Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the World Athletics Championships

Great Britain and Northern Ireland has participated in all the World Athletics Championships since the events beginning in 1983 as the IAAF World Championships in Athletics. The team also took part in the two minor championship events under the same name for non-Olympic disciplines in 1977 and 1980, without winning a medal. The team is 7th on the all time medal table

Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the
World Championships in Athletics
WA codeGBR
National federationUK Athletics
Websitewww.britishathletics.org.uk
Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
33
Silver
40
Bronze
48
Total
121
World Championships in Athletics appearances (overview)

Mo Farah is the most successful British Athlete in championships history, as well as the most successful distance runner in the history of the championships with six gold and two silver medals split evenly between 5000 metres and 10,000 metres; only Usain Bolt has won more individual gold medals than Farah[1] Jessica Ennis-Hill is the most successful British female athlete with three gold medals in heptathlon. Farah and Christine Ohuruogu, with two gold, a silver and five bronze medals are the most decorated British athletes in championships history with eight medals apiece. Great Britain's most successful event has been Heptathlon with five gold medals, and nine medals. The individual event with most different British gold medalists is the men's 1500 metres, won by three men; Steve Cram in 1983, Jake Wightman in 2022 and Josh Kerr in 2023.

Medallists

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Medal Name Year Event
  Gold Steve Cram 1983 Helsinki Men's 1500 metres
  Gold Daley Thompson 1983 Helsinki Men's decathlon
  Silver Joan Baptiste
Kathy Cook
Beverley Callender
Shirley Thomas
1983 Helsinki Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
  Silver Fatima Whitbread 1983 Helsinki Women's javelin throw
  Bronze Colin Reitz 1983 Helsinki Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
  Bronze Ainsley Bennett
Garry Cook
Todd Bennett
Phil Brown
Kriss Akabusi*
1983 Helsinki Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
  Bronze Kathy Cook 1983 Helsinki Women's 200 metres
  Gold Fatima Whitbread 1987 Rome Women's javelin throw
  Silver Peter Elliott 1987 Rome Men's 800 metres
  Silver Jonathan Ridgeon 1987 Rome Men's 110 metres hurdles
  Silver Derek Redmond
Kriss Akabusi
Roger Black
Phil Brown
Todd Bennett*
Mark Thomas*
1987 Rome Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
  Bronze Linford Christie 1987 Rome Men's 100 metres
  Bronze John Regis 1987 Rome Men's 200 metres
  Bronze Jack Buckner 1987 Rome Men's 5000 metres
  Bronze Colin Jackson 1987 Rome Men's 110 metres hurdles
  Gold Roger Black
Derek Redmond
John Regis
Kriss Akabusi
Ade Mafe*
Mark Richardson*
1991 Tokyo Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
  Gold Liz McColgan 1991 Tokyo Women's 10,000 metres
  Silver Roger Black 1991 Tokyo Men's 400 metres
  Silver Sally Gunnell 1991 Tokyo Women's 400 metres hurdles
  Bronze Tony Jarrett 1991 Tokyo Men's 110 metres hurdles
  Bronze Kriss Akabusi 1991 Tokyo Men's 400 metres hurdles
  Bronze Tony Jarrett
John Regis
Darren Braithwaite
Linford Christie
1991 Tokyo Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
  Gold Linford Christie 1993 Stuttgart Men's 100 metres
  Gold Colin Jackson 1993 Stuttgart Men's 110 metres hurdles
  Gold Sally Gunnell 1993 Stuttgart Women's 400 metres hurdles
  Silver John Regis 1993 Stuttgart Men's 200 metres
  Silver Tony Jarrett 1993 Stuttgart Men's 110 metres hurdles
  Silver Colin Jackson
Tony Jarrett
John Regis
Linford Christie
Jason John*
Darren Braithwaite*
1993 Stuttgart Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
  Bronze Jonathan Edwards 1993 Stuttgart Men's triple jump
  Bronze Steve Smith 1993 Stuttgart Men's high jump
  Bronze Mick Hill 1993 Stuttgart Men's javelin throw
  Bronze Linda Keough
Phylis Smith
Tracy Goddard
Sally Gunnell
1993 Stuttgart Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
  Gold Jonathan Edwards 1995 Gothenburg Men's triple jump
  Silver Tony Jarrett 1995 Gothenburg Men's 110 metres hurdles
  Silver Steve Backley 1995 Gothenburg Men's javelin throw
  Silver Kelly Holmes 1995 Gothenburg Women's 1500 metres
  Bronze Kelly Holmes 1995 Gothenburg Women's 800 metres
  Gold Iwan Thomas
Roger Black
Jamie Baulch
Mark Richardson
Mark Hylton*
1997 Athens Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
  Silver Colin Jackson 1997 Athens Men's 110 metres hurdles
  Silver Jonathan Edwards 1997 Athens Men's triple jump
  Silver Steve Backley 1997 Athens Men's javelin throw
  Silver Denise Lewis 1997 Athens Women's heptathlon
  Bronze Darren Braithwaite
Darren Campbell
Douglas Walker
Julian Golding
Marlon Devonish*
Dwain Chambers*
1997 Athens Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
  Gold Colin Jackson 1999 Seville Men's 110 metres hurdles
  Silver Jason Gardener
Darren Campbell
Marlon Devonish
Dwain Chambers
1999 Seville Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
  Silver Dean Macey 1999 Seville Men's decathlon
  Silver Paula Radcliffe 1999 Seville Women's 10,000 metres
  Silver Denise Lewis 1999 Seville Women's heptathlon
  Bronze Dwain Chambers 1999 Seville Men's 100 metres
  Bronze Jonathan Edwards 1999 Seville Men's triple jump
  Gold Jonathan Edwards 2001 Edmonton Men's triple jump
  Bronze Dean Macey 2001 Edmonton Men's decathlon
  Silver Kelly Holmes 2003 Paris Women's 800 metres
  Bronze Darren Campbell 2003 Paris Men's 100 metres
  Bronze Hayley Tullett 2003 Paris Women's 1500 metres
  Gold Paula Radcliffe 2005 Helsinki Women's marathon
