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2002 in the sport of athletics

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This article contains an overview of the sport of athletics, including track and field, cross country and road running, in the year 2002.

2002 in athletics
Major world eventsWorld Championships
World Indoor Championships
IAAF Athletes of the YearHicham El Guerrouj
Paula Radcliffe
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There was no primary championships that season, although continental championships were held in Africa, Asia and Europe. The foremost athletics competitions at games events occurred at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, the 2002 Asian Games and the 2002 CAC Games. The 2002 IAAF World Cup was the major global outdoor track and field event.

Paula Radcliffe was among the season's top performers, having set world records at the London and Chicago Marathons, as well becoming European and Commonwealth champion on the track.

Major events edit

World edit

Regional edit

National edit

World records edit

Men edit 

  None in 2002

Women edit

Event Athlete Nation Performance Meeting Place Date
3000 m steeplechase Justyna Bak   Poland 9:22.29   Milan, Italy 5 June
3000 m steeplechase Alesya Turova   Belarus 9:21.72   Ostrava, Czech Republic 12 June
3000 m steeplechase Alesya Turova   Belarus 9:16.51   Gdańsk, Poland 27 July

Awards edit

Men edit

2002 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS WINNER
IAAF World Athlete of the Year   Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year   Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)
European Athlete of the Year Award   Dwain Chambers (GBR)
Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award   Maurice Greene (USA)

Women edit

2002 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS WINNER
IAAF World Athlete of the Year   Paula Radcliffe (GBR)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year   Paula Radcliffe (GBR)
European Athlete of the Year Award   Süreyya Ayhan (TUR)
Best Female Track Athlete ESPY Award   Marion Jones (USA)

Men's Best Year Performances edit

400m Hurdles edit

RANK 2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.   Félix Sánchez (DOM) 47.35
2.   James Carter (USA) 47.57
3.   Stéphane Diagana (FRA) 47.58
4.   Llewellyn Herbert (RSA) 48.02
5.   Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily (KSA) 48.11

3,000m Steeplechase edit

RANK 2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.   Brahim Boulami (MAR) 7:58.09
2.   Stephen Cherono (KEN) 7:58.10
3.   Wilson Boit Kipketer (KEN) 8:00.56
4.   Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) 8:05.44
5.   Reuben Kosgei (KEN) 8:05.87

Race Walking edit

Main article: 2002 Race Walking Year Ranking

Pole Vault edit

RANK 2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
1.   Jeff Hartwig (USA) 5.90 m
  Tim Lobinger (GER)
3.   Lars Börgeling (GER) 5.85 m
  Aleksandr Averbukh (ISR)
  Patrik Kristiansson (SWE)

Hammer Throw edit

Main article: 2002 Hammer Throw Year Ranking

Decathlon edit

Main article: 2002 Decathlon Year Ranking

Women's Best Year Performances edit

100 metres edit

RANK 2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.   Zhanna Block (UKR) 10.83
2.   Debbie Ferguson (BAH) 10.91
3.   Tayna Lawrence (JAM) 10.93
4.   Chryste Gaines (USA) 10.94
5.   Muriel Hurtis-Houairi (FRA) 10.96

200 metres edit

RANK 2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.   Debbie Ferguson (BAH) 22.20
2.   Zhanna Block (UKR) 22.24
3.   Veronica Campbell (JAM) 22.39
4.   Muriel Hurtis-Houairi (FRA) 22.43
5.   Stephanie Durst (USA) 22.48

Half Marathon edit

RANK 2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.   Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) 1:07:19

Race Walking edit

Main article: 2002 Race Walking Year Ranking

100m Hurdles edit

RANK 2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.   Gail Devers (USA) 12.40
2.   Brigitte Foster-Hylton (JAM) 12.49
3.   Miesha McKelvy (USA) 12.60
  Glory Alozie (ESP)
5.   Anjanette Kirkland (USA) 12.62

400m Hurdles edit

RANK 2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.   Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS) 53.10
2.   Jana Rawlinson (AUS) 54.14
3.   Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova (UKR) 54.28
4.   Sandra Glover (USA) 54.40
5.   Surita Febbraio (RSA) 54.45

3,000m Steeplechase edit

RANK 2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.   Alesya Turova (BLR) 9:16.51
2.   Justyna Bak (POL) 9:22.29
3.   Élodie Olivarès (FRA) 9:33.12
4.   Cristina Casandra (ROM) 9:33.16
5.   Melanie Schulz (GER) 9:38.31

High Jump edit

RANK 2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
1.   Kajsa Bergqvist (SWE) 2.05 m
2.   Hestrie Cloete (RSA) 2.02 m
3.   Iryna Mykhalchenko (UKR) 2.00 m
  Viktoria Seryogina (RUS)
  Marina Kuptsova (RUS)

Pole Vault edit

RANK 2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
1.   Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) 4.78 m
2.   Annika Becker (GER) 4.77 m
3.   Stacy Dragila (USA) 4.72 m
4.   Mary Vincent (USA) 4.65 m
5.   Yvonne Buschbaum (GER) 4.65 m

Hammer Throw edit

Main article: 2002 Hammer Throw Year Ranking

Heptathlon edit

RANK 2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS POINTS
1.   Carolina Klüft (SWE) 6542
2.   Sabine Braun (GER) 6434
3.   Shelia Burrell (USA) 6363
4.   Natalya Sazanovich (BLR) 6341
5.   Austra Skujyté (LTU) 6275

Marathon edit

Men's competition edit

Commonwealth Games edit

RANK ATHLETE TIME
    Francis Naali (TAN) 2:11:58
    Joshua Chelanga (KEN) 2:12:44
    Andrew Letherby (AUS) 2:13:23
4.   Erick Wainaina (KEN) 2:13:27
5.   Luketz Swartbooi (NAM) 2:13:40
6.   Jonathan Wyatt (NZL) 2:14:20
7.   Lee Troop (AUS) 2:16:44
8.   Josiah Bembe (RSA) 2:18:16
9.   Shaun Creighton (AUS) 2:18:19
10.   Dominic Bannister (ENG) 2:19:31

Best Year Performances edit

Main article: 2002 Marathon Year Ranking

Women's competition edit

Commonwealth Games edit

RANK ATHLETE TIME
    Kerryn McCann (AUS) 2:30:05
    Krishna Stanton (AUS) 2:34:52
    Jackie Gallagher (AUS) 2:36:37
4.   Debbie Robinson (ENG) 2:39:42
5.   Teresa McCluskey (NIR) 2:40:29
6.   Bev Hartigan (ENG) 2:41:27
7.   Carol Galea (MLT) 2:45:48
8.   Marian Sutton (ENG) 2:45:55
9.   Beata Naigambo (NAM) 2:47:22
10.   Elizabeth Mongudhi (NAM) 2:49:19

Best Year Performances edit

Main article: 2002 Marathon Year Ranking

Deaths edit

References edit



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