2001 World Championships in Athletics
The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event had visited North America. The music for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies was composed by Canadian composers Jan Randall as well as Cassius Khan and the events were televised live to an estimated viewing audience of 4 billion people in over 200 countries. The ceremonies also featured a 1000 voice choir, and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.
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| Host city | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
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| Nations participating | 189 |
| Athletes participating | 1677 |
| Dates | August 3–12, 2001 |
| Officially opened by | Prime Minister of Canada Jean Chretien |
| Main venue | Commonwealth Stadium |
Men's Results
Track
1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m |
Maurice Greene United States (USA) | 9.82 (WL) |
Bernard Williams United States (USA) | 9.942 (PB) |
Ato Boldon Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | 9.98 |
| 200 m |
Konstantinos Kenteris Greece (GRE) | 20.04 | Christopher Williams Jamaica (JAM) | 20.20 | Kim Collins Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) | 20.30 (NR St.Kitts) |
| Shawn Crawford United States (USA) | ||||||
| 400 m |
Avard Moncur Bahamas (BAH) | 44.64 | Ingo Schultz Germany (GER) | 44.87 | Greg Haughton Jamaica (JAM) | 44.98 |
| 800 m |
André Bucher Switzerland (SUI) | 1:43.70 | Wilfred Bungei Kenya (KEN) | 1:44.55 | Paweł Czapiewski Poland (POL) | 1:44.63 (PB) |
| 1500 m |
Hicham El Guerrouj Morocco (MAR) | 3:30.68 | Bernard Lagat Kenya (KEN) | 3:31.10 | Driss Maazouzi France (FRA) | 3:31.54 (SB) |
| 5000 m |
Richard Limo Kenya (KEN) | 13:00.77 | Million Wolde.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ethiopia (ETH) | 13:03.471 | John Kibowen Kenya (KEN) | 13:05.20 |
| 10,000 m |
Charles Kamathi Kenya (KEN) | 27:53.25 | Assefa Mezgebu Ethiopia (ETH) | 27:53.97 | Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia (ETH) | 27:54.41 |
| Marathon |
Gezahegne Abera Ethiopia (ETH) | 2:12:42 (SB) |
Simon Biwott Kenya (KEN) | 2:12:43 | Stefano Baldini Italy (ITA) | 2:13:18 |
| 110 m hurdles |
Allen Johnson United States (USA) | 13.04 (WL) |
Anier García Cuba (CUB) | 13.07 (SB) |
Dudley Dorival Haiti (Haiti) | 13.25 (NR) |
| 400 m hurdles |
Félix Sánchez Dominican Republic (DOM) | 47.49 (WL) |
Fabrizio Mori Italy (ITA) | 47.54 (NR) |
Dai Tamesue Japan (JPN) | 47.89 (NR) |
| 3,000 m st. |
Reuben Kosgei Kenya (KEN) | 8:15.16 | Ali Ezzine Morocco (MAR) | 8:16.21 | Bernard Barmasai Kenya (KEN) | 8:16.59 |
| 20 km walk |
Roman Rasskazov Russia (RUS) | 1:20:31 | Ilya Markov Russia (RUS) | 1:20:33 | Viktor Burayev Russia (RUS) | 1:20:36 |
| 50 km walk |
Robert Korzeniowski Poland (POL) | 3:42.08 (WL) |
Jesús Ángel García Spain (ESP) | 3:43:07 (SB) |
Edgar Hernández Mexico (MEX) | 3:46:12 (PB) |
| 4 × 100 m relay |
 South Africa (RSA)Morne Nagel Corne Du Plessis Lee-Roy Newton Mathew Quinn | 38.47 (NR) |
Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) Marc Burns Ato Boldon Jaycey Harper Darrel Brown | 38.58 (NR) |
 Australia (AUS)Matthew Shirvington Paul Di Bella Steve Brimacombe Adam Basil | 38.83 (SB) |
| 4 × 400 m relay |
Bahamas (BAH) Avard Moncur Chris Brown Troy McIntosh Tim Munnings Carl Oliver* | 2:58.194 (NR) |
Jamaica (JAM) Brandon Simpson Christopher Williams Greg Haughton Danny McFarlane Michael Blackwood* Mario Watts* | 2:58.39 (SB) |
Poland (POL) Rafał Wieruszewski Piotr Haczek Piotr Długosielski Piotr Rysiukiewicz Jacek Bocian* | 2:59.71 (SB) |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.
1 Ali Saïdi-Sief of Algeria originally finished second in the 5000 m in 13:02.16, but he was disqualified after he tested positive for nandrolone.
2 Tim Montgomery (USA) originally came second in the men's 100 meters in 9.85, but he was disqualified in 2005 after he admitted to drug use as a result of the BALCO scandal.