  Bronze Jason Gardener
Marlon Devonish
Christian Malcolm
Mark Lewis-Francis
2005 Helsinki Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
  Bronze Lee McConnell
Donna Fraser
Nicola Sanders
Christine Ohuruogu
2005 Helsinki Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
  Gold Christine Ohuruogu 2007 Osaka Women's 400 metres
  Silver Nicola Sanders 2007 Osaka Women's 400 metres
  Bronze Christian Malcolm
Craig Pickering
Marlon Devonish
Mark Lewis-Francis
2007 Osaka Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
  Bronze Jo Pavey 2007 Osaka Women's 10,000 metres
  Bronze Christine Ohuruogu
Marilyn Okoro
Lee McConnell
Nicola Sanders
Donna Fraser*
2007 Osaka Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
  Bronze Kelly Sotherton 2007 Osaka Women's heptathlon
  Gold Phillips Idowu 2009 Berlin Men's triple jump
  Gold Jessica Ennis 2009 Berlin Women's heptathlon
  Silver Conrad Williams
Michael Bingham
Robert Tobin
Martyn Rooney
Dai Greene*
2009 Berlin Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
  Silver Lisa Dobriskey 2009 Berlin Women's 1500 metres
  Bronze Simeon Williamson
Tyrone Edgar
Marlon Devonish
Harry Aikines-Aryeetey
2009 Berlin Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
  Bronze Jenny Meadows 2009 Berlin Women's 800 metres
  Bronze Lee McConnell
Christine Ohuruogu
Vicki Barr
Nicola Sanders
2009 Berlin Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
  Gold Mo Farah 2011 Daegu Men's 5000 metres
  Gold Dai Greene 2011 Daegu Men's 400 metres hurdles
  Gold Jessica Ennis 2011 Daegu Women's heptathlon
  Silver Mo Farah 2011 Daegu Men's 10,000 metres
  Silver Phillips Idowu 2011 Daegu Men's triple jump
  Silver Hannah England 2011 Daegu Women's 1500 metres
  Bronze Andy Turner 2011 Daegu Men's 110 metres hurdles
  Bronze Perri Shakes-Drayton
Nicola Sanders
Christine Ohuruogu
Lee McConnell
2011 Daegu Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
  Gold Mo Farah 2013 Moscow Men's 5000 metres
  Gold Mo Farah 2013 Moscow Men's 10,000 metres
  Gold Christine Ohuruogu 2013 Moscow Women's 400 metres
  Silver Eilidh Child
Shana Cox
Margaret Adeoye
Christine Ohuruogu
2013 Moscow Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
  Bronze Conrad Williams
Martyn Rooney
Michael Bingham
Nigel Levine
Jamie Bowie*
2013 Moscow Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
  Bronze Tiffany Porter 2013 Moscow Women's 100 metres hurdles
  Bronze Dina Asher-Smith
Ashleigh Nelson
Annabelle Lewis
Hayley Jones
2013 Moscow Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
  Gold Mo Farah 2015 Beijing Men's 5000 metres
  Gold Mo Farah 2015 Beijing Men's 10,000 metres
  Gold Greg Rutherford 2015 Beijing Men's long jump
  Gold Jessica Ennis-Hill 2015 Beijing Women's heptathlon
  Silver Shara Proctor 2015 Beijing Women's long jump
  Bronze Rabah Yousif
Delano Williams
Jarryd Dunn
Martyn Rooney
2015 Beijing Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
  Bronze Christine Ohuruogu
Anyika Onuora
Eilidh Child
Seren Bundy-Davies
Kirsten McAslan*
2015 Beijing Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
  Gold Mo Farah 2017 London Men's 10,000 metres
  Gold Chijindu Ujah
Adam Gemili
Danny Talbot
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake
2017 London Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
  Silver Mo Farah 2017 London Men's 5000 metres
  Silver Asha Philip
Desirèe Henry
Dina Asher-Smith
Daryll Neita
2017 London Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
  Silver Zoey Clark
Laviai Nielsen
Eilidh Doyle
Emily Diamond
Perri Shakes-Drayton*
2017 London Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
  Bronze Matthew Hudson-Smith
Rabah Yousif
Dwayne Cowan
Martyn Rooney
Jack Green*
2017 London Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
  Gold Dina Asher-Smith 2019 Doha Women's 200 metres
  Gold Katarina Johnson-Thompson 2019 Doha Women's heptathlon
  Silver Dina Asher-Smith 2019 Doha Women's 100 metres
  Silver Adam Gemili
Zharnel Hughes
Richard Kilty
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake
2019 Doha Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
  Silver Asha Philip
Dina Asher-Smith
Ashleigh Nelson
Daryll Neita
Imani-Lara Lansiquot*
2019 Doha Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
  Gold Jake Wightman 2022 Eugene Men's 1500 metres
  Silver Keely Hodgkinson 2022 Eugene Women's 800 metres
  Bronze Laura Muir 2022 Eugene Women's 1500 metres
  Bronze Dina Asher-Smith 2022 Eugene Women's 200 metres
  Bronze Matthew Hudson-Smith 2022 Eugene Men's 400 metres
  Bronze Jona Efoloko
Zharnel Hughes
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake
Reece Prescod
Adam Gemili*
2022 Eugene Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
  Bronze Victoria Ohuruogu
Nicole Yeargin
Jessie Knight
Laviai Nielsen
Ama Pipi*
2022 Eugene Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
  Gold Katarina Johnson-Thompson 2023 Budapest Women's heptathlon
  Gold Josh Kerr 2023 Budapest Men's 1500 metres
  Silver Lewis Daley
Laviai Nielsen
Rio Mitcham
Yemi Mary John
Joe Brier
2023 Budapest Mixed 4 x 400 metres relay
  Silver Matthew Hudson-Smith 2023 Budapest Men's 400 metres
  Silver Keely Hodgkinson 2023 Budapest Women's 800 metres
  Bronze Zharnel Hughes 2023 Budapest Men's 100 metres
  Bronze Ben Pattison 2023 Budapest Men's 800 metres
  Bronze Asha Philip
Imani Lansiquot
Bianca Williams
Daryll Neita
Annie Tagoe
2023 Budapest Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
  Bronze Alex Haydock-Wilson
Charlie Dobson
Lewis Davey
Rio Mitcham
2023 Budapest Men's 4 x 400 metres relay
  Bronze Laviai Nielsen
Amber Anning
Ama Pipi
Nicole Yeargin
Yemi Mary John
2023 Budapest Women's 4 × 400 metres relay

