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.
Results
Men
1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001
Women
1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001
Mary Slaney of USA originally came second in the 1500 metre and was awarded the silver medal, but was later disqualified for doping.
Medal table
Participating nations
(1) (1) (1) (4) (2) (1) (6) (10) (1) (7) (4) (10) (2) (2) (1) (1) (16) (4) (1) (1) (2) (8) (1) (1) (1) (18) (2) (1) (10) (2) (18) (7) (2) (1) (1) (2) (4) (6) (44) (1) (1) (34) (4) (40) (14) (1) (1) (14) (3) (8) (5) (25) (3) (17) (10) (4) (5) (2) (1) (4) (2) (1) (3) (1) (2) (1) (2) (2) (1) (1) (4) (2) (1) (2) (8) (5) (1) (4) (9) (10) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (12) (7) (1) (3) (1) (11) (42) (2) (1) (1) (1) (1) (2) (3) (7) (3) (1) (23) (1) (10) (5) (1) (1) (3) (1) (2) (1) (27) (54) (2) (4) (1) (1) (2)
See also
1997 in athletics (track and field)
References
External links
IAAF 1997 World Indoor Championships Official Website (archived) Athletics Australia