Most gold medals won at the World Athletics Championships (female)

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

The most gold medals won at the World Athletics Championships (female) is 14, achieved by Allyson Felix (USA) between 2005 and 2022. This is also the outright record.

Felix ran in the heats of the women’s 4 x 400 m relay team at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, Oregon, USA, to qualify for another gold. Over the course of 10 world championships, Felix won gold in the 200 m (three times), 400 m (once), 4 x 100 m relay (three), 4 x 400 m relay (six) and 4 x 400 m mixed relay (once). Her total of 20 medals is also a championship record.