2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's marathon
The Men's Marathon at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta in Canada was held on August 3, 2001.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vault
These are the results of the Men's Pole Vault event at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put
The Men's Shot Put event at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada was held on Saturday August 4, 2001. There were a total number of 30 participating athletes, with the qualification mark set at 20.45 metres.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's shot put, Doping
Andrey Mikhnevich of Belarus tested positive for Human chorionic gonadotropin during the championships and his results were subsequently disqualified.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jump
These are the results of the Men's triple jump event at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jump
In the first round, Walter Davis took the lead with a 17.20m. Now 35 years old, world record holder and 1995 champion Jonathan Edwards lurked in second place with a 16.84m. Early in the second round Yoel Garcia moved into the lead with a 17.40m. Christian Olsson moved into second with a 17.28m. With his next jump, Olsson took the lead with a 17.47m. The next jumper on the runway was Edwards. His masters world record 17.92 m (58 ft 9 1⁄2 in) was more than a foot further than all but one of these jumpers had ever achieved. In the fifth round, Igor Spasovkhodskiy, who was only 7th at the end of the preliminary jumps, leapfrogged past Garcia with a 26cm improvement in his personal best, 17.44m to take the bronze.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's triple jump, Results, Qualification
Qualification: Qualifying Performance 17.10 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 10,000 metres
The women's 10,000 metres event featured at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. There were a total number of 24 participating athletes, with the final being held on 7 August 2001.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres
These are the official results of the Women's 100 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Canada.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres, Results, Heats
First 3 of each Heat (Q) and the next 8 fastest (q) qualified for the quarterfinals.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres, Results, Heats
Wind:Heat 1: -0.9 m/s, Heat 2: +0.1 m/s, Heat 3: -0.5 m/s, Heat 4: -1.3 m/s, Heat 5: -0.6 m/s, Heat 6: -0.2 m/s, Heat 7: +0.6 m/s, Heat 8: -0.2 m/s


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres, Results, Quarterfinals
First 3 of each Heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres, Results, Quarterfinals
Wind:Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: -3.4 m/s, Heat 3: +0.8 m/s, Heat 4: -1.3 m/s


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 4 of each Semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres hurdles
These are the official results of the Women's 100 metres hurdles event at the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Canada.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 100 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals
Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres
These are the official results of the Women's 1500 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Canada.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 6 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 1500 metres, Results, Semifinals
Qualification: First 6 in each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 20 kilometres walk
The official results of the Women's 20 km Walk at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, held on Thursday 9 August 2001.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres
These are the official results of the Women's 200 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Canada.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres, Results, Heats
First 4 of each Heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres, Results, Semifinals
First 2 of each Heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay
These are the official results of the Women's 4x100 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay, Medalists
* Runners who participated in the heats only and received medals.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay, Results, Heats
The first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualify.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
These are the official results of the Women's 4x400 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay, Medalists
* Runners who participated in the heats only and received medals.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay, Results, Heats
The first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualify.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres
These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Canada.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 3 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres, Results, Semifinals
Qualification: First 2 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles
These are the official results of the Women's 400 metres Hurdles event at the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals
Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres
These are the official results of the Women's 5000 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Canada.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 5000 metres, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q) advanced to the final.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres
These are the official results of the Women's 800 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Canada.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advanced to the semifinals.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 800 metres, Results, Semifinals
Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw
These are the official results of the Women's Discus Throw event at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. There were a total number of 22 participating athletes, with the final held on Saturday 11 August 2001. The qualification mark was set at 63.00 metres.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw
Ellina Zvereva won the gold medal at 40 years and 269 days old. She is, as of 2017, the oldest World Champion ever.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throw
The final of the Women's Hammer Throw event at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada was held on Tuesday August 7, 2001. There were a total number of 34 participating athletes. The qualifying rounds were staged on Monday August 6, with the mark set at 67.00 metres.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlon
These are the official results of the Women's Heptathlon competition at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. With 18 participating athletes, including two non-finishers and one non-starter, the competition is notable for having the lowest number of competitors in the World Championships history. The competition started on Saturday August 4, 2001 and ended on Sunday August 5, 2001.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's high jump
These are the results of the Women's High Jump event at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw
The final of the Women's Javelin Throw event at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada was held on Monday August 6, 2001. There were a total number of 22 participating athletes, with the qualification mark was set at 61.00 metres. Cuba's eventual winner Osleidys Menéndez broke the event record twice during the final, in her second (69.42 metres) and third attempt (69.53 metres).


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump
These are the results of the Women's Long Jump event at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's long jump, Results, Qualification
Qualification: Qualifying Performance 6.70 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's marathon
The Women's Marathon at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada was held on Sunday August 12, 2001.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's pole vault
The official results of the Women's Pole Vault event at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, held on Monday August 6, 2001. There were a total number of 27 competitors.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put
The Women's Shot Put event at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada was held on Sunday August 5, 2001. There were a total number of 20 participating athletes, with the qualification mark set at 18.40 metres.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's triple jump
These are the results of the women's triple jump event at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada which occurred August 3–12. At the 2001 World Championships there were a total of twenty two events that women competed in, eight of which were in the same category, field events, as the triple jump. Twenty four total women competed in the qualification round which contained Group A  and Group B, composed of twelve athletes each. The athletes came from nineteen different nationalities including two from the United States and Romania, and three from Russia. Out of the twenty four women in the qualification round, twelve got to move on to the final round  where the gold, silver, and bronze medals were given out.


2001 World Championships in Athletics – Women's triple jump, Results, Qualification
Qualification: Qualifying Performance 14.05 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the final.


2001 World Club Challenge
The 2001 World Club Challenge was contested between Super League V champions, St. Helens and 2000 NRL season premiers, the Brisbane Broncos. The Broncos made the trip to England to play St Helens before the start of the 2001 NRL and Super League seasons and were beaten by two late drop goals (known as a field goal in Australia, but not to be confused with the archaic field goal) from the home side in the final minutes.


