The 4th World Championships in Athletics (), under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Neckarstadium, Stuttgart, Germany between 13 and 22 August with the participation of 187 nations. Originally held every four years in 1983, 1987 and 1991, these championships began a two-year cycle between events.
Event The 1993 World Championships was the final time the women's 3000 m would be contested. At subsequent Championships the race was replaced by the longer 5000 m.
Men's results
Track 1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 100 m9.87(AR)9.929.99200 m19.85(CR/AR)19.9419.99400 m43.65(CR)44.1344.54800 m1:44.711:44.861:44.891500 m3:34.243:35.563:35.965000 m13:02.7513:03.1713:05.4010,000 m27:46.0227:46.5428:06.02Marathon2:13:572:14:112:15:12110 m hurdles12.91(WR)13.0013.06400 m hurdles47.1847.6047.623000 m steeplech.8:06.36(CR)8:07.538:08.7820 km walk1:22:311:23:061:23:1850 km walk3:41:413:42:023:42:504 × 100 m relayJon DrummondAndre CasonDennis MitchellLeroy BurrellCalvin Smith*37.48Colin JacksonTony JarrettJohn RegisLinford ChristieJason John*Darren Braithwaite*37.77(AR)Robert EsmieGlenroy GilbertBruny SurinAtlee Mahorn37.83(NR)4 × 400 m relayAndrew ValmonQuincy WattsButch ReynoldsMichael JohnsonAntonio Pettigrew*Derek Mills*2:54.29(WR)Kennedy OchiengSimon KemboiAbednego MatiluSamson Kitur2:59.82Rico LiederKarsten JustOlaf HenseThomas Schönlebe2:59.99 Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.
Field 1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 Long jump8.598.168.15Triple jump17.8617.6517.44High jump2.40(CR)2.372.37Pole vault6.00(CR)5.90(AR)5.80Shot put21.9721.8020.401Discus throw67.7266.9066.12Hammer throw81.64(AR)79.8879.54Javelin throw85.98(CR)84.7882.96Decathlon8817(CR)87248548
1 Michael Stulce of the United States originally finished third, but was disqualified after testing positive for excess testosterone and mestanolone.
Women's results
Track 1987 |1991 |1993 |1995 |1997 100 mGail Devers10.82CRMerlene Ottey10.82CRGwen Torrence10.89200 mMerlene Ottey21.98Gwen Torrence22.00Irina Privalova22.13400 mJearl Miles49.82Natasha Kaiser-Brown50.17Sandie Richards50.44800 mMaria Mutola1:55.43ARLyubov Gurina1:57.10Ella Kovacs1:57.921500 mLiu Dong4:00.50Sonia O'Sullivan4:03.48Hassiba Boulmerka4:04.293000 mQu Yunxia8:28.71CRZhang Linli8:29.25Zhang Lirong8:31.9510,000 mWang Junxia30:49.30CRZhong Huandi31:12.55Sally Barsosio31:15.38MarathonJunko Asari2:30:03Manuela Machado2:30:54Tomoe Abe2:31:01100 m hurdlesGail Devers12.46ARMarina Azyabina12.60Lynda Tolbert12.67400 m hurdlesSally Gunnell52.74WRSandra Farmer-Patrick52.79ARMargarita Ponomaryova53.4810 km walkSari Essayah42:59Ileana Salvador43:08Encarna Granados43:214 × 100 m relayOlga BogoslovskayaGalina MalchuginaNatalya VoronovaIrina PrivalovaMarina Trandenkova*41.49 CRMichelle FinnGwen TorrenceWendy VereenGail DeversSheila Echols*41.49 CRMichelle FreemanJuliet CampbellNikole MitchellMerlene OtteyDahlia Duhaney*41.94=NR4 × 400 m relayGwen TorrenceMaicel MaloneNatasha KaiserJearl MilesTerri Dendy*Michelle Collins*3:16.71 CRYelena RouzinaTatyana AlekseyevaMargarita PonomaryovaIrina PrivalovaYelena Golesheva*Vera Sychugova* 3:18.38Linda KeoughPhylis SmithTracy GoddardSally Gunnell3:23.41 Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.
Field 1987 |1991 |1993 |1995 |1997 Long jumpHeike Drechsler 7.11Larysa Berezhna6.98Renata Nielsen 6.76Triple jumpAnna Biryukova15.09WRYolanda Chen14.70Iva Prandzheva14.23High jumpIoamnet Quintero1.99Silvia Costa1.97Sigrid Kirchmann1.97NRShot putHuang Zhihong20.57Svetlana Krivelyova19.97Kathrin Neimke19.71Discus throwOlga Chernyavskaya67.40Daniela Costian65.36Min Chunfeng65.26Javelin throwTrine Hattestad69.18Karen Forkel65.80Natalya Shikolenko65.64HeptathlonJackie Joyner-Kersee6837Sabine Braun6797Svetlana Buraga6635
Medal table
See also 1993 in athletics (track and field)
References Notes
Sources IAAF 1993