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{{Infobox Years in Athletics
This page shows the main events during the [[1999 in sports|1999]] year in [[athletics (track and field)]] throughout the world.
|Title = 1999 in athletics
|Image =
|ImageSize =
|Caption =
|Major world competitions = {{nowrap|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]}}<br>{{nowrap|[[1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]}}
|No. of world records =
|IAAF Athletes of the Year = [[Michael Johnson (sprinter)|Michael Johnson]]<br>[[Gabriela Szabo]]
|Previous = [[1998 in the sport of athletics|1998]]
|Next = [[2000 in the sport of athletics|2000]]
}}
{{Year nav sports topic5|1999|the sport of athletics}}

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


==International Events==
==International Events==
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{{div col}}
{{col-2}}
* [[Athletics at the 1999 All-Africa Games|All-Africa Games]]
* [[Athletics at the 1999 All-Africa Games|All-Africa Games]]
* [[Athletics at the 1999 Balkan Games|Balkan Games]]
* [[Athletics at the 1999 Balkan Games|Balkan Games]]
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* [[Athletics at the 1999 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]
* [[Athletics at the 1999 Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]
* [[Athletics at the 1999 Pan Arab Games|Pan Arab Games]]
* [[Athletics at the 1999 Pan Arab Games|Pan Arab Games]]
{{col-2}}
* [[1999 South American Championships in Athletics|South American Championships]]
* [[1999 South American Championships in Athletics|South American Championships]]
* [[1999 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
* [[1999 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
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* [[1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
* [[1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
* [[Athletics at the 1999 Summer Universiade|World Student Games]]
* [[Athletics at the 1999 Summer Universiade|World Student Games]]
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{{div col end}}

==World records==

===Men===
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Event
! Athlete
! Nation
! Performance
! Meeting
! Place
! Date
|-
|[[100 metres]]
|[[Maurice Greene (sprinter)|Maurice Greene]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|9.79
|
|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Athens]], Greece
|16 June
|-
|[[400 metres]]
|[[Michael Johnson (sprinter)|Michael Johnson]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|43.18
|
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Seville]], Spain
|26 August
|-
|[[1000 metres]]
|[[Noah Ngeny]]
|{{KEN}}
|2:11.96
|
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Rieti]], Italy
|5 September
|-
|[[Mile]]
|[[Hicham El Guerrouj]]
|{{MAR}}
|3:43.13
|
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Rome, Italy
|7 July
|-
|[[2000 metres|2,000 metres]]
|[[Hicham El Guerrouj]]
|{{MAR}}
|4:44.79
|
|{{flagicon|GER}} Berlin, Germany
|7 September
|-
|[[Decathlon]]
|[[Tomáš Dvořák]]
|{{CZE}}
|8,994
|
|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Prague]], Czech republic
|3-4 July
|}

===Women===
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Event
! Athlete
! Nation
! Performance
! Meeting
! Place
! Date
|-
|[[3000 m steeplechase]]
|[[Yelena Motalova]]
|{{flagu|Russia}}
|9:48.88
|
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Tula, Russia|Tula]], Russia
|31 July
|-
|[[Pole vault]]
|[[Emma George]]
|{{flagu|Australia}}
|4.60 m
|
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sydney]], AUS
|20 February
|-
|[[Pole vault]]
|[[Stacy Dragila]]
|{{flagu|United States}}
|4.60 m
|
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Seville]], Spain
|21 August
|}


==World Records==
==Awards==
==Awards==
===Men===
===Men===
{| border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
|- bgcolor="cccccc"
!align="center" style="width: 20em"|1999 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS
!align="center" style="width: 20em"|1999 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS
!align="center" style="width: 20em"|ATHLETE
!align="center" style="width: 20em"|ATHLETE
|-
|-
|align="center"|[[IAAF World Athlete of the Year]]
|align="center"|[[IAAF World Athlete of the Year]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Michael Johnson (athlete)|Michael Johnson]]|USA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Michael Johnson (sprinter)|Michael Johnson]]|USA}}
|-
|-
|align="center"|[[Track & Field Athlete of the Year]]
|align="center"|[[Track & Field Athlete of the Year]]
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|-
|-
|align="center"|[[Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award]]
|align="center"|[[Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Maurice Greene (athlete)|Maurice Greene]]|USA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Maurice Greene (sprinter)|Maurice Greene]]|USA}}
|}
|}

