1997 World Championships in Athletics
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| Host city | Athens, Greece | ||
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| Nations participating | 198 | ||
| Athletes participating | 1882 | ||
| Dates | August 1–10, 1997 | ||
| Main venue | Olympic Stadium | ||
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The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 198 participant nations.[1] Athens used the successful organization of the World Championships the next month during the IOC Session in Lausanne during its campaign to host the 2004 Summer Olympics as proof positive of Athens' and Greece's ability and readiness to organize large-scale, international sporting events.
Contents
1 Men's results
1.1 Track
1.2 Field
2 Women's results
2.1 Track
2.2 Field
3 Medal table
4 References
Men's results
Track
1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Maurice Greene  United States (USA) | 9.86 | Donovan Bailey  Canada (CAN) | 9.91 | Tim Montgomery United States (USA) | 9.94 |
| 200 metres | Ato Boldon  Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 20.04 | Frankie Fredericks  Namibia (NAM) | 20.23 | Claudinei Quirino  Brazil (BRA) | 20.26 |
| 400 metres | Michael Johnson United States (USA) | 44.12 | Davis Kamoga  Uganda (UGA) | 44.37 NR | Tyree Washington United States (USA) | 44.39 PB |
| 800 metres | Wilson Kipketer  Denmark (DEN) | 1:43.38 | Norberto Téllez  Cuba (CUB) | 1:44.00 | Rich Kenah United States (USA) | 1:44.25 PB |
| 1500 metres | Hicham El Guerrouj  Morocco (MAR) | 3:35.83 | Fermín Cacho  Spain (ESP) | 3:36.63 | Reyes Estévez Spain (ESP) | 3:37.26 |
| 5000 metres | Daniel Komen  Kenya (KEN) | 13:07.38 | Khalid Boulami Morocco (MAR) | 13:09.34 | Tom Nyariki Kenya (KEN) | 13:11.09 |
| 10,000 metres | Haile Gebrselassie  Ethiopia (ETH) | 27:24.58 | Paul Tergat Kenya (KEN) | 27:25.62 | Salah Hissou Morocco (MAR) | 27:28.67 PB |
| Marathon | Abel Antón Spain (ESP) | 2:13:16 | Martín Fiz Spain (ESP) | 2:13:21 | Steve Moneghetti  Australia (AUS) | 2:14:16 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Allen Johnson United States (USA) | 12.93 WL | Colin Jackson  Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 13.05 | Igor Kováč  Slovakia (SVK) | 13.18 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Stéphane Diagana  France (FRA) | 47.70 WL | Llewellyn Herbert  South Africa (RSA) | 47.86 NR | Bryan Bronson United States (USA) | 47.88 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Wilson Boit Kipketer Kenya (KEN) | 8:05.84 | Moses Kiptanui Kenya (KEN) | 8:06.04 | Bernard Barmasai Kenya (KEN) | 8:06.04 |
| 20 kilometres walk | Daniel García  Mexico (MEX) | 1:21:43 | Mikhail Shchennikov  Russia (RUS) | 1:21:53 | Mikhail Khmelnitskiy  Belarus (BLR) | 1:22:01 |
| 50 kilometres walk | Robert Korzeniowski  Poland (POL) | 3:44:46 | Jesús García Spain (ESP) | 3:44:59 | Miguel Rodríguez Mexico (MEX) | 3:48:30 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | Canada (CAN) Robert Esmie Glenroy Gilbert Bruny Surin Donovan Bailey Carlton Chambers* | 37.86 WL |  Nigeria (NGR)Osmond Ezinwa Olapade Adeniken Francis Obikwelu Davidson Ezinwa | 38.07 | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) Darren Braithwaite Darren Campbell Douglas Walker Julian Golding Marlon Devonish* Dwain Chambers* | 38.14 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay [nb1] | Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) Iwan Thomas Roger Black Jamie Baulch Mark Richardson Mark Hylton* | 2:56.65 |  Jamaica (JAM)Michael McDonald Greg Haughton Danny McFarlane Davian Clarke Linval Laird* | 2:56.75 NR | Poland (POL) Tomasz Czubak Piotr Rysiukiewicz Piotr Haczek Robert Maćkowiak | 3:00.26 |
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) | ||||||
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.
