Samoa at the World Athletics Championships

Samoa at the
World Athletics Championships
Flag of Samoa
WA codeSAM
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
1
World Athletics Championships appearances (overview)

Samoa has had a team in every edition of the World Athletics Championships, having won its first medal in athletics international competitions at the 2025 World Athletics Championships, by Alex Rose, with a 3rd place in discus throw. It was the second medal won by an athlete from the Samoan Islands, after American Samoan hammer thrower Lisa Misipeka who also won a bronze medal at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics.[1] It is also the first major medal for Oceania without counting Australia or New Zealand.[1]

Medalists

Medal Name Year Event
 Bronze Alex Rose 2025 Tokyo Men's discus throw[2]

By event

EventGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Discus throw0011
Totals (1 entries)0011

By gender

GenderGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Men0011
Women0000

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Samoan discus thrower creates history at world athletics champs". 1News.
  2. ^ "World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25: Alex Rose claims Samoa's first global athletics medal in delayed discus". olympics.com. 21 September 2025.
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