800 metres

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800 metres
800 m final Daegu 2011.jpg
Men's 800 metres final in Daegu 2011.
World records
MenFlag of Kenya.svg  David Rudisha  (KEN) 1:40.91 (2012)
WomenFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jarmila Kratochvílová  (TCH) 1:53.28 (1983)
Short track world records
MenFlag of Denmark.svg  Wilson Kipketer  (DEN) 1:42.67 (1997)
WomenFlag of Slovenia.svg  Jolanda Čeplak  (SLO) 1:55.82 (2002)
Olympic records
MenFlag of Kenya.svg  David Rudisha  (KEN) 1:40.91 (2012)
WomenFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Nadezhda Olizarenko  (URS) 1:53.43 (1980)
World Championship records
MenFlag of the United States.svg  Donavan Brazier  (USA) 1:42.34 (2019)
WomenFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jarmila Kratochvílová  (TCH) 1:54.68 (1983)
World junior (U20) records
MenFlag of Botswana.svg  Nijel Amos  (BOT) 1:41.73 (2012)
WomenFlag of Kenya.svg  Pamela Jelimo  (KEN) 1:54.01 (2008)

The 800 metres, or 800 meters (US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the first modern games in 1896. During the winter track season the event is usually run by completing four laps of an indoor 200-metre track.

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The event was derived from the imperial measurement of a half mile (880 yards), a traditional British racing distance. 800 m is 4.67 m less than a half mile.

The event combines aerobic endurance with anaerobic conditioning and sprint speed, so the 800m athlete has to combine training for both.

Runners in this event are occasionally fast enough to also compete in the 400 metres but more commonly have enough endurance to 'double up' in the 1500m. Only Alberto Juantorena and Jarmila Kratochvílová have won major international titles at 400m and 800m.

Race tactics

The 800m is also known for its tactical racing. Because it is the shortest middle-distance event that has all the runners converge into one lane (after the first bend), positioning on the cut-in and the position of the pack is critical to the outcome of the race. Gaining a front position early in the race is often advantageous as there are occasionally trips when running in a pack. Olympic champions Dave Wottle, Kelly Holmes and others have defied that logic by running a more evenly paced race, lagging behind the pack and accelerating past the slowing early leaders. Often the winner of elite 800m races is not the fastest runner, but the athlete best positioned near the end of the race: an athlete directly behind another runner, has to switch to an outer lane to overtake, so has to run further—and might be blocked by a third runner alongside. [1]

800 metre participants usually run a positive split, where the first lap is faster, but a negative split is occasionally run as a tactic. The current world record (by David Rudisha) was run with a positive split in the 2012 Olympics. Rudisha ran the first lap in 49.28 seconds and the second in 51.63 seconds. Theoretically, an even split is the most efficient running mode,[ citation needed ] but it is difficult to pace correctly.

In 2024, the race tactics in the men's 800m shifted toward a more evenly paced race. All fifteen sub-1:42 performances prior to 2024 featured a sub 50 second first lap. However, of the twelve sub-1:42 performances in 2024, six featured a first lap of 50 seconds or slower. [2]

Continental records

AreaMenWomen
TimeAthleteNationTimeAthleteNation
Africa ( records )1:40.91 WR David Rudisha Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:54.01 Pamela Jelimo Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Asia ( records )1:42.79 Yusuf Saad Kamel Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 1:55.54 Liu Dong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Europe ( records )1:41.11 Wilson Kipketer Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1:53.28 WR Jarmila Kratochvílová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
North, Central America
and Caribbean
( records )
1:41.20 Marco Arop Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1:54.44 Ana Fidelia Quirot Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Oceania ( records )1:43.99 Joseph Deng Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1:57.78 Catriona Bisset Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
South America ( records )1:41.77 Joaquim Cruz Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1:56.58 Letitia Vriesde Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname

All-time top 25

Outdoor tables show data for two definitions of "Top 25" - the top 25 800m times and the top 25 athletes:
- denotes top performance for athletes in the top 25 800m times
- denotes lesser performances, still in the top 25 800m times, by repeat athletes
- denotes top performance (only) for other top 25 athletes who fall outside the top 25 800m times

Men (outdoor)

