1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships
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1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships
| 7th IAAF World Indoor Championships | |
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| Host city | Maebashi, Japan |
| Date(s) | 5 March–7 March |
| Main stadium | Green Dome Maebashi |
| Nations participating | 115 |
| Athletes participating | 451 |
| Events | 28 |
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The 7th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in the Green Dome Maebashi stadium in Maebashi, Japan from March 5 to March 7, 1999. It was the first time the Championships were staged outside Europe or North America. Primo Nebiolo, president of the IAAF, characterized the championships as "the greatest ever". There were a total number of 487 participating athletes from 115 countries.
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Results
Men
Women
- Note: * = American sprinter Inger Miller won the bronze but failed a post-race drug test (excessive caffeine) and was stripped of the medal.[1]
- Note: Vita Pavlysh failed a drug test and was stripped of her shot put gold medal.
Medal table by country
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
3 | 8 | 9 | 20 |
| 2 |  Russia |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 |  Romania |
3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 |  Germany |
3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 |  United Kingdom |
3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 |  Ethiopia |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  Cuba |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Poland |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 |  Czech Republic |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 |  Bulgaria |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 |  Ukraine |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  France |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  Greece |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  Kazakhstan |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  Namibia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 |  South Africa |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 |  Kenya |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 |  Nigeria |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 |  Spain |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 |  Australia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 |  Barbados |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 |  Denmark |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 |  Estonia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 |  Iceland |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 |  Morocco |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 |  Mozambique |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 |  Hungary |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 |  Canada |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 |  Bahamas |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 |  Mexico |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Participating nations
Algeria (4)
Andorra (1)
Anguilla (1)
Antigua and Barbuda (1)
Argentina (1)
Armenia (1)- Australia (12)
Austria (6)- Bahamas (5)
Bahrain (1)- Barbados (1)
Belarus (2)
Belgium (2)
Benin (1)
Bermuda (1)
Bhutan (1)
Bolivia (1)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
Botswana (1)
Brazil (1)- Bulgaria (10)
Burundi (2)- Canada (4)
Central African Republic (1)
Chad (2)
China (10)
Chinese Taipei (1)
Côte d'Ivoire (1)
Croatia (1)- Cuba (9)
Cyprus (1)- Czech Republic (10)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (1)- Denmark (1)
Dominica (1)
Dominican Republic (1)
Egypt (1)
Equatorial Guinea (1)
Eritrea (1)- Estonia (1)
- Ethiopia (2)
Finland (1)- France (17)
Gabon (1)
Georgia (1)- Germany (24)
Ghana (1)- Great Britain (24)
- Greece (8)
Guatemala (1)
Guinea (1)
Guyana (1)
Haiti (1)
Hong Kong (1)- Hungary (7)
- Iceland (3)
Ireland (3)
Israel (2)
Italy (7)
Jamaica (15)
Japan (30)- Kazakhstan (4)
- Kenya (5)
Kyrgyzstan (1)
Laos (1)
Latvia (1)
Lesotho (1)
Liberia (1)
Lithuania (2)
Madagascar (1)
Malawi (1)
Malaysia (1)
Maldives (1)
Mauritius (1)- Mexico (4)
Montserrat (1)- Morocco (3)
- Mozambique (2)
- Namibia (1)
Netherlands (3)
New Zealand (3)- Nigeria (8)
Oman (1)
Papua New Guinea (1)
Philippines (1)- Poland (20)
Portugal (1)
Republic of the Congo (1)- Romania (10)
- Russia (26)
Rwanda (1)
El Salvador (1)
Sierra Leone (1)
Singapore (1)
Slovakia (2)
Slovenia (8)
Solomon Islands (1)- South Africa (2)
- Spain (18)
Suriname (1)
Swaziland (1)
Sweden (4)
Switzerland (4)
Tanzania (1)
Togo (1)
Trinidad and Tobago (1)
Tunisia (1)
Turkmenistan (1)
Uganda (1)- Ukraine (7)
- United States (46)
Uzbekistan (1)
Yugoslavia (1)
Zambia (1)
Zimbabwe (1)
See also
References
- ^ Morfey, Alex (2001-10-13). Athletics: Miller failed drug test in 1999. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved on 2010-02-07.
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