Draft:List of winning streaks in athletics

This is a list of longest winning streaks in athletics.

Men's 400m Hurdles
122 races – Edwin Moses


 * Streak started September 2, 1977, Düsseldorf, West Germany
 * Streak ended June 4, 1987, Madrid, Spain (second to Danny Harris)

Note: this streak included an Olympic gold medal and two improvements of his own world records.

Long-distance running
75 races – Emil Zátopek


 * Streak started September 26, 1948 (10,000 m race in Bucharest)
 * Streak ended July 11, 1951 (second place in a 3000 m race in Prague)

10 global titles - Mo Farah


 * Streak started September 4, 2011 (5000 m final at 2011 World Championships in Daegu)
 * Streak ended August 5, 2017 (silver medal in 5000m final at 2017 World Championships in London.)
 * Streak included 6 World Championships and 4 Olympic Gold medals, and 2 "double-doubles" split evenly between 5000 and 10,000 metres, bookended by silver medals.

Men's Long Jump
65 consecutive competitions – Carl Lewis


 * Ended by Mike Powell when he jumped his 8.95 m world record during the 1991 World Championships

Men's Cross Country
5 consecutive World Championships


 * Paul Tergat
 * Streak started 1995 Durham, United Kingdom
 * Streak ended 2000 Vilamoura, Portugal
 * Kenenisa Bekele
 * Streak started 2002 Dublin, Ireland
 * Streak ended 2007 Mombasa, Kenya

Women's high jump
140 to 150 competitions – Iolanda Balaş


 * Streak started December 1956
 * Streak ended June 1967

Note: this streak included 2 Olympic gold medals and 14 improvements of the world record.

100m
3 consecutive gold medals at World Championships


 * Carl Lewis
 * Streak started 1983 Helsinki, Finland
 * Streak ended 1993 Stuttgart, Germany
 * Maurice Greene
 * Streak started 1997 Athens, Greece
 * Streak ended 2003 Saint-Denis, France

3 consecutive gold medals at World Championships


 * United States
 * Streak started 1983 Helsinki, Finland
 * Streak ended 1993 Stuttgart, Germany
 * United States
 * Streak started 1997 Athens, Greece
 * Streak ended 2003 Saint-Denis, France
 * Jamaica
 * Streak started 2009 Berlin, Germany

200m
3 consecutive gold medals at World Championships – Usain Bolt


 * Streak started 2009 Berlin, Germany

3 consecutive gold medals at World Championships


 * United States
 * Streak started 1983 Helsinki, Finland
 * Streak ended 1993 Stuttgart, Germany
 * United States
 * Streak started 2003 Saint-Denis, France
 * Streak ended 2009 Berlin, Germany
 * Jamaica
 * Streak started 2009 Berlin, Germany

400m
4 consecutive gold medals at World Championships – Michael Johnson


 * Streak started 1993 Stuttgart, Germany
 * Streak ended 2001 Edmonton, Canada

5 consecutive gold medals at World Championships – United States


 * Streak started 1991 Tokyo, Japan
 * Streak ended 2001 Edmonton, Canada

800m
3 consecutive gold medals at World Championships – Wilson Kipketer


 * Streak started 1995 Gothenburg, Sweden
 * Streak ended 2001 Edmonton, Canada

3 consecutive gold medals at World Championships


 * Kenya
 * Streak started 1987 Rome, Italy
 * Streak ended 1995 Gothenburg, Sweden
 * Denmark
 * Streak started 1995 Gothenburg, Sweden
 * Streak ended 2001 Edmonton, Canada

