The 7th
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 in the
Green Dome Maebashi stadium in
Maebashi
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from March 5 to March 7, 1999. It was the first time the Championships were staged outside
Europe
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or
North America
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.
Primo Nebiolo, president of the
IAAF
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, 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
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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
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She attended John Muir High School in P ...
won the bronze but failed a post-race drug test (excessive caffeine) and was stripped of the medal.
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Vita Pavlysh of Ukraine failed a
drug test
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and was stripped of her shot put gold medal.
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Irina Korzhanenko of Russia was stripped of the shot put silver.
Medal table
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See also
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1999 in athletics (track and field)
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
* ...
References
External links
1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships Official Website
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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 ...
World Athletics Indoor Championships
International athletics competitions hosted by Japan