegay (ETH) | Letesenbet Gidey (ETH) | Ejgayehu Taye (ETH) |

### 100 m hurdles

| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1983 Helsinki details | Bettine Jahn (GDR) | Kerstin Knabe (GDR) | Ginka Zagorcheva (BUL) |
| 1987 Rome details | Ginka Zagorcheva (BUL) | Gloria Uibel (GDR) | Cornelia Oschkenat (GDR) |
| 1991 Tokyo details | Ludmila Narozhilenko (URS) | Gail Devers (USA) | Nataliya Grygoryeva (URS) |
| 1993 Stuttgart details | Gail Devers (USA) | Marina Azyabina (RUS) | Lynda Tolbert-Goode (USA) |
| 1995 Gothenburg details | Gail Devers (USA) | Olga Shishigina (KAZ) | Yuliya Graudyn (RUS) |
| 1997 Athens details | Ludmila Engquist (SWE) | Svetla Dimitrova (BUL) | Michelle Freeman (JAM) |
| 1999 Seville details | Gail Devers (USA) | Glory Alozie (NGR) | Ludmila Engquist (SWE) |
| 2001 Edmonton details | Anjanette Kirkland (USA) | Gail Devers (USA) | Olga Shishigina (KAZ) |
| 2003 Saint-Denis details | Perdita Felicien (CAN) | Brigitte Foster-Hylton (JAM) | Miesha McKelvy (USA) |
| 2005 Helsinki details | Michelle Perry (USA) | Delloreen Ennis-London (JAM) | Brigitte Foster-Hylton (JAM) |
| 2007 Osaka details | Michelle Perry (USA) | Perdita Felicien (CAN) | Delloreen Ennis-London (JAM) |
| 2009 Berlin details | Brigitte Foster-Hylton (JAM) | Priscilla Lopes-Schliep (CAN) | Delloreen Ennis-London (JAM) |
| 2011 Daegu details | Sally Pearson (AUS) | Danielle Carruthers (USA) | Dawn Harper (USA) |
| 2013 Moscow details | Brianna Rollins (USA) | Sally Pearson (AUS) | Tiffany Porter (GBR) |
| 2015 Beijing details | Danielle Williams (JAM) | Cindy Roleder (GER) | Alina Talay (BLR) |
| 2017 London details | Sally Pearson (AUS) | Dawn Harper-Nelson (USA) | Pamela Dutkiewicz (GER) |
| 2019 Doha details | Nia Ali (USA) | Kendra Harrison (USA) | Danielle Williams (JAM) |
| 2022 Eugene details | Tobi Amusan (NGR) | Britany Anderson (JAM) | Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (PUR) |
| 2023 Budapest details | Danielle Williams (JAM) | Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (PUR) | Kendra Harrison (USA) |

### 400 m hurdles

| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1980 Sittard details | Bärbel Broschat (GDR) | Ellen Neumann (GDR) | Petra Pfaff (GDR) |
| 1983 Helsinki details | Yekaterina Fesenko (URS) | Ana Ambrazienė (URS) | Ellen Neumann-Fiedler (GDR) |
| 1987 Rome details | Sabine Busch (GDR) | Debbie Flintoff (AUS) | Cornelia Feuerbach (GDR) |
| 1991 Tokyo details | Tatyana Ledovskaya (URS) | Sally Gunnell (GBR) | Janeene Vickers (USA) |
| 1993 Stuttgart details | Sally Gunnell (GBR) | Sandra Farmer-Patrick (USA) | Margarita Ponomaryova (RUS) |
| 1995 Gothenburg details | Kim Batten (USA) | Tonja Buford (USA) | Deon Hemmings (JAM) |
| 1997 Athens details | Nezha Bidouane (MAR) | Deon Hemmings (JAM) | Kim Batten (USA) |
| 1999 Seville details | Daimí Pernía (CUB) | Nezha Bidouane (MAR) | Deon Hemmings (JAM) |
| 2001 Edmonton details | Nezha Bidouane (MAR) | Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS) | Daimí Pernía (CUB) |
| 2003 Saint-Denis details | Jana Pittman (AUS) | Sandra Glover (USA) | Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS) |
| 2005 Helsinki details | Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS) | Lashinda Demus (USA) | Sandra Glover (USA) |
| 2007 Osaka details | Jana Rawlinson (AUS) | Yuliya Pechenkina (RUS) | Anna Jesień (POL) |
| 2009 Berlin details | Melaine Walker (JAM) | Lashinda Demus (USA) | Josanne Lucas (TRI) |
| 2011 Daegu details | Lashinda Demus (USA) | Melaine Walker (JAM) | Natalya Antyukh (RUS) |
| 2013 Moscow details | Zuzana Hejnová (CZE) | Dalilah Muhammad (USA) | Lashinda Demus (USA) |
| 2015 Beijing details | Zuzana Hejnová (CZE) | Shamier Little (USA) | Cassandra Tate (USA) |
| 2017 London details | Kori Carter (USA) | Dalilah Muhammad (USA) | Ristananna Tracey (JAM) |
| 2019 Doha details | Dalilah Muhammad (USA) | Sydney McLaughlin (USA) | Rushell Clayton (JAM) |
| 2022 Eugene details | Sydney McLaughlin (USA) | Femke Bol (NED) | Dalilah Muhammad (USA) |
| 2023 Budapest details | Femke Bol (NED) | Shamier Little (USA) | Rushell Clayton (JAM) |

#### Medals by country

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 5 | 10 | 6 | 21 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | East Germany (GDR) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Australia (AUS) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Morocco (MAR) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Cuba (CUB) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

### 3000 m steeplechase

| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2005 Helsinki details | Dorcus Inzikuru (UGA) | Yekaterina Volkova (RUS) | Jeruto Kiptum (KEN) |
| 2007 Osaka details | Yekaterina Volkova (RUS) | Tatyana Petrova (RUS) | Eunice Jepkorir (KEN) |
| 2009 Berlin details | Vacant | Yuliya Zarudneva (RUS) | Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN) |
| 2011 Daegu details | Habiba Ghribi (TUN) | Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN) | Mercy Wanjiku (KEN) |
| 2013 Moscow details | Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN) | Lydiah Chepkurui (KEN) | Sofia Assefa (ETH) |
| 2015 Beijing details | Hyvin Jepkemoi (KEN) | Habiba Ghribi (TUN) | Gesa Felicitas Krause (GER) |
| 2017 London details | Emma Coburn (USA) | Courtney Frerichs (USA) | Hyvin Jepkemoi (KEN) |
| 2019 Doha details | Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN) | Emma Coburn (USA) | Gesa Felicitas Krause (GER) |
| 2022 Eugene details | Norah Jeruto (KAZ) | Werkuha Getachew (ETH) | Mekides Abebe (ETH) |
| 2023 Budapest details | Winfred Yavi (BHR) | Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN) | Faith Cherotich (KEN) |