1500m
4 consecutive gold medals at World Championships – Hicham El Guerrouj


 * Streak started 1997 Athens, Greece
 * Streak ended 2005 Helsinki, Finland

4 consecutive gold medals at World Championships – Morocco


 * Streak started 1997 Athens, Greece
 * Streak ended 2005 Helsinki, Finland

5000m
4 consecutive gold medals at World Championships – Kenya


 * Streak started 1991 Tokyo, Japan
 * Streak ended 1999 Seville, Spain

10000m
4 consecutive gold medals at World Championships


 * Haile Gebrselassie
 * Streak started 1993 Stuttgart, Germany
 * Streak ended 2001 Edmonton, Canada
 * Kenenisa Bekele
 * Streak started 2003 Saint-Denis, France
 * Streak ended 2011 Daegu, South Korea

5 consecutive gold medals at World Championships – Ethiopia


 * Streak started 2003 Saint-Denis, France
 * Streak ended 2013 Moscow, Russia

110m Hurdles
3 consecutive gold medals at World Championships – Greg Foster


 * Streak started 1983 Helsinki, Finland
 * Streak ended 1993 Stuttgart, Germany

3 consecutive gold medals at World Championships – United States


 * Streak started 1983 Helsinki, Finland
 * Streak ended 1993 Stuttgart, Germany

400m Hurdles
3 consecutive gold medals at World Championships – United States


 * Streak started 2005 Helsinki, Finland
 * Streak ended 2011 Daegu, South Korea

3000m Steeplechase
3 consecutive gold medals at World Championships


 * Moses Kiptanui
 * Streak started 1991 Tokyo, Japan
 * Streak ended 1997 Athens, Greece
 * Ezekiel Kemboi
 * Streak started 2009 Berlin, Germany
 * Streak ended 2017 London, United Kingdom

6 consecutive gold medals at World Championships – Kenya


 * Streak started 1991 Tokyo, Japan
 * Streak ended 2003 Saint-Denis, France

4 × 100 m Relay
4 consecutive gold medals at World Championships – United States


 * Streak started 1983 Helsinki, Finland
 * Streak ended 1995 Gothenburg, Sweden

4 × 400 m Relay
6 consecutive gold medals at World Championships – United States


 * Streak started 2005 Helsinki, Finland
 * Streak ended 2017 London, United Kingdom

Marathon
3 consecutive gold medals at World Championships


 * Spain
 * Streak started 1995 Gothenburg, Sweden
 * Streak ended 2001 Edmonton, Canada
 * Kenya
 * Streak started 2007 Osaka, Japan
 * Streak ended 2013 Moscow, Russia

20km Race Walk
3 consecutive gold medals at World Championships – Jefferson Pérez


 * Streak started 2003 Saint-Denis, France
 * Streak ended 2009 Berlin, Germany

3 consecutive gold medals at World Championships


 * Ecuador
 * Streak started 2003 Saint-Denis, France
 * Streak ended 2009 Berlin, Germany
 * Russia
 * Streak started 2009 Berlin, Germany

Pole Vault
6 consecutive gold medals at World Championships – Sergey Bubka


 * Streak started 1983 Helsinki, Finland
 * Streak ended 1999 Seville, Spain

3 consecutive gold medals at World Championships


 * Soviet Union
 * Streak started 1983 Helsinki, Finland
 * Streak ended 1993 Stuttgart, Germany
 * Ukraine
 * Streak started 1993 Stuttgart, Germany
 * Streak ended 1999 Seville, Spain

Note: Ukraine gained independence from Soviet Union in 1991

Long Jump
4 consecutive gold medals at World Championships – Iván Pedroso


 * Streak started 1995 Gothenburg, Sweden
 * Streak ended 2003 Saint-Denis, France

4 consecutive gold medals at World Championships


 * United States
 * Streak started 1983 Helsinki, Finland
 * Streak ended 1995 Gothenburg, Sweden
 * Cuba
 * Streak started 1995 Gothenburg, Sweden
 * Streak ended 2003 Saint-Denis, France

Shot Put
3 consecutive gold medals at World Championships – Werner Günthör


 * Streak started 1987 Rome, Italy
 * Streak ended 1995 Gothenburg, Sweden

4 consecutive gold medals at World Championships – United States


 * Streak started 1995 Gothenburg, Sweden
 * Streak ended 2003 Saint-Denis, France

