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{{Short description|2001 edition of the World Championships in Athletics}}

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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 and Cassius Khan. The ceremonies also featured a thousand-strong voice choir, and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.Edmonton defeated bids from Paris, France (which hosted the next edition) and the San Francisco Bay Area in the United States to host the event.WEB,weblink Edmonton wins bid to host 2001 IAAF World Championships in Athletics, 19 November 1998, ww.worldathletics.org/, IAAF, 22 July 2022, Edmonton had previously hosted the 1978 Commonwealth Games and the 1983 Summer Universiade.

Men's results

Track

1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres}}Maurice Greene (sprinter)>USA|9.82(WL)Bernard Williams (athlete)>USA| 9.942(PB)Ato Boldon2001 World Championships in Athletics}}9.98200 m{{DetailsLink|2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres}}{{flagIOC2medalistKonstantinos Kenteris>GRE20.04{{flagIOC2medalistChristopher Williams (sprinter)>Christopher Williams2001 World Championships in Athletics}}rowspan="2"|20.20Kim Collins2001 World Championships in Athletics}} rowspan="2"|20.30(NR St.Kitts)Shawn Crawford2001 World Championships in Athletics}} 2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres}}Avard Moncur2001 World Championships in Athletics}}44.64Ingo Schultz2001 World Championships in Athletics}}44.87Greg Haughton2001 World Championships in Athletics}}44.982001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres}}André Bucher2001 World Championships in Athletics}}1:43.70Wilfred Bungei2001 World Championships in Athletics}}1:44.55Paweł Czapiewski2001 World Championships in Athletics}}1:44.63(PB)2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres}}Hicham El Guerrouj2001 World Championships in Athletics}}3:30.68Bernard Lagat2001 World Championships in Athletics}}3:31.10Driss Maazouzi2001 World Championships in Athletics}}3:31.54(SB)2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres}}Richard Limo2001 World Championships in Athletics}}13:00.77Million Wolde1996|13:03.471John Kibowen2001 World Championships in Athletics}}13:05.202001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres}}Charles Kamathi2001 World Championships in Athletics}}27:53.25Assefa Mezgebu1996|27:53.97Haile Gebrselassie1996|27:54.412001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's Marathon}}Gezahegne Abera1996|2:12:42(SB)Simon Biwott2001 World Championships in Athletics}}2:12:43Stefano Baldini2001 World Championships in Athletics}}2:13:182001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles}}Allen Johnson2001 World Championships in Athletics}}13.04(WL)Anier García2001 World Championships in Athletics}}13.07(SB)Dudley Dorival2001 World Championships in Athletics}}13.25(NR)2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles}}Félix Sánchez (hurdler)>DOM|47.49(WL)Fabrizio Mori2001 World Championships in Athletics}}47.54(NR)Dai Tamesue2001 World Championships in Athletics}}47.89(NR)2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase}}Reuben Kosgei2001 World Championships in Athletics}}8:15.16Ali Ezzine2001 World Championships in Athletics}}8:16.21Bernard Barmasai2001 World Championships in Athletics}}8:16.592001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 20 