List of world champions in athletics / most successful participants
World champion in athletics |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Allyson Felix | United States | 2005 | 2019 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 18th |
2 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica | 2007 | 2017 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 14th |
3 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | Jamaica | 2007 | 2019 | 9 | 2 | - | 11 |
4th | Carl Lewis | United States | 1983 | 1993 | 8th | 1 | 1 | 10 |
5 | Michael Johnson | United States | 1991 | 1999 | 8th | - | - | 8th |
6th | LaShawn Merritt | United States | 2007 | 2015 | 7th | 3 | - | 10 |
7th | Mo Farah | United Kingdom | 2011 | 2017 | 6th | 2 | - | 8th |
8th | Serhiy Bubka | Ukraine | 1983 | 1997 | 6th | - | - | 6th |
9 | Gail Devers | United States | 1991 | 2001 | 5 | 3 | - | 8th |
10 | Sanya Richards-Ross | United States | 2003 | 2015 | 5 | 2 | - | 7th |
Men
space | Surname | country | From | To | gold | silver | bronze | total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica | 2007 | 2017 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 14th |
2 | Carl Lewis | United States | 1983 | 1993 | 8th | 1 | 1 | 10 |
3 | Michael Johnson | United States | 1991 | 1999 | 8th | - | - | 8th |
4th | LaShawn Merritt | United States | 2007 | 2015 | 7th | 3 | - | 10 |
5 | Mo Farah | United Kingdom | 2011 | 2017 | 6th | 2 | - | 8th |
6th | Serhiy Bubka | Ukraine | 1983 | 1997 | 6th | - | - | 6th |
7th | Jeremy Wariner | United States | 2005 | 2009 | 5 | 1 | - | 6th |
8th | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia | 2003 | 2009 | 5 | - | 1 | 6th |
8th | Lars Riedel | Germany | 1991 | 2001 | 5 | - | 1 | 6th |
10 | Maurice Greene | United States | 1997 | 2001 | 5 | - | - | 5 |
11 | Justin Gatlin | United States | 2005 | 2019 | 4th | 6th | - | 10 |
12 | Ezekiel Kemboi | Kenya | 2003 | 2015 | 4th | 3 | - | 7th |
13 | Haile Gebrselassie | Ethiopia | 1993 | 2003 | 4th | 2 | 1 | 7th |
14th | Hicham El Guerrouj | Morocco | 1995 | 2003 | 4th | 2 | - | 6th |
15th | Kerron Clement | United States | 2007 | 2017 | 4th | - | 1 | 5 |
15th | Allen Johnson | United States | 1995 | 2005 | 4th | - | 1 | 5 |
15th | Dwight Phillips | United States | 2003 | 2011 | 4th | - | 1 | 5 |
18th | Paweł Fajdek | Poland | 2011 | 2019 | 4th | - | - | 4th |
18th | Iván Pedroso | Cuba | 1995 | 2001 | 4th | - | - | 4th |
18th | Christian Taylor | United States | 2013 | 2019 | 4th | - | - | 4th |
21st | Harry Reynolds | United States | 1987 | 1995 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6th |
22nd | Nesta Carter | Jamaica | 2007 | 2015 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
23 | Donovan Bailey | Canada | 1995 | 1997 | 3 | 1 | - | 4th |
23 | Tyson Gay | United States | 2007 | 2009 | 3 | 1 | - | 4th |
23 | Robert Harting | Germany | 2007 | 2013 | 3 | 1 | - | 4th |
23 | Bershawn Jackson | United States | 2005 | 2011 | 3 | 1 | - | 4th |
23 | Moses Kiptanui | Kenya | 1991 | 1997 | 3 | 1 | - | 4th |
23 | Jefferson Perez | Ecuador | 1999 | 2007 | 3 | 1 | - | 4th |
23 | Calvin Smith | United States | 1983 | 1987 | 3 | 1 | - | 4th |
30th | Jan Železný | Czech Republic | 1987 | 2001 | 3 | - | 2 | 5 |
31 | Robert Korzeniowski | Poland | 1995 | 2003 | 3 | - | 1 | 4th |
31 | Angelo Taylor | United States | 1999 | 2011 | 3 | - | 1 | 4th |
33 | Tomáš Dvořák | Czech Republic | 1997 | 2001 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
33 | John Godina | United States | 1995 | 2001 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
33 | Werner Günthör | Switzerland | 1987 | 1993 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
33 | Greg Foster | United States | 1983 | 1991 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
33 | Wilson Kipketer | Denmark | 1995 | 1999 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
33 | Asbel Kiprop | Kenya | 2011 | 2015 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
33 | Noureddine Morceli | Algeria | 1991 | 1995 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
33 | Dan O'Brien | United States | 1991 | 1995 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
33 | Ivan Zichan | Belarus | 2003 | 2007 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
42 | Bernard Lagat | United States | 2001 | 2011 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6th |
43 | Colin Jackson | United Kingdom | 1987 | 1999 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
43 | Bruny Surin | Canada | 1993 | 1999 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
