List of World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists (women)
# List of World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists (women)

This is the complete list of women's medalists at the IAAF World Indoor Championships.

## Current program

### 60 metres

| Championships | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1987 details | Nelli Cooman Netherlands | 7.08 | Anelia Nuneva Bulgaria | 7.10 | Angela Bailey Canada | 7.12 PB |
| 1989 details | Nelli Cooman Netherlands | 7.05 CR | Gwen Torrence United States | 7.07 AR | Merlene Ottey Jamaica | 7.10 |
| 1991 details | Irina Privalova Soviet Union | 7.02 CR | Merlene Ottey Jamaica | 7.08 | Liliana Allen Cuba | 7.12 NR |
| 1993 details | Gail Devers United States | 6.95 CR | Irina Privalova Russia | 6.97 | Zhanna Block Ukraine | 7.21 |
| 1995 details | Merlene Ottey Jamaica | 6.97 | Melanie Paschke Germany | 7.10 PB | Carlette Guidry-White United States | 7.11 |
| 1997 details | Gail Devers United States | 7.06 | Chandra Sturrup Bahamas | 7.15 | Frédérique Bangué France | 7.17 |
| 1999 details | Ekateríni Thánou Greece | 6.96 WL | Gail Devers United States | 7.02 | Philomena Mensah Canada | 7.07 |
| 2001 details | Chandra Sturrup Bahamas | 7.05 PB | Angela Williams United States | 7.09 PB | Chryste Gaines United States | 7.12 PB |
| 2003 details | Angela Williams United States | 7.16 SB | Torri Edwards United States | 7.17 PB | Merlene Ottey Slovenia | 7.20 |
| 2004 details | Gail Devers United States | 7.08 SB | Kim Gevaert Belgium | 7.12 NR | Yuliya Nestsiarenka Belarus | 7.12 |
| 2006 details | Me'Lisa Barber United States | 7.01 WL | Lauryn Williams United States | 7.01 WL | Kim Gevaert Belgium | 7.11 NR |
| 2008 details | Angela Williams United States | 7.06 WL | Jeanette Kwakye Great Britain | 7.08 NR | Tahesia Harrigan-Scott British Virgin Islands | 7.09 NR |
| 2010 details | Veronica Campbell Brown Jamaica | 7.00 PB | Carmelita Jeter United States | 7.05 | Ruddy Zang Milama Gabon | 7.14 |
| 2012 details | Veronica Campbell Brown Jamaica | 7.01 WL | Murielle Ahouré Ivory Coast | 7.04 NR | Tianna Bartoletta United States | 7.09 |
| 2014 details | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Jamaica | 6.98 WL | Murielle Ahouré Ivory Coast | 7.01 SB | Tianna Bartoletta United States | 7.06 SB |
| 2016 details | Barbara Pierre United States | 7.02 | Dafne Schippers Netherlands | 7.04 | Elaine Thompson Jamaica | 7.06 |
| 2018 details | Murielle Ahouré Ivory Coast | 6.97 WL | Marie-Josée Ta Lou Ivory Coast | 7.05 PB | Mujinga Kambundji Switzerland | 7.05 |
| 2022 details | Mujinga Kambundji Switzerland | 6.96 WL NR | Mikiah Brisco United States | 6.99 PB | Marybeth Sant-Price United States | 7.04 PB |

### 400 metres

| Championships | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1987 details | Sabine Busch East Germany | 51.66 | Lillie Leatherwood United States | 52.54 PB | Judit Forgács Hungary | 52.68 |
| 1989 details | Helga Arendt West Germany | 51.52 CR | Diane Dixon United States | 51.77 AR | Jillian Richardson Canada | 52.02 |
| 1991 details | Diane Dixon United States | 50.64 CR | Sandra Myers Spain | 50.99 NR | Anita Protti Switzerland | 51.41 NR |
| 1993 details | Sandie Richards Jamaica | 50.93 NR | Tatyana Alekseyeva Russia | 51.03 NR | Jearl Miles Clark United States | 51.37 PB |
| 1995 details | Irina Privalova Russia | 50.23 CR | Sandie Richards Jamaica | 51.38 | Daniela Georgieva Bulgaria | 51.78 |
| 1997 details | Jearl Miles Clark United States | 50.96 WL | Sandie Richards Jamaica | 51.17 PB | Helena Fuchsová Czech Republic | 52.04 PB |
| 1999 details | Grit Breuer Germany | 50.80 WL | Falilat Ogunkoya Nigeria | 51.25 PB | Jearl Miles Clark United States | 51.45 |
| 2001 details | Sandie Richards Jamaica | 51.04 | Olga Kotlyarova Russia | 51.56 | Olesya Zykina Russia | 51.71 |
| 2003 details | Natalya Nazarova Russia | 50.83 | Christine Amertil Bahamas | 51.11 NR | Grit Breuer Germany | 51.13 SB |
| 2004 details | Natalya Nazarova Russia | 50.19 CR | Olesya Krasnomovets Russia | 50.65 PB | Tonique Williams-Darling Bahamas | 50.87 NR |
| 2006 details | Olesya Krasnomovets Russia | 50.04 CR | Vania Stambolova Bulgaria | 50.21 NR | Christine Amertil Bahamas | 50.34 AR |
| 2008 details | Olesya Zykina Russia | 51.09 WL | Natalya Nazarova Russia | 51.10 SB | Shareese Woods United States | 51.41 PB |
| 2010 details | Debbie Dunn United States | 51.04 | Tatyana Firova Russia | 51.13 PB | Vania Stambolova Bulgaria | 51.50 SB |
| 2012 details | Sanya Richards-Ross United States | 50.79 | Aleksandra Fedoriva Russia | 51.76 | Natasha Hastings United States | 51.82 |
| 2014 details | Francena McCorory United States | 51.12 | Kaliese Spencer Jamaica | 51.54 PB | Shaunae Miller Bahamas | 52.06 |
| 2016 details | Oluwakemi Adekoya Bahrain | 51.45 AIR | Ashley Spencer United States | 51.72 | Quanera Hayes United States | 51.76 |
| 2018 details | Courtney Okolo United States | 50.55 PB | Shakima Wimbley United States | 51.47 | Eilidh Doyle Great Britain | 51.60 SB |
| 2022 details | Shaunae Miller-Uibo Bahamas | 50.31 SB | Femke Bol Netherlands | 50.57 | Stephenie Ann McPherson Jamaica | 50.79 NR |

