2000 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 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 eventsEdit
WorldEdit
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RegionalEdit
NationalEdit
World recordsEdit
- Kristina Saltanovič - 1:35:23.67 (20 km walking) in Lithuanian Championships
AwardsEdit
MenEdit
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) |
WomenEdit
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 PerformancesEdit
MarathonEdit
400m HurdlesEdit
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 SteeplechaseEdit
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 VaultEdit
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 ThrowEdit
DecathlonEdit
Women's Best Year PerformancesEdit
100 metresEdit
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 metresEdit
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 MarathonEdit
RANK | 2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Paula Radcliffe (GBR) | 1:07:07 |
MarathonEdit
100m HurdlesEdit
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 HurdlesEdit
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 SteeplechaseEdit
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 JumpEdit
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 VaultEdit
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 ThrowEdit
HeptathlonEdit
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 |
DeathsEdit
- March 7 — Masami Yoshida (41), Japanese javelin thrower (b. 1958)
- August 7 — Mona-Lisa Pursiainen (49), Finnish sprinter (b. 1951)