- Angelo Taylor
Angelo F. Taylor (born December 29, 1978) is an American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Born in Albany, Georgia, Angelo Taylor studied at the Georgia Institute of Technology and won the NCAA title in 1998 and placed second in 1997. In 1998, Taylor also won a silver medal at the US National Championships. He went on to win the title three times from 1999 to 2001. Taylor made his debut at the major tournaments at the 1999 World Championships, …
- Jon Drummond
Jonathan A. "Jon" Drummond is an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Jon Drummond is known for being among the world’s best starters. In 1991, Drummond won the 200 m at the World University Games. At the 1993 World Championships, Drummond ran the opening leg on the American 4x100 m relay team, which won the gold medal and equalled the world record of 37.40.
- Mark Boswell
Mark Boswell (born September 28, 1977 in Mandeville, Jamaica) is a Canadian high jumper. Boswell attended the University of Texas at Austin. In 2006, he won gold at the Commonwealth games held in Melbourne, Australia. His other notable achievements in international competition include 7th place at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 6th place at the 2000 Summer Olympics, a silver medal at the 1999 World Championships in Seville, …
- Obadele Thompson
Obadele Thompson (born March 30, 1976) is a sprint athlete from Barbados. In 2000, he became the first individual Olympic medalist for his island nation. Born in Saint Michael, Thompson attended Harrison College (the island's top school) before earning a scholarship, and graduated with honors with a degree in marketing and economics from the University of Texas at El Paso, United States.
- Trine Hattestad
Trine Hattestad is a former Norwegian javelin thrower, born on April 18, 1966 in Lørenskog, Norway, as Elsa Katrine Solberg. As a junior, Hattestad made her international debut at the European Junior Championships in 1981 with a fifth place. The follow year she also competed in the European Championships for seniors. At the beginning of the 1990s, Hattestad could measure with the world top. In 1993, she won her first major international title, …
- Joey Woody
Joey Woody (b. May 22, 1973 in Iowa City, Iowa) is an American track and field athlete in the 400 meter hurdles event. Woody attended the University of Northern Iowa, where he was the 1997 NCAA champion in the 400 m hurdles. Woody placed third in the American championships and qualified for the 1997 World Championships in Athens. In the 1999 World Championships in Seville, he improved to sixth place.
- Fabrizio Mori
Fabrizio Mori (born 28 June 1969 in Livorno) is an Italian hurdler, best known for his gold medal at the 1999 World Championships. His personal best over 400 metres hurdles, which is also an Italian record, is 47.54 metres, achieved at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton.
- Franka Dietzsch
Franka Dietzsch (born January 22, 1968 in Wolgast) is a German discus thrower best known for winning gold medals at two World Championships in Athletics. She won the 1998 European Championships and 1999 World Championships, but did not return to the international podium until her win at the 2005 World Championships. Her personal best throw is 69.51 metres, achieved in May 1999 in Wiesbaden. This result ranks her ninth among German discus throwers, behind Gabriele Reinsch, …
- Mohammed Mourhit
Mohammed Mourhit (born October 10, 1970 in Khouribga, Morocco) is a Belgian long-distance runner who had broken three European records by the summer of 2000 (7:26.62 in 3000 metres, 12:49.71 in 5000 metres, 26:52.30 in 10000 metres). He won a bronze medal at the 1999 World Championships (5000 metres) and a silver medal at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships (3000 metres).
- Daniel Effiong
Daniel Effiong (born June 17, 1972 in Lagos) is a former sprinter from Nigeria. He became African 100 metres and Universiade champion in 1993. Together with Innocent Asonze, Francis Obikwelu and Deji Aliu he won a bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 1999 World Championships, but the team was later disqualified (in August 2005) because Innocent Asonze failed a doping test in June 1999. In 100 metres his personal best time was 9.98 seconds, …
- Manuela Machado
Maria Manuela Machado (born August 9, 1963 in Viana do Castelo) is a former Portuguese long-distance runner, who was particularly successful when running the marathon. Unlike many other marathoners, she did not focus on running city marathons that would have earned her lots of money. Instead, she participated in major competitions (which were less monetarily profitable). Machado participated in the marathon in every major competition between 1990 and 2000.
- Gezahegne Abera
Gezahegne Abera (born April 23, 1978) is an Ethiopian athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Born in Etya, Arsi Province, Abera's first international competition was the 1999 Los Angeles marathon, where he finished fourth, behind of three Kenyans. That earned him a place in the Ethiopian 1999 World Championships team, where he finished eleventh.
- German Skurygin
German Skurygin is a Russian race walker. He originally won a gold medal at the 1999 World Championships, but later lost it due to doping. He was suspended from 1999-2001.
