Australia at the World Championships in Athletics

Australia has participated in all the World Championships in Athletics since the beginning in 1983. Australia is 19th on the all time medal table. Cathy Freeman has the most medals with two golds in the 400 metres (1997 & 1999) and one bronze in the 4 x 400 metres relay (1995). Other multiple medalists are: Dimitri Markov (1 gold, 1 silver), Jana Pittman (2 golds), Jared Tallent (1 silver, 2 bronzes), Kerry Saxby-Junna (1 silver, 1 bronze), Mitchell Watt (1 silver, 1 bronze) and Sally Pearson (1 gold, 1 silver). Australia's first World Championships medal was won by Robert De Castella in the Men's marathon in 1983. He won gold.