1999 in the sport of athletics explained

1999 in athletics
Major World Competitions:
Iaaf Athletes Of The Year:	Michael Johnson Gabriela Szabo
Previous:	1998
Next:	2000

This page shows the main events during the 1999 year in the sport of athletics throughout the world.

International Events

• All-Africa Games
• Balkan Games
• Central American and Caribbean Championships
• Pan American Games
• Pan Arab Games
• South American Championships
• World Championships
• World Cross Country Championships
• World Indoor Championships
• World Student Games

World records

Men

Event	Athlete	Nation	Performance	Meeting	Place	Date
100 metres	Maurice Greene		9.79		Athens, Greece	16 June
400 metres	Michael Johnson		43.18		Seville, Spain	26 August
1000 metres	Noah Ngeny		2:11.96		Rieti, Italy	5 September
Mile	Hicham El Guerrouj		3:43.13		Rome, Italy	7 July
2,000 metres	Hicham El Guerrouj		4:44.79		Berlin, Germany	7 September
Decathlon	Tomáš Dvořák		8,994		Prague, Czech republic	3-4 July

Women

Event	Athlete	Nation	Performance	Meeting	Place	Date
3000 m steeplechase	Yelena Motalova		9:48.88		Tula, Russia	31 July
Pole vault	Emma George		4.60 m		Sydney, AUS	20 February
Pole vault	Stacy Dragila		4.60 m		Seville, Spain	21 August

Awards

Men

1999 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS	ATHLETE
IAAF World Athlete of the Year
Track & Field Athlete of the Year
European Athlete of the Year Award
Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award

Women

1999 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS	ATHLETE
IAAF World Athlete of the Year
Track & Field Athlete of the Year
European Athlete of the Year Award
Best Female Track Athlete ESPY Award

Men's Best Year Performances

400m hurdles

RANK	1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		47.72
2.		47.83
3.		47.91
4.		48.12
5.		48.13

3,000m steeplechase

RANK	1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		7:58.98
2.		8:05.43
3.		8:06.70
4.		8:07.10
5.		8:07.13

Pole vault

RANK	1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	HEIGHT
1.		6.05 m
2.		6.02 m
3.		6.00 m
4.		5.98 m
5.		5.95 m

Hammer throw

See main article: 1999 Hammer Throw Year Ranking.

Decathlon

See main article: 1999 Decathlon Year Ranking.

Women's Best Year Performances

60 metres

RANK	1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		6.96
2.		6.98
3.		7.01
4.		7.01
5.		7.02

100 metres

RANK	1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		10.70
2.		10.79
3.		10.83
4.		10.90
5.		10.91

200 metres

RANK	1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		21.77
2.		21.81
3.		22.18
4.		22.19
5.		22.22

60 metres

RANK	1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		7.78
2.		7,82
3.		7.82
4.		7.85
5.		7.90

100m hurdles

RANK	1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		12.37
2.		12.44
3.		12.47
-		12.47
5.		12.61

400m hurdles

RANK	1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		52.89
2.		52.90
3.		53.16
4.		53.25
5.		53.36

3,000m steeplechase

RANK	1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.		9:48.88
2.		9:55.69
3.		9:58.44
4.		9:58.77
5.		10:03.68

High jump

RANK	1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	HEIGHT
1.		2.04 m
2.		2.01 m
5.		2.00 m

Shot put

RANK	1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	DISTANCE
1.		20.26 m
2.		19.13 m
3.		19.06 m
4.		18.88 m

Pole vault

RANK	1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	HEIGHT
1.		4.60 m
3.		4.55 m
4.		4.50 m
5.		4.46 m

Hammer throw

See main article: 1999 Hammer Throw Year Ranking.

Heptathlon

RANK	1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	POINTS
1.		6861
2.		6724
3.		6577
4.		6500
5.		6497

Marathon

Men's competition

Pan American Games

RANK	ATHLETE	TIME
		2:17:20
		2:19:56
		2:20:09

Best Year Performances

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	TIME	EVENT
1.		2:05:42	Chicago Marathon
2.		2:06:16	Chicago Marathon
3.		2:06:33	Tokyo Marathon
4.		2:06:44	Berlin Marathon
5.		2:06:46	Amsterdam Marathon
6.		2:06:48	Amsterdam Marathon
7.		2:06:49	Amsterdam Marathon
8.		2:06:56	Amsterdam Marathon
9.		2:06:57	Berlin Marathon
10.		2:07:09	Rotterdam Marathon

Women's competition

Pan American Games

RANK	ATHLETE	TIME
		2:37:41
		2:40:06
		2:40:55

Best Year Performances

RANK	NAME ATHLETE	TIME	EVENT
1.		2:20:43	Berlin Marathon
2.		2:22:12	Tokyo Marathon
3.		2:22:48	Rotterdam Marathon
4.		2:23:22	London Marathon
5.		2:23:24	Osaka International Ladies Marathon
6.		2:23:25	Boston Marathon
7.		2:23:46	Osaka International Ladies Marathon
8.		2:23:58	Berlin Marathon
9.		2:24:06	London Marathon
10.		2:24:35	Hamburg Marathon

Deaths

• January 5 — Jarmila Nygrýnová (45), Czech long jumper (b. 1953)
• January 9 — James Peters (80), English long-distance runner (b. 1918)
• January 28 — Josef Doležal (78), Czechoslovak race walker (b. 1920)
• February 3 — Mikko Hietanen (87),Finnish long-distance runner (b. 1911)
• May 17 — João Carlos de Oliveira (44), Brazilian athlete (b. 1954)
• May 18 — Betty Robinson (87), American athlete (b. 1911)
• June 30 — Bob Backus (72), American hammer thrower (b. 1926)
• August 26 — Elena Murgoci (39), Romanian long-distance runner (b. 1960)

References

• ARRS