The 4th World Championships in Athletics

IAAF World Championships in Athletics

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, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations

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, were held in the Gottlieb Daimler Stadium, Stuttgart

Stuttgart

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, Germany

Germany

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 between August 13 and August 22 with the participation of 187 nations.

The 1993 World Championships was the final time the women's 3000 m would be contested. At subsequent Championships the race was replaced by the longer 5000 m.

Track

1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997

100 m	|9.87 (AR)	|9.92	|9.99
200 m	|19.85 (CR/AR)	|19.94	|19.99
400 m	|43.65	|44.13	|44.54
800 m	|1:44.71	|1:44.86	|1:44.89
1,500 m	|3:34.24	|3:35.56	|3:35.96
5,000 m	|13:02.75	|13:03.17	|13:05.40
10,000 m	|27:46.02	|27:46.54	|28:06.02
Marathon	|2:13:57	|2:14:11	|2:15:12
110 m hurdles	|12.91 (WR)	|13.00	|13.06
400 m hurdles	|47.18	|47.60	|47.62
3,000 m steeplech.	|8:06.36 (CR)	|8:07.53	|8:08.78
20 km walk	|1:22:31	|1:23:06	|1:23:18
50 km walk	|3:41:41	|3:42:02	|3:42:50
4×100 m relay	United States Jon Drummond Jon Drummond Jonathan A. Drummond is an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics.... Andre Cason Andre Cason Andre Cason is an American former sprinter. He was a member of the US 4 x 100 meters relay team that won the gold medal at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo with a world record time of 37.50 seconds... Dennis Mitchell Dennis Mitchell Dennis Allen Mitchell is a former American college and international track and field athlete, whose team won the gold medal in the 4 x 100 meters relay race at the 1992 Summer Olympics.- Athletic career :... Leroy Burrell Leroy Burrell Leroy Russel Burrell is a former American athlete who twice set the world record for the 100 meters sprint, setting a time of 9.90 seconds in June 1991. This was broken by Carl Lewis in September at the World Track and Field Championships. In that race, Burrell came in second, yet he...	37.48	United Kingdom Colin Jackson Colin Jackson Colin Ray Jackson CBE is a British former sprint and hurdling athlete who specialised in the 110 metres hurdles. Over his career representing Great Britain and Wales he won an Olympic silver medal, became world champion three times, went undefeated at the European Championships for 12 years and... Tony Jarrett Tony Jarrett Anthony Alexander Jarrett is a former sprint and hurdling athlete from England. He was a sliver medalist in the 110 metres hurdles at the World Championships in 1993 and 1995, and at the European Championships in 1990, and won the gold medal in the event at the Commonwealth Games in 1998.Jarrett... John Regis John Regis (athlete) John Paul Lyndon Regis, MBE is a retired English sprinter. During his career, he won gold medals in the 200 metres at the 1989 World Indoor Championships and the 1990 European Championships, and a silver medal in the distance at the 1993 World Championships.He was a member of the British teams... Linford Christie Linford Christie Linford Cicero Christie OBE is a former sprinter from the United Kingdom. He is the only British man to have won gold medals in the 100 metres at all four major competitions open to British athletes: the Olympic Games, the World Championships, the European Championships and the Commonwealth Games...	37.77 (AR)	Canada Robert Esmie Robert Esmie Robert Esmie is a Canadian athlete, winner of the gold medal in the 4x100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics.... Glenroy Gilbert Glenroy Gilbert Glenroy John Gilbert is a Canadian former athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics.... Bruny Surin Bruny Surin Bruny Surin is a Canadian athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4x100 m relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics. In 2008 he was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame as part of the 1996 Summer Olympics 4x100 relay team.-Career:... Atlee Mahorn Atlee Mahorn Atlee Anthony Mahorn is a three-time Canadian Olympic sprinter. He is a graduate of University of California, Berkeley and holds an MBA in International Business....	37.83 (NR)
4×400 m relay	United States Andrew Valmon Andrew Valmon Andrew Orlando Valmon is an American former 400 meters runner.Valmon was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Manchester Township, New Jersey. He attended college at Seton Hall University and graduated in 1987 with a degree in communications.Valmon won the silver medal at the World Indoor... Quincy Watts Quincy Watts Quincy D. Watts is a former American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics.Born in Detroit, Michigan, Quincy Watts attended the University of Southern California where he excelled not only as an athlete but also as a wide receiver on the college football team... Butch Reynolds Butch Reynolds Harry "Butch" Reynolds is an American former track and field athlete who competed in the 400 meter dash. He held the world record for the event for eleven years with his personal best time of 43.29 seconds set in 1988. That year he was the silver medalist at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and a... Michael Johnson Michael Johnson (athlete) Michael Duane Johnson is a retired American sprinter. He won four Olympic gold medals and eight world championship gold medals. Johnson currently holds the world and Olympic records in the 400 m and 4 x 400 meters relay. He formerly held the world and Olympic record in the 200 m, and the world...	2:54.29 (WR)	Kenya Kennedy Ochieng Kennedy Ochieng Kennedy Ochieng is a retired Kenyan sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-External links:*... Simon Kemboi Simon Kemboi Simon Kemboi is a retired sprinter from Kenya. He specialised in 400 metres. He is a World Championships and African Championships medalist, and competed at the Olympics.-Career:... Abednego Matilu Samson Kitur Samson Kitur Samson Kitur was a Kenyan athlete, and an Olympic medalist in 1992.Unlike most of his compatriots, who run in distances 800 metres and up, Kitur specialised in the 400 metres. He won the continental championship in 1991, and the next year he took the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics,...	2:59.82	Germany Rico Lieder Rico Lieder Rico Lieder is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.He competed for the clubs SC Karl-Marx-Stadt, LG Chemnitz and LAC Chemnitz during his active career.-Achievements:-References:... Karsten Just Karsten Just Karsten Just is a retired East German sprinter. Just represented the sports club Berliner TSC.-Achievements:-References:... Olaf Hense Olaf Hense Olaf Hense is a retired German hurdler.He competed at the 1991 World Championships and the 1992 Summer Olympics without reaching the final... Thomas Schönlebe Thomas Schönlebe Thomas Schönlebe is a former German 400 metres runner who won the gold medal at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome...	2:59.99

