Women: Track And Field, 1996-97 Season
The final meeting of the International Amateur Athletic Federation's Outdoor Grand Prix season, which includes the world's 16 leading outdoor invitational meets. Athletes earn points throughout the season with the leading point winners invited to the Grand Prix Final. The 1997 final was held Sept. 13, 1997 in Fukuoka, Japan.
Men
| Event | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| 200m | Frank Fredericks, NAM | 19.81 |
| Obadele Thompson, BAR | 20.19 | |
| Jon Drummond, USA | 20.32 | |
| 800m | Wilson Kipketer, DEN | 1:42.98 |
| Patrick Ndururi, KEN | 1:43.45 | |
| David Kiptoo, KEN | 1:44.09 | |
| Mile | Robert Anderson, DEN | 4:04.53 |
| Hicham El Guerrouj, MOR | 4:04.55 | |
| Venuste Niyongabo, BUR | 4:04.95 | |
| 5000m | Khalid Boulami, MAR | 13:09.40 |
| Thomas Nyariki, KEN | 13:10.41 | |
| Paul Koech, KEN | 13:10.77 | |
| 3000m Steeple | Joseph Keter, KEN | 8:21.75 |
| Moses Kiptanui, KEN | 8:21.87 | |
| Bernard Barmasai, KEN | 8:22.48 | |
| 110m Hurdles | Mark Crear, USA | 13.03 |
| Florian Schwarthoff, GER | 13.11 | |
| Tony Jarrett, GBR | 13.14 | |
| 400m Hurdles | Samuel Matete, ZAM | 48.01 |
| Stephane Diagana, FRA | 48.14 | |
| Llewellyn Herbert, S. Afr. | 48.45 |
| Event | Hgt/Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Long Jump | Ivan Pedroso, CUB | 28-0 |
| James Beckford, JAM | 27-63/4 | |
| Erick Walder, USA | 27-63/4 | |
| Pole Vault | Sergey Bubka, UKR | 19-101/4 |
| Maksim Tarasov, RUS | 19-81/4 | |
| Tim Lobinger, GER | 19-41/4 | |
| Discus | Lars Riedel, GER | 223-0 |
| Adam Setliff, USA | 216-11 | |
| John Godina, USA | 215-1 | |
| Javelin | Jan Zelezny, CZE | 293-11 |
| Boris Henry, GER | 284-8 | |
| Patrick Boden, SWE | 283-10 |
Women
| Event | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| 200m | Marion Jones, USA | 21.84 |
| Merlene Ottey, JAM | 21.92 | |
| Melinda Gainsford-Taylor, AUS | 22.43 | |
| 800m | Ana Fidelia Quirot, CUB | 1:56.53 |
| Maria Mutloa. MOZ | 1:56.93 | |
| Letitia Vriesde, SUR | 1:59.73 | |
| Mile | Carla Sacramento, POR | 4:40.25 |
| Jackline Maranga, KEN | 4:40.44 | |
| Julie Henner, USA | 4:40.92 | |
| 5000m | Sally Barsosio, KEN | 15:13.46 |
| Lydia Cheromei, KEN | 15:15.64 | |
| Paula Radcliffe, GBR | 15:17.02 | |
| 100m Hurdles | Michelle Freeman, JAM | 12.40 |
| Ludmila Engquist, SWE | 12.48 | |
| Dionne Rose, JAM | 12.81 | |
| 400m Hurdles | Kim Batten, USA | 53.45 |
| Deon Hemmings, JAM | 53.98 | |
| Tatyana Tereshchuk, UKR | 54.37 |
| Event | Hgt/Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| High Jump | Inga Babakova, UKR | 6-71/2 |
| Yulia Lyakhova, RUS | 6-61/4 | |
| Monica Iagar, ROM | 6-5 | |
| Triple Jump | Ashia Hansen, GBR | 48-81/2 |
| Sarka Kasparkova, CZE | 48-01/4 | |
| Rodica Mateescu, ROM | 47-101/2 | |
| Shot Put | Astrid Kumbernuss, GER | 68-83/4 |
| Vita Pavlysh, UKR | 67-63/4 | |
| Irina Korzhanyenko, RUS | 62-61/2 |
Final Top 10 Standings
Overall Men's and Women's winners receive $200,000 (US) each; all ties broken by complex Grand Prix scoring system.
Men
1. Wilson Kipketer, DEN (114 pts); 2. Lar Riedel, GER (99); 3. Mark Crear, USA (95); 4. Hicham El Guerrouj, MAR (93); 5. Moses Kiptanui, KEN (88); 6. Daniel Komen, KEN (86); 7. Jan Zelezny, CZE (85); 8. James Beckford, JAM (85); 9. Boris Henry, GER (82); 10. Maksim Tarasov, RUS (79).
Women
1. Astrid Kumbernuss, GER (99 pts); 2. Deon Hemmings, JAM (93); 3. Kim Batten, USA (91); 4. Inga Babakova, UKR (90); 5. Sarka Kasparkova, CZE (87); 6. Ashia Hansen, GBR (79); 7. Ana Fidelia Quirot, CUB (79); 8. Maria Mutola, MOZ (73); 9. Yelena Afanasyeva, RUS (72); 10. Tatyana Tereshchuk, UKR (70).
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