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Colombia at the World Athletics Championships

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Colombia at the
World Athletics Championships
WA codeCOL
National federationColombian Athletics Federation
Websitewww.fecodatle.com
Medals
Ranked 40th
Gold
4
Silver
3
Bronze
2
Total
9
World Athletics Championships appearances (overview)

Colombia has won a total of 9 medals at the World Athletics Championships. Race walker Luis Fernando López won the country's first medal at the championships, a bronze that eventually turned into gold due to the disqualification for doping of the athletes who ranked first and second at the men's 20 kilometres race walk event at the 2011 Championships in Daegu, South Korea.[1] Caterine Ibargüen is the most successful Colombian athlete at the championships, with 5 medals in total.[2]

History

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Before the medals won in 2011, sprinter Ximena Restrepo had the most outstanding presentation made by a Colombian athlete at the World Championships. She ranked sixth at the women's 400m event at the 1991 edition in Tokio. Also, Luis Fernando López ranked fourth at the men's 20 km walk event during the Berlin 2009 Championships.

Medal Count

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Championships Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
South Korea 2011 Daegu 20 1 0 1 2 11
Russia 2013 Moscow 20 1 0 0 1 13
China 2015 Beijing 12 1 0 0 1 15
United Kingdom 2017 London 20 1 1 0 2 11
Qatar 2019 Doha 15 0 1 1 2 24
United States 2022 Oregon 7 0 0 0 0
Hungary 2023 Budapest 15 0 1 0 1 27
Japan 2025 Tokyo future event
Total 4 3 2 9 40

List of Medalists

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Medal Name Championships Event
 Gold Luis Fernando López South Korea 2011 Daegu Men's 20 kilometres walk
 Bronze Caterine Ibargüen South Korea 2011 Daegu Women's triple jump
 Gold Caterine Ibargüen Russia 2013 Moscow Women's triple jump
 Gold Caterine Ibargüen China 2015 Beijing Women's triple jump
 Gold Éider Arévalo United Kingdom 2017 London Men's 20 kilometres walk
 Silver Caterine Ibargüen United Kingdom 2017 London Women's triple jump
 Silver Anthony Zambrano Qatar 2019 Doha Men's 400 metres
 Bronze Caterine Ibargüen Qatar 2019 Doha Women's triple jump
 Silver Flor Ruiz Hungary 2023 Budapest Women's javelin throw

References

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  1. ^ EFE. "Luis Fernando López da a Colombia la primera medalla de la historia". www.vanguardia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-29.
  2. ^ S.A.S, Editorial La República. "La atleta Caterine Ibargüen ganó medalla de bronce en salto triple en Doha 2019". www.larepublica.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-12-29.