2000 in athletics (track and field)

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 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.

Contents

Major eventsEdit

World recordsEdit

Kristina Saltanovič - 1:35:23.67 (20 km walking) in Lithuanian Championships

AwardsEdit

MenEdit

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)

WomenEdit

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)

^ Annulled

Men's Best Year PerformancesEdit

MarathonEdit

400m HurdlesEdit

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 SteeplechaseEdit

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 VaultEdit

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 ThrowEdit

DecathlonEdit

Women's Best Year PerformancesEdit

100 metresEdit

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

200 metresEdit

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 MarathonEdit

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

MarathonEdit

100m HurdlesEdit

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
4.	Melissa Morrison (USA)	12.57

400m HurdlesEdit

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 SteeplechaseEdit

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 JumpEdit

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 VaultEdit

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 ThrowEdit

HeptathlonEdit

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

DeathsEdit

March 7 — Masami Yoshida (41), Japanese javelin thrower (b. 1958)
August 7 — Mona-Lisa Pursiainen (49), Finnish sprinter (b. 1951)

ReferencesEdit

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