Netherlands at the World Athletics Championships

Netherlands at the World Athletics Championships
WA code	NED
National federation	Royal Dutch Athletics Federation
Website	www.atletiekunie.nl
Medals	Gold 7 Silver 9 Bronze 12 Total 28
World Athletics Championships appearances (overview)
1976 1980 1983 1987 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2023

The Netherlands has competed in all World Athletics Championships since the first edition in 1976.

Athletes representing the Netherlands have won 28 medals of which 7 gold. The individual gold medalists are Rens Blom (pole vault in 2005), Dafne Schippers (200 metres in 2015 and 2017), Sifan Hassan (1500 metres and 10,000 metres in 2019), and Femke Bol (400 metres hurdles in 2023). ^[1] The Dutch women's 4 × 400 metres relay team (Eveline Saalberg, Lieke Klaver, Cathelijn Peeters, Femke Bol, Lisanne de Witte) won a gold medal in 2023. ^[2]

The Netherlands was most successful at the 2023 World Championships, where the Dutch athletes won the most medals (5) and where the country had the highest medal ranking (8th). ^[2]

Medal table

Championships	Men			Women			Mixed			Total
	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank	Athletes
1976 Malmö	0	0	0	No female events			No mixed events			0	0	0	0	Unranked	1
1980 Sittard	No male events			0	0	0				0	0	0	0	-	1
1983 Helsinki	0	1	0	0	0	0				0	1	0	1	15	9
1987 Roma	0	0	0	0	0	0				0	0	0	0	-	13
1991 Tokyo	0	1	0	0	0	0				0	1	0	1	21
1993 Stuttgart	0	0	1	0	0	0				0	0	1	1	29
1995 Gothenburg	0	0	0	0	0	0				0	0	0	0	-
1997 Athens	0	0	0	0	0	0				0	0	0	0	-
1999 Seville	0	0	0	0	0	0				0	0	0	0	-
2001 Edmonton	0	0	0	0	0	0				0	0	0	0	-
2003 Paris	0	0	1	0	0	0				0	0	1	1	40
2005 Helsinki	1	1	0	0	0	0				1	1	0	2	13
2007 Osaka	0	0	2	0	0	0				0	0	2	2	35
2009 Berlin	0	0	0	0	0	0				0	0	0	0	-	15
2011 Daegu	0	0	0	0	0	0				0	0	0	0	-	17
2013 Moscow	0	1	0	0	0	1				0	1	1	2	25	23
2015 Beijing	0	0	0	1	1	1				1	1	1	3	12	21
2017 London	0	0	0	1	0	3				1	0	3	4	15	30
2019 Doha	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	9	27
2022 Eugene	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	4	30	36
2023 Budapest	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	2	1	2	5	8	41
Total	1	4	4	6	4	8	0	1	0	7	9	12	28	28

Multiple medalists

Athlete	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Years
Femke Bol	2	2	0	4	2022–2023
Sifan Hassan	2	1	3	6	2015–2023
Dafne Schippers	2	1	2	5	2013–2017
Lieke Klaver	1	1	0	2	2022–2023
Eveline Saalberg	1	1	0	2	2022–2023
Rutger Smith	0	1	2	3	2005–2007
Anouk Vetter	0	1	2	3	2017–2023

References

1. "Bol vierde Nederlandse wereldkampioen in atletiek" (in Dutch), Welingelichte Kringen (VPRO), 24 August 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
2. "TeamNL keert met vijf medailles terug uit Boedapest" (in Dutch), Royal Dutch Athletics Federation , 30 August 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.