IAAF Congress
Congress
The Congress of the IAAF consists of the Council, Honorary Members and not more than three delegates from each National Member Federation. The Congress meets every two years at the time of the World Championships. Elections take place in every even numbered Congress, one vote being given to each Member. The Congress elects the President, four Vice Presidents, the Honorary Treasurer, Individual Members and Committees. The Congress is also entitled to elect, in recognition of valued service, Honorary Life Presidents, Life Vice Presidents and Life Personal Members. The Congress has the power to amend the rules and introduce new events or competitions. It can also grant, on the recommendation of Council, the following awards:
IAAF Veteran Pin, IAAF Plaque of Merit and Admittance to the Hall of Fame.
Past Congresses of the IAAF
Past IAAF Congresses
1st Congress Stockholm (SWE) 1912
2nd Congress Berlin (GER) 1913
3rd Congress Lyon (FRA) 1914
4th Congress Antwerp (BEL) 1920
5th Congress Geneva (SUI) 1921
6th Congress Paris (FRA) 1923
7th Congress Paris (FRA) 1924
8th Congress The Hague (HOL) 1926
9th Congress Amsterdam (HOL) 1928
10th Congress Berlin (GER) 1930
11th Congress Los Angeles (USA) 1932
12th Congress Stockholm (SWE) 1934
13th Congress Berlin (GER) 1936
14th Congress Paris (FRA) 1938
15th Congress Oslo (NOR) 1946
Special Congress London (GBR) 1947
16th Congress London (GBR) 1948
17th Congress Brussels (BEL) 1950
18th Congress Helsinki (FIN) 1952
19th Congress Bern (SUI) 1954
20th Congress Melbourne (AUS) 1956
21st Congress Stockholm (SWE) 1958
22nd Congress Rome (ITA) 1960
23rd Congress Belgrade (YUG) 1962
24th Congress Tokyo (JPN) 1964
25th Congress Budapest (HUN) 1966
26th Congress Mexico City (MEX) 1968
27th Congress Stockholm (SWE) 1970
28th Congress Munich (GER) 1972
29th Congress Rome (ITA) 1974
30th Congress Montreal (CAN) 1976
31st Congress San Juan (PUR) 1978
32nd Congress Moscow (RUS) 1980
Special Congress Rome (ITA) 1981
33rd Congress Athens (GRE) 1982
34th Congress Los Angeles (USA) 1984
35th Congress Stuttgart (GER) 1986
36th Congress Rome (ITA) 1987
37th Congress Barcelona (ESP) 1989
38th Congress Tokyo (JPN) 1991
39th Congress Stuttgart (GER) 1993
40th Congress Göteborg (SWE) 1995
41st Congress Athens (GRE) 1997
42nd Congress Seville (ESP) 1999
43rd Congress Edmonton (CAN) 2001
44th Congress Paris (FRA) 2003
45th Congress Helsinki (FIN) 2005
46th Congress Osaka (JPN) 2007
Next Congress Berlin (GER) 2009