# Athletics at the 2015 Summer Universiade

Athletics was contested at the 2015 Summer Universiade from July 8 to 12 at the Gwangju Universiade Main Stadium in Gwangju, South Korea.

## Medal summary
### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres details | Akani Simbine South Africa | 9.97 UR | Kemarley Brown Jamaica | 10.12 | Ramil Guliyev Turkey | 10.16 |
| 200 metres details | Hua Wilfried Koffi Ivory Coast | 20.41 SB | Bryce Robinson United States | 20.51 | Ramil Guliyev Turkey | 20.59 SB |
| 400 metres details | Luguelín Santos Dominican Republic | 44.91 SB | Leaname Maotoanong Botswana | 45.63 PB | Jan Tesař Czech Republic | 45.73 PB |
| 800 metres details | Shaquille Walker United States | 1:49.05 | Abdelati El Guesse Morocco | 1:49.29 | Rynardt van Rensburg South Africa | 1:49.30 |
| 1500 metres details | Aleksey Kharitonov Russia | 3:39.13 PB | Abdelali Razyn Morocco | 3:39.20 PB | Staffan Ek Sweden | 3:39.68 PB |
| 5000 metres details | Hayle Ibrahimov Azerbaijan | 13:44.28 | Zouhair Talbi Morocco | 14:02.26 | Rinas Akhmadeev Russia | 14:05:88 |
| 10,000 metres details | Igor Maksimov Russia | 29:15.30 | Nicolae Soare Romania | 29:18.71 PB | Keisuke Nakatani Japan | 29:19.30 |
| 110 metres hurdles details | Greggmar Swift Barbados | 13.43 | Konstantin Shabanov Russia | 13.57 SB | Genta Masuno Japan | 13.69 |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Thomas Barr Ireland | 48.78 | Abdelmalik Lahoulou Algeria | 48.99 PB | Ivan Shablyuev Russia | 49.04 PB |
| 3000 metres steeplechase details | Martin Christian Grau Germany | 8:31.55 SB | Kaur Kivistik Estonia | 8:32.23 PB | Yuriy Kloptsov Russia | 8:33.09 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details | Japan (JPN) Kazuma Oseto Kotaro Taniguchi Takuya Nagata Tatsuro Suwa Yuki Koike* | 39.08 | Poland (POL) Adam Pawłowski Grzegorz Zimniewicz Artur Zaczek Kamil Kryński Jakub Adamski* | 39.50 | South Africa (RSA) Akani Simbine Gideon Trotter Eckhardt Roussouw Ncincilili Titi | 39.68 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | Dominican Republic (DOM) Luguelín Santos Gustavo Cuesta Juander Santos Máximo Mercedes Leonel Bonon* | 3:05.05 | Japan (JPN) Julian Jrummi Walsh Kentaro Sato Kazuma Oseto Takamasa Kitagawa Nobuya Kato | 3:07.75 | Poland (POL) Mateusz Zagórski Michał Pietrzak Kamil Gurdak Rafał Omelko Robert Bryliński* | 3:07.77 |
| Half marathon details | Yusuke Ogura Japan | 1:04:41 | Tadashi Isshiki Japan | 1:04:52 | Yuta Takahashi Japan | 1:05:29 |
| Half marathon team details | Japan (JPN) Yusuke Ogura Tadashi Isshiki Yuta Takahashi Naoki Kudo | 3:15:03 | Turkey (TUR) Vedat Günen Şeref Dirli Aykut Taşdemir Mehmet Akkoyun | 3:26:17 | South Africa (RSA) Thabang Masihleho Sibabalwe Mzazi Marianio Eesou Zolani Ngqaqa Goitsemodimo Bothobutle | 3:26:29 |
| 20 kilometres walk details | Dane Bird-Smith Australia | 1:21:30 | Benjamin Thorne Canada | 1:21:33 SB | Daisuke Matsunaga Japan | 1:22:06 |
| 20 km walk team details | Ukraine (UKR) Ihor Hlavan Nazar Kovalenko Ivan Banzeruk | 4:17:44 | China (CHN) Sun Chenggang Yin Jiaxing Zhang Zhi Xie Sichao | 4:26:10 | Russia (RUS) Sergey Sharypov Aleksandr Nazarov Vladislav Maksimov | 4:27:17 |
| High jump details | Daniil Tsyplakov Russia | 2.31 m | Matúš Bubeník Slovakia | 2.28 m PB | Hsiang Chun-Hsien Chinese Taipei | 2.28 m PB |
| Pole vault details | Nikita Filippov Kazakhstan | 5.50 m | Ilya Mudrov Russia | 5.50 m | Robert Sobera Poland | 5.50 m |
| Long jump details | Pavel Shalin Russia | 8.29 m | Vasiliy Kopeykin Russia | 8.13 m | Rudolph Johannes Pienaard South Africa | 7.98 m |
| Triple jump details | Dmitriy Sorokin Russia | 17.29 m PB | Hugues Fabrice Zango Burkina Faso | 16.76 m PB | Xu Xiaolong China | 16.76 m |
