The 7th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in the Green Dome Maebashi stadium in Maebashi, Japan from March 5 to March 7, 1999. It was the first time the Championships were staged outside Europe or North America. Primo Nebiolo, president of the IAAF, characterized the championships as "the greatest ever". There were a total number of 487 participating athletes from 115 countries.

Doping disqualifications Four medalists were disqualified for doping; Rostislav Dimitrov of Bulgaria was stripped of the triple jump silver, Inger Miller of the USA was stripped of the 60 metre bronze, Vita Pavlysh of Ukraine was stripped of the shot put gold and Irina Korzhanenko of Russia was stripped of the shot put silver.

Results Men 60 m 6.42(CR)6.43(PB)6.46(AR)200 m20.10(CR)20.26(AR)20.48400 m45.7345.9946.02(NR)800 m1:45.471:45.491:45.741500 m3:33.77(CR)3:33.983:34.463000 m7:53.577:53.797:53.8560 m hurdles7.38(CR)7.407.444 × 400 m relayAndre MorrisDameon JohnsonDeon MinorMilton Campbell3:02.83(WR)Piotr HaczekJacek BocianPiotr RysiukiewiczRobert Maćkowiak3:03.01(AR)Allyn CondonSolomon WarisoAdrian PatrickJamie Baulch3:03.20(NR)High jump2.362.362.33Pole vault6.00(CR)5.95(AR)5.85Long jump8.62(CR)8.56(AR)8.30Triple jump17.18(PB)1 16.9816.98Shot put21.4121.0620.89Heptathlon6386(WL)6374(NR)6319(NR)

1 Rostislav Dimitrov of Bulgaria originally won the silver medal, but was disqualified for doping.

Women 60 m *6.967.02 7.07200 m22.3922.6922.70400 m50.8051.2551.45800 m1:56.90(CR)1:57.171:57.47(NR)1500 m4:03.23(CR)4:03.53(PB)4:05.86(NR)3000 m8:36.428:38.43(AR)8:39.14(AR)60 m hurdles7.867.877.904 × 400 m relayTatyana ChebykinaSvetlana GoncharenkoOlga KotlyarovaNatalya Nazarova 3:24.25(WR)Susan AndrewsTania Van HeerTamsyn LewisCathy Freeman3:26.87(AR)Monique HennaganMichelle CollinsZundra FeaginShanelle Porter3:27.59(AR)High jump1.991.961.96Pole vault4.50(CR)4.45(NR)4.35Long jump6.86(PB)6.82(PB)6.78Triple jump15.02(WL)14.94(NR)14.87(NR)Shot put *19.0819.0018.86Pentathlon475346914596 American sprinter Inger Miller won the bronze but failed a post-race drug test (excessive caffeine) and was stripped of the medal.Morfey, Alex (2001-10-13). Athletics: Miller failed drug test in 1999. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved on 2010-02-07. Vita Pavlysh of Ukraine failed a drug test and was stripped of her shot put gold medal. Irina Korzhanenko of Russia was stripped of the shot put silver.

Medal table

Participating nations

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See also 1999 in athletics (track and field)

References

External links 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships Official Website Athletics Australia