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.
Track
100 m
200 m
400 m
800 m
1500 m
3000 m
5000 m
10,000 m
100 m hurdles
400 m hurdles
3000 m steeplechase
4 × 100 metres relay
4 × 400 metres relay
4 × 400 metres mixed relay
Road
Marathon
10 km walk
20 km walk
35 km walk
50 km walk
Field
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Javelin throw
Hammer throw
Heptathlon
See also List of Olympic medalists in athletics (women) List of World Championships in Athletics medalists (men)
References
IAAF World Championships in Athletics. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-07-04.
External links IAAF official website