The World Athletics Championships is an event that is held every two years and sees the best athletes from all around the world battle it out on one of the biggest stages to be crowned the best in the world.

The World Athletics Championships is the next biggest thing on the athlete program behind the Olympic Games.

Below are the male athletes with the most medals won at the World Athletics Championships.

  1. 14 medals: Usain Bolt - Jamaica (2007 - 2017) 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay
  2. 11 medals: LaShawn Merritt - United States (2005-2015) 400m, 4x400m relay
  3. 10 medals: Carl Lewis - United States (1983-1993) 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay, long jump
  4. 8 medals: Michael Johnson - United States (1991-1999) 200m, 400m, 4x400m relay

4. 8 medals: Mo Farah - Great Britain (2011-2017) 5000m, 10,000m

6. 7 medals: Noah Lyles - United States (2019-2023) 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay

7. 6 medals: Sergey Bubka - Soviet Union, Ukraine (1983, 1997) Pole Vault

7. 6 medals: Jeremy Wariner - United States (2005-2009) 400m, 4x400m relay

7. 6 medals: Kenenisa Bekele - Ethiopia (2003-2009) 5000m, 10,000m

7. 6 medals: Lars Riedel - Germany (1991-2001) Discus