2001 IAAF Golden League

Athletics competition series The 2001 IAAF Golden League was the fourth edition of the annual international track and field meeting series, held from 29 June to 31 August. It was contested at seven European meetings: the Golden Gala, Meeting Gaz de France, Bislett Games, Herculis, Weltklasse Zürich, Memorial Van Damme and the Internationales Stadionfest (ISTAF). The Golden League jackpot consisted of one million US dollars' worth of gold bars. The jackpot was available to athletes who won at least five of the seven competitions of the series in one of the fourteen specified events (8 for men, 6 for women). The jackpot events for 2001 were:Golden League 2001 https://web.archive.org/web/20120817164023/http://www2.iaaf.org/GLE01/Index.html 2012-08-17 . IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-04-20. Men: 100 m, 800 m, 1500 m, 3000 m, 3000 m steeplechase, 110 m hurdles, long jump, javelin throw Women: 100 m, 800 m, 1500 m, 3000 m, 400 m hurdles, high jump The jackpot winners were Hicham El Guerrouj of Morocco, Switzerland's André Bucher, Americans Allen Johnson and Marion Jones, Romania's Violeta Szekely and Olga Yegorova of Russia. Szekely won all seven of the 1,500-metre races, while the other athletes won the minimum of five. Marion Jones's results were later annulled after she admitted to doping.IAAF Press Release on Marion Jones. IAAF (2007-11-23). Retrieved on 2013-04-20. Results EventGolden Gala 29 JuneMeeting Gaz de France 6 JulyBislett Games 13 JulyHerculis 20 JulyWeltklasse Zürich 17 AugustMemorial Van Damme 24 AugustISTAF 31 August Men100 m Maurice Greene USA Maurice Greene USA Tim Montgomery USA Bernard Williams USA Tim Montgomery USA Tim Montgomery USA Francis Obikwelu NGR 200 m — — — — Bernard Williams USA J. J. Johnson USA — 800 m André Bucher SUIAndré Bucher SUI Wilfred Bungei KEN André Bucher SUIAndré Bucher SUI Yuriy Borzakovskiy RUS André Bucher SUI 1500 m Mile run 2000 mHicham El Guerrouj MAR Hicham El Guerrouj MAR Ali Saïdi-Sief ALG Rui Silva POR Hicham El Guerrouj MAR Hicham El Guerrouj MARHicham El Guerrouj MAR3000 m 5000 m Hailu Mekonnen ETH Luke Kipkosgei KEN Paul Bitok KEN Paul Bitok KEN Richard Limo KEN Hailu Mekonnen ETH Paul Bitok KEN 10,000 m — — — — — Mark Bett KEN — 3000 m s'chase Reuben Kosgei KEN Wilson Boit Kipketer KEN Wilson Boit Kipketer KEN Wilson Boit Kipketer KEN Brahim Boulami MAR Brahim Boulami MAR Stephen Cherono KEN110 m hurdles Colin Jackson GBR Allen Johnson USA Allen Johnson USA Allen Johnson USA Allen Johnson USA Anier García CUB Allen Johnson USA 400 m hurdles James Carter USA Angelo Taylor USA — Felix Sánchez DOM Felix Sánchez DOM — — Pole vault — Viktor Chistyakov AUS — Dmitriy Markov AUS Jeff Hartwig USA Jeff Hartwig USA —Long jump Kevin Dilworth USA Ivan Pedroso CUB Kevin Dilworth USA Danila Burkenya RUS Kevin Dilworth USA Savante Stringfellow USA Ivan Pedroso CUB Shot put — — Bradley Snyder CAN — — — — Discus throw — — — — Virgilijus Alekna LTU — Lars Riedel GER Javelin throw Konstadinós Gatsioúdis GRE Konstadinós Gatsioúdis GRE Peter Blank GER Pål Arne Fagernes NOR Raymond Hecht GER Jan Železný CZE Jan Železný CZE Hammer throw Koji Murofushi JPN — — — — — — Women100 m Marion Jones USA Marion Jones USA Marion Jones USA Chryste Gaines USAMarion Jones USA Marion Jones USA Myriam Léonie Mani CMR 200 m — — — — — Beverly McDonald JAM — 400 m — — — Ana Guevara MEX — — Grit Breuer GER 800 m Stephanie Graf AUT Stephanie Graf AUT Stephanie Graf AUT Maria Mutola MOZ Maria Mutola MOZ Stephanie Graf AUT Maria Mutola MOZ1500 m Violeta Szekely ROM Violeta Szekely ROMVioleta Szekely ROMVioleta Szekely ROMVioleta Szekely ROMVioleta Szekely ROMVioleta Szekely ROM3000 m 5000 m Olga Yegorova RUS Olga Yegorova RUS Edith Masai KEN Edith Masai KENOlga Yegorova RUS Olga Yegorova RUS Olga Yegorova RUS 100 m hurdles — Jenny Adams USA — Olga Shishigina KAZ Gail Devers USA — — 400 m hurdles Nezha Bidouane MAR Tetiana Tereshchuk-Antipova UKR Tetiana Tereshchuk-Antipova UKR Daimí Pernía CUB Nezha Bidouane MAR Nezha Bidouane MAR Yuliya Nosova RUS Pole vault — — — — — — Svetlana Feofanova RUS High jump Kajsa Bergqvist SWE Venelina Veneva BUL Inha Babakova UKR Kajsa Bergqvist SWE Hestrie Cloete RSA Vita Palamar UKR Kajsa Bergqvist SWE Long jump Tatyana Kotova RUS — — — Eunice Barber FRA — — Hammer throw — Dawn Ellerbe USA — — — — — References Results Oslo Paris Rome Monaco Zurich Brussels Berlin External links IAAF competition website Golden League Category:IAAF Golden League