1993 in the sport of athletics

This article contains an overview of the year 1993 in athletics.

1993 in athletics
Major world eventsWorld Championships
World Indoor Championships
IAAF Athletes of the YearColin Jackson
Sally Gunnell
← 1992
1994 →
Years in the sport of athletics
1993 in sports

International events

World records

Men
EVENT ATHLETE MARK DATE VENUE
Mile  Noureddine Morceli (ALG) 3:44.39 5 September Rieti, Italy
10,000 metres  Richard Chelimo (KEN) 27:07.91 5 July Stockholm, Sweden
 Yobes Ondieki (KEN) 26:58.38 10 July Oslo, Norway
110 m hurdles  Colin Jackson (GBR) 12.91 20 August Stuttgart, Germany
4 × 400 m Relay  United States (USA)
• Andrew Valmon
• Quincy Watts
• Butch Reynolds
• Michael Johnson		 2:54.29 22 August Stuttgart, Germany
High Jump  Javier Sotomayor (CUB) 2.45m 27 July Salamanca, Spain
Javelin (new)  Jan Železný (CZE) 95.54m 6 April Pietersburg, South Africa
 Jan Železný (CZE) 95.66m 29 August Sheffield, Great Britain
Half Marathon  Benson Masya (KEN) 1:00:24 3 April The Hague, Netherlands

Women
EVENT ATHLETE MARK DATE VENUE
1500 metres  Qu Yunxia (CHN) 3:50.46 11 September Beijing, PR China
3,000 metres  Zhang Linli (CHN) 8:22.06 12 September Beijing, PR China
 Wang Junxia (CHN) 8:12.19 12 September Beijing, PR China
 Wang Junxia (CHN) 8:06.11 13 September Beijing, PR China
10,000 metres  Wang Junxia (CHN) 29:31.78 8 September Beijing, PR China
20,000 metres  Izumi Maki (JPN) 1:06:48.8 20 September Amagasaki, Japan
400m Hurdles  Sally Gunnell (GBR) 52.74 19 August Stuttgart, Germany
Pole Vault  Sun Caiyun (CHN) 4.11m 21 March Guangzhou, China
60 meters  Irina Privalova (RUS) 6.92 9 February Madrid, Spain
  • Sun's PV of 4.11m was not officially recognised as a record as there were only 2 competitors (regulations require a minimum of 3)

Awards

Men
1993 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS ATHLETE
IAAF World Athlete of the Year  Colin Jackson (GBR)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year  Noureddine Morceli (ALG)
European Athlete of the Year Award  Linford Christie (GBR)
Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award  Kevin Young (USA)

Women
1993 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS ATHLETE
IAAF World Athlete of the Year  Sally Gunnell (GBR)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year  Wang Junxia (CHN)
European Athlete of the Year Award  Sally Gunnell (GBR)
Best Female Track Athlete ESPY Award  Evelyn Ashford (USA)

Men's Best Year Performers

100 metres
Main race this year: World Championships 100 metres
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Linford Christie (GBR) 9.87
2.  Andre Cason (USA) 9.92
3.  Daniel Effiong (NGR) 9.98
4.  Dennis Mitchell (USA) 9.99
5.  Leroy Burrell (USA) 10.02
 Carl Lewis (USA)
 Bruny Surin (CAN)

200 metres
Main race this year: World Championships 200 metres
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Frank Fredericks (NAM) 19.85
2.  John Regis (GBR) 19.94
3.  Carl Lewis (USA) 19.99
4.  Michael Marsh (USA) 20.04
5.  Michael Johnson (USA) 20.06

400 metres
Main race this year: World Championships 400 metres
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Michael Johnson (USA) 43.65
2.  Butch Reynolds (USA) 44.12
3.  Quincy Watts (USA) 44.13
4.  Andrew Valmon (USA) 44.28
5.  Samson Kitur (KEN) 44.34

800 metres
Main race this year: World Championships 800 metres
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Nixon Kiprotich (KEN) 1:43.54
2.  Martin Steele (GBR) 1:43.84
3.  Paul Ruto (KEN) 1:43.92
4.  Johnny Gray (USA) 1:44.03
5.  Sammy Kibet Langat (KEN) 1:44.06

