| 6th World Championships in Athletics | |
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| Host city | Athens, Greece |
| Date(s) | August 1 – August 10, 1997 |
| Main Stadium | Olympic Stadium |
| Nations participating | 198 |
| Athletes participating | 1882 |
The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10, 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 198 participant nations.[1] Athens used the successful organization of the World Championships the next month during the IOC Session in Lausanne during its campaign to host the 2004 Summer Olympics as proof positive of Athens' and Greece's ability and readiness to organize large-scale, international sporting events.
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Men's results
Track
1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001
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- The United States 4x400 m relay originally placed first but were disqualifed in 2009.See official IAAF results at[2]
- *A slow, tactical race from the start, with Morceli tracking El Guerrouj all the way. Estevez tried to slow the pace down even further in the second lap to allow Cacho to save energy for his fast sprint finish. With the whole field still bunched up with 600m to go, El Guerrouj put on a burst of speed which only Morceli and Cacho were able to follow, but eventually, they too were dropped as El Guerrouj wound up the pace faster and faster. Cacho sprinted past Morceli in the home straight, and the dispirited defending champion slowed down towards the finish, allowing Estevez to pip him at the line for the bronze medal.
Field
1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| High jump details |
 Javier Sotomayor (CUB) |
2.37 (WL) |
 Artur Partyka (POL) |
2.35 (SB) |
 Tim Forsyth (AUS) |
2.35 |
| Pole vault details |
 Sergey Bubka (UKR) |
6.01 (CR/WL) |
 Maksim Tarasov (RUS) |
5.96 |  Dean Starkey (USA) |
5.91 (SB) |
| Long jump details |
Iván Pedroso (CUB) |
8.42 (SB) |
Erick Walder (USA) |
8.38 (SB) |
Kirill Sosunov (RUS) |
8.18 (SB) |
| Triple jump details |
Yoelbi Quesada (CUB) |
17.85 (WL/NR) |
 Jonathan Edwards (GBR) |
17.69 | Aliecer Urrutia (CUB) |
17.64 (SB) |
| Shot put * details |
John Godina (USA) |
21.44 |  Oliver-Sven Buder (GER) |
21.24 | C. J. Hunter (USA) |
20.33 |
| Discus throw details |
Lars Riedel (GER) |
68.54 |  Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) |
66.70 (SB) |
Jürgen Schult (GER) |
66.14 (SB) |
| Hammer throw details |
Heinz Weis (GER) |
81.78 | Andriy Skvaruk (UKR) |
81.46 (SB) |
Vasiliy Sidorenko (RUS) |
80.76 (SB) |
| Javelin throw details |
 Marius Corbett (RSA) |
88.40 (AR) |
Steve Backley (GBR) |
86.80 |  Kostas Gatsioudis (GRE) |
86.64 |
| Decathlon details |
 Tomáš Dvořák (CZE) |
8837 (CR/WL/NR) |
 Eduard Hämäläinen (FIN) |
8730 | Frank Busemann (GER) |
8652 |
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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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- * Aleksandr Bagach of Ukraine originally won the shot put with 21.47m, but was disqualified after he tested positive for steroids.
Women's results
Track
1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001
Field
1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| High jump details |
 Hanne Haugland (NOR) |
1.99 | Olga Kaliturina (RUS) |
1.96 | ||
| Inha Babakova (UKR) |
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| Long jump details |
Lyudmila Galkina (RUS) |
7.05 (WL/PB) |
Niki Xanthou (GRE) |
6.94 (SB) |
 Fiona May (ITA) |
6.91 |
| Triple jump details |
Šárka Kašpárková (CZE) |
15.20 (WL/NR) |
 Rodica Mateescu (ROU) |
15.16 (NR) |
Olena Hovorova (UKR) |
14.67 (PB) |
| Shot put details |
Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) |
20.71 | Vita Pavlysh (UKR) |
20.66 | Stephanie Storp (GER) |
19.22 |
| Discus throw details |
 Beatrice Faumuina (NZL) |
66.82 |  Ellina Zvereva (BLR) |
65.90 | Natalya Sadova (RUS) |
65.14 |
| Javelin throw details |
Trine Hattestad (NOR) |
68.78 | Joanna Stone (AUS) |
68.64 (PB) |
Tanja Damaske (GER) |
67.12 (PB) |
| Heptathlon details |
Sabine Braun (GER) |
6739 | Denise Lewis (GBR) |
6654 | Remigija Nazarovienė (LTU) |
6566 |
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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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Medals table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1. | United States |
7 | 3 | 8 | 18 |
| 2. | Germany |
5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 3. | Cuba |
4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4. |  Kenya |
3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 5. | Ukraine |
2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 6. |  Morocco |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7= | Czech Republic |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7= | Norway |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9. | Russia |
1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 10. |  Spain |
1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 11. |  Portugal |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 12. | Australia |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 13= | Italy |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13= | Poland |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13= | Romania |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 16= |  Canada |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 16= | South Africa |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 18= |  France |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18= |  Japan |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18= |  Mexico |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21= |  Denmark |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21= |  Ethiopia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21= | New Zealand |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21= |  Sweden |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21= |  Trinidad and Tobago |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26. | United Kingdom |
1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 27. |  Jamaica |
0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 28. | Belarus |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 29= | Greece |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 29= | Lithuania |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 31= |  Bulgaria |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31= | Finland |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31= |  Namibia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31= |  Nigeria |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31= |  Sri Lanka |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 31= |  Uganda |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 36= |  Bahamas |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36= |  Brazil |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36= |  Mozambique |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36= |  Slovakia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36= |  Switzerland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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