# 1999 IAAF Grand Prix

The 1999 IAAF Grand Prix was the fifteenth edition of the annual global series of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The series was divided into four levels: 1999 IAAF Golden League, Grand Prix I and Grand Prix II, and IAAF Permit Meetings. There were seven IAAF Golden League meetings, Grand Prix I featured 10 meetings from 25 April to 8 August and Grand Prix II featured 11 meetings from 25 February to 5 September, making a combined total of 28 meetings for the series. Athletes could also score additional points at IAAF Permit Meetings.
Compared to the previous season, the Johannesburg meet was replaced by Roodepoort, and the Tsiklitiria meet in Greece and Weltklasse in Köln in Germany were included for the first time. The Qatar International Athletic Meet was promoted to Grand Prix I status and the Paris Meeting Gaz de France was promoted to IAAF Golden League status. The British Grand Prix meet moved from Sheffield to London.
Performances on designated events on the circuit earned athletes points which qualified them for entry to the 1999 IAAF Grand Prix Final, held on 11 September in Munich, Germany. Steeplechaser Bernard Barmasai was the points leader for the series, taking 111 points from eight meetings (a new record for the series). The highest scoring female athletes were distance runners Gabriela Szabo and Maria Mutola, both of whom scored 108 points. Greek men's javelin thrower Konstadinos Gatsioudis had the second highest individual score with 109.

## Meetings

| # | Date | Meeting name | City | Country | Level |
| 1 | 25 February | Melbourne Track Classic | Melbourne | Australia | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| 2 | 19 March | Engen Grand Prix Summer Series | Roodepoort | South Africa | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| 3 | 25 April | Grand Prix Brasil de Atletismo | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 4 | 8 May | Japan Grand Prix | Osaka | Japan | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 5 | 13 May | Qatar International Athletic Meet | Doha | Qatar | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 6 | 22 May | US Open Meet | St. Louis | United States | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 7 | 28 May | Gran Premio Diputacion | Seville | Spain | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| 8 | 30 May | Prefontaine Classic | Eugene | United States | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 9 | 30 May | Adriaan Paulen Memorial | Hengelo | Netherlands | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| 10 | 8 June | Cena Slovenska – Slovak Gold | Bratislava | Slovakia | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| 11 | 10 June | Ericsson GP | Helsinki | Finland | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| 12 | 16 June | Tsiklitiria | Athens | Greece | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| 13 | 30 June | Bislett Games | Oslo | Norway | 1999 IAAF Golden League |
| 14 | 27 June | British IAAF Grand Prix II | Gateshead | United Kingdom | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| 15 | 2 July | Athletissima | Lausanne | Switzerland | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 16 | 3 July | Meeting Gaz de France Saint-Denis | Saint-Denis | France | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| 17 | 7 July | Golden Gala | Rome | Italy | 1999 IAAF Golden League |
| 18 | 17 July | Nikaia | Nice | France | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 19 | 21 July | Meeting de Paris | Paris | France | 1999 IAAF Golden League |
| 20 | 26 July | Zipfer Gugl Grand Prix | Linz | Austria | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| 21 | 30 July | DN Galan | Stockholm | Sweden | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 22 | 4 August | Herculis | Monte Carlo | Monaco | 1999 IAAF Golden League |
| 23 | 7 August | British Grand Prix | London | United Kingdom | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 24 | 8 August | Weltklasse in Köln | Cologne | Germany | IAAF Grand Prix I |
| 25 | 11 August | Weltklasse Zürich | Zürich | Switzerland | 1999 IAAF Golden League |
| 26 | 3 September | Memorial Van Damme | Brussels | Belgium | 1999 IAAF Golden League |
| 27 | 5 September | Rieti Meeting | Rieti | Italy | IAAF Grand Prix II |
| 28 | 7 September | ISTAF Berlin | Berlin | Germany | 1999 IAAF Golden League |
| F | 11 September | 1999 IAAF Grand Prix Final | Munich | Germany | IAAF Grand Prix Final |

