Australia at the World Athletics Championships information
Sporting event delegation
Australia at the World Championships in Athletics
WA code
AUS
National federation
Athletics Australia
Website
www.athletics.com.au
Medals Ranked 15th
Gold
14
Silver
14
Bronze
11
Total
39
World Championships in Athletics appearances (overview)
1976
1980
1983
1987
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2022
2023
Australia has participated in every edition of the World Athletics Championships since the inaugural event in 1983. Australia is 15th on the all time medal table.
Australia has won 14 gold medals, with 10 individual winners, and 39 medals total. Cathy Freeman, Jana Pittman, Kelsey-Lee Barber and Sally Pearson are Australia's only multiple gold medal winners, with two each; Freeman (bronze) and Pearson (silver) have also each won a place medal.[1] Other multiple medalists are: Dimitri Markov (1 gold, 1 silver), Jared Tallent (3 silvers), Kerry Saxby-Junna (1 silver, 1 bronze) and Mitchell Watt (1 silver, 1 bronze). Australia's first World Championships medal was when Robert De Castella won gold in the Men's marathon at the inaugural World Championships in 1983.
^"Sally Pearson roars back to win world championships 100m hurdles gold, Usain Bolt fails to finish". 13 August 2017.
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