| Pakistan at the World Championships in Athletics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| WA code | PAK |
| National federation | Athletics Federation of Pakistan |
| Medals Ranked 0th |
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| World Championships in Athletics appearances | |
Pakistan has participated in the World Championships in Athletics since 1983. Their first-ever medal was a Silver and was won by Arshad Nadeem at the 2023 World Athletics Championships. [1]
| Medal | Name | Year | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Arshad Nadeem | 2023 Budapest | Men's javelin throw |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javelin throw | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (1 entries) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Women | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 Helsinki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1987 Rome | did not participate | |||||
| 1991 Tokyo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1993 Stuttgart | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1995 Gothenburg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1997 Athens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1999 Seville | did not participate | |||||
| 2001 Edmonton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2003 Paris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2005 Helsinki | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2007 Osaka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2009 Berlin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2011 Daegu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2013 Moscow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2015 Beijing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2017 London | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2019 Doha | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2022 Eugene | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2023 Budapest | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 95 | |
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