ATHLETICS
Stadium
Australia - Olympic Stadium (110,000)
Sydney Olympic Park, Homebush Bay
SEPT 22 - 2 finals. Super FRI stats; morning attendance was 97,432 and the evening crowd totaled 102,485 - a record for 1st day athletics. Defending champion Donovan Bailey failed to qualify for 100m. FIN had its first shot-put champion in 80 yrs.
SEPT 23 - 3 finals. Capacity crowd of 110,000. Maurice Greene & Marion Jones (USA) are fastest man and woman in the world blowing away the field by big margins. Jones' winning margin of .37s is the 2nd biggest in history of men/women's 100m. Zelezny wins historic 3rd successive gold in javelin.
SEPT 24 - 4 finals + Heptathlon. Kliugin of RUS beats WR-holder Sotomayor, back from a 1-yr drug ban. Ziolkowski (POL) beats favorites and caps off Eastern European dominance in the hammer throw with 7 of top 10 throwers. Takahashi is 1st Japanese gold medallist in Athletics winning the women's 42km marathon in OR time. British woman Denise Lewis wins the Heptathlon. USA wins no medals today.
SEPT 25 - 9 finals. Busy day as tomorrow is a rest day. Michael Johnson (USA) and Cathy Freeman (AUS - lit the cauldron) capped a phenomenal day in front of a packed 112,524 crowd in Stadium Australia by winning the 400m crowns. Johnson, in his final Olympics, defends his 400m title. Freeman gives AUS its 1st gold in athletics since 1988 and AUS's 100th gold medal in Olympic history. Haile (ETH) retains the 10,000m title. Mutola (MOZ) wins her country's 2nd medal ever in 800m. American Dragila wins women's inaugural pole vault just missing her WR. Edwards (UK) finally gets gold in the triple jump (silver in '96) and now holds the World, European, Commonwealth and Olympic titles.
SEPT 27 - 5 finals. Zvereva becomes oldest woman (almost 40) to win a track and field gold - discus - in history. Gold medallists Zvereva and Shishigina had prior drug bans. Shishigina earns KAZ's 1st athletics gold and 1st KAZ woman to win gold. Danish WR-holder Kipketer was outsprinted by European champion Schumann (GER) in men's 800m. Taylor wins USA's 5th consecutive gold in 400m hurdles (USA has won 17 out of 22 times). USA leads medal tally 5-3-3.
SEPT 28 - 5 finals + Decathlon. Marion Jones completes the sprint double when she won the 200m to go with her 100m. She won by nearly 1/2-sec, the largest margin in 40 yrs. Kenteris wins 1st track gold for Greece since the 1896 marathon in men's 200m. Sri Lanka wins 1st medal since 1948 when Jayasinghe took bronze in women's 200m. Estonian Nool is World's Greatest Athlete.
SEPT 29 - 6 finals. "The drive for five is not alive". Marion Jones wins a bronze in the long jump due to 4 (out of 6) fouls. Korzeniowski (POL) becomes 1st man in history to win both Olympic walk events. The USA which has won every pole vault gold from 1896-1968 (the longest winning streak by one nation in any Olympic event) have won their 1st ever since. Hysong won by a whisker as 3 vaulters tied at 5.90m. He won on countback. Kenya has won every steeplechase they have competed in since 1968 (KEN boycotted the '76 and '80 Games). They've taken 1-2 in 6 of the last 7 Olympics and have held the WR for the last 22 years. Ngeny surprised favorite El Gerrouj in the 1500m. Polish teenager wins women's inaugural hammer throw. USA still dominates track & field with 7-4-5 against POL's 4 golds.
SEPT 30 - 9 finals. 4 relays - USA wins 3 of them. Maurice Greene adds the 4x100m to his 100m gold. Marion Jones ran a sizzling 3rd leg for USA's 4x400m gold and anchored USA to a 4x100m bronze. She ends Sydney 2000 with 3-0-2 and becomes the 1st woman in history to win 5 medals in track and field in a single Games. Michael Johnson anchored USA to a 4x400m gold - his 5th and last. USA has won every 4x400m since 1952 except '72 and '80. Jamaican Merlene Ottey won her 8th medal in the 4x100m behind Bahamas to become the most decorated woman athlete. Bahamas wins their 1st ever track & field gold in 4x100m snapping USA's winning streak in the last 4 Olympics. 2 Ethiopians and 1 Algerian win the 3 long-distance events. Africa takes top SIX places in men's 5000m and 10000m. Tulu, who became the 1st black African woman to win an Olympic title in 1992, won the 10000m after becoming a mother. A Russian wins the women's high jump and a Norwegian wins the women's javelin after her fifth Olympic try (!). USA is dominant in athletics with 10 golds.
