World Indoor Championships
|No. of world records =
|IAAF Athletes of the Year = Colin Jackson
Sally Gunnell
This article contains an overview of the year 1993 in athletics.
World records
Men
| EVENT | ATHLETE | MARK | DATE | VENUE |
|---|
| Mile | Noureddine Morceli | 3:44.39 | 5 September | Rieti, Italy |
| 10,000 metres | Richard Chelimo | 27:07.91 | 5 July | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Yobes Ondieki | 26:58.38 | 10 July | Oslo, Norway | |
| 110 m hurdles | Colin Jackson | 12.91 | 20 August | Stuttgart, Germany |
| 4 × 400 m Relay | USA |
| • Andrew Valmon |
| • Quincy Watts |
| • Butch Reynolds |
| • Michael Johnson | 2:54.29 | 22 August | Stuttgart, Germany |
| High Jump | Javier Sotomayor | 2.45m | 27 July | Salamanca, Spain |
| Javelin (new) | Jan Železný | 95.54m | 6 April | Pietersburg, South Africa |
| Jan Železný | 95.66m | 29 August | Sheffield, Great Britain | |
| Half Marathon | Benson Masya | 1:00:24 | 3 April | The Hague, Netherlands |
- The relay team of the United States in the men's 4x100m, formed by Jon Drummond, Andre Cason, Dennis Mitchell and Leroy Burrell, equal its own world record, set the previous year at the 1992 Summer Olympics, clocking 37.40 on 1993-08-21 at the World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. The first mark was set by Michael Marsh, Leroy Burrell, Dennis Mitchell and Carl Lewis on 1992-08-08.
Women
| EVENT | ATHLETE | MARK | DATE | VENUE |
|---|
| 1500 metres | Qu Yunxia | 3:50.46 | 11 September | Beijing, PR China |
| 3,000 metres | Zhang Linli | 8:22.06 | 12 September | Beijing, PR China |
| Wang Junxia | 8:12.19 | 12 September | Beijing, PR China | |
| Wang Junxia | 8:06.11 | 13 September | Beijing, PR China | |
| 10,000 metres | Wang Junxia | 29:31.78 | 8 September | Beijing, PR China |
| 20,000 metres | Izumi Maki | 1:06:48.8 | 20 September | Amagasaki, Japan |
| 400m Hurdles | Sally Gunnell | 52.74 | 19 August | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Pole Vault | Sun Caiyun | 4.11m | 21 March | Guangzhou, China |
| 60 meters | Irina Privalova | 6.92 | 9 February | Madrid, Spain |
- Sun's PV of 4.11m was not officially recognised as a record as there were only 2 competitors (regulations require a minimum of 3)
Awards
Men
| 1993 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS | ATHLETE |
|---|
| IAAF World Athlete of the Year | Colin Jackson |
| Track & Field Athlete of the Year | Noureddine Morceli |
| European Athlete of the Year Award | Linford Christie |
| Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award | Kevin Young |
Women
| 1993 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS | ATHLETE |
|---|
| IAAF World Athlete of the Year | Sally Gunnell |
| Track & Field Athlete of the Year | Wang Junxia |
| European Athlete of the Year Award | Sally Gunnell |
| Best Female Track Athlete ESPY Award | Evelyn Ashford |
Men's Best Year Performers
[[100 metres]]
:Main race this year: World Championships 100 metres
| RANK | 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|
| 1. | Linford Christie | 9.87 |
| 2. | Andre Cason | 9.92 |
| 3. | Daniel Effiong | 9.98 |
| 4. | Dennis Mitchell | 9.99 |
| 5. | Leroy Burrell | 10.02 |
| Carl Lewis | | |
| Bruny Surin | | |
[[200 metres]]
:Main race this year: World Championships 200 metres
| RANK | 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|
