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

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.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. 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.

Great Britain and Northern Ireland have won at least one gold medal in all but two editions of the main championships; 2003 in Paris and 2025 in Tokyo.

Medallists MedalNameYearEvent Steve Cram 1983 Helsinki Men's 1500 metres Daley Thompson 1983 Helsinki Men's decathlon Joan BaptisteKathy CookBeverley CallenderShirley Thomas 1983 Helsinki Women's 4 × 100 metres relay Fatima Whitbread 1983 Helsinki Women's javelin throw Colin Reitz 1983 Helsinki Men's 3000 metres steeplechase Ainsley BennettGarry CookTodd BennettPhil Brown Kriss Akabusi* 1983 Helsinki Men's 4 × 400 metres relay Kathy Cook 1983 Helsinki Women's 200 metres Fatima Whitbread 1987 Rome Women's javelin throw Peter Elliott 1987 Rome Men's 800 metres Jonathan Ridgeon 1987 Rome Men's 110 metres hurdles Derek RedmondKriss AkabusiRoger BlackPhil BrownTodd Bennett*Mark Thomas* 1987 Rome Men's 4 × 400 metres relay Linford Christie 1987 Rome Men's 100 metres John Regis 1987 Rome Men's 200 metres Jack Buckner 1987 Rome Men's 5000 metres Colin Jackson 1987 Rome Men's 110 metres hurdles Roger BlackDerek RedmondJohn RegisKriss AkabusiAde Mafe*Mark Richardson* 1991 Tokyo Men's 4 × 400 metres relay Liz McColgan 1991 Tokyo Women's 10,000 metres Roger Black 1991 Tokyo Men's 400 metres Sally Gunnell 1991 Tokyo Women's 400 metres hurdles Tony Jarrett 1991 Tokyo Men's 110 metres hurdles Kriss Akabusi 1991 Tokyo Men's 400 metres hurdles Tony JarrettJohn RegisDarren BraithwaiteLinford Christie 1991 Tokyo Men's 4 × 100 metres relay Linford Christie 1993 Stuttgart Men's 100 metres Colin Jackson 1993 Stuttgart Men's 110 metres hurdles Sally Gunnell 1993 Stuttgart Women's 400 metres hurdles John Regis 1993 Stuttgart Men's 200 metres Tony Jarrett 1993 Stuttgart Men's 110 metres hurdles Colin JacksonTony JarrettJohn RegisLinford ChristieJason John*Darren Braithwaite* 1993 Stuttgart Men's 4 × 100 metres relay Jonathan Edwards 1993 Stuttgart Men's triple jump Steve Smith 1993 Stuttgart Men's high jump Mick Hill 1993 Stuttgart Men's javelin throw Linda KeoughPhylis SmithTracy GoddardSally Gunnell 1993 Stuttgart Women's 4 × 400 metres relay Jonathan Edwards 1995 Gothenburg Men's triple jump Tony Jarrett 1995 Gothenburg Men's 110 metres hurdles Steve Backley 1995 Gothenburg Men's javelin throw Kelly Holmes 1995 Gothenburg Women's 1500 metres Kelly Holmes 1995 Gothenburg Women's 800 metres Iwan ThomasRoger BlackJamie BaulchMark RichardsonMark Hylton* 1997 Athens Men's 4 × 400 metres relay Colin Jackson 1997 Athens Men's 110 metres hurdles Jonathan Edwards 1997 Athens Men's triple jump Steve Backley 1997 Athens Men's javelin throw Denise Lewis 1997 Athens Women's heptathlon Darren BraithwaiteDarren CampbellDouglas WalkerJulian GoldingMarlon Devonish*Dwain Chambers* 1997 Athens Men's 4 × 100 metres relay Colin Jackson 1999 Seville Men's 110 metres hurdles Jason GardenerDarren CampbellMarlon DevonishDwain Chambers 1999 Seville Men's 4 × 100 metres relay Dean Macey 1999 Seville Men's decathlon Paula Radcliffe 1999 Seville Women's 10,000 metres Denise Lewis 1999 Seville Women's heptathlon Dwain Chambers 1999 Seville Men's 100 metres Jonathan Edwards 1999 Seville Men's triple jump Jonathan Edwards 2001 Edmonton Men's triple jump Dean Macey 2001 Edmonton Men's decathlon Kelly Holmes 2003 Paris Women's 800 metres Darren Campbell 2003 Paris Men's 100 metres Hayley Tullett 2003 Paris Women's 1500 metres Paula Radcliffe 2005 Helsinki Women's marathon Jason GardenerMarlon DevonishChristian MalcolmMark Lewis-Francis 2005 Helsinki Men's 4 × 100 metres relay Lee McConnellDonna FraserNicola SandersChristine Ohuruogu 2005 Helsinki Women's 4 × 400 metres relay Christine Ohuruogu 2007 Osaka Women's 400 metres Nicola Sanders 2007 Osaka Women's 400 metres Christian MalcolmCraig PickeringMarlon DevonishMark Lewis-Francis 2007 Osaka Men's 4 × 100 metres relay Jo Pavey 2007 Osaka Women's 10,000 metres Christine Ohuruogu Marilyn Okoro Lee McConnell Nicola SandersDonna Fraser* 2007 Osaka Women's 4 × 400 metres