## Points standings
### Overall men

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Meets | Points |
| 1 | Bernard Barmasai | Kenya | 8 | 111 |
| 2 | Konstadinos Gatsioudis | Greece | 8 | 109 |
| 3 | Wilson Kipketer | Denmark | 7 | 108 |
| 4 | Maksim Tarasov | Russia | 8 | 107 |
| 5 | Noah Ngeny | Kenya | 8 | 104 |
| 6 | Mark Crear | United States | 8 | 104 |
| 7 | James Beckford | Jamaica | 8 | 100 |
| 8 | Benjamin Limo | Kenya | 8 | 99 |
| 9 | Larry Wade | United States | 8 | 95 |
| 10 | Jeff Hartwig | United States | 8 | 93 |
| 11 | Hezekiél Sepeng | South Africa | 8 | 92 |
| 12 | Raymond Hecht | Germany | 8 | 91 |
| 13 | Lars Riedel | Germany | 7 | 87 |
| 14 | Claudinei da Silva | Brazil | 7 | 84 |
| 15 | Sergey Makarov | Russia | 8 | 81 |
| 16 | Japheth Kimutai | Kenya | 7 | 77 |
| 17 | Jürgen Schult | Germany | 8 | 76 |
| 18 | Obadele Thompson | Barbados | 7 | 75 |
| 19 | Christopher Koskei | Kenya | 8 | 74 |
| 20 | Laban Rotich | Kenya | 8 | 71 |
| 21 | Virgilijus Alekna | Lithuania | 6 | 71 |
| 22 | Younès Moudrik | Morocco | 7 | 71 |
| 23 | Boris Henry | Germany | 8 | 71 |
| 24 | Jan Železný | Czech Republic | 6 | 70 |
| 25 | Paul Malakwen Kosgei | Kenya | 8 | 68 |
| 26 | Paul Bitok | Kenya | 7 | 68 |
| 27 | Nick Hysong | United States | 8 | 68 |
| 28 | Hicham El Guerrouj | Morocco | 5 | 68 |
| 29 | Tim Lobinger | Germany | 8 | 67.5 |
| 30 | Ali Ezzine | Morocco | 6 | 67 |
| 31 | Florian Schwarthoff | Germany | 7 | 66 |
| 32 | Kennedy Kimwetich | Kenya | 8 | 66 |
| 33 | Maurice Greene | United States | 4 | 65 |
| 34 | Kipkurui Misoi | Kenya | 8 | 65 |
| 35 | Dmitri Markov | Australia | 8 | 65 |
| 36 | William Chirchir | Kenya | 8 | 65 |
| 37 | Iván Pedroso | Cuba | 4 | 64 |
| 38 | Kareem Streete-Thompson | Cayman Islands | 8 | 64 |
| 39 | Colin Jackson | United Kingdom | 6 | 63 |
| 40 | Erick Walder | United States | 5 | 63 |
| 41 | Anthony Washington | United States | 5 | 62 |
| 42 | Daniel Komen | Kenya | 7 | 62 |
| 43 | Aki Parviainen | Finland | 7 | 60 |
| 44 | Duane Ross | United States | 8 | 59 |
| 45 | Francis Obikwelu | Nigeria | 5 | 58 |
| 46 | Tony Dees | United States | 8 | 57 |
| 47 | Bernard Lagat | Kenya | 5 | 56 |
| 48 | Salah Hissou | Morocco | 7 | 56 |
| 49 | Michael Möllenbeck | Germany | 8 | 55 |
| 50 | Kevin Little | United States | 8 | 55 |
| 51 | Allen Johnson | United States | 7 | 54 |
| 52 | Jean Galfione | France | 8 | 53.3 |
| 53 | Robin Korving | Netherlands | 6 | 53 |
| 54 | Richard Limo | Kenya | 6 | 52 |
| 55 | David Kiptoo | Kenya | 6 | 52 |
| 56 | Peter Blank | Germany | 8 | 52 |
| 57 | Jai Taurima | Australia | 8 | 52 |
| 58 | Danny Ecker | Germany | 7 | 51.5 |
| 59 | Frankie Fredericks | Namibia | 4 | 50 |
| 60 | Gregor Cankar | Slovenia | 6 | 50 |
| 61 | Mohammed Mourhit | Belgium | 5 | 49 |
| 62 | Patrick Stevens | Belgium | 7 | 49 |
| 63 | Sammy Kipketer | Kenya | 4 | 45 |
| 64 | David Lelei | Kenya | 6 | 45 |
| 65 | Roland McGhee | United States | 6 | 45 |
| 66 | Tom Pukstys | United States | 8 | 44 |
| 67 | Wilson Boit Kipketer | Kenya | 4 | 43 |
| 68 | André Bucher | Switzerland | 4 | 43 |
| 69 | Andy Bloom | United States | 5 | 43 |
| 70 | William Tanui | Kenya | 6 | 42 |
| 71 | Steve Holman | United States | 8 | 42 |
| 72 | Haile Gebrselassie | Ethiopia | 5 | 42 |
| 73 | Frantz Kruger | South Africa | 6 | 41 |
| 74 | Elarbi Khattabi | Morocco | 5 | 40 |
| 75 | Dudley Dorival | Haiti | 8 | 40 |
| 76 | Pål Arne Fagernes | Norway | 7 | 40 |
| 77 | Andrei Tivontchik | Germany | 4 | 38 |
| 78 | Steve Backley | United Kingdom | 6 | 38 |
| 79 | David Krummenacker | United States | 6 | 37 |
| 80 | Ali Saïdi-Sief | Algeria | 7 | 37 |
| 81 | Jon Drummond | United States | 4 | 36 |
| 82 | Luke Kipkosgei | Kenya | 4 | 35 |
| 83 | Moses Kiptanui | Kenya | 5 | 32 |
| 84 | Rohsaan Griffin | United States | 7 | 32 |
| 84 | Igor Potapovich | Kazakhstan | 8 | 32 |
| 86 | John Mayock | United Kingdom | 6 | 31 |
| 87 | Vadim Strogalev | Russia | 6 | 31 |
| 88 | Michael Johnson | United States | 3 | 29 |
| 88 | Bob Kennedy (runner) | United States | 5 | 29 |
| 88 | Tony McCall | United States | 5 | 29 |
| 91 | Sergey Lyakhov | Russia | 6 | 28 |
| 92 | Lawrence Johnson | United States | 4 | 28 |
| 92 | Koji Ito | Japan | 5 | 28 |
| 94 | Julius Chelule | Kenya | 5 | 27 |
| 95 | Jonathan Kandie | Kenya | 5 | 27 |
| 96 | John Godina | United States | 4 | 27 |
| 96 | Driss Maazouzi | France | 4 | 27 |
| 98 | Michael Stolle | Germany | 5 | 26.3 |
| 99 | Ismaïl Sghyr | Morocco | 4 | 26 |
| 100 | Rui Silva | Portugal | 3 | 26 |
| 100 | Johan Botha | South Africa | 4 | 26 |
| 100 | Julian Golding | United Kingdom | 5 | 26 |

