List of world champions in athletics / national rankings
World champion in athletics |
This list is part of the list of world champions in athletics . It contains the national rankings or medal table and is divided into three separate lists for men, women and mixed competitions and an overall list. All individual lists are sorted according to the number of medals won.
- Place: order of countries. This is determined by the number of gold medals. If the number is the same, the silver medals are compared, then the bronze medals.
- Country: Name of the country. In individual cases, the respective predecessor states are also included.
- 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
total
space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 168 | 116 | 93 | 377 |
2 |
Germany (incl. Federal Republic of Germany ) (incl. German Democratic Republic ) |
62 (3) (21) |
59 (6) (19) |
65 (3) (16) |
186 (12) (56) |
3 | Kenya | 60 | 47 | 43 | 150 |
4th | Russia | 53 | 60 | 57 | 170 |
5 | Jamaica | 36 | 51 | 43 | 130 |
6th | United Kingdom | 30th | 35 | 35 | 100 |
7th | Ethiopia | 29 | 30th | 26th | 85 |
8th | Soviet Union | 23 | 27 | 27 | 77 |
9 | Cuba | 22nd | 24 | 14th | 60 |
10 | Poland | 18th | 15th | 22nd | 55 |
11 | People's Republic of China | 16 | 24 | 21st | 61 |
12 | Czech Republic | 14th | 6th | 5 | 25th |
13 | France | 13 | 19th | 21st | 53 |
14th | Australia | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
15th | Italy | 11 | 15th | 15th | 41 |
16 | Belarus | 11 | 14th | 10 | 35 |
17th | Ukraine | 11 | 13 | 13 | 37 |
18th | South Africa | 11 | 7th | 9 | 27 |
19th | Morocco | 10 | 12 | 8th | 30th |
20th | Sweden | 9 | 6th | 6th | 21st |
21st | Bahamas | 8th | 9 | 8th | 25th |
22nd | Norway | 8th | 5 | 4th | 17th |
23 | Spain | 7th | 15th | 17th | 39 |
24 | Finland | 7th | 8th | 7th | 22nd |
25th | Bahrain | 7th | 3 | 3 | 13 |
26th | Canada | 6th | 14th | 16 | 36 |
27 | Japan | 6th | 7th | 16 | 29 |
28 | Portugal | 6th | 7th | 7th | 20th |
29 | Algeria | 6th | 1 | 3 | 10 |
30th | New Zealand | 6th | - | 2 | 8th |
31 | Romania | 5 | 8th | 10 | 23 |
32 | Greece | 5 | 6th | 11 | 22nd |
33 | Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19th |
34 | Bulgaria | 5 | 3 | 8th | 16 |
35 | Czechoslovakia | 4th | 4th | 3 | 11 |
36 | Croatia | 4th | 3 | 2 | 9 |
37 | Qatar | 4th | 2 | 3 | 9 |
38 | Uganda | 4th | 2 | 2 | 8th |
39 | Switzerland | 4th | - | 4th | 8th |
40 | Authorized Neutral Athletes | 3 | 8th | 1 | 12 |
41 | Mexico | 3 | 5 | 8th | 16 |
41 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 5 | 8th | 16 |
43 | Ireland | 3 | 3 | - | 6th |
44 | Colombia | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8th |
45 | Lithuania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6th |
46 | Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
46 | Mozambique | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
48 | Denmark | 3 | - | 1 | 4th |
49 | Estonia | 2 | 6th | 2 | 10 |
50 | Dominican Republic | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4th |
51 | Tajikistan | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
52 | Venezuela | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
53 | Brazil | 1 | 6th | 6th | 13 |
54 | Namibia | 1 | 4th | 1 | 6th |
55 | Turkey | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
56 | Belgium | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8th |
57 | Zambia | 1 | 2 | - | 3 |
58 | Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4th |
59 | Botswana | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
59 | Eritrea | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
59 | Panama | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
62 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1 | - | 3 | 4th |
62 | Slovakia | 1 | - | 3 | 4th |
64 | Syria | 1 | - | 2 | 3 |
65 | Grenada | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
65 | Senegal | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
65 | Somalia | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
68 | Barbados | 1 | - | - | 1 |
68 | Grenada | 1 | - | - | 1 |
68 | North Korea | 1 | - | - | 1 |
71 | Hungary | - | 7th | 7th | 14th |
72 | Nigeria | - | 4th | 5 | 9 |
73 | Ivory Coast | - | 4th | 1 | 5 |
74 | Kazakhstan | - | 3 | 5 | 8th |
75 | Burundi | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
75 | Djibouti | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
