1997 World Championships in Athletics

Athletics competition in Athens, Greece 6th World Championships in Athletics Athens IAAF 1997.jpg Athens, Greece 198 1882 1–10 August 1997 President Konstantinos Stephanopoulos Olympic Stadium 1995 Gothenburg 1999 Seville The 6th World Championships in Athletics (el Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα Στίβου 1997), under the auspices of the International Association of Athletic Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between 1 and 10 August 1997. 1,882 athletes from 198 participant nations participated in this event.. Accessed 2009-04-03. 2009-05-10. It was the first edition to award wild cards to defending champions even if they did not qualify for their national team. This allowed four athletes from the same country to compete in an individual event in some cases.Rosenthal Bert Johnson can't wait to compete https://www.newspapers.com/clip/111418361/the-stuart-news/ 16 October 2022 The Stuart News 2 August 1997 31 Men's results Track 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 100 metres MenMaurice Greene USA9.86Donovan Bailey CAN9.91Tim Montgomery USA9.94200 metres MenAto Boldon TRI20.04Frankie Fredericks NAM20.23Claudinei Quirino BRA20.26400 metres MenMichael Johnson USA44.12Davis Kamoga UGA44.37 NR UgandanTyree Washington USA44.39 PB800 metres MenWilson Kipketer DEN1:43.38Norberto Téllez CUB1:44.00Rich Kenah USA1:44.25 PB1500 metres MenHicham El Guerrouj MAR3:35.83Fermín Cacho ESP3:36.63Reyes Estévez ESP3:37.265000 metres MenDaniel Komen KEN13:07.38Khalid Boulami MAR13:09.34Tom Nyariki KEN13:11.0910,000 metres MenHaile Gebrselassie ETH 199627:24.58Paul Tergat KEN27:25.62Salah Hissou MAR27:28.67 PBMarathon MenAbel Antón ESP2:13:16Martín Fiz ESP2:13:21Steve Moneghetti AUS2:14:16110 metres hurdles MenAllen Johnson USA12.93 WLColin Jackson GBR13.05Igor Kováč SVK13.18400 metres hurdles MenStéphane Diagana FRA47.70 WLLlewellyn Herbert RSA47.86 NR South AfricanBryan Bronson USA47.883000 metres steeplechase MenWilson Boit Kipketer KEN8:05.84Moses Kiptanui KEN8:06.04Bernard Barmasai KEN8:06.0420 kilometres walk MenDaniel García MEX1:21:43Mikhail Shchennikov RUS1:21:53Mikhail Khmelnitskiy BLR1:22:0150 kilometres walk MenRobert Korzeniowski POL3:44:46Jesús Ángel García ESP3:44:59Miguel Ángel Rodríguez MEX3:48:304 × 100 metres relay MenCANRobert EsmieGlenroy GilbertBruny SurinDonovan BaileyCarlton Chambers*37.86 WLNGROsmond EzinwaOlapade AdenikenFrancis ObikweluDavidson Ezinwa38.07GBRDarren BraithwaiteDarren CampbellDouglas WalkerJulian GoldingMarlon Devonish*Dwain Chambers*38.144 × 400 metres relay Mennb1 nb1 nb1GBRIwan ThomasRoger BlackJamie BaulchMark RichardsonMark Hylton*2:56.65JAMMichael McDonaldGreg HaughtonDanny McFarlaneDavian ClarkeLinval Laird*2:56.75 NR JamaicanPOLTomasz CzubakPiotr RysiukiewiczPiotr HaczekRobert Maćkowiak3:00.26 Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds. nb1 nb1 nb1 The United States (Jerome Young, Antonio Pettigrew, Chris Jones, and Tyree Washington) originally won the 4 × 400 m relay in 2:56.47, but were disqualified in 2009, after Antonio Pettigrew admitted to using HGH and EPO between 1997 and 2003.http://www2.iaaf.org/athens97/results/index.html Results www2.iaaf.org 15 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20091004152018/http://www2.iaaf.org/athens97/results/index.html 4 October 2009 dead Field 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 High jump MenJavier Sotomayor CUB2.37 m WLArtur Partyka POL2.35 mTim Forsyth AUS2.35 mPole vault MenSergey Bubka UKR6.01 m CR/WLMaksim Tarasov RUS5.96 mDean Starkey USA5.91 mLong jump MenIván Pedroso CUB8.42 mErick Walder USA8.38 mKirill Sosunov RUS8.18 mTriple jump MenYoelbi Quesada CUB17.85 m WL/NR CubanJonathan Edwards GBR17.69 mAliecer Urrutia CUB17.64 