2015 World Championships in Athletics

IAAF World Championships
Beijing 2015
Nations participating	205
Athletes participating	1,781
Events	47
Dates	22 August 2015 – 30 August 2015
Officially opened by	President Xi Jinping
Main venue	Beijing National Stadium
	← Moscow 2013 London 2017 →

The 2015 IAAF World Championships (Chinese: 第十五届世界田径锦标赛), the fifteenth edition of the IAAF World Championships, were held from 22 to 30 August at the National Stadium in Beijing, China.^[1]^[2] Forty-three nations won medals, 144 of which were awarded. Kenya topped the medal table for the first time, with 7 gold, 6 silver and 3 bronze medals. The United States won 18 medals, six gold, six silver and six bronze, which was the highest tally. Host nation China, finished 11th on the medals table, while Russia finished ninth.

205 IAAF member countries and territories participated, two more than in 2013, with new IAAF member, Kosovo, making its debut. South Sudan was also set to participate for the first time, but its sole athlete did not show up in Beijing.^[3]

Eritrea won their first world title at these championships, with Ghirmay Ghebreslassie winning the men's marathon.^[4]

The event was the largest sporting event to take place at the Beijing National Stadium ("Bird's Nest") since the 2008 Summer Olympics.^[5]

Bidding process[]

When the seeking deadline passed on 15 March 2010, three candidate cities (Beijing, London and Chorzów) had confirmed their candidatures.^[6]^[7] London then withdrew citing that they didn't want to seem to be biased towards the bids for the Olympic Stadium by committing themselves to an athletics event, as the host for this event was to be announced before their 2011 stadium bid deadline. London then stated that they would bid for 2017 and had the blessing of the IAAF to do so.^[8] The IAAF announced Beijing as the winning candidate at the IAAF Council Meeting in Monaco on 20 November 2010.^[9] The Council of IAAF approved the dates of 22 August until 30 August 2015.

Venue[]

Beijing National Stadium during the championships

Inside in daylight

Outside at night

The event was primarily held at the Beijing National Stadium, which served as the athletics venue during the 2008 Summer Olympics. Weather concerns prompted a reduction in capacity for the World Championships in Athletics; only the lower and middle tiers of the stadium were open, capping the venue at around 54,000 spectators rather than its capacity of 80,000.^[10] Tickets for the championships were available in three price categories, ranging from 50 RMB to 500 RMB.^[11]

Qualifying standards[]

Event schedule[]

Legend
Key	P	Q	H	½	F
Value	Preliminary round	Qualifiers	Heats	Semifinals	Final

All dates are CST (UTC+8)

Men^[12]
Date	22 Aug		23 Aug			24 Aug		25 Aug		26 Aug		27 Aug		28 Aug		29 Aug		30 Aug
Event	M	A	M	A		M	A	M	A	M	A	M	A	M	A	M	A	M	A
100 m	Q	H		½	F
200 m									H		½		F
400 m			H				½				F
800 m	H			½					F
1500 m												H			½				F
5000 m										H							F
10,000 m		F
Marathon	F
110 m hurdles										H			½		F
400 m hurdles		H		½					F
3000 m steeplechase	H						F
4 × 100 m relay																H	F
4 × 400 m relay																H			F
20 km walk			F
50 km walk																F
Long jump						Q			F
Triple jump										Q			F
High jump														Q					F
Pole vault	Q						F
Shot put			Q	F
Discus throw												Q					F
Hammer throw	Q			F
Javelin throw							Q				F
Decathlon														F
Masters 800 m																	F

Women^[12]
Date	22 Aug		23 Aug		24 Aug			25 Aug		26 Aug		27 Aug		28 Aug			29 Aug		30 Aug
Event	M	A	M	A	M	A		M	A	M	A	M	A	M	A		M	A	M	A
100 m			H			½	F
200 m											H		½		F
400 m					H				½				F
800 m										H			½					F
1500 m	H			½					F
5000 m												H								F
10,000 m						F
Marathon																			F
100 m hurdles												H			½	F
400 m hurdles			H			½					F
3000 m steeplechase					H						F
4 × 100 m relay																	H	F
4 × 400 m relay																	H			F
20 km walk														F
Long jump												Q			F
Triple jump	Q					F
High jump												Q						F
Pole vault					Q						F
Shot put	Q	F
Discus throw					Q				F
Hammer throw										Q			F
Javelin throw															Q					F
Heptathlon	F
Masters 400 m																		F

