World Indoor Championships medallists, women’s track

60 Metres

  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2004
2006
2008
2010
Silke Gladisch GDR
Nelli Fiere-Cooman NED
Nelli Fiere-Cooman NED
Irina Sergeyeva URS(RUS)
Gail Devers USA
Merlene Ottey JAM
Gail Devers USA
Ekaterini Thanou GRE
Chandra Sturrup BAH
Zhanna Block (Tarnopolskaya) UKR
Gail Devers USA
Me’Lisa Barber USA
Angela Williams USA
Veronica Campbell-Brown JAM
7.20
7.08
7.05
7.02
6.95
6.97
7.06
6.96
7.05
7.04
7.08
7.01
7.06
7.00
Heather Oakes GBR
Anelia Nuneva BUL
Gwen Torrence USA
Merlene Ottey JAM
Irina Privalova (Sergeyeva) RUS
Melanie Paschke GER
Chandra Sturrup BAH
Gail Devers USA
Angela Williams USA
Angela Williams USA
Kim Gevaert BEL
Lauryn Williams USA
Jeanette Kwakye GBR
Carmelita Jeter USA
7.21
7.10
7.07
7.08
6.97
7.10
7.15
7.02
7.09
7.16
7.12
7.01
7.08
7.05
Christelle Bulteau FRA
Angela Bailey CAN
Merlene Ottey JAM
Liliana Allen CUB
Zhanna Tarnopolskaya UKR
Carlette Guidry USA
Frédérique Bangué FRA
Philomena Mensah CAN
Chryste Gaines USA
Torri Edwards USA
Yuliya Nesterenko BLR
Kim Gevaert BEL
Tahesia Harrigan IVB
Ruddy Zang-Milama GAB
7.34
7.12
7.10
7.12
7.21
7.11
7.17
7.07
7.12
7.17
7.12
7.11
7.09
7.14

200 Metres

  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2004
Marita Koch GDR
Heike Drechsler GDR
Merlene Ottey JAM
Merlene Ottey JAM
Irina Privalova (Sergeyeva) RUS
Melinda Gainsford AUS
Ekaterini Koffa GRE
Ionela Tîrlea ROU
Juliet Campbell JAM
Muriel Hurtis FRA
Natalya Safronnikova BLR
23.09
22.27
22.34
22.24
22.15
22.64
22.76
22.39
22.64
22.54
23.13
Marie-Christine Cazier FRA
Merlene Ottey JAM
Grace Jackson JAM
Irina Sergeyeva URS(RUS)
Melinda Gainsford AUS
Pauline Davis BAH
Juliet Cuthbert JAM
Svetlana Goncharenko RUS
LaTasha Jenkins USA
Anastasiya Kapachinskaya RUS
Svetlana Goncharenko RUS
23.33
22.66
22.95
22.41
22.73
22.68
22.77
22.69
22.96
22.80
23.15
Kim Robertson NZL
Grace Jackson JAM
Natalya Kovtun URS(RUS)
Grit Breuer GER
Natalya Voronova RUS
Natalya Voronova RUS
Svetlana Goncharenko RUS
Pauline Davis BAH
Natalya Safronnikova BLR
Juliet Campbell JAM
Karin Mayr-Krifka AUT
23.69
23.21
23.28
22.58
22.90
23.01
22.85
22.70
23.17
22.81
23.18

400 Metres

  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2004
2006
2008
2010
Diane Dixon USA
Sabine Busch GDR
Helga Arendt FRG
Diane Dixon USA
Sandie Richards JAM
Irina Privalova RUS
Jearl Miles Clark USA
Grit Breuer GER
Sandie Richards JAM
Natalya Nazarova RUS
Natalya Nazarova RUS
Olesya Krasnomovets RUS
Olesya Zykina RUS
Debbie Dunn USA
53.35
51.66
51.52
50.64
50.93
50.23
50.96
50.80
51.04
50.83
50.19
50.04
51.09
51.04
Regine Berg BEL
Lillie Leatherwood USA
Diane Dixon USA
Sandra Myers ESP
Tatyana Alekseyeva RUS
Sandie Richards JAM
Sandie Richards JAM
Falilat Ogunkoya NGR
Olga Kotlyarova RUS
Christine Amertil BAH
Olesya Krasnomovets RUS
Vania Stambolova BUL
Natalya Nazarova RUS
Tatyana Firova RUS
53.81
52.54
51.77
50.99
51.03
51.38
51.17
51.25
51.56
51.11
50.65
50.21
51.10
51.13
Charmaine Crooks CAN
Judit Forgács HUN
Jillian Richardson CAN
Anita Protti SUI
Jearl Miles USA
Daniela Georgieva BUL
Helena Fuchsová CZE
Jearl Miles Clark USA
Olesya Zykina RUS
Grit Breuer GER
Tonique Williams BAH
Christine Amertil BAH
Shareese Woods USA
Vania Stambolova
54.08
52.68
52.02
51.41
51.37
51.78
52.04
51.45
51.71
51.13
50.87
50.34
51.41
51.50

