The 10th IAAF Track and Field World Championships 2005 in Helsinki – Information at this site
In 1983 in Helsinki, Willi Wülbeck won the 800m race totally unexpectedly, and just as unexpectedly Patriz Ilg won the World Championship title in the 3000m steeplechase, also in 1983, while Sigrun Wodars won the 800m race in Rome in 1987.