### 800 metres

| Championships | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1987 details | Christine Wachtel East Germany | 2:01.32 | Gabriela Sedláková Czechoslovakia | 2:01.85 WJ | Lyubov Kiryukhina-Tsyoma Soviet Union | 2:01.98 |
| 1989 details | Christine Wachtel East Germany | 1:59.24 CR | Tatyana Grebenchuk Soviet Union | 1:59.53 PB | Ellen Kiessling East Germany | 1:59.68 PB |
| 1991 details | Christine Wachtel Germany | 2:01.51 | Violeta Szekely Romania | 2:01.75 | Ella Kovacs Romania | 2:01.79 |
| 1993 details | Maria de Lurdes Mutola Mozambique | 1:57.55 CR | Svetlana Masterkova Russia | 1:59.18 NR | Joetta Clark Diggs United States | 1:59.86 PB |
| 1995 details | Maria de Lurdes Mutola Mozambique | 1:57.62 | Yelena Afanasyeva Russia | 1:59.79 PB | Letitia Vriesde Suriname | 2:00.36 AR |
| 1997 details | Maria de Lurdes Mutola Mozambique | 1:58.96 | Natalya Dukhnova Belarus | 1:59.31 NR | Joetta Clark Diggs United States | 1:59.82 PB |
| 1999 details | Ludmila Formanová Czech Republic | 1:56.90 CR | Maria de Lurdes Mutola Mozambique | 1:57.17 | Natalya Tsyganova Russia | 1:57.47 NR |
| 2001 details | Maria de Lurdes Mutola Mozambique | 1:59.74 | Stephanie Graf Austria | 1:59.78 | Helena Fuchsová Czech Republic | 2:01.18 |
| 2003 details | Maria de Lurdes Mutola Mozambique | 1:58.94 | Stephanie Graf Austria | 1:59.39 SB | Mayte Martínez Spain | 1:59.53 NR |
| 2004 details | Maria de Lurdes Mutola Mozambique | 1:58.50 | Jolanda Batageli Slovenia | 1:58.72 SB | Joanne Fenn Great Britain | 1:59.50 NR |
| 2006 details | Maria de Lurdes Mutola Mozambique | 1:58.90 SB | Kenia Sinclair Jamaica | 1:59.54 NR | Hasna Benhassi Morocco | 2:00.34 SB |
| 2008 details | Tamsyn Manou Australia | 2:02.57 | Tetiana Petlyuk Ukraine | 2:02.66 | Maria de Lurdes Mutola Mozambique | 2:02.97 |
| 2010 details | Mariya Savinova Russia | 1:58.26 WL | Jennifer Meadows Great Britain | 1:58.43 NR | Alysia Johnson Montano United States | 1:59.60 PB |
| 2012 details | Pamela Jelimo Kenya | 1:58.83 WL | Nataliia Lupu Ukraine | 1:59.67 PB | Erica Moore United States | 1:59.97 PB |
| 2014 details | Chanelle Price United States | 2:00.09 WL | Angelika Cichocka Poland | 2:00.45 | Marina Arzamasova Belarus | 2:00.79 PB |
| 2016 details | Francine Niyonsaba Burundi | 2:00.01 WL | Ajeé Wilson United States | 2:00.27 | Margaret Nyairera Wambui Kenya | 2:00.44 PB |
| 2018 details | Francine Niyonsaba Burundi | 1:58.31 WL | Ajeé Wilson United States | 1:58.99 PB | Shelayna Oskan-Clarke Great Britain | 1:59.81 PB |
| 2022 details | Ajeé Wilson United States | 1:59.09 SB | Freweyni Hailu Ethiopia | 2:00.54 SB | Halimah Nakaayi Uganda | 2:00.66 |

