| 4th World Championships in Athletics | |
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| Host city | Stuttgart, Germany |
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| Date(s) | August 13 – August 22 |
| Main Stadium | Gottlieb Daimler Stadium |
| Nations participating | 187 |
| Athletes participating | 1689 |
The 4th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Gottlieb Daimler Stadium, Stuttgart, Germany between August 13 and August 22 with the participation of 187 nations.[1]
The 1993 World Championships was the final time the women's 3000 m would be contested. At subsequent Championships the race was replaced by the longer 5000 m.
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Men's Results
Track
1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997
Field
1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| Long jump details |
 Mike Powell (USA) |
8.59 |  Stanislav Tarasenko (RUS) |
8.16 |  Vitaliy Kirilenko (UKR) |
8.15 |
| Triple jump details |
Mike Conley (USA) |
17.86 | Leonid Voloshin (RUS) |
17.65 |  Jonathan Edwards (GBR) |
17.44 |
| High jump details |
 Javier Sotomayor (CUB) |
2.40 (CR) |
 Artur Partyka (POL) |
2.37 | Steve Smith (GBR) |
2.37 |
| Pole vault details |
Sergey Bubka (UKR) |
6.00 (CR) |
 Grigoriy Yegorov (KAZ) |
5.90 (AR) |
Maksim Tarasov (RUS) |
5.80 |
| Igor Trandenkov (RUS) |
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| Shot put details |
 Werner Günthör (SUI) |
21.97 | Randy Barnes (USA) |
21.80 | Oleksandr Bagach (UKR) |
20.40 |
| Discus throw details |
 Lars Riedel (GER) |
67.72 | Dmitriy Shevchenko (RUS) |
66.90 | Jürgen Schult (GER) |
66.12 |
| Hammer throw details |
 Andrey Abduvaliyev (TJK) |
81.64 (AR) |
 Igor Astapkovich (BLR) |
79.88 |  Tibor Gecsek (HUN) |
79.54 |
| Javelin throw details |
 Jan Železný (CZE) |
85.98 (CR) |
 Kimmo Kinnunen (FIN) |
84.78 | Mick Hill (GBR) |
82.96 |
| Decathlon details |
Dan O'Brien (USA) |
8817 (CR) |
Eduard Hämäläinen (BLR) |
8724 | Paul Meier (GER) |
8548 |
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AR Area record | CR championship record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB/PR personal best/record | SB seasonal best | WL world leading (in a given season) | WR world record |
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Michael Stulce of the United States finished third in the shot put, but was later disqualified after testing positive for excess testosterone and mestenolone.
Women's Results
Track
Field
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Details |
Heike Drechsler Germany |
7.11 | Larisa Berezhnaya Ukraine |
6.98 | Renata Nielsen Denmark |
6.76 |
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Details |
Anna Biryukova Russia |
15.09 WR |
Yolanda Chen Russia |
14.70 | Iva Prandzheva Bulgaria |
14.23 |
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Details |
Ioamnet Quintero Cuba |
1.99 | Silvia Costa Cuba |
1.97 | Sigrid Kirchmann Austria |
1.97 |
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Details |
Huang Zhihong China |
20.57 | Svetlana Krivelyova Russia |
19.97 | Kathrin Neimke Germany |
19.71 |
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Details |
Olga Chernyavskaya Russia |
67.40 | Daniela Costian Australia |
65.36 | Min Chunfeng China |
65.26 |
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Details |
Trine Hattestad Norway |
69.18 | Karen Forkel Germany |
65.80 | Natalya Shikolenko Belarus |
65.64 |
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Details |
Jackie Joyner-Kersee United States |
6837 | Sabine Braun Germany |
6797 | Svetlana Buraga Belarus |
6635 |
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AR Area record | CR championship record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB/PR personal best/record | SB seasonal best | WL world leading (in a given season) | WR world record |
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Medal table by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1. | United States |
13 | 7 | 5 | 25 |
| 2. | China |
4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 3. | Russia |
3 | 8 | 5 | 16 |
| 4= | United Kingdom |
3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 4= |  Kenya |
3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 6. | Germany |
2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 7. |  Spain |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8. | Cuba |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9. | Finland |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10. |  Jamaica |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 11. | Ukraine |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 12. |  Ethiopia |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13. |  Namibia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14= |  Algeria |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14= |  Japan |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16= | Czech Republic |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16= |  Mozambique |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16= | Norway |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16= | Switzerland |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16= | Tajikistan |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21. |  Italy |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 22. | Belarus |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 23= | Australia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23= |  Ireland |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23= | Kazakhstan |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23= | Poland |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23= |  Portugal |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23= |  Zambia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29= | Austria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29= | Bulgaria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29= |  Canada |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29= | Denmark |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29= | Hungary |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29= |  Netherlands |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29= |  Romania |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29= |  Somalia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
See also
References
- ^ "iaaf.org - Osaka 2007 - History". Archived from the original on 2009-05-10. http://www.webcitation.org/query?id=1241923416000079. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
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