Djibouti at the World Athletics Championships

Djibouti at the World Athletics Championships
Flag of Djibouti
WA code	DJI
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 2 Bronze 1 Total 3
World Athletics Championships appearances (overview)
1983 1987 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2023 2025
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Djibouti has taken part in every edition of the World Athletics Championships , except for 2001. ^[1] Ahmed Salah was their first medalist, after placing second in the men's marathon at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics. ^{[1] [2]} He repeated this classification four years later, in the same event. ^{[1] [3]} Their third medal came in 2013 by Ayanleh Souleiman . ^{[1] [4]}

Medalists

Medal	Name	Year	Event
Silver	Ahmed Salah	1987 Rome	Men's marathon
Silver	Ahmed Salah	1993 Stuttgart	Men's marathon
Bronze	Ayanleh Souleiman	2013 Moscow	Men's 800 metres

By event

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Marathon	0	2	0	2
800 metres	0	0	1	1
Totals (2 entries)	0	2	1	3

By gender

Gender	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Men	0	2	1	3
Women	0	0	0	0

See also

• Djibouti at the Olympics
• Djibouti at the Paralympics

References

1. World Athletics Championships Budapest 23 – Statistical Booklet (PDF). World Athletics. p. 59.
2. Krastev, Todor. "Men Marathon World Championship Rome (ITA) 1987 - Sunday 06.09". www.todor66.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-08. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
3. "Men Marathon Athletics III World Championship 1991 Tokyo (JPN) - Sunday 01.09". todor66.com. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
4. "800 metres Final - 2013 Moscow World Championships in Athletics" (PDF).