List of world champions in athletics / most successful participants
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This list is part of the list of world champions in athletics . Those athletes who have won at least two world championship gold medals are listed.
- Place: order of the athletes. This is determined by the number of gold medals. If the number is the same, the silver medals are compared, then the bronze medals.
- Name: Name of the athlete.
- Country: The country for which the athlete started. When changing nationality, the country for which the athlete won the last medal is named.
- By: The year the athlete won the first World Championship medal.
- Until: The year in which the athlete won the last World Championship medal.
- Gold: Number of gold medals won.
- Silver: Number of silver medals won.
- Bronze: Number of bronze medals won.
- Total: Number of all medals won.
Status: October 7, 2019
Top 10
space | Surname | country | From | To | gold | silver | bronze | total |
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1 | Allyson Felix |
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2005 | 2019 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 18th |
2 | Usain Bolt |
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2007 | 2017 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 14th |
3 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce |
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2007 | 2019 | 9 | 2 | - | 11 |
4th | Carl Lewis |
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1983 | 1993 | 8th | 1 | 1 | 10 |
5 | Michael Johnson |
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1991 | 1999 | 8th | - | - | 8th |
6th | LaShawn Merritt |
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2007 | 2015 | 7th | 3 | - | 10 |
7th | Mo Farah |
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2011 | 2017 | 6th | 2 | - | 8th |
8th | Serhiy Bubka |
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1983 | 1997 | 6th | - | - | 6th |
9 | Gail Devers |
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1991 | 2001 | 5 | 3 | - | 8th |
10 | Sanya Richards-Ross |
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2003 | 2015 | 5 | 2 | - | 7th |
Men
space | Surname | country | From | To | gold | silver | bronze | total |
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1 | Usain Bolt |
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2007 | 2017 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 14th |
2 | Carl Lewis |
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1983 | 1993 | 8th | 1 | 1 | 10 |
3 | Michael Johnson |
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1991 | 1999 | 8th | - | - | 8th |
4th | LaShawn Merritt |
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2007 | 2015 | 7th | 3 | - | 10 |
5 | Mo Farah |
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2011 | 2017 | 6th | 2 | - | 8th |
6th | Serhiy Bubka |
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1983 | 1997 | 6th | - | - | 6th |
7th | Jeremy Wariner |
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2005 | 2009 | 5 | 1 | - | 6th |
8th | Kenenisa Bekele |
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2003 | 2009 | 5 | - | 1 | 6th |
8th | Lars Riedel |
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1991 | 2001 | 5 | - | 1 | 6th |
10 | Maurice Greene |
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1997 | 2001 | 5 | - | - | 5 |
11 | Justin Gatlin |
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2005 | 2019 | 4th | 6th | - | 10 |
12 | Ezekiel Kemboi |
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2003 | 2015 | 4th | 3 | - | 7th |
13 | Haile Gebrselassie |
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1993 | 2003 | 4th | 2 | 1 | 7th |
14th | Hicham El Guerrouj |
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1995 | 2003 | 4th | 2 | - | 6th |
15th | Kerron Clement |
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2007 | 2017 | 4th | - | 1 | 5 |
15th | Allen Johnson |
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1995 | 2005 | 4th | - | 1 | 5 |
15th | Dwight Phillips |
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2003 | 2011 | 4th | - | 1 | 5 |
18th | Paweł Fajdek |
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2011 | 2019 | 4th | - | - | 4th |
18th | Iván Pedroso |
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1995 | 2001 | 4th | - | - | 4th |
18th | Christian Taylor |
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2013 | 2019 | 4th | - | - | 4th |
21st | Harry Reynolds |
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1987 | 1995 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6th |
22nd | Nesta Carter |
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2007 | 2015 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
23 | Donovan Bailey |
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1995 | 1997 | 3 | 1 | - | 4th |
23 | Tyson Gay |
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2007 | 2009 | 3 | 1 | - | 4th |
23 | Robert Harting |
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2007 | 2013 | 3 | 1 | - | 4th |
23 | Bershawn Jackson |
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2005 | 2011 | 3 | 1 | - | 4th |
23 | Moses Kiptanui |
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1991 | 1997 | 3 | 1 | - | 4th |
23 | Jefferson Perez |
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1999 | 2007 | 3 | 1 | - | 4th |
23 | Calvin Smith |
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1983 | 1987 | 3 | 1 | - | 4th |
30th | Jan Železný |
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1987 | 2001 | 3 | - | 2 | 5 |
31 | Robert Korzeniowski |
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1995 | 2003 | 3 | - | 1 | 4th |
31 | Angelo Taylor |
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1999 | 2011 | 3 | - | 1 | 4th |
33 | Tomáš Dvořák |
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1997 | 2001 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
33 | John Godina |
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1995 | 2001 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
33 | Werner Günthör |
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1987 | 1993 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
33 | Greg Foster |
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1983 | 1991 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
33 | Wilson Kipketer |
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1995 | 1999 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
33 | Asbel Kiprop |
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2011 | 2015 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
33 | Noureddine Morceli |
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1991 | 1995 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
33 | Dan O'Brien |
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1991 | 1995 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
33 | Ivan Zichan |