| Shot put details | Inderjeet Singh India | 20.27 m | Andrei Marius Gag Romania | 19.92 m | Aleksandr Bulanov Russia | 19.84 m |
| Discus throw details | Philip Milanov Belgium | 64.15 m | Matthew Denny Australia | 62.58 m PB | Andrius Gudžius Lithuania | 62.54 m |
| Hammer throw details | Paweł Fajdek Poland | 80.05 m | Pavel Bareisha Belarus | 75.75 m | Siarhei Kalamoyets Belarus | 74.68 m |
| Javelin throw details | Tanel Laanmäe Estonia | 81.71 m | Huang Shih-Feng Chinese Taipei | 81.27 m | Zigismunds Sirmais Latvia | 79.37 m SB |
| Decathlon details | Thomas Van Der Plaetsen Belgium | 7952 pts | Bastien Auzeil France | 7913 pts | Rene Strauss Germany | 7791 pts |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres details | Viktoriya Zyabkina Kazakhstan | 11.23 | Shimayra Williams Jamaica | 11.46 | Yelena Kozlova Russia | 11.47 |
| 200 metres details | Viktoriya Zyabkina Kazakhstan | 22.77 NR | Akeyla Mitchell United States | 22.95 PB | Kedisha Dallas Jamaica | 23.24 PB |
| 400 metres details | Justine Palframan South Africa | 51.27 PB | Małgorzata Hołub Poland | 51.93 SB | Yang Huizhen China | 51.98 PB |
| 800 metres details | Angie Petty New Zealand | 1:59.06 PB | Simoya Campbell Jamaica | 1:59.26 PB | Fabienne Kohlmann Germany | 1:59.54 PB |
| 1500 metres details | Docus Ajok Uganda | 4:18.53 SB | Gabriela Stafford Canada | 4:19.27 | Kristina Ugarova Russia | 4:19.78 |
| 5000 metres details | Kristiina Mäki Czech Republic | 16:03.29 | Camille Buscomb New Zealand | 16:03.72 | Daria Maslova Kyrgyzstan | 16:04.09 |
| 10,000 metres details | Alla Kuliatina Russia | 32:52.27 PB | Gulshat Fazlitdinova Russia | 32:55.35 | Zhang Yingying China | 32:56.60 SB |
| 100 metres hurdles details | Danielle Williams Jamaica | 12.78 | Nina Morozova Russia | 12.83 | Michelle Jenneke Australia | 12.94 |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Joanna Linkiewicz Poland | 55.62 | Emilia Ankiewicz Poland | 56.55 SB | Irina Takuncheva Russia | 56.57 PB |
| 3000 metres steeplechase details | Yekaterina Sokolenko Russia | 9:25.77 UR | Natalya Vlasova Russia | 9:35.99 SB | Özlem Kaya Turkey | 9:37.79 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay details | Kazakhstan (KAZ) Anastassiya Tulapina Svetlana Ivanchukova Yuliya Rakhmanova Viktoriya Zyabkina | 44.28 | United States (USA) Ana Holland Kylie Price Jade Barber Nataliyah Friar | 44.95 | Thailand (THA) Supawan Thaipat Phensri Chairoek Tassaporn Wannakit Khanrutai Pakdee | 45.03 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | Poland (POL) Małgorzata Hołub Monika Szczęsna Joanna Linkiewicz Justyna Święty | 3:31.98 | Russia (RUS) Liliya Gafiyatullina Kristina Malvinova Irina Takuncheva Yelena Zuykevich | 3:32.46 | United States (USA) Akeyla Mitchell Madeline Kopp Kimberly Mackay Alissa Martinez | 3:37.20 |
| Half marathon details | Zhang Yingying China | 1:15:06 | Nanako Kanno Japan | 1:15:24 | Ayumi Uehara Japan | 1:15:35 |
| Half marathon team details | Japan (JPN) Nanako Kanno Ayumi Uehara Maki Izumida Sakurako Fukuuchi | 3:47:08 | China (CHN) Zhang Yingying Zhang Meixia Xiao Huinin | 3:55:15 | Turkey (TUR) Nilay Ersun Şeyma Yıldız Yasemin Can Elif Tozlu Burcu Büyükbezgin | 3:55:36 |
| 20 kilometres walk details | Anisya Kirdyapkina Russia | 1:28:18 UR | Marina Pandakova Russia | 1:29:52 | Hou Yongbo China | 1:32:42 |
| 20 km walk team details | Russia (RUS) Anisya Kirdyapkina Marina Pandakova Sofiya Brodatskaya Lina Kalutskaya | 4:33:11 | China (CHN) Hou Yongbo Yang Jiayu Yang Mingxia Liu Huan | 4:47:58 | Australia (AUS) Rachel Tallent Stephanie Stigwood Nicole Fagan | 5:06:28 |
