China at the World Athletics Championships

The People's Republic of China (PRC) first competed at the IAAF World Championships in Athletics in 1983, at the World Championships in Helsinki.

1983

 * Zhu Jianhua – Bronze – Men's high jump

1987

 * Yan Hong – Bronze – Women's 10 kilometres walk

1991

 * Huang Zhihong – Gold – Women's shot put
 * Xu Demei – Gold – Women's javelin throw
 * Zhong Huandi – Silver – Women's 10,000 metres
 * Wang Xiuting – Bronze – Women's 10,000 metres

1993

 * Liu Dong – Gold – Women's 1500 metres
 * Qu Yunxia – Gold – Women's 3000 metres
 * Wang Junxia – Gold – Women's 10,000 metres
 * Huang Zhihong – Gold – Women's shot put
 * Zhang Linli – Silver – Women's 3000 metres
 * Zhong Huandi – Silver – Women's 10,000 metres
 * Zhang Lirong – Bronze – Women's 3000 metres
 * Min Chunfeng – Bronze – Women's discus throw

1995

 * Huang Zhihong – Silver – Women's shot put

1997

 * None

1999

 * Liu Hongyu – Gold – Women's 20 kilometres walk
 * Wang Yan – Silver – Women's 20 kilometres walk

2001

 * None

2003

 * Liu Xiang – Bronze – Men's 110 metre hurdles
 * Sun Yingjie – Bronze – Women's 10,000 metres

2005

 * Liu Xiang – Silver – Men's 110 metres hurdles

2007

 * Liu Xiang – Gold – Men's 110 metres hurdles
 * Zhou Chunxiu – Silver – Women's Marathon
 * Zhang Wenxiu – Bronze – Women's hammer throw

2009

 * Bai Xue – Gold – Women's Marathon
 * Wang Hao – Gold – Men's 20 km race walk competition
 * Liu Hong – Silver – Women's 20 km race walk competition
 * Gong Lijiao – Bronze – Women's shot put

2011

 * Li Yanfeng – Gold – Women's discus throw
 * Liu Hong – Gold – Women's 20 kilometres walk
 * Liu Xiang – Silver – Men's 110 metres hurdles
 * Wang Zhen – Silver – Men's 20 kilometres walk
 * Zhang Wenxiu – Bronze – Women's hammer throw
 * Si Tianfeng – Bronze – Men's 50 kilometres walk

2013

 * Chen Ding – Silver – Men's 20 kilometres walk
 * Gong Lijiao – Bronze – Women's shot put
 * Liu Hong – Bronze – Women's 20 kilometres walk
 * Zhang Wenxiu – Bronze – Women's hammer throw

2015

 * Liu Hong – Gold – Women's 20 km walk
 * Gong Lijiao – Silver – Women's shot put
 * Wang Zhen – Silver – Men's 20 km walk
 * Zhang Wenxiu – Silver – Women's hammer throw
 * Lü Xiuzhi – Silver – Women's 20 km walk
 * Mo Youxue Xie Zhenye Su Bingtian Zhang Peimeng – Silver – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
 * Lü Huihui – Silver – Women's Javelin throw
 * Zhang Guowei – Silver – Men's high jump
 * Wang Jianan – Bronze – Men's long jump

2017

 * Gong Lijiao – Gold – Women's shot put
 * Yang Jiayu – Gold – Women's 20 km walk
 * Wang Zheng – Silver – Women's Hammer throw
 * Li Lingwei – Silver – Women's Javelin throw
 * Yin Hang – Silver – Women's 50 km walk
 * Lü Huihui – Bronze – Women's Javelin throw
 * Yang Shuqing – Bronze – Women's 50 km walk