Track
100 m
Medalists by country
| 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
Medalists by country
| 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
§ : awarded following doping disqualification.
Medalists by country
| 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
Medalists by country
| 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
Medalists by country
| 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
| 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
10,000 m
100 m hurdles
400 m hurdles
Medals by country
| 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 |
| 10 | Great Britain (GBR) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Netherlands (NED)
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | Cuba (CUB) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 |  Denmark (DEN) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Spain (ESP) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Turkey (TUR)
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | Poland (POL) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
3000 m steeplechase
| Championships | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Helsinki |
Dorcus Inzikuru (UGA)
|
Yekaterina Volkova (RUS)
|
Jeruto Kiptum (KEN)
|
| 2007 Osaka |
Yekaterina Volkova (RUS)
|
Tatyana Petrova (RUS)
|
Eunice Jepkorir (KEN)
|
| 2009 Berlin |
Vacant [1][2] | Yuliya Zarudneva (RUS)
|
Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN)
|
| 2011 Daegu |
 Habiba Ghribi (TUN)
|
Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN)
|
Mercy Wanjiku (KEN)
|
| 2013 Moscow |
Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN)
|
Lydiah Chepkurui (KEN)
|
Sofia Assefa (ETH)
|
| 2015 Beijing |
Hyvin Jepkemoi (KEN)
|
Habiba Ghribi (TUN)
|
Gesa Felicitas Krause (GER)
|
| 2017 London |
Emma Coburn (USA)
|
Courtney Frerichs (USA)
|
Hyvin Jepkemoi (KEN)
|
| 2019 Doha |
Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN)
|
Emma Coburn (USA)
|
Gesa Felicitas Krause (GER)
|
| 2022 Eugene |
 Norah Jeruto (KAZ)
|
Werkuha Getachew (ETH)
|
Mekides Abebe (ETH)
|
| 2023 Budapest |
Winfred Yavi (BHR)
|
Beatrice Chepkoech (KEN)
|
Faith Cherotich (KEN)
|
4 × 100 metres relay
Note * Indicates athletes who ran only in the preliminary round and also received medals.
- dq1 The United States team of Kelli White, Chryste Gaines, Inger Miller, and Marion Jones originally won the 2001 World Championship in a time of 41.71 seconds, but were disqualified after Jones and White were found to have used performance-enhancing drugs.
4 × 400 metres relay
Note * Indicates athletes who ran only in the preliminary round and also received medals.
- dq1 The Russian team (Anastasiya Kapachinskaya, Tatyana Firova, Lyudmila Litvinova and Antonina Krivoshapka) originally finished third in the 2009 World Championships, but was disqualified after Kapachinskaya was found to have used performance-enhancing drugs.
- dq2 The Russian team (Antonina Krivoshapka, Natalya Antyukh, Lyudmila Litvinova and Anastasiya Kapachinskaya) originally finished third in the 2011 World Championships, but was disqualified after Kapachinskaya was found to have used performance-enhancing drugs.
- dq3 The Russian team (Yuliya Gushchina, Tatyana Firova, Kseniya Ryzhova and Antonina Krivoshapka) originally won in the 2013 World Championships, but was disqualified after Krivoshapka was found to have used performance-enhancing drugs.
4 × 400 metres mixed relay
Note * Indicates athletes who ran only in the preliminary round and also received medals.
