World Athletics Championships

De World Athletics Championships, dem know as de IAAF World Championships in Athletics til 2019, be biennial athletics competition organize by World Athletics, formerly International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Alongsyd Olympic Games, dem dey represent de highest level championships of senior international outdoor athletics competition give track den field athletics globally, wey dey include marathon running den race walking. Dem dey hold separate World Championships by World Athletics give certain oda outdoor events, wey dey include cross-country running den half-marathon, as well as indoor den age-group championships.

Na dem start de World Championships insyd 1976 insyd response to de International Olympic Committee wey drop de men's 50 km walk from de Olympic programme give de 1976 Montreal Olympics, despite ein constant presence for de games since 1932. De IAAF choose make dem host ein own world championship event instead, a month den half after de Olympics.Matthews, Peter (2012). Historical Dictionary of Track and Field (pg. 217). Scarecrow Press (eBook). Retrieved on 8 September 2013.Butler, Mark (9 September 2013). "IAAF Statistics Book Moscow 2013" (PDF). IAAF/AFTS (2013). p.179. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2024. Na ebe de first World Championships wey de IAAF host separately from de Olympic Games (traditionally de main championship give de sport).

Na dem hold de second limited event insyd 1980, den de inaugural championships insyd 1983, plus all de events, dem consider de official start of de competition. Til 1980, na dem sanso consider de Olympic champions as reigning world champions.

For dema debut, na dem dey hold dese championships every four years, til 1991 wen na dem switch am to two-year cycle."Two years from now, in 2025, the next heated battle will take place in Tokyo | News | Tokyo 25 | World Athletics Championships". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 29 January 2024. Insyd 2024, World Athletics announce say de fresh biennial competition – World Athletics Ultimate Championship (wey dey feature up to 16 of de world ein top-ranked athletes per discipline per) – dem go hold am every even year from 2026 dey go (i.e. insyd de years between World Athletics Outdoor Championships)."World Athletics Ultimate Championship: a new global championship for the sport | PRESS-RELEASES | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 14 August 2024.

 History 

Na de idea of make dem have Athletics World Championships be around well before de competition ein first event insyd 1983. Insyd 1913, de IAAF decide dat de Olympic Games go serve as de World Championships give athletics. Na dem consider dis suitable for over 50 years til insyd de late 1960s de desire of cha3 IAAF members make dem get dema own World Championships begin dey grow. Insyd 1976 for de IAAF Council Meeting insyd Puerto Rico dem approve Athletics World Championships separate from de Olympic Games.

Dey follow bids from both Stuttgart, West Germany den Helsinki, Finland, de IAAF Council award de inaugural competition to Helsinki, make dem take place insyd 1983 wey dem go hold am insyd de Helsinki Olympic Stadium (wer na dem hold de 1952 Summer Olympics).

Two IAAF world championship events precede de inaugural edition of de World Championships insyd Athletics insyd 1983. De 1976 World Championships get just one event – de men's 50 kilometres walk wich na dem drop from de Olympic programme for de 1976 Summer Olympics den de IAAF respond by make dem set up dema own contest. Four years later, de 1980 World Championships contain two freshly women's events per dem approve, (400 metres hurdles den 3000 metres), neither of wich feature for de programme top give de 1980 Summer Olympics."IAAF World Championships in Athletics". www.gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 19 August 2024.Archive of Past Events. IAAF. Retrieved on 8 September 2013.

Over de years de competition grow for size insyd. Insyd 1983 1,333 athletes wey komot 153 countries participate."First World Outdoor Championships in Helsinki a landmark for track & field." Usatf.org. Retrieved 23 July 2012. By de 2003 competition, insyd Paris, na e grow to 1,679 athletes wey komot 198 countries plus dem dey transmit coverage to 179 countries.

From 2019 to 2022 na de championships be sponsored by Qatar National Bank,"QNB and IAAF sign worldwide sponsorship agreement in Qatar | PRESS-RELEASE | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 19 August 2024. wich na dem describe am as ebe part of Qatar ein soft power policy."A global map of Qatar's sponsorships in sports". www.playthegame.org. Retrieved 29 January 2024.