mShot put Mennb2 nb2 nb2John Godina USA21.44 mOliver-Sven Buder GER21.24 mC.J. Hunter USA20.33 mDiscus throw MenLars Riedel GER68.54 mVirgilijus Alekna LTU66.70 mJürgen Schult GER66.14 mHammer throw MenHeinz Weis GER81.78 mAndriy Skvaruk UKR81.46 mVasiliy Sidorenko RUS80.76 mJavelin throw MenMarius Corbett RSA88.40 m AR AfricanSteve Backley GBR86.80 mKostas Gatsioudis GRE86.64 mDecathlon MenTomáš Dvořák CZE8837 pts CR/WL/NR CzechEduard Hämäläinen FIN8730 pts NR FinnishFrank Busemann GER8652 pts nb2 nb2 nb2 Aleksandr Bagach of Ukraine originally won the shot put with 21.47 m, but was disqualified after he tested positive for steroids. Women's results Track 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 100 metres WomenMarion Jones USA10.83 WLZhanna Pintusevich UKR10.85Savatheda Fynes BAH11.03 PB200 metres WomenZhanna Pintusevich UKR22.32Susanthika Jayasinghe SRI22.39Merlene Ottey JAM22.40400 metres WomenCathy Freeman AUS49.77Sandie Richards JAM49.79 PBJearl Miles Clark USA49.90800 metres WomenAna Fidelia Quirot CUB1:57.14Yelena Afanasyeva RUS1:57.56Maria Mutola MOZ1:57.591500 metres WomenCarla Sacramento POR4:04.24Regina Jacobs USA4:04.63Anita Weyermann SUI4:04.705000 metres WomenGabriela Szabo ROU14:57.68Roberta Brunet ITA14:58.29Fernanda Ribeiro POR14:58.8510,000 metres WomenSally Barsosio KEN31:32.92 WJRFernanda Ribeiro POR31:39.15Masako Chiba JPN31:41.93Marathon WomenHiromi Suzuki JPN2:29:48Manuela Machado POR2:31:12Lidia Șimon ROU2:31:5510 kilometres walk WomenAnnarita Sidoti ITA42:55.49 WLOlga Kardopoltseva BLR43:30.20Valentina Tsybulskaya BLR43:49.24100 metres hurdles WomenLudmila Engquist SWE12.50Svetla Dimitrova BUL12.58Michelle Freeman JAM12.61400 metres hurdles WomenNezha Bidouane MAR52.97 AR AfricanDeon Hemmings JAM53.09Kim Batten USA53.524 × 100 metres relay WomenUSAChryste GainesMarion JonesInger MillerGail Devers 41.47 CR/AR NACACJAMBeverly McDonaldMerlene FrazerJuliet CuthbertBeverly Grant42.10FRAPatricia Girard-LénoChristine ArronDelphine CombeSylviane FélixFrédérique Bangué*42.21 NR French4 × 400 metres relay WomenGERAnke FellerUta RohländerAnja RückerGrit Breuer 3:20.92 WLUSAMaicel Malone-WallaceKim GrahamKim BattenJearl Miles ClarkMichelle Collins*Natasha Kaiser-Brown* 3:21.03JAMInez TurnerLorraine GrahamDeon HemmingsSandie RichardsNadia Graham-Hutchinson* 3:21.30 NR Jamaican Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds. Field 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 High jump WomenHanne Haugland NOR1.99 mOlga Kaliturina RUSInha Babakova UKR 1.96 mNot awardedLong jump WomenLyudmila Galkina RUS7.05 m WL/PBNiki Xanthou GRE6.94 mFiona May ITA6.91 mTriple jump WomenŠárka Kašpárková CZE15.20 m WL/NR CzechRodica Mateescu ROU15.16 m NR RomanianOlena Hovorova UKR14.67 m PBShot put WomenAstrid Kumbernuss GER20.71 mVita Pavlysh UKR20.66 mStephanie Storp GER19.22 mDiscus throw WomenBeatrice Faumuina NZL66.82 mEllina Zvereva BLR65.90 mNatalya Sadova RUS65.14 mJavelin throw WomenTrine Hattestad NOR68.78 mJoanna Stone AUS68.64 m PBTanja Damaske GER67.12 m PBHeptathlon WomenSabine Braun GER6739 ptsDenise Lewis GBR6654 ptsRemigija Nazarovienė LTU6566 pts Medal table thumb|Beer glass with championships branding GRE 6 3 8 5 1 4 4 1 1 3 2 2 2 4 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 4 3 1 4 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 ETH 1996 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 3 0 2 2 0 1 1 GRE yes 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 References IAAF 1997 Category:World Athletics Championships Category:International athletics competitions hosted by Greece Category:Athletics competitions in Athens World Championships in Athletics World Championships World Championships in Athletics Category:1990s in Athens Category:1997 in international sports