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Women.-

Pole vault: Anzhela Balakhonova (Ukraine) 4.5m, Stacy Dragila (US) 4.45m, Yelena Belyakova (Russia) 4.4m. Javelin: Trine Hattestad (Norway) 67.92m, Osleidys Menendez (Cuba) 65.5m, Tatyana Shikolenko (Belarus) 63.33m. High jump: Kajsa Bergqvist (Sweden) 1.96m, Inga Babakova (Ukraine) 1.96m, Monica Iagar-Dinescu (Romania) 1.92m. Long jump: Damn Burrell (US) 6.98m, Erica Johansson
(Sweden) 6.78m, Yingnan Guan (China) 6.76m.

800 metres: Maria Mutola (Mozambique) 1m 56.98s, Stephanie Graf (Austria) 1m 57.32s, Olga Raspopova (Russia) 1m 57.32s. 100m hurdles: Delloreen Ennis-London (Jamaica) 12.74s, Melissa Morrison (US) 12.82s, Katie Anderson (Canada) 12.86s. 5000 metres: Olga Egorova (Russia) 14m 42.91s, Gete Wami (Ethiopa) 14m 44.34s, Derartu Tulu (Ethiopia) 14m 44.57s. 100 metres: Marion Jones (US) 10.68s, Zhanna Pintusevich (Ukraine) 10.98s, Chryste Gaines (US) 11.04s.

Men.-

Triple jump: Rostislav Dimitrov (Bulgaria) 17.30m, Larry Achike (Britain) 16.99m, Christian Olsson (Sweden) 16.86m. High jump: Vlatcheslav Voronin (Russia) 2.32m, Kwaku Boateng (Canada) 2.29m, Stefan Holm (Sweden) 2.29m. Javelin: Segey Makarov (Russia) 83.42m, Eriks Rags (Latvia) 83.05m, Patrik Boden (Sweden) 82.37m. 3000m steeplechase: Reuben Kosgei (Kenya) 8m 6.58s, Bernard Baramasai (Kenya) 8m 6.62s, Wilson Boit Kipketer (Kenya) 8m 8.33s. 110m hurdles: Allen Johnson (US) 13.15s, Robin Korving (Netherlands) 13.25s, Jevgeni Pechonkin (Russia) 13.39s.

100 metres: Ato Boldon (Trinidad) 10.01s, Obadele Thomson (Barbados) 10.01s, Darren Campbell (Britain) 10.06s. 1000 metres: Japhet Kimutai (Kenya) 2m 14.28s, Patrick Konnchellah (Kenya) 2m 14.73s, William Yampoy (Kenya) 2m 14.79s. 400 metres: Alejandro Cardenas (Mexico) 45.31s, Hendrik Mokganyetsi (Russia) 45.37s, Jerome Young (US) 45.48s. 1500 metres: Andre Dias (Spain) 3m 32.75s, Kevin Sullivan (Canada) 3m 32.89s, Bernard Lagat (Kenya) 3m 33.61s. 5000 metres: Richard Limo (Kenya) 13m 4.79s, Benjamin Limo (Kenya) 13m 5.11s, Brahim Lahlafi (Morocco) 13m 5.43s.

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