2001 World Club Challenge, Background, St Helens
The 2000 Super League Grand Final was the conclusive and championship-deciding match of Super League V. It was contested by Wigan Warriors who had finished the regular season in 1s place, and St Helens R.F.C. who had finished in 2nd place, after both teams had played their way through the finals series. St Helens had played in the previous World Club Challenge, suffering a comprehensive defeat at the hands of the Melbourne Storm.


2001 World Club Challenge, Background, Brisbane Broncos
The 2000 NRL grand final was the conclusive and premiership-deciding game of the 2000 NRL season. It was contested by the Brisbane Broncos, who had finished the regular season in 1st place, and the Sydney Roosters, who had finished in 2nd place, after both teams played their way through the finals series. Prior to the previous World Club Challenge, the Broncos had contested the three preceding it, winning twice.


2001 World Club Challenge, Match details
The match was played in wintery conditions on the night of Friday the 26th of January at Reebok Stadium in Bolton, England before a crowd of 16,041. The Broncos players wore black armbands in memory of the club's co-founder Paul "Porky" Morgan who had died from a heart attack the previous day.


2001 World Club Challenge, Match details, First half
The first try of the match was scored by the Broncos from close to the Saints' try-line when Shaun Berrigan, playing at five-eighth, burrowed over from dummy half. St. Helens answered with a try from their loose forward, Paul Sculthorpe. This was followed by the Brisbane lock, Phillip Lee scoring at the other end. The half-time score was 6 - 12 in favour of the Broncos.


2001 World Club Challenge, Match details, Second half
Brisbane were again the first to score in the second half through Brad Meyers, giving the visitors a good lead. But a converted try from Saints' scrum-half, Sean Long put the home team back in it at 18 - 12. The scores were then levelled when St. Helens centre, Paul Newlove ran around Wendell Sailor and dashed downfield, passing back inside to his captain, Chris Joynt to score. In the final minutes of the match the Saints managed to wear down the clock without conceding any points as try-scorers Sculthorpe and Long kicked a drop/field goal each, leaving the score at the final siren at 20 - 18.


2001 World Fencing Championships
The 2001 World Fencing Championships were held in Nîmes, France. The event took place from October 26 to November 1, 2001.


2001 World Figure Skating Championships
The 2001 World Figure Skating Championships were held at the GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from March 17 to 25. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing.


2001 World Figure Skating Championships
This event was the primary means of deciding the number of entries each country would have to the 2002 Olympics.


2001 World Figure Skating Championships, Competition notes
Due to the large number of participants, the men's and ladies' qualifying groups were split into groups A and B. The ice dancers were also split into two groups for the compulsory dances, which were the same for both groups. Group B skated both compulsory dances, followed immediately by Group A skating both compulsory dances.


2001 World Figure Skating Championships, Competition notes
The national anthem of Russia was played for the first time at a World Figure Skating Championships.


2001 World Games
The 2001 World Games (Japanese: 2001年ワールドゲームズ, romanized: 2001-Nen wārudogēmuzu), the sixth World Games, were an international multi-sport event held in Akita, Japan.


2001 World Games, Titles
140 titles (invitational sports not included) were awarded in the following official sports. There were five invitational sports in this edition.


2001 World Games, Titles, Sports
The 2001 World Games programme featured 27 official sports and 4 invitational sports. (Aikido was deemed a demonstration sport; no medal events were held.) The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events that were contested in each sports discipline.


2001 World Games, Medal count, Official sports
The results from the 2001 World Games are from the archived website of the Akita, Japan, organizing committee. The medal tally during the sixth World Games is as follows. Russia finished at the top of the final medal table.


2001 World Grand Prix (darts)
The 2001 Paddy Power World Grand Prix was the fourth staging of the World Grand Prix darts tournament, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was held at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, Ireland, between 24–28 October 2001. This was the first World Grand Prix to be held at the Citywest Hotel, while Paddy Power was the tournament's first sponsor.


2001 World Grand Prix (darts)
Phil Taylor, the winner of the three previous stagings of the tournament, lost to Kevin Painter in the first round; this was Painter's sole win against Taylor in 33 professional meetings. The final was contested between Alan Warriner and Roland Scholten, with Warriner winning 8–2. In his first-round win over Andy Jenkins, Warriner averaged 106.45 – a record for a televised match with a double start, which still stands to this day.


2001 World Indoor Archery Championships
The 2001 World Indoor Target Archery Championships were held in Florence, Italy from 19–24 March 2001.


2001 World Indoor Bowls Championship
The 2001 Potters Holidays World World Indoor Bowls Championship  was held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton on Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, from 8–21 January 2001, with the pairs following on from the 23–27 January 2001.


2001 World Indoor Bowls Championship
In the singles Paul Foster won his second title beating Richard Corsie in the final.


2001 World Indoor Bowls Championship
In the pairs Les Gillett and Mark McMahon defeated Hugh Duff & Paul Foster in the final.


2001 World Indoor Bowls Championship
The women's singles competition took place in Belfast from March 28–30. The title was won by Betty Brown.


2001 World Indoor Soccer League season, League Standings, Scoring leaders
GP = Games Played, G = Goals, A = Assists, Pts = Points


2001 World Interuniversity Games
The 2001 World Interuniversity Games were the third edition of the Games (organised by IFIUS), and were held in Paris, France.


2001 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship
The 2001 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship was held at Tijuca Tênis Clube, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.


2001 World Judo Championships
The 2001 World Judo Championships were the 22nd edition of the World Judo Championships, and were held at Olympiahalle in Munich, Germany in 2001.


2001 World Junior Curling Championships
The 2001 World Junior Curling Championships were held at The Ice Sheet at Ogden in Ogden, Utah, United States March 15–25.


2001 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
The 2001 World Junior Figure Skating Championships were held from February 26 to March 2 at the Winter Sports Hall in Sofia, Bulgaria. Medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. Due to the large number of participants, the men's and ladies' qualifying groups were split into groups A and B.


