Colombia at the World Athletics Championships

Colombia at the World Athletics Championships
WA code	COL
National federation	Colombian Athletics Federation
Website	www.fecodatle.com
Medals Ranked 40th	Gold 4 Silver 3 Bronze 2 Total 9
World Athletics Championships appearances (overview)
1983 1987 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2023

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. Caterine Ibargüen is the most successful Colombian athlete at the championships, with 5 medals in total.

History

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

Championships	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
2011 Daegu	20	1	0	1	2	11
2013 Moscow	20	1	0	0	1	13
2015 Beijing	12	1	0	0	1	15
2017 London	20	1	1	0	2	11
2019 Doha	15	0	1	1	2	24
2022 Oregon	7	0	0	0	0	–
2023 Budapest	15	0	1	0	1	27
2025 Tokyo	future event
Total		4	3	2	9	40

List of Medalists

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