# Athletics at the 2001 National Games of China

At the 2001 National Games of China, the athletics events were held at the Guangdong Olympic Stadium in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, PR China from 17 to 23 November 2001. A total of 46 events were contested, 24 by male and 22 by female athletes. The National Games marathon race was held before the main competition, as it was incorporated into that year's Beijing Marathon on 14 October.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Yin Hanzhao Guangdong | 10.25 | Liu Yang Guangdong | 10.25 | Wang Peng Tianjin | 10.28 |
| 200 metres | Xu Zizhou Guangdong | 20.60 | Wang Hongzhen Hebei | 20.97 | Yang Yaozu Shanghai | 21.01 |
| 400 metres | Xu Zizhou Guangdong | 45.72 | Jiang Bo Hubei | 46.54 | You Hanshan Fujian | 46.98 |
| 800 metres | Li Huiquan Heilongjiang | 1:49.09 | Jiang Zhidong Heilongjiang | 1:50.15 | Zeng Xiandong Hebei | 1:50.33 |
| 1500 metres | Yang Weize Gansu | 3:41.27 | Dou Zhaobo Shandong | 3:44.01 | Xing Shuai Liaoning | 3:44.08 |
| 5000 metres | Zheng Kai Anhui | 13:40.16 | Kang Yanwei Shaanxi | 13:40.95 | Li Zhuhong Gansu | 13:41.44 |
| 10,000 metres | Gong Ke Liaoning | 28:59.21 | Zhao Haijun Gansu | 29:05.65 | Liu Huyuan Shaanxi | 29:11.19 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Liu Xiang Shanghai | 13.36 | Chen Yanhao Shanghai | 13.42 | Shi Dongpeng Hebei | 13.49 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Tan Chunhua Shanghai | 49.85 | Zhang Shibao Fujian | 50.33 | Meng Yan Jilin | 50.46 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Sun Wenli Shandong | 8:36.25 | Sun Jiawei Jilin | 8:38.85 | Niu Xueren Gansu | 8:40.02 |
| 4×100 metres relay | Guangxi Wen Jun Yang Guangming Lin Wei Gong Wei | 39.56 | Hong Kong To Wai Lok Ho Kwan Lung Tan Hong Sing Chiang Wai Hung | 39.95 NR | Shanghai Zhang Feng Zhang Yuan Yang Yaozu Liu Xiang | 40.08 |
| 4×400 metres relay | Guangdong Lu Bing Han Chaoming Li Zhijun Xu Zizhou | 3:06.27 | Sichuan Peng Yinggang Li Qiang Wang Lu Zhang Yang | 3:07.01 | Fujian Zhang Shibao You Hanshan Jiang Xuezhou Zhuang Zhenping | 3:07.28 |
| Marathon | Gong Ke Liaoning | 2:10:11 | Li Aiguo Liaoning | 2:10:25 | Wang Yonghua Guangdong | 2:10:26 |
| 20 km walk | Li Zewen Yunnan | 1:20:49 | Pei Chuang Sichuan | 1:20:58 | Yu Chaohong Yunnan | 1:21:04 |
| 50 km walk | Wang Yinhang Shandong | 3:44:28 | Yu Guoping Liaoning | 3:45:46 | Yu Chaohong Yunnan | 3:47:04 |
| High jump | Wang Zhouzhou Shanghai | 2.24 m | Zhou Zhongge Beijing | 2.24 m | Liang Tong Beijing | 2.24 m |
| Pole vault | Wu Yun Shanghai | 5.30 m | Chen Zhong Guangdong | 5.20 m | Liu Yingman Guangdong | 5.20 m |
| Long jump | Li Dalong Guangdong | 7.95 m | Huang Le People's Liberation Army | 7.88 m | Lao Jianfeng Guangdong | 7.86 m |
| Triple jump | Wu Ji Hebei | 17.04 m | Lao Jianfeng Guangdong | 16.68 m | Gu Junjie Sichuan | 16.46 m |
| Shot put | Wang Zhiyong People's Liberation Army | 19.00 m | Liu Hao Beijing | 18.80 m | Wen Jili People's Liberation Army | 18.58 m |
| Discus throw | Li Shaojie Shandong | 62.84 m | Nu Ermaimaiti Xinjiang | 62.36 m | Wu Tao Liaoning | 61.21 m |