<br>
===Women===
===Women===
{| border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
|- bgcolor="cccccc"
!align="center" style="width: 20em"|1999 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS
!align="center" style="width: 20em"|1999 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS
!align="center" style="width: 20em"|ATHLETE
!align="center" style="width: 20em"|ATHLETE
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|{{flagathlete|[[Marion Jones]]|USA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Marion Jones]]|USA}}
|}
|}

<br>
==Men's Best Year Performances==
==Men's Best Year Performances==
===[[Hurdling|400m Hurdles]]===
===[[Hurdling|400m hurdles]]===
{| border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
|- bgcolor="cccccc"
!RANK
!RANK
!align="center" style="width: 25em"|1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS
!align="center" style="width: 25em"|1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS
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|rowspan=2 align="center" |'''48.13'''
|rowspan=2 align="center" |'''48.13'''
|-
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Eronilde de Araujo]]|BRA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Eronilde de Araújo]]|BRA}}
|}
|}

<br>
===[[Steeplechase (athletics)|3,000m Steeplechase]]===
===[[Steeplechase (athletics)|3,000m steeplechase]]===
{| border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
|- bgcolor="cccccc"
!RANK
!RANK
!align="center" style="width: 25em"|1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS
!align="center" style="width: 25em"|1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS
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|align="center" |'''8:07.13'''
|align="center" |'''8:07.13'''
|}
|}

<br>
===[[Pole vault|Pole Vault]]===
===[[Pole vault]]===
{| border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
|- bgcolor="cccccc"
!RANK
!RANK
!align="center" style="width: 25em"|1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS
!align="center" style="width: 25em"|1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS
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|align="center" |'''5.95 m'''
|align="center" |'''5.95 m'''
|}
|}

<br>
===[[Hammer throw]]===
{{main|1999 Hammer Throw Year Ranking}}

===[[Decathlon]]===
===[[Decathlon]]===
{{main|1999 Decathlon Year Ranking}}
{| border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"

|- bgcolor="cccccc"
==Women's Best Year Performances==
===[[60 metres]]===
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
!RANK
!RANK
!align="center" style="width: 25em"|1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS
!align="center" style="width: 25em"|1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS
!align="center" style="width: 5em"|POINTS
!align="center" style="width: 5em"|TIME
|-
|-
|align="center"|1.
|align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|[[Tomáš Dvořák]]|CZE}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ekateríni Thánou]]|GRE}}
|align="center" |'''8994'''
|align="center" |'''6.96'''
|-
|-
|align="center"|2.
|align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|[[Erki Nool]]|EST}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Gail Devers]]|USA}}
|align="center" |'''8664'''
|align="center" |'''6.98'''
|-
|-
|align="center"|3.
|align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|[[Dean Macey]]|GBR}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Merlene Ottey]]|JAM}}
|align="center" |'''8556'''
|align="center" |'''7.01'''
|-
|-
|align="center"|4.
|align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|[[Chris Huffins]]|USA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Savatheda Fynes]]|BAH}}
|align="center" |'''8547'''
|align="center" |'''7.01'''
|-
|-
|align="center"|5.
|align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|[[Roman Šebrle]]|CZE}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Philomena Mensah]]|CAN}}
|align="center" |'''8527'''
|align="center" |'''7.02'''
|}
|}

<br>
==Women's Best Year Performances==
===[[100 metres]]===
===[[100 metres]]===
{| border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
|- bgcolor="cccccc"
!RANK
!RANK
!align="center" style="width: 25em"|1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS
!align="center" style="width: 25em"|1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS
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|-
|-
|align="center"|5.
|align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|[[Sevatheda Fynes]]|BAH}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Savatheda Fynes]]|BAH}}
|align="center" |'''10.91'''
|align="center" |'''10.91'''
|}
|}

<br>
===[[200 metres]]===
===[[200 metres]]===
{| border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
|- bgcolor="cccccc"
!RANK
!RANK
!align="center" style="width: 25em"|1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS
!align="center" style="width: 25em"|1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS
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|align="center" |'''22.22'''
|align="center" |'''22.22'''
|}
|}