800 Metres

  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2004
2006
2008
2010
Cristeana Cojocaru ROU
Christine Wachtel GDR
Christine Wachtel GDR
Christine Wachtel GER
Maria Mutola MOZ
Maria Mutola MOZ
Maria Mutola MOZ
Ludmila Formanová CZE
Maria Mutola MOZ
Maria Mutola MOZ
Maria Mutola MOZ
Maria Mutola MOZ
Tamsyn Lewis AUS
Mariya Savinova RUS
2:04.22
2:01.32
1:59.24
2:01.51
1:57.55
1:57.62
1:58.96
1:56.90
1:59.74
1:58.94
1:58.50
1:58.90
2:02.57
1:58.26
Jane Finch GBR
Gabriela Sedláková TCH(SVK)
Tatyana Grebenchuk URS(BLR)
Violeta Beclea ROU
Svetlana Masterkova RUS
Yelena Afanasyeva RUS
Natalya Dukhnova BLR
Maria Mutola MOZ
Stephanie Graf AUT
Stephanie Graf AUT
Jolanda Ceplak SLO
Kenia Sinclair JAM
Tetyana Petlyuk UKR
Jenny Meadows GBR
2:04.71
2:01.85
1:59.53
2:01.75
1:59.18
1:59.79
1:59.31
1:57.17
1:59.78
1:59.39
1:58.72
1:59.54
2:02.66
1:58.43
Maria Simeanu ROU
Lyubov Kiryukhina URS(UZB)
Ellen Kiessling GDR
Ella Kovacs ROU
Joetta Clark USA
Letitia Vriesde SUR
Joetta Clark USA
Natalya Tsyganova RUS
Helena Fuchsová CZE
Mayte Martínez ESP
Jo Fenn GBR
Hasna Benhassi MAR
Maria Mutola MOZ
Alysia Johnson USA
2:05.51
2:01.98
1:59.68
2:01.79
1:59.86
2:00.36
1:59.82
1:57.47
2:01.18
1:59.53
1:59.50
2:00.34
2:02.97
1:59.60

1500 Metres

  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2004
2006
2008
2010
Elly van Hulst NED
Doina Melinte ROU
Doina Melinte ROU
Lyudmila Rogachova URS(RUS)
Yekaterina Podkopayeva RUS
Regina Jacobs USA
Yekaterina Podkopayeva RUS
Gabriela Szabo ROU
Hasna Benhassi MAR
Regina Jacobs USA
Kutre Dulecha ETH
Yuliya Chizhenko RUS
Gelete Burka ETH
Kalkidan Gezahegne ETH
4:11.41
4:05.68
4:04.79
4:05.09
4:09.29
4:12.61
4:05.19
4:03.23
4:10.83
4:01.67
4:06.40
4:04.70
3:59.75
4:08.14
Fita Lovin ROU
Tatyana Samolenko URS(UKR)
Svetlana Kitova URS(TJK)
Ivana Kubešová TCH(CZE)
Violeta Beclea ROU
Carla Sacramento POR
Patricia Djaté FRA
Violeta Szekely (Beclea) ROU
Violeta Szekely ROU
Kelly Holmes GBR
Carmen Douma-Hussar CAN
Yelena Soboleva RUS
Maryam Jamal BRN
Natalia Rodriguez ESP
4:11.42
4:07.08
4:05.71
4:06.22
4:09.41
4:13.02
4:06.16
4:03.53
4:11.17
4:02.66
4:08.18
4:05.21
3:59.79
4:08.30
Brit McRoberts CAN
Svetlana Kitova URS(TJK)
Yvonne Mai GDR
Tudorita Chidu ROU
Sandra Gasser SUI
Mayte Zúñiga ESP
Lidia Chojecka POL
Lidia Chojecka POL
Natalya Gorelova RUS
Yekaterina Rozenberg RUS
Gulnara Samitova RUS
Maryam Jamal BRN
Daniela Yordanova BUL
Gelete Burka ETH
4:11.83
4:07.59
4:06.09
4:06.27
4:10.99
4:16.63
4:06.25
4:05.86
4:11.74
4:02.80
4:08.26
4:05.53
4:04.19
4:08.39

