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
Athletic may refer to:
* An athlete, a sportsperson
* Athletic director, a position at many American universities and schools
* Athletic type, a physical/psychological type in the classification of Ernst Kretschmer
* Athletic of Philadelphia, a ...
championships to introduce women's
pole vault. There were a total number of 712 participating athletes from 118 countries.
Results
Men
1993
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1995
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1999
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2001
The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...
Women
1993
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,
1995
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, 1997 ,
1999
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,
2001
The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...
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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
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* (2)
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* (10)
* (2)
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* (7)
* (2)
* (1)
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* (2)
* (4)
* (6)
* (44)
* (1)
* (1)
* (34)
* (4)
* (40)
* (14)
* (1)
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* (14)
* (3)
* (8)
* (5)
* (25)
* (3)
* (17)
* (10)
* (4)
* (5)
* (2)
* (1)
* (4)
* (2)
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* (3)
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* (10)
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* (7)
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* (3)
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* (11)
* (42)
* (2)
* (1)
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* (7)
* (3)
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See also
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1997 in athletics (track and field)
This article contains an overview of the year 1997 in athletics.
Major Events World
*IAAF Grand Prix Final
*World Championships
* World Cross Country Championships
*World Half Marathon Championships
* World Indoor Championships
*World Race Walk ...
References
External links
IAAF 1997 World Indoor Championships Official Website(archived)
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IAAF World Indoor Championships
IAAF World Indoor Championships
World Athletics Indoor Championships
International athletics competitions hosted by France
Athletics in Paris
IAAF World Indoor Championships
IAAF World Indoor Championships
International sports competitions hosted by Paris