World Para Athletics Championships
| Most recent season or competition: 2023 World Para Athletics Championships | |
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| Formerly | IPC Athletics World Championships (1994–2017) |
|---|---|
| Sport | Athletics |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Continent | International (IPC) |
The World Para Athletics Championships, known as the IPC Athletics World Championships prior to 2017, are a biennial Paralympic athletics event organized by World Para Athletics, a subcommittee of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). It features athletics events contested by athletes with physical disabilities. The first IPC Athletics World Championships were held in Berlin, Germany in 1994.[1]
They are a Paralympic parallel to the World Athletics Championships for able-bodied athletes. Since 2011, when they switched from a quadrennial scheduling to biennial, the IPC championships have been held in the same years as the IAAF championships, although they are separate events and are not necessarily held in the same host city. In 2017, London, which previously hosted the 2012 Summer Paralympics, became the first city to host both the IAAF World Championships and World Para Athletics Championships in the same year and as connected events.[2][3][4]
Editions[edit]
| Edition | Year | Host City | Host Country | Dates | Venue | Events | Athletes | Nations | Best Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1994 () | Berlin |  Germany
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22–31 July | Berlin Olympiastadion | 1154 | 63 | ||
| 2 | 1998 () | Birmingham |  United Kingdom
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6–16 August | Alexander Stadium | +1000 | 61 | ||
| 3 | 2002 () | Lille |  France
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20–28 July | Stadium Nord Lille Métropole | +1000 | 75 |  China
| |
| 4 | 2006 () | Assen |  Netherlands
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2–10 September | Sports Park Stadsbroek | 203 | 1097 | 76 | China
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| 5 | 2011 () | Christchurch |  New Zealand
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21–30 January | Queen Elizabeth II Park | 213 | 1060 | 80 | China
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| 6 | 2013 () | Lyon | France
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19–28 July | Stade du Rhône | 207 | 1073 | 118 |  Russia
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| 7 | 2015 () | Doha |  Qatar
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22–31 October | Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium | 212 | 1230 | 96 | China
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| 8 | 2017 () | London | United Kingdom
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14–23 July | Olympic Stadium, Stratford | 210 | 1074 | 92 | China
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| 9 | 2019 () | Dubai |  United Arab Emirates
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7–15 November | Dubai Club for People of Determination | 172 | 1365 | 118 | China
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| 10 | 2023 () | Paris | France
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8–17 July | Stade Charléty | 171 | 1206 | 103 | China
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| 11 | 2024 () | Kobe |  Japan
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17–25 May | Universiade Memorial Stadium |
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210826201001/http://www.jobosport.nl/userfiles/documents/28.pdf - 1994 Results Book
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210826201316/http://www.jobosport.nl/userfiles/documents/35.pdf - 2002 Results Book
- https://www.paralympic.org/static/info/resATHD23/pdf/ATHD23/AT/ATHD23_AT_B99_AT0000000.pdf - 2023 Results Book
Medal table[edit]
Medals counted from 1994 to 2023.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 175 | 154 | 122 | 451 |
| 2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 147 | 123 | 117 | 387 |
| 3 |  United States (USA) | 142 | 154 | 151 | 447 |
| 4 |  Australia (AUS) | 124 | 105 | 100 | 329 |
| 5 | Germany (GER) | 108 | 113 | 121 | 342 |
| 6 | Russia (RUS) | 108 | 84 | 83 | 275 |
| 7 |  Brazil (BRA) | 90 | 80 | 98 | 268 |
| 8 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 80 | 68 | 75 | 223 |
| 9 |  Poland (POL) | 78 | 76 | 70 | 224 |
| 10 |  Canada (CAN) | 78 | 67 | 63 | 208 |
| 11 |  South Africa (RSA) | 60 | 59 | 57 | 176 |
| 12 |  Tunisia (TUN) | 60 | 42 | 36 | 138 |
| 13 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 56 | 55 | 33 | 144 |
| 14 |  Spain (ESP) | 51 | 53 | 66 | 170 |
| 15 |  Algeria (ALG) | 49 | 51 | 39 | 139 |
| 16 |  Iran (IRI) | 49 | 43 | 39 | 131 |
| 17 | France (FRA) | 46 | 45 | 50 | 141 |
| 18 |  Cuba (CUB) | 38 | 9 | 7 | 54 |
| 19 |  Mexico (MEX) | 32 | 39 | 49 | 120 |
| 20 | Japan (JPN) | 29 | 37 | 62 | 128 |
| 21 |  Italy (ITA) | 28 | 26 | 30 | 84 |
| 22 | Netherlands (NED) | 27 | 28 | 24 | 79 |
| 23 |  Morocco (MAR) | 24 | 18 | 22 | 64 |
| 24 |  Ireland (IRL) | 22 | 21 | 26 | 69 |
| 25 |  Austria (AUT) | 19 | 31 | 20 | 70 |
| 26 | New Zealand (NZL) | 19 | 30 | 15 | 64 |
| 27 |  Greece (GRE) | 19 | 24 | 31 | 74 |
| 28 |  Belarus (BLR) | 19 | 17 | 22 | 58 |
| 29 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 18 | 30 | 30 | 78 |
| 30 |  Belgium (BEL) | 18 | 13 | 15 | 46 |
| 31 |  Thailand (THA) | 17 | 19 | 26 | 62 |
| 32 |  Latvia (LAT) | 17 | 6 | 5 | 28 |
| 33 |  Egypt (EGY) | 16 | 29 | 30 | 75 |
| 34 |  Lithuania (LTU) | 15 | 16 | 10 | 41 |
| 35 |  Portugal (POR) | 14 | 20 | 24 | 58 |
| 36 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | 14 | 15 | 8 | 37 |
| 37 |  Finland (FIN) | 13 | 23 | 21 | 57 |
| 38 |  Sweden (SWE) | 13 | 21 | 15 | 49 |
| 39 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 12 | 9 | 11 | 32 |
| 40 |  Colombia (COL) | 11 | 19 | 19 | 49 |
| 41 |  Kenya (KEN) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 32 |
