Athletics at the 1994 Goodwill Games

At the 1994 Goodwill Games
1994 Goodwill Games
The 1994 Goodwill Games was the third edition of the multi-sport event, created by Ted Turner, which was held in Saint Petersburg, Russia between July 23 and August 7, 1994...

, the athletics events were held in July at the Petrovsky Stadium

Petrovsky Stadium

The Petrovsky Stadium is a sport complex that consists of a number of sport buildings. One of them is the Grand Sport Arena which is the home of FC Zenit of Saint Petersburg, Russia and for simplicity referred by everyone as Petrovsky Stadium. The complex also contains another football stadium,...

in Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...

, Russia

Russia

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. A total of 44 events were contested, of which 22 by male and 22 by female athletes. The marathon

Marathon

The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...

event was dropped for the 1994 edition and racewalking events took place on the track, making the entire athletics programme a track and field

Track and field

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-only affair. The United States

United States

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won the most gold medal

Gold medal

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s (18) in the athletics competition, but Russia had the greatest total medal haul, winning 41 medals, 10 of which were gold. Cuba

Cuba

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, Great Britain

Great Britain

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and Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

were the next best achievers in the medal count.

The competition remained invitation-only and each event was contest in a single final format. Fifteen Goodwill Games records were equalled or improved at the competition, and Marina Pluzhnikova achieved a world record in the little-contested 2000 metres steeplechase (although the IAAF does not ratify world records for that distance). The United States completed medal sweeps in the men's 100 metres

100 metres

The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...

, long jump

Long jump

The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...

, decathlon

Decathlon

The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...

and women's 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...

. Noureddine Morceli

Noureddine Morceli

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's winning time of 3:48.67 in the mile run

Mile run

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was a games record and the fastest of 1994

1994 in athletics (track and field)

-International Events:* Asian Games* Balkan Games* Commonwealth Games* European Championships* European Indoor Championships* Jeux de la Francophonie* Goodwill Games* World Cross Country Championships* World Junior Championships-Women:...

. Russia won all the In spite of appearances from prominent athletes such as Sergey Bubka, Irina Privalova

Irina Privalova

Irina Anatoljewna Privalova is a Russian athlete.She first competed in the sprint events, winning two Olympic medals in the 100 m and 200 m in 1992 whilst representing the Unified Team. Irina Privalova had been a formidable competitor during most of the 1990s but had not yet won an...

and Carl Lewis

Carl Lewis

Frederick Carlton "Carl" Lewis is an American former track and field athlete, who won 10 Olympic medals including 9 gold, and 10 World Championships medals, of which 8 were gold. His career spanned from 1979 when he first achieved a world ranking to 1996 when he last won an Olympic title and...

, the stadium failed to reach much more than half of its 28,000 capacity over the five-day competition.

Gwen Torrence

Gwen Torrence

Gwen Torrence is a retired American sprinter and Olympic gold medalist. She was born in Decatur, GA. She attended Columbia High School and the University of Georgia....

completed a 100/200 metres

200 metres

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double and added the 4×100 metres relay for a third gold of the competition. Irina Privalova

Irina Privalova

was runner-up to Torrance in both the individual sprints. Russia's Yelena Romanova

Yelena Romanova

Yelena Nikolaevna Romanova was a Russian middle distance runner. She won an Olympic gold medal in 1992.-Achievements:-Death:Romanova was found dead at age 43 in her flat in Volgorad in January 2007. The cause of death has not yet been given.-References:...

retained her 5000 metres

5000 metres

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crown and also won the 3000 metres

3000 metres

The 3000 metres is a popular amateur middle distance track event where 7.5 laps are completed around a 400 metre track. This event is generally classified as middle distance, but it could be classed as a long distance event in many high schools, since they do not promote races such as the 5000 and...

race. Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Jacqueline "Jackie" Joyner-Kersee is a retired American athlete, ranked among the all-time greatest athletes in the women's heptathlon as well as in the women's long jump. She won three gold, one silver, and two bronze Olympic medals, in those four different events...

won her third consecutive 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:...

title, having dominated the event since the games' inception. Two American men retained their titles won four year's previously at the 1990 Goodwill Games

1990 Goodwill Games

The 1990 Goodwill Games was the second edition of the international multi-sport event created by Ted Turner, which was held between July 20 and August 5, 1990. Following an inaugural edition in Moscow, the second games took place in Seattle, United States, highlighting the competition's role in...

: 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...

in the 200 metres

200 metres

and Kenny Harrison in the triple jump

Triple jump

The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...

. The performances of former champions Sergey Bubka and Carl Lewis

Carl Lewis

did not meet expectations; Bubka, representing Ukraine

Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

, managed only 5.70 m for the bronze

Bronze medal

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in the pole vault

Pole vault

Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...

while Lewis's run of 10.23 seconds in the 100 m left him in fourth place.