Ath.#Perf.#TimeAthleteNationDatePlaceRef.
111:40.91 David Rudisha Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 9 August 2012 London [6]
21:41.01Rudisha #229 August 2010 Rieti
31:41.09Rudisha #322 August 2010 Berlin
241:41.11 Wilson Kipketer Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 24 August 1997 Cologne
Emmanuel Wanyonyi Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 22 August 2024 Lausanne [7]
61:41.19Wanyonyi #210 August 2024 Saint-Denis [8]
471:41.20 Marco Arop Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10 August 2024 Saint-Denis [8]
81:41.24Kipketer #213 August 1997 Zürich
91:41.33Rudisha #410 September 2011 Rieti
5101:41.46 Djamel Sedjati Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 12 July 2024 Monaco [9]
111:41.50Sedjati #210 August 2024 Saint-Denis [8]
121:41.51Rudisha #510 July 2010 Heusden-Zolder
131:41.54Rudisha #66 July 2012 Paris
141:41.56Sedjati #37 July 2024 Paris [10]
151:41.58Wanyonyi #37 July 2024 Paris [10]
6161:41.61 Gabriel Tual Flag of France.svg  France 7 July 2024 Paris [10]
7171:41.67 Bryce Hoppel Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 10 August 2024 Saint-Denis [8]
181:41.70Wanyonyi #415 June 2024 Nairobi [11]
191:41.72Arop #222 August 2024 Lausanne [7]
8201:41.73 Sebastian Coe Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 10 June 1981 Florence
201:41.73Kipketer #37 July 1997 Stockholm
8201:41.73 Nijel Amos Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 9 August 2012 London
231:41.74Rudisha #79 June 2012 New York City
10241:41.77 Joaquim Cruz Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 26 August 1984 Cologne
251:41.83Kipketer #41 September 1996 Rieti
111:42.04 Mohamed Attaoui Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 12 July 2024 Monaco [9]
121:42.05 Emmanuel Korir Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 22 July 2018 London [12]
131:42.08 Aaron Kemei Cheminingwa Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 7 July 2024 Paris [10]
Wyclife Kinyamal Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 7 July 2024 Paris [10]
151:42.23 Abubaker Kaki Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 4 June 2010 Oslo [13]
161:42.27 Ben Pattison Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 12 July 2024 Monaco [9]
171:42.28 Sammy Koskei Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 26 August 1984 Cologne
181:42.34 Wilfred Bungei Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 8 September 2002 Rieti
Donavan Brazier Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1 October 2019 Doha [14]
201:42.37 Mohammed Aman Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 6 September 2013 Brussels [15]
211:42.43 Eliott Crestan Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 7 July 2024 Paris [10]
221:42.47 Yuriy Borzakovskiy Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 24 August 2001 Brussels
231:42.51 Amel Tuka Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 17 July 2015 Monaco [16]
241:42.53 Timothy Kitum Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 9 August 2012 London
Pierre-Ambroise Bosse Flag of France.svg  France 18 July 2014 Monaco

Women (outdoor)

Ath.#Perf.#TimeAthleteNationDatePlaceRef.
111:53.28 Jarmila Kratochvílová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 26 July 1983 Munich
221:53.43 Nadezhda Olizarenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 27 July 1980 Moscow
331:54.01 Pamela Jelimo Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 29 August 2008 Zürich
441:54.25 Caster Semenya Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 30 June 2018 Paris [18]
551:54.44 Ana Fidelia Quirot Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 9 September 1989 Barcelona
61:54.60Semenya #220 July 2018 Monaco
671:54.61 Keely Hodgkinson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 20 July 2024 London [19]
81:54.68Kratochvílová #29 August 1983 Helsinki
91:54.77Semenya #39 September 2018 Ostrava
7101:54.81 Olga Mineyeva Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 27 July 1980 Moscow
111:54.82Quirot #224 August 1997 Cologne
121:54.85Olizarenko #212 June 1980 Moscow
131:54.87Jelimo #218 August 2008 Beijing
8141:54.94 Tatyana Kazankina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 26 July 1976 Montreal
151:54.97Jelimo #318 July 2008 Paris
9151:54.97 Athing Mu Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 17 September 2023 Eugene [20]
171:54.98Semenya #43 May 2019 Doha
181:54.99Jelimo #41 June 2008 Berlin
191:55.04Kratochvílová #323 August 1983 Oslo
201:55.04Mu #221 August 2021 Eugene [21]
10211:55.05 Doina Melinte Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 1 August 1982 Bucharest
221:55.16Jelimo #55 September 2008 Brussels
Semenya #513 August 2017 London
11241:55.19 Maria Mutola Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 17 August 1994 Zürich
Jolanda Čeplak Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 20 July 2002 Heusden-Zolder
241:55.19Hodgkinson #217 September 2023 Eugene [20]
131:55.26 Sigrun Wodars Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 31 August 1987 Rome
141:55.32 Christine Wachtel Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 31 August 1987 Rome
151:55.42 Nikolina Shtereva Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 26 July 1976 Montreal
161:55.46 Tatyana Providokhina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 27 July 1980 Moscow
171:55.47 Francine Niyonsaba Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 21 July 2017 Monaco [22]
181:55.54 Ellen van Langen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3 August 1992 Barcelona
Liu Dong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 9 September 1993 Beijing
201:55.56 Lyubov Gurina Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 31 August 1987 Rome
211:55.60 Elfi Zinn Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 26 July 1976 Montreal
221:55.61 Ajeé Wilson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 21 July 2017 Monaco [22]
Jemma Reekie Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 20 July 2024 London [23]
241:55.68 Ella Kovacs Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 2 June 1985 Bucharest
251:55.69 Irina Podyalovskaya Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 22 June 1984 Kyiv

