The 2001 IAAF Grand Prix Final was the seventeenth edition of the season-ending competition for the IAAF Grand Prix

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circuit, organised by the

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. It was held on 9 September at the Olympic Park Stadium in

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. It was the first and only time the event was held in the southern hemisphere (international track and field seasons typically revolve around a northern hemisphere schedule). André Bucher (

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) and

Violeta Szekely Violeta Szekely, née Beclea (born 26 March 1965, in Dolheștii Mari, Suceava County) is a Romanian former middle distance runner who competed mainly in the 1500 metres. She competed in two Olympic Games, in 1992 and 2000. She was favo ...

(

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) were the overall points winners of the tournament. A total of 19 athletics events were contested, nine for men and ten for women. This was the first time women's events outnumbered men's on the programme of the IAAF Grand Prix Final.

Medal summary

Men

Women

References

IAAF Grand Prix Final
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-01-17.

External links

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