2002 in the sport of athletics

This article contains an overview of the sport of athletics, including track and field, cross country and road running, in the year 2002.

2002 in athletics
Major world eventsWorld Championships
World Indoor Championships
IAAF Athletes of the YearHicham El Guerrouj
Paula Radcliffe
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2003 →

There was no primary championships that season, although continental championships were held in Africa, Asia and Europe. The foremost athletics competitions at games events occurred at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, the 2002 Asian Games and the 2002 CAC Games. The 2002 IAAF World Cup was the major global outdoor track and field event.

Paula Radcliffe was among the season's top performers, having set world records at the London and Chicago Marathons, as well becoming European and Commonwealth champion on the track.

Major events

World

Regional

National

World records

Men

 
  None in 2002

Women
Event Athlete Nation Performance Meeting Place Date
3000 m steeplechase Justyna Bak  Poland 9:22.29 Milan, Italy 5 June
3000 m steeplechase Alesya Turova  Belarus 9:21.72 Ostrava, Czech Republic 12 June
3000 m steeplechase Alesya Turova  Belarus 9:16.51 Gdańsk, Poland 27 July

Awards

Men
2002 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS WINNER
IAAF World Athlete of the Year  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)
European Athlete of the Year Award  Dwain Chambers (GBR)
Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award  Maurice Greene (USA)

Women
2002 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS WINNER
IAAF World Athlete of the Year  Paula Radcliffe (GBR)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year  Paula Radcliffe (GBR)
European Athlete of the Year Award  Süreyya Ayhan (TUR)
Best Female Track Athlete ESPY Award  Marion Jones (USA)

Men's Best Year Performances

400m Hurdles
RANK 2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Félix Sánchez (DOM) 47.35
2.  James Carter (USA) 47.57
3.  Stéphane Diagana (FRA) 47.58
4.  Llewellyn Herbert (RSA) 48.02
5.  Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily (KSA) 48.11

3,000m Steeplechase
RANK 2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Brahim Boulami (MAR) 7:58.09
2.  Stephen Cherono (KEN) 7:58.10
3.  Wilson Boit Kipketer (KEN) 8:00.56
4.  Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) 8:05.44
5.  Reuben Kosgei (KEN) 8:05.87

Race Walking

Pole Vault
RANK 2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
1.  Jeff Hartwig (USA) 5.90 m
 Tim Lobinger (GER)
3.  Lars Börgeling (GER) 5.85 m
 Aleksandr Averbukh (ISR)
 Patrik Kristiansson (SWE)

Hammer Throw

Decathlon

Women's Best Year Performances

100 metres
RANK 2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Zhanna Block (UKR) 10.83
2.  Debbie Ferguson (BAH) 10.91
3.  Tayna Lawrence (JAM) 10.93
4.  Chryste Gaines (USA) 10.94
5.  Muriel Hurtis-Houairi (FRA) 10.96

200 metres
RANK 2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Debbie Ferguson (BAH) 22.20
2.  Zhanna Block (UKR) 22.24
3.  Veronica Campbell (JAM) 22.39
4.  Muriel Hurtis-Houairi (FRA) 22.43
5.  Stephanie Durst (USA) 22.48

Half Marathon
RANK 2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) 1:07:19

Race Walking

100m Hurdles
RANK 2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Gail Devers (USA) 12.40
2.  Brigitte Foster-Hylton (JAM) 12.49
3.  Miesha McKelvy (USA) 12.60
 Glory Alozie (ESP)
5.  Anjanette Kirkland (USA) 12.62

400m Hurdles
RANK 2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS) 53.10
2.  Jana Rawlinson (AUS) 54.14
3.  Tetyana Tereshchuk-Antipova (UKR) 54.28
4.  Sandra Glover (USA) 54.40
5.  Surita Febbraio (RSA) 54.45

3,000m Steeplechase
RANK 2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS TIME
1.  Alesya Turova (BLR) 9:16.51
2.  Justyna Bak (POL) 9:22.29
3.  Élodie Olivarès (FRA) 9:33.12
4.  Cristina Casandra (ROM) 9:33.16
5.  Melanie Schulz (GER) 9:38.31

High Jump
RANK 2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
1.  Kajsa Bergqvist (SWE) 2.05 m
2.  Hestrie Cloete (RSA) 2.02 m
3.  Iryna Mykhalchenko (UKR) 2.00 m
 Viktoria Seryogina (RUS)
 Marina Kuptsova (RUS)

Pole Vault
RANK 2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS HEIGHT
1.  Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) 4.78 m
2.  Annika Becker (GER) 4.77 m
3.  Stacy Dragila (USA) 4.72 m
4.  Mary Vincent (USA) 4.65 m
5.  Yvonne Buschbaum (GER) 4.65 m

Hammer Throw

Heptathlon
RANK 2002 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS POINTS
1.  Carolina Klüft (SWE) 6542
2.  Sabine Braun (GER) 6434
3.  Shelia Burrell (USA) 6363
4.  Natalya Sazanovich (BLR) 6341
5.  Austra Skujyté (LTU) 6275

Marathon

Men's competition

Commonwealth Games
    RANKATHLETETIME
     Francis Naali (TAN) 2:11:58
     Joshua Chelanga (KEN) 2:12:44
     Andrew Letherby (AUS) 2:13:23
    4.  Erick Wainaina (KEN) 2:13:27
    5.  Luketz Swartbooi (NAM) 2:13:40
    6.  Jonathan Wyatt (NZL) 2:14:20
    7.  Lee Troop (AUS) 2:16:44
    8.  Josiah Bembe (RSA) 2:18:16
    9.  Shaun Creighton (AUS) 2:18:19
    10.  Dominic Bannister (ENG) 2:19:31

    Best Year Performances

    Women's competition

    Commonwealth Games
      RANKATHLETETIME
       Kerryn McCann (AUS) 2:30:05
       Krishna Stanton (AUS) 2:34:52
       Jackie Gallagher (AUS) 2:36:37
      4.  Debbie Robinson (ENG) 2:39:42
      5.  Teresa McCluskey (NIR) 2:40:29
      6.  Bev Hartigan (ENG) 2:41:27
      7.  Carol Galea (MLT) 2:45:48
      8.  Marian Sutton (ENG) 2:45:55
      9.  Beata Naigambo (NAM) 2:47:22
      10.  Elizabeth Mongudhi (NAM) 2:49:19

      Best Year Performances

      Deaths
      • March 7 — Franziska Rochat-Moser (35), Swiss long-distance runner
      • March 22 — Marcel Hansenne (85), French middle-distance runner
      • March 27 — Tadeusz Rut (70), Polish hammer thrower
      • May 26 — Mamo Wolde (69), Ethiopian runner
      • June 17 — Willie Davenport (59), American hurdler
      • June 20 — Tinus Osendarp (86), Dutch athlete
      • August 1 — Theo Bruce (79), Australian long jumper
      • August 12 — Knud Lundberg (82), Danish multi-talented sportsman
      • August 31 — Joe McCluskey (91), American athlete
      • September 18 — Bob Hayes (59), American sprinter and American football player
      • November 15 — Sohn Kee-Chung (90), Korean marathoner
      • November 18 — Kim Gallagher (38), American athlete
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