# Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

At the 2002 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the City of Manchester Stadium on 26–30 July 2002. The route for the marathon event crossed Manchester city centre and finished in the stadium. The race walk events began alongside the Lowry Centre at Salford Quays. There were twenty-five men's events and 23 women's events; the schedules were identical except that there were men's 3000 metres steeplechase and 50 kilometres walk events. Pole vaulter Dominic Johnson won a bronze medal, Saint Lucia's only medal of the Games.
Sixteen Games records were bettered over the course of the competition, and two further records were set in the disability events.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres details | Kim Collins Saint Kitts and Nevis | 9.98 | Uchenna Emedolu Nigeria | 10.11 | Pierre Browne Canada | 10.12 |
| 200 metres details | Frankie Fredericks Namibia | 20.06 | Marlon Devonish England | 20.19 | Darren Campbell England | 20.21 |
| 400 metres details | Michael Blackwood Jamaica | 45.07 | Shane Niemi Canada | 45.09 | Avard Moncur Bahamas | 45.12 |
| 800 metres details | Mbulaeni Mulaudzi South Africa | 1:46.32 | Joseph Mutua Kenya | 1:46.57 | Kris McCarthy Australia | 1:46.79 |
| 1500 metres details | Michael East England | 3:37.35 | William Chirchir Kenya | 3:37.70 | Youcef Abdi Australia | 3:37.77 |
| 5000 metres details | Sammy Kipketer Kenya | 13:13.51 | Benjamin Limo Kenya | 13:13.57 | William Kirui Kenya | 13:18.02 |
| 10,000 metres details | Wilberforce Talel Kenya | 27:45.39 GR | Paul Malakwen Kosgei Kenya | 27:45.46 | John Yuda Msuri Tanzania | 27:45.78 |
| 110 metres hurdles details | Shaun Bownes South Africa | 13.35 | Colin Jackson Wales | 13.39 | Maurice Wignall Jamaica | 13.62 |
| 400 metres hurdles details | Chris Rawlinson England | 49.14 | Matt Elias Wales | 49.28 | Ian Weakley Jamaica | 49.69 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase details | Stephen Cherono Kenya | 8:19.41 | Ezekiel Kemboi Kenya | 8:19.78 | Abraham Cherono Kenya | 8:19.85 |
| 4 x 100 metres relay details | England Jason Gardener, Marlon Devonish, Allyn Condon, Darren Campbell | 38.62 | Jamaica Michael Frater, Dwight Thomas, Christopher Williams, Asafa Powell | 38.62 | Australia Tim Williams, Paul Di Bella, David Baxter, Patrick Johnson | 38.87 |
| 4 x 400 metres relay details | England Jared Deacon, Sean Baldock, Chris Rawlinson, Daniel Caines | 3:00.40 | Wales Timothy Benjamin, Iwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch, Matt Elias | 3:00.41 | Bahamas Chris Brown, Troy McIntosh, Dominic Demeritte, Tim Munnings | 3:01.35 |
| Marathon details | Francis Naali Tanzania | 2:11.58 | Joshua Chelanga Kenya | 2:12.44 | Andrew Letherby Australia | 2:13.23 |
| 20 kilometres walk details | Nathan Deakes Australia | 1:25.35 GR | Luke Adams Australia | 1:26.03 | David Kimutai Kenya | 1:28.20 |
| 50 kilometres walk details | Nathan Deakes Australia | 3:52.40 GR | Craig Barrett New Zealand | 3:56.42 | Tim Berrett Canada | 4:04.25 |
| High jump details | Mark Boswell Canada | 2.28 m | Kwaku Boateng Canada | 2.25 m | Benjamin Challenger England | 2.25 m |
| Pole vault details | Okkert Brits South Africa | 5.75 m | Paul Burgess Australia | 5.70 m | Dominic Johnson Saint Lucia | 5.60 m |
| Long jump details | Nathan Morgan England | 8.02 m | Gable Garenamotse Botswana | 7.91 m | Kareem Streete-Thompson Cayman Islands | 7.89 m |
| Triple jump details | Jonathan Edwards England | 17.86 m GR | Phillips Idowu England | 17.68 m | Leevan Sands Bahamas | 17.26 m |
| Shot put details | Justin Anlezark Australia | 20.91 m GR | Janus Robberts South Africa | 19.97 m | Carl Myerscough England | 19.91 m |
| Discus throw details | Frantz Kruger South Africa | 66.39 m GR | Jason Tunks Canada | 62.61 m | Robert Weir England | 59.24 m |
| Hammer throw details | Michael Jones England | 72.55 m | Philip Jensen New Zealand | 69.48 m | Paul Head England | 68.60 m |
| Javelin throw details | Steve Backley England | 86.81 m | Scott Russell Canada | 78.98 m | Nick Nieland England | 78.63 m |
| Decathlon details | Claston Bernard Jamaica | 7830 points | Matthew McEwen Australia | 7685 points | Jamie Quarry Scotland | 7630 points |