| Hammer throw | Ye Kuigang People's Liberation Army | 73.04 m | Liu Fuxiang Hainan | 68.45 m | Bi Zhong Jiangxi | 67.40 m |
| Javelin throw | Li Rongxiang Zhejiang | 81.15 m | Zhang Lianbiao Hunan | 80.72 m | Sun Shipeng Shanxi | 78.51 m |
| Decathlon | Qi Haifeng Liaoning | 8021 pts | Zhao Lei Jiangsu | 7571 pts | Du Xiaopeng People's Liberation Army | 7480 pts |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres | Li Xuemei Sichuan | 11.14 | Liu Xiaomei Sichuan | 11.22 | Chen Yueqin Hainan | 11.42 |
| 200 metres | Li Xuemei Sichuan | 22.75 | Liu Xiaomei Sichuan | 23.15 | Chen Yuxiang Shandong | 23.35 |
| 400 metres | Bu Fanfang Shandong | 51.35 | Chen Yuxiang Shandong | 51.40 | Zhong Shaoting Guangdong | 52.24 |
| 800 metres | Lin Na Liaoning | 2:00.77 | Wang Yuanping Heilongjiang | 2:01.05 | Wang Yanchun Heilongjiang | 2:01.27 |
| 1500 metres | Lin Na Liaoning | 4:07.06 | Liu Xiaoping People's Liberation Army | 4:07.31 | Dong Yanmei Liaoning | 4:07.72 |
| 5000 metres | Dong Yanmei Liaoning | 14:51.58 | Xing Huina Shandong | 14:56.15 | Sun Yingjie Railways | 15:02.70 |
| 10,000 metres | Dong Yanmei Liaoning | 31:43.59 | Sun Yingjie Railways | 31:49.47 | Liu Min Liaoning | 31:53.78 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Su Yiping Jiangsu | 12.70 | Feng Yun Guangdong | 12.86 | Zeng Xiaoling Hunan | 12.91 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Song Yinglan Hunan | 53.96 | Huang Xiaoxiao Shandong | 55.15 | Yao Yuehua Fujian | 55.58 |
| 4×100 metres relay | Sichuan Zeng Xiujun Liu Xiaomei Li Yali Li Xuemei | 43.18 | Jiangsu Jiang Zhiying Ni Xiaoli Zhang Hengyun Liang Yi | 44.23 | Guangxi Huang Nongfen Yan Jiankui Huang Mei Ye Xiaoli | 44.52 |
| 4×400 metres relay | Shandong Huang Xiaoxiao Bu Fanfang Xiang Chirong Chen Yuxiang | 3:28.11 | Guangdong Zhou Wei Gao Lihua Li Xiashu Zhong Shaoting | 3:29.37 | Jiangsu Zheng Henghua Zhu Yihong Zhang Hengyun Ni Xiaoli | 3:32.37 |
| Marathon | Liu Min Liaoning | 2:23:37 | Wei Yanan People's Liberation Army | 2:24:02 | Ren Xiujuan Guangdong | 2:24:22 |
| 20 km walk | Wang Yan Liaoning | 1:26:22 | Wang Liping Liaoning | 1:26:23 | Liu Hongyu Liaoning | 1:26:35 |
| High jump | Jing Xuezhu Beijing | 1.90 m | Lu Jieming Guangdong | 1.87 m | Wang Wei Shandong | 1.84 m |
| Pole vault | Gao Shuying Shanghai | 4.31 m | Cai Weiyan Anhui | 4.11 m | Peng Xiaoming Guangdong | 4.01 m |
| Long jump | Gu Ying Guangdong | 6.57 m | Zhu Yanyan Hunan | 6.53 m | Wang Lina Chongqing | 6.51 m |
| Triple jump | Huang Qiuyan Guangxi | 14.72 m | Miao Chunqing Shandong | 14.43 m | Ren Ni Hunan | 14.29 m |
| Shot put | Li Meiju Hebei | 18.92 m | Cheng Xiaoyan Shandong | 18.78 m | Song Feina Shanghai | 18.73 m |
| Discus throw | Song Aimin Hebei | 62.34 m | Ma Shuli Shandong | 62.21 m | Luan Zhili Shandong | 62.20 m |
| Hammer throw | Gu Yuan Shaanxi | 66.97 m | Liu Yinghui Chongqing | 66.15 m | Li Xiaoxue Jiangxi | 63.90 m |
| Javelin throw | Tang Xiaoling Hunan | 59.95 m | Chu Chunxia Jiangsu | 59.85 m | Liang Lili Shandong | 59.82 m |
| Heptathlon | Shen Shengfei Zhejiang | 6263 pts | Wang Hailan Hainan | 5909 pts | Shi Wei Guangdong | 5891 pts |