2002 IAAF Grand Prix Final

2002 IAAF Grand Prix Final
Host city Paris, France
Events 19
Dates 14 September
Main venue Stade Sébastien Charléty
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The 2002 IAAF Grand Prix Final was the eighteenth edition of the season-ending competition for the IAAF Grand Prix track and field circuit, organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was held on 14 September at the Stade Sébastien Charléty in Paris, France. Paris became the third city to host the event for a second time, following Rome and Fontvieille.

Hicham El Guerrouj (1500 metres) and Marion Jones (100 metres) were the overall points winners of the tournament. Both athletes took their second career win in the series, El Guerrouj becoming the third man to achieve the feat and Jones the second woman. A total of 18 athletics events were contested, ten for men and eight for women.

This was the last IAAF Grand Prix Final to be staged, the competition being replaced by the IAAF World Athletics Final in 2003.

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Overall  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 116  Félix Sánchez (DOM) 116  Christian Olsson (SWE) 102
100 metres  Jon Drummond (USA) 9.97  Kim Collins (SKN) 9.98  Francis Obikwelu (POR) 10.03
400 metres  Michael Blackwood (JAM) 44.72  Greg Haughton (JAM) 44.87  Leonard Byrd (USA) 44.92
1500 metres  Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) 3:29.27  Bernard Lagat (KEN) 3:30.54  Cornelius Chirchir (KEN) 3:31.51
3000 metres  Abraham Chebii (KEN) 8:33.42  Paul Bitok (KEN) 8:34.00  Mark Bett (KEN) 8:34.20
400 m hurdles  Félix Sánchez (DOM) 47.62  Stéphane Diagana (FRA) 47.82  James Carter (USA) 48.12
High jump  Stefan Holm (SWE) 2.31 m  Yaroslav Rybakov (RUS) 2.28 m  Abderrahmane Hammad (ALG) 2.28 m
Pole vault  Jeff Hartwig (USA) 5.75 m  Aleksandr Averbukh (ISR) 5.75 m  Tim Lobinger (GER) 5.65 m
Triple jump  Christian Olsson (SWE) 17.48 m  Jonathan Edwards (GBR) 17.41 m  Alexander Martínez (CUB) 17.09 m
Shot put  Adam Nelson (USA) 21.34 m  Yuriy Bilonog (UKR) 20.74 m  Milan Haborák (SVK) 20.40 m
Hammer throw  Koji Murofushi (JPN) 81.14 m  Adrián Annus (HUN) 80.03 m  Balázs Kiss (HUN) 79.74 m

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Overall  Marion Jones (USA) 116  Gail Devers (USA) 111  Ana Guevara (MEX) 108
100 metres  Marion Jones (USA) 10.88  Debbie Ferguson (BAH) 10.97  Tayna Lawrence (JAM) 10.99
400 metres  Ana Guevara (MEX) 49.90  Lorraine Fenton (JAM) 50.47  Jearl Miles Clark (USA) 51.48
1500 metres  Yelena Zadorozhnaya (RUS) 4:00.63  Suzy Favor Hamilton (USA) 4:01.08  Geraldine Hendricken (IRL) 4:02.08
3000 metres  Gabriela Szabo (ROM) 8:56.29  Tatyana Tomashova (RUS) 8:56.34  Berhane Adere (ETH) 8:56.60
100 m hurdles  Gail Devers (USA) 12.51  Brigitte Foster (JAM) 12.62  Anjanette Kirkland (USA) 12.62
Long jump  Maurren Maggi (BRA) 7.02 m  Tatyana Kotova (RUS) 6.86w m  Tünde Vaszi (HUN) 6.70 m
Discus throw  Natalya Sadova (RUS) 65.79 m  Vera Pospíšilová (CZE) 64.10 m  Ellina Zvereva (BLR) 63.28 m
Javelin throw  Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) 65.69 m  Mikaela Ingberg (FIN) 62.34 m  Tatyana Shikolenko (RUS) 62.25 m

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