Field

1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997

Long jump	|8.59	|8.16	|8.15
Triple jump	|17.86	|17.65	|17.44
High jump	|2.40 (CR)	|2.37	|2.37
Pole vault	rowspan="2"	|rowspan="2"|6.00 (CR)	rowspan="2"	|rowspan="2"|5.90 (AR)	|rowspan="2"|5.80
Shot put	|21.97	|21.80	|20.401
Discus throw	|67.72	|66.90	|66.12
Hammer throw	|81.64 (AR)	|79.88	|79.54
Javelin throw	|85.98 (CR)	|84.78	|82.96
Decathlon	|8817 (CR)	|8724	|8548

¹ Michael Stulce of the United States originally finished third, but was disqualified after testing positive for excess testosterone and mestenolone.

Track

1987 |1991 |1993 |1995 |1997

100 m	Gail Devers Gail Devers Yolanda Gail Devers is a retired three-time Olympic champion in track and field for the US Olympic Team. Devers was born in Seattle, Washington, and grew up near National City, California and graduated from Sweetwater High School in 1984...  United States	10.82 CR	Merlene Ottey Merlene Ottey Merlene Joyce Ottey , is a Jamaican-born Slovenian track athlete. Ottey began her career representing Jamaica, but since 2002, has represented Slovenia, where she now resides...  Jamaica	10.82 CR	Gwen Torrence Gwen Torrence Gwen Torrence is a retired American sprinter and Olympic gold medalist. She was born in Decatur, GA. She attended Columbia High School and the University of Georgia....  United States	10.89
200 m	Merlene Ottey Merlene Ottey Merlene Joyce Ottey , is a Jamaican-born Slovenian track athlete. Ottey began her career representing Jamaica, but since 2002, has represented Slovenia, where she now resides...  Jamaica	21.98	Gwen Torrence Gwen Torrence Gwen Torrence is a retired American sprinter and Olympic gold medalist. She was born in Decatur, GA. She attended Columbia High School and the University of Georgia....  United States	22.00	Irina Privalova Irina Privalova Irina Anatoljewna Privalova is a Russian athlete.She first competed in the sprint events, winning two Olympic medals in the 100 m and 200 m in 1992 whilst representing the Unified Team. Irina Privalova had been a formidable competitor during most of the 1990s but had not yet won an...  Russia	22.13
400 m	Jearl Miles  United States	49.82	Natasha Kaiser-Brown  United States	50.17	Sandie Richards Sandie Richards Alexandra Richards is a Jamaican track and field athlete. She was a bronze medalist in the 4x400 m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece....  Jamaica	50.44
800 m	Maria de Lurdes Mutola  Mozambique	1:55.43 AR	Lyubov Gurina Lyubov Gurina Lyubov Gurina is a retired middle-distance runner who represented the USSR, the Unified Team, and later Russia. Competing mainly in the 800 metres, in 1994 she became the oldest European Champion at the age of 37...  Russia	1:57.10	Ella Kovacs Ella Kovacs Ella Kovacs is a retired Romanian middle distance runner of Hungarian descent. In 1985 she won the European Indoor Championships, and ran 800 metres in 1:55.68 in June. She would achieve prominence on the world scene in 1991, when she won bronze medals in the World Championships indoor and outdoor...	1:57.92
1500 m	Liu Dong Liu Dong Liu Dong is a retired Chinese middle distance runner. She holds the current Asian record over 800 metres with 1:55.54 minutes. Her personal best over 1500 metres was 3:56.31 minutes.-Achievements:-References:...  Mainland China	4:00.50	Sonia O'Sullivan Sonia O'Sullivan Sonia O'Sullivan in Cobh, County Cork. She began her running career in Ballymore Running Club which is located in the eastern side of Cobh Town. She was one of the world's leading female 5000 m runners for most of the 1990s and early first decade of the 21st century...	4:03.48	Hassiba Boulmerka Hassiba Boulmerka Hassiba Boulmerka is a former Algerian middle distance athlete. In 1992, she became the first Algerian to win an Olympic title....  Algeria	4:04.29
