2002 in the sport of athletics

none 2002 in athletics 180 World ChampionshipsWorld Indoor Championships Hicham El GuerroujPaula Radcliffe 2001 2003 2002 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 2002. There was no primary championships that season, although continental championships were held in Africa, Asia and Europe. The foremost athletics competitions at games events occurred at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, the 2002 Asian Games and the 2002 CAC Games. The 2002 IAAF World Cup was the major global outdoor track and field event. Paula Radcliffe was among the season's top performers, having set world records at the London and Chicago Marathons, as well becoming European and Commonwealth champion on the track. 2 Major events World World Cross Country Championships IAAF World Cup World Half Marathon Championships World Race Walking Cup World Junior Championships in Athletics Grand Prix Final IAAF Golden League World Marathon Majors Commonwealth Games Regional African Championships Asian Championships Asian Junior Championships Asian Games Balkan Games Central American and Caribbean Games European Athletics Championships European Cross Country Championships European Mountain Running Championships European Cup Ibero-American Championships Micronesian Games Oceania Athletics Championships Oceania Cross Country Championships South American Games South American U23 Championships South American Cross Country Championships West Asian Games National 2002 Lithuanian Athletics Championships World records Men None in 2002 Women Event Athlete Nation Performance Meeting Place Date3000 m steeplechaseJustyna Bak9:22.29ITA Milan, Italy5 June3000 m steeplechaseAlesya Turova9:21.72CZE Ostrava, Czech Republic12 June3000 m steeplechaseAlesya Turova9:16.51POL Gdańsk, Poland27 July Awards Men 2002 TRACK & FIELD AWARDSWINNERIAAF World Athlete of the YearHicham El Guerrouj MARTrack & Field Athlete of the YearHicham El Guerrouj MAREuropean Athlete of the Year AwardDwain Chambers GBRBest Male Track Athlete ESPY AwardMaurice Greene USA Women 2002 TRACK & FIELD AWARDSWINNERIAAF World Athlete of the YearPaula Radcliffe GBRTrack & Field Athlete of the YearPaula Radcliffe GBREuropean Athlete of the Year AwardSüreyya Ayhan TURBest Female Track Athlete ESPY AwardMarion Jones USA Men's Best Year Performances 400m Hurdles RANK2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Félix Sánchez DOM47.352.James Carter USA47.573.Stéphane Diagana FRA47.584.Llewellyn Herbert RSA48.025.Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily KSA48.11 3,000m Steeplechase RANK2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Brahim Boulami MAR7:58.092.Stephen Cherono KEN7:58.103.Wilson Boit Kipketer KEN8:00.564.Paul Kipsiele Koech KEN8:05.445.Reuben Kosgei KEN8:05.87 Race Walking 2002 Race Walking Year Ranking Pole Vault RANK2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.Jeff Hartwig USA5.90 mTim Lobinger GER3.Lars Börgeling GER5.85 mAleksandr Averbukh ISRPatrik Kristiansson SWE Hammer throw 2002 Hammer Throw Year Ranking Decathlon 2002 Decathlon Year Ranking Women's Best Year Performances 100 metres RANK2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Zhanna Block UKR10.832.Debbie Ferguson BAH10.913.Tayna Lawrence JAM10.934.Chryste Gaines USA10.945.Muriel Hurtis-Houairi FRA10.96 200 metres RANK2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Debbie Ferguson BAH22.202.Zhanna Block UKR22.243.Veronica Campbell JAM22.394.Muriel Hurtis-Houairi FRA22.435.Stephanie Durst USA22.48 Half Marathon RANK2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Sonia O'Sullivan IRL1:07:19 Race Walking 2002 Race Walking Year Ranking 100m Hurdles RANK2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Gail Devers USA12.402.Brigitte Foster-Hylton JAM12.493.Miesha McKelvy USA12.60Glory Alozie ESP5.Anjanette Kirkland USA12.62 400m Hurdles RANK2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Yuliya Pechonkina RUS53.102.Jana Rawlinson AUS54.143.Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova UKR54.284.Sandra Glover USA54.405.Surita Febbraio RSA54.45 3,000m Steeplechase RANK2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Alesya Turova BLR9:16.512.Justyna Bak POL9:22.293.Élodie Olivarès FRA9:33.124.Cristina Casandra ROM9:33.165.Melanie Schulz GER9:38.31 High Jump RANK2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.Kajsa Bergqvist SWE2.05 m2.Hestrie Cloete RSA2.02 m3.Iryna Mykhalchenko UKR2.00 mViktoria Seryogina RUSMarina Kuptsova RUS Pole Vault RANK2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.Svetlana Feofanova RUS4.78 m2.Annika Becker GER4.77 m3.Stacy Dragila USA4.72 m4.Mary Vincent USA4.65 m5.Yvonne Buschbaum GER4.65 m Hammer throw 2002 Hammer Throw Year Ranking Heptathlon RANK2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS1.Carolina Klüft SWE65422.Sabine Braun GER64343.Shelia Burrell USA63634.Natalya Sazanovich BLR63415.Austra Skujyté LTU6275 Marathon Men's competition Commonwealth Games RANK ATHLETETIMEImage:Med 1.pngFrancis Naali TAN2:11:58Image:Med 2.pngJoshua Chelanga KEN2:12:44Image:Med 3.pngAndrew Letherby AUS2:13:234.Erick Wainaina KEN2:13:275.Luketz Swartbooi NAM2:13:406.Jonathan Wyatt NZL2:14:207.Lee Troop AUS2:16:448.Josiah Bembe RSA2:18:169.Shaun Creighton AUS2:18:1910.Dominic Bannister ENG2:19:31 Best Year Performances 2002 Marathon Year Ranking Women's competition Commonwealth Games RANK ATHLETETIMEImage:Med 1.pngKerryn McCann AUS2:30:05Image:Med 2.pngKrishna Stanton AUS2:34:52Image:Med 3.pngJackie Gallagher AUS2:36:374.Debbie Robinson ENG2:39:425.Teresa McCluskey NIR2:40:296.Bev Hartigan ENG2:41:277.Carol Galea MLT2:45:488.Marian Sutton ENG2:45:559.Beata Naigambo NAM2:47:2210.Elizabeth Mongudhi NAM2:49:19 Best Year Performances 2002 Marathon Year Ranking Deaths March 7 — Franziska Rochat-Moser (35), Swiss long-distance runner March 22 — Marcel Hansenne (85), French middle-distance runner March 27 — Tadeusz Rut (70), Polish hammer thrower May 26 — Mamo Wolde (69), Ethiopian runner June 17 — Willie Davenport (59), American hurdler June 20 — Tinus Osendarp (86), Dutch athlete August 1 — Theo Bruce (79), Australian long jumper August 12 — Knud Lundberg (82), Danish multi-talented sportsman August 31 — Joe McCluskey (91), American athlete September 18 — Bob Hayes (59), American sprinter and American football player November 15 — Sohn Kee-Chung (90), Korean marathoner November 18 — Kim Gallagher (38), American athlete References ARRS Category:Sport of athletics by year