The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, 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 composers Jan Randall and Cassius Khan. The ceremonies also featured a thousand-strong voice choir, and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.
Edmonton defeated bids from Paris, France (which hosted the next edition) and the San Francisco Bay Area in the United States to host the event. Edmonton had previously hosted the 1978 Commonwealth Games and the 1983 Summer Universiade.
Men's results
Track 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 100 m9.82(WL) 9.942(PB)9.98200 m20.0420.20 20.30(NR St.Kitts)400 m44.6444.8744.98800 m1:43.701:44.551:44.63(PB)1500 m3:30.683:31.103:31.54(SB)5000 m13:00.7713:03.47113:05.2010,000 m27:53.2527:53.9727:54.41Marathon2:12:42(SB)2:12:432:13:18110 m hurdles13.04(WL)13.07(SB)13.25(NR)400 m hurdles47.49(WL)47.54(NR)47.89(NR)3000 m st.8:15.168:16.218:16.5920 km walk1:20:311:20:331:20:3650 km walk3:42.08(WL)3:43:07(SB)3:46:12(PB)4 × 100 m relayMorne NagelCorne Du PlessisLee-Roy NewtonMathew Quinn38.47(NR)Marc BurnsAto BoldonJaycey HarperDarrel Brown38.58(NR)Matthew ShirvingtonPaul Di BellaSteve BrimacombeAdam Basil38.83(SB)4 × 400 m relayAvard MoncurChris BrownTroy McIntoshTim MunningsCarl Oliver*2:58.194(NR)Brandon SimpsonChristopher WilliamsGreg HaughtonDanny McFarlaneMichael Blackwood*Mario Watts*2:58.39(SB)Rafał WieruszewskiPiotr HaczekPiotr DługosielskiPiotr RysiukiewiczJacek Bocian*2:59.71(SB) Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds. 1 Ali Saïdi-Sief of Algeria originally finished second in the 5000 m in 13:02.16, but he was disqualified after he tested positive for nandrolone. 2 Tim 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 the BALCO 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 the BALCO 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.
Field 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 High jump2.36(WL)2.33(PB Rybakov)(SB Voronin)Pole vault6.05(CR)5.855.85(SB)Long jump8.408.248.21(SB)Triple jump17.92(WL)17.4717.44(PB)Shot put21.8721.2420.93(SB)Discus throw69.72(CR)69.4067.61(PB)Hammer throw83.38(CR)82.9280.27(SB)Javelin throw92.80(CR)91.3189.95Decathlon8902(CR)8815(NR)8603(PB)
Women's results
Track 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 100 m10.82(WL)10.912(SB)11.02200 m22.52122.8522.882400 m49.86(NR)49.88(SB)49.97SB800 m1:57.171:57.20(SB)1:57.35(SB)1500 m4:00.57(SB)4:01.704:02.405000 m15:03.3915:06.5915:10.1710,000 m31:48.8131:48.8531:49.98Marathon2:26:012:26:062:26:18100 m hurdles12.42(WL)12.54SB12.58(SB)400 m hurdles53.34(WL)54.2754.5120 km walk1:27:48(CR)1:28:49(PB)1:28:564 × 100 m relayMelanie PaschkeGabi RockmeierBirgit RockmeierMarion Wagner42.323(SB)Sylviane FélixFrédérique BanguéMuriel HurtisOdiah Sidibé42.39(SB)Juliet CampbellMerlene FrazerBeverly McDonaldAstia WalkerElva Goulbourne*42.40(SB)4 × 400 m relaySandie RichardsCatherine Scott-PomalesDebbie-Ann ParrisLorraine FentonMichelle Burgher*Deon Hemmings*3:20.65(WL)Florence Ekpo-UmohShanta GhoshClaudia MarxGrit Breuer3:21.97(SB)Irina RosikhinaYuliya PechonkinaAnastasiya KapachinskayaOlesya ZykinaNatalya Shevtsova*3:24.92 Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds. 1 Kelli 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 the BALCO doping scandal.
2 Marion Jones (USA) finished second in the 100 m in 10.85 and first in the 200 m in 22.39, but she was disqualified in 2005 after she admitted to using steroids as a result of the BALCO doping scandal.
3 The USA team of Kelli White, Chryste Gaines, Inger Miller, and Marion 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 the BALCO doping scandal.
Field 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 High jump2.00(SB)2.001.97Pole vault4.75(CR)4.75(CR)4.55Long jump7.027.016.88Triple jump15.25(WL)14.6014.58Shot put20.61(NR)19.86(PB)19.41Discus throw67.10166.2465.50(SB)Hammer throw70.65(AR)70.6168.87Javelin throw69.53(CR)65.7864.69Heptathlon6694(SB)6539(SB)6472(PB) 1Natalya Sadova of Russia originally won the gold medal in discus throw (68.57), but she was later disqualified after she tested positive for caffeine.
Medal table 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 in 1995.
See also 2001 in athletics (track and field)
References
2001 IAAF World Championships in Athletics – Official website