Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Athletics Championships (1522)

Description

Host cities:

1976 Malmö (SWE) 18 September 1976 (forerunner)
1980 Sittard (NED) 14-16 August 1980 (forerunner)
1983 Helsinki (FIN) 7-14 August 1983
1987 Roma (ITA) 28 August-6 September 1987
1991 Tokyo (JPN) 23 August-1 September 1991
1993 Stuttgart (GER) 13-22 August 1993
1995 Göteborg (Gothenburg) (SWE) 5-13 August 1995
1997 Athina (Athens) (GRE) 1-10 August 1997
1999 Sevilla (ESP) 20-29 August 1999
2001 Edmonton (CAN) 3-12 August 2001
2003 Saint-Denis (FRA) 23-31 August 2003
2005 Helsinki (FIN) 4-16 August 2005
2007 Osaka (JPN) 24 August-2 September 2007
2009 Berlin (GER) 15-23 August 2009
2011 Daegu (KOR) 27 August-4 September 2011
2013 Moskva (Moscow) (RUS) 10-18 August 2013
2015 Beijing (CHN) 22-30 August 2015
2017 London (GBR) 4-13 August 2017
2019 Doha (QAT) 27 September-7 October 2019
2022 Eugene (USA) 15-24 July 2022 (postponed by one year due to COVID)
2023 Budapest (HUN) 19-27 August 2023
Note: The forerunners only hosted events, which have been non-Olympic at that time. 1976 the 50 km walk for men and 1980 the 3000 m and 400 m hurdles both for women.

Athlete	Nation(s)	Sport(s)	Role(s)	Era	Notes
David Verburg	USA	ATH	Olympics	2016	2–0–0 2013 Moskva gold: 4×400 m relay; 2015 Beijing gold: 4×400 m relay
Wendy Vereen	USA	ATH	Non-starter	1984	0–1–0 1993 Suttgart silver: 4×100 m relay
Mariya Vergova-Petkova	BUL	ATH	Olympics	1976—1980	0–0–1 1983 Helsinki bronze: discus throw (competed as Mariya Petkova)
Anna Verouli	GRE	ATH	Olympics	1984—1992	0–0–1 1983 Helsinki bronze: javelin throw
Vítězslav Veselý	CZE	ATH	Olympics	2008—2020	1–0–0 2013 Moskva gold: javelin throw
Anouk Vetter	NED	ATH	Olympics	2016—2024	0–0–1 2017 London bronze: heptathlon
Johannes Vetter	GER	ATH	Olympics	2016—2020	1–0–1 2017 London gold: javelin throw; 2019 Doha bronze: javelin throw
Jimmy Vicaut	FRA	ATH	Olympics	2012—2020	0–1–0 2011 Daegu silver: 4×100 m relay
Janeene Vickers	USA	ATH	Olympics	1992	0–0–1 1991 Tokyo bronze: 400 m hurdles
João Vieira	POR	ATH	Olympics / Non-starter	2000—2020	0–1–1 2013 Moskva bronze: 20 km walk; 2019 Doha silver: 50 km walk
Thierry Vigneron	FRA	ATH	Olympics	1980—1988	0–1–0 1987 Rome silver: pole vault
Sunette Viljoen	RSA	ATH	Olympics	2004—2016	0–1–1 2011 Daegu silver: javelin throw; 2015 Beijing bronze: javelin throw
Jocelyne Villeton	FRA	ATH	Olympics	1988	0–0–1 1987 Rome bronze: marathon
Bert van Vlaanderen	NED	ATH	Olympics	1992—1996	0–0–1 1993 Stuttgart bronze: marathon
Blanka Vlašić	CRO	ATH	Olympics	2000—2016	2–2–0 2007 Osaka gold: high jump; 2009 Berlin gold: high jump; 2011 Daegu silver: high jump; 2015 Beijing silver: high jump
Konstantin Volkov	RUS URS	ATH	Olympics	1980	0–1–0 1983 Helsinki silver: pole vault
Yekaterina Volkova	RUS	ATH	Olympics	2008	1–1–0 2005 Helsinki silver: 3000 m steeplechase; 2007 Osaka gold: 3000 m steeplechase
