2002 in the sport of athletics

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2002 in athletics
Major world events World Championships
World Indoor Championships
IAAF Athletes of the Year Hicham El Guerrouj
Paula Radcliffe
2001
2003

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

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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

World

Regional

National

World records

Men

  None in 2002

Women

EventAthleteNationPerformanceMeetingPlaceDate
3000 m steeplechase Justyna Bak Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 9:22.29 Flag of Italy.svg Milan, Italy5 June
3000 m steeplechase Alesya Turova Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 9:21.72 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ostrava, Czech Republic12 June
3000 m steeplechase Alesya Turova Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 9:16.51 Flag of Poland.svg Gdańsk, Poland27 July

Awards

Men

2002 TRACK & FIELD AWARDSWINNER
IAAF World Athlete of the Year Flag of Morocco.svg  Hicham El Guerrouj  (MAR)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year Flag of Morocco.svg  Hicham El Guerrouj  (MAR)
European Athlete of the Year Award Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Dwain Chambers  (GBR)
Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award Flag of the United States.svg  Maurice Greene  (USA)

Women

2002 TRACK & FIELD AWARDSWINNER
IAAF World Athlete of the Year Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Paula Radcliffe  (GBR)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Paula Radcliffe  (GBR)
European Athlete of the Year Award Flag of Turkey.svg  Süreyya Ayhan  (TUR)
Best Female Track Athlete ESPY Award Flag of the United States.svg  Marion Jones  (USA)

Men's Best Year Performances

400m Hurdles

RANK2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Félix Sánchez  (DOM)47.35
2.Flag of the United States.svg  James Carter  (USA)47.57
3.Flag of France.svg  Stéphane Diagana  (FRA)47.58
4.Flag of South Africa.svg  Llewellyn Herbert  (RSA)48.02
5.Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily  (KSA)48.11

3,000m Steeplechase

RANK2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Morocco.svg  Brahim Boulami  (MAR)7:58.09
2.Flag of Kenya.svg  Stephen Cherono  (KEN)7:58.10
3.Flag of Kenya.svg  Wilson Boit Kipketer  (KEN)8:00.56
4.Flag of Kenya.svg  Paul Kipsiele Koech  (KEN)8:05.44
5.Flag of Kenya.svg  Reuben Kosgei  (KEN)8:05.87

Race Walking

Pole Vault

RANK2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Jeff Hartwig  (USA)5.90 m
Flag of Germany.svg  Tim Lobinger  (GER)
3.Flag of Germany.svg  Lars Börgeling  (GER)5.85 m
Flag of Israel.svg  Aleksandr Averbukh  (ISR)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Patrik Kristiansson  (SWE)

Hammer Throw

Decathlon

Women's Best Year Performances

100 metres

RANK2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Zhanna Block  (UKR)10.83
2.Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Debbie Ferguson  (BAH)10.91
3.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Tayna Lawrence  (JAM)10.93
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Chryste Gaines  (USA)10.94
5.Flag of France.svg  Muriel Hurtis-Houairi  (FRA)10.96

200 metres

RANK2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Debbie Ferguson  (BAH)22.20
2.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Zhanna Block  (UKR)22.24
3.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Veronica Campbell  (JAM)22.39
4.Flag of France.svg  Muriel Hurtis-Houairi  (FRA)22.43
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Stephanie Durst  (USA)22.48

Half Marathon

RANK2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Ireland.svg  Sonia O'Sullivan  (IRL)1:07:19

Race Walking

100m Hurdles

RANK2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Gail Devers  (USA)12.40
2.Flag of Jamaica.svg  Brigitte Foster-Hylton  (JAM)12.49
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Miesha McKelvy  (USA)12.60
Flag of Spain.svg  Glory Alozie  (ESP)
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Anjanette Kirkland  (USA)12.62

400m Hurdles

RANK2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Russia.svg  Yuliya Pechonkina  (RUS)53.10
2.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jana Rawlinson  (AUS)54.14
3.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova  (UKR)54.28
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Sandra Glover  (USA)54.40
5.Flag of South Africa.svg  Surita Febbraio  (RSA)54.45

3,000m Steeplechase

RANK2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME
1.Flag of Belarus.svg  Alesya Turova  (BLR)9:16.51
2.Flag of Poland.svg  Justyna Bak  (POL)9:22.29
3.Flag of France.svg  Élodie Olivarès  (FRA)9:33.12
4.Flag of Romania.svg  Cristina Casandra  (ROM)9:33.16
5.Flag of Germany.svg  Melanie Schulz  (GER)9:38.31

High Jump

RANK2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT
1.Flag of Sweden.svg  Kajsa Bergqvist  (SWE)2.05 m
2.Flag of South Africa.svg  Hestrie Cloete  (RSA)2.02 m
3.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Iryna Mykhalchenko  (UKR)2.00 m
Flag of Russia.svg  Viktoria Seryogina  (RUS)
Flag of Russia.svg  Marina Kuptsova  (RUS)

Pole Vault

RANK2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT
1.Flag of Russia.svg  Svetlana Feofanova  (RUS)4.78 m
2.Flag of Germany.svg  Annika Becker  (GER)4.77 m
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Stacy Dragila  (USA)4.72 m
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Mary Vincent  (USA)4.65 m
5.Flag of Germany.svg  Yvonne Buschbaum  (GER)4.65 m

Hammer Throw

Heptathlon

RANK2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS
1.Flag of Sweden.svg  Carolina Klüft  (SWE)6542
2.Flag of Germany.svg  Sabine Braun  (GER)6434
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Shelia Burrell  (USA)6363
4.Flag of Belarus.svg  Natalya Sazanovich  (BLR)6341
5.Flag of Lithuania.svg  Austra Skujyté  (LTU)6275

Marathon

Men's competition

Commonwealth Games

RANKATHLETETIME
Med 1.png Flag of Tanzania.svg  Francis Naali  (TAN)2:11:58
Med 2.png Flag of Kenya.svg  Joshua Chelanga  (KEN)2:12:44
Med 3.png Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Andrew Letherby  (AUS)2:13:23
4.Flag of Kenya.svg  Erick Wainaina  (KEN)2:13:27
5.Flag of Namibia.svg  Luketz Swartbooi  (NAM)2:13:40
6.Flag of New Zealand.svg  Jonathan Wyatt  (NZL)2:14:20
7.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Lee Troop  (AUS)2:16:44
8.Flag of South Africa.svg  Josiah Bembe  (RSA)2:18:16
9.Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Shaun Creighton  (AUS)2:18:19
10.Flag of England.svg  Dominic Bannister  (ENG)2:19:31

Best Year Performances

Women's competition

Commonwealth Games

RANKATHLETETIME
Med 1.png Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Kerryn McCann  (AUS)2:30:05
Med 2.png Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Krishna Stanton  (AUS)2:34:52
Med 3.png Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jackie Gallagher  (AUS)2:36:37
4.Flag of England.svg  Debbie Robinson  (ENG)2:39:42
5.Ulster Banner.svg  Teresa McCluskey  (NIR)2:40:29
6.Flag of England.svg  Bev Hartigan  (ENG)2:41:27
7.Flag of Malta.svg  Carol Galea  (MLT)2:45:48
8.Flag of England.svg  Marian Sutton  (ENG)2:45:55
9.Flag of Namibia.svg  Beata Naigambo  (NAM)2:47:22
10.Flag of Namibia.svg  Elizabeth Mongudhi  (NAM)2:49:19

Best Year Performances

Deaths

References