nb1 The United States relay team (Jerome Young, Antonio Pettigrew, Chris Jones, and Tyree Washington) originally won the 4 × 400 m relay in 2:56.47 minutes, but were disqualified in 2009 after Antonio Pettigrew admitted to using HGH and EPO between 1997 and 2003.[2]
Field
1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump | Javier Sotomayor Cuba (CUB) | 2.37 m WL | Artur Partyka Poland (POL) | 2.35v | Tim Forsyth Australia (AUS) | 2.35 m |
| Pole vault | Sergey Bubka  Ukraine (UKR) | 6.01 m CR/WL | Maksim Tarasov Russia (RUS) | 5.96 m | Dean Starkey United States (USA) | 5.91 m |
| Long jump | Iván Pedroso Cuba (CUB) | 8.42 m | Erick Walder United States (USA) | 8.38 m | Kirill Sosunov Russia (RUS) | 8.18 m |
| Triple jump | Yoelbi Quesada Cuba (CUB) | 17.85 m WL/NR | Jonathan Edwards Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 17.69 m | Aliecer Urrutia Cuba (CUB) | 17.64 m |
| Shot put [nb2] | John Godina United States (USA) | 21.44 m | Oliver-Sven Buder  Germany (GER) | 21.24 m | C. J. Hunter United States (USA) | 20.33 m |
| Discus throw | Lars Riedel Germany (GER) | 68.54 m | Virgilijus Alekna  Lithuania (LTU) | 66.70 m | Jürgen Schult Germany (GER) | 66.14 m |
| Hammer throw | Heinz Weis Germany (GER) | 81.78 m | Andriy Skvaruk Ukraine (UKR) | 81.46 m | Vasiliy Sidorenko Russia (RUS) | 80.76 m |
| Javelin throw | Marius Corbett South Africa (RSA) | 88.40 m AR | Steve Backley Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 86.80 m | Kostas Gatsioudis  Greece (GRE) | 86.64 m |
| Decathlon | Tomáš Dvořák  Czech Republic (CZE) | 8837 pts CR/WL/NR | Eduard Hämäläinen  Finland (FIN) | 8730 pts NR | Frank Busemann Germany (GER) | 8652 pts |
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) | ||||||
nb2 Aleksandr Bagach of Ukraine originally won the shot put with 21.47 m, but was disqualified after he tested positive for steroids.
Women's results
Track
1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Marion Jones United States (USA) | 10.83 WL | Zhanna Pintusevich Ukraine (UKR) | 10.85 | Savatheda Fynes  Bahamas (BAH) | 11.03 PB |
| 200 metres | Zhanna Pintusevich Ukraine (UKR) | 22.32 | Susanthika Jayasinghe  Sri Lanka (SRI) | 22.39 | Merlene Ottey Jamaica (JAM) | 22.40 |
| 400 metres | Cathy Freeman Australia (AUS) | 49.77 | Sandie Richards Jamaica (JAM) | 49.79 PB | Jearl Miles Clark United States (USA) | 49.90 |
| 800 metres | Ana Fidelia Quirot Cuba (CUB) | 1:57.14 | Yelena Afanasyeva Russia (RUS) | 1:57.56 | Maria Mutola  Mozambique (MOZ) | 1:57.59 |
| 1500 metres | Carla Sacramento  Portugal (POR) | 4:04.24 | Regina Jacobs United States (USA) | 4:04.63 | Anita Weyermann  Switzerland (SUI) | 4:04.70 |
| 5000 metres | Gabriela Szabo  Romania (ROU) | 14:57.68 | Roberta Brunet  Italy (ITA) | 14:58.29 | Fernanda Ribeiro Portugal (POR) | 14:58.85 |
| 10,000 metres | Sally Barsosio Kenya (KEN) | 31:32.92 WJR | Fernanda Ribeiro Portugal (POR) | 31:39.15 | Masako Chiba  Japan (JPN) | 31:41.93 |
| Marathon | Hiromi Suzuki Japan (JPN) | 2:29:48 | Manuela Machado Portugal (POR) | 2:31:12 | Lidia Șimon Romania (ROU) | 2:31:55 |
