Djibouti has taken part in every edition of the World Athletics Championships, except for 2001. Ahmed Salah was their first medalist, after placing second in the men's marathon at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics. He repeated this classification four years later, in the same event. Their third medal came in 2013 by Ayanleh Souleiman.
Medalists MedalNameYearEvent Ahmed Salah 1987 Rome Men's marathon Ahmed Salah 1993 Stuttgart Men's marathon Ayanleh Souleiman 2013 Moscow Men's 800 metres
By event
By gender
See also Djibouti at the Olympics Djibouti at the Paralympics
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