75 | Israel | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
75 | Tunisia | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
79 | Cameroon | - | 2 | - | 2 |
79 | Puerto Rico | - | 2 | - | 2 |
81 | Austria | - | 1 | 3 | 4th |
82 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
82 | Ghana | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
82 | Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
82 | Suriname | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
82 | Tanzania | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
82 | Cyprus | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
88 | Egypt | - | 1 | - | 1 |
88 | Bermuda | - | 1 | - | 1 |
88 | Sudan | - | 1 | - | 1 |
91 | Serbia | - | - | 3 | 3 |
92 | Latvia | - | - | 2 | 2 |
93 | American Samoa | - | - | 1 | 1 |
93 | Burkina Faso | - | - | 1 | 1 |
93 | Dominica | - | - | 1 | 1 |
93 | Haiti | - | - | 1 | 1 |
93 | India | - | - | 1 | 1 |
93 | Iran | - | - | 1 | 1 |
93 | Cayman Islands | - | - | 1 | 1 |
93 | Saudi Arabia | - | - | 1 | 1 |
93 | Zimbabwe | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Men
space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 107 | 65 | 57 | 229 |
2 | Kenya | 41 | 32 | 25th | 98 |
3 |
Germany (incl. Federal Republic of Germany ) (incl. German Democratic Republic ) |
26 (2) (6) |
18 (4) (5) |
30 (2) (4) |
74 (8) (15) |
4th | United Kingdom | 19th | 19th | 23 | 61 |
5 | Ethiopia | 15th | 19th | 11 | 45 |
6th | Russia | 14th | 21st | 18th | 53 |
7th | Jamaica | 14th | 17th | 13 | 44 |
8th | Poland | 13 | 10 | 18th | 41 |
9 | Soviet Union | 10 | 12 | 13 | 35 |
10 | France | 8th | 12 | 12 | 32 |
11 | Italy | 8th | 9 | 8th | 25th |
12 | Morocco | 8th | 8th | 7th | 23 |
13 | Czech Republic | 8th | 3 | 3 | 14th |
14th | Cuba | 7th | 14th | 7th | 28 |
15th | South Africa | 7th | 6th | 6th | 19th |
16 | Spain | 6th | 13 | 10 | 29 |
17th | Canada | 5 | 9 | 16 | 30th |
18th | Finland | 5 | 8th | 5 | 18th |
19th | Bahamas | 5 | 4th | 4th | 13 |
20th | Ukraine | 5 | 2 | 6th | 13 |
21st | Belarus | 4th | 6th | 4th | 14th |
22nd | Australia | 4th | 5 | 8th | 17th |
23 | Japan | 4th | 2 | 11 | 17th |
24 | Qatar | 4th | 2 | 3 | 9 |
25th | Algeria | 4th | 1 | 2 | 7th |
26th | Switzerland | 4th | - | 2 | 6th |
27 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
28 | Norway | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
29 | Sweden | 3 | 4th | 2 | 9 |
30th | Lithuania | 3 | 2 | - | 5 |
31 | Bahrain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
31 | Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
33 | Denmark | 3 | - | - | 3 |
34 | Estonia | 2 | 6th | 2 | 10 |
35 | Mexico | 2 | 2 | 6th | 10 |
36 | Uganda | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6th |
37 | Dominican Republic | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4th |
38 | Tajikistan | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
39 | Ireland | 2 | - | - | 2 |
40 | People's Republic of China | 1 | 7th | 3 | 11 |
41 | Netherlands | 1 | 4th | 4th | 9 |
42 | Namibia | 1 | 4th | - | 5 |
43 | Portugal | 1 | 3 | 4th | 8th |
44 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6th |
45 | Zambia | 1 | 2 | - | 3 |
46 | Greece | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
47 | Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4th |
48 | Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
48 | Colombia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
50 | Eritrea | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
50 | Panama | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
50 | Turkey | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
53 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1 | - | 3 | 4th |
54 | Slovakia | 1 | - | 2 | 3 |
55 | Grenada | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
55 | New Zealand | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
55 | Somalia | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
58 | Barbados | 1 | - | - | 1 |
58 | Grenada | 1 | - | - | 1 |
60 | Authorized Neutral Athletes | - | 7th | 1 | 8th |
61 | Hungary | - | 6th | 7th | 13 |
62 | Brazil | - | 5 | 6th | 11 |
63 | Nigeria | - | 2 | 3 | 5 |
64 | Djibouti | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
65 | Puerto Rico | - | 2 | - | 2 |
66 | Belgium | - | 1 | 4th | 5 |
67 | Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
