# 2001 World Championships in Athletics

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 and 12 August 2001 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 thousand-strong voice choir, and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.
Edmonton defeated bids from Paris, France (which hosted the next edition) and the San Francisco Bay Area in the United States to host the event. Edmonton had previously hosted the 1978 Commonwealth Games and the 1983 Summer Universiade.

## Men's results
### Track

1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m details | Maurice Greene United States | 9.82 (WL) | Bernard Williams United States | 9.94$^2$ (PB) | Ato Boldon Trinidad and Tobago | 9.98 |
| 200 m details | Konstantinos Kenteris Greece | 20.04 | Christopher Williams Jamaica | 20.20 | Kim Collins Saint Kitts and Nevis | 20.30 (NR St.Kitts) |
| 200 m details | Konstantinos Kenteris Greece | 20.04 | Christopher Williams Jamaica | 20.20 | Shawn Crawford United States | 20.30 (NR St.Kitts) |
| 400 m details | Avard Moncur Bahamas | 44.64 | Ingo Schultz Germany | 44.87 | Greg Haughton Jamaica | 44.98 |
| 800 m details | André Bucher Switzerland | 1:43.70 | Wilfred Bungei Kenya | 1:44.55 | Paweł Czapiewski Poland | 1:44.63 (PB) |
| 1500 m details | Hicham El Guerrouj Morocco | 3:30.68 | Bernard Lagat Kenya | 3:31.10 | Driss Maazouzi France | 3:31.54 (SB) |
| 5000 m details | Richard Limo Kenya | 13:00.77 | Million Wolde Ethiopia | 13:03.47$^1$ | John Kibowen Kenya | 13:05.20 |
| 10,000 m details | Charles Kamathi Kenya | 27:53.25 | Assefa Mezgebu Ethiopia | 27:53.97 | Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia | 27:54.41 |
| Marathon details | Gezahegne Abera Ethiopia | 2:12:42 (SB) | Simon Biwott Kenya | 2:12:43 | Stefano Baldini Italy | 2:13:18 |
| 110 m hurdles details | Allen Johnson United States | 13.04 (WL) | Anier García Cuba | 13.07 (SB) | Dudley Dorival Haiti | 13.25 (NR) |
| 400 m hurdles details | Félix Sánchez Dominican Republic | 47.49 (WL) | Fabrizio Mori Italy | 47.54 (NR) | Dai Tamesue Japan | 47.89 (NR) |
| 3000 m st. details | Reuben Kosgei Kenya | 8:15.16 | Ali Ezzine Morocco | 8:16.21 | Bernard Barmasai Kenya | 8:16.59 |
| 20 km walk details | Roman Rasskazov Russia | 1:20:31 | Ilya Markov Russia | 1:20:33 | Viktor Burayev Russia | 1:20:36 |
| 50 km walk details | Robert Korzeniowski Poland | 3:42.08 (WL) | Jesús Ángel García Spain | 3:43:07 (SB) | Edgar Hernández Mexico | 3:46:12 (PB) |
| 4 × 100 m relay details | South Africa Morne Nagel Corne Du Plessis Lee-Roy Newton Mathew Quinn | 38.47 (NR) | Trinidad and Tobago Marc Burns Ato Boldon Jaycey Harper Darrel Brown | 38.58 (NR) | Australia Matthew Shirvington Paul Di Bella Steve Brimacombe Adam Basil | 38.83 (SB) |
| 4 × 400 m relay details | Bahamas Avard Moncur Chris Brown Troy McIntosh Tim Munnings Carl Oliver* | 2:58.19$^4$ (NR) | Jamaica Brandon Simpson Christopher Williams Greg Haughton Danny McFarlane Michael Blackwood* Mario Watts* | 2:58.39 (SB) | Poland Rafał Wieruszewski Piotr Haczek Piotr Długosielski Piotr Rysiukiewicz Jacek Bocian* | 2:59.71 (SB) |
| 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) |||||| |
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds. $^1$ 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.
$^2$ 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. $^3$ 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.
$^4$ 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 | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump details | Martin Buß Germany | 2.36 (WL) | Yaroslav Rybakov Russia | 2.33 (PB Rybakov) (SB Voronin) |
| High jump details | Martin Buß Germany | 2.36 (WL) | Vyacheslav Voronin Russia | 2.33 (PB Rybakov) (SB Voronin) |
| Pole vault details | Dmitri Markov Australia | 6.05 (CR) | Aleksandr Averbukh Israel | 5.85 | Nick Hysong United States | 5.85 (SB) |
| Long jump details | Iván Pedroso Cuba | 8.40 | Savanté Stringfellow United States | 8.24 | Carlos Calado Portugal | 8.21 (SB) |
| Triple jump details | Jonathan Edwards Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 17.92 (WL) | Christian Olsson Sweden | 17.47 | Igor Spasovkhodskiy Russia | 17.44 (PB) |
| Shot put details | John Godina United States | 21.87 | Adam Nelson United States | 21.24 | Arsi Harju Finland | 20.93 (SB) |
| Discus throw details | Lars Riedel Germany | 69.72 (CR) | Virgilijus Alekna Lithuania | 69.40 | Michael Möllenbeck Germany | 67.61 (PB) |
| Hammer throw details | Szymon Ziółkowski Poland | 83.38 (CR) | Koji Murofushi Japan | 82.92 | Ilya Konovalov Russia | 80.27 (SB) |
| Javelin throw details | Jan Železný Czech Republic | 92.80 (CR) | Aki Parviainen Finland | 91.31 | Konstadinos Gatsioudis Greece | 89.95 |
| Decathlon details | Tomáš Dvořák Czech Republic | 8902 (CR) | Erki Nool Estonia | 8815 (NR) | Dean Macey Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 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
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m details | Zhanna Pintusevich Ukraine | 10.82 (WL) | Ekaterini Thanou Greece | 10.91$^2$ (SB) | Chandra Sturrup Bahamas | 11.02 |
| 200 m details | Debbie Ferguson Bahamas | 22.52$^1$ | LaTasha Jenkins United States | 22.85 | Cydonie Mothersille Cayman Islands | 22.88$^2$ |
| 400 m details | Amy Mbacké Thiam Senegal | 49.86 (NR) | Lorraine Fenton Jamaica | 49.88 (SB) | Ana Guevara Mexico | 49.97 SB |
