The women's downhill is an event at the annual UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships. It has been held since the inaugural championships in 1990.

Medalists Durango Ciocco Bromont Métabief Vail Kirchzarten Cairns Château-d'Œx 1998 Mont-Sainte-Anne Åre Sierra Nevada Vail Kaprun Lugano Les Gets Livigno Rotorua Fort William Val di Sole Canberra Mont-Sainte-Anne Champéry Leogang/Saalfelden Pietermaritzburg Hafjell/Lillehammer Vallnord Val di Sole Cairns Lenzerheide Mont-Sainte-Anne Leogang Val di Sole Les Gets Glasgow Pal–Arinsal Valais

Medal table

Medal table by rider Rank Coureur Gold Silver BronzeTotal 1 Anne-Caroline Chausson 9 0 0 9 2 Rachel Atherton 5 3 1 9 3 Valentina Höll 4 0 0 4 4 Myriam Nicole 2 5 2 9 5 Sabrina Jonnier 2 4 0 6 6 Emmeline Ragot 2 2 3 7 7 Giovanna Bonazzi 2 0 2 4 8 Tracy Moseley 1 2 0 3 9 Camille Balanche 1 1 1 3 Leigh Donovan 1 1 1 3 Manon Carpenter 1 1 1 3 13 Missy Giove 1 0 3 4 14 Cindy Devine 1 0 2 3 15 Juli Furtado 1 0 0 1 Vanessa Quin 1 0 0 1 Morgane Charre 1 0 0 1 Miranda Miller 1 0 0 1 Total 35 18 17 70

References Results from the Union Cycliste Internationale's website.