Records

Name	Event	Country	Record	Type
Marina Pluzhnikova	2000 metres steeplechase		6:11.84	WR
Key:WR — World record AR — Area record GR — Games record NR — National record

Men

100 metres		10.07		10.11		10.12
200 metres		20.10 GR		20.17		20.31
400 metres		45.21		45.21		45.29
800 metres		1:46.65		1:46.84		1:47.01
One mile		3:48.67 GR		3:52.28		3:52.77
5000 metres		13:10.76 GR		13:24.41		13:24.79
10,000 metres		28:10.89		28:27.69		28:28.56
110 metres hurdles		13.29		13.33		13.35
400 metres hurdles		47.86 GR		47.98		49.13
3000 metres steeplechase		8:14.30 GR		8:21.85		8:23.13
4×100 metres relay	United States Mike Marsh Leroy Burrell Leroy Burrell Leroy Russel Burrell is a former American athlete who twice set the world record for the 100 meters sprint, setting a time of 9.90 seconds in June 1991. This was broken by Carl Lewis in September at the World Track and Field Championships. In that race, Burrell came in second, yet he... Sam Jefferson Carl Lewis Carl Lewis Frederick Carlton "Carl" Lewis is an American former track and field athlete, who won 10 Olympic medals including 9 gold, and 10 World Championships medals, of which 8 were gold. His career spanned from 1979 when he first achieved a world ranking to 1996 when he last won an Olympic title and...	38.30	Cuba Andrés Simón Andrés Simón Andrés Simón Gómez is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Barcelona 1992. He also participated in the relay at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. He specialized in the 60 meters and 100 metres events. His personal best for the 100m is 10.06, set in... Joel Lamela Joel Lamela Joel Lamela Loaces is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Barcelona 1992. He specialized in the 100 metres event, and his personal best of 10.53 was set during the 1991 World Championships.-References:... Iván García Iván García Iván García Sánchez is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Sydney 2000. He specialized in the 200 metres event and won a silver medal at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships. He finished fourth at the 1993 IAAF World Indoor... Leonardo Prevost	38.76	Russia Andrey Fedoriv Andrey Fedoriv Andrey Fedoriv is a former sprinter from the former Soviet Union, who specialised in the 200 metres.He was 4 times Soviet Indoor 200 metre champion. He also took 2nd place in the European Cup A in the 200m in 1993. He was also 3rd in the Euro Cup 200 in 87. In 1986 he won a bronze medal in the... Aleksandr Porkhomovsky Oleg Fatun Andrei Grigoryev	38.92
4×400 metres relay	United States Derek Mills Derek Mills Derek Mills was a 1996 Olympic Games gold medalist in the men's 4x400 meter relay for the United States. He has a career best of 44.13 in the 400m... Andrew Valmon Andrew Valmon Andrew Orlando Valmon is an American former 400 meters runner.Valmon was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Manchester Township, New Jersey. He attended college at Seton Hall University and graduated in 1987 with a degree in communications.Valmon won the silver medal at the World Indoor... 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... 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...	2:59.42 GR=	Cuba Omar Mena Omar Meña Omar Meña Abreu is a retired male sprinter from Cuba. He claimed a total number of two medals at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Meña set his personal best in the men's 400 metres on June 10, 1999 in Havana, Cuba.-Achievements:-References:*... Iván García Iván García Iván García Sánchez is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Sydney 2000. He specialized in the 200 metres event and won a silver medal at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships. He finished fourth at the 1993 IAAF World Indoor... Jorge Crusellas Jorge Crusellas Jorge Luis Crusellas Álvarez is a retired male sprinter from Cuba. He claimed a gold medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Crusellas set his personal best in the men's 400 metres in 1995.... Norberto Téllez Norberto Téllez Norberto Téllez is a retired Cuban runner.Originally a 400 metres runner who also enjoyed success in 4 x 400 metres relay, winning the silver medal at the 1992 Olympics, Téllez later converted to the 800 metres distance. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he ran in 1:42.85 and thereby improved the...	3:01.87	Russia Dmitry Golovastov Mikhail Vdovin Mikhail Vdovin -Achievements:-External links:... Dmitry Bei Dmitry Kosov	3:02.70
20,000 m track walk		1:23:28.88		1:23:28.90		1:24:07.60
High jump		2.40 m GR		2.28 m		2.28 m
Pole vault		5.90 m		5.80 m		5.70 m
Long jump		8.45 m (w)		8.39 m		8.29 m
Triple jump		17.43 m		17.25 m		17.05 m
Shot put		20.35 m		20.22 m		20.11 m
Discus throw		64.68 m		62.22 m		61.70 m
Hammer throw		80.20 m		80.12 m		77.24 m
Javelin throw		82.90 m		80.92 m		80.38 m
Decathlon		8715 pts GR		8177 pts		7908 pts

