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| Host city | Stuttgart, Germany |
|---|---|
| Nations | 187 |
| Athletes | 1689 |
| Dates | 13–22 August 1993 |
| Opened by | PresidentRichard von Weizsäcker |
| Main venue | Neckarstadium |
The4th World Championships in Athletics (German:Leichtathletik-Weltmeisterschaften 1993), under the auspices of theInternational Association of Athletics Federations, were held in theNeckarstadium,Stuttgart, Germany between 13 and 22 August with the participation of 187 nations.[1] Having originally being held every four years in 1983, 1987 and 1991, these championships began a two-year cycle between events.
The 1993 World Championships was the final time the women's 3000 m would be contested. At subsequent Championships the race was replaced by the longer 5000 m.
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.
1 Michael Stulce of the United States originally finished third, but was disqualified after testing positive for excess testosterone and mestanolone.
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long jump details | Heike Drechsler Germany | 7.11 | Larysa Berezhna Ukraine | 6.98 | Renata Nielsen Denmark | 6.76 |
| Triple jump details | Anna Biryukova Russia | 15.09 WR | Yolanda Chen Russia | 14.70 | Iva Prandzheva Bulgaria | 14.23 |
| High jump details | Ioamnet Quintero Cuba | 1.99 | Silvia Costa Cuba | 1.97 | Sigrid Kirchmann Austria | 1.97 NR |
| Shot put details | Huang Zhihong China | 20.57 | Svetlana Krivelyova Russia | 19.97 | Kathrin Neimke Germany | 19.71 |
| Discus throw details | Olga Chernyavskaya Russia | 67.40 | Daniela Costian Australia | 65.36 | Min Chunfeng China | 65.26 |
| Javelin throw details | Trine Hattestad Norway | 69.18 | Karen Forkel Germany | 65.80 | Natalya Shikolenko Belarus | 65.64 |
| Heptathlon details | Jackie Joyner-Kersee United States | 6837 | Sabine Braun Germany | 6797 | Svetlana Buraga Belarus | 6635 |
WR world record |AR area record |CR championship record |GR games record |NR national record |OR Olympic record |PB personal best |SB season best |WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
* Host nation (Germany)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 13 | 7 | 5 | 25 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Russia (RUS) | 3 | 8 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
 Kenya (KEN) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| 6 | Germany (GER)* | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 |  Spain (ESP) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Cuba (CUB) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 |  Finland (FIN) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 |  Ethiopia (ETH) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 |  Namibia (NAM) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 |  Algeria (ALG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Japan (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 16 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mozambique (MOZ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Tajikistan (TJK) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 | Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 23 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Portugal (POR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Zambia (ZAM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 29 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Somalia (SOM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (36 entries) | 44 | 44 | 45 | 133 | |