kilometres walk}}Roman Rasskazov2001 World Championships in Athletics}}1:20:31Ilya Markov2001 World Championships in Athletics}}1:20:33Viktor Burayev2001 World Championships in Athletics}}1:20:362001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 50 kilometres walk}}Robert Korzeniowski2001 World Championships in Athletics}}3:42.08(WL)Jesús Ángel García2001 World Championships in Athletics}}3:43:07(SB)Édgar Hernández (racewalker)>MEX|3:46:12(PB)2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay}}RSA}}Morne NagelCorne Du PlessisLee-Roy NewtonMathew Quinn38.47(NR)TRI}}Marc BurnsAto BoldonJaycey HarperDarrel Brown38.58(NR)AUS}}Matthew ShirvingtonPaul Di BellaSteve BrimacombeAdam Basil38.83(SB)2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay}}BAH}}Avard MoncurChris Brown (athlete)Troy McIntoshTim MunningsCarl Oliver*>|2:58.194(NR)JAM}}Brandon SimpsonChristopher Williams (sprinter)Greg HaughtonDanny McFarlaneMichael Blackwood (athlete)>Michael Blackwood*Mario Watts*2:58.39(SB)POL}}Rafał WieruszewskiPiotr HaczekPiotr DługosielskiPiotr RysiukiewiczJacek Bocian*2:59.71(SB) bgcolor= e8e8e8{{Sports record codes}}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{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}High jump{{DetailsLink|2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's high jump}}{{flagIOC2medalistMartin Buß>GER2.36(WL)Yaroslav Rybakov2001 World Championships in Athletics}}rowspan="2"|2.33(PB Rybakov)(SB Voronin)Vyacheslav Voronin2001 World Championships in Athletics}} 2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vault}}Dmitri Markov2001 World Championships in Athletics}}6.05(CR)Aleksandr Averbukh2001 World Championships in Athletics}}5.85Nick Hysong2001 World Championships in Athletics}}5.85(SB)2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump}}Iván Pedroso2001 World Championships in Athletics}}8.40Savanté Stringfellow2001 World Championships in Athletics}}8.24Carlos Calado2001 World Championships in Athletics}}8.21(SB)2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jump}}Jonathan Edwards (triple jumper)>GBR|17.92(WL)Christian Olsson2001 World Championships in Athletics}}17.47Igor Spasovkhodskiy2001 World Championships in Athletics}}17.44(PB)2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put}}John Godina2001 World Championships in Athletics}}21.87Adam Nelson2001 World Championships in Athletics}}21.24Arsi Harju2001 World Championships in Athletics}}20.93(SB)2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw}}Lars Riedel2001 World Championships in Athletics}}69.72(CR)Virgilijus Alekna1988|69.40Michael Möllenbeck2001 World Championships in Athletics}}67.61(PB)2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's hammer throw}}Szymon Ziółkowski2001 World Championships in Athletics}}83.38(CR)Koji Murofushi2001 World Championships in Athletics}}82.92Ilya Konovalov (hammer thrower)>RUS|80.27(SB)2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's javelin throw}}Jan Železný2001 World Championships in Athletics}}92.80(CR)Aki Parviainen2001 World Championships in Athletics}}91.31Konstadinos Gatsioudis2001 World Championships in Athletics}}89.952001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon}}Tomáš Dvořák2001 World Championships in Athletics}}8902(CR)Erki Nool2001 World Championships in Athletics}}8815(NR)Dean Macey2001 World Championships in Athletics}}8603(PB) bgcolor= e8e8e8{{Sports record codes}}