Annulled marks

Men (indoor)

Ath.#Perf.#TimeAthleteNationDatePlaceRef
111:42.67 Wilson Kipketer Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 9 March 1997 Paris
221:43.63 Elliot Giles Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 17 February 2021 Toruń
31:43.96Kipketer #27 March 1997 Paris
341:43.98 Michael Saruni Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 9 February 2019 New York City
451:44.15 Yuriy Borzakovskiy Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 27 January 2001 Karlsruhe
561:44.21 Emmanuel Korir Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 3 February 2018 New York City
Donavan Brazier Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 13 February 2021 New York City
81:44.22Brazier #28 February 2020 New York City
91:44.34Borzakovskiy #218 February 2003 Stockholm
101:44.35Borzakovskiy #330 January 2000 Dortmund
7111:44.37 Bryce Hoppel Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 31 January 2021 Fayetteville
121:44.41Brazier #39 February 2019 New York City
131:44.49Borzakovskiy #411 March 2001 Lisbon
8141:44.52 Mohammed Aman Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 15 February 2014 Birmingham
9151:44.54 Jamie Webb Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 17 February 2021 Toruń
10161:44.57 Adam Kszczot Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 14 February 2012 Liévin
171:44.58Borzakovskiy #512 February 2004 Stockholm
11181:44.65 Josué Canales Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 19 January 2025 Luxembourg [25]
191:44.68Kipketer #318 February 2003 Stockholm
12201:44.71 Joseph Mutua Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 31 January 2004 Stuttgart
13211:44.75 Ismail Ahmed Ismail Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 26 February 2009 Prague
14221:44.78 Paweł Czapiewski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 3 March 2002 Vienna
15231:44.81 Abubaker Kaki Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan 9 March 2008 Valencia
16241:44.82 Mehdi Baala Flag of France.svg  France 18 February 2003 Stockholm
17251:44.84 Paul Ereng Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 4 March 1989 Budapest
181:44.88 Nico Motchebon Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5 February 1995 Stuttgart
191:44.91 Sebastian Coe Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 12 March 1983 Cosford
Mbulaeni Mulaudzi Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 9 March 2008 Valencia
211:44.93 André Bucher Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 3 March 2002 Vienna
221:44.97 Wilfred Bungei Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2 February 2003 Stuttgart
231:44.98 Noah Kibet Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 11 February 2023 New York City [26]
241:44.99 André Olivier Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 15 February 2014 Birmingham
251:45.00 Johnny Gray Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 8 March 1992 Sindelfingen
Catalin Tecuceanu Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 23 February 2024 Madrid

Women (indoor)

Ath.#Perf.#TimeAthleteNationDatePlaceRef
111:55.82 Jolanda Čeplak Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 3 March 2002 Vienna
221:55.85 Stephanie Graf Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 3 March 2002 Vienna
331:56.40 Christine Wachtel Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 13 February 1988 Vienna
41:56.85Graf #210 February 2002 Ghent
451:56.90 Ludmila Formanová Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 7 March 1999 Maebashi
561:57.06 Maria Mutola Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 21 February 1999 Liévin
71:57.13Mutola #218 February 1996 Liévin
81:57.17Mutola #37 March 1999 Maebashi
91:57.18Čeplak #210 February 2002 Ghent
691:57.18 Keely Hodgkinson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 25 February 2023 Birmingham [28]
111:57.20Hodgkinson #219 February 2022 Birmingham
7121:57.23 Inna Yevseyeva Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1 February 1992 Moscow
8131:57.47 Natalya Tsyganova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 7 March 1999 Maebashi
141:57.48Mutola #410 February 2002 Ghent
14Mutola #515 February 2004 Karlsruhe
9161:57.51 Olga Kotlyarova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 18 February 2006 Moscow
10171:57.52 Gudaf Tsegay Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 14 February 2021 Val-de-Reuil
181:57.53Graf #325 February 2001 Liévin
11191:57.53 Larisa Chzhao Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 23 January 2005 Moscow
201:57.55Mutola #614 March 1993 Toronto
211:57.61Graf #417 February 2002 Birmingham
221:57.62Mutola #712 March 1995 Barcelona
231:57.64Wachtel #210 February 1988 Turin
12241:57.67 Sigrun Wodars Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 13 February 1988 Vienna
251:57.68Graf #515 February 2001 Stockholm
131:57.86 Habitam Alemu Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 6 February 2024 Toruń [29]
141:57.91 Jemma Reekie Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1 February 2020 Glasgow
151:58.10 Mariya Savinova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 8 March 2009 Turin
161:58.14 Yuliya Stepanova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 17 February 2011 Moscow
171:58.29 Ajeé Wilson Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 8 February 2020 New York City
181:58.31 Francine Niyonsaba Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 4 March 2018 Birmingham
191:58.34 Svetlana Cherkasova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 4 February 2006 Moscow
201:58.35 Tsige Duguma Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia2 March 2024 Glasgow [30]
211:58.37 Helena Fuchsova Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 25 February 2001 Liévin
221:58.40 Athing Mu Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 27 February 2021 Fayetteville
231:58.43 Jennifer Meadows Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 14 March 2010 Doha
241:58.44 Laura Muir Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1 February 2020 Glasgow
251:58.46 Natoya Goule Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 17 February 2022 Liévin [31]