### 4 × 100 metres relay

| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1983 Helsinki details | East Germany (GDR) Silke Gladisch Marita Koch Ingrid Auerswald Marlies Oelsner-Göhr | Great Britain (GBR) Joan Baptiste Kathy Cook Beverley Callender Shirley Thomas | Jamaica (JAM) Leleith Hodges Jacqueline Pusey Juliet Cuthbert Merlene Ottey |
| 1987 Rome details | United States (USA) Alice Brown Diane Williams Florence Griffith-Joyner Pam Marshall | East Germany (GDR) Silke Möller Cornelia Oschkenat Kerstin Behrendt Marlies Göhr | Soviet Union (URS) Irina Slyusar Natalya Pomoshchnikova Natalya German Olga Antonova |
| 1991 Tokyo details | Jamaica (JAM) Dahlia Duhaney Juliet Cuthbert Beverly McDonald Merlene Ottey Merlene Frazer* | Soviet Union (URS) Natalya Kovtun Galina Malchugina Yelena Vinogradova Irina Privalova | Germany (GER) Grit Breuer Katrin Krabbe Sabine Richter Heike Drechsler |
| 1993 Stuttgart details | Russia (RUS) Olga Bogoslovskaya Galina Malchugina Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova Irina Privalova Marina Trandenkova* | United States (USA) Michelle Finn Gwen Torrence Wendy Vereen Gail Devers Sheila Echols* | Jamaica (JAM) Michelle Freeman Juliet Campbell Nikole Mitchell Merlene Ottey Dahlia Duhaney* |
| 1995 Gothenburg details | United States (USA) Celena Mondie-Milner Carlette Guidry Chryste Gaines Gwen Torrence D'Andre Hill* | Jamaica (JAM) Dahlia Duhaney Juliet Cuthbert Beverly McDonald Merlene Ottey Michelle Freeman* | Germany (GER) Melanie Paschke Silke Lichtenhagen Silke-Beate Knoll Gabriele Becker |
| 1997 Athens details | United States (USA) Chryste Gaines Marion Jones Inger Miller Gail Devers | Jamaica (JAM) Beverly McDonald Merlene Frazer Juliet Cuthbert Beverly Grant | France (FRA) Patricia Girard-Léno Christine Arron Delphine Combe Sylviane Félix Frédérique Bangué* |
| 1999 Seville details | Bahamas (BAH) Savatheda Fynes Chandra Sturrup Pauline Davis-Thompson Debbie Ferguson Eldece Clarke-Lewis* | France (FRA) Patricia Girard Muriel Hurtis Katia Benth Christine Arron Fabé Dia* | Jamaica (JAM) Aleen Bailey Merlene Frazer, Beverly McDonald Peta-Gaye Dowdie |
| 2001 Edmonton$^{dq1}$ details | Germany (GER) Melanie Paschke Gabi Rockmeier Birgit Rockmeier Marion Wagner | France (FRA) Sylviane Félix Frédérique Bangué Muriel Hurtis Odiah Sidibé | Jamaica (JAM) Juliet Campbell Merlene Frazer Beverly McDonald Astia Walker Elva Goulbourne* |
| 2003 Saint-Denis details | France (FRA) Patricia Girard-Léno Muriel Hurtis Sylviane Félix Christine Arron | United States (USA) Angela Williams Chryste Gaines Inger Miller Torri Edwards Lauryn Williams* | Russia (RUS) Olga Fyodorova Yuliya Tabakova Marina Kislova Larisa Kruglova |
| 2005 Helsinki details | United States (USA) Angela Daigle Muna Lee Me'Lisa Barber Lauryn Williams | Jamaica (JAM) Danielle Browning Sherone Simpson Aleen Bailey Veronica Campbell Beverly McDonald* | Belarus (BLR) Yulia Nestsiarenka Natallia Solohub Alena Newmyarzhytskaya Aksana Drahun |
| 2007 Osaka details | United States (USA) Lauryn Williams Allyson Felix Mikele Barber Torri Edwards Carmelita Jeter* Mechelle Lewis* | Jamaica (JAM) Sheri-Ann Brooks Kerron Stewart Simone Facey Veronica Campbell Shelly-Ann Fraser* | Belgium (BEL) Olivia Borlée Hanna Mariën Élodie Ouédraogo Kim Gevaert |
| 2009 Berlin details | Jamaica (JAM) Simone Facey Shelly-Ann Fraser Aleen Bailey Kerron Stewart | Bahamas (BAH) Sheniqua Ferguson Chandra Sturrup Christine Amertil Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | Germany (GER) Marion Wagner Anne Möllinger Cathleen Tschirch Verena Sailer |
| 2011 Daegu details | United States (USA) Bianca Knight Allyson Felix Marshevet Myers Carmelita Jeter Shalonda Solomon* Alexandria Anderson* | Jamaica (JAM) Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Kerron Stewart Sherone Simpson Veronica Campbell-Brown Jura Levy* | Ukraine (UKR) Olesya Povh Nataliya Pohrebnyak Mariya Ryemyen Hrystyna Stuy |
| 2013 Moscow details | Jamaica (JAM) Carrie Russell Kerron Stewart Schillonie Calvert Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Sheri-Ann Brooks* | United States (USA) Jeneba Tarmoh Alexandria Anderson English Gardner Octavious Freeman | Great Britain (GBR) Dina Asher-Smith Ashleigh Nelson Annabelle Lewis Hayley Jones |
| 2015 Beijing details | Jamaica (JAM) Veronica Campbell-Brown Natasha Morrison Elaine Thompson Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Sherone Simpson* Kerron Stewart* | United States (USA) English Gardner Allyson Felix Jenna Prandini Jasmine Todd | Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) Kelly-Ann Baptiste Michelle-Lee Ahye Reyare Thomas Semoy Hackett Khalifa St. Fort* |
| 2017 London details | United States (USA) Aaliyah Brown Allyson Felix Morolake Akinosun Tori Bowie Ariana Washington* | Great Britain (GBR) Asha Philip Desirèe Henry Dina Asher-Smith Daryll Neita | Jamaica (JAM) Jura Levy Natasha Morrison Simone Facey Sashalee Forbes Christania Williams* |
| 2019 Doha details | Jamaica (JAM) Natalliah Whyte Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Jonielle Smith Shericka Jackson Natasha Morrison* | Great Britain (GBR) Asha Philip Dina Asher-Smith Ashleigh Nelson Daryll Neita Imani-Lara Lansiquot* | United States (USA) Dezerea Bryant Teahna Daniels Morolake Akinosun Kiara Parker |
| 2022 Eugene details | United States (USA) Melissa Jefferson Abby Steiner Jenna Prandini Twanisha Terry Aleia Hobbs* | Jamaica (JAM) Kemba Nelson Elaine Thompson-Herah Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Shericka Jackson Briana Williams* Natalliah Whyte* Remona Burchell* | Germany (GER) Tatjana Pinto Alexandra Burghardt Gina Lückenkemper Rebekka Haase |
| 2023 Budapest details | United States (USA) Tamari Davis Twanisha Terry Gabrielle Thomas Sha'Carri Richardson Tamara Clark* Melissa Jefferson* | Jamaica (JAM) Natasha Morrison Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Shashalee Forbes Shericka Jackson Briana Williams* Elaine Thompson-Herah* | Great Britain (GBR) Asha Philip Imani-Lara Lansiquot Bianca Williams Daryll Neita Annie Tagoe* |
Note * Indicates athletes who ran only in the preliminary round and also received medals.
* $^{dq1}$ The United States team of Kelli White, Chryste Gaines, Inger Miller, and Marion Jones originally won the 2001 World Championship in a time of 41.71 seconds, but were disqualified after Jones and White were found to have used performance-enhancing drugs.

