2004 in the sport of athletics

none 2004 in athletics Liu xiang 2004.jpg 180 Hurdler Liu Xiang became Olympic champion and world record holder in 2004. Olympic Games 7 Kenenisa BekeleYelena Isinbayeva 2003 2005 2004 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 2004. The major competition of the year was the 2004 Summer Olympics. At the event, Yelena Isinbayeva cleared a world record 4.91 m in the pole vault. Liu Xiang won the men's 110 metres hurdles with a world record-equalling time of 12.91 seconds,2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 110m Hurdles Final. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-18. defying traditional beliefs about the physical calibre of Chinese (and Asian) sprint athletes.Liu Xiang - 'China's Flying Man'. China.org. Retrieved on 2010-07-18. Hicham El Guerrouj capped off his prominent international career with two gold medals in the 1500 m and 5000 m. The Olympic competition in Athens was marred by an incident involving Greek Olympic medallists Konstantinos Kenteris and Ekaterini Thanou, who were alleged to have staged a motorcycle crash in order to avoid doping tests.Trial for Greek sprinters postponed. USA Today (2009-02-05). Retrieved on 2010-07-18. Both athletes missed the competition and were later banned for missing three doping tests.IAAF charges Kenteris, Thanou and Tzekos with doping violations. IAAF (2004-12-02). Retrieved on 2010-07-18. 3 Major events World Olympic Games Summer Paralympics World Indoor Championships World Athletics Final World Cross Country Championships World Half Marathon Championships World Race Walking Cup IAAF Golden League Regional African Championships Asian Indoor Championships Asian Cross Country Championships Pan Arab Games South Asian Games Balkan Games European Cross Country Championships European Cup European Mountain Running Championships Ibero-American Championships World records Men Event Athlete Nation Performance Meeting Place Date5,000 metresKenenisa Bekele12:37.35NED Hengelo, Netherlands31 May10,000 metresKenenisa Bekele26:20.31CZE Ostrava, Czech Republic31 May25 km (road)Paul Malakwen Kosgei1:12:45GER Berlin, Germany9 May110 m hurdlesLiu Xiang12.91GRE Athens, Greece27 August3000 m steeplechaseSaif Saaeed Shaheen7:53.63BEL Brussels, Belgium3 September Women Event Athlete Nation Performance Meeting Place Date5,000 metresElvan Abeylegesse14:24.68NOR Bergen, Norway11 June3000 m steeplechaseGulnara Samitova-Galkina9:01.59GRE Heraklion, Greece10 AugustPole vaultYelena Isinbaeva4.83 mUKR Donetsk, Ukraine15 FebruaryPole vaultSvetlana Feofanova4.85 mGRE Athens, Greece22 FebruaryPole vaultYelena Isinbaeva4.86 mHUN Budapest, Hungary6 MarchPole vaultYelena Isinbaeva4.87 mGBR Gateshead, United Kingdom27 JunePole vaultSvetlana Feofanova4.88 mGRE Heraklion, Greece4 JulyPole vaultYelena Isinbaeva4.89 mGBR Birmingham, United Kingdom25 JulyPole vaultYelena Isinbaeva4.90 mGBR London, United Kingdom30 JulyPole vaultYelena Isinbaeva4.91 mGRE Athens, Greece24 AugustPole vaultYelena Isinbaeva4.92 mBEL Brussels, Belgium3 SeptemberDecathlonMarie Collonvillé8150 ptsFRA Talence, France25-26 September Season's bests 60 metres Jason Gardener GBR 6.46 Yuliya Tabakova RUS 7.06 100 metres Justin Gatlin USA 9.85 Ivet Lalova BUL 10.77 200 metres Shawn Crawford USA 19.79 Veronica Campbell-Brown JAM 22.05 400 metres Jeremy Wariner