relay Kelly Sotherton 2007 Osaka Women's heptathlon Phillips Idowu 2009 Berlin Men's triple jump Jessica Ennis 2009 Berlin Women's heptathlon Conrad WilliamsMichael BinghamRobert TobinMartyn RooneyDai Greene* 2009 Berlin Men's 4 × 400 metres relay Lisa Dobriskey 2009 Berlin Women's 1500 metres Simeon WilliamsonTyrone EdgarMarlon DevonishHarry Aikines-Aryeetey 2009 Berlin Men's 4 × 100 metres relay Jenny Meadows 2009 Berlin Women's 800 metres Lee McConnellChristine OhuruoguVicki BarrNicola Sanders 2009 Berlin Women's 4 × 400 metres relay Mo Farah 2011 Daegu Men's 5000 metres Dai Greene 2011 Daegu Men's 400 metres hurdles Jessica Ennis 2011 Daegu Women's heptathlon Mo Farah 2011 Daegu Men's 10,000 metres Phillips Idowu 2011 Daegu Men's triple jump Hannah England 2011 Daegu Women's 1500 metres Andy Turner 2011 Daegu Men's 110 metres hurdles Perri Shakes-Drayton Nicola Sanders Christine Ohuruogu Lee McConnell 2011 Daegu Women's 4 × 400 metres relay Mo Farah 2013 Moscow Men's 5000 metres Mo Farah 2013 Moscow Men's 10,000 metres Christine Ohuruogu 2013 Moscow Women's 400 metres Eilidh ChildShana CoxMargaret AdeoyeChristine Ohuruogu 2013 Moscow Women's 4 × 400 metres relay Conrad WilliamsMartyn RooneyMichael BinghamNigel LevineJamie Bowie* 2013 Moscow Men's 4 × 400 metres relay Tiffany Porter 2013 Moscow Women's 100 metres hurdles Dina Asher-SmithAshleigh NelsonAnnabelle LewisHayley Jones 2013 Moscow Women's 4 × 100 metres relay Mo Farah 2015 Beijing Men's 5000 metres Mo Farah 2015 Beijing Men's 10,000 metres Greg Rutherford 2015 Beijing Men's long jump Jessica Ennis-Hill 2015 Beijing Women's heptathlon Shara Proctor 2015 Beijing Women's long jump Rabah YousifDelano WilliamsJarryd DunnMartyn Rooney 2015 Beijing Men's 4 × 400 metres relay Christine OhuruoguAnyika OnuoraEilidh ChildSeren Bundy-DaviesKirsten McAslan* 2015 Beijing Women's 4 × 400 metres relay Mo Farah 2017 London Men's 10,000 metres Chijindu Ujah Adam Gemili Danny Talbot Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake 2017 London Men's 4 × 100 metres relay Mo Farah 2017 London Men's 5000 metres Asha PhilipDesirèe HenryDina Asher-SmithDaryll Neita 2017 London Women's 4 × 100 metres relay Zoey Clark Laviai Nielsen Eilidh Doyle Emily Diamond Perri Shakes-Drayton* 2017 London Women's 4 × 400 metres relay Matthew Hudson-SmithRabah YousifDwayne CowanMartyn RooneyJack Green* 2017 London Men's 4 × 400 metres relay Dina Asher-Smith 2019 Doha Women's 200 metres Katarina Johnson-Thompson 2019 Doha Women's heptathlon Dina Asher-Smith 2019 Doha Women's 100 metres Adam Gemili Zharnel Hughes Richard Kilty Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake 2019 Doha Men's 4 × 100 metres relay Asha Philip Dina Asher-Smith Ashleigh Nelson Daryll Neita Imani-Lara Lansiquot* 2019 Doha Women's 4 × 100 metres relay Jake Wightman 2022 Eugene Men's 1500 metres Keely Hodgkinson 2022 Eugene Women's 800 metres Laura Muir 2022 Eugene Women's 1500 metres Dina Asher-Smith 2022 Eugene Women's 200 metres Matthew Hudson-Smith 2022 Eugene Men's 400 metres Jona Efoloko Zharnel Hughes Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake Reece Prescod Adam Gemili* 2022 Eugene Men's 4 × 100 metres relay Victoria Ohuruogu Nicole Yeargin Jessie Knight Laviai Nielsen Ama Pipi* 2022 Eugene Women's 4 × 400 metres relayKatarina Johnson-Thompson2023 BudapestWomen's heptathlonJosh Kerr2023 BudapestMen's 1500 metresLewis DaveyLaviai NielsenRio MitchamYemi Mary JohnJoe Brier2023 BudapestMixed 4 x 400 metres relayMatthew Hudson-Smith2023 BudapestMen's 400 metresKeely Hodgkinson2023 BudapestWomen's 800 metresZharnel Hughes2023 BudapestMen's 100 metresBen Pattison2023 BudapestMen's 800 metresAsha PhilipImani LansiquotBianca WilliamsDaryll NeitaAnnie Tagoe2023 BudapestWomen's 4 × 100 metres relayAlex Haydock-WilsonCharlie DobsonLewis DaveyRio Mitcham2023 BudapestMen's 4 x 400 metres relayLaviai NielsenAmber AnningAma PipiNicole YearginYemi Mary John2023 BudapestWomen's 4 × 400 metres relayJake Wightman2025 TokyoMen's 1500 metresAmy Hunt2025 TokyoWomen's 200 metresGeorgia Hunter Bell2025 TokyoWomen's 800 metresKeely Hodgkinson2025 TokyoWomen's 800 metresKatarina Johnson-Thompson2025 TokyoWomen's heptathlon

