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The 3rd World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan between August 23 and September 1. 1517 athletes from 167 countries participated in the event. [1]
2023 World Championships: Budapest, Hungary [13] Pole vault: 5.50 m Sébastien Levicq France 25 August 1999 1999 World Championships: Seville, Spain Javelin throw: 79.05 m Niklas Kaul Germany 3 October 2019 2019 World Championships: Doha, Qatar [14] 1500 m: 4:11.82 Beat Gähwiler Switzerland 30 August 1991 1991 World Championships: Tokyo, Japan
The top three athletes in each event win gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively. A one-off edition of the championships was held in 1976 for the men's 50 kilometres race walk only, as the International Olympic Committee excluded that event for the Olympic athletics programme that year.
The idea of having an Athletics World Championships was around well before the competition's 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 1960s the desire of many IAAF members to have their own World ...
These are the official results of the Men's 100 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.There were a total number of 77 participating athletes, with ten qualifying heats and the final held on Sunday 25 August 1991.
Italy has participated in all editions of the World Athletics Championships, held since the first edition of 1983 World Athletics Championships, [1] winning 51 podiums, including 13 world titles, 18 silver medals and 20 bronze medals.
German Athletics Association: Website: leichtathletik.de (in German) in Tokyo, Japan 23 August – 1 September 1991; Competitors: 91 (44 men and 47 women) Medals Ranked 3rd: Gold 5 Silver 4 Bronze 8 Total 17: World Athletics Championships appearances
The men's 10,000 metres event featured at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 40 participating athletes, with two qualifying heats and the final being held on 26 August 1991.