The 15th IAAF World Championships were concluded in Beijing China on August 20 where Kenya emerged top.Below is the table showing how each country performed.
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KENYA | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 2 | JAMAICA | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | UNITED STATES | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 4 | GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | ETHIOPIA | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | POLAND | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | CANADA | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | GERMANY | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | RUSSIA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | CUBA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | PR OF CHINA | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 12 | NETHERLANDS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | SOUTH AFRICA | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | BELARUS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | COLOMBIA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | CZECH REPUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | ERITREA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | SPAIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | SLOVAK REPUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | AUSTRALIA | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | CROATIA | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | BAHAMAS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | UKRAINE | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | BELGIUM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | BRAZIL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | EGYPT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | ISRAEL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | TAJIKISTAN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | TUNISIA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | FRANCE | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 32 | BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | BAHRAIN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | FINLAND | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | GREECE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | GRENADA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | JAPAN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | KAZAKHSTAN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | LATVIA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | MOROCCO | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | PORTUGAL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | SERBIA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | UGANDA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |