World Championships : presentation and medal winners

Presentation of next event Women's 100 m Men's 100 m Women's 200 m Men's 200 m Women's 400 m Men's 400 m Women's 800 m Men's 800 m Women's 1500 m Men's 1500 m Women's 3000 m Women's 5000 m Men's 5000 m Women's 10000 m Men's 10000 m Women's 100 m Hurdles Men's 110 m Hurdles Women's 400 m Hurdles Men's 400 m Hurdles Women's 3000 m Steeplechase Men's 3000 m Steeplechase Women's High jump Men's High jump Women's Long jump Men's Long jump Women's Pole vault Men's Pole vault Women's Triple jump Men's Triple jump Women's Shot put Men's Shot put Women's Discus throw Men's Discus throw Women's Hammer throw Men's Hammer throw Women's Javelin throw Men's Javelin throw Women's Point Heptathlon Men's Point decathlon Men's Decathlon Women's Heptathlon Women's 4x100 m relay Men's 4x100 m relay Women's 4x400 m relay Men's 4x400 m relay Women's 10 km walk Women's 20 km walk Men's 20 km walk Men's 50 km walk Women's Marathon Men's Marathon

Information and history

First edition	1983
Editions	112 (including 2011)
First winner	East Germany Marlies Olsner-Göhr
Most wins	United States Marion Jones (2)
Most recent winner	United States Carmelita Jeter

Results of the last edition (2011-08-29)

Medal winners since 1983 with links to results and winners

2011 (Host Country : Republic of Korea)	1. United States Carmelita Jeter	2. Jamaica Veronica Campbell-Brown	3. Trinidad and Tobago Kelly-Ann Baptiste
2009 (Host Country : Germany)	1. Jamaica Shelly-Ann Fraser	2. Jamaica Kerron Stewart	3. United States Carmelita Jeter
2007 (Host Country : Japan)	1. Jamaica Veronica Campbell-Brown	2. United States Lauryn Williams	3. United States Carmelita Jeter
2005 (Host Country : Finland)	1. United States Lauryn Williams	2. Jamaica Veronica Campbell-Brown	3. France Christine Arron
2003 (Host Country : France)	1. United States Kelli White	2. United States Torri Edwards	3. Ukraine Zhanna Pintusevich-Block
2001 (Host Country : Canada)	1. Ukraine Zhanna Pintusevich-Block	3. Greece Ekateríni Thánou
1999 (Host Country : Spain)	1. United States Marion Jones	2. United States Inger Miller	3. Greece Ekateríni Thánou
1997 (Host Country : Greece)	1. United States Marion Jones	2. Ukraine Zhanna Pintusevich-Block	3. Bahamas Sevatheda Fynes
1995 (Host Country : Sweden)	1. United States Gwen Torrence	2. Jamaica Merlene Ottey	3. Russia Irina Privalova
1993 (Host Country : Germany)	1. United States Gail Devers	2. Jamaica Merlene Ottey	3. United States Gwen Torrence
1991 (Host Country : Japan)	1. East Germany Katrin Krabbe	2. United States Gwen Torrence	3. Jamaica Merlene Ottey
1987 (Host Country : Italy)	1. East Germany Silke Gladisch-Möller	2. East Germany Heike Drechsler	3. Jamaica Merlene Ottey
1983 (Host Country : Finland)	1. East Germany Marlies Olsner-Göhr	2. East Germany Marita Koch	3. United States Diane Williams

Links related to this event

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