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This page shows the main events during the 1999 year in athletics (track and field) throughout the world.

International Events

World Records

Awards

Men

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 (DEN)

Women

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

400m Hurdles

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
5.	Eronilde de Araujo (BRA)	48.13

3,000m Steeplechase

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

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

Decathlon

RANK	1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	POINTS
1.	Tomáš Dvořák (CZE)	8994
2.	Erki Nool (EST)	8664
3.	Dean Macey (GBR)	8556
4.	Chris Huffins (USA)	8547
5.	Roman Šebrle (CZE)	8527

Women's Best Year Performances

100 metres

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.	Sevatheda Fynes (BAH)	10.91

200 metres

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

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

100m Hurdles

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

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

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 Bak (POL)	9:58.77
5.	Alina Cucerzan (ROM)	10:03.68

High Jump

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

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

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

Heptathlon

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

Men's Competition

Pan American Games

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

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

Pan American Games

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

Best Year Performances

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 Simon (ROM)	2:23:24	Osaka Marathon
6.	Fatuma Roba (ETH)	2:23:25	Boston Marathon
7.	Tegla Loroupe (KEN)	2:23:46	Osaka 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

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)
May 17 — João Carlos de Oliveira (44), Brazilian athlete (b. 1954)
May 18 — Betty Robinson (87), American athlete (b. 1911)

References

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