<br>
===[[Half Marathon]]===
===[[Half marathon]]===
{| border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
|- bgcolor="cccccc"
!RANK
!RANK
!align="center" style="width: 25em"|1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS
!align="center" style="width: 25em"|1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS
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|align="center" |'''1:06:44'''
|align="center" |'''1:06:44'''
|}
|}

<br>
===[[Hurdling|100m Hurdles]]===
===[[Hurdles|60 metres]]===
{| border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
!RANK
|- bgcolor="cccccc"
!align="center" style="width: 25em"|1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS
!align="center" style="width: 5em"|TIME
|-
|align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|[[Brigita Bukovec]]|SVN}}
|align="center" |'''7.78'''
|-
|align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|[[Glory Alozie]]|NGR}}
|align="center" |'''7,82'''
|-
|align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|[[Olga Shishigina]]|KAZ}}
|align="center" |'''7.82'''
|-
|align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|[[Melissa Morrison]]|USA}}
|align="center" |'''7.85'''
|-
|align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|[[Keturah Anderson|Katie Anderson]]|CAN}}
|align="center" |'''7.90'''
|}

===[[Hurdling|100m hurdles]]===
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
!RANK
!RANK
!align="center" style="width: 25em"|1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS
!align="center" style="width: 25em"|1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS
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|-
|-
|align="center"|5.
|align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|[[Katie Anderson]]|CAN}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Keturah Anderson|Katie Anderson]]|CAN}}
|align="center" |'''12.61'''
|align="center" |'''12.61'''
|}
|}
<br>
<br>
===[[Hurdling|400m Hurdles]]===
===[[Hurdling|400m hurdles]]===
{| border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
|- bgcolor="cccccc"
!RANK
!RANK
!align="center" style="width: 25em"|1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS
!align="center" style="width: 25em"|1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS
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|-
|-
|align="center"|4.
|align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|[[Ionela Târlea-Manolache|Ionela Târlea]]|ROM}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ionela Târlea]]|ROM}}
|align="center" |'''53.25'''
|align="center" |'''53.25'''
|-
|-
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|align="center" |'''53.36'''
|align="center" |'''53.36'''
|}
|}

<br>
===[[Steeplechase (athletics)|3,000m Steeplechase]]===
===[[Steeplechase (athletics)|3,000m steeplechase]]===
{| border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
|- bgcolor="cccccc"
!RANK
!RANK
!align="center" style="width: 25em"|1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS
!align="center" style="width: 25em"|1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS
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|-
|-
|align="center"|4.
|align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|[[Justyna Bak]]|POL}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Justyna Bąk]]|POL}}
|align="center" |'''9:58.77'''
|align="center" |'''9:58.77'''
|-
|-
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|align="center" |'''10:03.68'''
|align="center" |'''10:03.68'''
|}
|}

<br>
===[[High jump|High Jump]]===
===[[High jump]]===
{| border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
|- bgcolor="cccccc"
!RANK
!RANK
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!align="center" style="width: 25em"|1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS
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|align="center" |'''2.00 m'''
|align="center" |'''2.00 m'''
|}
|}

<br>
===[[Shot put|Shot Put]]===
===[[Shot put]]===
{| border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
|- bgcolor="cccccc"
!RANK
!RANK
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!align="center" style="width: 25em"|1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS
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|align="center" |'''18.88 m'''
|align="center" |'''18.88 m'''
|}
|}

<br>
===[[Pole vault|Pole Vault]]===
===[[Pole vault]]===
{| border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
|- bgcolor="cccccc"
!RANK
!RANK
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!align="center" style="width: 25em"|1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS
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|align="center" |'''4.46 m'''
|align="center" |'''4.46 m'''
|}
|}

<br>
===[[Hammer throw]]===
{{main|1999 Hammer Throw Year Ranking}}

===[[Heptathlon]]===
===[[Heptathlon]]===
{| border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
|- bgcolor="cccccc"
!RANK
!RANK
!align="center" style="width: 25em"|1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS
!align="center" style="width: 25em"|1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS
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|align="center" |'''6497'''
|align="center" |'''6497'''
|}
|}

