1993 in the sport of athletics
{{Infobox Years in Athletics
|Title = 1993 in athletics
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|Major world competitions = {{nowrap|World Championships}}
{{nowrap|World Indoor Championships}}
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|IAAF Athletes of the Year = Colin Jackson
Sally Gunnell
|Previous = 1992
|Next = 1994
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{{Year nav sports topic5|1993|the sport of athletics}}
This article contains an overview of the year 1993 in athletics.
International events
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- African Championships
- Asian Championships
- Bolivarian Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games
- Central American Championships
- East Asian Games
- Maccabiah Games
- Mediterranean Games
- Chinese National Games
- South American Championships
- South Asian Games
- Southeast Asian Games
- World Championships
- World Cross Country Championships
- World Half Marathon Championships
- World Indoor Championships
- World Race Walking Cup
- World Student Games
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World records
=Men=
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!align="center" style="width: 8em"|EVENT !align="center" style="width: 17em"|ATHLETE !align="center" style="width: 5em"|MARK !align="center" style="width: 8em"|DATE !align="center" style="width: 12em"|VENUE |
| align="center"|Mile
|{{flagathlete|Noureddine Morceli|ALG}} |align="center" |3:44.39 |align="center" |5 September |
| rowspan="2" align="center" |10,000 metres
|{{flagathlete|Richard Chelimo|KEN}} |align="center" |27:07.91 |align="center" |5 July |
| {{flagathlete|Yobes Ondieki|KEN}}
|align="center" |26:58.38 |align="center" |10 July |
| align="center"|110 m hurdles
|{{flagathlete|Colin Jackson|GBR}} |align="center" |12.91 |align="center" |20 August |
| align="center"|4 × 400 m Relay
|{{flagteam|USA}} |align="center" |2:54.29 |align="center" |22 August |align="center" |Stuttgart, Germany |
| align="center"|High Jump
|{{flagathlete|Javier Sotomayor|CUB}} |align="center" |2.45m |align="center" |27 July |align="center" |Salamanca, Spain |
| rowspan=2 align="center"|Javelin (new)
|{{flagathlete|Jan Železný|CZE}} |align="center" |95.54m |align="center" |6 April |align="center" |Pietersburg, South Africa |
| {{flagathlete|Jan Železný|CZE}}
|align="center" |95.66m |align="center" |29 August |align="center" |Sheffield, Great Britain |
| align="center"|Half Marathon
|{{flagathlete|Benson Masya|KEN}} |align="center" |1:00:24 |align="center" |3 April |align="center" |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=
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!align="center" style="width: 8em"|EVENT !align="center" style="width: 17em"|ATHLETE !align="center" style="width: 5em"|MARK !align="center" style="width: 8em"|DATE !align="center" style="width: 12em"|VENUE |
| align="center"|1500 metres
|{{flagathlete|Qu Yunxia|CHN}} |align="center" |3:50.46 |align="center" |11 September |
| rowspan="3" align="center" |3,000 metres
|{{flagathlete|Zhang Linli|CHN}} |align="center" |8:22.06 |align="center" |12 September |
| {{flagathlete|Wang Junxia|CHN}}
|align="center" |8:12.19 |align="center" |12 September |
| {{flagathlete|Wang Junxia|CHN}}
|align="center" |8:06.11 |align="center" |13 September |
| align="center"|10,000 metres
|{{flagathlete|Wang Junxia|CHN}} |align="center" |29:31.78 |align="center" |8 September |
| align="center"|20,000 metres
|{{flagathlete|Izumi Maki|JPN}} |align="center" |1:06:48.8 |align="center" |20 September |
| align="center"|400m Hurdles
|{{flagathlete|Sally Gunnell|GBR}} |align="center" |52.74 |align="center" |19 August |align="center" |Stuttgart, Germany |
| align="center"|Pole Vault
|{{flagathlete|Sun Caiyun|CHN}} |align="center" |4.11m |align="center" |21 March |align="center" |Guangzhou, China |
| align="center"|60 meters
|{{flagathlete|Irina Privalova|RUS}} |align="center" |6.92 |align="center" |9 February |align="center" |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=
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!align="center" style="width: 20em"|1993 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS !align="center" style="width: 20em"|ATHLETE |
| align="center"|IAAF World Athlete of the Year
|{{flagathlete|Colin Jackson|GBR}} |
| align="center"|Track & Field Athlete of the Year
|{{flagathlete|Noureddine Morceli|ALG}} |
| align="center"|European Athlete of the Year Award
|{{flagathlete|Linford Christie|GBR}} |
| align="center"|Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award
|{{flagathlete|Kevin Young|USA}} |
=Women=
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!align="center" style="width: 20em"|1993 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS !align="center" style="width: 20em"|ATHLETE |
| align="center"|IAAF World Athlete of the Year
|{{flagathlete|Sally Gunnell|GBR}} |
| align="center"|Track & Field Athlete of the Year
|{{flagathlete|Wang Junxia|CHN}} |
| align="center"|European Athlete of the Year Award
|{{flagathlete|Sally Gunnell|GBR}} |
| align="center"|Best Female Track Athlete ESPY Award
|{{flagathlete|Evelyn Ashford|USA}} |
Men's Best Year Performers
=[[100 metres]]=
:Main race this year: World Championships 100 metres
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|TIME |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Linford Christie|GBR}} |align="center" |9.87 |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Andre Cason|USA}} |align="center" |9.92 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Daniel Effiong|NGR}} |align="center" |9.98 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Dennis Mitchell|USA}} |align="center" |9.99 |
