1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships
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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.
| 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001
| 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001
IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics
The International Association of Athletics Federations World Indoor Championships were inaugurated as the World Indoor Games in 1985 in Paris, France and were subsequently renamed in 1987 as they are known today.-History:...
were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
Opened in 1984, Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, often abbreviated as POPB or Bercy, is an indoor sports arena on boulevard de Bercy located in the 12th arrondissement of Paris...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
from March 7 to March 9, 1997. It was the first athletic championships to introduce women's pole vault
Pole vault
Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...
. There were a total number of 712 participating athletes from 118 countries.
Men
19931993 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 4th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Skydome in Toronto, Canada from March 12 to March 14, 1993. It was the last Indoor Championships to feature the 5,000 and 3,000 metres race walk events. In addition, it was the first Indoor Championships to include heptathlon and...
| 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001
| 60 m |
|6.50 (NR) |
|6.51 | |6.52 (PB) |
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| 200 m |
|20.40 (CR) |
|20.46 (PB) |
|21.10 | |||
| 400 m |
|45.51 (AR) |
|45.62 | |45.76 (AR) |
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| 800 m |
|1:42.67 (WR) |
|1:45.76 (NR) |
|1:46.16 (PB) |
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| 1,500 m |
|3:35.31 (CR) |
|3:37.24 | |3:37.48 | |||
| 3,000 m |
|7:34.71 (CR) |
|7:38.84 | |7:40.01 | |||
| 60 m hurdles |
|7.48 (NR) |
|7.49 | |7.50 | |||
| High jump |
|2.35 | |2.32 | |2.32 | |||
| Pole vault |
|5.90 (AR) |
|5.85 | |5.80 | |||
| Long jump |
|8.51 (CR) |
|8.41 (PB) |
|8.41 (PB) |
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| Triple jump |
|17.30 | |17.27 | |17.22 (PB) |
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| Shot put |
|21.02 | |20.94 | |20.87 | |||
| 4x400 m relay |
Jason Rouser Jason Rouser Jason Rouser is a retired American sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.At the 1993 World Indoor Championships he finished sixth in the 400 metres and won a gold medal in 4 x 400 metres relay... Mark Everett Mark Everett (athlete) David Mark Everett is a former American college and international middle-distance runner who won the bronze medal in the 800-meter event at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo. The following year, Everett finished second in the US Olympic Trials in New Orleans behind Johnny Gray... Sean Maye Deon Minor Deon Minor Deon Minor is an American former track and field athlete who specialized in the 400 meter dash. He won two consecutive gold medals in the relay at the IAAF World Indoor Championships from 1997 to 1999, setting a world record mark of 3:02.83 minutes in the latter competition.-Career:Minor grew up... |
3:04.93 | Linval Laird Michael McDonald Michael McDonald (athlete) Michael L. McDonald was a Jamaican athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for Jamaica at the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, United States where he won the bronze medal in the men's 4 x 400 metre relay with his team mates Roxbert Martin, Greg Haughton and Davian Clarke.A... Dinsdale Morgan Dinsdale Morgan Dinsdale Morgan is a Jamaican athlete who competes in the 400 metres hurdles.His personal best time is 48.13 seconds, achieved in Rome in 1998.-Achievements:-External links:... Gregory Haughton |
3:08.11 | Pierre-Marie Hilaire Pierre-Marie Hilaire Pierre-Marie Hilaire is a French athlete who specializes in the 300 and 400 meters.Hilaire competed at the 1995 World Championships in Athletics .- references :... Rodrigue Nordin Rodrigue Nordin Rodrigue Nordin is a retired French sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres.He finished fifth at the 1998 European Championships. At the 1997 World Indoor Championships he won a bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay with teammates Pierre Marie Hilaire, Loïc Lerouge and Fred Mango.-Reference:... Loïc Lerouge Fred Mango |
3:09.68 |
| Heptathlon |
|6228 | |6213 (PB) |
|6145 (NR) |
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Women
19931993 IAAF World Indoor Championships
The 4th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Skydome in Toronto, Canada from March 12 to March 14, 1993. It was the last Indoor Championships to feature the 5,000 and 3,000 metres race walk events. In addition, it was the first Indoor Championships to include heptathlon and...
| 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001
| 60 m |
|7.06 | |7.15 | |7.17 | |||
| 200 m |
|22.76 (NR) |
|22.77 | |22.85 | |||
| 400 m |
|50.96 (WL) |
|51.17 (PB) |
|52.04 (PB) |
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| 800 m |
|1:58.96 | |1:59.31 (NR) |
|1:59.82 (PB) |
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| 1,500 m |
|4:05.19 (PB) |
|4:06.16 (NR) |
|4:06.25 (NR) |
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| 3,000 m |
|8:45.75 | |8:46.19 (NR) |
|8:49.79 | |||
| 60 m hurdles |
|7.82 (CR) |
|7.84 (PB) |
|7.84 (PB) |
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| High jump |
|2.02 | |2.00 (NR) |
|2.00 (NR) |
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| Pole vault |
|4.40 (WR) |
|4.35 | |4.35 (AR) |
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| Long jump |
|6.86 (NR) |
|6.80 | |6.71 (PB) |
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| Triple jump |
|15.01 (WL) |
|14.70 (NR) |
|14.66 (NR) |
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| Shot put |
|20.00 | |19.92 | |19.49 (PB) |
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| 4x400 m relay |
Tatyana Chebykina Tatyana Chebykina Tatyana Chebykina is a former Russian athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. Over the course of her career her greatest success came in relay races.She is married to the race walker Nikolay Matyukhin.-Achievements:-External links:... Svetlana Goncharenko Svetlana Goncharenko Svetlana Goncharenko is a former Russian athlete who mainly competed in the 200 metres. In addition to winning medals in individual contests, she has been a very successful relay runner, winning the bronze medal in 4x400 metres relay at the 2000 Olympics.... Olga Kotlyarova Olga Kotlyarova Olga Kotlyarova is a Russian runner. She used to compete mainly in 400 metres, and has an Olympic bronze medal from 2000 in relay... Tatyana Alekseyeva Tatyana Alekseyeva Tatyana Alekseyeva is a former 400 metres runner from Russia. Her personal best result was 49.98.- Achievements :-External reference:... |
3:26.84 (WR) |
Shanelle Porter Shanelle Porter Shanelle Porter is a retired American sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.Her personal best time is 50.67 seconds, achieved in July 1996 in Lignano, Italy.-Achievements:-References:*... Natasha Kaiser-Brown Anita Howard Anita Howard (athlete) Anita Ann Howard Prather is a former American track and field athlete who specialized in the 400 meters.Howard received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she was a member of the Florida Gators track and field team from 1988 to 1991... Jearl Miles Clark |
3:27.66 (AR) |
Anja Rucker Anja Rücker Anja Rücker is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, she won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay with her teammates Uta Rohländer, Linda Kisabaka and Grit Breuer... Anke Feller Anke Feller Anke Feller is a retired German sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Her personal best time is 51.82 seconds, achieved in July 1999 in Erfurt.-Achievements:-References:... Heike Meissner Heike Meissner Heike Meißner is a retired German athlete. She competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles, but also spent two seasons specializing in the 800 metres... Grit Breuer Grit Breuer Grit Breuer is a former East German athlete, who competed in the women's 200m, 400m, 4x100m, and 4x400m events.... |
3:28.39 |
| Pentathlon |
|4780 | |4681 (PB) |
|4627 | |||
Medal table
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| 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
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| 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 18 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
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| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
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