OCT 1 - Men's Marathon Final. Ethiopia completes their dominance of long-distance events by winning the final gold medal of the 27th Olympiad, the men's marathon to add to their 3 golds in men's 5000m/10000m and women's 10000m. Conclusion: This definitely has been the Marion Jones and Cathy Freeman Olympics.
MEN
100m |
|
Maurice Greene (USA) |
9.87 |
|
Ato Boldon (TRI) |
9.99 |
|
|
Obadele Thompson (BAR) |
10.04 |
|
200m |
|
Konstantinos Kenteris (GRE) |
20.09 |
|
Darren Campbell (GBR) |
20.14 |
|
|
Ato Boldon (TRI) |
20.20 |
|
400m |
|
Michael Johnson (USA) |
43.84 |
|
Alvin Harrison (USA) |
44.40 |
|
|
Gregory Haughton (JAM) |
44.70 |
|
800m |
|
Nils Schumann (GER) |
1:45.08 |
|
Wilson Kipketer (DEN) |
1:45.14 |
|
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Aissa Djabir Said-Guerni (ALG) |
1:45.16 |
|
1,500m |
|
Noah Ngeny (KEN) (OR) |
3:32.07 |
|
Hicham El Guerrouj |
3:32.32 |
|
|
Bernard Lagat (KEN) |
3:32.44 |
|
5,000m |
|
Mildon Wolde (ETH) |
13:35.49 |
|
Ali Saidi-Sief (ALG) |
13:36.20 |
|
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Brahim Lahlafi (MAR) |
13:36.47 |
|
10,000m |
|
Haile Gebrselassie (ETH) |
27:18.20 |
|
Paul Tergat (KEN) |
27:18.29 |
|
|
Assefa Mezgebu (ETH) |
27:19.75 |
|
20km Walk |
|
Robert Korzeniowski (POL) |
1:18:59 |
|
Noe Hernandez (MEX) |
1:19:03 |
|
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Vladimir Andreyev (RUS) |
1:19:27 |
|
50km
Walk |
|
Robert Korzeniowski (POL) |
3:42:22 |
|
Aigars Fadejevs (LAT) |
3:43:40 |
|
|
Joel Sanchez (MEX) |
3:44:36 |
|
Marathon |
|
Abera Gezahgne (ETH) |
2:10:11 |
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Eric Wainaina (KEN) |
2:10:31 |
|
|
Tesfaye Tola (ETH) |
2:11:10 |
|
110m Hurdles |
|
Anier Garcia (CUB) |
13.00 |
|
Terrence Trammell (USA) |
13.16 |
|
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Mark Crear (USA) |
13.22 |
|
400m Hurdles |
|
Angelo Taylor (USA) |
47.50 |
|
Hadi Souan Somayli (KSA) |
47.53 |
|
|
Llewellyn Herbert (RSA) |
47.81 |
|
3,000m
Steeplechase |
|
Reuben Kosgei (KEN) |
8:21.43 |
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Wilson Bolt Kipketer (KEN) |
8:21.77 |
|
|
Ali Ezzine (MAR) |
8:22.15 |
|
4 x 100m Relay |
|
UNITED STATES |
37.61 |
|
BRAZIL |
37.90 |
|
|
CUBA |
38.04 |
|
4 x 400m Relay |
|
UNITED STATES |
2:56.35 |
|
NIGERIA |
2:58.68 |
|
|
JAMAICA |
2:58.78 |
|
High
Jump |
|
Sergey Kliugin (RUS) |
2.35 |
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Javier Sotomayor (CUB) |
2.32 |
|
|
Abderrahmane Hammad (ALG) |
2.32 |
|
Long
Jump |
|
Ivan Pedroso (CUB) |
8.55 |
|
Jai Taurima (AUS) |
8.49 |
|
|
Roman Schurenko (UKR) |
8.31 |
|
Triple Jump |
|
Jonathan Edwards (GBR) |
17.71 |
|
Yoel Garcia (CUB) |
17.47 |
|
|
Denis Kapustin (RUS) |
17.46 |
|
Pole Vault |
|
Nick Hysong (USA) |
5.90 |
|
Lawrence Johnson (USA) |
5.90 |
|
|
Maksim Tarasov (RUS) |
5.90 |
|
Discus |
|
Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) |
69.30 |
|
Lars Riedel (GER) |
68.50 |
|
|
Frantz Kruger (RSA) |
68.19 |
|
Hammer Throw |
|
Szymon Ziolkowski (POL) |
80.02 |
|
Nicola Vizzoni (ITA) |
79.64 |
|
|
Igor Astapkovich (BLR) |
79.17 |
|
Javelin |
|
Jan Zelezny (CZE) (OR) |
90.17 |
|
Steve Backley (GBR) |
89.85 |
|
|
Sergey Makarov (RUS) |