### 1500 metres

| Championships | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1987 details | Doina Melinte Romania | 4:05.68 | Tatyana Samolenko-Dorovskikh Soviet Union | 4:07.08 PB | Svetlana Kitova Soviet Union | 4:07.59 PB |
| 1989 details | Doina Melinte Romania | 4:04.79 CR | Svetlana Kitova Soviet Union | 4:05.71 PB | Yvonne Mai-Graham East Germany | 4:06.09 PB |
| 1991 details | Lyudmila Rogachova Soviet Union | 4:05.09 | Ivana Kubesova Czechoslovakia | 4:06.22 NR | Tudorita Chidu Romania | 4:06.27 PB |
| 1993 details | Yekaterina Podkopayeva Russia | 4:09.29 | Violeta Szekely Romania | 4:09.41 | Sandra Gasser Switzerland | 4:10.99 |
| 1995 details | Regina Jacobs United States | 4:12.61 PB | Carla Sacramento Portugal | 4:13.02 | Maite Zúñiga Spain | 4:16.63 |
| 1997 details | Yekaterina Podkopayeva Russia | 4:05.19 PB | Patricia Djaté-Taillard France | 4:06.16 NR | Lidia Chojecka Poland | 4:06.25 NR |
| 1999 details | Gabriela Szabo Romania | 4:03.23 CR | Lidia Chojecka Poland | 4:05.86 NR | Olga Komyagina Russia | 4:06.18 PB |
| 2001 details | Hasna Benhassi Morocco | 4:10.83 | Violeta Szekely Romania | 4:11.17 | Natalya Gorelova Russia | 4:11.74 |
| 2003 details | Regina Jacobs United States | 4:01.67 CR | Kelly Holmes Great Britain | 4:02.66 NR | Yekaterina Rozenberg Russia | 4:02.80 |
| 2004 details | Kutre Dulecha Ethiopia | 4:06.40 | Carmen Douma-Hussar Canada | 4:08.18 NR | Gulnara Galkina Russia | 4:08.26 |
| 2006 details | Yuliya Fomenko Chizhenko Russia | 4:04.70 | Elena Soboleva Russia | 4:05.21 | Maryam Yusuf Jamal Bahrain | 4:05.53 |
| 2008 details | Gelete Burka Ethiopia | 3:59.75 AR | Maryam Yusuf Jamal Bahrain | 3:59.79 AR | Daniela Yordanova Bulgaria | 4:04.19 NR |
| 2010 details | Kalkidan Gezahegne Ethiopia | 4:08.14 | Natalia Rodríguez Spain | 4:08.30 | Gelete Burka Ethiopia | 4:08.39 |
| 2012 details | Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia | 4:05.78 | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli Morocco | 4:07.78 | Hind Déhiba Chahyd France | 4:10.30 |
| 2014 details | Abeba Aregawi Sweden | 4:00.61 | Axumawit Embaye Ethiopia | 4:07.12 PB | Nicole Sifuentes Canada | 4:07.61 NIR |
| 2016 details | Sifan Hassan Netherlands | 4:04.96 | Dawit Seyaum Ethiopia | 4:05.30 | Gudaf Tsegay Ethiopia | 4:05.71 |
| 2018 details | Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia | 4:05.27 | Laura Muir Great Britain | 4:06.23 | Sifan Hassan Netherlands | 4:07.26 |
| 2022 details | Gudaf Tsegay Ethiopia | 3:57.19 CR | Axumawit Embaye Ethiopia | 4:02.29 | Hirut Meshesha Ethiopia | 4:03.39 |

### 3000 metres

| Championships | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1987 details | Tatyana Samolenko-Dorovskikh Soviet Union | 8:46.52 | Olga Bondarenko Soviet Union | 8:47.08 | Maricica Puica Romania | 8:47.92 |
| 1989 details | Elly van Hulst Netherlands | 8:33.82 WR | Liz McColgan-Nuttall Great Britain | 8:34.80 NR | Margareta Keszeg Romania | 8:48.70 PB |
| 1991 details | Marie-Pierre Duros France | 8:50.69 NR | Margareta Keszeg Romania | 8:51.51 | Lyubov Kremlyova Soviet Union | 8:51.90 PB |
| 1993 details | Yvonne Murray Great Britain | 8:50.55 | Margareta Keszeg Romania | 9:02.89 | Lynn Jennings United States | 9:03.78 |
| 1995 details | Gabriela Szabo Romania | 8:54.50 | Lynn Jennings United States | 8:55.23 | Joan Nesbit United States | 8:56.08 PB |
| 1997 details | Gabriela Szabo Romania | 8:45.75 WL | Sonia O'Sullivan Ireland | 8:46.19 NR | Fernanda Ribeiro Portugal | 8:49.79 |
| 1999 details | Gabriela Szabo Romania | 8:36.42 | Zahra Ouaziz Morocco | 8:38.43 AR | Regina Jacobs United States | 8:39.14 AR |
| 2001 details | Olga Yegorova Russia | 8:37.48 NR | Gabriela Szabo Romania | 8:39.65 | Yelena Zadorozhnaya Russia | 8:40.15 PB |
| 2003 details | Berhane Adere Ethiopia | 8:40.25 | Marta Domínguez Spain | 8:42.17 | Meseret Defar Ethiopia | 8:42.58 PB |
| 2004 details | Meseret Defar Ethiopia | 9:11.22 | Berhane Adere Ethiopia | 9:11.43 | Shayne Culpepper United States | 9:12.15 |
| 2006 details | Meseret Defar Ethiopia | 8:38.80 | Liliya Shobukhova Russia | 8:42.18 | Lidia Chojecka Poland | 8:42.59 SB |
| 2008 details | Meseret Defar Ethiopia | 8:38.79 | Meselech Melkamu Ethiopia | 8:41.50 | Mariem Alaoui Selsouli Morocco | 8:41.66 |
| 2010 details | Meseret Defar Ethiopia | 8:51.17 | Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot Kenya | 8:51.85 | Sentayehu Ejigu Ethiopia | 8:52.08 |
| 2012 details | Hellen Onsando Obiri Kenya | 8:37.16 | Meseret Defar Ethiopia | 8:38.26 | Gelete Burka Ethiopia | 8:40.18 |
| 2014 details | Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia | 8:55.04 | Hellen Obiri Kenya | 8:57.72 | Maryam Yusuf Jamal Bahrain | 8:59.16 |
| 2016 details | Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia | 8:47.43 | Meseret Defar Ethiopia | 8:54.26 | Shannon Rowbury United States | 8:55.55 |
| 2018 details | Genzebe Dibaba Ethiopia | 8:45.05 | Sifan Hassan Netherlands | 8:45.68 SB | Laura Muir Great Britain | 8:45.78 SB |
| 2022 details | Lemlem Hailu Ethiopia | 8:41.82 SB | Elinor Purrier St. Pierre United States | 8:42.04 | Ejgayehu Taye Ethiopia | 8:42.23 |