68 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
68 | Burundi | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
68 | Israel | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
68 | Cyprus | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
72 | Egypt | - | 1 | - | 1 |
72 | Bermuda | - | 1 | - | 1 |
72 | Ghana | - | 1 | - | 1 |
72 | Sudan | - | 1 | - | 1 |
72 | Tanzania | - | 1 | - | 1 |
77 | Burkina Faso | - | - | 1 | 1 |
77 | Dominica | - | - | 1 | 1 |
77 | Haiti | - | - | 1 | 1 |
77 | Iran | - | - | 1 | 1 |
77 | Croatia | - | - | 1 | 1 |
77 | Austria | - | - | 1 | 1 |
77 | Romania | - | - | 1 | 1 |
77 | Saudi Arabia | - | - | 1 | 1 |
77 | Serbia | - | - | 1 | 1 |
77 | Syria | - | - | 1 | 1 |
77 | Zimbabwe | - | - | 1 | 1 |
77 | Tunisia | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Women
space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 60 | 51 | 36 | 147 |
2 | Russia | 39 | 39 | 39 | 117 |
3 |
Germany (incl. Federal Republic of Germany ) (incl. German Democratic Republic ) |
36 (1) (15) |
41 (2) (14) |
35 (1) (12) |
112 (4) (41) |
4th | Jamaica | 20th | 29 | 30th | 79 |
5 | Kenya | 19th | 15th | 18th | 52 |
6th | People's Republic of China | 15th | 17th | 18th | 50 |
7th | Cuba | 15th | 10 | 7th | 32 |
8th | Ethiopia | 14th | 11 | 15th | 40 |
9 | Soviet Union | 13 | 15th | 14th | 42 |
10 | United Kingdom | 11 | 16 | 12 | 39 |
11 | Australia | 8th | 7th | 4th | 19th |
12 | Belarus | 7th | 8th | 7th | 22nd |
13 | Ukraine | 6th | 11 | 7th | 24 |
14th | Czech Republic | 6th | 3 | 3 | 11 |
15th | Sweden | 6th | 2 | 4th | 12 |
16 | Romania | 5 | 8th | 9 | 22nd |
17th | France | 5 | 7th | 9 | 21st |
18th | Poland | 5 | 5 | 7th | 17th |
19th | Portugal | 5 | 4th | 3 | 12 |
20th | Norway | 5 | - | 2 | 7th |
21st | New Zealand | 5 | - | 1 | 6th |
22nd | Greece | 4th | 5 | 8th | 17th |
23 | Croatia | 4th | 3 | 1 | 8th |
24 | Bulgaria | 4th | 2 | 7th | 13 |
25th | Bahrain | 4th | 2 | 1 | 7th |
26th | Netherlands | 4th | 1 | 5 | 10 |
27 | South Africa | 4th | 1 | 3 | 8th |
28 | Italy | 3 | 6th | 7th | 16 |
29 | Bahamas | 3 | 5 | 4th | 12 |
30th | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | - | 5 |
31 | Mozambique | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
32 | Authorized Neutral Athletes | 3 | 1 | - | 4th |
33 | Japan | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
34 | Morocco | 2 | 4th | 1 | 7th |
35 | Colombia | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
36 | Finland | 2 | - | 2 | 4th |
37 | Algeria | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
38 | Venezuela | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
39 | Uganda | 2 | - | - | 2 |
40 | Canada | 1 | 5 | - | 6th |
41 | Ireland | 1 | 3 | - | 4th |
42 | Spain | 1 | 2 | 7th | 10 |
43 | Mexico | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4th |
44 | Belgium | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
45 | Botswana | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
45 | Brazil | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
47 | Senegal | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
47 | Syria | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
49 | North Korea | 1 | - | - | 1 |
50 | Ivory Coast | - | 4th | 1 | 5 |
51 | Kazakhstan | - | 2 | 2 | 4th |
51 | Nigeria | - | 2 | 2 | 4th |
53 | Turkey | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
54 | Cameroon | - | 2 | - | 2 |
54 | Tunisia | - | 2 | - | 2 |
56 | Austria | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
57 | Hungary | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
57 | Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
57 | Suriname | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
60 | Burundi | - | 1 | - | 1 |
60 | Israel | - | 1 | - | 1 |
62 | Trinidad and Tobago | - | - | 3 | 3 |
63 | Latvia | - | - | 2 | 2 |
63 | Switzerland | - | - | 2 | 2 |
63 | Serbia | - | - | 2 | 2 |
66 | American Samoa | - | - | 1 | 1 |
66 | Denmark | - | - | 1 | 1 |
66 | Ghana | - | - | 1 | 1 |
66 | Cayman Islands | - | - | 1 | 1 |
66 | India | - | - | 1 | 1 |
66 | Lithuania | - | - | 1 | 1 |
66 | Namibia | - | - | 1 | 1 |
66 | Slovakia | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Mixed
space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 1 | - | - | 1 |
2 | Jamaica | - | 1 | - | 1 |
3 | Bahrain | - | - | 1 | 1 |