Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
| Athletics at the 17th Commonwealth Games | |
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 The host stadium in Manchester
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| Host city | Manchester, England |
| Date(s) | 26–30 July |
| Main stadium | City of Manchester Stadium |
| Level | Senior |
| Participation | 739 (+25 disabled) athletes from 66 nations |
| Events | 46 (+2 disability) |
| Records set | 16 Games records |
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At the 2002 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the City of Manchester Stadium on 26–30 July 2002. The route for the marathon event crossed Manchester city centre and finished in the stadium. The race walk events began alongside the Lowry Centre at Salford Quays.[1] There were twenty-five men's events and 23 women's events; the schedules were identical except that there were men's 3000 metres steeplechase and 50 kilometres walk events. Pole vaulter Dominic Johnson won a bronze medal, Saint Lucia's only medal of the Games.
Sixteen Games records were bettered over the course of the competition, and two further records were set in the disability events.
Contents
Medal winners
Men
- Track and road events
- Field and combined events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump |
 Mark Boswell (CAN) |
2.28 m | Kwaku Boateng (CAN) |
2.25 m |  Benjamin Challenger (ENG) |
2.25 m |
| Pole vault |
 Okkert Brits (RSA) |
5.75 m |  Paul Burgess (AUS) |
5.70 m |  Dominic Johnson (LCA) |
5.60 m |
| Long jump |
Nathan Morgan (ENG) |
8.02 m |  Gable Garenamotse (BOT) |
7.91 m |  Kareem Streete-Thompson (CAY) |
7.89 m |
| Triple jump |
Jonathan Edwards (ENG) |
17.86 m GR | Phillips Idowu (ENG) |
17.68 m |  Leevan Sands (BAH) |
17.26 m |
| Shot put |
Justin Anlezark (AUS) |
20.91 m GR | Janus Robberts (RSA) |
19.97 m | Carl Myerscough (ENG) |
19.91 m |
| Discus throw |
Frantz Kruger (RSA) |
66.39 m GR | Jason Tunks (CAN) |
62.61 m | Robert Weir (ENG) |
59.24 m |
| Hammer throw |
Michael Jones (ENG) |
72.55 m |  Philip Jensen (NZL) |
69.48 m | Paul Head (ENG) |
68.60 m |
| Javelin throw |
Steve Backley (ENG) |
86.81 m | Scott Russell (CAN) |
78.98 m | Nick Nieland (ENG) |
78.63 m |
| Decathlon |
 Claston Bernard (JAM) |
7830 points | Matthew McEwen (AUS) |
7685 points |  Jamie Quarry (SCO) |
7630 points |
Women
- Track and road events
* Athletes who ran in heats and received medals.
- Field and combined events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump |
Hestrie Cloete (RSA) |
1.96 m GR | Susan Jones (ENG) |
1.90 m | Nicole Forrester (CAN) |
1.87 m |
| Pole vault |
Tatiana Grigorieva (AUS) |
4.35 m | Kym Howe (AUS) |
4.15 m | Irie Hill (ENG) |
4.10 m |
| Bridgid Isworth (AUS) |
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| Stephanie McCann (CAN) |
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| Long jump |
Elva Goulbourne (JAM) |
6.70 m | Jade Johnson (ENG) |
6.58 m |  Anju Bobby George (IND) |
6.49 m |
| Triple jump |
Ashia Hansen (ENG) |
14.86 m GR |  Françoise Mbango (CMR) |
14.82 m | Trecia Smith (JAM) |
14.32 m |
| Shot put |
 Vivian Chukwuemeka (NGR) |
17.53 m | Valerie Adams (NZL) |
17.45 m | Johanna Abrahamse (RSA) |
16.77 m |
| Discus throw |
Beatrice Faumuina (NZL) |
60.82 m | Neelam Jaswant Singh (IND) |
58.49 m | Shelley Newman (ENG) |
58.13 m |
| Hammer throw |
Lorraine Shaw (ENG) |
66.83 m | Bronwyn Eagles (AUS) |
65.24 m | Karyne Di Marco (AUS) |
63.40 m |
| Javelin throw |
Laverne Eve (BAH) |
58.46 m | Cecilia McIntosh (AUS) |
57.42 m | Kelly Morgan (ENG) |
57.09 m |
| Heptathlon |
Jane Jamieson (AUS) |
6059 points | Kylie Wheeler (AUS) |
5962 points |  Margaret Simpson (GHA) |
5906 points |
Disability events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Men's 100 m EAD | Adekunle Adesoji (NGR) |
10.76 WR |  Hisham Khaironi (MAS) |
11.53 | Rory Field (RSA) |
11.96 |
| Women's 800 m wheelchair | Chantal Petitclerc (CAN) |
1:52.93 | Louise Sauvage (AUS) |
1:53.30 | Eliza Stankovic (AUS) |
1:54.20 |
Medal table
Retrieved from 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games Official Website.[2]
Host nation (England)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | England |
12 | 6 | 11 | 29 |
| 2 | Australia |
9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
| 3 | South Africa |
5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 |  Kenya |
4 | 8 | 4 | 16 |
| 5 | Jamaica |
4 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Bahamas |
4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | Canada |
2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 8 | Nigeria |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | New Zealand |
1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 10= |  Namibia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10= |  Tanzania |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12= |  Guyana |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12= |  Mozambique |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12= |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 |  Wales |
0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 16= | India |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16= | Malaysia |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16= | Scotland |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 19= | Botswana |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19= | Cameroon |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 21= | Cayman Islands |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21= | Ghana |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21= | Saint Lucia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 48 | 48 | 50 | 146 | |
Participating nations
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References
- ↑ Road Athletics. Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved on 2009-08-07.
- ↑ Medals awarded for Athletics. Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved on 2009-08-07.
External links
- 2002 Athletics results from official website
- Results from BBC
