2000 in the sport of athletics
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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 2000.
Major world eventsOlympic Games
IAAF Athletes of the YearJan Železný
Marion Jones
Marion Jones
| 2000 in athletics | |
|---|---|
| Major world events | Olympic Games |
| IAAF Athletes of the Year | Jan Železný Marion Jones |
← 1999 2001 → | |
The primary athletics competition for the 2000 season was at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Major events
World
Regional
National
World records
Men
None this year
Women
| Event | Athlete | Nation | Performance | Meeting | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20,000 metres | Tegla Loroupe |  Kenya |
1:05:26.6 |  Borgholzhausen, Germany |
3 September | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Cristina Iloc-Casandra |  Romania |
9:43.64 | Bucharest, Romania |
7 August | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Cristina Iloc-Casandra | Romania |
9:40.20 |  Reims, France |
30 August | |
| 4 × 200 metres relay | LaTasha Jenkins LaTasha Colander-Richardson Nanceen Perry Marion Jones |
 United States |
1:27.46 |  Philadelphia, USA |
29 April | |
| Pole vault | Stacy Dragila | United States |
4.62 m | Atlanta, USA |
3 March | |
| Pole vault | Stacy Dragila | United States |
4.63 m | Sacramento, USA |
23 July | |
| Javelin Throw (new) | Trine Hattestad |  Norway |
68.22 m |  Rome, ITA |
30 June | |
| Javelin Throw (new) | Trine Hattestad | Norway |
69.48 m | Oslo, NOR |
28 July |
