The 7th World Championships in Athletics (), a World Athletic Championships event held under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29.
One of the main highlights of the games was the world record set in the 400 metres by Michael Johnson of the United States in a time of 43.18 seconds. Men's results
Track 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 100 m9.80(CR)9.84(=NR)9.97(PB)200 m19.90(SB)20.00(PB)20.11400 m43.18(WR)44.29(AR)44.31(NR)800 m1:43.301:43.321:44.18(NR)1500 m3:27.65(CR)3:28.73(NR)3:30.57(PB)5000 m12:58.13(CR)12:58.7212:58.8010,000 m27:57.2727:58.5627:59.15Marathon2:13:362:14:032:14:07110 m hurdles13.04(SB)13.07(NR)13.12(PB)400 m hurdles47.72(WL)48.12(SB)48.13(NR)3000 m st.8:11.768:12.098.12.7320 km walk1:23:341:24:191:24:3150 km walk3:47:541(PB)3:48:183:50:554 × 100 m relayJon DrummondTim MontgomeryBrian LewisMaurice Greene37.59(WL)Jason GardenerDarren CampbellMarlon DevonishDwain ChambersAllyn Condon*37.73(AR)Raphael de OliveiraClaudinei da SilvaÉdson RibeiroAndré da Silva38.052(AR)4 × 400 m relayTomasz CzubakRobert MaćkowiakJacek BocianPiotr HaczekPiotr Długosielski*2:58.913(SB)Michael McDonaldGreg HaughtonDanny McFarlaneDavian ClarkePaston Coke*Omar A. Brown*2:59.34Jopie van OudtshoornHendrick MokganyetsiAdriaan BothaArnaud Malherbe3:00.20 (NR) Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds. 1 German Skurygin of Russia originally won the gold medal in the 50 km walk in 3:44:23, but was disqualified after he tested positive for drugs in November 2001. 2 Nigeria (Innocent Asonze, Francis Obikwelu, Daniel Effiong, Deji Aliu) originally won the bronze medal in 37.91, but were disqualified on August 31, 2005 after it was found Asonze had failed a doping test in June 1999. 3 The United States (Jerome Davis, Antonio Pettigrew, Angelo Taylor, Michael Johnson) originally won the gold medal in 2:56.45, but were disqualified in 2008 after Antonio Pettigrew admitted to using HGH and EPO between 1997 and 2003.
Field 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 High jump2.37(WL)2.35(NR)2.32Pole vault6.02(CR)5.905.80(NR)Long jump8.568.408.36(SB)Triple jump17.59(WL)17.49(PB)17.48Shot put21.79(PB)21.42(SB)21.26Discus throw69.08(CR)68.18(SB)68.09Javelin throw89.5289.1887.67Hammer throw80.2479.0579.03Decathlon87448556(PB)8547(SB)
Women's results
Track 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 100 m10.70(CR)10.7910.84200 m21.77(WL)22.22(PB)22.26400 m49.67(SB)49.74(PB)49.92(PB)800 m1:56.681:56.721:56.931500 m3:59.53(SB)4:00.35(PB)4:00.96(SB)5000 m14:41.82(CR)14:43.1514:44.22(PB)10,000 m30:24.56(CR)30:27.13(NR)30:32.03(NR)Marathon2:26:59(NR)2:27:02(PB)2:27:41100 m hurdles12.37(WL)12.44(AR)12.47(NR)400 m hurdles52.89(WL)52.90(AR)53.16(SB)20 km walk1:30:501:30:521:31:18(SB)4 × 100 m relaySavatheda FynesChandra SturrupPauline Davis-ThompsonDebbie FergusonEldece Clarke-Lewis*41.92(WL)Patricia GirardMuriel HurtisKatia BenthChristine ArronFabé Dia*42.06(NR)Aleen BaileyMerlene FrazerBeverly McDonaldPeta-Gaye Dowdie42.15(SB)4 × 400 m relayTatyana ChebykinaSvetlana GoncharenkoOlga KotlyarovaNatalya NazarovaNatalya Sharova*Yekaterina Bakhvalova*3:21.98(WL)Suziann ReidMaicel Malone-WallaceMichelle CollinsJearl Miles ClarkAndrea Anderson*3:22.09(SB)Anke FellerUta RohländerAnja RückerGrit BreuerAnja Knippel*3:22.43(SB) Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.
Field 1995 |1997 |1999 |2001 |2003 High jump1.991.991.99(PB)Pole vault4.60(WR)4.55(AR)4.45Long jump7.06(NR)6.946.83Triple jump14.8814.6114.61Shot put19.85(SB)19.61(PB)19.43Discus throw68.1466.0565.35Hammer throw75.2072.5666.06Javelin throw67.09(PB)66.37(PB)66.06Heptathlon6861(PB)67246500
Medal table
See also 1999 in athletics (track and field)
References IAAF 1999 History of the IAAF World Championships