CREATE TABLE "achievements" (
  "year" real,
  "competition" text,
  "venue" text,
  "position" text,
  "event" text,
  "time" text
);

Question: What Venue has a Year smaller than 1986, and a Position of 6th?
SQL: SELECT "venue" FROM "achievements" WHERE "year"<1986 AND "position"='6th';

Question: What Position has a Time of 3:01.78?
SQL: SELECT "position" FROM "achievements" WHERE "time"='3:01.78';

Question: What Event has a Competition of world championships?
SQL: SELECT "event" FROM "achievements" WHERE "competition"='world championships';

Question: What Time has a Year of 1984?
SQL: SELECT "time" FROM "achievements" WHERE "year"=1984;

Question: What Competition has a Year smaller than 1983?
SQL: SELECT "competition" FROM "achievements" WHERE "year"<1983;