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Although the World Indoor Games held in Paris in 1985 weren't officially designated as world track and field championships, the results are included here for the sake of completeness.

The success of the 1985 games did persuade the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF) to begin holding the indoor world championships in 1987. They were held every two years through 2003. Since 2004, they have taken place in even-numbered years.

The sites have been: 1987, Indianapolis; 1989, Budapest, Hungary; 1991, Seville, Spain; 1993, Toronto; 1995, Barcelona, Spain; 1997, Paris, France; 1999, Maebashi, Japan; 2001, Lisbon, Portugal; 2003, Birmingham, England; 2004, Budapest, Hungary; 2006, Moscow, Russia; 2008, Valencia, Spain.

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Men's 60-Meter Dash

YearChampionTimeSecond PlaceTimeThird PlaceTime
1985Ben Johnson, CAN6.62Sam Graddy, USA6.63Ronald Desruelles, BEL6.68
1987Lee McRae, USA6.50Mark Witherspoon, USA6.54Pier-Francesco Pavoni, ITA6.59
1989Andrés Simón, CUB6.52John Myles-Miles, GHA6.59Pier-Francesco Pavoni, ITA6.61
1991Andre Cason, USA6.54Linford Christie, GBR6.55Chidi Imo, NGR6.60
1993Bruny Surin, CAN6.50Frankie Fredericks, NAM6.51Talal Mansoor, QAT6.57
1995Bruny Surin, CAN6.46Darren Braithwaite, GBR6.51Robert Esmie, CAN6.55
1997Charalambos Papadias, GRE6.50Michael Green, JAM6.51Davidson Ezinwa, NGR6.52
1999Maurice Greene, USA6.42Tim Harden, USA6.43Jason Gardener, GBR6.46
2001Tim Harden, USA6.44Tim Montgomery, USA6.46Mark Lewis-Francis, GBR6.51
2003Justin Gatlin, USA6.46Kim Collins, SKN6.53Jason Gardener, GBR6.55
2004Jason Gardener, GBR6.49Shawn Crawford, USA6.52Yeóryios Theodorídis, GRE6.54
2006Leonard Scott, USA6.50Andrey Yepishin, RUS6.52Terrence Trammell, USA6.54
2008Olusoji Fasuba, NGR6.51(TIE) Kim Collins, SKN
Dwain Chambers, GBR
6.54----

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Men's 200-Meter Dash

YearChampionTimeSecond PlaceTimeThird PlaceTime
1985Aleksandr Yevgenyev, URS20.95Ade Mafe, GBR20.96João da Silva, BRA21.19
1987Kirk Baptiste, USA20.73Bruno Marie-Rose, FRA20.89Robson da Silva, BRA20.92
1989John Regis, GBR20.54Ade Mafe, GBR20.87Kevin Little, USA21.12
1991Nikolai Antonov, BUL20.67Linford Christie, GBR20.72Ade Mafe, GBR20.92
1993James Trapp, USA20.63Damien Marsh, AUS20.71Kevin Little, USA20.72
1995Geir Moen, NOR20.58Troy Douglas, BER20.94Sebastián Keitel, CHI20.98
1997Kevin Little, USA20.40Iván García, CUB20.46Francis Obikwelu, NGR21.10
1999Frankie Fredericks, NAM20.10Obadele Thompson, BAR20.26Kevin Little, USA20.48
2001Shawn Crawford, USA20.63Christian Malcolm, GBR20.76Patrick van Balkom, NED20.96
2003Marlon Devonish, GBR20.62Joseph Batangdon, CMR20.76Dominic Demeritte, BAH20.92
2004Dominic Demeritte, BAH20.66Johan Wissman, SWE20.72Tobias Unger, GER21.02
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Men's 400-Meter Dash

YearChampionTimeSecond PlaceTimeThird PlaceTime
1985Thomas Schönlebe, GDR45.60Todd Bennett, GBR45.97Mark Rowe, USA46.31
1987Antonio McKay, USA45.98Roberto Hernández, CUB46.09Mike Franks, USA46.19
1989Antonio McKay, USA45.59Ian Morris, TRI46.09Cayetano Cornet, ESP46.40
1991Devon Morris, JAM46.17Samson Kitur, KEN46.21Cayetano Cornet, ESP46.52
1993Butch Reynolds, USA45.26Sunday Bada, NGR45.75Darren Clark, AUS46.45
1995Darnell Hall, USA46.17Sunday Bada, NGR46.38Mikhail Vdovin, RUS46.65
1997Sunday Bada, NGR45.51Jamie Baulch, GBR45.62Shunji Karube, JPN45.76
1999Jamie Baulch, GBR45.73Milton Campbell, USA45.99Alejandro Cárdenas, MEX46.02
2001Daniel Caines, GBR46.40Milton Campbell, USA46.45Danny McFarlane, JAM46.74
2003Tyree Washington, USA45.34Daniel Caines, GBR45.43Jamie Baulch, GBR
& Paul McKee, IRL
45.99
2004Alleyne Francique, GRN45.88Davian Clarke, JAM45.92Gary Kikaya, COD45.99
2006Alleyne Francique, GRN45.54California Molefe, BOT45.75Christopher Brown, BAH45.78
2008Tyler Christopher, CAN45.67Johan Wissman, SWE46.04Christopher Brown, BAH46.26