Leonid Voloshin	RUS URS EUN	ATH	Olympics	1988—1992	0–2–0 1991 Tokyo silver: triple jump (competed for the Soviet Union); 1993 Stuttgart silver: triple jump (competed for Russia)
Aikaterini Vongoli	GRE	ATH	Olympics	1996—2004	0–0–1 2003 Saint-Denis bronze: discus throw
Vyacheslav Voronin	RUS	ATH	Olympics	2000—2008	1–1–0 1999 Sevilla gold: high jump; 2001 Edmonton silver: high jump
Torsten Voss	GDR GER	ATH/BOB	Olympics	1988—1998	1–0–0 1987 Rome gold: decathlon (competed for East Germany)
Aleksey Voyevodin	RUS	ATH	Olympics	2004	0–1–0 2005 Helsinki silver: 50 km walk
Letitia Vriesde	SUR	ATH	Olympics / Opening Flagbearer / Closing Flagbearer	1988—2004	0–1–1 1995 Göteborg silver: 800 m; 2001 Edmonton bronze: 800 m
Christine Wachtel	GDR GER	ATH	Olympics	1988—1992	0–1–1 1987 Rome silver: 800 m (competed for East Germany); 1991 Tokyo bronze: 4×400 m relay (competed for Germany)
Marion Wagner	GER	ATH	Olympics	2000—2008	1–0–1 2001 Edmonton gold: 4×100 m relay; 2009 Berlin bronze: 4×100 m relay
Douglas Wakiihuri	KEN	ATH	Olympics	1988—1992	1–0–0 1987 Rome gold: marathon
Astia Walker	JAM	ATH	Olympics	2000	0–0–1 2001 Edmonton bronze: 4×100 m relay
Brad Walker	USA	ATH	Olympics	2008—2012	1–1–0 2005 Helsinki silver: pole vault; 2007 Osaka gold: pole vault
Melaine Walker	JAM	ATH	Olympics	2008—2012	1–1–0 2009 Berlin gold: 400 m hurdles; 2011 Daegu silver: 400 m hurdles
Tom Walsh	NZL	ATH	Olympics	2016—2024	1–0–1 2017 London gold: shot put; 2019 Doha bronze: shot put
Gete Wami	ETH	ATH	Olympics	1996—2008	1–0–1 1999 Sevilla gold: 10000 m; 2001 Edmonton bronze: 10000 m
Wang Hao	CHN	ATH	Olympics	2008	1–0–0 2009 Berlin gold: 20 km walk
Wang Jianan	CHN	ATH	Olympics	2016—2024	0–0–1 2015 Beijing bronze: long jump
Wang Junxia	CHN	ATH	Olympics	1996	1–0–0 1993 Stuttgart gold: 10000 m
Wang Xiuting	CHN	ATH	Olympics	1988—1992	0–0–1 1991 Tokyo bronze: 10000 m
Wang Yan	CHN	ATH	Olympics	1996	0–1–0 1999 Sevilla silver: 20 km walk
Wang Zhen	CHN	ATH	Olympics	2012—2016	0–2–0 2011 Daegu silver: 20 km walk; 2015 Beijing silver: 20 km walk
Wang Zheng	CHN	ATH	Olympics	2008—2024	0–1–1 2017 London silver: hammer throw; 2019 Doha bronze: hammer throw
Karsten Warholm	NOR	ATH	Olympics	2016—2024	2–0–0 2017 London gold: 400 m hurdles; 2019 Doha gold: 400 m hurdles
Jeremy Wariner	USA	ATH	Olympics	2004—2008	5–1–0 2005 Helsinki gold: 400 m and 4×400 m relay; 2007 Osaka gold: 400 m and 4×400 m relay; 2009 Berlin gold: 4×400 m relay, silver: 400 m
Damian Warner	CAN	ATH	Olympics / Closing Flagbearer	2012—2024	0–1–2 2013 Moskva bronze: decathlon; 2015 Beijing silver: decathlon; 2019 Doha bronze: decathlon
Justyn Warner	CAN	ATH	Olympics	2012	0–0–2 2013 Moskva bronze: 4×100 m relay; 2015 Beijing bronze: 4×100 m relay
Tony Washington	USA	ATH	Olympics	1992—2000	1–0–0 1999 Sevilla gold: discus throw
Julien Watrin	BEL	ATH	Olympics	2016	0–0–1 2019 Doha bronze: 4×400 m relay (ran in heats only)
Mitch Watt	AUS	ATH	Olympics	2012	0–1–1 2009 Berlin bronze: long jump; 2011 Daegu silver: long jump
