2004 in athletics | |
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![]() 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 → |
This article contains an overview of the sport of athletics, including track and field, cross country and road running, in the year 2004.
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]
Event | Athlete | Nation | Performance | Meeting | Place | Date |
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5,000 metres | Kenenisa Bekele | ![]() |
12:37.35 |
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31 May | |
10,000 metres | Kenenisa Bekele | ![]() |
26:20.31 |
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31 May | |
25 km (road) | Paul Malakwen Kosgei | ![]() |
1:12:45 |
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9 May | |
110 m hurdles | Liu Xiang | ![]() |
12.91 |
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27 August | |
3000 m steeplechase | Saif Saaeed Shaheen | ![]() |
7:53.63 |
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3 September |
Event | Athlete | Nation | Performance | Meeting | Place | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5,000 metres | Elvan Abeylegesse | ![]() |
14:24.68 |
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11 June | |
3000 m steeplechase | Gulnara Samitova-Galkina | ![]() |
9:01.59 |
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10 August | |
Pole vault | Yelena Isinbaeva | ![]() |
4.83 m |
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15 February | |
Pole vault | Svetlana Feofanova | ![]() |
4.85 m |
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22 February | |
Pole vault | Yelena Isinbaeva | ![]() |
4.86 m |
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6 March | |
Pole vault | Yelena Isinbaeva | ![]() |
4.87 m |
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27 June | |
Pole vault | Svetlana Feofanova | ![]() |
4.88 m |
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4 July | |
Pole vault | Yelena Isinbaeva | ![]() |
4.89 m |
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25 July | |
Pole vault | Yelena Isinbaeva | ![]() |
4.90 m |
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30 July | |
Pole vault | Yelena Isinbaeva | ![]() |
4.91 m |
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24 August | |
Pole vault | Yelena Isinbaeva | ![]() |
4.92 m |
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3 September | |
Decathlon | Marie Collonvillé | ![]() |
8150 pts |
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25-26 September |
Award | Winner |
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IAAF World Athlete of the Year | ![]() |
Track & Field Athlete of the Year | ![]() |
European Athlete of the Year Award | ![]() |
Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award | ![]() |
Award | Winner |
---|---|
IAAF World Athlete of the Year | ![]() |
Track & Field Athlete of the Year | ![]() |
European Athlete of the Year Award | ![]() |
Best Female Track Athlete ESPY Award | ![]() |
RANK | 2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
47.63 |
2. | ![]() |
47.68 |
3. | ![]() |
47.86 |
4. | ![]() |
48.00 |
5. | ![]() |
48.02 |
RANK | 2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
7:53.63 |
2. | ![]() |
7:59.65 |
3. | ![]() |
8:02.66 |
4. | ![]() |
8:02.98 |
5. | ![]() |
8:05.52 |
RANK | NAME ATHLETE | TIME | EVENT |
---|---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
2:06:16 | Chicago Marathon |
2. | ![]() |
2:06:18 | London Marathon |
3. | ![]() |
2:06:22 | Amsterdam Marathon |
4. | ![]() |
2:06:44 | Berlin Marathon |
5. | ![]() |
2:06:48 | London Marathon |
6. | ![]() |