Event summary[]

Men[]

Track[]

Chronology: 2011 \| 2013 \| 2015 \| 2017 \| 2019

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres details^[13]	Usain Bolt Jamaica (JAM)	9.79 SB	Justin Gatlin United States (USA)	9.80	Trayvon Bromell United States (USA) Andre De Grasse Canada (CAN) PB	9.92
200 metres details^[14]	Usain Bolt Jamaica (JAM)	19.55 WL	Justin Gatlin United States (USA)	19.74	Anaso Jobodwana South Africa (RSA)	19.87 NR
400 metres details^[15]	Wayde van Niekerk South Africa (RSA)	43.48 WL AR	LaShawn Merritt United States (USA)	43.65 PB	Kirani James Grenada (GRN)	43.78
800 metres details^[16]	David Rudisha Kenya (KEN)	1:45.84	Adam Kszczot Poland (POL)	1:46.08	Amel Tuka Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)	1:46.30
1500 metres details^[17]	Asbel Kiprop Kenya (KEN)	3:34.40	Elijah Manangoi Kenya (KEN)	3:34.63	Abdalaati Iguider Morocco (MAR)	3:34.67
5000 metres details^[18]	Mo Farah Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)	13:50.38	Caleb Ndiku Kenya (KEN)	13:51.75	Hagos Gebrhiwet Ethiopia (ETH)	13:51.86
10,000 metres details^[19]	Mo Farah Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)	27:01.13	Geoffrey Kamworor Kenya (KEN)	27:01.76	Paul Tanui Kenya (KEN)	27:02.83
Marathon details^[20]	Ghirmay Ghebreslassie Eritrea (ERI)	2:12:27	Yemane Tsegay Ethiopia (ETH)	2:13:07	Solomon Mutai Uganda (UGA)	2:13:29
110 metres hurdles details^[21]	Sergey Shubenkov Russia (RUS)	12.98 NR	Hansle Parchment Jamaica (JAM)	13.03	Aries Merritt United States (USA)	13.04
400 metres hurdles details^[22]	Nicholas Bett Kenya (KEN)	47.79 WL NR	Denis Kudryavtsev Russia (RUS)	48.05 NR	Jeffery Gibson Bahamas (BAH)	48.17 NR
3000 metres steeplechase details^[23]	Ezekiel Kemboi Kenya (KEN)	8:11.28	Conseslus Kipruto Kenya (KEN)	8:12.38	Brimin Kipruto Kenya (KEN)	8:12.54
20 kilometres walk details^[24]	Miguel Ángel López Spain (ESP)	1:19:14 PB	Wang Zhen China (CHN)	1:19:29	Benjamin Thorne Canada (CAN)	1:19:57 NR
50 kilometres walk details^[25]	Matej Tóth Slovakia (SVK)	3:40:32	Jared Tallent Australia (AUS)	3:42:17	Takayuki Tanii Japan (JPN)	3:42:55
4 × 100 metres relay details^[26]	Jamaica (JAM) Nesta Carter Asafa Powell Nickel Ashmeade Usain Bolt Rasheed Dwyer*	37.36 WL	China (CHN) Mo Youxue Xie Zhenye Su Bingtian Zhang Peimeng	38.01	Canada (CAN) Aaron Brown Andre De Grasse Brendon Rodney Justyn Warner	38.13
4 × 400 metres relay details^[27]	United States (USA) David Verburg Tony McQuay Bryshon Nellum LaShawn Merritt Kyle Clemons* Vernon Norwood*	2:57.82 WL	Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) Renny Quow Lalonde Gordon Deon Lendore Machel Cedenio Jarrin Solomon*	2:58.20 NR	Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) Rabah Yousif Delanno Williams Jarryd Dunn Martyn Rooney	2:58.51
WR world record \| AR area record \| CR championship record \| GR games record \| NR national record \| OR Olympic record \| PB personal best \| SB season best \| WL world leading (in a given season) * Runners who participated in the heats only and received medals

Field[]

