1997 in athletics | |
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Major world events | World Championships World Indoor Championships |
IAAF Athletes of the Year | Wilson Kipketer Marion Jones |
← 1996 1998 → |
This article contains an overview of the year 1997 in athletics.
Major events
[edit]World
[edit]Regional
[edit]World records
[edit]Men
[edit]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
[edit]Event | Athlete | Nation | Performance | Meeting | Place | Date |
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5000 m | Dong Yanmei | ![]() |
14:31.27 | ![]() |
21 October | |
5000 m | Jiang Bo | ![]() |
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
[edit]Men
[edit]1996 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS | ATHLETE |
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IAAF World Athlete of the Year | ![]() |
Track & Field Athlete of the Year | ![]() |
European Athlete of the Year Award | ![]() |
Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award | ![]() |
Women
[edit]1996 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS | ATHLETE |
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IAAF World Athlete of the Year | ![]() |
Track & Field Athlete of the Year | ![]() |
European Athlete of the Year Award | ![]() |
Best Female Track Athlete ESPY Award | ![]() |
Season's bests
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ This time did not set a new world record. Rather, it equaled Sebastian Coe's existing world record.
References
[edit]- 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.