2023 World Athletics Championships facts for kids
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| Host city | Budapest |
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| Country |  Hungary |
| Motto | Witness The Wonder (Hungarian: Láss csodát!) |
| Organisers | World Athletics, Hungarian Athletics Association |
| Edition | 19th |
| Events | 49 |
| Dates | 19–27 August 2023 |
| Opened by | President Katalin Novák |
| Closed by | World Athletics President Sebastian Coe |
| Main venue | National Athletics Centre |
| Website | Budapest23 |
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The 2023 World Athletics Championships was a huge international sports event. It was the 19th time this championship took place. Athletes from all over the world gathered in Budapest, Hungary, from August 19 to 27, 2023. They competed in many different track and field events.
This event returned to its usual schedule of happening every two years. The previous championship in Eugene, USA, was held in 2022. It was moved because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the first time Hungary hosted the World Athletics Championships. The official mascot for the event was a Racka sheep named Youhuu.
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About the Championships
Where the Games Were Held
The championships took place at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest. This stadium was built especially for this big event. It could hold about 36,000 people.
How Athletes Qualified
Athletes could qualify for the championships in a few ways. They could earn a spot based on their World Athletics Rankings. Some athletes also got a "wild card" entry. This meant they qualified by being a reigning world champion or a winner of the 2022 Diamond League.
Athletes could also qualify by doing well in other important competitions. For example, winners of the 2022 World Athletics Continental Tour for Hammer Throw could qualify. The same applied to the World Race Walking Tour and World Combined Events Tour.
If a country did not have any athletes who qualified, they could still send one male or one female athlete. This rule did not apply to all events, like road races or combined events.
Event Schedule Highlights
The championships ran for nine exciting days, from August 19 to 27, 2023. Each day was packed with different track and field events. Athletes competed in preliminary rounds, semi-finals, and finals. Some of the most popular events included sprints like the 100m and 200m. There were also longer races, hurdles, and relay races. Field events like long jump, high jump, shot put, and javelin throw also took place.
Medal Winners
Countries earned medals based on how their athletes performed. The United States won the most medals overall. Here is a summary of the top countries and their medal counts:
* Host nation (Hungary)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  United States |
12 | 8 | 9 | 29 |
| 2 |  Canada |
4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 |  Spain |
4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 |  Jamaica |
3 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 |  Kenya |
3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 |  Ethiopia |
2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 |  Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 |  Netherlands |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 |  Norway |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 |  Sweden |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 |  Uganda |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 |  Australia |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 |  Italy |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 |  Ukraine |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 |  Greece |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Japan |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Morocco |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 18 |  Bahrain |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Burkina Faso |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Dominican Republic |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 India |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Serbia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Venezuela |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 |  Poland |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 |  Cuba |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 26 |  Botswana |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 |  British Virgin Islands |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Colombia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ecuador |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 France |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Israel |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Pakistan |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Peru |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Philippines |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Puerto Rico |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Slovenia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 37 |  China |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Czech Republic |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 39 |  Barbados |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Brazil |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Finland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Grenada |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hungary* |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Lithuania |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Qatar |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Romania |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (46 entries) | 50 | 48 | 50 | 148 | |