| rowspan=3 align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Leroy Burrell|USA}} |rowspan=3 align="center" |10.02 |
| {{flagathlete|Carl Lewis|USA}} |
| {{flagathlete|Bruny Surin|CAN}} |
=[[200 metres]]=
:Main race this year: World Championships 200 metres
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|TIME |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Frank Fredericks|NAM}} |align="center" |19.85 |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|John Regis|GBR}} |align="center" |19.94 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Carl Lewis|USA}} |align="center" |19.99 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Michael Marsh|USA}} |align="center" |20.04 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Michael Johnson|USA}} |align="center" |20.06 |
=[[400 metres]]=
:Main race this year: World Championships 400 metres
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|TIME |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Michael Johnson|USA}} |align="center" |43.65 |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Butch Reynolds|USA}} |align="center" |44.12 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Quincy Watts|USA}} |align="center" |44.13 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Andrew Valmon|USA}} |align="center" |44.28 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Samson Kitur|KEN}} |align="center" |44.34 |
=[[800 metres]]=
:Main race this year: World Championships 800 metres
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|TIME |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Nixon Kiprotich|KEN}} |align="center" |1:43.54 |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Martin Steele|GBR}} |align="center" |1:43.84 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Paul Ruto|KEN}} |align="center" |1:43.92 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Johnny Gray|USA}} |align="center" |1:44.03 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Sammy Kibet Langat|KEN}} |align="center" |1:44.06 |
=[[1500 metres|1,500 metres]]=
:Main race this year: World Championships 1,500 metres
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|TIME |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Noureddine Morceli|ALG}} |align="center" |3:29.20 |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Fermín Cacho|ESP}} |align="center" |3:32.01 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Abdi Bile|SOM}} |align="center" |3:32.83 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Mohamed Suleiman|QAT}} |align="center" |3:33.29 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Simon Doyle|AUS}} |align="center" |3:33.39 |
=[[Mile run world record progression|Mile]]=
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|TIME |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Noureddine Morceli|ALG}} |align="center" |3:44.39 |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Abdi Bile|SOM}} |align="center" |3:51.66 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Steve Cram|GBR}} |align="center" |3:52.17 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Jim Spivey|USA}} |align="center" |3:52.37 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Simon Doyle|AUS}} |align="center" |3:52.56 |
=[[3000 metres|3,000 metres]]=
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|TIME |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Noureddine Morceli|ALG}} |align="center" |7:29.24 |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Paul Bitok|KEN}} |align="center" |7:34.98 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Moses Kiptanui|KEN}} |align="center" |7:35.79 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Brahim Jabbour|MAR}} |align="center" |7:36.54 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Jim Spivey|USA}} |align="center" |7:37.04 |
=[[5000 metres|5,000 metres]]=
:Main race this year: World Championships 5,000 metres
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|TIME |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Ismael Kirui|KEN}} |align="center" |13:02.75 |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Haile Gebrselassie|ETH|1991}} |align="center" |13:03.17 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Khalid Skah|MAR}} |align="center" |13:04.67 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Yobes Ondieki|KEN}} |align="center" |13:05.09 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Richard Chelimo|KEN}} |align="center" |13:05.14 |
=[[10000 metres|10,000 metres]]=
:Main race this year: World Championships 10,000 metres
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|TIME |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Yobes Ondieki|KEN}} |align="center" |26:58.38 |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Richard Chelimo|KEN}} |align="center" |27:07.91 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|William Sigei|KEN}} |align="center" |27:16.81 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Khalid Skah|MAR}} |align="center" |27:17.74 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Moses Tanui|KEN}} |align="center" |27:18.32 |
=[[Half Marathon]]=
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|TIME |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Moses Tanui|KEN}} |align="center" |1:00:15 |
=[[Marathon (sport)|Marathon]]=
:Main race this year: World Championships Marathon