2001 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, Competition notes
Susanna Pöykiö became the first Finnish ladies' singles skater to medal at an ISU Championships.


2001 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, Competition notes
Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Markuntsov became the first pair representing Japan to medal at an ISU Championships.


2001 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, Competition notes
This was the first World Junior Figure Skating Championships that The National Anthem of The Russian Fedoration was heard.


2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
The 2001 IIHF World U20 Championship, commonly referred as the 2001 World Junior Hockey Championships (2001 WJHC), was the 25th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. The tournament was held in Moscow and Podolsk, Russia from December 26, 2000 to January 5, 2001. The Czech Republic won the gold medal for the second consecutive year with a 2–1 victory over Finland in the championship game, while Canada won the bronze medal with a 2–1 overtime victory over Sweden.


2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Top Division, Relegation round
Kazakhstan was relegated to Division I for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.


2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Division I
The following teams took part in the Division I tournament. This group played in Landsberg and Füssen, Germany between December 10 and December 16, 2000.


2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Division I, Relegation round
Latvia was relegated to Division II for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.


2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Division I, Final round
France was promoted to the Top Division for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.


2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Division II
The following teams took part in the Division II tournament. This group played in Elektrėnai and Kaunas, Lithuania between December 30, 2000 and January 3, 2001.


2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Division II, Final round, 7th place game
Estonia was relegated to Division III for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.


2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Division II, Final round, 1st place game
Slovenia was promoted to Division I for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.


2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Division III
The following teams took part in the Division III tournament. This group played in Belgrade, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia between January 4 and January 8, 2001.


2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Division III, Final round, 7th place game
Australia was relegated to Division III Qualification for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, but did not participate again until 2003.


2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Division III, Final round, 1st place game
Netherlands was promoted to Division II for the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.


2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Division III Qualification
The following teams took part in the Division III qualification tournament. This group played in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg between April 26 and April 28, 2001.


2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Division III Qualification
Iceland was promoted to Division III of the 2002 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.


2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships rosters
Below are the rosters for teams competing in the 2001 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.


2001 World Juniors Track Cycling Championships
The 2001 UCI Juniors Track World Championships was the  annual Junior World Championship for track cycling held at Trexlertown, United States of America, from 25 to 29 July 2001.


2001 World Juniors Track Cycling Championships
The Championships offered medals for a range of race disciplines including Sprint, Team sprint (men only), Points race, Individual time trial, Individual pursuit and Team pursuit (men only).


2001 World Marathon Cup
The 2001 World Marathon Cup was the ninth edition of the World Marathon Cup of athletics and were held in Edmonton, Canada, inside of the 2001 World Championships.


2001 World Masters Athletics Championships
The fourteenth World Masters Athletics Championships were held in Brisbane, Australia, from July 1-14, 2001. The World Masters Athletics Championships serve the division of the sport of athletics for people over 35 years of age, referred to as masters athletics.


2001 World Masters Athletics Championships
A full range of track and field events were held, along with a cross country race and a marathon.


2001 World Matchplay
The 2001 Stan James World Matchplay was a darts tournament held in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool. This was the second World Matchplay tournament to be sponsored by UK bookmaker Stan James.


2001 World Matchplay
The tournament ran from 29 July–4 August 2001, and was won by Phil Taylor.


2001 World Men's Curling Championship
The 2001 World Men's Curling Championship (branded as 2001 Ford World Men's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held March 31 to April 8, 2001, at the Malley Sports Centre in Lausanne, Switzerland.


2001 World Men's Curling Championship, Teams
Fourth: David NedohinSkip: Randy FerbeySecond: Scott PfeiferLead: Marcel RocqueAlternate: Dan Holowaychuk


2001 World Men's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Johnny FrederiksenThird: Henrik JakobsenSecond: Lars VilandtLead: Bo JensenAlternate: Gert Larsen


2001 World Men's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Markku UusipaavalniemiThird: Wille MäkeläSecond: Tommi HätiLead: Jari LaukkanenAlternate: Pekka Saarelainen


2001 World Men's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Dominique Dupont-RocThird: Jan Henri DucrozSecond: Thomas DufourLead: Spencer MugnierAlternate: Philippe Caux


2001 World Men's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Andy KappThird: Uli KappSecond: Oliver AxnickLead: Holger HöhneAlternate: Patrick Hoffman


2001 World Men's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Dan MustapicThird: Sean BeckerSecond: Hans FrauenlobLead: Lorne De PapeAlternate: Jim Allan


2001 World Men's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Pål TrulsenThird: Lars VågbergSecond: Flemming DavangerLead: Bent Ånund RamsfjellAlternate: Tore Torvbråten


2001 World Men's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Peter LindholmThird: Tomas NordinSecond: Magnus SwartlingLead: Peter NarupAlternate: Anders Kraupp


2001 World Men's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Christof SchwallerThird: Andreas SchwallerSecond: Damian GrichtingLead: Markus EgglerAlternate: Marco Ramstein


2001 World Men's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Jason LarwayThird: Greg RomaniukSecond: Travis WayLead: Joel LarwayAlternate: Doug Kaufmann


2001 World Men's Handball Championship
The 2001 World Men's Handball Championship took place in France from 23 January to 4 February 2001. It was the 17th edition of the World Championship in team handball and the hosts won the championship.


2001 World Men's Handball Championship, First round
The first four teams of each group qualify for the round of 16.


2001 World Men's Handball Championship, Knockout stage, Places 9th to 16th
For places 9–16 the criteria was the number of points gained against the teams ranked first to fourth in the preliminary round in their group.


2001 World Mountain Running Trophy
The 2001 World Mountain Running Championships was the 17th edition of the global mountain running competition, World Mountain Running Championships, organised by the World Mountain Running Association.


