2001 World Championships in Athletics
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The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between August 3 and 12, 2001 and was the first time the event had visited North America.
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Men's Results
Track
1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 100 m details |
 Maurice Greene (USA) |
9.82 (WL) |
Bernard Williams (USA) |
9.94 (PB) |
 Ato Boldon (TRI) |
9.98 |
| 200 m details |
 Konstantinos Kenteris (GRE) |
20.04 |  Christopher Williams (JAM) |
20.20 |  Kim Collins (SKN) |
20.20 (NR St.Kitts) |
| Shawn Crawford (USA) |
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| 400 m details |
 Avard Moncur (BAH) |
44.64 |  Ingo Schultz (GER) |
44.87 | Greg Haughton (JAM) |
44.98 |
| 800 m details |
 André Bucher (SUI) |
1:43.70 |  Wilfred Bungei (KEN) |
1:44.55 |  Pawel Czapiewski (POL) |
1:44.63 (PB) |
| 1,500 m details |
 Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) |
3:30.68 | Bernard Lagat (KEN) |
3:31.10 |  Driss Maazouzi (FRA) |
3:31.54 (SB) |
| 5,000 m details |
Richard Limo (KEN) |
13:00.77 |  Million Wolde (ETH) |
13:03.47 | John Kibowen (KEN) |
13:05.20 |
| 10,000 m details |
Charles Kamathi (KEN) |
27:53.25 | Assefa Mezegebu (ETH) |
27:53.97 | Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) |
27:54.41 |
| Marathon details |
Gezahegne Abera (ETH) |
2:12:42 (SB) |
Simon Biwott (KEN) |
2:12:43 |  Stefano Baldini (ITA) |
2:13:18 |
| 110 m hurdles details |
Allen Johnson (USA) |
13.04 (WL) |
 Anier García (CUB) |
13.07 (SB) |
 Dudley Dorival (HAI) |
13.25 (NR) |
| 400 m hurdles details |
 Felix Sanchez (DOM) |
47.49 (WL) |
Fabrizio Mori (ITA) |
47.54 (NR) |
 Dai Tamesue (JPN) |
47.89 (NR) |
| 3,000 m st. details |
Reuben Kosgei (KEN) |
8:15.16 | Ali Ezzine (MAR) |
8:16.21 | Bernard Barmasai (KEN) |
8:16.59 |
| 20 km walk details |
 Roman Rasskazov (RUS) |
1:20:31 | Ilya Markov (RUS) |
1:20:33 | Viktor Burayev (RUS) |
1:20:36 |
| 50 km walk details |
Robert Korzeniowski (POL) |
3:42.08 (WL) |
 Jesús Ángel García (ESP) |
3:43:07 (SB) |
 Edgar Hernández (MEX) |
3:46:12 (PB) |
| 4x100 m relay details |
 South AfricaMorne Nagel Corne Du Plessis Lee-Roy Newton Matthew Quinn |
38.47 (NR) |
Trinidad and Tobago Marc Burns Ato Boldon Jaycey Harper Darrel Brown |
38.58 (NR) |
 AustraliaMatthew Shirvington Paul Di Bella Steve Brimacombe Adam Basil |
38.83 (SB) |
| 4x400 m relay details |
United States Leonard Byrd Antonio Pettigrew Derrick Brew Angelo Taylor |
2:57.54 (WL) |
Bahamas Avard Moncur Chris Brown Troy Mcintosh Tim Munnings |
2:58.19 (NR) |
Jamaica Brandon Simpson Christopher Williams Greg Haughton Danny McFarlane |
2:58.39 (SB) |
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AR Area record | CR championship record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB/PR personal best/record | SB seasonal best | WL world leading (in a given season) | WR world record |
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Ali Saidi-Sief of Algeria originally finished second in the 5000 m, but he was disqualified after he tested positive for nandrolone.
Tim Montgomery (USA) came second in the men's 100 meters with a time of 9.85, and was part of the 4x100m USA team that finished first in 37.96 (Mickey Grimes, Bernard Williams, Dennis Mitchell, Tim Montgomery), but he was disqualified as a result of the BALCO drug scandal.