3000 m	Qu Yunxia Qu Yunxia Qu Yunxia is a Chinese Olympic athlete who specialized in the 1500 metres.At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona she won a bronze medal on 1500 m. In 1993 she achieved the still standing world record in the 1500 metres at 3:50.46 minutes while running in the National Games of the People's...  Mainland China	8:28.71 CR	Zhang Linli Zhang Linli Zhang Linli is a retired Chinese long-distance runner who set world class times in events ranging from 1500m up to the Marathon. She broke the world record in the woman's 3000 metres on September 12, 1993.-Achievements:-Personal bests:...  Mainland China	8:29.25	Zhang Lirong Zhang Lirong Zhang Lirong is a retired Chinese runner. A dynamic middle and long distance runner, she set world class times in events ranging from the 1500m all the way up the marathon. She won the bronze medal in the 3000 m at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart.-Achievements:-Personal bests:-External...  Mainland China	8:31.95
10,000 m	Wang Junxia Wang Junxia Wang Junxia is a Chinese former long-distance runner.-Career:Wang was coached by Ma Junren until 1995 and by Mao Dezhen from 1995 to her retirement after the 1996 Atlanta Olympics....  Mainland China	30:49.30 CR	Zhong Huandi Zhong Huandi Zhong Huandi is a retired Chinese long-distance runner who concentrated on the 3000 and 10,000 metres, and later the marathon. She became a four-time Asian champion and two-time World Championships silver medalist.-Achievements:...  Mainland China	31:12.55	Sally Barsosio Sally Barsosio Sally Barsosio is a Kenyan distance runner. , Barsosio is the youngest ever medallist at the World Junior Championships in Athletics...  Kenya	31:15.38
Marathon	Junko Asari Junko Asari is a retired Japanese marathon runner.She won the gold medal at the 1993 World Championships in a time of 2:30:03 hours. In addition she won the Tokyo International Women's Marathon in 1995 and 1998 and the Osaka Ladies Marathon in 1993. Her personal best time was 2:26:10, from January 1994 in Osaka...  Japan	2:30:03	Manuela Machado Manuela Machado Maria Manuela Machado is a former Portuguese long-distance runner, who was particularly successful when running the marathon. Unlike many other marathoners, she did not focus on running city marathons that would have earned her lots of money...  Portugal	2:30.54	Tomoe Abe Tomoe Abe Tomoe Abe is a retired Japanese ultramarathon and marathon runner.She won the bronze medal in the marathon at the 1993 World Championships in a time of 2:31:01. Her personal best time was 2:26:09, achieved when she won the 1994 Osaka Ladies Marathon....  Japan	2:31:01
100 m hurdles	Gail Devers Gail Devers Yolanda Gail Devers is a retired three-time Olympic champion in track and field for the US Olympic Team. Devers was born in Seattle, Washington, and grew up near National City, California and graduated from Sweetwater High School in 1984...  United States	12.46 AR	Marina Azyabina Marina Azyabina Marina Azyabina is a retired Russian hurdler. Her personal best was 12.47 seconds, achieved in June 1992 in Moscow.-Achievements:-External links:...  Russia	12.60	Lynda Tolbert-Goode  United States	12.67
400 m hurdles	Sally Gunnell Sally Gunnell Sally Jane Janet Gunnell OBE is a former British Olympic champion in the 400 m hurdles...  United Kingdom	52.74 WR	Sandra Farmer-Patrick Sandra Farmer-Patrick Sandra Farmer-Patrick is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles....  United States	52.79 AR	Margarita Ponomaryova Margarita Ponomaryova Margarita Khromova-Ponomaryova is a retired hurdler from Russia, best known for setting the world record in the women's 400 metres hurdles in 1984. She was born in Balkhash....  Russia	53.48
10 km walk	Sari Essayah Sari Essayah Sari Miriam Essayah is a Finnish retired race walker and a politician, Member of the European Parliament since 2009. Her father is from Morocco....  Finland	42:59	Ileana Salvador Ileana Salvador Ileana Salvador is an Italian race walker.-Achievements:-References:**...  Italy	43:08	Encarna Granados Encarna Granados Encarnación Granados Aguilera is a Spanish race walker, who won the bronze medal over 10 km at the 1993 World Championships in Stuttgart.-Achievements:-References:*...  Spain	43:21
