2000 in the sport of athletics

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

Awards

Men

Women

Men's Best Year Performances

Marathon

400m Hurdles

3,000m Steeplechase

Pole Vault

Hammer Throw

Decathlon

Women's Best Year Performances

100 metres

200 metres

Half Marathon

Marathon

100m Hurdles

400m Hurdles

3,000m Steeplechase

High Jump

Pole Vault

Hammer Throw

Heptathlon

Deaths

• March 7 — Masami Yoshida (41), Japanese javelin thrower (b. 1958)
• August 7 — Mona-Lisa Pursiainen (49), Finnish sprinter (b. 1951)

References

• ARRS