# 1999 IAAF Golden League

The 1999 IAAF Golden League was the second edition of the annual international track and field meeting series, held from 30 June to 7 September. It was contested at seven European meetings: the Bislett Games, Golden Gala, Meeting de Paris, Herculis, Weltklasse Zürich, Memorial Van Damme and the Internationales Stadionfest (ISTAF).
The Golden League jackpot consisted of 50 kilograms of gold bars. The jackpot was available to athletes who won at least five of the seven competitions of the series in one of the 13 specified events (8 for men, 5 for women). The jackpot events for 1999 were:
* Men: 200 m, 800 m, 5000 m, 110 m hurdles, 3000 m steeplechase, long jump, pole vault, javelin throw
* Women: 200 m, 800 m, 3000 m, 400 m hurdles, high jump
The jackpot winners were Gabriela Szabo of Romania (3000 metres) and Wilson Kipketer of Denmark (800 metres). Kenya's Bernard Barmasai came within half a second of sharing the jackpot: after amassing six straight wins in the steeplechase, he lost to Ali Ezzine by 0.32 seconds. Marion Jones won the first five women's 200 m races, but did not compete in the last two meetings.

## Results
### Men

| Event | Bislett Games 30 June | Golden Gala 7 July | Meeting de Paris 21 July | Herculis 4 August | Weltklasse Zürich 11 August | Memorial Van Damme 3 September | ISTAF 7 September |
| 100 m | John Ertzgaard (NOR) 10.27 | — | Maurice Greene (USA) 9.85 | — | Maurice Greene (USA) 9.99 | Bruny Surin (CAN) 10.04 | Bruny Surin (CAN) 10.07 |
| 200 m | Obadele Thompson (BAR) 20.38 | Maurice Greene (USA) 20.13 | Michael Johnson (USA) 19.93 | Maurice Greene (USA) 19.92 | Frankie Fredericks (NAM) 20.23 | Michael Johnson (USA) 19.93 | Maurice Greene (USA) 20.21 |
| 400 m | Sugath Thilakaratne (SRI) 45.18 | — | — | — | Antonio Pettigrew (USA) 44.72 | — | — |
| 800 m | Wilson Kipketer (DEN) 1:43.11 | Wilson Kipketer (DEN) 1:44.89 | Wilson Kipketer (DEN) 1:42.79 | Wilson Kipketer (DEN) 1:42.57 | Wilson Kipketer (DEN) 1:43.01 | Wilson Kipketer (DEN) 1:42.27 | Wilson Kipketer (DEN) 1:44.03 |
| 1500 m Mile run 2000 m | — | Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 3:43.13 WR | Noah Ngeny (KEN) 3:28.84 | Noah Ngeny (KEN) 3:29.79 | Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 3:28.57 | Noah Ngeny (KEN) 3:29.19 | Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 4:44.79 WR |
| 3000 m 5000 m | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) 12:53.92 | Daniel Komen (KEN) 7:33.23 | Daniel Komen (KEN) 12:55.16 | Benjamin Limo (KEN) 7:28.67 | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) 12:49.64 | Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 7:23.09 | Benjamin Limo (KEN) 12:59.54 |
| 10,000 m | — | — | — | — | — | Charles Kamathi (KEN) 26:51.49 | — |
| 3000 m s'chase | Bernard Barmasai (KEN) 8:06.15 | Bernard Barmasai (KEN) 8:05.71 | Bernard Barmasai (KEN) 8:03.30 | Bernard Barmasai (KEN) 7:58.98 | Bernard Barmasai (KEN) 8:05.16 | Bernard Barmasai (KEN) 8:03.08 | Ali Ezzine (MAR) 8:06.70 |
| 110 m hurdles | Allen Johnson (USA) 13.14 | Larry Wade (USA) 13.26 | Allen Johnson (USA) 13.01 | Mark Crear (USA) 13.14 | Mark Crear (USA) 13.19 | Mark Crear (USA) 13.15 | Larry Wade (USA) 13.27 |
| 400 m hurdles | — | — | — | Angelo Taylor (USA) 48.41 | Chris Rawlinson (GBR) 48.14 | — | — |
| Pole vault | Tim Lobinger (GER) 6.00 | Maksim Tarasov (RUS) 5.90 | Maksim Tarasov (RUS) 5.90 | Maksim Tarasov (RUS) 6.00 | Jeff Hartwig (USA) 5.91 | Jeff Hartwig (USA) 5.95 | Maksim Tarasov (RUS) 6.01 |
| High jump | Javier Sotomayor (CUB) 2.28 | — | — | — | — | — | Wolfgang Kreißig (GER) 2.32 |
| Long jump | Erick Walder (USA) 8.50w | James Beckford (JAM) 8.42 | Erick Walder (USA) 8.18 | James Beckford (JAM) 8.40 | Iván Pedroso (CUB) 8.39 | Iván Pedroso (CUB) 8.40 | Iván Pedroso (CUB) 8.22 |
| Discus throw | — | — | Anthony Washington (USA) 66.40 | — | Lars Riedel (GER) 67.64 | Lars Riedel (GER) 66.44 | Lars Riedel (GER) 68.41 |
| Javelin throw | Raymond Hecht (GER) 88.27 | Jan Železný (CZE) 89.06 | Konstadinos Gatsioudis (GRE) 86.92 | Konstadinos Gatsioudis (GRE) 87.95 | Konstadinos Gatsioudis (GRE) 89.53 | Konstadinos Gatsioudis (GRE) 87.26 | Konstadinos Gatsioudis (GRE) 87.96 |