<br>
==Marathon==
==Marathon==
===Men's Competition===
===Men's competition===
====Pan American Games====
====Pan American Games====
*
*
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
|-
!RANK !!align="left" style="width: 17em"|ATHLETE!!align="left" style="width: 7em"|TIME
!RANK !!align="left" style="width: 17em"|ATHLETE!!align="left" style="width: 7em"|TIME
|-
|-
|align="center"|[[Image:Med 1.png]]
|align="center"|[[Image:Med 1.png]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Vanderlei de Lima]]|BRA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Vanderlei de Lima]]|BRA}}
|align="center"|'''2:17:20'''
|align="center"|'''2:17:20'''
|-
|-
|align="center"|[[Image:Med 2.png]]
|align="center"|[[Image:Med 2.png]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Raúl Maza]]|VEN}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Raúl Maza]]|VEN|1930}}
|align="center"|'''2:19:56'''
|align="center"|'''2:19:56'''
|-
|-
|align="center"|[[Image:Med 3.png]]
|align="center"|[[Image:Med 3.png]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Éder Fialho]]|BRA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Éder Fialho]]|BRA}}
|align="center"|'''2:20:09'''
|align="center"|'''2:20:09'''
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|-
|-
|align="center"|6.
|align="center"|6.
|{{flagathlete|[[Tesfaye Jifar]]|ETH}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Tesfaye Jifar]]|ETH|1996}}
|align="center"|'''2:06:48'''
|align="center"|'''2:06:48'''
|Amsterdam Marathon
|Amsterdam Marathon
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|-
|-
|align="center"|8.
|align="center"|8.
|{{flagathlete|[[Tesfaye Tola]]|ETH}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Tesfaye Tola]]|ETH|1996}}
|align="center"|'''2:06:56'''
|align="center"|'''2:06:56'''
|Amsterdam Marathon
|Amsterdam Marathon
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|}
|}


===Women's Competition===
===Women's competition===
====Pan American Games====
====Pan American Games====
*
*
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
|-
!RANK !!align="left" style="width: 17em"|ATHLETE!!align="left" style="width: 7em"|TIME
!RANK !!align="left" style="width: 17em"|ATHLETE!!align="left" style="width: 7em"|TIME
|-
|-
|align="center"|[[Image:Med 1.png]]
|align="center"|[[Image:Med 1.png]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Erika Olivera]]|CHI}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Érika Olivera]]|CHI}}
|align="center"|'''2:37:41'''
|align="center"|'''2:37:41'''
|-
|-
|align="center"|[[Image:Med 2.png]]
|align="center"|[[Image:Med 2.png]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Iglandini González]]|COL}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Iglandini González]]|COL}}
|align="center"|'''2:40:06'''
|align="center"|'''2:40:06'''
|-
|-
|align="center"|[[Image:Med 3.png]]
|align="center"|[[Image:Med 3.png]]
|{{flagathlete|[[Viviany Anderson]]|BRA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Viviany Anderson]]|BRA}}
|align="center"|'''2:40:55'''
|align="center"|'''2:40:55'''
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|-
|-
|align="center"|2.
|align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|[[Eri Yamaguchi]]|JPN}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Eri Yamaguchi (runner)|Eri Yamaguchi]]|JPN}}
|align="center"|'''2:22:12'''
|align="center"|'''2:22:12'''
|[[Tokyo Marathon]]
|[[Tokyo Marathon]]
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|-
|-
|align="center"|5.
|align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|[[Lidia Simon]]|ROM}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Lidia Șimon]]|ROM}}
|align="center"|'''2:23:24'''
|align="center"|'''2:23:24'''
|[[Osaka Marathon]]
|[[Osaka International Ladies Marathon]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|6.
|align="center"|6.
|{{flagathlete|[[Fatuma Roba]]|ETH}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Fatuma Roba]]|ETH|1996}}
|align="center"|'''2:23:25'''
|align="center"|'''2:23:25'''
|[[Boston Marathon]]
|[[Boston Marathon]]
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|{{flagathlete|[[Tegla Loroupe]]|KEN}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Tegla Loroupe]]|KEN}}
|align="center"|'''2:23:46'''
|align="center"|'''2:23:46'''
|Osaka Marathon
|Osaka International Ladies Marathon
|-
|-
|align="center"|8.
|align="center"|8.
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==Deaths==
==Deaths==
*[[January 5]] — [[Jarmila Nygrýnová]] (45), Czech long jumper (b. [[1953]])
*January 5 — [[Jarmila Nygrýnová]] (45), Czech long jumper (b. 1953)
*[[January 9]] — [[James Peters (athlete)|James Peters]] (80), English long-distance runner (b. [[1918]])
*January 9 — [[Jim Peters (athlete)|James Peters]] (80), English long-distance runner (b. 1918)
*[[January 28]] — [[Josef Doležal]] (78), Czechoslovak race walker (b. [[1920]])
*January 28 — [[Josef Doležal]] (78), Czechoslovak race walker (b. 1920)
*[[May 17]] — [[João Carlos de Oliveira]] (44), Brazilian athlete (b. [[1954]])
*February 3 — [[Mikko Hietanen]] (87),Finnish long-distance runner (b. 1911)
*[[May 18]] — [[Betty Robinson]] (87), American athlete (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==
==References==
* [http://www.arrs.net/ATM_Mara1999.htm ARRS]
* [https://arrs.run/MaraRank/ATM_Mara1999.htm ARRS]
{{reflist}}