Chronology: 2011 \| 2013 \| 2015 \| 2017 \| 2019

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
High jump details^[28]	Derek Drouin Canada (CAN)	2.34 m	Bohdan Bondarenko Ukraine (UKR) Zhang Guowei China (CHN)	2.33 m	Not awarded
Pole vault details^[29]	Shawnacy Barber Canada (CAN)	5.90 m	Raphael Holzdeppe Germany (GER)	5.90 m	Renaud Lavillenie France (FRA) Piotr Lisek Poland (POL) Paweł Wojciechowski Poland (POL)	5.80 m
Long jump details^[30]	Greg Rutherford Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)	8.41 m	Fabrice Lapierre Australia (AUS)	8.24 m	Wang Jianan China (CHN)	8.18 m
Triple jump details^[31]	Christian Taylor United States (USA)	18.21 m WL AR	Pedro Pablo Pichardo Cuba (CUB)	17.73 m	Nelson Évora Portugal (POR)	17.52 m
Shot put details^[32]	Joe Kovacs United States (USA)	21.93 m	David Storl Germany (GER)	21.74 m	O'Dayne Richards Jamaica (JAM)	21.69 m NR
Discus throw details^[33]	Piotr Małachowski Poland (POL)	67.40 m	Philip Milanov Belgium (BEL)	66.90 m NR	Robert Urbanek Poland (POL)	65.18 m
Hammer throw details^[34]	Paweł Fajdek Poland (POL)	80.88 m	Dilshod Nazarov Tajikistan (TJK)	78.55 m	Wojciech Nowicki Poland (POL)	78.55 m
Javelin throw details^[35]	Julius Yego Kenya (KEN)	92.72 m WL AR	Ihab El-Sayed Egypt (EGY)	88.99 m	Tero Pitkämäki Finland (FIN)	87.64 m
Decathlon details^[36]	Ashton Eaton United States (USA)	9045 pts WR	Damian Warner Canada (CAN)	8695 pts NR	Rico Freimuth Germany (GER)	8561 pts PB
WR world record \| AR area record \| CR championship record \| GR games record \| NR national record \| OR Olympic record \| PB personal best \| SB season best \| WL world leading (in a given season)

Women[]

Track[]

Chronology: 2011 \| 2013 \| 2015 \| 2017 \| 2019

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres details^[37]	Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Jamaica (JAM)	10.76	Dafne Schippers Netherlands (NED)	10.81 NR	Tori Bowie United States (USA)	10.86
200 metres details^[38]	Dafne Schippers Netherlands (NED)	21.63 WL CR AR	Elaine Thompson Jamaica (JAM)	21.66 PB	Veronica Campbell-Brown Jamaica (JAM)	21.97
400 metres details^[39]	Allyson Felix United States (USA)	49.26 WL PB	Shaunae Miller Bahamas (BAH)	49.67 PB	Shericka Jackson Jamaica (JAM)	49.99 PB
800 metres details^[40]	Maryna Arzamasava Belarus (BLR)	1:58.03	Melissa Bishop Canada (CAN)	1:58.12	Eunice Jepkoech Sum Kenya (KEN)	1:58.18
1500 metres details^[41]	Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia (ETH)	4:08.09	Faith Kipyegon Kenya (KEN)	4:08.96	Sifan Hassan Netherlands (NED)	4:09.34
5000 metres details^[42]	Almaz Ayana Ethiopia (ETH)	14:26.83 CR	Senbere Teferi Ethiopia (ETH)	14:44.07	Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia (ETH)	14:44.14
10,000 metres details^[43]	Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya (KEN)	31:41.31	Gelete Burka Ethiopia (ETH)	31:41.77	Emily Infeld United States (USA)	31:43.49
Marathon details^[44]	Mare Dibaba Ethiopia (ETH)	2:27:35	Helah Kiprop Kenya (KEN)	2:27:36	Eunice Kirwa Bahrain (BHR)	2:27:39
100 metres hurdles details^[45]	Danielle Williams Jamaica (JAM)	12.57 PB	Cindy Roleder Germany (GER)	12.59 PB	Alina Talay Belarus (BLR)	12.66 NR
400 metres hurdles details^[46]	Zuzana Hejnová Czech Republic (CZE)	53.50 WL	Shamier Little United States (USA)	53.94	Cassandra Tate United States (USA)	54.02
3000 metres steeplechase details^[47]	Hyvin Jepkemoi Kenya (KEN)	9:19.11	Habiba Ghribi Tunisia (TUN)	9:19.24	Gesa Felicitas Krause Germany (GER)	9:19.25 PB
20 kilometres walk details^[48]	Liu Hong China (CHN)	1:27:45	Lü Xiuzhi China (CHN)	1:27:45	Lyudmyla Olyanovska Ukraine (UKR)	1:28:13
4 × 100 metres relay details^[49]	Jamaica (JAM) Veronica Campbell-Brown Natasha Morrison Elaine Thompson Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Sherone Simpson* Kerron Stewart*	41.07 WL CR	United States (USA) English Gardner Allyson Felix Jenna Prandini Jasmine Todd	41.68	Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) Kelly-Ann Baptiste Michelle-Lee Ahye Reyare Thomas Semoy Hackett Khalifa St. Fort*	42.03 NR
4 × 400 metres relay details^[50]	Jamaica (JAM) Christine Day Shericka Jackson Stephenie Ann McPherson Novlene Williams-Mills Anastasia Le-Roy* Chrisann Gordon*	3:19.13 WL	United States (USA) Sanya Richards-Ross Natasha Hastings Allyson Felix Francena McCorory Phyllis Francis* Jessica Beard*	3:19.44	Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) Christine Ohuruogu Anyika Onuora Eilidh Child Seren Bundy-Davies Kirsten McAslan*	3:23.62
WR world record \| AR area record \| CR championship record \| GR games record \| NR national record \| OR Olympic record \| PB personal best \| SB season best \| WL world leading (in a given season) * Runners who participated in the heats only and received medals