2:06:49 | Berlin Marathon |
7. | ![]() |
2:07:05 | Berlin Marathon |
8. | ![]() |
2:07:06 | Seoul International Marathon |
9. | ![]() |
2:07:12 | London Marathon |
10. | ![]() |
2:07:42 | Otsu Marathon |
RANK | 2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
6.01 m |
2. | ![]() |
6.00 m |
3. | ![]() |
5.86 m |
4. | ![]() |
5.85 m |
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RANK | 2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
10.77 |
2. | ![]() |
10.91 |
3. | ![]() |
10.92 |
4. | ![]() |
10.95 |
5. | ![]() |
10.96 |
RANK | 2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
22.05 |
2. | ![]() |
22.18 |
3. | ![]() |
22.30 |
4. | ![]() |
22.33 |
5. | ![]() |
22.34 |
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RANK | 2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
1:07:55 |
RANK | 2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
12.37 |
2. | ![]() |
12.45 |
3. | ![]() |
12.46 |
4. | ![]() |
12.50 |
5. | ![]() |
12.51 |
RANK | 2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
52.77 |
2. | ![]() |
52.95 |
3. | ![]() |
53.31 |
4. | ![]() |
53.32 |
5. | ![]() |
53.36 |
RANK | 2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
9:01.59 |
2. | ![]() |
9:28.02 |
3. | ![]() |
9:29.30 |
4. | ![]() |
9:29.32 |
5. | ![]() |
9:29.81 |
RANK | 2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
2.06 m |
2. | ![]() |
2.04 m |
3. | ![]() |
2.03 m |
4. | ![]() |
2.02 m |
5. | ![]() |
2.01 m |
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RANK | 2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
4.92 m |
2. | ![]() |
4.88 m |
3. | ![]() |
4.83 m |
4. | ![]() |
4.78 m |
5. | ![]() |
4.72 m |
RANK | 2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
6952 |
2. | ![]() |
6594 |
3. | ![]() |
6435 |
4. | ![]() |
6424 |
5. | ![]() |
6387 |
RANK | NAME ATHLETE | TIME | EVENT |
---|---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
2:19:41 | Berlin Marathon |
2. | ![]() |
2:22:35 | London Marathon |
3. | ![]() |
2:23:10 | New York Marathon |
4. | ![]() |
2:23:13 | New York Marathon |
5. | ![]() |
2:23:26 | Berlin Marathon |
6. | ![]() |
2:23:28 | Xiamen Marathon |
7. | ![]() |
2:23:45 | Chicago Marathon |
8. | ![]() |
2:23:57 | Nagoya Marathon |
9. | ![]() |
2:24:11 | Beijing Marathon |
10. | ![]() |
2:24:27 | Boston Marathon |
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 → |
This article contains an overview of the sport of athletics, including track and field, cross country and road running, in the year 2004.
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]
Event | Athlete | Nation | Performance | Meeting | Place | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5,000 metres | Kenenisa Bekele | ![]() |
12:37.35 |
![]() |
31 May | |
10,000 metres | Kenenisa Bekele | ![]() |
26:20.31 |
![]() |
31 May | |
25 km (road) | Paul Malakwen Kosgei | ![]() |
1:12:45 |
![]() |
9 May | |
110 m hurdles | Liu Xiang | ![]() |
12.91 |
![]() |
27 August | |
3000 m steeplechase | Saif Saaeed Shaheen | ![]() |
7:53.63 |
![]() |
3 September |
Event | Athlete | Nation | Performance | Meeting | Place | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5,000 metres | Elvan Abeylegesse | ![]() |
14:24.68 |
![]() |
11 June | |
3000 m steeplechase | Gulnara Samitova-Galkina | ![]() |
9:01.59 |
![]() |
10 August | |
Pole vault | Yelena Isinbaeva | ![]() |
4.83 m |
![]() |
15 February | |
Pole vault | Svetlana Feofanova | ![]() |
4.85 m |
![]() |
22 February | |
Pole vault | Yelena Isinbaeva | ![]() |
4.86 m |
![]() |
6 March | |
Pole vault | Yelena Isinbaeva | ![]() |
4.87 m |
![]() |
27 June | |
Pole vault | Svetlana Feofanova | ![]() |
4.88 m |