Na der sanso be change insyd composition over de years, plus several fresh events, all give women, dem add. By 2005, na de differences per be men's competition insyd de 50 km walk, den equivalent events insyd women's 100 m hurdles den heptathlon to men's 110 m hurdles den decathlon.

De list wey dey follow dey show wen dem add fresh events for de first time.

 1987, na dem add women's 10,000 m den 10 km walk.
 1993, na dem add women's triple jump.
 1995, na dem replace women's 3,000 m by de 5000 m.
 1999, na dem add women's pole vault den hammer den de women's 20 km walk replace de 10 km walk.
 2005, na dem add women's 3000 m steeplechase.
 2017, na dem add women's 50 km walk.
 2019, na dem add mixed 4 × 400 m relay.
 2022, na men's den women's 35 km walk replace de 50 km walk.

 Championships 
EditionYearCityCountryDateVenueCapacityEventsNationsAthletesTop of de medal table–1976MalmöSweden18 SepMalmö Stadion30,00012042Soviet Union–1980SittardNetherlands14 – 16 AugDe Baandert22,00022242East Germany1st1983HelsinkiFinland7 – 14 AugOlympiastadion50,000411531,333East Germany2nd1987RomeItaly28 Aug – 6 SepStadio Olimpico60,000431561,419East Germany3rd1991TokyoJapan23 Aug – 1 SepNational Stadium48,000431621,491United States4th1993StuttgartGermany13 – 22 AugNeckarstadion70,000441871,630United States5th1995GothenburgSweden5 – 13 AugUllevi42,000441901,755United States6th1997AthensGreece1 – 10 AugOlympiako Stadio75,000441971,785United States7th1999SevilleSpain20 – 29 AugEstadio de La Cartuja70,000462001,750United States8th2001EdmontonCanada3 – 12 AugCommonwealth Stadium60,000461891,602Russia9th2003ParisFrance23 – 31 AugStade de France78,000461981,679United States10th2005HelsinkiFinland6 – 14 AugOlympiastadion45,000471911,687United States11th2007OsakaJapan24 Aug – 2 SepYanmar Stadium Nagai45,000471971,800United States12th2009BerlinGermany15 – 23 AugOlympiastadion74,000472001,895United States13th2011DaeguSouth Korea27 Aug – 4 SepDaegu Stadium65,000471991,742United States14th2013MoscowRussia10 – 18 AugLuzhniki Stadium78,000472031,784United States15th2015BeijingChina22 – 30 AugBeijing National Stadium80,000472051,761Kenya16th2017LondonGreat Britain4 – 13 AugLondon Stadium60,000481991,857United States17th2019DohaQatar27 Sep – 6 OctKhalifa International Stadium48,000492061,775United States18th2022EugeneUnited States15 – 24 JulHayward Field25,000491801,705United States19th2023BudapestHungary19 – 27 AugNational Athletics Centre36,000492022,187United States20th2025TokyoJapan13 – 21 SepJapan National Stadium68,00021st2027BeijingChinaBeijing National Stadium80,000

 All-time medal table 
+RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal1United States1951341144432Kenya6558481713Russia4252481424Jamaica4061481495Germany3936481236Ethiopia3538311047Great Britain & Northern Ireland3340481218 Soviet Union232728789China2226277510Cuba2225166311 East Germany2119165612Poland2020256513Australia1516144514Czech Republic15582815France1419235616Italy1318205117Ukraine1215164318Morocco121293319South Africa127827Sweden12782721Norway12662422Spain1119164623Canada1118174624Belarus1011123325Bahamas9982626Japan89183527Bahrain8331428Netherlands79122829Finland7882330Portugal7792331Uganda7241332Greece67122533Algeria6231134New Zealand611835Romania58122536Bulgaria5381637Qatar5241138 Czechoslovakia4431139Croatia4421040Colombia432941Dominican Republic421742Ireland420643Switzerland405944Venezuela4015– Authorised Neutral Athletes[1]3811245 West Germany3631246Trinidad and Tobago3571547Mexico3471448Lithuania333949Ecuador321650Grenada312651Mozambique311552Denmark301453Brazil2681654Estonia2621055Belgium2271156Slovenia223757Peru2103Tajikistan210359Nigeria1551160Namibia141661Kazakhstan135962Turkey130463Botswana121464Zambia120365Burkina Faso1113India1113Tunisia111368Eritrea1102Panama110270Saint Kitts and Nevis104571Serbia1034Slovakia103473Barbados1023Syria102375Senegal1012Somalia101277North Korea100178Hungary0781579Ivory Coast041580Israel032581Puerto Rico031482Burundi0213Djibouti021384Cameroon020285Austria013486Bosnia and Herzegovina0112Cyprus0112Ghana0112Latvia0112Philippines0112South Korea0112Sri Lanka0112Suriname0112Tanzania011295Bermuda0101British Virgin Islands0101Egypt0101Pakistan0101Sudan0101100American Samoa0011Cayman Islands0011Dominica0011Haiti0011Iran0011Saudi Arabia0011Zimbabwe0011Totals (106 entries)8788848802,642
Source: World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 – Statistical Booklet 2023 Medal Table

