This page shows the main events during the 1999 year in the sport of athletics throughout the world.
International Events
All-Africa Games Balkan Games Central American and Caribbean Championships Pan American Games Pan Arab Games South American Championships World Championships World Cross Country Championships World Indoor Championships World Student Games
World records
Men Event Athlete Nation Performance Meeting Place Date100 metresMaurice Greene9.79 Athens, Greece16 June400 metresMichael Johnson43.18 Seville, Spain26 August1000 metresNoah Ngeny2:11.96 Rieti, Italy5 SeptemberMileHicham El Guerrouj3:43.13 Rome, Italy7 July2,000 metresHicham El Guerrouj4:44.79 Berlin, Germany7 SeptemberDecathlonTomáš Dvořák8,994 Prague, Czech republic3-4 July
Women Event Athlete Nation Performance Meeting Place Date3000 m steeplechaseYelena Motalova9:48.88 Tula, Russia31 JulyPole vaultEmma George4.60 m Sydney, AUS20 FebruaryPole vaultStacy Dragila4.60 m Seville, Spain21 August
Awards Men 1999 TRACK & FIELD AWARDSATHLETEIAAF World Athlete of the YearTrack & Field Athlete of the YearEuropean Athlete of the Year AwardBest Male Track Athlete ESPY Award
Women 1999 TRACK & FIELD AWARDSATHLETEIAAF World Athlete of the YearTrack & Field Athlete of the YearEuropean Athlete of the Year AwardBest Female Track Athlete ESPY Award
Men's Best Year Performances 400m hurdles RANK1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.47.722.47.833.47.914.48.125.48.13
3,000m steeplechase RANK1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.7:58.982.8:05.433.8:06.704.8:07.105.8:07.13
Pole vault RANK1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.6.05 m2.6.02 m3.6.00 m4.5.98 m5.5.95 m
Hammer throw
Decathlon
Women's Best Year Performances 60 metres RANK1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.6.962.6.983.7.014.7.015.7.02
100 metres RANK1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.10.702.10.793.10.834.10.905.10.91
200 metres RANK1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.21.772.21.813.22.184.22.195.22.22
Half marathon RANK1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.1:06:44
60 metres RANK1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.7.782.7,823.7.824.7.855.7.90
100m hurdles RANK1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.12.372.12.443.12.47—12.475.12.61
400m hurdles RANK1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.52.892.52.903.53.164.53.255.53.36
3,000m steeplechase RANK1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.9:48.882.9:55.693.9:58.444.9:58.775.10:03.68
High jump RANK1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.2.04 m2.2.01 m5.2.00 m
Shot put RANK1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDISTANCE1.20.26 m2.19.13 m3.19.06 m4.18.88 m
Pole vault RANK1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.4.60 m3.4.55 m4.4.50 m5.4.46 m
Hammer throw
Heptathlon RANK1999 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS1.68612.67243.65774.65005.6497
Marathon Men's competition Pan American Games
RANK ATHLETETIME2:17:202:19:562:20:09
Best Year Performances RANK NAME ATHLETETIMEEVENT1.2:05:42Chicago Marathon2.2:06:16Chicago Marathon3.2:06:33Tokyo Marathon4.2:06:44Berlin Marathon5.2:06:46Amsterdam Marathon6.2:06:48Amsterdam Marathon7.2:06:49Amsterdam Marathon8.2:06:56Amsterdam Marathon9.2:06:57Berlin Marathon10.2:07:09Rotterdam Marathon
Women's competition Pan American Games
RANK ATHLETETIME2:37:412:40:062:40:55
Best Year Performances RANK NAME ATHLETETIMEEVENT1.2:20:43Berlin Marathon2.2:22:12Tokyo Marathon3.2:22:48Rotterdam Marathon4.2:23:22London Marathon5.2:23:24Osaka International Ladies Marathon6.2:23:25Boston Marathon7.2:23:46Osaka International Ladies Marathon8.2:23:58Berlin Marathon9.2:24:06London Marathon10.2:24:35Hamburg Marathon
Deaths January 5 — Jarmila Nygrýnová (45), Czech long jumper (b. 1953) January 9 — James Peters (80), English long-distance runner (b. 1918) January 28 — Josef Doležal (78), Czechoslovak race walker (b. 1920) February 3 — Mikko Hietanen (87), Finnish long-distance runner (b. 1911) May 17 — João Carlos de Oliveira (44), Brazilian athlete (b. 1954) May 18 — Betty Robinson (87), American athlete (b. 1911) June 30 — Bob Backus (72), American hammer thrower (b. 1926) August 26 — Elena Murgoci (39), Romanian long-distance runner (b. 1960)
References ARRS