- Source: 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships
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
=1 Rostislav Dimitrov of Bulgaria originally won the silver medal, but was disqualified for doping.
= Women
=American sprinter Inger Miller won the bronze but failed a post-race drug test (excessive caffeine) and was stripped of the medal.
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
See also
1999 in athletics (track and field)
References
External links
1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships Official Website
Athletics Australia
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Eliud Kipchoge
- Nadzeya Ostapchuk
- 5000 meter
- Japan Association of Athletics Federations
- Dwain Chambers
- Haile Gebrselassie
- Yelena Isinbayeva
- 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships
- 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships
- World Athletics Indoor Championships
- 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships
- 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships
- 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 400 metres
- 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 800 metres
- 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's pentathlon
- 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres
- 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 1500 metres
