Events at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships | ||||
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Track events | ||||
60 m | men | women | ||
200 m | men | women | ||
400 m | men | women | ||
800 m | men | women | ||
1500 m | men | women | ||
3000 m | men | women | ||
60 m hurdles | men | women | ||
4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
Field events | ||||
High jump | men | women | ||
Pole vault | men | women | ||
Long jump | men | women | ||
Triple jump | men | women | ||
Shot put | men | women | ||
Combined events | ||||
Pentathlon | women | |||
Heptathlon | men | |||
The men's triple jump event at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 5.
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.
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Result | Notes |
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Charles Friedek | 17.18 | 13.52 | 16.32 | x | x | 17.09 | 17.18 | PB | ||
LaMark Carter | 16.73 | x | 16.90 | 16.89 | 16.98 | 16.31 | 16.98 | SB | ||
Zsolt Czingler | 15.46 | 16.50 | 16.71 | 16.83 | 16.78 | 16.98 | 16.98 | |||
4 | Yoelbi Quesada | x | 16.91 | 16.76 | x | 16.63 | 16.92 | 16.92 | ||
5 | Ionut Punga | 16.83 | x | 16.54 | x | 16.42 | 16.87 | 16.87 | ||
6 | Armen Martirosyan | 16.15 | 16.56 | 16.72 | 16.65 | 16.83 | 16.66 | 16.83 | ||
7 | Rogel Nachum | 15.77 | 16.24 | 16.01 | x | 15.72 | x | 16.24 | ||
8 | Takanori Sugibayashi | 15.97 | x | x | 15.97 | |||||
Rostislav Dimitrov | DQ | * | ||||||||
Paolo Camossi | DNS |
* Rostislav Dimitrov of Bulgaria originally won the silver but was later disqualified for doping.
Rostislav Dimitrov is a former triple jumper from Bulgaria, best known for his silver medal at the 1999 World Championships. He originally won the silver medal at the World Indoor Championships the same year, but was disqualified for ephedrin use. His personal best was 17.49 metres.