2002 IAAF Grand Prix Final

Athletics competition in Paris, France 2002 IAAF Grand Prix Final Paris, France 14 September Stade Sébastien Charléty 19 2001 Melbourne 2003 Monaco The 2002 IAAF Grand Prix Final was the eighteenth 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 14 September at the Stade Sébastien Charléty in Paris, France. Paris became the third city to host the event for a second time, following Rome and Fontvieille. Hicham El Guerrouj (1500 metres) and Marion Jones (100 metres) were the overall points winners of the tournament. Both athletes took their second career win in the series, El Guerrouj becoming the third man to achieve the feat and Jones the second woman. A total of 18 athletics events were contested, ten for men and eight for women. This was the last IAAF Grand Prix Final to be staged, the competition being replaced by the IAAF World Athletics Final in 2003. Medal summary Men OverallHicham El Guerrouj MAR 116Félix Sánchez DOM 116Christian Olsson SWE 102100 metresJon Drummond USA 9.97Kim Collins SKN 9.98Francis Obikwelu POR 10.03400 metresMichael Blackwood JAM 44.72Greg Haughton JAM 44.87Leonard Byrd USA 44.921500 metresHicham El Guerrouj MAR 3:29.27Bernard Lagat KEN 3:30.54Cornelius Chirchir KEN 3:31.513000 metresAbraham Chebii KEN 8:33.42Paul Bitok KEN 8:34.00Mark Bett KEN 8:34.20400 m hurdlesFélix Sánchez DOM 47.62Stéphane Diagana FRA 47.82James Carter USA 48.12High jumpStefan Holm SWE 2.31 mYaroslav Rybakov RUS 2.28 mAbderrahmane Hammad ALG 2.28 mPole vaultJeff Hartwig USA 5.75 mAleksandr Averbukh ISR 5.75 mTim Lobinger GER 5.65 mTriple jumpChristian Olsson SWE 17.48 mJonathan Edwards GBR 17.41 mAlexander Martínez CUB 17.09 mShot putAdam Nelson USA 21.34 mYuriy Bilonog UKR 20.74 mMilan Haborák SVK 20.40 mHammer throwKoji Murofushi JPN 81.14 mAdrián Annus HUN 80.03 mBalázs Kiss HUN 79.74 m Women OverallMarion Jones USA 116Gail Devers USA 111Ana Guevara MEX 108100 metresMarion Jones USA 10.88Debbie Ferguson BAH 10.97Tayna Lawrence JAM 10.99400 metresAna Guevara MEX 49.90Lorraine Fenton JAM 50.47Jearl Miles Clark USA 51.481500 metresYelena Zadorozhnaya RUS 4:00.63Suzy Favor Hamilton USA 4:01.08Geraldine Hendricken IRL 4:02.083000 metresGabriela Szabo ROM 8:56.29Tatyana Tomashova RUS 8:56.34Berhane Adere ETH 8:56.60100 m hurdlesGail Devers USA 12.51Brigitte Foster JAM 12.62Anjanette Kirkland USA 12.62Long jumpMaurren Maggi BRA 7.02 mTatyana Kotova RUS 6.86w mTünde Vaszi HUN 6.70 mDiscus throwNatalya Sadova RUS 65.79 mVera Pospíšilová CZE 64.10 mEllina Zvereva BLR 63.28 mJavelin throwOsleidys Menéndez CUB 65.69 mMikaela Ingberg FIN 62.34 mTatyana Shikolenko RUS 62.25 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 France Category:Athletics in Paris IAAF Grand Prix Final Category:IAAF Grand Prix Final IAAF Grand Prix Final Category:International sports competitions in Paris