| 10 kilometres walk | Annarita Sidoti Italy (ITA) | 42:55.49 WL | Olga Kardopoltseva Belarus (BLR) | 43:30.20 | Valentina Tsybulskaya Belarus (BLR) | 43:49.24 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Ludmila Engquist  Sweden (SWE) | 12.50 | Svetla Dimitrova  Bulgaria (BUL) | 12.58 | Michelle Freeman Jamaica (JAM) | 12.61 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Nezha Bidouane Morocco (MAR) | 52.97 AR | Deon Hemmings Jamaica (JAM) | 53.09 | Kim Batten United States (USA) | 53.52 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay | United States (USA) Chryste Gaines Marion Jones Inger Miller Gail Devers | 41.47 CR/AR | Jamaica (JAM) Beverly McDonald Merlene Frazer Juliet Cuthbert Beverly Grant | 42.10 | France (FRA) Patricia Girard-Léno Christine Arron Delphine Combe Sylviane Félix Frédérique Bangué* | 42.21 NR |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | Germany (GER) Anke Feller Uta Rohländer Anja Rücker Grit Breuer | 3:20.92 WL | United States (USA) Maicel Malone-Wallace Kim Graham Kim Batten Jearl Miles Clark Michelle Collins* Natasha Kaiser-Brown* | 3:21.03 | Jamaica (JAM) Inez Turner Lorraine Graham Deon Hemmings Sandie Richards Nadia Graham-Hutchinson* | 3:21.30 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) | ||||||
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.
Field
1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump | Hanne Haugland  Norway (NOR) | 1.99 m | Olga Kaliturina Russia (RUS)Inha Babakova Ukraine (UKR) | 1.96 m | Not awarded | |
| Long jump | Lyudmila Galkina Russia (RUS) | 7.05 m WL/PB | Niki Xanthou Greece (GRE) | 6.94 m | Fiona May Italy (ITA) | 6.91 m |
| Triple jump | Šárka Kašpárková Czech Republic (CZE) | 15.20 m WL/NR) | Rodica Mateescu Romania (ROU) | 15.16 m NR | Olena Hovorova Ukraine (UKR) | 14.67 m PB |
| Shot put | Astrid Kumbernuss Germany (GER) | 20.71 m | Vita Pavlysh Ukraine (UKR) | 20.66 m | Stephanie Storp Germany (GER) | 19.22 m |
| Discus throw | Beatrice Faumuina  New Zealand (NZL) | 66.82 m | Ellina Zvereva Belarus (BLR) | 65.90 m | Natalya Sadova Russia (RUS) | 65.14 m |
| Javelin throw | Trine Hattestad Norway (NOR) | 68.78 m | Joanna Stone Australia (AUS) | 68.64 m PB | Tanja Damaske Germany (GER) | 67.12 m PB |
| Heptathlon | Sabine Braun Germany (GER) | 6739 pts | Denise Lewis Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 6654 pts | Remigija Nazarovienė Lithuania (LTU) | 6566 pts |
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) | ||||||
Medal table
Beer glass with championships branding
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 2 |  Germany (GER) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 |  Cuba (CUB) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 |  Kenya (KEN) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 |  Morocco (MAR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Norway (NOR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Russia (RUS) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 |  Spain (ESP) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 |  Portugal (POR) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 |  Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
 Romania (ROM) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 17 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 19 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 22 |  Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ethiopia (ETH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 27 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 28 |  Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 29 | Greece (GRE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 31 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 37 |  Bahamas (BAH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Mozambique (MOZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (41 nations) | 44 | 45 | 43 | 132 | |
References
^ [1]. Accessed 2009-04-03. Archived 2009-05-10.
^ [2]
- IAAF 1997
