World Championships medallists, men’s field

High Jump

  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1983
1987
-
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
-
2003
2005
-
2007
2009
-
2011
Gennadiy Avdeyenko URS(UKR)
Patrik Sjöberg SWE
-
Charles Austin USA
Javier Sotomayor CUB
Troy Kemp BAH
Javier Sotomayor CUB
Vyacheslav Voronin RUS
Martin Buss GER
-
Jacques Freitag RSA
Yuriy Krymarenko UKR
-
Donald Thomas BAH
Yaroslav Rybakov RUS
-
Jesse Williams USA
2.32
2.38
-
2.38
2.40
2.37
2.37
2.37
2.36
-
2.35
2.32
-
2.35
2.32
-
2.35
Tyke Peacock USA
Gennadiy Avdeyenko URS(UKR)
& Igor Paklin URS(KGZ)
Javier Sotomayor CUB
Artur Partyka POL
Javier Sotomayor CUB
Artur Partyka POL
Mark Boswell CAN
Yaroslav Rybakov RUS &
Vyacheslav Voronin RUS
Stefan Holm SWE
Víctor Moya CUB &
Yaroslav Rybakov RUS
Yaroslav Rybakov RUS
Kyriakos Ioannou CYP
-
Aleksey Dmitrik RUS
2.32
2.38
-
2.36
2.37
2.37
2.35
2.35
2.33
-
2.32
2.29
-
2.35
2.32
-
2.35
Zhu Jianhua CHN
-
-
Hollis Conway USA
Steve Smith GBR
Artur Partyka POL
Tim Forsyth AUS
Martin Buss GER
-
-
Mark Boswell CAN
-
-
Kyriakos Ioannou CYP
Sylwester Bednarek POL
Raúl Spank GER
Trevor Barry BAH
2.29
-
-
2.36
2.37
2.35
2.35
2.32
-
-
2.32
-
-
2.35
2.32
2.32
2.32

Pole Vault

  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1983
1987
1991
1993
-
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
Sergey Bubka URS(UKR)
Sergey Bubka URS(UKR)
Sergey Bubka URS(UKR)
Sergey Bubka UKR
-
Sergey Bubka UKR
Sergey Bubka UKR
Maksim Tarasov RUS
Dmitri Markov AUS
Giuseppe Gibilisco ITA
Rens Blom NED
Brad Walker USA
Steven Hooker AUS
Paweł Wojciechowski POL
5.70
5.85
5.95
6.00
-
5.92
6.01
6.02
6.05
5.90
5.80
5.86
5.90
5.90
Konstantin Volkov URS(RUS)
Thierry Vigneron FRA
István Bagyula HUN
Grigoriy Yegorov KAZ
-
Maksim Tarasov RUS
Maksim Tarasov RUS
Dmitri Markov AUS
Aleksandr Averbukh ISR
Okkert Brits RSA
Brad Walker USA
Romain Mesnil FRA
Romain Mesnil FRA
Lázaro Borges CUB
5.60
5.80
5.90
5.90
-
5.86
5.96
5.90
5.85
5.85
5.75
5.86
5.85
5.90
Atanas Tarev BUL
Rodion Gataullin URS(UZB)
Maksim Tarasov URS(RUS)
Maksim Tarasov RUS &
Igor Trandenkov RUS
Jean Galfione FRA
Dean Starkey USA
Aleksandr Averbukh ISR
Nick Hysong USA
Patrik Kristiansson SWE
Pavel Gerasimov RUS
Danny Ecker GER
Renaud Lavillenie FRA
Renaud Lavillenie FRA
5.60
5.80
5.85
5.80
-
5.86
5.91
5.80
5.85
5.85
5.65
5.81
5.80
5.85

Long Jump

  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1983
1987
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
Carl Lewis USA
Carl Lewis USA
Mike Powell USA
Mike Powell USA
Iván Pedroso CUB
Iván Pedroso CUB
Iván Pedroso CUB
Iván Pedroso CUB
Dwight Phillips USA
Dwight Phillips USA
Irving Saladino PAN
Dwight Phillips USA
Dwight Phillips USA
8.55
8.67
8.95
8.59
8.70
8.42
8.56
8.40
8.32
8.60
8.57
8.54
8.45
Jason Grimes USA
Robert Emmiyan URS(ARM)
Carl Lewis USA
Stanislav Tarasenko RUS
James Beckford JAM
Erick Walder USA
Yago Lamela ESP
Savanté Stringfellow USA
James Beckford JAM
Ignisious Gaisah GHA
Andrew Howe ITA
Godfrey Mokoena RSA
Mitchell Watt AUS
8.29
8.53
8.91w
8.16
8.30
8.38
8.40
8.24
8.28
8.34
8.47
8.47
8.33
Mike Conley USA
Larry Myricks USA
Larry Myricks USA
Vitaliy Kirilenko UKR
Mike Powell USA
Kirill Sosunov RUS
Gregor Cankar SLO
Carlos Calado POR
Yago Lamela ESP
Tommi Evilä FIN
Dwight Phillips USA
Mitchell Watt AUS
Ngonidzashe Makusha ZIM
8.12
8.33
8.42
8.15
8.29
8.18
8.36
8.21
8.22
8.25w
8.30
8.37
8.29