Field[]

Chronology: 2011 \| 2013 \| 2015 \| 2017 \| 2019

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
High jump details^[51]	Maria Kuchina Russia (RUS)	2.01 m PB	Blanka Vlašić Croatia (CRO)	2.01 m	Anna Chicherova Russia (RUS)	2.01 m
Pole vault details^[52]	Yarisley Silva Cuba (CUB)	4.90 m	Fabiana Murer Brazil (BRA)	4.85 m =AR	Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou Greece (GRE)	4.80 m
Long jump details^[53]	Tianna Bartoletta United States (USA)	7.14 m WL PB	Shara Proctor Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)	7.07 m NR	Ivana Španović Serbia (SRB)	7.01 m NR
Triple jump details^[54]	Caterine Ibargüen Colombia (COL)	14.90 m	Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko Israel (ISR)	14.78 m NR	Olga Rypakova Kazakhstan (KAZ)	14.77 m
Shot put details^[55]	Christina Schwanitz Germany (GER)	20.37 m	Gong Lijiao China (CHN)	20.30 m	Michelle Carter United States (USA)	19.76 m
Discus throw details^[56]	Denia Caballero Cuba (CUB)	69.28 m	Sandra Perković Croatia (CRO)	67.39 m	Nadine Müller Germany (GER)	65.53 m
Hammer throw details^[57]	Anita Włodarczyk Poland (POL)	80.85 m CR	Zhang Wenxiu China (CHN)	76.33 m	Alexandra Tavernier France (FRA)	74.02 m
Javelin throw details^[58]	Katharina Molitor Germany (GER)	67.69 m WL PB	Lü Huihui China (CHN)	66.13 m AR	Sunette Viljoen South Africa (RSA)	65.79 m
Heptathlon details^[59]	Jessica Ennis-Hill Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)	6669 pts	Brianne Theisen-Eaton Canada (CAN)	6554 pts	Laura Ikauniece-Admidiņa Latvia (LAT)	6516 pts NR
WR world record \| AR area record \| CR championship record \| GR games record \| NR national record \| OR Olympic record \| PB personal best \| SB season best \| WL world leading (in a given season)

Exhibition events[]

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Masters 800 metres details	Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)	2:00.92	Sweden (SWE)	2:03.41	Canada (CAN)	2:03.61
Masters 400 metres details	Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)	1:00.05	Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)	1:00.81	New Zealand (NZL)	1:02.54

Medal table[]

