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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.WEB, iaaf.org – Osaka 2007 – History,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090312032624weblink">weblink 2009-03-12, dead, 2009-04-03, Having originally being 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 3,000 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{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}1993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres}}Linford Christie|9.87(AR)Andre Cason|9.92Dennis Mitchell|9.99 1993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres}}Frankie Fredericks|19.85(CR/AR)John Regis (athlete)>GBR}}19.94Carl Lewis|19.991993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres}}Michael Johnson (sprinter)>USA}}43.65Butch Reynolds|44.13Samson Kitur|44.541993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres}}Paul Ruto|1:44.71Giuseppe D'Urso|1:44.86Billy Konchellah|1:44.891993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres}}Noureddine Morceli|3:34.24Fermin Cacho Ruiz|3:35.56Abdi Bile|3:35.961993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres}}Ismael Kirui|13:02.75Haile Gebrselassie1991}}13:03.17Fita Bayisa1991}}13:05.401993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres}}Haile Gebrselassie1991}}27:46.02Moses Tanui|27:46.54Richard Chelimo|28:06.021993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's marathon}}Mark Plaatjes|2:13:57Luketz Swartbooi|2:14:11Bert van Vlaanderen|2:15:121993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles}}Colin Jackson|12.91(WR)Tony Jarrett|13.00Jack Pierce (athlete)>USA}}13.061993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles}}Kevin Young (hurdler)>USA}}47.18Samuel Matete1964}}47.60Winthrop Graham|47.621993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase}}Moses Kiptanui|8:06.36(CR)Patrick Sang|8:07.53Alessandro Lambruschini|8:08.781993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres walk}}Valentí Massana|1:22:31Giovanni De Benedictis|1:23:06Daniel Plaza|1:23:181993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walk}}Jesús Ángel García>ESP}}3:41:41Valentin Kononen|3:42:02Valeriy Spitsyn1991}}3:42:501993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 x 100 metres relay}}USA}}Jon DrummondAndre CasonDennis MitchellLeroy BurrellCalvin Smith*37.48GBR}}Colin JacksonTony JarrettJohn Regis (athlete)Linford ChristieJason John (athlete)>Jason John*Darren Braithwaite*37.77(AR)CAN}}Robert EsmieGlenroy GilbertBruny SurinAtlee Mahorn37.83(NR)1993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 x 400 metres relay}}USA}}Andrew ValmonQuincy WattsButch ReynoldsMichael Johnson (sprinter)Antonio Pettigrew*Derek Mills*>|2:54.29(WR)KEN}}Kennedy OchiengSimon KemboiAbednego MatiluSamson Kitur2:59.82GER}}Rico LiederKarsten JustOlaf HenseThomas Schönlebe2:59.99 bgcolor= e8e8e8{{Sports record codes}}Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.

