19 March, 2012

Athletics, IAAF Athletics World Championships, Discus throw - Discus throw World Champions, women

1983 Martina Opitz
1987 Martina Hellmann
1991 Tsvetanka Khristova
1993 Olga Chernyavskaya
1995 Ellina Zvereva
1997 Beatrice Faumuina
1999 Franka Dietzsch
2001 Ellina Zvereva
2003 Irina Yatchenko
2005 Franka Dietzsch
2007 Franka Dietzsch
2009 Dani Samuels
2011 Li Yanfeng

Athletics, IAAF Athletics World Championships, Shot put - Shot put World Champions, men

1983 Edward Sarul
1987 Werner Günthör
1991 Werner Günthör
1993 Werner Günthör
1995 John Godina
1997 John Godina
1999 C. J. Hunter
2001 John Godina
2003 Andrei Mikhnevich
2005 Adam Nelson
2007 Reese Hoffa
2009 Christian Cantwell
2011 David Storl

Athletics, IAAF Athletics World Championships, Shot put - Shot put World Champions, women

1983 Helena Fibingerová
1987 Natalya Lisovskaya
1991 Huang Zhihong
1993 Huang Zhihong
1995 Astrid Kumbernuss
1997 Astrid Kumbernuss
1999 Astrid Kumbernuss
2001 Yanina Karolchik
2003 Svetlana Krivelyova
2005 Nadzeya Astapchuk
2007 Valerie Vili
2009 Valerie Vili
2011 Valerie Adams

Athletics, IAAF Athletics World Championships, Triple Jump - Triple Jump World Champions, men

1983 Zdzisław Hoffmann
1987 Khristo Markov
1991 Kenny Harrison
1993 Mike Conley
1995 Jonathan Edwards
1997 Yoelbi Quesada
1999 Charles Friedek
2001 Jonathan Edwards
2003 Christian Olsson
2005 Walter Davis
2007 Nelson Évora
2009 Phillips Idowu
2011 Christian Taylor

Athletics, IAAF Athletics World Championships, Triple Jump - Triple Jump World Champions, women

1993 Anna Biryukova
1995 Inessa Kravets
1997 Šárka Kašpárková
1999 Paraskevi Tsiamita
2001 Tatyana Lebedeva
2003 Tatyana Lebedeva
2005 Trecia Smith
2007 Yargelis Savigne
2009 Yargelis Savigne
2011 Olha Saladukha

Athletics, IAAF Athletics World Championships, Long Jump - Long Jump World Champions, men

1983 Carl Lewis
1987 Carl Lewis
1991 Mike Powell
1993 Mike Powell
1995 Iván Pedroso
1997 Iván Pedroso
1999 Iván Pedroso
2001 Iván Pedroso
2003 Dwight Phillips
2005 Dwight Phillips
2007 Irving Saladino
2009 Dwight Phillips
2011 Dwight Phillips

Athletics, IAAF Athletics World Championships, Long Jump - Long Jump World Champions, women

1983 Heike Daute
1987 Jackie Joyner-Kersee
1991 Jackie Joyner-Kersee
1993 Heike Drechsler
1995 Fiona May
1997 Lyudmila Galkina
1999 Niurka Montalvo
2001 Fiona May
2003 Eunice Barber
2005 Tianna Madison
2007 Tatyana Lebedeva
2009 Brittney Reese
2011 Brittney Reese

Athletics, IAAF Athletics World Championships, Pole Vault - Pole Vault World Champions, men

1983 Sergey Bubka
1987 Sergey Bubka
1991 Sergey Bubka
1993 Sergey Bubka
1995 Sergey Bubka
1997 Sergey Bubka
1999 Maksim Tarasov
2001 Dmitri Markov
2003 Giuseppe Gibilisco
2005 Rens Blom
2007 Brad Walker
2009 Steven Hooker
2011 Paweł Wojciechowski

Athletics, IAAF Athletics World Championships, Pole Vault - Pole Vault World Champions, women

1999 Stacy Dragila
2001 Stacy Dragila
2003 Svetlana Feofanova
2005 Yelena Isinbayeva
2007 Yelena Isinbayeva
2009 Anna Rogowska
2011 Fabiana Murer

Athletics, IAAF Athletics World Championships, High Jump - High Jump World Champions, men

1983 Hennadiy Avdyeyenko
1987 Patrik Sjöberg
1991 Charles Austin
1993 Javier Sotomayor
1995 Troy Kemp
1997 Javier Sotomayor
1999 Vyacheslav Voronin
2001 Martin Buß
2003 Jacques Freitag
2005 Yuriy Krymarenko
2007 Donald Thomas
2009 Yaroslav Rybakov
2011 Jesse Williams