3 The USA originally finished first in 37.96 (Mickey Grimes, Bernard Williams, Dennis Mitchell, Tim Montgomery), but they were disqualified in 2005 after Tim Montgomery admitted to drug use as a result of the BALCO scandal.
4 The United States (Leonard Byrd, Antonio Pettigrew, Derrick Brew, Angelo Taylor) originally finished first in 2:57.54, but were disqualified in 2008 after Antonio Pettigrew admitted to using HGH and EPO between 1997 and 2003.
Field
1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump |
Martin Buß Germany (GER) | 2.36 (WL) |
Yaroslav Rybakov Russia (RUS) | 2.33 (PB Rybakov) (SB Voronin) | ||
| Vyacheslav Voronin Russia (RUS) | ||||||
| Pole vault |
Dmitri Markov Australia (AUS) | 6.05 (CR) |
Aleksandr Averbukh Israel (ISR) | 5.85 | Nick Hysong United States (USA) | 5.85 (SB) |
| Long jump |
Iván Pedroso Cuba (CUB) | 8.40 | Savanté Stringfellow United States (USA) | 8.24 | Carlos Calado Portugal (POR) | 8.21 (SB) |
| Triple jump |
Jonathan Edwards Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 17.92 (WL) |
Christian Olsson Sweden (SWE) | 17.47 | Igor Spasovkhodskiy Russia (RUS) | 17.44 (PB) |
| Shot put |
John Godina United States (USA) | 21.87 | Adam Nelson United States (USA) | 21.24 | Arsi Harju Finland (FIN) | 20.93 (SB) |
| Discus throw |
Lars Riedel Germany (GER) | 69.72 (CR) |
Virgilijus Alekna.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Lithuania (LTU) | 69.40 | Michael Möllenbeck Germany (GER) | 67.61 (PB) |
| Hammer throw |
Szymon Ziółkowski Poland (POL) | 83.38 (CR) |
Koji Murofushi Japan (JPN) | 82.92 | Ilya Konovalov Russia (RUS) | 80.27 (SB) |
| Javelin throw |
Jan Železný Czech Republic (CZE) | 92.80 (CR) |
Aki Parviainen Finland (FIN) | 91.31 | Konstadinos Gatsioudis Greece (GRE) | 89.95 |
| Decathlon |
Tomáš Dvořák Czech Republic (CZE) | 8902 (CR) |
Erki Nool Estonia (EST) | 8815 (NR) |
Dean Macey Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) | 8603 (PB) |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
Women's Results
Track
1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m |
Zhanna Pintusevich Ukraine (UKR) | 10.82 (WL) |
Ekaterini Thanou Greece (GRE) | 10.912 (SB) |
Chandra Sturrup Bahamas (BAH) | 11.02 |
| 200 m |
Debbie Ferguson Bahamas (BAH) | 22.521 | LaTasha Jenkins United States (USA) | 22.85 | Cydonie Mothersille Cayman Islands (CAY) | 22.882 |
| 400 m |
Amy Mbacke Thiam Senegal (SEN) | 49.86 (NR) |
Lorraine Fenton Jamaica (JAM) | 49.88 (SB) |
Ana Guevara Mexico (MEX) | 49.97 SB |
| 800 m |
Maria Mutola Mozambique (MOZ) | 1:57.17 | Stephanie Graf Austria (AUT) | 1:57.20 (SB) |
Letitia Vriesde Suriname (SUR) | 1:57.35 (SB) |
| 1,500 m |
Gabriela Szabo Romania (ROU) | 4:00.57 (SB) |
Violeta Szekely Romania (ROU) | 4:01.70 | Natalya Gorelova Russia (RUS) | 4:02.40 |
| 5,000 m |
Olga Yegorova Russia (RUS) | 15:03.39 | Marta Dominguez Spain (ESP) | 15:06.59 | Ayelech Worku Ethiopia (ETH) | 15:10.17 |
| 10,000 m |
Derartu Tulu Ethiopia (ETH) | 31:48.81 | Berhane Adere Ethiopia (ETH) | 31:48.85 | Gete Wami Ethiopia (ETH) | 31:49.98 |
| Marathon |
Lidia Șimon Romania (ROU) | 2:26:01 | Reiko Tosa Japan (JPN) | 2:26:06 | Svetlana Zakharova Russia (RUS) | 2:26:18 |
| 100 m hurdles |
Anjanette Kirkland United States (USA) | 12.42 (WL) |
Gail Devers United States (USA) | 12.54 SB |
Olga Shishigina Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 12.58 (SB) |
| 400 m hurdles |
Nezha Bidouane Morocco (MAR) | 53.34 (WL) |
Yuliya Pechonkina Russia (RUS) | 54.27 | Daimí Pernía Cuba (CUB) | 54.51 |
| 20 km walk |
Olimpiada Ivanova Russia (RUS) | 1:27:48 (CR) |
Valentina Tsybulskaya.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belarus (BLR) | 1:28:49 (PB) |
Elisabetta Perrone Italy (ITA) | 1:28:56 |
| 4 × 100 m relay |
Germany (GER) Melanie Paschke Gabi Rockmeier Birgit Rockmeier Marion Wagner | 42.323 (SB) |
France (FRA) Sylviane Félix Frédérique Bangué Muriel Hurtis Odiah Sidibé | 42.39 (SB) |
Jamaica (JAM) Juliet Campbell Merlene Frazer Beverly McDonald Astia Walker Elva Goulbourne* | 42.40 (SB) |
| 4 × 400 m relay |
Jamaica (JAM) Sandie Richards Catherine Scott-Pomales Debbie-Ann Parris Lorraine Fenton Michelle Burgher* Deon Hemmings* | 3:20.65 (WL) |
Germany (GER) Florence Ekpo-Umoh Shanta Ghosh Claudia Marx Grit Breuer | 3:21.97 (SB) |
Russia (RUS) Irina Rosikhina Yuliya Pechonkina Anastasiya Kapachinskaya Olesya Zykina Natalya Shevtsova* | 3:24.92 |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.
