The 7th World Championships in Athletics, a World Athletic Championships event held under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Estadio Olímpico, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29.
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| Host city | Seville, Spain |
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| Nations | 201 |
| Athletes | 1821 |
| Dates | August 20–29, 1999 |
| Opened by | King Juan Carlos I |
| Main venue | Estadio Olímpico |
One of the main highlights of the games was the world record set in the 400 metres by Michael Johnson of the United States in a time of 43.18 seconds.
Men's resultsEdit
TrackEdit
1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.
1 German Skurygin of Russia originally won the gold medal in the 50 km walk in 3:44:23, but was disqualified after he tested positive for drugs in November 2001.
2 Nigeria (Innocent Asonze, Francis Obikwelu, Daniel Effiong, Deji Aliu) originally won the bronze medal in 37.91, but were disqualified on August 31, 2005 after it was found Asonze had failed a doping test in June 1999.
3 The United States (Jerome Davis, Antonio Pettigrew, Angelo Taylor, Michael Johnson) originally won the gold medal in 2:56.45, but were disqualified in 2008 after Antonio Pettigrew admitted to using HGH and EPO between 1997 and 2003.
FieldEdit
1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003
Women's resultsEdit
TrackEdit
1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.
FieldEdit
Medal tableEdit
* Host nation (Spain)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 10 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| 2 |  Russia (RUS) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 |  Germany (GER) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 |  Greece (GRE) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 |  Morocco (MAR) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 |  Cuba (CUB) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 Italy (ITA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 8 |  Spain (ESP)* | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 |  Ethiopia (ETH) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 |  Romania (ROU) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 13 |  Kenya (KEN) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 14 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 |  Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 17 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 |  Bahamas (BAH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 North Korea (PRK) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 23 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 24 |  Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 South Africa (SAF) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 29 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ecuador (ECU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Mozambique (MOZ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 33 |  Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 |  Algeria (ALG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 American Samoa (ASA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Israel (ISR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Syria (SYR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (42 entries) | 46 | 46 | 47 | 139 | |