U20 records and U18 world bests

Age groupMenWomen
TimeAthleteNationTimeAthleteNation
U20 ( records )1:41.73 Nijel Amos Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 1:54.01 Pamela Jelimo Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
U18 ( world bests )1:43.37 Mohammed Aman Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 1:57.18 Wang Yuan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

Olympic medalists

Men

GamesGoldSilverBronze
1896 Athens
details
Edwin Flack
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Australia
Nándor Dáni
Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary
Dimitrios Golemis
Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece
1900 Paris
details
Alfred Tysoe
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
John Cregan
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
David Hall
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
1904 St. Louis
details
Jim Lightbody
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
Howard Valentine
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
Emil Breitkreutz
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
1908 London
details
Mel Sheppard
US flag 45 stars.svg  United States
Emilio Lunghi
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy
Hanns Braun
Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany
1912 Stockholm
details
Ted Meredith
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Mel Sheppard
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Ira Davenport
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
1920 Antwerp
details
Albert Hill
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Earl Eby
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Bevil Rudd
Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg  South Africa
1924 Paris
details
Douglas Lowe
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Paul Martin
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
Schuyler Enck
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
1928 Amsterdam
details
Douglas Lowe
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Erik Byléhn
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Hermann Engelhard
Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany
1932 Los Angeles
details
Tommy Hampson
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Alex Wilson
Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada
Phil Edwards
Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada
1936 Berlin
details
John Woodruff
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Mario Lanzi
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy
Phil Edwards
Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 (with disc).svg  Canada
1948 London
details
Mal Whitfield
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Arthur Wint
Flag of Jamaica (1906-1957).svg  Jamaica
Marcel Hansenne
Flag of France.svg  France
1952 Helsinki
details
Mal Whitfield
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Arthur Wint
Flag of Jamaica (1906-1957).svg  Jamaica
Heinz Ulzheimer
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1956 Melbourne
details
Tom Courtney
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Derek Johnson
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Audun Boysen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
1960 Rome
details
Peter Snell
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Roger Moens
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
George Kerr
Flag of the West Indies Federation.svg  British West Indies
1964 Tokyo
details
Peter Snell
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Bill Crothers
Flag of Canada (1957-1965).svg  Canada
Wilson Kiprugut
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
1968 Mexico City
details
Ralph Doubell
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Wilson Kiprugut
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Tom Farrell
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1972 Munich
details
Dave Wottle
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Yevhen Arzhanov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Mike Boit
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
1976 Montreal
details
Alberto Juantorena
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba
Ivo Van Damme
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Rick Wohlhuter
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1980 Moscow
details
Steve Ovett
Olympic flag.svg  Great Britain
Sebastian Coe
Olympic flag.svg  Great Britain
Nikolay Kirov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1984 Los Angeles
details
Joaquim Cruz
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil
Sebastian Coe
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Earl Jones
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1988 Seoul
details
Paul Ereng
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Joaquim Cruz
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Brazil
Saïd Aouita
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
1992 Barcelona
details
William Tanui
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Nixon Kiprotich
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Johnny Gray
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1996 Atlanta
details
Vebjørn Rodal
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Hezekiél Sepeng
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Frederick Onyancha
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
2000 Sydney
details
Nils Schumann
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Wilson Kipketer
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Djabir Saïd-Guerni
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
2004 Athens
details
Yuriy Borzakovskiy
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Mbulaeni Mulaudzi
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Wilson Kipketer
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
2008 Beijing
details
Wilfred Bungei
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Ismail Ahmed Ismail
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Alfred Kirwa Yego
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
2012 London
details
David Rudisha
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Nijel Amos
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Timothy Kitum
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
2016 Rio de Janeiro
details
David Rudisha
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Taoufik Makhloufi
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Clayton Murphy
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2020 Tokyo
details
Emmanuel Korir
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Ferguson Rotich
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Patryk Dobek
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
2024 Paris
details
Emmanuel Wanyonyi
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Marco Arop
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Djamel Sedjati
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria

