IAAF World Championships in Athletics
| Sport | Athletics |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1983 |
| No. of teams | 203 (2007) |
| Continent | International (IAAF) |
| Most recent champion(s) | Last winners lists |
| TV partner(s) | Eurovision (Europe) TBS (Japan) NBC Universal (United States) |
The World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Originally, it was organised every four years, but this changed in 1991, and it has since been organised biennially.
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[edit] History
The idea of having an Athletics World Championships was around well before the competitions first event in 1983. In 1913, the IAAF decided that the Olympic Games would serve as the World Championships for athletics. This was considered suitable for over 50 years until in the late 1960's the desire of many IAAF members to have their own World Championships began to grow. In 1976 at the IAAF Council Meeting in Puerto Rico an Athletics World Championships separate from the Olympic Games was approved.
Following bids from both Stuttgart, West Germany and Helsinki, Finland, the IAAF Council awarded the inaugural competition to Helsinki, to take place in 1983 and be held in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium (where the 1952 Summer Olympics were held).
Over the years the competition has grown in size. In 1983 an estimated 1,300 athletes from 154 countries participated. By the 2003 competition, in Paris, it had grown to 1,907 athletes from 203 countries with coverage being transmitted to 179 different countries.
There has also been a change in the schedule over the years, with several new events, mostly for women, being added. By 2005 the schedule for men and women was almost equal. The only differences being the men had the extra event of the 50 km Walk, while women competed in the 100 m Hurdles and Heptathlon compared to the men in the 110m Hurdles and Decathlon respectively.
The following shows when new events were added for the first time.
- 1987, women's 10,000 m and 10 km walk were added.
- 1993, women's triple jump was added.
- 1995, women's 5000 m was added, replacing the 3000 m race.
- 1999, women's pole vault and hammer were added and the women's 20 km walk replaced the 10 km walk.
- 2005, women's 3000 m Steeplechase was added.
[edit] Championships
| Edition | Year | City | Country | Date | Venue | No. of Events | No. of Athletes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1983 (details) | Helsinki |  Finland | 7 Aug – 14 Aug | Olympiastadion | 41 | 1,355 |
| 2nd | 1987 (details) | Rome |  Italy | 28 Aug – 6 Sept | Stadio Olimpico | 43 | 1,451 |
| 3rd | 1991 (details) | Tokyo |  Japan | Aug 23 – Sept 1 | National Olympic Stadium | 43 | 1,517 |
| 4th | 1993 (details) | Stuttgart |  Germany | 13 Aug – 22 Aug | Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion | 44 | 1,689 |
| 5th | 1995 (details) | Gothenburg |  Sweden | 5 Aug – 13 Aug | Ullevi | 44 | 1,804 |
| 6th | 1997 (details) | Athens |  Greece | 1 Aug – 10 Aug | Olympiako Stadio | 44 | 1,882 |
| 7th | 1999 (details) | Seville |  Spain | 20 Aug – 29 Aug | Estadio Olímpico de la Cartuja | 46 | 1,821 |
| 8th | 2001 (details) | Edmonton |  Canada | 3 Aug – 12 Aug | Commonwealth Stadium | 46 | 1,677 |
| 9th | 2003 (details) | Saint-Denis |  France | 23 Aug – 31 Aug | Stade de France | 46 | 1,679 |
| 10th | 2005 (details) | Helsinki | Finland | 6 Aug – 14 Aug | Olympiastadion | 47 | 1,688 |
| 11th | 2007 (details) | Osaka | Japan | 24 Aug – 2 Sept | Nagai Stadium | 47 | 1,981 |
| 12th | 2009 (details) | Berlin | Germany | 15 Aug – 23 Aug | Olympiastadion | 47 | 2,101 |
| 13th | 2011 (details) | Daegu |  South Korea | 27 Aug – 4 Sept | Daegu Stadium | ||
| 14th | 2013 (details) | Moscow |  Russia | 10 Aug – 18 Aug | Luzhniki Stadium |
[edit] Medal totals since 1983
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 120 | 66 | 64 | 250 |
| 2 | Russia | 37 | 52 | 43 | 133 |
| 3 |  Kenya | 31 | 27 | 25 | 83 |
| 4 | Germany | 28 | 23 | 36 | 87 |
| 5 |  Soviet Union | 22 | 25 | 28 | 75 |
| 6 |  Cuba | 18 | 20 | 7 | 45 |
| 7 |  East Germany | 18 | 18 | 15 | 51 |
| 8 |  Ethiopia | 18 | 16 | 15 | 49 |
| 9 |  Great Britain and N.I. | 16 | 25 | 28 | 69 |
| 10 |  Jamaica | 14 | 36 | 30 | 80 |
| 11 | Italy | 11 | 14 | 12 | 37 |
| 12 |  Belarus | 10 | 11 | 11 | 32 |
| 13 |  Morocco | 10 | 11 | 6 | 27 |
| 14 |  Poland | 10 | 8 | 13 | 31 |
| 15 |  Czech Republic | 10 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| 16 | France | 9 | 12 | 14 | 35 |
| 17 |  China | 9 | 8 | 10 | 27 |
| 18 |  Australia | 9 | 5 | 10 | 24 |
| 19 |  Ukraine | 8 | 9 | 11 | 28 |
| 20 | Spain | 7 | 15 | 13 | 35 |
| 21 | Finland | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| 22 |  South Africa | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 23 | Sweden | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 24 |  Norway | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 25 |  Algeria | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 26 |  Romania | 5 | 8 | 9 | 22 |
| 27 |  Bahamas | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 |
| 28 |  Portugal | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 29 |  Bulgaria | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 30 |  Bahrain | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 31 | Canada | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 |
| 32 | Greece | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 |
| 33 |  Czechoslovakia | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 34 |  Switzerland | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 35 | Japan | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 |
| 36 |  Mexico | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 37 |  Mozambique | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 38 |  Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 39 |  New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 39 |  Denmark | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 41 |  Estonia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 42 |  Ireland | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 43 |  Lithuania | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 44 |  Dominican Republic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 44 |  Qatar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 46 |  Croatia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 46 |  Tajikistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 48 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 49 |  Namibia | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 50 |  Netherlands | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 51 |  Zambia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 52 |  Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 52 |  Uganda | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 54 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 55 |  Somalia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 55 |  Syria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 55 |  Senegal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 58 |  North Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 58 |  Panama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 60 |  Barbados | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 61 |  Brazil | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 62 |  Hungary | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 63 |  Nigeria | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 64 |  Kazakhstan | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 65 |  Turkey | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 66 |  Djibouti | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 66 |  Cameroon | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 68 |  Cyprus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 68 |  Austria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 68 |  Burundi | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 68 |  Suriname | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 68 |  Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 68 |  Israel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 68 |  Ghana | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 75 |  Bermuda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 75 |  Eritrea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 75 |  Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 75 |  Tanzania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 79 |  Belgium | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 79 |  Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 81 |  Dominica | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 81 |  Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 81 |  American Samoa | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 81 |  Haiti | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 81 |  India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 81 |  Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 89 | Total | 538 | 542 | 535 | 1615 |
NOTE: Germany refers both to the former West Germany (1983-90) and the unified Federal Republic of Germany (1990-present).
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[edit] Ceremonies
The opening and closing ceremonies of the 8th IAAF World Championships held in Edmonton in 2001 were broadcast live to over 200 countries. The event included the men's marathon, and featured a thousand voice choir and original music by The Second City alumni Jan Randall.
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