1999 IAAF Grand Prix


The 1999 IAAF Grand Prix was the fifteenth edition of the annual global series of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations. The series was divided into four levels: 1999 IAAF Golden League, Grand Prix I and Grand Prix II, and IAAF Permit Meetings. There were seven IAAF Golden League meetings, Grand Prix I featured 10 meetings from 25 April to 8 August and Grand Prix II featured 11 meetings from 25 February to 5 September, making a combined total of 28 meetings for the series. Athletes could also score additional points at IAAF Permit Meetings.
Compared to the previous season, the Johannesburg meet was replaced by Roodepoort, and the Tsiklitiria meet in Greece and Weltklasse in Köln in Germany were included for the first time. The Qatar International Athletic Meet was promoted to Grand Prix I status and the Paris Meeting Gaz de France was promoted to IAAF Golden League status. The British Grand Prix meet moved from Sheffield to London.
Performances on designated events on the circuit earned athletes points which qualified them for entry to the 1999 IAAF Grand Prix Final, held on 11 September in Munich, Germany. Steeplechaser Bernard Barmasai was the points leader for the series, taking 111 points from eight meetings. The highest scoring female athletes were distance runners Gabriela Szabo and Maria Mutola, both of whom scored 108 points. Greek men's javelin thrower Konstadinos Gatsioudis had the second highest individual score with 109.

Meetings

#DateMeeting nameCityCountryLevel
125 FebruaryMelbourne Track ClassicMelbourneAustraliaIAAF Grand Prix II
219 MarchEngen Grand Prix Summer SeriesRoodepoortSouth AfricaIAAF Grand Prix II
325 AprilGrand Prix Brasil de AtletismoRio de JaneiroBrazilIAAF Grand Prix I
48 MayJapan Grand PrixOsakaJapanIAAF Grand Prix I
513 MayQatar International Athletic MeetDohaQatarIAAF Grand Prix I
622 MayUS Open MeetSt. LouisUnited StatesIAAF Grand Prix I
728 MayGran Premio DiputacionSevilleSpainIAAF Grand Prix II
830 MayPrefontaine ClassicEugeneUnited StatesIAAF Grand Prix I
930 MayAdriaan Paulen MemorialHengeloNetherlandsIAAF Grand Prix II
108 JuneCena Slovenska - Slovak GoldBratislavaSlovakiaIAAF Grand Prix II
1110 JuneEricsson GPHelsinkiFinlandIAAF Grand Prix II
1216 JuneTsiklitiriaAthensGreeceIAAF Grand Prix II
1330 JuneBislett GamesOsloNorway1999 IAAF Golden League
1427 JuneBritish IAAF Grand Prix IIGatesheadUnited KingdomIAAF Grand Prix II
152 JulyAthletissimaLausanneSwitzerlandIAAF Grand Prix I
163 JulyMeeting Gaz de France Saint-DenisSaint-DenisFranceIAAF Grand Prix II
177 JulyGolden GalaRomeItaly1999 IAAF Golden League
1817 JulyNikaiaNiceFranceIAAF Grand Prix I
1921 JulyMeeting de ParisParisFrance1999 IAAF Golden League
2026 JulyZipfer Gugl Grand PrixLinzAustriaIAAF Grand Prix II
2130 JulyDN GalanStockholmSwedenIAAF Grand Prix I
224 AugustHerculisMonte CarloMonaco1999 IAAF Golden League
237 AugustBritish Grand PrixLondonUnited KingdomIAAF Grand Prix I
248 AugustWeltklasse in KölnCologneGermanyIAAF Grand Prix I
2511 AugustWeltklasse ZürichZürichSwitzerland1999 IAAF Golden League
263 SeptemberMemorial Van DammeBrusselsBelgium1999 IAAF Golden League
275 SeptemberRieti MeetingRietiItalyIAAF Grand Prix II
287 SeptemberISTAF BerlinBerlinGermany1999 IAAF Golden League
F11 September1999 IAAF Grand Prix FinalMunichGermanyIAAF Grand Prix Final

Points standings

Overall men

Overall women