### 60 metres hurdles

| Championships | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1987 details | Cornelia Oschkenat East Germany | 7.82 | Yordanka Donkova Bulgaria | 7.85 | Ginka Zagorcheva Bulgaria | 7.99 |
| 1989 details | Yelizaveta Chernyshova Soviet Union | 7.82 | Ludmila Engquist Soviet Union | 7.83 | Cornelia Oschkenat East Germany | 7.86 |
| 1991 details | Ludmila Engquist Soviet Union | 7.88 | Monique Éwanjé-Épée Tourret France | 7.90 | Aliuska López Cuba | 8.03 |
| 1993 details | Julie Baumann Switzerland | 7.96 | LaVonna Martin-Floreal United States | 7.99 | Patricia Girard France | 8.01 |
| 1995 details | Aliuska López Cuba | 7.92 | Olga Shishigina Kazakhstan | 7.92 | Brigita Bukovec Slovenia | 7.93 |
| 1997 details | Michelle Freeman Jamaica | 7.82 | Gillian Russell-Love Jamaica | 7.84 PB | Cheryl Dickey United States | 7.84 PB |
| 1999 details | Olga Shishigina Kazakhstan | 7.86 | Glory Alozie Nigeria | 7.87 | Keturah Anderson Canada | 7.90 NR |
| 2001 details | Anjanette Kirkland United States | 7.85 PB | Michelle Freeman Jamaica | 7.92 | Nicole Ramalalanirina France | 7.96 |
| 2003 details | Gail Devers United States | 7.81 | Glory Alozie Spain | 7.90 | Melissa Morrison-Howard United States | 7.92 |
| 2004 details | Perdita Felicien Canada | 7.75 CR | Gail Devers United States | 7.78 | Linda Ferga-Khodadin France | 7.82 NR |
| 2006 details | Derval O'Rourke Ireland | 7.84 NR | Glory Alozie Spain | 7.86 SB | Susanna Kallur Sweden | 7.87 |
| 2008 details | Lolo Jones United States | 7.80 | Candice Price United States | 7.93 | Anay Tejeda Cuba | 7.98 |
| 2010 details | Lolo Jones United States | 7.72 CR | Perdita Felicien Canada | 7.86 SB | Priscilla Lopes-Schliep Canada | 7.87 |
| 2012 details | Sally Pearson Australia | 7.73 WL | Tiffany Porter Great Britain | 7.94 | Alina Talay Belarus | 7.97 SB |
| 2014 details | Nia Ali United States | 7.80 PB | Sally Pearson Australia | 7.85 | Tiffany Porter Great Britain | 7.86 SB |
| 2016 details | Nia Ali United States | 7.81 SB | Brianna Rollins United States | 7.82 | Tiffany Porter Great Britain | 7.90 |
| 2018 details | Kendra Harrison United States | 7.70 CR | Christina Manning United States | 7.79 | Nadine Visser Netherlands | 7.84 |
| 2022 details | Cyréna Samba-Mayela France | 7.78 NR | Devynne Charlton Bahamas | 7.81 NR | Gabbi Cunningham United States | 7.87 |