1,500 metres
Main race this year: World Championships 1,500 metres
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Noureddine Morceli (ALG) 3:29.20
2.  Fermín Cacho (ESP) 3:32.01
3.  Abdi Bile (SOM) 3:32.83
4.  Mohamed Suleiman (QAT) 3:33.29
5.  Simon Doyle (AUS) 3:33.39

Mile
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Noureddine Morceli (ALG) 3:44.39
2.  Abdi Bile (SOM) 3:51.66
3.  Steve Cram (GBR) 3:52.17
4.  Jim Spivey (USA) 3:52.37
5.  Simon Doyle (AUS) 3:52.56

3,000 metres
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Noureddine Morceli (ALG) 7:29.24
2.  Paul Bitok (KEN) 7:34.98
3.  Moses Kiptanui (KEN) 7:35.79
4.  Brahim Jabbour (MAR) 7:36.54
5.  Jim Spivey (USA) 7:37.04

5,000 metres
Main race this year: World Championships 5,000 metres
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Ismael Kirui (KEN) 13:02.75
2.  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) 13:03.17
3.  Khalid Skah (MAR) 13:04.67
4.  Yobes Ondieki (KEN) 13:05.09
5.  Richard Chelimo (KEN) 13:05.14

10,000 metres
Main race this year: World Championships 10,000 metres
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Yobes Ondieki (KEN) 26:58.38
2.  Richard Chelimo (KEN) 27:07.91
3.  William Sigei (KEN) 27:16.81
4.  Khalid Skah (MAR) 27:17.74
5.  Moses Tanui (KEN) 27:18.32

Half Marathon
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Moses Tanui (KEN) 1:00:15

Marathon
Main race this year: World Championships Marathon
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Dionicio Cerón (MEX) 2:08:51
2.  Vincent Rousseau (BEL) 2:09:13
3.  Kim Wan-Ki (KOR) 2:09:25
4.  Gert Thys (RSA) 2:09:31
5.  Cosmas Ndeti (KEN) 2:09:33

110m Hurdles
Main race this year: World Championships 110m Hurdles
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Colin Jackson (GBR) 12.91
2.  Tony Jarrett (GBR) 13.00
3.  Jack Pierce (USA) 13.06
4.  Mark McKoy (CAN) 13.08
5.  Tony Dees (USA) 13.12

400m Hurdles
Main race this year: World Championships 400m Hurdles
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Kevin Young (USA) 47.18
2.  Samuel Matete (ZAM) 47.60
 Winthrop Graham (JAM)
4.  Stéphane Diagana (FRA) 47.64
5.  Eric Keter (KEN) 48.24

3,000m Steeplechase
Main race this year: World Championships 3,000m Steeplechase
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Moses Kiptanui (KEN) 8:06.36
2.  Patrick Sang (KEN) 8:07.53
3.  Alessandro Lambruschini (ITA) 8:08.78
4.  Matthew Birir (KEN) 8:09.42
5.  Mark Croghan (USA) 8:09.76

High Jump
Main competition this year: World Championships High Jump
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
1.  Javier Sotomayor (CUB) 2.45 WR
2.  Hollis Conway (USA) 2.38
 Dragutin Topić (FR Yugoslavia)
4.  Troy Kemp (BAH) 2.37
 Artur Partyka (POL)
 Steve Smith (GBR)

Long Jump
Main competition this year: World Championships Long Jump
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1.  Mike Powell (USA) 8.70
2.  Erick Walder (USA) 8.53
3.  Iván Pedroso (CUB) 8.49
4.  Craig Hepburn (BAH) 8.41
5.  Dion Bentley (USA) 8.39

Triple Jump
Main competition this year: World Championships Triple Jump
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1.  Mike Conley (USA) 17.86
2.  Yoelbi Quesada (CUB) 17.68
3.  Leonid Voloshin (RUS) 17.65
4.  Vasiliy Sokov (RUS) 17.59
5.  Denis Kapustin (RUS) 17.54

Discus
Main competition this year: World Championships Discus Throw
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1.  Lars Riedel (GER) 68.42
2.  Mike Buncic (USA) 67.12
3.  Erik de Bruin (NED) 67.06
4.  Costel Grasu (ROM) 66.90
5.  Dmitriy Shevchenko (RUS) 66.90

Shot Put
Main competition this year: World Championships Shot Put
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1.  Werner Günthör (SUI) 21.98
2.  Randy Barnes (USA) 21.80
3.  Kevin Toth (USA) 21.29
4.  Dragan Perić (FR Yugoslavia) 21.26
5.  Mike Stulce (USA) 21.21

