1999 World Championships in Athletics
| 7th World Championships in Athletics | |
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| Host city | Seville, Spain |
| Date(s) | August 20–29, 1999 |
| Main Stadium | Estadio Olímpico |
| Nations participating | 201 |
| Athletes participating | 1821 |
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 the Michael Johnson of the United States in a time of 43.18 seconds.
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[edit] Men's results
[edit] Track
1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003
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.
[edit] Field
1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| High jump |
 Vyacheslav Voronin (RUS) |
2.37 (WL) |
 Mark Boswell (CAN) |
2.35 (NR) |
 Martin Buß (GER) |
2.32 |
| Pole vault |
Maksim Tarasov (RUS) |
6.02 (CR) |
 Dmitri Markov (AUS) |
5.90 |  Aleksandr Averbukh (ISR) |
5.80 (NR) |
| Long jump |
 Iván Pedroso (CUB) |
8.56 |  Yago Lamela (ESP) |
8.40 |  Gregor Cankar (SLO) |
8.36 (SB) |
| Triple jump |
Charles Friedek (GER) |
17.59 (WL) |
 Rostislav Dimitrov (BUL) |
17.49 (PB) |
 Jonathan Edwards (GBR) |
17.48 |
| Shot put |
 C.J. Hunter (USA) |
21.79 (PB) |
Oliver-Sven Buder (GER) |
21.42 (SB) |
 Oleksandr Bagach (UKR) |
21.26 |
| Discus throw |
Anthony Washington (USA) |
69.08 (CR) |
Jürgen Schult (GER) |
68.18 (SB) |
Lars Riedel (GER) |
68.09 |
| Javelin throw |
 Aki Parviainen (FIN) |
89.52 |  Konstadinos Gatsioudis (GRE) |
89.18 |  Jan Železný (CZE) |
87.67 |
| Hammer throw |
Karsten Kobs (GER) |
80.24 |  Zsolt Németh (HUN) |
79.05 | Vladislav Piskunov (UKR) |
79.03 |
| Decathlon |
Tomáš Dvořák (CZE) |
8744 | Dean Macey (GBR) |
8556 (PB) |
Chris Huffins (USA) |
8547 (SB) |
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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) |
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[edit] Women's Results
[edit] Track
1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003
[edit] Field
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| High jump |
Inha Babakova (UKR) |
1.99 | Yelena Yelesina (RUS) |
1.99 | Svetlana Lapina (RUS) |
1.99 (PB) |
| Pole vault |
Stacy Dragila (USA) |
4.60 (WR) |
Anzhela Balakhonova (UKR) |
4.55 (AR) |
Tatiana Grigorieva (AUS) |
4.45 |
| Long jump |
Niurka Montalvo (ESP) |
7.06 (NR) |
 Fiona May (ITA) |
6.94 | Marion Jones (USA) |
6.83 |
| Triple jump |
Paraskevi Tsiamita (GRE) |
14.88 | Yamilé Aldama (CUB) |
14.61 | Olga Vasdeki (GRE) |
14.61 |
| Shot put |
Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) |
19.85 (SB) |
Nadine Kleinert (GER) |
19.61 (PB) |
Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS) |
19.43 |
| Discus throw |
Franka Dietzsch (GER) |
68.14 | Anastasia Kelesidou (GRE) |
66.05 |  Nicoleta Grasu (ROU) |
65.35 |
| Hammer throw |
Mihaela Melinte (ROU) |
75.20 | Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) |
72.56 |  Lisa Misipeka (ASA) |
66.06 |
| Javelin throw |
Mirela Manjani (GRE) |
67.09 (PB) |
Tatyana Shikolenko (RUS) |
66.37 (PB) |
 Trine Hattestad (NOR) |
66.06 |
| Heptathlon |
 Eunice Barber (FRA) |
6861 (PB) |
Denise Lewis (GBR) |
6724 |  Ghada Shouaa (SYR) |
6500 |
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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) |
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[edit] Medals table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1. | United States |
10 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| 2. | Russia |
5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 3. | Germany |
4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 4. | Greece |
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. |  Mozambique |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33. |  Mexico |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 34. |  Algeria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34. | American Samoa |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34. |  Belgium |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34. | Israel |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34. | Norway |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34. | Slovenia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34. |  Sweden |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34. |  Switzerland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34. | Syria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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