Athletics at the 2001 Summer Universiade
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| Athletics at the 2001 Summer Universiade | |
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 Host stadium in Beijing.
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| Host city | Beijing, China |
| Date(s) | 27 August – 1 September |
| Main stadium | Workers Stadium |
| Level | Senior |
| Events | 45 |
| Records set | 5 Universiade records |
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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.
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 |
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| Alwyn Myburgh | 400 metres hurdles |  South Africa |
48.09 | UR |
| Gao Shuying | Pole vault |  China |
4.52 | UR |
| Tatyana Lebedeva | Triple jump |  Russia |
14.81 | UR |
| Osleidys Menéndez | Javelin throw |  Cuba |
69.82 | UR |
| Gao Hongmiao | 10 km racewalk | China |
43:20 | UR |
| Key: | WR — World record • AR — Area record • UR — Universiade record • NR — National record |
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Medal summary
Men
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 100 metres |
 Abi Oyepitan (GBR) |
11.42 | Zeng Xiujun (CHN) |
11.58 |  Mireille Donders (SUI) |
11.59 |
| 200 metres |
Li Xuemei (CHN) |
22.86 |  Kim Gevaert (BEL) |
22.94 |  Natallia Safronnikava (BLR) |
23.16 |
| 400 metres |
 Demetria Washington (USA) |
51.22 |  Otilia Ruicu (ROU) |
51.82 | Miki Barber (USA) |
51.92 |
| 800 metres |
 Brigita Langerholc (SLO) |
2:00.96 |  Nedia Semedo (POR) |
2:01.64 | Tatyana Rodionova (RUS) |
2:01.68 |
| 1500 metres |
 Süreyya Ayhan (TUR) |
4:06.91 | Maria Cristina Grosu (ROU) |
4:08.84 | Sabina Fischer (SUI) |
4:08.93 |
| 5000 metres |
Dong Yanmei (CHN) |
15:30.28 | Tatyana Khmeleva (RUS) |
15:43.18 |  Yoshiko Fujinaga (JPN) |
15:43.94 |
| 10,000 metres |
Dong Yanmei (CHN) |
32:45.14 | Yoshiko Fujinaga (JPN) |
32:53.55 | Yukiko Akaba (JPN) |
32:57.35 |
| 100 metres hurdles |
Su Yiping (CHN) |
12.95 |  Maurren Maggi (BRA) |
13.13 |  Jacquie Munro (AUS) |
13.17 |
| 400 metres hurdles |
Tasha Danvers (GBR) |
54.94 |  Małgorzata Pskit (POL) |
55.27 | Sonia Brito (AUS) |
55.72 |
| 4 × 100 metres relay |
China (CHN) Chen Yueqin Yan Jiankui Li Xuemei Zeng Xiujun |
43.72 | Brazil (BRA) Maíla Machado Lucimar Moura Maurren Maggi Rosemar Coelho Neto |
44.13 |  France (FRA)Sylvanie Morandais Reïna-Flor Okori Katia Benth Céline Thelamon |
44.24 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay |
United States (USA) Me'Lisa Barber Demetria Washington Carolyn Jackson Mikele Barber |
3:28.04 | Great Britain (GBR) Tasha Danvers Tracey Duncan Lee McConnell Jennifer Meadows |
3:30.40 | Belarus (BLR) Natallia Safronnikava Sviatlana Usovich Hanna Kazak Iryna Khliustava |
3:30.65 |
| Half marathon |
 Ham Bong-Sil (PRK) |
1:15:24 | Miki Oyama (JPN) |
1:15:31 | Kim Chang-Ok (PRK) |
1:15:36 |
| 10 kilometres walk |
Gao Hongmiao (CHN) |
43:20 UR | Susana Feitor (POR) |
43:40 | Wang Liping (CHN) |
44:01 |
| High jump |
 Vita Palamar (UKR) |
1.96 |  Nicole Forrester (CAN) |
1.94 |  Nevena Lendjel (CRO) |
1.91 |
| Pole vault |
Gao Shuying (CHN) |
4.52 UR |  Sabine Schulte (GER) |
4.35 |  Šárka Mládková (CZE) |
4.20 |
| Long jump |
Maurren Maggi (BRA) |
6.83 | Guan Yingnan (CHN) |
6.56 | Kumiko Ikeda (JPN) |
6.52 |
| Triple jump |
Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) |
14.81 UR | Natallia Safronava (BLR) |
14.57 | Yelena Oleynikova (RUS) |
14.39w |
| Shot put |
Yumileidi Cumbá (CUB) |
18.90 |  Lee Myung-Sun (KOR) |
18.79 | Katarzyna Żakowicz (POL) |
18.31 |
| Discus throw |
Li Qiumei (CHN) |
61.66 | Li Yanfeng (CHN) |
60.50 | Mélina Robert-Michon (FRA) |
58.04 |
| Hammer throw |
Manuela Montebrun (FRA) |
69.78 | Yipsi Moreno (CUB) |
68.39 | Lyudmila Gubkina (BLR) |
67.97 |
| Javelin throw |
Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) |
69.82 UR | Nikola Tomecková (CZE) |
62.20 | Wei Jianhua (CHN) |
57.84 |
| Heptathlon |
Jane Jamieson (AUS) |
6041 | Svetlana Sokolova (RUS) |
5985 | Sonja Kesselschläger (GER) |
5973 |
Medal table
- Key
The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | China |
9 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 2 | United States |
8 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | Cuba |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Ukraine |
2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Russia |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Japan |
2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 7 |  Spain |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Great Britain |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 |  Italy |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10= | Brazil |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10= | Poland |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Australia |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 |  Israel |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | France |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 15= | North Korea |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15= | South Africa |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17= |  Estonia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17= |  Kenya |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17= |  Latvia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17= |  Morocco |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17= | Slovenia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17= | Turkey |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Belarus |
0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 24= |  Kazakhstan |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 24= | Romania |
0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Czech Republic |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | Portugal |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Germany |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 29= |  Austria |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29= | Belgium |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29= | Canada |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29= |  Ireland |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29= | South Korea |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29= |  Namibia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 |  Switzerland |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 36= |  Botswana |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36= |  Hungary |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 38= | Croatia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38= |  Netherlands |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38= |  Slovakia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38= |  Sweden |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 38= |  Chinese Taipei |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 45 | 45 | 45 | 135 | |
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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Athletics at the Universiade and World Student Games
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