The 6th World Championships in Athletics (), under the auspices of the International Association of Athletic Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between 1 and 10 August 1997. 1,882 athletes from 198 participant nations participated in this event.. Accessed 2009-04-03. 2009-05-10.
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 9.869.919.9420.0420.2320.2644.1244.37 44.39 1:43.381:44.001:44.25 3:35.833:36.633:37.2613:07.3813:09.3413:11.0927:24.5827:25.6227:28.67 2:13:162:13:212:14:1612.93 13.0513.1847.70 47.86 47.888:05.848:06.048:06.041:21:431:21:531:22:013:44:463:44:593:48:30Robert EsmieGlenroy GilbertBruny SurinDonovan BaileyCarlton Chambers*37.86 Osmond EzinwaOlapade AdenikenFrancis ObikweluDavidson Ezinwa38.07Darren BraithwaiteDarren CampbellDouglas WalkerJulian GoldingMarlon Devonish*Dwain Chambers*38.14Iwan ThomasRoger BlackJamie BaulchMark RichardsonMark Hylton*2:56.65Michael McDonaldGreg HaughtonDanny McFarlaneDavian ClarkeLinval Laird*2:56.75 Tomasz CzubakPiotr RysiukiewiczPiotr HaczekRobert Maćkowiak3:00.26 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 2.37 m 2.35 m2.35 m6.01 m /5.96 m5.91 m8.42 m8.38 m8.18 m17.85 m /17.69 m17.64 m21.44 m21.24 m20.33 m68.54 m66.70 m66.14 m81.78 m81.46 m80.76 m88.40 m 86.80 m86.64 m8837 pts //8730 pts 8652 pts 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 10.83 10.8511.03 22.3222.3922.4049.7749.79 49.901:57.141:57.561:57.594:04.244:04.634:04.7014:57.6814:58.2914:58.8531:32.92 31:39.1531:41.932:29:482:31:122:31:5542:55.49 43:30.2043:49.2412.5012.5812.6152.97 53.0953.52Chryste GainesMarion JonesInger MillerGail Devers 41.47 /Beverly McDonaldMerlene FrazerJuliet CuthbertBeverly Grant42.10Patricia Girard-LénoChristine ArronDelphine CombeSylviane FélixFrédérique Bangué*42.21 Anke FellerUta RohländerAnja RückerGrit Breuer 3:20.92 Maicel Malone-WallaceKim GrahamKim BattenJearl Miles ClarkMichelle Collins*Natasha Kaiser-Brown* 3:21.03Inez TurnerLorraine GrahamDeon HemmingsSandie RichardsNadia Graham-Hutchinson* 3:21.30 Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.
Field 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 1.99 m 1.96 mNot awarded7.05 m /6.94 m6.91 m15.20 m /15.16 m 14.67 m 20.71 m20.66 m19.22 m66.82 m65.90 m65.14 m68.78 m68.64 m 67.12 m 6739 pts6654 pts6566 pts
Medal table
References
IAAF 1997