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Overview of the events of 2017 in the sport of athletics From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 2017, the foremost athletics event was the World Championships in London. The other major global-level competition in 2017 was the World Cross Country Championships.
2017 in athletics | |
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Major world events | 2017 World Championships |
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Event | Athlete | Nation | Result | Location | Date |
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Men's 300 metres | Noah Lyles | United States | 31.87[Note 1] | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | 4 March |
Men's 600 metres | Casimir Loxsom | United States | 1:14.91[Note 2] | University Park, Pennsylvania, United States | 27 January |
Men's marathon | Christopher Zablocki | United States | 2:21:48[Note 3] | New York City, United States | 25 March |
Men's 300 metres hurdles | Karsten Warholm | Norway | 34.92[Note 4] | Tampere, Finland | 11 February |
Men's 4×1 mile relay | Donn Cabral, Ford Palmer, Graham Crawford, Kyle Merber | United States | 16:12.81[Note 5] | New York City, United States | 18 February |
Women's 2000 metres | Genzebe Dibaba | Ethiopia | 5:23.75 | Sabadell, Spain | 7 February |
Women's marathon | Laura Manninen | Finland | 2:42:30[Note 6] | New York City, United States | 25 March |
Women's weight throw | Gwen Berry | United States | 25.60A[Note 7] | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | 4 March |
Women's distance medley relay | Emma Coburn, Sydney McLaughlin, Brenda Martinez, Jenny Simpson | United States | 10:40.31[Note 8] | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | 28 January |
Event | Athlete | Nation | Result | Location | Date |
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Men's marathon | Eliud Kipchoge | Kenya | 2:00:25[Note 9] | Monza, Italy | 6 May |
Women's 200 metres hurdles (bend) | Lauren Wells | Australia | 25.79[Note 10] | Canberra, Australia | 21 January |
Women's 2000 metres | Genzebe Dibaba | Ethiopia | 5:23.75i[Note 11] | Sabadell, Spain | 7 February |
Women's 10 km (road) | Joyciline Jepkosgei | Kenya | 30:04+ | Prague, Czech Republic | 1 April |
Women's 15 km (road) | Joyciline Jepkosgei | Kenya | 45:37+ | Prague, Czech Republic | 1 April |
Women's 20 km (road) | Peres Jepchirchir | Kenya | 1:01:40+ | Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates | 10 February |
Joyciline Jepkosgei | Kenya | 1:01:25+ | Prague, Czech Republic | 1 April | |
Women's half marathon | Peres Jepchirchir | Kenya | 1:05:06 | Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates | 10 February |
Joyciline Jepkosgei | Kenya | 1:04:52 | Prague, Czech Republic | 1 April | |
Women's 25 km (road) | Mary Jepkosgei Keitany | Kenya | 1:19:43+ | London, United Kingdom | 23 April |
Women's 30 km (road) | Mary Jepkosgei Keitany | Kenya | 1:36:05+ | London, United Kingdom | 23 April |
Women's marathon | Mary Jepkosgei Keitany | Kenya | 2:17:01 | London, United Kingdom | 23 April |
Women's 50 km race walk | Inês Henriques | Portugal | 4:08:26 | Porto de Mós, Portugal | 15 January |
Women's sprint medley relay | Morolake Akinosun, English Gardner, Dezerea Bryant, Miki Barber | United States | 1:35.59[Note 12] | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | 29 April |
Athlete | Nation | Occupation | Age | Date | Ref |
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Joyce Murland | Canada | Wheelchair athlete | 79 | 19 January | [186] |
Anne-Marie Colchen | France | High jumper | 91 | 26 January | [187] |
Nadiya Olizarenko | Ukraine | Middle-distance runner | 63 | 18 February | [188] |
Johannes Lahti | Finland | Decathlete | 64 | 1 March | [189] |
Charles Eugster | United Kingdom | Masters sprinter | 97 | 27 April | [190] |
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