1994 in the sport of athletics
This article contains an overview of the year 1994 in athletics.
| 1994 in athletics | |
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| Major world events | World Championships World Indoor Championships |
| IAAF Athletes of the Year | Noureddine Morceli Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
← 1993 1995 → | |
| Years in the sport of athletics |
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1994 in sports |
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International events
World records
Men
| EVENT | ATHLETE | MARK | DATE | VENUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  Leroy Burrell (USA) |
9.85 | 6 July | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 3,000 metres |  Noureddine Morceli (ALG) |
7:25.11 | 2 August | Monte Carlo |
| 5,000 metres |  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) |
12:56.96 | 4 June | Hengelo, Netherlands |
| 10,000 metres |  William Sigei (KEN) |
26:52.23 | 22 July | Oslo, Norway |
| 4 × 200 m Relay | Santa Monica United States (USA) • Michael Marsh • Leroy Burrell • Floyd Heard • Carl Lewis |
1:18.68 | 17 April | Walnut, United States |
| Pole vault |  Sergei Bubka (UKR) |
6.14m | 31 July | Sestriere, Italy |
Women
| EVENT | ATHLETE | MARK | DATE | VENUE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,000 metres |  Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) |
5:25.36 | 8 July | Edinburgh, Great Britain |
| Pole vault |  Sun Caiyun (CHN) |
4.12m | 22 October | Guangzhou, China |
| Hammer throw |  Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) |
66.84 | 23 February | Adler, Russia |
- Uta Pippig (GER) equals the world record in the women's Half Marathon held by South Africa's Elana Meyer since 1991-05-18, clocking 1:07:59 on 1994-03-20 in Kyoto, Japan.
Awards
Men
| 1994 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS | ATHLETE |
|---|---|
| IAAF World Athlete of the Year | Noureddine Morceli (ALG) |
| Track & Field Athlete of the Year | Noureddine Morceli (ALG) |
| European Athlete of the Year Award |  Colin Jackson (GBR) |
| Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award | Michael Johnson (USA) |
Women
| 1994 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS | ATHLETE |
|---|---|
| IAAF World Athlete of the Year | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) |
| Track & Field Athlete of the Year | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) |
| European Athlete of the Year Award | Irina Privalova (RUS) |
| Best Female Track Athlete ESPY Award | Gail Devers (USA) |
Men's Best Year Performers
100 metres
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Leroy Burrell (USA) |
9.85 |
| 2. | Linford Christie (GBR) |
9.91 |
| 3. |  Davidson Ezinwa (NGR) |
9.94 |
| Dennis Mitchell (USA) | ||
| 5. | Olapade Adeniken (NGR) |
9.95 |
200 metres
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | John Regis (GBR) |
19.87 |
| 2. | Michael Johnson (USA) |
19.94 |
| 3. |  Frank Fredericks (NAM) |
19.97 |
| 4. | Daniel Effiong (NGR) |
20.10 |
| 5. | Jeff Williams (USA) |
20.19 |
400 metres
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Michael Johnson (USA) |
43.90 |
| 2. | Samson Kitur (KEN) |
44.32 |
| 3. | Antonio Pettigrew (USA) |
44.43 |
| 4. | Derek Mills (USA) |
44.59 |
| 5. | Steve Lewis (USA) |
44.68 |
800 metres
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Benson Koech (KEN) |
1:43.17 |
| 2. | Wilson Kipketer (KEN) |
1:43.29 |
| 3. |  Vebjørn Rodal (NOR) |
1:43.50 |
| 4. | Johnny Gray (USA) |