Medal tables

By championships GamesAthletesGoldSilverBronzeTotalRank1983 Helsinki - 2 2 3 7 1987 Rome - 1 3 4 8 1991 Tokyo - 2 2 3 7 1993 Stuttgart - 3 3 4 10 1995 Gothenburg - 1 3 1 5 1997 Athens - 1 4 1 6 1999 Seville - 1 4 2 7 2001 Edmonton - 1 0 1 2 2003 Paris - 0 1 2 3 2005 Helsinki - 1 0 2 3 2007 Osaka 60 1 1 4 6 2009 Berlin 60 2 2 3 7 2011 Daegu 59 3 3 2 8 2013 Moscow 60 3 1 3 7 2015 Beijing 59 4 1 2 7 2017 London 92 2 3 1 6 2019 Doha 77 2 3 0 5 2022 Eugene 81 1 1 5 7 2023 Budapest 51 2 3 5 10 2025 Tokyo 64 0 3 2 5 2027 Beijing To be determined 2029 Nairobi 2031 Munich Total 33 43 50 126 7 * : ongoing

Doping disqualification AthleteSexEventYear(s)ResultNotesDwain Chambers Men 100 m4 × 100 m relay 2003 4th Silver medal-winning British relay team disqualified

See also Great Britain at the Olympics

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