1999 in the sport of athletics
| 1999 in athletics | |
|---|---|
| Major world events | World Championships World Indoor Championships |
| IAAF Athletes of the Year | Michael Johnson Gabriela Szabo |
← 1998 2000 → | |
This page shows the main events during the 1999 year in the sport of athletics throughout the world.
International Events
[edit]World records
[edit]Men
[edit]| Event | Athlete | Nation | Performance | Meeting | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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]| RANK | 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 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)
|
| RANK | 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| RANK | 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Women's Best Year Performances
[edit]| RANK | 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| RANK | 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| RANK | 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| RANK | 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Elana Meyer (RSA)
|
1:06:44 |
| RANK | 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| RANK | 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| RANK | 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| RANK | 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| RANK | 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| RANK | 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| RANK | 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| RANK | 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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