Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

Athletics at the 17th Commonwealth Games
Athletics at the 17th Commonwealth Games
	The host stadium in Manchester
Dates	26–30 July 2002
Host city	Manchester, England
Venue	City of Manchester Stadium
Level	Senior
Events	46 (+2 disability)
Participation	739 (+25 disabled) athletes from ; 66 nations
Records set	16 Games records
	← 1998 Kuala Lumpur 2006 Melbourne → ; 2002 Commonwealth Games

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.

Medal summary

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres details	Kim Collins Saint Kitts and Nevis	9.98	Uchenna Emedolu Nigeria	10.11	Pierre Browne Canada	10.12
200 metres details	Frankie Fredericks Namibia	20.06	Marlon Devonish England	20.19	Darren Campbell England	20.21
400 metres details	Michael Blackwood Jamaica	45.07	Shane Niemi Canada	45.09	Avard Moncur Bahamas	45.12
800 metres details	Mbulaeni Mulaudzi South Africa	1:46.32	Joseph Mutua Kenya	1:46.57	Kris McCarthy Australia	1:46.79
1500 metres details	Michael East England	3:37.35	William Chirchir Kenya	3:37.70	Youcef Abdi Australia	3:37.77
5000 metres details	Sammy Kipketer Kenya	13:13.51	Benjamin Limo Kenya	13:13.57	William Kirui Kenya	13:18.02
10,000 metres details	Wilberforce Talel Kenya	27:45.39 GR	Paul Malakwen Kosgei Kenya	27:45.46	John Yuda Msuri Tanzania	27:45.78
110 metres hurdles details	Shaun Bownes South Africa	13.35	Colin Jackson Wales	13.39	Maurice Wignall Jamaica	13.62
400 metres hurdles details	Chris Rawlinson England	49.14	Matt Elias Wales	49.28	Ian Weakley Jamaica	49.69
3000 metres steeplechase details	Stephen Cherono Kenya	8:19.41	Ezekiel Kemboi Kenya	8:19.78	Abraham Cherono Kenya	8:19.85
4 x 100 metres relay details	England Jason Gardener, Marlon Devonish, Allyn Condon, Darren Campbell	38.62	Jamaica Michael Frater, Dwight Thomas, Christopher Williams, Asafa Powell	38.62	Australia Tim Williams, Paul Di Bella, David Baxter, Patrick Johnson	38.87
4 x 400 metres relay details	England Jared Deacon, Sean Baldock, Chris Rawlinson, Daniel Caines	3:00.40	Wales Timothy Benjamin, Iwan Thomas, Jamie Baulch, Matt Elias	3:00.41	Bahamas Chris Brown, Troy McIntosh, Dominic Demeritte, Tim Munnings	3:01.35
Marathon details	Francis Naali Tanzania	2:11.58	Joshua Chelanga Kenya	2:12.44	Andrew Letherby Australia	2:13.23
20 kilometres walk details	Nathan Deakes Australia	1:25.35 GR	Luke Adams Australia	1:26.03	David Kimutai Kenya	1:28.20
50 kilometres walk details	Nathan Deakes Australia	3:52.40 GR	Craig Barrett New Zealand	3:56.42	Tim Berrett Canada	4:04.25
High jump details	Mark Boswell Canada	2.28 m	Kwaku Boateng Canada	2.25 m	Benjamin Challenger England	2.25 m
Pole vault details	Okkert Brits South Africa	5.75 m	Paul Burgess Australia	5.70 m	Dominic Johnson Saint Lucia	5.60 m
Long jump details	Nathan Morgan England	8.02 m	Gable Garenamotse Botswana	7.91 m	Kareem Streete-Thompson Cayman Islands	7.89 m
Triple jump details	Jonathan Edwards England	17.86 m GR	Phillips Idowu England	17.68 m	Leevan Sands Bahamas	17.26 m
Shot put details	Justin Anlezark Australia	20.91 m GR	Janus Robberts South Africa	19.97 m	Carl Myerscough England	19.91 m
Discus throw details	Frantz Kruger South Africa	66.39 m GR	Jason Tunks Canada	62.61 m	Robert Weir England	59.24 m
Hammer throw details	Michael Jones England	72.55 m	Philip Jensen New Zealand	69.48 m	Paul Head England	68.60 m
Javelin throw details	Steve Backley England	86.81 m	Scott Russell Canada	78.98 m	Nick Nieland England	78.63 m
Decathlon details	Claston Bernard Jamaica	7830 points	Matthew McEwen Australia	7685 points	Jamie Quarry Scotland	7630 points