2001 World Music Awards
The 2001 World Music Awards (13th Annual World Music Awards) were held in the Sporting Club, Monaco on May 2, 2001. The World Music Awards recognise the best selling artists around the world based on statistics supplied by the International Federation of Phonographic Industries (IFPI). The show was later broadcast by ABC on May 28, 2001. The show was hosted by actress Carmen Electra and R&B artist Sisqo. Proceeds from ticket sales to the show go to a Monaco-based children’s charity Monaco Aide Presence whose patron, Prince Albert, is also patron of the World Music Awards. Performers included Ricky Martin, Christina Aguilera, Enya, Nelly, Rod Stewart, Anastacia, Aqua, Yannick, Peter Maffay, Alsou, Cheb Mami, Samira Said, Razan and Julio Iglesias Jr.


2001 World Music Awards, Diamond Award
The Diamond Award honors those incredibly successful recording-artists who have sold over 100 million albums during their career. This is the first year that this award was presented.


2001 World Orienteering Championships
The 2001 World Orienteering Championships, the 19th World Orienteering Championships, were held in Tampere, Finland, 26 July – 4 August 2001.


2001 World Orienteering Championships
The championships had eight events; sprint (new) for men and women, the classic distance (formerly called individual) for men and women, the short distance for men and women, and relays for men and women.


2001 World Polo Championship
The 2001 World Polo Championship was played in Melbourne Australia during April 2001 and was won by Brazil. This event brought together eight teams from around the world in the Werribee Park.


2001 World Rally Championship
The 2001 World Rally Championship was the 29th season of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC). In a tightly contested year, Subaru's Richard Burns took his first and only drivers' world title, beating Ford's Colin McRae, Mitsubishi's Tommi Mäkinen and the defending champion Marcus Grönholm of Peugeot. Peugeot successfully defended their manufacturers' title.


2001 World Rally Championship, Calendar
The 2001 championship was contested over fourteen rounds in Europe, Africa, South America and Oceania.


2001 World Rally Championship, Results and standings, Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top ten classified finishers in each event.


2001 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
XXIV World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held in Madrid, the capital of Spain, October 18–21, 2001


2001 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
The Russian Team (Alina Kabaeva and Irina Tchachina) were stripped of their medals in individual and group results after tested positive to a banned diuretic at 2001 Goodwill Games, few months earlier. Ukraine became the gold medalist in Team, with Belarus Silver and Bulgaria moved up to Bronze.


2001 World Rowing Championships
The 2001 World Rowing Championships were held from 19 to 26 August 2001 at Rotsee in Lucerne, Switzerland.


2001 World Series
The 2001 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2001 season. The 97th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Arizona Diamondbacks and the three-time defending World Series champions and American League (AL) champion New York Yankees. The Diamondbacks defeated the Yankees, four games to three to win the series. Considered one of the greatest World Series of all time, its memorable aspects included two extra-inning games and three late-inning comebacks. Diamondbacks pitchers Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling were both named World Series Most Valuable Players.


2001 World Series
The Yankees advanced to the World Series by defeating the Oakland Athletics, three games to two, in the AL Division Series, and then the Seattle Mariners in the AL Championship Series, four games to one. It was the Yankees' fourth consecutive World Series appearance, after winning championships in 1998, 1999, and 2000. The Diamondbacks advanced to the World Series by defeating the St. Louis Cardinals, three games to two, in the NL Division Series, and then the Atlanta Braves in the NL Championship Series, four games to one. It was the franchise's first appearance in a World Series.


2001 World Series
The Series began later than usual as a result of a delay in the regular season after the September 11 attacks and was the first to extend into November. The Diamondbacks won the first two games at home, limiting the Yankees to just one run. The Yankees responded with a close win in game 3, at which U.S. President George W. Bush threw out the ceremonial first pitch. In games 4 and 5, the Yankees won in comeback fashion, hitting game-tying home runs off Diamondbacks closer Byung-hyun Kim with one out remaining in consecutive games, before winning in extra innings.


2001 World Series
The Diamondbacks won game 6 in a blowout, forcing a decisive game 7. In the final game, the Yankees led in the ninth inning before the Diamondbacks staged a comeback against closer Mariano Rivera, capped off by a walk-off, bases-loaded bloop single by Luis Gonzalez to clinch Arizona's championship victory. This was the third World Series to end in a bases-loaded, walk-off hit, following 1991 and 1997, and to this date, the last Series to end on a walk-off of any kind.


2001 World Series
Among several firsts, the 2001 World Series was: the first World Series championship for the Diamondbacks; the first World Series ever played in the state of Arizona or the Mountain Time Zone; the first championship for a Far West state other than California; the first major professional sports team from the state of Arizona to win a championship; and the earliest an MLB franchise had ever won a World Series (the Diamondbacks had only existed for four years).


2001 World Series
The home team won every game in the Series, which had only happened twice before, in 1987 and 1991, both won by the Minnesota Twins. The Diamondbacks outscored the Yankees, 37–14, as a result of large margins of victory achieved by Arizona at Bank One Ballpark (now Chase Field) relative to the one-run margins the Yankees achieved at Yankee Stadium. Arizona's pitching held powerhouse New York to a .183 batting average, the lowest in a seven-game World Series since the St. Louis Cardinals hit .185 in the 1985 World Series. This and the 2002 World Series were the last two consecutive World Series to have game sevens until the World Series of 2016 and 2017. The 2001 World Series was the subject of an HBO documentary, Nine Innings from Ground Zero, in 2004.


2001 World Series, Background, Arizona Diamondbacks
The Arizona Diamondbacks began play in 1998, along with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, as the youngest expansion team in Major League Baseball (MLB). After a mediocre debut season, the Diamondbacks finished the following year first in the National League (NL) West with a 100–62 record, but lost to the New York Mets in the NL Division series. With several All-Star players like Randy Johnson and Matt Williams, the Diamondbacks had high expectations for the 2000 season, but finished third in the NL West with an 85–77 record.


