# 1999 World Championships in Athletics

The 7th World Championships in Athletics, a World Athletic Championships event held under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29.
One of the main highlights of the games was the world record set in the 400 metres by Michael Johnson of the United States in a time of 43.18 seconds.

## Men's results
### Track

1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m details | Maurice Greene United States | 9.80 (CR) | Bruny Surin Canada | 9.84 (=NR) | Dwain Chambers Great Britain | 9.97 (PB) |
| 200 m details | Maurice Greene United States | 19.90 (SB) | Claudinei da Silva Brazil | 20.00 (PB) | Francis Obikwelu Nigeria | 20.11 |
| 400 m details | Michael Johnson United States | 43.18 (WR) | Sanderlei Claro Parrela Brazil | 44.29 (AR) | Alejandro Cárdenas Mexico | 44.31 (NR) |
| 800 m details | Wilson Kipketer Denmark | 1:43.30 | Hezekiél Sepeng South Africa | 1:43.32 | Djabir Saïd-Guerni Algeria | 1:44.18 (NR) |
| 1500 m details | Hicham El Guerrouj Morocco | 3:27.65 (CR) | Noah Ngeny Kenya | 3:28.73 (NR) | Reyes Estévez Spain | 3:30.57 (PB) |
| 5000 m details | Salah Hissou Morocco | 12:58.13 (CR) | Benjamin Limo Kenya | 12:58.72 | Mohammed Mourhit Belgium | 12:58.80 |
| 10,000 m details | Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia | 27:57.27 | Paul Tergat Kenya | 27:58.56 | Assefa Mezgebu Ethiopia | 27:59.15 |
| Marathon details | Abel Antón Spain | 2:13:36 | Vincenzo Modica Italy | 2:14:03 | Nobuyuki Sato Japan | 2:14:07 |
| 110 m hurdles details | Colin Jackson Great Britain | 13.04 (SB) | Anier García Cuba | 13.07 (NR) | Duane Ross United States | 13.12 (PB) |
| 400 m hurdles details | Fabrizio Mori Italy | 47.72 (WL) | Stéphane Diagana France | 48.12 (SB) | Marcel Schelbert Switzerland | 48.13 (NR) |
| 3000 m st. details | Christopher Kosgei Kenya | 8:11.76 | Wilson Boit Kipketer Kenya | 8:12.09 | Ali Ezzine Morocco | 8.12.73 |
| 20 km walk details | Ilya Markov Russia | 1:23:34 | Jefferson Pérez Ecuador | 1:24:19 | Daniel García Mexico | 1:24:31 |
| 50 km walk details | Ivano Brugnetti Italy | 3:47:54$^1$ (PB) | Nikolay Matyukhin Russia | 3:48:18 | Curt Clausen United States | 3:50:55 |
| 4 × 100 m relay details | United States (USA) Jon Drummond Tim Montgomery Brian Lewis Maurice Greene | 37.59 (WL) | Great Britain (GBR) Jason Gardener Darren Campbell Marlon Devonish Dwain Chambers Allyn Condon* | 37.73 (AR) | Brazil (BRA) Raphael de Oliveira Claudinei da Silva Édson Ribeiro André da Silva | 38.05$^2$ (AR) |
| 4 × 400 m relay details | Poland (POL) Tomasz Czubak Robert Maćkowiak Jacek Bocian Piotr Haczek Piotr Długosielski* | 2:58.91$^3$ (SB) | Jamaica (JAM) Michael McDonald Greg Haughton Danny McFarlane Davian Clarke Paston Coke* Omar Brown* | 2:59.34 | South Africa (RSA) Jopie van Oudtshoorn Hendrick Mokganyetsi Adriaan Botha Arnaud Malherbe | 3:00.20 (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. $^1$ German Skurygin of Russia originally won the gold medal in the 50 km walk in 3:44:23, but was disqualified after he tested positive for drugs in November 2001.
$^2$ Nigeria (Innocent Asonze, Francis Obikwelu, Daniel Effiong, Deji Aliu) originally won the bronze medal in 37.91, but were disqualified on August 31, 2005 after it was found Asonze had failed a doping test in June 1999.
$^3$ The United States (Jerome Davis, Antonio Pettigrew, Angelo Taylor, Michael Johnson) originally won the gold medal in 2:56.45, but were disqualified in 2008 after Antonio Pettigrew admitted to using HGH and EPO between 1997 and 2003.

