1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships

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6th IAAF World Indoor Championships
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Dates7 March–9 March
Host cityParis, France
Venue Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
Events28
Participation712 athletes from
118 nations

The 6th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France from March 7 to March 9, 1997. It was the first athletic championships to introduce women's pole vault. There were a total number of 712 participating athletes from 118 countries.

Contents

Results

Men

1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001

EventGoldSilverBronze
60 metres
details
Haralabos Papadias
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
6.50
(NR)
Michael Green
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
6.51 Davidson Ezinwa
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
6.52
(PB)
200 metres
details
Kevin Little
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
20.40
(CR)
Iván García
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
20.46
(PB)
Francis Obikwelu
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
21.10
400 metres
details
Sunday Bada
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
45.51
(AR)
Jamie Baulch
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
45.62 Shunji Karube
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
45.76
(AR)
800 metres
details
Wilson Kipketer
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
1:42.67
(WR)
Mahjoub Haida
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
1:45.76
(NR)
Rich Kenah
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1:46.16
(PB)
1500 metres
details
Hicham El Guerrouj
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
3:35.31
(CR)
Rüdiger Stenzel
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
3:37.24 William Tanui
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
3:37.48
3000 metres
details
Haile Gebrselassie
Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia
7:34.71
(CR)
Paul Bitok
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
7:38.84 Ismaïl Sghyr
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
7:40.01
60 metres hurdles
details
Anier García
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
7.48
(NR)
Colin Jackson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
7.49 Tony Dees
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
7.50
4 × 400 metres relay
details
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Jason Rouser
Mark Everett
Sean Maye
Deon Minor
3:04.93Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica
Linval Laird
Michael McDonald
Dinsdale Morgan
Gregory Haughton
3:08.11Flag of France.svg France
Pierre-Marie Hilaire
Rodrigue Nordin
Loïc Lerouge
Fred Mango
3:09.68
High jump
details
Charles Austin
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2.35 Lambros Papakostas
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
2.32 Dragutin Topić
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia
2.32
Pole vault
details
Igor Potapovich
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
5.90
(AR)
Lawrence Johnson
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
5.85 Maksim Tarasov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
5.80
Long jump
details
Iván Pedroso
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
8.51
(CR)
Kirill Sosunov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
8.41
(PB)
Joe Greene
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
8.41
(PB)
Triple jump
details
Yoel García
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
17.30 Aliecer Urrutia
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
17.27 Aleksandr Aseledchenko
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
17.22
(PB)
Shot put
details
Yuriy Bilonog
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
21.02 Aleksandr Bagach
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
20.94 John Godina
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
20.87
Heptathlon
details
Robert Změlík
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
6228 Erki Nool
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
6213
(PB)
Jón Magnússon
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
6145
(NR)

Women

1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001

EventGoldSilverBronze
60 metres
details
Gail Devers
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
7.06 Chandra Sturrup
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
7.15 Frederique Bangue
Flag of France.svg  France
7.17
200 metres
details
Ekaterini Koffa
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
22.76
(NR)
Juliet Cuthbert
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
22.77 Svetlana Goncharenko
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
22.85
400 metres
details
Jearl Miles Clark
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
50.96
(WL)
Sandie Richards
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
51.17
(PB)
Helena Fuchsová
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
52.04
(PB)
800 metres
details
Maria Mutola
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
1:58.96 Natalya Dukhnova
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus
1:59.31
(NR)
Joetta Clark
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1:59.82
(PB)
1500 metres
details
Yekaterina Podkopayeva
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
4:05.19
(PB)
Patricia Djaté-Taillard
Flag of France.svg  France
4:06.16
(NR)
Lidia Chojecka
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
4:06.25
(NR)
3000 metres
details
Gabriela Szabo
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
8:45.75 Sonia O'Sullivan
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
8:46.19
(NR)
Fernanda Ribeiro
Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
8:49.79
60 metres hurdles
details
Michelle Freeman
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
7.82
(=CR)
Gillian Russell
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
7.84
(PB)
Cheryl Dickey
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
7.84
(PB)
Patricia Girard
Flag of France.svg  France
7.84
(SB)
4 × 400 metres relay
details
Flag of Russia.svg Russia
Tatyana Chebykina
Svetlana Goncharenko
Olga Kotlyarova
Tatyana Alekseyeva
3:26.84
(WR)
Flag of the United States.svg United States
Shanelle Porter
Natasha Kaiser-Brown
Anita Howard
Jearl Miles Clark
3:27.66
(AR)
Flag of Germany.svg Germany
Anja Rücker
Anke Feller
Heike Meissner
Grit Breuer
3:28.39
High jump
details
Stefka Kostadinova
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
2.02 Inga Babakova
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
2.00
(NR)
Hanne Haugland
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
2.00
(NR)
Pole vault
details
Stacy Dragila
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
4.40
(WR)
Emma George
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
4.35 Cai Weiyan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
4.35
(AR)
Long jump
details
Fiona May
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
6.86
(NR)
Chioma Ajunwa
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
6.80 Agata Karczmarek
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
6.71
(PB)
Triple jump
details
Inna Lasovskaya
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
15.01
(WL)
Ashia Hansen
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
14.70
(NR)
Šárka Kašpárková
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
14.66
(NR)
Shot put
details
Vita Pavlysh
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
20.00 Astrid Kumbernuss
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
19.92 Irina Korzhanenko
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
19.49
(PB)
Pentathlon
details
Sabine Braun
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
4780 Mona Steigauf
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
4681
(PB)
Kym Carter
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
4627

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States (23px).png United States  (USA)62715
2Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba  (CUB)3205
3Flag of Russia.svg Russia  (RUS)3148
4Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine  (UKR)2204
5Flag of Greece.svg Greece  (GRE)2103
6Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica  (JAM)1506
7Flag of Germany.svg Germany  (GER)1315
8Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria  (NGA)1124
9Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco  (MAR)1113
10Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic  (CZE)1023
11Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria  (BGR)1001
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark  (DEN)1001
Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia  (ETH)1001
Flag of Italy.svg Italy  (ITA)1001
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan  (KAZ)1001
Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique  (MOZ)1001
Flag of Romania.svg Romania  (ROM)1001
18Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain  (GBR)0303
19Flag of France.svg France  (FRA)0134
20Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya  (KEN)0112
21Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia  (AUS)0101
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas  (BAH)0101
Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus  (BLR)0101
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia  (EST)0101
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland  (IRL)0101
26Flag of Poland.svg Poland  (POL)0022
27Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China  (CHN)0011
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland  (ISL)0011
Flag of Japan.svg Japan  (JPN)0011
Flag of Norway.svg Norway  (NOR)0011
Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal  (POR)0011
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia  (FR Yugoslavia)0011
Totals (32 entries)28282985

Participating nations

See also

References

  1. Mark Butler (ed.), "DOPING VIOLATIONS AT IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS", IAAF Statistics Book – World Indoor Championships SOPOT 2014 (PDF), IAAF, pp. 47–48, retrieved 27 September 2015