# Australia at the World Athletics Championships

Australia has participated in every edition of the World Athletics Championships since the inaugural event in 1983. Australia is 13th on the all time medal table.
Australia has won 15 gold medals, with 10 individual winners, and 45 medals total. Cathy Freeman, Jana Pittman, Kelsey-Lee Barber and Sally Pearson are Australia's only multiple gold medal winners, with two each; Freeman (bronze) and Pearson (silver) have also each won a place medal. Other multiple medalists are: Dmitri Markov (one gold, one silver), Jared Tallent (three silvers), Kerry Saxby-Junna (one silver, one bronze) and Mitchell Watt (one silver, one bronze). Australia's first World Championships medal was when Robert de Castella won gold in the Men's marathon at the inaugural World Championships in 1983.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Year | Event |
| Gold | Robert De Castella | 1983 Helsinki | Men's marathon |
| Silver | Debbie Flintoff-King | 1987 Rome | Women's 400 metres hurdles |
| Silver | Kerry Saxby-Junna | 1987 Rome | Women's 10km walk |
| Silver | Daniela Costian | 1993 Stuttgart | Women's discus throw |
| Silver | Steve Brimacombe, Paul Henderson, Tim Jackson, Damien Marsh | 1995 Göteborg | Men's 4 x 100 metres relay |
| Bronze | Cathy Freeman, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor, Lee Naylor, Renee Poetschka | 1995 Göteborg | Women's 4 x 400 metres relay |
| Bronze | Tim Forsyth | 1997 Athens | Men's high jump |
| Bronze | Steve Moneghetti | 1997 Athens | Men's marathon |
| Gold | Cathy Freeman | 1997 Athens | Women's 400 metres |
| Silver | Joanna Stone-Nixon | 1997 Athens | Women's javelin throw |
| Silver | Dmitri Markov | 1999 Seville | Men's pole vault |
| Gold | Cathy Freeman | 1999 Seville | Women's 400 metres |
| Bronze | Tatiana Grigorieva | 1999 Seville | Women's pole vault |
| Bronze | Kerry Saxby-Junna | 1999 Seville | Women's 20 kilometres walk |
| Gold | Dmitri Markov | 2001 Edmonton | Men's pole vault |
| Bronze | Adam Basil, Steve Brimacombe, Paul Di Bella, Matt Shirvington | 2001 Edmonton | Men's 4 x 100 metres relay |
| Bronze | Bronwyn Eagles | 2001 Edmonton | Women's hammer throw |
| Gold | Jana Pittman | 2003 Paris | Women's 400 metres hurdles |
| Bronze | Craig Mottram | 2005 Helsinki | Men's 5,000 metres |
| Gold | Nathan Deakes | 2007 Osaka | Men's 50 kilometres walk |
| Gold | Jana Pittman | 2007 Osaka | Women's 400 metres hurdles |
| Gold | Steve Hooker | 2009 Berlin | Men's pole vault |
| Bronze | Mitchell Watt | 2009 Berlin | Men's long jump |
| Bronze | Joel Milburn (Heat Only), Ben Offereins, John Steffenson, Tristan Thomas, Sean Wroe | 2009 Berlin | Men's 4 x 400 metres relay |
| Gold | Dani Samuels | 2009 Berlin | Women's discus throw |
| Silver | Jared Tallent | 2011 Daegu | Men's 50 kilometres walk |
| Silver | Mitchell Watt | 2011 Daegu | Men's long jump |
| Gold | Sally Pearson | 2011 Daegu | Women's 100 metres hurdles |
| Silver | Jared Tallent | 2013 Moscow | Men's 50 kilometres walk |
| Silver | Kimberley Mickle | 2013 Moscow | Women's javelin throw |
| Silver | Sally Pearson | 2013 Moscow | Women's 100 metres hurdles |
| Silver | Jared Tallent | 2015 Beijing | Men's 50 kilometres walk |
| Silver | Fabrice Lapierre | 2015 Beijing | Men's long jump |
| Gold | Sally Pearson | 2017 London | Women's 100 metres hurdles |
| Silver | Dani Stevens | 2017 London | Women's discus throw |
| Gold | Kelsey-Lee Barber | 2019 Doha | Women's javelin throw |
| Bronze | Nina Kennedy | 2022 Oregon | Women's pole vault |
| Gold | Eleanor Patterson | 2022 Oregon | Women's high jump |
| Gold | Kelsey-Lee Barber | 2022 Oregon | Women's javelin throw |
| Gold | Nina Kennedy | 2023 Budapest | Women's pole vault |
| Silver | Jemima Montag | 2023 Budapest | Women's 20 kilometres walk |
| Silver | Eleanor Patterson | 2023 Budapest | Women's high jump |
| Bronze | Mackenzie Little | 2023 Budapest | Women's javelin throw |
| Bronze | Kurtis Marschall | 2023 Budapest | Men's pole vault |
| Bronze | Nicola Olyslagers | 2023 Budapest | Women's high jump |

## Doping disqualifications

| Athlete | Sex | Event | Year(s) | Result | Notes |
| Joshua Ross | Men | 200 m4 × 100 m relay | 2013 | 7th (h) | Australian relay team disqualified |