### Field

1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump details | Vyacheslav Voronin Russia | 2.37 (WL) | Mark Boswell Canada | 2.35 (NR) | Martin Buß Germany | 2.32 |
| Pole vault details | Maksim Tarasov Russia | 6.02 (CR) | Dmitri Markov Australia | 5.90 | Aleksandr Averbukh Israel | 5.80 (NR) |
| Long jump details | Iván Pedroso Cuba | 8.56 | Yago Lamela Spain | 8.40 | Gregor Cankar Slovenia | 8.36 (SB) |
| Triple jump details | Charles Friedek Germany | 17.59 (WL) | Rostislav Dimitrov Bulgaria | 17.49 (PB) | Jonathan Edwards Great Britain | 17.48 |
| Shot put details | C.J. Hunter United States | 21.79 (PB) | Oliver-Sven Buder Germany | 21.42 (SB) | Oleksandr Bagach Ukraine | 21.26 |
| Discus throw details | Anthony Washington United States | 69.08 (CR) | Jürgen Schult Germany | 68.18 (SB) | Lars Riedel Germany | 68.09 |
| Javelin throw details | Aki Parviainen Finland | 89.52 | Konstadinos Gatsioudis Greece | 89.18 | Jan Železný Czech Republic | 87.67 |
| Hammer throw details | Karsten Kobs Germany | 80.24 | Zsolt Németh Hungary | 79.05 | Vladislav Piskunov Ukraine | 79.03 |
| Decathlon details | Tomáš Dvořák Czech Republic | 8744 | Dean Macey Great Britain | 8556 (PB) | Chris Huffins United States | 8547 (SB) |
| 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) |||||| |

## Women's results
### Track

1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m details | Marion Jones United States | 10.70 (CR) | Inger Miller United States | 10.79 | Ekaterini Thanou Greece | 10.84 |
| 200 m details | Inger Miller United States | 21.77 (WL) | Beverly McDonald Jamaica | 22.22 (PB) | Merlene Frazer Jamaica | 22.26 |
| 200 m details | Inger Miller United States | 21.77 (WL) | Beverly McDonald Jamaica | 22.22 (PB) | Andrea Philipp Germany | 22.26 |
| 400 m details | Cathy Freeman Australia | 49.67 (SB) | Anja Rücker Germany | 49.74 (PB) | Lorraine Graham-Fenton Jamaica | 49.92 (PB) |
| 800 m details | Ludmila Formanová Czech Republic | 1:56.68 | Maria Mutola Mozambique | 1:56.72 | Svetlana Masterkova Russia | 1:56.93 |
| 1500 m details | Svetlana Masterkova Russia | 3:59.53 (SB) | Regina Jacobs United States | 4:00.35 (PB) | Kutre Dulecha Ethiopia | 4:00.96 (SB) |
| 5000 m details | Gabriela Szabo Romania | 14:41.82 (CR) | Zahra Ouaziz Morocco | 14:43.15 | Ayelech Worku Ethiopia | 14:44.22 (PB) |
| 10,000 m details | Gete Wami Ethiopia | 30:24.56 (CR) | Paula Radcliffe Great Britain | 30:27.13 (NR) | Tegla Loroupe Kenya | 30:32.03 (NR) |
| Marathon details | Jong Song-Ok North Korea | 2:26:59 (NR) | Ari Ichihashi Japan | 2:27:02 (PB) | Lidia Șimon Romania | 2:27:41 |
| 100 m hurdles details | Gail Devers United States | 12.37 (WL) | Gloria Alozie Nigeria | 12.44 (AR) | Ludmila Engquist Sweden | 12.47 (NR) |
| 400 m hurdles details | Daimí Pernía Cuba | 52.89 (WL) | Nezha Bidouane Morocco | 52.90 (AR) | Deon Hemmings Jamaica | 53.16 (SB) |
| 20 km walk details | Liu Hongyu China | 1:30:50 | Wang Yan China | 1:30:52 | Kerry Saxby-Junna Australia | 1:31:18 (SB) |
| 4 × 100 m relay details | Bahamas (BAH) Savatheda Fynes Chandra Sturrup Pauline Davis-Thompson Debbie Ferguson Eldece Clarke-Lewis* | 41.92 (WL) | France (FRA) Patricia Girard Muriel Hurtis Katia Benth Christine Arron Fabé Dia* | 42.06 (NR) | Jamaica (JAM) Aleen Bailey Merlene Frazer Beverly McDonald Peta-Gaye Dowdie | 42.15 (SB) |
| 4 × 400 m relay details | Russia (RUS) Tatyana Chebykina Svetlana Goncharenko Olga Kotlyarova Natalya Nazarova Natalya Sharova* Yekaterina Bakhvalova* | 3:21.98 (WL) | United States (USA) Suziann Reid Maicel Malone-Wallace Michelle Collins Jearl Miles Clark Andrea Anderson* | 3:22.09 (SB) | Germany (GER) Anke Feller Uta Rohländer Anja Rücker Grit Breuer Anja Knippel* | 3:22.43 (SB) |
| 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