### 4 × 400 metres relay

| Championships | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1991 details | Germany (GER) Sandra Seuser Katrin Schreiter Annett Hesselbarth Grit Breuer | 3:27.22 WR | Soviet Union (URS) Marina Shmonina Lyudmila Dzhigalova Margarita Khromova-Ponomaryova Aelita Yurchenko | 3:27.95 NR | United States (USA) Terri Dendy Lillie Leatherwood Jearl Miles Clark Diane Dixon | 3:29.00 AR |
| 1993 details | Jamaica (JAM) Deon Hemmings Beverly Grant Cathy Rattray-Williams Sandie Richards | 3:32.32 NR | United States (USA) Trevaia Williams Terri Dendy Dyan Webber Natasha Kaiser-Brown | 3:32.50 | none awarded | none awarded |
| 1995 details | Russia (RUS) Tatyana Chebykina Yelena Ruzina Yekaterina Kulikova Svetlana Goncharenko | 3:29.29 NR | Czech Republic (CZE) Nadia Kostoválová Helena Dziurová Hana Benešová Ludmila Formanová | 3:30.27 | United States (USA) Nelrae Pasha Tanya Dooley Kim Graham Flirtisha Harris | 3:31.43 |
| 1997 details | Russia (RUS) Tatyana Chebykina Svetlana Goncharenko Olga Kotlyarova Tatyana Alekseyeva | 3:26.84 WR | United States (USA) Shanelle Porter Natasha Kaiser-Brown Anita Howard Jearl Miles Clark | 3:27.66 AR | Germany (GER) Anja Rücker Anke Feller Heike Meissner Grit Breuer | 3:28.39 |
| 1999 details | Russia (RUS) Tatyana Chebykina Svetlana Goncharenko Olga Kotlyarova Natalya Nazarova | 3:24.25 WR | Australia (AUS) Susan Andrews Tania Van Heer Tamsyn Lewis Cathy Freeman | 3:26.87 AR | United States (USA) Monique Hennagan Michelle Collins Zundra Feagin Shanelle Porter | 3:27.59 AR |
| 2001 details | Russia (RUS) Yuliya Nosova Olesya Zykina Yuliya Sotnikova Olga Kotlyarova | 3:30.00 WL | Jamaica (JAM) Charmaine Howell Juliet Campbell Catherine Scott Sandie Richards | 3:30.79 | Germany (GER) Claudia Marx Birgit Rockmeier Florence Ekpo-Umoh Shanta Ghosh | 3:31.00 |
| 2003 details | Russia (RUS) Natalya Antyukh Yuliya Pechonkina Olesya Zykina Natalya Nazarova | 3:28.45 WL | Jamaica (JAM) Ronetta Smith Catherine Scott Sheryl Morgan Sandie Richards | 3:31.23 | United States (USA) Monique Hennagan Meghan Addy Brenda Taylor Mary Danner | 3:31.69 |
| 2004 details | Russia (RUS) Olesya Krasnomovets Olga Kotlyarova Tatyana Levina Natalya Nazarova | 3:23.88 WR | Belarus (BLR) Natalya Sologub Anna Kozak Ilona Usovich Svetlana Usovich | 3:29.96 NR | Romania (ROU) Angela Moroșanu Alina Rîpanu Maria Rus Ionela Târlea | 3:30.06 NR |
| 2006 details | Russia (RUS) Tatyana Levina Natalya Nazarova Olesya Krasnomovets Natalya Antyukh Yulia Gushchina* Tatyana Veshkurova* | 3:24.91 | United States (USA) Debbie Dunn Tiffany Williams Monica Hargrove Mary Danner Kia Davis* | 3:28.63 SB | Belarus (BLR) Natallia Solohub Anna Kozak Yulyana Zhalniaruk Ilona Usovich | 3:28.65 |
| 2008 details | Russia (RUS) Yuliya Gushchina Tatyana Levina Natalya Nazarova Olesya Zykina | 3:28.17 WL | Belarus (BLR) Anna Kozak Iryna Khliustava Sviatlana Usovich Ilona Usovich | 3:28.90 SB | United States (USA) Angel Perkins Miriam Barnes Shareese Woods Moushaumi Robinson | 3:29.30 SB |
| 2010 details | United States (USA) Debbie Dunn DeeDee Trotter Natasha Hastings Allyson Felix | 3:27.34 WL | Czech Republic (CZE) Denisa Rosolová Jitka Bartoničková Zuzana Bergrová Zuzana Hejnová | 3:30.05 SB | Great Britain (GBR) Kim Wall Vicki Barr Perri Shakes-Drayton Lee McConnell | 3:30.29 SB |
| 2012 details | Great Britain (GBR) Shana Cox Nicola Sanders Christine Ohuruogu Perri Shakes-Drayton | 3:28.76 WL | United States (USA) Leslie Cole Natasha Hastings Jernail Hayes Sanya Richards-Ross | 3:28.79 SB | Romania (ROU) Angela Moroșanu Alina Panainte Adelina Pastor Elena Mirela Lavric | 3:33.41 SB |
| 2014 details | United States (USA) Natasha Hastings Joanna Atkins Francena McCorory Cassandra Tate Jernail Hayes* Monica Hargrove* | 3:24.83 WL | Jamaica (JAM) Patricia Hall Anneisha McLaughlin Kaliese Spencer Stephenie Ann McPherson Verone Chambers* Natoya Goule* | 3:26.54 NR | Great Britain (GBR) Eilidh Child Shana Cox Margaret Adeoye Christine Ohuruogu Victoria Ohuruogu* | 3:27.90 SB |
| 2016 details | United States (USA) Natasha Hastings Quanera Hayes Courtney Okolo Ashley Spencer | 3:26.38 WL | Poland (POL) Ewelina Ptak Małgorzata Hołub Magdalena Gorzkowska Justyna Święty | 3:31.15 SB | Romania (ROU) Adelina Pastor Elena Mirela Lavric Andrea Miklós Bianca Răzor | 3:31.51 SB |
| 2018 details | United States (USA) Quanera Hayes Georganne Moline Shakima Wimbley Courtney Okolo Joanna Atkins* Raevyn Rogers* | 3:23.85 CR | Poland (POL) Justyna Święty-Ersetic Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz Aleksandra Gaworska Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik Joanna Linkiewicz* Natalia Kaczmarek* | 3:26.09 NR | Great Britain (GBR) Meghan Beesley Hannah Williams Amy Allcock Zoey Clark Anyika Onuora* | 3:29.38 SB |
| 2022 details | Jamaica (JAM) Junelle Bromfield Janieve Russell Roneisha McGregor Stephenie Ann McPherson Tiffany James | 3:28.40 SB | Netherlands (NED) Lieke Klaver Eveline Saalberg Lisanne de Witte Femke Bol Andrea Bouma | 3:28.57 SB | Poland (POL) Natalia Kaczmarek Iga Baumgart-Witan Kinga Gacka Justyna Święty-Ersetic Aleksandra Gaworska | 3:28.59 SB |

### High jump

| Championships | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1987 details | Stefka Kostadinova Bulgaria | 2.05 WR | Susanne Beyer East Germany | 2.02 NR | Emilia Dragieva Bulgaria | 2.00 PB |
| 1989 details | Stefka Kostadinova Bulgaria | 2.02 | Tamara Bykova Soviet Union | 2.00 | Heike Henkel West Germany | 1.94 |
| 1991 details | Heike Henkel Germany | 2.00 | Tamara Bykova Soviet Union | 1.97 | Heike Balck Germany | 1.94 |
| 1993 details | Stefka Kostadinova Bulgaria | 2.02 | Heike Henkel Germany | 2.02 | Inha Babakova Ukraine | 2.00 |
| 1995 details | Alina Astafei Germany | 2.01 | Britta Bilač Slovenia | 1.99 | Heike Henkel Germany | 1.99 |
| 1997 details | Stefka Kostadinova Bulgaria | 2.02 WL | Inha Babakova Ukraine | 2.00 | Hanne Haugland Norway | 2.00 |
| 1999 details | Khristina Kalcheva Bulgaria | 1.99 PB | Zuzana Hlavonová Czech Republic | 1.96 | Tisha Waller United States | 1.96 SB |
| 2001 details | Kajsa Bergqvist Sweden | 2.00 WL | Inha Babakova Ukraine | 2.00 WL | Venelina Veneva-Mateeva Bulgaria | 1.96 |
| 2003 details | Kajsa Bergqvist Sweden | 2.01 | Yelena Yelesina Russia | 1.99 | Anna Chicherova Russia | 1.99 |
| 2004 details | Elena Slesarenko Russia | 2.04 WL | Anna Chicherova Russia | 2.00 | Blanka Vlašić Croatia | 1.97 |
| 2006 details | Elena Slesarenko Russia | 2.02 SB | Blanka Vlašić Croatia | 2.00 | Ruth Beitia Spain | 1.98 SB |
| 2008 details | Blanka Vlašić Croatia | 2.03 | Elena Slesarenko Russia | 2.01 | Vita Palamar Ukraine | 2.01 NR |
| 2010 details | Blanka Vlašić Croatia | 2.00 | Ruth Beitia Spain | 1.98 | Chaunté Lowe United States | 1.98 SB |
| 2012 details | Chaunté Lowe United States | 1.98 | Antonietta Di Martino Italy | 1.95 SB | Ebba Jungmark Sweden | 1.95 SB |
| 2014 details | Maria Kuchina Russia | 2.00 | Kamila Lićwinko Poland | 2.00 NIR | Ruth Beitia Spain | 2.00 SB |
| 2016 details | Vashti Cunningham United States | 1.96 | Ruth Beitia Spain | 1.96 | Kamila Lićwinko Poland | 1.96 |
| 2018 details | Mariya Lasitskene Authorised Neutral Athletes | 2.01 | Vashti Cunningham United States | 1.93 | Alessia Trost Italy | 1.93 SB |
| 2022 details | Yaroslava Mahuchikh Ukraine | 2.02 m WL | Eleanor Patterson Australia | 2.00 m AR | Nadezhda Dubovitskaya Kazakhstan | 1.98 m AR |