1:43.73 |
| 5. | David Singoei (KEN) |
1:44.07 |
1,500 metres
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Noureddine Morceli (ALG) |
3:30.61 |
| 2. |  Vénuste Niyongabo (BDI) |
3:30.66 |
| 3. |  Azzedine Sediki (MAR) |
3:32.71 |
| 4. |  Mohamed Suleiman (QAT) |
3:32.73 |
| 5. | Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) |
3:33.61 |
Mile
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Noureddine Morceli (ALG) |
3:48.67 |
| 2. | Vénuste Niyongabo (BDI) |
3:48.94 |
| 3. |  Abdi Bile (SOM) |
3:50.67 |
| 4. | Steve Holman (USA) |
3:50.91 |
| 5. | Mohamed Suleiman (QAT) |
3:51.31 |
3,000 metres
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Noureddine Morceli (ALG) |
7:25.11 |
| 2. | Paul Bitok (KEN) |
7:34.36 |
| 3. |  Dieter Baumann (GER) |
7:34.69 |
| 4. | Aloys Nizigama (BDI) |
7:35.08 |
| 5. | Moses Kiptanui (KEN) |
7:35.23 |
5,000 metres
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) |
12:56.96 |
| 2. | Khalid Skah (MAR) |
13:00.54 |
| 3. | Bob Kennedy (USA) |
13:02.93 |
| 4. | Brahim Lahlafi (MAR) |
13:03.36 |
| 5. | Noureddine Morceli (ALG) |
13:03.85 |
10,000 metres
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | William Sigei (KEN) |
26:52.23 |
| 2. | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) |
27:15.00 |
| 3. | William Kiptum Muigei (KEN) |
27:17.20 |
| 4. |  Armando Quintanilla (MEX) |
27:18.59 |
| 5. | Aloys Nizigama (BDI) |
27:20.51 |
Half Marathon
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Benson Masya (KEN) |
1:00:02 |
Marathon
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cosmas Ndeti (KEN) |
2:07:15 |
| 2. | Andres Espinosa (MEX) |
2:07:19 |
| 3. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Vincent Rousseau (BEL) |
2:07:51 |
| 4. | Jackson Kipngok (KEN) |
2:08:08 |
| 5. |  Hwang Young-Cho (KOR) |
2:08:09 |
110 m Hurdles
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Colin Jackson (GBR) |
12.98 |
| 2. | Mark Crear (USA) |
13.07 |
| 3. |  Mark McKoy (AUT) |
13.14 |
| 4. | Florian Schwarthoff (GER) |
13.16 |
| 5. | Tony Jarrett (GBR) |
13.22 |
400 m Hurdles
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Derrick Adkins (USA) |
47.70 |
| 2. |  Samuel Matete (ZAM) |
47.90 |
| 3. |  Winthrop Graham (JAM) |
48.05 |
| 4. | Oleg Tverdokhleb (UKR) |
48.06 |
| 5. | Danny Harris (USA) |
48.18 |
3000 m Steeplechase
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Moses Kiptanui (KEN) |
8:08.80 |
| 2. | Richard Kosgei (KEN) |
8:10.20 |
| 3. | Mark Croghan (USA) |
8:10.56 |
| 4. | Eliud Barngetuny (KEN) |
8:10.84 |
| 5. | Abdelaziz Sahere (MAR) |
8:11.11 |
High jump
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Javier Sotomayor (CUB) |
2.42 |
| 2. |  Troy Kemp (BAH) |
2.35 |
| Steinar Hoen (NOR) | ||
| 4. | Dalton Grant (GBR) |
2.34 |
| 5. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Tim Forsyth (AUS) |
2.33 |
 Jean-Charles Gicquel (FRA) | ||
 Artur Partyka (POL) | ||
| Steve Smith (GBR) | ||
 Gilmar Mayo (COL) |
Long jump
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Erick Walder (USA) |
8.74 |
| 2. | Carl Lewis (USA) |
8.66 |
| 3. | Kareem Streete-Thompson (USA) |
8.63 |
| 4. | Mike Powell (USA) |
8.58 |
| 5. | Roland McGhee (USA) |
8.47 |
Triple jump
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mike Conley (USA) |
17.68 |
| 2. | Denis Kapustin (RUS) |
17.62 |
| 3. | Yoelbi Quesada (CUB) |
17.61 |
| 4. | Serge Hélan (FRA) |
17.55 |
| 5. | Vasiliy Sokov (RUS) |
17.43 |
| Kenny Harrison (USA) |
Discus
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Attila Horváth (HUN) |
