| The 1st World Masters Athletics Championships | 11 - 16 August 1975 | Toronto | Canada |
| The 2nd World Masters Athletics Championships | 8 - 13 August 1977 | Gothenburg | Sweden |
| The 3rd World Masters Athletics Championships | 27 July - 2 August 1979 | Hanover | Germany |
| The 4th World Masters Athletics Championships | 7 - 14 January 1981 | Christchurch | New Zealand |
| The 5th World Masters Athletics Championships | 23 - 30 September 1983 | San Juan | Puerto Rico |
| The 6th World Masters Athletics Championships | 22 - 30 July 1985 | Rome | Italy |
| The 7th World Masters Athletics Championships | 29 November - 6 December 1987 | Melbourne | Australia |
| The 8th World Masters Athletics Championships | 27 July - 6 August 1989 | Eugene | USA |
| The 9th World Masters Athletics Championships | 18 - 28 July 1991 | Turku | Finland |
| The 10th World Masters Athletics Championships | 7 - 17 October 1993 | Miyazaki | Japan |
| The 11th World Masters Athletics Championships | 13 - 23 July 1995 | Buffalo | USA |
| The 12th World Masters Athletics Championships | 17 - 27 July 1997 | Durban | South Africa |
| The 13th World Masters Athletics Championships | 29 July - 8 August 1999 | Gateshead | United Kingdom |
| The 14th World Masters Athletics Championships | 1 – 14 July 2001 | Brisbane | Australia |
| The 15th World Masters Athletics Championships | 1 - 13 July 2003 | Carolina | Puerto Rico |
| The 16th World Masters Athletics Championships | 22 August - 3 September 2005 | San Sebastian | Spain |
| The 17th World Masters Athletics Championships | 4 - 15 September 2007 | Riccione | Italy |
| The 18th World Masters Athletics Championships | 28 July - 8 August 2009 | Lahti | Finland |
| The 19th World Masters Athletics Championships | 6 - 17 July 2011 | Sacramento | USA |
| The 20th World Masters Athletics Championships | 15 - 27 October 2013 | Porto Alegre | Brazil |
| The 21st World Masters Athletics Championships | 4 - 16 August 2015 | Lyon | France |
| The 22nd World Masters Athletics Championships | 26 October - 6 November 2016 | Perth | Australia |
| The 23rd World Masters Athletics Championships | 4 - 16 September 2018 | Malaga | Spain |
| The 24th World Masters Athletics Championships | (2020) 29 June - 10 July 2022 | Tampere | Finland |
| The 25th World Masters Athletics Championships | 13 - 25 August 2024 | Gothenburg | Sweden |
| The 26th World Masters Athletics Championships | 25 August - 8 September 2026 | Daegu | South Korea |
