1999 World Championships in Athletics
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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 August 20 and 29, 1999.
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 USA of America in a time of 43.18 seconds.
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Men's Results
Track
1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 100 m details |
 Maurice Greene (USA) |
9.80 (CR) |
 Bruny Surin (CAN) |
9.84 (NR) |
 Dwain Chambers (GBR) |
9.97 (PB) |
| 200 m details |
Maurice Greene (USA) |
19.90 (SB) |
 Claudinei da Silva (BRA) |
20.00 (PB) |
 Francis Obikwelu (NGR) |
20.11 |
| 400 m details |
Michael Johnson (USA) |
43.18 (WR) |
Sanderlei Claro Parrela (BRA) |
44.29 (AR) |
 Alejandro Cárdenas (MEX) |
44.31 (NR) |
| 800 m details |
 Wilson Kipketer (DEN) |
1:43.30 |  Hezekiél Sepeng (RSA) |
1:43.32 |  Djabir Saïd Guerni (ALG) |
1:44.18 (NR) |
| 1,500 m details |
 Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) |
3:27.65 (CR) |
 Noah Ngeny (KEN) |
3:28.73 (NR) |
 Reyes Estévez (ESP) |
3:30.57 (PB) |
| 5,000 m details |
Salah Hissou (MAR) |
12:58.13 (CR) |
Benjamin Limo (KEN) |
12:58.72 |  Mohammed Mourhit (BEL) |
12:58.80 |
| 10,000 m details |
 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) |
27:57.27 | Paul Tergat (KEN) |
27:58.56 | Assefa Mezegebu (ETH) |
27:59.15 |
| Marathon details |
Abel Antón (ESP) |
2:13:36 |  Vincenzo Modica (ITA) |
2:14:03 |  Nobuyuki Sato (JPN) |
2:14:07 |
| 110 m hurdles details |
Colin Jackson (GBR) |
13.04 (SB) |
 Anier García (CUB) |
13.07 (NR) |
Duane Ross (USA) |
13.12 (PB) |
| 400 m hurdles details |
Fabrizio Mori (ITA) |
47.72 (WL) |
 Stéphane Diagana (FRA) |
48.12 (SB) |
 Marcel Schelbert (SUI) |
48.13 (NR) |
| 3,000 m st. details |
Christopher Kosgei (KEN) |
8:11.76 | Wilson Boit Kipketer (KEN) |
8:12.09 | Ali Ezzine (MAR) |
8.12.73 |
| 20 km walk details |
 Ilya Markov (RUS) |
1:23:34 |  Jefferson Pérez (ECU) |
1:24:19 | Daniel García (MEX) |
1:24:31 |
| 50 km walk details |
Ivano Brugnetti (ITA) |
3:47:54 (PB) |
Nikolay Matyukhin (RUS) |
3:48:18 | Curt Clausen (USA) |
3:50:55 |
| 4x100 m relay details |
United States Jon Drummond Tim Montgomery Brian Lewis Maurice Greene |
37.59 (WL) |
Great Britain Jason Gardener Darren Campbell Marlon Devonish Dwain Chambers |
37.73 (AR) |
Brazil Raphael de Oliveira, Claudinei da Silva Edson Ribeiro, André da Silva |
38.05 (AR) |
| 4x400 m relay details |
 PolandTomasz Czubak Robert Mackowiak Jacek Bocian Piotr Haczek |
2:58.91 (SB) |
 JamaicaMichael McDonald Greg Haughton Danny McFarlane Davian Clarke |
2:59.34 | none | |
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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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- 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.
Field
1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 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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Women's Results
Track
1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 100 m details |
Marion Jones (USA) |
10.70 (CR) |
Inger Miller (USA) |
10.79 | Ekaterini Thanou (GRE) |
10.84 |
| 200 m details |
Inger Miller (USA) |
21.77 (WL) |
Beverly McDonald (JAM) |
22.22 (PB) |
Merlene Frazer (JAM) |
22.26 |
| Andrea Philipp (GER) |
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| 400 m details |
Cathy Freeman (AUS) |
49.67 (SB) |
Anja Rücker (GER) |
49.74 (PB) |
Lorraine Graham-Fenton (JAM) |
49.92 (PB) |
| 800 m details |
Ludmila Formanová (CZE) |
1:56.68 |  Maria Mutola (MOZ) |
1:56.72 | Svetlana Masterkova (RUS) |
1:56.93 |
| 1,500 m details |
Svetlana Masterkova (RUS) |
3:59.53 (SB) |
Regina Jacobs (USA) |
4:00.35 (PB) |
Kutre Dulecha (ETH) |
4:00.96 (SB) |
| 5,000 m details |
 Gabriela Szabo (ROU) |
14:41.82 (CR) |
Zahra Ouaziz (MAR) |
14:43.15 | Ayelech Worku (ETH) |
14:44.22 (PB) |
| 10,000 m details |
Gete Wami (ETH) |
30:24.56 (CR) |
Paula Radcliffe (GBR) |
30:27.13 (NR) |
Tegla Loroupe (KEN) |
30:32.03 (NR) |
| Marathon details |
 Jong Song-Ok (PRK) |
2:26:59 (NR) |
Ari Ichihashi (JPN) |
2:27:02 (PB) |
Lidia Simon (ROU) |
2:27:41 |
| 100 m hurdles details |
Gail Devers (USA) |
12.37 (WL) |
Gloria Alozie (NGR) |
12.44 (AR) |
 Ludmila Engquist (SWE) |
12.47 (NR) |
| 400 m hurdles details |
Daimí Pernía (CUB) |
52.89 (WL) |
Nezha Bidouane (MAR) |
52.90 (AR) |
Deon Hemmings (JAM) |
53.16 (SB) |
| 20 km walk details |
 Liu Hongyu (CHN) |
1:30:50 | Wang Yan (CHN) |
1:30:52 | Kerry Saxby-Junna (AUS) |
1:31:18 (SB) |
| 4x100 m relay details |
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) |
| 4x400 m relay details |
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) |
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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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Field
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 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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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. | 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. | Brazil |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 24. | Canada |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 25. | Jamaica |
0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 26= | Japan |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 26= | Nigeria |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28= | Bulgaria |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28= | Ecuador |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28= | Hungary |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28= | Mozambique |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27= | South Africa |
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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