LONDON — Team USATF’s performance at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London was one for the record books, from a record number of medals to all-time best performances.
- Team USATF set a team record for most medals at the World Championships, with 30 medals easily surpassing its total of 28 medals in 2011.
Of the 30 medals, 10 were gold, 11 were silver and 9 were bronze. The Women of Team USA brought home 17 of those medals.
- Allyson Felix became the most decorated athlete in IAAF World Championships history, winning her 14th, 15th and 16th medals. She tied Usain Bolt for most golds with 11.
- Brittney Reese became the first woman to win four World LJ golds and is only the second woman to win four golds in a single WC event (Valerie Adams, women’s shot put.
- Two American records were set: Emma Coburn in the women’s steeplechase (9:02.58) and Katie Burnett in the women’s 50K race walk (4:21:51)
- One championship record was set: Emma Coburn in women’s steeplechase.
- Emma Coburn is the first U.S. woman ever to win the steeple at a global championship, and the first American of either gender since Horace Ashenfelter’s 1952 Olympic gold
- First time that the U.S. has gone 1-2 in global steeplechase competition (World Championships or Olympics, men or women)
- Team USA Women set a World Championships record for largest margin of victory in a 4×400 relay, at 5.98 seconds (Quanera Hayes, Allyson Felix, Shakima Wimbley & Phyllis Francis).
- Phyllis Francis won her first Global gold medal in the 400m beating Olympic Gold & Silver medalists Shaunae Miller-Uibo and teammate Allyson Felix, with a PB of 49.92.
- Amy Cragg (bronze) is the first U.S. women’s marathon medalist since 1983, and she ran the fastest time ever by an American woman at the World Championships
- Ajee’ Wilson’s 1:56.65 is the fastest ever 800m by an American woman at Worlds
- First 1-2 finish in the women’s 400mH since 1995 (Kori Carter & Dalilah Muhammad)
- Maria Michta-Coffey walked the fastest U.S. women’s 20K in WC history in 1:32:14
- Shannon Rowbury’s 14:57.55 in the heats is the fastest ever 5,000m by an American woman at Worlds
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- Allyson Felix became the most decorated athlete in IAAF World Championships history, winning her 14th, 15th and 16th medals. She tied Usain Bolt for most golds with 11.
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- Emma Coburn set an American & Championship Record in the women’s steeplechase (9:02.58)
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- LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 11: Emma Coburn of the United States celebrates as she crosses the finishline to win gold in the Women’s 3000 metres Steeplechase final during day eight of the 16th IAAF World Athletics Championships London 2017 at The London Stadium on August 11, 2017 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images for IAAF)
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- First time that the U.S. has gone 1-2 in global steeplechase competition (World Championships or Olympics, men or women)
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- LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 13: Quanera Hayes, Allyson Felix, Shakima Wimbley and Phyllis Francis of the United States celebrate winning gold in the Women’s 4×400 Metres Relay final during day ten of the 16th IAAF World Athletics Championships London 2017 at The London Stadium on August 13, 2017 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)
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- Amy Cragg (bronze) is the first U.S. women’s marathon medalist since 1983, and she ran the fastest time ever by an American woman at the World Championships. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
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- LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 11: Brittney Reese of the United States celebrates after winning gold in the women’s long jump final during day eight of the 16th IAAF World Athletics Championships London 2017 at The London Stadium on August 11, 2017 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images – for IAAF)
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- Ajee’ Wilson’s 1:56.65 is the fastest ever 800m by an American woman at Worlds (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
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- LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 13: Francine Niyonsaba of Burundi, silver, Caster Semenya of South Africa, gold, and Ajee Wilson of the United States, bronze, pose with their medals for the Womens 800 metres during day ten of the 16th IAAF World Athletics Championships London 2017 at The London Stadium on August 13, 2017 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
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- LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 11: (L-R) Dalilah Muhammad of the United States, silver, Kori Carter of the United States, gold, and Ristananna Tracey of Jamaica, bronze, pose with their medals for the Women’s 400 metres hurdles during day eight of the 16th IAAF World Athletics Championships London 2017 at The London Stadium on August 11, 2017 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
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- Phyllis Francis won the Women’s 400m with a PB 49.92 to earn her first World Championship Gold medial
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- LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 09: Phyllis Francis of the United States reacts after winning the gold medal in the Women’s 400 metres final during day six of the 16th IAAF World Athletics Championships London 2017 at The London Stadium on August 9, 2017 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images for IAAF)
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- Tori Bowie is all smiles after capturing her first World Championship Title
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- Tori Bowie with the lean captured her first career World Title. (Screenshot)
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- LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 06: Tori Bowie of the United States tumbles accross the finishline on her way to winning gold in the Women’s 100 Metres Final in front of Murielle Ahoure of the Ivory Coast during day three of the 16th IAAF World Athletics Championships London 2017 at The London Stadium on August 6, 2017 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images for IAAF)
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- LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 07: (L-R) Marie-Josee Ta Lou of Cote d’Ivoire, silver, Tori Bowie of the United States, gold, and Dafne Schippers of the Netherlands, bronze, pose with their medal for the competes in the Women’s 100 metres during day four of the 16th IAAF World Athletics Championships London 2017 at The London Stadium on August 7, 2017 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)
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