2017 World Championships in Athletics qualification standards

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The following marks are the qualification standards for the 2017 World Championships in Athletics . The standards have been changed again from the 2015 standards. Each country may send a maximum of four athletes who have attained the A qualification mark in each specific event. A maximum of three athletes can compete in that event, with the sole exception of the relays, in which four of a possible six athletes may compete.

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The qualification period ends on July 23, 2017, the date final entries are due. The start date for the qualification period was October 1, 2016 for all events except for 10,000 metres, Marathon, Race Walks, Relays and Combined Events which began on January 1, 2016.

Wild Card

Area Champions (i.e. athletes who have won an event at their continental level championships) are granted automatic entrance, irrespective of whether they have achieved the qualification marks. The reigning World Champion in each event is also granted a bye into the competition, and does not count as part of their country's quota of athletes in that event. Furthermore, host countries may enter one unqualified athlete if no one of the respective nationality has achieved the required mark.

Target

The IAAF has a target for the number of athletes participating in each event. If there are not sufficient qualified entries in each event, the IAAF will invite the next highest ranked athletes to fill out the field, except in races 5,000 metres and longer. If a country does not have a qualified athlete in any events, one representative will be allowed to compete in a preliminary round of the 100 metres. The 100 metres targeted field size is not including the preliminary round.

Qualification standards

EventMen'sWomen'sField size
100 m 10.1211.2656
200 m 20.4423.1056
400 m 45.5052.1048
800 m 1:45.902:01.0048
1500 m
(or mile)
3:36.00
3:53.40
4:07.50
4:26.70
45
5000 m 13:22.6015:22.0040
10,000 m 27:45.0032:15.00no size

qual. only

Marathon 2:19:002:45:00no size

qual. only

3000 m steeplechase 8:32.009:42.0045
100 m hurdles 12.9840
110 m hurdles 13.4840
400 m hurdles 49.3556.1040
High jump 2.30 m1.94 m32
Pole vault 5.70 m4.55 m32
Long jump 8.15 m6.75 m32
Triple jump 16.80 m14.10 m32
Shot put 20.50 m17.75 m32
Discus throw 65.00 m61.20 m32
Hammer throw 76.00 m71.00 m32
Javelin throw 83.00 m61.40 m32
Heptathlon 6200 pts32
Decathlon 8100 pts32
20 km race walk 1:24:001:36:00no size

qual. only

50 km race walk 4:06:00no size

qual. only

4 × 100 m relay Top 8 at 2017 IAAF World Relays
plus top 8 ranked teams
4 × 400 m relay

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