Women

GamesGoldSilverBronze
1928 Amsterdam
details
Lina Radke
Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany
Kinuye Hitomi
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Inga Gentzel
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
1932–1956not included in the Olympic program
1960 Rome
details
Lyudmila Shevtsova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Brenda Jones
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Ursula Donath
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany
1964 Tokyo
details
Ann Packer
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Maryvonne Dupureur
Flag of France.svg  France
Marise Chamberlain
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
1968 Mexico City
details
Madeline Manning
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Ileana Silai
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Mia Gommers
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
1972 Munich
details
Hildegard Falck
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Nijolė Sabaitė
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Gunhild Hoffmeister
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
1976 Montreal
details
Tatyana Kazankina
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Nikolina Shtereva
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
Elfi Zinn
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
1980 Moscow
details
Nadezhda Olizarenko
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Olga Mineyeva
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Tatyana Providokhina
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1984 Los Angeles
details
Doina Melinte
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
Kim Gallagher
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Fiţa Lovin
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania
1988 Seoul
details
Sigrun Wodars
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Christine Wachtel
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Kim Gallagher
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1992 Barcelona
details
Ellen van Langen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Liliya Nurutdinova
Olympic flag.svg  Unified Team
Ana Fidelia Quirot
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba
1996 Atlanta
details
Svetlana Masterkova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Ana Fidelia Quirot
Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba
Maria Mutola
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
2000 Sydney
details
Maria Mutola
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
Stephanie Graf
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Kelly Holmes
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
2004 Athens
details
Kelly Holmes
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Hasna Benhassi
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Jolanda Čeplak
Civil Ensign of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
2008 Beijing
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Pamela Jelimo
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Janeth Jepkosgei
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Hasna Benhassi
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
2012 London
details
Caster Semenya
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa [32] [33]
Ekaterina Poistogova
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Pamela Jelimo
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
2016 Rio de Janeiro
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Caster Semenya
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Francine Niyonsaba
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
Margaret Wambui
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
2020 Tokyo
details
Athing Mu
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Keely Hodgkinson
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Raevyn Rogers
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2024 Paris
details
Keely Hodgkinson
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Tsige Duguma
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Mary Moraa
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya

World Championships medalists

Men

ChampionshipsGoldSilverBronze
1983 Helsinki
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Flag of Germany.svg  Willi Wülbeck  (FRG)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Rob Druppers  (NED)Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  Joaquim Cruz  (BRA)
1987 Rome
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Flag of Kenya.svg  Billy Konchellah  (KEN)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Peter Elliott  (GBR)Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  José Luíz Barbosa  (BRA)
1991 Tokyo
details
Flag of Kenya.svg  Billy Konchellah  (KEN)Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  José Luíz Barbosa  (BRA)Flag of the United States.svg  Mark Everett  (USA)
1993 Stuttgart
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Flag of Kenya.svg  Paul Ruto  (KEN)Flag of Italy.svg  Giuseppe D'Urso  (ITA)Flag of Kenya.svg  Billy Konchellah  (KEN)
1995 Gothenburg
details
Flag of Denmark.svg  Wilson Kipketer  (DEN)Flag of Burundi.svg  Arthémon Hatungimana  (BDI)Flag of Norway.svg  Vebjørn Rodal  (NOR)
1997 Athens
details
Flag of Denmark.svg  Wilson Kipketer  (DEN)Flag of Cuba.svg  Norberto Téllez  (CUB)Flag of the United States.svg  Rich Kenah  (USA)
1999 Seville
details
Flag of Denmark.svg  Wilson Kipketer  (DEN)Flag of South Africa.svg  Hezekiél Sepeng  (RSA)Flag of Algeria.svg  Djabir Saïd-Guerni  (ALG)
2001 Edmonton
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Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  André Bucher  (SUI)Flag of Kenya.svg  Wilfred Bungei  (KEN)Flag of Poland.svg  Paweł Czapiewski  (POL)
2003 Saint-Denis
details
Flag of Algeria.svg  Djabir Saïd-Guerni  (ALG)Flag of Russia.svg  Yuriy Borzakovskiy  (RUS)Flag of South Africa.svg  Mbulaeni Mulaudzi  (RSA)
2005 Helsinki
details
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Rashid Ramzi  (BHR)Flag of Russia.svg  Yuriy Borzakovskiy  (RUS)Flag of Kenya.svg  William Yiampoy  (KEN)
2007 Osaka
details
Flag of Kenya.svg  Alfred Kirwa Yego  (KEN)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Gary Reed  (CAN)Flag of Russia.svg  Yuriy Borzakovskiy  (RUS)
2009 Berlin
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Flag of South Africa.svg  Mbulaeni Mulaudzi  (RSA)Flag of Kenya.svg  Alfred Kirwa Yego  (KEN)Flag of Bahrain.svg  Yusuf Saad Kamel  (BHR)
2011 Daegu
details
Flag of Kenya.svg  David Rudisha  (KEN)Flag of Sudan.svg  Abubaker Kaki  (SUD)Flag of Russia.svg  Yuriy Borzakovskiy  (RUS)
2013 Moscow
details
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Mohammed Aman  (ETH)Flag of the United States.svg  Nick Symmonds  (USA)Flag of Djibouti.svg  Ayanleh Souleiman  (DJI)
2015 Beijing
details
Flag of Kenya.svg  David Rudisha  (KEN)Flag of Poland.svg  Adam Kszczot  (POL)Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Amel Tuka  (BIH)
2017 London
details
Flag of France.svg  Pierre-Ambroise Bosse  (FRA)Flag of Poland.svg  Adam Kszczot  (POL)Flag of Kenya.svg  Kipyegon Bett  (KEN)
2019 Doha
details
Flag of the United States.svg  Donavan Brazier  (USA)Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Amel Tuka  (BIH)Flag of Kenya.svg  Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich  (KEN)
2022 Eugene
details
Flag of Kenya.svg  Emmanuel Korir  (KEN)Flag of Algeria.svg  Djamel Sedjati  (ALG)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Marco Arop  (CAN)
2023 Budapest
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Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Marco Arop  (CAN)Flag of Kenya.svg  Emmanuel Wanyonyi  (KEN)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Ben Pattison  (GBR)