### 4 × 400 metres relay

| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1983 Helsinki details | East Germany (GDR) Kerstin Walther Sabine Busch Marita Koch Dagmar Rübsam Undine Bremer* Ellen Fiedler* | Czechoslovakia (TCH) Taťána Kocembová Milena Matějkovičová Zuzana Moravčíková Jarmila Kratochvílová | Soviet Union (URS) Yelena Korban Marina Ivanova Irina Baskakova Mariya Pinigina |
| 1987 Rome details | East Germany (GDR) Dagmar Neubauer Kirsten Emmelmann Petra Müller Sabine Busch Cornelia Ullrich* | Soviet Union (URS) Aelita Yurchenko Olga Nazarova Mariya Pinigina Olga Bryzgina | United States (USA) Diane Dixon Denean Howard Valerie Brisco Lillie Leatherwood |
| 1991 Tokyo details | Soviet Union (URS) Tatyana Ledovskaya Lyudmyla Dzhyhalova Olga Nazarova Olga Bryzgina Anna Chuprina* | United States (USA) Rochelle Stevens Diane Dixon Jearl Miles Lillie Leatherwood Natasha Kaiser-Brown* | Germany (GER) Uta Rohländer Katrin Krabbe Christine Wachtel Grit Breuer Annett Hesselbarth* Katrin Schreiter* |
| 1993 Stuttgart details | United States (USA) Gwen Torrence Maicel Malone-Wallace Natasha Kaiser Jearl Miles Terri Dendy* Michelle Collins* | Russia (RUS) Yelena Rouzina Tatyana Alekseyeva Margarita Ponomaryova Irina Privalova Yelena Golesheva* Vera Sychugova* | Great Britain (GBR) Linda Keough Phylis Smith Tracy Goddard Sally Gunnell |
| 1995 Gothenburg details | United States (USA) Kim Graham Rochelle Stevens Camara Jones Jearl Miles Nicole Green* | Russia (RUS) Tatyana Chebykina Svetlana Goncharenko Yuliya Sotnikova Yelena Andreyeva Tatyana Zakharova* | Australia (AUS) Lee Naylor Renée Poetschka Melinda Gainsford Cathy Freeman |
| 1997 Athens details | Germany (GER) Anke Feller Uta Rohländer Anja Rücker Grit Breuer | United States (USA) Maicel Malone Kim Graham Kim Batten Jearl Miles Clark Michelle Collins* Natasha Kaiser-Brown* | Jamaica (JAM) Inez Turner Lorraine Graham Deon Hemmings Sandie Richards Nadia Graham-Hutchinson* |
| 1999 Seville details | Russia (RUS) Tatyana Chebykina Svetlana Goncharenko Olga Kotlyarova Natalya Nazarova Natalya Sharova* Yekaterina Bakhvalova* | United States (USA) Suziann Reid Maicel Malone-Wallace Michelle Collins Jearl Miles Clark Andrea Anderson* | Germany (GER) Anke Feller Uta Rohländer Anja Rücker Grit Breuer Anja Knippel* |
| 2001 Edmonton details | Jamaica (JAM) Sandie Richards Catherine Scott-Pomales Debbie-Ann Parris Lorraine Fenton Michelle Burgher* Deon Hemmings* | Germany (GER) Florence Ekpo-Umoh Shanta Ghosh Claudia Marx Grit Breuer | Russia (RUS) Irina Rosikhina Yuliya Pechonkina Anastasiya Kapachinskaya Olesya Zykina Natalya Shevtsova* |
| 2003 Saint-Denis details | United States (USA) Demetria Washington Jearl Miles Clark Me'Lisa Barber Sanya Richards DeeDee Trotter* | Russia (RUS) Anastasiya Kapachinskaya Natalya Nazarova Olesya Zykina Yuliya Pechonkina (Nosova) Svetlana Goncharenko* Svetlana Pospelova* | Jamaica (JAM) Allison Beckford Lorraine Fenton (Graham) Ronetta Smith Sandie Richards Michelle Burgher* |
| 2005 Helsinki details | Russia (RUS) Yuliya Pechonkina Olesya Krasnomovets Natalya Antyukh Svetlana Pospelova Tatyana Firova* Olesya Zykina* | Jamaica (JAM) Shericka Williams Novlene Williams Ronetta Smith Lorraine Fenton | Great Britain (GBR) Lee McConnell Donna Fraser Nicola Sanders Christine Ohuruogu |
| 2007 Osaka details | United States (USA) DeeDee Trotter Allyson Felix Mary Wineberg Sanya Richards Monique Hennagan* Natasha Hastings* | Jamaica (JAM) Shericka Williams Shereefa Lloyd Davita Prendagast Novlene Williams Anastasia Le-Roy* | Great Britain (GBR) Christine Ohuruogu Marilyn Okoro Lee McConnell Nicola Sanders Donna Fraser* |
| 2009 Berlin$^{dq1}$ details | United States (USA) Debbie Dunn Allyson Felix Lashinda Demus Sanya Richards Natasha Hastings* Jessica Beard* | Jamaica (JAM) Rosemarie Whyte Novlene Williams-Mills Shereefa Lloyd Shericka Williams Kaliese Spencer* | Great Britain (GBR) Lee McConnell Christine Ohuruogu Vicki Barr Nicola Sanders Jenny Meadows* |
| 2011 Daegu$^{dq2}$ details | United States (USA) Sanya Richards-Ross Allyson Felix Jessica Beard Francena McCorory Natasha Hastings* Keshia Baker* | Jamaica (JAM) Rosemarie Whyte Davita Prendergast Novlene Williams-Mills Shericka Williams Shereefa Lloyd* Patricia Hall* | Great Britain (GBR) Perri Shakes-Drayton Nicola Sanders Christine Ohuruogu Lee McConnell |