Women's results

Track

1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres}}Zhanna Pintusevich-Block>UKR|10.82(WL)Ekaterini Thanou2001 World Championships in Athletics}}10.912(SB)Chandra Sturrup2001 World Championships in Athletics}}11.022001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres}}Debbie Ferguson2001 World Championships in Athletics}}22.521LaTasha Jenkins2001 World Championships in Athletics}}22.85Cydonie Mothersille2001 World Championships in Athletics}}22.8822001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres}}Amy Mbacké Thiam2001 World Championships in Athletics}}49.86(NR)Lorraine Fenton2001 World Championships in Athletics}}49.88(SB)Ana Guevara2001 World Championships in Athletics}}49.97SB2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres}}Maria Mutola2001 World Championships in Athletics}}1:57.17Stephanie Graf2001 World Championships in Athletics}}1:57.20(SB)Letitia Vriesde2001 World Championships in Athletics}}1:57.35(SB)2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres}}Gabriela Szabo2001 World Championships in Athletics}}4:00.57(SB)Violeta Szekely2001 World Championships in Athletics}}4:01.70Natalya Gorelova2001 World Championships in Athletics}}4:02.402001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres}}Olga Yegorova2001 World Championships in Athletics}}15:03.39Marta Domínguez2001 World Championships in Athletics}}15:06.59Ayelech Worku1996|15:10.172001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres}}Derartu Tulu1996|31:48.81Berhane Adere1996|31:48.85Gete Wami1996|31:49.982001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's Marathon}}Lidia Șimon2001 World Championships in Athletics}}2:26:01Reiko Tosa2001 World Championships in Athletics}}2:26:06Svetlana Zakharova (athlete)>RUS|2:26:182001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres hurdles}}Anjanette Kirkland2001 World Championships in Athletics}}12.42(WL)Gail Devers2001 World Championships in Athletics}}12.54SBOlga Shishigina2001 World Championships in Athletics}}12.58(SB)2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles}}Nezha Bidouane2001 World Championships in Athletics}}53.34(WL)Yuliya Pechonkina2001 World Championships in Athletics}}54.27Daimí Pernía2001 World Championships in Athletics}}54.512001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 20 kilometres walk}}Olimpiada Ivanova2001 World Championships in Athletics}}1:27:48(CR)Valentina Tsybulskaya2001 World Championships in Athletics}}1:28:49(PB)Elisabetta Perrone2001 World Championships in Athletics}}1:28:562001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay}}GER}}Melanie PaschkeGabi RockmeierBirgit RockmeierMarion Wagner42.323(SB)FRA}}Sylviane FélixFrédérique BanguéMuriel HurtisOdiah Sidibé42.39(SB)JAM}}Juliet Campbell (Jamaican sprinter)Merlene FrazerBeverly McDonaldAstia WalkerElva Goulbourne*>|42.40(SB)2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay}}JAM}}Sandie RichardsCatherine Scott-PomalesDebbie-Ann ParrisLorraine FentonMichelle Burgher*Deon Hemmings*3:20.65(WL)GER}}Florence Ekpo-UmohShanta GhoshClaudia MarxGrit Breuer3:21.97(SB)RUS}}Irina RosikhinaYuliya PechonkinaAnastasiya KapachinskayaOlesya ZykinaNatalya Shevtsova*3:24.92 bgcolor= e8e8e8{{Sports record codes}}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{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump}}Hestrie Cloete2001 World Championships in Athletics}}2.00(SB)Inha Babakova2001 World Championships in Athletics}}2.00Kajsa Bergqvist2001 World Championships in Athletics}}1.972001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's pole vault}}Stacy Dragila2001 World Championships in Athletics}}4.75(CR)Svetlana Feofanova2001 World Championships in Athletics}}4.75(CR)Monika Pyrek2001 World Championships in Athletics}}4.552001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump}}Fiona May2001 World Championships in Athletics}}7.02Tatyana Kotova2001 World Championships in Athletics}}7.01Niurka Montalvo2001 World Championships in Athletics}}6.882001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's triple jump}}Tatyana Lebedeva2001 World Championships in Athletics}}15.25(WL)Françoise Mbango-Etone2001 World Championships in Athletics}}14.60Tereza Marinova2001 World Championships in Athletics}}14.582001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put}}Yanina Karolchyk-Pravalinskaya>BLR|20.61(NR)Nadine Kleinert2001 World Championships in Athletics}}19.86(PB)Vita Pavlysh2001 World Championships in Athletics}}19.412001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw}}Ellina Zvereva2001 World Championships in Athletics}}67.101Nicoleta Grasu2001 World Championships in Athletics}}66.24Anastasia Kelesidou2001 World Championships in Athletics}}65.50(SB)2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw}}Yipsi Moreno2001 World Championships in Athletics}}70.65(AR)Olga Kuzenkova2001 World Championships in Athletics}}70.61Bronwyn Eagles2001 World Championships in Athletics}}68.872001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw}}Osleidys Menéndez2001 World Championships in Athletics}}69.53(CR)Mirela Maniani2001 World Championships in Athletics}}65.78Sonia Bisset2001 World Championships in Athletics}}64.692001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlon}}Yelena Prokhorova2001 World Championships in Athletics}}6694(SB)Natallia Sazanovich2001 World Championships in Athletics}}6539(SB)Shelia Burrell2001 World Championships in Athletics}}6472(PB) bgcolor= e8e8e8{{Sports record codes}}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).{{Medals table }}

See also

• 2001 in athletics (track and field)

References

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• weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20051228002137weblink">2001 IAAF World Championships in Athletics – Official website

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