4×100 m relay	Russia Olga Bogoslovskaya Olga Bogoslovskaya Olga Bogoslovskaya is a retired Russian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. Today she is a sports journalist.She competed for the Unified Team at the age of 28 in the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona, Spain in the 4 x 100 metres with her team mates Galina Malchugina, Marina... Galina Malchugina Galina Malchugina Galina Malchugina is a retired sprinter from Russia. Competing for the Soviet relay team, she won medals at the 1988 and 1992 Olympics... , Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova, Irina Privalova Irina Privalova Irina Anatoljewna Privalova is a Russian athlete.She first competed in the sprint events, winning two Olympic medals in the 100 m and 200 m in 1992 whilst representing the Unified Team. Irina Privalova had been a formidable competitor during most of the 1990s but had not yet won an...	41.49 CR	United States Michelle Finn Michelle Finn Michelle Finn is an American former sprint athlete from Orlando, Florida. She graduated from Oak Ridge High School in Orlando. She set the Florida State University record for the 100 meters which has lasted over 18 years into the 2006 season. She won a gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics as... Gwen Torrence Gwen Torrence Gwen Torrence is a retired American sprinter and Olympic gold medalist. She was born in Decatur, GA. She attended Columbia High School and the University of Georgia.... Wendy Vereen Gail Devers Gail Devers Yolanda Gail Devers is a retired three-time Olympic champion in track and field for the US Olympic Team. Devers was born in Seattle, Washington, and grew up near National City, California and graduated from Sweetwater High School in 1984...	41.49 CR	Jamaica Michelle Freeman Michelle Freeman Michelle Freeman is a former Jamaican track & field athlete who was an Olympic bronze medalist.Freeman was born in Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica... Juliet Campbell Juliet Campbell Juliet Jean Campbell is a retired Jamaican sprinter who specialized in the 200 and 400 metres. She also competed on the successful Jamaican team in both 4 x 100 metres relay and 4 x 400 metres relay.-Achievements:... Nikole Mitchell Merlene Ottey Merlene Ottey Merlene Joyce Ottey , is a Jamaican-born Slovenian track athlete. Ottey began her career representing Jamaica, but since 2002, has represented Slovenia, where she now resides...	41.94
4×400 m relay	United States Gwen Torrence Gwen Torrence Gwen Torrence is a retired American sprinter and Olympic gold medalist. She was born in Decatur, GA. She attended Columbia High School and the University of Georgia.... Maicel Malone-Wallace Maicel Malone-Wallace Maicel Malone-Wallace is a former track and field athlete who specialised in the 400 meters. She was the 1996 Olympic Games gold medalist in the women's 4 x 400 meters relay for the United States.-External links:... Natasha Kaiser Natasha Kaiser Natasha Kaiser-Brown is an American sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres, and is the current Drake University track and field coach.... Jearl Miles	3:16.71 CR	Russia Yelena Rouzina Tatyana Alekseyeva Tatyana Alekseyeva Tatyana Alekseyeva is a former 400 metres runner from Russia. Her personal best result was 49.98.- Achievements :-External reference:... Margarita Ponomaryova Margarita Ponomaryova Margarita Khromova-Ponomaryova is a retired hurdler from Russia, best known for setting the world record in the women's 400 metres hurdles in 1984. She was born in Balkhash.... Irina Privalova Irina Privalova Irina Anatoljewna Privalova is a Russian athlete.She first competed in the sprint events, winning two Olympic medals in the 100 m and 200 m in 1992 whilst representing the Unified Team. Irina Privalova had been a formidable competitor during most of the 1990s but had not yet won an...	3:18.38	United Kingdom Linda Keough Linda Keough Linda Keough-Staines is a former British 400 metre athlete. She competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul in both the 400m and 4 x 400m relay. She won an individual silver medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland.Keough missed the 1992 Summer Olympics due to injuries... Phylis Smith Phylis Smith Phylis Smith is a former sprinter from Great Britain who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay in Barcelona 1992 and a Commonwealth Gold Medal in the 1994 Commonwealth Games, also with the relay. She specialized in the 400 metres event, and had a personal best of 50.40... Tracy Goddard Sally Gunnell Sally Gunnell Sally Jane Janet Gunnell OBE is a former British Olympic champion in the 400 m hurdles...	3:23.41

