2001 World Championships in Athletics

Athletics competition in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 8th World Championships in Athletics Edmonton IAAF 2001.gif Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 189 1602 Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chretien IAAF President Lamine Diack 3–12 August 2001 Commonwealth Stadium 1999 Seville 2003 Paris-Saint Denis The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 and 12 August 2001 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.https://www.worldathletics.org/news/iaaf-news/edmonton-wins-bid-to-host-2001-iaaf-world-cha Edmonton wins bid to host 2001 IAAF World Championships in Athletics 19 November 1998 ww.worldathletics.org IAAF 22 July 2022 Edmonton had previously hosted the 1978 Commonwealth Games and the 1983 Summer Universiade. Men's results Track 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 100 m2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metresMaurice Greene USA 2001 World Championships in Athletics9.82(WL)Bernard Williams USA 2001 World Championships in Athletics 9.942(PB)Ato Boldon TRI 2001 World Championships in Athletics9.98200 m2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metresKonstantinos Kenteris GRE 2001 World Championships in Athletics20.04Christopher Williams JAM 2001 World Championships in Athletics20.20Kim Collins SKN 2001 World Championships in Athletics 20.30(NR St.Kitts)Shawn Crawford USA 2001 World Championships in Athletics400 m2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metresAvard Moncur BAH 2001 World Championships in Athletics44.64Ingo Schultz GER 2001 World Championships in Athletics44.87Greg Haughton JAM 2001 World Championships in Athletics44.98800 m2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metresAndré Bucher SUI 2001 World Championships in Athletics1:43.70Wilfred Bungei KEN 2001 World Championships in Athletics1:44.55Paweł Czapiewski POL 2001 World Championships in Athletics1:44.63(PB)1500 m2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metresHicham El Guerrouj MAR 2001 World Championships in Athletics3:30.68Bernard Lagat KEN 2001 World Championships in Athletics3:31.10Driss Maazouzi FRA 2001 World Championships in Athletics3:31.54(SB)5000 m2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metresRichard Limo KEN 2001 World Championships in Athletics13:00.77Million Wolde ETH 1996 2001 World Championships in Athletics13:03.471John Kibowen KEN 2001 World Championships in Athletics13:05.2010,000 m2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metresCharles Kamathi KEN 2001 World Championships in Athletics27:53.25Assefa Mezgebu ETH 1996 2001 World Championships in Athletics27:53.97Haile Gebrselassie ETH 1996 2001 World Championships in Athletics27:54.41Marathon2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's MarathonGezahegne Abera ETH 1996 2001 World Championships in Athletics2:12:42(SB)Simon Biwott KEN 2001 World Championships in Athletics2:12:43Stefano Baldini ITA 2001 World Championships in Athletics2:13:18110 m hurdles2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdlesAllen Johnson USA 2001 World Championships in Athletics13.04(WL)Anier García CUB 2001 World Championships in Athletics13.07(SB)Dudley Dorival HAI 2001 World Championships in Athletics13.25(NR)400 m hurdles2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdlesFélix Sánchez DOM 2001 World Championships in Athletics47.49(WL)Fabrizio Mori ITA 2001 World Championships in Athletics47.54(NR)Dai Tamesue JPN 2001 World Championships in Athletics47.89(NR)3000 m st.2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechaseReuben Kosgei KEN 2001 World Championships in Athletics8:15.16Ali Ezzine MAR 2001 World Championships in Athletics8:16.21Bernard Barmasai KEN 2001 World Championships in Athletics8:16.5920 km walk2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres walkRoman Rasskazov RUS 2001 World Championships in Athletics1:20:31Ilya Markov RUS 2001 World Championships in Athletics1:20:33Viktor Burayev RUS 2001 World Championships in Athletics1:20:3650 km walk2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walkRobert Korzeniowski POL 2001 World Championships in Athletics3:42.08(WL)Jesús Ángel García ESP 2001 World Championships in Athletics3:43:07(SB)Edgar Hernández MEX 2001 World Championships in Athletics3:46:12(PB)4 × 100 m relay2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relayRSAMorne NagelCorne Du PlessisLee-Roy NewtonMathew Quinn38.47(NR)TRIMarc BurnsAto BoldonJaycey HarperDarrel Brown38.58(NR)AUSMatthew ShirvingtonPaul Di BellaSteve BrimacombeAdam Basil38.83(SB)4 × 400 m relay2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relayBAHAvard MoncurChris BrownTroy McIntoshTim MunningsCarl Oliver*2:58.194(NR)JAMBrandon SimpsonChristopher WilliamsGreg HaughtonDanny McFarlaneMichael Blackwood*Mario Watts*2:58.39(SB)POLRafał WieruszewskiPiotr HaczekPiotr DługosielskiPiotr RysiukiewiczJacek Bocian*2:59.71(SB) 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 Tim Montgomery (USA) originally came second in the men's 100 meters in 9.85, but he was disqualified in 2005 after he admitted to drug use as a result of the BALCO scandal. 