It was his only 800 m title at an international championship.
He started the 2013 indoor season in good form, setting a personal best of 3:38.42 minutes to win his first national 1500 m title.
Ross returned to athletics and won his sixth national 100 m title in 2012 with a time of 10.23.
The pairing was an immediate success, winning two consecutive world 1000 m titles in 1998 and 1999.
In total she has won nine world 800 m titles, including both indoor and outdoor championships.
The outdoor Big 12 meet saw her win the 5000 m title and finish runner-up over 1500 meters.
She defended her title with a season's best time of 10.91 s and became the first woman to win three European 100 m titles.
She won back-to-back 400 m national titles in 2010 to 2011.
She became the only woman to win back-to-back 10,000 m titles.
Bob Hayes won the 100 m title in a time of 10.0 seconds, equaling the world record.