World Library  
My Account |  Register |  Help  
  
Flag as Inappropriate
Email this Article
 

1999 World Championships in Athletics

7th World Championships in Athletics
Host city Seville, Spain
Nations participating 201
Athletes participating 1821
Dates August 20–29, 1999
Main venue Estadio Olímpico
<  1997 Athens 2001 Edmonton  >

The 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29.

One of the main highlights of the games was the world record set in the 400 metres by Michael Johnson of the United States in a time of 43.18 seconds.

Contents

  • Men's results 1
    • Track 1.1
    • Field 1.2
  • Women's results 2
    • Track 2.1
    • Field 2.2
  • Medals table 3
  • See also 4
  • References 5

Men's results

Track

1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m
  Maurice Greene (USA) 9.80
(CR) 		 Bruny Surin (CAN) 9.84
(=NR) 		 Dwain Chambers (GBR) 9.97
(PB)
200 m
  Maurice Greene (USA) 19.90
(SB) 		 Claudinei da Silva (BRA) 20.00
(PB) 		 Francis Obikwelu (NGR) 20.11
400 m
  Michael Johnson (USA) 43.18
(WR) 		 Sanderlei Claro Parrela (BRA) 44.29
(AR) 		 Alejandro Cárdenas (MEX) 44.31
(NR)
800 m
  Wilson Kipketer (DEN) 1:43.30  Hezekiél Sepeng (RSA) 1:43.32  Djabir Saïd-Guerni (ALG) 1:44.18
(NR)
1500 m
  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 3:27.65
(CR) 		3:28.73
(NR) 		3:30.57
(PB)
5000 m
 12:58.13
(CR) 		12:58.72 12:58.80
10,000 m
 27:57.27 27:58.56 27:59.15
Marathon
 2:13:36 2:14:03 2:14:07
110 m hurdles
 13.04
(SB) 		13.07
(NR) 		13.12
(PB)
400 m hurdles
 47.72
(WL) 		48.12
(SB) 		48.13
(NR)
3000 m st.
 8:11.76 8:12.09 8.12.73
20 km walk
 1:23:34 1:24:19 1:24:31
50 km walk
 3:47:541
(PB) 		3:48:18 3:50:55
4×100 m relay
  United States (USA)
Jon Drummond
Tim Montgomery
Brian Lewis
Maurice Greene 		37.59
(WL) 		 Great Britain (GBR)
Jason Gardener
Darren Campbell
Marlon Devonish
Dwain Chambers 		37.73
(AR) 		 Brazil (BRA)
Raphael de Oliveira,
Claudinei da Silva
Édson Ribeiro,
André da Silva 		38.052
(AR)
4×400 m relay
  Poland (POL)
Tomasz Czubak
Robert Maćkowiak
Jacek Bocian
Piotr Haczek 		2:58.913
(SB) 		 Jamaica (JAM)
Michael McDonald
Greg Haughton
Danny McFarlane
Davian Clarke 		2:59.34  South Africa (South Africa)
Jopie van Oudtshoorn
Hendrick Mokganyetsi
Adriaan Botha
Arnaud Malherbe 		3:00.20 (NR)

WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)

1 German Skurygin of Russia originally won the gold medal in the 50 km walk in 3:44:23, but was disqualified after he tested positive for drugs in November 2001.
2 Nigeria (Innocent Asonze, Francis Obikwelu, Daniel Effiong, Deji Aliu) originally won the bronze medal in 37.91, but were disqualified on August 31, 2005 after it was found Asonze had failed a doping test in June 1999.
3 The United States (Jerome Davis, Antonio Pettigrew, Angelo Taylor, Michael Johnson) originally won the gold medal in 2:56.45, but were disqualified in 2008 after Antonio Pettigrew admitted to using HGH and EPO between 1997 and 2003.

Field

1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003
Event Gold Silver Bronze
High jump
 2.37
(WL) 		2.35
(NR) 		2.32
Pole vault
 6.02
(CR) 		5.90 5.80
(NR)
Long jump
 8.56 8.40 8.36
(SB)
Triple jump
 17.59
(WL) 		17.49
(PB) 		17.48
Shot put
 21.79
(PB) 		21.42
(SB) 		21.26
Discus throw
 69.08
(CR) 		68.18
(SB) 		68.09
Javelin throw
 89.52 89.18 87.67
Hammer throw
 80.24 79.05 79.03
Decathlon
 8744 8556
(PB) 		8547
(SB)

WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)