2001 World Series, Background, Arizona Diamondbacks
During the offseason, team manager Buck Showalter was fired, and replaced by sportscaster Bob Brenly. The Diamondbacks acquired several notable free agent players during the offseason, including Miguel Batista, Mark Grace, and Reggie Sanders. Most of the Diamondbacks players were above the age of 30, and had already played on a number of teams prior to the 2001 season. In fact, the Diamondbacks starting lineup for the World Series did not include a player under the age of 31, making them the oldest team by player age in World Series history. With several players nearing the age of retirement, Luis Gonzalez noted that the overall team mentality was "there's too many good guys in here to let this opportunity slip away".


2001 World Series, Background, Arizona Diamondbacks
Although the Diamondbacks were only one game above .500 by the end of April, Gonzalez had a particularly memorable start to the season, in which he tied the MLB record with 13 home runs during the month of April. The Diamondbacks found greater success in May and June, and at one point at a six-game lead in the NL West. During this span, the team won nine consecutive games, and Johnson tied the MLB record with 20 strikeouts in a nine-inning game.


2001 World Series, Background, Arizona Diamondbacks
The six game lead did not last long however, and by the end of July, the Diamondbacks were a half game behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the West. A resurgent August pushed the team back into first place, a spot they maintained for the rest of the season. By the end of the season, several Diamondbacks players had put up exceptional statistics: Curt Schilling had the most wins of any pitcher in MLB that year with 22, while Johnson nearly broke the single season strikeout record with 372.


2001 World Series, Background, Arizona Diamondbacks
Johnson and Schilling also had the two lowest earned run averages (ERA) in the NL, with 2.49 and 2.98 respectively. Gonzalez ended the season with a .325 batting average and 57 home runs, and finished third in voting for the NL Most Valuable Player Award. The Diamondbacks were also one of the best defensive teams in MLB that year, second in fewest errors committed, and tied with the Seattle Mariners for the best fielding percentage.


2001 World Series, Background, Arizona Diamondbacks
The Diamondbacks entered the postseason as the #2 seed in the National League, and played the #4 seed St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Division Series. Schilling threw a shutout in Game 1 to give the Diamondbacks an early series lead, but the Cardinals won Game 2 thanks to a two-run home run from Albert Pujols. Craig Counsell hit a three-run home run late in Game 3 to give the Diamondbacks a 2–1 series lead, but the Cardinals won Game 4 with strong pitching performances from Bud Smith and their relief pitchers.


2001 World Series, Background, Arizona Diamondbacks
The Diamondbacks clinched the series in Game 5, when Tony Womack hit a game winning single that scored Danny Bautista. They then faced the 3rd seeded Atlanta Braves in the NL Championship Series. Johnson also threw a shutout in Game 1, while the Braves hit three home runs in Game 2 to tie the series at one game apiece. Schilling threw a complete game in Game 3, and the Diamondbacks scored 11 runs in a Game 4 victory to take a 3–1 series lead. The Diamondbacks clinched the series in Game 5 with another strong performance from Johnson. With the win, they became the fastest expansion team to reach the World Series, in just their fourth year of play.


2001 World Series, Background, New York Yankees
In contrast to the Diamondbacks, the New York Yankees were one of the oldest and most recognized teams in all of North American sports. The Yankees had built a dynasty in the late 1990s that extended into 2000, which included winning three consecutive World Series' and four of the last five. These teams were led by a group of talented young players that became known as the Core Four: Derek Jeter, Andy Pettitte, Jorge Posada, and Mariano Rivera. Following the Yankees win over the Mets in the 2000 World Series, sportscaster Bob Costas called the Yankees "the team of the decade, [and] most successful franchise of the century."


2001 World Series, Background, New York Yankees
The Yankees finished the 2001 season in first place in the AL East with a win-loss record of 95–65 (a winning percentage of .594), 13+1⁄2 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox, good enough to secure the #2 seed in the American League playoff bracket. The Yankees then defeated the 4th seeded Oakland Athletics 3 games to 2 in the AL Division Series, after losing 2 games at home, and the top seeded Seattle Mariners 4 games to 1 in the AL Championship Series to advance to their fourth consecutive World Series, and fifth in six years.


2001 World Series, Background, New York Yankees
Derek Jeter and Tino Martinez led the Yankees offensively during the 2001 season. Jeter batted .311 with 21 home runs and 74 RBI in 150 games, while Martinez batted .280 with 34 home runs and 113 RBI in 154 games. Roger Clemens and Mike Mussina were the leaders of the Yankees' pitching staff.


2001 World Series, Background, New York Yankees
Clemens who won the Cy Young Award, his 6th of a career total and major league record 7, finished with a win-loss record of 20–3, an earned-run average (ERA) of 3.51, and struck out 213 batters in 220.1 innings pitched and was by far the Yankee's best starter in the World Series. Mussina finished with a win-loss record of 17–11, an ERA of 3.15, and struck out 214 batters in 228.2 innings pitched.


2001 World Series, Background, September 11 and the month of November
After MLB games were postponed as a result of the September 11 attacks, the World Series began on Saturday, October 27, 2001, the latest start date ever for a World Series until the 2009 World Series, which started on October 28. The last three games were the first major-league games (other than exhibitions) played in the month of November. This was just the fourth time that no World Series champion was decided within the traditional month of October.


2001 World Series, Background, September 11 and the month of November
The previous three occurrences were in 1904 (no series), 1918 (series held in September because of World War I), and 1994 (series cancelled by the players' strike). Additionally, the Series took place in New York City only seven weeks after the attacks, representing a remarkable boost in morale for the fatigued city. Along with this President George W. Bush threw out the Ceremonial first pitch in Game 3 at Yankee Stadium, sporting a New York City Fire Department jacket.


2001 World Series, Matchups, Game 1
The Series commenced on October 27, which was the latest a World Series had ever started, beating the previous record by 4 days (1999 World Series, October 23). The Yankees struck first in Game 1 when Derek Jeter was hit by a pitch with one out in the first and scored on Bernie Williams's double two batters later. However, Arizona's Curt Schilling and two relievers, Mike Morgan and Greg Swindell held the Yankees scoreless afterward. They managed to get only two walks and two hits for the rest of the game, Scott Brosius's double in the second and Jorge Posada's single in the fourth, both with two outs.


