2000 in the sport of athletics

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2000 in athletics
Major world events Olympic Games
IAAF Athletes of the Year Jan Železný
Marion Jones
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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.

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The primary athletics competition for the 2000 season was at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Major events

World

Regional

National

World records

Men

  None this year

Women

EventAthleteNationPerformanceMeetingPlaceDate
20,000 metres Tegla Loroupe Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1:05:26.6 Flag of Germany.svg Borgholzhausen, Germany3 September
3000 m steeplechase Cristina Iloc-Casandra Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 9:43.64 Flag of Romania.svg Bucharest, Romania7 August
3000 m steeplechase Cristina Iloc-Casandra Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 9:40.20 Flag of France.svg Reims, France30 August
4 × 200 metres relay LaTasha Jenkins
LaTasha Colander-Richardson
Nanceen Perry
Marion Jones 		Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1:27.46 Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia, USA29 April
Pole vault Stacy Dragila Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 4.62 m Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta, USA3 March
Pole vault Stacy Dragila Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 4.63 m Flag of the United States.svg Sacramento, USA23 July
Javelin Throw (new) Trine Hattestad Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 68.22 m Flag of Italy.svg Rome, ITA30 June
Javelin Throw (new) Trine Hattestad Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 69.48 m Flag of Norway.svg Oslo, NOR28 July

Awards

Men

2000 TRACK & FIELD AWARDSATHLETE
IAAF World Athlete of the Year Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jan Železný  (CZE)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year Flag of Lithuania.svg  Virgilijus Alekna  (LTU)
European Athlete of the Year Award Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Jan Železný  (CZE)
Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award Flag of the United States.svg  Michael Johnson  (USA)

Women

2000 TRACK & FIELD AWARDSATHLETE
IAAF World Athlete of the Year Flag of the United States.svg  Marion Jones  (USA) [1]
Track & Field Athlete of the Year Flag of the United States.svg  Marion Jones  (USA)
European Athlete of the Year Award Flag of Norway.svg  Trine Hattestad  (NOR)
Best Female Track Athlete ESPY Award Flag of the United States.svg  Marion Jones  (USA)
  1. ↑ Annulled

Men's Best Year Performances

Marathon


400m Hurdles

RANK2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Angelo Taylor  (USA)47.50
2.Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily  (KSA)47.53
3.Flag of South Africa.svg  Llewellyn Herbert  (RSA)47.81
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Eric Thomas  (USA)47.94
5.Flag of Zambia.svg  Samuel Matete  (ZAM)48.01


3,000m Steeplechase

RANK2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Kenya.svg  Bernard Barmasai  (KEN)8:02.76
2.Flag of Morocco.svg  Brahim Boulami  (MAR)8:02.90
3.Flag of Morocco.svg  Ali Ezzine  (MAR)8:03.57
4.Flag of Kenya.svg  Kipkirui Misoi  (KEN)8:03.74
5.Flag of Kenya.svg  Reuben Kosgei  (KEN)8:03.92

Pole Vault

RANK2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Jeff Hartwig  (USA)6.03 m
2.Flag of Germany.svg  Michael Stolle  (GER)5.95 m
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Lawrence Johnson  (USA)5.90 m
Flag of Russia.svg  Pavel Gerasimov  (RUS)
Flag of Russia.svg  Maksim Tarasov  (RUS)
Flag of Germany.svg  Danny Ecker  (GER)
Flag of the United States.svg  Nick Hysong  (USA)

Hammer Throw


Decathlon

Women's Best Year Performances

100 metres

RANK2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Marion Jones  (USA)10.78
2.Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Chandra Sturrup  (BAH)10.86
3.Flag of Greece.svg  Ekateríni Thánou  (GRE)10.91
Flag of the United States.svg  Inger Miller  (USA)
5.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Zhanna Block  (UKR)10.93

200 metres

RANK2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Marion Jones  (USA)21.94
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Inger Miller  (USA)22.09
3.Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Pauline Davis-Thompson  (BAH)22.27
4.Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Susanthika Jayasinghe  (SRI)22.28
5.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Beverly McDonald  (JAM)22.35


Half Marathon

RANK2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Paula Radcliffe  (GBR)1:07:07


Marathon


100m Hurdles

RANK2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Gail Devers  (USA)12.33
2.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Delloreen Ennis-London  (JAM)12.52
3.Flag of Nigeria.svg  Glory Alozie  (NGR)12.54
4.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Michelle Freeman  (JAM)12.57
Flag of the United States.svg  Melissa Morrison  (USA)

400m Hurdles

RANK2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Russia.svg  Irina Privalova  (RUS)53.02
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Sandra Glover  (USA)53.33
3.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Deon Hemmings  (JAM)53.45
4.Flag of Morocco.svg  Nezha Bidouane  (MAR)53.53
5.Flag of Cuba.svg  Daimí Pernía  (CUB)53.68


3,000m Steeplechase

RANK2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Romania.svg  Cristina Casandra  (ROM)9:40.20
2.Flag of Russia.svg  Yekaterina Volkova  (RUS)9:52.40
3.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Anzhelika Averkova  (UKR)9:54.10
4.Flag of Romania.svg  Daniela Petrescu  (ROM)9:54.86
5.Flag of Romania.svg  Luminita Gogârlea  (ROM)9:56.99


High Jump

RANK2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT
1.Flag of Romania.svg  Monica Iagăr  (ROM)2.02 m
2.Flag of South Africa.svg  Hestrie Cloete  (RSA)2.01 m
Flag of Russia.svg  Yelena Yelesina  (RUS)
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Venelina Veneva  (BUL)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Kajsa Bergqvist  (SWE)


Pole Vault

RANK2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Stacy Dragila  (USA)4.63 m
2.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Anzhela Balakhonova  (UKR)4.56 m
3.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Tatiana Grigorieva  (AUS)4.55 m
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Kellie Suttle  (USA)4.53 m
5.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Emma George  (AUS)4.50 m
Flag of Russia.svg  Svetlana Feofanova  (RUS)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Daniela Bártová  (CZE)
Flag of Russia.svg  Yelena Belyakova  (RUS)
Flag of Germany.svg  Nicole Humbert  (GER)
Flag of Iceland.svg  Vala Flosadóttir  (ISL)


Hammer Throw


Heptathlon

RANK2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS
1.Flag of France.svg  Eunice Barber  (FRA)6842
2.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Denise Lewis  (GBR)6831
3.Flag of Russia.svg  Yelena Prokhorova  (RUS)6765
4.Flag of Russia.svg  Natalya Roshchupkina  (RUS)6633
5.Flag of Belarus.svg  Natalya Sazanovich  (BLR)6527


Deaths


References



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