| 2013 Moscow$^{dq3}$ details | United States (USA) Jessica Beard Natasha Hastings Ashley Spencer Francena McCorory Joanna Atkins* | Great Britain (GBR) Eilidh Child Shana Cox Margaret Adeoye Christine Ohuruogu | France (FRA) Marie Gayot Lénora Guion-Firmin Muriel Hurtis-Houairi Floria Guei Phara Anacharsis* |
| 2015 Beijing details | Jamaica (JAM) Christine Day Shericka Jackson Stephenie Ann McPherson Novlene Williams-Mills Anastasia Le-Roy* Chrisann Gordon* | United States (USA) Sanya Richards-Ross Natasha Hastings Allyson Felix Francena McCorory Phyllis Francis* Jessica Beard* | Great Britain (GBR) Christine Ohuruogu Anyika Onuora Eilidh Child Seren Bundy-Davies Kirsten McAslan* |
| 2017 London details | United States (USA) Quanera Hayes Allyson Felix Shakima Wimbley Phyllis Francis Kendall Ellis* Natasha Hastings* | Great Britain (GBR) Zoey Clark Laviai Nielsen Eilidh Doyle Emily Diamond Perri Shakes-Drayton* | Poland (POL) Małgorzata Hołub Iga Baumgart Aleksandra Gaworska Justyna Święty Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz* Martyna Dąbrowska* |
| 2019 Doha details | United States (USA) Phyllis Francis Sydney McLaughlin Dalilah Muhammad Wadeline Jonathas Jessica Beard* Allyson Felix* Kendall Ellis* Courtney Okolo* | Poland (POL) Iga Baumgart-Witan Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik Justyna Święty-Ersetic Anna Kiełbasińska* | Jamaica (JAM) Anastasia Le-Roy Tiffany James Stephenie Ann McPherson Shericka Jackson Roneisha McGregor* |
| 2022 Eugene details | United States (USA) Talitha Diggs Abby Steiner Britton Wilson Sydney McLaughlin Kaylin Whitney* Allyson Felix* Jaide Stepter Baynes* | Jamaica (JAM) Candice McLeod Janieve Russell Stephenie Ann McPherson Charokee Young Stacey Ann Williams* Junelle Bromfield* Tiffany James* | Great Britain (GBR) Victoria Ohuruogu Nicole Yeargin Jessie Knight Laviai Nielsen Ama Pipi* |
| 2023 Budapest details | Netherlands (NED) Eveline Saalberg Lieke Klaver Cathelijn Peeters Femke Bol Lisanne de Witte* | Jamaica (JAM) Candice McLeod Janieve Russell Nickisha Pryce Stacey-Ann Williams Charokee Young* Shiann Salmon* | Great Britain (GBR) Laviai Nielsen Amber Anning Ama Pipi Nicole Yeargin Yemi Mary John* |
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran only in the preliminary round and also received medals.
* $^{dq1}$ The Russian team (Anastasiya Kapachinskaya, Tatyana Firova, Lyudmila Litvinova and Antonina Krivoshapka) originally finished third in the 2009 World Championships, but was disqualified after Kapachinskaya was found to have used performance-enhancing drugs.
* $^{dq2}$ The Russian team (Antonina Krivoshapka, Natalya Antyukh, Lyudmila Litvinova and Anastasiya Kapachinskaya) originally finished third in the 2011 World Championships, but was disqualified after Kapachinskaya was found to have used performance-enhancing drugs.
* $^{dq3}$ The Russian team (Yuliya Gushchina, Tatyana Firova, Kseniya Ryzhova and Antonina Krivoshapka) originally won in the 2013 World Championships, but was disqualified after Krivoshapka was found to have used performance-enhancing drugs.

#### Medalists by country

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 10 | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| 2 | Russia (RUS) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Jamaica (JAM) | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | East Germany (GDR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 9 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

### 4 × 400 metres mixed relay

| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2019 Doha details | United States (USA) Wilbert London Allyson Felix Courtney Okolo Michael Cherry Tyrell Richard* Jessica Beard* Jasmine Blocker* Obi Igbokwe* | Jamaica (JAM) Nathon Allen Roneisha McGregor Tiffany James Javon Francis Janieve Russell* | Bahrain (BHR) Musa Isah Aminat Jamal Salwa Eid Naser Abbas Abubakar Abbas |
| 2022 Eugene details | Dominican Republic (DOM) Fiordaliza Cofil Lidio Andrés Feliz Alexander Ogando Marileidy Paulino | Netherlands (NED) Femke Bol Liemarvin Bonevacia Tony van Diepen Lieke Klaver Eveline Saalberg* | United States (USA) Allyson Felix Elija Godwin Vernon Norwood Kennedy Simon Wadeline Jonathas* |
| 2023 Budapest details | United States (USA) Justin Robinson Rosey Effiong Matthew Boling Alexis Holmes Ryan Willie* | Great Britain (GBR) Lewis Davey Laviai Nielsen Rio Mitcham Yemi Mary John Joseph Brier* | Czech Republic (CZE) Matěj Krsek Tereza Petržilková Patrik Šorm Lada Vondrová |
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran only in the preliminary round and also received medals.