Results by Event
Here are the top three medalists for some of the key events at the championships.
Men's Events
Men's Track Events
| Chronology: 2019 | 2021 | 2023 | 2025 | 2027 |
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 100 metres |
Noah Lyles United States |
9.83 =WL | Letsile Tebogo Botswana |
9.88 NR | Zharnel Hughes Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
9.88 |
| 200 metres |
Noah Lyles United States |
19.52 | Erriyon Knighton United States |
19.75 | Letsile Tebogo Botswana |
19.81 |
| 400 metres |
Antonio Watson Jamaica |
44.22 | Matthew Hudson-Smith Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
44.31 | Quincy Hall United States |
44.37 PB |
| 800 metres |
Marco Arop Canada |
1:44.24 | Emmanuel Wanyonyi Kenya |
1:44.53 | Ben Pattison Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
1:44.83 |
| 1500 metres |
Josh Kerr Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
3:29.38 SB | Jakob Ingebrigtsen Norway |
3:29.65 | Narve Gilje Nordås Norway |
3:29.68 |
| 5000 metres |
Jakob Ingebrigtsen Norway |
13:11.30 SB | Mohamed Katir Spain |
13:11.44 | Jacob Krop Kenya |
13:12.28 |
| 10,000 metres |
Joshua Cheptegei Uganda |
27:51.42 SB | Daniel Ebenyo Kenya |
27:52.60 | Selemon Barega Ethiopia |
27:52.72 |
| Marathon |
Victor Kiplangat Uganda |
2:08.53 | Maru Teferi Israel |
2:09.12 SB | Leul Gebresilase Ethiopia |
2:09.19 |
| 110 metres hurdles |
Grant Holloway United States |
12.96 SB | Hansle Parchment Jamaica |
13.07 SB | Daniel Roberts United States |
13.09 |
| 400 metres hurdles |
Karsten Warholm Norway |
46.89 | Kyron McMaster British Virgin Islands |
47.34 | Rai Benjamin United States |
47.56 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase |
Soufiane El Bakkali Morocco |
8:03.53 | Lamecha Girma Ethiopia |
8:05.44 | Abraham Kibiwot Kenya |
8:11.98 |
| 20 kilometres walk |
Álvaro Martín Spain |
1:17:32 WL | Perseus Karlström Sweden |
1:17:39 NR | Caio Bonfim Brazil |
1:17:47 NR |
| 35 kilometres walk |
Álvaro Martín Spain |
2:24:30 NR | Brian Pintado Ecuador |
2:24:34 AR | Masatora Kawano Japan |
2:25:12 SB |
| 4 × 100 metres relay |
United States (USA) Christian Coleman Fred Kerley Brandon Carnes Noah Lyles J.T. Smith* |
37.38 WL | Italy (ITA) Roberto Rigali Marcell Jacobs Lorenzo Patta Filippo Tortu |
37.62 SB | Jamaica (JAM) Ackeem Blake Oblique Seville Ryiem Forde Rohan Watson |
37.76 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay |
United States (USA) Quincy Hall Vernon Norwood Justin Robinson Rai Benjamin Trevor Bassitt* Matthew Boling* Christopher Bailey* |
2:57.31 WL | France (FRA) Ludvy Vaillant Gilles Biron David Sombé Téo Andant Loïc Prévot* |
2:58.45 NR | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) Alex Haydock-Wilson Charlie Dobson Lewis Davey Rio Mitcham |
2:58.71 SB |
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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)
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* Indicates the athletes only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.
Men's Field Events
| Chronology: 2019 | 2021 | 2023 | 2025 | 2027 |
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| High jump |
Gianmarco Tamberi Italy |
2.36 m =WL | JuVaughn Harrison United States |
2.36 m =WL | Mutaz Essa Barshim Qatar |
2.33 m |
| Pole vault |
Armand Duplantis Sweden |
6.10 m | EJ Obiena Philippines |
6.00 m =AR | Kurtis Marschall Australia
Chris Nilsen United States |
5.95 m =PB
5.95 m SB |
| Long jump |
Miltiadis Tentoglou Greece |
8.52 m SB | Wayne Pinnock Jamaica |
8.50 m | Tajay Gayle Jamaica |
8.27 m =SB |
| Triple jump |
Hugues Fabrice Zango Burkina Faso |
17.64 m | Lázaro Martínez Cuba |
17.41 m | Cristian Nápoles Cuba |
17.40 m PB |
| Shot put |
Ryan Crouser United States |
23.51 m CR | Leonardo Fabbri Italy |
22.34 m PB | Joe Kovacs United States |
22.12 m |
| Discus throw |
Daniel Ståhl Sweden |
71.46 m CR | Kristjan Čeh Slovenia |
70.02 m | Mykolas Alekna Lithuania |
68.85 m |
| Javelin throw |
Neeraj Chopra India |
88.17 m | Arshad Nadeem Pakistan |
87.82 m SB | Jakub Vadlejch Czech Republic |
86.67 m |
| Hammer throw |
Ethan Katzberg Canada |
81.25 NR | Wojciech Nowicki Poland |
81.02 | Bence Halász Hungary |
80.82 SB |
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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)
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Men's Combined Events
| Chronology: 2019 | 2021 | 2023 | 2025 | 2027 |
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Decathlon |
Pierce LePage Canada |
8909 WL | Damian Warner Canada |
8804 SB | Lindon Victor Grenada |
8756 NR |
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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)
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Women's Events
Women's Track Events
| Chronology: 2019 | 2021 | 2023 | 2025 | 2027 |
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 100 metres |
Sha'Carri Richardson United States |
10.65 CR | Shericka Jackson Jamaica |
10.72 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Jamaica |
