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2000 in the sport of athletics

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2000 in athletics
Major world eventsOlympic Games
IAAF Athletes of the YearJan Železný
Marion Jones
1999
2001

This article contains an overview of the sport of athletics, including track and field, cross country and road running, in the year 2000.

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

Major events

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World

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Regional

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National

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World records

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Men

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  None this year

Women

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Event Athlete Nation Performance Meeting Place Date
20,000 metres Tegla Loroupe  Kenya 1:05:26.6 Germany Borgholzhausen, Germany 3 September
3000 m steeplechase Cristina Iloc-Casandra  Romania 9:43.64 Romania Bucharest, Romania 7 August
3000 m steeplechase Cristina Iloc-Casandra  Romania 9:40.20 France Reims, France 30 August
4 × 200 metres relay LaTasha Jenkins
LaTasha Colander-Richardson
Nanceen Perry
Marion Jones
 United States 1:27.46 United States Philadelphia, USA 29 April
Pole vault Stacy Dragila  United States 4.62 m United States Atlanta, USA 3 March
Pole vault Stacy Dragila  United States 4.63 m United States Sacramento, USA 23 July
Javelin Throw (new) Trine Hattestad  Norway 68.22 m Italy Rome, ITA 30 June
Javelin Throw (new) Trine Hattestad  Norway 69.48 m Norway Oslo, NOR 28 July

Awards

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Men

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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)

Women

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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)
  1. ^ Annulled

Men's Best Year Performances

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Marathon

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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


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
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)


Women's Best Year Performances

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RANK 2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
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
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


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


Marathon

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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
 Melissa Morrison (USA)
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


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


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)


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)



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


Deaths

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References

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