Quincy Watts	USA	ATH	Olympics	1992	1–1–0 1991 Tokyo silver: 4×400 m relay; 1993 Stuttgart gold: 4×400 m relay
Hartmut Weber	FRG	ATH	Non-starter	1984	0–1–0 1983 Helsinki silver: 4×400 m relay
Ronald Weigel	GDR GER	ATH	Olympics	1988—1996	1–1–0 1983 Helsinki gold: 50 km walk (competed for East Germany); 1987 Rome silver: 50 km walk (competed for East Germany)
Warren Weir	JAM	ATH	Olympics	2012	1–1–0 2013 Moskva gold: 4×100 m relay (ran in heats only), silver: 200 m
Heinz Weis	GER FRG	ATH	Olympics	1988—2000	1–0–1 1991 Tokyo bronze: hammer throw (competed for Germany); 1997 Athens gold: hammer throw (competed for Germany)
Lukas Weißhaidinger	AUT	ATH	Olympics	2016—2024	0–0–1 2019 Doha bronze: discus throw
Brian Wellman	BER	ATH	Olympics / Opening Flagbearer	1988—2000	0–1–0 1995 Göteborg silver: triple jump
Siggi Wentz	FRG	ATH	Olympics	1984	0–1–1 1983 Helsinki bronze: decathlon; 1987 Rome silver: decathlon
Martin Weppler	FRG	ATH	Olympics	1984	0–1–0 1983 Helsinki silver: 4×400 m relay (ran in heats only)
Anita Weyermann	SUI	ATH	Olympics	1996—2000	0–0–1 1997 Athens bronze: 1500 m
Fatima Whitbread	GBR	ATH	Olympics	1980—1988	1–1–0 1983 Helsinki silver: javelin throw; 1987 Rome gold: javelin throw
Ryan Whiting	USA	ATH	Olympics	2012	0–1–0 2013 Moskva silver: shot put
Rosemarie Whyte	JAM	ATH	Olympics	2008—2012	0–2–0 2009 Berlin silver: 4×400 m relay; 2011 Daegu silver: 4×400 m relay
Rafał Wieruszewski	POL	ATH	Olympics / Non-starter	2004—2008	0–0–2 2001 Edmonton bronze: 4×400 m relay; 2007 Osaka bronze: 4×400 m relay (ran in heats only)
Tonique Williams-Darling	BAH	ATH	Olympics	2000—2004	1–0–0 2005 Helsinki gold: 400 m
Novlene Williams-Mills	JAM	ATH	Olympics	2004—2016	1–4–1 2005 Helsinki silver: 4×400 m relay (competed as Novlene Williams); 2007 Osaka silver: 4×400 m relay, bronze: 400 m (competed as Novlene Williams); 2009 Berlin silver: 4×400 m relay; 2011 Daegu silver: 4×400 m relay; 2015 Beijing gold: 4×400 m relay
Andrae Williams	BAH	ATH	Olympics	2004—2008	0–2–0 2005 Helsinki silver: 4×400 m relay; 2007 Osaka silver: 4×400 m relay
Angela Williams	USA	ATH	Olympics	2004—2008	0–1–0 2003 Saint-Denis silver: 4×100 m relay
Chris Williams	JAM	ATH	Olympics	2000—2008	0–2–0 2001 Edmonton silver: 200 m and 4×400 m relay
Christania Williams	AUT JAM	ATH/BOB	Olympics	2016—2026	0–0–1 2017 London bronze: 4×100 m relay (ran in heats only)
Conrad Williams	GBR	ATH	Olympics	2012	0–1–0 2009 Berlin silver: 4×400 m relay
Delano Williams	GBR	ATH	Olympics	2016	0–0–1 2015 Beijing bronze: 4×400 m relay
Diane Williams	USA	ATH	Non-starter	1984	1–0–1 1983 Helsinki bronze: 100 m; 1987 Roma gold: 4×100 m relay
Bernard Williams, III	USA	ATH	Olympics	2000—2004	1–1–0 2001 Edmonton silver: 100 m; 2003 Saint-Denis gold: 4×100 m relay
Jeff Williams	USA	ATH	Olympics	1996	0–0–1 1995 Göteborg bronze: 200 m
Jesse Williams	USA	ATH	Olympics	2008—2012	1–0–0 2011 Daegu gold: high jump
