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The 2001 Women’s World Outdoor Championship Medalists

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Russia's Tatyana Lebedeva leaped 15.25 meters (50 feet, ¼ inch), the fourth-longest triple jump in women's history to that point despite running into a slight headwind, to earn the gold medal in the 2001 World Outdoor Championships. American Marion Jones was the only double-gold medalist in 2001, winning the 200 and anchoring the victorious U.S. 4 x 100 relay team. Ukraine’s Zhanna Pintusevich-Block prevented Jones from a sweep of the short sprints by winning the 100 by .03 over Jones.

8th IAAF World Championships in Athletics
Edmonton, Canada
August 3-12, 2001

  • 100 meters
    GOLD Zhanna Pintusevich-Block, UKR 10.82
    SILVER Marion Jones, USA 10.85
    BRONZE Ekaterini Thanou, GRE 10.91

  • 200 meters
    GOLD Marion Jones, USA 22.39
    SILVER Debbie Ferguson, BAH 22.52
    BRONZE Kelli White, USA 22.56

  • 400 meters
    GOLD Amy Mbacke Thiam, SEN 49.86
    SILVER Lorraine Fenton, JAM 49.88
    BRONZE Ana Guevara, MEX 49.97

  • 800 meters
    GOLD Maria Mutola, MOZ 1:57.17
    SILVER Stephanie Graf, AUT 1:57.20
    BRONZE Letitia Vriesde, SUR 1:57.35

  • 1500 meters
    GOLD Gabriela Szabo, ROM 4:00.57
    SILVER Violeta Szekely, ROM 4:01.70
    BRONZE Natalya Gorelova, RUS 4:02.40

  • 5000 meters
    GOLD Olga Yegorova, RUS 15:03.39
    SILVER Marta Domínguez, ESP 15:06.59
    BRONZE Ayelech Worku, ETH 15:10.17

  • 10,000 meters
    GOLD Derartu Tulu, ETH 31:48.81
    SILVER Berhane Adere, ETH 31:48.85
    BRONZE Gete Wami, ETH 31:49.98

  • Marathon
    GOLD Lidia Simon, ROM 2:26:01
    SILVER Reiko Tosa, JPN 2:26:06
    BRONZE Svetlana Zakharova, RUS 2:26:18

  • 100-meter Hurdles
    GOLD Anjanette Kirkland, USA 12.42
    SILVER Gail Devers, USA 12.54
    BRONZE Olga Shishigina, KAZ 12.58

  • 400-meter Hurdles
    GOLD Nezha Bidouane, MAR 53.34
    SILVER Yuliya Nosova, RUS 54.27
    BRONZE Daimi Pernía, CUB 54.51

  • Discus Throw
    GOLD Natalya Sadova, RUS 68.57
    SILVER Ellina Zvereva, BLR 67.10
    BRONZE Nicoleta Grasu, ROM 66.42

  • Shot Put
    GOLD Yanina Korolchik, BLR 20.61
    SILVER Nadine Kleinert-Schmitt, GER 19.86
    BRONZE Vita Pavlysh, UKR 19.41

  • Javelin Throw
    GOLD Osleidys Menendez, CUB 69.53
    SILVER Mirela Tzelili, GRE 65.78
    BRONZE Sonia Bisset, CUB 64.69

  • Hammer Throw
    GOLD Yipsi Moreno, CUB 70.65
    SILVER Olga Kuzenkova, RUS 70.61
    BRONZE Bronwyn Eagles, AUS 68.87

  • Long Jump
    GOLD Fiona May, ITA 7.02
    SILVER Tatyana Kotova, RUS 7.01
    BRONZE Niurka Montalvo, ESP 6.88

  • High Jump
    GOLD Hestrie Cloete, RSA, 2.00
    SILVER Inga Babakova, UKR 2.00
    BRONZE Kajsa Bergqvist, SWE 1.97

  • Triple Jump
    GOLD Tatyana Lebedeva, RUS 15.25
    SILVER Francoise Mbango, CMR 14.60
    BRONZE Tereza Marinova, BUL 14.58

  • Pole Vault
    GOLD Stacy Dragila, USA 4.75
    SILVER Svetlana Feofanova, RUS 4.75
    BRONZE Monika Pyrek, POL 4.55

  • Heptathlon
    GOLD Yelena Prokhorova, RUS 6694
    SILVER Natalya Sazanovich, BLR 6539
    BRONZE Shelia Burrell, USA 6472

  • 20-kilometer Race Walk
    GOLD Olimpiada Ivanova, RUS 1:27:48
    SILVER Valentina Tsybulskaya, BLR 1:28:49
    BRONZE Elisabetta Perrone, ITA 1:28:56

  • 4 x 100-meter Relay
    GOLD United States (Kelli White, Chryste Gaines, Inger Miller, Marion Jones), 41.71
    SILVER Germany, 42.32
    BRONZE France, 42.39

  • 4 x 400-meter Relay
    GOLD Jamaica (Sandie Richards, Catherine Scott, Debbie-Ann Parris, Lorraine Fenton), 3:20.65
    SILVER Germany, 3:21.97
    BRONZE Russia, 3:24.92

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