Netherlands at the
World Athletics Championships
WA codeNED
National federationRoyal Dutch Athletics Federation
Websitewww.atletiekunie.nl
Medals
Gold
7
Silver
9
Bronze
12
Total
28
World Athletics Championships appearances (overview)

The Netherlands has competed in all World Athletics Championships since the first edition in 1976.

Athletes representing the Netherlands have won 28 medals of which 7 gold. The individual gold medalists are Rens Blom (pole vault in 2005), Dafne Schippers (200 metres in 2015 and 2017), Sifan Hassan (1500 metres and 10,000 metres in 2019), and Femke Bol (400 metres hurdles in 2023).[1] The Dutch women's 4 × 400 metres relay team (Eveline Saalberg, Lieke Klaver, Cathelijn Peeters, Femke Bol, Lisanne de Witte) won a gold medal in 2023.[2]

The Netherlands was most successful at the 2023 World Championships, where the Dutch athletes won the most medals (5) and where the country had the highest medal ranking (8th).[2]

Medal table

Championships Men Women Mixed Total
Gold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank Athletes
1976 Malmö000No female eventsNo mixed events0000Unranked1
1980 SittardNo male events0000000Unranked1
1983 Helsinki0100000101159
1987 Roma0000000000Unranked13
1991 Tokyo010000010121
1993 Stuttgart001000001129
1995 Gothenburg0000000000Unranked
1997 Athens0000000000Unranked
1999 Seville0000000000Unranked
2001 Edmonton0000000000Unranked
2003 Paris001000001140
2005 Helsinki110000110213
2007 Osaka002000002235
2009 Berlin0000000000Unranked15
2011 Daegu0000000000Unranked17
2013 Moscow01000101122523
2015 Beijing00011111131221
2017 London00010310341530
2019 Doha0002000002002927
2022 Eugene00002101003143036
2023 Budapest0002120002125841
Total14464801079122828

Multiple medalists

Athlete Gold Silver Bronze Total Years
Femke Bol22042022–2023
Sifan Hassan21362015–2023
Dafne Schippers21252013–2017
Lieke Klaver11022022–2023
Eveline Saalberg11022022–2023
Rutger Smith01232005–2007
Anouk Vetter01232017–2023

References

  1. "Bol vierde Nederlandse wereldkampioen in atletiek" (in Dutch), Welingelichte Kringen (VPRO), 24 August 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 "TeamNL keert met vijf medailles terug uit Boedapest" (in Dutch), Royal Dutch Athletics Federation, 30 August 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
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