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| Host city | Edmonton,Alberta, Canada |
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| Nations | 189 |
| Athletes | 1602 |
| Dates | 3–12 August 2001 |
| Opened by | Prime Minister of CanadaJean Chretien |
| Closed by | IAAF PresidentLamine Diack |
| Main venue | Commonwealth Stadium |
The8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of theInternational Association of Athletics Federations, were held atCommonwealth Stadium inEdmonton,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 composersJan Randall andCassius Khan. The ceremonies also featured a thousand-strong voice choir, and theEdmonton Symphony Orchestra.
Edmonton defeated bids from Paris, France (which hosted the next edition) and theSan Francisco Bay Area in the United States to host the event.[1] Edmonton had previously hosted the1978 Commonwealth Games and the1983 Summer Universiade.
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.
1Ali Saïdi-Sief of Algeria originally finished second in the 5000 m in 13:02.16, but he was disqualified after he tested positive fornandrolone.
2Tim 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 theBALCO 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 theBALCO 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.
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Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds.
1Kelli 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 theBALCO doping scandal.
2Marion 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 theBALCO doping scandal.
3 The USA team ofKelli White,Chryste Gaines,Inger Miller, andMarion 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 theBALCO doping scandal.
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1Natalya Sadova of Russia originally won the gold medal in discus throw (68.57), but she was later disqualified after she tested positive forcaffeine.
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 in1995.
| 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 |
 Romania | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 10 |  Morocco | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 |  Poland | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 12 |  Czech Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 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 |
 Mozambique | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Senegal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 |  Japan | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 Spain | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 26 |  Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 30 |  Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Cameroon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Estonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Israel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Lithuania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 35 |  Mexico | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 |  Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Cayman Islands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Haiti | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Portugal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Suriname | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (42 entries) | 46 | 47 | 46 | 139 | |