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Men's 800-Meter Run

YearChampionTimeSecond PlaceTimeThird PlaceTime
1985Colomán Trabado, ESP1:47.42Benjamin González, ESP1:47.94Ikem Billy, GBR1:48.28
1987José Luiz Barbosa, BRA1:47.49Vladimir Graudyn, URS1:47.68Faouzi Lahbi, MAR1:47.79
1989Paul Ereng, KEN1:44.84José Luiz Barbosa, BRA1:45.55Tonino Viali, ITA1:46.95
1991Paul Ereng, KEN1:47.08Tomás de Teresa, ESP1:47.82Simon Hoogewerf, CAN1:47.88
1993Tom McKean, GBR1:47.29Charles Nkazamyampi, BDI1:47.62Nico Motchebon, GER1:48.15
1995Clive Terrelonge, JAM1:47.30Benson Koech, KEN1:47.51Pavel Soukup, CZE1:47.74
1997Wilson Kipketer, DEN1:42.67Mahjoub Haïda, MAR1:45.76Rich Kenah, USA1:46.16
1999Johan Botha, RSA1:45.47Wilson Kipketer, DEN1:45.49Nico Motchebon, GER1:45.74
2001Yuriy Borzakovskiy, RUS1:44.49Johan Botha, RSA1:46.42André Bucher, SUI1:46.46
2003David Krummenacker, USA1:45.69Wilson Kipketer, DEN1:45.87Wilfred Bungei, KEN1:46.54
2004Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, RSA1:45.71Rashid Ramzi, BRN1:46.15Osmar Barbosa dos Santos, BRA1:46.26
2006Wilfred Bungei, KEN1:47.15Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, RSA1:47.16Yuriy Borzakovskiy, RUS1:47.58
2008Abubaker Kaki Khamis, SUD1:44.81Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, RSA1:44.91Yusuf Saad Kamel, BRN1:45.26

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Men's 1,500-Meter Run

YearChampionTimeSecond PlaceTimeThird PlaceTime
1985Mike Hillardt, AUS3:40.27José Luis González, ESP3:41.36Joseph Chesire, KEN3:41.38
1987Marcus O'Sullivan, IRL3:39.04José Manuel Abascal, ESP3:39.13Han Kulker, NED3:39.51
1989Marcus O'Sullivan, IRL3:36.64Hauke Fuhlbrügge, GDR3:37.80Jeff Atkinson, USA3:38.12
1991Noureddine Morceli, ALG3:41.57Fermín Cacho, ESP3:42.68Mário Silva, POR3:43.85
1993Marcus O'Sullivan, IRL3:45.00David Strang, GBR3:45.30Branko Zorko, CRO3:45.39
1995Hicham El Guerrouj, MAR3:44.54Mateo Cañellas, ESP3:44.85Eric Nedeau, USA3:44.91
1997Hicham El Guerrouj, MAR3:35.31Rüdiger Stenzel, GER3:37.24William Tanui, KEN3:37.48
1999Haile Gebrselassie, ETH3:33.77Laban Rotich, KEN3:33.98Andrés Díaz, ESP3:34.46
2001Rui Silva, POR3:51.06Reyes Estévez, ESP3:51.25Noah Ngeny, KEN3:51.63
2003Driss Maazouzi, FRA3:42.59Bernard Lagat, KEN3:42.62Abdelkader Hachlaf, MAR3:42.71
2004Paul Korir, KEN3:52.31Ivan Hesko, UKR3:52.34Laban Rotich, KEN3:52.93
2006Ivan Hesko, UKR3:42.08Daniel Kipchirchir Komen, KEN3:42.55Elkanah Onkware Angwenyi, KEN3:42.98
2008Deresse Mekonnen, ETH3:38.23Daniel Kipchirchir Komen, KEN3:38.54Juan Carlos Higuero, ESP3:38.82

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Men's 3,000-Meter Run

YearChampionTimeSecond PlaceTimeThird PlaceTime
1985João Campos, POR7:57.63Don Clary, USA7:57.78Ivan Uvizl, TCH7:57.92
1987Frank O'Mara, IRL8:03.32Paul Donovan, IRL8:03.99Terry Brahm, USA8:03.92
1989Saïd Aouita, MAR7:47.94José Luis González, ESP7:48.66Dieter Baumann, FRG7:50.47
1991Frank O'Mara, IRL7:41.14Hammou Boutayeb, MAR7:43.64Rob Denmark, GBR7:43.90
1993Gennaro Di Napoli, ITA7:50.26Eric Dubus, FRA7:50.57Enrique Molina, ESP7:51.10
1995Gennaro Di Napoli, ITA7:50.89Anacleto Jiménez, ESP7:50.98Brahim Jabbour, MAR7:51.42
1997Haile Gebrselassie, ETH7:34.71Paul Bitok, KEN7:38.84Smaïl Sghir, MAR7:40.01
1999Haile Gebrselassie, ETH7:53.57Paul Bitok, KEN7:53.79Million Wolde, ETH7:53.85
2001Hicham El Guerrouj, MAR7:37.74Mohammed Mourhit, BEL7:38.94Alberto García, ESP7:39.96
2003Haile Gebrselassie, ETH7:40.97Alberto García, ESP7:42.08Luke Kipkosgei, KEN7:42.56
2004Bernard Lagat, KEN7:56.34Rui Silva, POR7:57.08Markos Geneti, ETH7:57.87
2006Kenenisa Bekele, ETH7:39.32Saif Saaeed Shaheen, QAT7:41.28Eliud Kipchoge, KEN7:42.58
2008Tariku Bekele, ETH7:48.23Paul Kipsiele Koech, KEN7:49.05Abreham Cherkos, ETH7:49.96

