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 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.
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.
IAAF World Championships in Athletics
The World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations . Originally, it was organised every four years, but this changed in 1991, and it has since been organised biennially.-History:...
, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations
International Association of Athletics Federations
The International Association of Athletics Federations is the international governing body for the sport of athletics. It was founded in 1912 at its first congress in Stockholm, Sweden by representatives from 17 national athletics federations as the International Amateur Athletics Federation...
, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville
Seville
Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...
, Spain
Spain
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, between the August 20 and August 29.
One of the main highlights of the games was the world record set in the 400 metres
400 metres
The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...
by the Michael Johnson
Michael Johnson (athlete)
Michael Duane Johnson is a retired American sprinter. He won four Olympic gold medals and eight world championship gold medals. Johnson currently holds the world and Olympic records in the 400 m and 4 x 400 meters relay. He formerly held the world and Olympic record in the 200 m, and the world...
of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in a time of 43.18 seconds.
Track
1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003| 100 m |
|9.80 (CR) |
|9.84 (=NR) |
|9.97 (PB) |
|||
| 200 m |
|19.90 (SB) |
|20.00 (PB) |
|20.11 | |||
| 400 m |
|43.18 (WR) |
|44.29 (AR) |
|44.31 (NR) |
|||
| 800 m |
|1:43.30 | |1:43.32 | |1:44.18 (NR) |
|||
| 1,500 m |
|3:27.65 (CR) |
|3:28.73 (NR) |
|3:30.57 (PB) |
|||
| 5,000 m |
|12:58.13 (CR) |
|12:58.72 | |12:58.80 | |||
| 10,000 m |
|27:57.27 | |27:58.56 | |27:59.15 | |||
| Marathon |
|2:13:36 | |2:14:03 | |2:14:07 | |||
| 110 m hurdles |
|13.04 (SB) |
|13.07 (NR) |
|13.12 (PB) |
|||
| 400 m hurdles |
|47.72 (WL) |
|48.12 (SB) |
|48.13 (NR) |
|||
| 3,000 m st. |
|8:11.76 | |8:12.09 | |8.12.73 | |||
| 20 km walk |
|1:23:34 | |1:24:19 | |1:24:31 | |||
| 50 km walk |
|3:47:542 (PB) |
|3:48:18 | |3:50:55 | |||
| 4x100 m relay |
 United StatesJon Drummond Jon Drummond Jonathan A. Drummond is an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics.... Tim Montgomery Tim Montgomery Timothy Montgomery is a former American athlete. In 2005, he was stripped of his records – including a now void 100m world record of 9.78 seconds set in 2002 – after being found guilty of using performance-enhancing drugs... Brian Lewis Maurice Greene Maurice Greene (athlete) Maurice Greene is a retired American track and field sprinter who specialized in the 100 meters and 200 meters. He is a former 100 m world record holder with a time of 9.79 seconds. During the height of his career he won four Olympic medals and was a five-time World Champion... |
37.59 (WL) |
 United KingdomJason Gardener Jason Gardener Jason Carl Gardener is a retired British sprint athlete, and former World Indoor Champion. Gardener was educated at Beechen Cliff School and the City of Bath College, and went on to graduate from Bath Spa University.-Athletics career:Gardener started his career at the World Junior Championships in... Darren Campbell Darren Campbell Darren Andrew Campbell MBE is a former English sprint athlete. He competed in the 100 metres and 200 metres, as well as the 4 × 100 metres relay... Marlon Devonish Marlon Devonish Marlon Ronald Devonish, MBE is an English sprint athlete.He is a member of the Coventry Godiva Harriers athletics club and is coached by Tony Lester. Early in his career he was successful at both 100 and 200 metre distances, winning English Schools and European Junior titles at both, but in recent... Dwain Chambers Dwain Chambers Dwain Anthony Chambers is an English sprinter of Afro-Caribbean descent. He has won medals on the international stage numerous times and is one of the fastest European sprinters in the history of recorded athletics. His primary event is the 100 metres sprint, in which he has the second... |
