1993 in the sport of athletics

none 1993 in athletics World ChampionshipsWorld Indoor Championships Colin JacksonSally Gunnell 1992 1994 1993 the sport of athletics This article contains an overview of the year 1993 in athletics. International events African Championships Asian Championships Bolivarian Games Central American and Caribbean Games Central American Championships East Asian Games Maccabiah Games Mediterranean Games Chinese National Games South American Championships South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games World Championships World Cross Country Championships World Half Marathon Championships World Indoor Championships World Race Walking Cup World Student Games World records Men EVENTATHLETEMARKDATEVENUEMileNoureddine Morceli ALG3:44.395 SeptemberRieti, Italy10,000 metresRichard Chelimo KEN27:07.915 JulyStockholm, SwedenYobes Ondieki KEN26:58.3810 JulyOslo, Norway110 m hurdlesColin Jackson GBR12.9120 AugustStuttgart, Germany4 × 400 m RelayUSA• Andrew Valmon• Quincy Watts• Butch Reynolds• Michael Johnson2:54.2922 AugustStuttgart, GermanyHigh JumpJavier Sotomayor CUB2.45m27 JulySalamanca, SpainJavelin (new)Jan Železný CZE95.54m6 AprilPietersburg, South AfricaJan Železný CZE95.66m29 AugustSheffield, Great BritainHalf MarathonBenson Masya KEN1:00:243 AprilThe Hague, Netherlands The relay team of the United States in the men's 4x100m, formed by Jon Drummond, Andre Cason, Dennis Mitchell and Leroy Burrell, equal its own world record, set the previous year at the 1992 Summer Olympics, clocking 37.40 on 1993-08-21 at the World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. The first mark was set by Michael Marsh, Leroy Burrell, Dennis Mitchell and Carl Lewis on 1992-08-08. Women EVENTATHLETEMARKDATEVENUE1500 metresQu Yunxia CHN3:50.4611 SeptemberBeijing, PR China3,000 metresZhang Linli CHN8:22.0612 SeptemberBeijing, PR ChinaWang Junxia CHN8:12.1912 SeptemberBeijing, PR ChinaWang Junxia CHN8:06.1113 SeptemberBeijing, PR China10,000 metresWang Junxia CHN29:31.788 SeptemberBeijing, PR China20,000 metresIzumi Maki JPN1:06:48.820 SeptemberAmagasaki, Japan400m HurdlesSally Gunnell GBR52.7419 AugustStuttgart, GermanyPole vaultSun Caiyun CHN4.11m21 MarchGuangzhou, China60 metersIrina Privalova RUS6.929 FebruaryMadrid, Spain Sun's PV of 4.11m was not officially recognised as a record as there were only 2 competitors (regulations require a minimum of 3) Awards Men 1993 TRACK & FIELD AWARDSATHLETEIAAF World Athlete of the YearColin Jackson GBRTrack & Field Athlete of the YearNoureddine Morceli ALGEuropean Athlete of the Year AwardLinford Christie GBRBest Male Track Athlete ESPY AwardKevin Young USA Women 1993 TRACK & FIELD AWARDSATHLETEIAAF World Athlete of the YearSally Gunnell GBRTrack & Field Athlete of the YearWang Junxia CHNEuropean Athlete of the Year AwardSally Gunnell GBRBest Female Track Athlete ESPY AwardEvelyn Ashford USA Men's Best Year Performers 100 metres Main race this year: World Championships 100 metres RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Linford Christie GBR9.872.Andre Cason USA9.923.Daniel Effiong NGR9.984.Dennis Mitchell USA9.995.Leroy Burrell USA10.02Carl Lewis USABruny Surin CAN 200 metres Main race this year: World Championships 200 metres RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Frank Fredericks NAM19.852.John Regis GBR19.943.Carl Lewis USA19.994.Michael Marsh USA20.045.Michael Johnson USA20.06 400 metres Main race this year: World Championships 400 metres RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Michael Johnson USA43.652.Butch Reynolds USA44.123.Quincy Watts USA44.134.Andrew Valmon USA44.285.Samson Kitur KEN44.34 800 metres Main race this year: World Championships 800 metres RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Nixon Kiprotich KEN1:43.542.Martin Steele GBR1:43.843.Paul Ruto KEN1:43.924.Johnny Gray USA1:44.035.Sammy Kibet Langat KEN1:44.06 1,500 metres Main race this year: World Championships 1,500 metres RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Noureddine Morceli ALG3:29.202.Fermín Cacho ESP3:32.013.Abdi Bile SOM3:32.834.Mohamed Suleiman QAT3:33.295.Simon Doyle AUS3:33.39 Mile RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Noureddine Morceli ALG3:44.392.Abdi Bile SOM3:51.663.Steve Cram GBR3:52.174.Jim Spivey USA3:52.375.Simon Doyle AUS3:52.56 3,000 metres RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Noureddine Morceli ALG7:29.242.Paul Bitok KEN7:34.983.Moses Kiptanui KEN7:35.794.Brahim Jabbour MAR7:36.545.Jim Spivey USA7:37.04 5,000 metres Main race this year: World Championships 5,000 metres RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Ismael Kirui KEN13:02.752.Haile Gebrselassie ETH 199113:03.173.Khalid