2001 World Championships in Athletics
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The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the
Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event had visited North America. The music for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies was composed by Canadian composers Jan Randall and Cassius Khan. The ceremonies also featured a thousand-strong voice choir, and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
.
Edmonton defeated bids from Paris, France (which hosted the next edition) and the San Francisco Bay Area in the United States to host the event.[1] Edmonton had previously hosted the 1978 Commonwealth Games and the 1983 Summer Universiade.
Men's results
Track
1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m |
United States |
9.82 (WL) |
United States |
9.942 (PB) |
Ato Boldon Trinidad and Tobago |
9.98 |
| 200 m |
Konstantinos Kenteris Greece |
20.04 | Christopher Williams Jamaica |
20.20 | Kim Collins Saint Kitts and Nevis |
20.30 (NR St.Kitts) |
United States
| ||||||
| 400 m |
Avard Moncur Bahamas |
44.64 | Germany |
44.87 | Greg Haughton Jamaica |
44.98 |
| 800 m |
André Bucher Switzerland |
1:43.70 | Kenya |
1:44.55 | Paweł Czapiewski Poland |
1:44.63 (PB) |
| 1500 m |
Hicham El Guerrouj Morocco |
3:30.68 | Kenya |
3:31.10 | Driss Maazouzi France |
3:31.54 (SB) |
| 5000 m |
Kenya |
13:00.77 | Million Wolde Ethiopia |
13:03.471 | Kenya |
13:05.20 |
| 10,000 m |
Kenya |
27:53.25 | Assefa Mezgebu Ethiopia |
27:53.97 | Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia |
27:54.41 |
| Marathon |
Gezahegne Abera Ethiopia |
2:12:42 (SB) |
Kenya |
2:12:43 | Stefano Baldini Italy |
2:13:18 |
| 110 m hurdles |
United States |
13.04 (WL) |
Anier García Cuba |
13.07 (SB) |
Dudley Dorival Haiti |
13.25 (NR) |
| 400 m hurdles |
Félix Sánchez Dominican Republic |
47.49 (WL) |
Fabrizio Mori Italy |
47.54 (NR) |
Dai Tamesue Japan |
47.89 (NR) |
| 3,000 m st. |
Kenya |
8:15.16 | Ali Ezzine Morocco |
8:16.21 | Kenya |
8:16.59 |
| 20 km walk |
Russia |
1:20:31 | Russia |
1:20:33 | Russia |
1:20:36 |
| 50 km walk |
Robert Korzeniowski Poland |
3:42.08 (WL) |
Jesús Ángel García Spain |
3:43:07 (SB) |
Edgar Hernández Mexico |
3:46:12 (PB) |
| 4 × 100 m relay |
 Mathew Quinn |
38.47 (NR) |
Jaycey Harper Darrel Brown |
38.58 (NR) |
 |
38.83 (SB) |
| 4 × 400 m relay |
Tim Munnings *Carl Oliver |
2:58.194 (NR) |
Michael Blackwood* *Mario Watts |
2:58.39 (SB) |
Poland Rafał Wieruszewski Piotr Haczek Piotr Długosielski Piotr Rysiukiewicz Jacek Bocian* |
2:59.71 (SB) |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
| ||||||
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.
1 Ali Saïdi-Sief of Algeria originally finished second in the 5000 m in 13:02.16, but he was disqualified after he tested positive for nandrolone.
2
BALCO
scandal.3 The USA originally finished first in 37.96 (
BALCO
scandal. 4 The United States (Leonard Byrd, Antonio Pettigrew, Derrick Brew, Angelo Taylor) originally finished first in 2:57.54, but were disqualified in 2008 after Antonio Pettigrew admitted to using HGH and EPO between 1997 and 2003.