 Notes

^[1]  ANA be de name under wich Russian athletes compete insyd de 2017 den 2019 Championships. Dem no include dema medals insyd de official medal table."IAAF World Championships London 2017 Medal Table". worldathletics.org."IAAF World Championships DOHA 2019 Medal Table". worldathletics.org.

 All-time placing table 
Insyd de IAAF placing table de total score dem obtain from dem dey assign eight points to de first place den so on to one point give de eight placed finalists. Dem dey share points for situations wer a tie dey occur. However, de IAAF site dey show all points dem round to de nearest integer.

Dem update after de 2022 Championships"World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 – Statistical Booklet". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
RankCountry45678MedalsPoints1United States183125+1=103+2=77+5=90+3=84+3=74+2=80+4=4144240.52Germany[a]636165+2=78+2=66+2=61+2=53+5=45+1=1912347.53Russia[b]4554+6=47+2=56+2=39+3=43+2=35+1=40+1=1541771.54Kenya625544484028472116117445Jamaica375643+1=34312931241371418.56Great Britain & N.I.31374343+2=50+1=34+1=31+1=2111113817Ethiopia3334282621182020959988China2225+1=252034+1=21+1=2124+1=738799France141821+2=2728+2=31+1=24+1=32+1=55804.110Poland2017+1=21+4=23+1=2422+2=2721+2=63794.811 Soviet Union2325+2=2821+1=17121117+1=7879312Cuba2223+1=13+1=3310+2=17+1=231960757.513Italy1215+1=191517+2=24+1=32+2=30+2=47642.514Spain717+1=15+119202418204158015Ukraine1112+2=16192116+1=21+1=941561.6

 Notes

 ^[a] dey include points earn by athletes from East Germany (510 pts) den West Germany (191.5 pts) for de 1976, 1980, 1983 den 1987 Championships.
 ^[b] dey include points earn by Authorised Neutral Athletes (103.5 pts) for de 2017 den 2019 Championships.

 Multiple winners 
Boldface dey denote active athletes den highest medal count among all athletes (wey dey include dese wey dem no include insyd dese tables) per type.

 Men 

 All events 
RankAthleteCountryEventsFromToGoldSilverBronzeTotal1Usain BoltJamaica100 m / 200 m / 4 × 100 m relay200720171121142LaShawn MerrittUnited States400 m / 4 × 400 m relay200520158 *3–11 *3Carl LewisUnited States100 m / 200 m / 4 × 100 m relay / Long jump19831993811104Michael JohnsonUnited States200 m / 400 m / 4 × 400 m relay199119998––85Mo FarahGreat Britain & N.I.5000 m / 10,000 m2011201762–86Noah LylesUnited States100 m / 200 m / 4 × 100 m relay2019202361–77Sergey BubkaSoviet Union
UkrainePole vault198319976––68Jeremy WarinerUnited States400 m / 4 × 400 m relay2005200951–69Kenenisa BekeleEthiopia5000 m / 10,000 m200320095–16Lars RiedelGermanyDiscus throw199120015–16
* dey include one medal insyd de relay event insyd wich he participate insyd de heats per

