2001 IAAF Grand Prix Final

June 2022 2001 IAAF Grand Prix Final Melbourne, Australia 9 September Olympic Park Stadium 19 2000 Doha 2002 Paris The 2001 IAAF Grand Prix Final was the seventeenth edition of the season-ending competition for the IAAF Grand Prix track and field circuit, organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was held on 9 September at the Olympic Park Stadium in Melbourne, Australia. It was the first and only time the event was held in the southern hemisphere (international track and field seasons typically revolve around a northern hemisphere schedule). André Bucher (800 metres) and Violeta Szekely (1500 metres) were the overall points winners of the tournament. A total of 19 athletics events were contested, nine for men and ten for women. This was the first time women's events outnumbered men's on the programme of the IAAF Grand Prix Final. Medal summary Men OverallAndré Bucher SUI 102Allen Johnson USA 101Hicham El Guerrouj MAR 100200 metresShawn Crawford USA 20.37Bernard Williams USA 20.39Francis Obikwelu NGR 20.52800 metresAndré Bucher SUI 1:46.71Yuriy Borzakovskiy RUS 1:46.78Jean-Patrick Nduwimana BDI 1:46.881500 metresHicham El Guerrouj MAR 3:31.25Bernard Lagat KEN 3:32.10William Chirchir KEN 3:34.063000 metresPaul Bitok KEN 7:53.85Kenenisa Bekele ETH 7:54.39Luke Kipkosgei KEN 7:54.393000 metres steeplechaseBrahim Boulami MAR 8:16.14Reuben Kosgei KEN 8:17.64Stephen Cherono KEN 8:18.85110 m hurdlesAnier García CUB 13.22Allen Johnson USA 13.28Dominique Arnold USA 13.43Long jumpYounès Moudrik MAR 8.23 mSavanté Stringfellow USA 8.19 mAleksey Lukashevich UKR 7.93 mDiscus throwVirgilijus Alekna LTU 64.42 mAleksander Tammert EST 63.87 mFrantz Kruger RSA 63.61 mJavelin throwJan Železný CZE 88.98 mĒriks Rags LAT 85.75 mBoris Henry GER 85.43 m Women OverallVioleta Szekely ROM 116Maria Mutola MOZ 105Tatyana Tereshchuk UKR 96200 metresMyriam Léonie Mani CMR 22.93Debbie Ferguson BAH 23.00Juliet Campbell JAM 23.15800 metresMaria Mutola MOZ 1:59.78Kelly Holmes GBR 2:00.02Stephanie Graf AUT 2:00.401500 metresVioleta Szekely ROM 4:03.46Carla Sacramento POR 4:04.41Natalya Gorelova RUS 4:06.483000 metresTatyana Tomashova RUS 9:30.39Leah Malot KEN 9:31.41Olga Yegorova RUS 9:31.82400 m hurdlesTonja Buford-Bailey USA 54.58Tatyana Tereshchuk UKR 54.78Sandra Glover USA 55.01High jumpHestrie Cloete RSA 1.98 mInga Babakova UKR 1.96 mAmy Acuff USA 1.96 mPole vaultStacy Dragila USA 4.50 mSvetlana Feofanova RUS 4.45 mKellie Suttle USA 4.45 mTriple jumpTereza Marinova BUL 14.77 mTatyana Lebedeva RUS 14.61 mFrançoise Mbango Etone CMR 14.47 mShot putAstrid Kumbernuss GER 18.94 mNadezhda Ostapchuk BLR 18.92 mSvetlana Krivelyova RUS 18.21 mHammer throwKamila Skolimowska POL 71.71 mBronwyn Eagles AUS 68.38 mOlga Kuzenkova RUS 68.27 m References IAAF Grand Prix Final. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-01-17. External links IAAF Grand Prix Final archive from IAAF Grand Prix Final Category:International athletics competitions hosted by Australia Category:International sports competitions in Melbourne Category:2001 in sport in Melbourne Category:2001 in Victoria (state) Category:IAAF Grand Prix Final Category:September 2001 sports events in Australia