2015 World Championships in Athletics
The 2015 IAAF World Championships (Mandarin: [第十五届世界田径锦标赛]), the fifteenth edition of the IAAF World Championships, were held from 22 to 30 August at the National Stadium in Beijing, China.[1][2] Forty-three nations won medals, 144 of which were awarded. Kenya topped the medal table for the first time, with 7 gold, 6 silver and 3 bronze medals. The United States won 18 medals, six gold, six silver and six bronze, which was the highest tally. Host nation China, finished 11th on the medals table, while Russia finished ninth.
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| Nations participating | 205 |
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| Athletes participating | 1,781 |
| Events | 47 |
| Dates | 22 August 2015 — 30 August 2015 |
| Officially opened by | President Xi Jinping |
| Main venue | Beijing National Stadium |
205 IAAF member countries and territories participated, two more than in 2013, with new IAAF member, Kosovo, making its debut. South Sudan was also set to participate for the first time, but its sole athlete did not show up in Beijing.[3]
Eritrea won their first world title at these championships, with Ghirmay Ghebreslassie winning the men's marathon.[4]
The event was the largest sporting event to take place at the Beijing National Stadium ("Bird's Nest") since the 2008 Summer Olympics.[5]
Bidding process
When the seeking deadline passed on 15 March 2010, three candidate cities (Beijing, London and Chorzów) had confirmed their candidatures.[6][7] London then withdrew citing that they didn't want to seem to be biased towards the bids for the Olympic Stadium by committing themselves to an athletics event, as the host for this event was to be announced before their 2011 stadium bid deadline. London then stated that they would bid for 2017 and had the blessing of the IAAF to do so.[8] The IAAF announced Beijing as the winning candidate at the IAAF Council Meeting in Monaco on 20 November 2010.[9] The Council of IAAF approved the dates of 22 August until 30 August 2015.
Venue
The event was primarily held at the Beijing National Stadium, which served as the athletics venue during the 2008 Summer Olympics. Weather concerns prompted a reduction in capacity for the World Championships in Athletics; only the lower and middle tiers of the stadium were open, capping the venue at around 54,000 spectators rather than its capacity of 80,000.[10] Tickets for the championships were available in three price categories, ranging from 50 RMB to 500 RMB.[11]
Qualifying standards
Event schedule
| Key | P | Q | H | ½ | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Preliminary round | Qualifiers | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
- All dates are CST (UTC+8)
| Date | Aug 22 | Aug 23 | Aug 24 | Aug 25 | Aug 26 | Aug 27 | Aug 28 | Aug 29 | Aug 30 | |||||||||||
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| Event | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | ||
| 100 m | Q | H | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||
| 200 m | H | ½ | F | |||||||||||||||||
| 400 m | H | ½ | F | |||||||||||||||||
| 800 m | H | ½ | F | |||||||||||||||||
| 1500 m | H | ½ | F | |||||||||||||||||
| 5000 m | H | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10,000 m | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| Marathon | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| 110 m hurdles | H | ½ | F | |||||||||||||||||
| 400 m hurdles | H | ½ | F | |||||||||||||||||
| 3000 m steeplechase | H | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 × 100 m relay | H | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 × 400 m relay | H | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| 20 km walk | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| 50 km walk | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| Long jump | Q | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| Triple jump | Q | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| High jump | Q | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pole vault | Q | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| Shot put | Q | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| Discus throw | Q | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hammer throw | Q | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| Javelin throw | Q | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| Decathlon | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| Masters 800 m | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Aug 22 | Aug 23 | Aug 24 | Aug 25 | Aug 26 | Aug 27 | Aug 28 | Aug 29 | Aug 30 | ||||||||||||
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| Event | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | |||
| 100 m | H | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| 200 m | H | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| 400 m | H | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| 800 m | H | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1500 m | H | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5000 m | H | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10,000 m | F | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Marathon | F | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 100 m hurdles | H | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| 400 m hurdles | H | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3000 m steeplechase | H | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 × 100 m relay | H | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 × 400 m relay | H | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 km walk | F | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Long jump | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| Triple jump | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| High jump | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pole vault | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shot put | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| Discus throw | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hammer throw | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| Javelin throw | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| Heptathlon | F | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Masters 400 m | F | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event summary
Men
Track
| Chronology: 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 |
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Field
| Chronology: 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 |
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump [28] |
Derek Drouin | 2.34 m | Bohdan Bondarenko Zhang Guowei  | 2.33 m | Not awarded | |
| Pole vault [29] |
Shawnacy Barber | 5.90 m | Raphael Holzdeppe | 5.90 m | Renaud Lavillenie Piotr Lisek  Paweł Wojciechowski | 5.80 m |
| Long jump [30] |