 Individual events 
RankAthleteCountryEventsFromToGoldSilverBronzeTotal1Usain BoltJamaica100 m / 200 m2007201771192Mo FarahGreat Britain & N.I.5000 m / 10,000 m2011201762–83Sergey BubkaSoviet Union
UkrainePole vault198319976––6Michael JohnsonUnited States200 m / 400 m199119996––65Carl LewisUnited States100 m / 200 m / Long jump1983199351176Kenenisa BekeleEthiopia5000 m / 10,000 m200320095–16Lars RiedelGermanyDiscus throw199120015–168Paweł FajdekPolandHammer throw201320225––59Ezekiel KemboiKenya3000 m steeplechase2003201543–710Haile GebrselassieEthiopia5000 m / 10,000 m199320034217

 Women 

 All events 
RankAthleteCountryEventsFromToGoldSilverBronzeTotal1Allyson FelixUnited States200 m / 400 m / 4 × 100 m relay /
4 × 400 m relay / 4 × 400 m mixed relay20052022 14 **33 20 **2Shelly-Ann Fraser-PryceJamaica100 m / 200 m / 4 × 100 m relay20072023105 *116 *3Gail DeversUnited States100 m / 100 m hurdles / 4 × 100 m relay1991200153–84Sanya Richards-RossUnited States400 m / 4 × 400 m relay2003201552–75Jessica BeardUnited States4 × 400 m relay / 4 × 400 m mixed relay200920195 ***1 *–6 ****Tirunesh DibabaEthiopia5000 m / 10,000 m2003201751–6Natasha HastingsUnited States4 × 400 m relay200720175 ****1–6 ****8Shericka JacksonJamaica100 m / 200 m / 400 m /
4 × 100 m relay / 4 × 400 m relay20152023443119Jearl Miles ClarkUnited States400 m / 4 × 400 m relay19912003432910Faith KipyegonKenya1500 m / 5000 m2015202342–6
* dey include one medal insyd de relay event for wich she participate insyd de heats per

** dey include two medal insyd de relay event for wich she participate insyd de heats per

*** dey include three medal insyd de relay event for wich she participate insyd de heats per

**** dey include four medal insyd de relay event for wich she participate insyd de heats per

 Individual events 
RankAthleteCountryEventsFromToGoldSilverBronzeTotal1Shelly-Ann Fraser-PryceJamaica100 m / 200 m2009202361182Tirunesh DibabaEthiopia5000 m / 10,000 m2003201751–63Gail DeversUnited States100 m / 100 m hurdles1991200142–6Faith KipyegonKenya1500 m / 5000 m2015202342–65Allyson FelixUnited States200 m / 400 m2005201741276Valerie Adams (Vili)New ZealandShot put2005201341–5Vivian CheruiyotKenya5000 m / 10,000 m2007201541–5Liu HongChina20 km walk2009201941–59Jackie Joyner-KerseeUnited StatesHeptathlon / Long jump198719934––4Brittney ReeseUnited StatesLong jump200920174––4Yulimar RojasVenezuelaTriple jump201720234––4Anita WłodarczykPolandHammer throw200920174––4

 Multiple medalists 
Na der be 44 athletes (18 men den 26 women) wey won at least 6 medals.
 Men 
AthleteCountryEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalUsain BoltJamaica3112114LaShawn MerrittUnited States283011Carl LewisUnited States481110Justin GatlinUnited States346010Michael JohnsonUnited States38008Mo FarahGreat Britain & N.I.26208Noah LylesUnited States36107Ezekiel KemboiKenya14307Haile GebrselassieEthiopia24217Sergey BubkaSoviet Union /
Ukraine16006Jeremy WarinerUnited States25106Kenenisa BekeleEthiopia25016Lars RiedelGermany15016Hicham El GuerroujMorocco24206Christian ColemanUnited States23306Butch ReynoldsUnited States23216Bernard LagatKenya /
United States22316Greg HaughtonJamaica20426 Women 
AthleteCountryEventsGoldSilverBronzeTotalAllyson FelixUnited States5143320Shelly-Ann Fraser-PryceJamaica3105116Merlene OtteyJamaica334714Shericka JacksonJamaica544311Veronica Campbell BrownJamaica337111Jearl Miles ClarkUnited States24329Gail DeversUnited States35308Gwen TorrenceUnited States43418Gong LijiaoChina12248Christine OhuruoguGreat Britain & N.I.22158Sanya Richards-RossUnited States25207Carmelita JeterUnited States33137Yuliya Pechonkina (Nosova)Russia22327Beverly McDonaldJamaica21427Lorraine Fenton (Graham)Jamaica21337Jessica BeardUnited States25106Tirunesh DibabaEthiopia25106Natasha HastingsUnited States15106Faith KipyegonKenya24206Kerron StewartJamaica23306Heike Drechsler (Daute)East Germany /
Germany32226Sifan HassanNetherlands32136Novlene Williams-MillsJamaica21416Dina Asher-SmithGreat Britain & N.I.31326Irina PrivalovaSoviet Union /
Russia41326Grit BreuerGermany31236