2001 World Series, Matchups, Game 1
Meanwhile, the Diamondbacks tied the game on Craig Counsell's one-out home run in the first off of Mike Mussina. After a scoreless second, Mussina led off the third by hitting Tony Womack with a pitch. He moved to second on Counsell's sacrifice bunt before Luis Gonzalez's home run put the Diamondbacks up 3–1. A single and right fielder David Justice's error put runners on second and third before Matt Williams's sacrifice fly put Arizona up 4–1. After Mark Grace was intentionally walked, Damian Miller's RBI double gave Arizona a 5–1 lead.


2001 World Series, Matchups, Game 1
Next inning, Gonzalez hit a two-out double off of Randy Choate. Reggie Sanders was intentionally walked before Gonzalez scored on Steve Finley's single. An error by third baseman Brosius scored Sanders, put Finley at third, and Williams at second. Both men scored on Mark Grace's double, putting Arizona up 9–1. Though the Diamondbacks got just one more hit for the rest of the game off of Sterling Hitchcock and Mike Stanton (Williams's leadoff single in the seventh), they went up 1–0 in the series.


2001 World Series, Matchups, Game 2
Arizona continued to take control of the Series with the strong pitching performance of Randy Johnson. The Big Unit pitched a complete game shutout, allowing only four baserunners and three hits while striking out 11 Yankees. Andy Pettitte meanwhile nearly matched him, retiring Arizona in order in five of the seven innings he pitched. In the second, he allowed a leadoff single to Reggie Sanders, who scored on Danny Bautista's double. Bautista was the only Arizona runner stranded for the entire game. In the seventh, Pettitte hit Luis Gonzalez with a pitch before Sanders grounded into a forceout. After Bautista singled, Matt Williams's three-run home run put Arizona up 4–0. They won the game with that score and led the series two games to none as it moved to New York City. This was the 1,000th game played in the history of the MLB postseason.


2001 World Series, Matchups, Game 3
The game was opened in New York by President George W. Bush, who threw the ceremonial first pitch, a strike to Yankees backup catcher Todd Greene. Bush became the first incumbent U.S. president to throw a World Series first pitch since Jimmy Carter in 1979. He also threw the baseball from the mound where the pitcher would be set (unlike most ceremonial first pitches which are from in front of the mound) and threw it for a strike. Chants of "U-S-A, U-S-A" rang throughout Yankee Stadium. Yankees starter Roger Clemens was outstanding allowing only three hits and struck out nine in seven innings of work. Yankees closer Mariano Rivera pitched two innings for the save.


2001 World Series, Matchups, Game 3
Jorge Posada's leadoff home run off of Brian Anderson in the second put the Yankees up 1–0. The Diamondbacks loaded the bases in the fourth on two walks and one hit before Matt Williams's sacrifice fly tied the game. Bernie Williams hit a leadoff single in the sixth and moved to second on a wild pitch one out later before Posada walked. Mike Morgan relieved Anderson and struck out David Justice before Scott Brosius broke the tie with an RBI single. That would be all the scoring as Morgan and Greg Swindell pitched the rest of the game for the Diamondbacks. The Yankees cut Arizona's series lead to 2–1 with the win.


2001 World Series, Matchups, Game 4
Game 4 saw the Yankees send Orlando Hernández to the mound while the Diamondbacks elected to bring back Curt Schilling on three days' rest. Both pitchers gave up home runs, with Schilling doing so to Shane Spencer in the third inning and Hernandez doing so to Mark Grace in the fourth. Hernandez pitched 6+1⁄3 solid innings, giving up four hits while Schilling went seven innings and gave up three.


2001 World Series, Matchups, Game 4
With the game still tied entering the eighth, Arizona struck. After Mike Stanton recorded the first out of the inning, Luis Gonzalez singled and Erubiel Durazo hit a double to bring him in. Matt Williams followed by grounding into a fielder's choice off of Ramiro Mendoza, which scored pinch runner Midre Cummings and gave the team a 3–1 lead.


2001 World Series, Matchups, Game 4
With his team on the verge of taking a commanding 3–1 series lead, Diamondbacks manager Bob Brenly elected to bring in closer Byung-hyun Kim in the bottom of the eighth for a two-inning save. Kim, at 22, became the first Korean-born player ever to play in the MLB World Series. Kim struck out the side in the eighth, but ran into trouble in the ninth.


2001 World Series, Matchups, Game 4
Derek Jeter led off by trying to bunt for a hit but was thrown out by Williams. Paul O'Neill then lined a single in front of Gonzalez. After Bernie Williams struck out, Kim seemed to be out of trouble with Tino Martinez coming to the plate. However, Martinez drove the first pitch he saw from Kim into the right-center field bleachers, tying the score at 3-3. The Yankees were not done, as Jorge Posada walked and David Justice moved him into scoring position with a single. Kim struck Spencer out to end the threat.


2001 World Series, Matchups, Game 4
When the scoreboard clock in Yankee Stadium passed midnight, World Series play in November began, with the message on the scoreboard "Welcome to November Baseball".


2001 World Series, Matchups, Game 4
Mariano Rivera took the hill for the Yankees in the tenth and retired the Diamondbacks in order. Kim went out for a third inning of work and retired Scott Brosius and Alfonso Soriano, but Jeter hit an opposite field home run on a 3–2 pitch count from Kim. This home run gave the Yankees a 4–3 victory and tied the Series at two games apiece which guaranteed a return trip to Arizona and made Jeter the first player to hit a November home run and earning him the tongue-in-cheek nickname of "Mr. November".


