Leadership:
Past to Present (Former to Current) Track and Field Leadership
AAU, IAAF, IOC, ITA, NAAA, TAA, TAC, TFA, USATF, USTFF, WAVA, WMA, World Athletics, and others.
International Leadership:
EMA = European Masters Athletics: 2015/2016 to Present (formerly EVAA founded Sept 1978 to 2015/2016): (External Link)
IAAF = International Amateur Athletic Federation: 1912 to Oct 2019 (replaced by World Athletics) (External Link)
IAAF Golden League: Professional: 1998 to 2009 (replaced by Diamond League)
IOC = International Olympic Committee: 1894 to Present (External Link)
ITA = International Track Association: Professional: 1972 to 1976
(Wanda) Diamond League: Professional: 2010 to Present (replaced IAAF Golden League)
North and Central America and Caribbean Region of World Masters Athletics (External Link) (External link: founded Dec 1988)
WAVA = World Association of Veteran Athletes: Aug 1977 to 2001 (replaced by WMA) (External Link: Wiki)
WMA = World Masters Athletics: 2001 to Present (replaced WAVA) (External Link)
World Athletics: June 2019 to Present (replaced IAAF) (Includes the World Athletic Council) (External Link)
US Leadership for Open, Elite, Sub-Masters, and Masters:
AAU = Amateur Athletic Union of USA: Jan 21, 1888 to Sept 1979 (Championship Meet Locations) (Conventions)
ITA = International Track Association: Professional Athletics (1972 to 1976): (External Link)
NAAA = National Association of Amateur Athletics: formed Formed April 22, 1879 (replaced by AAU) (Championship Meet Locations and Conventions)
NCCMA = North, Central American and Caribbean Masters Athletics: to Present
TAA = The Athletics Association: Nov 2019 to Present (External Link)
TAC = The Athletic Congress: Sept 1979 to 1993 (replaced AAU; replaced by USATF) (Convention Locations)
TFA = Track and Field Association: 1979 to 1981
USATF = USA Track & Field: 1993 to Present (replaced TAC and TFA) (External Link)
USTFF = United States Track and Field Federation: 1962 to approx. 1979
US Olympic Committee (External Link)
Note: In 1971 Bob Fine (New York) assisting creating a separate group for Masters within the AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) organization. The December 1970 AAU National Convention approved the 1971 separation. The AAU later evolved into what we have today, the USATF (Jan 1993 NMN, PDF, pg 5 of 28).
AAU Had Sub-Associations:
Metropolitan, Pacific Coast, and others.
US Leadership for Colleges and Universities:
IC4A = Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America: began 1875 or 1876
NAIA = National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics: 1940 to Present
NCAA = National Collegiate Athletic Association: 1906 to Present (External Link)
NJCAA = National Junior College Athletic Association: 1937/1938 to Present
USTFF = United States Track and Field Federation: 1962 to approx. 1979
Conferences for Colleges and Universities:
PCC = Pacific Coast Conference: 1915 to 1959 (replaced by Pac-12) and many others
Amateur Sports Act of 1978 broke up the AAU’s responsibility: (Link)
GBRATHLETICS Website:
The website includes many additional useful links: (Link)
European Leadership:
AAA = Amateur Athletic Association of England: April 24, 1880 to 2006
BMAF: British Masters Athletic Federation
British Athletics = United Kingdom Athletics: 1999 to Present
EAA = European Athletic Association = European Athletic: 1969 to Present
EMA = European Masters Athletics: (formerly European Veterans Athletics Association) to Present
References:
AAU: (Link-1) (Link-2)
BMAF: http://bmaf.org.uk/ and (Link-2)
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle Sept 2, 1888
Chicago Tribune Aug 27, 1888
European Athletics: https://www.european-athletics.org/
European Masters Athletics: https://european-masters-athletics.org/
gbrathletics: (Link)
Journal and Courier, Lafayette, IN Dec 18, 1983
Masters History: http://mastershistory.org/ and http://mastershistory.org/x-aau-convention-locations/
National Masters News: (Link)
NCCMA: https://nccmasterathletics.com/
NJCAA: https://www.njcaa.org/
UCR: https://cdnc.ucr.edu/
USMITT: (Link)
St Louis Globe-Democrat Dec 29, 1887
St Louis Post-Dispatch Sept 3, 1887 and Dec 15, 1988)
TAA: (Link-1) and https://trackandfieldnews.com/a-formal-launch-for-the-athletics-association/
British Athletics / United Kingdom Athletics: https://www.britishathletics.org.uk/ and https://www.uka.org.uk/
and (Link-3)
USATF: https://www.usatf.org/
USATF Masters: https://usatfmasters.org/
WMA: https://world-masters-athletics.com/
World Athletics: https://www.worldathletics.org/
World Athletics: Council: https://www.worldathletics.org/about-iaaf/structure/council
WIKI: (AAA) (AAU) (UK / British Athletics) (Diamond League) (EAA) (EMA) (IC4A) (IAAF) (IAAF Golden League) (IOC) (NAIA) (NCAA) (NJCAA) (PCC) (WAVA) (WMA) (World Athletics)