### Women

| Event | Bislett Games 30 June | Golden Gala 7 July | Meeting de Paris 21 July | Herculis 4 August | Weltklasse Zürich 11 August | Memorial Van Damme 3 September | ISTAF 7 September |
| 100 m | — | — | — | — | Gabi Rockmeier (GER) 11.48 | — | — |
| 200 m | Marion Jones (USA) 22.22 | Marion Jones (USA) 21.99 | Marion Jones (USA) 22.19 | Marion Jones (USA) 22.15 | Marion Jones (USA) 22.10 | Inger Miller (USA) 22.24 | Debbie Ferguson (BAH) 22.55 |
| 400 m | — | — | — | Cathy Freeman (AUS) 49.76 | — | — | — |
| 800 m | Svetlana Masterkova (RUS) 1:58.16 | Maria Mutola (MOZ) 1:58.25 | Svetlana Masterkova (RUS) 1:57.63 | Maria Mutola (MOZ) 1:56.99 | Maria Mutola (MOZ) 1:56.04 | Svetlana Masterkova (RUS) 1:57.58 | Maria Mutola (MOZ) 1:57.56 |
| 1500 m Mile run | — | — | — | Violeta Szekely (ROM) 4:01.49 | Violeta Szekely (ROM) 3:59.31 | — | — |
| 3000 m 5000 m | Gabriela Szabo (ROM) 8:27.21 | Gabriela Szabo (ROM) 8:25.59 | Gabriela Szabo (ROM) 8:27.79 | Gabriela Szabo (ROM) 8:28.36 | Gabriela Szabo (ROM) 8:25.03 | Gabriela Szabo (ROM) 8:25.82 | Gabriela Szabo (ROM) 14:40.59 |
| 100 m hurdles | — | Olga Shishigina (KAZ) 12.50 | — | Glory Alozie (NGR) 12.53 | Olga Shishigina (KAZ) 12.55 | — | — |
| 400 m hurdles | Deon Hemmings (JAM) 53.48 | Nezha Bidouane (MAR) 53.75 | Nezha Bidouane (MAR) 53.05 | Deon Hemmings (JAM) 53.74 | Deon Hemmings (JAM) 53.30 | Nezha Bidouane (MAR) 53.78 | Deon Hemmings (JAM) 53.90 |
| High jump | Monica Iagăr (ROM) 1.96 | Hestrie Cloete (RSA) 2.00 | Yelena Yelesina (RUS) 2.00 | Hestrie Cloete (RSA) 2.04 | Inha Babakova (UKR) 2.01 | Kajsa Bergqvist (SWE) 1.97 | Hestrie Cloete (RSA) 1.95 |
| Long jump | — | Eunice Barber (FRA) 7.01 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Triple jump | — | — | Paraskevi Tsiamita (GRE) 14.77 | — | Paraskevi Tsiamita (GRE) 14.75 | Paraskevi Tsiamita (GRE) 14.83 | — |
| Shot put | — | — | — | — | — | — | Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) 19.53 |
| Discus throw | — | — | — | — | — | — | Franka Dietzsch (GER) 66.60 |
| Javelin throw | Tanja Damaske (GER) 65.47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |