1997 in the sport of athletics

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1997 in athletics
Major world events World Championships
World Indoor Championships
IAAF Athletes of the Year Wilson Kipketer
Marion Jones
1996
1998

This article contains an overview of the year 1997 in athletics.

Contents

Major events

World

Regional

World records

Men

EventAthleteNationPerformanceMeetingPlaceDate
800 m Wilson Kipketer Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1:41.73 [1] Flag of Sweden.svg Stockholm, Sweden7 July
800 m Wilson Kipketer Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1:41.24 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Zürich, Switzerland13 August
800 m Wilson Kipketer Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1:41.11 Flag of Germany.svg Cologne, Germany24 August
5000 m Haile Gebrselassie Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 12:41.86 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Zürich, Switzerland13 August
5000 m Daniel Komen Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 12:39.74 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels, Belgium22 August
10,000 m Haile Gebrselassie Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Ethiopia 26:31.32 Flag of Norway.svg Oslo, Norway4 July
10,000 m Paul Tergat Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 26:27.85 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels, Belgium22 August
3000 m steeplechase Wilson Boit Kipketer Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 7:59.08 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Zürich, Switzerland13 August
3000 m steeplechase Bernard Barmasai Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 7:55.72 Flag of Germany.svg Cologne, Germany24 August

Women

EventAthleteNationPerformanceMeetingPlaceDate
5000 m Dong Yanmei Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 14:31.27 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai, China21 October
5000 m Jiang Bo Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 14:28.09 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai, China23 October
Pole vault Emma George Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4.50 m Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne, Australia8 February
Pole vault Emma George Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4.55 m Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne, Australia20 February
Hammer throw Mihaela Melinte Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 69.58 m Flag of Romania.svg Bucharest, Romania8 March
Hammer throw Olga Kuzenkova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 70.78 m Flag of Russia.svg Smolensk, Russia11 June
Hammer throw Olga Kuzenkova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 71.22 m Flag of Germany.svg Munich, Germany22 June
Hammer throw Olga Kuzenkova Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 73.10 m Flag of Germany.svg Munich, Germany22 June

Awards

Men

1996 TRACK & FIELD AWARDSATHLETE
IAAF World Athlete of the Year Flag of Denmark.svg  Wilson Kipketer  (DEN)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year Flag of Denmark.svg  Wilson Kipketer  (DEN)
European Athlete of the Year Award Flag of Denmark.svg  Wilson Kipketer  (DEN)
Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award Flag of the United States.svg  Michael Johnson  (USA)


Women

1996 TRACK & FIELD AWARDSATHLETE
IAAF World Athlete of the Year Flag of the United States.svg  Marion Jones  (USA)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year Flag of the United States.svg  Marion Jones  (USA)
European Athlete of the Year Award Flag of Germany.svg  Astrid Kumbernuss  (GER)
Best Female Track Athlete ESPY Award Flag of France.svg  Marie-José Pérec  (FRA)


Season's bests

Best marks of the year
EventMenWomen
AthleteMarkNotesAthleteMarkNotes
100 metres Flag of the United States.svg  Maurice Greene  (USA)9.86Flag of the United States.svg  Marion Jones  (USA)10.76
200 metres Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Ato Boldon  (TRI)19.77Flag of the United States.svg  Marion Jones  (USA)21.76
400 metres Flag of the United States.svg  Michael Johnson  (USA)43.75Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Cathy Freeman  (AUS)49.39
800 metres Flag of Denmark.svg  Wilson Kipketer  (DEN)1:41.11WRFlag of Cuba.svg  Ana Fidelia Quirot  (CUB)1:54.82
1500 metres Flag of Morocco.svg  Hicham El Guerrouj  (MAR)3:28.91Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Jiang Bo  (CHN)3:50.98
3000 metres Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg  Haile Gebrselassie  (ETH)7:26.02Flag of Romania.svg  Gabriela Szabo  (ROU)8:27.78
5000 metres Flag of Kenya.svg  Daniel Komen  (KEN)12:39.74WRFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Jiang Bo  (CHN)14:28.09WR
10,000 metres Flag of Kenya.svg  Paul Tergat  (KEN)26:27.85WRFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Dong Yanmei  (CHN)30:38.09
100/110 metres hurdles Flag of the United States.svg  Allen Johnson  (USA)12.93Flag of Sweden.svg  Ludmila Engquist  (SWE)12.50
400 metres hurdles Flag of the United States.svg  Bryan Bronson  (USA)47.64Flag of the United States.svg  Kim Batten  (USA)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Nezha Bidouane  (MAR)
52.97
3000 metres steeplechase Flag of Kenya.svg  Bernard Barmasai  (KEN)7:55.72WRFlag of the United States.svg  Melissa Teemant  (USA)10:30.90
Pole vault Flag of Ukraine.svg  Sergey Bubka  (UKR)6.05 mFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Emma George  (AUS)4.55 mWR
High jump Flag of Cuba.svg  Javier Sotomayor  (CUB)2.37 mFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Stefka Kostadinova  (BUL)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Inga Babakova  (UKR)
2.02 m
Long jump Flag of Cuba.svg  Iván Pedroso  (CUB)8.63 mFlag of Russia.svg  Lyudmila Galkina  (RUS)7.05 m
Triple jump Flag of Cuba.svg  Yoelbi Quesada  (CUB)17.85 mFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Sárka Kaspárková  (CZE)15.20 m
Shot put Flag of the United States.svg  Randy Barnes  (USA)22.03 mFlag of Germany.svg  Astrid Kumbernuss  (GER)21.22 m
Discus throw Flag of Germany.svg  Lars Reidel  (GER)71.50 mFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Xiao Yanling  (CHN)70.00 m
Javelin throw Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jan Železný  (CZE)94.02 mFlag of Norway.svg  Trine Hattestad  (NOR)69.66 m
Hammer throw Flag of Germany.svg  Heinz Weis  (GER)83.04 mFlag of Russia.svg  Olga Kuzenkova  (RUS)73.10 mWR
Heptathlon Flag of Germany.svg  Sabine Braun  (GER)6787 pts
Decathlon Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Tomás Dvorák  (CZE)8837 pts
4×100 metres relay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Robert Esmie
Glenroy Gilbert
Bruny Surin
Donovan Bailey
37.86Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Chryste Gaines
Marion Jones
Inger Miller
Gail Devers
41.47
4×400 metres relay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Iwan Thomas
Roger Black
Jamie Baulch
Mark Richardson
2:56.65Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Anke Feller
Uta Rohländer-Fromm
Anja Rücker
Grit Breuer
3:20.92

Notes

  1. This time did not set a new world record. Rather, it equaled Sebastian Coe's existing world record.

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