TOKYO2025: Crunching World Championships numbers as Team Kenya make history
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A total of 53 nations made it onto the medal table after nine action-packed days of competition at the 20th running of the World Championships
Team Kenya, to this year's World Athletics Championships, left Tokyo, Japan, having set a championship record, winning all women's distance races.
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Kenya finished second on the overall medal standings, behind the USA, with seven gold medals, six from the women's team.
Peres Chepchirchir won in the marathon, Beatrice Chebet delivered the 5000m and 10000m double, Faith Cherotich reclaimed the 3000m steeplechase title for the nation, before Faith Kipyegon, and Lilian Odira shut down the show in the 1500m and 800m.
A record number of nations won medals at the Championships during the most impactful edition of the sport’s flagship event in history.
A total of 53 nations made it onto the medal table after nine action-packed days of competition at the 20th running of the World Championships.
This surpasses the previous record of 46 that was set at Osaka 2007 and equalled at Budapest 2023.
One world record, nine championship records and nine area records were set or equalled, and there were a series of historic firsts, including the first ever World Championships medals for Samoa, Saint Lucia and Uruguay, and a first ever World Championships gold for Tanzania.
The world record was set by Sweden’s Mondo Duplantis, as he improved his pole vault mark to 6.30m. As well as the historic firsts by Alex Rose (Samoa), Julien Alfred (St Lucia), Julia Paternain (Uruguay) and Alphonce Felix Simbu (Tanzania), other highlights include:
A total of 1992 athletes took part from 193 different countries and the Athlete Refugee Team.
Away from the many magnificent performances on the track, field and road, the championships achieved record reach as the most widely covered and impactful World Championships in history.
“What we have seen over the past nine days here in Tokyo is an indelible and compelling celebration of human sporting endeavour,” said World Athletics President Sebastian Coe.
“Tokyo has set the stage for some of our sport’s most extraordinary performances. This has been a championship for the ages, and we are profoundly grateful to the people of Japan for hosting our showcase championships for the third time.
A total of 619,288 fans attended the World Championships in Tokyo – more than the 581,462 who were there for the Tokyo 1991 World Championships – with sell-out evening sessions across the week.
Other World Championships statistics
RECORDS
1 world record:
Mondo Duplantis (SWE) men's pole vault, 6.30m
9 championship records:
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden (USA) women's 100m, 10.61
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA) women's 400m, 47.78
Lilian Odira (KEN) women’s 800m, 1:54.62
Emmanuel Wanyonyi (KEN) men's 800m, 1:41.86
Faith Cherotich (KEN) women's 3000m steeplechase, 8:51.59
Mondo Duplantis (SWE) men's pole vault, 6.30m
Ethan Katzberg (CAN) men's hammer, 84.70m
United States (USA) women’s 4x400m, 3:16.61
United States (USA) mixed 4x400m, 3:08.80
9 area records:
Africa
South Africa (RSA) mixed 4x400m, 3:11.16
Europe
Mondo Duplantis (SWE) men's pole vault, 6.30m
North America, Central America and Caribbean
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA) women's 400m, 47.78
Camryn Rogers (CAN) women’s hammer, 80.51m
Ethan Katzberg (CAN) men's hammer, 84.70m
Alegna Gonzalez (MEX) women’s 20km race walk, 1:26:06
Oceania
Jessica Hull (AUS) women’s 800m, 1:57.15
Hamish Kerr (NZL) men’s high jump, 2.36m=
South America
Gianna Woodruff (PAN) women’s 400m hurdles, 52.66
1 championship decathlon best:
Leo Neugebauer (GER) decathlon discus, 56.15m
62 national records
22 world-leading performances
210 personal bests
20 countries won gold medals
28 countries won silver medals
34 countries won bronze medals
53 countries won medals
74 countries finished in top 8
Countries from 5 areas won gold medals:
Africa – 10 golds from 3 countries
Europe – 12 golds from 8 countries
NACAC – 22 golds from 5 countries
Oceania – 3 golds from 2 countries
South America – 2 golds from 2 countries
By World Athletics