### Women
#### Track and road events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m details | Debbie Ferguson Bahamas | 10.91 GR | Veronica Campbell Jamaica | 11.00 | Savatheda Fynes Bahamas | 11.07 |
| 200 m details | Debbie Ferguson Bahamas | 22.20 GR | Juliet Campbell Jamaica | 22.54 | Lauren Hewitt Australia | 22.69 |
| 400 m details | Aliann Pompey Guyana | 51.63 | Lee McConnell Scotland | 51.68 | Sandie Richards Jamaica | 51.79 |
| 800 m details | Maria de Lurdes Mutola Mozambique | 1:57.35 GR | Diane Cummins Canada | 1:58.82 | Agnes Samaria Namibia | 1:59.15 (NR) |
| 1500 m details | Kelly Holmes England | 4:05.99 | Hayley Tullett Wales | 4:07.52 | Helen Pattinson England | 4:07.62 |
| 5000 m details | Paula Radcliffe England | 14.31.42 GR | Edith Masai Kenya | 14:53.76 | Iness Chenonge Kenya | 15:06.06 |
| 10,000 m details | Salina Kosgei Kenya | 31:27.83 GR | Susan Chepkemei Kenya | 31:32.04 | Susie Power Australia | 31:32.20 |
| Marathon details | Kerryn McCann Australia | 2:30.05 GR | Krishna Stanton Australia | 2:34.52 | Jackie Gallagher Australia | 2:36.37 |
| 100 m hurdles details | Lacena Golding-Clarke Jamaica | 12.77 | Vonette Dixon Jamaica | 12.83 | Angela Atede Nigeria | 12.98 |
| 400 m hurdles details | Jana Pittman Australia | 54.40 | Debbie-Ann Parris Jamaica | 55.24 | Karlene Haughton Canada | 56.13 |
| 20 km walk details | Jane Saville Australia | 1:36.34 GR | Lisa Kehler England | 1:36.45 | Yuan Yufang Malaysia | 1:40.00 |
| 4 x 100 m relay details | Bahamas Tamicka Clarke Savatheda Fynes Chandra Sturrup Debbie Ferguson | 42.44 GR | Jamaica Elva Goulbourne Juliet Campbell Astia Walker Veronica Campbell | 42.73 | England Joice Maduaka Shani Anderson Vernicha James Abiodun Oyepitan | 42.84 |
| 4 x 400 m relay details | Australia Lauren Hewitt Cathy Freeman Tamsyn Lewis Jana Pittman | 3:25.63 GR | England Helen Frost Helen Karagounis Melanie Purkiss Lisa Miller Jenny Meadows* | 3:26.73 | Nigeria Olabisi Afolabi Kudirat Akhigbe Hajarat Yusuf Doris Jacob | 3:29.16 |
* Athletes who ran in heats and received medals.

