American Samoa at the World Athletics Championships

American Samoa at the World Athletics Championships
Flag of American Samoa
WA code	ASA
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
World Athletics Championships appearances (overview)
1987 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015–2017 2019 2022 2023 2025
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American Samoa has taken part in 15 editions of the World Athletics Championships, having won a bronze medal in 1999 by Lisa Misapeka in the women's hammer throw ^[1] . It was the only medal won by an Oceania country other than Australia or New Zealand, until Alex Rose gave Samoa their first medal in 2025 ^[2] .

Medalists

Medal	Name	Year	Event
Bronze	Lisa Misapeka	1999 Seville	Women's hammer throw

By event

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Hammer throw	0	0	1	1
Totals (1 entries)	0	0	1	1

By gender

Gender	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Women	0	0	1	1
Men	0	0	0	0

See also

• American Samoa at the Olympics
• American Samoa at the Paralympics

References

1. "The 7th IAAF World Championships in Athletics: Results". www2.iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 2008-09-14. Retrieved 2025-09-27.
2. "World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25: Alex Rose claims Samoa's first global athletics medal in delayed discus". Olympics.