Athletics, IAAF Athletics World Championships, High Jump - High Jump World Champions, women

1983 Tamara Bykova
1987 Stefka Kostadinova
1991 Heike Henkel
1993 Ioamnet Quintero
1995 Stefka Kostadinova
1997 Hanne Haugland
1999 Inha Babakova
2001 Hestrie Cloete
2003 Hestrie Cloete
2005 Kajsa Bergqvist
2007 Blanka Vlašić
2009 Blanka Vlašić
2011 Anna Chicherova

Athletics, IAAF Athletics World Championships, 50 kilometres walk - 50 kilometres walk World Champions

1983 Ronald Weigel
1987 Hartwig Gauder
1991 Aleksandr Potashov
1993 Jesús Ángel García
1995 Valentin Kononen
1997 Robert Korzeniowski
1999 Ivano Brugnetti
2001 Robert Korzeniowski
2003 Robert Korzeniowski
2005 Sergey Kirdyapkin
2007 Nathan Deakes
2009 Sergey Kirdyapkin
2011 Sergey Bakulin

Athletics, IAAF Athletics World Championships, 20 kilometres walk - 20 kilometres walk World Champions, men

1983 Ernesto Canto
1987 Maurizio Damilano
1991 Maurizio Damilano
1993 Valentí Massana
1995 Michele Didoni
1997 Daniel García
1999 Ilya Markov
2001 Roman Rasskazov
2003 Jefferson Pérez
2005 Jefferson Pérez
2007 Jefferson Pérez
2009 Valeriy Borchin
2011 Valeriy Borchin

Athletics, IAAF Athletics World Championships, 20 kilometres walk - 20 kilometres walk World Champions, women

1987 Irina Strakhova
1991 Alina Ivanova
1993 Sari Essayah
1995 Irina Stankina
1997 Annarita Sidoti
1999 Liu Hongyu
2001 Olimpiada Ivanova
2003 Yelena Nikolayeva
2005 Olimpiada Ivanova
2007 Olga Kaniskina
2009 Olga Kaniskina
2011 Olga Kaniskina

Before 1999, the race walk distance was 10 kilometers.

Athletics, IAAF Athletics World Championships, Marathon - Marathon World Champions, men

1983 Rob de Castella
1987 Douglas Wakiihuri
1991 Hiromi Taniguchi
1993 Mark Plaatjes
1995 Martín Fiz
1997 Abel Antón
1999 Abel Antón
2001 Gezahegne Abera
2003 Jaouad Gharib
2005 Jaouad Gharib
2007 Luke Kibet
2009 Abel Kirui
2011 Abel Kirui

Athletics, IAAF Athletics World Championships, Marathon - Marathon World Champions, women

1983 Grete Waitz
1987 Rosa Mota
1991 Wanda Panfil
1993 Junko Asari
1995 Manuela Machado
1997 Hiromi Suzuki
1999 Jong Song-Ok
2001 Lidia Simon
2003 Catherine Ndereba
2005 Paula Radcliffe
2007 Catherine Ndereba
2009 Xue Bai
2011 Edna Kiplagat

Athletics, IAAF Athletics World Championships, 4 x 400 metres relay - 4 x 400 metres relay World Champions, men

1983 Soviet Union
1987 United States
1991 United Kingdom  
1993 United States
1995 United States
1997 United Kingdom
1999 Poland
2001 Bahamas
2003 France
2005 United States
2007 United States
2009 United States
2011 United States
(Sergey Lovachov, Aleksandr Troshchilo, Nikolay Chernetskiy, Viktor Markin)
(Danny Everett, Roddie Haley, Antonio McKay, Butch Reynolds)
(Roger Black, Derek Redmond, John Regis, Kriss Akabusi)
(Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson)
(Marlon Ramsey, Derek Mills, Butch Reynolds, Michael Johnson)
(Iwan Thomas, Roger Black, Jamie Baulch, Mark Richardson)
(Tomasz Czubak, Robert Maćkowiak, Jacek Bocian, Piotr Haczek)
(Avard Moncur, Chris Brown, Troy Mcintosh, Tim Munnings)
(Leslie Djhone, Naman Keïta, Stéphane Diagana, Marc Raquil)
(Andrew Rock, Derrick Brew, Darold Williamson, Jeremy Wariner)
(LaShawn Merritt, Angelo Taylor, Darold Williamson, Jeremy Wariner)
(Angelo Taylor, Jeremy Wariner, Kerron Clement, LaShawn Merritt)
(Greg Nixon, Bershawn Jackson, Angelo Taylor, LaShawn Merritt)

Athletics, IAAF Athletics World Championships, 4 x 400 metres relay - 4 x 400 metres relay World Champions, women

