Athletics at the 2003 Summer Universiade

The athletics competition at the 2003 Summer Universiade
2003 Summer Universiade
The 2003 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXII Summer Universiade, took place in Daegu, South Korea.-Emblem:* The alphabet letter "U" and five stars, which is FISU's emblem, make up the basis of the emblem for the Daegu Universiade....

was held on the Daegu World Cup Stadium

Daegu World Cup Stadium

Daegu Stadium, aka Blue Arc is a sports stadium located in Daegu, South Korea. It was formerly named Daegu World Cup Stadium but was changed to Daegu Stadium on 5 March 2008. It has a seating capacity for 65,754 people, and parking for 3,550 cars. It's located approximately 11 km or 20 minutes...

in Daegu

Daegu

Daegu , also known as Taegu, and officially the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea, the fourth largest after Seoul, Busan, and Incheon, and the third largest metropolitan area in the country with over 2.5 million residents. The city is the capital and principal city of the...

, South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

, between 25 August and 30 August 2003.

Men's events

100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...	Chris Lambert United Kingdom	10.44	Leigh Julius Leigh Julius Leigh Ignatius Julius is a South African sprinter.Julius represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Hannes Dreyer, Ishmael Kumbane and Thuso Mpuang... South Africa	10.50	Dejan Vojnovic Dejan Vojnović Dejan Vojnović is a retired Croatian sportsperson. He started his career as a sprinter specializing in the 100 metres run, and competed at the 2000 Olympic Games. Some years later he took up bobsleigh, participating in the 2006 Olympic Games... Independent State of Croatia	10.58
200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...	Leigh Julius Leigh Julius Leigh Ignatius Julius is a South African sprinter.Julius represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Hannes Dreyer, Ishmael Kumbane and Thuso Mpuang... South Africa	20.49	Paul Hession Paul Hession Paul Hession is an Irish international track and field athlete who specialises in the sprinting events, particularly the 200 metres... Republic of Ireland	20.89	Jiri Vojtik Jiří Vojtík Jiří Vojtík is a Czech sprinter. He competed at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic games competing in the 200 meters. He failed to win a medal both times.-External links:*... Czech Republic	21.03
400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...	Andriy Tverdostup Ukraine	46.08	Denis Rypakov Kazakhstan	46.51	Rafał Wieruszewski Poland	46.53
800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...	Roman Oravec Czech Republic	1:48.01	Ramil Aritkulov Ramil Aritkulov Ramil Kamilevich Aritkulov is a Russian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.He participated at the 2002 European Championships, the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2006 World Indoor Championships and the 2006 European Championships... Russia	1:48.19	Fabiano Peçanha Fabiano Peçanha Fabiano Peçanha is a Brazilian middle distance runner. He is a quadruple South American champion in 800 metres and 1500 metres.-Achievements:-External links:... Brazil	1:48.20
1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...	Johan Pretorius South Africa	3:42.81	Pedro Antonio Esteso Spain	3:42.82	Fabiano Peçanha Fabiano Peçanha Fabiano Peçanha is a Brazilian middle distance runner. He is a quadruple South American champion in 800 metres and 1500 metres.-Achievements:-External links:... Brazil	3:43.91
5000 metres 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...	Serhiy Lebid Ukraine	13:50.94	Jan Fitschen Jan Fitschen Jan Fitschen is a German long-distance runner, competing for TV Wattenscheid 01.At the 1999 Under 23 European Championships he finished fifth over the 5 000 m... Germany	13:53.06	Hicham Bellani Hicham Bellani Hicham Bellani is a Moroccan runner who specializes in the 3000 and 5000 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:1500 metres - 3:33.71 min 3000 metres - 7:33.71 min *5000 metres - 12:55.52 min... Morocco	13:53.79