37.73 (AR) |
 BrazilRaphael de Oliveira, Claudinei da Silva Claudinei da Silva Claudinei Quirino da Silva is a Brazilian sprinter competing mostly in 200 metres. He has been successful on regional and world level, and won a 2000 Olympic silver medal with the Brazilian 4 x 100 metres relay team.... Edson Ribeiro, André da Silva |
38.053 (AR) |
| 4x400 m relay |
 PolandTomasz Czubak Tomasz Czubak Tomasz Czubak is a former 400 metres runner from Poland. He won a silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1998 European Championships and the 1999 World Championships in Athletics. Running in the 1999 individual contest, he set a personal best and a national record, with 44.62-External links:... Robert Maćkowiak Robert Mackowiak Robert Maćkowiak is a Polish sprinter. Together with Tomasz Czubak, Jacek Bocian and Piotr Haczek he won the gold medal in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics... Jacek Bocian Piotr Haczek Piotr Haczek Piotr Haczek is a Polish athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. An outdoor and indoor world champion in the 4 x 400 metres relay, his success came mainly in relay, his best individual performance being a gold medal at the 1999 European Under 23 Championships.-Personal bests:*100 metres -... |
2:58.913 (SB) |
 JamaicaMichael McDonald Michael McDonald (athlete) Michael L. McDonald was a Jamaican athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for Jamaica at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, United States where he won the bronze medal in the men's 4 x 400 metre relay with his team mates Roxbert Martin, Greg Haughton and Davian Clarke.A... Greg Haughton Greg Haughton Greg Haughton is a Jamaican 400 metres runner. He won three bronze medals, one at the 1996 Summer Olympics and two at the 2000 Summer Olympics. His personal best for the 400 m was 44.56 seconds.... Danny McFarlane Danny McFarlane Danny McFarlane, OD is a Jamaican hurdler, who has won numerous international medals in individual and relay contests... Davian Clarke Davian Clarke Davian Clarke is a Jamaican athlete, who mainly competes in the 400 metres. He won the bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1996 Olympics, and many relay medals followed, before he won his first individual medal at the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships.-Achievements:-External links:*... |
2:59.34 |  South AfricaJopie van Oudtshoorn Jopie van Oudtshoorn Jopie van Oudtshoorn is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.His personal best time is 44.75 seconds, achieved in April 1999 in Germiston... Hendrick Mokganyetsi Hendrick Mokganyetsi Hendrick Mokganyetsi is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 400 meters.His personal best time is 44.59 seconds, achieved in September 2000 in Yokohama. He also has a strong personal best in the 800 meters, 1:44.62 minutes from 1997... Adriaan Botha Adriaan Botha Adriaan Botha is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.His personal best time is 45.14 seconds, achieved in March 2001 in Roodepoort... Arnaud Malherbe Arnaud Malherbe Arnaud Malherbe is a South African sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.His personal best time is 44.59 seconds, achieved in March 1999 in Roodepoort. It is also the current South African Record... |
3:00.20 (NR) |
1 German Skurygin
German Skurygin
German Skurygin was a Russian race walker.He originally won a gold medal at the 1999 World Championships, but later lost it due to doping. He was suspended from 1999-2001.He died of a heart attack.-Achievements:-References:*...
of Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
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
Innocent Asonze
Innocent Asonze is a former sprinter from Nigeria. Together with Francis Obikwelu, Daniel Effiong and Deji Aliu he won a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics, but the team was later disqualified because he failed a doping test in June 1999.- External :...
, Francis Obikwelu
Francis Obikwelu
Francis Obiorah Obikwelu, born 22 November 1978 in Nigeria and a Portuguese citizen since 2001, is a sprint athlete specializing in 100 metres and 200 metres. He holds the record for the fastest time in the 100 m set by a European competitor with a time of 9.86 seconds...