* Host nation (China)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Kenya (KEN)	7	6	3	16
2	Jamaica (JAM)	7	2	3	12
3	United States (USA)	6	6	6	18
4	Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)	4	1	2	7
5	Ethiopia (ETH)	3	3	2	8
6	Poland (POL)	3	1	4	8
7	Canada (CAN)	2	3	3	8
7	Germany (GER)	2	3	3	8
9	Russia (RUS)	2	1	1	4
10	Cuba (CUB)	2	1	0	3
11	China (CHN)*	1	7	1	9
12	Netherlands (NED)	1	1	1	3
13	South Africa (RSA)	1	0	2	3
14	Belarus (BLR)	1	0	1	2
15	Colombia (COL)	1	0	0	1
	Czech Republic (CZE)	1	0	0	1
	Eritrea (ERI)	1	0	0	1
	Slovakia (SVK)	1	0	0	1
	Spain (ESP)	1	0	0	1
20	Australia (AUS)	0	2	0	2
20	Croatia (CRO)	0	2	0	2
22	Bahamas (BAH)	0	1	1	2
	Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)	0	1	1	2
	Ukraine (UKR)	0	1	1	2
25	Belgium (BEL)	0	1	0	1
	Brazil (BRA)	0	1	0	1
	Egypt (EGY)	0	1	0	1
	Israel (ISR)	0	1	0	1
	Tajikistan (TJK)	0	1	0	1
	Tunisia (TUN)	0	1	0	1
31	France (FRA)	0	0	2	2
32	Bahrain (BHR)	0	0	1	1
	Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)	0	0	1	1
	Finland (FIN)	0	0	1	1
	Greece (GRE)	0	0	1	1
	Grenada (GRN)	0	0	1	1
	Japan (JPN)	0	0	1	1
	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	0	0	1	1
	Latvia (LAT)	0	0	1	1
	Morocco (MAR)	0	0	1	1
	Portugal (POR)	0	0	1	1
	Serbia (SRB)	0	0	1	1
	Uganda (UGA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (43 nations)		47	48	49	144

Source: [1]

Participating nations[]

Two hundred and seven countries (or, more accurately, IAAF members) with a total of 1,933 athletes were entered.^[60] Of those 1,771 athletes from 205 countries actually competed (thus excluding reserve athletes and non-starters). The biggest delegation was the one from the US with 130 athletes. Two countries, Ghana and South Sudan, were set to participate, but none of their athletes showed up. The number of athletes per nation is shown in parentheses.