Medalists by country

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)73414
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)3003
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1124
4Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)1113
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)1113
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)1113
7Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain  (BHR)1012
8Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)1001
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland  (SUI)1001
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)1001
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1001
12Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)0224
13Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)0213
14Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)0123
15Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina  (BIH)0112
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)0112
17Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)0101
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)0101
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan  (SUD)0101
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi  (BDI)0101
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)0101
22Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti  (DJI)0011
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)0011

Women

ChampionshipsGoldSilverBronze
1983 Helsinki
details
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jarmila Kratochvílová  (TCH)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Lyubov Gurina  (URS)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yekaterina Podkopayeva  (URS)
1987 Rome
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Flag of East Germany.svg  Sigrun Wodars  (GDR)Flag of East Germany.svg  Christine Wachtel  (GDR)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Lyubov Gurina  (URS)
1991 Tokyo
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Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Liliya Nurutdinova  (URS)Flag of Cuba.svg  Ana Fidelia Quirot  (CUB)Flag of Romania.svg  Ella Kovacs  (ROU)
1993 Stuttgart
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Flag of Mozambique.svg  Maria Mutola  (MOZ)Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg  Lyubov Gurina  (RUS)Flag of Romania.svg  Ella Kovacs  (ROU)
1995 Gothenburg
details
Flag of Cuba.svg  Ana Fidelia Quirot  (CUB)Flag of Suriname.svg  Letitia Vriesde  (SUR)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Kelly Holmes  (GBR)
1997 Athens
details
Flag of Cuba.svg  Ana Fidelia Quirot  (CUB)Flag of Russia.svg  Yelena Afanasyeva  (RUS)Flag of Mozambique.svg  Maria Mutola  (MOZ)
1999 Seville
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Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Ludmila Formanová  (CZE)Flag of Mozambique.svg  Maria Mutola  (MOZ)Flag of Russia.svg  Svetlana Masterkova  (RUS)
2001 Edmonton
details
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Maria Mutola  (MOZ)Flag of Austria.svg  Stephanie Graf  (AUT)Flag of Suriname.svg  Letitia Vriesde  (SUR)
2003 Saint-Denis
details
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Maria Mutola  (MOZ)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Kelly Holmes  (GBR)Flag of Russia.svg  Natalya Khrushcheleva  (RUS)
2005 Helsinki
details
Flag of Cuba.svg  Zulia Calatayud  (CUB)Flag of Morocco.svg  Hasna Benhassi  (MAR)Flag of Russia.svg  Tatyana Andrianova  (RUS)
2007 Osaka
details
Flag of Kenya.svg  Janeth Jepkosgei  (KEN)Flag of Morocco.svg  Hasna Benhassi  (MAR)Flag of Spain.svg  Mayte Martínez  (ESP)
2009 Berlin
details
Flag of South Africa.svg  Caster Semenya  (RSA)Flag of Kenya.svg  Janeth Jepkosgei  (KEN)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jenny Meadows  (GBR)
2011 Daegu
details
Flag of South Africa.svg  Caster Semenya  (RSA)Flag of Kenya.svg  Janeth Jepkosgei  (KEN)Flag of the United States.svg  Alysia Johnson Montaño  (USA)
2013 Moscow
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Flag of Kenya.svg  Eunice Sum  (KEN)Flag of the United States.svg  Brenda Martinez  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Alysia Johnson Montaño  (USA)
2015 Beijing
details
Flag of Belarus.svg  Maryna Arzamasava  (BLR)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Melissa Bishop  (CAN)Flag of Kenya.svg  Eunice Sum  (KEN)
2017 London
details
Flag of South Africa.svg  Caster Semenya  (RSA)Flag of Burundi.svg  Francine Niyonsaba  (BDI)Flag of the United States.svg  Ajeé Wilson  (USA)
2019 Doha
details
Flag of Uganda.svg  Halimah Nakaayi  (UGA)Flag of the United States.svg  Raevyn Rogers  (USA)Flag of the United States.svg  Ajeé Wilson  (USA)
2022 Eugene
details
Flag of the United States.svg  Athing Mu  (USA)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Keely Hodgkinson  (GBR)Flag of Kenya.svg  Mary Moraa  (KEN)
2023 Budapest
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Flag of Kenya.svg  Mary Moraa  (KEN)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Keely Hodgkinson  (GBR)Flag of the United States.svg  Athing Mu  (USA)