![]() |
4 July | |
Pole vault | Yelena Isinbaeva | ![]() |
4.89 m |
![]() |
25 July | |
Pole vault | Yelena Isinbaeva | ![]() |
4.90 m |
![]() |
30 July | |
Pole vault | Yelena Isinbaeva | ![]() |
4.91 m |
![]() |
24 August | |
Pole vault | Yelena Isinbaeva | ![]() |
4.92 m |
![]() |
3 September | |
Decathlon | Marie Collonvillé | ![]() |
8150 pts |
![]() |
25-26 September |
Award | Winner |
---|---|
IAAF World Athlete of the Year | ![]() |
Track & Field Athlete of the Year | ![]() |
European Athlete of the Year Award | ![]() |
Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award | ![]() |
Award | Winner |
---|---|
IAAF World Athlete of the Year | ![]() |
Track & Field Athlete of the Year | ![]() |
European Athlete of the Year Award | ![]() |
Best Female Track Athlete ESPY Award | ![]() |
RANK | 2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
47.63 |
2. | ![]() |
47.68 |
3. | ![]() |
47.86 |
4. | ![]() |
48.00 |
5. | ![]() |
48.02 |
RANK | 2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
7:53.63 |
2. | ![]() |
7:59.65 |
3. | ![]() |
8:02.66 |
4. | ![]() |
8:02.98 |
5. | ![]() |
8:05.52 |
RANK | NAME ATHLETE | TIME | EVENT |
---|---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
2:06:16 | Chicago Marathon |
2. | ![]() |
2:06:18 | London Marathon |
3. | ![]() |
2:06:22 | Amsterdam Marathon |
4. | ![]() |
2:06:44 | Berlin Marathon |
5. | ![]() |
2:06:48 | London Marathon |
6. | ![]() |
2:06:49 | Berlin Marathon |
7. | ![]() |
2:07:05 | Berlin Marathon |
8. | ![]() |
2:07:06 | Seoul International Marathon |
9. | ![]() |
2:07:12 | London Marathon |
10. | ![]() |
2:07:42 | Otsu Marathon |
RANK | 2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
6.01 m |
2. | ![]() |
6.00 m |
3. | ![]() |
5.86 m |
4. | ![]() |
5.85 m |
![]() |
RANK | 2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
10.77 |
2. | ![]() |
10.91 |
3. | ![]() |
10.92 |
4. | ![]() |
10.95 |
5. | ![]() |
10.96 |
RANK | 2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
22.05 |
2. | ![]() |
22.18 |
3. | ![]() |
22.30 |
4. | ![]() |
22.33 |
5. | ![]() |
22.34 |
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RANK | 2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
1:07:55 |
RANK | 2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
12.37 |
2. | ![]() |
12.45 |
3. | ![]() |
12.46 |
4. | ![]() |
12.50 |
5. | ![]() |
12.51 |
RANK | 2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
52.77 |
2. | ![]() |
52.95 |
3. | ![]() |
53.31 |
4. | ![]() |
53.32 |
5. | ![]() |
53.36 |
RANK | 2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
9:01.59 |
2. | ![]() |
9:28.02 |
3. | ![]() |
9:29.30 |
4. | ![]() |
9:29.32 |
5. | ![]() |
9:29.81 |
RANK | 2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
2.06 m |
2. | ![]() |
2.04 m |
3. | ![]() |
2.03 m |
4. | ![]() |
2.02 m |
5. | ![]() |
2.01 m |
![]() |
RANK | 2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
4.92 m |
2. | ![]() |
4.88 m |
3. | ![]() |
4.83 m |
4. | ![]() |
4.78 m |
5. | ![]() |
4.72 m |
RANK | 2004 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
6952 |
2. | ![]() |
6594 |
3. | ![]() |
6435 |
4. | ![]() |
6424 |
5. | ![]() |
6387 |
RANK | NAME ATHLETE | TIME | EVENT |
---|---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
2:19:41 | Berlin Marathon |
2. | ![]() |
2:22:35 | London Marathon |
3. | ![]() |
2:23:10 | New York Marathon |
4. | ![]() |
2:23:13 | New York Marathon |
5. | ![]() |
2:23:26 | Berlin Marathon |
6. | ![]() |
2:23:28 | Xiamen Marathon |
7. | ![]() |
2:23:45 | Chicago Marathon |
8. | ![]() |
2:23:57 | Nagoya Marathon |
9. | ![]() |
2:24:11 | Beijing Marathon |
10. | ![]() |
2:24:27 | Boston Marathon |