The 1999 IAAF Grand Prix was the fifteenth edition of the annual global series of one-day

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competitions organized by the

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(IAAF). 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

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, and the Tsiklitiria meet in Greece and

Weltklasse in Köln The Weltklasse in Köln was an annual one-day outdoor track and field meeting at the Müngersdorfer Stadion in Cologne, Germany. First held in 1934, it was organised by ASV Köln until 1999, when the meeting folded after its fiftieth edition du ...

in Germany were included for the first time. The Qatar International Athletic Meet was promoted to Grand Prix I status and the Paris

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was promoted to

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status. The

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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

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, Germany.IAAF Grand Prix Final
IAAF. Retrieved 2019-08-31. Steeplechaser

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was the points leader for the series, taking 111 points from eight meetings (a new record for the series). The highest scoring female athletes were distance runners

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and

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, both of whom scored 108 points. Greek men's javelin thrower

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had the second highest individual score with 109.

Meetings

Points standings

Overall men

Overall women

References

;Points standings
1999 GRAND PRIX STANDINGS - Overall Men
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