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|TIME |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Dionicio Cerón|MEX}} |align="center" |2:08:51 |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Vincent Rousseau|BEL}} |align="center" |2:09:13 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Kim Wan-Ki|KOR}} |align="center" |2:09:25 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Gert Thys|RSA|1928}} |align="center" |2:09:31 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Cosmas Ndeti|KEN}} |align="center" |2:09:33 |
=[[Hurdling|110m Hurdles]]=
:Main race this year: World Championships 110m Hurdles
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|TIME |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Colin Jackson|GBR}} |align="center" |12.91 |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Tony Jarrett|GBR}} |align="center" |13.00 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Jack Pierce|USA}} |align="center" |13.06 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Mark McKoy|CAN}} |align="center" |13.08 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Tony Dees|USA}} |align="center" |13.12 |
=[[Hurdling|400m Hurdles]]=
:Main race this year: World Championships 400m Hurdles
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|TIME |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Kevin Young|USA}} |align="center" |47.18 |
| rowspan=2 align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Samuel Matete|ZAM}} |rowspan=2 align="center" |47.60 |
| {{flagathlete|Winthrop Graham|JAM}} |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Stéphane Diagana|FRA}} |align="center" |47.64 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Eric Keter|KEN}} |align="center" |48.24 |
=[[Steeplechase (athletics)|3,000m Steeplechase]]=
:Main race this year: World Championships 3,000m Steeplechase
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|TIME |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Moses Kiptanui|KEN}} |align="center" |8:06.36 |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Patrick Sang|KEN}} |align="center" |8:07.53 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Alessandro Lambruschini|ITA}} |align="center" |8:08.78 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Matthew Birir|KEN}} |align="center" |8:09.42 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Mark Croghan|USA}} |align="center" |8:09.76 |
=[[High Jump]]=
:Main competition this year: World Championships High Jump
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|HEIGHT |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Javier Sotomayor|CUB}} |align="center" |2.45 WR |
| rowspan=2 align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Hollis Conway|USA}} |rowspan=2 align="center" |2.38 |
| {{flagathlete|Dragutin Topić|FR Yugoslavia}} |
| rowspan=3 align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Troy Kemp|BAH}} |rowspan=3 align="center" |2.37 |
| {{flagathlete|Artur Partyka|POL}} |
| {{flagathlete|Steve Smith|GBR}} |
=[[Long Jump]]=
:Main competition this year: World Championships Long Jump
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|DISTANCE |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Mike Powell|USA}} |align="center" |8.70 |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Erick Walder|USA}} |align="center" |8.53 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Iván Pedroso|CUB}} |align="center" |8.49 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Craig Hepburn|BAH}} |align="center" |8.41 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Dion Bentley|USA}} |align="center" |8.39 |
=[[Triple Jump]]=
:Main competition this year: World Championships Triple Jump
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|DISTANCE |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Mike Conley|USA}} |align="center" |17.86 |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Yoelbi Quesada|CUB}} |align="center" |17.68 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Leonid Voloshin|RUS}} |align="center" |17.65 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Vasiliy Sokov|RUS}} |align="center" |17.59 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Denis Kapustin|RUS}} |align="center" |17.54 |
=[[Discus throw|Discus]]=
:Main competition this year: World Championships Discus Throw
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|DISTANCE |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Lars Riedel|GER}} |align="center" |68.42 |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Mike Buncic|USA}} |align="center" |67.12 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Erik de Bruin|NED}} |align="center" |67.06 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Costel Grasu|ROM}} |align="center" |66.90 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Dmitriy Shevchenko|RUS}} |align="center" |66.90 |
=[[Shot put|Shot Put]]=
:Main competition this year: World Championships Shot Put
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|DISTANCE |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Werner Günthör|SUI}} |align="center" |21.98 |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Randy Barnes|USA}} |align="center" |21.80 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Kevin Toth|USA}} |align="center" |21.29 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Dragan Perić|FR Yugoslavia}} |align="center" |21.26 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Mike Stulce|USA}} |align="center" |21.21 |
=[[Hammer throw|Hammer]]=
:Main competition this year: World Championships Hammer Throw
