1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships
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The 4th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Skydome in Toronto
, Canada
from March 12 to March 14, 1993. It was the last Indoor Championships to feature the 5,000 and 3,000 metres race walk
events. In addition, it was the first Indoor Championships to include heptathlon
and pentathlon
, albeit as non-championship events. There were a total number of 537 athletes participated from 93 countries.
Toronto
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, Canada
Canada
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from March 12 to March 14, 1993. It was the last Indoor Championships to feature the 5,000 and 3,000 metres race walk
Race walking
Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance athletic event. Although it is a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times...
events. In addition, it was the first Indoor Championships to include heptathlon
Heptathlon
A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...
and pentathlon
Pentathlon
A pentathlon is a contest featuring five different events. The name is derived from Greek: combining the words pente and -athlon . The first pentathlon was documented in Ancient Greece and was part of the Ancient Olympic Games...
, albeit as non-championship events. There were a total number of 537 athletes participated from 93 countries.
Men
1989 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 199760 m |
|6.50 (CR) |
|6.51 (NR) |
|6.57 | |||
200 m |
|20.63 | |20.71 | |20.72 | |||
400 m |
|45.26 (CR) |
|45.75 | |46.45 | |||
800 m |
|1:47.29 | |1:47.62 | |1:48.15 | |||
1,500 m |
|3:45.00 | |3:45.30 | |3:45.39 | |||
3,000 m |
|7:50.26 | |7:50.57 | |7:51.10 | |||
60 m hurdles |
|7.41 (CR) |
|7.43 | |7.43 | |||
High jump |
|2.41 | |2.39 | |2.37 | |||
Pole vault |
|5.90 | |5.80 | |5.80 | |||
Long jump |
|8.23 | |8.13 | |7.98 | |||
Triple jump |
|17.59 (CR) |
|17.36 | |17.27 | |||
Shot put |
|21.27 | |21.08 | |20.63 | |||
5 km walk |
|18:32.10 | |18:35.91 | |18:43.48 | |||
4x400 m relay |
United States Darnell Hall Darnell Hall Darnell Kenneth Hall is an American sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. He ran for the later gold-winning Team USA in the preliminary heats of the men's 4 x 400 m relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics.... Brian Irvin Jason Rouser Jason Rouser Jason Rouser is a retired American sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.At the 1993 World Indoor Championships he finished sixth in the 400 metres and won a gold medal in 4 x 400 metres relay... Danny Everett Danny Everett Daniel Joseph Everett is a 400 metre runner from the United States. As a 21-year-old he participated in the 1988 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the individual event and a gold medal with the United States 4x400 m relay... |
3:04.20 | Trinidad and Tobago Daziel Jules Alvin Daniel Alvin Daniel Alvin Daniel is a retired athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 200 and 400 metres.He holds one national record, in 4 x 400 metres relay together with Patrick Delice, Neil de Silva and Ian Morris, with 3:01.05 minutes achieved in the heats of the 1992 Summer... Neil de Silva Neil de Silva Neil de Silva is a retired male track and field athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 200 and 400 metres.His personal best time over 400 m was 45.02 seconds, achieved during the 1996 Olympics... Ian Morris Ian Morris (athlete) Ian Morris is a retired male track and field athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 400 metres. A former soccer player for the Siparia Angel in South Trinidad, he did not take up athletics before the age of 23... |
3:07.02 (NR) |
Japan Masayoshi Kan Masayoshi Kan Masayoshi Kan is a retired Japanese sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.He won bronze medals in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1993 and 1995 World Indoor Championships... Seiji Inagaki Seiji Inagaki Seiji Inagaki is a retired Japanese athlete who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles.He won bronze medals in 4 x 400 metres relay in two editions of the World Indoor Championships; in 1993 with teammates Masayoshi Kan, Yoshihiko Saito and Hiroyuki Hayashi and in 1995 with Kan, Hayashi and... Yoshihiko Saito Yoshihiko Saito is a Japanese athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles.With a personal best time of 48.64 seconds, achieved in October 1998 in Kumamoto, he is a former Asian record holder. The Asian record currently belongs to Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily with 47.53 seconds, and the Japanese record to Dai... Hiroyuki Hayashi Hiroyuki Hayashi (athlete) Hiroyuki Hayashi is a retired Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.He won bronze medals in 4 x 400 metres relay in two editions of the World Indoor Championships; in 1993 with teammates Masayoshi Kan, Seiji Inagaki and Yoshihiko Saito and in 1995 with Kan, Inagaki and Tomonari Ono... |
3:07.30 |
- For dopingDoping (sport)The use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport is commonly referred to by the term "doping", particularly by those organizations that regulate competitions. The use of performance enhancing drugs is mostly done to improve athletic performance. This is why many sports ban the use of performance...
offenses, Daniel IvanovDaniel IvanovDaniel Ivanov is a retired Bulgarian long jumper.He became Bulgarian champion in 1989, and Bulgarian indoor champion in 1989, 1990 and 1993. He competed at the 1990 European Championships without reaching the final...
and Nikolai Raev were disqualified from their bronze medals in long and triple jump respectively.
