At the 1994 Goodwill Games, the athletics events were held in July at the Petrovsky Stadium in Saint Petersburg, Russia. A total of 44 events were contested, of which 22 were by male and 22 by female athletes. The marathon event was dropped for the 1994 edition and racewalking events took place on the track, making the entire athletics programme a track-and-field-onlyaffair. The United States won the most gold medals (18) in the athletics competition, but Russia had the greatest total medal haul, winning 41 medals, 10 of which were gold. Cuba, Great Britain and Kenya were the next best achievers in the medal count.
The competition remained invitation-only and each event was contested in a single final format.Goodwill Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-06-28. Fifteen Goodwill Games records were equalled or improved at the competition, and Marina Pluzhnikova achieved a world record in the little-contested 2000 metres steeplechase (although the IAAF does not ratify world records for that distance). The United States completed medal sweeps in the men's 100 metres, long jump, decathlon and women's 400 metres. Noureddine Morceli's winning time of 3:48.67 in the mile run was a game record and the fastest of 1994.Yearlists of 1994 (Men) – Mile. Apulanta. Retrieved on 2010-06-28. In spite of appearances from prominent athletes such as Sergey Bubka, Irina Privalova and Carl Lewis, the stadium failed to reach much more than half of its 28,000 capacity over the five-day competition.Blackistone, Kevin B. (1994-08-02). There's a Good Deal of Apathy Towards Games. The Spokesman-Review (pg.54). Retrieved on 2010-06-28.
Gwen Torrence completed a 100/200 metres double and added the 4 × 100 metres relay for a third gold of the competition. Irina Privalova was runner-up to Torrence in both the individual sprints. Russia's Yelena Romanova retained her 5000 metres crown and also won the 3000 metres race. Jackie Joyner-Kersee won her third consecutive heptathlon title, having dominated the event since the games' inception.The 1994 Games in the "New" Russia . Goodwill Games. Retrieved on 2010-06-28. Two American men retained their titles won four years previously at the 1990 Goodwill Games: Michael Johnson in the 200 metres and Kenny Harrison in the triple jump. The performances of former champions Bubka and Lewis did not meet expectations; Bubka, representing Ukraine, managed only 5.70 m for the bronze in the pole vault while Lewis's run of 10.23 seconds in the 100 m left him in fourth place.Athletics results . Goodwill Games. Retrieved on 2010-06-28.
Records NameEventCountryRecordTypeMarina Pluzhnikova 2000 metres steeplechase 6:11.84 WRKey:WR — World record AR — Area record GR — Games record NR — National record
Medal summary
Men 100 metres 10.07 10.11 10.12200 metres 20.10 GR 20.17 20.31400 metres 45.21 45.21 45.29800 metres 1:46.65 1:46.84 1:47.01One mile 3:48.67 GR 3:52.28 3:52.775000 metres 13:10.76 GR 13:24.41 13:24.7910,000 metres 28:10.89 28:27.69 28:28.56110 metres hurdles 13.29 13.33 13.35400 metres hurdles 47.86 GR 47.98 49.133000 metres steeplechase 8:14.30 GR 8:21.85 8:23.134 × 100 metres relay Mike MarshLeroy BurrellSam JeffersonCarl Lewis38.30 Andrés SimónJoel LamelaIván GarcíaLeonardo Prevost38.76 Andrey FedorivAleksandr PorkhomovskiyOleg FatunAndrey Grigoryev38.924 × 400 metres relay Derek MillsAndrew ValmonJason RouserMichael Johnson2:59.42 GR= Omar MenaIván GarcíaJorge CrusellasNorberto Téllez3:01.87 Dmitry GolovastovMikhail VdovinDmitry BeiDmitry Kosov3:02.7020,000 m track walk 1:23:28.88 1:23:28.90 1:24:07.60 High jump 2.40 m GR 2.28 m 2.28 m Pole vault 5.90 m 5.80 m 5.70 m Long jump 8.45 m (w) 8.39 m 8.29 m Triple jump 17.43 m 17.25 m 17.05 m Shot put 20.35 m 20.22 m 20.11 m Discus throw 64.68 m 62.22 m 61.70 m Hammer throw 80.20 m 80.12 m 77.24 m Javelin throw 82.90 m 80.92 m 80.38 m Decathlon 8715 pts GR 8177 pts 7908 pts
Women 100 metres 10.95 10.98 11.12200 metres 22.09 GR 22.23 22.42400 metres 50.60 50.60 50.73800 metres 1:57.63 1:58.43 1:59.071500 metres 4:04.92 GR 4:04.97 4:05.003000 metres 8:41.06 8:42.13 8:43.655000 metres 15:28.69 15:30.15 15:33.8810,000 metres 31:52.39 GR 32:05.42 32:08.77100 metres hurdlesWind: 3.8 m/s 12.83 (w) 12.88 (w) 12.99 (w)400 metres hurdles 53.51 GR 54.22 54.672000 metres steeplechase 6:11.84 GR WR 6:25.19 6:26.764 × 100 metres relay Cheryl TaplinDannette YoungMichelle CollinsGwen Torrence42.98 Miriam FerrerAliuska LópezJulia DuportyLiliana Allen43.37 Anzhela KravchenkoViktoriya FomenkoIrina SlyusarAntonina Slyusar43.864 × 400 metres relay Natasha Kaiser-BrownMaicel MaloneJearl MilesMichelle Collins3:22.27 Yelena AndreyevaYelena GoleshevaYelena RuzinaTatyana Zakharova3:25.00 Idalmis BonneJulia DuportySurella MoralesNancy McLeón3:26.3510,000 m track walk 42:30.31 42:43.23 42:45.04 High jump 1.95 m 1.93 m 1.93 m Pole vault 4.00 m GR 3.90 m 3.90 m Long jump 7.12 m 6.82 m 6.77 m Triple jump 14.57 m GR 13.99 m 13.97 m Shot put 20.15 m 20.08 m 19.74 m Discus throw 64.84 m 63.82 m 63.72 m Javelin throw 65.74 m 59.48 m 59.30 m Heptathlon 6606 pts 6492 pts 6361 pts
Medal table
Participation
References
Results Goodwill Games. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-06-28. Athletics results. Goodwill Games (archived)
External links Official website (archived)