At the 1999 Military World Games, the track and field events were held at the Sportski park Mladost athletic stadium in Zagreb, Croatia from 11–16 August. A total of 32 events were contested, of which 22 by male and 10 by female athletes. The marathon events were held on 11 August, prior to the track and field competition.1999 AIMS Event Winners. Association of International Marathons and Distance Races. Retrieved on 2014-11-17. It was the last time that the men's 20 kilometres walk and women's shot put featured on the programme. The women's 1500 metres and 5000 metres were added to the programme for the first time (the latter replacing the 3000 metres distance).Military World Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-11-17. Nations could enter a maximum of two athletes into each event.
Only three athletes successfully defended their titles from the inaugural edition: Shem Kororia won the men's 5000 m to retain his gold medal, Boris Henry defended his title in the men's javelin throw, while Yekaterina Leshchova repeated as women's 100 metres champion and also added the 200 metres title to her honours. A total of 22 Games records were set during the competition, including new records in all but two of the women's events and all the men's field events. Seven world bests for military competition were set during the competition.Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. .
Italy topped the medal table in the athletics competition, having taken four golds and fourteen medals in total. Kenya was the next most successful nation with four medals of each colour. Germany also won four gold medals, while Russia had the third highest medal total with eleven. Host nation Croatia won five athletics medals, though none of them gold.
Several athletes went on to success at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics held one week later, including Djabir Saïd-Guerni (800 m bronze),Men's 800m Final. IAAF (1999-08-28). Retrieved on 2014-11-17. Fabrizio Mori (400 m hurdles gold) and Nadine Kleinert (shot put silver). The games-winning Polish men's 4×400 metres relay team also became world champions that year.World Championships in Athletics. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-11-17.
Medal summary
Men 100 metres 10.34 10.42 10.42200 metres 20.96 21.07 21.14400 metres 45.92 46.16 46.35800 metres 1:46.41 1:47.94 1:48.041500 metres 3:38.94 3:40.25 3:41.065000 metres 13:50.51 13:52.01 13:58.5210,000 metres 28:24.82 28:31.30 28:49.90110 metres hurdles 13.32 13.44 13.63400 metres hurdles 48.75 48.83 49.483000 metres steeplechase 8:21.92 8:22.81 8:31.194×100 metres relay Andrea RabinoMassimiliano DonatiMaurizio CheccucciGiovanni Puggioni39.92 Dmitriy MyshkaVitaly SenivAnatoliy DovhalHennadiy Horbenko40.10 Tihomir BuinjacDejan VojnovicVjekoslav OrsolicSlaven Krajacic40.234×400 metres relayAll-time men's best 4x400m relay. All Athletics (2014-05-10). Retrieved on 2014-11-17. Marcin JędrusińskiPiotr RysiukiewiczJacek BocianRobert Maćkowiak3:02.78 Daniyil ShekinMikhail VdovinInnokentiy ZharovAndrey Semyonov3:02.98 Samson Yego KipchirchirHillary MaritimDavid KiruiJulius Chepkwony3:03.43 Marathon 2:16:40 2:18:08 2:18:2220 km walk 1:21:42 1:21:47 1:22:56 High jump 2.27 m 2.27 m 2.24 m Pole vault 5.70 m = 5.70 m = 5.65 m Long jump 8.21 m 8.15 m 8.09 m Triple jump 16.84 m (w) 16.80 m 16.76 m Shot put 20.39 m 19.90 m 19.06 m Discus throw 63.52 m 61.67 m 59.85 m Hammer throw 79.76 m 78.04 m 77.02 m Javelin throw 85.69 m 82.76 m 78.93 m
Women 100 metres 11.41 11.71 11.77200 metres 23.24 23.74 23.88400 metres 52.46 53.04 53.05800 metres 2:00.84 2:01.39 2:01.781500 metres 4:07.34 4:09.03 4:09.875000 metres 15:31.49 15:32.67 15:37.50 Marathon 2:35:25 2:39:50 2:46:31 High jump 1.95 m 1.92 m 1.92 m Long jump 6.64 m 6.57 m 6.36 m Shot put 19.12 m 18.35 m 17.68 m
Medal table
References
Results Military World Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-11-17. 2nd Military World Games - 1999 Results (archived). CISM. Retrieved on 2014-11-21.