# China at the World Athletics Championships

The People's Republic of China (PRC) first competed at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in 1983, at the World Championships in Helsinki.

## Medals by World Championships

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1983 Helsinki | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1987 Rome | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1991 Tokyo | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 1993 Stuttgart | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 1995 Gothenburg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 Athens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Seville | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 Edmonton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Saint-Denis | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 Helsinki | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 Osaka | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 Berlin | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 Daegu | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 2013 Moscow | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2015 Beijing* | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 2017 London | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 2019 Doha | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 2022 Eugene | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2023 Budapest | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (19 entries) | 22 | 26 | 27 | 75 |

## Medalists
### 1983

* Zhu Jianhua – Bronze – Men's high jump

### 1987

* Yan Hong – Bronze – Women's 10 kilometres walk

### 1991

* Huang Zhihong – Gold – Women's shot put
* Xu Demei – Gold – Women's javelin throw
* Zhong Huandi – Silver – Women's 10,000 metres
* Wang Xiuting – Bronze – Women's 10,000 metres

### 1993

* Liu Dong – Gold – Women's 1500 metres
* Qu Yunxia – Gold – Women's 3000 metres
* Wang Junxia – Gold – Women's 10,000 metres
* Huang Zhihong – Gold – Women's shot put
* Zhang Linli – Silver – Women's 3000 metres
* Zhong Huandi – Silver – Women's 10,000 metres
* Zhang Lirong – Bronze – Women's 3000 metres
* Min Chunfeng – Bronze – Women's discus throw

### 1995

* Huang Zhihong – Silver – Women's shot put

### 1997

* None

### 1999

* Liu Hongyu – Gold – Women's 20 kilometres walk
* Wang Yan – Silver – Women's 20 kilometres walk

### 2001

* None

### 2003

* Liu Xiang – Bronze – Men's 110 metre hurdles
* Sun Yingjie – Bronze – Women's 10,000 metres

### 2005

* Liu Xiang – Silver – Men's 110 metres hurdles

### 2007

* Liu Xiang – Gold – Men's 110 metres hurdles
* Zhou Chunxiu – Silver – Women's Marathon
* Zhang Wenxiu – Bronze – Women's hammer throw

### 2009

* Bai Xue – Gold – Women's Marathon
* Wang Hao – Gold – Men's 20 km race walk competition
* Liu Hong – Silver – Women's 20 km race walk competition
* Gong Lijiao – Bronze – Women's shot put

### 2011

* Li Yanfeng – Gold – Women's discus throw
* Liu Hong – Gold – Women's 20 kilometres walk
* Liu Xiang – Silver – Men's 110 metres hurdles
* Wang Zhen – Silver – Men's 20 kilometres walk
* Zhang Wenxiu – Bronze – Women's hammer throw
* Si Tianfeng – Bronze – Men's 50 kilometres walk

### 2013

* Chen Ding – Silver – Men's 20 kilometres walk
* Gong Lijiao – Bronze – Women's shot put
* Liu Hong – Bronze – Women's 20 kilometres walk
* Zhang Wenxiu – Bronze – Women's hammer throw

### 2015

* Liu Hong – Gold – Women's 20 km walk
* Gong Lijiao – Silver – Women's shot put
* Wang Zhen – Silver – Men's 20 km walk
* Zhang Wenxiu – Silver – Women's hammer throw
* Lü Xiuzhi – Silver – Women's 20 km walk
* Mo Youxue Xie Zhenye Su Bingtian Zhang Peimeng – Silver – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
* Lü Huihui – Silver – Women's Javelin throw
* Zhang Guowei – Silver – Men's high jump
* Wang Jianan – Bronze – Men's long jump

### 2017

* Gong Lijiao – Gold – Women's shot put
* Yang Jiayu – Gold – Women's 20 km walk
* Wang Zheng – Silver – Women's Hammer throw
* Li Lingwei – Silver – Women's Javelin throw
* Yin Hang – Silver – Women's 50 km walk
* Lü Huihui – Bronze – Women's Javelin throw
* Yang Shuqing – Bronze – Women's 50 km walk