The athletics competition at the 2001 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival was held from 22 to 26 July. The events took place at the Estadio de Atletismo Monte Romero in Murcia, Spain. Boys and girls born 1984 or 1985 or later participated 31 track and field events, with similar programmes for the sexes with the exception of no steeplechase event for girls.
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  Ivor-Tit Jurisic (CRO) |
10.70 |  Simon Maestra (ESP) |
10.76 |  Clive Turner (GBR) |
10.79 |
| 200 metres | Ivor-Tit Jurišić (CRO) |
21.61 | Matthew Ouche (GBR) |
21.76 |  David Alerte (FRA) |
21.79 |
| 400 metres |  Piotr Zrada (POL) |
47.03 | Richard Davenport (GBR) |
48.59 |  Darjan Murko (SLO) |
49.03 |
| 800 metres |  David Fiegen (LUX) |
1:54.18 |  Andreas Felix (SUI) |
1:55.22 |  Jozef Pelikán (SVK) |
1:55.33 |
| 1500 metres |  Olle Walleräng (SWE) |
3:57.59 |  Joris De Vulder (BEL) |
3:57.85 | Mark Draper (GBR) |
3:59.66 |
| 3000 metres | Mark Shankey (GBR) |
8:35.65 |  Yevgeny Rybakov (RUS) |
8:36.10 | Jérémy Pierrat (FRA) |
8:39.01 |
| 110 metres hurdles |  Markus Tuomela (FIN) |
13.46 w | Andreas Kundert (SUI) |
13.56 w |  Gotthard Schöpf (AUT) |
13.60 w |
| 400 metres hurdles | Rhys Williams (GBR) |
53.42 |  Eelco Veldhuyzen (NED) |
54.14 |  Razvan Cantaragiu (ROU) |
54.48 |
| 2000 metres steeplechase |  Miloš Vučković (YUG) |
5:48.43 |  Vitaliy Piskun (BLR) |
5:48.57 | Michael Fadeau (FRA) |
5:58.58 |
| 4×100 m relay | France (FRA) Yann Tavernier Jean-Paul Fernandez Éric Bologne David Alerte |
41.92 | Great Britain (GBR) Clive Turner Richard Davenport Kenneth Frempong Matthew Ouche |
42.21 | Croatia (CRO) Tomislav Vukušić Goran Bogdanović Boris Vranić Ivor-Tit Jurišić |
42.48 |
| High jump | Aleksey Dmitrik (RUS) |
2.14 m | Michał Bieniek (POL) |
2.09 m | Stijn Stroobants (BEL) |
2.09 m |
| Pole vault |  Vladislav Revenko (UKR) |
5.10 m | Artyom Kuptsov (RUS) |
5.10 m | Johan Carlsson (SWE) |
4.80 m |
| Long jump |  Nelson Évora (POR) |
7.49 m | Markus Tuomela (FIN) |
7.34 m | Aleh Bondar (BLR) |
7.11 m |
| Shot put |  Georgi Ivanov (BUL) |
19.63 m | Soslan Tsirikhov (RUS) |
18.85 m |  Zurab Gigaia (GEO) |
18.73 m |
| Discus throw | Andrey Semenov (UKR) |
60.72 m | Erik Cadée (NED) |
58.42 m | Luka Rujevic (YUG) |
55.86 m |
| Javelin throw | Alex van der Merwe (GBR) |
68.78 m |  Zoltán Magyari (HUN) |
67.06 m | Antti Hattula (FIN) |
65.62 m |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | Jade Lucas-Read (GBR) |
11.82 | Yekaterina Kuznetsova (RUS) |
11.89 | Jenny Ljunggren (SWE) |
11.96 |
| 200 metres | Jenny Ljunggren (SWE) |
24.26 | Margarita Anisimova (RUS) |
24.46 | Olga Vorobey (BLR) |
24.75 |
| 400 metres | Mariya Dryakhlova (RUS) |
54.88 | Edina Rahimovski (CRO) |
55.99 | Tamara Kopecká (SVK) |
56.53 |
| 800 metres | Kitty Cziráki (HUN) |
2:09.39 |  Veronika Plesarová (CZE) |
2:09.40 | Yelena Bondar (UKR) |
2:10.35 |
| 1500 metres | Katrina Wootton (GBR) |
4:32.62 | Leen Vandeweege (BEL) |
4:34.78 | Nancy Frouin (FRA) |
4:35.29 |
| 3000 metres | Snežana Kostić (YUG) |
9:48.26 | Alicia González (ESP) |
9:48.69 | Laura Silva (POR) |
9:54.16 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Sabrina Altermatt (SUI) |
13.40 w | Élodie Musler (FRA) |
13.76 w | Madleena Larivaara (FIN) |
13.86 w |
| 400 metres hurdles | Olga Nikolayeva (RUS) |
59.33 | Sian Scott (GBR) |
60.50 | Kirsten Hendriks (BEL) |
60.54 |
| 4×100 m relay | Russia (RUS) Natalya Yakovleva Mariya Dryakhlova Yekaterina Kuznetsova Margarita Anisimova |
46.45 | Great Britain (GBR) Katie Flaherty Jade Lucas-Read Phyllis Agbo Gemma Fergusson |
46.48 | France (FRA) Géraldine Lécefel Élodie Musler Elysée Vesanes Alice Decaux |
47.99 |
| High jump | Emma Green (SWE) |
1.82 m |  Karina Vnukova (LTU) |
1.75 m |  Marina Caneva (ITA) Irina Glavatskikh (RUS) |
1.70 m |
| Pole vault | Aleksandra Kiryashova (RUS) |
4.00 m | Anne Leroy (BEL) |
3.70 m | Kate Dennison (GBR) |
3.60 m |
| Long jump |  Margrethe Renstrøm (NOR) |
6.15 m | Elysée Vesanes (FRA) |
6.14 m | Adina Anton (ROU) |
6.05 m |
| Shot put | Yuliya Leantsiuk (BLR) |
14.47 m | Mama Fatty (ESP) |
13.81 m | Hennariikka Järvinen (FIN) |
13.37 m |
| Discus throw | Darya Pishchalnikova (RUS) |
53.93 m | Kateryna Karsak (UKR) |
45.90 m | Inge Van Geel (BEL) |
44.56 m |
| Javelin throw |  Ilze Gribule (LAT) |
49.27 m | Sofie Schoenmaekers (BEL) |
45.89 m | Ružica Kozjak (CRO) |
45.49 m |
References
- Results
- 2001 European Youth Olympics. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2014-11-25.
- European Youth Olympics. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-11-25.