 Athletes plus most appearances 
Na der be 71 athletes (37 men den 34 women) wey compete insyd at least eight editions.
App.NameCountryYears contestedEvents13Jesús Ángel GarcíaSpain93, 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 1950 km walkJoão VieiraPortugal99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 22, 2320 km walk / 35 km walk / 50 km walk11Susana FeitorPortugal91, 93, 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 1110 km walk / 20 km walkInês HenriquesPortugal01, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 22, 2320 km walk / 35 km walk / 50 km walkBat-Ochiryn Ser-OdMongolia03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 22, 23Marathon10Franka DietzschGermany91, 93, 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09Discus throwNicoleta GrasuRomania93, 95, 97, 99, 01, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13Discus throwVirgilijus AleknaLithuania95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13Discus throwKim CollinsSaint Kitts and Nevis95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 15100 m / 200 m / 4x100 mMélina Robert-MichonFrance01, 03, 07, 09, 13, 15, 17, 19, 22, 23Discus throwAllyson FelixUnited States03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 22200 m / 400 m / 4x100 m / 4x400 m / 4x400 m mixed9Laverne EveBahamas87, 91, 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07Javelin throwTim BerrettCanada91, 93, 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 0720 km walk / 50 km walkJackie EdwardsBahamas91, 93, 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07Long jump / Triple jumpMaria MutolaMozambique91, 93, 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07800 mElisângela AdrianoBrazil91, 93, 97, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 11Shot put / Discus throwVenelina Veneva-MateevaBulgaria91, 95, 99, 01, 03, 05, 09, 11, 15High jumpDanny McFarlaneJamaica93, 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09400 m / 400 m hurdles / 4x400 mHatem GhoulaTunisia93, 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 1320 km walkDebbie Ferguson-McKenzieBahamas95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 07, 09, 11, 13100 m / 200 m / 4x100 mNicola VizzoniItaly97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13Hammer throwChris BrownBahamas99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15400 m / 4x400 mZhang WenxiuChina01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 17Hammer throwAndrés ChochoEcuador07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 22, 2320 km walk / 35 km walk / 50 km walkGong LijiaoChina07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 22, 23Shot putDonald ThomasBahamas07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 22, 23High jump8Merlene OtteyJamaica /  Slovenia83, 87, 91, 93, 95, 97, 03, 07100 m / 200 m / 4x100 mJan ŽeleznýCzechoslovakia /  Czech Republic87, 91, 93, 95, 97, 99, 01, 03Javelin throwYelena NikolayevaSoviet Union /  Russia87, 93, 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 0510 km walk / 20 km walkFiona MayGreat Britain & N.I. /  Italy91, 93, 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05Long jumpBeverly McDonaldJamaica91, 93, 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05100 m / 200 m / 4x100 mLars RiedelGermany91, 93, 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05Discus throwDragutin TopićSFR Yugoslavia / IWP * /