Discus Throw
4 consecutive gold medals at World Championships – Lars Riedel


 * Streak started 1991 Tokyo, Japan
 * Streak ended 1999 Seville, Spain

5 consecutive gold medals at World Championships – East Germany then Germany


 * Streak started 1987 Rome, Italy
 * Streak ended 1999 Seville, Spain

Hammer Throw
3 consecutive gold medals at World Championships


 * Soviet Union
 * Streak started 1983 Helsinki, Finland
 * Streak ended 1993 Stuttgart, Germany
 * Belarus
 * Streak started 2003 Saint-Denis, France
 * Streak ended 2009 Berlin, Germany

Decathlon
3 consecutive gold medals at World Championships


 * Dan O'Brien
 * Streak started 1991 Tokyo, Japan
 * Streak ended 1997 Athens, Greece
 * Tomáš Dvořák
 * Streak started 1997 Athens, Greece
 * Streak ended 2003 Saint-Denis, France

3 consecutive gold medals at World Championships


 * United States
 * Streak started 1991 Tokyo, Japan
 * Streak ended 1997 Athens, Greece
 * Czech Republic
 * Streak started 1997 Athens, Greece
 * Streak ended 2003 Saint-Denis, France
 * United States
 * Streak started 2009 Berlin, Germany

100m
4 consecutive gold medals at World Championships – United States


 * Streak started 1993 Stuttgart, Germany
 * Streak ended 2001 Edmonton, Canada

200m
3 consecutive gold medals at World Championships – Allyson Felix


 * Streak started 2005 Helsinki, Finland
 * Streak ended 2011 Daegu, South Korea

3 consecutive gold medals at World Championships


 * East Germany then Germany
 * Streak started 1983 Helsinki, Finland
 * Streak ended 1993 Stuttgart, Germany
 * United States
 * Streak started 2005 Helsinki, Finland
 * Streak ended 2011 Daegu, South Korea

5000m
3 consecutive gold medals at World Championships – Ethiopia


 * Streak started 2003 Saint-Denis, France
 * Streak ended 2009 Berlin, Germany

10000m
5 consecutive gold medals at World Championships – Ethiopia


 * Streak started 1999 Seville, Spain
 * Streak ended 2009 Berlin, Germany

4 × 400 m Relay
3 consecutive gold medals at World Championships – United States


 * Streak started 2007 Osaka, Japan
 * Streak ended 2013 Moscow, Russia

Race Walking
3 consecutive gold medals at World Championships – Olga Kaniskina


 * Streak started 2007 Osaka, Japan
 * Streak ended 2013 Moscow, Russia

7 consecutive gold medals at World Championships – Russia


 * Streak started 2001 Edmonton, Canada
 * Streak ended 2017 Beijing, China

Pole Vault
3 consecutive gold medals at World Championships – Russia


 * Streak started 2003 Saint-Denis, France
 * Streak ended 2009 Berlin, Germany

Long Jump
3 consecutive gold medals at World Championships – Brittney Reese


 * Streak started 2009 Berlin, Germany
 * Streak ended 2017 Doha, Qatar

3 consecutive gold medals at World Championships – United States


 * Streak started 2009 Berlin, Germany
 * Streak ended 2017 Doha, Qatar

Shot Put
4 consecutive gold medals at World Championships – Valerie (Vili) Adams


 * Streak started 2007 Osaka, Japan

4 consecutive gold medals at World Championships – New Zealand


 * Streak started 2007 Osaka, Japan

Heptathlon
3 consecutive gold medals at World Championships – Carolina Klüft


 * Streak started 2003 Saint-Denis, France
 * Streak ended 2009 Berlin, Germany

3 consecutive gold medals at World Championships – Sweden


 * Streak started 2003 Saint-Denis, France
 * Streak ended 2009 Berlin, Germany