Vanuatu at the World Athletics Championships

Vanuatu at the World Championships in Athletics
WA code	VAN
National federation	Athletics Vanuatu
Website	athletics-oceania.com/vanuatu/
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
World Championships in Athletics appearances
1983 1987 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2022 2023

Vanuatu has competed at every edition of the IAAF World Athletics Championships since its inception in 1983. Its competing country code is VAN. The country has not won any medals at the competition and as of 2017 no Vanuatuan athlete has progressed beyond the first round of an event.^[1]

2009

Vanuatu competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics from 15–23 August. A team of 2 athletes was announced in preparation for the competition.^[2]

Event	Athletes
Women's 100 metres	Elis Lapenmal
Men's 800 metres	Arnold Sorina

2011

Vanuatu competed at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics from August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea. A team of 2 athletes was announced to represent the country in the event.^[3]

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Arnold Sorina	400 metres			48.76 SB	32	Did not advance
Susan Tama	100 metres	13.29 (PB)	26	Did not advance

2013

Vanuatu competed at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, Russia, from 10–18 August 2013. A team of one athlete was announced to represent the country in the event.^[4]

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Heats		Semifinals		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Daniel Philimon	100 metres	11.53	23	did not advance

2015

Vanuatu competed at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, China, from 22–30 August 2015.

Athlete	Event	Preliminary Round		Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Womel Brandy Mento	100 metres	11.17 PB	18	did not advance[5]

2017

Vanuatu will compete at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics in London, Great Britain, from 4–13 August 2017.^[6]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Paul Nalau	200 metres	DQ	–	Did not advance

2019

Vanuatu will compete at the 2019 World Championships in Athletics in Doha, Qatar, from 27 September 2019.^[7]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Tikie Terry Mael	400 metres		–	Did not advance

References

1. IAAF World Athletics Championships Doha 2019 - Statistics Handbook. IAAF (2019). Retrieved 2019-09-26.
2. Entry list. IAAF (2009-07-30). Retrieved on 2009-08-16.
3. IAAF (August 21, 2011), Entry Lists by Country (PDF), retrieved August 21, 2011
4. Athletes – 14th IAAF World Championships, IAAF, 12 August 2013, retrieved 12 August 2013
5. "Men's 100 metres qualification results" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
6. "Athletes by event and season best" (PDF). iaaf.org. Retrieved 2017-07-30.
7. "Athletes by event and season best" (PDF). iaaf.org. Retrieved 2017-07-30.