Afghanistan (AFG) (1)
Albania (ALB) (1)
Algeria (ALG) (14)
Andorra (AND) (1)
Angola (ANG) (1)
Anguilla (AIA) (1)
Antigua and Barbuda (ANT) (5)
Argentina (ARG) (6)
Armenia (ARM) (1)
Aruba (ARU) (1)
Australia (AUS) (43)
Austria (AUT) (5)
Azerbaijan (AZE) (2)
Bahamas (BAH) (23)
Bahrain (BHR) (17)
Bangladesh (BAN) (1)
Barbados (BAR) (6)
Belarus (BLR) (18)
Belgium (BEL) (18)
Belize (BIZ) (1)
Benin (BEN) (1)
Bermuda (BER) (2)
Bhutan (BHU) (1)
Bolivia (BOL) (3)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) (2)
Botswana (BOT) (5)
Brazil (BRA) (53)
British Virgin Islands (IVB) (2)
Brunei (BRU) (1)
Bulgaria (BUL) (10)
Burkina Faso (BUR) (2)
Burundi (BDI) (2)
Cambodia (CAM) (1)
Cameroon (CMR) (2)
Canada (CAN) (44)
Cape Verde (CPV) (1)
Cayman Islands (CAY) (2)
Central African Republic (CAF) (1)
Chad (CHA) (1)
Chile (CHI) (6)
China (CHN) (66)
Colombia (COL) (12)
Comoros (COM) (1)
Congo (CGO) (1)
Cook Islands (COK) (1)
Costa Rica (CRC) (2)
Croatia (CRO) (6)
Cuba (CUB) (24)
Cyprus (CYP) (3)
Czech Republic (CZE) (25)
Denmark (DEN) (3)
Djibouti (DJI) (3)
Dominica (DMA) (1)
Dominican Republic (DOM) (6)
(COD) (1)
Ecuador (ECU) (5)
Egypt (EGY) (3)
El Salvador (ESA) (2)
Equatorial Guinea (GEQ) (1)
Eritrea (ERI) (9)
Estonia (EST) (15)
Ethiopia (ETH) (32)
Micronesia (FSM) (1)
Fiji (FIJ) (2)
Finland (FIN) (17)
France (FRA) (36)
French Polynesia (PYF) (1)
Georgia (GEO) (1)
Germany (GER) (62)
Gibraltar (GIB) (1)
Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) (59)
Greece (GRE) (10)
Grenada (GRN) (3)
Guam (GUM) (1)
Guatemala (GUA) (7)
Guinea (GUI) (1)
Guinea-Bissau (GBS) (1)
Guyana (GUY) (2)
Haiti (HAI) (1)
Honduras (HON) (1)
Hong Kong (HKG) (1)
Hungary (HUN) (12)
Iceland (ISL) (2)
India (IND) (16)
Indonesia (INA) (1)
Iran (IRI) (5)
Iraq (IRQ) (1)
Ireland (IRL) (14)
Israel (ISR) (4)
Italy (ITA) (30)
Ivory Coast (CIV) (4)
Jamaica (JAM) (50)
Japan (JPN) (51)
Jordan (JOR) (1)
Kazakhstan (KAZ) (10)
Kenya (KEN) (52)
Kiribati (KIR) (1)
Kosovo (KOS) (1)
Kuwait (KUW) (1)
Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) (1)
Laos (LAO) (1)
Latvia (LAT) (9)
Lebanon (LIB) (1)
Lesotho (LES) (2)
Liberia (LBR) (1)
Libya (LBA) (1)
Lithuania (LTU) (11)
Luxembourg (LUX) (2)
Macau (MAC) (1)
Macedonia (MKD) (1)
Madagascar (MAD) (1)
Malawi (MAW) (1)
Malaysia (MAS) (1)
Maldives (MDV) (1)
Mali (MLI) (1)
Malta (MLT) (1)
Mauritania (MTN) (1)
Mauritius (MRI) (1)
Mexico (MEX) (5)
Moldova (MDA) (4)
Monaco (MON) (1)
Mongolia (MGL) (3)
Montenegro (MNE) (1)
Montserrat (MNT) (1)
Morocco (MAR) (22)
Mozambique (MOZ) (1)
Myanmar (MYA) (1)
Namibia (NAM) (2)
Nauru (NRU) (1)
Nepal (NEP) (1)
Netherlands (NED) (21)
New Zealand (NZL) (14)
Nicaragua (NCA) (1)
Nigeria (NGR) (16)
North Korea (PRK) (3)
Northern Mariana Islands (NMI) (1)
Norway (NOR) (9)
Oman (OMN) (1)
Pakistan (PAK) (1)
Palau (PLW) (1)
Palestine (PLE) (2)
Panama (PAN) (3)
Papua New Guinea (PNG) (2)
Paraguay (PAR) (1)
Peru (PER) (6)
Philippines (PHI) (1)
Poland (POL) (48)
Portugal (POR) (16)
Puerto Rico (PUR) (3)
Qatar (QAT) (6)
Romania (ROM) (16)
Russia (RUS) (62)
Rwanda (RWA) (1)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) (3)
Saint Lucia (LCA) (2)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN) (1)
Samoa (SAM) (2)
San Marino (SMR) (1)
São Tomé and Príncipe (STP) (1)
Saudi Arabia (KSA) (3)
Senegal (SEN) (1)
Serbia (SRB) (5)
Seychelles (SEY) (1)
Sierra Leone (SLE) (1)
Singapore (SIN) (1)
Slovakia (SVK) (16)
Slovenia (SLO) (8)
Solomon Islands (SOL) (1)
Somalia (SOM) (1)
South Africa (RSA) (33)
South Korea (KOR) (12)
Spain (ESP) (40)
Sri Lanka (SRI) (2)
Sudan (SUD) (3)
Suriname (SUR) (1)
Swaziland (SWZ) (1)
Sweden (SWE) (24)
Switzerland (SUI) (15)
Syria (SYR) (2)
Chinese Taipei (TPE) (5)
Tajikistan (TJK) (2)
Tanzania (TAN) (4)
Thailand (THA) (2)
Gambia (GAM) (1)
Togo (TOG) (1)
Tonga (TGA) (1)
Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) (19)
Tunisia (TUN) (4)
Turkey (TUR) (12)
Turkmenistan (TKM) (1)
Turks and Caicos Islands (TKS) (1)
Tuvalu (TUV) (1)
Uganda (UGA) (11)
Ukraine (UKR) (51)
United Arab Emirates (UAE) (3)
United States (USA) (130)
Uruguay (URU) (3)
Uzbekistan (UZB) (4)
Vanuatu (VAN) (1)
Venezuela (VEN) (11)
Vietnam (VIE) (1)
U.S. Virgin Islands (ISV) (2)
Yemen (YEM) (1)
Zambia (ZAM) (2)
Zimbabwe (ZIM) (5)

