World Championship
| YEAR | PLACE | PERIOD |
| I 1983 | Helsinky (SF) | 7 - 14 augustr |
| II 1987 | Rome (I) | 28 august - 6 september |
| III 1991 | Tokyo (J) | 22 august - 1 september |
| IV 1993 | Stutgart (D) | 13 - 22 august |
| V 1995 | Goteborg (S) | 5 - 13 august |
| VI 1997 | Athens (GR) | 1 -10 august |
| VII 1999 | Seville (E) | 20 - 29 august |
| VIII 2001 | Edmonton (CDN) | 3 - 12 august |
| IX 2003 | Paris (F) | 23 - 31 august |
| X 2005 | Helsinky (SF) | 6 - 14 august |
| XI 2007 | Osaka (J) | 24 august - 2 september |
| XII 2009 | Berlin (D) | 15 - 23 august |
| XIII 2011 | Daegu (KRS) | 27 august - 4 september |
| XIV 2013 | Moscow (RUS) | 10 - 18 august |
| XV 2015 | Bejing (RC) | 22 - 30 august |
| XVI 2017 | London (UK) | 5 - 13 august |
| XVII 2019 | Doha (QTR) | 28 september - 6 october |
| XVIII 2022 | Eugene (USA) | 15 - 24 july |
| XIX 2023 | Budapest (H) | 19 - 27 august |
| XX 2025 | Tokyo (J) | 13-21 september |
| XXI 2027 | ( ) |