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|DISTANCE |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Andrey Abduvaliyev|UZB}} |align="center" |82.78 |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Sergey Kirmasov|RUS}} |align="center" |82.54 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Igor Astapkovich|BLR|1991}} |align="center" |82.28 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Sergey Litvinov|RUS}} |align="center" |82.16 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Aleksandr Seleznyov|RUS}} |align="center" |81.70 |
=[[Javelin throw|Javelin (new design)]]=
:Main competition this year: World Championships Javelin Throw
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|DISTANCE |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Jan Železný|CZE}} |align="center" |95.66 |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Raymond Hecht|GER}} |align="center" |88.90 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Patrik Bodén|SWE}} |align="center" |88.26 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Mick Hill|GBR}} |align="center" |86.94 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Vladimir Sasimovich|BLR|1991}} |align="center" |86.48 |
=[[Pole Vault]]=
:Main competition this year: World Championships Pole Vault
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|HEIGHT |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Sergey Bubka|UKR}} |align="center" |6.05 |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Rodion Gataullin|RUS}} |align="center" |6.00 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Jean Galfione|FRA}} |align="center" |5.93 |
| rowspan=3 align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Maksim Tarasov|RUS}} |rowspan=3 align="center" |5.90 |
| {{flagathlete|Denis Petushinskiy|RUS}} |
| {{flagathlete|Grigoriy Yegorov|KAZ}} |
=[[Decathlon]]=
:Main competition this year: World Championships Decathlon
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|POINTS |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Dan O'Brien|USA}} |align="center" |8817 |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Eduard Hämäläinen|BLR|1991}} |align="center" |8724 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Paul Meier|GER}} |align="center" |8548 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Christian Schenk|GER}} |align="center" |8500 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Alain Blondel|FRA}} |align="center" |8444 |
Women's Best Year Performers
=[[60 meters]]=
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|TIME |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Irina Privalova|RUS}} |align="center" |6.92 |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Gail Devers|USA}} |align="center" |6.95 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Merlene Ottey|JAM}} |align="center" |7.01 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Natalya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova|RUS}} |align="center" |7.06 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Zhanna Block|UKR}} |align="center" |7.07 |
=[[100 metres]]=
:Main race this year: World Championships 100 metres
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|TIME |
| rowspan=2 align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Merlene Ottey|JAM}} |rowspan=2 align="center" |10.82 |
| {{flagathlete|Gail Devers|USA}} |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Gwen Torrence|USA}} |align="center" |10.86 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Irina Privalova|RUS}} |align="center" |10.94 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Mary Onyali|NGR}} |align="center" |10.97 |
=[[200 metres]]=
:Main race this year: World Championships 200 metres
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|TIME |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Merlene Ottey|JAM}} |align="center" |21.77 |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Irina Privalova|RUS}} |align="center" |21.88 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Gwen Torrence|USA}} |align="center" |21.92 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Marie-José Pérec|FRA}} |align="center" |21.99 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Galina Malchugina|RUS}} |align="center" |22.22 |
=[[400 metres]]=
:Main race this year: World Championships 400 metres
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|TIME |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Ma Yuqin|CHN}} |align="center" |49.81 |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Jearl Miles|USA}} |align="center" |49.82 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Gwen Torrence|USA}} |align="center" |49.83 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Irina Privalova|RUS}} |align="center" |49.89 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Juliet Campbell|JAM}} |align="center" |50.11 |
=[[800 metres]]=
:Main race this year: World Championships 800 metres
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|TIME |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Maria de Lurdes Mutola|MOZ}} |align="center" |1:55.43 |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Liu Dong|CHN}} |align="center" |1:55.54 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Qu Yunxia|CHN}} |align="center" |1:56.24 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Ella Kovacs|ROM}} |align="center" |1:56.58 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Argentina Paulino|MOZ}} |align="center" |1:56.62 |
=[[1500 metres|1,500 metres]]=