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Men's 60-Meter Hurdles

YearChampionTimeSecond PlaceTimeThird PlaceTime
1985Stéphane Caristan, FRA7.67Javier Moracho, ESP7.69Jon Ridgeon, GBR7.70
1987Tonie Campbell, USA7.51Stéphane Caristan, FRA7.62Nigel Walker, GBR7.66
1989Roger Kingdom, USA7.43Colin Jackson, GBR7.45Igors Kazanovs, URS7.59
1991Greg Foster, USA7.45Igors Kazanovs, URS7.47Mark McKoy, CAN7.49
1993Mark McKoy, CAN7.41Colin Jackson, GBR7.43Tony Dees, USA7.43
1995Allen Johnson, USA7.39Courtney Hawkins, USA7.41Tony Jarrett, GBR7.42
1997Anier García, CUB7.48Colin Jackson, GBR7.49Tony Dees, USA7.50
1999Colin Jackson, GBR7.38Reggie Torian, USA7.40Falk Balzer, GER7.44
2001Terrence Trammell, USA7.51Anier García, CUB7.54Shaun Bownes, RSA7.55
2003Allen Johnson, USA7.47Anier García, CUB7.49Xiang Liu, CHN7.52
2004Allen Johnson, USA7.36Xiang Liu, CHN7.43Maurice Wignall, JAM7.48
2006Terrence Trammell, USA7.43Dayron Robles, CUB7.46Dominique Arnold, USA7.52
2008Liu Xiang, CHN7.46Allen Johnson, USA7.55(TIE) Yevgeniy Borisov, RUS
Stanislavs Olijars, LAT
7.60

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Men's 5000-Meter Walk

YearChampionTimeSecond PlaceTimeThird PlaceTime
1985Gérard Lelièvre, FRA19:06.20Maurizio Damilano, ITA19:11.41Dave Smith, AUS19:16.04
1987Mikhail Shchennikov, URS18:27.79Jozef Pribilinec, TCH18:27.80Ernesto Canto, MEX18:38.71
1989Mikhail Shchennikov, URS18:27.10Roman Mrázek, TCH18:28.90Frants Kostyukevich, URS18:34.07
1991Mikhail Shchennikov, URS18:23.55Giovanni De Benedictis, ITA18:23.60Frants Kostyukevich, URS18:47.05
1993Mikhail Shchennikov, RUS18:32.10Robert Korzeniowski, POL18:35.91Mikhail Orlov, RUS18:43.48
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Men's 4x400-Meter Relay

YearChampionTimeSecond PlaceTimeThird PlaceTime
1991Germany3:03.05United States3:03.24Italy3:05.51
1993United States3:04.20Trinidad & Tobago3:07.02Japan3:07.30
1995United States3:07.37Italy3:09.12Japan3:09.73
1997United States3:04.93Jamaica3:08.11France3:08.11
1999United States3:02.83Poland3:03.01Great Britain & N.I.3:03.20
2001Poland3:04.47United States3:04.64Russia3:04.82
2003United States3:04.09Jamaica3:04.21Great Britain & N.I.3:06.12
2004Jamaica3:05.21Russia3:06.23Ireland3:10.44
2006United States3:03.24Poland3:04.67Russia3:06.91
2008United States3:06.79Jamaica3:07.69Dominican Republic3:07.77

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Men's 1600-Meter Medley Relay

YearChampionTimeSecond PlaceTimeThird PlaceTime
1993United States3:15.10Brazil3:16.11Canada3:16.93
Discontinued

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Men's Shot Put

YearChampionDist.Second PlaceDist.Third PlaceDist.
1985Remigius Machura, TCH21.22Udo Beyer, GDR21.10Jânis Bojars, URS19.94
1987Ulf Timmermann, GDR22.24Werner Günthör, SUI21.61Sergey Smirnov, URS20.67
1989Ulf Timmermann, GDR21.75Randy Barnes, USA21.28Georg Andersen, NOR20.98
1991Werner Günthör, SUI21.17Klaus Bodenmüller, AUT20.42Ron Backes, USA20.06
1993Mike Stulce, USA21.27Jim Doehring, USA21.08Aleksandr Bagach, UKR20.63
1995Mika Halvari FIN20.74C. J. Hunter, USA20.58Dragan Peric, YUG20.36
1997Yuriy Belonog, UKR21.02Aleksandr Bagach, UKR20.94John Godina, USA20.87
1999Aleksandr Bagach, UKR21.41John Godina, USA21.06Yuriy Belonog, UKR20.89
2001John Godina, USA20.82Adam Nelson, USA20.72Manuel Martínez, ESP20.67
2003Manuel Martínez, ESP21.24John Godina, USA21.23Yuriy Belonog, UKR21.13
2004Christian Cantwell, USA21.49Reese Hoffa, USA21.07Joachim Olsen, DEN20.99
2006Reese Hoffa, USA22.11Andrei Mikhnevich, BLR21.37Joachim Olsen, DEN21.16
2008Christian Cantwell, USA21.77Reese Hoffa, USA21.20Tomasz Majewski, POL20.93

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Men's High Jump

YearChampionHeightSecond PlaceHeightThird PlaceHeight
1985Patrik Sjöberg, SWE2.32Javier Sotomayor, CUB2.30Othmane Belfaa, ALG2.27
1987Igor Paklin, URS2.38Gennadiy Avdeyenko, URS2.38Ján Zvara, TCH2.34
1989Javier Sotomayor, CUB2.43Dietmar Mögenburg, FRG2.35Patrik Sjöberg, SWE2.35
1991Hollis Conway, USA2.40Artur Partyka, POL2.37Javier Sotomayor, CUB
& Aleksey Yemelin, URS
2.31
1993Javier Sotomayor, CUB2.41Patrik Sjöberg, SWE2.39Steve Smith, GBR2.37
1995Javier Sotomayor, CUB2.38Lambros Papakostas, GRE2.35Tony Barton, USA2.32
1997Charles Austin, USA2.35Lambros Papakostas, GRE2.32Dragutin Topic, YUG2.32
1999Javier Sotomayor, CUB2.36Vyacheslav Voronin, RUS2.36Charles Austin, USA2.33
2001Stefan Holm, SWE2.32Andrey Sokolovskiy, UKR2.29Staffan Strand, SWE2.29
2003Stefan Holm, SWE2.35Yaroslav Rybakov, RUS2.33Gennadiy Moroz, BLR2.30
2004Stefan Holm, SWE2.35Yaroslav Rybakov, RUS2.32Germaine Mason, JAM2.25
2006Yaroslav Rybakov, RUS2.37Andrey Tereshin, RUS2.35Linus Thörnblad, SWE2.33
2008Stefan Holm, SWE2.36Yaroslav Rybakov, RUS2.34(TIE) Kyriakos Ioannou, CYP
Andra Manson, USA
2.30

