World Athletics Championships 2023 Budapest


World Athletics Championships 2023 are held in Budapest, Hungary. Read all the information you need about the competitions: schedule, timetable, results, and historical facts.


World Athletics Championships have been organised since 1983, when Helsinki had the honour of hosting the games for the first time. Titled World Athletics Championships, the games of 2023 will be held in August in Budapest, Hungary.

The 19th World Athletics Championships will be launched in Budapest on August 19th, 2023 and end on August 27th, 2023.



World Athletics Championships 2023 Budapest - Medal table


USA dominated the 2023 World Athletics Championships medal table with 12 golds and 29 medals in total.

Medal table

RankCountryI-II-IIITotal
1United States12-8-929
2Canada4-2-06
3Spain4-1-05
4Jamaica3-5-412
5Kenya3-3-410
6Ethiopia2-4-39
7Great Britain & N.I.2-3-510
8Netherlands2-1-25
9Norway2-1-14
10Sweden2-1-03
11Uganda2-0-02
12Australia1-2-36
13Italy1-2-14
14Ukraine1-1-02
15Greece1-0-12
15Japan1-0-12
15Morocco1-0-12
18Bahrain1-0-01
18Burkina Faso1-0-01
18Dominican Republic1-0-01
18India1-0-01
18Serbia1-0-01
18Venezuela1-0-01
24Poland0-2-02
25Cuba0-1-23
26Botswana0-1-12
27Colombia0-1-01
27Ecuador0-1-01
27France0-1-01
27Israel0-1-01
27British Virgin Islands0-1-01
27Pakistan0-1-01
27Peru0-1-01
27Philippines0-1-01
27Puerto Rico0-1-01
27Slovenia0-1-01
37Pr Of China0-0-22
37Czech Republic0-0-22
39Barbados0-0-11
39Brazil0-0-11
39Finland0-0-11
39Grenada0-0-11
39Hungary0-0-11
39Lithuania0-0-11
39Qatar0-0-11
39Romania0-0-11



World Athletics Championships 2023 - Results & live results


Follow Budapest World Athletics Championships 2023 results from the World Athletics result service. See also WA live results.



World Athletics Championships 2023 Budapest - Schedule


Below you will find the schedule & timetable for the games.

NOTE! CET Time

Saturday 19.8.

TimeM/WEventStage
8:50Men20 km Race WalkFinal
10:30MenShot PutQualification
10:35Seka4x400 mRound 1
11:05Women100 m HurdlesHeptathlon
11:35Men3000 m steeple.Round 1
12:00MenHammer ThrowQualification (A)
12:20WomenHigh JumpHeptathlon
12:25WomenLong JumpQualification
12:35Men100 mRound 1
13:15Women1500 mRound 1
13:40MenHammer ThrowQualification (B)
19:05WomenShot PutHeptathlon
19:05Men1500 mRound 1
19:10MenDiscus ThrowQualification (A)
19:35WomenTriple JumpQualification
19:40Men100 mRound 1
20:30Women200 mHeptathlon
20:35MenShot PutFinal
20:40MenDiscus ThrowQualification (B)
20:55Women10000 mFinal
21:47Seka4x400 mFinal


Sunday 20.8.

TimeM/WEventStage
7:15Women20 km Race WalkFinal
09:00WomenDiscus ThrowQualification (A)
09:35Women400 mRound 1
09:50WomenPituushyppyHeptathlon
10:25Men400 mRound 1
10:30WomenDiscus ThrowQualification (B)
10:35MenHigh JumpQualification
11:25Men400 m HurdlesRound 1
12:00WomenJavelin ThrowHeptathlon (A)
12:15Women100 mRound 1
13:05Men110 m HurdlesRound 1
13:05WomenJavelin ThrowHeptathlon (B)
16:35Men100 mSemi-final
16:55WomenLong JumpFinal
17:05Women1500 mSemi-final
17:35Men1500 mSemi-final
17:50MenHammer ThrowFinal
18:00Women800 mHeptathlon
18:35Men10 000 mFinal
19:10Men100 mFinal


Monday 21.8.

TimeM/WEventStage
18:40WomenPole VaultQualification (A+B)
18:50Women400 m HurdlesRound 1
19:35Men400 m HurdlesSemi-final
19:40MenTriple JumpFinal
20:05Men110 m HurdlesSemi-final
20:30MenDiscus ThrowFinal
20:35Women100 mSemi-final
21:10Women400 mSemi-final
21:40Men110 m HurdlesFinal
21:50Women110 mFinal


Tiistai 22.8.

TimeM/WEventStage
18:40Women100 m HurdlesQualification
19:20Men800 mRound 1
19:55MenHigh JumpFinal
20:20WomenDiscus ThrowFinal
20:25Women400 m HurdlesSemi-final
21:00Men400 mSemi-final
21:30Women1500 mFinal
21:42Men3000 m steeple.Final


Wednesday 23.8.

TimeM/WEventStage
10:05Women800 mRound 1
10:15MenPole VaultQualification
10:20WomenJavelin ThrowQualification
11:15MenLong JumpQualification
11:20Women200 mRound 1
11:55WomenJavelin ThrowQualification
12:15Men200 mRound 1
19:00WomenHammer ThrowQualification
19:02Women5000 mWomen
19:10WomenTriple JumpQualification
19:30WomenPole VaultFinal
19:45Women3000 m steeple.Round 1
20:35WomenHammer ThrowQualification
20:40Women100 m HurdlesSemi-final
21:15Men1500 mFinal
21:35Women400 mFinal
21:50Men400 m HurdlesFinal


Thursday 24.8.

