1997 IAAF Grand Prix Final

International athletics competition 1997 IAAF Grand Prix Final Fukuoka City, Japan 13 September Hakatanomori Athletic Stadium 18 1996 Milan 1998 Moscow The 1997 IAAF Grand Prix Final was the thirteenth edition of the season-ending competition for the IAAF Grand Prix track and field circuit, organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was held on 13 September at the Hakatanomori Athletic Stadium in Fukuoka City, Japan. Wilson Kipketer (800 metres) and Astrid Kumbernuss (shot put) were the overall points winners of the tournament. A total of 18 athletics events were contested, ten for men and eight for women. Medal summary Men OverallWilson Kipketer DEN 114Lars Riedel GER 99Mark Crear USA 95200 metresFrankie Fredericks NAM 19.81Obadele Thompson BAR 20.19Jon Drummond USA 20.32800 metresWilson Kipketer DEN 1:42.98Patrick Ndururi KEN 1:43.45David Kiptoo KEN 1:44.09One mileRobert Kiplagat Andersen DEN 4:04.53Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 4:04.55Vénuste Niyongabo BDI 4:04.955000 metresKhalid Boulami MAR 13:09.40Tom Nyariki KEN 13:10.41Paul Koech KEN 13:10.773000 metres steeplechaseJoseph Keter KEN 8:21.75Moses Kiptanui KEN 8:21.87Bernard Barmasai KEN 8:22.48110 m hurdlesMark Crear USA 13.03Florian Schwarthoff GER 13.11Tony Jarrett GBR 13.14Pole vaultSergey Bubka UKR 6.05 mMaksim Tarasov RUS 6.00 mTim Lobinger GER 5.90 mLong jumpIván Pedroso CUB 8.53 mJames Beckford JAM 8.40 mErick Walder USA 8.40w mDiscus throwLars Riedel GER 67.98 mAdam Setliff USA 66.12 mJohn Godina USA 65.56 mJavelin throwJan Železný CZE 89.58 mBoris Henry GER 86.76 mPatrik Bodén SWE 86.52 m Women OverallAstrid Kumbernuss GER 99Deon Hemmings JAM 93Kim Batten USA 91200 metresMarion Jones USA 21.84wMerlene Ottey JAM 21.92wMelinda Gainsford-Taylor AUS 22.43w800 metresAna Fidelia Quirot CUB 1:56.53Maria Mutola MOZ 1:56.93Letitia Vriesde SUR 1:59.73One mileCarla Sacramento POR 4:40.25Jackline Maranga KEN 4:40.44Julie Henner USA 4:40.925000 metresSally Barsosio KEN 15:13.46Lydia Cheromei KEN 15:15.64Paula Radcliffe GBR 15:17.02400 m hurdlesKim Batten USA 53.45Deon Hemmings JAM 53.98Tatyana Tereshchuk UKR 54.37High jumpInga Babakova UKR 2.02 mYuliya Lyakhova RUS 1.99 mMonica Iagar ROM 1.96 mTriple jumpAshia Hansen GBR 15.15 mŠárka Kašpárková CZE 14.94w mRodica Mateescu ROM 14.59 mShot putAstrid Kumbernuss GER 20.95 mVita Pavlysh UKR 20.59 mIrina Korzhanenko RUS 19.06 m References IAAF Grand Prix Final. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-01-17. External links IAAF Grand Prix Final archive from IAAF Grand Prix Final Grand Prix Final Category:International athletics competitions hosted by Japan Category:Sports competitions in Fukuoka Category:IAAF Grand Prix Final