Medalists by country

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)3227
2Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique  (MOZ)3115
3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)3104
4Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)3002
5Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1258
6Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)1124
7Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)1102
8Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  (BLR)1001
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  (CZE)1001
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)1001
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)1001
12Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)0235
13Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)0202
14Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)0325
15Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname  (SUR)0112
16Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)0101
17Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROM)0022
18Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)0011
19Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi  (BDI)0101
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)0101

World Indoor Championships medalists

Men

GamesGoldSilverBronze
1985 Paris [A] Flag of Spain.svg  Colomán Trabado  (ESP)Flag of Spain.svg  Benjamín González  (ESP)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Ikem Billy  (GBR)
1987 Indianapolis
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Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  José Luíz Barbosa  (BRA)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Graudyn  (URS)Flag of Morocco.svg  Faouzi Lahbi  (MAR)
1989 Budapest
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Flag of Kenya.svg  Paul Ereng  (KEN)Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg  José Luíz Barbosa  (BRA)Flag of Italy.svg  Tonino Viali  (ITA)
1991 Seville
details
Flag of Kenya.svg  Paul Ereng  (KEN)Flag of Spain.svg  Tomás de Teresa  (ESP)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Simon Hoogewerf  (CAN)
1993 Toronto
details
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Tom McKean  (GBR)Flag of Burundi.svg  Charles Nkazamyampi  (BDI)Flag of Germany.svg  Nico Motchebon  (GER)
1995 Barcelona
details
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Clive Terrelonge  (JAM)Flag of Kenya.svg  Benson Koech  (KEN)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Pavel Soukup  (CZE)
1997 Paris
details
Flag of Denmark.svg  Wilson Kipketer  (DEN)Flag of Morocco.svg  Mahjoub Haïda  (MAR)Flag of the United States.svg  Rich Kenah  (USA)
1999 Maebashi
details
Flag of South Africa.svg  Johan Botha  (RSA)Flag of Denmark.svg  Wilson Kipketer  (DEN)Flag of Germany.svg  Nico Motchebon  (GER)
2001 Lisbon
details
Flag of Russia.svg  Yuriy Borzakovskiy  (RUS)Flag of South Africa.svg  Johan Botha  (RSA)Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  André Bucher  (SUI)
2003 Birmingham
details
Flag of the United States.svg  David Krummenacker  (USA)Flag of Denmark.svg  Wilson Kipketer  (DEN)Flag of Kenya.svg  Wilfred Bungei  (KEN)
2004 Budapest
details
Flag of South Africa.svg  Mbulaeni Mulaudzi  (RSA)Flag of Bahrain.svg  Rashid Ramzi  (BHR)Flag of Brazil.svg  Osmar dos Santos  (BRA)
2006 Moscow
details
Flag of Kenya.svg  Wilfred Bungei  (KEN)Flag of South Africa.svg  Mbulaeni Mulaudzi  (RSA)Flag of Russia.svg  Yuriy Borzakovskiy  (RUS)
2008 Valencia
details
Flag of Sudan.svg  Abubaker Kaki  (SUD)Flag of South Africa.svg  Mbulaeni Mulaudzi  (RSA)Flag of Bahrain.svg  Yusuf Saad Kamel  (BHR)
2010 Doha
details
Flag of Sudan.svg  Abubaker Kaki  (SUD)Flag of Kenya.svg  Boaz Kiplagat Lalang  (KEN)Flag of Poland.svg  Adam Kszczot  (POL)
2012 Istanbul
details
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Mohammed Aman  (ETH)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jakub Holuša  (CZE)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Andrew Osagie  (GBR)
2014 Sopot
details
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Mohammed Aman  (ETH)Flag of Poland.svg  Adam Kszczot  (POL)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Andrew Osagie  (GBR)
2016 Portland
details
Flag of the United States.svg  Boris Berian  (USA)Flag of Burundi.svg  Antoine Gakeme  (BDI)Flag of the United States.svg  Erik Sowinski  (USA)
2018 Birmingham
details
Flag of Poland.svg  Adam Kszczot  (POL)Flag of the United States.svg  Drew Windle  (USA)Flag of Spain.svg  Saúl Ordóñez  (ESP)
2022 Belgrade
details
Flag of Spain.svg  Mariano García  (ESP)Flag of Kenya.svg  Noah Kibet  (KEN)Flag of the United States.svg  Bryce Hoppel  (USA)
2024 Glasgow
details
Flag of the United States.svg  Bryce Hoppel  (USA)Flag of Sweden.svg  Andreas Kramer  (SWE)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Elliott Crestan  (BEL)

