1997 in the sport of athletics

This page contains an overview of the year 1997 in athletics.

Major Events

World

Regional

World records

Men
Event Athlete Nation Performance Meeting Place Date
800 m Wilson Kipketer  Denmark 1:41.73[1] Stockholm, Sweden 7 July
800 m Wilson Kipketer  Denmark 1:41.24 Zürich, Switzerland 13 August
800 m Wilson Kipketer  Denmark 1:41.11 Cologne, Germany 24 August
5000 m Haile Gebrselassie  Ethiopia 12:41.86 Zürich, Switzerland 13 August
5000 m Daniel Komen  Kenya 12:39.74 Brussels, Belgium 22 August
10,000 m Haile Gebrselassie  Ethiopia 26:31.32 Oslo, Norway 4 July
10,000 m Paul Tergat  Kenya 26:27.85 Brussels, Belgium 22 August
3000 m steeplechase Wilson Boit Kipketer  Kenya 7:59.08 Zürich, Switzerland 13 August
3000 m steeplechase Bernard Barmasai  Kenya 7:55.72 Cologne, Germany 24 August

Women
Event Athlete Nation Performance Meeting Place Date
5000 m Dong Yanmei  China 14:31.27 Shanghai, China 21 October
5000 m Jiang Bo  China 14:28.09 Shanghai, China 23 October
Pole vault Emma George  Australia 4.50 m Melbourne, Australia 8 February
Pole vault Emma George  Australia 4.55 m Melbourne, Australia 20 February
Hammer throw Mihaela Melinte  Romania 69.58 m Bucharest, Romania 8 March
Hammer throw Olga Kuzenkova  Russia 70.78 m Smolensk, Russia 11 June
Hammer throw Olga Kuzenkova  Russia 71.22 m Munich, Germany 22 June
Hammer throw Olga Kuzenkova  Russia 73.10 m Munich, Germany 22 June

Awards

Men
1996 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS ATHLETE
IAAF World Athlete of the Year  Wilson Kipketer (DEN)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year  Wilson Kipketer (DEN)
European Athlete of the Year Award  Wilson Kipketer (DEN)
Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award  Michael Johnson (USA)


Women
1996 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS ATHLETE
IAAF World Athlete of the Year  Marion Jones (USA)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year  Marion Jones (USA)
European Athlete of the Year Award  Astrid Kumbernuss (GER)
Best Female Track Athlete ESPY Award  Marie-José Pérec (FRA)


Season's bests
Best marks of the year
Event Men Women
Athlete Mark Notes Athlete Mark Notes
100 metres  Maurice Greene (USA)9.86  Marion Jones (USA)10.76
200 metres  Ato Boldon (TRI)19.77  Marion Jones (USA)21.76
400 metres  Michael Johnson (USA)43.75  Cathy Freeman (AUS)49.39
800 metres  Wilson Kipketer (DEN)1:41.11WR  Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB)1:54.82
1500 metres  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)3:28.91  Jiang Bo (CHN)3:50.98
3000 metres  Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)7:26.02  Gabriela Szabo (ROU)8:27.78
5000 metres  Daniel Komen (KEN)12:39.74WR  Jiang Bo (CHN)14:28.09WR
10,000 metres  Paul Tergat (KEN)26:27.85WR  Dong Yanmei (CHN)30:38.09
100/110 metres hurdles  Allen Johnson (USA)12.93  Ludmila Engquist (SWE)12.50
400 metres hurdles  Bryan Bronson (USA)47.64  Kim Batten (USA)
 Nezha Bidouane (MAR)		52.97
3000 metres steeplechase  Bernard Barmasai (KEN)7:55.72WR  Melissa Teemant (USA)10:30.90
Pole vault  Sergey Bubka (UKR)6.05 m  Emma George (AUS)4.55 mWR
High jump  Javier Sotomayor (CUB)2.37 m  Stefka Kostadinova (BUL)
 Inga Babakova (UKR)		2.02 m
Long jump  Iván Pedroso (CUB)8.63 m  Lyudmila Galkina (RUS)7.05 m
Triple jump  Yoelbi Quesada (CUB)17.85 m  Sárka Kaspárková (CZE)15.20 m
Shot put  Randy Barnes (USA)22.03 m  Astrid Kumbernuss (GER)21.22 m
Discus throw  Lars Reidel (GER)71.50 m  Xiao Yanling (CHN)70.00 m
Javelin throw  Jan Železný (CZE)94.02 m  Trine Hattestad (NOR)69.66 m
Hammer throw  Heinz Weis (GER)83.04 m  Olga Kuzenkova (RUS)73.10 mWR
Heptathlon —  Sabine Braun (GER)6787 pts
Decathlon  Tomás Dvorák (CZE)8837 pts —
4×100 metres relay  Canada
Robert Esmie
Glenroy Gilbert
Bruny Surin
Donovan Bailey		37.86  United States
Chryste Gaines
Marion Jones
Inger Miller
Gail Devers		41.47
4×400 metres relay  United Kingdom
Iwan Thomas
Roger Black
Jamie Baulch
Mark Richardson		2:56.65  Germany
Anke Feller
Uta Rohländer-Fromm
Anja Rücker
Grit Breuer 		3:20.92

Notes
  1. This time did not set a new world record. Rather, it equaled Sebastian Coe's existing world record.

References
  • 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.
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