The IAAF World Championship in Athletics held its inaugural meeting just 26 years ago in 1983
19 1983 Helsinki Finland
2. 1987 Rome Italy
3. 1991 Tokyo Japan
4. 1993 Stuttgart Germany
5. 1995 Gothenburg Sweden
6. 1997 Athens Greece
7. 1999 Seville Spain
8. 2001 Edmonton Canada
9. 2003 Saint-Dennis France
10 2005 Helsinki Finland
11 2007 Osaka Japan
12 2009 Berlin Germany
13 2011 Daegu South Korea
