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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 2004.
| 2004 in athletics | |
|---|---|
 Hurdler Liu Xiang became Olympic champion and world record holder in 2004. | |
| Major world events | Olympic Games |
| World records set | 7 |
| IAAF Athletes of the Year | Kenenisa Bekele Yelena Isinbayeva |
← 2003 2005 → | |
The major competition of the year was the 2004 Summer Olympics. At the event, Yelena Isinbayeva cleared a world record 4.91 m in the pole vault. Liu Xiang won the men's 110 metres hurdles with a world record-equalling time of 12.91 seconds,[1] defying traditional beliefs about the physical calibre of Chinese (and Asian) sprint athletes.[2] Hicham El Guerrouj capped off his prominent international career with two gold medals in the 1500 m and 5000 m. The Olympic competition in Athens was marred by an incident involving Greek Olympic medallists Konstantinos Kenteris and Ekaterini Thanou, who were alleged to have staged a motorcycle crash in order to avoid doping tests.[3] Both athletes missed the competition and were later banned for missing three doping tests.[4]
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World
Regional
- African Championships
- Asian Indoor Championships
- Asian Cross Country Championships
- Pan Arab Games
- South Asian Games
- Balkan Games
- European Cross Country Championships
- European Cup
- European Mountain Running Championships
- Ibero-American Championships
Men
| Event | Athlete | Nation | Performance | Meeting | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,000 metres | Kenenisa Bekele |  Ethiopia |
12:37.35 |  Hengelo, Netherlands |
31 May | |
| 10,000 metres | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia |
26:20.31 |  Ostrava, Czech Republic |
31 May | |
| 25 km (road) | Paul Malakwen Kosgei |  Kenya |
1:12:45 |  Berlin, Germany |
9 May | |
| 110 m hurdles | Liu Xiang |  China |
12.91 |  Athens, Greece |
27 August | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Saif Saaeed Shaheen |  Qatar |
7:53.63 |  Brussels, Belgium |
3 September |
Women
| Event | Athlete | Nation | Performance | Meeting | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,000 metres | Elvan Abeylegesse |  Turkey |
14:24.68 |  Bergen, Norway |
11 June | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Gulnara Samitova-Galkina |  Russia |
9:01.59 | Heraklion, Greece |
10 August | |
| Pole vault | Yelena Isinbaeva | Russia |
4.83 m |  Donetsk, Ukraine |
15 February | |
| Pole vault | Svetlana Feofanova | Russia |
4.85 m | Athens, Greece |
22 February | |
| Pole vault | Yelena Isinbaeva | Russia |
4.86 m |  Budapest, Hungary |
6 March | |
| Pole vault | Yelena Isinbaeva | Russia |
4.87 m |  Gateshead, United Kingdom |
27 June | |
| Pole vault | Svetlana Feofanova | Russia |
4.88 m | Heraklion, Greece |
4 July | |
| Pole vault | Yelena Isinbaeva | Russia |
4.89 m | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
25 July | |
| Pole vault | Yelena Isinbaeva | Russia |
4.90 m | London, United Kingdom |
30 July | |
| Pole vault | Yelena Isinbaeva | Russia |
4.91 m | Athens, Greece |
24 August | |
| Pole vault | Yelena Isinbaeva | Russia |
4.92 m | Brussels, Belgium |
3 September | |
| Decathlon | Marie Collonvillé |  France |
8150 pts | Talence, France |
25-26 September |
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Men
Women
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Men
400 m Hurdles
| RANK | 2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Félix Sánchez (DOM) |
47.63 |
| 2. |  James Carter (USA) |
47.68 |
| 3. | Bershawn Jackson (USA) |
47.86 |
| 4. |  Danny McFarlane (JAM) |
48.00 |
| 5. |  Ockert Cilliers (RSA) |
48.02 |
3000 m Steeplechase
| RANK | 2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Saif Saeed Shaheen (QAT) |
7:53.63 |
| 2. | Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN) |
7:59.65 |
| 3. |  Brahim Boulami (MAR) |
8:02.66 |
| 4. | Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) |
8:02.98 |
| 5. | Brimin Kipruto (KEN) |
8:05.52 |
Marathon
| RANK | NAME ATHLETE | TIME | EVENT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Evans Rutto (KEN) |