Field

1987 |1991 |1993 |1995 |1997

Long jump	Heike Drechsler Heike Drechsler Heike Gabriela Drechsler née Daute is a German track and field athlete. She is one of the most successful female long jumpers of all time and also had several successes in sprint disciplines.She is the only woman who has won two Olympic gold medals in the long jump...  Germany	7.11	Larysa Berezhna  Ukraine	6.98	Renata Nielsen Renata Nielsen Renata Pytełewska Nielsen is a Polish-born former Danish long jumper.She was born on 18. May 1966 in Otwock, Mazowieckie, Poland.She participated in the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics.Her personal long jump record is 6.96 meter set in 1994....  Denmark	6.76
Triple jump	Anna Biryukova Anna Biryukova Anna Biryukova is a retired female triple jumper from Russia. In 1993 she won a gold medal at the World Championships by jumping 15.09, a new world record. She reportedly believed she had the capability of jumping 16 metres, but in 1994 she didn't reach the 15 metre mark once, although she did...  Russia	15.09 WR	Yolanda Chen Yolanda Chen Iolanda Chen is a retired Russian athlete. She started as a pentathlete, but decided to specialize in long jump. In 1988 she achieved a personal best of 7.16 metres, a good result, but from 1992 she switched in triple jump instead, a relatively new event for women...  Russia	14.70	Iva Prandzheva Iva Prandzheva Iva Prandzheva is a former Bulgarian athlete who was successful in both long jump and triple jump.Her best performance came at the 1995 World Championships where she won a silver medal with 15.18 metres, a personal best...  Kingdom of Bulgaria	14.23
High jump	Ioamnet Quintero Ioamnet Quintero Ioamnet Quintero Alvarez is a former high jumper from Cuba who won the bronze medal in the women's high jump contest at the 1992 Summer Olympics and also competed at the 1996 nad 2000 games. She won a gold medal at the 1993 World Championships in Athletics.-External links:...  Cuba	1.99	Silvia Costa Silvia Costa Silvia Costa Acosta-Martínez is a former high jumper from Cuba most known for winning medals at the 1985 IAAF World Indoor Championships and the 1993 World Championships in Athletics. She also has three medals from the Summer Universiade...  Cuba	1.97	Sigrid Kirchmann Sigrid Kirchmann Sigrid Kirchmann is a former high jumper from Austria, best known for winning Austria's first ever medal at the World Championships in Athletics. She did so in 1993, finishing third behind two Cubans...  Austria	1.97 NR
Shot put	Huang Zhihong Huang Zhihong Huang Zhihong is a former shot put athlete from China. An Olympic silver medallist and a double world champion, she was in fact the first Asian to win a world championship in athletics. Her personal best throw is 21.52, achieved in Beijing 1990....  Mainland China	20.57	Svetlana Krivelyova Svetlana Krivelyova Svetlana Vladimirovna Krivelyova is an athlete who specialises in the shot put....  Russia	19.97	Kathrin Neimke Kathrin Neimke Kathrin Neimke , is a German track and field athlete. During the 1980s and 1990s she was one of the world's best in the shot put. Until 1990 she represented East Germany...  Germany	19.71