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Men's Pole Vault

YearChampionHeightSecond PlaceHeightThird PlaceHeight
1985Sergey Bubka, URS5.75Thierry Vigneron, FRA5.70Vasiliy Bubka, URS5.60
1987Sergey Bubka, URS5.85Earl Bell, USA5.80Thierry Vigneron, FRA5.80
1989Rodion Gataullin, URS5.85Grigoriy Yegorov, URS5.80Joe Dial, USA5.70
1991Sergey Bubka, URS6.00Viktor Ryzhenkov, URS5.80Ferenc Salbert, FRA5.70
1993Rodion Gataullin, RUS5.90Grigoriy Yegorov, KAZ5.80Jean Galfione, FRA5.80
1995Sergey Bubka, UKR5.90Igor Potapovich, KAZ5.80Okkert Brits, RSA
& Andrei Tivontchik, GER
5.75
1997Igor Potapovich, KAZ5.90Lawrence Johnson, USA5.85Maksim Tarasov, RUS5.75
1999Jean Galfione, FRA6.00Jeff Hartwig, USA5.95Danny Ecker, GER5.85
2001Lawrence Johnson, USA5.95Tye Harvey, USA5.90Romain Mesnil, FRA5.85
2003Tim Lobinger, GER5.80Michael Stolle, GER5.75Rens Blom, NED5.75
2004Igor Pavlov, RUS5.80Adam Ptácek, DZE5.70Denys Yurchenko, UKR5.70
2006Brad Walker, USA5.80Alhaji Jeng, SWE5.70Tim Lobinger, GER5.60
2008Yevgeniy Lukyanenko, RUS5.90Brad Walker, USA5.85Steven Hooker, AUS5.80

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Men's Long Jump

YearChampionDist.Second PlaceDist.Third PlaceDist.
1985Jan Leitner, TCH7.96Gyula Pálóczi, HUN7.94Giovanni Evangelisti, ITA7.88
1987Larry Myricks, USA8.23Paul Emordi, NGR8.01Giovanni Evangelisti, ITA8.01
1989Larry Myricks, USA8.37Dietmar Haaf, FRG8.17Mike Conley, USA8.11
1991Dietmar Haaf, GER8.15Jaime Jefferson, CUB8.04Giovanni Evangelisti, ITA7.93
1993Iván Pedroso, CUB8.23Joe Greene, USA8.13Jaime Jefferson, CUB7.98
1995Iván Pedroso, CUB8.51Mattias Sunneborn, SWE8.20Erick Walder, USA8.14
1997Iván Pedroso, CUB8.51Kirill Sosunov, RUS8.41Joe Greene, USA8.41
1999Iván Pedroso, CUB8.62Yago Lamela, ESP8.56Erick Walder, USA8.30
2001Iván Pedroso, CUB8.43Kareem Streete-Thompson, CAY8.16Carlos Calado, POR8.16
2003Dwight Phillips, USA8.29Yago Lamela, ESP8.28Miguel Pate, USA8.21
2004Savanté Stringfellow, USA8.40James Beckford, JAM8.31Vitaliy Shkurlatov, RUS8.28
2006Ignisious Gaisah, GHA8.30Irving Saladino, PAN8.29Andrew Howe, Italy8.19
2008Godfrey Khotso Mokoena, RSA8.08Christopher Tomlinson, GBR8.06Mohamed Salman al-Khuwalidi, SAU8.01

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Men's Triple Jump

YearChampionDist.Second PlaceDist.Third PlaceDist.
1985Khristo Markov, BUL17.22Lázaro Betancourt, CUB17.15Lázaro Balcindes, CUB16.83
1987Mike Conley, USA17.54Oleg Protsenko, URS17.26Frank Rutherford, BAH17.02
1989Mike Conley, USA17.65Jorge Reyna, CUB17.41Juan López, CUB17.28
1991Igor Lapshin, URS17.31Leonid Voloshin, URS17.04Tord Henriksson, SWE16.80
1993Pierre Camara, FRA17.59Mâris Bruziks, LAT17.36Brian Wellmann, BER17.27
1995Brian Wellmann, BER17.72Yoelbi Quesada, CUB17.62Serge Hélan, FRA17.06
1997Yoel García, CUB17.30Aliecer Urrutia, CUB17.27Aleksandr Aseledchenko, RUS17.22
1999Charles Friedek, GER17.18LaMark Carter, USA16.98Zsolt Czingler, HUN16.98
2001Paolo Camossi, ITA17.32Jonathan Edwards, GBR17.26Andrew Murphy, AUS17.20
2003Christian Olsson, SWE17.70Walter Davis, USA17.35Yoelbi Quesada, CUB17.27
2004Christian Olsson, SWE17.83Jadel Gregório, BRA17.43Yoandri Betanzos, CUB17.36
2006Walter Davis, USA17.73Jadel Gregório, BRA17.56Yoandri Betanzos, CUB17.42
2008Phillips Idowu, GBR17.75David Girat, CUB17.47Nelson Évora, POR17.27

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Men's Heptathlon

YearChampionScoreSecond PlaceScoreThird PlaceScore
1993Dan O'Brien, USA6476Mike Smith, CAN6279Eduard Hämäläinen, BLR6075
1995Christian Plaziat, FRA6246Tomáš Dvorák, CZE6169Henrik Dagård, SWE6142
1997Robert Zmelík, CZE6228Erki Nool, EST6213Jón Arnar Magnússon, ISL6145
1999Sebastian Chmara, POL6386Erki Nool, EST6374Roman Šebrle, CZE6319
2001Roman Šebrle, CZE6420Jón Arnar Magnússon, ISL6233Lev Lobodin, RUS6202
2003Tom Pappas, USA6361Lev Lobodin, RUS6297Roman Šebrle, CZE6196
2004Roman Šebrle, CZE6438Bryan Clay, USA6365Lev Lobodin, RUS6203
2006André Niklaus, GER6192Bryan Clay, USA6187Roman Šebrle, CZE6161
2008Bryan Clay, USA6371Andrey Krauchanka, BLR6324Dmitriy Karpov, CAZ6131

