 | |
| Host city | Seville, Spain |
|---|---|
| Nations | 201 |
| Athletes | 1821 |
| Dates | 20–29 August 1999 |
| Opened by | Juan Carlos I |
| Closed by | Primo Nebiolo |
| Main venue | Estadio Olímpico de Sevila |
The7th World Championships in Athletics, aWorld Athletic Championships event held under the auspices of theInternational Association of Athletics Federations, were held at theEstadio Olímpico de Sevilla,Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29.
One of the main highlights of the games was theworld record set in the400 metres byMichael Johnson of the United States in a time of 43.18 seconds.
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.
1German Skurygin ofRussia originally won the gold medal in the 50 km walk in 3:44:23, but was disqualified after he tested positive for drugs in November 2001.
2 Nigeria (Innocent Asonze,Francis Obikwelu,Daniel Effiong,Deji Aliu) originally won the bronze medal in 37.91, but were disqualified on August 31, 2005 after it was foundAsonze had failed a doping test in June 1999.
3 The United States (Jerome Davis, Antonio Pettigrew, Angelo Taylor, Michael Johnson) originally won the gold medal in 2:56.45, but were disqualified in 2008 after Antonio Pettigrew admitted to using HGH and EPO between 1997 and 2003.
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.
* Host nation (Spain)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 10 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| 2 |  Russia (RUS) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 |  Germany (GER) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 |  Greece (GRE) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 |  Morocco (MAR) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 |  Cuba (CUB) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 Italy (ITA) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 8 |  Spain (ESP)* | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 |  Ethiopia (ETH) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 |  Romania (ROU) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 11 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 13 |  Kenya (KEN) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 14 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 |  Australia (AUS) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 17 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 |  Bahamas (BAH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 North Korea (PRK) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 23 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 24 |  Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 South Africa (SAF) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 29 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ecuador (ECU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Mozambique (MOZ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 33 |  Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 34 |  Algeria (ALG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 American Samoa (ASA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Israel (ISR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Syria (SYR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (42 entries) | 46 | 46 | 47 | 139 | |
