2000 in 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 2000.

2000 in athletics
Major world eventsOlympic Games
IAAF Athletes of the YearJan Železný
Marion Jones
1999
2001

The primary athletics competition for the 2000 season was at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Major events edit

World edit

Regional edit

National edit

World records edit

Men edit

  None this year

Women edit

Event Athlete Nation Performance Meeting Place Date
20,000 metres Tegla Loroupe   Kenya 1:05:26.6   Borgholzhausen, Germany 3 September
3000 m steeplechase Cristina Iloc-Casandra   Romania 9:43.64   Bucharest, Romania 7 August
3000 m steeplechase Cristina Iloc-Casandra   Romania 9:40.20   Reims, France 30 August
4 × 200 metres relay LaTasha Jenkins
LaTasha Colander-Richardson
Nanceen Perry
Marion Jones
  United States 1:27.46   Philadelphia, USA 29 April
Pole vault Stacy Dragila   United States 4.62 m   Atlanta, USA 3 March
Pole vault Stacy Dragila   United States 4.63 m   Sacramento, USA 23 July
Javelin Throw (new) Trine Hattestad   Norway 68.22 m   Rome, ITA 30 June
Javelin Throw (new) Trine Hattestad   Norway 69.48 m   Oslo, NOR 28 July

Awards edit

Men edit

2000 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS ATHLETE
IAAF World Athlete of the Year   Jan Železný (CZE)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year   Virgilijus Alekna (LTU)
European Athlete of the Year Award   Jan Železný (CZE)
Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award   Michael Johnson (USA)

Women edit

2000 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS ATHLETE
IAAF World Athlete of the Year   Marion Jones (USA)[1]
Track & Field Athlete of the Year   Marion Jones (USA)
European Athlete of the Year Award   Trine Hattestad (NOR)
Best Female Track Athlete ESPY Award   Marion Jones (USA)
  1. ^ Annulled

Men's Best Year Performances edit

Marathon edit


400m Hurdles edit

RANK 2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.   Angelo Taylor (USA) 47.50
2.   Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily (KSA) 47.53
3.   Llewellyn Herbert (RSA) 47.81
4.   Eric Thomas (USA) 47.94
5.   Samuel Matete (ZAM) 48.01


3,000m Steeplechase edit

RANK 2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.   Bernard Barmasai (KEN) 8:02.76
2.   Brahim Boulami (MAR) 8:02.90
3.   Ali Ezzine (MAR) 8:03.57
4.   Kipkirui Misoi (KEN) 8:03.74
5.   Reuben Kosgei (KEN) 8:03.92

Pole Vault edit

RANK 2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
1.   Jeff Hartwig (USA) 6.03 m
2.   Michael Stolle (GER) 5.95 m
3.   Lawrence Johnson (USA) 5.90 m
  Pavel Gerasimov (RUS)
  Maksim Tarasov (RUS)
  Danny Ecker (GER)
  Nick Hysong (USA)

Hammer Throw edit


Decathlon edit

Women's Best Year Performances edit

100 metres edit

RANK 2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.   Marion Jones (USA) 10.78
2.   Chandra Sturrup (BAH) 10.86
3.   Ekateríni Thánou (GRE) 10.91
  Inger Miller (USA)
5.   Zhanna Block (UKR) 10.93

200 metres edit

RANK 2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.   Marion Jones (USA) 21.94
2.   Inger Miller (USA) 22.09
3.   Pauline Davis-Thompson (BAH) 22.27
4.   Susanthika Jayasinghe (SRI) 22.28
5.   Beverly McDonald (JAM) 22.35


Half Marathon edit

RANK 2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.   Paula Radcliffe (GBR) 1:07:07


Marathon edit


100m Hurdles edit

RANK 2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.   Gail Devers (USA) 12.33
2.   Delloreen Ennis-London (JAM) 12.52
3.   Glory Alozie (NGR) 12.54
4.   Michelle Freeman (JAM) 12.57
  Melissa Morrison (USA)

400m Hurdles edit

RANK 2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.   Irina Privalova (RUS) 53.02
2.   Sandra Glover (USA) 53.33
3.   Deon Hemmings (JAM) 53.45
4.   Nezha Bidouane (MAR) 53.53
5.   Daimí Pernía (CUB) 53.68


3,000m Steeplechase edit

RANK 2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.   Cristina Casandra (ROM) 9:40.20
2.   Yekaterina Volkova (RUS) 9:52.40
3.   Anzhelika Averkova (UKR) 9:54.10
4.   Daniela Petrescu (ROM) 9:54.86
5.   Luminita Gogârlea (ROM) 9:56.99


High Jump edit

RANK 2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
1.   Monica Iagăr (ROM) 2.02 m
2.   Hestrie Cloete (RSA) 2.01 m
  Yelena Yelesina (RUS)
  Venelina Veneva (BUL)
  Kajsa Bergqvist (SWE)


Pole Vault edit

RANK 2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
1.   Stacy Dragila (USA) 4.63 m
2.   Anzhela Balakhonova (UKR) 4.56 m
3.   Tatiana Grigorieva (AUS) 4.55 m
4.   Kellie Suttle (USA) 4.53 m
5.   Emma George (AUS) 4.50 m
  Svetlana Feofanova (RUS)
  Daniela Bártová (CZE)
  Yelena Belyakova (RUS)
  Nicole Humbert (GER)
  Vala Flosadóttir (ISL)


Hammer Throw edit


Heptathlon edit

RANK 2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS POINTS
1.   Eunice Barber (FRA) 6842
2.   Denise Lewis (GBR) 6831
3.   Yelena Prokhorova (RUS) 6765
4.   Natalya Roshchupkina (RUS) 6633
5.   Natalya Sazanovich (BLR) 6527


Deaths edit


References edit