Women
1989 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 199760 m |
|6.95 (CR) |
|6.97 | |7.21 | |||
200 m |
|22.15 (CR) |
|22.73 | |22.90 | |||
400 m |
|50.93 (NR) |
|51.03 | |51.37 | |||
800 m |
|1:57.5 (CR) |
|1:59.18 | |1:59.86 | |||
1,500 m |
|4:09.29 | |4:09.41 | |4:10.99 | |||
3,000 m |
|8:50.55 | |9:02.89 | |9:03.78 | |||
60 m hurdles |
|7.86 | |7.99 | |8.01 | |||
High jump |
|2.02 | |2.02 | |2.00 | |||
Long jump |
|6.84 | |6.84 | |6.77 | |||
Triple jump |
|14.47 (CR) |
|14.36 | |14.35 | |||
Shot put |
|19.57 | |19.37 | |19.32 | |||
3 km walk |
|11:49.73 (CR) |
|11:53.82 | |11:55.35 | |||
4 x 400 m relay |
Deon Hemmings Deon Hemmings Deon Hemmings is a former female 400 metres hurdler.Hemmings was the first ever Jamaican woman to win an Olympic Gold when she won the 400m Hurdles at the 1996 Olympics breaking the Olympic record which stood to 2004... , Beverley Grant, Cathy Rattray-Williams Cathy Rattray-Williams Catherine Ann Rattray-Williams is a retired female sprinter from Jamaica, who mainly competed in the women's 400 metres during her career. She is a four-time Olympian, making her debut in 1980 .-Achievements:... , Sandie Richards Sandie Richards Alexandra Richards is a Jamaican track and field athlete. She was a bronze medalist in the 4x400 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.... |
3:32.32 | Trevaia Williams, Terri Dendy Terri Dendy Terri A. Dendy is a former Olympic track and field athlete from Wilmington, Delaware. Dendy was ranked among the top ten women in the U.S. for the 400 meters event from 1986 through 1989 and again in 1993. She was an alternate on the U.S. 4 x 400 meters relay team at the 1988 Summer Olympics... , Dyan Webber, Natasha Kaiser-Brown |
3:32.50 | none | none |
Non-championship events
Some events were contested without counting towards the total medal status. The 1600 metres medley relay consisted of four legs over 800 m, 200 m, 200 m and 400 m.Men's Heptathlon | Dan O'Brien Dan O'Brien Daniel Dion O'Brien is a former American decathlete. He was deemed one of the best decathlon athletes of the 1990s, winning an Olympic gold medal after winning three consecutive world titles.... |
6476 | Mike Smith Mike Smith (decathlon) Michael "Mike" Cameron Smith is a Canadian decathlete from Kenora, Ontario.-Biography:He attended Pinecrest Elementary School, Lakewood Intermediate School, Beaver Brae Secondary School and then Central Technical School in Toronto for his final year of high school.Smith attended the University of... |
6279 | Eduard Hämäläinen Eduard Hämäläinen Eduard Hämäläinen is a retired decathlete from Finland and Belarus.-Biograpfhy:He originally competed for the Soviet Union and then Belarus after the Soviet dissolution, but changed nationality. His great-grandparents were deported from Finland to Turkestan in 1917... |
6075 |
Women's Pentathlon | Liliana Nastase Liliana Nastase Liliana Năstase Alexandru is a retired Romanian heptathlete. She was born in Vânju Mare.She is best known for her gold medal at the 1993 World Indoor Championships. She also competed in the 100 metres hurdles.-Achievements:... |
4686 | Urszula Włodarczyk |
4667 | Birgit Clarius Birgit Clarius Birgit Clarius is a retired German heptathlete, best known for her bronze medal at the 1993 World Indoor Championships. Her personal best was 6500 points.-Achievements:-External links:... |
4641 |
Men's 1600 Metres Medley Relay |
Mark Everett Mark Everett (athlete) David Mark Everett is a former American college and international middle-distance runner who won the bronze medal in the 800-meter event at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo. The following year, Everett finished second in the US Olympic Trials in New Orleans behind Johnny Gray... , James Trapp James Trapp James Trapp is a former American football player and currently a co-owner and Facility Coordinator for D1 Sports Training in Greenville, SC. Trapp earned a Super Bowl ring while playing for the Baltimore Ravens in the 2000 season.... , Kevin Little, Butch Reynolds Butch Reynolds Harry "Butch" Reynolds is an American former track and field athlete who competed in the 400 meter dash. He held the world record for the event for eleven years with his personal best time of 43.29 seconds set in 1988. That year he was the silver medalist at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and a... |
3:15.10 | Gilmar dos Santos, André da Silva André da Silva André Domingos da Silva is a Brazilian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 and 200 metres.... , Sidnei Telles, Eronilde de Araujo Eronilde de Araújo Eronilde Nunes de Araújo is a Brazilian athlete who specializes in 400 metres hurdles. He dominated the event on the South American scene during the 1990s, and personal best of 48.04 seconds is also the South American record.-Achievements:-External links:... |
3:16.11 | Freddie Williams, Ricardo Greenidge, Peter Ogilvie, Mark Jackson Mark Jackson (athlete) Mark Jackson is a retired track and field athlete from Canada, who competed in the men's 400m hurdles event. He competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, finishing in 19th place.... |
3:16.93 |
Women's 1600 Metres Medley Relay |
Joetta Clark, Wendy Vereen, Kim Batten Kim Batten Kim Batten is a retired female American 400 meter hurdles champion. She was the 1995 world record holder in the women's 400-meter hurdles.... , Jearl Miles |
3:45.90 | Donalda Duprey, Sonia Paquette, Mame Twumasi, Alanna Yakiwchuk |
3:56.34 | none | none |
Medal table
1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |
3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||