Field
1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump |
Germany |
2.36 (WL) |
Russia |
2.33 (PB Rybakov) (SB Voronin) | ||
Russia
| ||||||
| Pole vault |
Dmitri Markov Australia |
6.05 (CR) |
Aleksandr Averbukh Israel |
5.85 | United States |
5.85 (SB) |
| Long jump |
Iván Pedroso Cuba |
8.40 | United States |
8.24 | Carlos Calado Portugal |
8.21 (SB) |
| Triple jump |
Jonathan Edwards Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
17.92 (WL) |
Christian Olsson Sweden |
17.47 | Russia |
17.44 (PB) |
| Shot put |
United States |
21.87 | United States |
21.24 | Arsi Harju Finland |
20.93 (SB) |
| Discus throw |
Germany |
69.72 (CR) |
Virgilijus Alekna Lithuania |
69.40 | Germany |
67.61 (PB) |
| Hammer throw |
Szymon Ziółkowski Poland |
83.38 (CR) |
Koji Murofushi Japan |
82.92 | Russia |
80.27 (SB) |
| Javelin throw |
Jan Železný Czech Republic |
92.80 (CR) |
Aki Parviainen Finland |
91.31 | Konstadinos Gatsioudis Greece |
89.95 |
| Decathlon |
Tomáš Dvořák Czech Republic |
8902 (CR) |
Erki Nool Estonia |
8815 (NR) |
Dean Macey Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
8603 (PB) |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
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Women's results
Track
1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m |
Zhanna Pintusevich Ukraine |
10.82 (WL) |
Ekaterini Thanou Greece |
10.912 (SB) |
Chandra Sturrup Bahamas |
11.02 |
| 200 m |
22.521 | United States |
22.85 | Cydonie Mothersille Cayman Islands |
22.882 | |
| 400 m |
Amy Mbacké Thiam Senegal |
49.86 (NR) |
Lorraine Fenton Jamaica |
49.88 (SB) |
Ana Guevara Mexico |
49.97 SB |
| 800 m |
Maria Mutola Mozambique |
1:57.17 | Stephanie Graf Austria |
1:57.20 (SB) |
Letitia Vriesde Suriname |
1:57.35 (SB) |
| 1,500 m |
Gabriela Szabo Romania |
4:00.57 (SB) |
Violeta Szekely Romania |
4:01.70 | Russia |
4:02.40 |
| 5,000 m |
Russia |
15:03.39 | Marta Domínguez Spain |
15:06.59 | Ayelech Worku Ethiopia |
15:10.17 |
| 10,000 m |
Derartu Tulu Ethiopia |
31:48.81 | Berhane Adere Ethiopia |
31:48.85 | Gete Wami Ethiopia |
31:49.98 |
| Marathon |
Lidia Șimon Romania |
2:26:01 | Reiko Tosa Japan |
2:26:06 | Russia |
2:26:18 |
| 100 m hurdles |
United States |
12.42 (WL) |
United States |
12.54 SB |
Olga Shishigina Kazakhstan |
12.58 (SB) |
| 400 m hurdles |
Nezha Bidouane Morocco |
53.34 (WL) |
Russia |
54.27 | Daimí Pernía Cuba |
54.51 |
| 20 km walk |
Russia |
1:27:48 (CR) |
Valentina Tsybulskaya Belarus |
1:28:49 (PB) |
Elisabetta Perrone Italy |
1:28:56 |
| 4 × 100 m relay |
 GermanyMelanie Paschke Gabi Rockmeier Birgit Rockmeier Marion Wagner |
42.323 (SB) |
Muriel Hurtis Odiah Sidibé |
42.39 (SB) |
* |
42.40 (SB) |
| 4 × 400 m relay |
* |
3:20.65 (WL) |
Germany Florence Ekpo-Umoh Shanta Ghosh Claudia Marx Grit Breuer |
3:21.97 (SB) |
 RussiaIrina Rosikhina Yuliya Pechonkina Anastasiya Kapachinskaya Olesya Zykina Natalya Shevtsova* |
3:24.92 |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
| ||||||
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.
1
BALCO
doping scandal.
2
BALCO
doping scandal.
3 The USA team of
BALCO
doping scandal.
Field
1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump |
Hestrie Cloete South Africa |
2.00 (SB) |
Inha Babakova Ukraine |
2.00 | Kajsa Bergqvist Sweden |
1.97 |
| Pole vault |
United States |
4.75 (CR) |
Russia |
4.75 (CR) |
Monika Pyrek Poland |
4.55 |
| Long jump |
Fiona May Italy |
7.02 | Russia |
7.01 | Niurka Montalvo Spain |
6.88 |
| Triple jump |
Russia |
15.25 (WL) |
14.60 | Tereza Marinova Bulgaria |
14.58 | |
| Shot put |
Yanina Karolchik Belarus |
20.61 (NR) |
Germany |
19.86 (PB) |
Vita Pavlysh Ukraine |
19.41 |
| Discus throw |
Ellina Zvereva Belarus |
67.101 | Nicoleta Grasu Romania |
66.24 | Anastasia Kelesidou Greece |
65.50 (SB) |
| Hammer throw |
Yipsi Moreno Cuba |
70.65 (AR) |
Russia |
70.61 | Bronwyn Eagles Australia |
68.87 |
| Javelin throw |
Osleidys Menéndez Cuba |
69.53 (CR) |
Mirela Maniani Greece |
65.78 | Sonia Bisset Cuba |
64.69 |
| Heptathlon |
Russia |
6694 (SB) |
Natallia Sazanovich Belarus |
6539 (SB) |
United States |
6472 (PB) |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
| ||||||
1Natalya Sadova of Russia originally won the gold medal in discus throw (68.57), but she was later disqualified after she tested positive for caffeine.
Medal table
Note that the host, Canada, did not win any medals at these championships. This fate Canada shares only with Sweden (1995).
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahamas | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  Ethiopia | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 |  Belarus | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Romania | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 10 | Morocco | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Poland | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | Czech Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| South Africa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 14 | Jamaica | 1 | 3 | 2 | 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 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Senegal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 | Japan | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Spain | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 26 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 30 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Cameroon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Estonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Israel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 35 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Cayman Islands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Haiti | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Portugal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Suriname | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (42 entries) | 46 | 47 | 46 | 139 | |
Source: [1]
See also
- 2001 in athletics (track and field)
References
- IAAF. 19 November 1998. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- 2001 IAAF World Championships in Athletics – Official website