Lauryn Williams	USA	ATH/BOB	Olympics	2004—2014	3–2–0 2003 Saint-Denis silver: 4×100 m relay (ran in heats only); 2005 Helsinki gold: 100 m and 4×100 m relay; 2007 Osaka gold: 4×100 m relay, silver: 100 m
Shericka Williams	JAM	ATH	Olympics	2008—2012	0–5–0 2005 Helsinki silver: 4×400 m relay; 2007 Osaka silver: 4×400 m relay; 2009 Berlin silver: 400 m and 4×400 m relay; 2011 Daegu silver: 4×400 m relay
Darold Williamson	USA	ATH	Olympics / Non-starter	2004—2008	2–0–0 2005 Helsinki gold: 4×400 m relay; 2007 Osaka gold: 4×400 m relay
Simeon Williamson	GBR	ATH	Olympics	2008	0–0–1 2009 Berlin bronze: 4×100 m relay
Ajeé Wilson	USA	ATH	Olympics	2016—2020	0–0–2 2017 London bronze: 800 m; 2019 Doha bronze: 800 m
Mary Wineberg	USA	ATH	Olympics	2008	1–0–0 2007 Osaka gold: 4×400 m relay
Anita Włodarczyk	POL	ATH	Olympics / Opening Flagbearer	2008—2024	3–1–0 2009 Berlin gold: hammer throw; 2013 Moskva silver: hammer throw; 2015 Beijing gold: hammer throw; 2017 London gold: hammer throw
Sigrun Wodars-Grau	GDR GER	ATH	Olympics	1988—1992	1–0–0 1987 Rome gold: 800 m (competed as Sigrun Wodars for East Germany)
Paweł Wojciechowski	POL	ATH	Olympics	2012—2020	1–0–1 2011 Daegu gold: pole vault; 2015 Beijing bronze: pole vault
Million Wolde	ETH	ATH	Olympics	2000	0–1–0 2001 Edmonton silver: 5000 m
Ayelech Worku	ETH	ATH	Olympics	1996—2000	0–0–2 1999 Sevilla bronze: 5000 m; 2001 Edmonton bronze: 5000 m
Clive Wright	JAM	ATH	Olympics	1988—1992	0–0–1 1987 Rome bronze: 4×100 m relay
Sean Wroe	AUS	ATH	Olympics	2008	0–0–1 2009 Berlin bronze: 4×400 m relay
Willi Wülbeck	FRG	ATH	Olympics	1976	1–0–0 1983 Helsinki gold: 800 m
Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz	POL	ATH	Olympics	2012—2016	0–1–1 2017 London bronze: 4×400 m relay (ran in heats only); 2019 Doha silver: 4×400 m relay
Ilke Wyludda	GER	ATH	Olympics	1992—2000	0–2–0 1991 Tokyo silver: discus throw; 1995 Göteborg silver: discus throw
Niki Xanthou	GRE	ATH	Olympics	1996—2004	0–1–0 1997 Athens silver: long jump
Xie Zhenye	CHN	ATH	Olympics / YOG	2010—2024	0–1–0 2015 Beijing silver: 4×100 m relay
Xu Demei	CHN	ATH	Olympics	1992	1–0–0 1991 Tokyo gold: javelin throw
Sachiko Yamashita	JPN	ATH	Olympics	1992	0–1–0 1991 Tokyo silver: marathon
Iryna Yatchanka	BLR EUN	ATH	Olympics	1992—2008	1–0–0 2003 Saint-Denis gold: discus throw (competed for Belarus)
Alfred Kirwa Yego	KEN	ATH	Olympics	2008	1–1–0 2007 Osaka gold: 800 m; 2009 Berlin silver: 800 m
Julius Yego	KEN	ATH	Olympics	2012—2024	1–0–0 2015 Beijing gold: javelin throw
Grigory Yegorov	KAZ URS	ATH	Olympics	1988—2004	0–1–0 1993 Stuttgart silver: pole vault (competed for Kazakhstan)
Olga Yegorova	RUS	ATH	Olympics	2000—2004	1–1–0 2001 Edmonton gold: 5000 m; 2005 Helsinki silver: 1500 m
Yelena Yelesina	RUS	ATH	Olympics	2000	0–2–0 1991 Tokyo silver: high jump (competed for the Soviet Union); 1999: Sevilla silver: high jump
Viktor Yevsyukov	KAZ URS	ATH	Olympics	1988	0–1–0 1987 Rome silver: javelin throw