USA 44.00 Tonique Williams-Darling BAH 49.07 800 metres Wilfred Bungei KEN 1:43.06 Tatyana Andrianova RUS 1:56.23 1500 metres Bernard Lagat KEN 3:27.40 Kelly Holmes GBR 3:57.90 3000 metres Eliud Kipchoge KEN 7:27.72 Isabella Ochichi KEN 8:31.32 5000 metres Kenenisa Bekele ETH 1996 12:37.35 WR Elvan Abeylegesse TUR 14:24.68 10,000 metres Kenenisa Bekele ETH 1996 26:20.31 WR Paula Radcliffe GBR 30:17.15 60 metres hurdles Allen Johnson USA 7.36 Perdita Felicien CAN 7.75 100/110 metres hurdles Liu Xiang CHN 12.91 WR= Joanna Hayes USA 12.37 400 metres hurdles Félix Sánchez DOM 47.63 Faní Halkiá GRE 52.77 3000 metres steeplechase Saif Saaeed Shaheen QAT 7:53.63 WR Gulnara Galkina RUS 9:01.59 WR10 kilometres Gilbert Okari KEN 27:35 Lornah Kiplagat NED 30:41 15 kilometres Sileshi Sihine ETH 1996 41:38 Lydia Cheromei KEN 47:02 20 kilometres Salah Hissou MAR 57:54 Mizuki Noguchi JPN 1:04:19 Half marathon Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot KEN 1:00:11 Mizuki Noguchi JPN 1:07:47 25 kilometres Paul Malakwen Kosgei KEN 1:12:45 Yoko Shibui JPN 1:22:32 30 kilometres Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot KENEvans Rutto KEN 1:29:08 Yoko Shibui JPN 1:39:07 Marathon Felix Limo KEN 2:06:14 Yoko Shibui JPN 2:19:41 20 kilometres race walk Vladimir Stankin RUS 1:17:23 Hongjuan Song CHN 1:26:46 50 kilometres race walk Denis Nizhegorodov RUS 3:35:29 —Pole vault Timothy Mack USA 6.01 m Yelena Isinbayeva RUS 4.92 m WRHigh jump Stefan Holm SWE 2.37 m Elena Slesarenko RUS 2.06 m Long jump Dwight Phillips USA 8.60 m Tatyana Lebedeva RUS 7.33 m Triple jump Christian Olsson SWE 17.93 m (indoor) Tatyana Lebedeva RUS 15.36 m WR(indoor)Shot put Christian Cantwell USA 22.54 m Irina Korzhanenko RUS 20.79 m Discus throw Virgilijus Alekna LTU 70.97 m Iryna Yatchenko BLR 69.14 m Javelin throw Aleksandr Ivanov RUS 87.73 m Olisdeilys Menéndez CUB 71.53 m Hammer throw Ivan Tsikhan BLR 84.46 m Yipsi Moreno CUB 75.18 m Pentathlon — Naide Gomes POR 4759 pts Heptathlon Roman Šebrle CZE 6438 pts AR Carolina Klüft SWE 6952 pts Decathlon Roman Šebrle CZE 8893 pts —4×100 metres relay Shawn CrawfordJustin GatlinCoby MillerMaurice Greene 37.92 Tanya LawrenceSherone SimpsonAleen BaileyVeronica Campbell-Brown 41.73 4×400 metres relay Otis HarrisDerrick BrewJeremy WarinerDarold Williamson 2:55.91 Olesya ForshevaNatalya NazarovaOlesya ZykinaNatalya Antyukh 3:20.16 Awards Men thumb|Kenenisa Bekele topped the global award polls. AwardWinnerIAAF World Athlete of the YearKenenisa Bekele ETH 1996Track & Field Athlete of the YearKenenisa Bekele ETH 1996European Athlete of the Year AwardChristian Olsson SWEBest Male Track Athlete ESPY AwardTom Pappas USA Women thumb|Yelena Isinbayeva was both the IAAF and Track & Field News award winner. AwardWinnerIAAF World Athlete of the YearYelena Isinbayeva RUSTrack & Field Athlete of the YearYelena Isinbayeva RUSEuropean Athlete of the Year AwardKelly Holmes GBRBest Female Track Athlete ESPY AwardGail Devers USA Seasonal rankings by event Men 400 m Hurdles RANK2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Félix Sánchez DOM47.632.James Carter USA47.683.Bershawn Jackson USA47.864.Danny McFarlane JAM48.005.Ockert Cilliers RSA48.02 3000 m Steeplechase RANK2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Saif Saeed Shaheen QAT7:53.632.Paul Kipsiele Koech KEN7:59.653.Brahim Boulami