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2002 in the sport of athletics

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2002 in athletics
Major world eventsWorld Championships
World Indoor Championships
IAAF Athletes of the YearHicham El Guerrouj
Paula Radcliffe
2001
2003

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

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

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World

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Regional

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National

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World records

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Men

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  None in 2002

Women

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

Awards

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Men

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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

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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

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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
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
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)

Women's Best Year Performances

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

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Men's competition

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Commonwealth Games

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RANK ATHLETE TIME
 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

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Women's competition

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Commonwealth Games

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RANK ATHLETE TIME
 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

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Deaths

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References

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