## Road
### Marathon

| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1983 Helsinki details | Grete Waitz (NOR) | Marianne Dickerson (USA) | Raisa Smekhnova (URS) |
| 1987 Rome details | Rosa Mota (POR) | Zoya Ivanova (URS) | Jocelyne Villeton (FRA) |
| 1991 Tokyo details | Wanda Panfil (POL) | Sachiko Yamashita (JPN) | Katrin Dörre (GER) |
| 1993 Stuttgart details | Junko Asari (JPN) | Manuela Machado (POR) | Tomoe Abe (JPN) |
| 1995 Gothenburg details | Manuela Machado (POR) | Anuța Cătună (ROU) | Ornella Ferrara (ITA) |
| 1997 Athens details | Hiromi Suzuki (JPN) | Manuela Machado (POR) | Lidia Slăvuțeanu (ROU) |
| 1999 Seville details | Jong Song-ok (PRK) | Ari Ichihashi (JPN) | Lidia Șimon (ROU) |
| 2001 Edmonton details | Lidia Șimon (ROU) | Reiko Tosa (JPN) | Svetlana Zakharova (RUS) |
| 2003 Saint-Denis details | Catherine Ndereba (KEN) | Mizuki Noguchi (JPN) | Masako Chiba (JPN) |
| 2005 Helsinki details | Paula Radcliffe (GBR) | Catherine Ndereba (KEN) | Constantina Diţă-Tomescu (ROU) |
| 2007 Osaka details | Catherine Ndereba (KEN) | Zhou Chunxiu (CHN) | Reiko Tosa (JPN) |
| 2009 Berlin details | Bai Xue (CHN) | Yoshimi Ozaki (JPN) | Aselefech Mergia (ETH) |
| 2011 Daegu details | Edna Kiplagat (KEN) | Priscah Jeptoo (KEN) | Sharon Cherop (KEN) |
| 2013 Moscow details | Edna Kiplagat (KEN) | Valeria Straneo (ITA) | Kayoko Fukushi (JPN) |
| 2015 Beijing details | Mare Dibaba (ETH) | Helah Kiprop (KEN) | Eunice Kirwa (BHR) |
| 2017 London details | Rose Chelimo (BHR) | Edna Kiplagat (KEN) | Amy Cragg (USA) |
| 2019 Doha details | Ruth Chepng'etich (KEN) | Rose Chelimo (BHR) | Helalia Johannes (NAM) |
| 2022 Eugene details | Gotytom Gebreslase (ETH) | Judith Korir (KEN) | Lonah Chemtai Salpeter (ISR) |
| 2023 Budapest details | Amane Beriso Shankule (ETH) | Gotytom Gebreslase (ETH) | Fatima Ezzahra Gardadi (MAR) |

### 10 km walk

| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1987 Rome details | Irina Strakhova (URS) | Kerry Saxby-Junna (AUS) | Yan Hong (CHN) |
| 1991 Tokyo details | Alina Ivanova (URS) | Madelein Svensson (SWE) | Sari Essayah (FIN) |
| 1993 Stuttgart details | Sari Essayah (FIN) | Ileana Salvador (ITA) | Encarna Granados (ESP) |
| 1995 Gothenburg details | Irina Stankina (RUS) | Annarita Sidoti (ITA) | Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) |
| 1997 Athens details | Annarita Sidoti (ITA) | Olga Kardopoltseva (BLR) | Valentina Tsybulskaya (BLR) |

### 20 km walk

| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1999 Seville details | Liu Hongyu (CHN) | Wang Yan (CHN) | Kerry Saxby-Junna (AUS) |
| 2001 Edmonton details | Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) | Valentina Tsybulskaya (BLR) | Elisabetta Perrone (ITA) |
| 2003 Saint-Denis details | Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) | Gillian O'Sullivan (IRL) | Valentina Tsybulskaya (BLR) |
| 2005 Helsinki details | Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) | Ryta Turava (BLR) | Susana Feitor (POR) |
| 2007 Osaka details | Olga Kaniskina (RUS) | Tatyana Shemyakina (RUS) | María Vasco (ESP) |
| 2009 Berlin details | Olga Kaniskina (RUS) | Olive Loughnane (IRL) | Liu Hong (CHN) |
| 2011 Daegu details | Liu Hong (CHN) | Elisa Rigaudo (ITA) | Qieyang Shenjie (CHN) |
| 2013 Moscow details | Liu Hong (CHN) | Sun Huanhuan (CHN) | Elisa Rigaudo (ITA) |
| 2015 Beijing details | Liu Hong (CHN) | Lü Xiuzhi (CHN) | Lyudmyla Olyanovska (UKR) |
| 2017 London details | Yang Jiayu (CHN) | Lupita González (MEX) | Antonella Palmisano (ITA) |
| 2019 Doha details | Liu Hong (CHN) | Qieyang Shenjie (CHN) | Yang Liujing (CHN) |
| 2022 Eugene details | Kimberly García (PER) | Katarzyna Zdziebło (POL) | Qieyang Shijie (CHN) |
| 2023 Budapest details | María Pérez (ESP) | Jemima Montag (AUS) | Antonella Palmisano (ITA) |

### 35 km walk

| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2022 Eugene details | Kimberly García (PER) | Katarzyna Zdziebło (POL) | Qieyang Shijie (CHN) |
| 2023 Budapest details | María Pérez (ESP) | Kimberly García (PER) | Antigoni Ntrismpioti (GRE) |

### 50 km walk

| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2017 London details | Inês Henriques (POR) | Yin Hang (CHN) | Yang Shuqing (CHN) |
| 2019 Doha details | Liang Rui (CHN) | Li Maocuo (CHN) | Eleonora Giorgi (ITA) |