Women's results

Track

1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m
 10.70
(CR) 		10.79 10.84
200 m
 21.77
(WL) 		22.22
(PB) 		22.26
400 m
 49.67
(SB) 		49.74
(PB) 		49.92
(PB)
800 m
 1:56.68 1:56.72 1:56.93
1500 m
 3:59.53
(SB) 		4:00.35
(PB) 		4:00.96
(SB)
5000 m
 14:41.82
(CR) 		14:43.15 14:44.22
(PB)
10,000 m
 30:24.56
(CR) 		30:27.13
(NR) 		30:32.03
(NR)
Marathon
 2:26:59
(NR) 		2:27:02
(PB) 		2:27:41
100 m hurdles
 12.37
(WL) 		12.44
(AR) 		12.47
(NR)
400 m hurdles
 52.89
(WL) 		52.90
(AR) 		53.16
(SB)
20 km walk
 1:30:50 1:30:52 1:31:18
(SB)
4×100 m relay
 Savatheda Fynes
Chandra Sturrup
Pauline Davis-Thompson
Debbie Ferguson
 Bahamas 		41.92
(WL) 		Patricia Girard
Muriel Hurtis
Katia Benth
Christine Arron
 France 		42.06
(NR) 		Aleen Bailey
Merlene Frazer,
Beverly McDonald
Peta-Gaye Dowdie
 Jamaica 		42.15
(SB)
4×400 m relay
 Tatyana Chebykina
Svetlana Goncharenko
Olga Kotlyarova
Natalya Nazarova
 Russia 		3:21.98
(WL) 		Suziann Reid
Maicel Malone-Wallace,
Michelle Collins
Jearl Miles Clark
 United States 		3:22.09
(SB) 		Anke Feller
Uta Rohländer
Anja Rücker
Grit Breuer
 Germany 		3:22.43
(SB)

WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)

Field

1995 |1997 |1999 |2001 |2003
Event Gold Silver Bronze
High jump
 1.99 1.99 1.99
(PB)
Pole vault
 4.60
(WR) 		4.55
(AR) 		4.45
Long jump
 7.06
(NR) 		6.94 6.83
Triple jump
 14.88 14.61 14.61
Shot put
 19.85
(SB) 		19.61
(PB) 		19.43
Discus throw
 68.14 66.05 65.35
Hammer throw
 75.20 72.56 66.06
Javelin throw
 67.09
(PB) 		66.37
(PB) 		66.06
Heptathlon
 6861
(PB) 		6724 6500

WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)

Medals table

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1.  United States 10 3 4 17
2.  Russia 5 4 3 12
3.  Germany 4 4 4 12
4. 2 2 2 6
5.  Morocco 2 2 1 5
6.  Cuba 2 2 0 4
6.  Italy 2 2 0 4
8.  Spain 2 1 1 4
9.  Ethiopia 2 0 3 5
10.  Romania 2 0 2 4
11.  Czech Republic 2 0 1 3
12.  Great Britain 1 4 2 7
13.  Kenya 1 4 1 6
14.  France 1 2 0 3
15.  Australia 1 1 2 4
15.  Ukraine 1 1 2 4
17.  China 1 1 0 2
18.  Bahamas 1 0 0 1
18.  Denmark 1 0 0 1
18.  Finland 1 0 0 1
18.  North Korea 1 0 0 1
18.  Poland 1 0 0 1
23.  Jamaica 0 2 4 6
24.  Brazil 0 2 1 3
25.  Canada 0 2 0 2
26.  Japan 0 1 1 2
26.  Nigeria 0 1 1 2
26.  South Africa 0 1 1 2
29.  Bulgaria 0 1 0 1
29.  Ecuador 0 1 0 1
29.  Hungary 0 1 0 1
29. 0 1 0 1
33. 0 0 2 2
34. 0 0 1 1
34. 0 0 1 1
34. 0 0 1 1
34. 0 0 1 1
34. 0 0 1 1
34. 0 0 1 1
34. 0 0 1 1
34. 0 0 1 1
34. 0 0 1 1

See also

References

  • IAAF 1999
  • History of the IAAF World Championships
This article was sourced from Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. World Heritage Encyclopedia content is assembled from numerous content providers, Open Access Publishing, and in compliance with The Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act (FASTR), Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., Public Library of Science, The Encyclopedia of Life, Open Book Publishers (OBP), PubMed, U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, and USA.gov, which sources content from all federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government publication portals (.gov, .mil, .edu). Funding for USA.gov and content contributors is made possible from the U.S. Congress, E-Government Act of 2002.
 
Crowd sourced content that is contributed to World Heritage Encyclopedia is peer reviewed and edited by our editorial staff to ensure quality scholarly research articles.
 
By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. World Heritage Encyclopedia™ is a registered trademark of the World Public Library Association, a non-profit organization.
 


Copyright © World Library Foundation. All rights reserved. eBooks from Project Gutenberg are sponsored by the World Library Foundation,
a 501c(4) Member's Support Non-Profit Organization, and is NOT affiliated with any governmental agency or department.