1997 in the sport of athletics
Appearance
1997 in athletics | |
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Major world events | 1998 → |
This article contains an overview of the year 1997 in
athletics
.
Major events
World
Regional
World records
Men
Event | Athlete | Nation | Performance | Meeting | Place | Date |
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800 m | Wilson Kipketer | ![]() |
1:41.73[1] | ![]() |
7 July | |
800 m | Wilson Kipketer | ![]() |
1:41.24 | ![]() |
13 August | |
800 m | Wilson Kipketer | ![]() |
1:41.11 | ![]() |
24 August | |
5000 m | Haile Gebrselassie | ![]() |
12:41.86 | ![]() |
13 August | |
5000 m | Daniel Komen | ![]() |
12:39.74 | ![]() |
22 August | |
10,000 m | Haile Gebrselassie | ![]() |
26:31.32 | ![]() |
4 July | |
10,000 m | Paul Tergat | ![]() |
26:27.85 | ![]() |
22 August | |
3000 m steeplechase | Wilson Boit Kipketer | ![]() |
7:59.08 | ![]() |
13 August | |
3000 m steeplechase | Bernard Barmasai | ![]() |
7:55.72 | ![]() |
24 August |
Women
Event | Athlete | Nation | Performance | Meeting | Place | Date |
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5000 m | Dong Yanmei | ![]() |
14:31.27 | ![]() |
21 October | |
5000 m | Jiang Bo
|
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14:28.09 | ![]() |
23 October | |
Pole vault | Emma George | ![]() |
4.50 m | ![]() |
8 February | |
Pole vault | Emma George | ![]() |
4.55 m | ![]() |
20 February | |
Hammer throw | Mihaela Melinte | ![]() |
69.58 m | ![]() |
8 March | |
Hammer throw | Olga Kuzenkova | ![]() |
70.78 m | ![]() |
11 June | |
Hammer throw | Olga Kuzenkova | ![]() |
71.22 m | ![]() |
22 June | |
Hammer throw | Olga Kuzenkova | ![]() |
73.10 m | ![]() |
22 June |
Awards
Men
1996 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS | ATHLETE |
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IAAF World Athlete of the Year
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Track & Field Athlete of the Year
|
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European Athlete of the Year Award
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Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award | ![]() Michael Johnson (USA)
|
Women
1996 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS | ATHLETE |
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IAAF World Athlete of the Year
|
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Track & Field Athlete of the Year
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European Athlete of the Year Award
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Best Female Track Athlete ESPY Award | ![]() |
Season's bests
Event | Men | Women | ||||
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Athlete | Mark | Notes | Athlete | Mark | Notes | |
100 metres | ![]() Maurice Greene (USA) |
9.86 | ![]() |
10.76 | ||
200 metres | ![]() |
19.77 | ![]() |
21.76 | ||
400 metres | ![]() Michael Johnson (USA) |
43.75 | ![]() |
49.39 | ||
800 metres | ![]() |
1:41.11 | WR | ![]() |
1:54.82 | |
1500 metres | ![]() |
3:28.91 | ![]() Jiang Bo (CHN) |
3:50.98 | ||
3000 metres | ![]() |
7:26.02 | ![]() |
8:27.78 | ||
5000 metres | ![]() |
12:39.74 | WR | ![]() Jiang Bo (CHN) |
14:28.09 | WR |
10,000 metres | ![]() |
26:27.85 | WR | ![]() |
30:38.09 | |
100/110 metres hurdles | ![]() |
12.93 | ![]() |
12.50 | ||
400 metres hurdles | ![]() |
47.64 | ![]() ![]() |
52.97 | ||
3000 metres steeplechase | ![]() |
7:55.72 | WR | ![]() |
10:30.90 | |
Pole vault | ![]() |
6.05 m | ![]() |
4.55 m | WR | |
High jump | ![]() |
2.37 m | ![]() Inga Babakova (UKR) |
2.02 m | ||
Long jump | ![]() |
8.63 m | ![]() |
7.05 m | ||
Triple jump | ![]() |
17.85 m | ![]() Sárka Kaspárková (CZE) |
15.20 m | ||
Shot put | ![]() |
22.03 m | ![]() |
21.22 m | ||
Discus throw | ![]() |
71.50 m | ![]() |
70.00 m | ||
Javelin throw | ![]() |
94.02 m | ![]() |
69.66 m | ||
Hammer throw | ![]() |
83.04 m | ![]() |
73.10 m | WR | |
Heptathlon | — | ![]() |
6787 pts | |||
Decathlon | ![]() Tomás Dvorák (CZE) |
8837 pts | — | |||
4×100 metres relay
|
![]() Robert Esmie Glenroy Gilbert Bruny Surin Donovan Bailey |
37.86 | ![]() Chryste Gaines Marion Jones Inger Miller Gail Devers |
41.47 | ||
4×400 metres relay
|
![]() Mark Richardson |
2:56.65 | ![]() |
3:20.92 |
Notes
- ^ This time did not set a new world record. Rather, it equaled Sebastian Coe's existing world record.
References
- Matti Koskimies (1 January 2012). "Season Bests by Year (Men)". Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- Matti Koskimies (1 January 2012). "Season Bests by Year (Women)". Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- Matti Koskimies (1 January 2012). "World Record Progression (Men)". Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- Matti Koskimies (1 January 2012). "World Record Progression (Women)". Retrieved 7 January 2012.