2026 World Athletics Road Running Championships
| Host City | Kobenhavn |
|---|---|
| Country |  DEN |
| Held | 19 – 20 September 2026 |
| Competitors | 52 |
| Countries | 12 |
Events
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 mile Road | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 5 km Road | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Half Marathon | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Half Marathon Team | Men | — | Medal | 9 | 3 |
| 1 mile road | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| 5 km Road | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Half Marathon | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 2 |
| Half Marathon Team | Women | — | Medal | 9 | 3 |
| 1 mile Road Team | Mixed | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| 5 km Road Team | Mixed | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
Medal table
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya |  KEN |
3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Ethiopia |  ETH |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | United States |  USA |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Eritrea |  ERI |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | France |  FRA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | Germany |  GER |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | Sweden |  SWE |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Australia |  AUS |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Norway |  NOR |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Luxembourg |  LUX |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | Rwanda |  RWA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | Uganda |  UGA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal winners
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 mile Road, Men | Robert Farken |
GER
|
Yared Nuguse |
USA
|
Ruben Querinjean |
LUX
|
| 5 km Road, Men | Dawit Seare |
ERI
|
Jakob Ingebrigtsen |
NOR
|
Saymon Amanuel |
ERI
|
| Half Marathon, Men | Andreas Almgren |
SWE
|
Nicholas Kipkorir Kimeli |
KEN
|
Joshua Cheptegei |
UGA
|
| Half Marathon Team, Men | Kenya |
KEN
|
Ethiopia |
ETH
|
United States |
USA
|
| 1 mile road, Women | Agathe Guillemot |
FRA
|
Freweyni Hailu |
ETH
|
Mirriam Cherop |
KEN
|
| 5 km Road, Women | Likina Amebaw |
ETH
|
Caroline Gitonga |
KEN
|
Rose Davies |
AUS
|
| Half Marathon, Women | Agnes Ngetich |
KEN
|
Veronica Loleo |
KEN
|
Florence Niyonkuru |
RWA
|
| Half Marathon Team, Women | Kenya |
KEN
|
United States |
USA
|
Ethiopia |
ETH
|
| 1 mile Road Team, Mixed | United States |
USA
|
Australia |
AUS
|
Kenya |
KEN
|
| 5 km Road Team, Mixed | Ethiopia |
ETH
|
Australia |
AUS
|
Kenya |
KEN
|