1999 in the sport of athletics

1999 in athletics

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Overview of the events of 1999 in the sport of athletics

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This page shows the main events during the 1999 year in the sport of athletics throughout the world.

## International Events[edit]

* All-Africa Games
* Balkan Games
* Central American and Caribbean Championships
* Pan American Games
* Pan Arab Games
* South American Championships
* World Championships
* World Cross Country Championships
* World Indoor Championships
* World Student Games

## World records[edit]

### Men[edit]

Event  | Athlete  | Nation  | Performance  | Meeting  | Place  | Date

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100 metres | Maurice Greene |  United States  | 9.79  |  |  Athens, Greece  | 16 June
400 metres | Michael Johnson |  United States  | 43.18  |  |  Seville, Spain  | 26 August
1000 metres | Noah Ngeny |  Kenya | 2:11.96  |  |  Rieti, Italy  | 5 September
Mile | Hicham El Guerrouj |  Morocco | 3:43.13  |  |  Rome, Italy  | 7 July
2,000 metres | Hicham El Guerrouj |  Morocco | 4:44.79  |  |  Berlin, Germany  | 7 September
Decathlon | Tomáš Dvořák |  Czech Republic | 8,994  |  |  Prague, Czech republic  | 3-4 July

### Women[edit]

Event  | Athlete  | Nation  | Performance  | Meeting  | Place  | Date

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3000 m steeplechase | Yelena Motalova |  Russia  | 9:48.88  |  |  Tula, Russia  | 31 July
Pole vault | Emma George |  Australia  | 4.60 m  |  |  Sydney, AUS  | 20 February
Pole vault | Stacy Dragila |  United States  | 4.60 m  |  |  Seville, Spain  | 21 August

## Awards[edit]

### Men[edit]

1999 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS  | ATHLETE

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IAAF World Athlete of the Year |  Michael Johnson (USA)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year |  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)
European Athlete of the Year Award |  Tomáš Dvořák (CZE)
Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award |  Maurice Greene (USA)

### Women[edit]

1999 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS  | ATHLETE

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IAAF World Athlete of the Year |  Gabriela Szabo (ROM)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year |  Gabriela Szabo (ROM)
European Athlete of the Year Award |  Gabriela Szabo (ROM)
Best Female Track Athlete ESPY Award |  Marion Jones (USA)

## Men's Best Year Performances[edit]

### 400m hurdles[edit]

RANK  | 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS  | TIME

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1\.  |  Fabrizio Mori (ITA) | 47.72
2\.  |  Llewellyn Herbert (RSA) | 47.83
3\.  |  Samuel Matete (ZAM) | 47.91
4\.  |  Stéphane Diagana (FRA) | 48.12
5\.  |  Marcel Schelbert (SUI) | 48.13
Eronilde de Araújo (BRA)

### 3,000m steeplechase[edit]

RANK  | 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS  | TIME

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1\.  |  Bernard Barmasai (KEN) | 7:58.98
2\.  |  Christopher Kosgei (KEN) | 8:05.43
3\.  |  Ali Ezzine (MAR) | 8:06.70
4\.  |  Wilson Boit Kipketer (KEN) | 8:07.10
5\.  |  Paul Kosgei (KEN) | 8:07.13

### Pole vault[edit]

RANK  | 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS  | HEIGHT

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1\.  |  Maksim Tarasov (RUS) | 6.05 m
2\.  |  Jeff Hartwig (USA) | 6.02 m
3\.  |  Tim Lobinger (GER) | 6.00 m
4\.  |  Jean Galfione (FRA) | 5.98 m
5\.  |  Dmitriy Markov (AUS) | 5.95 m

### Hammer throw[edit]

Main article: 1999 Hammer Throw Year Ranking

### Decathlon[edit]

Main article: 1999 Decathlon Year Ranking

## Women's Best Year Performances[edit]

### 60 metres[edit]

RANK  | 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS  | TIME

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1\.  |  Ekateríni Thánou (GRE) | 6.96
2\.  |  Gail Devers (USA) | 6.98
3\.  |  Merlene Ottey (JAM) | 7.01
4\.  |  Savatheda Fynes (BAH) | 7.01
5\.  |  Philomena Mensah (CAN) | 7.02

