| 12th Arab Athletics Championships | |
| Host City: | Damascus, Syria |
| Dates: | 2 – 5 October |
| Nations Participating: | 15 |
| Events: | 44 |
| Previous: | 1999 Beirut |
| Next: | 2003 Amman |
The 2001 Arab Athletics Championships was the twelfth edition of the international athletics competition between Arab countries which took place in Damascus, Syria from 2–5 October. A total of 44 events were contested. The women's heptathlon and half marathon events were not held, although one new women's event was held for the first time: the pole vault.[1] The electronic timing system at the event failed during the competition and as a result some of the races were hand-timed. Results for all such hand timed events were recorded to the tenth of a second, rather than the hundredth of a second typically used in electronic times. The distance for the men's half marathon race was also mis-measured, falling short of the 21.1 km (13.1-mile) requirement.
| 100 metres | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.3 | ||||
| 200 metres | 20.7 | 20.8 | 20.9 | ||||
| 400 metres | 45.9 | 46.3 | 46.7 | ||||
| 800 metres | 1:47.3 | 1:47.6 | 1:48.0 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 3:52.72 | 3:53.15 | 3:54.73 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 14:45.89 | 14:46.50 | 14:56.54 | ||||
| 10,000 metres | 29:30.2 | 29:34.5 | 29:59.7 | ||||
| 110 metres hurdles | 13.6 | 13.8 | 14.1 | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 50.07 | 50.32 | 51.02 | ||||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:14.38 | 8:15.01 | 8:39.78 | ||||
| 4×100 m relay | 39.69 | 39.86 | 40.24 | ||||
| 4×400 m relay | 3:07.88 | 3:14.06 | 3:14.58 | ||||
| Half marathon (short course) | 1:01:4 | 1:01:5 | 1:02:1 | ||||
| 20 km walk | 1:36:2 | 1:37:5 | 1:42:3 | ||||
| High jump | 2.07 m | 2.04 m | 2.04 m | ||||
| Pole vault | 4.90 m | 4.80 m | 4.80 m | ||||
| Long jump | 7.94 m | 7.92 m | 7.86 m | ||||
| Triple jump | 16.51 m | 16.50 m | 16.01 m | ||||
| Shot put | 18.90 m | 18.92 m | 17.72 m | ||||
| Discus throw | 62.43 m | 54.74 m | 54.46 m | ||||
| Hammer throw | 70.19 m | 70.03 m | 65.85 m | ||||
| Javelin throw | 77.55 m | 71.35 m | 69.70 m | ||||
| Decathlon | 7372 pts | 6824 pts | 6580pts |
| 100 metres | 12.1 | 12.5 | 12.9 | ||||
| 200 metres | 24.98 | 25.16 | 26.17 | ||||
| 400 metres | 54.7 | 57.9 | 59.5 | ||||
| 800 metres | 2:8.4 | 2:12.7 | 2:14.9 | ||||
| 1500 metres | 4:36.66 | 4:40.37 | 4:45.04 | ||||
| 5000 metres | 17:4.1 | 17:21.9 | 17:59.4 | ||||
| 10,000 metres | 35:32.48 | 36:23.88 | 39:37.41 | ||||
| 100 metres hurdles | 15.2 | 15.6 | 16.6 | ||||
| 400 metres hurdles | 64.4 | 66.5 | 67.9 | ||||
| 4×100 m relay | 49.10 | 50.31 | 51.74 | ||||
| 4×400 m relay | 3:55.69 | 3:58.97 | 4:6.22 | ||||
| 10,000 m walk | 51:21.2 | 54:1 | 55:17.2 | ||||
| High jump | 1.63 m | 1.60 m | 1.45 m | ||||
| Pole vault | 3.20 m | 2.60 m | 2.30 m | ||||
| Long jump | 5.78 m | 5.68 m | 5.60 m | ||||
| Triple jump | 12.40 m | 11.68 m | 11.55 m | ||||
| Shot put | 15.80 m | 15.71 m | 14.07 m | ||||
| Discus throw | 48.76 m | 44.62 m | 44.00 m | ||||
| Hammer throw | 61.48 m | 52.12 m | 29.22 m | ||||
| Javelin throw | 52.00 m | 47.01 m | 46.49 m |