1999 in athletics (track and field)

Updated on Feb 01, 2024

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This page shows the main events during the 1999 year in athletics (track and field) throughout the world.

Deaths

January 5 — Jarmila Nygrýnová (45), Czech long jumper (b. 1953)

January 9 — James Peters (80), English long-distance runner (b. 1918)

January 28 — Josef Doležal (78), Czechoslovak race walker (b. 1920)

February 3 — Mikko Hietanen (87),Finnish long-distance runner (b. 1911)

May 17 — João Carlos de Oliveira (44), Brazilian athlete (b. 1954)

May 18 — Betty Robinson (87), American athlete (b. 1911)

June 30 — Bob Backus (72), American hammer thrower (b. 1926)

August 26 — Elena Murgoci (39), Romanian long-distance runner (b. 1960)

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