| High jump details | Airinė Palšytė Lithuania | 1.84 m | Elisabeth Boyer United States Madara Onužāne Latvia | 1.80 m | | |
| Pole vault details | Li Ling China | 4.45 m | Eliza McCartney New Zealand | 4.40 m SB | Chloé Henry Belgium | 4.40 m SB |
| Long jump details | Yuliya Pidluzhnaya Russia | 6.79 m SB | Anna Jagaciak Poland | 6.57 m SB | Naa Adjeley Anang Australia | 6.55 m PB |
| Triple jump details | Yekaterina Koneva Russia | 14.60 m | Jenny Elbe Germany | 13.86 m | Anna Jagaciak Poland | 13.81 m |
| Shot put details | Lena Urbaniak Germany | 18.00 m PB | Paulina Guba Poland | 17.94 m PB | Brittany Crew Canada | 17.27 m PB |
| Discus throw details | Yuliya Maltseva Russia | 59.37 m | Marike Steinacker Germany | 58.83 m | Stefania Strumillo Italy | 58.22 m PB |
| Hammer throw details | Hanna Skydan Azerbaijan | 70.67 m | Joanna Fiodorow Poland | 69.69 m | Julia Ratcliffe New Zealand | 67.54 m |
| Javelin throw details | Tatsiana Khaladovich Belarus | 60.45 m | Līna Mūze Latvia | 60.26 m | Irena Šedivá Czech Republic | 59.89 m PB |
| Heptathlon details | Anna Stephanie Maiwald Germany | 5965 pts | Ida Marcussen Norway | 5865 pts | Anna Petrich Russia | 5795 pts |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 12 | 8 | 9 | 29 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Poland (POL) | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | China (CHN) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | South Africa (RSA) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Azerbaijan (AZE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | United States (USA) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 15 | Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Estonia (EST) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Lithuania (LTU) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Barbados (BAR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | India (IND) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Uganda (UGA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 28 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 30 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Algeria (ALG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Botswana (BOT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Burkina Faso (BUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (40 entries) | Totals (40 entries) | 50 | 51 | 49 | 150 |

## Participating nations

* Afghanistan (3)
* Algeria (12)
* Anguilla (1)
* Argentina (11)
* Australia (34)
* Austria (6)
* Azerbaijan (2)
* Bangladesh (2)
* Barbados (2)
* Belarus (4)
* Belgium (10)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
* Botswana (10)
* Brazil (4)
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* Burkina Faso (2)
* Cambodia (2)
* Cameroon (2)
* Canada (40)
* Chile (18)
* China (41)
* Chinese Taipei (13)
* Colombia (4)
* Costa Rica (5)
* Croatia (3)
* Cyprus (5)
* Czech Republic (13)
* Democratic Republic of the Congo (2)
* Denmark (15)
* Dominican Republic (5)
* Equatorial Guinea (2)
* Estonia (28)
* Ethiopia (2)
* Federated States of Micronesia (1)
* Finland (11)
* France (6)
* Gabon (2)
* Germany (15)
* Ghana (13)
* Hong Kong (10)
* Hungary (11)
* India (10)
* Iran (2)
* Ireland (5)
* Italy (18)
* Ivory Coast (1)
* Jamaica (10)
* Japan (32)
* Jordan (7)
* Kazakhstan (15)
* Kenya (7)
* Kyrgyzstan (4)
* Latvia (13)
* Lebanon (10)
* Liberia (1)
* Lithuania (17)
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* Malaysia (9)
* Mali (2)
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* Poland (25)
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* Qatar (2)
* Romania (15)
* Russia (80)
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