World Masters Athletics Championships

The World Masters Athletics Championships are the biennial championships for masters athletics events held under the auspices of World Masters Athletics, formerly called the World Association of Veteran Athletes, for athletes over the age of 35 years.[1]

The outdoor championships began in Toronto, Canada on August 11, 1975 and have continued in odd numbered years. In July 2011, World Masters Athletics changed their constitution to hold Championships in even numbered years, starting in 2016. Perth, Australia was selected to hold the first even year meet.[2] Later Road Racing Championships called Non-Stadia Championships were added, starting in Birmingham, England August 29–30, 1992. Indoor Championships in even numbered years started Sindelfingen, Germany, March 10–14, 2004.

Editions
Edition Year City Country Venue Date
1 1975TorontoCanadaCentennial Park Stadium11–16 August
2 1977GothenburgSwedenSlottskogsvallen8–13 August
3 1979HanoverGermany27 July–2 August
4 1981ChristchurchNew ZealandQueen Elizabeth II Park7–14 January
5 1983San JuanPuerto Rico23–30 September
6 1985RomeItaly22–30 July
7 1987MelbourneAustralia29 November–6 December
8 1989EugeneUnited StatesHayward Field27 July–6 August
9 1991TurkuFinlandPaavo Nurmi Stadium 18–28 July
10 1993MiyazakiJapanMiyazaki Athletic Stadium7–17 October
11 1995BuffaloUnited StatesUniversity at Buffalo Stadium13–23 July
12 1997DurbanSouth Africa17–27 July
13 1999GatesheadUnited KingdomGateshead International Stadium29 July–8 August
14 2001BrisbaneAustralia1–14 July
15 2003CarolinaPuerto Rico1–13 July
16 2005San SebastianSpainAnoeta Stadium22 August–3 September
17 2007RiccioneItalyStadio Italo Nicoletti4–15 September
18 2009LahtiFinlandLahden Stadion28 July–8 August
19 2011SacramentoUnited StatesHornet Stadium6–17 July
20 2013Porto AlegreBrazilEstádio Universitário de Porto Alegre15–27 October
21 2015LyonFranceStephane-Diagana Athletic Hall4–16 August
22 2016PerthAustraliaWestern Australian Athletics Stadium26 October–6 November
23 2018MálagaSpainMálaga Athletics Stadium8–20 September
24 2020TorontoCanadaToronto Track and Field Centre & Varsity Stadium20 July–1 August

See also

References
  1. "History of World Masters Athletics", World Masters Athletics
  2. "Perth wins for 2016!", Perth 2016, Australian Masters Athletics Inc - Perth 2016 World Masters Athletics Championships, Western Australia
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