3 The USA originally finished first in 37.96 (Mickey Grimes, Bernard Williams, Dennis Mitchell, Tim Montgomery), but they were disqualified in 2005 after Tim Montgomery admitted to drug use as a result of the 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 High jump2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's high jumpMartin Buß GER 2001 World Championships in Athletics2.36(WL)Yaroslav Rybakov RUS 2001 World Championships in Athletics2.33(PB Rybakov)(SB Voronin)Vyacheslav Voronin RUS 2001 World Championships in AthleticsPole vault2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vaultDmitri Markov AUS 2001 World Championships in Athletics6.05(CR)Aleksandr Averbukh ISR 2001 World Championships in Athletics5.85Nick Hysong USA 2001 World Championships in Athletics5.85(SB)Long jump2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jumpIván Pedroso CUB 2001 World Championships in Athletics8.40Savanté Stringfellow USA 2001 World Championships in Athletics8.24Carlos Calado POR 2001 World Championships in Athletics8.21(SB)Triple jump2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jumpJonathan Edwards GBR 2001 World Championships in Athletics17.92(WL)Christian Olsson SWE 2001 World Championships in Athletics17.47Igor Spasovkhodskiy RUS 2001 World Championships in Athletics17.44(PB)Shot put2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot putJohn Godina USA 2001 World Championships in Athletics21.87Adam Nelson USA 2001 World Championships in Athletics21.24Arsi Harju FIN 2001 World Championships in Athletics20.93(SB)Discus throw2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throwLars Riedel GER 2001 World Championships in Athletics69.72(CR)Virgilijus Alekna LTU 1988 2001 World Championships in Athletics69.40Michael Möllenbeck GER 2001 World Championships in Athletics67.61(PB)Hammer throw2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throwSzymon Ziółkowski POL 2001 World Championships in Athletics83.38(CR)Koji Murofushi JPN 2001 World Championships in Athletics82.92Ilya Konovalov RUS 2001 World Championships in Athletics80.27(SB)Javelin throw2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throwJan Železný CZE 2001 World Championships in Athletics92.80(CR)Aki Parviainen FIN 2001 World Championships in Athletics91.31Konstadinos Gatsioudis GRE 2001 World Championships in Athletics89.95Decathlon2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlonTomáš Dvořák CZE 2001 World Championships in Athletics8902(CR)Erki Nool EST 2001 World Championships in Athletics8815(NR)Dean Macey GBR 2001 World Championships in Athletics8603(PB) Women's results Track 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 100 m2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metresZhanna Pintusevich UKR 2001 World Championships in Athletics10.82(WL)Ekaterini Thanou GRE 2001 World Championships in Athletics10.912(SB)Chandra Sturrup BAH 2001 World Championships in Athletics11.02200 m2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metresDebbie Ferguson BAH 2001 World Championships in Athletics22.521LaTasha Jenkins USA 2001 World Championships in Athletics22.85Cydonie Mothersille CAY 2001 World Championships in Athletics22.882400 m2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metresAmy Mbacké Thiam SEN 2001 World Championships in Athletics49.86(NR)Lorraine Fenton JAM 2001 World Championships in Athletics49.88(SB)Ana Guevara MEX 2001 World Championships in Athletics49.97SB800 m2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metresMaria Mutola MOZ 2001 World Championships in Athletics1:57.17Stephanie Graf AUT 2001 World Championships in Athletics1:57.20(SB)Letitia Vriesde SUR 2001 World Championships in Athletics1:57.35(SB)1500 m2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metresGabriela Szabo ROU 2001 World Championships in Athletics4:00.57(SB)Violeta Szekely ROU 2001 World Championships in Athletics4:01.70Natalya Gorelova RUS 2001 World Championships in Athletics4:02.405000 m2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metresOlga Yegorova RUS 2001 World Championships in Athletics15:03.39Marta Domínguez ESP 2001 World Championships in Athletics15:06.59Ayelech Worku ETH 1996 2001 World Championships in Athletics15:10.1710,000 m2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metresDerartu Tulu ETH 1996 2001 World Championships in Athletics31:48.81Berhane Adere ETH 1996 2001 World Championships in Athletics31:48.85Gete Wami ETH 1996 2001 World Championships in Athletics31:49.98Marathon2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's MarathonLidia Șimon ROU 2001 World Championships in Athletics2:26:01Reiko Tosa JPN 2001 World Championships in Athletics2:26:06Svetlana Zakharova RUS 2001 World Championships in Athletics2:26:18100 m hurdles2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres hurdlesAnjanette Kirkland USA 2001 World Championships in Athletics12.42(WL)Gail Devers