45 | Virgilijus Alekna | Lithuania | 1997 | 2005 | 2 | 2 | - | 4th |
45 | Christian Coleman | United States | 2017 | 2019 | 2 | 2 | - | 4th |
45 | Conseslus Kipruto | Kenya | 2013 | 2019 | 2 | 2 | - | 4th |
45 | Tony McQuay | United States | 2013 | 2017 | 2 | 2 | - | 4th |
45 | Javier Sotomayor | Cuba | 1991 | 1997 | 2 | 2 | - | 4th |
50 | Jonathan Edwards | United Kingdom | 1993 | 2001 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
50 | Asafa Powell | Jamaica | 2007 | 2015 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
52 | Stéphane Diagana | France | 1995 | 2003 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4th |
53 | Mutaz Essa Barshim | Qatar | 2013 | 2017 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
53 | Leroy Burrell | United States | 1991 | 1993 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
53 | Andre Cason | United States | 1991 | 1993 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
53 | Ashton Eaton | United States | 2011 | 2015 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
53 | Michael Frater | Jamaica | 2005 | 2011 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
53 | Joe Kovacs | United States | 2015 | 2019 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
53 | Wilbert London | United States | 2017 | 2019 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
53 | Darvis Patton | United States | 2003 | 2007 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
53 | Rashid Ramzi | Bahrain | 2005 | 2007 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
53 | Félix Sánchez | Dominican Republic | 2001 | 2007 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
53 | David Storl | Germany | 2011 | 2015 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
53 | Wayde van Niekerk | South Africa | 2015 | 2017 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
65 | Dennis Mitchell | United States | 1991 | 1993 | 2 | - | 2 | 4th |
66 | John Capel | United States | 2003 | 2005 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
66 | Robert Esmie | Canada | 1993 | 1997 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
66 | Glenroy Gilbert | Canada | 1993 | 1997 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
66 | Billy Konchellah | Kenya | 1987 | 1993 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
66 | Mike Powell | United States | 1991 | 1995 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
71 | Andrei Abduvaliev | Tajikistan | 1993 | 1995 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Abel Antón | Spain | 1997 | 1999 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Nickel Ashmeade | Jamaica | 2013 | 2015 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Yohan Blake | Jamaica | 2011 | 2011 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Valery Borchin | Russia | 2009 | 2011 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Maurizio Damilano | Italy | 1987 | 1991 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Ladji Doucouré | France | 2005 | 2005 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Jon Drummond | United States | 1993 | 1999 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Muktar Edris | Ethiopia | 2017 | 2019 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Jaouad Gharib | Morocco | 2003 | 2005 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Trey Hardee | United States | 2009 | 2011 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Sam Kendricks | United States | 2017 | 2019 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Sergei Kirdjapkin | Russia | 2005 | 2009 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Abel Kirui | Kenya | 2009 | 2011 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Ismael Kirui | Kenya | 1993 | 1995 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Sergei Litvinov | Soviet Union | 1983 | 1987 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Noah Lyles | United States | 2019 | 2019 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Edwin Moses | United States | 1983 | 1987 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | David Rudisha | Kenya | 2011 | 2015 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Saif Saaeed Shaheen | Qatar | 2003 | 2005 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | David Verburg | United States | 2013 | 2015 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Karsten Warholm | Norway | 2017 | 2019 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
71 | Darold Williamson | United States | 2005 | 2007 | 2 | - | - | 2 |