MEDALLERO HISTÓRICO (1976-2019)
| PAÍS | ORO | PLATA | BRONCE | TOTAL |
| Estados Unidos | 170 | 117 | 94 | 381 |
| Kenia | 60 | 50 | 41 | 151 |
| Rusia | 43 | 52 | 48 | 143 |
| Alemania | 38 | 36 | 47 | 121 |
| Jamaica | 35 | 49 | 43 | 127 |
| Gran Bretaña | 30 | 36 | 38 | 104 |
| Etiopía | 29 | 30 | 26 | 85 |
| URSS | 23 | 27 | 28 | 78 |
| Cuba | 22 | 24 | 14 | 60 |
| RDA | 21 | 19 | 16 | 56 |
| China | 19 | 25 | 23 | 67 |
| Polonia | 19 | 15 | 25 | 59 |
| República Checa | 15 | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| Francia | 13 | 18 | 23 | 54 |
| Australia | 12 | 14 | 10 | 36 |
| Sudáfrica | 12 | 7 | 8 | 27 |
| Italia | 11 | 16 | 17 | 44 |
| Ucrania | 11 | 13 | 15 | 39 |
| Marruecos | 10 | 12 | 8 | 30 |
| Bielorrusia | 10 | 11 | 12 | 33 |
| Suecia | 9 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| Noruega | 9 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| Bahamas | 8 | 9 | 8 | 25 |
| España | 7 | 18 | 14 | 39 |
| Finlandia | 7 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
| Bahrain | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| Canadá | 6 | 14 | 16 | 36 |
| Japón | 6 | 7 | 16 | 29 |
| Portugal | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 |
| Argelia | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Nueva Zelanda | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Rumania | 5 | 8 | 11 | 24 |
| Grecia | 5 | 6 | 11 | 22 |
| Holanda | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| Checoslovaquia | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| Croacia | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Qatar | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| Colombia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Uganda | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Irlanda | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Suiza | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| Independientes* | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 |
| RFA | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| Trinidad y Tobago | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 |
| México | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| Lituania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Mozambique | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Dinamarca | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Estonia | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| R. Dominicana | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Tayikistán | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Granada | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Brasil | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| Namibia | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Turquía | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Bélgica | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Zambia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Eslovenia | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Túnez | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Panamá | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Saint Kitts y Nevis | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Eslovaquia | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Siria | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Senegal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Somalia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Barbados | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Corea del Norte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hungría | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Nigeria | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Costa de Marfil | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Kazajistán | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Burundi | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Djibouti | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Israel | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Camerún | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Austria | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Bosnia y Herzegovina | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Chipre | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ghana | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Letonia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Surinam | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tanzania | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bermudas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Egipto | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sudán | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Serbia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Samoa Americana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Burkina Faso | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Islas Caimán | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dominica | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Haití | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Irán | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Arabia Saudita | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Corea del Sur | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
MEDALLAS OBTENIDAS POR ATLETAS MEXICANOS
WORLD ATHLETICS CAMPEONATOS MUNDIALES
| SEDE | AÑO | MEDALLA | NOMBRE | PRUEBA |
| Malmoë* | 1976 | Plata | Enrique Vera | 50 km. Marcha |
| Helsinki | 1983 | Oro | Ernesto Canto | 20 km. Marcha |
| Gotemburgo | 1995 | Plata | Dionicio Cerón | Maratón |
| Atenas | 1997 | Oro | Daniel García | 20 km. Marcha |
| Atenas | 1997 | Bronce | Miguel A. Rodríguez | 50 km. Marcha |
| Sevilla | 1999 | Bronce | Daniel García | 20 km. Marcha |
| Sevilla | 1999 | Bronce | Alejandro Cárdenas | 400m. Planos |
| Edmonton | 2001 | Bronce | Ana Guevara | 400m. Planos |
| Edmonton | 2001 | Bronce | Edgar Hernández | 50 km. Marcha |
| París | 2003 | Oro | Ana Guevara | 400m. Planos |
| Helsinki | 2005 | Bronce | Ana Guevara | 400m. Planos |
| Berlín | 2009 | Plata | Éder Sánchez | 20km. Marcha |
| Moscú | 2013 | Bronce | Luis Rivera | Salto de Longitud |
| Londres | 2017 | Plata | Guadalupe González | 20km. Marcha |
WORLD ATHLETICS CAMPEONATOS MUNDIALES PISTA CUBIERTA
| SEDE | AÑO | MEDALLA | NOMBRE | PRUEBA |
| Indianápolis | 1987 | Bronce | Ernesto Canto | 5,000m. marcha |
| Maebashi | 1999 | Bronce | Alejandro Cárdenas | 400 m. planos |
WORLD ATHLETICS CAMPEONATOS MUNDIALES PRUEBAS DE EXHIBICIÓN
| SEDE | AÑO | MEDALLA | NOMBRE | PRUEBA |
| Atenas | 1997 | Oro | Saúl Mendoza | 1,500m. Silla de Ruedas |
| Edmonton | 2001 | Oro | Aarón Gordián | 1,500m. Silla de Ruedas |
| Edmonton | 2001 | Bronce | Saúl Mendoza | 1,500m. Silla de Ruedas |
| Edmonton | 2001 | Plata | Ariadne Hernández | 800m. Silla de Ruedas |
| París | 2003 | Bronce | Saúl Mendoza | 1,500m. Silla de Ruedas |
| París | 2003 | Bronce | Ariadne Hernández | 800m. Silla de Ruedas |