### Pole vault

| Championships | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1997 details | Stacy Dragila United States | 4.40 | Emma George Australia | 4.35 | Weiyan Cai China | 4.35 AR |
| 1999 details | Nastja Ryjikh-Reiberger Germany | 4.50 CR | Vala Flosadóttir Iceland | 4.45 NR | Nicole Humbert Germany | 4.35 |
| 2001 details | Pavla Rybová Czech Republic | 4.56 CR | Svetlana Feofanova Russia | 4.51 | Kellie Suttle United States | 4.51 |
| 2003 details | Svetlana Feofanova Russia | 4.80 WR | Elena Isinbaeva Russia | 4.60 | Monika Pyrek Poland | 4.45 |
| 2004 details | Elena Isinbaeva Russia | 4.86 WR | Stacy Dragila United States | 4.81 AR | Svetlana Feofanova Russia | 4.70 |
| 2006 details | Elena Isinbaeva Russia | 4.80 | Anna Rogowska Poland | 4.75 | Svetlana Feofanova Russia | 4.70 SB |
| 2008 details | Elena Isinbaeva Russia | 4.75 | Jennifer Suhr United States | 4.75 PB | Monika Pyrek Poland | 4.70 SB |
| 2010 details | Fabiana Murer Brazil | 4.80 | Svetlana Feofanova Russia | 4.80 SB | Anna Rogowska Poland | 4.70 |
| 2012 details | Elena Isinbaeva Russia | 4.80 | Vanessa Boslak France | 4.70 NR | Holly Bleasdale Great Britain | 4.70 |
| 2014 details | Yarisley Silva Cuba | 4.70 SB | Anzhelika Sidorova Russia | 4.70 | Jirina Svobodová Czech Republic | 4.70 |
| 2016 details | Jennifer Suhr United States | 4.90 CR | Sandi Morris United States | 4.85 | Ekateríni Stefanídi Greece | 4.80 |
| 2018 details | Sandi Morris United States | 4.95 CR | Anzhelika Sidorova Authorised Neutral Athletes | 4.90 PB | Katerina Stefanidi Greece | 4.80 |
| 2022 details | Sandi Morris United States | 4.80 m SB | Katie Nageotte United States | 4.75 m | Tina Šutej Slovenia | 4.75 m |

### Long jump

| Championships | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1987 details | Heike Drechsler East Germany | 7.10 | Helga Radtke East Germany | 6.94 | Yelena Belevskaya Soviet Union | 6.76 |
| 1989 details | Galina Chistyakova Soviet Union | 6.98 | Marieta Ilcu Romania | 6.86 | Larisa Berezhnaya Soviet Union | 6.82 |
| 1991 details | Larisa Berezhnaya Soviet Union | 6.84 | Heike Drechsler Germany | 6.82 | Marieta Ilcu Romania | 6.74 |
| 1993 details | Marieta Ilcu Romania | 6.84 | Susen Tiedtke Germany | 6.84 PB | Inessa Kravets Ukraine | 6.77 |
| 1995 details | Lyudmila Galkina Russia | 6.95 PB | Irina Mushailova Russia | 6.90 PB | Susen Tiedtke Germany | 6.90 PB |
| 1997 details | Fiona May Italy | 6.86 Q NR | Chioma Ajunwa Nigeria | 6.80 Q | Agata Karczmarek Poland | 6.71 Q PB |
| 1999 details | Tatyana Kotova Russia | 6.86 PB | Shana Williams United States | 6.82 PB | Iva Prandzheva Bulgaria | 6.78 |
| 2001 details | Dawn Burrell-Campbell United States | 7.03 WL | Tatyana Kotova Russia | 6.98 SB | Niurka Montalvo Spain | 6.88 NR |
| 2003 details | Tatyana Kotova Russia | 6.84 WL | Inessa Kravets Ukraine | 6.72 | Maurren Higa Maggi Brazil | 6.70 AR |
| 2004 details | Tatyana Lebedeva Russia | 6.98 WL | Tatyana Kotova Russia | 6.93 SB | Carolina Klüft Sweden | 6.92 NR |
| 2006 details | Tianna Madison Bartoletta United States | 6.80 PB | Naide Gomes Portugal | 6.76 NR | Concepción Montaner Spain | 6.76 SB |
| 2008 details | Naide Gomes Portugal | 7.00 WL | Maurren Higa Maggi Brazil | 6.89 AR | Irina Meleshina Russia | 6.88 |
| 2010 details | Brittney Reese United States | 6.70 | Naide Gomes Portugal | 6.67 | Keila Costa Brazil | 6.63 SB |
| 2012 details | Brittney Reese United States | 7.23 CR | Janay DeLoach Soukup United States | 6.98 SB | Shara Proctor Great Britain | 6.89 NR |
| 2014 details | Éloyse Lesueur France | 6.85 | Katarina Johnson-Thompson Great Britain | 6.81 PB | Ivana Španovic Serbia | 6.77 |
| 2016 details | Brittney Reese United States | 7.22 WL | Ivana Španovic Serbia | 7.07 NIR | Lorraine Ugen Great Britain | 6.93 NIR |
| 2018 details | Ivana Španović Serbia | 6.96 WL | Brittney Reese United States | 6.89 SB | Sosthene Moguenara-Taroum Germany | 6.85 SB |
| 2022 details | Ivana Vuleta Serbia | 7.06 m WL | Ese Brume Nigeria | 6.85 m SB | Lorraine Ugen Great Britain | 6.82 m SB |

