2001 World Championships in Athletics
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The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the
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 | |||
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100 m |
United States |
9.82 (WL) |
United States |
9.942 (PB) |
Ato Boldon![]() |
9.98 |
200 m |
Konstantinos Kenteris![]() |
20.04 | Christopher Williams![]() |
20.20 | Kim Collins![]() |
20.30 (NR St.Kitts) |
United States
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400 m |
Avard Moncur![]() |
44.64 | Germany |
44.87 | Greg Haughton![]() |
44.98 |
800 m |
André Bucher![]() |
1:43.70 | Kenya |
1:44.55 | Paweł Czapiewski![]() |
1:44.63 (PB) |
1500 m |
Hicham El Guerrouj![]() |
3:30.68 | Kenya |
3:31.10 | Driss Maazouzi![]() |
3:31.54 (SB) |
5000 m |
Kenya |
13:00.77 | Million Wolde![]() |
13:03.471 | Kenya |
13:05.20 |
10,000 m |
Kenya |
27:53.25 | Assefa Mezgebu![]() |
27:53.97 | Haile Gebrselassie![]() |
27:54.41 |
Marathon |
Gezahegne Abera![]() |
2:12:42 (SB) |
Kenya |
2:12:43 | Stefano Baldini![]() |
2:13:18 |
110 m hurdles |
United States |
13.04 (WL) |
Anier García![]() |
13.07 (SB) |
Dudley Dorival![]() |
13.25 (NR) |
400 m hurdles |
Félix Sánchez![]() |
47.49 (WL) |
Fabrizio Mori![]() |
47.54 (NR) |
Dai Tamesue![]() |
47.89 (NR) |
3,000 m st. |
Kenya |
8:15.16 | Ali Ezzine![]() |
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![]() |
3:42.08 (WL) |
Jesús Ángel García![]() |
3:43:07 (SB) |
Edgar Hernández![]() |
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) |
![]() 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)
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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
3 The USA originally finished first in 37.96 (
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
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Pole vault |
Dmitri Markov![]() |
6.05 (CR) |
Aleksandr Averbukh![]() |
5.85 | United States |
5.85 (SB) |
Long jump |
Iván Pedroso![]() |
8.40 | United States |
8.24 | Carlos Calado![]() |
8.21 (SB) |
Triple jump |
Jonathan Edwards![]() |
17.92 (WL) |
Christian Olsson![]() |
17.47 | Russia |
17.44 (PB) |
Shot put |
United States |
21.87 | United States |
21.24 | Arsi Harju![]() |
20.93 (SB) |
Discus throw |
Germany |
69.72 (CR) |
Virgilijus Alekna![]() |
69.40 | Germany |
67.61 (PB) |
Hammer throw |
Szymon Ziółkowski![]() |
83.38 (CR) |
Koji Murofushi![]() |
82.92 | Russia |
80.27 (SB) |
Javelin throw |
Jan Železný![]() |
92.80 (CR) |
Aki Parviainen![]() |
91.31 | Konstadinos Gatsioudis![]() |
89.95 |
Decathlon |
Tomáš Dvořák![]() |
8902 (CR) |
Erki Nool![]() |
8815 (NR) |
Dean Macey![]() |
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![]() |
10.82 (WL) |
Ekaterini Thanou![]() |
10.912 (SB) |
Chandra Sturrup![]() |
11.02 |
200 m |
22.521 | United States |
22.85 | Cydonie Mothersille![]() |
22.882 | |
400 m |
Amy Mbacké Thiam![]() |
49.86 (NR) |
Lorraine Fenton![]() |
49.88 (SB) |
Ana Guevara![]() |
49.97 SB |
800 m |
Maria Mutola![]() |
1:57.17 | Stephanie Graf![]() |
1:57.20 (SB) |
Letitia Vriesde![]() |
1:57.35 (SB) |
1,500 m |
Gabriela Szabo![]() |
4:00.57 (SB) |
Violeta Szekely![]() |
4:01.70 | Russia |
4:02.40 |
5,000 m |
Russia |
15:03.39 | Marta Domínguez![]() |
15:06.59 | Ayelech Worku![]() |
15:10.17 |
10,000 m |
Derartu Tulu![]() |
31:48.81 | Berhane Adere![]() |
31:48.85 | Gete Wami![]() |
31:49.98 |
Marathon |
Lidia Șimon![]() |
2:26:01 | Reiko Tosa![]() |
2:26:06 | Russia |
2:26:18 |
100 m hurdles |
United States |
12.42 (WL) |
United States |
12.54 SB |
Olga Shishigina![]() |
12.58 (SB) |
400 m hurdles |
Nezha Bidouane![]() |
53.34 (WL) |
Russia |
54.27 | Daimí Pernía![]() |
54.51 |
20 km walk |
Russia |
1:27:48 (CR) |
Valentina Tsybulskaya![]() |
1:28:49 (PB) |
Elisabetta Perrone![]() |
1:28:56 |
4 × 100 m relay |
![]() Melanie 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) |
![]() Florence Ekpo-Umoh Shanta Ghosh Claudia Marx Grit Breuer |
3:21.97 (SB) |
![]() Irina 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)
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Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.
1
2
3 The USA team of
Field
1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
High jump |
Hestrie Cloete![]() |
2.00 (SB) |
Inha Babakova![]() |
2.00 | Kajsa Bergqvist![]() |
1.97 |
Pole vault |
United States |
4.75 (CR) |
Russia |
4.75 (CR) |
Monika Pyrek![]() |
4.55 |
Long jump |
Fiona May![]() |
7.02 | Russia |
7.01 | Niurka Montalvo![]() |
6.88 |
Triple jump |
Russia |
15.25 (WL) |
14.60 | Tereza Marinova![]() |
14.58 | |
Shot put |
Yanina Karolchik![]() |
20.61 (NR) |
Germany |
19.86 (PB) |
Vita Pavlysh![]() |
19.41 |
Discus throw |
Ellina Zvereva![]() |
67.101 | Nicoleta Grasu![]() |
66.24 | Anastasia Kelesidou![]() |
65.50 (SB) |
Hammer throw |
Yipsi Moreno![]() |
70.65 (AR) |
Russia |
70.61 | Bronwyn Eagles![]() |
68.87 |
Javelin throw |
Osleidys Menéndez![]() |
69.53 (CR) |
Mirela Maniani![]() |
65.78 | Sonia Bisset![]() |
64.69 |
Heptathlon |
Russia |
6694 (SB) |
Natallia Sazanovich![]() |
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 nation Canada did not win any medals at these championships. This makes Canada only the second championship host with such a distinction, after Sweden in 1995.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() Bahamas | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
7 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
8 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
10 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
11 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
12 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
14 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
15 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
16 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
17 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
18 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
19 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
20 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
24 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
![]() | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
26 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
30 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
35 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
36 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (42 entries) | 46 | 47 | 46 | 139 |
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