Anti-doping[]

As part of the event, the IAAF conducted a wide-reaching anti-doping programme. This included information-led targeted tests in the months previous to the championships and testing of athletes in and outside of competition during the championships. In total, the IAAF undertook 1,405 instances of athlete doping controls in Beijing. This included 662 blood tests to inform the longitudinal athlete biological passport programme, 161 blood tests specifically directed at identifying usage of either human growth hormone and/or erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (EPO), 54 out-of-competition urine tests and 528 urine tests conducted on-site (which also incorporates 239 for EPO analysis).^[61]

As was the case since the 2005 World Championships, athletes' doping samples were stored for future analysis, which could allow retrospective disqualifications via subsequent improvements to testing technology and methods. The number of tests was a new high for the event and the largest ever conducted by a sport-specific governing body at an event. The testing was undertaken in partnership with the (CHINADA). An anti-doping education programme was also conducted, which included presentations on the risks of doping and a questionnaire designed by the World Anti-Doping Agency.^[61]

Initial analysis identified two failed tests, both Kenyan women: hurdler Koki Manunga and sprinter Joy Nakhumicha Sakari. Both were disqualified immediately from the competition.^[61]

References[]

^ "Beijing to host 2015 World Athletics Championships". BBC Sport. 20 November 2010. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
^ "Beijing selected to host 2015 World Championships". iaaf.org. 20 November 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
^ "The Latest: Schwanitz wins shot put gold at worlds". dothaneagle.com. 22 August 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Monti, David. "Eritrea's Ghirmay Ghebreslassie Wins World Championships Men's Marathon". competitor.com. Competitor Group. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
^ "Media Guide" (PDF). Official Site. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
^ "IAAF Council Meeting Notes – Day 1 – Doha 2010, 15 March". iaaf.org. 15 March 2010.
^ "London enters the ring to stage 2015 world championships". The Guardian.
^ "London pulls out of 2015 Worlds". BBC News. 4 November 2010.
^ "Beijing awarded 2015 World Championships after London withdrawal". insidethegames.biz.
^ "Beijing 2015 World Championships organisers confident of capacity 50,000 plus crowds". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
^ "Tickets IAAF WOrld CHampionships Beijing 2015". ticketing.iaafbeijing2015.com/. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
^ ^a ^b Timetable Archived 2 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
^ Men's 100 metres results
^ Men's 200 metres results
^ Men's 400 metres results
^ Men's 800 metres results
^ Men's 1500 metres results
^ Men's 5000 metres results
^ Men's 10,000 metres results
^ Men's marathon results
^ Men's 110 metres hurdles results
^ Men's 400 metres hurdles
^ Men's 3000 metres steeplechase results
^ Men's 20 kilometres walk results
^ Men's 50 kilometres walk results
^ Men's 4 × 100 metres relay results
^ Men's 4 × 400 metres relay results
^ Men's high jump results
^ Men's pole vault results
^ Men's long jump results
^ Men's triple jump results
^ Men's shot put results
^ Men's discus throw results
^ Men's hammer throw results
^ Men's javelin throw results
^ Men's decathlon results
^ Women's 100 metres results
^ Women's 200 metres results
^ Women's 400 metres results
^ Women's 800 metres results
^ Women's 1500 metres results
^ Women's 5000 metres results
^ Women's 10,000 metres results
^ Women's marathon results
^ Women's 100 metres hurdles results
^ Women's 400 metres hurdles results
^ Women's 3000 metres steeplechase results
^ Women's 20 kilometres walk results
^ Women's 4 × 100 metres relay results
^ Women's 4 × 400 metres relay results
^ Women's high jump results
^ Women's pole vault results
^ Women's long jump results
^ Women's triple jump results
^ Women's shot put results
^ Women's discus throw results
^ Women's hammer throw results
^ Women's javelin throw results
^ Women's heptathlon results
^ "IAAF: 15th IAAF World Championships Athletes -IAAF World Championships". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c IAAF anti-doping programme concludes in Beijing. IAAF (1 September 2015). Retrieved on 2015-09-05.