Women

GamesGoldSilverBronze
1985 Paris [A] Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Cristieana Cojocaru  (ROU)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jane Finch  (GBR)Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Mariana Simeanu  (ROU)
1987 Indianapolis
details
Flag of East Germany.svg  Christine Wachtel  (GDR)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Gabriela Sedláková  (TCH)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Lyubov Kiryukhina  (URS)
1989 Budapest
details
Flag of East Germany.svg  Christine Wachtel  (GDR)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Tatyana Grebenchuk  (URS)Flag of East Germany.svg  Ellen Kiessling  (GDR)
1991 Seville
details
Flag of Germany.svg  Christine Wachtel  (GER)Flag of Romania.svg  Violeta Beclea  (ROU)Flag of Romania.svg  Ella Kovacs  (ROU)
1993 Toronto
details
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Maria Mutola  (MOZ)Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg  Svetlana Masterkova  (RUS)Flag of the United States.svg  Joetta Clark  (USA)
1995 Barcelona
details
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Maria Mutola  (MOZ)Flag of Russia.svg  Yelena Afanasyeva  (RUS)Flag of Suriname.svg  Letitia Vriesde  (SUR)
1997 Paris
details
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Maria Mutola  (MOZ)Flag of Belarus.svg  Natalya Dukhnova  (BLR)Flag of the United States.svg  Joetta Clark  (USA)
1999 Maebashi
details
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Ludmila Formanová  (CZE)Flag of Mozambique.svg  Maria Mutola  (MOZ)Flag of Russia.svg  Natalya Tsyganova  (RUS)
2001 Lisbon
details
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Maria Mutola  (MOZ)Flag of Austria.svg  Stephanie Graf  (AUT)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Helena Dziurova-Fuchsová  (CZE)
2003 Birmingham
details
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Maria Mutola  (MOZ)Flag of Austria.svg  Stephanie Graf  (AUT)Flag of Spain.svg  Mayte Martínez  (ESP)
2004 Budapest
details
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Maria Mutola  (MOZ)Flag of Slovenia.svg  Jolanda Čeplak  (SLO)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Joanne Fenn  (GBR)
2006 Moscow
details
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Maria Mutola  (MOZ)Flag of Jamaica.svg  Kenia Sinclair  (JAM)Flag of Morocco.svg  Hasna Benhassi  (MAR)
2008 Valencia
details
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Tamsyn Lewis  (AUS)Flag of Ukraine.svg  Tetiana Petlyuk  (UKR)Flag of Mozambique.svg  Maria Mutola  (MOZ)
2010 Doha
details
Flag of Russia.svg  Mariya Savinova  (RUS)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jenny Meadows  (GBR)Flag of the United States.svg  Alysia Johnson  (USA)
2012 Istanbul
details
Flag of Kenya.svg  Pamela Jelimo  (KEN)Flag of Ukraine.svg  Nataliia Lupu  (UKR)Flag of the United States.svg  Erica Moore  (USA)
2014 Sopot
details
Flag of the United States.svg  Chanelle Price  (USA)Flag of Poland.svg  Angelika Cichocka  (POL)Flag of Belarus.svg  Maryna Arzamasova  (BLR)
2016 Portland
details
Flag of Burundi.svg  Francine Niyonsaba  (BDI)Flag of the United States.svg  Ajeé Wilson  (USA)Flag of Kenya.svg  Margaret Wambui  (KEN)
2018 Birmingham
details
Flag of Burundi.svg  Francine Niyonsaba  (BDI)Flag of the United States.svg  Ajeé Wilson  (USA)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Shelayna Oskan-Clarke  (GBR)
2022 Belgrade
details
Flag of the United States.svg  Ajeé Wilson  (USA)Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Freweyni Hailu  (ETH)Flag of Uganda.svg  Halimah Nakaayi  (UGA)
2024 Glasgow
details
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Tsige Duguma  (ETH)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jemma Reekie  (GBR)Flag of Benin.svg  Noélie Yarigo  (BEN)

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