French
DeutschList of World Athletics Championships medalists (women)
Women have contested events at the World Athletics Championships since its inauguration in 1983. The top three athletes in each event win gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively. A one-off edition of the championships was also held the same year at the 1980 Summer Olympics to include the IAAF-approved international women's events in 400 metres hurdles and 3000 metres which were not added to the Olympic athletics programme that year due to a dispute with the International Olympic Committee.
Track[edit]
100 m[edit]
Medalists by country[edit]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 9 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| 2 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| 3 |  East Germany (GDR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Ivory Coast (CIV) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  Bahamas (BAH) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 9 |  Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
200 m[edit]
Medalists by country[edit]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamaica (JAM) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 4 | 9 | 2 | 15 |
| 3 | East Germany (GDR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Bahamas (BAH) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 7 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 |  Cayman Islands (CAY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
400 m[edit]
§ : awarded following doping disqualification.
Medalists by country[edit]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 |  Australia (AUS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| France (FRA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | Bahamas (BAH) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 |  Dominican Republic (DOM) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Botswana (BOT) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 Bahrain (BHR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 |  Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 |  Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 13 | Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 14 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 |  Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 |  Barbados (BAR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 13 |  Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
800 m[edit]
Medalists by country[edit]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kenya (KEN) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 |  Mozambique (MOZ) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Cuba (CUB) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  South Africa (RSA) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | United States (USA) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Uganda (UGA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 |  Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 15 |  Suriname (SUR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 |  Romania (ROM) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 |  Burundi (BDI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1500 m[edit]
Medalists by country[edit]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya (KEN) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Russia (RUS) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | United States (USA) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 |  Algeria (ALG) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Bahrain (BHR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Ethiopia (ETH) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 9 | Romania (ROU) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 |  Portugal (POR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 15 | East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
3000 m[edit]
| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Sittard | Birgit Friedmann (FRG) | Karoline Nemetz (SWE) |  Ingrid Kristiansen (NOR) |
| 1983 Helsinki | Mary Decker (USA) | Brigitte Kraus (FRG) | Tatyana Kovalenko-Kazankina (URS) |
| 1987 Rome | Tetyana Samolenko (URS) |  Maricica Puică (ROU) | Ulrike Bruns (GDR) |
| 1991 Tokyo | Tetyana Dorovskikh (URS) | Yelena Romanova (URS) | Susan Sirma (KEN) |
| 1993 Stuttgart | Qu Yunxia (CHN) | Zhang Linli (CHN) | Zhang Lirong (CHN) |
5000 m[edit]
10,000 m[edit]
100 m hurdles[edit]
400 m hurdles[edit]
Medals by country[edit]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 5 | 10 | 6 | 21 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | East Germany (GDR) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Australia (AUS) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Morocco (MAR) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
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