2001 World Championships in Athletics - Men's Marathon
Encyclopedia
The Men's Marathon at the 2001 World Championships
in Edmonton, Alberta
in Canada
was held on August 3, 2001.
2001 World Championships in Athletics
The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between 3 August and 12 August and was the first time the event had visited North America...
in Edmonton, Alberta
Edmonton
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in Canada
Canada
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was held on August 3, 2001.
Medalists
| Gold |  Gezahegne AberaGezahegne Abera Gezahegne Abera is an Ethiopian athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 2000 Summer Olympics.... Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2... (ETH) |
| Silver |  Simon BiwottSimon Biwott Simon Biwott is a former long-distance runner from Kenya, who won the silver medal in the men's marathon at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics. The race in Edmonton, Canada was won by Ethiopia's reigning Olympic champion Gezahegne Abera. A year later Biwott won the Rotterdam Marathon... Kenya Kenya Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east... (KEN) |
| Bronze |  Stefano BaldiniStefano Baldini Stefano Baldini is a retired Italian athlete and the 2004 Olympic and former European champion in the marathon.... Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... (ITA) |
Abbreviations
- All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds
DNS did not start NM no mark WR world record AR area record NR national record PB personal best SB season best
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2001 World Athletics Championships | ||||
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| World Record World records in athletics World records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field, road running and racewalking.... |
2:05:42 | October 24, 1999 |  ChicagoChicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... , United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
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| Event Record | 2:10:03 | August 14, 1983 |  Helsinki, Finland |
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| Season Best | 2:06:50 | April 22, 2001 |  Rotterdam, Netherlands |
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Intermediates
| Rank | Number | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 1101 | 15:31 | |
| 2 | 1153 | 15:31 | |
| 3 | 1249 | 15:31 | |
| 4 | 572 | 15:51 | |
| 5 | 654 | 15:51 | |
| 10 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 1101 | 30:54 | |
| 2 | 334 | 31:18 | |
| 3 | 598 | 31:18 | |
| 4 | 1179 | 31:18 | |
| 5 | 696 | 31:18 | |
| 15 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 1101 | 47:01 | |
| 2 | 672 | 47:32 | |
| 3 | 999 | 47:32 | |
| 4 | 696 | 47:32 | |
| 5 | 951 | 47:32 | |
| 20 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 1101 | 1:03:27 | |
| 2 | 959 | 1:03:28 | |
| 3 | 334 | 1:03:28 | |
| 4 | 1179 | 1:03:28 | |
| 5 | 672 | 1:03:28 | |
| HALF MARATHON | |||
| 1 | 334 | 1:06:59 | |
| 2 | 959 | 1:06:59 | |
| 3 | 761 | 1:06:59 | |
| 4 | 598 | 1:06:59 | |
| 5 | 696 | 1:06:59 | |
| 25 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 598 | 1:19:14 | |
| 2 | 761 | 1:19:14 | |
| 3 | 654 | 1:19:14 | |
| 4 | 696 | 1:19:14 | |
| 5 | 959 | 1:19:15 | |
| 30 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 761 | 1:34:51 | |
| 2 | 332 | 1:35:00 | |
| 3 | 581 | 1:35:00 | |
| 4 | 672 | 1:35:00 | |
| 5 | 630 | 1:35:01 | |
| 35 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 581 | 1:50:46 | |
| 2 | 341 | 1:50:46 | |
| 3 | 332 | 1:50:46 | |
| 4 | 672 | 1:50:47 | |
| 5 | 630 | 1:50:48 | |
| 40 KILOMETRES | |||
| 1 | 672 | 2:06:10 | |
| 2 | 332 | 2:06:11 | |
| 3 | 581 | 2:06:25 | |
| 4 | 341 | 2:06:34 | |
| 5 | 630 | 2:06:55 | |
Final ranking
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2:12:42 | SB | ||
| 2:12:43 | |||
| 2:13:18 | |||
| 4 | 2:13:58 | ||
| 5 | 2:14:07 | ||
| 6 | 2:15:41 | ||
| 7 | 2:16:52 | ||
| 8 | 2:17:05 | ||
| 9 | 2:17:24 | ||
| 10 | 2:17:35 | ||
| 11 | 2:17:54 | ||
| 12 | 2:18:23 | ||
| 13 | 2:18:29 | ||
| 14 | 2:19:38 | ||
| 15 | 2:19:45 | ||
| 16 | 2:20:43 | ||
| 17 | 2:20:44 | ||
| 18 | 2:21:26 | ||
| 19 | 2:22:07 | ||
| 20 | 2:22:36 | ||
| 21 | 2:23:06 | ||
| 22 | 2:23:16 | ||
| 23 | 2:23:24 | ||
| 24 | 2:23:29 | ||
| 25 | 2:24:36 | ||
| 26 | 2:24:41 | ||
| 27 | 2:25:15 | ||
| 28 | 2:25:40 | ||
| 29 | 2:25:43 | ||
| 30 | 2:25:44 | ||
| 31 | 2:26:04 | ||
| 32 | 2:26:13 | ||
| 33 | 2:26:32 | ||
| 34 | 2:26:45 | ||
| 35 | 2:26:52 | ||
| 36 | 2:27:42 | ||
| 37 | 2:27:59 | ||
| 38 | 2:28:01 | ||
| 39 | 2:28:33 | ||
| 40 | 2:28:36 | ||
| 41 | 2:28:48 | ||
| 42 | 2:29:22 | ||
| 43 | 2:29:25 | ||
| 44 | 2:29:50 | ||
| 45 | 2:29:56 | ||
| 46 | 2:30:22 | ||
| 47 | 2:30:28 | ||
| 48 | 2:30:45 | ||
| 49 | 2:31:34 | ||
| 50 | 2:31:42 | ||
| 51 | 2:32:46 | ||
| 52 | 2:33:11 | ||
| 53 | 2:33:21 | ||
| 54 | 2:33:28 | ||
| 55 | 2:33:32 | ||
| 56 | 2:34:16 | ||
| 57 | 2:35:15 | ||
| 58 | 2:35:43 | ||
| 59 | 2:35:47 | PB | |
| 60 | 2:36:01 | ||
| 61 | 2:36:24 | ||
| 62 | 2:37:15 | ||
| 63 | 2:37:44 | ||
| 64 | 2:39:53 | ||
| 65 | 2:41:18 | ||
| 66 | 2:41:42 | ||
| 67 | 2:42:21 | ||
| 68 | 2:42:22 | ||
| 69 | 2:42:23 | ||
| 70 | 2:43:11 | ||
| 71 | 2:44:44 | ||
| 72 | 2:45:10 | ||
| DISQUALIFIED (DSQ) | |||
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See also
- 1996 Summer Olympics (Atlanta)Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's marathonThe Men's Marathon at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia was held on Sunday August 4, 1996. The race started at 07.05h local time to avoid excessively hot and humid conditions...
- 2000 Summer Olympics (Sydney)Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's marathonThe Men's Marathon event at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place on October 1, 2000 in Sydney, Australia.-Medalists:-Abbreviations:*All times shown are in hours:minutes:seconds-Records:-Final ranking:-References:...
- 2001 Marathon Year Ranking
- 2004 Summer Olympics (Athens)Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's marathonThe Men's Marathon event at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place on August 29, 2004 in the streets of Athens, Greece. The streets were recently painted for the event, which provided an excellent road surface for the athletes. Drawing upon the ancient origins of the race, the marathon began in...