The overall medal table was a closely contested affair. East Germany took the most gold medals (10) over the first championships and finished with a total of 22 medals. The United States had the next largest number of golds, with eight, and also had the greatest overall medal haul, having won 24 medals altogether. The Soviet Union won one more medal than the East Germans and had six golds, although almost half of their podium finishers were bronze medalists. Twenty-five nations reached the medal tally at the inaugural competition, with all six continents being represented. During the early 1980s this was the top venue in which Soviet Bloc athletes competed against American athletes due to the American-led boycott of the 1980 Olympics in Moscow and the retaliatory Soviet Bloc boycott of the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.
The event is best-remembered for the men's long jump competition, when Carl Lewis made the best six-jump series in history, only to be beaten by Mike Powell, whose 8.95 m jump broke Bob Beamon's long-standing world record from the 1968 Summer Olympics.
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.
When the seeking deadline passed on 1 September 2011, two candidate cities (London and Doha) had confirmed their candidatures. Barcelona, which investigated a bid, withdrew citing a lack of support from the local population and financial difficulties. IAAF Evaluation Commission will evaluate the bids of the two cities. The commission visited London on 2 October before departing for Doha on 4 October and staying there until 6 October with the final announcement of the winner on 11 November 2011. On 11 November 2011, the winner was officially announced as London.
Doha
On 5 September 2011 Doha launched its marketing bid for the 2017 World Championships. The slogan of the bid was "The RIGHT PARTNER for a stronger World Championships." The bid was led by Abdullah Al Zaini and Aphrodite Moschoudi. Moschoudi successfully led Qatar's bid for the 2015 Handball World Championships. Doha also brought in Brian Roe, a member of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Technical Committee. The bid was for the championships to be held in the renovated, climate-controlled Khalifa Stadium. The Corniche prominade was to hold the road races, with the committee proposing to hold the marathon at night after the opening ceremony.
1993 World Championships Stuttgart Men's 100 metres final.
Finalists:
Andre Cason (USA)
Daniel Effiong (NGR)
Carl Lewis (USA)
Frankie Fredericks (NAM)
Linford Christie (GBR)
Dennis Mitchell (USA)
Bruny Surin (CAN)
Raymond Stewart (JAM)
published: 08 Apr 2015
1993 World Championships 5000m Men's Final, Stuttgart, Germany
Ismael Kirui runs one of the most memorable front running performances in history as he holds off the great Haile Gebrselassie to win the World title and in doing so gains a measure of revenge against Khalid Skah, after Skah defeated his cousin Richard Chelimo in the controversial Olympic 10,000m final.
published: 26 Feb 2015
1993 World Championships 400m Final, Stuttgart, Germany
The 400m final with the infamous "Blown Shoe" in which Olympic Champion Quincy Watts' show falls apart mid-race, yet still manages to finish 4th. Meanwhile, Michael Johnson steams to a brilliant victory over then WR holder Harry "Butch" Reynolds and Kenya's Samson Kitur.
published: 05 Feb 2015
Women's 400m Hurdles Final 1993 World Athletics Championships Sally Gunnell wins gold
published: 30 Mar 2015
World Championships in Athletics 1993 - 200 Metres Men
1 Frank Fredericks NAM 19.85 AR
2 John Regis GBR 19.94
3 Carl Lewis USA 19.99
4 Michael Marsh USA 20.18
5 Dean Capobianco AUS 20.18
6 Jean-Charles Trouabal FRA 20.20
7 Emmanuel Tuffour GHA 20.49
8 Damien Marsh AUS 20.56
published: 23 Oct 2013
1993 World Championships 800m Final, Stuttgart, Germany
Paul Ruto's upset victory in the 800m. Ruto was supposed to be the sacrificial lamb for his more fancied teammates, Olympic Champion William Tanui and two time defending World Champion Billy Konchellah, but Ruto refused to follow the script and took the lead and never relinquished it.
published: 05 Feb 2015
Linford Christie - 100m World Championship - Stuttgart 1993
Linford Christie wins 100m gold at the world championships in 1993. Running just outside of the world record.
