The 2001 European Athletics Junior Championships was an athletics competition for athletes under-20 which was held at the Stadio Olimpico Carlo Zecchini in Grosseto, Italy from 19 – 22 July 2001. A total of 44 events were contested, 22 by male and 22 by female athletes. Two new events were introduced into the programme: the women's 2000 metres steeplechase and the women's 10,000 m track walk (replacing the 5000 m walk event). Five new championships records were recorded over the four-day competition, in addition to the two marks set in the newly introduced events.
Russia topped the medals table with eight golds and shared the honour of the greatest medal haul (17) with second placed Great Britain which won six gold medals. Poland came third with five golds, although fourth placed Germany had a larger medal total (15) but with one less gold medal.
Two British sprinters were nominated as the best athletes of the tournament: Vernicha James won the women's award for her 200 metres and 4×400 metres relay gold medals, as well as a 4×400 metres relay bronze. Mark Lewis-Francis took the men's award for his 100 metres gold and for anchoring the men's sprint relay to the team title. Russian Anastasiya Ilyina won the gold in the long jump and triple jump, setting a championship record in the latter event. Former Ethiopian Elvan Abeylegesse did the 3000/5000 metres double for Turkey, breaking the championship record in the 5000 m. Michał Hodun of Poland took the shot put and discus gold medals, while Belgian athlete Kevin Rans completed an unusual silver medal double at the competition in the 200 m and the pole vault.
Among the athletes who won medals at the competition were Carolina Klüft, Yelena Isinbayeva and Andreas Thorkildsen – all of whom went on to become 2004 Olympic gold medallists. Elvan Abeylegesse, Anna Chicherova and Marian Oprea also went on to win Olympic medals. The decathlon junior champion Ladji Doucouré successfully changed focus to the 110 metres hurdles, becoming the 2005 World Champion.
Records
NameEventCountryRecordTypeAlexandr Ivanov Men's javelin throw 80.18 CRTyrone EdgarDwayne GrantTim BenjaminMark Lewis-Francis Men's 4×100 metres relay 39.24 CRElvan Abeylegesse Women's 5000 metres 15:21.12 CRAnastasiya Ilyina Women's triple jump 14.12 CRYelena Isinbayeva Women's pole vault 4.40 CRKey:WR — World record AR — Area record CR — Championship record NR — National record
Medal summary
Men 100 m(wind: 2.4 m/s) 10.09 10.18 10.31200 m 20.80 20.89 20.92400 m 46.43 46.81 46.88800 m 1:46.98 1:48.02 1:48.431500 m 3:48.49 3:48.66 3:48.765000 m 14:09.91 14:11.65 14:12.4310,000 m 30:43.19 30:46.37 31:00.36110 m hurdles 13.81 13.83 14.16400 m hurdles 50.26 50.76 51.003000 m steeplechase 8:46.36 8:49.76 8:51.874 × 100 metres relayTyrone EdgarDwayne GrantTimothy BenjaminMark Lewis-Francis 39.24 CRSteve BonvardRonald PognonXavier GuillaumeLadji Doucouré 39.76Mariusz LatkowskiMarcin ŚwierczyńskiKrzysztof KoczońPaweł Ptak 39.96 4 × 400 metres relay Marcin MarciniszynMichał MatyjaszczykPiotr KędziaKarol Grzegorczyk 3:06.12Robert TobinRussell NichollsSam EllisTim Benjamin 3:06.21David MeloDiego RuizJairo VeraJorge Artal 3:07.4710,000 m walk 43:34.12 43:39.46 43:44.87High jump 2.23 m 2.21 m 2.19 mPole vault 5.55 m 5.50 m 5.35 mLong jump 7.98 m (w) 7.72 m (w) 7.72 mTriple jump 16.65 m 16.43 m 16.43 mShot put 18.23 m 17.96 m 17.86 m Discus throw 57.95 m 54.46 m 54.23 mHammer throw 69.42 m 68.32 m 67.56 mJavelin throw 80.18 m CR 76.98 m 76.98 m Decathlon 7747 pts 7683 pts 7497 pts
Women 100 metres(wind: 2.1 m/s) 11.24 w 11.50 w 11.59 w200 metres 22.93 23.38 23.60400 metres 52.94 53.29 53.52800 metres 2:03.76 2:03.99 2:04.151500 metres 4:13.13 4:13.51 4:14.483000 metres 8:53.42 9:02.64 9:07.355000 metres 15:21.12 CR 16:11.55 16:16.39100 metres hurdles(wind: 2.1 m/s) 13.04 w 13.08 w 13.30 w400 metres hurdles 57.78 57.93 58.832000 metres steeplechase 6:34.89 6:36.06 6:36.674 × 100 metres relay Nadine HentschkeChrista KaufmannKerstin GrötzingerKatchi Habel44.16 Amélie HuyghesCecile SellierGwladys BelliardAdriana Lamalle44.37 Danielle NorvilleEleanor CaneyAmy SpencerVernicha James44.664 × 400 metres relay Kim WallOlivia HinesVernicha JamesLisa Miller3:34.63 Eileen MüllerClaudia HoffmannNadine BalkowLarissa Kettenis3:36.20 Diana KorosziLiliana BarbulescuNorica ManafuMaria Rus3:41.1210,000 m track walk 46:22.67 46:29.20 46:49.81 High jump 1.92 m 1.90 m 1.90 m Pole vault 4.40 m CR 4.15 m 4.15 m Long jump 6.38 m 6.32 m 6.26 m Triple jump 14.12 m CR 13.73 m (w) 13.68 m Shot put 16.92 m 16.02 m 15.82 m Discus throw 56.69 m 55.02 m 54.49 m Hammer throw 64.18 m 61.97 m 61.04 m Javelin throw 55.40 m 55.40 m 53.71 m Heptathlon 6022 pts 5956 pts 5745 pts
Medal table
Key
See also 2001 in athletics (track and field)
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