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:Golden League Intro https://web.archive.org/web/20120818201919/http://www2.iaaf.org/GLE00/intro.html 2012-08-18 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-11-17.1999 Bislett Games https://web.archive.org/web/20120817165105/http://www2.iaaf.org/gp99/GLEOslo/Results/byevent.html 2012-08-17 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-11-17. 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 EventBislett Games 30 JuneGolden Gala 7 JulyMeeting de Paris 21 JulyHerculis 4 AugustWeltklasse Zürich 11 AugustMemorial Van Damme 3 SeptemberISTAF 7 September100 m John Ertzgaard NOR 10.27 — Maurice Greene USA 9.85 — Maurice Greene USA 9.99 Bruny Surin CAN 10.04 Bruny Surin CAN 10.07200 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 1:44.031500 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 WR3000 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 8:06.70110 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 13.27400 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 6.01High jump Javier Sotomayor CUB 2.28 — — — — — Wolfgang Kreißig GER 2.32Long 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 68.41Javelin 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 EventBislett Games 30 JuneGolden Gala 7 JulyMeeting de Paris 21 JulyHerculis 4 AugustWeltklasse Zürich 11 AugustMemorial Van Damme 3 SeptemberISTAF 7 September100 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 1:57.561500 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 53.90High 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 1.95Long 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 — — — — — — References Results Oslo Paris Rome Monaco Zurich Brussels Berlin Golden League Category:IAAF Golden League IAAF Golden League