List of World Athletics Championships medalists (women)
Championships Gold Silver Bronze
1987 Rome details Ingrid Kristiansen ( NOR ) Yelena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova ( URS ) Kathrin Weßel ( GDR )
1991 Tokyo details Liz McColgan ( GBR ) Zhong Huandi ( CHN ) Wang Xiuting ( CHN )
1993 Stuttgart details Wang Junxia ( CHN ) Zhong Huandi ( CHN ) Sally Barsosio ( KEN )
1995 Gothenburg details Fernanda Ribeiro ( POR ) Derartu Tulu ( ETH ) Tegla Loroupe ( KEN )
1997 Athens details Sally Barsosio ( KEN ) Fernanda Ribeiro ( POR ) Masako Chiba ( JPN )
1999 Seville details Gete Wami ( ETH ) Paula Radcliffe ( GBR ) Tegla Loroupe ( KEN )
2001 Edmonton details Derartu Tulu ( ETH ) Berhane Adere ( ETH ) Gete Wami ( ETH )
2003 Saint-Denis details Berhane Adere ( ETH ) Werknesh Kidane ( ETH ) Sun Yingjie ( CHN )
2005 Helsinki details Tirunesh Dibaba ( ETH ) Berhane Adere ( ETH ) Ejegayehu Dibaba ( ETH )
2007 Osaka details Tirunesh Dibaba ( ETH ) Kara Goucher ( USA ) Jo Pavey ( GBR )
2009 Berlin details Linet Masai ( KEN ) Meselech Melkamu ( ETH ) Wude Ayalew ( ETH )
2011 Daegu details Vivian Cheruiyot ( KEN ) Sally Kipyego ( KEN ) Linet Masai ( KEN )
2013 Moscow details Tirunesh Dibaba ( ETH ) Gladys Cherono Kiprono ( KEN ) Belaynesh Oljira ( ETH )
2015 Beijing details Vivian Cheruiyot ( KEN ) Gelete Burka ( ETH ) Emily Infeld ( USA )
2017 London details Almaz Ayana ( ETH ) Tirunesh Dibaba ( ETH ) Agnes Jebet Tirop ( KEN )
2019 Doha details Sifan Hassan ( NED ) Letesenbet Gidey ( ETH ) Agnes Jebet Tirop ( KEN )
Track -- 10,000 m
Women have contested events at the World Athletics Championships since its inauguration in 1983. The top three athletes in each event win gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively. A one-off edition of the championships was also held the same year at the 1980 Summer Olympics to include the IAAF-approved international women's events in 400 metres hurdles and 3000 metres which were not added to the Olympic athletics programme that year due to a dispute with the International Olympic Committee.