### Overall women

| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Meets | Points |
| 1 | Gabriela Szabo | Romania | 7 | 108 |
| 2 | Maria Mutola | Mozambique | 8 | 108 |
| 3 | Deon Hemmings | Jamaica | 8 | 104 |
| 4 | Svetlana Masterkova | Russia | 8 | 99 |
| 5 | Zahra Ouaziz | Morocco | 8 | 97 |
| 6 | Hestrie Cloete | South Africa | 8 | 97 |
| 7 | Paraskevi Tsiamita | Greece | 8 | 92 |
| 8 | Inger Miller | United States | 8 | 89.5 |
| 9 | Sandra Glover | United States | 8 | 86 |
| 10 | Nezha Bidouane | Morocco | 8 | 83 |
| 11 | Beverly McDonald | Jamaica | 8 | 82.5 |
| 12 | Andrea Blackett | Barbados | 8 | 81 |
| 13 | Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova | Ukraine | 8 | 81 |
| 14 | Savatheda Fynes | Bahamas | 8 | 81 |
| 15 | Ludmila Formanová | Czech Republic | 8 | 80 |
| 16 | Inha Babakova | Ukraine | 6 | 76 |
| 17 | Marion Jones | United States | 7 | 76 |
| 18 | Debbie Ferguson | Bahamas | 8 | 75 |
| 19 | Monica Iagăr | Romania | 8 | 75 |
| 20 | Yelena Yelesina | Russia | 8 | 73 |
| 21 | Merlene Frazer | Jamaica | 8 | 72 |
| 22 | Violeta Szekely | Romania | 5 | 71 |
| 23 | Astrid Kumbernuss | Germany | 6 | 68 |
| 24 | Zuzana Hlavoňová | Czech Republic | 7 | 67.5 |
| 25 | Nadine Kleinert | Germany | 6 | 67 |
| 26 | Natalya Tsyganova | Russia | 7 | 65 |
| 27 | Ashia Hansen | United Kingdom | 7 | 63 |
| 28 | Yelena Gulyayeva | Russia | 8 | 62.5 |
| 29 | Michelle Johnson | United States | 8 | 61 |
| 30 | Iva Prandzheva | Bulgaria | 7 | 60 |
| 31 | Stephanie Graf | Austria | 6 | 60 |
| 32 | Olena Hovorova | Ukraine | 7 | 59 |
| 33 | Anita Weyermann | Switzerland | 5 | 59 |
| 34 | Ionela Târlea | Romania | 7 | 57 |
| 35 | Tegla Loroupe | Kenya | 7 | 55 |
| 36 | Svetlana Lapina | Russia | 8 | 55 |
| 37 | Debbie-Ann Parris | Jamaica | 8 | 52 |
| 38 | Hanne Haugland | Norway | 8 | 52 |
| 39 | Connie Price-Smith | United States | 5 | 52 |
| 40 | Cristina Nicolau | Romania | 7 | 51 |
| 41 | Valentina Fedyushina | Austria | 7 | 51 |
| 42 | Paula Radcliffe | United Kingdom | 6 | 49 |
| 43 | Tatyana Lebedeva | Russia | 4 | 48 |
| 44 | Krystyna Zabawska | Poland | 5 | 48 |
| 45 | Leah Malot | Kenya | 6 | 47 |
| 46 | Lidia Chojecka | Poland | 7 | 47 |
| 46 | Fernanda Ribeiro | Portugal | 7 | 47 |
| 48 | Letitia Vriesde | Suriname | 6 | 45 |
| 49 | Kristina da Fonseca-Wollheim | Germany | 5 | 44 |
| 50 | Teri Steer | United States | 5 | 43 |
| 51 | Mariya Pantyukhova | Russia | 5 | 42 |