## Field
### High jump

| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1983 Helsinki details | Tamara Bykova (URS) | Ulrike Meyfarth (FRG) | Louise Ritter (USA) |
| 1987 Rome details | Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) | Tamara Bykova (URS) | Susanne Beyer (GDR) |
| 1991 Tokyo details | Heike Henkel (GER) | Yelena Yelesina (URS) | Inha Babakova (URS) |
| 1993 Stuttgart details | Ioamnet Quintero (CUB) | Silvia Costa (CUB) | Sigrid Kirchmann (AUT) |
| 1995 Gothenburg details | Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) | Alina Astafei (GER) | Inha Babakova (UKR) |
| 1997 Athens details | Hanne Haugland (NOR) | Inha Babakova (UKR) Olga Kaliturina (RUS) | none awarded |
| 1999 Seville details | Inha Babakova (UKR) | Yelena Yelesina (RUS) | Svetlana Lapina (RUS) |
| 2001 Edmonton details | Hestrie Cloete (RSA) | Inha Babakova (UKR) | Kajsa Bergqvist (SWE) |
| 2003 Saint-Denis details | Hestrie Cloete (RSA) | Marina Kuptsova (RUS) | Kajsa Bergqvist (SWE) |
| 2005 Helsinki details | Kajsa Bergqvist (SWE) | Chaunté Howard (USA) | Emma Green (SWE) |
| 2007 Osaka details | Blanka Vlašić (CRO) | Anna Chicherova (RUS) Antonietta Di Martino (ITA) | none awarded |
| 2009 Berlin details | Blanka Vlašić (CRO) | Ariane Friedrich (GER) | Antonietta Di Martino (ITA) |
| 2011 Daegu details | Anna Chicherova (RUS) | Blanka Vlašić (CRO) | Antonietta Di Martino (ITA) |
| 2013 Moscow details | Brigetta Barrett (USA) | Anna Chicherova (RUS) Ruth Beitia (ESP) | none awarded |
| 2015 Beijing details | Mariya Kuchina (RUS) | Blanka Vlašić (CRO) | Anna Chicherova (RUS) |
| 2017 London details | Mariya Lasitskene (ANA) | Yuliya Levchenko (UKR) | Kamila Lićwinko (POL) |
| 2019 Doha details | Mariya Lasitskene (ANA) | Yaroslava Mahuchikh (UKR) | Vashti Cunningham (USA) |
| 2022 Eugene details | Eleanor Patterson (AUS) | Yaroslava Mahuchikh (UKR) | Elena Vallortigara (ITA) |
| 2023 Budapest details | Yaroslava Mahuchikh (UKR) | Eleanor Patterson (AUS) | Nicola Olyslagers (AUS) |

### Pole vault

| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1999 Seville details | Stacy Dragila (USA) | Anzhela Balakhonova (UKR) | Tatiana Grigorieva (AUS) |
| 2001 Edmonton details | Stacy Dragila (USA) | Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) | Monika Pyrek (POL) |
| 2003 Saint-Denis details | Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) | Annika Becker (GER) | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) |
| 2005 Helsinki details | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) | Monika Pyrek (POL) | Pavla Hamáčková (CZE) |
| 2007 Osaka details | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) | Kateřina Baďurová (CZE) | Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) |
| 2009 Berlin details | Anna Rogowska (POL) | Chelsea Johnson (USA) Monika Pyrek (POL) | none awarded |
| 2011 Daegu details | Fabiana Murer (BRA) | Martina Strutz (GER) | Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) |
| 2013 Moscow details | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) | Jenn Suhr (USA) | Yarisley Silva (CUB) |
| 2015 Beijing details | Yarisley Silva (CUB) | Fabiana Murer (BRA) | Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou (GRE) |
| 2017 London details | Ekaterini Stefanidi (GRE) | Sandi Morris (USA) | Robeilys Peinado (VEN) Yarisley Silva (CUB) |
| 2019 Doha details | Anzhelika Sidorova (ANA) | Sandi Morris (USA) | Katerina Stefanidi (GRE) |
| 2022 Eugene details | Katie Nageotte (USA) | Sandi Morris (USA) | Nina Kennedy (AUS) |
| 2023 Budapest details | Katie Moon (USA) Nina Kennedy (AUS) | none awarded | Wilma Murto (FIN) |

### Long jump

| Championships | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 1983 Helsinki details | Heike Daute East Germany | 7.27 m | Anișoara Cușmir Romania | 7.15 m | Carol Lewis United States | 7.04 m |
| 1987 Rome details | Jackie Joyner-Kersee United States | 7.36 m | Yelena Belevskaya Soviet Union | 7.14 m | Heike Drechsler East Germany | 7.13 m |
| 1991 Tokyo details | Jackie Joyner-Kersee United States | 7.32 m | Heike Drechsler Germany | 7.29 m | Larysa Berezhna Soviet Union | 7.11 m |
| 1993 Stuttgart details | Heike Drechsler Germany | 7.11 m | Larysa Berezhna Ukraine | 6.98 m | Renata Nielsen Denmark | 6.76 m |
| 1995 Gothenburg details | Fiona May Italy | 6.98 m | Niurka Montalvo Cuba | 6.86 m | Irina Mushailova Russia | 6.83 m |
| 1997 Athens details | Lyudmila Galkina Russia | 7.05 m | Niki Xanthou Greece | 6.94 m | Fiona May Italy | 6.91 m |
| 1999 Seville details | Niurka Montalvo Spain | 7.06 m | Fiona May Italy | 6.94 m | Marion Jones United States | 6.83 m |
| 2001 Edmonton details | Fiona May Italy | 7.02 m | Tatyana Kotova Russia | 7.01 m | Niurka Montalvo Spain | 6.88 m |
| 2003 Saint-Denis details | Eunice Barber France | 6.99 m | Tatyana Kotova Russia | 6.74 m | Anju Bobby George India | 6.70 m |
| 2005 Helsinki details | Tianna Madison United States | 6.89 m | Eunice Barber France | 6.76 m | Yargelis Savigne Cuba | 6.69 m |
| 2007 Osaka details | Tatyana Lebedeva Russia | 7.03 m | Lyudmila Kolchanova Russia | 6.92 m | Tatyana Kotova Russia | 6.90 m |
| 2009 Berlin details | Brittney Reese United States | 7.10 m | Karin Melis Mey Turkey | 6.80 m | Naide Gomes Portugal | 6.77 m |
| 2011 Daegu details | Brittney Reese United States | 6.82 m | Ineta Radēviča Latvia | 6.76 m | Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova Belarus | 6.74 m |
| 2013 Moscow details | Brittney Reese United States | 7.01 m | Blessing Okagbare Nigeria | 6.99 m | Ivana Španović Serbia | 6.82 m |
| 2015 Beijing details | Tianna Bartoletta United States | 7.14 m | Shara Proctor Great Britain | 7.07 m | Ivana Španović Serbia | 7.01 m |
| 2017 London details | Brittney Reese United States | 7.02 m | Darya Klishina Authorised Neutral Athletes | 7.00 m | Tianna Bartoletta United States | 6.97 m |
| 2019 Doha details | Malaika Mihambo Germany | 7.30 m | Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk Ukraine | 6.92 m | Ese Brume Nigeria | 6.91 m |
| 2022 Eugene details | Malaika Mihambo Germany | 7.12 m | Ese Brume Nigeria | 7.02 m | Leticia Oro Melo Brazil | 6.89 m |
| 2023 Budapest details | Ivana Vuleta Serbia | 7.14 m | Tara Davis-Woodhall United States | 6.91 m | Alina Rotaru-Kottmann Romania | 6.88 m |

#### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 8 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Russia (RUS) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Serbia (SRB) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| – | Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Portugal (POR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (22 entries) | Totals (22 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 |

### Triple jump

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| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1993 Stuttgart details | Anna Biryukova (RUS) | Yolanda Chen (RUS) | Iva Prandzheva (BUL) |
| 1995 Gothenburg details | Inessa Kravets (UKR) | Iva Prandzheva (BUL) | Anna Biryukova (RUS) |
| 1997 Athens details | Šárka Kašpárková (CZE) | Rodica Mateescu (ROU) | Olena Hovorova (UKR) |
| 1999 Seville details | Paraskevi Tsiamita (GRE) | Yamilé Aldama (CUB) | Olga Vasdeki (GRE) |
| 2001 Edmonton details | Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) | Françoise Mbango Etone (CMR) | Tereza Marinova (BUL) |
| 2003 Saint-Denis details | Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) | Françoise Mbango Etone (CMR) | Magdelín Martínez (ITA) |
| 2005 Helsinki details | Trecia Smith (JAM) | Yargelis Savigne (CUB) | Anna Pyatykh (RUS) |
| 2007 Osaka details | Yargelis Savigne (CUB) | Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) | Marija Šestak (SLO) |
| 2009 Berlin details | Yargelis Savigne (CUB) | Mabel Gay (CUB) | Anna Pyatykh (RUS) |
| 2011 Daegu details | Olha Saladukha (UKR) | Olga Rypakova (KAZ) | Caterine Ibargüen (COL) |
| 2013 Moscow details | Caterine Ibargüen (COL) | Ekaterina Koneva (RUS) | Olha Saladukha (UKR) |
| 2015 Beijing details | Caterine Ibargüen (COL) | Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko (ISR) | Olga Rypakova (KAZ) |
| 2017 London details | Yulimar Rojas (VEN) | Caterine Ibargüen (COL) | Olga Rypakova (KAZ) |
| 2019 Doha details | Yulimar Rojas (VEN) | Shanieka Ricketts (JAM) | Caterine Ibargüen (COL) |
| 2022 Eugene details | Yulimar Rojas (VEN) | Shanieka Ricketts (JAM) | Tori Franklin (USA) |
| 2023 Budapest details | Yulimar Rojas (VEN) | Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk (UKR) | Leyanis Pérez Hernández (CUB) |

#### Note

* $^B$ The original bronze medalist (Hrysopiyi Devetzi of Greece) was disqualified for doping in 2016. The medal was given to Anna Pyatykh but later in 2017 she was disqualified for the use of steroids.

### Shot put

| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1983 Helsinki details | Helena Fibingerová (TCH) | Helma Knorscheidt (GDR) | Ilona Schoknecht-Slupianek (GDR) |
| 1987 Rome details | Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) | Kathrin Neimke (GDR) | Ines Müller (GDR) |
| 1991 Tokyo details | Huang Zhihong (CHN) | Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) | Svetlana Krivelyova (URS) |
| 1993 Stuttgart details | Huang Zhihong (CHN) | Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS) | Kathrin Neimke (GER) |
| 1995 Gothenburg details | Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) | Huang Zhihong (CHN) | Svetla Mitkova (BUL) |
| 1997 Athens details | Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) | Vita Pavlysh (UKR) | Stephanie Storp (GER) |
| 1999 Seville details | Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) | Nadine Kleinert (GER) | Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS) |
| 2001 Edmonton details | Yanina Karolchik (BLR) | Nadine Kleinert (GER) | Vita Pavlysh (UKR) |
| 2003 Saint-Denis details | Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS) | Nadzeya Ostapchuk (BLR) | Vita Pavlysh (UKR) |
| 2005 Helsinki details | Olga Ryabinkina (RUS) | Valerie Vili (NZL) | Nadine Kleinert (GER) |
| 2007 Osaka details | Valerie Vili (NZL) | Nadine Kleinert (GER) | Li Ling (CHN) |
| 2009 Berlin details | Valerie Vili (NZL) | Nadine Kleinert (GER) | Gong Lijiao (CHN) |
| 2011 Daegu details | Valerie Adams (NZL) | Jillian Camarena-Williams (USA) | Gong Lijiao (CHN) |
| 2013 Moscow details | Valerie Adams (NZL) | Christina Schwanitz (GER) | Gong Lijiao (CHN) |
| 2015 Beijing details | Christina Schwanitz (GER) | Gong Lijiao (CHN) | Michelle Carter (USA) |
| 2017 London details | Gong Lijiao (CHN) | Anita Márton (HUN) | Michelle Carter (USA) |
| 2019 Doha details | Gong Lijiao (CHN) | Danniel Thomas-Dodd (JAM) | Christina Schwanitz (GER) |
| 2022 Eugene details | Chase Ealey (USA) | Gong Lijiao (CHN) | Jessica Schilder (NED) |
| 2023 Budapest details | Chase Ealey (USA) | Sarah Mitton (CAN) | Gong Lijiao (CHN) |