Field
1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| High jump details |
Martin Buß (GER) |
2.36 (WL) |
Yaroslav Rybakov (RUS) |
2.33 (PB Rybakov) (SB Voronin) |
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| Vyacheslav Voronin (RUS) |
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| Pole vault details |
Dmitri Markov (AUS) |
6.05 (CR) |
 Aleksandr Averbukh (ISR) |
5.85 | Nick Hysong (USA) |
5.85 (SB) |
| Long jump details |
Iván Pedroso (CUB) |
8.40 | Savanté Stringfellow (USA) |
8.24 |  Carlos Calado (POR) |
8.21 (SB) |
| Triple jump details |
 Jonathan Edwards (GBR) |
17.92 (WL) |
 Christian Olsson (SWE) |
17.47 | Igor Spasovkhodskiy (RUS) |
17.44 (PB) |
| Shot put details |
John Godina (USA) |
21.87 | Adam Nelson (USA) |
21.24 |  Arsi Harju (FIN) |
20.93 (SB) |
| Discus throw details |
Lars Riedel (GER) |
69.72 (CR) |
 Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) |
69.40 | Michael Möllenbeck (GER) |
67.61 (PB) |
| Hammer throw details |
Szymon Ziółkowski (POL) |
83.38 (CR) |
Koji Murofushi (JPN) |
82.92 | Ilya Konovalov (RUS) |
80.27 (SB) |
| Javelin throw details |
 Jan Železný (CZE) |
92.80 (CR) |
Aki Parviainen (FIN) |
91.31 | Konstadinos Gatsioudis (GRE) |
89.95 |
| Decathlon details |
Tomáš Dvořák (CZE) |
8902 (CR) |
 Erki Nool (EST) |
8815 (NR) |
Dean Macey (GBR) |
8603 (PB) |
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AR Area record | CR championship record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB/PR personal best/record | SB seasonal best | WL world leading (in a given season) | WR world record |
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Women's Results
Track
1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 100 m details |
 Zhanna Pintusevich (UKR) |
10.82 (WL) |
Ekaterini Thanou (GRE) |
10.91 (SB) |
Chandra Sturrup (BAH) |
11.02 |
| 200 m details |
Debbie Ferguson (BAH) |
22.52 | LaTasha Jenkins (USA) |
22.85 |  Cydonie Mothersill (CAY) |
22.88 |
| 400 m details |
 Amy Mbacke Thiam (SEN) |
49.86 (NR) |
Lorraine Fenton (JAM) |
49.88 (SB) |
Ana Guevara (MEX) |
49.97 SB |
| 800 m details |
 Maria Mutola (MOZ) |
1:57.17 |  Stephanie Graf (AUT) |
1:57.20 (SB) |
 Letitia Vriesde (SUR) |
1:57.35 (SB) |
| 1,500 m details |
 Gabriela Szabo (ROU) |
4:00.57 (SB) |
Violeta Szekely (ROU) |
4:01.70 | Natalya Gorelova (RUS) |
4:02.40 |
| 5,000 m details |
Olga Yegorova (RUS) |
15:03.39 | Marta Dominguez (ESP) |
15:06.59 | Ayelech Worku (ETH) |
15:10.17 |
| 10,000 m details |
Derartu Tulu (ETH) |
31:48.81 | Berhane Adere (ETH) |
31:48.85 | Gete Wami (ETH) |
31:49.98 |
| Marathon details |
Lidia Simon (ROU) |
2:26:01 | Reiko Tosa (JPN) |
2:26:06 | Svetlana Zakharova (RUS) |
2:26:18 |
| 100 m hurdles details |
Anjanette Kirkland (USA) |
12.42 (WL) |
Gail Devers (USA) |
12.54 SB |
 Olga Shishigina (KAZ) |
12.58 (SB) |
| 400 m hurdles details |
Nezha Bidouane (MAR) |
53.34 (WL) |
Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS) |
54.27 | Daimi Pernia (CUB) |
54.51 |
| 20 km walk details |
Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) |
1:27:48 (CR) |
 Valentina Tsybulskaya (BLR) |
1:28:49 (PB) |
Elisabetta Perrone (ITA) |
1:28:56 |
| 4x100m relay details |
Melanie Paschke, Gaby Rockmeier, Birgit Rockmeier, Marion Wagner Germany |
42.32 (SB) |
Sylviane Félix, Frédérique Bangué, Muriel Hurtis, Odiah Sidibé France |
42.39 (SB) |
Juliet Campbell, Merlene Frazer, Beverly McDonald, Astia Walker Jamaica |
42.40 (SB) |
| 4x400m relay details |
Sandie Richards, Catherine Scott-Pomales, Debbie-Ann Parris, Lorraine Fenton Jamaica |
3.20.65 (WL) |
Florence Ekpo-Umoh, Shanta Ghosh, Claudia Marx, Grit Breuer Germany |
3.21.97 (SB) |
Irina Rosikhina, Yuliya Pechonkina, Anastasiya Kapachinskaya, Olesya Zykina Russia |
3.24.92 |
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AR Area record | CR championship record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB/PR personal best/record | SB seasonal best | WL world leading (in a given season) | WR world record |
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Kelli White finished third in the 200 m (22.56), and was part of the winning 4x100m relay team (Kelli White, Chryste Gaines, Inger Miller, Marion Jones; 41.71), but she was disqualified after she admitted to using steroids as a result of the BALCO doping scandal.
