The 4th
IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics
The World Athletics Indoor Championships are a biennial indoor track and field competition served as the global championship for that version of the sport. Organised by the World Athletics, the competition was inaugurated as the ''World Indoor G ...
were held at the
Skydome in
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...
,
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C ...
,
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
from March 12 to March 14, 1993. It was the last Indoor Championships to feature the 5,000 and 3,000 metres
race walk
Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Race judges carefully asse ...
events. In addition, it was the first Indoor Championships to include
heptathlon and
pentathlon, albeit as non-championship events. There were a total number of 537 athletes participated from 93 countries.
Results
Men
1989
File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxon Valdez oil tanker runs ...
,
1991
File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phi ...
, 1993 ,
1995
File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake str ...
,
1997
File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of ...
* For
doping offenses, the Bulgarians
Daniel Ivanov and
Nikolai Raev were disqualified from the bronze medals in long and triple jump respectively.
Women
1989
File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxon Valdez oil tanker runs ...
,
1991
File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phi ...
, 1993 ,
1995
File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The Great Hanshin earthquake str ...
,
1997
File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; '' Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of ...
* The Russian 4 × 400 m relay team won the event and was awarded the gold medal, but was later disqualified when
Marina Shmonina was found to have been doping.
Sport References: Marina Shmonina
/ref>
Non-championship events
Some events were contested without counting towards the total medal status. The 1600 metres medley relay consisted of four legs over 800 m, 200 m, 200 m and 400 m.
Medal table
Participating nations
* (1)
* (2)
* (1)
* (1)
* (10)
* (6)
* (5)
* (2)
* (6)
* (7)
* (2)
* (1)
* (1)
* (8)
* (7)
* (2)
* (37)
* (1)
* (1)
* (2)
* (12)
* (2)
* (1)
* (13)
* (8)
* (3)
* (1)
* (2)
* (1)
* (9)
* (15)
* (29)
* (2)
* (26)
* (7)
* (1)
* (6)
* (2)
* (6)
* (2)
* (19)
* (2)
* (15)
* (8)
* (3)
* (3)
* (1)
* (1)
* (5)
* (6)
* (2)
* (2)
* (1)
* (1)
* (1)
* (2)
* (6)
* (1)
* (1)
* (9)
* (1)
* (2)
* (6)
* (1)
* (1)
* (6)
* (7)
* (2)
* (2)
* (19)
* (34)
* (1)
* (2)
* (1)
* (1)
* (4)
* (3)
* (5)
* (2)
* (18)
* (2)
* (9)
* (7)
* (1)
* (4)
* (2)
* (2)
* (13)
* (56)
* (1)
* (1)
* (1)
* (1)
See also
* 1993 in athletics (track and field)
This article contains an overview of the year 1993 in athletics.
International events
* African Championships
* Asian Championships
* Bolivarian Games
* Central American and Caribbean Games
* Central American Championships
* East Asian Games
...
References
External links
GBR Athletics
(German)
{{IAAF Championships
1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships,
IAAF World Indoor Championships
The World Athletics Indoor Championships are a biennial indoor track and field competition served as the global championship for that version of the sport. Organised by the World Athletics, the competition was inaugurated as the ''World Indoor G ...
IAAF World Indoor Championships
The World Athletics Indoor Championships are a biennial indoor track and field competition served as the global championship for that version of the sport. Organised by the World Athletics, the competition was inaugurated as the ''World Indoor G ...
1993 in Toronto
World Athletics Indoor Championships
International track and field competitions hosted by Canada
International sports competitions in Toronto
March 1993 sports events in Canada