1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships
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The 6th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris, France from March 7 to March 9, 1997. It was the first athletic championships to introduce women's pole vault. There were a total number of 712 participating athletes from 118 countries.
| 6th IAAF World Indoor Championships | |
|---|---|
 Official competition logo | |
| Dates | 7 March–9 March |
| Host city | Paris, France |
| Venue | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy |
| Events | 28 |
| Participation | 712 athletes from 118 nations |
Results
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Women
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- Mary Slaney of USA originally came second in the 1500 metre and was awarded the silver medal, but was later disqualified for doping.[1]
Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  United States (USA) | 6 | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 2 |  Cuba (CUB) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 |  Russia (RUS) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 |  Greece (GRE) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 |  Germany (GER) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 |  Nigeria (NGA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 |  Morocco (MAR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 |  Bulgaria (BGR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ethiopia (ETH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Mozambique (MOZ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Romania (ROM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 20 |  Kenya (KEN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bahamas (BAH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Belarus (BLR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Estonia (EST) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 26 |  Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Iceland (ISL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Portugal (POR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Yugoslavia (FR Yugoslavia) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (32 entries) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 84 | |
Participating nations
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Algeria (1)
Andorra (1)
Antigua and Barbuda (1)
Argentina (4)
Armenia (2)
Aruba (1)
Australia (6)
Austria (10)
Azerbaijan (1)
Bahamas (7)
Belarus (4)
Belgium (10)
Benin (2)
Bermuda (2)
Bolivia (1)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
Brazil (16)
Bulgaria (4)
Burkina Faso (1)
Burundi (1)
Cameroon (2)
Canada (8)
Central African Republic (1)
Chad (1)
Chile (1)
China (18)
Chinese Taipei (2)
Croatia (1)
Cuba (10)
Cyprus (2)
Czech Republic (18)
Denmark (7)
Dominica (2)
Egypt (1)
Equatorial Guinea (1)
Estonia (2)
Ethiopia (4)
Finland (6)
France (44)
Gabon (1)
Gambia (1)
Germany (34)
Ghana (4)
Great Britain (40)
Greece (GRE) (14)
Guinea (1)
Haiti (1)
Hungary (14)
Iceland (3)
Ireland (8)
Israel (5)
Italy (25)
Ivory Coast (3)
Jamaica (17)
Japan (10)
Kazakhstan (4)
Kenya (5)
Kyrgyzstan (2)
Kuwait (1)
Latvia (4)
Lebanon (2)
Liberia (1)
Lithuania (3)
Luxembourg (1)
Madagascar (2)
Malaysia (1)
Mali (2)
Malta (2)
Mauritania (1)
Mauritius (1)
Mexico (4)
Moldova (2)
Mongolia (1)
Mozambique (2)
Morocco (8)
Netherlands (5)
Netherlands Antilles (1)
New Zealand (4)
Nigeria (9)
Norway (10)
Pakistan (1)
Papua New Guinea (1)
Paraguay (1)
Peru (1)
Philippines (1)
Poland (12)
Portugal (7)
Puerto Rico (1)
Qatar (3)
Republic of the Congo (1)
Romania (11)
Russia (42)
Rwanda (2)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)
El Salvador (1)
Senegal (1)
Saudi Arabia (1)
Sierra Leone (2)
Slovakia (3)
Slovenia (7)
South Africa (3)
South Korea (1)
Spain (23)
Suriname (1)
Sweden (10)
Switzerland (5)
Tajikistan (1)
Tanzania (1)
Trinidad and Tobago (3)
Tunisia (1)
Turkey (2)
Uganda (1)
Ukraine (27)
United States (54)
United States Virgin Islands (2)
Yugoslavia (4)
Zaire (1)
Zambia (1)
Zimbabwe (2)
See also
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edit- ^ Mark Butler (ed.), "DOPING VIOLATIONS AT IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS", IAAF Statistics Book – World Indoor Championships SOPOT 2014 (PDF), IAAF, pp. 47–48, retrieved 27 September 2015
External links
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