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Women's 60-Meter Dash

YearChampionTimeSecond PlaceTimeThird PlaceTime
1985Silke Gladisch, GDR7.20Heather Oakes, GBR7.21Christelle Bulteau, FRA7.34
1987Nelli Fiere-Cooman, NED7.08Anelia Nuneva, BUL7.10Angela Bailey, CAN7.12
1989Nelli Fiere-Cooman, NED7.05Gwen Torrence, USA7.07Merlene Ottey, JAM7.10
1991Irina Sergeyeva, URS7.02Merlene Ottey, JAM7.08Liliana Allen, CUB7.12
1993Gail Devers, USA6.95Irina Sergeyeva Privalova, RUS6.97Zhanna Tarnopolskaya, UKR7.21
1995Merlene Ottey, JAM6.97Melanie Paschke, GER7.10Carlette Guidry, USA7.11
1997Gail Devers, USA7.06Chandra Sturrup, BAH7.15Frédérique Bangué, FRA7.17
1999Ekaterini Thanou, GRE6.96Gail Devers, USA7.02Philomena Mensah, CAN7.07
2001Chandra Sturrup, BAH7.05Angela Williams, USA7.09Chryste Gaines, USA7.12
2003Zhanna Tarnopolskaya Block, UKR7.04Angela Williams, USA7.16Torri Edwards, USA7.17
2004Gail Devers, USA7.08Kim Gevaert, BEL7.12Yuliya Nesterenko, BLR7.12
2006Me'Lisa Barber, USA7.01Lauryn Williams, USA7.12Kim Gevaert, BEL7.11
2008Angela Williams, USA7.06Jeanette Kwakye, GBR7.08 Tahesia Harrigan, BVI7.09

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Women's 200-Meter Dash

YearChampionTimeSecond PlaceTimeThird PlaceTime
1985Marita Koch, GDR23.09Marie-Christine Cazier, FRA23.33Kim Robertson, NZL23.69
1987Heike Drechsler, GDR22.27Merlene Ottey, JAM22.66Grace Jackson, JAM23.21
1989Merlene Ottey, JAM22.34Grace Jackson, JAM22.95Natalya Kovtun, URS23.28
1991Merlene Ottey, JAM22.24Irina Sergeyeva, URS22.41Grit Breuer, GER22.58
1993Irina Sergeyeva Privalova, RUS22.15Melinda Gainsford, AUS22.73Natalya Voronova, RUS22.90
1995Melinda Gainsford, AUS22.64Pauline Davis, BAH22.68Natalya Voronova, RUS23.01
1997Ekaterini Koffa, GRE22.76Juliet Cuthbert, JAM22.77Svetlana Goncharenko, RUS22.85
1999Ionela Tîrlea, ROM22.39Svetlana Goncharenko, RUS22.69Pauline Davis, BAH22.70
2001Juliet Campbell, JAM22.64LaTasha Jenkins, USA22.96Natalya Safronnikova, BLR23.17
2003Michelle Collins, USA22.18Muriel Hurtis, FRA22.54Anastasiya Kapachinskaya, RUS22.80
2004Anastasiya Kapachinskaya, RUS22.78Natalya Safronnikova, BLR23.13Svetlana Goncharenko, RUS23.15
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Women's 400-Meter Dash

YearChampionTimeSecond PlaceTimeThird PlaceTime
1985Diane Dixon, USA53.35Regine Berg, BEL53.81Charmaine Crooks, CAN54.08
1987Sabine Busch, FRG51.66Lillie Leatherwood, USA52.54Judit Forgács, HUN52.68
1989Helga Arendt, FRG51.52Diane Dixon, USA51.77Jillian Richardson, CAN52.02
1991Diane Dixon, USA50.64Sandra Myers, ESP50.99Anita Protti, SUI51.41
1993Sandie Richards, JAM50.93Tatyana Alekseyeva, RUS51.03Jearl Miles, USA51.37
1995Irina Privalova, RUS50.23Sandie Richards, JAM51.38Daniela Georgieva, BUL51.78
1997Jearl Miles Clark, USA50.96Sandie Richards, JAM51.17Helena Fuchsová, CZE52.04
1999Grit Breuer, GER50.80Falilat Ogunkoya, NGR51.25Jearl Miles Clark, USA51.45
2001Sandie Richards, JAM51.04Olga Kotlyarova, RUS51.56Olesya Zykina, RUS51.71
2003Natalya Nazarova, RUS50.83Christine Amertil, BAH51.11Grit Breuer, GER51.13
2004Natalya Nazarova, RUS50.19Olesya Krasnomovets, RUS50.65Tonique Williams, JAM50.87
2006Olesya Krasnomovets, RUS50.04Vania Stambolova, BUL50.21Christine Amertil, BAH50.34
2008Olesya Zykina, RUS51.09Natalya Nazarova, RUS51.10Shareese Woods, USA51.41

