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unusual facts about 1999 World Championships in Athletics


1999 Pan Arab Games

Two of the sports were held and concluded before the opening ceremony: the athletics and basketball competitions were held early to allow the athletes to prepare and attend the 1999 World Championships in Athletics and the 1999 Asian Basketball Confederation Championship, respectively, which clashed with the dates for the Pan Arab Games that year.


1999 World Marathon Cup

The 1999 World Marathon Cup was the 8th edition of the World Marathon Cup of athletics and were held in Seville, Spain, inside of the 1999 World Championships.

Adelina Gavrilă

She won the bronze medal at the 1999 Universiade, finished twelfth at the 1999 World Indoor Championships, eleventh at the 1999 World Championships, eighth at the 2001 World Indoor Championships and at the 2001 Universiade.

Angelo Taylor

Taylor made his debut in a major international meet at the 1999 World Championships, where he finished third in his heat in 400 m hurdles, but ran a third leg at the gold medal winning US 4x400 m relay team.

Assane Diallo

Diallo finished eighth in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1999 World Championships, together with teammates Ousmane Niang, Ibou Faye and Ibrahima Wade.

Gábor Dobos

Dobos finished seventh with the Hungarian 4 x 100 metres relay team, which consisted of Viktor Kovács, Dobos, Roland Németh and Zsolt Szeglet (Zsolt Szeglet ran in the final only, Miklós Gyulai ran as fourth in the semifinals), at the 1999 World Championships.

Irena Sznajder

She finished seventh in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1999 World Championships, together with teammates Zuzanna Radecka, Monika Borejza and Joanna Balcerczak.

Ousmane Niang

Niang finished eighth in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1999 World Championships, together with teammates Assane Diallo, Ibou Faye and Ibrahima Wade.


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