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.
Results
Men 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 6.50(NR)6.516.52(PB)20.40(CR)20.46(PB)21.1045.51(AR)45.6245.76(AR)1:42.67(WR)1:45.76(NR)1:46.16(PB)3:35.31(CR)3:37.243:37.487:34.71(CR)7:38.847:40.017.48(NR)7.497.50Jason RouserMark EverettSean MayeDeon Minor3:04.93Linval LairdMichael McDonaldDinsdale MorganGregory Haughton3:08.11Pierre-Marie HilaireRodrigue NordinLoïc LerougeFred Mango3:09.682.352.322.325.90(AR)5.855.808.51(CR)8.41(PB)8.41(PB)17.3017.2717.22(PB)21.0220.9420.8762286213(PB)6145(NR)
Women 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 7.067.157.1722.76(NR)22.7722.8550.96(WL)51.17(PB)52.04(PB)1:58.961:59.31(NR)1:59.82(PB)4:05.19(PB)4:06.16(NR)4:06.25(NR)8:45.758:46.19(NR)8:49.797.82(=CR)7.84(PB)7.84(PB)7.84(SB)Tatyana ChebykinaSvetlana GoncharenkoOlga KotlyarovaTatyana Alekseyeva 3:26.84(WR)Shanelle PorterNatasha Kaiser-BrownAnita HowardJearl Miles Clark3:27.66(AR)Anja RückerAnke FellerHeike MeissnerGrit Breuer3:28.392.022.00(NR)2.00(NR)4.40(WR)4.354.35(AR)6.86(NR)6.806.71(PB)15.01(WL)14.70(NR)14.66(NR)20.0019.9219.49(PB)47804681(PB)4627
Mary Slaney of USA originally came second in the 1500 metre and was awarded the silver medal, but was later disqualified for doping.
Medal table
Participating nations
(1) (1) (1) (4) (2) (1) (6) (10) (1) (7) (4) (10) (2) (2) (1) (1) (16) (4) (1) (1) (2) (8) (1) (1) (1) (18) (2) (1) (10) (2) (18) (7) (2) (1) (1) (2) (4) (6) (44) (1) (1) (34) (4) (40) (14) (1) (1) (14) (3) (8) (5) (25) (3) (17) (10) (4) (5) (2) (1) (4) (2) (1) (3) (1) (2) (1) (2) (2) (1) (1) (4) (2) (1) (2) (8) (5) (1) (4) (9) (10) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (12) (7) (1) (3) (1) (11) (42) (2) (1) (1) (1) (1) (2) (3) (7) (3) (1) (23) (1) (10) (5) (1) (1) (3) (1) (2) (1) (27) (54) (2) (4) (1) (1) (2)
See also 1997 in athletics (track and field)
References
External links IAAF 1997 World Indoor Championships Official Website (archived) Athletics Australia