Triple Jump

  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1983
1987
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
Zdzislaw Hoffmann POL
Khristo Markov BUL
Kenny Harrison USA
Mike Conley USA
Jonathan Edwards GBR
Yoelbi Quesada CUB
Charles Friedek GER
Jonathan Edwards GBR
Christian Olsson SWE
Walter Davis USA
Nelson Évora POR
Phillips Idowu GBR
Christian Taylor USA
17.42
17.92
17.78
17.86
18.29
17.85
17.59
17.92
17.72
17.57
17.74
17.73
17.96
Willie Banks USA
Mike Conley USA
Leonid Voloshin URS(RUS)
Leonid Voloshin RUS
Brian Wellman BER
Jonathan Edwards GBR
Rostislav Dimitrov BUL
Christian Olsson SWE
Yoandri Betanzos CUB
Yoandri Betanzos CUB
Jadel Gregório BRA
Nelson Évora POR
Phillips Idowu GBR
17.18
17.67
17.75
17.65
17.62w
17.69
17.49
17.47
17.28
17.42
17.59
17.55
17.77
Ajayi Agbebaku NGR
Oleg Sakirkin URS(KAZ)
Mike Conley USA
Jonathan Edwards GBR
Jérôme Romain DMA
Aliecer Urrutia CUB
Jonathan Edwards GBR
Igor Spasovkhodskiy RUS
Leevan Sands BAH
Marian Oprea ROM
Walter Davis USA
Alexis Copello CUB
Will Claye USA
17.18
17.43
17.62
17.44
17.59w
17.64
17.48
17.44
17.26
17.40
17.33
17.36
17.50

Shot

  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1983
1987
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
Edward Sarul POL
Werner Günthör SUI
Werner Günthör SUI
Werner Günthör SUI
John Godina USA
John Godina USA
C.J. Hunter USA
John Godina USA
Andrey Mikhnevich BLR
Adam Nelson USA
Reese Hoffa USA
Christian Cantwell USA
David Storl GER
21.39
22.23
21.67
21.97
21.47
21.44
21.79
21.87
21.69
21.73
22.04
22.03
21.78
Ulf Timmermann GDR
Alessandro Andrei ITA
Lars Arvid Nilsen NOR
Randy Barnes USA
Mika Halvari FIN
Oliver-Sven Buder GER
Oliver-Sven Buder GER
Adam Nelson USA
Adam Nelson USA
Rutger Smith NED
Adam Nelson USA
Tomasz Majewski POL
Dylan Armstrong CAN
21.16
21.88
20.75
21.80
20.93
21.24
21.42
21.24
21.26
21.29
21.61
21.91
21.64
Remigius Machura TCH(CZE)
John Brenner USA
Aleksandr Klimenko URS(UKR)
Aleksandr Bagach UKR
Randy Barnes USA
C.J. Hunter USA
Aleksandr Bagach UKR
Arsi Harju FIN
Yuriy Bilonog UKR
Ralf Bartels GER
Andrei Mikhnevich BLR
Ralf Bartels GER
Andrei Mikhnevich BLR
20.98
21.75
20.34
20.40
20.41
20.33
21.26
20.93
21.10
20.99
21.27
21.37
21.40

