He also was a member of the Spanish team which won the inaugural World Team Cup in 1978.

He won the 2003 Summer Universiade, and finished third at the inaugural World Athletics Final.

His last major international race occurred in Helsinki, Finland, at the 1983 inaugural World Athletics Championships.

In 1989, he finished sixth in the inaugural 'World Cup', a series of tournaments in which the top 25 players in the world competed.

In 1971 Baltes shocked the racing fraternity when he held the inaugural World 100, offering an unprecedented purse of $4,000 to the winner.

Participated at the inaugural World Aquatics Championships in 1973 Belgrade, where he finished 5th in the 4x100m freestyle.

Darel Dieringer had a contract dispute with a tire company and was not able to compete in the inaugural World 600 at Charlotte.

Nie began learning Go at the age of nine and won the inaugural World Amateur Go Championship in 1979.

Participated at the inaugural World Aquatics Championships in 1973 Belgrade, where she finished 18th in the 100m butterfly.

Another big win on the year was the inaugural World Disc Golf Match Play Championships, which he took home $5,000 for.