FR Yugoslavia /  Serbia and Montenegro /  Serbia91, 93, 95, 97, 99, 05, 07, 09High jumpIryna YatchenkoSoviet Union /  Belarus91, 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 07, 09Discus throwEunice BarberSierra Leone /  France93, 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07Heptathlon / Long jump / 100 m hurdlesKevin SullivanCanada93, 95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 071500 mManuel MartínezSpain93, 95, 97, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09Shot putSteffi NeriusGermany93, 95, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09Javelin throwAmy AcuffUnited States95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09High jumpChandra SturrupBahamas95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09100 m / 200 m / 4x100 mAleksander TammertEstonia95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09Discus throwMaría VascoSpain95, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 1110 km walk / 20 km walkKoji MurofushiJapan95, 97, 99, 01, 03, 07, 11, 13Hammer throwSzymon ZiółkowskiPoland95, 99, 01, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13Hammer throwMarlon DevonishGreat Britain & N.I.97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 11100 m / 200 m / 4x100 mNadine KleinertGermany97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 11Shot putSergey MakarovRussia97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 11Javelin throwĒriks RagsLatvia97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 11Javelin throwRoman ŠebrleCzech Republic97, 99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 11DecathlonOmar ZepedaMexico97, 01, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 1720 km walk / 50 km walkMario PestanoSpain99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13Discus throwFélix SánchezDominican Republic99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13400 m hurdles / 4x400 mBouabdellah TahriFrance99, 01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 131500 m / 3000 m steeplechaseZoltán KővágóHungary01, 03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 15, 17Discus throwRuth BeitiaSpain03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 17High jump / 4x100 mGerd KanterEstonia03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 17Discus throwEzekiel KemboiKenya03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 173000 m steeplechaseChurandy MartinaNetherlands Antilles /  Netherlands03, 05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 19100 m / 200 m / 4x100 mZuzana HejnováCzech Republic05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19400 m hurdles / 4x400 mHoracio NavaMexico05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 17, 1920 km walk / 50 km walkKrisztián ParsHungary05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19Hammer throwMartyn RooneyGreat Britain & N.I.05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19400 m / 4x400 m / 4x400 m mixedLevern SpencerSaint Lucia05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19High jumpDragana TomaševićSerbia and Montenegro /  Serbia05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19Discus throwRenny QuowTrinidad and Tobago05, 07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 17, 23400 m / 4x400 mShelly-Ann Fraser-PryceJamaica07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 19, 22, 23100 m / 200 m / 4x100 mLiu HongChina07, 09, 11, 13, 15, 19, 22, 2320 km walkBianca Ghelber (Perie)Romania07, 09, 11, 13, 17, 19, 22, 23Hammer throwKaroline Bjerkeli GrøvdalNorway07, 09, 13, 15, 17, 19, 22, 231500 m / 5000 m / 3000 m steeplechaseAndriy ProtsenkoUkraine09, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 22, 23High jumpKimberly WilliamsJamaica09, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 22, 23Triple jump
* For de 1993 World Championships insyd Athletics insyd Stuttgart, Germany, Dragutin Topić compete as an Individual World Championship Participant (IWP) as dem suspend Athletic Federation of Yugoslavia by IAAF due to United Nations sanctions wey dey stem from de Yugoslav wars.

