Athletics at the 2001 Summer Universiade
At the 2001 Summer Universiade, the athletics events were held in Beijing, People's Republic of China between 27 August and 1 September. A total of 45 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 22 by female athletes. The host country, China, took the most gold medals (9) and the most medals overall (16). The United States were a close second with a total of 8 golds. Five Universiade records were broken during the course of the athletics competition.
| Athletics at the 2001 Summer Universiade | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27 August – 1 September |
| Host city | Beijing, China |
| Venue | Olympic Sports Centre |
| Level | Senior |
| Events | 45 |
| Records set | 5 Universiade records |
Amongst the gold medallists for the host country were Dong Yanmei, who won golds in the women's 5000 and 10,000 metres races, and 18-year-old Liu Xiang in the 110 metres hurdles. It was Liu's first gold on a world stage and he became the 2004 Olympic champion in world record time three years later. As well as Dong, three other athletes took medals in multiple individual events: Gennadiy Chernovol won silver in both the 100 and 200 metres for Kazakhstan, Swiss athlete Christian Belz won two bronze medals via the 5000 m and steeplechase races, and Brazilian Maurren Maggi took the women's long jump gold and a silver medal in the 100 metres hurdles.
Records
| Name | Event | Country | Record | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alwyn Myburgh | 400 metres hurdles |  | 48.09 | UR |
| Gao Shuying | Pole vault |  | 4.52 | UR |
| Tatyana Lebedeva | Triple jump |  | 14.81 | UR |
| Osleidys Menéndez | Javelin throw |  | 69.82 | UR |
| Gao Hongmiao | 10 km racewalk | | 43:20 | UR |
| Key: | WR — World record • AR — Area record • UR — Universiade record • NR — National record |
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Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |
 | 10.15 |  | 10.29 |  | 10.38 |
| 200 metres |
 | 20.56 | | 20.57 | | 20.58 |
| 400 metres |
| 45.34 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 45.63 |  | 45.78 |
| 800 metres |
 | 1:45.27 | | 1:45.49 |  | 1:45.63 |
| 1500 metres |
 | 3:43.98 |  | 3:44.21 |  | 3:44.48 |
| 5000 metres |
| 13:44.24 | | 13:46.63 |  | 13:48.21 |
| 10,000 metres |
 | 28:27.42 | | 28:43.63 |  | 28:47.34 |
| 110 metres hurdles |
| 13.33 |  | 13.36 |  | 13.40 |
| 400 metres hurdles |
| 48.09 UR | | 48.46 |  | 48.63 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase |
| 8:21.97 | | 8:23.00 | | 8:24.46 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay |
Shingo Kawabata Kenji Nara Yusuke Omae Masayuki Okusako | 38.77 | Kaaron Conwright Gerald Williams Marcus Brunson Josh Norman | 39.14 |  Andrea Rabino Luca Verdecchia Andrea Colombo Massimiliano Donati | 39.35 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay |
Geno White Thomas Gerding Brandon Couts Andrew Pierce | 3:02.83 | Oleksandr Kaydash Yevhen Zyukov Andriy Tverdostup Volodymyr Rybalka | 3:02.87 | Mitsuhiro Sato Ken Yoshizawa Ryuji Muraki Masayuki Okusako | 3:03.63 |
| Half marathon |
| 1:04:12 |  | 1:04:30 | | 1:04:53 |
| 20 kilometres walk |
| 1:24:42 | | 1:25:07 | | 1:25:17 |
| High jump |
| 2.28 |  | 2.28 | | 2.26 |
| Pole vault |
| 5.80 |  | 5.70 |  | 5.60 |
| Long jump |
| 8.07 |  | 8.04 | | 7.99 |
| Triple jump |
| 17.22 |  | 17.11 |  | 16.92 |
| Shot put |
| 20.97 | | 20.16 |  | 19.90 |
| Discus throw |
 | 65.19 | | 63.15 | | 62.81 |
| Hammer throw |
| 78.41 | | 77.99 |  | 77.73 |
| Javelin throw |
 | 82.72 | | 81.68 | | 80.03 |
| Decathlon |
| 8069 | | 8019 | | 8019 |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |
| 11.42 | | 11.58 | | 11.59 |
| 200 metres |
| 22.86 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 22.94 | | 23.16 |
| 400 metres |
| 51.22 | | 51.82 | | 51.92 |
| 800 metres |
 | 2:00.96 |  | 2:01.64 | | 2:01.68 |
| 1500 metres |
 | 4:06.91 | | 4:08.84 | | 4:08.93 |
| 5000 metres |
| 15:30.28 | | 15:43.18 | | 15:43.94 |
| 10,000 metres |
| 32:45.14 | | 32:53.55 | | 32:57.35 |
| 100 metres hurdles |
| 12.95 | | 13.13 | | 13.17 |
| 400 metres hurdles |
| 54.94 | | 55.27 | | 55.72 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay |
Chen Yueqin Yan Jiankui Li Xuemei Zeng Xiujun | 43.72 | Maíla Machado Lucimar Moura Maurren Maggi Rosemar Coelho Neto | 44.13 | Sylvanie Morandais Reïna-Flor Okori Katia Benth Céline Thelamon | 44.24 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay |
Me'Lisa Barber Demetria Washington Carolyn Jackson Mikele Barber | 3:28.04 | Tasha Danvers Tracey Duncan Lee McConnell Jennifer Meadows | 3:30.40 | Natallia Safronnikava Sviatlana Usovich Hanna Kazak Iryna Khliustava | 3:30.65 |
| Half marathon |
 | 1:15:24 | | 1:15:31 | | 1:15:36 |
| 10 kilometres walk |
| 43:20 UR | | 43:40 | | 44:01 |
| High jump |
| 1.96 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 1.94 |  | 1.91 |
| Pole vault |
| 4.52 UR |  | 4.35 | | 4.20 |
| Long jump |
| 6.83 | | 6.56 | | 6.52 |
| Triple jump |
| 14.81 UR | | 14.57 | | 14.39w |
| Shot put |
| 18.90 |  | 18.79 | | 18.31 |
| Discus throw |
| 61.66 | | 60.50 | | 58.04 |
| Hammer throw |
| 69.78 | | 68.39 | | 67.97 |
| Javelin throw |
| 69.82 UR | | 62.20 | | 57.84 |
| Heptathlon |
| 6041 | | 5985 | | 5973 |
Medal table
* Host nation (China)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 9 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 2 | | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 7 | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 12 | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 17 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 23 | | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 24 | | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 26 | | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 29 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 35 | | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 36 | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 38 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (42 nations) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 135 | |
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References
- World Student Games (Universiade – Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-02-18.
- World Student Games (Universiade – Women). GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-02-18.
- Finals results (archived)
External links
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