Yevgeny Yevsyukov	RUS URS	ATH	Olympics	1980	0–0–1 1983 Helsinki bronze: 20 km walk
William Yiampoy	KEN	ATH	Olympics	2000	0–0–1 2005 Helsinki bronze: 800 m
Daniela Yordanova	BUL	ATH	Olympics	2000—2004	0–0–1 2007 Osaka bronze: 1500 m
Kevin Young	USA	ATH	Olympics	1988—1992	1–0–0 1993 Stuttgart gold: 400 m hurdles
Rabah Yousif	SUD	ATH	Olympics / Closing Flagbearer	2012	0–0–2 2015 Beijing bronze: 4×400 m relay (competed for Great Britain); 2017 London bronze: 4×400 m relay (competed for Great Britain)
Ginka Zagorcheva	BUL	ATH	Olympics	1988	1–0–1 1983 Helsinki bronze: 100 m hurdles; 1987 Rome gold: 100 m hurdles
Aleksey Zagorny	RUS	ATH	Olympics	2000—2012	0–0–1 2009 Berlin bronze: hammer throw
Svetlana Zakharova	RUS	ATH	Olympics	2004—2008	0–0–1 2001 Edmonton bronze: marathon
Anthony Zambrano	COL	ATH	Olympics	2016—2024	0–1–0 2019 Doha silver: 400 m
Hugues Zango	BUR	ATH	Olympics / Opening Flagbearer / Closing Flagbearer	2016—2024	0–0–1 2019 Doha bronze: triple jump
Yuliya Zaripova	RUS	ATH	Olympics	2012	1–0–0 2009 Berlin gold: 3000 m steeplechase
Jan Železný	CZE TCH	ATH	Olympics / Administrator	1988—2012	3–0–2 1987 Rome bronze: javelin throw (competed for Czechoslovakia); 1993 Stuttgart gold: javelin throw (competed for Czech Republic); 1995 Göteborg gold: javelin throw (competed for Czech Republic); 1999 Sevilla bronze: javelin throw (competed for Czech Republic); 2001 Edmonton gold: javelin throw (competed for Czech Republic)
Zhang Guowei	CHN	ATH	Olympics	2012—2016	0–1–0 2015 Beijing silver: high jump
Zhang Peimeng	CHN	ATH	Olympics	2008—2016	0–1–0 2015 Beijing silver: 4×100 m relay
Zhang Wenxiu	CHN	ATH	Olympics	2004—2016	0–1–3 2007 Osaka bronze: hammer throw; 2011 Daegu bronze: hammer throw; 2013 Moskva bronze: hammer throw; 2015 Beijing silver: hammer throw
Zhong Huandi	CHN	ATH	Olympics	1988—1992	0–2–0 1991 Tokyo silver: 10000 m; 1993 Stuttgart silver: 10000 m
Zhou Chunxiu	CHN	ATH	Olympics	2004—2008	0–1–0 2007 Osaka silver: marathon
Zhu Jianhua	CHN	ATH	Olympics	1984—1988	0–0–1 1983 Helsinki bronze: high jump
Yelena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova	URS UKR EUN	ATH	Olympics	1988—1992	0–1–0 1987 Rome silver: 10000 m (competed as Yelena Zhupiyeva)
Szymon Ziółkowski	POL	ATH	Olympics	1996—2012	1–2–0 2001 Edmonton gold: hammer throw; 2005 Helsinki silver: hammer throw; 2009 Berlin silver: hammer throw
Attila Zsivóczky	HUN	ATH	Olympics	2000—2008	0–0–1 2005 Helsinki bronze: decathlon
Stipe Žunić	CRO	ATH	Olympics	2016	0–0–1 2017 London bronze: shot put
Elina Zverava	BLR URS	ATH	Olympics	1988—2008	2–1–0 1995 Göteborg gold: discus throw (competed for Belarus); 1997 Athens silver: discus throw (competed for Belarus); 2001 Edmonton gold: discus throw (competed for Belarus)
Olesya Zykina	RUS	ATH	Olympics	2000—2004	1–1–1 2001 Edmonton bronze: 4×400 m relay; 2003 Saint-Denis silver: 4×400 m relay; 2005 Helsinki gold: 4×400 m relay (ran in heats only)