2001 World Series, Matchups, Game 5
Game 5 saw the Yankees return to Mike Mussina for the start while the Diamondbacks sent Miguel Batista, who had not pitched in twelve days, to the mound. Batista pitched a strong 7+2⁄3 scoreless innings, striking out six. Mussina bounced back from his poor Game 1 start, recording ten strikeouts, but allowed solo home runs in the fifth inning to Steve Finley and Rod Barajas.


2001 World Series, Matchups, Game 5
With the Diamondbacks leading 2–0 in the ninth, Byung-hyun Kim was called upon for the save despite having thrown three innings the night before. Jorge Posada doubled to open the inning, but Kim got Shane Spencer to ground out and then struck out Chuck Knoblauch. As had happened the previous night, Kim could not hold the lead as Scott Brosius hit a 1–0 pitch over the left field wall, the second straight game tying home run in the bottom of the ninth for the Yankees. Kim was pulled from the game in favor of Mike Morgan who recorded the final out.


2001 World Series, Matchups, Game 5
Morgan retired the Yankees in order in the 10th and 11th innings, while the Diamondbacks got to Mariano Rivera in the 11th. Danny Bautista and Erubiel Durazo opened the inning with hits and Matt Williams advanced them into scoring position with a sacrifice bunt. Rivera then intentionally walked Steve Finley to load the bases, then got Reggie Sanders to line out and Mark Grace grounded out to end the inning.


2001 World Series, Matchups, Game 5
Arizona went to midseason trade acquisition Albie Lopez in the 12th, and in his first at bat he gave up a single to Knoblauch (who had entered the game as a pinch runner). Brosius moved him over with a bunt, and then Alfonso Soriano ended the game with an RBI single to give the Yankees a 3–2 victory and a 3–2 series lead as the series went back to Phoenix. Lopez would not pitch again in the series. Sterling Hitchcock got the win for the Yankees after he relieved Rivera for the twelfth.


2001 World Series, Matchups, Game 6
With Arizona in a must-win situation, Randy Johnson pitched seven innings and struck out seven, giving up just two runs, and Bobby Witt and Troy Brohawn finished the blowout. The Diamondbacks struck first when Tony Womack hit a leadoff double off of Andy Pettitte and scored on Danny Bautista's single in the first. Next inning, Womack's bases-loaded single scored two and Bautista's single scored another. The Yankees loaded the bases in the third on a single and two walks, but Johnson struck out Jorge Posada to end the inning.


2001 World Series, Matchups, Game 6
The Diamondbacks broke the game open with eight runs in the bottom half. Pettitte allowed a leadoff walk to Greg Colbrunn and subsequent double to Matt Williams before being relieved by Jay Witasick, who allowed four straight singles to Reggie Sanders, Jay Bell, Damian Miller, and Johnson that scored three runs. After Womack struck out, Bautista's single scored two more runs and Luis Gonzalez's double scored another, with Bautista being thrown out at home. Colbrunn's single and Williams's double scored a run each before Sanders struck out to end the inning.


2001 World Series, Matchups, Game 6
In the fourth, Bell reached first on a strike-three wild pitch before scoring on Miller's double. Johnson struck out before Womack singled to knock Witasick out of the game. With Randy Choate pitching, Yankees second baseman Alfonso Soriano's error on Bautista's ground ball allowed Miller to score and put runners on first and second before Gonzalez's single scored the Diamondbacks' final run. Choate and Mike Stanton kept them scoreless for the rest of the game. Pettitte was charged with six runs in two innings while Witasick was charged with nine runs in 1+1⁄3 innings.


2001 World Series, Matchups, Game 6
The Yankees scored their only runs in the sixth on back-to-back one-out singles by Shane Spencer and Luis Sojo with runners on second and third. The Diamondbacks hit six doubles and Danny Bautista batted 3-for-4 with five RBIs. The team set a World Series record with 22 hits and defeated the New York Yankees in its most lopsided postseason loss in 293 postseason games, since surpassed by a 16–1 loss to the Boston Red Sox in 2018. The 15–2 win evened the series at three games apiece and set up a Game 7 for the ages between Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling, again pitching on three days' rest.


2001 World Series, Matchups, Game 7
It was a matchup of two 20-game winners in the Series finale. Roger Clemens, at 39 years old, became the oldest Game 7 starter ever. Curt Schilling had already started two games of the Series and pitched his 300th inning of the season on just three days' rest. The two aces matched each other inning by inning and after seven full innings, the game was tied at 1–1. The Diamondbacks scored first in the sixth inning with a Steve Finley single and a Danny Bautista double (Bautista would be called out at third base).


2001 World Series, Matchups, Game 7
The Yankees responded with an RBI single from Tino Martinez, which drove in Derek Jeter who had singled earlier. Brenly stayed with Schilling into the eighth, and the move backfired as Alfonso Soriano hit a home run on an 0–2 pitch. After Schilling struck out Scott Brosius, he gave up a single to David Justice, and he left the game trailing 2–1.


2001 World Series, Matchups, Game 7
When Brenly came to the mound to remove Schilling, he was heard on the Sounds of the Game microphone telling his clearly upset pitcher, "love you brother, you're my hero" and assuring him that "that ain't gonna beat us, we're gonna get that back and then some." He then brought in Game 5 starter Miguel Batista to get Jeter out and then in an unconventional move, brought in the previous night's starter and winner Randy Johnson, who had thrown 104 pitches, in relief to keep it a one-run game.


2001 World Series, Matchups, Game 7
It proved to be a smart move, as Johnson retired pinch hitter Chuck Knoblauch (who batted for the left handed Paul O'Neill) on a fly out to Bautista in right field, then returned to the mound for the top of the ninth where he got Bernie Williams to fly out to Steve Finley in center field and Martinez to ground out to Tony Womack at shortstop, and then struck out catcher Jorge Posada to send the game to the bottom of the ninth inning.


