1983 World Championships in Athletics 1983 World Championships in Athletics The inaugural 1983 World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between 7 and 14 August 1983. The overall medal table was a closely contested affair. East Germany took the most gold medals (10) over the first championships and finished with a total of 22 medals. The United States had the next largest number of golds, with eight, and also had the greatest overall medal haul, having won 24 medals altogether. The Soviet Union won one more
2011 World Masters Athletics Championships 2011 World Masters Athletics Championships The nineteenth World Masters Athletics Championships were held in Sacramento, United States, from July 6-17, 2011. The World Masters Athletics Championships serve the division of the sport of athletics for people over 35 years of age, referred to as Masters athletics. A full range of track and field events were held, along with a marathon. The primary stadium was Hornet Stadium on the campus of Sacramento State University. Supplemental venues included Charles C. Hughes Stadium, American River College, William Land Park and the marathon on the American River Parkway. All finals held on July 9,