The World Athletics Plaque of Merit is awarded for meritorious services to World Athletics. The Plaque is awarded to one person from each of the six (6) continental areas at each World Athletics Congress.
| Name | Federation | Year |
| Arthur Eustace | New Zealand | 1995 |
| Denis Wilson | Australia | 2001 |
| Robin Mitchell | Fiji | 2003 |
| Bill Bailey | Australia | 2005 |
| Margaret Mahony | Australia | 2007 |
| Anne Tierney | Cook Islands | 2009 |
| Geoff Annear | New Zealand | 2011 |
| Roderick Syme | New Zealand | 2013 |
| Naomi Pollum | Papua New Guinea | 2015 |
| Fletcher McEwen | Australia | 2017 |
| Filimoni Vuli Waqa | Fiji | 2019 |
| Brian Roe | Australia | 2021 |
| Robert Snow | Australia/Papua New Guinea | 2023 |