- Ari Ichihashi
Ari Ichihashi (born 22 November 1977) is a Japanese long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon race. She won the silver medal at the 1999 World Championships in Seville in a personal best time of 2:27:02 hours. She finished 15th at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
- Wang Yan
Wang Yan (born May 3, 1971 in Liaoning) is a Chinese race walker, who won the bronze medal over 10 km at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She also won the 1993 IAAF World Race Walking Cup, as well as a silver medal at the 1999 World Championships and a bronze at the 2001 East Asian Games.
- Jürgen Schult
Jürgen Schult is a German track and field athlete, who represented East Germany in the 1988 Olympic competition in the discus throw on October 1, 1988, where he won the gold medal. Later in his long sport career he joined the reunified German team. He competed in a second Olympic Games in 1992, getting a silver medal, and the 1999 World Championships, again getting second place.
- Danny Ecker
Danny Ecker (born July 21, 1977 in Leverkusen) is a German athlete competing in the pole vault. His current personal best is 5.93 metres, but through his indoor best performance of 6.00 metres he has a place in the so-called 6 metres club. 5.93 ranks him fourth among German pole vaulters, behind Tim Lobinger, Andrei Tivontchik and Michael Stolle. He won a bronze medal at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships and placed fourth at the 1999 World Championships.
- Anthony Washington
Anthony Washington (born January 16, 1966 in Glasgow, Montana) is a former American discus thrower, who competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country. At the 1999 World Championships in Seville, Washington won the gold medal in discus throw. His personal bests are 71.14 m in discus and 59.58 m in hammer throw. He once appeared in a Snickers candy bar commercial.
- Andrew Murphy
Andrew Murphy (born 10 December 1969) is an Australian triple jumper, best known for his bronze medal at the 2001 World Indoor Championships, where he achieved an Oceanian indoor record of 17.20 metres. His personal best was 17.32 metres, achieved at the 1999 World Championships in Seville. This ranks him second among Australian triple jumpers, only behind Ken Lorraway. His coach is Keith Connor. He has also been seeing Kelly Ott since late 2006.
- Reyes Estévez
Reyes Estévez López is a Spanish 1500 metres runner, who won the European Championships' final 1998 in Budapest. In addition, he won bronze medals at the 1997 World Championships, 1999 World Championships and 2005 European Indoor Championships (both 1500 and 3000 m) and silver medals at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships and 2002 European Championships.
- Andrea Philipp
Andrea Philipp is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. Her personal best time in the 200 metres is 22.25 seconds, achieved during the heats at the 1999 World Championships in Seville. This places her eighth on the German all-time list, behind Marita Koch, Heike Drechsler, Marlies Göhr, Silke Gladisch, Bärbel Wöckel, Katrin Krabbe and Gesine Walther. In the 100 metres she has a personal best time of 11.05 seconds, achieved in June 1997 in Dortmund.
- Rostislav Dimitrov
Rostislav Dimitrov (born December 26, 1974 in Rousse) is a former triple jumper from Bulgaria, best known for his silver medal at the 1999 World Championships. He originally won the silver medal at the World Indoor Championships the same year, but was disqualified for ephedrin use. His personal best was 17.49 metres.
- Sanderlei Parrela
Sanderlei Claro Parrela (born October 7, 1974 in Santos) is a Brazilian sprinter. With a personal best of 44.29 seconds he is the South American record holder at 400 metres. He won a silver medal in this event at the 1999 World Championships.
- Zsolt Szeglet
Zsolt Szeglet is a Hungarian athlete specializing in the 400 metres. He finished fifth at the 2002 European Championships in Athletics, and participated in the Olympic Games in 2000 and 2004. Szeglet finished seventh with the Hungarian 4 x 100 metres relay team, which consisted of Viktor Kovács, Gábor Dobos, Roland Németh and Szeglet, at the 1999 World Championships. His personal best time over 400 m is 45.43 seconds, achieved in May 2001 in College Station.
- Martin Buß
Martin Buß is a German high jumper who won the gold medal at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Born in Berlin, Buß took up the sport at the age of 17 and competed in his first World Championships in 1997, finishing ninth. At the 1999 World Championships in Seville, Spain he won a surprising bronze medal behind Vyacheslav Voronin and Mark Boswell. His jump of 2.32 metres was 5 cm behind the winner.
- Arnaud Malherbe
Arnaud Malherbe (born 20 November 1972) is a South African sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 44.59 seconds, achieved in March 1999 in Roodepoort. It is also the current South African Record. He has the distinction of being the first South African to break 45 seconds in the 400m and was national champion four times between 1996 and 1999.
- Marcel Schelbert
Marcel Schelbert (born 26 February 1976) is a retired Swiss athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles. His personal best time of 48.13 seconds, achieved when he won the bronze medal at the 1999 World Championships, is also a Swiss record. He also won a bronze medal at the 1999 Summer Universiade. For these feats he was given the Swiss Sportsman of the Year award the same year. Schelbert retired in 2003, and now works in a bank.
