1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships

6th IAAF World Indoor Championships WIC1997.gif 120px Paris, France Official competition logo 118 712 28 7 March–9 March Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy 1995 Barcelona 1999 Maebashi The 6th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France from March 7 to March 9, 1997. It was the first athletic championships to introduce women's pole vault. There were a total number of 712 participating athletes from 118 countries. Results Men 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 60 metres MenHaralabos Papadias GRE6.50(NR)Michael Green JAM6.51Davidson Ezinwa NGR6.52(PB)200 metres MenKevin Little USA20.40(CR)Iván García CUB20.46(PB)Francis Obikwelu NGR21.10400 metres MenSunday Bada NGR45.51(AR)Jamie Baulch GBR45.62Shunji Karube JPN45.76(AR)800 metres MenWilson Kipketer DEN1:42.67(WR)Mahjoub Haida MAR1:45.76(NR)Rich Kenah USA1:46.16(PB)1500 metres MenHicham El Guerrouj MAR3:35.31(CR)Rüdiger Stenzel GER3:37.24William Tanui KEN3:37.483000 metres MenHaile Gebrselassie ETH 19967:34.71(CR)Paul Bitok KEN7:38.84Ismaïl Sghyr MAR7:40.0160 metres hurdles MenAnier García CUB7.48(NR)Colin Jackson GBR7.49Tony Dees USA7.504 × 400 metres relay MenUnited StatesJason RouserMark EverettSean MayeDeon Minor3:04.93Linval LairdMichael McDonaldDinsdale MorganGregory Haughton3:08.11FrancePierre-Marie HilaireRodrigue NordinLoïc LerougeFred Mango3:09.68High jump MenCharles Austin USA2.35Lambros Papakostas GRE2.32Dragutin Topić FR Yugoslavia2.32Pole vault MenIgor Potapovich KAZ5.90(AR)Lawrence Johnson USA5.85Maksim Tarasov RUS5.80Long jump MenIván Pedroso CUB8.51(CR)Kirill Sosunov RUS8.41(PB)Joe Greene USA8.41(PB)Triple jump MenYoel García CUB17.30Aliecer Urrutia CUB17.27Aleksandr Aseledchenko RUS17.22(PB)Shot put MenYuriy Bilonog UKR21.02Aleksandr Bagach UKR20.94John Godina USA20.87Heptathlon MenRobert Změlík CZE6228Erki Nool EST6213(PB)Jón Magnússon ISL6145(NR) Women 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 60 metres WomenGail Devers USA7.06Chandra Sturrup BAH7.15Frederique Bangue FRA7.17200 metres WomenEkaterini Koffa GRE22.76(NR)Juliet Cuthbert JAM22.77Svetlana Goncharenko RUS22.85400 metres WomenJearl Miles Clark USA50.96(WL)Sandie Richards JAM51.17(PB)Helena Fuchsová CZE52.04(PB)800 metres WomenMaria Mutola MOZ1:58.96Natalya Dukhnova BLR 19951:59.31(NR)Joetta Clark USA1:59.82(PB)1500 metres WomenYekaterina Podkopayeva RUS4:05.19(PB)Patricia Djaté-Taillard FRA4:06.16(NR)Lidia Chojecka POL4:06.25(NR)3000 metres WomenGabriela Szabo ROU8:45.75Sonia O'Sullivan IRL8:46.19(NR)Fernanda Ribeiro POR8:49.7960 metres hurdles WomenMichelle Freeman JAM7.82(=CR)Gillian Russell JAM7.84(PB)Cheryl Dickey USA7.84(PB)Patricia Girard FRA7.84(SB)4 × 400 metres relay WomenRussiaTatyana ChebykinaSvetlana GoncharenkoOlga KotlyarovaTatyana Alekseyeva 3:26.84(WR)United StatesShanelle PorterNatasha Kaiser-BrownAnita HowardJearl Miles Clark3:27.66(AR)GermanyAnja RückerAnke FellerHeike MeissnerGrit Breuer3:28.39High jump WomenStefka Kostadinova BUL2.02Inga Babakova UKR2.00(NR)Hanne Haugland NOR2.00(NR)Pole vault WomenStacy Dragila USA4.40(WR)Emma George AUS4.35Cai Weiyan CHN4.35(AR)Long jump WomenFiona May ITA6.86(NR)Chioma Ajunwa NGR6.80Agata Karczmarek POL6.71(PB)Triple jump WomenInna Lasovskaya RUS15.01(WL)Ashia Hansen GBR14.70(NR)Šárka Kašpárková CZE14.66(NR)Shot put WomenVita Pavlysh UKR20.00Astrid Kumbernuss GER19.92Irina Korzhanenko RUS19.49(PB)Pentathlon WomenSabine Braun GER4780Mona Steigauf GER4681(PB)Kym Carter USA4627 Mary Slaney of USA originally came second in the 1500 metre and was awarded the silver medal, but was later disqualified for doping. IAAF Statistics Book – World Indoor Championships SOPOT 2014 http://iaaf-ebooks.s3.amazonaws.com/2014/Sopot2014/projet/SOPOT-2014.pdf IAAF Mark Butler DOPING VIOLATIONS AT IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 47–48 27 September 2015 Medal table 6 2 7 3 2 0 3 1 4 2 2 0 2 1 0 1 5 0 1 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 ETH 1996 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 BLR 1995 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 FR Yugoslavia Participating nations 20em (1) (1) (1) Argentina alt (4) (2) (1) Australia (6) (10) (1) (7) Belarus 1995 (4) Belgium (10) (2) (2) (1) Bosnia and Herzegovina 1992 (1) Brazil (16) (4) (1) (1) (2) Canada (8) (1) (1) Chile (1) China (18) (2) (1) (10) (2) (18) (7) (2) (1) (1) (2) Ethiopia 1996 (4) (6) France (44) (1) (1) Germany (34) (4) Great Britain (40) Greece (14) (1) (1) (14) (3) (8) (5) Italy (25) (3) (17) Japan (10) (4) (5) Kyrgyzstan 1992 (2) (1) (4) (2) (1) Lithuania 1988 (3) (1) (2) (1) (2) (2) Mauritania 1959 (1) (1) Mexico (4) (2) (1) (2) (8) Netherlands (5) (1) New Zealand (4) (9) (10) (1) (1) (1) (1) Philippines 1986 (1) Poland (12) Portugal (7) (1) (3) (1) (11) Russia (42) Rwanda 1962 (2) (1) (1) (1) (1) (2) (3) (7) South Africa (3) (1) Spain civil (23) (1) Sweden (10) Switzerland (5) (1) (1) (3) (1) (2) (1) (27) United States (54) (2) FR Yugoslavia (4) (1) (1) (2) See also 1997 in athletics (track and field) References External links IAAF 1997 World Indoor Championships Official Website (archived) Athletics Australia IAAF World Indoor Championships Category:World Athletics Indoor Championships Category:International athletics competitions hosted by France Category:Athletics in Paris IAAF World Indoor Championships IAAF World Indoor Championships Category:International sports competitions in Paris Category:1997 in international sports