1999 Women’s World Outdoor Track and Field Championships

Women took another step toward parity with men with the addition of the pole vault. American Stacy Dragila, who would become the first Olympic women’s pole vault champ in 2000, won the inaugural World Outdoor title in 1999 by clearing a world record 4.60 meters (15 feet, 1 inch). Additionally, Gail Devers won her third straight 100-meter hurdles title, while fellow American Marion Jones missed a chance to earn the 100-200 double when she suffered a back spasm during a 200 semifinal. Earlier, Jones won the 100.

7th IAAF World Championships in Athletics
Seville, Spain
August 20-29, 1999

• 100 meters
  GOLD Marion Jones, USA 10.70
  SILVER Inger Miller, USA 10.79
  BRONZE Ekaterini Thanou, GRE 10.84

• 200 meters
  GOLD Inger Miller, USA 21.77
  SILVER Beverly McDonald, JAM 22.22
  BRONZE Merlene Frazer, JAM 22.26
  BRONZE Andrea Philipp, GER 22.26

• 400 meters
  GOLD Andrea Philipp, GER 49.67
  SILVER Anja Rucker, GER 49.74
  BRONZE Lorraine Graham, JAM49.92

• 800 meters
  GOLD Ludmila Formanova, CZE 1:56.68
  SILVER Maria Mutola, MOZ 1:56.72
  BRONZE Svetlana Masterkova, RUS 1:56.93

• 1500 meters
  GOLD Svetlana Masterkova, RUS 3:59.53
  SILVER Regina Jacobs, USA 4:00.35
  BRONZE Kutre Dulecha, ETH 4:00.96

• 5000 meters
  GOLD Gabriela Szabo, ROM 14:41.82
  SILVER Zahra Ouaziz, MAR 14:43.15
  BRONZE Ayelech Worku, ETH 14:44.22

• 10,000 meters
  GOLD Gete Wami, ETH 30:24.56
  SILVER Paula Radcliffe, GBR 30:27.13
  BRONZE Tegla Loroupe, KEN 30:32.03

• Marathon
  GOLD Jong Song-ok, PRK 2:26:59
  SILVER Ari Ichihashi, JPN 2:27:02
  BRONZE Lidia Simon, ROM 2:27:41

• 100-meter Hurdles
  GOLD Gail Devers, USA 12.37
  SILVER Glory Alozie, NGR 12.44
  BRONZE Ludmila Engquist, SWE 12.47

• 400-meter Hurdles
  GOLD Daimi Pernía, CUB 52.89
  SILVER Nezha Bidouane, MAR 52.90
  BRONZE Deon Hemmings, JAM 53.16

• Discus Throw
  GOLD Franka Dietzsch, GER 68.14
  SILVER Anastasia Kelesidou, GRE 66.05
  BRONZE Nicoleta Grasu, ROM 65.35

• Shot Put
  GOLD Astrid Kumbernuss, GER 19.85
  SILVER Nadine Kleinert, GER 19.61
  BRONZE Svetlana Krivelyova, RUS 19.43

• Javelin Throw
  GOLD Mirela Tzelili, GRE 67.09
  SILVER Tatyana Shikolenko, RUS 66.37
  BRONZE Trine Hattestad, NOR 66.06

• Hammer Throw
  GOLD Mihaela Melinte ROM 75.20
  SILVER Olga Kuzenkova, RUS 72.56
  BRONZE Lisa Misipeka, AMS 66.06

• Long Jump
  GOLD Niurka Montalvo, ESP 7.06
  SILVER Fiona May, ITA 6.94
  BRONZE Marion Jones, USA 6.83

• High Jump
  GOLD Inga Babakova, UKR 1.99
  SILVER Yelena Yelesina, RUS 1.99
  BRONZE Svetlana Lapina, RUS 1.99

• Triple Jump
  GOLD Paraskevi Tsiamita, GRE 14.88
  SILVER Yamile Aldama, CUB 14.61
  BRONZE Olga Vasdeki, GRE 14.61

• Pole Vault
  GOLD Stacy Dragila, USA 4.60
  SILVER Anzhela Balakhonova, UKR 4.55
  BRONZE Tatiana Grigorieva, AUS 4.45

• Heptathlon
  GOLD Eunice Barber, FRA 6861
  SILVER Denise Lewis, GBR 6724
  BRONZE Ghada Shouaa, SYR 6500

• 20-kilometer Race Walk
  GOLD Liu Hongyu, CHN 1:30:50
  SILVER Wang Yan, CHN 1:30:52
  BRONZE Kerry Saxby-Junna, AUS 1:31:18

• 4 x 100-meter Relay
  GOLD Bahamas (Sevatheda Fynes, Chandra Sturrup, Pauline Davis, Debbie Ferguson), 41.92
  SILVER France, 42.06
  BRONZE Jamaica, 42.15

• 4 x 400-meter Relay
  GOLD Russia (Tatyana Chebykina, Svetlana Goncharenko, Olga Kotlyarova, Natalya Nazarova), 3:21.98
  SILVER United States, 3:22.09
  BRONZE Germany, 3:22.43

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