2002 in athletics | |
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Major world events |
World Championships World Indoor Championships |
IAAF Athletes of the Year |
Hicham El Guerrouj Paula Radcliffe |
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This article contains an overview of the sport of athletics, including track and field, cross country and road running, in the year 2002.
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.
None in 2002
Event | Athlete | Nation | Performance | Meeting | Place | Date |
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3000 m steeplechase | Justyna Bak | Poland | 9:22.29 | Milan, Italy | 5 June | |
3000 m steeplechase | Alesya Turova | Belarus | 9:21.72 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 12 June | |
3000 m steeplechase | Alesya Turova | Belarus | 9:16.51 | Gdańsk, Poland | 27 July |
2002 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS | WINNER |
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IAAF World Athlete of the Year | Hicham El Guerrouj ( MAR) |
Track & Field Athlete of the Year | Hicham El Guerrouj ( MAR) |
European Athlete of the Year Award | Dwain Chambers ( GBR) |
Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award | Maurice Greene ( USA) |
2002 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS | WINNER |
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IAAF World Athlete of the Year | Paula Radcliffe ( GBR) |
Track & Field Athlete of the Year | Paula Radcliffe ( GBR) |
European Athlete of the Year Award | Süreyya Ayhan ( TUR) |
Best Female Track Athlete ESPY Award | Marion Jones ( USA) |
RANK | 2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Félix Sánchez ( DOM) | 47.35 |
2. | James Carter ( USA) | 47.57 |
3. | Stéphane Diagana ( FRA) | 47.58 |
4. | Llewellyn Herbert ( RSA) | 48.02 |
5. | Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily ( KSA) | 48.11 |
RANK | 2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Brahim Boulami ( MAR) | 7:58.09 |
2. | Stephen Cherono ( KEN) | 7:58.10 |
3. | Wilson Boit Kipketer ( KEN) | 8:00.56 |
4. | Paul Kipsiele Koech ( KEN) | 8:05.44 |
5. | Reuben Kosgei ( KEN) | 8:05.87 |
RANK | 2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
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1. | Jeff Hartwig ( USA) | 5.90 m |
Tim Lobinger ( GER) | ||
3. | Lars Börgeling ( GER) | 5.85 m |
Aleksandr Averbukh ( ISR) | ||
Patrik Kristiansson ( SWE) |
RANK | 2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Zhanna Block ( UKR) | 10.83 |
2. | Debbie Ferguson ( BAH) | 10.91 |
3. | Tayna Lawrence ( JAM) | 10.93 |
4. | Chryste Gaines ( USA) | 10.94 |
5. | Muriel Hurtis-Houairi ( FRA) | 10.96 |
RANK | 2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Debbie Ferguson ( BAH) | 22.20 |
2. | Zhanna Block ( UKR) | 22.24 |
3. | Veronica Campbell ( JAM) | 22.39 |
4. | Muriel Hurtis-Houairi ( FRA) | 22.43 |
5. | Stephanie Durst ( USA) | 22.48 |
RANK | 2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Sonia O'Sullivan ( IRL) | 1:07:19 |
RANK | 2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Gail Devers ( USA) | 12.40 |
2. | Brigitte Foster-Hylton ( JAM) | 12.49 |
3. | Miesha McKelvy ( USA) | 12.60 |
Glory Alozie ( ESP) | ||
5. | Anjanette Kirkland ( USA) | 12.62 |
RANK | 2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Yuliya Pechonkina ( RUS) | 53.10 |
2. | Jana Rawlinson ( AUS) | 54.14 |
3. | Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova ( UKR) | 54.28 |
4. | Sandra Glover ( USA) | 54.40 |
5. | Surita Febbraio ( RSA) | 54.45 |
RANK | 2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
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1. | Alesya Turova ( BLR) | 9:16.51 |
2. | Justyna Bak ( POL) | 9:22.29 |
3. | Élodie Olivarès ( FRA) | 9:33.12 |
4. | Cristina Casandra ( ROM) | 9:33.16 |
5. | Melanie Schulz ( GER) | 9:38.31 |
RANK | 2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
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1. | Kajsa Bergqvist ( SWE) | 2.05 m |
2. | Hestrie Cloete ( RSA) | 2.02 m |
3. | Iryna Mykhalchenko ( UKR) | 2.00 m |
Viktoria Seryogina ( RUS) | ||
Marina Kuptsova ( RUS) |
RANK | 2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
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1. | Svetlana Feofanova ( RUS) | 4.78 m |
2. | Annika Becker ( GER) | 4.77 m |
3. | Stacy Dragila ( USA) | 4.72 m |
4. | Mary Vincent ( USA) | 4.65 m |
5. | Yvonne Buschbaum ( GER) | 4.65 m |
RANK | 2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS |
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1. | Carolina Klüft ( SWE) | 6542 |
2. | Sabine Braun ( GER) | 6434 |
3. | Shelia Burrell ( USA) | 6363 |
4. | Natalya Sazanovich ( BLR) | 6341 |
5. | Austra Skujyté ( LTU) | 6275 |
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME |
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Francis Naali ( TAN) | 2:11:58 | |
Joshua Chelanga ( KEN) | 2:12:44 | |
Andrew Letherby ( AUS) | 2:13:23 | |
4. | Erick Wainaina ( KEN) | 2:13:27 |
5. | Luketz Swartbooi ( NAM) | 2:13:40 |
6. | Jonathan Wyatt ( NZL) | 2:14:20 |
7. | Lee Troop ( AUS) | 2:16:44 |
8. | Josiah Bembe ( RSA) | 2:18:16 |
9. | Shaun Creighton ( AUS) | 2:18:19 |
10. | Dominic Bannister ( ENG) | 2:19:31 |
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME |
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Kerryn McCann ( AUS) | 2:30:05 | |
Krishna Stanton ( AUS) | 2:34:52 | |
Jackie Gallagher ( AUS) | 2:36:37 | |
4. | Debbie Robinson ( ENG) | 2:39:42 |
5. | Teresa McCluskey ( NIR) | 2:40:29 |
6. | Bev Hartigan ( ENG) | 2:41:27 |
7. | Carol Galea ( MLT) | 2:45:48 |
8. | Marian Sutton ( ENG) | 2:45:55 |
9. | Beata Naigambo ( NAM) | 2:47:22 |
10. | Elizabeth Mongudhi ( NAM) | 2:49:19 |