TimeM/WEventStage
7:00Men /Women35 km Race WalkFinal
19:00Men5000 mRound 1
19:30MenPituushyppyFinal
19:45Women200 mSemi-final
20:20Men200 mSemi-final
20:26WomenHammer ThrowFinal
20:50Men800 mSemi-final
21:25Women100 m HurdlesFinal
21:35Men400 mFinal
21:50Women400 m HurdlesFinal


Friday 25.8.

TimeM/WEventStage
10:05Men100 mDecathlon
10:10MenJavelin ThrowQualification
10:20WomenHigh JumpQualification
10:55MenPituushyppyDecathlon
11:45MenJavelin ThrowQualification
12:20MenShot PutDecathlon
18:30MenHigh JumpOttelu
19:30Men4 x 100 mRound 1
19:35WomenTriple JumpFinal
20:00Women4 x x100 mRound 1
20:20WomenJavelin ThrowFinal
20:25Women800 mSemi-final
21:05Men400 m Decathlon
21:40Women200 mFinal
21:50Men200 mFinal


Saturday 26.8.

TimeM/WEventStage
8:00WomenMaratonFinal
11:05Men110 m HurdlesDecathlon
11:25WomenShot PutQualification
12:00MenDiscus ThrowOttelu (A)
13:05MenDiscus ThrowOttelu (B)
15:00MenPole VaultDecathlon
20:05MenJavelin ThrowDecathlon (A)
20:25MenPole VaultFinal
20:30Men4 x 400 mRound 1
20:55Women4 x 400 mRound 1
21:10MenJavelin ThrowOttelu (B)
21:15WomenShot PutFinal
21:30Men800 mFinal
21:50Women5000 mFinal
22:25Men1 500mDecathlon
22:40Men4 x 100 mFinal
22:50Women4 x 100 mFinal


Sunday 27.8.

TimeM/WEventStage
8:00MenMarathonFinal
21:05WomenHigh JumpFinal
21:10Men5000 mFinal
21:20MenJavelin ThrowFinal
21:45Women800 mFinal
22:10Women3000 m steeple.Final
22:37Men4 x 400 mFinal
22:47Women4 x 400 mFinal


Budapest 2023 Entry Standards


Entry Standards

EventMenWomen
100m10.0011.08
200m20.1622.60
400m45.0051.00
800m1:44.701:59.80
1500m/mile3:34.20 (3:51.00)4:03.50 (4:22.00)
5000m/5km13:07.0014:57.00
10 000m/10km27:10.0030:40.00
Marathon2:09:402:28:00
3000m steeple.8:15.009:23.00
110m H13.28-
100m H-12.78
400m H48.7054.90
High Jump2.321.97
Pole Vault5.814.71
Long Jump8.256.85
Triple Jump17.2014.52
Shot Put21.4018.80
Discus Throw67.0064.20
Hammer Throw78.0073.60
Javelin85.2063.80
Heptathlon-6480
Decathlon8460-
20 km Race Walk1:20:101:29:20
35 km Race Walk2:29:402:51:30


Read also: Ranking System and current situation

World Athletics Championships 2023 Budapest – Entries


Here are the entries for Budapest World Athletics Championships 2023 in different forms. Download PDF files by clicking the links below.


Most successful athletes in World Athletics Championships history


Allyson Felix is the leader of gold medals of World Championships. American has won 14 gold medals (including a medal in the relay event in which she participated in the heats only) and 20 medals total.

Without a doubt, the most successful men athlete in the history of track & field World Championships is Usain Bolt. The Jamaican runner won an impressive total of 14 World Championships medals, 11 of which were gold. In addition, he set world records at the World Championships arenas. Bolt retired from competing in 2017.



Traditionally, the U.S. have dominated the medal count in the World Championships. They have been number one for seven times in the 2000s, with Russia and Kenya taking first place once each. The U.S. have also gained the most medals (30 in London, 2017) and gold medals (14 in Osaka, 2007, and Helsinki, 2005) in a single Championships in the 2000s.

The Most Medals

AthleteCountryDisciplinesGoldSilverBronzeTot.
Allyson FelixUSA4143320
Usain BoltJamaica3112114
Shelly-Ann Fraser-PryceJamaica3104014
Merlene OtteyJamaica334714
LaShawn MerrittUSA283011
Veronica Campbell-BrownJamaica237111
Carl LewisUSA481110
Justin GatlinUSA346010
Jearl Miles ClarkUSA24329
Michael JohnsonUSA38008
Mo FarahGreat Britain26208
Gail DeversUSA35308
Gwen TorrenceUSA33418
Christine OhuruoguGreat Britain22158


World Athletics Championships – Hosting Cities & Countries


YearCityCountry
1983Helsinki Finland
1987Rome Italy
1991Tokyo Japan
1993Stuttgart Germany
1995Gothenburg Sweden
1997Athens Greece
1999Seville Spain
2001Edmonton Canada
2003Paris France
2005Helsinki Finland
2007Osaka Japan
2009Berlin Germany
2011Daegu South Korea
2013Moscow Russia
2015Beijing China
2017London Great Britain
2019Doha Qatar
2022Eugene United States
2023Budapest Hungary
2025TokyoJapan