 World records 

Na dem set anaa equal total of 36 world records for de competition: 18 by men, 15 by women, den 3 insyd de mixed relay.

De first world record make dem set for de World Championships be by Jarmila Kratochvílová of Czechoslovakia, wey ran	47.99 seconds make she win de 1983 women's 400 m final.

Peak of five world records cam for de 1993 Championships. 

Na de most recent world record be insyd de Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay insyd 2023, wen de US team set time of 3:08.80. World records cam turn less common as de history of de event expand, plus no world records set insyd de 1997, 2001, 2007 anaa 2013 editions.

American athletes be de most successful plus fifteen world records, follow by Jamaica den Great Britain for four each. Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt break de most world records for de competition, for four, while American Carl Lewis set three. Jonathan Edwards dey hold de distinction of he break de world record twice insyd one championships: wey dey improve upon ein own newly-set world record insyd de 1995 men's triple jump final. Na de men's 4 × 100 metres relay yield de most world records, plus five set between 1983 den 2011.

Ben Johnson ein time of 9.83 seconds for de 1987 World Championships men's 100 m final na dem initially consider am to be world record, buh na dem rescind am insyd 1989 after Johnson admit to steroid use between 1981 den 1988.

De 2009 Jamaican men's 4 × 100 metres relay team time of 37.31 seconds be retrospectively recognised to as de world record after de team ein time of 37.10 for de 2008 Olympics na dem rescind am after de disqualification of Nesta Carter (wey he no be present insyd de World Championships team).
SexEventRecordAthleteNationDateYearMen4 × 100 metres relay37.86Emmit King
Willie Gault
Calvin Smith
Carl LewisUnited States (USA)10 August1983Women400 metres47.99Jarmila KratochvílováCzechoslovakia (TCH)10 August1983WomenHigh jump2.09 mStefka KostadinovaBulgaria (BUL)30 August1987Men100 metres9.86Carl LewisUnited States (USA)25 August1991MenLong jump8.95 mMike PowellUnited States (USA)30 August1991Men4 × 100 metres relay37.50Andre Cason
Leroy Burrell
Dennis Mitchell
Carl LewisUnited States (USA)1 September1991Men110 metres hurdles12.91Colin JacksonGreat Britain & N.I. (GBR)20 August1993Men4 × 100 metres relay37.40Jon Drummond
Andre Cason
Dennis Mitchell
Leroy BurrellUnited States (USA)21 August1993Men4 × 400 metres relay2:54.29Andrew Valmon
Quincy Watts
Butch Reynolds
Michael JohnsonUnited States (USA)22 August1993Women400 metres hurdles52.74Sally GunnellGreat Britain & N.I. (GBR)19 August1993WomenTriple jump15.09 mAnna BiryukovaRussia (RUS)21 August1993MenTriple jump18.16 mJonathan EdwardsGreat Britain & N.I. (GBR)7 August1995MenTriple jump18.29 mJonathan EdwardsGreat Britain & N.I. (GBR)7 August1995Women400 metres hurdles52.61Kim BattenUnited States (USA)11 August1995WomenTriple jump15.50 mInessa KravetsUkraine (UKR)10 August1995Men400 metres43.18Michael JohnsonUnited States (USA)26 August1999WomenPole vault4.60 mStacy DragilaUnited States (USA)21 August1999Men20 kilometres race walk1:17:21Jefferson PérezEcuador (ECU)23 August2003Men50 kilometres race walk3:36:03Robert KorzeniowskiPoland (POL)27 August2003WomenPole vault5.01 mYelena IsinbaevaRussia (RUS)12 August2005WomenJavelin throw71.70 mOsleidys MenéndezCuba (CUB)14 August2005Women20 kilometres race walk1:25:41Olimpiada IvanovaRussia (RUS)7 August2005Men100 metres9.58Usain BoltJamaica (JAM)16 August2009Men200 metres19.19Usain BoltJamaica (JAM)20 August2009Men4 × 100 metres relay37.31Steve Mullings
Michael Frater
Usain Bolt
Asafa PowellJamaica (JAM)22 August2009WomenHammer throw77.96 mAnita WłodarczykPoland (POL)22 August2009Men4 × 100 metres relay37.04Nesta Carter
Michael Frater
Yohan Blake
Usain BoltJamaica (JAM)4 September2011MenDecathlon9,045 ptsAshton EatonUnited States (USA)29 August2015Women50 kilometres race walk4:05:56Inês HenriquesPortugal (POR)13 August2017Mixed4 × 400 metres relay3:12.42Tyrell Richard
Jessica Beard
Jasmine Blocker
Obi IgbokweUnited States (USA)28 September2019Mixed4 × 400 metres relay3:09.34Wilbert London III
Allyson Felix
Courtney Okolo
Michael CherryUnited States (USA)29 September2019Women400 metres hurdles52.16Dalilah MuhammadUnited States (USA)4 October2019Women400 metres hurdles50.68Sydney McLaughlinUnited States (USA)22 July2022Women100 metres hurdles12.12Tobi AmusanNigeria (NGR)24 July2022MenPole vault6.21 mArmand DuplantisSweden (SWE)24 July2022Mixed4 × 400 metres relay3:08.80Justin Robinson
Rosey Effiong
Matthew Boling
Alexis HolmesUnited States (USA)19 August2023

 References 

 External links 
Wikimedia Commons get media wey relate to World Championships in Athletics.

 Official World Athletics site for World Championships
 Results of past World Championships at de Wayback Machine (archived 2011-10-26)
 Track and Field Results Almanac at de Wayback Machine (archived 2009-03-27)
 Top medalists from World Athletics Championships at de Wayback Machine (archived 2014-09-04)
 IAAF Statistics Book – IAAF World Championships London 2017
 IAAF Statistics Book – IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019

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