Skah MAR13:04.674.Yobes Ondieki KEN13:05.095.Richard Chelimo KEN13:05.14 10,000 metres Main race this year: World Championships 10,000 metres RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Yobes Ondieki KEN26:58.382.Richard Chelimo KEN27:07.913.William Sigei KEN27:16.814.Khalid Skah MAR27:17.745.Moses Tanui KEN27:18.32 Half Marathon RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Moses Tanui KEN1:00:15 Marathon Main race this year: World Championships Marathon RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Dionicio Cerón MEX2:08:512.Vincent Rousseau BEL2:09:133.Kim Wan-Ki KOR2:09:254.Gert Thys RSA 19282:09:315.Cosmas Ndeti KEN2:09:33 110m Hurdles Main race this year: World Championships 110m Hurdles RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Colin Jackson GBR12.912.Tony Jarrett GBR13.003.Jack Pierce USA13.064.Mark McKoy CAN13.085.Tony Dees USA13.12 400m Hurdles Main race this year: World Championships 400m Hurdles RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Kevin Young USA47.182.Samuel Matete ZAM47.60Winthrop Graham JAM4.Stéphane Diagana FRA47.645.Eric Keter KEN48.24 3,000m Steeplechase Main race this year: World Championships 3,000m Steeplechase RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Moses Kiptanui KEN8:06.362.Patrick Sang KEN8:07.533.Alessandro Lambruschini ITA8:08.784.Matthew Birir KEN8:09.425.Mark Croghan USA8:09.76 High Jump Main competition this year: World Championships High Jump RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.Javier Sotomayor CUB2.45 WR2.Hollis Conway USA2.38Dragutin Topić FR Yugoslavia4.Troy Kemp BAH2.37Artur Partyka POLSteve Smith GBR Long Jump Main competition this year: World Championships Long Jump RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Mike Powell USA8.702.Erick Walder USA8.533.Iván Pedroso CUB8.494.Craig Hepburn BAH8.415.Dion Bentley USA8.39 Triple Jump Main competition this year: World Championships Triple Jump RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Mike Conley USA17.862.Yoelbi Quesada CUB17.683.Leonid Voloshin RUS17.654.Vasiliy Sokov RUS17.595.Denis Kapustin RUS17.54 Discus Main competition this year: World Championships Discus Throw RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Lars Riedel GER68.422.Mike Buncic USA67.123.Erik de Bruin NED67.064.Costel Grasu ROM66.905.Dmitriy Shevchenko RUS66.90 Shot Put Main competition this year: World Championships Shot Put RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Werner Günthör SUI21.982.Randy Barnes USA21.803.Kevin Toth USA21.294.Dragan Perić FR Yugoslavia21.265.Mike Stulce USA21.21 Hammer Main competition this year: World Championships Hammer Throw RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Andrey Abduvaliyev UZB82.782.Sergey Kirmasov RUS82.543.Igor Astapkovich BLR 199182.284.Sergey Litvinov RUS82.165.Aleksandr Seleznyov RUS81.70 Javelin (new design) Main competition this year: World Championships Javelin Throw RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Jan Železný CZE95.662.Raymond Hecht GER88.903.Patrik Bodén SWE88.264.Mick Hill GBR86.945.Vladimir Sasimovich BLR 199186.48 Pole Vault Main competition this year: World Championships Pole Vault RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.Sergey Bubka UKR6.052.Rodion Gataullin RUS6.003.Jean Galfione FRA5.934.Maksim Tarasov RUS5.90Denis Petushinskiy RUSGrigoriy Yegorov KAZ Decathlon Main competition this year: World Championships Decathlon RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS1.Dan O'Brien USA88172.Eduard Hämäläinen BLR 199187243.Paul Meier GER85484.Christian Schenk GER85005.Alain Blondel FRA8444 Women's Best Year Performers 60 meters RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Irina Privalova RUS6.922.Gail Devers USA6.953.Merlene Ottey JAM7.014.Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova RUS7.065.Zhanna Block UKR7.07 100 metres Main race this year: World Championships 100 metres RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Merlene Ottey JAM10.82Gail Devers USA3.Gwen Torrence USA10.864.Irina Privalova RUS10.945.Mary Onyali NGR10.97 200 metres Main race this year: World Championships 200 metres RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Merlene Ottey JAM21.772.Irina Privalova RUS21.883.Gwen Torrence USA21.924.Marie-José Pérec FRA21.995.Galina Malchugina RUS22.22 400 metres Main race this year: World Championships 400 metres RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Ma Yuqin CHN49.812.Jearl Miles USA49.823.Gwen Torrence USA49.834.Irina Privalova RUS49.895.Juliet Campbell JAM50.11 800 metres Main race this year: World Championships 800 metres RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Maria de