| 5th World Championships in Athletics | |
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| Host city | Gothenburg, Sweden |
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| Date(s) | August 5 – August 13 |
| Main Stadium | Ullevi Stadium |
| Nations participating | 191 |
| Athletes participating | 1804 |
The 5th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden between August 5 and August 13.
This edition featured 1804 athletes from 191 nations.[1]
This competition saw the women run the 5000 m event at the World Championships for the first time. The race replaced the 3000 m event which had been run at all previous World Championships.
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Men's Results
Track
1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999
Field
1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999
Women's Results
Track
1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 100 m details |
 Gwen Torrence (USA) |
10.85 |  Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
10.94 |  Irina Privalova (RUS) |
10.96 |
| 200 m details |
Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
22.12 | Irina Privalova (RUS) |
22.12 | Galina Maltchouguina (RUS) |
22.37 |
| 400 m details |
 Marie-José Pérec (FRA) |
49.28 |  Pauline Davis (BAH) |
49.96 | Jearl Miles (USA) |
50.00 |
| 800 m details |
 Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) |
1:56.11 |  Letitia Vriesde (SUR) |
1:56.68 (AR) |
 Kelly Holmes (GBR) |
1:56.95 |
| 1,500 m details |
 Hassiba Boulmerka (ALG) |
4:02.42 | Kelly Holmes (GBR) |
4:03.04 |  Carla Sacramento (POR) |
4:03.79 |
| 5,000 m details |
 Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) |
14:46.47 (CR) |
Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) |
14:48.54 |  Zahra Ouaziz (MAR) |
14:53.77 |
| 10,000 m details |
Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) |
31:04.99 |  Derartu Tulu (ETH) |
31:08.10 |  Tegla Loroupe (KEN) |
31:17.66 |
| Marathon details |
Manuela Machado (POR) |
2:25:39 |  Anuta Catuna (ROU) |
2:26:25 |  Ornella Ferrara (ITA) |
2:30:11 |
| The marathon course was 400 m short of the normal distance. | ||||||
| 100 m hurdles details |
Gail Devers (USA) |
12.68 |  Olga Shishigina (KAZ) |
12.80 | Yuliya Graudyn (RUS) |
12.85 |
| 400 m hurdles details |
Kim Batten (USA) |
52.61 (WR) |
Tonja Buford (USA) |
52.62 | Deon Hemmings (JAM) |
53.48 (NR) |
| 10 km walk details |
Irina Stankina (RUS) |
42:13 (CR) |
Elisabetta Perrone (ITA) |
42:16 | Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) |
42:20 |
| 4x100 m relay details |
United States (USA) Celena Mondie Carlette Guidry Chryste Gaines Gwen Torrence |
42.12 | Jamaica (JAM) Dahlia Duhaney Juliet Cuthbert Beverly McDonald Merlene Ottey |
42.25 |  Germany (GER)Melanie Paschke Silke Lichtenhagen Silke-Beate Knoll Gabriele Becker |
43.01 |
| 4x400 m relay details |
United States (USA) Kim Graham Rochelle Stevens Camara Jones Jearl Miles |
3:22.29 | Russia (RUS) Tatyana Chebykina Svetlana Goncharenko Yuliya Sotnikova Yelena Andreyeva |
3:23.98 |  Australia (AUS)Lee Naylor Renée Poetschka Melinda Gainsford-Taylor Cathy Freeman |
3:25.88 |
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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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Field
1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| Long jump details |
Fiona May (ITA) |
6.98 | Niurka Montalvo (CUB) |
6.86 | Irina Mushayilova (RUS) |
6.83 |
| Triple jump details |
 Inessa Kravets (UKR) |
15.50 (WR) |
 Iva Prandzheva (BUL) |
15.18 | Anna Biryukova (RUS) |
15.08 |
| High jump details |
Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) |
2.01 | Alina Astafei (GER) |
1.99 | Inha Babakova (UKR) |
1.99 |
| Shot put details |
Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) |
21.22 |  Huang Zhihong (CHN) |
20.04 | Svetla Mitkova (BUL) |
19.56 |
| Discus throw details |
 Ellina Zvereva (BLR) |
68.64 | Ilke Wyludda (GER) |
67.20 | Olga Chernyavskaya (RUS) |
66.86 |
| Javelin throw details |
Natalya Shikolenko (BLR) |
67.56 | Felicia Tilea (ROU) |
65.22 |  Mikaela Ingberg (FIN) |
65.16 |
| Heptathlon details |
 Ghada Shouaa (SYR) |
6651 | Svetlana Moskalets (RUS) |
6575 |  Rita Inancsi (HUN) |
6522 |
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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
| Position | Country: | Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: | Total: |
| 1. | United States |
12 | 2 | 5 | 19 |
| 2 | Belarus |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 3= | Germany |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3= | Italy |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 5. | Cuba |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 6. | Kenya |
2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 7= |  Canada |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7= | Portugal |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9. | Ukraine |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10. | Algeria |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11. | Russia |
1 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 12. | Jamaica |
1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 13. | United Kingdom |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 14. | Finland |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 14= | Bulgaria |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 16= | Bahamas |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 16= | Ethiopia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 16= |  Spain |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 19. | France |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 20= |  Czech Republic |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20= |  Denmark |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20= | Ireland |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20= | Syria |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20= |  Tajikistan |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25. | Morocco |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 26. | Romania |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 27= | Australia |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 27= |  Burundi |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 29= |  Bermuda |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29= | China |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29= | Kazakhstan |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29= |  Mexico |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29= |  Namibia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29= | Suriname |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29= |  Zambia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 36= | Hungary |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36= |  Poland |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 38= |  Brazil |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38= |  Dominica |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38= |  Nigeria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38= |  Norway |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38= |  Trinidad and Tobago |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38= |  Saudi Arabia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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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