1 Kelli White originally finished third in the 200 m in 22.56, but she was disqualified in 2004 after she admitted to using steroids as a result of the BALCO doping scandal.
2Marion Jones (USA) finished second in the 100m in 10.85 and first in the 200m in 22.39, but she was disqualified in 2005 after she admitted to using steroids as a result of the BALCO doping scandal.
3 The USA team of Kelli White, Chryste Gaines, Inger Miller, and Marion Jones originally finished first in a time of 41.71, but were disqualified in 2004 after Kelli White admitted to using steroids as a result of the BALCO doping scandal.
Field
1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump |
Hestrie Cloete South Africa (RSA) | 2.00 (SB) |
Inha Babakova Ukraine (UKR) | 2.00 | Kajsa Bergqvist Sweden (SWE) | 1.97 |
| Pole vault |
Stacy Dragila United States (USA) | 4.75 (CR) |
Svetlana Feofanova Russia (RUS) | 4.75 (CR) |
Monika Pyrek Poland (POL) | 4.55 |
| Long jump |
Fiona May Italy (ITA) | 7.02 | Tatyana Kotova Russia (RUS) | 7.01 | Niurka Montalvo Spain (ESP) | 6.88 |
| Triple jump |
Tatyana Lebedeva Russia (RUS) | 15.25 (WL) |
Françoise Mbango-Etone Cameroon (CMR) | 14.60 | Tereza Marinova Bulgaria (BUL) | 14.58 |
| Shot put |
Yanina Karolchik Belarus (BLR) | 20.61 (NR) |
Nadine Kleinert Germany (GER) | 19.86 (PB) |
Vita Pavlysh Ukraine (UKR) | 19.41 |
| Discus throw |
Ellina Zvereva Belarus (BLR) | 67.101 | Nicoleta Grasu Romania (ROU) | 66.24 | Anastasia Kelesidou Greece (GRE) | 65.50 (SB) |
| Hammer throw |
Yipsi Moreno Cuba (CUB) | 70.65 (AR) |
Olga Kuzenkova Russia (RUS) | 70.61 | Bronwyn Eagles Australia (AUS) | 68.87 |
| Javelin throw |
Osleidys Menéndez Cuba (CUB) | 69.53 (CR) |
Mirela Maniani Greece (GRE) | 65.78 | Sonia Bisset Cuba (CUB) | 64.69 |
| Heptathlon |
Yelena Prokhorova Russia (RUS) | 6694 (SB) |
Natallia Sazanovich Belarus (BLR) | 6539 (SB) |
Shelia Burrell United States (USA) | 6472 (PB) |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
1Natalya Sadova of Russia originally won the gold medal in discus throw (68.57), but she was later disqualified after she tested positive for caffeine.
Medal table
Note that the host, Canada, did not win any medals at these championships. This fate Canada shares only with Sweden (1995).
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Kenya (KEN) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Cuba (CUB) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Bahamas (BAH) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ethiopia (ETH) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 |  Belarus (BLR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Romania (ROU) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 10 | Morocco (MAR) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Poland (POL) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| South Africa (SAF) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 14 | Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 15 | Greece (GRE) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 16 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mozambique (MOZ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Spain (ESP) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 26 | Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 30 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Estonia (EST) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Israel (ISR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 35 | Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cayman Islands (CAY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Haiti (HAI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Portugal (POR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Suriname (SUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (42 nations) | 46 | 47 | 46 | 139 | |
See also
- 2001 in athletics (track and field)