The 7th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held 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
1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 m details |
 Maurice Greene (USA) |
6.42 (CR) |
Tim Harden (USA) |
6.43 (PB) |
 Jason Gardener (GBR) |
6.46 (AR) |
| 200 m details |
 Frankie Fredericks (NAM) |
20.10 (CR) |
 Obadele Thompson (BAR) |
20.26 (AR) |
Kevin Little (USA) |
20.48 |
| 400 m details |
Jamie Baulch (GBR) |
45.73 | Milton Campbell (USA) |
45.99 |  Alejandro Cárdenas (MEX) |
46.02 (NR) |
| 800 m details |
 Johan Botha (RSA) |
1:45.47 |  Wilson Kipketer (DEN) |
1:45.49 |  Nico Motchebon (GER) |
1:45.74 |
| 1,500 m details |
 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) |
3:33.77 (CR) |
 Laban Rotich (KEN) |
3:33.98 |  Andrés Diaz (ESP) |
3:34.46 |
| 3,000 m details |
Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) |
7:53.57 | Paul Bitok (KEN) |
7:53.79 | Millon Wolde (ETH) |
7:53.85 |
| 60 m hurdles details |
Colin Jackson (GBR) |
7.38 (CR) |
Reggie Torian (USA) |
7.40 | Falk Balzer (GER) |
7.44 |
| High jump details |
 Javier Sotomayor (CUB) |
2.36 |  Vyacheslav Voronin (RUS) |
2.36 | Charles Austin (USA) |
2.30 |
| Pole vault details |
 Jean Galfione (FRA) |
6.00 (CR) |
Jeff Hartwig (USA) |
5.95 (AR) |
Danny Ecker (GER) |
5.85 |
| Long jump details |
Iván Pedroso (CUB) |
8.62 (CR) |
Yago Lamela (ESP) |
8.56 (AR) |
Erick Walder (USA) |
8.30 |
| Triple jump details |
Charles Friedek (GER) |
17.18 (PB) |
LaMark Carter (USA) |
16.98 |  Zsolt Czingler (HUN) |
16.98 |
| Shot put details |
 Aleksandr Bagach (UKR) |
21.41 | John Godina (USA) |
21.06 | Yuriy Bilonog (UKR) |
20.89 |
| 4x400 m relay details |
United States (USA) Andre Morris Dameon Johnson Deon Minor Milton Campbell |
3:02.83 (WR) |
 Poland (POL)Piotr Haczek Jacek Bocian Piotr Rysiukiewicz Robert Maćkowiak |
3:03.01 (AR) |
Great Britain (GBR) Allyn Condon Solomon Wariso Adrian Patrick Jamie Baulch |
3:03.20 (NR) |
| Heptathlon details |
Sebastian Chmara (POL) |
6386 (WL) |
 Erki Nool (EST) |
6374 (NR) |
 Roman Šebrle (CZE) |
6319 (NR) |
Women
1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 m details |
 Ekaterini Thanou (GRE) |
6.96 | Gail Devers (USA) |
7.02 |  Philomena Mensah (CAN) |
7.07 |
| 200 m details |
 Ionela Târlea (ROU) |
22.39 | Svetlana Goncharenko (RUS) |
22.69 |  Pauline Davis (BAH) |
22.70 |
| 400 m details |
Grit Breuer (GER) |
50.80 |  Falilat Ogunkoya (NGR) |
51.25 | Jearl Miles Clark (USA) |
51.45 |
| 800 m details |
Ludmila Formanová (CZE) |
1:56.90 (CR) |
 Maria Mutola (MOZ) |
1:57.17 | Natalya Tsyganova (RUS) |
1:57.47 (NR) |
| 1,500 m details |
Gabriela Szabo (ROU) |
4:03.23 (CR) |
Violeta Beclea (ROU) |
4:03.53 (PB) |
Lidia Chojecka (POL) |
4:05.86 (NR) |
| 3,000 m details |
Gabriela Szabo (ROU) |
8:36.42 |  Zahra Ouaziz (MAR) |
8:38.43 (AR) |
Regina Jacobs (USA) |
8:39.14 (AR) |
| 60 m hurdles details |
 Olga Shishigina (KAZ) |
7.86 | Glory Alozie (NGR) |
7.87 | Keturah Anderson (CAN) |
7.90 |
| High jump details |
 Khristina Kalcheva (BUL) |
1.99 | Zuzana Hlavoňová (CZE) |
1.96 | Tisha Waller (USA) |
1.96 |
| Pole vault details |
Nastja Ryjikh (GER) |
4.50 (CR) |
 Vala Flosadóttir (ISL) |
4.45 (NR) |
Nicole Rieger (GER) |
4.35 |
| Zsuzsa Szabo (HUN) |
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| Long jump details |
Tatyana Kotova (RUS) |
6.86 (PB) |
Shana Williams (USA) |
6.82 (PB) |
Iva Prandzheva (BUL) |
6.78 |
| Triple jump details |
Ashia Hansen (GBR) |
15.02 (WL) |
Iva Prandzheva (BUL) |
14.94 (NR) |
Šárka Kašpárková (CZE) |
14.87 (NR) |
| Shot put details |
Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS) |
19.08 | Krystyna Danilczyk (POL) |
19.00 | Teri Steer (USA) |
18.86 |
| 4x400 m relay details |
Russia (RUS) Tatyana Chebykina Svetlana Goncharenko Olga Kotlyarova Natalya Nazarova |
3:24.25 (WR) |
 Australia (AUS)Susan Andrews Tania Van Heer Tamsyn Lewis Cathy Freeman |
3:26.87 (AR) |
United States (USA) Monique Hennagan Michelle Collins Zundra Feagin Shanelle Porter |
3:27.59 (AR) |
| Pentathlon details |
|
4753 | Irina Belova (RUS) |
4691 | Urszula Włodarczyk (POL) |
4596 |
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 |
See also
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