Greg Rutherford | 8.41 m | Fabrice Lapierre | 8.24 m | Wang Jianan | 8.18 m |
| Triple jump [31] |
Christian Taylor | 18.21 m WL AR | Pedro Pablo Pichardo | 17.73 m | Nelson Évora | 17.52 m |
| Shot put [32] |
Joe Kovacs | 21.93 m | David Storl | 21.74 m | O'Dayne Richards | 21.69 m NR |
| Discus throw [33] |
Piotr Małachowski | 67.40 m | Philip Milanov.svg.png){kind=small} | 66.90 m NR | Robert Urbanek | 65.18 m |
| Hammer throw [34] |
Paweł Fajdek | 80.88 m | Dilshod Nazarov | 78.55 m | Wojciech Nowicki | 78.55 m |
| Javelin throw [35] |
Julius Yego | 92.72 m WL AR | Ihab El-Sayed | 88.99 m | Tero Pitkämäki | 87.64 m |
| Decathlon [36] |
Ashton Eaton | 9045 pts WR | Damian Warner | 8695 pts NR | Rico Freimuth | 8561 pts PB |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
Women
Track
| Chronology: 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 |
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Field
| Chronology: 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 |
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump [51] |
Maria Kuchina | 2.01 m PB | Blanka Vlašić | 2.01 m | Anna Chicherova | 2.01 m |
| Pole vault [52] |
Yarisley Silva | 4.90 m | Fabiana Murer | 4.85 m =AR | Nikoleta Kyriakopoulou | 4.80 m |
| Long jump [53] |
Tianna Bartoletta | 7.14 m WL PB | Shara Proctor | 7.07 m NR | Ivana Španović | 7.01 m NR |
| Triple jump [54] |
Caterine Ibargüen | 14.90 m | Hanna Knyazyeva-Minenko | 14.78 m NR | Olga Rypakova | 14.77 m |
| Shot put [55] |
Christina Schwanitz | 20.37 m | Gong Lijiao | 20.30 m | Michelle Carter | 19.76 m |
| Discus throw [56] |
Denia Caballero | 69.28 m | Sandra Perković | 67.39 m | Nadine Müller | 65.53 m |
| Hammer throw [57] |
Anita Włodarczyk | 80.85 m CR | Zhang Wenxiu | 76.33 m | Alexandra Tavernier | 74.02 m |
| Javelin throw [58] |
Katharina Molitor | 67.69 m WL PB | Lü Huihui | 66.13 m AR | Sunette Viljoen | 65.79 m |
| Heptathlon [59] |
Jessica Ennis-Hill | 6669 pts | Brianne Theisen-Eaton | 6554 pts | Laura Ikauniece-Admidiņa | 6516 pts NR |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
Exhibition events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters 800 metres |
David Heath | 2:00.92 | Gunnar Rune Durén | 2:03.41 | Michael Sherar | 2:03.61 |
| Masters 400 metres |
Sarah Louise Read Cayton | 1:00.05 | Virginia Corinne Mitchell | 1:00.81 | Elizabeth Gail Wilson | 1:02.54 |
Medal table
* Host nation (China)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 2 | | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 |  | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| 9 | | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 12 |  | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 |  | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 | | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 22 |  | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 25 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 31 | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 |  | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (43 nations) | 47 | 48 | 49 | 144 | |
Participating nations
Two hundred and seven countries (or, more accurately, IAAF members) with a total of 1,933 athletes were entered.[60] Of those 1,771 athletes from 205 countries actually competed (thus excluding reserve athletes and non-starters). The biggest delegation was the one from the US with 130 athletes. Two countries, Ghana and South Sudan, were set to participate, but none of their athletes showed up. The number of athletes per nation is shown in parentheses.
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Anti-doping
As part of the event, the IAAF conducted a wide-reaching anti-doping programme. This included information-led targeted tests in the months previous to the championships and testing of athletes in and outside of competition during the championships. In total, the IAAF undertook 1,405 instances of athlete doping controls in Beijing. This included 662 blood tests to inform the longitudinal athlete biological passport programme, 161 blood tests specifically directed at identifying usage of either human growth hormone and/or erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (EPO), 54 out-of-competition urine tests and 528 urine tests conducted on-site (which also incorporates 239 for EPO analysis).[61]
As was the case since the 2005 World Championships, athletes' doping samples were stored for future analysis, which could allow retrospective disqualifications via subsequent improvements to testing technology and methods. The number of tests was a new high for the event and the largest ever conducted by a sport-specific governing body at an event. The testing was undertaken in partnership with the Chinese National Anti-Doping Agency (CHINADA). An anti-doping education programme was also conducted, which included presentations on the risks of doping and a questionnaire designed by the World Anti-Doping Agency.[61]
Initial analysis identified two failed tests, both Kenyan women: hurdler Koki Manunga and sprinter Joy Nakhumicha Sakari. Both were disqualified immediately from the competition.[61]
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- Timetable.
- Men's 100 metres results
- Men's 200 metres results
- Men's 400 metres results
- Men's 800 metres results
- Men's 1500 metres results
- Men's 5000 metres results
- Men's 10,000 metres results
- Men's marathon results
- Men's 110 metres hurdles results
- Men's 400 metres hurdles
- Men's 3000 metres steeplechase results
- Men's 20 kilometres walk results
- Men's 50 kilometres walk results
- Men's 4 × 100 metres relay results
- Men's 4 × 400 metres relay results
- Men's high jump results
- Men's pole vault results
- Men's long jump results
- Men's triple jump results
- Men's shot put results
- Men's discus throw results
- Men's hammer throw results
- Men's javelin throw results
- Men's decathlon results
- Women's 100 metres results
- Women's 200 metres results
- Women's 400 metres results
- Women's 800 metres results
- Women's 1500 metres results
- Women's 5000 metres results
- Women's 10,000 metres results
- Women's marathon results
- Women's 100 metres hurdles results
- Women's 400 metres hurdles results
- Women's 3000 metres steeplechase results
- Women's 20 kilometres walk results
- Women's 4 × 100 metres relay results
- Women's 4 × 400 metres relay results
- Women's high jump results
- Women's pole vault results
- Women's long jump results
- Women's triple jump results
- Women's shot put results
- Women's discus throw results
- Women's hammer throw results
- Women's javelin throw results
- Women's heptathlon results
- "IAAF: 15th IAAF World Championships Athletes -IAAF World Championships". iaaf.org. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- IAAF anti-doping programme concludes in Beijing. IAAF (2015-09-01). Retrieved on 2015-09-05.
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