### Discus throw

| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1983 Helsinki details | Martina Opitz (GDR) | Galina Murašova (URS) | Mariya Petkova (BUL) |
| 1987 Rome details | Martina Hellmann (GDR) | Diana Gansky (GDR) | Tsvetanka Khristova (BUL) |
| 1991 Tokyo details | Tsvetanka Khristova (BUL) | Ilke Wyludda (GER) | Larisa Mikhalchenko (URS) |
| 1993 Stuttgart details | Olga Chernyavskaya (RUS) | Daniela Costian (AUS) | Min Chunfeng (CHN) |
| 1995 Gothenburg details | Ellina Zvereva (BLR) | Ilke Wyludda (GER) | Olga Chernyavskaya (RUS) |
| 1997 Athens details | Beatrice Faumuina (NZL) | Ellina Zvereva (BLR) | Natalya Sadova (RUS) |
| 1999 Seville details | Franka Dietzsch (GER) | Anastasia Kelesidou (GRE) | Nicoleta Grasu (ROU) |
| 2001 Edmonton details | Ellina Zvereva (BLR) | Nicoleta Grasu (ROU) | Anastasia Kelesidou (GRE) |
| 2003 Saint-Denis details | Iryna Yatchenko (BLR) | Anastasia Kelesidou (GRE) | Ekaterini Voggoli (GRE) |
| 2005 Helsinki details | Franka Dietzsch (GER) | Natalya Sadova (RUS) | Věra Pospíšilová-Cechlová (CZE) |
| 2007 Osaka details | Franka Dietzsch (GER) | Yarelis Barrios (CUB) | Nicoleta Grasu (ROU) |
| 2009 Berlin details | Dani Samuels (AUS) | Yarelis Barrios (CUB) | Nicoleta Grasu (ROU) |
| 2011 Daegu details | Li Yanfeng (CHN) | Nadine Müller (GER) | Yarelis Barrios (CUB) |
| 2013 Moscow details | Sandra Perković (CRO) | Mélina Robert-Michon (FRA) | Yarelis Barrios (CUB) |
| 2015 Beijing details | Denia Caballero (CUB) | Sandra Perković (CRO) | Nadine Müller (GER) |
| 2017 London details | Sandra Perković (CRO) | Dani Stevens (AUS) | Mélina Robert-Michon (FRA) |
| 2019 Doha details | Yaime Pérez (CUB) | Denia Caballero (CUB) | Sandra Perković (CRO) |
| 2022 Eugene details | Feng Bin (CHN) | Sandra Perković (CRO) | Valarie Allman (USA) |
| 2023 Budapest details | Laulauga Tausaga (USA) | Valarie Allman (USA) | Feng Bin (CHN) |

### Javelin throw

| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |

### Hammer throw

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| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1999 Seville details | Mihaela Melinte (ROU) | Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) | Lisa Misipeka (ASA) |
| 2001 Edmonton details | Yipsi Moreno (CUB) | Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) | Bronwyn Eagles (AUS) |
| 2003 Saint-Denis details | Yipsi Moreno (CUB) | Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) | Manuela Montebrun (FRA) |
| 2005 Helsinki details | Yipsi Moreno (CUB) | Tatyana Lysenko (RUS) | Manuela Montebrun (FRA) |
| 2007 Osaka details | Betty Heidler (GER) | Yipsi Moreno (CUB) | Zhang Wenxiu (CHN) |
| 2009 Berlin details | Anita Włodarczyk (POL) | Betty Heidler (GER) | Martina Hrašnová (SVK) |
| 2011 Daegu details | Tatyana Lysenko (RUS) | Betty Heidler (GER) | Zhang Wenxiu (CHN) |
| 2013 Moscow details | Anita Włodarczyk (POL) | Zhang Wenxiu (CHN) | Wang Zheng (CHN) |
| 2015 Beijing details | Anita Włodarczyk (POL) | Zhang Wenxiu (CHN) | Alexandra Tavernier (FRA) |
| 2017 London details | Anita Włodarczyk (POL) | Wang Zheng (CHN) | Malwina Kopron (POL) |
| 2019 Doha details | DeAnna Price (USA) | Joanna Fiodorow (POL) | Wang Zheng (CHN) |
| 2022 Eugene details | Brooke Andersen (USA) | Camryn Rogers (CAN) | Janee' Kassanavoid (USA) |
| 2023 Budapest details | Camryn Rogers (CAN) | Janee' Kassanavoid (USA) | DeAnna Price (USA) |

### Heptathlon

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| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1983 Helsinki details | Ramona Gohler-Neubert (GDR) | Sabine Mobius-Paetz (GDR) | Anke Vater (GDR) |
| 1987 Rome details | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) | Larisa Nikitina (URS) | Jane Frederick (USA) |
| 1991 Tokyo details | Sabine Braun (GER) | Liliana Năstase (ROU) | Irina Belova (URS) |
| 1993 Stuttgart details | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) | Sabine Braun (GER) | Svetlana Buraga (BLR) |
| 1995 Gothenburg details | Ghada Shouaa (SYR) | Svetlana Moskalets (RUS) | Rita Ináncsi (HUN) |
| 1997 Athens details | Sabine Braun (GER) | Denise Lewis (GBR) | Remigija Nazarovienė (LTU) |
| 1999 Seville details | Eunice Barber (FRA) | Denise Lewis (GBR) | Ghada Shouaa (SYR) |
| 2001 Edmonton details | Yelena Prokhorova (RUS) | Natallia Sazanovich (BLR) | Shelia Burrell (USA) |
| 2003 Saint-Denis details | Carolina Klüft (SWE) | Eunice Barber (FRA) | Natallia Sazanovich (BLR) |
| 2005 Helsinki details | Carolina Klüft (SWE) | Eunice Barber (FRA) | Margaret Simpson (GHA) |
| 2007 Osaka details | Carolina Klüft (SWE) | Lyudmyla Blonska (UKR) | Kelly Sotherton (GBR) |
| 2009 Berlin details | Jessica Ennis (GBR) | Jennifer Oeser (GER) | Kamila Chudzik (POL) |
| 2011 Daegu details | Jessica Ennis (GBR) | Jennifer Oeser (GER) | Karolina Tymińska (POL) |
| 2013 Moscow details | Hanna Melnychenko (UKR) | Brianne Theisen-Eaton (CAN) | Dafne Schippers (NED) |
| 2015 Beijing details | Jessica Ennis-Hill (GBR) | Brianne Theisen-Eaton (CAN) | Laura Ikauniece-Admidiņa (LAT) |
| 2017 London details | Nafissatou Thiam (BEL) | Carolin Schäfer (GER) | Anouk Vetter (NED) |
| 2019 Doha details | Katarina Johnson-Thompson (GBR) | Nafissatou Thiam (BEL) | Verena Preiner (AUT) |
| 2022 Eugene details | Nafissatou Thiam (BEL) | Anouk Vetter (NED) | Anna Hall (USA) |
| 2023 Budapest details | Katarina Johnson-Thompson (GBR) | Anna Hall (USA) | Anouk Vetter (NED) |

#### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Belgium (BEL) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Sweden (SWE) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Syria (SYR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Ghana (GHA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (21 entries) | Totals (21 entries) | 20 | 19 | 19 | 58 |