2015 World Championships in Athletics: Difference between revisions

|Officially opened by = [[President of the People's Republic of China|President]] [[Xi Jinping]]

The fifteenth edition of the '''[[IAAF]] [[World Athletics Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]''' ({{IPA-cmn|第十五届世界田径锦标赛|lang}}) was held 22–30 August 2015 in [[Beijing]], [[People's Republic of China|China]].<ref>{{cite news | title=Beijing to host 2015 World Athletics Championships | publisher=BBC Sport | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/9212714.stm |date=20 November 2010| accessdate=20 November 2010 | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101125052231/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/9212714.stm| archivedate= 25 November 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iaaf.org/aboutiaaf/news/newsid=58752.html |title=Beijing selected to host 2015 World Championships |publisher=iaaf.org |date=2010-11-20 |accessdate=2011-09-03}}</ref> 43Forty-three nations won medals, 144 of which were awarded. [[Kenya at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics|Kenya]] topped the medal table for the first time, with 7 gold, 6 silver and 3 bronze medals. The [[United States at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics|United States]] won 18 medals, six gold, six silver and six bronze, which was the highest tally. Host nation [[China at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics|China]], finished 11th on the medals table, while [[Russia at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics|Russia]] finished ninth.

[[Eritrea at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics|Eritrea]] won their first world title at these championships, with [[Ghirmay Ghebreslassie]] winning the [[2015 World Championships in Athletics -– Men's marathon|men's marathon]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Monti|first1=David|title=Eritrea’s Ghirmay Ghebreslassie Wins World Championships Men’s Marathon|url=http://running.competitor.com/2015/08/news/eritreas-ghirmay-ghebreslassie-wins-world-championships-mens-marathon_134038|website=competitor.com|publisher=Competitor Group|accessdate=1 September 2015}}</ref>

| class="event" | [[2015 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres|5000 m]] || colspan="2"| || colspan="3"| || colspan="3"| || colspan="2"| || class="heats" | H || || colspan="2"| || colspan="2"| || || class="final" | F || colspan="2"|

| class="event" | [[2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres|400 m]] || colspan="2"| || colspan="2"| || class="heats" | H || colspan="2"| || || class="semifinals" | ½ || colspan="2" | || || class="final" | F || colspan="3"| || colspan="2"| || colspan="2"|

| class="event" | [[2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres|1500 m]] || class="heats" | H|| || || class="semifinals" | ½ || colspan="3"| || || class="final" | F || colspan="2"| || colspan="2"| || colspan="3"| || colspan="2"| || colspan="2"|

| class="event" | [[2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres steeplechase|3000 m steeplechase]] || colspan="2"| || colspan="2"| || class="heats" | H || colspan="2"| || colspan="2"| || || class="final" | F || colspan="2"| || colspan="3"| || colspan="2"| || colspan="2"|

| class="event" | [[2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump|Long jump]] || colspan="2"| || colspan="2"| || colspan="3"| || colspan="2"| || colspan="2"| || class="qualifiers" | Q || || || class="final" colspan="2" | F || colspan="2"| || colspan="2"|

| class="event" | [[2015 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw|Discus throw]] || colspan="2"| || colspan="2"| || class="qualifiers" | Q || colspan="2"| || || class="final" | F || colspan="2"| || colspan="2"| || colspan="3"| || colspan="2"| || colspan="2"|

|{{flaglinkteam|JAM}}<br />[[Nesta Carter]]<br />[[Asafa Powell]]<br />[[Nickel Ashmeade]]<br />[[Usain Bolt]]<br>[[Rasheed Dwyer]]* || 37.36 {{AthAbbr|WL}}

|{{flaglinkteam|CHN}}<br />[[Mo Youxue]]<br />[[Xie Zhenye]]<br />[[Su Bingtian]]<br />[[Zhang Peimeng]] || 38.01

|{{flaglinkteam|CAN}}<br />[[Aaron Brown (sprinter)|Aaron Brown]]<br />[[Andre De Grasse]]<br />[[Brendon Rodney]]<br />[[Justyn Warner]] || 38.13

|{{flaglinkteam|USA}}<br />[[David Verburg]]<br />[[Tony McQuay]]<br />[[Bryshon Nellum]]<br />[[LaShawn Merritt]]<br>[[Kyle Clemons]]*<br>[[Vernon Norwood]]* || 2:57.82 {{AthAbbr|WL}}