68.58 |
| 2. | Jürgen Schult (GER) |
66.08 |
| Lars Riedel (GER) | ||
| 4. | Nick Sweeney (IRL) |
66.00 |
| 5. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Vladimir Dubrovshchik (BLR) |
65.80 |
Shot put
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jim Doehring (USA) |
21.09 |
| 2. | Kevin Toth (USA) |
21.07 |
| 3. | Oleksandr Bagach (UKR) |
21.05 |
| 4. | Cottrell John Hunter (USA) |
20.94 |
| Yevgeniy Palchikov (RUS) |
Hammer
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Andrey Abduvaliyev (UZB) |
83.36 |
| 2. | Igor Astapkovich (BLR) |
83.14 |
| 3. | Lance Deal (USA) |
82.50 |
| 4. | Vasiliy Sidorenko (RUS) |
82.02 |
| 5. | Andrey Skvaruk (UKR) |
81.72 |
Javelin (new design)
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Jan Železný (CZE) |
91.82 |
| 2. | Raymond Hecht (GER) |
90.06 |
| 3. | Andrey Moruyev (RUS) |
87.34 |
| 4. |  Patrik Bodén (SWE) |
86.76 |
| 5. | Mick Hill (GBR) |
86.36 |
Pole vault
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sergei Bubka (UKR) |
6.14 |
| 2. | Rodion Gataullin (RUS) |
6.00 |
| 3. | Scott Huffman (USA) |
5.97 |
| 4. | Jean Galfione (FRA) |
5.94 |
| 5. | Dean Starkey (USA) |
5.92 |
Decathlon
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Eduard Hämäläinen (BLR) |
8735 |
| 2. | Dan O'Brien (USA) |
8715 |
| 3. | Steve Fritz (USA) |
8548 |
| 4. | Christian Plaziat (FRA) |
8505 |
| 5. | Alain Blondel (FRA) |
8453 |
Women's Best Year Performers
60 metres
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Irina Privalova (RUS) |
6.93 |
| 2. | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
6.99 |
| 3. | Gail Devers (USA) |
7.00 |
| 4. | Olga Bogoslovskaya (RUS) |
7.06 |
| 5. | Gwen Torrence (USA) |
7.10 |
100 metres
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Irina Privalova (RUS) |
10.77 |
| 2. | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
10.78 |
| 3. | Gwen Torrence (USA) |
10.82 |
| 4. | Zhanna Block (UKR) |
10.99 |
| 5. | Juliet Cuthbert (JAM) |
11.01 |
200 metres
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gwen Torrence (USA) |
21.85 |
| 2. | Irina Privalova (RUS) |
22.02 |
| 3. | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
22.07 |
| 4. | Cathy Freeman (AUS) |
22.25 |
| 5. | Galina Malchugina (RUS) |
22.29 |
| Dannette Young (USA) |
400 metres
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Marie-José Pérec (FRA) |
49.77 |
| 2. | Cathy Freeman (AUS) |
50.04 |
| 3. | Maicel Malone (USA) |
50.05 |
| 4. | Jearl Miles (USA) |
50.11 |
| 5. | Renee Poetschka (AUS) |
50.19 |
800 metres
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Maria de Lurdes Mutola (MOZ) |
1:55.19 |
| 2. | Lyubov Gurina (RUS) |
1:56.53 |
| 3. | Natalya Dukhnova (BLR) |
1:57.87 |
| 4. | Patricia Djaté (FRA) |
1:58.07 |
| 5. |  Luciana Mendes (BRA) |
1:58.27 |
1,500 metres
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) |
3:59.10 |
| 2. | Yekaterina Podkopayeva (RUS) |
3:59.78 |
| 3. | Qu Yunxia (CHN) |
4:00.34 |
| 4. | Lyubov Kremlyova (RUS) |
4:01.05 |
| Hassiba Boulmerka (ALG) |
Mile
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) |
4:17.25 |
| 2. | Hassiba Boulmerka (ALG) |
4:22.09 |
| 3. | Yvonne Murray (GBR) |
4:22.64 |
| 4. | Lyudmila Rogachova (RUS) |
4:23.88 |
| 5. | Yvonne Graham (JAM) |
4:24.64 |
3,000 metres
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) |
8:21.64 |
| 2. | Yvonne Murray (GBR) |
8:29.60 |
| 3. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Angela Chalmers (CAN) |
8:32.17 |
| 4. |  Gabriela Szabo (ROM) |
8:40.08 |
