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The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between August 3 and August 12 and was the first time the event had visited North America.
[edit] Men's Results
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Ali Saidi-Sief of Algeria originally finished second in the 5000 m, but he was disqualified after he tested positive for nandrolone.
Tim Montgomery (USA) came second in the men's 100 meters with a time of 9.85, and was part of the 4x100m USA team that finished first in 37.96 (Mickey Grimes, Bernard Williams, Dennis Mitchell, Tim Montgomery), but he was disqualified as a result of the BALCO drug scandal.
1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007
[edit] Women's Results
1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007
| Event |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
100 m
details |
 Zhanna Pintusevich (UKR) |
10.82
(WL) |
 Ekaterini Thanou (GRE) |
10.91
(SB) |
 Chandra Sturrup (BAH) |
11.02 |
200 m
details |
Debbie Ferguson (BAH) |
22.52 |
 LaTasha Jenkins (USA) |
22.85 |
 Cydonie Mothersill (CAY) |
22.88 |
400 m
details |
 Amy Mbacke Thiam (SEN) |
49.86
(NR) |
 Lorraine Fenton (JAM) |
49.88
(SB) |
 Ana Guevara (MEX) |
49.97
SB |
800 m
details |
 Maria Mutola (MOZ) |
1:57.17 |
 Stephanie Graf (AUT) |
1:57.20
(SB) |
 Letitia Vriesde (SUR) |
1:57.35
(SB) |
1,500 m
details |
 Gabriela Szabo (ROU) |
4:00.57
(SB) |
Violeta Szekely (ROU) |
4:01.70 |
 Natalya Gorelova (RUS) |
4:02.40 |
5,000 m
details |
Olga Yegorova (RUS) |
15:03.39 |
 Marta Dominguez (ESP) |
15:06.59 |
 Ayelech Worku (ETH) |
15:10.17 |
10,000 m
details |
Derartu Tulu (ETH) |
31:48.81 |
Berhane Adere (ETH) |
31:48.85 |
Gete Wami (ETH) |
31:49.98 |
Marathon
details |
Lidia Simon (ROU) |
2:26:01 |
 Reiko Tosa (JPN) |
2:26:06 |
Svetlana Zakharova (RUS) |
2:26:18 |
100 m hurdles
details |
Anjanette Kirkland (USA) |
12.42
(WL) |
Gail Devers (USA) |
12.54
SB |
 Olga Shishigina (KAZ) |
12.58
(SB) |
400 m hurdles
details |
 Nezha Bidouane (MAR) |
53.34
(WL) |
Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS) |
54.27 |
 Daimi Pernia (CUB) |
54.51 |
20 km walk
details |
Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) |
1:27:48
(CR) |
 Valentina Tsybulskaya (BLR) |
1:28:49
(PB) |
 Elisabetta Perrone (ITA) |
1:28:56 |
4x100m relay
details |
Melanie Paschke,
Gaby Rockmeier,
Birgit Rockmeier,
Marion Wagner
 Germany |
42.32
(SB) |
Sylviane Félix,
Frédérique Bangué,
Muriel Hurtis,
Odiah Sidibé
 France |
42.39
(SB) |
Juliet Campbell,
Merlene Frazer,
Beverly McDonald,
Astia Walker
Jamaica |
42.40
(SB) |
4x400m relay
details |
Sandie Richards,
Catherine Scott-Pomales,
Debbie-Ann Parris,
Lorraine Fenton
Jamaica |
3.20.65
(WL) |
Florence Ekpo-Umoh,
Shanta Ghosh,
Claudia Marx,
Grit Breuer
Germany |
3.21.97
(SB) |
Irina Rosikhina,
Yuliya Pechonkina,
Anastasiya Kapachinskaya,
Olesya Zykina
Russia |
3.24.92 |
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AR Area record | CR championship record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB/PR personal best/record | SB seasonal best | WL world leading (in a given season) | WR world record
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Kelli White finished third in the 200 m (22.56), and was part of the winning 4x100m relay team (Kelli White, Chryste Gaines, Inger Miller, Marion Jones; 41.71), but she was disqualified after she admitted to using steroids as a result of the BALCO doping scandal.
Marion Jones (USA) finished second in the 100m and first in the 200m, but she was disqualified following her admission to using steroids as a result of the BALCO doping scandal.
1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007
Natalya Sadova of Russia originally won the gold medal in discus throw (68.57), but she was later disqualified after she tested positive for caffeine.
[edit] Medals Table
[edit] See also
[edit] References
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