1995 |1997 |1999 |2001 |2003
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump details | Inha Babakova Ukraine | 1.99 | Yelena Yelesina Russia | 1.99 | Svetlana Lapina Russia | 1.99 (PB) |
| Pole vault details | Stacy Dragila United States | 4.60 (WR) | Anzhela Balakhonova Ukraine | 4.55 (AR) | Tatiana Grigorieva Australia | 4.45 |
| Long jump details | Niurka Montalvo Spain | 7.06 (NR) | Fiona May Italy | 6.94 | Marion Jones United States | 6.83 |
| Triple jump details | Paraskevi Tsiamita Greece | 14.88 | Yamilé Aldama Cuba | 14.61 | Olga Vasdeki Greece | 14.61 |
| Shot put details | Astrid Kumbernuss Germany | 19.85 (SB) | Nadine Kleinert Germany | 19.61 (PB) | Svetlana Krivelyova Russia | 19.43 |
| Discus throw details | Franka Dietzsch Germany | 68.14 | Anastasia Kelesidou Greece | 66.05 | Nicoleta Grasu Romania | 65.35 |
| Hammer throw details | Mihaela Melinte Romania | 75.20 | Olga Kuzenkova Russia | 72.56 | Lisa Misipeka American Samoa | 66.06 |
| Javelin throw details | Mirela Manjani Greece | 67.09 (PB) | Tatyana Shikolenko Russia | 66.37 (PB) | Trine Hattestad Norway | 66.06 |
| Heptathlon details | Eunice Barber France | 6861 (PB) | Denise Lewis Great Britain | 6724 | Ghada Shouaa Syria | 6500 |
| 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

* Host nation (Spain)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States (USA) | 10 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| 2 | Russia (RUS) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | Germany (GER) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | Greece (GRE) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Morocco (MAR) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Cuba (CUB) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Spain (ESP)* | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Romania (ROU) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 13 | Kenya (KEN) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 14 | France (FRA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Bahamas (BAH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | North Korea (PRK) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 24 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | South Africa (SAF) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Ecuador (ECU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Mozambique (MOZ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 | Algeria (ALG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | American Samoa (ASA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Israel (ISR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | Syria (SYR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (42 entries) | Totals (42 entries) | 46 | 46 | 47 | 139 |