1999 IAAF Grand Prix Final

The 1999 IAAF Grand Prix Final was the fifteenth edition of the season-ending competition for the IAAF Grand Prix track and field circuit, organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was held on 11 September at the Olympic Stadium in Munich, Germany.

1999 IAAF Grand Prix Final
Host cityMunich, Germany
Events18
Dates11 September
Main venueOlympic Stadium

Bernard Barmasai (3000 metres steeplechase) and Gabriela Szabo (3000 metres) were the overall points winners of the tournament. A total of 18 athletics events were contested, ten for men and eight for women.

Medal summary

Men
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Overall  Bernard Barmasai (KEN)111  Kostas Gatsioudis (GRE)109  Wilson Kipketer (DEN)108
200 metres  Claudinei da Silva (BRA)19.89  Maurice Greene (USA)19.90  Francis Obikwelu (NGR)20.12
800 metres  Wilson Kipketer (DEN)1:43.55  Hezekiél Sepeng (RSA)1:44.40  Japheth Kimutai (KEN)1:44.48
1500 metres  Noah Ngeny (KEN)3:28.93  Bernard Lagat (KEN)3:32.30  Laban Rotich (KEN)3:33.40
3000 metres  Benjamin Limo (KEN)7:36.32  Paul Bitok (KEN)7:36.60  Mohammed Mourhit (BEL)7:36.73
3000 metres steeplechase  Bernard Barmasai (KEN)8:06.92  Wilson Boit Kipketer (KEN)8:08.28  Ali Ezzine (MAR)8:08.64
110 m hurdles  Mark Crear (USA)13.02  Colin Jackson (GBR)13.17  Larry Wade (USA)13.19
Pole vault  Maksim Tarasov (RUS)5.85 m  Jeff Hartwig (USA)5.80 m  Dmitriy Markov (BLR)5.80 m
Long jump  Iván Pedroso (CUB)8.43 m  James Beckford (JAM)8.29w m  Erick Walder (USA)8.15 m
Discus throw  Lars Riedel (GER)68.61 m  Virgilijus Alekna (LTU)66.65 m  Anthony Washington (USA)66.22 m
Javelin throw  Kostas Gatsioudis (GRE)89.84 m  Jan Železný (CZE)87.71 m  Raymond Hecht (GER)85.64 m

Women
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Overall  Gabriela Szabo (ROM)108  Maria Mutola (MOZ)108  Deon Hemmings (JAM)104
200 metres  Savatheda Fynes (BAH)22.55  Merlene Frazer (JAM)22.55  Beverly McDonald (JAM)
 Inger Miller (USA)		22.64
800 metres  Maria Mutola (MOZ)1:59.10  Ludmila Formanová (CZE)1:59.15  Svetlana Masterkova (RUS)1:59.20
1500 metres  Violeta Szekely (ROM)4:15.18  Anita Weyermann (SUI)4:15.92  Jackline Maranga (KEN)4:16.60
3000 metres  Gabriela Szabo (ROM)8:43.52  Zahra Ouaziz (MAR)8:43.66  Irina Mikitenko (GER)8:45.59
400 m hurdles  Deon Hemmings (JAM)53.41  Andrea Blackett (BAR)53.63  Sandra Glover (USA)53.83
High jump  Hestrie Cloete (RSA)1.96 m  Inga Babakova (UKR)
 Zuzana Hlavonová (CZE)		1.96 m Not awarded
Triple jump  Ashia Hansen (GBR)14.96 m  Paraskevi Tsiamita (GRE)14.77 m  Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS)14.66 m
Shot put  Nadine Kleinert (GER)19.16 m  Astrid Kumbernuss (GER)19.13 m  Connie Price-Smith (USA)18.71 m
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