- Hendrick Mokganyetsi
Hendrick Mokganyetsi (born 7 September 1975 in Pretoria) is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 400 meters. His personal best time is 44.59 seconds, achieved in September 2000 in Yokohama. He also has a strong personal best in the 800 meters, 1:44.62 minutes from 1997. Together with Jopie van Oudtshoorn, Adriaan Botha and Arnaud Malherbe he holds the South African record in 4 x 400 meters relay with 3:00.20 minutes, …
- Gábor Dobos
Gábor Dobos is a Hungarian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He finished fifth in the 60 metres at the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Birmingham. His personal best time over 100 m is 10.17 seconds, achieved in July 1999 in Budapest. Dobos finished seventh with the Hungarian 4 x 100 metres relay team, which consisted of Viktor Kovács, Dobos, Roland Németh and Zsolt Szeglet, at the 1999 World Championships. Dobos failed a doping test in 2000.
- Zsolt Németh
Zsolt Németh is a Hungarian hammer thrower, who's personal best throw was 81.56 metres, achieved in August 1999 in Veszprém. He finished sixth at the 1990 World Junior Championships, won a gold medal at the 1999 Summer Universiade and a silver medal at the 1999 World Championships. He also competed at the 1996 Olympics without qualifying from the initial round.
- Roland Németh
Roland Németh is a Hungarian athlete specializing in the 100 metres. He won the bronze medal at the 2002 European Championships in Athletics. Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he achieved third place in his 100 metres heat, thus making it through to the second round. He finished sixth in the second round, thus failing to achieve qualification to the semi-finals. Németh finished seventh with the Hungarian 4 x 100 metres relay team, …
- Adriaan Botha
Adriaan Botha (born 8 March 1977) is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 45.14 seconds, achieved in March 2001 in Roodepoort. Together with Jopie van Oudtshoorn, Hendrick Mokganyetsi and Arnaud Malherbe he holds the South African record in 4 x 400 metres relay with 3:00.20 minutes, achieved at the 1999 World Championships in Seville where South Africa finished fourth.
- Viktor Kovács
Viktor Kovács is a Hungarian sprinter specializing in the 100 metres. He finished seventh with the Hungarian 4 x 100 metres relay team, which consisted of Kovács, Gábor Dobos, Roland Németh and Zsolt Szeglet, at the 1999 World Championships. His personal best time over 100 m is 10.31 seconds, achieved in June 1998 in Budapest.
- Pål Arne Fagernes
Pål Arne Fagernes was a Norwegian javelin thrower. He represented Asker SK and IK Tjalve during his active career. As a junior, Fagernes competed on top national level both in cycling, athletics and cross country skiing. He made his international athletics debut at the 1994 European Cup, and competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1997 World Championships and 1998 European Championships without reaching the final rounds.
- Jopie van Oudtshoorn
Jopie van Oudtshoorn (born 5 February 1976) is a South African sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 44.75 seconds, achieved in April 1999 in Germiston. Together with Hendrick Mokganyetsi, Adriaan Botha and Arnaud Malherbe he holds the South African record in 4 x 400 metres relay with 3:00.20 minutes, achieved at the 1999 World Championships in Seville where South Africa finished fourth.
- Tony Dees
Tony Dees (born August 6 1963 in Pascagoula, Mississippi) is a former American hurdler. Dees won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona behind Mark McKoy. He then finished third at the 1993 World Indoor Championships, eighth at the 1993 World Championships, …
- Troy Douglas
Troy Douglas (born November 30, 1962 in Paget, Bermuda) is a Dutch sprinter. Originally competing for Bermuda, he finished second at the 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships in the 200 metres event, but he changed nationality to the Netherlands some time after. Forr Bermuda he participated at the 1998, 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics, reaching the semi finals on the 200 metres in 1998 as well as the semi finals on the 400 metres in 1992 and 1996.
- Li Shaojie
Li Shaojie (born 26 November 1975) is a Chinese discus thrower. In 1998 he won the Asian Championships and the Asian Games, and was selected to represent Asia at the 1998 World Cup where he finished seventh. He finished ninth at the 1999 World Championships. His personal best throw is 65.16 metres, achieved in May 1996 in Nanjing.
- Joanne Wise
Joanne Wise (born March 15, 1971 in Solihull, England) is a former athlete who competed in the long jump. She finished fourth at the 1997 World Indoor Championships and fifth at the 1999 World Championships, but her only medal came in 1998 when she won the Commonwealth Games. Her personal best was 6.76, achieved in 1999. Also won Bronze medal at World Junior Champs Sudbury Canada 1988 6.69 British Indoor Record Holder 6.7
- Ousmane Niang
Ousmane Niang (born 10 April 1980) is a Senegalese sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. Niang finished eighth in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1999 World Championships, together with teammates Assane Diallo, Ibou Faye and Ibrahima Wade.