World Athletics Championship London

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The IAAF World Championships, commonly referred to as the World Championships in Athletics, is a biennial athletics event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).

Originally held every four years, first in 1983, the current two-year cycle began in 1991.

The 2017 IAAF World Championships was the 16th edition of the IAAF World Championships and held in London from 4 to 13 August 2017. London was officially awarded the championships by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), in Monaco, on 11 November 2011.

Top 10 Winners Countries by Rank:
1 United States
2 Kenya
3 Great Britain & N.I.
4 Poland
5 China
6 Germany
7 Ethiopia
8 France
8 Jamaica
10 South Africa

Event (Men) Gold Medal Winners
100 metres Justin Gatlin
United States (USA)
200 metres Ramil Guliyev
Turkey (TUR)
400 metres Wayde van Niekerk
South Africa (RSA)
800 metres Pierre-Ambroise Bosse
France (FRA)
1500 metres Elijah Manangoi
Kenya (KEN)
5000 metres Muktar Edris
Ethiopia (ETH)
10,000 metres Mo Farah
Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)
Marathon Geoffrey Kirui
Kenya (KEN)
110 metres hurdles Omar McLeod
Jamaica (JAM)
400 metres hurdles Karsten Warholm
Norway (NOR)
3000 metres steeplechase Conseslus Kipruto
Kenya (KEN)
20 kilometres walk Éider Arévalo
Colombia (COL)
50 kilometres walk Yohann Diniz
France (FRA)
4 × 100 metres relay  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR)
Chijindu Ujah
Adam Gemili
Danny Talbot
Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake
4 × 400 metres relay  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)
Jarrin Solomon
Jereem Richards
Machel Cedenio
Lalonde Gordon
Renny Quow*
High jump Mutaz Essa Barshim
Qatar (QAT)		 2.35 m
Pole vault Sam Kendricks
United States (USA)		 5.95 m
Long jump Luvo Manyonga
South Africa (RSA)		 8.48 m
Triple jump Christian Taylor
United States (USA)		 17.68 m
Shot put Tomas Walsh
New Zealand (NZL)		 22.03 m
Discus throw Andrius Gudžius
Lithuania (LTU)		 69.21 m PB
Javelin throw Johannes Vetter
Germany (GER)		 89.89 m
Hammer throw Paweł Fajdek
Poland (POL)		 79.81 m

Women Winners (Gold Medal):

100 metres Tori Bowie
United States (USA)		 10.85 SB
200 metres Dafne Schippers
Netherlands (NED)		 22.05 SB
400 metres Phyllis Francis
United States (USA)		 49.92 PB
800 metres Caster Semenya
South Africa (RSA)		 1:55.16 WL, NR
1500 metres Faith Kipyegon
Kenya (KEN)		 4:02.59
5000 metres Hellen Obiri
Kenya (KEN)		 14:34.86
10,000 metres Almaz Ayana
Ethiopia (ETH)		 30:16.32 WL
Marathon Rose Chelimo
Bahrain (BHR)		 2:27:11
100 metres hurdles Sally Pearson
Australia (AUS)		 12.59
400 metres hurdles Kori Carter
United States (USA)		 53.07
3000 metres steeplechase Emma Coburn
United States (USA)		 9:02.58 CR
20 kilometres walk Yang Jiayu
China (CHN)		 1:26:18 PB
50 kilometres walk Inês Henriques
Portugal (POR)		 4:05:56 WR
4 × 100 metres relay  United States (USA)
Aaliyah Brown
Allyson Felix
Morolake Akinosun
Tori Bowie
Ariana Washington*		 41.82 WL
4 × 400 metres relay  United States (USA)
Quanera Hayes
Allyson Felix
Shakima Wimbley
Phyllis Francis
Kendall Ellis*
Natasha Hastings*		 3:19:02 WL
High jump Mariya Lasitskene
Authorised Neutral Athletes (ANA)		 2.03 m
Pole vault Katerina Stefanidi
Greece (GRE)		 4.91 m WL, NR
Long jump Brittney Reese
United States (USA)		 7.02 m
Triple jump Yulimar Rojas
Venezuela (VEN)		 14.91 m
Shot put Gong Lijiao
China (CHN)		 19.94 m
Discus throw Sandra Perković
Croatia (CRO)		 70.31 m
Hammer throw Anita Włodarczyk
Poland (POL)		 77.90 m
Javelin throw Barbora Špotáková
Czech Republic (CZE)		 66.76 m

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