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| Host city | Athens, Greece |
|---|---|
| Nations | 198 |
| Athletes | 1882 |
| Dates | 1–10 August 1997 |
| Opened by | President Konstantinos Stephanopoulos |
| Main venue | Olympic Stadium |
| ← 1995 Gothenburg1999 Seville → | |
The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Amateur Athletic Federation, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between 1 and 10 August 1997. In this event participated 1882 athletes from 198 participant nations. Despite several attempts to sabotage, Athens used the successful organization of the World Championships to prove their capacity during the next IOC Session held the following month in Lausanne as a triumph and key event during the final stretch of the process to choose the city who hosted 2004 Summer Olympics. The success of the event showed the Greece abilities and readiness to organize large-scale, international sporting events.
It was the first edition to award wild cards to defending champions even if they did not qualify for their national team. This allowed four athletes from the same country to compete in an individual event in some cases.
Men's results
Track
1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.
- The United States (Jerome Young, Antonio Pettigrew, Chris Jones, and Tyree Washington) originally won the 4 × 400 m relay in 2:56.47, but were disqualified in 2009 after Antonio Pettigrew admitted to using HGH and EPO between 1997 and 2003.
Field
1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump details |
Javier Sotomayor Cuba (CUB) |
2.37 m WL | Artur Partyka Poland (POL) |
2.35 m | Tim Forsyth Australia (AUS) |
2.35 m |
| Pole vault details |
Sergey Bubka Ukraine (UKR) |
6.01 m CR/WL | Maksim Tarasov Russia (RUS) |
5.96 m | Dean Starkey United States (USA) |
5.91 m |
| Long jump details |
Iván Pedroso Cuba (CUB) |
8.42 m | Erick Walder United States (USA) |
8.38 m | Kirill Sosunov Russia (RUS) |
8.18 m |
| Triple jump details |
Yoelbi Quesada Cuba (CUB) |
17.85 m WL/NR | Jonathan Edwards Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
17.69 m | Aliecer Urrutia Cuba (CUB) |
17.64 m |
| Shot put details |
John Godina United States (USA) |
21.44 m | Oliver-Sven Buder Germany (GER) |
21.24 m | C.J. Hunter United States (USA) |
20.33 m |
| Discus throw details |
Lars Riedel Germany (GER) |
68.54 m | Virgilijus Alekna Lithuania (LTU) |
66.70 m | Jürgen Schult Germany (GER) |
66.14 m |
| Hammer throw details |
Heinz Weis Germany (GER) |
81.78 m | Andriy Skvaruk Ukraine (UKR) |
81.46 m | Vasiliy Sidorenko Russia (RUS) |
80.76 m |
| Javelin throw details |
Marius Corbett South Africa (RSA) |
88.40 m AR | Steve Backley Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
86.80 m | Kostas Gatsioudis Greece (GRE) |
86.64 m |
| Decathlon details |
Tomáš Dvořák Czech Republic (CZE) |
8837 pts CR/WL/NR | Eduard Hämäläinen Finland (FIN) |
8730 pts NR | Frank Busemann Germany (GER) |
8652 pts |
| WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
- Aleksandr Bagach of Ukraine originally won the shot put with 21.47 m, but was disqualified after he tested positive for steroids.
Women's results
Track
1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.
Field
1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump details |
Hanne Haugland Norway (NOR) |
1.99 m | Olga Kaliturina Russia (RUS) Inha Babakova Ukraine (UKR) |
1.96 m | Not awarded | |
| Long jump details |
Lyudmila Galkina Russia (RUS) |
7.05 m WL/PB | Niki Xanthou Greece (GRE) |
6.94 m | Fiona May Italy (ITA) |
6.91 m |
| Triple jump details |
Šárka Kašpárková Czech Republic (CZE) |
15.20 m WL/NR) | Rodica Mateescu Romania (ROU) |
15.16 m NR | Olena Hovorova Ukraine (UKR) |
14.67 m PB |
| Shot put details |
Astrid Kumbernuss Germany (GER) |
20.71 m | Vita Pavlysh Ukraine (UKR) |
20.66 m | Stephanie Storp Germany (GER) |
19.22 m |
| Discus throw details |
Beatrice Faumuina New Zealand (NZL) |
66.82 m | Ellina Zvereva Belarus (BLR) |
65.90 m | Natalya Sadova Russia (RUS) |
65.14 m |
| Javelin throw details |
Trine Hattestad Norway (NOR) |
68.78 m | Joanna Stone Australia (AUS) |
68.64 m PB | Tanja Damaske Germany (GER) |
67.12 m PB |
| Heptathlon details |
Sabine Braun Germany (GER) |
6739 pts | Denise Lewis Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
6654 pts | Remigija Nazarovienė Lithuania (LTU) |
6566 pts |
| WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
Medal table
* Host nation (Greece)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| 2 |  Germany (GER) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 |  Cuba (CUB) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 |  Kenya (KEN) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 |  Morocco (MAR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Norway (NOR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Russia (RUS) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 11 |  Spain (ESP) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 |  Portugal (POR) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 |  Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Poland (POL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
 Romania (ROM) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 17 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 19 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
 Mexico (MEX) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 22 |  Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ethiopia (ETH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 27 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 28 |  Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 29 | Greece (GRE)* | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 31 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 37 |  Bahamas (BAH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Mozambique (MOZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (41 entries) | 44 | 45 | 43 | 132 | |
References
- . Accessed 2009-04-03. 2009-05-10.
- Rosenthal, Bert (2 August 1997). "Johnson can't wait to compete". The Stuart News. p. 31. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- "Results". www2.iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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