Medal tables

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By championships

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Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1983 Helsinki - 2 2 3 7 6
1987 Rome - 1 3 4 8 7
1991 Tokyo - 2 2 3 7 5
1993 Stuttgart - 3 3 4 10 4
1995 Gothenburg - 1 3 1 5 13
1997 Athens - 1 4 1 6 10
1999 Seville - 1 4 2 7 12
2001 Edmonton - 1 0 1 2 19
2003 Paris - 0 1 2 3 29
2005 Helsinki - 1 0 2 3 16
2007 Osaka 60 1 1 4 6 11
2009 Berlin 60 2 2 3 7 8
2011 Daegu 59 3 3 2 8 6
2013 Moscow 60 3 1 3 7 7
2015 Beijing 59 4 1 2 7 4
2017 London 92 2 3 1 6 6
2019 Doha 77 2 3 0 5 6
2022 Eugene 81 1 1 5 7 11[2]
2023 Budapest 51 2 3 5 10 7
Total 33 40 48 121 7

* : ongoing

Doping disqualification

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Athlete Sex Event Year(s) Result Notes
Dwain Chambers Men 100 m
4 × 100 m relay
2003 4th Silver medal-winning British relay team disqualified

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Prior to 1983, the Athletics at the Summer Olympics was acknowledged as the world championships of the sport, but pre-1983 Olympic medals are not included in the medal records of the World Athletics Championships as an event; if they were, Paavo Nurmi's nine Olympic gold medals would include eight world titles, six of them individual, in what would be considered distance events.
  2. ^ Matt Majendie (16 July 2022). "2022 World Athletics Championships: Three medal hopefuls for Britain in Eugene". Evening Standard. Retrieved 18 July 2022.