The 1st 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 1
The championships at Helsinki Olympic Stadium, August 1983
Carl Lewis at the championships
postage stamp from Finland issued in 1983
Marathon bronze medallist and reigning Olympic champion Waldemar Cierpinski (DDR) celebrates with gold medal winner Robert de Castella (AUS).
The 1980 World Championships in Athletics was the second global, international athletics competition organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Hosted from 14 to 16 August 19
1983 World Championships in Athletics
…the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between 7 and 14 August 1983. Despite the existence of previously held championship events in both 1976 and 1980, this 1983 championship was marked as the inaugural World Championship. The overall medal table was a closely contested affair. East Germany took the…
Hurdles winner Bärbel Broschat was the fastest athlete in all three rounds.