, Daniel Effiong
Daniel Effiong
Daniel Effiong is a retired male sprinter from Nigeria.He became African 100 metres and Universiade champion in 1993...
, Deji Aliu
Deji Aliu
Deji Aliu is a Nigerian sprinter. He won the 100 metres event at the 2003 All-Africa Games. He also took fourth place in the event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games....
) originally won the bronze medal in 37.91, but were disqualified on August 31, 2005 after it was found Asonze
Innocent Asonze
Innocent Asonze is a former sprinter from Nigeria. Together with Francis Obikwelu, Daniel Effiong and Deji Aliu he won a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics, but the team was later disqualified because he failed a doping test in June 1999.- External :...
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| High jump |
|2.37 (WL) |
|2.35 (NR) |
|2.32 | |||
| Pole vault |
|6.02 (CR) |
|5.90 | |5.80 (NR) |
|||
| Long jump |
|8.56 | |8.40 | |8.36 (SB) |
|||
| Triple jump |
|17.59 (WL) |
|17.49 (PB) |
|17.48 | |||
| Shot put |
|21.79 (PB) |
|21.42 (SB) |
|21.26 | |||
| Discus throw |
|69.08 (CR) |
|68.18 (SB) |
|68.09 | |||
| Javelin throw |
|89.52 | |89.18 | |87.67 | |||
| Hammer throw |
|80.24 | |79.05 | |79.03 | |||
| Decathlon |
|8744 | |8556 (PB) |
|8547 (SB) |
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Track
1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003| 100 m |
|10.70 (CR) |
|10.79 | |10.84 | |||
| 200 m |
rowspan="2" | |rowspan="2"|21.77 (WL) |
rowspan="2" | |rowspan="2"|22.22 (PB) |
|rowspan="2"|22.26 | |
| 400 m |
|49.67 (SB) |
|49.74 (PB) |
|49.92 (PB) |
|||
| 800 m |
|1:56.68 | |1:56.72 | |1:56.93 | |||
| 1,500 m |
|3:59.53 (SB) |
|4:00.35 (PB) |
|4:00.96 (SB) |
|||
| 5,000 m |
|14:41.82 (CR) |
|14:43.15 | |14:44.22 (PB) |
|||
| 10,000 m |
|30:24.56 (CR) |
|30:27.13 (NR) |
|30:32.03 (NR) |
|||
| Marathon |
|2:26:59 (NR) |
|2:27:02 (PB) |
|2:27:41 | |||
| 100 m hurdles |
|12.37 (WL) |
|12.44 (AR) |
|12.47 (NR) |
|||
| 400 m hurdles |
|52.89 (WL) |
|52.90 (AR) |
|53.16 (SB) |
|||
| 20 km walk |
|1:30:50 | |1:30:52 | |1:31:18 (SB) |
|||
| 4x100 m relay |
Savatheda Fynes Chandra Sturrup Chandra Sturrup Chandra Sturrup is a Bahamian track and field sprint athlete. She is a 100 m specialist and the Bahamian national record holder for the women's 100 meter dash with a personal best of 10.84 seconds set in Lausanne, Switzerland on July 5, 2005... Pauline Davis-Thompson Debbie Ferguson Debbie Ferguson Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie is a Bahamian sprint athlete who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. She had her first major successes with the Bahamian 4×100 metres relay team, winning gold at the Pan American Games and World Championships in Athletics in 1999, and taking another gold at the Olympic...  The Bahamas |
41.92 (WL) |
Patricia Girard Muriel Hurtis Muriel Hurtis Muriel Hurtis-Houairi is a track and field athlete from France who specialises in the 200 metres. She came to prominence in 2002 when she won the 200 m gold medals at both the European Indoor Championships and the European Athletics Championships... Katia Benth Katia Benth Katia Benth is a retired sprinting athlete from French Guyana, who represented France in the international competitions.-Achievements:-References:... Christine Arron  Early Modern France |
42.06 (NR) |
Aleen Bailey Aleen Bailey Aleen Bailey is a track and field sprint specialist, competing internationally for Jamaica. She competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal as a member of the 4 x 100 m relay team... Merlene Frazer Merlene Frazer Merlene Frazer is a retired female track and field sprinter from Jamaica who specialized in the 200 metres. She also competed on the successful Jamaican 4 x 100 metres relay team, and was on the Olympic silver medal team in 2000 .-Achievements:-Personal bests:*100 metres - 11.20 s *200 metres -... , Beverly McDonald Beverly McDonald Beverly McDonald is a Jamaican sprinter. Her accomplishments include winning the silver medal in the 4x100m relay at the 2000 Olympics and the gold medal in the same event at the 2004 Olympics... Peta-Gaye Dowdie Jamaica |