Women

100 metres		10.95		10.98		11.12
200 metres		22.09 GR		22.23		22.42
400 metres		50.60		50.60		50.73
800 metres		1:57.63		1:58.43		1:59.07
1500 metres		4:04.92 GR		4:04.97		4:05.00
3000 metres		8:41.06		8:42.13		8:43.65
5000 metres		15:28.69		15:30.15		15:33.88
10,000 metres		31:52.39 GR		32:05.42		32:08.77
100 metres hurdles Wind: 3.8 m/s		12.83 (w)		12.88 (w)		12.99 (w)
400 metres hurdles		53.51 GR		54.22		54.67
2000 metres steeplechase		6:11.84 GR WR		6:25.19		6:26.76
4×100 metres relay	United States Cheryl Taplin Dannette Young Dannette Young Dannette Louise Young is a former American athlete. Young won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Four years later at the 1992 Summer Olympics, in Barcelona, she won a silver medal.... Michelle Collins Gwen Torrence Gwen Torrence Gwen Torrence is a retired American sprinter and Olympic gold medalist. She was born in Decatur, GA. She attended Columbia High School and the University of Georgia....	42.98	Cuba Miriam Ferrer Aliuska López Aliuska López Aliuska López is a Spanish athlete of Cuban origin. She competes mostly in hurdling. The world junior champion from 1988, she is still the world junior record holder at 100 metres hurdles... Julia Duporty Julia Duporty Esther Julia Duporty Torres is a retired female sprinter from Cuba, who competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992... Liliana Allen Liliana Allen Liliana Allen Doll is a Cuban track and field athlete, competing for Mexico. She previously represented Cuba....	43.37	Ukraine Anzhela Kravchenko Anzhela Kravchenko Anzhela Kravchenko is a retired Ukrainian sprinter. She specialized in the 100 metres and 200 metres.-Career:In the 100 metres she won a silver medal at the 1997 Summer Universiade and finished seventh at the 1998 European Championships... Viktoriya Fomenko Viktoriya Fomenko Viktoriya Fomenko is a retired Ukrainian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.She competed at the 1994 European Championships, the 1995 World Indoor Championships, and the 1996 Olympic Games without reaching the final. In the 4 x 100 metres relay she finished fourth at the 1994 European... Irina Slyusar Antonina Slyusar	43.86
4×400 metres relay	United States Natasha Kaiser-Brown Maicel Malone Jearl Miles Michelle Collins	3:22.27	Russia Yelena Andreyeva Yelena Golesheva Yelena Ruzina Yelena Ruzina Yelena Ivanovna Ruzina is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres. She represented the Soviet Union.... Tatyana Zakharova	3:25.00	Cuba Idalmis Bonne Idalmis Bonne Idalmis Bonne Rousseaux is a retired female sprinter from Cuba. She claimed a gold medal at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Bonne competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1992.Bonne gave birth to a daughter, Daisurami Bonne, at the... Julia Duporty Julia Duporty Esther Julia Duporty Torres is a retired female sprinter from Cuba, who competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992... Surella Morales Nancy McLeon Nancy McLeón Nancy McLeón is a retired female track and field athlete from Cuba who competed in the sprint events during his career. She won the gold medal in the women's 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1995 Pan American Games, alongside teammates Idalmis Bonne, Surella Morales and Julia Duporty.-References:...	3:26.35
10,000 m track walk		42:30.31		42:43.23		42:45.04
High jump		1.95 m		1.93 m		1.93 m
Pole vault		4.00 m GR		3.90 m		3.90 m
Long jump		7.12 m		6.82 m		6.77 m
Triple jump		14.57 m GR		13.99 m		13.97 m
Shot put		20.15 m		20.08 m		19.74 m
Discus throw		64.84 m		63.82 m		63.72 m
Javelin throw		65.74 m		59.48 m		59.30 m
Heptathlon		6606 pts		6492 pts		6361 pts

Medal table

Key:

1	United States	18	10	10	38
2	Russia	10	19	12	41
3	Cuba	3	4	2	9
4	United Kingdom	2	2	2	6
5	Kenya	2	1	3	6
6	People's Republic of China	2	1	1	4
7	Germany	1	0	1	2
8=	Algeria	1	0	0	1
8=	Mexico	1	0	0	1
8=	Morocco	1	0	0	1
8=	Mozambique	1	0	0	1
8=	Norway	1	0	0	1
8=	Slovenia	1	0	0	1
14=	Republic of Ireland	0	1	0	1
14=	Latvia	0	1	0	1
14=	Namibia	0	1	0	1
14=	Portugal	0	1	0	1
14=	Romania	0	1	0	1
14=	Somalia	0	1	0	1
14=	Zambia	0	1	0	1
21=	Jamaica	0	0	2	2
21=	Ukraine	0	0	2	2
23=	Australia	0	0	1	1
23=	Bulgaria	0	0	1	1
23=	Denmark	0	0	1	1
23=	Finland	0	0	1	1
23=	Hungary	0	0	1	1
23=	Kazakhstan	0	0	1	1
23=	Moldova	0	0	1	1
23=	Syria	0	0	1	1
23=	Uzbekistan	0	0	1	1
Total		44	44	44	132

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