This is a list of female sprinters who have won first, second, or third place^[a] in an individual or relay sprinting event at world competitions at the highest level. These include the Olympic Games, World Athletics Championships, World Athletics Indoor Championships, IAAF World/Continental Cup^[b], and Intercalated Games. Sprinters with at least one individual medal are highlighted.

For year by year listings of medalists at particular competitions, see List of Olympic medalists in athletics (women), List of World Athletics Championships medalists (women), and List of IAAF World Indoor Championships medalists (women).

Americas

United States

Draft:List of American medalist sprinters

Other

Name	Nationality	Years medaling	Events				Total
Daniel Bailey	Antigua and Barbuda	2010	60 m, 100 m	0	1	1	2

Africa

Other

Name	Nationality	Years medaling	Events				Total
Isaac Makwala	Botswana	2014	400 m, 4x400 m relay	1	1	0	2

Asia

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Name	Nationality	Years medaling	Events				Total style="background: lightgreen;"
Femi Ogunode	Qatar	2014	60 m, 100 m, 200 m	0	0	3	3

Europe

United Kingdom

Draft:List of British medalist sprinters

Other

Name	Nationality	Years medaling	Events				Total
Josip Alebić	Yugoslavia	1977	4x400 m relay	0	1	0	1

Oceania

Name	Nationality	Years medaling	Events				Total
Nigel Barker	Australia	1906	100 m, 400 m	0	0	2	2