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[Richb-3]

The Press "sisters" Irina and Tamara (one discus/shot putter and one hurdler/pentathlete) never lost their medals but quit before the '66 World's.
https://www.transadvocate.com/olympic-g ... n_4779.htm

'66 European Championships.

There were unofficial world championships in 1976 and 1980, I assume due to Olympic Boycotts those years

First Official Athletics World Championships were 1983 in Helsinki. Famous for Tiina Lillak winning the hosts only gold Medal on her last Javelin Throw. Note her as the image of a Valkyrie. -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W06WjffnHi4 ---- of course some would consider her too masculine.

For several Olympiads it was held the year before the Olympics, Then in each odd year. Now I think it might become like wrestling, and many other sports, every non-Olympic year. It will be held this year in Eugene, in the smallest facility it has been at.

[gimpeltf]

Yes, Europeans. Interesting that Track didn't start World's until about 30 years after freestyle wrestling did and ~80 after Greco.