Hammer
Main competition this year: World Championships Hammer Throw
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1.  Andrey Abduvaliyev (UZB) 82.78
2.  Sergey Kirmasov (RUS) 82.54
3.  Igor Astapkovich (BLR) 82.28
4.  Sergey Litvinov (RUS) 82.16
5.  Aleksandr Seleznyov (RUS) 81.70

Javelin (new design)
Main competition this year: World Championships Javelin Throw
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1.  Jan Železný (CZE) 95.66
2.  Raymond Hecht (GER) 88.90
3.  Patrik Bodén (SWE) 88.26
4.  Mick Hill (GBR) 86.94
5.  Vladimir Sasimovich (BLR) 86.48

Pole Vault
Main competition this year: World Championships Pole Vault
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
1.  Sergey Bubka (UKR) 6.05
2.  Rodion Gataullin (RUS) 6.00
3.  Jean Galfione (FRA) 5.93
4.  Maksim Tarasov (RUS) 5.90
 Denis Petushinskiy (RUS)
 Grigoriy Yegorov (KAZ)

Decathlon
Main competition this year: World Championships Decathlon
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS POINTS
1.  Dan O'Brien (USA) 8817
2.  Eduard Hämäläinen (BLR) 8724
3.  Paul Meier (GER) 8548
4.  Christian Schenk (GER) 8500
5.  Alain Blondel (FRA) 8444

Women's Best Year Performers

60 meters
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Irina Privalova (RUS) 6.92
2.  Gail Devers (USA) 6.95
3.  Merlene Ottey (JAM) 7.01
4.  Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova (RUS) 7.06
5.  Zhanna Block (UKR) 7.07

100 metres
Main race this year: World Championships 100 metres
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Merlene Ottey (JAM) 10.82
 Gail Devers (USA)
3.  Gwen Torrence (USA) 10.86
4.  Irina Privalova (RUS) 10.94
5.  Mary Onyali (NGR) 10.97

200 metres
Main race this year: World Championships 200 metres
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Merlene Ottey (JAM) 21.77
2.  Irina Privalova (RUS) 21.88
3.  Gwen Torrence (USA) 21.92
4.  Marie-José Pérec (FRA) 21.99
5.  Galina Malchugina (RUS) 22.22

400 metres
Main race this year: World Championships 400 metres
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Ma Yuqin (CHN) 49.81
2.  Jearl Miles (USA) 49.82
3.  Gwen Torrence (USA) 49.83
4.  Irina Privalova (RUS) 49.89
5.  Juliet Campbell (JAM) 50.11

800 metres
Main race this year: World Championships 800 metres
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Maria de Lurdes Mutola (MOZ) 1:55.43
2.  Liu Dong (CHN) 1:55.54
3.  Qu Yunxia (CHN) 1:56.24
4.  Ella Kovacs (ROM) 1:56.58
5.  Argentina Paulino (MOZ) 1:56.62

1,500 metres
Main race this year: World Championships 1,500 metres
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Qu Yunxia (CHN) 3:50.46
2.  Wang Junxia (CHN) 3:51.92
3.  Zhang Linli (CHN) 3:57.46
4.  Wang Renmei (runner) (CHN) 3:58.64
5.  Liu Li (CHN) 3:59.34

Mile
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Violeta Szekely (ROM) 4:21.69
2.  Lyudmila Rogachova (RUS) 4:22.33
3.  Lyubov Kremlyova (RUS) 4:22.46
4.  Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) 4:22.94
5.  Anna Brzezińska (POL) 4:23.08

3,000 metres
Main race this year: World Championships 3,000 metres
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Wang Junxia (CHN) 8:06.11 WR
2.  Qu Yunxia (CHN) 8:12.18
3.  Zhang Linli (CHN) 8:16.50
4.  Ma Liyan (CHN) 8:19.78
5.  Zhang Lirong (CHN) 8:21.84

5,000 metres
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) 14:45.92
2.  Elana Meyer (RSA) 14:46.41
3.  Annette Peters (USA) 14:56.07
4.  Maria Albertina Dias (POR) 15:05.12
5.  Zhong Huandi (CHN) 15:05.69+