### 100 metres[edit]

RANK  | 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS  | TIME

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1\.  |  Marion Jones (USA) | 10.70
2\.  |  Inger Miller (USA) | 10.79
3\.  |  Ekateríni Thánou (GRE) | 10.83
4\.  |  Glory Alozie (NGR) | 10.90
5\.  |  Savatheda Fynes (BAH) | 10.91

### 200 metres[edit]

RANK  | 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS  | TIME

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1\.  |  Inger Miller (USA) | 21.77
2\.  |  Marion Jones (USA) | 21.81
3\.  |  Merlene Frazer (JAM) | 22.18
4\.  |  Debbie Ferguson (BAH) | 22.19
5\.  |  Beverly McDonald (JAM) | 22.22

### Half marathon[edit]

RANK  | 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS  | TIME

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1\.  |  Elana Meyer (RSA) | 1:06:44

### 60 metres[edit]

RANK  | 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS  | TIME

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1\.  |  Brigita Bukovec (SVN) | 7.78
2\.  |  Glory Alozie (NGR) | 7,82
3\.  |  Olga Shishigina (KAZ) | 7.82
4\.  |  Melissa Morrison (USA) | 7.85
5\.  |  Katie Anderson (CAN) | 7.90

### 100m hurdles[edit]

RANK  | 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS  | TIME

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1\.  |  Gail Devers (USA) | 12.37
2\.  |  Glory Alozie (NGR) | 12.44
3\.  |  Olga Shishigina (KAZ) | 12.47
-- |  Ludmila Engquist (SWE) | 12.47
5\.  |  Katie Anderson (CAN) | 12.61

### 400m hurdles[edit]

RANK  | 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS  | TIME

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1\.  |  Daimí Pernía (CUB) | 52.89
2\.  |  Nezha Bidouane (MAR) | 52.90
3\.  |  Deon Hemmings (JAM) | 53.16
4\.  |  Ionela Târlea (ROM) | 53.25
5\.  |  Andrea Blackett (BAR) | 53.36

### 3,000m steeplechase[edit]

RANK  | 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS  | TIME

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1\.  |  Yelena Motalova (RUS) | 9:48.88
2\.  |  Laurence Duquénoy (FRA) | 9:55.69
3\.  |  Daniela Petrescu (ROM) | 9:58.44
4\.  |  Justyna Bąk (POL) | 9:58.77
5\.  |  Alina Cucerzan (ROM) | 10:03.68

### High jump[edit]

RANK  | 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS  | HEIGHT

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1\.  |  Hestrie Cloete (RSA) | 2.04 m
2\.  |  Monica Iagăr (ROM) | 2.01 m
Yelena Yelesina (RUS)
Inga Babakova (UKR)
5\.  |  Tisha Waller (USA) | 2.00 m

### Shot put[edit]

RANK  | 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS  | DISTANCE

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1\.  |  Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS) | 20.26 m
2\.  |  Yelena Ivanenko (BLR) | 19.13 m
3\.  |  Yuliya Zaginay (RUS) | 19.06 m
4\.  |  Tressa Thompson (USA) | 18.88 m

### Pole vault[edit]

RANK  | 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS  | HEIGHT

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1\.  |  Emma George (AUS) | 4.60 m
Stacy Dragila (USA)
3\.  |  Anzhela Balakhonova (UKR) | 4.55 m
4\.  |  Tatiana Grigorieva (AUS) | 4.50 m
5\.  |  Yelena Belyakova (RUS) | 4.46 m

### Hammer throw[edit]

Main article: 1999 Hammer Throw Year Ranking

### Heptathlon[edit]

RANK  | 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS  | POINTS

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1\.  |  Eunice Barber (FRA) | 6861
2\.  |  Denise Lewis (GBR) | 6724
3\.  |  DeDee Nathan (USA) | 6577
4\.  |  Ghada Shouaa (SYR) | 6500
5\.  |  Sabine Braun (GER) | 6497