#### Field and combined events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump details | Hestrie Cloete South Africa | 1.96 m GR | Susan Jones England | 1.90 m | Nicole Forrester Canada | 1.87 m |
| Pole vault details | Tatiana Grigorieva Australia | 4.35 m | Kym Howe Australia | 4.15 m | Irie Hill England | 4.10 m |
| Pole vault details | Tatiana Grigorieva Australia | 4.35 m | Kym Howe Australia | 4.15 m | Bridgid Isworth Australia | 4.10 m |
| Pole vault details | Tatiana Grigorieva Australia | 4.35 m | Kym Howe Australia | 4.15 m | Stephanie McCann Canada | 4.10 m |
| Long jump details | Elva Goulbourne Jamaica | 6.70 m | Jade Johnson England | 6.58 m | Anju Bobby George India | 6.49 m |
| Triple jump details | Ashia Hansen England | 14.86 m GR | Françoise Mbango Cameroon | 14.82 m | Trecia Smith Jamaica | 14.32 m |
| Shot put details | Vivian Chukwuemeka Nigeria | 17.53 m | Valerie Adams New Zealand | 17.45 m | Johanna Abrahamse South Africa | 16.77 m |
| Discus throw details | Beatrice Faumuina New Zealand | 60.82 m | Neelam Jaswant Singh India | 58.49 m | Shelley Newman England | 58.13 m |
| Hammer throw details | Lorraine Shaw England | 66.83 m | Bronwyn Eagles Australia | 65.24 m | Karyne Di Marco Australia | 63.40 m |
| Javelin throw details | Laverne Eve Bahamas | 58.46 m | Cecilia McIntosh Australia | 57.42 m | Kelly Morgan England | 57.09 m |
| Heptathlon details | Jane Jamieson Australia | 6059 points | Kylie Wheeler Australia | 5962 points | Margaret Simpson Ghana | 5906 points |

### Disability events

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Men's 100 m EAD | Adekunle Adesoji Nigeria | 10.76 WR | Hisham Khaironi Malaysia | 11.53 | Rory Field South Africa | 11.96 |
| Women's 800 m wheelchair | Chantal Petitclerc Canada | 1:52.93 | Louise Sauvage Australia | 1:53.30 | Eliza Stankovic Australia | 1:54.20 |

## Medal table

Retrieved from 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games Official Website.
* Host nation (England)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | England* | 12 | 6 | 11 | 29 |
| 2 | Australia | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | South Africa | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Kenya | 4 | 8 | 4 | 16 |
| 5 | Jamaica | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Bahamas | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | Canada | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 8 | Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | New Zealand | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Namibia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Tanzania | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Guyana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Mozambique | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Wales | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 | India | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Scotland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Botswana | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Cameroon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Cayman Islands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Ghana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (23 entries) | Totals (23 entries) | 48 | 48 | 50 | 146 |

## Participating nations

* Anguilla (3)
* Antigua and Barbuda (3)
* Australia (71)
* Bahamas (16)
* Bangladesh (2)
* Barbados (9)
* Belize (2)
* Bermuda (2)
* Botswana (7)
* British Virgin Islands (6)
* Cameroon (9)
* Canada (38)
* Cayman Islands (2)
* Cook Islands (2)
* Cyprus (16)
* Dominica (5)
* England (131)
* Fiji (10)
* The Gambia (6)
* Ghana (5)
* Gibraltar (1)
* Grenada (3)
* Guernsey (4)
* Guyana (2)
* India (5)
* Isle of Man (3)
* Jamaica (49)
* Kenya (24)
* Kiribati (2)
* Lesotho (10)
* Malawi (4)
* Malaysia (2)
* Maldives (2)
* Malta (2)
* Mauritius (14)
* Montserrat (1)
* Mozambique (3)
* Namibia (7)
* New Zealand (16)
* Nigeria (36)
* Niue (5)
* Norfolk Island (2)
* Northern Ireland (10)
* Pakistan (7)
* Papua New Guinea (3)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (3)
* Saint Lucia (2)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (4)
* Samoa (3)
* Scotland (22)
* Seychelles (2)
* Sierra Leone (18)
* Singapore (1)
* Solomon Islands (3)
* South Africa (19)
* Sri Lanka (12)
* Swaziland (2)
* Tanzania (8)
* Tonga (3)
* Trinidad and Tobago (16)
* Turks and Caicos Islands (4)
* Uganda (6)
* Vanuatu (3)
* Wales (35)
* Zambia (4)
* Zimbabwe (7)