Netherlands at the World Athletics Championships

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

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Championships Men Women Mixed Total
Gold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank Athletes
1976 Malmö 0 0 0 No female events No mixed events 0 0 0 0 Unranked 1
1980 Sittard No male events 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1
1983 Helsinki 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 15 9
1987 Roma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 13
1991 Tokyo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 21
1993 Stuttgart 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 29
1995 Gothenburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1997 Athens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1999 Seville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
2001 Edmonton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
2003 Paris 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 40
2005 Helsinki 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 13
2007 Osaka 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 35
2009 Berlin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 15
2011 Daegu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 17
2013 Moscow 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 25 23
2015 Beijing 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 12 21
2017 London 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 3 4 15 30
2019 Doha 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 9 27
2022 Eugene 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 4 30 36
2023 Budapest 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 5 8 41
Total 1 4 4 6 4 8 0 1 0 7 9 12 28 28

Multiple medalists

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Athlete Gold Silver Bronze Total Years
Femke Bol 2 2 0 4 2022–2023
Sifan Hassan 2 1 3 6 2015–2023
Dafne Schippers 2 1 2 5 2013–2017
Lieke Klaver 1 1 0 2 2022–2023
Eveline Saalberg 1 1 0 2 2022–2023
Rutger Smith 0 1 2 3 2005–2007
Anouk Vetter 0 1 2 3 2017–2023

References

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  1. ^ "Bol vierde Nederlandse wereldkampioen in atletiek" (in Dutch), Welingelichte Kringen (VPRO), 24 August 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "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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