| 42 |  Denmark (DEN) | 9 | 14 | 8 | 31 |
| 43 |  Kuwait (KUW) | 9 | 4 | 7 | 20 |
| 44 |  Croatia (CRO) | 8 | 10 | 15 | 33 |
| 45 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| 46 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 47 |  Iceland (ISL) | 8 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 48 |  India (IND) | 7 | 10 | 11 | 28 |
| 49 |  Slovakia (SVK) | 6 | 8 | 9 | 23 |
| 50 |  Serbia (SRB) | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 |
| 51 |  Hungary (HUN) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| 52 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 53 | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 5 | 15 | 11 | 31 |
| 54 |  Norway (NOR) | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 55 |  Chile (CHI) | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 56 |  South Korea (KOR) | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 57 |  Ivory Coast (CIV) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 58 |  Argentina (ARG) | 3 | 13 | 14 | 30 |
| 59 |  Namibia (NAM) | 3 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
| 60 |  Iraq (IRQ) | 3 | 9 | 4 | 16 |
| 61 |  Ecuador (ECU) | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 62 |  Jordan (JOR) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 63 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 64 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 2 | 8 | 7 | 17 |
| 65 |  Slovenia (SLO) | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 66 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 67 |  Bahrain (BHN) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 68 |  Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 69 |  Cyprus (CYP) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 71 |  Venezuela (VEN) | 1 | 9 | 10 | 20 |
| 72 |  Nigeria (NGR) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 73 |  Syria (SYR) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 74 |  Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 |
| 75 |  Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 76 | Qatar (QAT) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 77 |  Cape Verde (CPV) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 79 |  Israel (ISR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 80 |  Rwanda (RWA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Uganda (UGA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 82 |  Angola (ANG) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 83 |  Estonia (EST) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
 Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 85 |  Ethiopia (ETH) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 86 |  Luxembourg (LUX) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Palestine (PLE) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 88 |  Mauritius (MRI) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 89 |  Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Singapore (SGP) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 91 |  Costa Rica (CRC) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Fiji (FIJ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Oman (OMA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Puerto Rico (PUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 96 |  International Paralympic Committee (IPC) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 97 |  Bermuda (BER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Moldova (MDA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Mozambique (MOZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Uruguay (URU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Vietnam (VIE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (103 entries) | 2112 | 2094 | 2068 | 6274 | |
Classification[edit]
- F = field athletes
- T = track athletes
- P = pentathlon
- 11-13 – visually impaired, 11 and 12 compete with a sighted guide
- 20 – intellectual disability
- 31-38 – cerebral palsy or other conditions that affect muscle co-ordination and control. Athletes in class 31-34 compete in a seated position; athletes in class 35-38 compete standing.
- 40-46 – amputation, les autre
- 51-58 – wheelchair athletes
- 61-64: Athletes who have a prosthesis affected by limb deficiency and leg length difference.
See also[edit]
- World Juniors Para Athletics Championships
- European Para Athletics Championships
- Asian Para Athletics Championships
- World Athletics Championships
- Athletics at the Paralympics
References[edit]
- ^ Howe, David (2008). The Cultural Politics of the Paralympic Movement. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-28886-6.
- ^ Hart, Simon (18 October 2012). "Olympic Stadium set to host 2017 World Paralympic Championships". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ "London named host city for 2017 Paralympic World Championships". BBC Sport. 19 December 2012. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
- ^ "Kobe to host 2021 World Para Athletics Championships". International Paralympic Committee. 23 April 2019. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
External links[edit]
- New Athletics World Records Set in Lille, International Paralympic Committee (IPC), 25 July 2002
- III ATHLETICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - I.P.C 2002 - program & Results (archived, Wayback Machine)
- US Captures 11 Gold Medals in IPC World Championships, The O&P EDGE, October 2002
- 2006 IPC World Championships In Athletics - Selection Criteria, Athletics Canada
- Dr. Detlef Eckert startet bei der Leichtathletik-WM der Behinderten gleich dreimal (German), Berliner Zeitung, July 22, 1994
- Vom Rehabilitationssport zu den Paralympics (German), Sportmuseum Leipzig
- More victories for disabled athletes, Mail & Guardian Online, Aug 17 1998
- More gold for disabled athletes, Mail & Guardian Online, Aug 14 1998
- Alexander Stadium, newman.ac.uk
- Maxxyz Controlled Martin Lighting Package for IPC Athletics World Championships, livetime.nl, November 7, 2006
- IPC Athletics