| 5. | Olga Churbanova (RUS) |
8:40.48 |
5,000 metres
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yelena Romanova (RUS) |
15:05.94 |
| 2. | Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) |
15:06.18 |
| 3. |  Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) |
15:06.91 |
| 4. | Catherina McKiernan (IRL) |
15:09.10 |
| 5. | Alison Wyeth (GBR) |
15:10.38 |
10,000 metres
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wang Junxia (CHN) |
30:50.34 |
| 2. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Elana Meyer (RSA) |
30:52.51 |
| 3. | Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) |
31:04.25 |
| 4. | Catherina McKiernan (IRL) |
31:19.11 |
| 5. | Dong Li (CHN) |
31:31.08 |
Half Marathon
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Uta Pippig (GER) |
1:07:59 |
Marathon
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Uta Pippig (GER) |
2:21:45 |
| 2. | Valentina Yegorova (RUS) |
2:23:33 |
| 3. | Elana Meyer (RSA) |
2:25:15 |
| Katrin Dörre (GER) | ||
| 5. | Alena Peterkova (CZE) |
2:25:19 |
60 metres hurdles
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Yordanka Donkova (BUL) |
7.83 |
| 2. | Gail Devers (USA) |
7.85 |
| 3. | Eva Sokolova (RUS) |
7.89 |
| 4. | Michelle Freeman (JAM) |
7.90 |
| 5. | Anne Piquereau (FRA) |
7.91 |
100 m Hurdles
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tatyana Reshetnikova (RUS) |
12.53 |
| Svetla Dimitrova (BUL) | ||
| 3. | Yordanka Donkova (BUL) |
12.56 |
| 4. | Yuliya Graudyn (RUS) |
12.62 |
| 5. | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) |
12.69 |
400 m Hurdles
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sally Gunnell (GBR) |
53.33 |
| 2. | Kim Batten (USA) |
53.72 |
| 3. | Anna Knoroz (RUS) |
54.11 |
| 4. | Deon Hemmings (JAM) |
54.48 |
| 5. | Heike Meißner (GER) |
54.52 |
High Jump
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Silvia Costa (CUB) |
2.00 m |
| Inga Babakova (UKR) | ||
 Britta Bilač (SLO) | ||
| 4. | Yelena Gulyayeva (RUS) |
1.98 m |
| Yevgeniya Zhdanova (RUS) | ||
| Alison Inverarity (AUS) |
Long Jump
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) |
7.49 m |
| 2. | Heike Drechsler (GER) |
7.29 m |
| 3. | Irina Mushailova (RUS) |
7.20 m |
| 4. | Lyudmila Ninova (AUT) |
7.09 m |
| Inessa Kravets (UKR) |
Triple Jump
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sofiya Bozhanova (BUL) |
14.98 m |
| 2. | Inna Lasovskaya (RUS) |
14.94 m |
| 3. | Inessa Kravets (UKR) |
14.91 m |
| 4. | Anna Biryukova (RUS) |
14.89 m |
| 5. | Niurka Montalvo (CUB) |
14.60 m |
Shot Put
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sui Xinmei (CHN) |
20.74 m |
| 2. | Valentina Fedyushina (UKR) |
20.56 m |
| 3. | Zhang Liuhong (CHN) |
20.54 m |
| 4. | Huang Zhihong (CHN) |
20.08 m |
| 5. | Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) |
20.06 m |
Javelin (old design)
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Natalya Shikolenko (BLR) |
71.40 |
| 2. | Trine Hattestad (NOR) |
71.32 |
| 3. | Karen Forkel (GER) |
69.20 |
| 4. | Claudia Isaila (ROM) |
6.56 |
| 5. | Felicia Tilea-Moldovan (ROM) |
66.40 |
Heptathlon
| RANK | 1994 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Heike Drechsler (GER) |
6741 |
| 2. | Sabine Braun (GER) |
6665 |
| 3. | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) |
6606 |
| 4. | Svetlana Moskalets (RUS) |
6598 |
| 5. | Larisa Nikitina (RUS) |
6596 |
Deaths
- September 23 – Antanas Mikėnas (70), Soviet-Lithuanian racewalker (b. 1924)
References
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