MAR8:02.664.Ezekiel Kemboi KEN8:02.985.Brimin Kipruto KEN8:05.52 Marathon RANK NAME ATHLETETIMEEVENT1.Evans Rutto KEN2:06:16Chicago Marathon2.Evans Rutto KEN2:06:18London Marathon3.Robert Cheboror KEN2:06:22Amsterdam Marathon4.Felix Limo KEN2:06:44Berlin Marathon5.Sammy Korir KEN2:06:48London Marathon6.Joseph Riri KEN2:06:49Berlin Marathon7.Joshua Chelanga KEN2:07:05Berlin Marathon8.Gert Thys RSA2:07:06Seoul International Marathon9.Jaouad Gharib MAR2:07:12London Marathon10.José Rios ESP2:07:42Otsu Marathon Pole Vault RANK2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.Timothy Mack USA6.01 m2.Toby Stevenson USA6.00 m3.Jeff Hartwig USA5.86 m4.Giuseppe Gibilisco ITA5.85 mAleksandr Averbukh ISR Hammer throw 2004 Hammer Throw Year Ranking Decathlon 2004 Decathlon Year Ranking Women 100 metres RANK2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Ivet Lalova BUL10.772.Veronica Campbell JAM10.913.Yulia Nestsiarenka BLR10.924.Christine Arron FRA10.955.Lauryn Williams USA10.96 200 metres RANK2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Veronica Campbell JAM22.052.Allyson Felix USA22.183.Debbie Ferguson BAH22.304.Aleen Bailey JAM22.335.Tonette Dyer USA22.34Irina Khabarova RUS Half Marathon RANK2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Benita Johnson AUS1:07:55 100 m Hurdles RANK2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Joanna Hayes USA12.372.Yelena Krasovskaya UKR12.453.Perdita Felicien CAN12.464.Gail Devers USA12.505.Delloreen Ennis-London JAM12.51 400 m Hurdles RANK2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Faní Halkiá GRE52.772.Sheena Johnson USA52.953.Yuliya Pechonkina RUS53.314.Ionela Târlea-Manolache ROM53.325.Brenda Taylor USA53.36 3000 m Steeplechase RANK2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Gulnara Samitova-Galkina RUS9:01.592.Lyubov Ivanova RUS9:28.023.Dorcus Inzikuru UGA9:29.304.Briana Shook USA9:29.325.Salome Chepchumba KEN9:29.81 High Jump RANK2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.Yelena Slesarenko RUS2.06 m2.Hestrie Cloete RSA2.04 m3.Blanka Vlašić CRO2.03 m4.Viktoriya Styopina UKR2.02 m5.Iryna Mykhalchenko UKR2.01 mVenelina Veneva BUL Pole Vault RANK2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.Yelena Isinbayeva RUS4.92 m2.Svetlana Feofanova RUS4.88 m3.Stacy Dragila USA4.83 m4.Tatyana Polnova RUS4.78 m5.Monika Pyrek POL4.72 m Hammer throw 2004 Hammer Throw Year Ranking Heptathlon RANK2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS1.Carolina Klüft SWE69522.Svetlana Sokolova RUS65943.Austra Skujyté LTU64354.Kelly Sotherton GBR64245.Nataliya Dobrynska UKR6387 Marathon RANK NAME ATHLETETIMEEVENT1.Yoko Shibui JPN2:19:41Berlin Marathon2.Margaret Okayo KEN2:22:35London Marathon3.Paula Radcliffe GBR2:23:10New York Marathon4.Susan Chepkemei KEN2:23:13New York Marathon5.Hiromi Ominami JPN2:23:26Berlin Marathon6.Zhou Chunxiu CHN2:23:28Xiamen Marathon7.Constantina Tomescu ROM2:23:45Chicago Marathon8.Reiko Tosa JPN2:23:57Nagoya Marathon9.Sun Yingjie CHN2:24:11Beijing Marathon10.Catherine Ndereba KEN2:24:27Boston Marathon Deaths April 23 – Manuel Alcalde (47), Spanish race walker (b. 1956) December 4 – June Maston (76), Australian sprinter and athletics coach (b. 1928) December 25 – Ian Syster (28), South African long-distance runner (b. 1976) References Marathon times ARRS Category:Sport of athletics by year