1983 East Germany
1987 East Germany
1991 Soviet Union
1993 United States  
1995 United States
1997 Germany
1999 Russia
2001 Jamaica
2003 United States
2005 Russia
2007 United States
2009 United States
2011 United States
(Gesine Walther, Sabine Busch, Marita Koch, Dagmar Rübsam)
(Dagmar Neubauer, Kirsten Emmelmann, Petra Schersing, Sabine Busch)
(Tatyana Ledovskaya, Lyudmila Dzhigalova, Olga Nazarova, Olga Bryzgina)
(Gwen Torrence, Maicel Malone-Wallace, Natasha Kaiser, Jearl Miles)
(Kim Graham, Rochelle Stevens, Camara Jones, Jearl Miles)
(Anke Feller, Uta Rohländer, Anja Rücker, Grit Breuer)
(Tatyana Chebykina, Svetlana Goncharenko, Olga Kotlyarova, Natalya Nazarova)
(Sandie Richards, Catherine Scott-Pomales, Debbie-Ann Parris, Lorraine Fenton)
(Demetria Washington, Jearl Miles Clark, Me'Lisa Barber, Sanya Richards)
(Yuliya Pechonkina, Olesya Krasnomovets, Natalya Antyukh, Svetlana Pospelova)
(DeeDee Trotter, Allyson Felix, Mary Wineberg, Sanya Richards)
(Debbie Dunn, Allyson Felix, Lashinda Demus, Sanya Richards)
(Sanya Richards-Ross, Allyson Felix, Jessica Beard, Francena McCorory)

Athletics, IAAF Athletics World Championships, 4 x 100 metres relay - 4 x 100 metres relay World Champions, men

1983 United States  
1987 United States
1991 United States
1993 United States
1995 Canada
1997 Canada
1999 United States
2001 South Africa
2003 United States
2005 France
2007 United States
2009 Jamaica
2011 Jamaica
(Emmit King, Willie Gault, Calvin Smith, Carl Lewis)
(Lee McRae, Lee McNeill, Harvey Glance, Carl Lewis)
(Andre Cason, Leroy Burrell, Dennis Mitchell, Carl Lewis)
(Jon Drummond, Andre Cason, Dennis Mitchell, Leroy Burrell)
(Donovan Bailey, Robert Esmie, Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin)
(Robert Esmie, Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin, Donovan Bailey)
(Jon Drummond, Tim Montgomery, Brian Lewis, Maurice Greene)
(Morne Nagel, Corne Du Plessis, Lee-Roy Newton, Matthew Quinn)
(John Capel, Bernard Williams, Darvis Patton, Joshua J Johnson)
(Ladji Doucouré, Ronald Pognon, Eddy De Lépine, Lueyi Dovy)
(Darvis Patton, Wallace Spearmon, Tyson Gay, Leroy Dixon)
(Steve Mullings, Michael Frater, Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell)
(Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt)

Athletics, IAAF Athletics World Championships, 4 x 100 metres relay - 4 x 100 metres relay World Champions, women

1983 East Germany
1987 United States  
1991 Jamaica

1993 Russia

1995 United States
1997 United States
1999 Bahamas
2001 Germany
2003 France
2005 United States
2007 United States
2009 Jamaica
2011 United States
(Silke Gladisch, Marita Koch, Ingrid Brestrich-Auerswald, Marlies Oelsner-Gohr)
(Alice Brown, Diane Williams, Florence Griffith-Joyner, Pam Marshall)
(Dahlia Duhaney, Juliet Cuthbert, Beverly McDonald, Merlene Ottey, Merlene Frazer, Cheryl Ann Phillips)
(Olga Bogoslovskaya, Galina Malchugina, Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova, Irina Privalova)
(Celena Mondie, Carlette Guidry, Chryste Gaines, Gwen Torrence)
(Chryste Gaines, Marion Jones, Inger Miller, Gail Devers)
(Savatheda Fynes, Chandra Sturrup, Pauline Davis-Thompson, Debbie Ferguson)
(Melanie Paschke, Gaby Rockmeier, Birgit Rockmeier, Marion Wagner)
(Patricia Girard-Léno, Muriel Hurtis, Sylviane Félix, Christine Arron)
(Angela Daigle, Muna Lee, Me'Lisa Barber, Lauryn Williams)
(Lauryn Williams, Allyson Felix, Mikele Barber, Torri Edwards)
(Simone Facey, Shelly-Ann Fraser, Aleen Bailey, Kerron Stewart)
(Bianca Knight, Allyson Felix, Marshevet Myers, Carmelita Jeter)

Athletics, IAAF Athletics World Championships, 3000 metres steeplechase - 3000 metres steeplechase World Champions, men

