The United States of America will compete at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics from August 22 to August 30 in

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, China. The membership of the team was selected at the

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. However, membership on the team was subject to the athlete achieving a qualification standard. In addition, champions from the previous

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and the

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receive an automatic bye. An automatic entry is also available to an Area Champion, the IAAF definition of an Area essentially being the specified continental areas of the world. The United States is part of the

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, which held its

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August 7–9, 2015 in San Jose, Costa Rica where 20 athletes qualified. The deadline for entries was August 10. The final team membership as submitted to the IAAF was announced on August 10, 2015.

Medalists

The following competitors from United States won medals at the Championships

Results

Men

;Track and road events ;Field events ;Combined events – Decathlon

Women

;Track and road events ;Field events ;Combined events – Heptathlon

References

External links

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Official IAAF competition website

American team
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2015