External links[]

Official website (archived)

[1] "Beijing to host 2015 World Athletics Championships". BBC Sport. 20 November 2010. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2010.

[2] "Beijing selected to host 2015 World Championships". iaaf.org. 20 November 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2011.

[3] "The Latest: Schwanitz wins shot put gold at worlds". dothaneagle.com. 22 August 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] Monti, David. "Eritrea's Ghirmay Ghebreslassie Wins World Championships Men's Marathon". competitor.com. Competitor Group. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.

[5] "Media Guide" (PDF). Official Site. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.

[6] "IAAF Council Meeting Notes – Day 1 – Doha 2010, 15 March". iaaf.org. 15 March 2010.

[7] "London enters the ring to stage 2015 world championships". The Guardian.

[London_Withdraws-8] "London pulls out of 2015 Worlds". BBC News. 4 November 2010.

[9] "Beijing awarded 2015 World Championships after London withdrawal". insidethegames.biz.

[itg-beijingstadium-10] "Beijing 2015 World Championships organisers confident of capacity 50,000 plus crowds". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 6 July 2015.

[11] "Tickets IAAF WOrld CHampionships Beijing 2015". ticketing.iaafbeijing2015.com/. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.

[wca_schedule-12] Timetable Archived 2 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine.

[13] Men's 100 metres results

[14] Men's 200 metres results

[15] Men's 400 metres results

[16] Men's 800 metres results

[17] Men's 1500 metres results

[18] Men's 5000 metres results

[19] Men's 10,000 metres results

[20] Men's marathon results

[21] Men's 110 metres hurdles results

[22] Men's 400 metres hurdles

[23] Men's 3000 metres steeplechase results

[24] Men's 20 kilometres walk results

[25] Men's 50 kilometres walk results

[26] Men's 4 × 100 metres relay results

[27] Men's 4 × 400 metres relay results

[28] Men's high jump results

[29] Men's pole vault results

[30] Men's long jump results

[31] Men's triple jump results

[32] Men's shot put results

[33] Men's discus throw results

[34] Men's hammer throw results

[35] Men's javelin throw results

[36] Men's decathlon results

[37] Women's 100 metres results

[38] Women's 200 metres results

[39] Women's 400 metres results

[40] Women's 800 metres results

[41] Women's 1500 metres results

[42] Women's 5000 metres results

[43] Women's 10,000 metres results

[44] Women's marathon results

[45] Women's 100 metres hurdles results

[46] Women's 400 metres hurdles results

[47] Women's 3000 metres steeplechase results

[48] Women's 20 kilometres walk results

[49] Women's 4 × 100 metres relay results

[50] Women's 4 × 400 metres relay results

[51] Women's high jump results

[52] Women's pole vault results

[53] Women's long jump results

[54] Women's triple jump results

[55] Women's shot put results

[56] Women's discus throw results

[57] Women's hammer throw results

[58] Women's javelin throw results

[59] Women's heptathlon results

[60] "IAAF: 15th IAAF World Championships Athletes -IAAF World Championships". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.

[Doping-61] IAAF anti-doping programme concludes in Beijing. IAAF (1 September 2015). Retrieved on 2015-09-05.

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v t Nations at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics
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2015 World Championships in Athletics

Contents

Bidding process[]

Venue[]

Qualifying standards[]

Event schedule[]

Event summary[]

Men[]

Track[]

Field[]

Women[]

Track[]

Field[]

Exhibition events[]

Medal table[]

Participating nations[]

Anti-doping[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]