10000 metres 10000 metres The 10,000 metres or 10K is a common long distance running event. As "10,000 metres" it is a track event, and appears in athletics events such as the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics; as "10K" it is a roadrace or cross country running event...	Jan Fitschen Jan Fitschen Jan Fitschen is a German long-distance runner, competing for TV Wattenscheid 01.At the 1999 Under 23 European Championships he finished fifth over the 5 000 m... Germany	29:39.47	Abdellah Bay Morocco	29:41.54	Ryuichi Hashinokuchi Japan	29:42.07
Half marathon Half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of . It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. Participation in half marathons has grown steadily recently. One of the main reasons for this is that it is a challenging distance, but does not require the same level of training that a...	Abdellah Bay Morocco	1:04:21	Francis Yiga Uganda	1:05:24	Ivan Sanchez Diez Spain	1:05:29
3000 metre steeplechase	César Pérez Spain	8:38.52	Vincent Zouaoui-Dandrieux Vincent Zouaoui-Dandrieux Vincent Zouaoui-Dandrieux is a French long-distance runner who specialises in the steeplechase. He represented France at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and competed at the World Championships in Athletics in 2007 and 2009... Early Modern France	8:39.24	Andrey Olshanskiy Russia	8:39.62
110 metres hurdles 110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is incuded in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metre hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres in height are evenly spaced along a straight...	Anselmo da Silva Brazil	13.68	Igor Peremota Igor Peremota Igor Viktorovich Peremota is a Russian hurdler.He won a silver medal at the 2003 Summer Universiade, and competed in the 2004 Olympic Games where he was knocked out in the quarter final... Russia	13.75	Park Tae-Kyong Park Tae-Kyong Park Tae-kyong is a male hurdler from South Korea. His personal best time is 13.48 seconds, achieved at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou. This is the current South Korean record.-Achievements:-References:... South Korea	13.78
400 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...	Thomas Koortbeek Netherlands	48.95	Matthew Douglas United Kingdom	49.26	Hendrick Botha South Africa	49.51
High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....	Emilian Kaszczyk Poland	2.26	Joan Charmant Early Modern France	2.23	Ioannis Constantinou Cyprus Cui Kai Mainland China Aleksandr Veryutin Belarus	2.20
Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...	Oleksandr Korchmyd Ukraine	5.75	Igor Pavlov Russia	5.65	Björn Otto Björn Otto Björn Otto is a German pole vaulter.His personal best jump is 5.85 metres, achieved in September 2006 in Elstal. He has a better result indoor with 5.90 metres from February 2007 in Leipzig, a result which was the world leading mark that season.-Achievements:-References:... Germany	5.50
Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...	Valeriy Vasylyev Ukraine	8.07	Danut Simion Kingdom of Romania	8.04	Andrey Bragine Russia	8.04
Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...	Gu Junjie Mainland China	16.90	Vyktor Yastrebov Ukraine	16.88	Evgeny Plotnir Russia	16.82
Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....	Andrey Mikhnevich Belarus	20.76	Pavel Lyzhin Belarus	20.72	Nedžad Mulabegović Nedžad Mulabegovic Nedžad Mulabegović is a Croatian shot putter. His personal best throw is 20.56 metres, achieved in July 2010 in Barcelona, Spain.... Independent State of Croatia	19.99
Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...	Wu Tao Wu Tao Wu Tao is a Chinese discus thrower.He won the 2002 World Junior Championships and the 2003 Summer Universiade and finished seventh at the 2005 Summer Universiade... Mainland China	62.32	Andrzej Krawczyk Andrzej Krawczyk Andrzej Krawczyk is a Polish discus thrower. His personal best throw is 65.56 metres, achieved in July 2005 in Norrtälje.-Career:... Poland	60.70	Emeka Udechuku Emeka Udechuku Chukwuemeka Udechuku OA is an English discus thrower. "Emeka" is a nickname for the Igbo name "Chukwuemeka" .... United Kingdom	60.44
Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...	Ivan Tsikhan Belarus	82.77 CR	Péter Botfa Péter Botfa Péter Botfa is a retired male hammer thrower from Hungary. He set his personal best on June 14, 2003 in Zalaegerszeg.-Achievements:-References:*... Hungary	74.41	David Söderberg David Söderberg David Söderberg is a male hammer thrower from Finland. His personal best throw is 78.83 metres, achieved in July 2003 in Lahti.... Finland	72.84
Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...	Igor Janik Igor Janik Igor Janik is a male javelin thrower from Poland. His personal best throw is 84.76m achieved in 2008.-Achievements:-References:*... Poland	76.83	Esko Mikkola Esko Mikkola Esko Olavi Mikkola is a Finnish javelin thrower.He won a silver medal at the 2003 Summer Universiade in Daegu and finished eleventh at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens... Finland	75.82	William Hamlyn-Harris William Hamlyn-Harris William Hamlyn-Harris is a male javelin thrower from Australia. His personal best is 85.60 metres, achieved in January 2004 in Canberra.-Achievements:-References:*... Australia	75.50
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...	Romain Barras Romain Barras Romain Barras is a French decathlete. At the Universiade he finished fifth in 2001 and first in 2003, the latter in a personal best score of 8196 points. He represented France at the 2004 Summer Olympics and came in thirteenth place overall in the decathlon... Early Modern France	8196	Indrek Turi Indrek Turi Indrek Turi is an Estonian decathlete. His coach is Andrei Nazarov.Turi lives near Räpina in Võõpsu village, Mikitamäe Parish.-Achievements:-External links:... Estonia	8122	Nikolay Tishchenko Russia	7911
20 kilometre road walk	Stepan Yudin Stepan Yudin Stepan Yudin is a male race walker from Russia.-Achievements:-References:... Russia	1:23:34	Vladimir Potemin Vladimir Potemin Vladimir Potemin is a retired male race walker from Russia.-Achievements:-References:... Russia	1:23:50	Vasily Ivanov Russia	1:23:55
4 x 100 metres relay 4 x 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...	Japan Kazuki Ishikura, Shinji Takahira Shinji Takahira is a Japanese sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres.Tsukahara competed in the 200 m at the 2004 Athens Olympics and the 2005 World Championships but failed to progress beyond the heats. He took the silver medal at the 2005 Summer Universiade... , Tatsuro Yoshino Tatsuro Yoshino is a Japanese sprinter.-Achievements:-References:... , Tomoyuki Arai	39.45	Russia Evgeny Vorobiev, Alexander Ryabov, Roman Smirnov Roman Smirnov (athlete) Roman Petrovich Smirnov is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. His personal best time is 20.57 seconds, achieved in June 2008 in Chania. He also has 10.38 seconds in the 100 metres, achieved in June 2008 in Zhukovskiy; and 6.74 seconds in the 60 metres, achieved in December 2005... , Andrey Yepishin Andrey Yepishin Andrey Sergeyevich Yepishin \|Zhukovsky]]) is a Russian athlete specializing in the 100 metres.He won a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2003 Summer Universiade. Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he achieved fifth place in his 100 metres heat, thus failing to make it through to...	39.67	Estonia Allar Aasma, Henri Sool, Martin Vihmann, Mikk Joorits	39.99
4 x 400 metres relay 4 x 400 metres relay The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes...	Ukraine Volodymyr Demchenko, Yevgeniy Zyukov, Gennadiy Gorbenko, Andriy Tverdostup	3:03.15	Russia Dimitry Petrov, Andrey Semenov, Sergey Babaev, Igor Vasiliev	3:04.78	United Kingdom Matthew Dougals, James Chatt, Bradley Yiend, Adam Potter	3:05.54

