China at the World Athletics Championships

The People's Republic of China (PRC) first competed at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in 1983, at the World Championships in Helsinki.

China at the World Championships in Athletics
WA code	CHN
National federation	Chinese Athletic Association
Website	www.athletics.org.cn
Medals Ranked 9th	Gold 22 Silver 26 Bronze 27 Total 75
World Championships in Athletics appearances (overview)
1983 1987 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2023

Medals by World Championships

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1983 Helsinki	0	0	1	1
1987 Rome	0	0	1	1
1991 Tokyo	2	1	1	4
1993 Stuttgart	4	2	2	8
1995 Gothenburg	0	1	0	1
1997 Athens	0	0	0	0
1999 Seville	1	1	0	2
2001 Edmonton	0	0	0	0
2003 Saint-Denis	0	0	2	2
2005 Helsinki	0	1	0	1
2007 Osaka	1	1	2	4
2009 Berlin	2	1	1	4
2011 Daegu	2	2	4	8
2013 Moscow	2	2	2	6
2015 Beijing*	1	7	1	9
2017 London	2	3	2	7
2019 Doha	3	3	3	9
2022 Eugene	2	1	3	6
2023 Budapest	0	0	2	2
Totals (19 entries)	22	26	27	75

Medalists

1983

• Zhu Jianhua – Bronze – Men's high jump

1987

• Yan Hong – Bronze – Women's 10 kilometres walk

1991

• Huang Zhihong – Gold – Women's shot put
• Xu Demei – Gold – Women's javelin throw
• Zhong Huandi – Silver – Women's 10,000 metres
• Wang Xiuting – Bronze – Women's 10,000 metres

1993

• Liu Dong – Gold – Women's 1500 metres
• Qu Yunxia – Gold – Women's 3000 metres
• Wang Junxia – Gold – Women's 10,000 metres
• Huang Zhihong – Gold – Women's shot put
• Zhang Linli – Silver – Women's 3000 metres
• Zhong Huandi – Silver – Women's 10,000 metres
• Zhang Lirong – Bronze – Women's 3000 metres
• Min Chunfeng – Bronze – Women's discus throw

1995

• Huang Zhihong – Silver – Women's shot put

1997

• None

1999

• Liu Hongyu – Gold – Women's 20 kilometres walk
• Wang Yan – Silver – Women's 20 kilometres walk

2001

• None

2003

• Liu Xiang – Bronze – Men's 110 metre hurdles
• Sun Yingjie – Bronze – Women's 10,000 metres

2005

• Liu Xiang – Silver – Men's 110 metres hurdles

2007

• Liu Xiang – Gold – Men's 110 metres hurdles
• Zhou Chunxiu – Silver – Women's Marathon
• Zhang Wenxiu – Bronze – Women's hammer throw

2009

• Bai Xue – Gold – Women's Marathon
• Wang Hao – Gold – Men's 20 km race walk competition
• Liu Hong – Silver – Women's 20 km race walk competition
• Gong Lijiao – Bronze – Women's shot put

2011

• Li Yanfeng – Gold – Women's discus throw
• Liu Hong – Gold – Women's 20 kilometres walk
• Liu Xiang – Silver – Men's 110 metres hurdles
• Wang Zhen – Silver – Men's 20 kilometres walk
• Zhang Wenxiu – Bronze – Women's hammer throw
• Si Tianfeng – Bronze – Men's 50 kilometres walk

2013

• Chen Ding – Silver – Men's 20 kilometres walk
• Gong Lijiao – Bronze – Women's shot put
• Liu Hong – Bronze – Women's 20 kilometres walk
• Zhang Wenxiu – Bronze – Women's hammer throw

2015

• Liu Hong – Gold – Women's 20 km walk
• Gong Lijiao – Silver – Women's shot put
• Wang Zhen – Silver – Men's 20 km walk
• Zhang Wenxiu – Silver – Women's hammer throw
• Lü Xiuzhi – Silver – Women's 20 km walk
• Mo Youxue
  Xie Zhenye
  Su Bingtian
  Zhang Peimeng
  – Silver – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
• Lü Huihui – Silver – Women's Javelin throw
• Zhang Guowei – Silver – Men's high jump
• Wang Jianan – Bronze – Men's long jump

2017

• Gong Lijiao – Gold – Women's shot put
• Yang Jiayu – Gold – Women's 20 km walk
• Wang Zheng – Silver – Women's Hammer throw
• Li Lingwei – Silver – Women's Javelin throw
• Yin Hang – Silver – Women's 50 km walk
• Lü Huihui – Bronze – Women's Javelin throw
• Yang Shuqing – Bronze – Women's 50 km walk

See also

• Olympic medalists for China

External links

• http://www.athletics.org.cn/ – Chinese Athletic Association