| 800 m details | Maria Mutola Mozambique | 1:57.17 | Stephanie Graf Austria | 1:57.20 (SB) | Letitia Vriesde Suriname | 1:57.35 (SB) |
| 1500 m details | Gabriela Szabo Romania | 4:00.57 (SB) | Violeta Szekely Romania | 4:01.70 | Natalya Gorelova Russia | 4:02.40 |
| 5000 m details | Olga Yegorova Russia | 15:03.39 | Marta Domínguez Spain | 15:06.59 | Ayelech Worku Ethiopia | 15:10.17 |
| 10,000 m details | Derartu Tulu Ethiopia | 31:48.81 | Berhane Adere Ethiopia | 31:48.85 | Gete Wami Ethiopia | 31:49.98 |
| Marathon details | Lidia Șimon Romania | 2:26:01 | Reiko Tosa Japan | 2:26:06 | Svetlana Zakharova Russia | 2:26:18 |
| 100 m hurdles details | Anjanette Kirkland United States | 12.42 (WL) | Gail Devers United States | 12.54 SB | Olga Shishigina Kazakhstan | 12.58 (SB) |
| 400 m hurdles details | Nezha Bidouane Morocco | 53.34 (WL) | Yuliya Pechonkina Russia | 54.27 | Daimí Pernía Cuba | 54.51 |
| 20 km walk details | Olimpiada Ivanova Russia | 1:27:48 (CR) | Valentina Tsybulskaya Belarus | 1:28:49 (PB) | Elisabetta Perrone Italy | 1:28:56 |
| 4 × 100 m relay details | Germany Melanie Paschke Gabi Rockmeier Birgit Rockmeier Marion Wagner | 42.32$^3$ (SB) | France Sylviane Félix Frédérique Bangué Muriel Hurtis Odiah Sidibé | 42.39 (SB) | Jamaica Juliet Campbell Merlene Frazer Beverly McDonald Astia Walker Elva Goulbourne* | 42.40 (SB) |
| 4 × 400 m relay details | Jamaica Sandie Richards Catherine Scott-Pomales Debbie-Ann Parris Lorraine Fenton Michelle Burgher* Deon Hemmings* | 3:20.65 (WL) | Germany Florence Ekpo-Umoh Shanta Ghosh Claudia Marx Grit Breuer | 3:21.97 (SB) | Russia Irina Rosikhina Yuliya Pechonkina Anastasiya Kapachinskaya Olesya Zykina Natalya Shevtsova* | 3:24.92 |
| 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) |||||| |
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds. $^1$ 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.
$^2$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.
$^3$ 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 | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| High jump details | Hestrie Cloete South Africa | 2.00 (SB) | Inha Babakova Ukraine | 2.00 | Kajsa Bergqvist Sweden | 1.97 |
| Pole vault details | Stacy Dragila United States | 4.75 (CR) | Svetlana Feofanova Russia | 4.75 (CR) | Monika Pyrek Poland | 4.55 |
| Long jump details | Fiona May Italy | 7.02 | Tatyana Kotova Russia | 7.01 | Niurka Montalvo Spain | 6.88 |
| Triple jump details | Tatyana Lebedeva Russia | 15.25 (WL) | Françoise Mbango-Etone Cameroon | 14.60 | Tereza Marinova Bulgaria | 14.58 |
| Shot put details | Yanina Karolchik Belarus | 20.61 (NR) | Nadine Kleinert Germany | 19.86 (PB) | Vita Pavlysh Ukraine | 19.41 |
| Discus throw details | Ellina Zvereva Belarus | 67.10$^1$ | Nicoleta Grasu Romania | 66.24 | Anastasia Kelesidou Greece | 65.50 (SB) |
| Hammer throw details | Yipsi Moreno Cuba | 70.65 (AR) | Olga Kuzenkova Russia | 70.61 | Bronwyn Eagles Australia | 68.87 |
| Javelin throw details | Osleidys Menéndez Cuba | 69.53 (CR) | Mirela Maniani Greece | 65.78 | Sonia Bisset Cuba | 64.69 |
| Heptathlon details | Yelena Prokhorova Russia | 6694 (SB) | Natallia Sazanovich Belarus | 6539 (SB) | Shelia Burrell United States | 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) |||||| |
$^1$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 nation Canada did not win any medals at these championships. This makes Canada only the second championship host with such a distinction, after Sweden in 1995.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Russia | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 |
| 2 | United States | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Kenya | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Cuba | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Bahamas | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Ethiopia | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Belarus | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Romania | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Morocco | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Poland | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | Czech Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | South Africa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Jamaica | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 15 | Greece | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 16 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Mozambique | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Senegal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Japan | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | Spain | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 26 | Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Cameroon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Estonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Israel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Cayman Islands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Haiti | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Portugal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Suriname | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (42 entries) | Totals (42 entries) | 46 | 47 | 46 | 139 |