Women's events

100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...	Qin Wangping Qin Wangping Qin Wangping is a Chinese sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres. Her personal best time is 11.30 seconds, achieved in June 2000 in Jinzhou.... Mainland China	11.53	Enikõ Szabó Hungary	11.61	Yelena Bolsun Yelena Bolsun -Achievements:-References:*... Russia	11.65
200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...	Yelena Bolsun Yelena Bolsun -Achievements:-References:*... Russia	23.39	Yekaterina Kondratyeva Yekaterina Kondratyeva Yekaterina Kondratyeva is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.She holds the current world indoor record in the rarely contested 4 x 200 metres relay .-Achievements:... Russia	23.43	Jenice Daley Jamaica	23.55
400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...	Tatyana Firova Tatyana Firova Tatyana Pavlovna Firova is a Russian sprint athlete.Firova won the silver medal in the 4 x 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Two years later, at the 2010 World Indoor Championships in Doha, she finished second behind American athlete Debbie Dunn in the 400 metres, obtaining her first... Russia	51.81	Mariya Lisnichenko Russia	52.54	Estie Wittstock South Africa	52.86
800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...	Liliana Barbulescu Kingdom of Romania	2:00.06	Anna Zagórska Poland	2:00.11	Irina Vashentseva Russia	2:00.77
1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...	Natalya Sidorenko Ukraine	4:11.69	Johanna Risku Finland	4:11.88	Malindi Elmore Canada	4:12.00
5000 metres 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...	Eloise Poppett Australia	15:47.19	Zhang Yuhong Mainland China	15:47.62	Cristina Casandra Cristina Casandra Cristina Casandra, née Iloc is a Romanian long-distance runner who specializes mainly in the 3000 metres steeplechase... Kingdom of Romania	15:50.44
10000 metres 10000 metres The 10,000 metres or 10K is a common long distance running event. As "10,000 metres" it is a track event, and appears in athletics events such as the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics; as "10K" it is a roadrace or cross country running event...	Natalia Cerchez Moldova	33:37.05	Yelena Samokhvalova Russia	33:40.57	Anna Incerti Anna Incerti Anna Carmela Incerti is an Italian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. She has represented Italy in the marathon at European, World and Olympic-level... Italy	33:49.71
Half marathon Half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of . It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. Participation in half marathons has grown steadily recently. One of the main reasons for this is that it is a challenging distance, but does not require the same level of training that a...	Machi Tanaka Machi Tanaka Machi Tanaka is a female long-distance runner from Japan, who is best known for winning the half marathon at the 2003 Summer Universiade... Japan	1:13:06	Jo Bun-Hui Jo Bun-Hui Jo Bun-Hui is a North Korean long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon. Her personal best time is 2:27:22 hours, achieved at the 2006 Pyongyang Marathon.She competed at the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games... North Korea	1:13:47	Jang Son-Ok North Korea	1:13:55
100 metres hurdles 100 metres hurdles The 100 m hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by women . For the race ten hurdles of a height of 83.8 cm are placed evenly spaced along a straight course of 100 meters. They are positioned so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner...	Xu Jia Mainland China	13.29	Yevgeniya Likhuta Belarus	13.33	Natalya Kresova Russia	13.35
400 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...	Maren Schott Germany	55.28	Huang Xiaoxiao Huang Xiaoxiao Huang Xiaoxiao is a female Chinese hurdler who specialises in the 400 metres hurdles.Huang made her first impression on the world stage at the Athletics at the 2003 Summer Universiade, where she took a silver in the 400 m hurdles... Mainland China	56.10	Anastasiya Rabchenyuk Anastasiya Rabchenyuk Anastasiya Rabchenyuk is a Ukrainian hurdler.She was born in Ternovka, at the time in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union .She is a world top level 400m hurdles runner.... Ukraine	56.30
