2001 IAAF Grand Prix Final explained

2001 IAAF Grand Prix Final
Host City:Melbourne, Australia
Dates:9 September
Stadium:Olympic Park Stadium
Events:19
Previous:2000 Doha

The 2001 IAAF Grand Prix Final was the seventeenth edition of the season-ending competition for the IAAF Grand Prix track and field circuit, organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was held on 9 September at the Olympic Park Stadium in Melbourne, Australia. It was the first and only time the event was held in the southern hemisphere (international track and field seasons typically revolve around a northern hemisphere schedule).

André Bucher (800 metres) and Violeta Szekely (1500 metres) were the overall points winners of the tournament. A total of 19 athletics events were contested, nine for men and ten for women. This was the first time women's events outnumbered men's on the programme of the IAAF Grand Prix Final.

Medal summary

Men

Overall102101100
200 metres20.3720.3920.52
800 metres1:46.711:46.781:46.88
1500 metres3:31.253:32.103:34.06
3000 metres7:53.857:54.397:54.39
3000 metres steeplechase8:16.148:17.648:18.85
110 m hurdles13.2213.2813.43
Long jump8.23 m8.19 m7.93 m
Discus throw64.42 m63.87 m63.61 m
Javelin throw88.98 m85.75 m85.43 m

Women

Overall11610596
200 metres22.9323.0023.15
800 metres1:59.782:00.022:00.40
1500 metres4:03.464:04.414:06.48
3000 metres9:30.399:31.419:31.82
400 m hurdles54.5854.7855.01
High jump1.98 m1.96 m1.96 m
Pole vault4.50 m4.45 m4.45 m
Triple jump14.77 m14.61 m14.47 m
Shot put18.94 m18.92 m18.21 m
Hammer throw71.71 m68.38 m68.27 m

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