3000 Metres

  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2004
2006
2008
2010
Debbie Scott CAN
Tatyana Samolenko URS(UKR)
Elly van Hulst NED
Marie-Pierre Duros FRA
Yvonne Murray GBR
Gabriela Szabo ROU
Gabriela Szabo ROU
Gabriela Szabo ROU
Olga Yegorova RUS
Berhane Adere ETH
Meseret Defar ETH
Meseret Defar ETH
Meseret Defar ETH
Meseret Defar ETH
9:04.99
8:46.52
8:33.82
8:50.69
8:50.55
8:54.50
8:45.75
8:36.42
8:37.48
8:40.25
9:11.22
8:38.80
8:38.79
8:51.17
Agnese Possamai ITA
Olga Bondarenko URS(RUS)
Liz McColgan GBR
Margareta Keszeg ROU
Margareta Keszeg ROU
Lynn Jennings USA
Sonia O’Sullivan IRL
Zahra Ouaziz MAR
Gabriela Szabo ROU
Marta Domínguez ESP
Berhane Adere ETH
Liliya Shobukhova RUS
Meselech Melkamu ETH
Vivian Cheruiyot KEN
9:09.66
8:47.08
8:34.80
8:51.51
9:02.89
8:55.23
8:46.19
8:38.43
8:39.65
8:42.17
9:11.43
8:42.18
8:41.50
8:51.85
PattiSue Plumer USA
Maricica Puica ROU
Margareta Keszeg ROU
Lyubov Kremlyova URS(RUS)
Lynn Jennings USA
Joan Nesbit USA
Fernanda Ribeiro POR
Regina Jacobs USA
Yelena Zadorozhnaya RUS
Meseret Defar ETH
Shayne Culpepper USA
Lidia Chojecka POL
Mariem Alaoui Selsouli MAR
Sentayehu Ejigu ETH
9:12.12
8:47.92
8:48.70
8:51.90
9:03.78
8:56.08
8:49.79
8:39.14
8:40.15
8:42.58
9:12.15
8:42.59
8:41.66
8:52.08

60 Metres Hurdles

  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
-
1999
2001
2003
2004
2006
2008
2010
Xénia Siska HUN
Cornelia Oschkenat GDR
Yelizaveta Chernyshova URS(RUS)
Lyudmila Narozhilenko URS(RUS)
Julie Baumann SUI
Aliuska López CUB
Michelle Freeman JAM
-
Olga Shishigina KAZ
Anjanette Kirkland USA
Gail Devers USA
Perdita Felicien CAN
Derval O’Rourke IRL
Lolo Jones USA
Lolo Jones USA
8.03
7.82
7.82
7.88
7.96
7.92
7.82
-
7.86
7.85
7.81
7.75
7.84
7.80
7.72
Laurence Elloy FRA
Yordanka Donkova BUL
Lyudmila Narozhilenko URS(RUS)
Monique Ewanjé-Épée FRA
LaVonna Martin-Floreal USA
Olga Shishigina KAZ
Gillian Russell JAM
-
Glory Alozie NGR
Michelle Freeman JAM
Glory Alozie ESP
Gail Devers USA
Glory Alozie ESP
Candice Davis USA
Perdita Felicien CAN
8.08
7.85
7.83
7.90
7.99
7.92
7.84
-
7.87
7.92
7.90
7.78
7.86
7.93
7.86
Anne Piquereau FRA
Ginka Zagorcheva BUL
Cornelia Oschkenat GDR
Aliuska López CUB
Patricia Girard FRA
Brigita Bukovec SLO
Cheryl Dickey USA &
Patricia Girard-Léno FRA
Katie Anderson CAN
Nicole Ramalalanirina FRA
Melissa Morrison USA
Linda Khodadin FRA
Susanna Kallur SWE
Anay Tejeda CUB
Priscilla Lopes-Schliep CAN
8.10
7.99
7.86
8.03
8.01
7.93
7.84
-
7.90
7.96
7.92
7.82
7.87
7.98
7.87

3000 Metres Walk

  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
Giuliana Salce ITA
Olga Krishtop URS(RUS)
Kerry Saxby AUS
Beate Anders GER
Yelena Nikolayeva RUS
12:53.42
12:05.49
12:01.65
11:50.90
11:49.73
Yan Hong CHN
Giuliana Salce ITA
Beate Anders GDR
Kerry Saxby AUS
Kerry Saxby-Junna AUS
13:05.56
12:36.76
12:07.73
12:03.21
11:53.82
Ann Peel CAN
Ann Peel CAN
Ileana Salvador ITA
Ileana Salvador ITA
Ileana Salvador ITA
13:06.97
12:38.97
12:11.33
12:07.67
11:55.35

4 x 400 Metres Relay

  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2004
2006
2008
2010
Germany
Jamaica
Russia
Russia
Russia
Russia
Russia
Russia
Russia
Russia
United States
3:27.22
3:32.32
3:29.29
3:26.84
3:24.25
3:30.00
3:28.45
3:23.88
3:24.91
3:28.17
3:27.34
Soviet Union
United States
Czech Republic
United States
Australia
Jamaica
Jamaica
Belarus
United States
Belarus
Russia
3:27.95
3:32.50
3:30.27
3:27.66
3:26.87
3:30.79
3:31.23
3:29.96
3:28.63
3:28.90
3:27.44
United States
only 2 teams finished
United States
Germany
United States
Germany
United States
Romania
Belarus
United States
Czech Republic
3:29.00
-
3:31.43
3:28.39
3:27.59
3:31.00
3:31.69
3:30.06
3:28.65
3:29.30
3:30.05

1600 Metres Medley Relay

  GOLD   SILVER   BRONZE  
1993† United States 3:45.90 Canada 3:56.34 only 2 teams finished