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1999 in athletics
Major world eventsWorld Championships
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IAAF Athletes of the YearMichael Johnson
Gabriela Szabo
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Years in the sport of athletics
1999 in sports

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

International Events

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World records

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Men

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

Women

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

Awards

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Men

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1999 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS ATHLETE
IAAF World Athlete of the Year  Michael Johnson (USA)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)
European Athlete of the Year Award  Tomáš Dvořák (CZE)
Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award  Maurice Greene (USA)

Women

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1999 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS ATHLETE
IAAF World Athlete of the Year  Gabriela Szabo (ROM)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year  Gabriela Szabo (ROM)
European Athlete of the Year Award  Gabriela Szabo (ROM)
Best Female Track Athlete ESPY Award  Marion Jones (USA)

Men's Best Year Performances

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400m hurdles

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RANK 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Fabrizio Mori (ITA) 47.72
2.  Llewellyn Herbert (RSA) 47.83
3.  Samuel Matete (ZAM) 47.91
4.  Stéphane Diagana (FRA) 48.12
5.  Marcel Schelbert (SUI) 48.13
 Eronilde de Araújo (BRA)

3,000m steeplechase

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RANK 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Bernard Barmasai (KEN) 7:58.98
2.  Christopher Kosgei (KEN) 8:05.43
3.  Ali Ezzine (MAR) 8:06.70
4.  Wilson Boit Kipketer (KEN) 8:07.10
5.  Paul Kosgei (KEN) 8:07.13

Pole vault

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RANK 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
1.  Maksim Tarasov (RUS) 6.05 m
2.  Jeff Hartwig (USA) 6.02 m
3.  Tim Lobinger (GER) 6.00 m
4.  Jean Galfione (FRA) 5.98 m
5.  Dmitriy Markov (AUS) 5.95 m

Hammer throw

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Main article: 1999 Hammer Throw Year Ranking

Decathlon

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Main article: 1999 Decathlon Year Ranking

Women's Best Year Performances

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60 metres

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RANK 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Ekateríni Thánou (GRE) 6.96
2.  Gail Devers (USA) 6.98
3.  Merlene Ottey (JAM) 7.01
4.  Savatheda Fynes (BAH) 7.01
5.  Philomena Mensah (CAN) 7.02

100 metres

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RANK 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Marion Jones (USA) 10.70
2.  Inger Miller (USA) 10.79
3.  Ekateríni Thánou (GRE) 10.83
4.  Glory Alozie (NGR) 10.90
5.  Savatheda Fynes (BAH) 10.91

200 metres

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RANK 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Inger Miller (USA) 21.77
2.  Marion Jones (USA) 21.81
3.  Merlene Frazer (JAM) 22.18
4.  Debbie Ferguson (BAH) 22.19
5.  Beverly McDonald (JAM) 22.22

Half marathon

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RANK 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Elana Meyer (RSA) 1:06:44

60 metres

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RANK 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Brigita Bukovec (SVN) 7.78
2.  Glory Alozie (NGR) 7,82
3.  Olga Shishigina (KAZ) 7.82
4.  Melissa Morrison (USA) 7.85
5.  Katie Anderson (CAN) 7.90

