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2001 edition of the World Championships in Athletics| Dates | August 3–12, 2001 |
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The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event had visited North America. The music for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies was composed by Canadian composers Jan Randall and Cassius Khan. The ceremonies also featured a 1000 voice choir, and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.
Men's Results
Track
1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.
Ali Saïdi-Sief of Algeria originally finished second in the 5000 m in 13:02.16, but he was disqualified after he tested positive for nandrolone.
Tim Montgomery (USA) originally came second in the men's 100 meters in 9.85, but he was disqualified in 2005 after he admitted to drug use as a result of the BALCO scandal.
The USA originally finished first in 37.96 (Mickey Grimes, Bernard Williams, Dennis Mitchell, Tim Montgomery), but they were disqualified in 2005 after Tim Montgomery admitted to drug use as a result of the BALCO scandal.
The United States (Leonard Byrd, Antonio Pettigrew, Derrick Brew, Angelo Taylor) originally finished first in 2:57.54, but were disqualified in 2008 after Antonio Pettigrew admitted to using HGH and EPO between 1997 and 2003.
Field
1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump details |
Martin Buß Germany (GER) |
2.36 (WL) |
Yaroslav Rybakov Russia (RUS) |
2.33 (PB Rybakov) (SB Voronin) | ||
| Vyacheslav Voronin Russia (RUS)
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| Pole vault details |
Dmitri Markov Australia (AUS) |
6.05 (CR) |
Aleksandr Averbukh Israel (ISR) |
5.85 | Nick Hysong United States (USA) |
5.85 (SB) |
| Long jump details |
Iván Pedroso Cuba (CUB) |
8.40 | Savanté Stringfellow United States (USA) |
8.24 | Carlos Calado Portugal (POR) |
8.21 (SB) |
| Triple jump details |
Jonathan Edwards Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
17.92 (WL) |
Christian Olsson Sweden (SWE) |
17.47 | Igor Spasovkhodskiy Russia (RUS) |
17.44 (PB) |
| Shot put details |
John Godina United States (USA) |
21.87 | Adam Nelson United States (USA) |
21.24 | Arsi Harju Finland (FIN) |
20.93 (SB) |
| Discus throw details |
Lars Riedel Germany (GER) |
69.72 (CR) |
Virgilijus Alekna Lithuania (LTU) |
69.40 | Michael Möllenbeck Germany (GER) |
67.61 (PB) |
| Hammer throw details |
Szymon Ziółkowski Poland (POL) |
83.38 (CR) |
Koji Murofushi Japan (JPN) |
82.92 | Ilya Konovalov Russia (RUS) |
80.27 (SB) |
| Javelin throw details |
Jan Železný Czech Republic (CZE) |
92.80 (CR) |
Aki Parviainen Finland (FIN) |
91.31 | Konstadinos Gatsioudis Greece (GRE) |
89.95 |
| Decathlon details |
Tomáš Dvořák Czech Republic (CZE) |
8902 (CR) |
Erki Nool Estonia (EST) |
8815 (NR) |
Dean Macey Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) |
8603 (PB) |
| WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
Women's Results
Track
1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.
Kelli White originally finished third in the 200 m in 22.56, but she was disqualified in 2004 after she admitted to using steroids as a result of the BALCO doping scandal.
Marion Jones (USA) finished second in the 100m in 10.85 and first in the 200m in 22.39, but she was disqualified in 2005 after she admitted to using steroids as a result of the BALCO doping scandal.
The USA team of Kelli White, Chryste Gaines, Inger Miller, and Marion Jones originally finished first in a time of 41.71, but were disqualified in 2004 after Kelli White admitted to using steroids as a result of the BALCO doping scandal.
Field
1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| High jump details |
Hestrie Cloete South Africa (RSA) |
2.00 (SB) |
Inha Babakova Ukraine (UKR) |
2.00 | Kajsa Bergqvist Sweden (SWE) |
1.97 |
| Pole vault details |
Stacy Dragila United States (USA) |
4.75 (CR) |
Svetlana Feofanova Russia (RUS) |
4.75 (CR) |
Monika Pyrek Poland (POL) |
4.55 |
| Long jump details |
Fiona May Italy (ITA) |
7.02 | Tatyana Kotova Russia (RUS) |
7.01 | Niurka Montalvo Spain (ESP) |
6.88 |
| Triple jump details |
Tatyana Lebedeva Russia (RUS) |
15.25 (WL) |
Françoise Mbango-Etone Cameroon (CMR) |
14.60 | Tereza Marinova Bulgaria (BUL) |
14.58 |
| Shot put details |
Yanina Karolchik Belarus (BLR) |
20.61 (NR) |
Nadine Kleinert Germany (GER) |
19.86 (PB) |
Vita Pavlysh Ukraine (UKR) |
19.41 |
| Discus throw details |
Ellina Zvereva Belarus (BLR) |
67.10 | Nicoleta Grasu Romania (ROU) |
66.24 | Anastasia Kelesidou Greece (GRE) |
65.50 (SB) |
| Hammer throw details |
Yipsi Moreno Cuba (CUB) |
70.65 (AR) |
Olga Kuzenkova Russia (RUS) |
70.61 | Bronwyn Eagles Australia (AUS) |
68.87 |
| Javelin throw details |
Osleidys Menéndez Cuba (CUB) |
69.53 (CR) |
Mirela Maniani Greece (GRE) |
65.78 | Sonia Bisset Cuba (CUB) |
64.69 |
| Heptathlon details |
Yelena Prokhorova Russia (RUS) |
6694 (SB) |
Natallia Sazanovich Belarus (BLR) |
6539 (SB) |
Shelia Burrell United States (USA) |
6472 (PB) |
| WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season) | ||||||
Natalya Sadova of Russia originally won the gold medal in discus throw (68.57), but she was later disqualified after she tested positive for caffeine.
Medal table
Note that the host, Canada, did not win any medals at these championships. This fate Canada shares only with Sweden (1995).
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Russia (RUS) | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 |  Kenya (KEN) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 |  Germany (GER) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 |  Cuba (CUB) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 |  Bahamas (BAH) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  Ethiopia (ETH) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 |  Belarus (BLR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 Romania (ROU) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 10 |  Morocco (MAR) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 |  Poland (POL) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 South Africa (SAF) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 14 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 15 | Greece (GRE) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 16 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 |  Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 |  Dominican Republic (DOM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mozambique (MOZ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Spain (ESP) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 26 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 30 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Cameroon (CMR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Estonia (EST) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Israel (ISR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 35 |  Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Cayman Islands (CAY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Haiti (HAI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Portugal (POR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Suriname (SUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (42 entries) | 46 | 47 | 46 | 139 | |
See also
References
- 2001 IAAF World Championships in Athletics - Official website
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