| 1. | Frank Fredericks | 19.85 |
| 2. | John Regis | 19.94 |
| 3. | Carl Lewis | 19.99 |
| 4. | Michael Marsh | 20.04 |
| 5. | Michael Johnson | 20.06 |
[[400 metres]]
:Main race this year: World Championships 400 metres
| RANK | 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|
| 1. | Michael Johnson | 43.65 |
| 2. | Butch Reynolds | 44.12 |
| 3. | Quincy Watts | 44.13 |
| 4. | Andrew Valmon | 44.28 |
| 5. | Samson Kitur | 44.34 |
[[800 metres]]
:Main race this year: World Championships 800 metres
| RANK | 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|
| 1. | Nixon Kiprotich | 1:43.54 |
| 2. | Martin Steele | 1:43.84 |
| 3. | Paul Ruto | 1:43.92 |
| 4. | Johnny Gray | 1:44.03 |
| 5. | Sammy Kibet Langat | 1:44.06 |
[[1500 metres|1,500 metres]]
:Main race this year: World Championships 1,500 metres
| RANK | 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|
| 1. | Noureddine Morceli | 3:29.20 |
| 2. | Fermín Cacho | 3:32.01 |
| 3. | Abdi Bile | 3:32.83 |
| 4. | Mohamed Suleiman | 3:33.29 |
| 5. | Simon Doyle | 3:33.39 |
[[Mile run world record progression|Mile]]
| RANK | 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|
| 1. | Noureddine Morceli | 3:44.39 |
| 2. | Abdi Bile | 3:51.66 |
| 3. | Steve Cram | 3:52.17 |
| 4. | Jim Spivey | 3:52.37 |
| 5. | Simon Doyle | 3:52.56 |
[[3000 metres|3,000 metres]]
| RANK | 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|
| 1. | Noureddine Morceli | 7:29.24 |
| 2. | Paul Bitok | 7:34.98 |
| 3. | Moses Kiptanui | 7:35.79 |
| 4. | Brahim Jabbour | 7:36.54 |
| 5. | Jim Spivey | 7:37.04 |
[[5000 metres|5,000 metres]]
:Main race this year: World Championships 5,000 metres
| RANK | 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|
| 1. | Ismael Kirui | 13:02.75 |
| 2. | Haile Gebrselassie | 13:03.17 |
| 3. | Khalid Skah | 13:04.67 |
| 4. | Yobes Ondieki | 13:05.09 |
| 5. | Richard Chelimo | 13:05.14 |
[[10000 metres|10,000 metres]]
:Main race this year: World Championships 10,000 metres
| RANK | 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|
| 1. | Yobes Ondieki | 26:58.38 |
| 2. | Richard Chelimo | 27:07.91 |
| 3. | William Sigei | 27:16.81 |
| 4. | Khalid Skah | 27:17.74 |
| 5. | Moses Tanui | 27:18.32 |
[[Half Marathon]]
| RANK | 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|
| 1. | Moses Tanui | 1:00:15 |
[[Marathon (sport)|Marathon]]
:Main race this year: World Championships Marathon
| RANK | 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|
| 1. | Dionicio Cerón | 2:08:51 |
| 2. | Vincent Rousseau | 2:09:13 |
| 3. | Kim Wan-Ki | 2:09:25 |
| 4. | Gert Thys | 2:09:31 |
| 5. | Cosmas Ndeti | 2:09:33 |
[[Hurdling|110m Hurdles]]
:Main race this year: World Championships 110m Hurdles
| RANK | 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|
| 1. | Colin Jackson | 12.91 |
| 2. | Tony Jarrett | 13.00 |
| 3. | Jack Pierce | 13.06 |
| 4. | Mark McKoy | 13.08 |
| 5. | Tony Dees | 13.12 |
[[Hurdling|400m Hurdles]]
:Main race this year: World Championships 400m Hurdles
| RANK | 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|
| 1. | Kevin Young | 47.18 |
| 2. | Samuel Matete | 47.60 |
| Winthrop Graham | | |
| 4. | Stéphane Diagana | 47.64 |
| 5. | Eric Keter | 48.24 |
[[Steeplechase (athletics)|3,000m Steeplechase]]
:Main race this year: World Championships 3,000m Steeplechase