1983 Patriz Ilg
1987 Francesco Panetta
1991 Moses Kiptanui
1993 Moses Kiptanui
1995 Moses Kiptanui
1997 Wilson Boit Kipketer
1999 Christopher Kosgei
2001 Reuben Kosgei
2003 Saif Saaeed Shaheen
2005 Saif Saaeed Shaheen
2007 Brimin Kipruto
2009 Ezekiel Kemboi
2011 Ezekiel Kemboi

Athletics, IAAF Athletics World Championships, 3000 metres steeplechase - 3000 metres steeplechase World Champions, women

2005 Dorcus Inzikuru
2007 Yekaterina Volkova
2009 Marta Domínguez
2011 Yuliya Zarudneva Zaripova

Athletics, IAAF Athletics World Championships, 400 metres hurdles - 400 metres hurdles World Champions, men

1983 Edwin Moses
1987 Edwin Moses
1991 Samuel Matete
1993 Kevin Young
1995 Derrick Adkins
1997 Stéphane Diagana
1999 Fabrizio Mori
2001 Félix Sánchez
2003 Félix Sánchez
2005 Bershawn Jackson
2007 Kerron Clement
2009 Kerron Clement
2011 Dai Greene

Athletics, IAAF Athletics World Championships, 400 metres hurdles - 400 metres hurdles World Champions, women

1983 Yekaterina Fesenko
1987 Sabine Busch
1991 Tatyana Ledovskaya
1993 Sally Gunnell
1995 Kim Batten
1997 Nezha Bidouane
1999 Daimí Pernía
2001 Nezha Bidouane
2003 Jana Pittman
2005 Yuliya Pechonkina
2007 Jana Rawlinson
2009 Melaine Walker
2011 Lashinda Demus

Athletics, IAAF Athletics World Championships, 110 metres hurdles - 110 metres hurdles World Champions

1983 Greg Foster
1987 Greg Foster
1991 Greg Foster
1993 Colin Jackson
1995 Allen Johnson
1997 Allen Johnson
1999 Colin Jackson
2001 Allen Johnson
2003 Allen Johnson
2005 Ladji Doucouré
2007 Liu Xiang
2009 Ryan Brathwaite
2011 Jason Richardson

Athletics, IAAF Athletics World Championships, 100 metres hurdles - 100 metres hurdles World Champions

1983 Bettine Jahn
1987 Ginka Zagorcheva
1991 Ludmila Narozhilenko
1993 Gail Devers
1995 Gail Devers
1997 Ludmila Engquist
1999 Gail Devers
2001 Anjanette Kirkland
2003 Perdita Felicien
2005 Michelle Perry
2007 Michelle Perry
2009 Brigitte Foster-Hylton
2011 Sally Pearson

Athletics, IAAF Athletics World Championships, 10000 metres - 10000 metres World Champions, men

1983 Alberto Cova
1987 Paul Kipkoech
1991 Moses Tanui
1993 Haile Gebrselassie
1995 Haile Gebrselassie
1997 Haile Gebrselassie
1999 Haile Gebrselassie
2001 Charles Kamathi
2003 Kenenisa Bekele
2005 Kenenisa Bekele
2007 Kenenisa Bekele
2009 Kenenisa Bekele
2011 Ibrahim Jeilan

Athletics, IAAF Athletics World Championships, 10000 metres - 10000 metres World Champions, women

1987 Ingrid Kristiansen
1991 Liz McColgan
1993 Wang Junxia
1995 Fernanda Ribeiro
1997 Sally Barsosio
1999 Gete Wami
2001 Derartu Tulu
2003 Berhane Adere
2005 Tirunesh Dibaba
2007 Tirunesh Dibaba
2009 Linet Chepkwemoi Masai
2011 Vivian Cheruiyot

Athletics, IAAF Athletics World Championships, 5000 metres - 5000 metres World Champions, men

1983 Eamonn Coghlan
1987 Saïd Aouita
1991 Yobes Ondieki
1993 Ismael Kirui
1995 Ismael Kirui
1997 Daniel Komen
1999 Salah Hissou
2001 Richard Limo
2003 Eliud Kipchoge
2005 Benjamin Limo
2007 Bernard Lagat
2009 Kenenisa Bekele
2011 Mo Farah

Athletics, IAAF Athletics World Championships, 5000 metres - 5000 metres World Champions, women

1995 Sonia O'Sullivan
1997 Gabriela Szabo
1999 Gabriela Szabo
2001 Olga Yegorova
2003 Tirunesh Dibaba
2005 Tirunesh Dibaba
2007 Meseret Defar
2009 Vivian Cheruiyot
2011 Vivian Cheruiyot