This article contains an overview of the sport of athletics, including track and field, cross country and road running, in the year 2000.
The primary athletics competition for the 2000 season was at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Major events World
Olympic Games Summer Paralympics World Cross Country Championships World Half Marathon Championships Grand Prix Final IAAF Golden League World Junior Championships
Regional
African Championships Asian Championships Balkan Games Commonwealth Youth Games South American Cross Country Championships European Indoor Championships European Cross Country Championships European Cup European Race Walking Cup Ibero-American Championships
National 2000 Lithuanian Athletics Championships
World records Men
None this year
Women Event Athlete Nation Performance Meeting Place Date20,000 metresTegla Loroupe1:05:26.6 Borgholzhausen, Germany3 September3000 m steeplechaseCristina Iloc-Casandra9:43.64 Bucharest, Romania7 August3000 m steeplechaseCristina Iloc-Casandra9:40.20 Reims, France30 August4 × 200 metres relayLaTasha JenkinsLaTasha Colander-RichardsonNanceen PerryMarion Jones1:27.46 Philadelphia, USA29 AprilPole vaultStacy Dragila4.62 m Atlanta, USA3 MarchPole vaultStacy Dragila4.63 m Sacramento, USA23 JulyJavelin Throw (new)Trine Hattestad68.22 m Rome, ITA30 JuneJavelin Throw (new)Trine Hattestad69.48 m Oslo, NOR28 July
Awards Men 2000 TRACK & FIELD AWARDSATHLETEIAAF World Athlete of the YearTrack & Field Athlete of the YearEuropean Athlete of the Year AwardBest Male Track Athlete ESPY Award
Women 2000 TRACK & FIELD AWARDSATHLETEIAAF World Athlete of the YearAnnulledTrack & Field Athlete of the YearEuropean Athlete of the Year AwardBest Female Track Athlete ESPY Award
Men's Best Year Performances Marathon
400m Hurdles RANK2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.47.502.47.533.47.814.47.945.48.01
3,000m Steeplechase RANK2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.8:02.762.8:02.903.8:03.574.8:03.745.8:03.92
Pole Vault RANK2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.6.03 m2.5.95 m3.5.90 m
Hammer throw
Decathlon
Women's Best Year Performances 100 metres RANK2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.10.782.10.863.10.915.10.93
200 metres RANK2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.21.942.22.093.22.274.22.285.22.35
Half Marathon RANK2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.1:07:07
Marathon
100m Hurdles RANK2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.12.332.12.523.12.544.12.57
400m Hurdles RANK2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.53.022.53.333.53.454.53.535.53.68
3,000m Steeplechase RANK2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.9:40.202.9:52.403.9:54.104.9:54.865.9:56.99
High Jump RANK2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.2.02 m2.2.01 m
Pole Vault RANK2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.4.63 m2.4.56 m3.4.55 m4.4.53 m5.4.50 m
Hammer throw
Heptathlon RANK2000 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS1.68422.68313.67654.66335.6527
Deaths March 7 — Masami Yoshida (41), Japanese javelin thrower (b. 1958) August 7 — Mona-Lisa Pursiainen (49), Finnish sprinter (b. 1951)
References ARRS