# Spain at the World Athletics Championships

Spain has participated in every World Athletics Championships since the beginning in 1983.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Year | Event |
| Silver | José Marín | 1983 Helsinki | Men's 50 km walk |
| Silver | José Luis González | 1987 Rome | Men's 1500m |
| Bronze | José Marín | 1987 Rome | Men's 20km walk |
| Bronze | Sandra Myers | 1991 Tokyo | Women's 400m |
| Silver | Fermín Cacho | 1993 Stuttgart | Men's 1500m |
| Gold | Valentí Massana | 1993 Stuttgart | Men's 20km walk |
| Bronze | Daniel Plaza | 1993 Stuttgart | Men's 20km walk |
| Gold | Jesús Ángel García Bragado | 1993 Stuttgart | Men's 50km walk |
| Bronze | Encarna Granados | 1993 Stuttgart | Women's 10km walk |
| Gold | Martín Fiz | 1995 Gothenburg | Men's Marathon |
| Silver | Valentí Massana | 1995 Gothenburg | Men's 20km walk |
| Silver | Fermín Cacho | 1997 Athens | Men's 1500m |
| Bronze | Reyes Estévez | 1997 Athens | Men's 1500m |
| Gold | Abel Antón | 1997 Athens | Men's Marathon |
| Silver | Martín Fiz | 1997 Athens | Men's Marathon |
| Silver | Jesús Ángel García Bragado | 1997 Athens | Men's 50km walk |
| Bronze | Reyes Estévez | 1999 Sevilla | Men's 1500m |
| Gold | Abel Antón | 1999 Sevilla | Men's Marathon |
| Silver | Yago Lamela | 1999 Sevilla | Men's Long jump |
| Gold | Niurka Montalvo | 1999 Sevilla | Women's Long jump |
| Silver | Jesús Ángel García Bragado | 2001 Edmonton | Men's 50km walk |
| Silver | Marta Domínguez | 2001 Edmonton | Women's 5000m |
| Bronze | Niurka Montalvo | 2001 Edmonton | Women's Long jump |
| Silver | Julio Rey | 2003 Saint-Denis | Men's Marathon |
| Bronze | Eliseo Martín | 2003 Saint-Denis | Men's 3000m steeplechase |
| Silver | Paquillo Fernández | 2003 Saint-Denis | Men's 20km walk |
| Bronze | Yago Lamela | 2003 Saint-Denis | Men's long jump |
| Silver | Marta Domínguez | 2003 Saint-Denis | Women's 5000m |
| Silver | Paquillo Fernández | 2005 Helsinki | Men's 20km walk |
| Bronze | Juan Manuel Molina | 2005 Helsinki | Men's 20km walk |
| Silver | Paquillo Fernández | 2007 Osaka | Men's 20km walk |
| Bronze | Mayte Martínez | 2007 Osaka | Women's 800m |
| Bronze | María Vasco | 2007 Osaka | Women's 20km walk |
| Silver | Jesús Ángel García Bragado | 2009 Berlin | Men's 50km walk |
| Bronze | Natalia Rodríguez | 2011 Daegu | Women's 1500m |
| Silver | Miguel Ángel López | 2013 Moscow | Men's 20km walk |
| Silver | Ruth Beitia | 2013 Moscow | Women's High Jump |
| Gold | Miguel Ángel López | 2015 Beijing | Men's 20km walk |
| Bronze | Orlando Ortega | 2019 Doha | Men's 110m hurdles |
| Bronze | Mohamed Katir | 2022 Eugene | Men's 1500m |
| Bronze | Asier Martínez | 2022 Eugene | Men's 110m hurdles |
| Gold | Álvaro Martín | 2023 Budapest | Men's 20km walk |
| Gold | María Pérez | 2023 Budapest | Women's 20km walk |
| Gold | Álvaro Martín | 2023 Budapest | Men's 35km walk |
| Gold | María Pérez | 2023 Budapest | Women's 35km walk |
| Silver | Mohamed Katir | 2023 Budapest | Men's 5000m |

## Doping

Marta Domínguez finished in first position in the 3000 metres steeplechase in 2009 World Athletics Championship held in Berlin ahead Yuliya Zarudneva from Russia and Milcah Chemos Cheywa of Kenya, but she was disqualified and stripped her gold medal in November 2015 .The Court of Arbitration for Sport found Domínguez guilty of an anti-doping rule violation and ordered that all competitive results obtained by Domínguez from 5 August 2009 be disqualified. .
Stripped medals
| Championship | Event | Rank | Name | Time | Notes | Reason |
| 2009 Berlin | 3000m steeplechase | | Marta Domínguez | 9:07.32 | WL, NR | DQ, Doping violation |

## Reassigned Medals

Jesús Ángel García Bragado finished in third position in the 50km walk race in the 2009 World Athletics Championship held in Berlin behind Sergey Kirdyapkin of Russia and Trond Nymark of Norway. On January 15, 2015, Kirdyapkin's results were disqualified for doping violations so Jesús Ángel García Bragado was awarded with the silver medal.
Ruth Beitia finished in third position (shared with Anna Chicherova of Russia) in the high jump in the 2013 World Championships held in Moscow behind Svetlana Shkolina of Russia and Brigetta Barrett of the United States. Shkolina was disqualified for doping violation and Ruth Beitia was awarded with the silver medal.
Miguel Ángel López finished in third position in the 20km walk in the 2013 World Championships held in Moscow behind Aleksandr Ivanov of Russia and Chen Ding of the China. Ivanov was disqualified for doping violation and Miguel Ángel López was awarded with the silver medal.
| Championship | Event | Name |
| 2009 Berlin | 50 km walk | Jesús Ángel García Bragado |
| 2013 Moscow | High Jump | Ruth Beitia |
| 2013 Moscow | 20km walk | Miguel Ángel López |