:Main race this year: World Championships 1,500 metres
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|TIME |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Qu Yunxia|CHN}} |align="center" |3:50.46 |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Wang Junxia|CHN}} |align="center" |3:51.92 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Zhang Linli|CHN}} |align="center" |3:57.46 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Wang Renmei (runner)|CHN}} |align="center" |3:58.64 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Liu Li|CHN}} |align="center" |3:59.34 |
=[[Mile run world record progression|Mile]]=
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|TIME |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Violeta Szekely|ROM}} |align="center" |4:21.69 |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Lyudmila Rogachova|RUS}} |align="center" |4:22.33 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Lyubov Kremlyova|RUS}} |align="center" |4:22.46 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Sonia O'Sullivan|IRL}} |align="center" |4:22.94 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Anna Brzezińska|POL}} |align="center" |4:23.08 |
=[[3000 metres|3,000 metres]]=
:Main race this year: World Championships 3,000 metres
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|TIME |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Wang Junxia|CHN}} |align="center" |8:06.11 WR |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Qu Yunxia|CHN}} |align="center" |8:12.18 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Zhang Linli|CHN}} |align="center" |8:16.50 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Ma Liyan|CHN}} |align="center" |8:19.78 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Zhang Lirong|CHN}} |align="center" |8:21.84 |
=[[5000 metres|5,000 metres]]=
| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;"
!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|TIME |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Sonia O'Sullivan|IRL}} |align="center" |14:45.92 |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Elana Meyer|RSA|1928}} |align="center" |14:46.41 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Annette Peters|USA}} |align="center" |14:56.07 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Maria Albertina Dias|POR}} |align="center" |15:05.12 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Zhong Huandi|CHN}} |align="center" |15:05.69+ |
=[[10000 metres|10,000 metres]]=
:Main race this year: World Championships 10,000 metres
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|TIME |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Wang Junxia|CHN}} |align="center" |29:31.78 WR |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Zhong Huandi|CHN}} |align="center" |30:13.37 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Zhang Lirong|CHN}} |align="center" |31:09.25 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Ma Liyan|CHN}} |align="center" |31:10.46 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Sally Barsosio|KEN}} |align="center" |31:15.38 |
=[[Half Marathon]]=
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|TIME |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Valentina Yegorova|RUS}} |align="center" |1:09:35 |
=[[Marathon (sport)|Marathon]]=
:Main race this year: World Championships Marathon
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|TIME |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Wang Junxia|CHN}} |align="center" |2:24:07 |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Qu Yunxia|CHN}} |align="center" |2:24:32 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Zhang Linli|CHN}} |align="center" |2:24:42 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Zhang Lirong|CHN}} |align="center" |2:24:52 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Olga Markova|RUS}} |align="center" |2:25:27 |
=[[Hurdling|60 m hurdles]]=
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|TIME |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Ludmila Narozhilenko|RUS}} |align="center" |7.70 |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Julie Baumann|SUI}} |align="center" |7.86 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Eva Sokolova|RUS}} |align="center" |7.92 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|LaVonna Martin-Floreal|USA}} |align="center" |7.99 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Patricia Girard|FRA}} |align="center" |8.01 |
=[[Hurdling|100m Hurdles]]=
:Main race this year: World Championships 100m Hurdles
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|TIME |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Gail Devers|USA}} |align="center" |12.46 |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Marina Azyabina|RUS}} |align="center" |12.47 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Zhang Yu|CHN}} |align="center" |12.64 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Lynda Goode|USA}} |align="center" |12.67 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Svetla Dimitrova|BUL}} |align="center" |12.71 |
=[[Hurdling|400m Hurdles]]=
:Main race this year: World Championships 400m Hurdles
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|TIME |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Sally Gunnell|GBR}} |align="center" |52.74 |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Sandra Farmer-Patrick|USA}} |align="center" |52.79 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Margarita Ponomaryova|RUS}} |align="center" |53.48 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Kim Batten|USA}} |align="center" |53.84 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Han Qing|CHN}} |align="center" |53.96 |