100m hurdles

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RANK 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Gail Devers (USA) 12.37
2.  Glory Alozie (NGR) 12.44
3.  Olga Shishigina (KAZ) 12.47
—  Ludmila Engquist (SWE) 12.47
5.  Katie Anderson (CAN) 12.61


400m hurdles

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RANK 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Daimí Pernía (CUB) 52.89
2.  Nezha Bidouane (MAR) 52.90
3.  Deon Hemmings (JAM) 53.16
4.  Ionela Târlea (ROM) 53.25
5.  Andrea Blackett (BAR) 53.36

3,000m steeplechase

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RANK 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Yelena Motalova (RUS) 9:48.88
2.  Laurence Duquénoy (FRA) 9:55.69
3.  Daniela Petrescu (ROM) 9:58.44
4.  Justyna Bąk (POL) 9:58.77
5.  Alina Cucerzan (ROM) 10:03.68

High jump

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RANK 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
1.  Hestrie Cloete (RSA) 2.04 m
2.  Monica Iagăr (ROM) 2.01 m
 Yelena Yelesina (RUS)
 Inga Babakova (UKR)
5.  Tisha Waller (USA) 2.00 m

Shot put

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RANK 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1.  Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS) 20.26 m
2.  Yelena Ivanenko (BLR) 19.13 m
3.  Yuliya Zaginay (RUS) 19.06 m
4.  Tressa Thompson (USA) 18.88 m

Pole vault

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RANK 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
1.  Emma George (AUS) 4.60 m
 Stacy Dragila (USA)
3.  Anzhela Balakhonova (UKR) 4.55 m
4.  Tatiana Grigorieva (AUS) 4.50 m
5.  Yelena Belyakova (RUS) 4.46 m

Hammer throw

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Main article: 1999 Hammer Throw Year Ranking

Heptathlon

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RANK 1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS POINTS
1.  Eunice Barber (FRA) 6861
2.  Denise Lewis (GBR) 6724
3.  DeDee Nathan (USA) 6577
4.  Ghada Shouaa (SYR) 6500
5.  Sabine Braun (GER) 6497

Marathon

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Men's competition

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Pan American Games

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RANK ATHLETE TIME
 Vanderlei de Lima (BRA) 2:17:20
 Raúl Maza (VEN) 2:19:56
 Éder Fialho (BRA) 2:20:09

Best Year Performances

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RANK NAME ATHLETE TIME EVENT
1.  Khalid Khannouchi (MAR) 2:05:42 Chicago Marathon
2.  Moses Tanui (KEN) 2:06:16 Chicago Marathon
3.  Gert Thys (RSA) 2:06:33 Tokyo Marathon
4.  Josephat Kiprono (KEN) 2:06:44 Berlin Marathon
5.  Fred Kiprop (KEN) 2:06:46 Amsterdam Marathon
6.  Tesfaye Jifar (ETH) 2:06:48 Amsterdam Marathon
7.  William Kiplagat (KEN) 2:06:49 Amsterdam Marathon
8.  Tesfaye Tola (ETH) 2:06:56 Amsterdam Marathon
9.  Takayuki Inubushi (JPN) 2:06:57 Berlin Marathon
10.  Japhet Kosgei (KEN) 2:07:09 Rotterdam Marathon

Women's competition

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Pan American Games

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RANK ATHLETE TIME
 Érika Olivera (CHI) 2:37:41
 Iglandini González (COL) 2:40:06
 Viviany Anderson (BRA) 2:40:55

Best Year Performances

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RANK NAME ATHLETE TIME EVENT
1.  Tegla Loroupe (KEN) 2:20:43 Berlin Marathon
2.  Eri Yamaguchi (JPN) 2:22:12 Tokyo Marathon
3.  Tegla Loroupe (KEN) 2:22:48 Rotterdam Marathon
4.  Joyce Chepchumba (KEN) 2:23:22 London Marathon
5.  Lidia Șimon (ROM) 2:23:24 Osaka International Ladies Marathon
6.  Fatuma Roba (ETH) 2:23:25 Boston Marathon
7.  Tegla Loroupe (KEN) 2:23:46 Osaka International Ladies Marathon
8.  Marleen Renders (BEL) 2:23:58 Berlin Marathon
9.  Adriana Fernández (MEX) 2:24:06 London Marathon
10.  Katrin Dörre (GER) 2:24:35 Hamburg Marathon

Deaths

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References

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