10,000 metres
Main race this year: World Championships 10,000 metres
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Wang Junxia (CHN) 29:31.78 WR
2.  Zhong Huandi (CHN) 30:13.37
3.  Zhang Lirong (CHN) 31:09.25
4.  Ma Liyan (CHN) 31:10.46
5.  Sally Barsosio (KEN) 31:15.38

Half Marathon
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Valentina Yegorova (RUS) 1:09:35

Marathon
Main race this year: World Championships Marathon
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Wang Junxia (CHN) 2:24:07
2.  Qu Yunxia (CHN) 2:24:32
3.  Zhang Linli (CHN) 2:24:42
4.  Zhang Lirong (CHN) 2:24:52
5.  Olga Markova (RUS) 2:25:27

60 m hurdles
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Ludmila Narozhilenko (RUS) 7.70
2.  Julie Baumann (SUI) 7.86
3.  Eva Sokolova (RUS) 7.92
4.  LaVonna Martin-Floreal (USA) 7.99
5.  Patricia Girard (FRA) 8.01

100m Hurdles
Main race this year: World Championships 100m Hurdles
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Gail Devers (USA) 12.46
2.  Marina Azyabina (RUS) 12.47
3.  Zhang Yu (CHN) 12.64
4.  Lynda Goode (USA) 12.67
5.  Svetla Dimitrova (BUL) 12.71

400m Hurdles
Main race this year: World Championships 400m Hurdles
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Sally Gunnell (GBR) 52.74
2.  Sandra Farmer-Patrick (USA) 52.79
3.  Margarita Ponomaryova (RUS) 53.48
4.  Kim Batten (USA) 53.84
5.  Han Qing (CHN) 53.96

High Jump
Main competition this year: World Championships High Jump
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
1.  Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) 2.05 m
2.  Heike Henkel (GER) 2.01 m
3.  Tatyana Shevchik (BLR) 2.00 m
 Alina Astafei (ROM)
 Ioamnet Quintero (CUB)

Long Jump
Main competition this year: World Championships Long Jump
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1.  Heike Drechsler (GER) 7.21 m
2.  Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) 7.08 m
3.  Lyudmila Ninova (AUT) 7.06 m
4.  Irina Mushailova (RUS) 7.02 m
5.  Yao Weili (CHN) 7.01 m

Triple Jump
Main competition this year: World Championships Triple Jump
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1.  Anna Biryukova (RUS) 15.09 m
2.  Iolanda Chen (RUS) 14.97 m
3.  Irina Mushailova (RUS) 14.79 m
4.  Inna Lasovskaya (RUS) 14.70 m
5.  Niurka Montalvo (CUB) 14.51 m

Discus
Main competition this year: World Championships Discus Throw
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1.  Larisa Korotkevich (RUS) 68.14
2.  Olga Burova (RUS) 67.40 m
3.  Ellina Zvereva (BLR) 66.32 m
4.  Cao Qi (CHN) 66.08 m
5.  Daniela Costian (AUS) 66.02 m

Shot Put
Main competition this year: World Championships Shot Put
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1.  Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS) 20.84 m
2.  Huang Zhihong (CHN) 20.57 m
3.  Anna Romanova (RUS) 20.24 m
4.  Wang Yawen (CHN) 19.89 m
5.  Zhang Zhiying (CHN) 19.77 m

Hammer
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1.  Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) 64.64
2.  Svetlana Sudak (BLR) 63.70
3.  Mihaela Melinte (ROM) 62.52
4.  Aya Suzuki (JPN) 60.90
5.  Natalya Vasilenko (UKR) 59.80

Javelin (old design)
Main competition this year: World Championships Javelin Throw
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS DISTANCE
1.  Trine Hattestad (NOR) 72.12 m
2.  Natalya Shikolenko (BLR) 68.96 m
3.  Karen Forkel (GER) 67.94 m
4.  Teresė Nekrošaitė (LTU) 66.34 m
5.  Silke Renk (GER) 65.80 m

Heptathlon
Main competition this year: World Championships Heptathlon
RANK 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS POINTS
1.  Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) 6837
2.  Sabine Braun (GER) 6797
3.  Ma Miaolan (CHN) 6750
4.  Tatyana Blokhina (RUS) 6703
5.  Svetlana Buraga (BLR) 6635

Births

Deaths
  • January 24 — Detlef Gerstenberg (35), East German hammer thrower (b. 1957)
  • November 9 — Anne Smith (52), British middle-distance runner (b. 1941)

References
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