2001 IAAF Grand Prix Final

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 that the event was held in the southern hemisphere (international track and field seasons typically revolve around a northern hemisphere schedule).

2001 IAAF Grand Prix Final
Host cityMelbourne, Australia
Events19
Dates9 September
Main venueOlympic Park Stadium

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 that women's events outnumbered men's on the programme of the IAAF Grand Prix Final.

Medal summary

Men
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Overall  André Bucher (SUI)102  Allen Johnson (USA)101  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)100
200 metres  Shawn Crawford (USA)20.37  Bernard Williams (USA)20.39  Francis Obikwelu (NGR)20.52
800 metres  André Bucher (SUI)1:46.71  Yuriy Borzakovskiy (RUS)1:46.78  Jean-Patrick Nduwimana (BDI)1:46.88
1500 metres  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)3:31.25  Bernard Lagat (KEN)3:32.10  William Chirchir (KEN)3:34.06
3000 metres  Paul Bitok (KEN)7:53.85  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)7:54.39  Luke Kipkosgei (KEN)7:54.39
3000 metres steeplechase  Brahim Boulami (MAR)8:16.14  Reuben Kosgei (KEN)8:17.64  Stephen Cherono (KEN)8:18.85
110 m hurdles  Anier García (CUB)13.22  Allen Johnson (USA)13.28  Dominique Arnold (USA)13.43
Long jump  Younès Moudrik (MAR)8.23 m  Savanté Stringfellow (USA)8.19 m  Aleksey Lukashevich (UKR)7.93 m
Discus throw  Virgilijus Alekna (LTU)64.42 m  Aleksander Tammert (EST)63.87 m  Frantz Kruger (RSA)63.61 m
Javelin throw  Jan Železný (CZE)88.98 m  Ēriks Rags (LAT)85.75 m  Boris Henry (GER)85.43 m

Women
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Overall  Violeta Szekely (ROM)116  Maria Mutola (MOZ)105  Tatyana Tereshchuk (UKR)96
200 metres  Myriam Léonie Mani (CMR)22.93  Debbie Ferguson (BAH)23.00  Juliet Campbell (JAM)23.15
800 metres  Maria Mutola (MOZ)1:59.78  Kelly Holmes (GBR)2:00.02  Stephanie Graf (AUT)2:00.40
1500 metres  Violeta Szekely (ROM)4:03.46  Carla Sacramento (POR)4:04.41  Natalya Gorelova (RUS)4:06.48
3000 metres  Tatyana Tomashova (RUS)9:30.39  Leah Malot (KEN)9:31.41  Olga Yegorova (RUS)9:31.82
400 m hurdles  Tonja Buford-Bailey (USA)54.58  Tatyana Tereshchuk (UKR)54.78  Sandra Glover (USA)55.01
High jump  Hestrie Cloete (RSA)1.98 m  Inga Babakova (UKR)1.96 m  Amy Acuff (USA)1.96 m
Pole vault  Stacy Dragila (USA)4.50 m  Svetlana Feofanova (RUS)4.45 m  Kellie Suttle (USA)4.45 m
Triple jump  Tereza Marinova (BUL)14.77 m  Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS)14.61 m  Françoise Mbango Etone (CMR)14.47 m
Shot put  Astrid Kumbernuss (GER)18.94 m  Nadezhda Ostapchuk (BLR)18.92 m  Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS)18.21 m
Hammer throw  Kamila Skolimowska (POL)71.71 m  Bronwyn Eagles (AUS)68.38 m  Olga Kuzenkova (RUS)68.27 m
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