=[[High jump|High Jump]]=
:Main competition this year: World Championships High Jump
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|HEIGHT |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Stefka Kostadinova|BUL}} |align="center" |2.05 m |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Heike Henkel|GER}} |align="center" |2.01 m |
| rowspan=3 align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Tatyana Shevchik|BLR|1991}} |rowspan=3 align="center" |2.00 m |
| {{flagathlete|Alina Astafei|ROM}} |
| {{flagathlete|Ioamnet Quintero|CUB}} |
=[[Long jump|Long Jump]]=
:Main competition this year: World Championships Long Jump
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|DISTANCE |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Heike Drechsler|GER}} |align="center" |7.21 m |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Jackie Joyner-Kersee|USA}} |align="center" |7.08 m |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Lyudmila Ninova|AUT}} |align="center" |7.06 m |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Irina Mushailova|RUS}} |align="center" |7.02 m |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Yao Weili|CHN}} |align="center" |7.01 m |
=[[Triple jump|Triple Jump]]=
:Main competition this year: World Championships Triple Jump
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|DISTANCE |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Anna Biryukova|RUS}} |align="center" |15.09 m |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Iolanda Chen|RUS}} |align="center" |14.97 m |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Irina Mushailova|RUS}} |align="center" |14.79 m |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Inna Lasovskaya|RUS}} |align="center" |14.70 m |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Niurka Montalvo|CUB}} |align="center" |14.51 m |
=[[Discus throw|Discus]]=
:Main competition this year: World Championships Discus Throw
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|DISTANCE |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Larisa Korotkevich|RUS}} |align="center" |68.14 |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Olga Burova|RUS}} |align="center" |67.40 m |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Ellina Zvereva|BLR|1991}} |align="center" |66.32 m |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Cao Qi|CHN}} |align="center" |66.08 m |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Daniela Costian|AUS}} |align="center" |66.02 m |
=[[Shot put|Shot Put]]=
:Main competition this year: World Championships Shot Put
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|DISTANCE |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Svetlana Krivelyova|RUS}} |align="center" |20.84 m |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Huang Zhihong|CHN}} |align="center" |20.57 m |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Anna Romanova|RUS}} |align="center" |20.24 m |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Wang Yawen|CHN}} |align="center" |19.89 m |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Zhang Zhiying|CHN}} |align="center" |19.77 m |
=[[Hammer throw|Hammer]]=
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|DISTANCE |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Olga Kuzenkova|RUS}} |align="center" |64.64 |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Svetlana Sudak|BLR|1991}} |align="center" |63.70 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Mihaela Melinte|ROM}} |align="center" |62.52 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Aya Suzuki|JPN}} |align="center" |60.90 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Natalya Vasilenko|UKR}} |align="center" |59.80 |
=[[Javelin throw|Javelin (old design)]]=
:Main competition this year: World Championships Javelin Throw
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|DISTANCE |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Trine Hattestad|NOR}} |align="center" |72.12 m |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Natalya Shikolenko|BLR|1991}} |align="center" |68.96 m |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Karen Forkel|GER}} |align="center" |67.94 m |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Teresė Nekrošaitė|LTU}} |align="center" |66.34 m |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Silke Renk|GER}} |align="center" |65.80 m |
=[[Heptathlon]]=
:Main competition this year: World Championships Heptathlon
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!RANK !align="center" style="width: 25em"|1993 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS !align="center" style="width: 5em"|POINTS |
| align="center"|1.
|{{flagathlete|Jackie Joyner-Kersee|USA}} |align="center" |6837 |
| align="center"|2.
|{{flagathlete|Sabine Braun|GER}} |align="center" |6797 |
| align="center"|3.
|{{flagathlete|Ma Miaolan|CHN}} |align="center" |6750 |
| align="center"|4.
|{{flagathlete|Tatyana Blokhina|RUS}} |align="center" |6703 |
| align="center"|5.
|{{flagathlete|Svetlana Buraga|BLR|1991}} |align="center" |6635 |
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)
References
- [http://www.apulanta.fi/matti/yu/yl/ Year Lists]
- [http://digilander.libero.it/vdany/Stagionali/WRL/1993/Index.htm 1993 Year Rankings]
- [https://arrs.run/MaraRank/ATM_Mara1993.htm Association of Road Racing Statisticians]
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