1999 in the sport of athletics

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

International Events

World records

Men
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 Tomas Dvorak  Czech Republic 8,994 Prague, Czech republic 3-4 July

Women
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

Men
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
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

400m Hurdles
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 Araujo (BRA)


3,000m Steeplechase
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


Pole Vault
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


Hammer Throw


Decathlon

Women's Best Year Performances

60 metres
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

100 metres
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

200 metres
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


Half Marathon
RANK 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Elana Meyer (RSA) 1:06:44


60 metres
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

100m Hurdles
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


400m Hurdles
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


3,000m Steeplechase
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 Bak (POL) 9:58.77
5.  Alina Cucerzan (ROM) 10:03.68


High Jump
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


Shot Put
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


Pole Vault
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


Hammer Throw


Heptathlon
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

Men's competition

Pan American Games
    RANKATHLETETIME
     Vanderlei de Lima (BRA) 2:17:20
     Raúl Maza (VEN) 2:19:56
     Éder Fialho (BRA) 2:20:09

    Best Year Performances
    RANKNAME ATHLETETIMEEVENT
    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

    Pan American Games
      RANKATHLETETIME
       Erika Olivera (CHI) 2:37:41
       Iglandini González (COL) 2:40:06
       Viviany Anderson (BRA) 2:40:55

      Best Year Performances
      RANKNAME ATHLETETIMEEVENT
      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 Simon (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
      • 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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