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 | |
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Major world events | Olympic Games |
IAAF Athletes of the Year | Jan 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |
- ^ Annulled
Men's Best Year Performances edit
Marathon edit
400m Hurdles edit
RANK | 2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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1. | Paula Radcliffe (GBR) | 1:07:07 |
Marathon edit
100m Hurdles edit
RANK | 2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
- March 7 — Masami Yoshida (41), Japanese javelin thrower (b. 1958)
- August 7 — Mona-Lisa Pursiainen (49), Finnish sprinter (b. 1951)
References edit