1999 World Championships in Athletics
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| 7th World Championships in Athletics | |
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| Host city | Seville, Spain |
| Date(s) | August 20 – August 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 metre sprint by the outstanding Michael Johnson of the United States of America in a time of 43.18 seconds.
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[edit] Men's results
[edit] Track
1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003
- German Skurygin from Russia originally won the 50 km Walk with a time of 3:44:23, but he was disqualified after testing positive for drugs in November 2001.
- The Nigerian 4x100 m relay team (Innocent Asonze, Francis Obikwelu, Daniel Effiong, Deji Aliu), originally finished third in 37.91, but was disqualified on August 31, 2005 after it was found Innocent Asonze had failed a doping test on June 1999.
[edit] Field
1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| High jump details |
 Vyacheslav Voronin (RUS) |
2.37 (WL) |
 Mark Boswell (CAN) |
2.35 (NR) |
 Martin Buß (GER) |
2.32 |
| Long jump details |
 Iván Pedroso (CUB) |
8.56 |  Yago Lamela (ESP) |
8.40 |  Gregor Cankar (SLO) |
8.36 (SB) |
| Pole vault details |
Maksim Tarasov (RUS) |
6.02 (CR) |
 Dmitri Markov (AUS) |
5.90 |  Aleksandr Averbukh (ISR) |
5.80 (NR) |
| Triple jump details |
Charles Friedek (GER) |
17.59 (WL) |
 Rostislav Dimitrov (BUL) |
17.49 (PB) |
 Jonathan Edwards (GBR) |
17.48 |
| Shot put details |
 C.J. Hunter (USA) |
21.79 (PB) |
Oliver-Sven Buder (GER) |
21.42 (SB) |
 Oleksandr Bagach (UKR) |
21.26 |
| Discus throw details |
Anthony Washington (USA) |
69.08 (CR) |
Jürgen Schult (GER) |
68.18 (SB) |
Lars Riedel (GER) |
68.09 |
| Javelin throw details |
 Aki Parviainen (FIN) |
89.52 |  Konstadinos Gatsioudis (GRE) |
89.18 |  Jan Železný (CZE) |
87.67 |
| Hammer throw details |
Karsten Kobs (GER) |
80.24 |  Zsolt Németh (HUN) |
79.05 | Vladislav Piskunov (UKR) |
79.03 |
| Decathlon details |
Tomáš Dvořák (CZE) |
8744 | Dean Macey (GBR) |
8556 (PB) |
Chris Huffins (USA) |
8547 (SB) |
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AR Area record | CR championship record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB/PR personal best/record | SB seasonal best | WL world leading (in a given season) | WR world record |
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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 details |
Inha Babakova (UKR) |
1.99 | Yelena Yelesina (RUS) |
1.99 | Svetlana Lapina (RUS) |
1.99 (PB) |
| Pole vault details |
Stacy Dragila (USA) |
4.60 (WR) |
Anzhela Balakhonova (UKR) |
4.55 (AR) |
Tatiana Grigorieva (AUS) |
4.45 |
| Long jump details |
Niurka Montalvo (ESP) |
7.06 (NR) |
 Fiona May (ITA) |
6.94 | Marion Jones (USA) |
6.83 |
| Triple jump details |
Paraskevi Tsiamita (GRE) |
14.88 | Yamilé Aldama (CUB) |
14.61 | Olga Vasdeki (GRE) |
14.61 |
| Shot put details |
Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) |
19.85 (SB) |
Nadine Kleinert (GER) |
19.61 (PB) |
Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS) |
19.43 |
| Discus throw details |
Franka Dietzsch (GER) |
68.14 | Anastasia Kelesidou (GRE) |
66.05 |  Nicoleta Grasu (ROU) |
65.35 |
| Hammer throw details |
Mihaela Melinte (ROU) |
75.20 | Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) |
72.56 |  Lisa Misipeka (ASA) |
66.06 |
| Javelin throw details |
Mirela Manjani (GRE) |
67.09 (PB) |
Tatyana Shikolenko (RUS) |
66.37 (PB) |
 Trine Hattestad (NOR) |
66.06 |
| Heptathlon details |
 Eunice Barber (FRA) |
6861 (PB) |
Denise Lewis (GBR) |
6724 |  Ghada Shouaa (SYR) |
6500 |
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AR Area record | CR championship record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB/PR personal best/record | SB seasonal best | WL world leading (in a given season) | WR world record |
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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. | United Kingdom |
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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