1999 in the sport of athletics

This page shows the main events during the 1999 year in the sport of athletics throughout the world.

International Events

 * All-Africa Games
 * Balkan Games
 * Central American and Caribbean Championships
 * Pan American Games
 * Pan Arab Games
 * South American Championships
 * World Championships
 * World Cross Country Championships
 * World Indoor Championships
 * World Student Games

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)