Lurdes Mutola MOZ1:55.432.Liu Dong CHN1:55.543.Qu Yunxia CHN1:56.244.Ella Kovacs ROM1:56.585.Argentina Paulino MOZ1:56.62 1,500 metres Main race this year: World Championships 1,500 metres RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Qu Yunxia CHN3:50.462.Wang Junxia CHN3:51.923.Zhang Linli CHN3:57.464.Wang Renmei (runner) CHN3:58.645.Liu Li CHN3:59.34 Mile RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Violeta Szekely ROM4:21.692.Lyudmila Rogachova RUS4:22.333.Lyubov Kremlyova RUS4:22.464.Sonia O'Sullivan IRL4:22.945.Anna Brzezińska POL4:23.08 3,000 metres Main race this year: World Championships 3,000 metres RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Wang Junxia CHN8:06.11 WR2.Qu Yunxia CHN8:12.183.Zhang Linli CHN8:16.504.Ma Liyan CHN8:19.785.Zhang Lirong CHN8:21.84 5,000 metres RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Sonia O'Sullivan IRL14:45.922.Elana Meyer RSA 192814:46.413.Annette Peters USA14:56.074.Maria Albertina Dias POR15:05.125.Zhong Huandi CHN15:05.69+ 10,000 metres Main race this year: World Championships 10,000 metres RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Wang Junxia CHN29:31.78 WR2.Zhong Huandi CHN30:13.373.Zhang Lirong CHN31:09.254.Ma Liyan CHN31:10.465.Sally Barsosio KEN31:15.38 Half Marathon RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Valentina Yegorova RUS1:09:35 Marathon Main race this year: World Championships Marathon RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Wang Junxia CHN2:24:072.Qu Yunxia CHN2:24:323.Zhang Linli CHN2:24:424.Zhang Lirong CHN2:24:525.Olga Markova RUS2:25:27 60 m hurdles RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Ludmila Narozhilenko RUS7.702.Julie Baumann SUI7.863.Eva Sokolova RUS7.924.LaVonna Martin-Floreal USA7.995.Patricia Girard FRA8.01 100m Hurdles Main race this year: World Championships 100m Hurdles RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Gail Devers USA12.462.Marina Azyabina RUS12.473.Zhang Yu CHN12.644.Lynda Goode USA12.675.Svetla Dimitrova BUL12.71 400m Hurdles Main race this year: World Championships 400m Hurdles RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Sally Gunnell GBR52.742.Sandra Farmer-Patrick USA52.793.Margarita Ponomaryova RUS53.484.Kim Batten USA53.845.Han Qing CHN53.96 High Jump Main competition this year: World Championships High Jump RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.Stefka Kostadinova BUL2.05 m2.Heike Henkel GER2.01 m3.Tatyana Shevchik BLR 19912.00 mAlina Astafei ROMIoamnet Quintero CUB Long Jump Main competition this year: World Championships Long Jump RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Heike Drechsler GER7.21 m2.Jackie Joyner-Kersee USA7.08 m3.Lyudmila Ninova AUT7.06 m4.Irina Mushailova RUS7.02 m5.Yao Weili CHN7.01 m Triple Jump Main competition this year: World Championships Triple Jump RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Anna Biryukova RUS15.09 m2.Iolanda Chen RUS14.97 m3.Irina Mushailova RUS14.79 m4.Inna Lasovskaya RUS14.70 m5.Niurka Montalvo CUB14.51 m Discus Main competition this year: World Championships Discus Throw RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Larisa Korotkevich RUS68.142.Olga Burova RUS67.40 m3.Ellina Zvereva BLR 199166.32 m4.Cao Qi CHN66.08 m5.Daniela Costian AUS66.02 m Shot Put Main competition this year: World Championships Shot Put RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Svetlana Krivelyova RUS20.84 m2.Huang Zhihong CHN20.57 m3.Anna Romanova RUS20.24 m4.Wang Yawen CHN19.89 m5.Zhang Zhiying CHN19.77 m Hammer RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Olga Kuzenkova RUS64.642.Svetlana Sudak BLR 199163.703.Mihaela Melinte ROM62.524.Aya Suzuki JPN60.905.Natalya Vasilenko UKR59.80 Javelin (old design) Main competition this year: World Championships Javelin Throw RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.Trine Hattestad NOR72.12 m2.Natalya Shikolenko BLR 199168.96 m3.Karen Forkel GER67.94 m4.Teresė Nekrošaitė LTU66.34 m5.Silke Renk GER65.80 m Heptathlon Main competition this year: World Championships Heptathlon RANK1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS1.Jackie Joyner-Kersee USA68372.Sabine Braun GER67973.Ma Miaolan CHN67504.Tatyana Blokhina RUS67035.Svetlana Buraga BLR 19916635 Births January 1 - Sifan Hassan, Ethiopian-born Dutch runner March 7 Roman Danyliuk, Ukrainian athlete Alysbeth Félix, Puerto Rican athlete May 16 - Steven Solomon, Australian sprinter Deaths January 24 — Detlef Gerstenberg (35), East German hammer thrower (b. 1957) November 9 — Anne Smith (52), British middle-distance runner (b. 1941) References Year Lists 1993 Year Rankings Association of Road Racing Statisticians Category:Sport of athletics by year