View source for List of World Athletics Championships medalists (women)

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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 [[1980 World Athletics Championships|edition of the championships]] was also held the same year at the [[1980 Summer Olympics]] to include the [[International Association of Athletics Federations|IAAF]]-approved international women's events in [[400 metres hurdles]] and [[3000 metres]] which were not added to the [[Athletics at the Summer Olympics|Olympic athletics programme]] that year due to a dispute with the [[International Olympic Committee]].

== Track ==

=== 100 m ===
{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in women's 100 metres}}

=== 200 m ===
{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in women's 200 metres}}

=== 400 m ===
{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in women's 400 metres}}

=== 800 m ===
{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in women's 800 metres}}

=== 1500 m ===
{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in women's 1500 metres}}

=== 3000 m ===
{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in women's 3000 metres}}

=== 5000 m ===
{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in women's 5000 metres}}

=== 10,000 m ===
{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in women's 10,000 metres}}

=== 100 m hurdles ===
{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in women's 100 metres hurdles}}

=== 400 m hurdles ===
{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in women's 400 metres hurdles}}

=== 3000 m steeplechase ===
{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in women's 3000 metres steeplechase}}

=== 4 × 100 metres relay ===
{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in women's 4 × 100 metres relay}}

=== 4 × 400 metres relay ===
{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in women's 4 × 400 metres relay}}

=== 4 × 400 metres mixed relay ===
{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in mixed 4 × 400 metres relay}}

== Road ==

=== Marathon ===
{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in women's marathon}}

=== 10 km walk ===
{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in women's 10 kilometres race walk}}

=== 20 km walk ===
{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in women's 20 kilometres race walk}}

=== 35 km walk ===
{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in women's 35 kilometres race walk}}

=== 50 km walk ===
{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in women's 50 kilometres race walk}}

== Field ==

=== High jump ===
{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in women's high jump}}

=== Pole vault ===
{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in women's pole vault}}

=== Long jump ===
{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in women's long jump}}

=== Triple jump ===
{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in women's triple jump}}

=== Shot put ===
{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in women's shot put}}

=== Discus throw ===
{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in women's discus throw}}

=== Javelin throw ===
{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in women's javelin throw}}

=== Hammer throw ===
{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in women's hammer throw}}

=== Heptathlon===
{{World Championships in Athletics medalists in women's heptathlon}}

==See also==
*[[List of Olympic medalists in athletics (women)]]
*[[List of World Championships in Athletics medalists (men)]]

==References==
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*[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/wc.htm IAAF World Championships in Athletics]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-07-04.

==External links==
*[http://www.iaaf.org IAAF official website]

{{IAAF World Championships in Athletics}}
{{Athletics medalists}}

[[Category:World Athletics Championships]]
[[Category:Lists of female athletes|World Championships in Athletics medalists]]
[[Category:Lists of female sports medalists|Athletics World Championships]]
[[Category:World Athletics Championships medalists|*Women]]
[[Category:Lists of medalists in athletics|World Championships women]]