1997 World Athletics Indoor Championships

Host City Paris
Country FRA
Held 7 – 9 March 1997
Competitors 107
Countries 32

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
60 m Men 7 March 1997 Medal 3 3
200 m Men 7 – 8 March 1997 Medal 3 3
400 m Men 7 – 9 March 1997 Medal 3 3
800 m Men 7 – 9 March 1997 Medal 3 3
1,500 m Men 7 – 8 March 1997 Medal 3 3
3,000 m Men 7 – 9 March 1997 Medal 3 3
60 m Hurdles Men 8 – 9 March 1997 Medal 3 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men 8 – 9 March 1997 Medal 13 3
High Jump Men 8 – 9 March 1997 Medal 3 3
Pole Vault Men 7 – 8 March 1997 Medal 3 3
Long Jump Men 7 – 8 March 1997 Medal 3 3
Triple Jump Men 7 – 9 March 1997 Medal 3 2
Shot Put Men 7 March 1997 Medal 3 2
Heptathlon Men 8 – 9 March 1997 Medal 3 3
60 m Women 7 March 1997 Medal 3 3
200 m Women 7 – 8 March 1997 Medal 3 3
400 m Women 7 – 9 March 1997 Medal 3 3
800 m Women 7 – 9 March 1997 Medal 3 3
1,500 m Women 8 – 9 March 1997 Medal 4 4
3,000 m Women 8 March 1997 Medal 3 3
60 m Hurdles Women 8 – 9 March 1997 Medal 4 3
4 x 400 m Relay Women 8 – 9 March 1997 Medal 16 3
High Jump Women 7 – 8 March 1997 Medal 3 3
Pole Vault Women 8 – 9 March 1997 Medal 3 3
Long Jump Women 8 – 9 March 1997 Medal 3 3
Triple Jump Women 7 – 8 March 1997 Medal 3 3
Shot Put Women 8 March 1997 Medal 3 3
Pentathlon Women 7 March 1997 Medal 3 2

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 United States USA 6 2 7 15
2 Cuba CUB 3 2 0 5
3 Russia RUS 3 1 4 8
4 Ukraine UKR 2 2 0 4
5 Greece GRE 2 1 0 3
6 Jamaica JAM 1 5 0 6
7 Germany GER 1 3 1 5
8 Nigeria NGR 1 1 2 4
9 Morocco MAR 1 1 1 3
10 Czech Republic CZE 1 0 2 3
11 Bulgaria BUL 1 0 0 1
= Denmark DEN 1 0 0 1
= Ethiopia ETH 1 0 0 1
= Italy ITA 1 0 0 1
= Kazakhstan KAZ 1 0 0 1
= Mozambique MOZ 1 0 0 1
= Romania ROU 1 0 0 1
18 Great Britain GBR 0 3 0 3
19 France FRA 0 1 3 4
20 Kenya KEN 0 1 1 2
21 Australia AUS 0 1 0 1
= Bahamas BAH 0 1 0 1
= Belarus BLR 0 1 0 1
= Estonia EST 0 1 0 1
= Ireland IRL 0 1 0 1
26 Poland POL 0 0 2 2
27 China CHN 0 0 1 1
= Iceland ISL 0 0 1 1
= Japan JPN 0 0 1 1
= Norway NOR 0 0 1 1
= Portugal POR 0 0 1 1
= Serbia and Montenegro SCG 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
60 m, Men Kharalambos Papadias GRE Michael Green JAM Davidson Ezinwa NGR
200 m, Men Kevin Little USA Iván García CUB Francis Obikwelu NGR
400 m, Men Sunday Bada NGR Jamie Baulch GBR Shunji Karube JPN
800 m, Men Wilson Kipketer DEN El-Mahjoub Haïda MAR Rich Kenah USA
1,500 m, Men Hicham El Guerrouj MAR Rüdiger Stenzel GER William Tanui KEN
3,000 m, Men Haile Gebrselassie ETH Paul Bitok KEN Smail Sghyr MAR
60 m Hurdles, Men Anier García CUB Colin Jackson GBR Tony Dees USA
4 x 400 m Relay, Men United States USA Jamaica JAM France FRA
High Jump, Men Charles Austin USA Lambros Papakostas GRE Dragutin Topić SCG
Pole Vault, Men Igor Potapovich KAZ Lawrence Johnson USA Maksim Tarasov RUS
Long Jump, Men Iván Pedroso CUB Kirill Sosunov RUS Joe Greene USA
Triple Jump, Men Yoel García CUB Aliecer Urrutia CUB Aleksandr Aseledchenko RUS
Shot Put, Men Yuriy Bilonoh UKR Oleksandr Bahach UKR John Godina USA
Heptathlon, Men Robert Změlík CZE Erki Nool EST Jón Arnar Magnússon ISL
60 m, Women Gail Devers USA Chandra Sturrup BAH Frédérique Bangué FRA
200 m, Women Katerina Koffa GRE Juliet Cuthbert JAM Svetlana Goncharenko RUS
400 m, Women Jearl Miles-Clark USA Sandie Richards JAM Helena Fuchsová CZE
800 m, Women Maria Mutola MOZ Natasha Dukhnova BLR Joetta Clark-Diggs USA
1,500 m, Women Yekaterina Podkopayeva RUS Patricia Djaté-Taillard FRA Lidia Chojecka POL
3,000 m, Women Gabriela Szabo ROU Sonia O'Sullivan IRL Fernanda Ribeiro POR
60 m Hurdles, Women Michelle Freeman JAM Gillian Russell JAM Patricia Girard-Léno
Cheryl Dickey 		FRA
USA
4 x 400 m Relay, Women Russia RUS United States USA Germany GER
High Jump, Women Stefka Kostadinova BUL Inha Babakova UKR Hanne Haugland NOR
Pole Vault, Women Stacy Dragila USA Emma George AUS Cai Weiyan CHN
Long Jump, Women Fiona May ITA Chioma Ajunwa NGR Agata Karczmarek POL
Triple Jump, Women Inna Lasovskaya RUS Ashia Hansen GBR Šárka Kašpárková CZE
Shot Put, Women Vita Pavlysh UKR Astrid Kumbernuss GER Irina Korzhanenko RUS
Pentathlon, Women Sabine Braun GER Mona Steigauf GER Kym Carter USA