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Women's 800-Meter Run

YearChampionTimeSecond PlaceTimeThird PlaceTime
1985Cristeana Cojocaru, ROM2:04.22Jane Finch, GBR2:04.71Maria Simeanu, ROM2:05.51
1987Christine Wachtel, GDR2:01.32Gabriela Sedláková, TCH2:01.85Lyubov Kiryukhina, URS2:01.98
1989Christine Wachtel, GDR1:59.24Tatyana Grebenchuk, URS1:59.53Ellen Kiessling, GDR1:59.68
1991Christine Wachtel, GER2:01.51Violeta Beclea, ROM2:01.75Ella Kovacs, ROM2:01.79
1993Maria Mutola MOZ1:57.55Svetlana Masterkova, RUS1:59.18Joetta Clark, USA1:59.86
1995Maria Mutola MOZ1:57.62Yelena Afanasyeva, RUS1:59.79Letitia Vriesde SUR2:00.36
1997Maria Mutola MOZ1:58.96Natalya Dukhnova, BLR1:59.31Joetta Clark, USA1:59.82
1999Ludmila Formanová, CZE1:56.90Maria Mutola MOZ1:57.17Natalya Tsyganova, RUS1:57.47
2001Maria Mutola, MOZ1:59.74Stephanie Graf, AUT1:59.78Helena Fuchsová, CZE2:01.18
2003Maria Mutola, MOZ1:58.94Stephanie Graf, AUT1:59.39Mayte Martínez, ESP1:59.53
2004Maria Mutola, MOZ1:58.50Jolanda Ceplak, CZE1:58.72Joanne Fenn, GBR1:59.50
2006Maria Mutola, MOZ1:58.90Kenia Sinclair, JAM1:59.54Hasna Benhassi, MAR2:00.34
2008Tamsyn Lewis, AUS2:02.75Tetyana Petlyuk, UKR2:02.66Maria Mutola, MOZ2:02.97

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Women's 1,500-Meter Run

YearChampionTimeSecond PlaceTimeThird PlaceTime
1985Elly van Hulst, NED4:11.41Fita Lovin, ROM4:11.42Brit McRoberts, CAN4:11.83
1987Doina Melinte, ROM4:05.68Tatyana Samolenko, URS4:07.08Svetlana Kitova, URS4:07.59
1989Doina Melinte, ROM4:04.79Svetlana Kitova, URS4:05.71Yvonne Mai, GDR4:06.09
1991Lyudmila Rogachova, URS4:05.09Ivana Kubešová, TCH4:06.22Tudorita Chidu, ROM4:06.27
1993Yekaterina Podkopayeva, RUS4:09.29Violeta Beclea, ROM4:09.41Sandra Gasser, SUI4:10.99
1995Regina Jacobs, USA4:12.61Carla Sacramento, POR4:13.02Mayte Zúñiga, ESP4:16.63
1997Yekaterina Podkopayeva, RUS4:05.19Patricia Djaté, FRA4:06.16Lidia Chojecka, POL4:06.25
1999Gabriela Szabo, ROM4:03.23Violeta Beclea Szekely, ROM4:03.53Lidia Chojecka, POL4:05.86
2001Hasna Benhassi, MAR4:10.83Violeta Szekely, ROM4:11.17Natalya Gorelova, RUS4:11.74
2003Regina Jacobs, USA4:01.67Kelly Holmes, GBR4:02.66Yekaterina Rozenberg, RUS4:02.80
2004Kutre Dulecha, ETH4:06.40Carmen Douma-Hussar, CAN4:08.18Gulnara Samitova, RUS4:08.26
2006Yuliya Chizhenko, RUS4:04.70Yelena Soboleva, RUS4:05.21Maryam Yusuf Jamal, BRN4:05.53
2008Yelena Soboleva, RUS3:57.71Yuliya Fomenko, RUS3:59.41Gelete Burka, ETH3:59.75

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Women's 3,000-Meter Run

YearChampionTimeSecond PlaceTimeThird PlaceTime
1985Debbie Scott, CAN9:04.99Agnese Possamai, ITA9:09.66PattiSue Plumer, USA9:12.12
1987Tatyana Samolenko, URS8:46.52Olga Bondarenko, URS8:47.08Maricica Puica, ROM8:47.92
1989Elly van Hulst, NED8:33.82Liz McColgan, GBR8:34.80Margareta Keszeg, ROM8:48.70
1991Marie-Pierre Duros, FRA8:50.69Margareta Keszeg, ROM8:51.51Lyubov Kremlyova, URS8:51.90
1993Yvonne Murray, GBR8:50.55Margareta Keszeg, ROM9:02.89Lynn Jennings, USA9:03.78
1995Gabriela Szabo, ROM8:54.50Lynn Jennings, USA8:55.23Joan Nesbit, USA8:56.08
1997Gabriela Szabo, ROM8:45.75Sonia O'Sullivan, IRL8:46.19Fernanda Ribeiro, POR8:49.79
1999Gabriela Szabo, ROM8:36.42Zahra Ouaziz, MAR8:38.43Regina Jacobs, USA8:39.14
2001Olga Yegorova, RUS8:37.48Gabriela Szabo, ROM8:39.65Yelena Zadorozhnaya, RUS8:40.15
2003Berhane Adere, ETH8:40.25Marta Domínguez, ESP8:42.17Meseret Defar, ETH8:42.58
2004Meseret Defar, ETH9:11.22Berhane Adere, ETH9:11.43Shayne Culpepper, USA9:12.15
2006Meseret Defar, ETH8:38.80Liliya Shobukhova, RUS8:42.18Lidia Chojecka, POL8:42.59
2008Meseret Defar, ETH8:38.79Meselech Melkamu, ETH8:41.50Mariem Alaoui Selsouli, MOR8:41.66