|{{flaglinkteam|TTO}}<br />[[Renny Quow]]<br />[[Lalonde Gordon]]<br />[[Deon Lendore]]<br />[[Machel Cedenio]]<br>[[Jarrin Solomon]]* || 2:58.20 {{AthAbbr|NR|Trinidad and Tobago}}

|{{flaglinkteam|GBR}}<br />[[Rabah Yousif]]<br />[[Delanno Williams]]<br />[[Jarryd Dunn]]<br />[[Martyn Rooney]] || 2:58.51

|colspan=7|{{Sports record codes}}<br /><nowiki>*</nowiki> <small>Runners who participated in the heats only and received medals.</small>

|{{flaglinkteam|JAM}}<br />[[Veronica Campbell-Brown]]<br />[[Natasha Morrison]]<br />[[Elaine Thompson]]<br />[[Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce]]<br>[[Sherone Simpson]]*<br>[[Kerron Stewart]]* || 41.07 {{AthAbbr|WL}} {{AthAbbr|CR|World Championships in Athletics}}

|{{flaglinkteam|USA}}<br />[[English Gardner]]<br />[[Allyson Felix]]<br />[[Jenna Prandini]]<br />[[Jasmine Todd]] || 41.68

|{{flaglinkteam|TTO}}<br />[[Kelly-Ann Baptiste]]<br />[[Michelle-Lee Ahye]]<br />[[Reyare Thomas]]<br />[[Semoy Hackett]]<br>[[Khalifa St. Fort]]* || 42.03 {{AthAbbr|NR|Trinidad and Tobago}}

|{{flaglinkteam|JAM}}<br />[[Christine Day]]<br />[[Shericka Jackson]]<br />[[Stephenie Ann McPherson]]<br />[[Novlene Williams-Mills]]<br>[[Anastasia Le-Roy]]*<br>[[Chrisann Gordon]]* || 3:19.13 {{AthAbbr|WL}}

|{{flaglinkteam|USA}}<br />[[Sanya Richards-Ross]]<br />[[Natasha Hastings]]<br />[[Allyson Felix]]<br />[[Francena McCorory]]<br>[[Phyllis Francis]]*<br>[[Jessica Beard]]*|| 3:19.44

|{{flaglinkteam|GBR}}<br />[[Christine Ohuruogu]]<br />[[Anyika Onuora]]<br />[[Eilidh Child]]<br />[[Seren Bundy-Davies]]<br>[[Kirsten McAslan]]* || 3:23.62

|colspan=7|{{Sports record codes}}<br /><nowiki>*</nowiki> <small>Runners who participated in the heats only and received medals.</small>

207Two hundred and seven countries (or, more accurately, IAAF members) with a total of 1,933 athletes were entered.<ref>{{cite web|title = IAAF: 15th IAAF World Championships Athletes -IAAF World Championships|url = http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-championships/15th-iaaf-world-championships-4875/athletes|website = iaaf.org|accessdate = 2015-08-25}}</ref> Of those 1,771 athletes from 205 countries actually competed (thus excluding reserve athletes and non-starters). The biggest delegation was the one from the US with 130 athletes. Two countries, [[Ghana at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics|Ghana]] and [[South Sudan at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics|South Sudan]], were set to participate, but none of their athletes showed up. The number of athletes per nation is shown in parentheses.

As part of the event, the IAAF conducted a wide-reaching anti-doping programme. This included information-led targeted tests in the months previous to the championships and testing of athletes in and outside of competition during the championships. In total, the IAAF undertook 14051,405 instances of athlete doping controls in Beijing. This included 662 blood tests to inform the longitudinal athlete [[biological passport]] programme, 161 blood tests specifically directed at identifying usage of either [[human [[growth hormone]] and/or [[erythropoiesis]] -stimulating agents (EPO), 54 out-of-competition urine tests and 528 urine tests conducted on-site (which also incorporates 239 for EPO analysis).<ref name=Doping>[http://www.iaaf.org/news/iaaf-news/anti-doping-beijing-2015-testing-figures IAAF anti-doping programme concludes in Beijing]. IAAF (2015-09-01). Retrieved on 2015-09-05.</ref>

As was the case since the 2005 World Championships, athleteathletes's doping samples were stored for future analysis, which could allow retrospective disqualifications via subsequent improvements to testing technology and methods. The number of tests was a new high for the event and the largest ever conducted by a sport-specific governing body at an event. The testing was undertaken in partnership with the [[Chinese National Anti-Doping Agency]] (CHINADA). An anti-doping education programme was also conducted, which included presentations on the risks of doping and a questionnaire designed by the [[World Anti-Doping Agency]].<ref name=Doping/>