The World Ultimate Championships 2026 brought together the biggest names in track and field, with champions emerging from countries around the world in Budapest.
The United States led the way, collecting titles across the sprints, hurdles and relays as several American stars delivered standout performances throughout the championships.
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International champions also made their mark, with athletes including Josh Kerr, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Mondo Duplantis and Alison dos Santos adding their names to the winners list.
From sprint stars to distance runners and field-event standouts, here’s a look at every World Ultimate Championships 2026 champion organized by country.
2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship Winners By Country
🇺🇸 United States — 10 titles
- Melissa Jefferson-Wooden — Women’s 100m
- Melissa Jefferson-Wooden — Women’s 200m
- Masai Russell — Women’s 100m hurdles
- Jasmine Jones — Women’s 400m hurdles
- Sandi Morris — Women’s pole vault
- Kenny Bednarek — Men’s 100m
- Kenny Bednarek — Men’s 200m
- Ja’Kobe Tharp — Men’s 110m hurdles
- USA — Mixed 4x100m relay
- USA — Mixed 4x400m relay
🇮🇹 Italy — 2 titles
- Larissa Iapichino — Women’s long jump
- Gianmarco Tamberi — Men’s high jump
🇬🇧 Great Britain & Northern Ireland — 1 title
- Josh Kerr — Men’s 1500m
🇳🇴 Norway — 1 title
- Jakob Ingebrigtsen — Men’s 5000m
🇨🇭 Switzerland — 1 title
- Audrey Werro — Women’s 800m
🇵🇱 Poland — 1 title
- Klaudia Kazimierska — Women’s 1500m
🇪🇹 Ethiopia — 1 title
- Likina Amebaw — Women’s 5000m
🇺🇦 Ukraine — 1 title
- Yaroslava Mahuchikh — Women’s high jump
🇯🇵 Japan — 1 title
- Haruka Kitaguchi — Women’s javelin
🇸🇳 Senegal — 1 title
- Sally Sarr — Women’s triple jump
🇧🇼 Botswana — 1 title
- Collen Kebinatshipi — Men’s 400m
🇧🇷 Brazil — 1 title
- Alison dos Santos — Men’s 400m hurdles
🇩🇿 Algeria — 1 title
- Djamel Sedjati — Men’s 800m
🇬🇷 Greece — 1 title
- Miltiadis Tentoglou — Men’s long jump
🇩🇪 Germany — 1 title
- Merlin Hummel — Men’s hammer throw
🇸🇪 Sweden — 1 title
- Mondo Duplantis — Men’s pole vault
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic — 1 title
- Marileidy Paulino — Women’s 400m
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka — 1 title
- Rumesh Pathirage — Men’s javelin
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