Marion Jones (USA) finished second in the 100m and first in the 200m, but she was disqualified following her admission to using steroids as a result of the BALCO doping scandal.
Field
1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| High jump details |
Hestrie Cloete (RSA) |
2.00 (SB) |
Inha Babakova (UKR) |
2.00 | Kajsa Bergqvist (SWE) |
1.97 |
| Pole vault details |
Stacy Dragila (USA) |
4.75 (CR) |
Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) |
4.75 (CR) |
Monika Pyrek (POL) |
4.55 |
| Long jump details |
Fiona May (ITA) |
7.02 | Tatyana Kotova (RUS) |
7.01 | Niurka Montalvo (ESP) |
6.88 |
| Triple jump details |
Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) |
15.25 (WL) |
 Françoise Mbango-Etone (CMR) |
14.60 |  Tereza Marinova (BUL) |
14.58 |
| Shot put details |
Yanina Karolchik (BLR) |
20.61 (NR) |
Nadine Kleinert (GER) |
19.86 (PB) |
Vita Pavlysh (UKR) |
19.41 |
| Discus throw details |
Ellina Zvereva (BLR) |
67.10 | Nicoleta Grasu (ROU) |
66.24 | Anastasia Kelesidou (GRE) |
65.50 (SB) |
| Hammer throw details |
Yipsi Moreno (CUB) |
70.65 (AR) |
Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) |
70.61 | Bronwyn Eagles (AUS) |
68.87 |
| Javelin throw details |
Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) |
69.53 (CR) |
Mirela Manjani (GRE) |
65.78 | Sonia Bisset (CUB) |
64.69 |
| Heptathlon details |
Yelena Prokhorova (RUS) |
6694 (SB) |
Natalya Sazanovich (BLR) |
6539 (SB) |
Shelia Burrell (USA) |
6472 (PB) |
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AR Area record | CR championship record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB/PR personal best/record | SB seasonal best | WL world leading (in a given season) | WR world record |
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Natalya Sadova of Russia originally won the gold medal in discus throw (68.57), but she was later disqualified after she tested positive for caffeine.
Medals Table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | United States |
6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 2. | Russia |
5 | 7 | 6 | 18 |
| 3. | Kenya |
3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 4. | Germany |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 5. | Cuba |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6. | Ethiopia |
2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 7= | Belarus |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 7= | Romania |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 9. | Bahamas |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10. | Morocco |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11. | Poland |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 12= | Czech Republic |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12= | South Africa |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14. | Jamaica |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 15. | Greece |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 16. | Italy |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 17. | Ukraine |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 18. | Australia |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 19. | Great Britain |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20= | Dominican Republic |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20= | Mozambique |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20= | Senegal |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20= | Switzerland |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24= | Japan |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 24= | Spain |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 26= | Finland |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 26= | France |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 26= | Sweden |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 26= | Trinidad and Tobago |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 30= | Austria |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30= | Cameroon |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30= | Estonia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30= | Israel |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30= | Lithuania |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 35. | Mexico |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36= | Bulgaria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36= | Cayman Islands |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36= | Haiti |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36= | Kazakhstan |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36= | Portugal |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36= | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36= | Suriname |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
External links
- 2001 IAAF World Championships in Athletics - Official website
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