2000 in the sport of athletics

none 2000 in athletics Olympic Games Jan ŽeleznýMarion Jones 1999 2001 2000 the sport of athletics This article contains an overview of the sport of athletics, including track and field, cross country and road running, in the year 2000. The primary athletics competition for the 2000 season was at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 2 Major events World Olympic Games Summer Paralympics World Cross Country Championships World Half Marathon Championships Grand Prix Final IAAF Golden League World Junior Championships Regional African Championships Asian Championships Balkan Games Commonwealth Youth Games South American Cross Country Championships European Indoor Championships European Cross Country Championships European Cup European Race Walking Cup Ibero-American Championships National 2000 Lithuanian Athletics Championships World records Men None this year Women Event Athlete Nation Performance Meeting Place Date20,000 metresTegla Loroupe1:05:26.6GER Borgholzhausen, Germany3 September3000 m steeplechaseCristina Iloc-Casandra9:43.64ROM Bucharest, Romania7 August3000 m steeplechaseCristina Iloc-Casandra9:40.20FRA Reims, France30 August4 × 200 metres relayLaTasha JenkinsLaTasha Colander-RichardsonNanceen PerryMarion Jones1:27.46USA Philadelphia, USA29 AprilPole vaultStacy Dragila4.62 mUSA Atlanta, USA3 MarchPole vaultStacy Dragila4.63 mUSA Sacramento, USA23 JulyJavelin Throw (new)Trine Hattestad68.22 mITA Rome, ITA30 JuneJavelin Throw (new)Trine Hattestad69.48 mNOR Oslo, NOR28 July Awards Men 2000 TRACK & FIELD AWARDSATHLETEIAAF World Athlete of the YearJan Železný CZETrack & Field Athlete of the YearVirgilijus Alekna LTUEuropean Athlete of the Year AwardJan Železný CZEBest Male Track Athlete ESPY AwardMichael Johnson USA Women 2000 TRACK & FIELD AWARDSATHLETEIAAF World Athlete of the YearMarion Jones USAAnnulledTrack & Field Athlete of the YearMarion Jones USAEuropean Athlete of the Year AwardTrine Hattestad NORBest Female Track Athlete ESPY AwardMarion Jones USA Men's Best Year Performances Marathon 2000 Marathon Year Ranking 400m Hurdles RANK2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Angelo Taylor USA47.502.Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily KSA47.533.Llewellyn Herbert RSA47.814.Eric Thomas USA47.945.Samuel Matete ZAM48.01 3,000m Steeplechase RANK2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Bernard Barmasai KEN8:02.762.Brahim Boulami MAR8:02.903.Ali Ezzine MAR8:03.574.Kipkirui Misoi KEN8:03.745.Reuben Kosgei KEN8:03.92 Pole Vault RANK2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.Jeff Hartwig USA6.03 m2.Michael Stolle GER5.95 m3.Lawrence Johnson USA5.90 mPavel Gerasimov RUSMaksim Tarasov RUSDanny Ecker GERNick Hysong USA Hammer throw 2000 Hammer Throw Year Ranking Decathlon 2000 Decathlon Year Ranking Women's Best Year Performances 100 metres RANK2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Marion Jones USA10.782.Chandra Sturrup BAH10.863.Ekateríni Thánou GRE10.91Inger Miller USA5.Zhanna Block UKR10.93 200 metres RANK2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Marion Jones USA21.942.Inger Miller USA22.093.Pauline Davis-Thompson BAH22.274.Susanthika Jayasinghe SRI22.285.Beverly McDonald JAM22.35 Half Marathon RANK2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Paula Radcliffe GBR1:07:07 Marathon 2000 Marathon Year Ranking 100m Hurdles RANK2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Gail Devers USA12.332.Delloreen Ennis-London JAM12.523.Glory Alozie NGR12.544.Michelle Freeman JAM12.57Melissa Morrison USA 400m Hurdles RANK2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Irina Privalova RUS53.022.Sandra Glover USA53.333.Deon Hemmings JAM53.454.Nezha Bidouane MAR53.535.Daimí Pernía CUB53.68 3,000m Steeplechase RANK2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Cristina Casandra ROM9:40.202.Yekaterina Volkova RUS9:52.403.Anzhelika Averkova UKR9:54.104.Daniela Petrescu ROM9:54.865.Luminita Gogârlea ROM9:56.99 High Jump RANK2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.Monica Iagăr ROM2.02 m2.Hestrie Cloete RSA2.01 mYelena Yelesina RUSVenelina Veneva BULKajsa Bergqvist SWE Pole Vault RANK2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.Stacy Dragila USA4.63 m2.Anzhela Balakhonova UKR4.56 m3.Tatiana Grigorieva AUS4.55 m4.Kellie Suttle USA4.53 m5.Emma George AUS4.50 mSvetlana Feofanova RUSDaniela Bártová CZEYelena Belyakova RUSNicole Humbert GERVala Flosadóttir ISL Hammer throw 2000 Hammer Throw Year Ranking Heptathlon RANK2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS1.Eunice Barber FRA68422.Denise Lewis GBR68313.Yelena Prokhorova RUS67654.Natalya Roshchupkina RUS66335.Natalya Sazanovich BLR6527 Deaths March 7 — Masami Yoshida (41), Japanese javelin thrower (b. 1958) August 7 — Mona-Lisa Pursiainen (49), Finnish sprinter (b. 1951) References ARRS Category:Sport of athletics by year