Women

Track and road events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 m details	Debbie Ferguson Bahamas	10.91 GR	Veronica Campbell Jamaica	11.00	Savatheda Fynes Bahamas	11.07
200 m details	Debbie Ferguson Bahamas	22.20 GR	Juliet Campbell Jamaica	22.54	Lauren Hewitt Australia	22.69
400 m details	Aliann Pompey Guyana	51.63	Lee McConnell Scotland	51.68	Sandie Richards Jamaica	51.79
800 m details	Maria de Lurdes Mutola Mozambique	1:57.35 GR	Diane Cummins Canada	1:58.82	Agnes Samaria Namibia	1:59.15 (NR)
1500 m details	Kelly Holmes England	4:05.99	Hayley Tullett Wales	4:07.52	Helen Pattinson England	4:07.62
5000 m details	Paula Radcliffe England	14.31.42 GR	Edith Masai Kenya	14:53.76	Iness Chenonge Kenya	15:06.06
10,000 m details	Salina Kosgei Kenya	31:27.83 GR	Susan Chepkemei Kenya	31:32.04	Susie Power Australia	31:32.20
Marathon details	Kerryn McCann Australia	2:30.05 GR	Krishna Stanton Australia	2:34.52	Jackie Gallagher Australia	2:36.37
100 m hurdles details	Lacena Golding-Clarke Jamaica	12.77	Vonette Dixon Jamaica	12.83	Angela Atede Nigeria	12.98
400 m hurdles details	Jana Pittman Australia	54.40	Debbie-Ann Parris Jamaica	55.24	Karlene Haughton Canada	56.13
20 km walk details	Jane Saville Australia	1:36.34 GR	Lisa Kehler England	1:36.45	Yuan Yufang Malaysia	1:40.00
4 x 100 m relay details	Bahamas Tamicka Clarke Savatheda Fynes Chandra Sturrup Debbie Ferguson	42.44 GR	Jamaica Elva Goulbourne Juliet Campbell Astia Walker Veronica Campbell	42.73	England Joice Maduaka Shani Anderson Vernicha James Abiodun Oyepitan	42.84
4 x 400 m relay details	Australia Lauren Hewitt Cathy Freeman Tamsyn Lewis Jana Pittman	3:25.63 GR	England Helen Frost Helen Karagounis Melanie Purkiss Lisa Miller Jenny Meadows*	3:26.73	Nigeria Olabisi Afolabi Kudirat Akhigbe Hajarat Yusuf Doris Jacob	3:29.16

* Athletes who ran in heats and received medals.

Field and combined events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
High jump details	Hestrie Cloete South Africa	1.96 m GR	Susan Jones England	1.90 m	Nicole Forrester Canada	1.87 m
Pole vault details	Tatiana Grigorieva Australia	4.35 m	Kym Howe Australia	4.15 m	Irie Hill England	4.10 m
					Bridgid Isworth Australia
					Stephanie McCann Canada
Long jump details	Elva Goulbourne Jamaica	6.70 m	Jade Johnson England	6.58 m	Anju Bobby George India	6.49 m
Triple jump details	Ashia Hansen England	14.86 m GR	Françoise Mbango Cameroon	14.82 m	Trecia Smith Jamaica	14.32 m
Shot put details	Vivian Chukwuemeka Nigeria	17.53 m	Valerie Adams New Zealand	17.45 m	Johanna Abrahamse South Africa	16.77 m
Discus throw details	Beatrice Faumuina New Zealand	60.82 m	Neelam Jaswant Singh India	58.49 m	Shelley Newman England	58.13 m
Hammer throw details	Lorraine Shaw England	66.83 m	Bronwyn Eagles Australia	65.24 m	Karyne Di Marco Australia	63.40 m
Javelin throw details	Laverne Eve Bahamas	58.46 m	Cecilia McIntosh Australia	57.42 m	Kelly Morgan England	57.09 m
Heptathlon details	Jane Jamieson Australia	6059 points	Kylie Wheeler Australia	5962 points	Margaret Simpson Ghana	5906 points

Disability events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Men's 100 m EAD	Adekunle Adesoji Nigeria	10.76 WR	Hisham Khaironi Malaysia	11.53	Rory Field South Africa	11.96
Women's 800 m wheelchair	Chantal Petitclerc Canada	1:52.93	Louise Sauvage Australia	1:53.30	Eliza Stankovic Australia	1:54.20

Medal table

Retrieved from 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games Official Website.^[2]

* Host nation (England)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
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
7	Canada	2	5	5	12
8	Nigeria	2	1	2	5
9	New Zealand	1	3	0	4
10	Namibia	1	0	1	2
10	Tanzania	1	0	1	2
12	Guyana	1	0	0	1
	Mozambique	1	0	0	1
	Saint Kitts and Nevis	1	0	0	1
15	Wales	0	4	0	4
16	India	0	1	1	2
	Malaysia	0	1	1	2
	Scotland	0	1	1	2
19	Botswana	0	1	0	1
19	Cameroon	0	1	0	1
21	Cayman Islands	0	0	1	1
	Ghana	0	0	1	1
	Saint Lucia	0	0	1	1
Totals (23 entries)		48	48	50	146