USA 2001 World Championships in Athletics12.54SBOlga Shishigina KAZ 2001 World Championships in Athletics12.58(SB)400 m hurdles2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdlesNezha Bidouane MAR 2001 World Championships in Athletics53.34(WL)Yuliya Pechonkina RUS 2001 World Championships in Athletics54.27Daimí Pernía CUB 2001 World Championships in Athletics54.5120 km walk2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 20 kilometres walkOlimpiada Ivanova RUS 2001 World Championships in Athletics1:27:48(CR)Valentina Tsybulskaya BLR 2001 World Championships in Athletics1:28:49(PB)Elisabetta Perrone ITA 2001 World Championships in Athletics1:28:564 × 100 m relay2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relayGERMelanie PaschkeGabi RockmeierBirgit RockmeierMarion Wagner42.323(SB)FRASylviane FélixFrédérique BanguéMuriel HurtisOdiah Sidibé42.39(SB)JAMJuliet CampbellMerlene FrazerBeverly McDonaldAstia WalkerElva Goulbourne*42.40(SB)4 × 400 m relay2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relayJAMSandie RichardsCatherine Scott-PomalesDebbie-Ann ParrisLorraine FentonMichelle Burgher*Deon Hemmings*3:20.65(WL)GERFlorence Ekpo-UmohShanta GhoshClaudia MarxGrit Breuer3:21.97(SB)RUSIrina RosikhinaYuliya PechonkinaAnastasiya KapachinskayaOlesya ZykinaNatalya Shevtsova*3:24.92 Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds. 1 Kelli White originally finished third in the 200 m in 22.56, but she was disqualified in 2004 after she admitted to using steroids as a result of the BALCO doping scandal. 2 Marion Jones (USA) finished second in the 100 m in 10.85 and first in the 200 m in 22.39, but she was disqualified in 2005 after she admitted to using steroids as a result of the BALCO doping scandal. 3 The USA team of Kelli White, Chryste Gaines, Inger Miller, and Marion Jones originally finished first in a time of 41.71, but were disqualified in 2004 after Kelli White admitted to using steroids as a result of the BALCO doping scandal. Field 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 High jump2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's high jumpHestrie Cloete RSA 2001 World Championships in Athletics2.00(SB)Inha Babakova UKR 2001 World Championships in Athletics2.00Kajsa Bergqvist SWE 2001 World Championships in Athletics1.97Pole vault2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's pole vaultStacy Dragila USA 2001 World Championships in Athletics4.75(CR)Svetlana Feofanova RUS 2001 World Championships in Athletics4.75(CR)Monika Pyrek POL 2001 World Championships in Athletics4.55Long jump2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's long jumpFiona May ITA 2001 World Championships in Athletics7.02Tatyana Kotova RUS 2001 World Championships in Athletics7.01Niurka Montalvo ESP 2001 World Championships in Athletics6.88Triple jump2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's triple jumpTatyana Lebedeva RUS 2001 World Championships in Athletics15.25(WL)Françoise Mbango-Etone CMR 2001 World Championships in Athletics14.60Tereza Marinova BUL 2001 World Championships in Athletics14.58Shot put2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot putYanina Karolchik BLR 2001 World Championships in Athletics20.61(NR)Nadine Kleinert GER 2001 World Championships in Athletics19.86(PB)Vita Pavlysh UKR 2001 World Championships in Athletics19.41Discus throw2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throwEllina Zvereva BLR 2001 World Championships in Athletics67.101Nicoleta Grasu ROU 2001 World Championships in Athletics66.24Anastasia Kelesidou GRE 2001 World Championships in Athletics65.50(SB)Hammer throw2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throwYipsi Moreno CUB 2001 World Championships in Athletics70.65(AR)Olga Kuzenkova RUS 2001 World Championships in Athletics70.61Bronwyn Eagles AUS 2001 World Championships in Athletics68.87Javelin throw2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throwOsleidys Menéndez CUB 2001 World Championships in Athletics69.53(CR)Mirela Maniani GRE 2001 World Championships in Athletics65.78Sonia Bisset CUB 2001 World Championships in Athletics64.69Heptathlon2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlonYelena Prokhorova RUS 2001 World Championships in Athletics6694(SB)Natallia Sazanovich BLR 2001 World Championships in Athletics6539(SB)Shelia Burrell USA 2001 World Championships in Athletics6472(PB) 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. flaglink 5 7 6 5 5 3 3 3 2 3 3 1 3 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 3 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 2 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 See also 2001 in athletics (track and field) References 2001 IAAF World Championships in Athletics – Official website Category:World Athletics Championships Category:Sports competitions in Edmonton World Championships Category:International track and field competitions hosted by Canada World Championships in Athletics World Championships in Athletics Category:2000s in Edmonton Category:2001 in international sports