| 2000 in athletics | |
|---|---|
| Major world events | Olympic Games |
| IAAF Athletes of the Year | Jan Železný Marion Jones |
←1999 2001 → | |
This article contains an overview of the sport ofathletics, includingtrack and field,cross country androad running, in the year2000.
The primary athletics competition for the 2000 season was at the2000 Summer Olympics inSydney, Australia.
None this year
| Event | Athlete | Nation | Performance | Meeting | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20,000 metres | Tegla Loroupe |  Kenya | 1:05:26.6 |  Borgholzhausen, Germany | 3 September | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Cristina Iloc-Casandra |  Romania | 9:43.64 | Bucharest, Romania | 7 August | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Cristina Iloc-Casandra | Romania | 9:40.20 |  Reims, France | 30 August | |
| 4 × 200 metres relay | LaTasha Jenkins LaTasha Colander-Richardson Nanceen Perry Marion Jones |  United States | 1:27.46 |  Philadelphia, USA | 29 April | |
| Pole vault | Stacy Dragila | United States | 4.62 m | Atlanta, USA | 3 March | |
| Pole vault | Stacy Dragila | United States | 4.63 m | Sacramento, USA | 23 July | |
| Javelin Throw (new) | Trine Hattestad |  Norway | 68.22 m |  Rome, ITA | 30 June | |
| Javelin Throw (new) | Trine Hattestad | Norway | 69.48 m | Oslo, NOR | 28 July |
| RANK | 2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Angelo Taylor (USA) | 47.50 |
| 2. |  Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily (KSA) | 47.53 |
| 3. |  Llewellyn Herbert (RSA) | 47.81 |
| 4. | Eric Thomas (USA) | 47.94 |
| 5. |  Samuel Matete (ZAM) | 48.01 |
| RANK | 2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bernard Barmasai (KEN) | 8:02.76 |
| 2. |  Brahim Boulami (MAR) | 8:02.90 |
| 3. | Ali Ezzine (MAR) | 8:03.57 |
| 4. | Kipkirui Misoi (KEN) | 8:03.74 |
| 5. | Reuben Kosgei (KEN) | 8:03.92 |
| RANK | 2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jeff Hartwig (USA) | 6.03 m |
| 2. | Michael Stolle (GER) | 5.95 m |
| 3. | Lawrence Johnson (USA) | 5.90 m |
 Pavel Gerasimov (RUS) | ||
| Maksim Tarasov (RUS) | ||
| Danny Ecker (GER) | ||
| Nick Hysong (USA) |
| RANK | 2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Marion Jones (USA) | 10.78 |
| 2. |  Chandra Sturrup (BAH) | 10.86 |
| 3. |  Ekateríni Thánou (GRE) | 10.91 |
| Inger Miller (USA) | ||
| 5. |  Zhanna Block (UKR) | 10.93 |
| RANK | 2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Marion Jones (USA) | 21.94 |
| 2. | Inger Miller (USA) | 22.09 |
| 3. | Pauline Davis-Thompson (BAH) | 22.27 |
| 4. |  Susanthika Jayasinghe (SRI) | 22.28 |
| 5. |  Beverly McDonald (JAM) | 22.35 |
| RANK | 2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Paula Radcliffe (GBR) | 1:07:07 |
| RANK | 2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gail Devers (USA) | 12.33 |
| 2. | Delloreen Ennis-London (JAM) | 12.52 |
| 3. |  Glory Alozie (NGR) | 12.54 |
| 4. | Michelle Freeman (JAM) | 12.57 |
| Melissa Morrison (USA) |
| RANK | 2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Irina Privalova (RUS) | 53.02 |
| 2. | Sandra Glover (USA) | 53.33 |
| 3. | Deon Hemmings (JAM) | 53.45 |
| 4. | Nezha Bidouane (MAR) | 53.53 |
| 5. |  Daimí Pernía (CUB) | 53.68 |
| RANK | 2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cristina Casandra (ROM) | 9:40.20 |
| 2. | Yekaterina Volkova (RUS) | 9:52.40 |
| 3. | Anzhelika Averkova (UKR) | 9:54.10 |
| 4. | Daniela Petrescu (ROM) | 9:54.86 |
| 5. | Luminita Gogârlea (ROM) | 9:56.99 |
| RANK | 2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Monica Iagăr (ROM) | 2.02 m |
| 2. | Hestrie Cloete (RSA) | 2.01 m |
| Yelena Yelesina (RUS) | ||
 Venelina Veneva (BUL) | ||
 Kajsa Bergqvist (SWE) |
| RANK | 2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Stacy Dragila (USA) | 4.63 m |
| 2. | Anzhela Balakhonova (UKR) | 4.56 m |
| 3. |  Tatiana Grigorieva (AUS) | 4.55 m |
| 4. | Kellie Suttle (USA) | 4.53 m |
| 5. | Emma George (AUS) | 4.50 m |
| Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) | ||
 Daniela Bártová (CZE) | ||
| Yelena Belyakova (RUS) | ||
| Nicole Humbert (GER) | ||
 Vala Flosadóttir (ISL) |
| RANK | 2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Eunice Barber (FRA) | 6842 |
| 2. | Denise Lewis (GBR) | 6831 |
| 3. | Yelena Prokhorova (RUS) | 6765 |
| 4. | Natalya Roshchupkina (RUS) | 6633 |
| 5. |  Natalya Sazanovich (BLR) | 6527 |
Years in thesport of athletics | ||
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