10.77 SB |
| 200 metres |
Shericka Jackson Jamaica |
21.41 CR | Gabrielle Thomas United States |
21.81 | Sha'Carri Richardson United States |
21.92 PB |
| 400 metres |
Marileidy Paulino Dominican Republic |
48.76 NR | Natalia Kaczmarek Poland |
49.57 | Sada Williams Barbados |
49.60 |
| 800 metres |
Mary Moraa Kenya |
1:56.03 PB | Keely Hodgkinson Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
1:56.34 | Athing Mu United States |
1:56.61 SB |
| 1500 metres |
Faith Kipyegon Kenya |
3:54.87 | Diribe Welteji Ethiopia |
3:55.69 | Sifan Hassan Netherlands |
3:56.00 |
| 5000 metres |
Faith Kipyegon Kenya |
14:53.88 | Sifan Hassan Netherlands |
14:54.11 | Beatrice Chebet Kenya |
14:54.33 |
| 10,000 metres |
Gudaf Tsegay Ethiopia |
31:27.18 | Letesenbet Gidey Ethiopia |
31:28.16 SB | Ejgayehu Taye Ethiopia |
31:28.31 |
| Marathon |
Amane Beriso Ethiopia |
2:24:23 SB | Gotytom Gebreslase Ethiopia |
2:24:34 SB | Fatima Ezzahra Gardadi Morocco |
2:25:17 |
| 100 metres hurdles |
Danielle Williams Jamaica |
12.43 SB | Jasmine Camacho-Quinn Puerto Rico |
12.44 | Kendra Harrison United States |
12.46 |
| 400 metres hurdles |
Femke Bol Netherlands |
51.70 | Shamier Little United States |
52.80 SB | Rushell Clayton Jamaica |
52.81 PB |
| 3000 metres steeplechase |
Winfred Yavi Bahrain |
8:54.29 WL | Beatrice Chepkoech Kenya |
8:58.98 SB | Faith Cherotich Kenya |
9:00.69 PB |
| 20 kilometres walk |
María Pérez Spain |
1:26:51 | Jemima Montag Australia |
1:27:16 AR | Antonella Palmisano Italy |
1:27:26 SB |
| 35 kilometres walk |
María Pérez Spain |
2:38:40 CR | Kimberly García Peru |
2:40:52 | Antigoni Drisbioti Greece |
2:43:22 SB |
| 4 × 100 metres relay |
United States (USA) Tamari Davis Twanisha Terry Gabrielle Thomas Sha'Carri Richardson Tamara Clark* Melissa Jefferson* |
41.03 CR | Jamaica (JAM) Natasha Morrison Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Shashalee Forbes Shericka Jackson Briana Williams* Elaine Thompson-Herah* |
41.21 SB | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) Asha Philip Imani Lansiquot Bianca Williams Daryll Neita Annie Tagoe* |
41.98 SB |
| 4 × 400 metres relay |
Netherlands (NED) Eveline Saalberg Lieke Klaver Cathelijn Peeters Femke Bol Lisanne de Witte* |
3:20.72 WL NR | Jamaica (JAM) Candice McLeod Janieve Russell Nickisha Pryce Stacey-Ann Williams Charokee Young* Shiann Salmon* |
3:20.88 SB | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) Laviai Nielsen Amber Anning Ama Pipi Nicole Yeargin Yemi Mary John* |
3:21.04 SB |
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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)
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* Indicates the athletes only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.
Women's Field Events
| Chronology: 2019 | 2021 | 2023 | 2025 | 2027 |
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| High jump |
Yaroslava Mahuchikh Ukraine |
2.01 | Eleanor Patterson Australia |
1.99 | Nicola Olyslagers Australia |
1.99 |
| Pole vault |
Nina Kennedy Australia
Katie Moon United States |
4.90 =WL | Not awarded | Wilma Murto Finland |
4.80 =SB | |
| Long jump |
Ivana Vuleta Serbia |
7.14 WL | Tara Davis-Woodhall United States |
6.91 | Alina Rotaru-Kottmann Romania |
6.88 |
| Triple jump |
Yulimar Rojas Venezuela |
15.08 | Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk Ukraine |
15.00 SB | Leyanis Pérez Cuba |
14.96 |
| Shot put |
Chase Ealey United States |
20.43 SB | Sarah Mitton Canada |
20.08 SB | Gong Lijiao China |
19.69 |
| Discus throw |
Laulauga Tausaga United States |
69.49 PB | Valarie Allman United States |
69.23 | Feng Bin China |
68.20 SB |
| Hammer throw |
Camryn Rogers Canada |
77.22 | Janee' Kassanavoid United States |
76.36 | DeAnna Price United States |
75.41 |
| Javelin throw |
Haruka Kitaguchi Japan |
66.73 | Flor Ruiz Colombia |
65.47 AR | Mackenzie Little Australia |
63.38 |
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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)
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Women's Combined Events
| Chronology: 2019 | 2021 | 2023 | 2025 | 2027 |
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Heptathlon |
Katarina Johnson-Thompson Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
6740 | Anna Hall United States |
6720 | Anouk Vetter Netherlands |
6501 |
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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)
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Mixed Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 4 × 400 metres relay |
United States (USA) Justin Robinson Rosey Effiong Matthew Boling Alexis Holmes Ryan Willie* |
3:08.80 WR | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) Lewis Davey Laviai Nielsen Rio Mitcham Yemi Mary John Joseph Brier* |
3:11.06 NR | Czech Republic (CZE) Matěj Krsek Tereza Petržilková Patrik Šorm Lada Vondrová |
3:11.98 NR |
* Indicates the athletes only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.
Watching the Championships
Many people around the world could watch the championships. In the United States, NBC Sports showed the events. In Europe and Africa, Eurovision Sport and ESPN worked together to share the broadcasts. Warner Bros. Discovery also showed the event on its Eurosport channels and streaming platforms in many European countries. In India, fans could watch live on JioCinema.
See also
In Spanish: Campeonato Mundial de Atletismo de 2023 para niños