### Triple jump

| Championships | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1991 details | Inessa Kravets Soviet Union | 14.44 WR | Huirong Li China | 13.98 | Sofiya Bozhanova Bulgaria | 13.62 NR |
| 1993 details | Inessa Kravets Ukraine | 14.47 WR | Iolanda Chen Russia | 14.36 | Inna Lasovskaya Russia | 14.35 |
| 1995 details | Iolanda Chen Russia | 15.03 WR | Iva Prandzheva Bulgaria | 14.71 NR | Ruiping Ren China | 14.37 AR |
| 1997 details | Inna Lasovskaya Russia | 15.01 Q WL | Ashia Hansen Great Britain | 14.70 Q NR | Šárka Kašpárková Czech Republic | 14.66 Q NR |
| 1999 details | Ashia Hansen Great Britain | 15.02 WL | Iva Prandzheva Bulgaria | 14.94 NR | Šárka Kašpárková Czech Republic | 14.87 NR |
| 2001 details | Tereza Marinova Bulgaria | 14.91 PB | Tatyana Lebedeva Russia | 14.85 | Tiombe Hurd United States | 14.19 PB |
| 2003 details | Ashia Hansen Great Britain | 15.01 WL | Françoise Mbango Etone Cameroon | 14.88 AR | Kéné Ndoye Senegal | 14.72 NR |
| 2004 details | Tatyana Lebedeva Russia | 15.36 WR | Yamilé Aldama Sudan | 14.90 AR | Hrysopiyí Devetzí Greece | 14.73 |
| 2006 details | Tatyana Lebedeva Russia | 14.95 WL | Anna Pyatykh Russia | 14.93 PB | Yamilé Aldama Sudan | 14.86 SB |
| 2008 details | Yargelis Savigne Cuba | 15.05 AR | Marija Šestak Slovenia | 14.68 | Olga Rypakova Kazakhstan | 14.58 AR |
| 2010 details | Olga Rypakova Kazakhstan | 15.14 WL | Yargelis Savigne Cuba | 14.86 SB | Anna Pyatykh Russia | 14.64 SB |
| 2012 details | Yamilé Aldama Great Britain | 14.82 SB | Olga Rypakova Kazakhstan | 14.63 | Mabel Gay Cuba | 14.29 |
| 2014 details | Ekaterina Koneva Russia | 14.46 | Olga Saladukha Ukraine | 14.45 | Kimberly Williams Jamaica | 14.39 SB |
| 2016 details | Yulimar Rojas Venezuela | 14.41 | Kristin Gierisch Germany | 14.30 SB | Paraskeví Papahrístou Greece | 14.15 |
| 2018 details | Yulimar Rojas Venezuela | 14.63 WL | Kimberly Williams Jamaica | 14.48 PB | Ana Peleteiro Spain | 14.40 PB |
| 2022 details | Yulimar Rojas Venezuela | 15.74 m WR | Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk Ukraine | 14.74 m PB | Kimberly Williams Jamaica | 14.62 m SB |

### Shot put

| Championships | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1987 details | Natalya Lisovskaya Soviet Union | 20.52 | Ilona Briesenick East Germany | 20.28 | Claudia Losch West Germany | 20.14 |
| 1989 details | Claudia Losch West Germany | 20.45 | Zhihong Huang China | 20.25 PB | Christa Wiese East Germany | 19.75 |
| 1991 details | Xinmei Sui China | 20.54 CR | Zhihong Huang China | 20.33 PB | Natalya Lisovskaya Soviet Union | 20.00 |
| 1993 details | Svetlana Krivelyova Russia | 19.57 | Stephanie Storp Germany | 19.37 | Liuhong Zhang China | 19.32 |
| 1995 details | Kathrin Neimke Germany | 19.40 | Connie Price-Smith United States | 19.12 PB | Grit Haupt-Hammer Germany | 19.02 |
| 1997 details | Vita Pavlysh Ukraine | 20.00 Q | Astrid Kumbernuss Germany | 19.92 Q | Irina Korzhanenko Russia | 19.49 Q PB |
| 1999 details | Svetlana Krivelyova Russia | 19.08 | Krystyna Zabawska Poland | 19.00 | Teri Steer United States | 18.86 |
| 2001 details | Larisa Peleshenko Russia | 19.84 | Nadzeya Ostapchuk Belarus | 19.24 PB | Svetlana Krivelyova Russia | 19.18 |
| 2003 details | Irina Korzhanenko Russia | 20.55 CR | Nadzeya Ostapchuk Belarus | 20.31 | Astrid Kumbernuss Germany | 19.86 SB |
| 2004 details | Svetlana Krivelyova Russia | 19.90 SB | Yumileidi Cumbá Cuba | 19.31 SB | Nadine Kleinert Germany | 19.05 SB |
| 2006 details | Natallia Mikhnevich Belarus | 19.84 PB | Nadine Kleinert Germany | 19.64 PB | Olga Ryabinkina Russia | 19.24 SB |
| 2008 details | Valerie Adams New Zealand | 20.19 AR | Meiju Li China | 19.09 PB | Misleydis González Cuba | 18.75 PB |
| 2010 details | Valerie Adams New Zealand | 20.49 AR | Anna Avdeeva Russia | 19.47 SB | Nadine Kleinert Germany | 19.34 SB |
| 2012 details | Valerie Adams New Zealand | 20.54 AR | Michelle Carter United States | 19.58 SB | Jillian Camarena-Williams United States | 19.44 |
| 2014 details | Valerie Adams New Zealand | 20.67 WL | Christina Schwanitz Germany | 19.94 | Lijiao Gong China | 19.24 SB |
| 2016 details | Michelle Carter United States | 20.21 WL | Anita Márton Hungary | 19.33 NIR | Valerie Adams New Zealand | 19.25 |
| 2018 details | Anita Márton Hungary | 19.62 WL | Danniel Thomas-Dodd Jamaica | 19.22 NIR | Lijiao Gong China | 19.08 SB |
| 2022 details | Auriol Dongmo Portugal | 20.43 m WL | Chase Ealey United States | 20.21 m AR | Jessica Schilder Netherlands | 19.48 m |