Discus

  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1983
1987
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
Imrich Bugár TCH(CZE)
Jürgen Schult GDR
Lars Riedel GER
Lars Riedel GER
Lars Riedel GER
Lars Riedel GER
Anthony Washington USA
Lars Riedel GER
Virgilijus Alekna LTU
Virgilijus Alekna LTU
Gerd Kanter EST
Robert Harting GER
Robert Harting GER
67.72
68.74
66.20
67.72
68.76
68.54
69.08
69.72
69.69
70.17
68.94
69.43
68.97
Luis Delís CUB
John Powell USA
Erik de Bruin NED
Dmitriy Shevchenko RUS
Vladimir Dubrovshchik BLR
Virgilijus Alekna LTU
Jürgen Schult GER
Virgilijus Alekna LTU
Róbert Fazekas HUN
Gerd Kanter EST
Robert Harting GER
Piotr Malachowski POL
Gerd Kanter EST
67.36
66.22
65.82
66.90
65.98
66.70
68.18
69.40
69.01
68.57
66.68
69.15
66.95
Gejza Valent TCH(CZE)
Luis Delís CUB
Attila Horváth HUN
Jürgen Schult GER
Vasiliy Kaptyukh BLR
Jürgen Schult GER
Lars Riedel GER
Michael Möllenbeck GER
Vasiliy Kaptyukh BLR
Michael Möllenbeck GER
Rutger Smith NED
Gerd Kanter EST
Ehsan Hadadi IRI
66.08
66.02
65.32
66.12
65.88
66.14
68.09
67.61
66.51
65.95
66.42
66.88
66.08

Hammer

  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1983
1987
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
Sergey Litvinov URS(RUS)
Sergey Litvinov URS(RUS)
Yuriy Sedykh URS(RUS)
Andrey Abduvaliyev TJK
Andrey Abduvaliyev TJK
Heinz Weis GER
Karsten Kobs GER
Szymon Ziólkowski POL
Ivan Tikhon BLR
Ivan Tikhon BLR
Ivan Tikhon BLR
Primož Kozmus SLO
Koji Murofushi JPN
82.68
83.06
81.70
81.64
81.56
81.78
80.24
83.38
83.05
83.89
83.63
80.84
81.24
Yuriy Sedykh URS(RUS)
Jüri Tamm URS(EST)
Igor Astapkovich URS(BLR)
Igor Astapkovich BLR
Igor Astapkovich BLR
Andrey Skvaruk UKR
Zsolt Németh HUN
Koji Murofushi JPN
Adrián Annus HUN
Vadim Devyatovskiy BLR
Primož Kozmus SLO
Szymon Ziólkowski POL
Krisztián Pars HUN
80.94
80.84
80.94
79.88
81.10
81.46
79.05
82.92
80.36
82.60
82.29
79.30
81.18
Zdzislaw Kwasny POL
Ralf Haber GDR
Heinz Weis GER
Tibor Gécsek HUN
Tibor Gécsek HUN
Vasiliy Sidorenko RUS
Vladislav Piskunov UKR
Ilya Konovalov RUS
Koji Murofushi JPN
Szymon Ziólkowski POL
Libor Charfreitag SVK
Aleksey Zagornyi RUS
Primož Kozmus SLO
79.42
80.76
80.44
79.54
80.98
80.76
79.03
80.27
80.12
79.35
81.60
78.09
79.39

Javelin

(new model from 1987)

  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1983
1987
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
Detlef Michel GDR
Seppo Räty FIN
Kimmo Kinnunen FIN
Jan Železný CZE
Jan Železný CZE
Marius Corbett RSA
Aki Parviainen FIN
Jan Železný CZE
Sergey Makarov RUS
Andrus Värnik EST
Tero Pitkämäki FIN
Andreas Thorkildsen NOR
Matthias de Zordo GER
89.48
83.54
90.82
85.98
89.58
88.40
89.52
92.80
85.44
87.17
90.33
89.59
86.27
Tom Petranoff USA
Viktor Yevsyukov URS(UKR)
Seppo Räty FIN
Kimmo Kinnunen FIN
Steve Backley GBR
Steve Backley GBR
Kostas Gatsioudis GRE
Aki Parviainen FIN
Andrus Värnik EST
Andreas Thorkildsen NOR
Andreas Thorkildsen NOR
Guillermo Martinez CUB
Andreas Thorkildsen NOR
85.60
82.52
88.12
84.78
86.30
86.80
89.18
91.31
85.17
86.18
88.61
86.41
84.78
Dainis Kûla URS(LAT)
Jan Železný TCH(CZE)
Vladimir Sasimovich URS(BLR)
Mick Hill GBR
Boris Henry GER
Kostas Gatsioudis GRE
Jan Železný CZE
Kostas Gatsioudis GRE
Boris Henry GER
Sergey Makarov RUS
Breaux Greer USA
Yukifumi Murakami JPN
Guillermo Martinez CUB
85.58
82.20
87.08
82.96
86.08
86.64
87.67
89.95
84.74
83.54
86.21
82.97
84.30