2:06:16 | Chicago Marathon |
| 2. | Evans Rutto (KEN) |
2:06:18 | London Marathon |
| 3. | Robert Cheboror (KEN) |
2:06:22 | Amsterdam Marathon |
| 4. | Felix Limo (KEN) |
2:06:44 | Berlin Marathon |
| 5. | Sammy Korir (KEN) |
2:06:48 | London Marathon |
| 6. | Joseph Riri (KEN) |
2:06:49 | Berlin Marathon |
| 7. | Joshua Chelanga (KEN) |
2:07:05 | Berlin Marathon |
| 8. | Gert Thys (RSA) |
2:07:06 | Seoul International Marathon |
| 9. | Jaouad Gharib (MAR) |
2:07:12 | London Marathon |
| 10. |  José Rios (ESP) |
2:07:42 | Otsu Marathon |
Pole Vault
| RANK | 2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Timothy Mack (USA) |
6.01 m |
| 2. | Toby Stevenson (USA) |
6.00 m |
| 3. | Jeff Hartwig (USA) |
5.86 m |
| 4. |  Giuseppe Gibilisco (ITA) |
5.85 m |
 Aleksandr Averbukh (ISR) |
Hammer Throw
Decathlon
Women
100 metres
| RANK | 2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Ivet Lalova (BUL) |
10.77 |
| 2. | Veronica Campbell (JAM) |
10.91 |
| 3. |  Yulia Nestsiarenka (BLR) |
10.92 |
| 4. | Christine Arron (FRA) |
10.95 |
| 5. | Lauryn Williams (USA) |
10.96 |
200 metres
| RANK | 2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Veronica Campbell (JAM) |
22.05 |
| 2. | Allyson Felix (USA) |
22.18 |
| 3. |  Debbie Ferguson (BAH) |
22.30 |
| 4. | Aleen Bailey (JAM) |
22.33 |
| 5. | Tonette Dyer (USA) |
22.34 |
| Irina Khabarova (RUS) |
Half Marathon
| RANK | 2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Benita Johnson (AUS) |
1:07:55 |
100 m Hurdles
| RANK | 2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Joanna Hayes (USA) |
12.37 |
| 2. | Yelena Krasovskaya (UKR) |
12.45 |
| 3. |  Perdita Felicien (CAN) |
12.46 |
| 4. | Gail Devers (USA) |
12.50 |
| 5. | Delloreen Ennis-London (JAM) |
12.51 |
400 m Hurdles
| RANK | 2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Faní Halkiá (GRE) |
52.77 |
| 2. | Sheena Johnson (USA) |
52.95 |
| 3. | Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS) |
53.31 |
| 4. |  Ionela Târlea-Manolache (ROM) |
53.32 |
| 5. | Brenda Taylor (USA) |
53.36 |
3000 m Steeplechase
| RANK | 2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gulnara Samitova-Galkina (RUS) |
9:01.59 |
| 2. | Lyubov Ivanova (RUS) |
9:28.02 |
| 3. |  Dorcus Inzikuru (UGA) |
9:29.30 |
| 4. | Briana Shook (USA) |
9:29.32 |
| 5. | Salome Chepchumba (KEN) |
9:29.81 |
High Jump
| RANK | 2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yelena Slesarenko (RUS) |
2.06 m |
| 2. | Hestrie Cloete (RSA) |
2.04 m |
| 3. |  Blanka Vlašić (CRO) |
2.03 m |
| 4. | Viktoriya Styopina (UKR) |
2.02 m |
| 5. | Iryna Mykhalchenko (UKR) |
2.01 m |
| Venelina Veneva (BUL) |
Pole Vault
| RANK | 2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) |
4.92 m |
| 2. | Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) |
4.88 m |
| 3. | Stacy Dragila (USA) |
4.83 m |
| 4. | Tatyana Polnova (RUS) |
4.78 m |
| 5. |  Monika Pyrek (POL) |
4.72 m |
Hammer Throw
Heptathlon
| RANK | 2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Carolina Klüft (SWE) |
6952 |
| 2. | Svetlana Sokolova (RUS) |
6594 |
| 3. |  Austra Skujyté (LTU) |
6435 |
| 4. | Kelly Sotherton (GBR) |
6424 |
| 5. | Nataliya Dobrynska (UKR) |
6387 |
Marathon
| RANK | NAME ATHLETE | TIME | EVENT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Yoko Shibui (JPN) |
2:19:41 | Berlin Marathon |
| 2. | Margaret Okayo (KEN) |
2:22:35 | London Marathon |
| 3. | Paula Radcliffe (GBR) |
2:23:10 | New York Marathon |
| 4. | Susan Chepkemei (KEN) |
2:23:13 | New York Marathon |
| 5. | Hiromi Ominami (JPN) |
2:23:26 | Berlin Marathon |
| 6. | Zhou Chunxiu (CHN) |
2:23:28 | Xiamen Marathon |
| 7. | Constantina Tomescu (ROM) |
2:23:45 | Chicago Marathon |
| 8. | Reiko Tosa (JPN) |
2:23:57 | Nagoya Marathon |
| 9. | Sun Yingjie (CHN) |
2:24:11 | Beijing Marathon |
| 10. | Catherine Ndereba (KEN) |
2:24:27 | Boston Marathon |
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- April 23 – Manuel Alcalde (47), Spanish race walker (b. 1956)
- December 4 – June Maston (76), Australian sprinter and athletics coach (b. 1928)
- December 25 – Ian Syster (28), South African long-distance runner (b. 1976)
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