1999 World Championships in Athletics
Dates | August 20–29, 1999 |
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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.
Men's results
Track
1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 m |
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9.80 (CR) |
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9.84 (=NR) |
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9.97 (PB) |
200 m |
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19.90 (SB) |
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20.00 (PB) |
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20.11 |
400 m |
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43.18 (WR) |
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44.29 (AR) |
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44.31 (NR) |
800 m |
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1:43.30 | ![]() |
1:43.32 | ![]() |
1:44.18 (NR) |
1500 m |
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3:27.65 (CR) |
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3:28.73 (NR) |
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3:30.57 (PB) |
5000 m |
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12:58.13 (CR) |
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12:58.72 | ![]() |
12:58.80 |
10,000 m |
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27:57.27 | ![]() |
27:58.56 | ![]() |
27:59.15 |
Marathon |
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2:13:36 | ![]() |
2:14:03 | ![]() |
2:14:07 |
110 m hurdles |
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13.04 (SB) |
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13.07 (NR) |
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13.12 (PB) |
400 m hurdles |
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47.72 (WL) |
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48.12 (SB) |
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48.13 (NR) |
3000 m st. |
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8:11.76 | ![]() |
8:12.09 | ![]() |
8.12.73 |
20 km walk |
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1:23:34 | ![]() |
1:24:19 | ![]() |
1:24:31 |
50 km walk |
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3:47:541 (PB) |
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3:48:18 | ![]() |
3:50:55 |
4 × 100 m relay |
![]() Jon Drummond Tim Montgomery Brian Lewis Maurice Greene |
37.59 (WL) |
![]() Jason Gardener Darren Campbell Marlon Devonish Dwain Chambers |
37.73 (AR) |
![]() Raphael de Oliveira, Claudinei da Silva Édson Ribeiro, André da Silva |
38.052 (AR) |
4 × 400 m relay |
![]() Tomasz Czubak Robert Maćkowiak Jacek Bocian Piotr Haczek |
2:58.913 (SB) |
![]() Michael McDonald Greg Haughton Danny McFarlane Davian Clarke |
2:59.34 | ![]() 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)
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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 | |||
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High jump |
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2.37 (WL) |
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2.35 (NR) |
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2.32 |
Pole vault |
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6.02 (CR) |
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5.90 | ![]() |
5.80 (NR) |
Long jump |
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8.56 | ![]() |
8.40 | ![]() |
8.36 (SB) |
Triple jump |
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17.59 (WL) |
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17.49 (PB) |
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17.48 |
Shot put |
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21.79 (PB) |
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21.42 (SB) |
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21.26 |
Discus throw |
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69.08 (CR) |
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68.18 (SB) |
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68.09 |
Javelin throw |
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89.52 | ![]() |
89.18 | ![]() |
87.67 |
Hammer throw |
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80.24 | ![]() |
79.05 | ![]() |
79.03 |
Decathlon |
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8744 | ![]() |
8556 (PB) |
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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)
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Women's results
Track
1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 m |
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10.70 (CR) |
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10.79 | ![]() |
10.84 |
200 m |
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21.77 (WL) |
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22.22 (PB) |
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22.26 |
400 m |
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49.67 (SB) |
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49.74 (PB) |
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49.92 (PB) |
800 m |
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1:56.68 | ![]() |
1:56.72 | ![]() |
1:56.93 |
1500 m |
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3:59.53 (SB) |
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4:00.35 (PB) |
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4:00.96 (SB) |
5000 m |
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14:41.82 (CR) |
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14:43.15 | ![]() |
14:44.22 (PB) |
10,000 m |
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30:24.56 (CR) |
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30:27.13 (NR) |
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30:32.03 (NR) |
Marathon |
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2:26:59 (NR) |
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2:27:02 (PB) |
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2:27:41 |
100 m hurdles |
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12.37 (WL) |
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12.44 (AR) |
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12.47 (NR) |
400 m hurdles |
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52.89 (WL) |
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52.90 (AR) |
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53.16 (SB) |
20 km walk |
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1:30:50 | ![]() |
1:30:52 | ![]() |
1:31:18 (SB) |
4 × 100 m relay |
Savatheda Fynes Chandra Sturrup Pauline Davis-Thompson Debbie Ferguson ![]() |
41.92 (WL) |
Patricia Girard Muriel Hurtis Katia Benth Christine Arron ![]() |
42.06 (NR) |
Aleen Bailey Merlene Frazer, Beverly McDonald Peta-Gaye Dowdie ![]() |
42.15 (SB) |
4 × 400 m relay |
Tatyana Chebykina Svetlana Goncharenko Olga Kotlyarova Natalya Nazarova ![]() |
3:21.98 (WL) |
Suziann Reid Maicel Malone-Wallace, Michelle Collins Jearl Miles Clark ![]() |
3:22.09 (SB) |
Anke Feller Uta Rohländer Anja Rücker Grit Breuer ![]() |
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)
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Field
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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High jump |
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1.99 | ![]() |
1.99 | ![]() |
1.99 (PB) |
Pole vault |
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4.60 (WR) |
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4.55 (AR) |
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4.45 |
Long jump |
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7.06 (NR) |
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6.94 | ![]() |
6.83 |
Triple jump |
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14.88 | ![]() |
14.61 | ![]() |
14.61 |
Shot put |
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19.85 (SB) |
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19.61 (PB) |
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19.43 |
Discus throw |
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68.14 | ![]() |
66.05 | ![]() |
65.35 |
Hammer throw |
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75.20 | ![]() |
72.56 | ![]() |
66.06 |
Javelin throw |
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67.09 (PB) |
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66.37 (PB) |
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66.06 |
Heptathlon |
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6861 (PB) |
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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)
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Medals table
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10 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
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5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
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4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
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2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
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2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
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2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
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2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
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1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
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1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
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1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
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1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
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0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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