published: 16 Dec 2011
Men's 4 x 400m Relay (WR) - 1993 World Outdoor Track Championships
IAAF World Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Stuttgart, Germany
August 22, 1993
Men's 4 x 400m Relay Results:
1) United States - - - - 2:54.29
Andrew Valmon (44.5)
Quincy Watts (43.6)
Butch Reynolds (43.23)
Michael Johnson (42.91)
2) Kenya - - - - 2:59.82
Kennedy Ochieng (46.15)
Simon Kemboi (45.35)
Abednego Matilu (44.63)
Samson Kitur (43.69)
3) Germany - - - - 2:59.99
Rico Lieder (45.47)
Karsten Just (45.36)
Olaf Hense (44.99)
Thomas Schönlebe (44.17)
4) France - - - - 3:00.09
Jean-Louis Rapnouil (45.62)
Pierre-Marie Hilaire (45.47)
Jacques Farraudière (44.85)
Stéphane Diagana ...
published: 21 Jun 2018
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS BLACKPOOL 2024 | JUNIORS AND OVER 60s OPENING CEREMONY
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS BLACKPOOL 2024 | JUNIORS AND OVER 60s OPENING CEREMONY
published: 23 Jun 2024
Noureddine Morceli - 1500m Stuttgart World Championships 1993
Men's 1500m final at the 1993 Stuttgart World Championships.
RESULTS:
1. Noureddine Morceli (ALG) 3:34.24
2. Fermín Cacho (ESP) 3:35.56
3. Abdi Bile (SOM) 3:35.96
4. Mohamed Suleiman (QAT) 3:36.87
5. Jim Spivey (USA) 3:37.42
6. Matthew Yates (GBR) 3:37.61
7. Rachid El Basir (MAR) 3:37.68
8. Mohamed Taki (MAR) 3:37.76
9. Simon Doyle (AUS) 3:38.04
10. Rudiger Stenzel (GER) 3:38.66
11. Manuel Pancorbo (ESP) 3:39.68
12. Gennaro di Napoli (ITA) 3:47.38
1993 World Championships Stuttgart Men's 100 metres final.
Finalists:
Andre Cason (USA)
Daniel Effiong (NGR)
Carl Lewis (USA)
Frankie Fredericks (NAM)
Linford C...
1993 World Championships Stuttgart Men's 100 metres final.
Finalists:
Andre Cason (USA)
Daniel Effiong (NGR)
Carl Lewis (USA)
Frankie Fredericks (NAM)
Linford Christie (GBR)
Dennis Mitchell (USA)
Bruny Surin (CAN)
Raymond Stewart (JAM)
1993 World Championships Stuttgart Men's 100 metres final.
Finalists:
Andre Cason (USA)
Daniel Effiong (NGR)
Carl Lewis (USA)
Frankie Fredericks (NAM)
Linford Christie (GBR)
Dennis Mitchell (USA)
Bruny Surin (CAN)
Raymond Stewart (JAM)
Ismael Kirui runs one of the most memorable front running performances in history as he holds off the great Haile Gebrselassie to win the World title and in doi...
Ismael Kirui runs one of the most memorable front running performances in history as he holds off the great Haile Gebrselassie to win the World title and in doing so gains a measure of revenge against Khalid Skah, after Skah defeated his cousin Richard Chelimo in the controversial Olympic 10,000m final.
Ismael Kirui runs one of the most memorable front running performances in history as he holds off the great Haile Gebrselassie to win the World title and in doing so gains a measure of revenge against Khalid Skah, after Skah defeated his cousin Richard Chelimo in the controversial Olympic 10,000m final.
The 400m final with the infamous "Blown Shoe" in which Olympic Champion Quincy Watts' show falls apart mid-race, yet still manages to finish 4th. Meanwhile, Mic...
The 400m final with the infamous "Blown Shoe" in which Olympic Champion Quincy Watts' show falls apart mid-race, yet still manages to finish 4th. Meanwhile, Michael Johnson steams to a brilliant victory over then WR holder Harry "Butch" Reynolds and Kenya's Samson Kitur.
The 400m final with the infamous "Blown Shoe" in which Olympic Champion Quincy Watts' show falls apart mid-race, yet still manages to finish 4th. Meanwhile, Michael Johnson steams to a brilliant victory over then WR holder Harry "Butch" Reynolds and Kenya's Samson Kitur.
