India at the World Athletics Championships

India at the World Championships in Athletics
WA code	IND
National federation	Athletics Federation of India
Medals Ranked 65th	Gold 1 Silver 1 Bronze 1 Total 3
World Championships in Athletics appearances
1983 1987 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2023

India has participated in the World Championships in Athletics since 1983. Their first ever medal was a Bronze medal won by Anju Bobby George in 2003 in Paris; in the Women's long jump discipline. ^[1]

Neeraj Chopra is the second Indian to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships. ^[2] He won a silver medal in the javelin throw at the 2022 World Athletics Championships and subsequently the first gold for India at the 2023 World Athletics Championships. ^[3]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Year	Event	Date	Ref.
Gold	Neeraj Chopra	2023 Budapest	Men's javelin throw	27 August 2023	[4]
Silver	Neeraj Chopra	2022 Eugene	Men's javelin throw	23 July 2022	[5]
Bronze	Anju Bobby George	2003 Paris	Women's long jump	30 August 2003	[6]

By event

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Javelin throw	1	1	0	2
Long jump	0	0	1	1
Totals (2 entries)	1	1	1	3

By gender

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

See also

• Indian records in athletics
• India at the Olympics
• India at the Paralympics

References

1. "EVENT REPORT WOMEN LONG JUMP FINAL". IAAF. 30 August 2003. Archived from the original on 30 March 2017.
2. "Neeraj Chopra wins silver, Anderson Peters takes gold". India Today . 24 July 2022. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
3. "Neeraj Chopra wins historic World Athletics Championships gold with incredible 88.17 throw in javelin final". Hindustan Times. 2023-08-28. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
4. "Neeraj Chopra wins historic gold in the 2023 World Athletics Championships".
5. "World Athletics Championships 2022: Neeraj Chopra creates history, wins India's first silver medal".
6. "2003: Anju Bobby George wins India's first medal in World Athletics".

External links

• AFI web site
• National Senior Records
• Open National Athletic Championships — Meet Records