Netherlands at the World Athletics Championships information
Sporting event delegation
Netherlands at the World Athletics Championships
WA code
NED
National federation
Royal Dutch Athletics Federation
Website
www.atletiekunie.nl
Medals
Gold
7
Silver
9
Bronze
12
Total
28
World Athletics Championships appearances (overview)
1976
1980
1983
1987
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2022
2023
The Netherlands has competed in all World Athletics Championships since the first edition in 1976.
Athletes representing the Netherlands have won 28 medals of which 7 gold. The individual gold medalists are Rens Blom (pole vault in 2005), Dafne Schippers (200 metres in 2015 and 2017), Sifan Hassan (1500 metres and 10,000 metres in 2019), and Femke Bol (400 metres hurdles in 2023).[1] The Dutch women's 4 × 400 metres relay team (Eveline Saalberg, Lieke Klaver, Cathelijn Peeters, Femke Bol, Lisanne de Witte) won a gold medal in 2023.[2]
The Netherlands was most successful at the 2023 World Championships, where the Dutch athletes won the most medals (5) and where the country had the highest medal ranking (8th).[2]
^"Bol vierde Nederlandse wereldkampioen in atletiek" (in Dutch), Welingelichte Kringen (VPRO), 24 August 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
^ ab"TeamNL keert met vijf medailles terug uit Boedapest" (in Dutch), Royal Dutch Athletics Federation, 30 August 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
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