| Kazakhstan at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics | |
|---|---|
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| WA code | KAZ |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 12 |
| Medals Ranked 32nd |
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| World Championships in Athletics appearances | |
Kazakhstan competed at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, from 22 to 30 August 2015. [1]
On 24 August Olga Rypakova won the bronze medal in the women's triple jump.
The following Kazakhstani competitors won medals at the Championships
| Medal | Athlete | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Olga Rypakova | Triple jump | 24 August |
(q – qualified, NM – no mark, SB – season best)
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Mihail Krassilov | Marathon | — | DNF | ||||
| Georgiy Sheiko | 20 kilometres walk | — | 1:24:58 | 30 | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Nikita Filippov | Pole vault | 5.40 | 30 | Did not advance | |
| Roman Valiyev | Triple jump | 16.04 | 25 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Viktoriya Zyabkina | 100 metres | 11.24 | 3 Q | 11.19 PB | 6 | Did not advance | |
| Olga Safronova | 11.49 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Viktoriya Zyabkina | 200 metres | 22.92 | 3 Q | 22.77 NR | 5 | Did not advance | |
| Olga Safronova | 23.28 SB | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Irina Smolnikova | Marathon | — | DNF | ||||
| Gulzhanat Zhanatbek | — | 2:45:54 | 40 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Olga Rypakova | Triple jump | 14.33 | 4 Q | 14.77 SB | |
| Irina Ektova | 13.61 | 17 | Did not advance | ||
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