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
2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw ( Q ) or at least the 12 best performers ( q ) qualified for the final. The overall results were as follows: The final took place on 5 August at 19:27. The results were as follows: 2017 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw The men's discus throw at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics will be held at the Olympic Stadium on . The first throw of the final was a personal best by American Mason Finley, 67.07 metres. It only held the lead for two throwers until Andrius Gudžius threw 67.52 metres. Those held up through