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Women's 60-Meter Hurdles

YearChampionTimeSecond PlaceTimeThird PlaceTime
1985Xénia Siska, HUN8.03Laurence Elloy, FRA8.08Anne Piquereau, FRA8.10
1987Cornelia Oschkenat, GDR7.82Yordanka Donkova, BUL7.85Ginka Zagorcheva, BUL7.99
1989Yelizaveta Chernyshova, URS7.82Lyudmila Narozhilenko, URS7.83Cornelia Oschkenat, GDR7.86
1991Lyudmila Narozhilenko, URS7.88Monique Ewanjé-Épée, FRA7.90Aliuska López, CUB8.03
1993Julie Baumann, SUI7.96LaVonna Martin-Floréal, USA7.99Patricia Girard, FRA8.01
1995Aliuska López, CUB7.92Olga Shishigina, KAZ7.92Brigita Bukovec SLO7.93
1997Michelle Freeman, JAM7.82Gillian Russell, JAM7.84Cheryl Dickey, USA & Patricia Girard-Léno, FRA7.84
1999Olga Shishigina, KAZ7.86Glory Alozie, NGR7.87Katie Anderson, CAN7.90
2001Anjanette Kirkland, USA7.85Michelle Freeman, JAM7.92Nicole Ramalalanirina, FRA7.96
2003Gail Devers, USA7.81Glory Alozie, ESP7.90Melissa Morrison, USA7.92
2004Perdita Felicien, CAN7.75Gail Devers, USA7.78Ferga-Linda Khodadin, FRA7.82
2006Derval O'Rourke, IRL7.84Glory Alozie, ESP7.86Susanna Kallur, SWE7.87
2008LoLo Jones, USA7.80Candice Davis, USA7.93Anay Tejeda, CUB7.98

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Women's 3000-Meter Walk

YearChampionTimeSecond PlaceTimeThird PlaceTime
1985Giuliana Salce, ITA12:53.42Yan Hong CHN13:05.56Ann Peel, CAN13:06.97
1987Olga Krishtop, URS12:05.49Giuliana Salce, ITA12:36.76Ann Peel, CAN12:38.97
1989Kerry Saxby, AUS12:01.65Beate Anders, GDR12:07.73Ileana Salvador, ITA12:11.33
1991Beate Anders, GER11:50.90Kerry Saxby, AUS12:03.21Ileana Salvador, ITA12:07.67
1993Yelena Nikolayeva, RUS11:49.73Kerry Saxby-Junna, AUS11:53.82Ileana Salvador, ITA11:55.35
Discontinued

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Women's 4x400-Meter Relay

YearChampionTimeSecond PlaceTimeThird PlaceTime
1991Germany3:27.22Soviet Union3:27.95United States3:29.00
1993Jamaica3:32.32United States3:32.50Only 2 teams finished 
1995Russia3:29.29Czech Republic3:30.27United States3:31.43
1997Russia3:26.84United States3:27.66Germany3:28.39
1999Russia3:24.25Australia3:26.87United States3:27.59
2001Russia3:30.00Jamaica3:30.79Germany3:31.00
2003Russia3:28.45Jamaica3:31.23United States3:31.69
2004Russia3:23.88Belarus3:29.96Romania3:30.06
2006Russia3:24.91United States3:28.63Belarus3:28.65
2008Russia3:28.17Belarus3:28.90United States3:29.30

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Women's 1600-Meter Medley Relay

YearChampionTimeSecond PlaceTimeThird PlaceTime
1993United States3:45.90Canada3:56.34Only 2 teams finished
Discontinued

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Women's Shot Put

YearChampionDist.Second PlaceDist.Third PlaceDist.
1985Natalya Lisovskaya, URS20.07Ines Müller, GDR19.68Nunu AbashidzeURS18.82
1987Natalya Lisovskaya, URS20.52Ilona Briesenick, GDR20.28Claudia Losch, FRG20.14
1989Claudia Losch, FRG20.45Huang Zhihong CHN20.25Christa Wiese, GDR19.75
1991Sui Xinmei, GDR20.54Huang Zhihong CHN20.33Natalya Lisovskaya, URS20.00
1993Svetlana Krivelyova, RUS19.57Stephanie Storp, GER19.37Zhang Liuhong CHN19.32
1995Kathrin Neimke, GER19.40Connie Price-Smith, USA19.12Grit Hammer, GER19.02
1997Vita Pavlysh, UKR20.00Astrid Kumbernuss, GER19.92Irina Korzhanenko, RUS19.49
1999Svetlana Krivelyova, RUS19.08Krystyna Zabawska, POL19.00Teri Tunks, USA18.86
2001Larisa Peleshenko, RUS19.84Nadyezhda Ostapchuk, BLR19.24Svetlana Krivelyova, RUS19.18
2003Irina Korzhanenko, RUS20.55Nadyezhda Ostapchuk, BLR20.31Astrid Kumbernuss, GER19.86
2004Vita Pavlysh, UKR20.49Svetlana Krivelyova, RUS19.90Yumileidi Cumbá, CUB19.31
2006Natalya Khoroneko, BLR19.84Nadine Kleinert, GER19.64Olga Ryabinkina, RUS19.24
2008Valerie Vili, NZL20.19.Nadezhda Ostapchuk, BLR19.74Li Meiju, CHN19.09

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Women's High Jump

YearChampionHeightSecond PlaceHeightThird PlaceHeight
1985Stefka Kostadinova, BUL1.97Susanne Lorentzon, SWE1.94Debbie Brill, CAN,
Danuta Bulkowska, POL
& Silvia Costa, CUB
1.90
1987Stefka Kostadinova, BUL2.05Susanna Beyer, GDR2.02Emilia Dragieva, BUL2.00
1989Stefka Kostadinova, BUL2.02Tamara Bykova, URS2.02Heike Redetzky, FRG1.94
1991Heike Redetzky Henkel, GER2.00Tamara Bykova, URS1.97Heike Balck, GER1.94
1993Stefka Kostadinova, BUL2.02Heike Henkel, GER2.02Inga Babakova, UKR2.00
1995Alina Astafei, GER2.01Britta Bilac SLO1.99Heike Henkel, GER1.99
1997Stefka Kostadinova, BUL2.02Inga Babakova, UKR2.00Hanne Haugland, NOR2.00
1999Khristina Kalcheva, BUL1.99Zuzana Hlavonová, CZE1.96Tisha Waller, USA1.96
2001Kajsa Bergqvist, SWE2.00Inga Babakova, UKR2.00Venelina Veneva, BUL1.96
2003Kajsa Bergqvist, SWE2.01Yelena Yelesina, RUS1.99Anna Chicherova, RUS1.99
2004Yelena Slesarenko, RUS2.04Anna Chicherova, RUS2.00Blanka Vla&154;ic, CRO1.97
2006Yelena Slesarenko, RUS2.02Blanka Vla&154;ic, CRO2.00Ruth Beitia, ESP1.98
2008Blanka Vla&154;ic, CRO2.03Yelena Slesarenko, RUS2.01Vita Palamar, UKR2.01