High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....	Dóra Gyõrffy Dóra Gyorffy Dóra Győrffy is a Hungarian high jumper. She became Hungarian champion every year since 1996, except 2003, and NCAA champion for Harvard in 2001. Her personal best jump is 2.00 metres, achieved in July 2001 in Nyíregyháza. This is the Hungarian record.-Achievements:-References:*... Hungary	1.94	Anna Ksok Poland	1.94	Yelena Slesarenko Yelena Slesarenko -2004:Largely unknown before 2004, she kickstarted the season by clearing 2.04 metres and winning the World Indoor Championships. When the outdoor season started she won the SPAR European Cup with the same result, improving her personal best from 1.97... Russia	1.94
Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...	Tatyana Polnova Tatyana Polnova Tatyana Polnova , née Zaykova is a Russian pole vaulter. Between 1998 and 2002 she competed for Turkey under the Turkish name Tuna Köstem. She is currently Fenerbahçe Athletics Club member.... Russia	4.70 CR	Anastasiya Ivanova Russia	4.40	Nadine Rohr Nadine Rohr Nadine Rohr is a Swiss pole vaulter.She finished thirteenth at the 2001 Summer Universiade, won the bronze medal at the 2003 Summer Universiade and the silver medal at the 2005 Summer Universiade... Switzerland	4.25
Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...	Irina Simagina Irina Simagina Irina Alekseyevna Simagina is a Russian long jumper.She won the silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She was then more or less away from the international scene the next two seasons. She did not start at the 2005 World Championships, despite having entered the competition, and gave birth to... Russia	6.49	Alina Militaru Alina Militaru Alina Ramona Militaru is a Romanian long jumper. Her personal best jump is 6.73 metres, achieved in August 2004 in Bucharest.-Achievements:-References:*... Kingdom of Romania	6.45	Zita Ajkler Zita Ajkler -Achievements:-References:... Hungary	6.38
Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...	Oksana Rogova Oksana Rogova Oksana Aleksandrovna Rogova is a Russian triple jumper. She represented Russia at the 2000 Summer Olympics, finishing eighth in the women's triple jump competition.... Russia	14.16	Viktoriya Gurova Viktoriya Gurova Viktoriya Gurova is a Russian triple jumper.She won the silver medal at the 2003 Summer Universiade, the gold medal at the 2005 European Indoor Championships and finished tenth at the 2005 World Championships. She also competed at the 2004 Olympic Games without reaching the finals.Her personal... Russia	14.14	Mariana Solomon Mariana Solomon Mariana Solomon is a Romanian triple jumper.Her personal best jump is 14.42 metres, achieved at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens . The result places her fifth on the all-time Romanian performers list, behind Rodica Mateescu, Adelina Gavrilă, Cristina Nicolau and Mihaela Gândila... Kingdom of Romania	14.09
Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....	Li Fengfeng Li Fengfeng Li Fengfeng is a Chinese shot putter. Her personal best throw is 19.13 metres, achieved in October 2006 in Changsha.Li won the silver medal at the 2003 Asian Championships and the gold medal at the 2003 Summer Universiade. She also competed at the 2004 World Indoor Championships and the 2004... Mainland China	18.55	Lee Myung-Sun Lee Myung-Sun Lee Myung-Sun is a retired shot putter from South Korea. Her personal best throw is 19.36 metres, achieved in April 2000 in Shanghai. This is the current South Korean record.-Achievements:-References:... South Korea	17.58	Yelena Ivanenko Belarus	17.29
Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...	Natalya Fokina Ukraine	63.11	Li Yanfeng Li Yanfeng Li Yanfeng is a Chinese discus thrower. Li won China's first discus world title.Her personal best throw is 67.98 metres, achieved in June 2011 in Schönebeck. The Chinese, and Asian, record is currently held by Xiao Yanling with 71.68 metres.-Achievements:... Mainland China	61.12	Xu Shaoyang Xu Shaoyang Xu Shaoyang is a Chinese discus thrower. Her personal best is 63.29 metres, achieved in October 2008 in Shijiazhuang.She was born in Shandong. She was very successful as a teenager, as she won the gold medal at the 2000 World Junior Championships and the silver medal at the 2002 World Junior... Mainland China	58.64
Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...	Liu Yinghui Liu Yinghui Liu Yinghui is a Chinese hammer thrower.At the 2004 Summer Olympic she was eliminated in the first round of the hammer throw competition.Her personal best throw is 72.51 metres, achieved at the 2005 Universiade in Izmir.-Achievements:-References:... Mainland China	69.05	Gulfiya Khanafeyeva Gulfiya Khanafeyeva Gulfiya Raifovna Khanafeyeva is a Russian hammer thrower of Tatar ethnicity.Her international breakthrough came following her world record breaking throw of 77.26 metres from 12 June 2006 in Tula. She beat fellow Russian Tatyana Lysenko, however Lysenko threw 77.41 metres on 24 June in Zhukovskiy... Russia	65.12	Agnieszka Pogroszewska Agnieszka Pogroszewska Agnieszka Pogroszewska is a retired female hammer thrower from Poland. She set her personal best on June 8, 2001 at a meet in Poznan.... Poland	64.27
Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...	Barbara Madejczyk Barbara Madejczyk Barbara Madejczyk is a retired female javelin thrower from Poland. Her personal best throw is 64.08 metres, achieved in June 2006 in Malaga.-Achievements:-References:... Poland	56.23	Christina Scherwin Christina Scherwin Christina Scherwin is a Danish javelin thrower.She threw the javelin at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but with her throw of 56.87 m failed to qualify for the finals. Her biggest success was at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki, where she threw a javelin 63.43 m, placing fourth overall in the... Denmark	56.08	Mercedes Chilla Mercedes Chilla Mercedes Chilla López is a javelin thrower from Spain. She has represented Spain at two Summer Olympics and has also competed at the World Championships in Athletics... Spain	55.94
Heptathlon Heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...	Kylie Wheeler Kylie Wheeler Kylie Wheeler is a retired Australian heptathlete.Wheeler is a four-times Australia national champion in heptathlon in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006... Australia	6031	Jane Jamieson Jane Jamieson Jane Jamieson is a track and field athlete from Australia.Jamieson has competed in the heptathlon in the Olympic Games, World Championships and Commonwealth Games finishing with Top 10 results at each level including a Gold Medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.Since the 2000 Olympic... Australia	5908	Michaela Hejnova Czech Republic	5795
20 km walk	Tatyana Sibileva Tatyana Sibileva -Achievements:-References:*... Russia	1:34.55	Jiang Xingli Mainland China	1:35:52	Tatyana Korotkova Russia	1:36.52
4 x 100 metres relay 4 x 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...	Mainland China	44.09	Early Modern France	44.68	Brazil	45.79
4 x 400 metres relay 4 x 400 metres relay The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes...	Russia Yekaterina Kondratyeva Yekaterina Kondratyeva Yekaterina Kondratyeva is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres.She holds the current world indoor record in the rarely contested 4 x 200 metres relay .-Achievements:... , Tatyana Firova Tatyana Firova Tatyana Pavlovna Firova is a Russian sprint athlete.Firova won the silver medal in the 4 x 400 m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Two years later, at the 2010 World Indoor Championships in Doha, she finished second behind American athlete Debbie Dunn in the 400 metres, obtaining her first... , Natalya Lavshuk, Mariya Lisnichenko	3:31.63	Poland Marta Chrust, Ewelina Sętowska Ewelina Setowska Ewelina Sętowska-Dryk is a Polish middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.She finished fifth at the 2005 Summer Universiade in Izmir and sixth at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow, the latter in an indoor personal best indoor time of 2:02.39 minutes... , Joanna Buza, Anna Zagórska	3:38.17	Germany Anja Neupert, Katja Keller Katja Keller Katja Keller is a German heptathlete.Her personal best is 6130 points, achieved in May 2005 in Götzis.-Achievements:-References:... , Annika Meyer, Maren Schott	3:38.87

Medal table

1	Russia	8	12	10	30
2	Mainland China	7	4	2	13
3	Ukraine	7	1	1	9
4	Poland	3	4	2	9
5	Belarus	2	2	2	6
6	Germany	2	1	2	5
6	South Africa	2	1	2	5
7	Australia	2	1	1	4
8	Japan	2	0	1	3
9	Early Modern France	1	3	0	4
10	Kingdom of Romania	1	2	2	5
11	Hungary	1	2	1	4
12	United Kingdom	1	1	2	4
12	Spain	1	1	2	4
14	Morocco	1	1	1	3
15	Brazil	1	0	3	3
16	Czech Republic	1	0	2	3
17	Moldova	1	0	0	1
18	Finland	0	2	1	3
19	Estonia	0	1	1	2
	North Korea	0	1	1	2
	South Korea	0	1	1	2
22	Denmark	0	1	0	1
	Republic of Ireland	0	1	0	1
	Jamaica	0	1	0	1
	Kazakhstan	0	1	0	1
	Uganda	0	1	0	1
27	Independent State of Croatia	0	0	2	2
28	Canada	0	0	1	1
	Cyprus	0	0	1	1
	Italy	0	0	1	1
	Switzerland	0	0	1	1

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