88.67 |
|
Shot Put |
|
Arsi Harju (FIN) |
21.29 |
|
Adam Nelson (USA) |
21.21 |
|
|
John Godina (USA) |
21.20 |
|
Decathlon |
|
Erki Nool (EST) |
8641 |
|
Roman Sebrle (CZE) |
8606 |
|
|
Chris Huffins (USA) |
8595 |
WOMEN
|
100m |
|
Marion Jones (USA) |
10.75 |
|
Ekaterini Thanou (GRE) |
11.12 |
|
|
Tanya Lawrence (JAM) |
11.18 |
|
|
200m |
|
Marion Jones (USA) |
21.84 |
|
Pauline Davis-Thompson (BAH) |
22.27 |
|
|
Susanthika Jayasinghe (SRI) |
22.28 |
|
400m |
|
Cathy Freeman (AUS) |
49.11 |
|
Lorraine Graham (JAM) |
49.58 |
|
|
Katharine Merry (GBR) |
49.72 |
|
800m |
|
Maria Mutola (MOZ) |
1:56.15 |
|
Stephanie Graf (AUT) |
1:56.64 |
|
|
Kelly Holmes (GBR) |
1:56.80 |
|
|
1,500m |
|
Nouria Merah-Benida (ALG) |
4:05.10 |
|
Violeta Szekely (ROM) |
4:05.15 |
|
|
Gabriela Szabo (ROM) |
4:05.27 |
|
|
5,000m |
|
Gabriela Szabo (ROM) (OR) |
14:40.79 |
|
Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) |
14:41.02 |
|
|
Gete Wami (ETH) |
14:42.23 |
|
|
10,000m |
|
Derartu Tulu (ETH) (OR) |
30:17.49 |
|
Gete Wami (ETH) |
30:22.48 |
|
|
Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) |
30:22.88 |
|
|
20km Walk |
|
Liping Wang (CHN) |
1:29:05 |
|
Kjersti Plaetzer (NOR) |
1:29:33 |
|
|
Maria Vasco (ESP) |
1:30:23 |
|
|
Marathon |
|
Naoko Takahashi (JPN) (OR) |
2:23:14 |
|
Lidia Simon (ROM) |
2:23:22 |
|
|
Joyce Chepchumba (KEN) |
2:24:45 |
|
100m Hurdles |
|
Olga Shishigina (KAZ) |
12.65 |
|
Glory Alozie (NGR) |
12.68 |
|
|
Melissa Morrisson (USA) |
12.76 |
|
400m Hurdles |
|
Irina Privalova (RUS) |
53.02 |
|
Deon Hemmings (JAM) |
53.45 |
|
|
Nouzha Bidouane (MAR) |
53.57 |
|
4 x 100m Relay |
|
BAHAMAS |
41.95 |
|
JAMAICA |
42.13 |
|
|
UNITED STATES |
42.20 |
|
4 x 400m Relay |
|
UNITED STATES |
3:22.62 |
|
JAMAICA |
3:23.25 |
|
|
RUSSIA |
3:23.46 |
|
High
Jump |
|
Yelena Yelesina (RUS) |
2.01 |
|
Hestrie Cloete (RSA) |
2.01 |
|
|
Kajsa Bergqvist (SWE) |
1.99 |
|
Long Jump |
|
Heike Dreschler (GER) |
6.99 |
|
Fiona May (ITA) |
6.92 |
|
|
Marion Jones (USA) |
6.92 |
|
|
Triple Jump |
|
Tereza Marinova (BUL) |
15.20 |
|
Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) |
15.00 |
|
|
Olena Hovorova (UKR) |
14.96 |
|
|
Pole Vault |
|
Stacy Dragila (USA) (OR) |
4.60 |
|
Tatiana Grigorieva (AUS) |
4.55 |
|
|
Vala Flosadottir (ISL) |
4.50 |
|
|
Discus |
|
Ellina Zvereva (BLR) |
68.40 |
|
Anastasia Kelesidou (GRE) |
65.71 |
|
|
Irina Yatchenko (BLR) |
65.20 |
|
Hammer |
|
Kamila Skolimowska (POL) (OR) |
71.16 |
|
Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) |
69.77 |
|
|
Kirsten Muenchow (GER) |
69.28 |
|
Javelin |
|
Trine Hattestad (NOR (OR) |
68.91 |
|
Mirella Maniani-Tzelili (GRE) |
67.51 |
|
|
Osleidys Menendez (CUB) |
66.18 |
|
Shot
Put |
|
Yanina Korolchik (BLR) |
20.56 |
|
Larisa Peleshenko (RUS) |
19.92 |
|
|
Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) |
19.62 |
|
|
Heptathlon |
|
Denise Lewis (GBR) |
6584 |
|
Yelena Prokhorova (RUS) |
6531 |
|
|
Natalya Sazanovich (BLR) |
6527 |
Country |
|
|
|
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
United States (USA) |
10 |
4 |
6 |
20 |
Ethiopia (ETH) |
4 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
Poland (POL) |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
Russia (RUS) |
