Australia at the World Championships in Athletics

Australia has participated in all the World Championships in Athletics since the beginning in 1983. Australia is 19th on the all time medal table. Cathy Freeman has the most medals with two golds in the 400 metres (1997 & 1999) and one bronze in the 4 x 400 metres relay (1995). Other multiple medalists are: Dimitri Markov (1 gold, 1 silver), Jana Pittman (2 golds), Jared Tallent (1 silver, 2 bronzes), Kerry Saxby-Junna (1 silver, 1 bronze), Mitchell Watt (1 silver, 1 bronze) and Sally Pearson (1 gold, 1 silver). Australia's first World Championships medal was won by Robert De Castella in the Men's marathon in 1983. He won gold.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Year	Event
Gold	Robert De Castella	1983 Helsinki	Men's marathon
Silver	Debbie Flintoff-King	1987 Rome	Women's 400 metres hurdles
Silver	Kerry Saxby-Junna	1987 Rome	Women's 10km walk
Silver	Daniela Costian	1993 Stuttgart	Women's discus throw
Silver	Steve Brimacombe, Paul Henderson, Tim Jackson, Damien Marsh	1995 Göteborg	Men's 4 x 100 metres relay
Bronze	Cathy Freeman, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor, Lee Naylor, Renee Poetschka	1995 Göteborg	Women's 4 x 400 metres relay
Bronze	Tim Forsyth	1997 Athens	Men's high jump
Bronze	Steve Moneghetti	1997 Athens	Men's marathon
Gold	Cathy Freeman	1997 Athens	Women's 400 metres
Silver	Joanna Stone-Nixon	1997 Athens	Women's javelin throw
Silver	Dmitri Markov	1999 Seville	Men's pole vault
Gold	Cathy Freeman	1999 Seville	Women's 400 metres
Bronze	Tatiana Grigorieva	1999 Seville	Women's pole vault
Bronze	Kerry Saxby-Junna	1999 Seville	Women's 20 kilometres walk
Gold	Dmitri Markov	2001 Edmonton	Men's pole vault
Bronze	Adam Basil, Steve Brimacombe, Paul Di Bella, Matt Shirvington	2001 Edmonton	Men's 4 x 100 metres relay
Bronze	Bronwyn Eagles	2001 Edmonton	Women's hammer throw
Gold	Jana Pittman	2003 Paris	Women's 400 metres hurdles
Bronze	Craig Mottram	2005 Helsinki	Men's 5,000 metres
Gold	Nathan Deakes	2007 Osaka	Men's 50 kilometres walk
Gold	Jana Pittman	2007 Osaka	Women's 400 metres hurdles
Gold	Steve Hooker	2009 Berlin	Men's pole vaut
Bronze	Mitchell Watt	2009 Berlin	Men's long jump
Bronze	Joel Milburn (Heat Only), Ben Offereins, John Steffenson, Tristan Thomas, Sean Wroe	2009 Berlin	Men's 4 x 400 metres relay
Gold	Dani Samuels	2009 Berlin	Women's discus throw
Bronze	Jared Tallent	2011 Daegu	Men's 50 kilometres walk
Silver	Mitchell Watt	2011 Daegu	Men's long jump
Gold	Sally Pearson	2011 Daegu	Women's 100 metres hurdles
Bronze	Jared Tallent	2013 Moscow	Men's 50 kilometres walk
Silver	Kimberley Mickle	2013 Moscow	Women's javelin throw
Silver	Sally Pearson	2013 Moscow	Women's 100 metres hurdles
Silver	Jared Tallent	2015 Beijing	Men's 50 kilometres walk
Silver	Fabrice Lapierre	2015 Beijing	Men's long jump

Medal tables

By championships

Year	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1983 Helsinki	1	0	0	1	=11
1987 Rome	0	2	0	2	=27
1991 Tokyo	0	0	0	0	N/A
1993 Stuttgart	0	1	0	1	=23
1995 Gothenburg	0	1	1	2	=27
1997 Athens	1	1	2	4	13
1999 Seville	1	1	2	4	=15
2001 Edmonton	1	0	2	3	18
2003 Saint-Denis	1	0	0	1	=14
2005 Helsinki	0	0	1	1	=34
2007 Osaka	2	0	0	2	7
2009 Berlin	2	0	2	4	10
2011 Daegu	1	1	1	3	8
2013 Moscow	0	2	1	3	19
2015 Beijing	0	2	0	2	20
Total	10	11	12	33

By event

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Jumping	2	3	3	8
Sprinting	2	0	0	2
Hurdling	3	2	0	5
Middle distance	0	0	1	1
Racewalking	1	2	3	6
Throwing	1	3	1	5
Relay	0	1	3	4

By gender

Gender	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Women	6	6	4	16
Men	4	5	8	17

See also

• Australia at the Olympics
• Australia at the Commonwealth Games
• Australia at the Summer Universiade