## Marathon[edit]

### Men's competition[edit]

#### Pan American Games[edit]

RANK | ATHLETE | TIME

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|  Vanderlei de Lima (BRA) | 2:17:20
|  Raúl Maza (VEN) | 2:19:56
|  Éder Fialho (BRA) | 2:20:09

#### Best Year Performances[edit]

RANK | NAME ATHLETE | TIME | EVENT

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1\.  |  Khalid Khannouchi (MAR) | 2:05:42 | Chicago Marathon
2\.  |  Moses Tanui (KEN) | 2:06:16 | Chicago Marathon
3\.  |  Gert Thys (RSA) | 2:06:33 | Tokyo Marathon
4\.  |  Josephat Kiprono (KEN) | 2:06:44 | Berlin Marathon
5\.  |  Fred Kiprop (KEN) | 2:06:46 | Amsterdam Marathon
6\.  |  Tesfaye Jifar (ETH) | 2:06:48 | Amsterdam Marathon
7\.  |  William Kiplagat (KEN) | 2:06:49 | Amsterdam Marathon
8\.  |  Tesfaye Tola (ETH) | 2:06:56 | Amsterdam Marathon
9\.  |  Takayuki Inubushi (JPN) | 2:06:57 | Berlin Marathon
10\.  |  Japhet Kosgei (KEN) | 2:07:09 | Rotterdam Marathon

### Women's competition[edit]

#### Pan American Games[edit]

RANK | ATHLETE | TIME

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|  Érika Olivera (CHI) | 2:37:41
|  Iglandini González (COL) | 2:40:06
|  Viviany Anderson (BRA) | 2:40:55

#### Best Year Performances[edit]

RANK | NAME ATHLETE | TIME | EVENT

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1\.  |  Tegla Loroupe (KEN) | 2:20:43 | Berlin Marathon
2\.  |  Eri Yamaguchi (JPN) | 2:22:12 | Tokyo Marathon
3\.  |  Tegla Loroupe (KEN) | 2:22:48 | Rotterdam Marathon
4\.  |  Joyce Chepchumba (KEN) | 2:23:22 | London Marathon
5\.  |  Lidia Șimon (ROM) | 2:23:24 | Osaka International Ladies Marathon
6\.  |  Fatuma Roba (ETH) | 2:23:25 | Boston Marathon
7\.  |  Tegla Loroupe (KEN) | 2:23:46 | Osaka International Ladies Marathon
8\.  |  Marleen Renders (BEL) | 2:23:58 | Berlin Marathon
9\.  |  Adriana Fernández (MEX) | 2:24:06 | London Marathon
10\.  |  Katrin Dörre (GER) | 2:24:35 | Hamburg Marathon

## Deaths[edit]

* January 5 — Jarmila Nygrýnová (45), Czech long jumper (b. 1953)
* January 9 — James Peters (80), English long-distance runner (b. 1918)
* January 28 — Josef Doležal (78), Czechoslovak race walker (b. 1920)
* February 3 — Mikko Hietanen (87),Finnish long-distance runner (b. 1911)
* May 17 — João Carlos de Oliveira (44), Brazilian athlete (b. 1954)
* May 18 — Betty Robinson (87), American athlete (b. 1911)
* June 30 — Bob Backus (72), American hammer thrower (b. 1926)
* August 26 — Elena Murgoci (39), Romanian long-distance runner (b. 1960)

## References[edit]

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* World Athletics Championships
* World Indoor Championships
* World Cross Country Championships
* World Half Marathon Championships
* World Mountain Running Trophy
* World Race Walking Cup
* Military World Games
* Universiade
* World Masters Championships
* World Youth Championships

Regional|

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* Arab
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* Outdoor
* Indoor
* Central American and Caribbean
* European
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* 10,000 m
* Mountain Running
* South American

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Games|

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