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Women's Pole Vault

YearChampionHeightSecond PlaceHeightThird PlaceHeight
1997Stacy Dragila, USA4.40Emma George, AUS4.35Cai Weiyan CHN4.35
1999Nastja Ryshich, GER4.50Vala Flosadóttir, ISL4.45Nicole Humbert, GER
& Zsuzsa Szabó, HUN
4.35
2001Pavla Hamácková, CZE4.56Svetlana Feofanova, RUS
& Kellie Suttle, USA
4.51  
2003Svetlana Feofanova, RUS4.80Yelena Isinbayeva, RUS4.60Monika Pyrek, POL4.45
2004Yelena Isinbayeva, RUS4.86Stacy Dragila, USA4.81Svetlana Feofanova, RUS4.70
2006Yelena Isinbayeva, RUS4.80Anna Rogowska, POL4.75Svetlana Feofanova, RUS4.70
2008Yelena Isinbayeva, RUS4.75Jennifer Stuczynski, USA4.75(TIE) Fabiana Murer, BRA
Monika Pyrek, POL
4.70

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Women's Long Jump

YearChampionDist.Second PlaceDist.Third PlaceDist.
1985Helga Radtke, GDR6.88Tatyana Rodionova, URS6.72Niole Medvedeva, URS6.44
1987Heike Drechsler, GDR7.10Helga Radtke, GDR6.94Yelena Belevskaya, URS6.76
1989Galina Chistyakova, URS6.98Marieta Ilcu, ROM6.86Larisa Berezhnaya, URS6.82
1991Larisa Berezhnaya, URS6.84Heike Drechsler, GER6.82Marieta Ilcu, ROM6.74
1993Marieta Ilcu, ROM6.84Susen Tiedtke, GER6.84Inessa Kravets, UKR6.77
1995Lyudmila Galkina, RUS6.95Irina Mushayilova, RUS6.90Susen Tiedtke-Greene, GER6.90
1997Fiona May, ITA6.86Chioma Ajunwa, NGR6.80Agata Karczmarek, POL6.71
1999Tatyana Kotova, RUS6.86Shana Williams, USA6.82Iva Prandzheva, BUL6.78
2001Dawn Burrell, USA7.03Tatyana Kotova, USA6.98Niurka Montalvo, ESP6.88
2003Tatyana Kotova, RUS6.98Inessa Kravets, UKR6.72Maurren Maggi, BRA6.70
2004Lebedeva Tatyana, RUS6.84Tatyana Kotova, RUS6.93Carolina Klüft, SWE6.92
2006Tatyana Kotova, RUS7.00Tianna Madison, USA6.80Naide Gomes, POR6.76
2008Naide Gomes, POR7.00Maurren Higa Maggi, BRA6.89Irina Simagina, RUS6.88

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Women's Triple Jump

Anna Pyatykh, RUSHrysopiyí Devetzí, GRE
YearChampionDist.Second PlaceDist.Third PlaceDist.
1991Inessa Kravets, URS14.44Li Huirong CHN13.98Sofiya Bozhanova, BUL13.62
1993Inessa Kravets, UKR14.47Yolanda Chen, RUS14.36Inna Lasovskaya, RUS14.35
1995Yolanda Chen, RUS15.03Iva Prandzheva, BUL14.71Ren Ruiping CHN14.37
1997Inna Lasovskaya, RUS15.01Ashia Hansen, GBR14.70Šárka Kašpárková, CZE14.66
1999Ashia Hansen, GBR15.02Iva Prandzheva, BUL14.94Šárka Kašpárková, CZE14.87
2001Tereza Marinova, BUL14.91Tatyana Lebedeva, RUS14.85Tiombe Hurd, USA14.19
2003Ashia Hansen, GBR15.01Françoise Mbango Etone, CMR14.88Kéné Ndoye, SEN14.72
2004Tatyana Lebedeva, RUS15.36Yamilé Aldama, SUD14.90Hrysopiyí Devetzí, GRE14.73
2006Tatyana Lebedeva, RUS14.9514.93Yamilé Aldama, SUD14.86
2008Yargelis Savigne, CUB15.0515.00Marija Sestak, SLO14.68

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Women's Pentathlon

YearChampionScoreSecond PlaceScoreThird PlaceScore
1993Liliana Nastase, ROM4686Urszula Wlodarczyk, POL4667Birgit Clarius, GER4641
1995Svetlana Moskalets, RUS4834Kym Carter, USA4632Irina Tyukhay, RUS4622
1997Sabine Braun, GER4780Mona Steigauf, GER4681Kym Carter, USA4627
1999DeDee Nathan, USA4753Irina Belova, RUS4691Urszula Wlodarczyk, POL4596
2001Natalya Sazanovich, BLR4850Yelena Prokhorova, RUS4711Karin Ertl, GER4678
2003Carolina Klüft, SWE4933Natalya Sazanovich, BLR4715Marie Collonvillé, FRA4644
2004Naide Gomes, POR4759Nataliya Dobrynska, UKR4727Austra Skujyte, LTU4679
2006Lyudmila Blonska, UKR4685Karin Ruckstuhl, NED4607Olga Levenkova, RUS4579
2008Tia Hellebaut, BEL4867Kelly Sotherton, GBR4852Anna Bogdanova, RUS4753

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