1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships explained

7th IAAF World Indoor Championships
Size:	150px
Host City:	Maebashi, Japan
Nations Participating:	115
Athletes Participating:	451
Events:	28
Dates:	5 March–7 March
Stadium:	Green Dome Maebashi
Previous:	1997 Paris
Next:	2001 Lisbon

The 7th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in the Green Dome Maebashi stadium in Maebashi, Japan from March 5 to March 7, 1999. It was the first time the Championships were staged outside Europe or North America. Primo Nebiolo, president of the IAAF, characterized the championships as "the greatest ever". There were a total number of 487 participating athletes from 115 countries.

Doping disqualifications

Four medalists were disqualified for doping; Rostislav Dimitrov of Bulgaria was stripped of the triple jump silver, Inger Miller of the USA was stripped of the 60 metre bronze, Vita Pavlysh of Ukraine was stripped of the shot put gold and Irina Korzhanenko of Russia was stripped of the shot put silver.

Results

Men

60 m		6.42 (CR)		6.43 (PB)		6.46 (AR)
200 m		20.10 (CR)		20.26 (AR)		20.48
400 m		45.73		45.99		46.02 (NR)
800 m		1:45.47		1:45.49		1:45.74
1,500 m		3:33.77 (CR)		3:33.98		3:34.46
3,000 m		7:53.57		7:53.79		7:53.85
60 m hurdles		7.38 (CR)		7.40		7.44
4 × 400 m relay	Andre Morris Dameon Johnson Deon Minor Milton Campbell	3:02.83 (WR)	Piotr Haczek Jacek Bocian Piotr Rysiukiewicz Robert Maćkowiak	3:03.01 (AR)	Allyn Condon Solomon Wariso Adrian Patrick Jamie Baulch	3:03.20 (NR)
High jump		2.36		2.36		2.33
Pole vault		6.00 (CR)		5.95 (AR)		5.85
Long jump		8.62 (CR)		8.56 (AR)		8.30
Triple jump		17.18 (PB)	¹	16.98		16.98
Shot put		21.41		21.06		20.89
Heptathlon		6386 (WL)		6374 (NR)		6319 (NR)

¹ Rostislav Dimitrov of Bulgaria originally won the silver medal, but was disqualified for doping.

Women

60 m *	6.96		7.02		7.07
200 m	22.39		22.69		22.70
400 m	50.80		51.25		51.45
800 m	1:56.90 (CR)		1:57.17		1:57.47 (NR)
1,500 m	4:03.23 (CR)		4:03.53 (PB)		4:05.86 (NR)
3,000 m	8:36.42		8:38.43 (AR)		8:39.14 (AR)
60 m hurdles	7.86		7.87		7.90
4 × 400 m relay	3:24.25 (WR)	Susan Andrews Tania Van Heer Tamsyn Lewis Cathy Freeman	3:26.87 (AR)	Monique Hennagan Michelle Collins Zundra Feagin Shanelle Porter	3:27.59 (AR)
High jump	1.99		1.96		1.96
Pole vault	4.50 (CR)		4.45 (NR)		4.35
Pole vault	4.50 (CR)		4.45 (NR)		4.35
Long jump	6.86 (PB)		6.82 (PB)		6.78
Triple jump	15.02 (WL)		14.94 (NR)		14.87 (NR)
Shot put *	19.08		19.00		18.86
Pentathlon	4753		4691		4596

American sprinter Inger Miller won the bronze but failed a post-race drug test (excessive caffeine) and was stripped of the medal.^[1]
Vita Pavlysh of Ukraine failed a drug test and was stripped of her shot put gold medal.
Irina Korzhanenko of Russia was stripped of the shot put silver.