| RANK | 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|
| 1. | Moses Kiptanui | 8:06.36 |
| 2. | Patrick Sang | 8:07.53 |
| 3. | Alessandro Lambruschini | 8:08.78 |
| 4. | Matthew Birir | 8:09.42 |
| 5. | Mark Croghan | 8:09.76 |
[[High Jump]]
:Main competition this year: World Championships High Jump
| RANK | 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
|---|
| 1. | Javier Sotomayor | 2.45 WR |
| 2. | Hollis Conway | 2.38 |
| Dragutin Topić | | |
| 4. | Troy Kemp | 2.37 |
| Artur Partyka | | |
| Steve Smith | | |
[[Long Jump]]
:Main competition this year: World Championships Long Jump
| RANK | 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|
| 1. | Mike Powell | 8.70 |
| 2. | Erick Walder | 8.53 |
| 3. | Iván Pedroso | 8.49 |
| 4. | Craig Hepburn | 8.41 |
| 5. | Dion Bentley | 8.39 |
[[Triple Jump]]
:Main competition this year: World Championships Triple Jump
| RANK | 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|
| 1. | Mike Conley | 17.86 |
| 2. | Yoelbi Quesada | 17.68 |
| 3. | Leonid Voloshin | 17.65 |
| 4. | Vasiliy Sokov | 17.59 |
| 5. | Denis Kapustin | 17.54 |
[[Discus throw|Discus]]
:Main competition this year: World Championships Discus Throw
| RANK | 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|
| 1. | Lars Riedel | 68.42 |
| 2. | Mike Buncic | 67.12 |
| 3. | Erik de Bruin | 67.06 |
| 4. | Costel Grasu | 66.90 |
| 5. | Dmitriy Shevchenko | 66.90 |
[[Shot put|Shot Put]]
:Main competition this year: World Championships Shot Put
| RANK | 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|
| 1. | Werner Günthör | 21.98 |
| 2. | Randy Barnes | 21.80 |
| 3. | Kevin Toth | 21.29 |
| 4. | Dragan Perić | 21.26 |
| 5. | Mike Stulce | 21.21 |
[[Hammer throw|Hammer]]
:Main competition this year: World Championships Hammer Throw
| RANK | 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|
| 1. | Andrey Abduvaliyev | 82.78 |
| 2. | Sergey Kirmasov | 82.54 |
| 3. | Igor Astapkovich | 82.28 |
| 4. | Sergey Litvinov | 82.16 |
| 5. | Aleksandr Seleznyov | 81.70 |
[[Javelin throw|Javelin (new design)]]
:Main competition this year: World Championships Javelin Throw
| RANK | 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | DISTANCE |
|---|
| 1. | Jan Železný | 95.66 |
| 2. | Raymond Hecht | 88.90 |
| 3. | Patrik Bodén | 88.26 |
| 4. | Mick Hill | 86.94 |
| 5. | Vladimir Sasimovich | 86.48 |
[[Pole Vault]]
:Main competition this year: World Championships Pole Vault
| RANK | 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
|---|
| 1. | Sergey Bubka | 6.05 |
| 2. | Rodion Gataullin | 6.00 |
| 3. | Jean Galfione | 5.93 |
| 4. | Maksim Tarasov | 5.90 |
| Denis Petushinskiy | | |
| Grigoriy Yegorov | | |
[[Decathlon]]
:Main competition this year: World Championships Decathlon
| RANK | 1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS |
|---|
| 1. | Dan O'Brien | 8817 |
| 2. | Eduard Hämäläinen | 8724 |
| 3. | Paul Meier | 8548 |
| 4. | Christian Schenk | 8500 |
| 5. | Alain Blondel | 8444 |
Births
- January 1 - Sifan Hassan, Ethiopian-born Dutch runner
- March 7
- Roman Danyliuk, Ukrainian athlete
- Alysbeth Félix, Puerto Rican athlete
- May 16 - Steven Solomon, Australian sprinter
Deaths
- January 24 — Detlef Gerstenberg (35), East German hammer thrower (b. 1957)
- November 9 — Anne Smith (52), British middle-distance runner (b. 1941)