1997 in athletics (track and field)
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
Awards
Men
Women
Season's bests
Notes
- ↑ This time did not set a new world record. Rather, it equaled Sebastian Coe's existing world record.
References
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