The 2001 IAAF Grand Prix Final was the seventeenth edition of the season-ending competition for the IAAF Grand Prix track and field circuit, organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was held on 9 September at the Olympic Park Stadium in Melbourne, Australia. It was the first and only time the event was held in the southern hemisphere (international track and field seasons typically revolve around a northern hemisphere schedule).
André Bucher (800 metres) and Violeta Szekely (1500 metres) were the overall points winners of the tournament. A total of 19 athletics events were contested, nine for men and ten for women. This was the first time women's events outnumbered men's on the programme of the IAAF Grand Prix Final.
Medal summary Men Overall 102 101 100200 metres 20.37 20.39 20.52800 metres 1:46.71 1:46.78 1:46.881500 metres 3:31.25 3:32.10 3:34.063000 metres 7:53.85 7:54.39 7:54.393000 metres steeplechase 8:16.14 8:17.64 8:18.85110 m hurdles 13.22 13.28 13.43Long jump 8.23 m 8.19 m 7.93 mDiscus throw 64.42 m 63.87 m 63.61 mJavelin throw 88.98 m 85.75 m 85.43 m
Women Overall 116 105 96200 metres 22.93 23.00 23.15800 metres 1:59.78 2:00.02 2:00.401500 metres 4:03.46 4:04.41 4:06.483000 metres 9:30.39 9:31.41 9:31.82400 m hurdles 54.58 54.78 55.01High jump 1.98 m 1.96 m 1.96 mPole vault 4.50 m 4.45 m 4.45 mTriple jump 14.77 m 14.61 m 14.47 mShot put 18.94 m 18.92 m 18.21 mHammer throw 71.71 m 68.38 m 68.27 m
References
IAAF Grand Prix Final. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-01-17.
External links IAAF Grand Prix Final archive from IAAF