42.15 (SB) |
| 4x400 m relay |
Tatyana Chebykina Tatyana Chebykina Tatyana Chebykina is a former Russian athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. Over the course of her career her greatest success came in relay races.She is married to the race walker Nikolay Matyukhin.-Achievements:-External links:... Svetlana Goncharenko Svetlana Goncharenko Svetlana Goncharenko is a former Russian athlete who mainly competed in the 200 metres. In addition to winning medals in individual contests, she has been a very successful relay runner, winning the bronze medal in 4x400 metres relay at the 2000 Olympics.... Olga Kotlyarova Olga Kotlyarova Olga Kotlyarova is a Russian runner. She used to compete mainly in 400 metres, and has an Olympic bronze medal from 2000 in relay... Natalya Nazarova Natalya Nazarova Natalya Viktorovna Nazarova is a sprint athlete.She was born in Moscow.Following a personal best time of 49.65 seconds run a fortnight earlier, Natalya had lost form by the start of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and only just made the final finishing 8th...  Russia |
3:21.98 (WL) |
Suziann Reid Maicel Malone-Wallace Maicel Malone-Wallace Maicel Malone-Wallace is a former track and field athlete who specialised in the 400 meters. She was the 1996 Olympic Games gold medalist in the women's 4 x 400 meters relay for the United States.-External links:... , Michelle Collins Jearl Miles Clark United States |
3:22.09 (SB) |
Anke Feller Anke Feller Anke Feller is a retired German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Her personal best time is 51.82 seconds, achieved in July 1999 in Erfurt.-Achievements:-References:... Uta Rohländer Uta Rohländer Uta Rohländer, married Fromm is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, she won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay with her teammates Linda Kisabaka, Anja Rücker and Grit Breuer.Her personal best time is 50.33 seconds, achieved in... Anja Rücker Anja Rücker Anja Rücker is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, she won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay with her teammates Uta Rohländer, Linda Kisabaka and Grit Breuer... Grit Breuer Grit Breuer Grit Breuer is a former East German athlete, who competed in the women's 200m, 400m, 4x100m, and 4x400m events....  Germany |
3:22.43 (SB) |
Field
1995 |1997 |1999 |2001 |2003| High jump |
|1.99 | |1.99 | |1.99 (PB) |
|||
| Pole vault |
|4.60 (WR) |
|4.55 (AR) |
|4.45 | |||
| Long jump |
|7.06 (NR) |
|6.94 | |6.83 | |||
| Triple jump |
|14.88 | |14.61 | |14.61 | |||
| Shot put |
|19.85 (SB) |
|19.61 (PB) |
|19.43 | |||
| Discus throw |
|68.14 | |66.05 | |65.35 | |||
| Hammer throw |
|75.20 | |72.56 | |66.06 | |||
| Javelin throw |
|67.09 (PB) |
|66.37 (PB) |
|66.06 | |||
| Heptathlon |
|6861 (PB) |
|6724 | |6500 | |||
Medals table
| 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. |  Kingdom of 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. | Early Modern France |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 15. |  Australia |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 15. |  Ukraine |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 17. |  Mainland China |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 18. | The 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 |  Kingdom of 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 |