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2001 in athletics (track and field)

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IAAF Athletes of the Year
  
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This article contains an overview of the sport of athletics, including track and field, cross country and road running, in the year 2001.

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The foremost competition of the season was the 2001 World Championships in Athletics in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships was the second major track and field event that year.

National

  • China National Games
  • Lithuanian Athletics Championships

    • Deaths

  • March 31 — Diego García (39), Spanish long-distance runner (b. 1961)
  • August 15 — Richard Chelimo (29), Kenyan athlete (b. 1972)
  • October 18 — Micheline Ostermeyer (78), French athlete (b. 1922)

    • References

    2001 in athletics (track and field) Wikipedia
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