Discus throw	Olga Chernyavskaya Olga Chernyavskaya Olga Chernyavskaya, née Davydova, then Burova is a Russian discus thrower best known for winning the gold medal at the 1993 World Championships. Her best Olympic performance is 5th place in 1992, and she even competed in 2004 at the age of 41. Her personal best is 68.38m, achieved in...  Russia	67.40	Daniela Costian Daniela Costian Daniela Costian is a former Olympic discus throw bronze medallist. She was born in Brăila, Romania, but became an Australian citizen in 1990. She competed in the discus contest at the 1992 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. She won a silver medal at the 1993 World Championships in...  Australia	65.36	Min Chunfeng Min Chunfeng Min Chunfeng is a retired female discus thrower from the People's Republic of China.-Achievements:-References:...  Mainland China	65.26
Javelin throw	Trine Hattestad Trine Hattestad Trine Hattestad is a former Norwegian javelin thrower. She was born on 18 April 1966 in Lørenskog, Norway....  Norway	69.18	Karen Forkel Karen Forkel Karen Forkel is a German track and field athlete and an Olympic medal winner. In the 1990s she was among the world's best javelin throwers. Her biggest success came in the 1992 Summer Olympics when she took the bronze medal with a throw of 66.86 meters.Her personal best throw with the...  Germany	65.80	Natalya Shikolenko Natalya Shikolenko Natalya Shikolenko is a javelin thrower who represented USSR and later Belarus. She won an Olympic silver medal and a World Championship gold....  Belarus	65.64
Heptathlon	Jackie Joyner-Kersee Jackie Joyner-Kersee Jacqueline "Jackie" Joyner-Kersee is a retired American athlete, ranked among the all-time greatest athletes in the women's heptathlon as well as in the women's long jump. She won three gold, one silver, and two bronze Olympic medals, in those four different events...  United States	6837	Sabine Braun Sabine Braun Sabine Braun is a German former athlete in track and field. Because she had talents in several disciplines, Sabine Braun competed in the heptathlon and had a number of successes...  Germany	6797	Svetlana Buraga Svetlana Buraga Svetlana Buraga is a retired Belarusian heptathlete.-Achievements:-External links:...  Belarus	6635

Medal table by country

1.	United States	13	7	5	25
2.	Mainland China	4	2	2	8
3.	Russia	3	8	5	16
4=	United Kingdom	3	3	4	10
4=	Kenya	3	3	4	10
6.	Germany	2	2	4	8
7.	Spain	2	1	2	5
8.	Cuba	2	1	0	3
9.	Finland	1	2	0	3
10.	Jamaica	1	1	3	5
11.	Ukraine	1	1	2	4
12.	Ethiopia	1	1	1	3
13.	Namibia	1	1	0	2
14=	Algeria	1	0	1	2
14=	Japan	1	0	1	2
16=	Czech Republic	1	0	0	1
16=	Mozambique	1	0	0	1
16=	Norway	1	0	0	1
16=	Switzerland	1	0	0	1
16=	Tajikistan	1	0	0	1
21.	Italy	0	3	1	4
22.	Belarus	0	2	2	4
23=	Australia	0	1	0	1
23=		0	1	0	1
23=	Kazakhstan	0	1	0	1
23=	Poland	0	1	0	1
23=	Portugal	0	1	0	1
23=	Zambia Zambia Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....	0	1	0	1
29=	Austria	0	0	1	1
29=	Kingdom of Bulgaria	0	0	1	1
29=	Canada	0	0	1	1
29=	Denmark	0	0	1	1
29=	Hungary	0	0	1	1
29=	Netherlands	0	0	1	1
29=	Kingdom of Romania	0	0	1	1
29=	Somalia	0	0	1	1