3 |
4 |
5 |
12 |
Kenya (KEN) |
2 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
Cuba (CUB) |
2 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
Great Britain (GBR) |
2 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
Germany (GER) |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
Belarus (BLR) |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
Greece (GRE) |
1 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
Romania (ROM) |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
Australia (AUS) |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
Algeria (ALG) |
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
Bahamas (BAH) |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Czech (CZE) |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Norway (NOR) |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
BUL, CHN, EST, FIN, JPN, KAZ, LTU, MOZ |
1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
Jamaica (JAM) |
0 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
Italy (ITA) |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
Nigeria (NGR) |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
Morocco (MAR) |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
South Africa (RSA) |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Mexico (MEX) |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Trinidad & Tobago (TRI) |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
AUT, BRA, DEN, IRL, KSA, LAT |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
Ukraine (UKR) |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
BAR, ESP, ISL, POR, SRI,SWE |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
Total |
46 |
46 |
47* |
139* |
* 2 bronze medals awarded in Women's High Jump
MARATHON ROUTE
Showcasing some of the most beautiful areas of the inner city and leafy eastern suburbs, the marathon route has been designed with spectators in mind.
It provides spectacular vantage points on both sides of the Harbour, at no cost to onlookers. Beginning outside North Sydney Oval, the race moves along bustling Miller Street to the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Crossing into the CBD, competitors run along stretches of Macquarie and College Streets and on to Oxford Street, the hub of Sydney's colourful gay and lesbian community.
The next leg along Anzac Parade will provide the best views for spectators, as the athletes loop around picturesque Centennial Park and retrace their route back into the city. From there, competitors heads west via the Glebe Island Bridge, which features stunning Harbour views. Nearing the Olympic Stadium, the race will progress along a section of the M4 Freeway before finally reaching Sydney Olympic Park.
The course, which was designed in consultation with athletes, is challenging but not completely unyielding for competitors. It is predominantly flat and avoids many unnecessary corners, so fast times are expected. The women's marathon will start at 7:30am on 24 September to take advantage of the cooler morning temperatures. As tradition dictates, the men's marathon will take place at 4pm on the final day of competition, a fitting segue into the festivities of the closing ceremony.
