| Slovakia at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| WA code | SVK |
| National federation | Slovak Athletic Federation |
| Website | www |
| in Beijing | |
| Competitors | 16 |
| Medals Ranked 15th |
|
| World Championships in Athletics appearances | |
Slovakia competed at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, from 22 to 30 August 2015.
The following competitors from Slovakia won medals at the Championships
| Medal | Athlete | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Matej Tóth | 50 kilometres walk | August 29 |
(q – qualified, NM – no mark, SB – season best)
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Jozef Repčík | 800 metres | 1:46.28 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Anton Kučmín | 20 kilometres walk | — | 1:27.46 | 44 | |||
| Matej Tóth | 50 kilometres walk | — | 3:40:32 | | |||
| Dušan Majdán | — | 3:58:57 SB | 30 | ||||
| Martin Tišťan | — | DQ | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Matúš Bubeník | High jump | 2.17 | 37 | Did not advance | |
| Patrik Žeňúch | Javelin throw | 69.31 | 33 | Did not advance | |
| Marcel Lomnický | Hammer throw | 74.51 | 12 q | 75.79 | 8 |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Iveta Putalová | 400 metres | 52.52 | 7 | Did not advance | |||
| Lucia Klocová | 800 metres | 2:01.35 | 3 Q | 1:59.14 SB | 7 | Did not advance | |
| Katarína Berešová | Marathon | — | 2:37:24 | 22 | |||
| Mária Gáliková | 20 kilometres walk | — | 1:40:06 | 41 | |||
| Mária Czaková | — | 1:36:08 | 30 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Position | Distance | Position | ||
| Jana Velďáková | Long jump | 6.56 | 17 | Did not advance | |
| Dana Velďáková | Triple jump | 13.76 | 15 | Did not advance | |
| Martina Hrašnová | Hammer throw | 68.80 | 16 | Did not advance | |
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