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2003 | 2007 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
42 | Bernard Lagat |
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2001 | 2011 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6th |
43 | Colin Jackson |
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1987 | 1999 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
43 | Bruny Surin |
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1993 | 1999 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
45 | Virgilijus Alekna |
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1997 | 2005 | 2 | 2 | - | 4th |
45 | Christian Coleman |
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2017 | 2019 | 2 | 2 | - | 4th |
45 | Conseslus Kipruto |
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2013 | 2019 | 2 | 2 | - | 4th |
45 | Tony McQuay |
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2013 | 2017 | 2 | 2 | - | 4th |
45 | Javier Sotomayor |
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1991 | 1997 | 2 | 2 | - | 4th |
50 | Jonathan Edwards |
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1993 | 2001 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
50 | Asafa Powell |
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2007 | 2015 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
52 | Stéphane Diagana |
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1995 | 2003 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4th |
53 | Mutaz Essa Barshim |
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2013 | 2017 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
53 | Leroy Burrell |
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1991 | 1993 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
53 | Andre Cason |
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1991 | 1993 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
53 | Ashton Eaton |
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2011 | 2015 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
53 | Michael Frater |
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2005 | 2011 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
53 | Joe Kovacs |
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2015 | 2019 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
53 | Wilbert London |
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2017 | 2019 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
53 | Darvis Patton |
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2003 | 2007 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
53 | Rashid Ramzi |
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2005 | 2007 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
53 | Félix Sánchez |
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2001 | 2007 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
53 | David Storl |
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2011 | 2015 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
53 | Wayde van Niekerk |
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2015 | 2017 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
65 | Dennis Mitchell |
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1991 | 1993 | 2 | - | 2 | 4th |
66 | John Capel |
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2003 | 2005 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
66 | Robert Esmie |
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1993 | 1997 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
66 | Glenroy Gilbert |
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1993 | 1997 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
66 | Billy Konchellah |
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1987 | 1993 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
66 | Mike Powell |
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1991 | 1995 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
71 | Andrei Abduvaliev |
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1993 | 1995 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Abel Antón |
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1997 | 1999 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Nickel Ashmeade |
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2013 | 2015 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Yohan Blake |
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2011 | 2011 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Valery Borchin |
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2009 | 2011 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Maurizio Damilano |
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1987 | 1991 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Ladji Doucouré |
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2005 | 2005 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Jon Drummond |
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1993 | 1999 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Muktar Edris |
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2017 | 2019 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Jaouad Gharib |
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2003 | 2005 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Trey Hardee |
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2009 | 2011 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Sam Kendricks |
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2017 | 2019 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Sergei Kirdjapkin |
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2005 | 2009 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Abel Kirui |
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2009 | 2011 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Ismael Kirui |
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1993 | 1995 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Sergei Litvinov |
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1983 | 1987 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Noah Lyles |
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2019 | 2019 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Edwin Moses |
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1983 | 1987 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | David Rudisha |
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2011 | 2015 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Saif Saaeed Shaheen |
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2003 | 2005 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | David Verburg |
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2013 | 2015 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Karsten Warholm |
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2017 | 2019 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Darold Williamson |
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2005 | 2007 | 2 | - | - | 2 |