Field

1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}1993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump}}Mike Powell (long jumper)>USA}}8.59Stanislav Tarasenko1991}}8.16Vitaliy Kyrylenko|8.151993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jump}}Mike Conley (track athlete)>USA}}17.86Leonid Voloshin1991}}17.65Jonathan Edwards (triple jumper)>GBR}}17.441993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump}}Javier Sotomayor|2.40(CR)Artur Partyka|2.37Steve Smith (British high jumper)>GBR}}2.37 Pole vault{{DetailsLink|1993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vault}}{{flagathleteSergey Bubka>UKR}}rowspan="2"|6.00(CR){{flagathleteGrigoriy Yegorov>KAZ}}rowspan="2"|5.90(AR)Maksim Tarasov1991}}rowspan="2"|5.80Igor Trandenkov1991}}1993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put}}Werner Günthör|21.97Randy Barnes|21.80Oleksandr Bagach|20.4011993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw}}Lars Riedel|67.72Dmitriy Shevchenko (athlete)>RUS|66.90Jürgen Schult|66.121993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw}}Andrey Abduvaliyev|81.64(AR)Igor Astapkovich1991}}79.88Tibor Gécsek|79.541993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw}}Jan Železný|85.98(CR)Kimmo Kinnunen|84.78Mick Hill (athlete)>GBR}}82.961993 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon}}Dan O'Brien|8817(CR)Eduard Hämäläinen1991}}8724Paul Meier (athlete)>GER}}8548 bgcolor= e8e8e8{{Sports record codes}}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{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}1993 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres}}Gail Devers{{flagcountry>USA}}10.82CRMerlene Ottey{{flagcountry>JAM}}10.82CRGwen Torrence{{flagcountry>USA}}10.891993 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres}}Merlene Ottey{{flagcountry>Jamaica}}21.98Gwen Torrence{{flagcountry>United States}}22.00Irina Privalova{{flagcountry>Russia|22.131993 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres}}Jearl Miles Clark>Jearl Miles{{flagcountry|49.82Natasha Kaiser-Brown{{flagcountry>United States}}50.17Sandie Richards{{flagcountry>Jamaica}}50.441993 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres}}Maria Mutola{{flagcountry>Mozambique}}1:55.43AR Lyubov Gurina{{flagcountry>Russia|1:57.10Ella Kovacs{{flagcountry>Romania|1:57.921993 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres}}Liu Dong{{flagcountry>China}}4:00.50Sonia O'Sullivan{{IRL}}>|4:03.48Hassiba Boulmerka{{flagcountry>Algeria}}4:04.291993 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 3000 metres}}Qu Yunxia{{flagcountry>China}}8:28.71CRZhang Linli{{flagcountry>China}}8:29.25Zhang Lirong{{flagcountry>China}}8:31.951993 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres}}Wang Junxia{{flagcountry>China}}30:49.30CRZhong Huandi{{flagcountry>China}}31:12.55Sally Barsosio{{flagcountry>Kenya}}31:15.381993 World Championships in Athletics – Women's Marathon}}Junko Asari{{flagcountry>Japan}}2:30:03Manuela Machado{{flagcountry>Portugal}}2:30:54Tomoe Abe{{flagcountry>Japan}}2:31:011993 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres hurdles}}Gail Devers{{flagcountry>USA}}12.46ARMarina Azyabina{{flagcountry>Russia|12.60Lynda Tolbert-Goode>Lynda Tolbert{{flagcountry|12.671993 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles}}Sally Gunnell{{flagcountry>Great Britain}}52.74WRSandra Farmer-Patrick{{flagcountry>USA}}52.79ARMargarita Ponomaryova{{flagcountry>Russia|53.481993 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10 kilometres walk}}Sari Essayah{{flagcountry>Finland}}42:59Ileana Salvador{{flagcountry>Italy}}43:08Encarna Granados{{flagcountry>Spain}}43:211993 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 x 100 metres relay}}RussiaOlga BogoslovskayaGalina MalchuginaNatalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova>Natalya VoronovaIrina PrivalovaMarina Trandenkova*41.49 CRUSA}}Michelle Finn-BurrellGwen TorrenceWendy VereenGail DeversSheila Echols*>|41.49 CRJamaica}}Michelle FreemanJuliet Campbell (athlete)Nikole MitchellMerlene OtteyDahlia Duhaney*>|41.94=NR1993 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 x 400 metres relay}}USA}}Gwen TorrenceMaicel Malone-WallaceNatasha KaiserJearl Miles Clark>Jearl MilesTerri Dendy*Michelle Collins (athlete)*>|3:16.71 CRRussiaYelena RouzinaTatyana AlekseyevaMargarita PonomaryovaIrina PrivalovaYelena Golesheva*Vera Sychugova* >|3:18.38Great Britain}}Linda KeoughPhylis SmithTracy GoddardSally Gunnell3:23.41 bgcolor= e8e8e8{{Sports record codes}}Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.

Field

1987 |1991 |1993 |1995 |1997{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}1993 World Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump}}Heike Drechsler {{flagcountry>Germany}}7.11Larysa Berezhna{{flagcountry>Ukraine}}6.98Renata Nielsen {{flagcountry>Denmark}}6.761993 World Championships in Athletics – Women's triple jump}}Anna Biryukova{{flagcountry>Russia|15.09WRYolanda Chen{{flagcountry>Russia|14.70Iva Prandzheva{{flagcountry>Bulgaria}}14.231993 World Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump}}Ioamnet Quintero{{flagcountry>Cuba}}1.99Silvia Costa (athlete)>Silvia Costa{{flagcountry|1.97Sigrid Kirchmann{{flagcountry>Austria}}1.97NR1993 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put}}Huang Zhihong{{flagcountry>China}}20.57 Svetlana Krivelyova{{flagcountry>Russia|19.97Kathrin Neimke{{flagcountry>Germany}}19.711993 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw}}Olga Chernyavskaya{{flagcountry>Russia|67.40Daniela Costian{{flagcountry>Australia}}65.36Min Chunfeng{{flagcountry>China}}65.261993 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw}}Trine Hattestad{{flagcountry>Norway}}69.18Karen Forkel{{flagcountry>Germany}}65.80Natalya Shikolenko{{flagcountry>Belarus|65.641993 World Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlon}}Jackie Joyner-Kersee{{flagcountry>USA}}6837Sabine Braun{{flagcountry>Germany}}6797Svetlana Buraga{{flagcountry>Belarus|6635 bgcolor= e8e8e8{{Sports record codes}}

Medal table

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See also

• 1993 in athletics (track and field)

References

Notes

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Sources

• weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20041212065450weblink">IAAF 1993

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