This page lists the World Best Year Performance in the year 2001

2001 in athletics (track and field)

This article contains an overview of the sport of athletics, including track and field, cross country and road running, in the year 2001.The foremost competition of the season was the 2001 World Championships in Athletics in Edmonton, Canada...

in the men's decathlon

Decathlon

The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...

. The main event during this season were the 2001 World Athletics Championships in Edmonton, Canada, where the competition started on August 6, 2001 and ended on Tuesday August 7, 2001. Roman Šebrle

Roman Šebrle

Roman Šebrle is an athlete from the Czech Republic. He is considered to be one of the best decathlon athletes of all time. Originally a high jumper, he competes in decathlon and heptathlon for team TJ Dukla Praha and is a world record holder in the decathlon...

 broke the world record, collecting 9026 points at the 2001 Hypo-Meeting

2001 Hypo-Meeting

The 27th edition of the annual Hypo-Meeting took place on May 26 and May 27, 2001 in Götzis, Austria. The track and field competition, featuring a decathlon and a heptathlon event, was part of the 2001 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge...

 in Götzis

Götzis

Götzis is a town in the western Austrian state of Vorarlberg, district Feldkirch.The town is well-known for its annual hypo-combined events meeting, the so called Hypo-Meeting, where some of the world's leading decathletes and heptathletes gather in the Mösle stadium...

, Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

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Records

Standing records prior to the 2001 season in track and field
World Record		8994	July 4, 1999	Prague Prague Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million... , Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
Broken records during the 2001 season in track and field
World Record Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...		9026	May 27, 2001	Götzis Götzis Götzis is a town in the western Austrian state of Vorarlberg, district Feldkirch.The town is well-known for its annual hypo-combined events meeting, the so called Hypo-Meeting, where some of the world's leading decathletes and heptathletes gather in the Mösle stadium... , Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

2001 World Year Ranking

Rank	Points	Athlete	Venue	Date	Note
1	9026		Götzis, Austria	27/05/2001	WR
2	8902		Edmonton, Canada	07/08/2001
3	8815		Edmonton, Canada	07/08/2001
4	8603		Edmonton, Canada	07/08/2001
5	8465		Götzis, Austria	27/05/2001
6	8408		Arles, France	10/06/2001
7	8371		Edmonton, Canada	07/08/2001
8	8332		Edmonton, Canada	07/08/2001
9	8323		Brisbane, Australia	07/09/2001
10	8307		Edmonton, Canada	07/08/2001
11	8280		Edmonton, Canada	07/08/2001
12	8241		Eugene, United States	22/06/2001
13	8220		Eugene, United States	22/06/2001
14	8213		Kaunas, Lithuania	01/07/2001
15	8206		Ried, Germany	01/07/2001
16	8192		Ratingen, Germany	17/06/2001
17	8169		Eugene, United States	22/06/2001
			Edmonton, Canada	07/08/2001
19	8153		Talence, France	16/09/2001
20	8151		Ratingen, Germany	17/06/2001	PB
21	8139		Bernhausen, Germany	22/07/2001
22	8122		Götzis, Austria	27/05/2001	PB
23	8099		Götzis, Austria	27/05/2001
24	8075		Eugene, United States	22/06/2001
25	8069		Beijing, PR China	31/08/2001