### Pentathlon

| Championships | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1993 details | Liliana Alexandru Romania | 4686 | Urszula Włodarczyk Poland | 4667 NR | Birgit Clarius Germany | 4641 PB |
| 1995 details | Svetlana Moskalets Russia | 4834 CR | Kym Carter United States | 4632 NR | Irina Tyukhay Russia | 4622 |
| 1997 details | Sabine Braun Germany | 4780 WL | Mona Steigauf Germany | 4681 PB | Kym Carter United States | 4627 |
| 1999 details | Le Shundra Nathan United States | 4753 WL | Irina Belova Russia | 4691 | Urszula Włodarczyk Poland | 4596 |
| 2001 details | Natallia Sazanovich Belarus | 4850 CR | Elena Prokhorova Russia | 4711 PB | Karin Ertl Germany | 4678 PB |
| 2003 details | Carolina Klüft Sweden | 4933 CR | Natallia Sazanovich Belarus | 4715 | Marie Collonvillé France | 4644 NR |
| 2004 details | Naide Gomes Portugal | 4759 WL | Natallia Dobrynska Ukraine | 4727 NR | Austra Skujytė Lithuania | 4679 NR |
| 2006 details | Lyudmyla Blonska Ukraine | 4685 PB | Karin Ruckstuhl Netherlands | 4607 | Olga Levenkova Russia | 4579 |
| 2008 details | Tia Hellebaut Belgium | 4867 WL | Kelly Sotherton Great Britain | 4852 SB | Anna Bogdanova Russia | 4753 |
| 2010 details | Jessica Ennis-Hill Great Britain | 4937 CR | Natallia Dobrynska Ukraine | 4851 NR | Hyleas Fountain United States | 4753 AR |
| 2012 details | Natallia Dobrynska Ukraine | 5013 WR | Jessica Ennis-Hill Great Britain | 4965 NR | Austra Skujytė Lithuania | 4802 NR |
| 2014 details | Nadine Broersen Netherlands | 4830 WL | Brianne Theisen Eaton Canada | 4768 NIR | Alina Fodorova Ukraine | 4724 PB |
| 2016 details | Brianne Theisen Eaton Canada | 4881 WL | Alina Fodorova Ukraine | 4770 | Barbara Nwaba United States | 4661 |
| 2018 details | Katarina Johnson-Thompson Great Britain | 4750 SB | Ivona Dadic Austria | 4700 SB | Yorgelis Rodríguez Cuba | 4637 NIR |
| 2022 details | Noor Vidts Belgium | 4929 pts WL | Adrianna Sułek Poland | 4851 pts NR | Kendell Williams United States | 4680 pts SB |

## Discontinued events

### 200 metres

| Championships | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1987 details | Heike Drechsler East Germany | 22.27 WR | Merlene Ottey Jamaica | 22.66 AR | Grace Jackson Jamaica | 23.21 |
| 1989 details | Merlene Ottey Jamaica | 22.34 AR | Grace Jackson Jamaica | 22.95 PB | Natalya Kovtun Soviet Union | 23.28 |
| 1991 details | Merlene Ottey Jamaica | 22.24 | Irina Privalova Soviet Union | 22.41 NR | Grit Breuer Germany | 22.58 WJ |
| 1993 details | Irina Privalova Russia | 22.15 CR | Melinda Gainsford-Taylor Australia | 22.73 AR | Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova Russia | 22.90 |
| 1995 details | Melinda Gainsford-Taylor Australia | 22.64 | Pauline Davis-Thompson Bahamas | 22.68 NR | Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova Russia | 23.01 |
| 1997 details | Ekateríni Kóffa Greece | 22.76 NR | Juliet Cuthbert Jamaica | 22.77 | Svetlana Goncharenko Russia | 22.85 |
| 1999 details | Ionela Târlea Romania | 22.39 WL | Svetlana Goncharenko Russia | 22.69 SB | Pauline Davis-Thompson Bahamas | 22.70 SB |
| 2001 details | Juliet Campbell Jamaica | 22.64 WL | LaTasha Jenkins United States | 22.96 PB | Natallia Safronnikava Belarus | 23.17 |
| 2003 details | Muriel Hurtis France | 22.54 | Anastasiya Kapachinskaya Russia | 22.80 | Juliet Campbell Jamaica | 22.81 SB |
| 2004 details | Natallia Safronnikava Belarus | 23.13 | Svetlana Goncharenko Russia | 23.15 | Karin Mayr-Krifka Austria | 23.18 |

### 3000 metres walk

| Championships | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1987 details | Olga Krishtop Soviet Union | 12:05.49 WR | Giuliana Salce Italy | 12:36.76 | Ann Peel Canada | 12:38.97 AR |
| 1989 details | Kerry Saxby-Junna Australia | 12:01.65 WR | Beate Gummelt East Germany | 12:07.73 | Ileana Salvador Italy | 12:11.33 NR |
| 1991 details | Beate Gummelt Germany | 11:50.90 WR | Kerry Saxby-Junna Australia | 12:03.21 | Ileana Salvador Italy | 12:07.67 NR |
| 1993 details | Yelena Nikolayeva Russia | 11:49.73 CR | Kerry Saxby-Junna Australia | 11:53.82 AR | Ileana Salvador Italy | 11:55.35 |