1 Frank Fredericks NAM 19.85 AR
2 John Regis GBR 19.94
3 Carl Lewis USA 19.99
4 Michael Marsh USA 20.18
5 Dean Capobianco AUS 20.18
6 Jean-Charles Trouabal ...
1 Frank Fredericks NAM 19.85 AR
2 John Regis GBR 19.94
3 Carl Lewis USA 19.99
4 Michael Marsh USA 20.18
5 Dean Capobianco AUS 20.18
6 Jean-Charles Trouabal FRA 20.20
7 Emmanuel Tuffour GHA 20.49
8 Damien Marsh AUS 20.56
1 Frank Fredericks NAM 19.85 AR
2 John Regis GBR 19.94
3 Carl Lewis USA 19.99
4 Michael Marsh USA 20.18
5 Dean Capobianco AUS 20.18
6 Jean-Charles Trouabal FRA 20.20
7 Emmanuel Tuffour GHA 20.49
8 Damien Marsh AUS 20.56
Paul Ruto's upset victory in the 800m. Ruto was supposed to be the sacrificial lamb for his more fancied teammates, Olympic Champion William Tanui and two time ...
Paul Ruto's upset victory in the 800m. Ruto was supposed to be the sacrificial lamb for his more fancied teammates, Olympic Champion William Tanui and two time defending World Champion Billy Konchellah, but Ruto refused to follow the script and took the lead and never relinquished it.
Paul Ruto's upset victory in the 800m. Ruto was supposed to be the sacrificial lamb for his more fancied teammates, Olympic Champion William Tanui and two time defending World Champion Billy Konchellah, but Ruto refused to follow the script and took the lead and never relinquished it.
Men's 1500m final at the 1993 Stuttgart World Championships.
RESULTS:
1. Noureddine Morceli (ALG) 3:34.24
2. Fermín Cacho (ESP) 3:35.56
3. Abdi Bile (SOM) 3:35...
Men's 1500m final at the 1993 Stuttgart World Championships.
RESULTS:
1. Noureddine Morceli (ALG) 3:34.24
2. Fermín Cacho (ESP) 3:35.56
3. Abdi Bile (SOM) 3:35.96
4. Mohamed Suleiman (QAT) 3:36.87
5. Jim Spivey (USA) 3:37.42
6. Matthew Yates (GBR) 3:37.61
7. Rachid El Basir (MAR) 3:37.68
8. Mohamed Taki (MAR) 3:37.76
9. Simon Doyle (AUS) 3:38.04
10. Rudiger Stenzel (GER) 3:38.66
11. Manuel Pancorbo (ESP) 3:39.68
12. Gennaro di Napoli (ITA) 3:47.38
1993 World Championships Stuttgart Men's 100 metres final.
Finalists:
Andre Cason (USA)
Daniel Effiong (NGR)
Carl Lewis (USA)
Frankie Fredericks (NAM)
Linford Christie (GBR)
Dennis Mitchell (USA)
Bruny Surin (CAN)
Raymond Stewart (JAM)
Ismael Kirui runs one of the most memorable front running performances in history as he holds off the great Haile Gebrselassie to win the World title and in doing so gains a measure of revenge against Khalid Skah, after Skah defeated his cousin Richard Chelimo in the controversial Olympic 10,000m final.
The 400m final with the infamous "Blown Shoe" in which Olympic Champion Quincy Watts' show falls apart mid-race, yet still manages to finish 4th. Meanwhile, Michael Johnson steams to a brilliant victory over then WR holder Harry "Butch" Reynolds and Kenya's Samson Kitur.
1 Frank Fredericks NAM 19.85 AR
2 John Regis GBR 19.94
3 Carl Lewis USA 19.99
4 Michael Marsh USA 20.18
5 Dean Capobianco AUS 20.18
6 Jean-Charles Trouabal FRA 20.20
7 Emmanuel Tuffour GHA 20.49
8 Damien Marsh AUS 20.56
Paul Ruto's upset victory in the 800m. Ruto was supposed to be the sacrificial lamb for his more fancied teammates, Olympic Champion William Tanui and two time defending World Champion Billy Konchellah, but Ruto refused to follow the script and took the lead and never relinquished it.
The overall medal table was a closely contested affair. East Germany took the most gold medals (10) over the first championships and finished with a total of 22 medals. The United States had the next largest number of golds, with eight, and also had the greatest overall medal haul, having won 24 medals altogether. The Soviet Union won one more medal than the East Germans and had six golds, although almost half of their podium finishers were bronze medalists. Twenty-five nations reached the medal tally at the inaugural competition, with all six continents being represented. During the early 1980s this was the top venue in which Soviet Bloc athletes competed against American athletes due to the American-led boycott of the 1980 Olympics in Moscow and the retaliatory Soviet Bloc boycott of the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.