| 52 | Fatima Yusuf | Nigeria | 5 | 39 |
| 53 | Juliet Campbell | Jamaica | 7 | 39 |
| 54 | Kajsa Bergqvist | Sweden | 6 | 38.5 |
| 55 | Lieja Koeman | Netherlands | 8 | 38 |
| 56 | Carla Sacramento | Portugal | 5 | 38 |
| 56 | Tina Paulino | Mozambique | 7 | 38 |
| 58 | Yelena Lebedenko | Russia | 7 | 37 |
| 59 | Jackline Maranga | Kenya | 4 | 37 |
| 60 | Jearl Miles Clark | United States | 5 | 37 |
| 61 | Tereza Marinova | Bulgaria | 5 | 36 |
| 61 | Guðrún Arnardóttir | Iceland | 7 | 36 |
| 63 | Irina Mikitenko | Germany | 2 | 35 |
| 64 | Olga Komyagina | Russia | 5 | 35 |
| 65 | Tressa Thompson | United States | 6 | 35 |
| 66 | Yamilé Aldama | Cuba | 4 | 34 |
| 67 | Natalya Torshina | Kazakhstan | 8 | 33 |
| 68 | Yamna Oubouhou | France | 6 | 30 |
| 69 | Hasna Benhassi | Morocco | 4 | 30 |
| 70 | Zhanna Tarnopolskaya-Pintusevich | Ukraine | 4 | 29 |
| 71 | Susanthika Jayasinghe | Sri Lanka | 4 | 26 |
| 72 | Diane Modahl | United Kingdom | 4 | 26 |
| 73 | Tisha Waller | United States | 4 | 26 |
| 73 | Šárka Kašpárková | Czech Republic | 5 | 26 |
| 75 | Meredith Rainey-Valmon | United States | 4 | 25 |
| 76 | Mame Tacko Diouf | Senegal | 6 | 25 |
| 76 | Susan Smith-Walsh | Ireland | 7 | 25 |
| 78 | Svetlana Krivelyova | Russia | 3 | 24 |
| 79 | Gete Wami | Ethiopia | 3 | 23 |
| 79 | Cheri Goddard-Kenah | United States | 4 | 23 |
| 81 | Chandra Sturrup | Bahamas | 5 | 22 |
| 81 | Gundega Sproģe | Latvia | 6 | 22 |
| 83 | Anna Jakubczak | Poland | 3 | 21 |
| 83 | Irina Mistyukevich | Russia | 3 | 21 |
| 83 | Olga Nelyubova | Russia | 3 | 21 |
| 86 | Asmae Leghzaoui | Morocco | 3 | 20 |
| 86 | Nouria Mérah-Benida | Algeria | 5 | 20 |
| 86 | Leah Pells | Canada | 5 | 20 |
| 89 | Elena Hila | Romania | 4 | 19 |
| 89 | Kelly Holmes | United Kingdom | 4 | 19 |
| 91 | Kim Batten | United States | 3 | 18 |
| 92 | Yanina Korolchik | Belarus | 3 | 17 |
| 92 | Olga Yegorova | Russia | 3 | 17 |
| 92 | Margarita Marusova | Russia | 4 | 17 |
| 95 | Amy Acuff | United States | 4 | 15.5 |
| 96 | Andrea Philipp | Germany | 2 | 15 |
| 96 | Marina Bastos | Portugal | 3 | 15 |
| 96 | Daimí Pernía | Cuba | 3 | 15 |
| 99 | Kathy Harris-Rounds | United States | 2 | 14 |
| 99 | Ebru Kavaklıoğlu | Turkey | 2 | 14 |
| 99 | Olga Vasdeki | Greece | 2 | 14 |
| 99 | Joetta Clark | United States | 3 | 14 |
| 99 | Carmen Wüstenhagen | Germany | 3 | 14 |
| 99 | Yelena Martson-Buzhenko | Ukraine | 4 | 14 |