Most medals won at the World Athletics Championships (female)

Most medals won at the World Athletics Championships (female)
Who
Allyson Felix
What
20 total number
Where
United States (Eugene)
When
15 July 2022

The most medals won at the World Athletics Championships (female) is 20, achieved by Allyson Felix (USA) between 2005 and 2022. This is also the outright record.

Felix won a bronze in the 4 x 400 mixed relay and gold in the women’s 4 x 400 m (having run in the heats) at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, USA, to take her career tally to 20 medals: 14 golds (also a record), three silvers and three bronze. She medalled at a record eight different championships, competing in five events: the 200 m, 400 m, 4 x 100 m relay, 4 x 400 m relay and 4 x 400 mixed relay.