1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships
Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
The 6th IAAF World Indoor Championships at Paris, France (Mar. 7-9). Note that (WR) indicated world record.
Final Medal Standings
The unofficial point totals are based on three points for every gold, two for each silver and one for each bronze.
| G | S | B | Total | Pts | ||
| 1 | United States | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 31 |
| 2 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 |
| 3 | Jamaica | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | Cuba | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Germany | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | |
| 7 | Nigeria | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Greece | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 9 | Morocco | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 11 | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | France | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Kenya | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Mozambique | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Romania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
One silver medal (2pts): Australia, Bahamas, Belarus, Estonia and Ireland. One bronze medal (1 pt): Bermuda, China, Iceland, Japan, Norway, Poland, Portugal and Yugoslavia.
MEN
| Event | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 60m | Haralambros Papadias, GRE | 6.50 | |
| 200m | Kevin Little, USA | 20.40 | |
| 400m | Sunday Bada, NGR | 45.51 | |
| 800m | Wilson Kipketer, DEN | 1:42.67 | WR |
| 1500m | Hicham El Guerrouj, MOR | 3:35.31 | |
| 3000m | Haile Gebrselassie, ETH | 7:34.71 | |
| 60m H | Anier Garcia, CUB | 7.48 | |
| 4x400m | USA (Rouser, Everett, Maye, Minor) | 3:04.93 |
| Event | Hgt/Dist | |
|---|---|---|
| High Jump | Charles Austin, USA | 7-81/2 |
| Pole Vault | Igor Potapovich, KAZ | 19-41/4 |
| Long Jump | Ivan Pedroso, CUB | 27-11 |
| Triple Jump | Joel Garcia, CUB | 56-91/4 |
| Shot Put | Yuriy Belonog, UKR | 68-113/4 |
| Heptathlon | Robert Zmelik, CZE | 6228 pts |
Other USA medalists: 800m— Rich Kenah (3rd, 1:46.16); 60m H—Anthony Dees (3rd, 7.50); Pole Vault— Lawrence Johnson (2nd, 19-21/4); Long Jump— Joe Greene (3rd, 27–71/4); Shot Put— John Godina (3rd, 68-53/4).
WOMEN
| Event | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 60m | Gail Devers, USA | 7.06 | |
| 200m | Ekaterini Koffa, GRE | 22.76 | |
| 400m | Jearl Miles-Clark, USA | 50.96 | |
| 800m | Maria Mutola, MOZ | 1:58.96 | |
| 1500m | Yekaterina Podkopayeva, RUS | 4:05.19 | |
| 3000m | Gabriela Szabo, ROM | 8:45.75 | |
| 60m H | Michelle Freeman, JAM | 7.82 | |
| 4x400m | Russia (Chebykina, Goncharenko, Kotlyarova, Alekseyeva) | 3:26.84 | WR |
| Event | Hgt/Dist | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| High Jump | Stefka Kostadinova, BUL | 6-71/2 | |
| Pole Vault | Stacy Dragila, USA | 14-51/4 | =WR |
| Long Jump | Fiona May, ITA | 22-61/4 | |
| Triple Jump | Inna Lasovskaya, RUS | 49-3 | |
| Shot Put | Vita Pavlysh, UKR | 65-71/2 | |
| Pentathlon | Sabine Braun, GER | 4780 pts |
Other USA medalists: 800m— Joetta Clark (3rd, 1:59.82); 1500m—Mary Slaney (2nd, 4:05.22); 60m H—Cheryl Dickey (Tied 3rd, 7.84); 4x400m relay— Porter, Kaiser-Brown, Howard, Miles-Clark (2nd, 3:27.66 AR); Pentathlon— Kym Carter (3rd, 4627 pts).
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