2001 World Series, Matchups, Game 7
With the Yankees ahead 2–1 in the bottom of the eighth, manager Joe Torre turned the game over to his ace closer Mariano Rivera for a two-inning save. Rivera struck out the side in the eighth, including Arizona's Luis Gonzalez, Matt Williams, and Bautista, lowering his postseason ERA to a Major League-best 0.70. Although he was effective in the eighth, this game would end in the third ninth-inning comeback of the Series.


2001 World Series, Matchups, Game 7
Mark Grace led off the inning with a single to center on a 1–0 pitch. Rivera's errant throw to second base on a bunt attempt by catcher Damian Miller on an 0–1 pitch put runners on first and second. Jeter tried to reach for the ball, but got tangled in the legs of pinch-runner David Dellucci, who was sliding in an attempt to break up the double play.


2001 World Series, Matchups, Game 7
During the next at bat, Rivera appeared to regain control when he fielded pinch hitter Jay Bell's (who was hitting for Johnson) bunt and threw out Dellucci at third base, but third baseman Brosius decided to hold onto the baseball instead of throwing to first to complete the double play. Midre Cummings was sent in to pinch-run for Damian Miller, who had reached second base safely.


2001 World Series, Matchups, Game 7
With Cummings at second and Bell at first, the next batter, Womack, hit a double down the right-field line on a 2–2 pitch that tied the game and earned Rivera a blown save, his first in a postseason since 1997. Bell advanced to third and the Yankees pulled the infield and outfield in as the potential winning run (Bell) stood at third with fewer than two outs. After Rivera hit Craig Counsell unintentionally with an 0–1 pitch, the bases were loaded. On an 0–1 pitch, with Williams in the on-deck circle, Gonzalez lofted a soft floater single over the drawn-in Jeter that barely reached the outfield grass, plating Jay Bell with the winning run.


2001 World Series, Matchups, Game 7
Gonzalez's single ended New York's bid for a fourth consecutive title and brought Arizona its first championship in its fourth year of existence, making the Diamondbacks the fastest expansion team to win a World Series (beating out the 1997 Florida Marlins, who had done it in their fifth season at that time). It was also the first, and remains the only, major professional sports championship for the state of Arizona. Randy Johnson picked up his third win. Rivera took the loss, his only postseason loss in his career.


2001 World Series, Matchups, Game 7
In 2009, Game 7 of the 2001 World Series was chosen by Sports Illustrated as the Best Postseason Game of the Decade (2000–2009).


2001 World Series, Composite box
2001 World Series (4–3): Arizona Diamondbacks (N.L.) over New York Yankees (A.L.)


2001 World Series, Media coverage
For the second consecutive year, Fox carried the World Series over its network with its top broadcast team, Joe Buck and Tim McCarver (himself a Yankees broadcaster).


2001 World Series, Media coverage
This was the first year of Fox's exclusive rights to the World Series (in the previous contract, Fox only broadcast the World Series in even numbered years while NBC broadcast it in odd numbered years), which it has held ever since (this particular contract also had given Fox exclusive rights to the entire baseball postseason, which aired over its family of networks; the contract was modified following Disney's purchase of Fox Family Channel shortly after the World Series ended, as ESPN regained their postseason rights following a year of postseason games on ABC Family, Fox Family's successor). ESPN Radio provided national radio coverage for the fourth consecutive year, with Jon Miller and Joe Morgan calling the action.


2001 World Series, Media coverage
Locally, the Series was broadcast by KTAR-AM in Phoenix with Thom Brennaman, Greg Schulte, Rod Allen and Jim Traber, and by WABC-AM in New York City with John Sterling and Michael Kay. This would be Sterling and Kay's last World Series working together, and Game 7 would be the last Yankee broadcast on WABC. Kay moved to television and the new YES Network the following season and WCBS picked up radio rights to the Yankees. It was Kay who announced Derek Jeter's game-winning home run in Game 4 of the series and subsequently anointed him as "Mr. November".


2001 World Series, Aftermath
Days after Game 7, Mariano Rivera's blown save (and subsequent Yankees loss) proved to be a life-saving move for Enrique Wilson. As there was no Yankees victory parade down the Canyon of Heroes, Wilson moved up his flight home to the Dominican Republic, and was ultimately spared from boarding American Airlines Flight 587 that crashed in Belle Harbor, Queens, killing everyone on board.


2001 World Series, Aftermath
During the offseason, several Yankees moved onto other teams or retired, the most notable changes being the signing of Jason Giambi to replace Martinez, and the retirements of Brosius and O'Neill. Martinez would later finish his career with the Yankees in 2005 after spending the previous three years in St. Louis and Tampa Bay.


2001 World Series, Aftermath
After winning the NL West again in 2002 the Diamondbacks were swept 3–0 by St. Louis in the NLDS. From here they declined, losing 111 games in 2004 as Bob Brenly was fired during that season. Arizona would not win another NL West title until 2007. Schilling was traded to the Boston Red Sox after the 2003 season and in 2004 helped lead them to their first world championship since 1918. He helped them win another championship in 2007 and retired after four years with Boston, missing the entire 2008 season with a shoulder injury.


2001 World Series, Aftermath
Johnson was traded to the Yankees after the 2004 season, a season that saw him throw a perfect game against the Atlanta Braves, though he would be traded back to the Diamondbacks two years later and finish his career with the San Francisco Giants in 2009. The last player from the 2001 Diamondbacks roster, Lyle Overbay, retired following the 2014 season with the Milwaukee Brewers while the last player from the 2001 Yankees, Randy Choate, retired on February 16, 2017.


2001 World Series, Aftermath
From 2002 through 2007, the Yankees' misfortune in the postseason continued, with the team losing the ALDS to the Anaheim Angels in 2002, the World Series to the Florida Marlins in 2003, the ALCS to the Boston Red Sox (in the process becoming the first ever team in postseason history to blow a 3–0 series lead) in 2004, the ALDS again to the Angels in 2005, the ALDS to Detroit in 2006, and the ALDS to Cleveland in 2007.


2001 World Series, Aftermath
In addition, including the World Series loss in 2001, every World Series champion from 2001 to 2004 won the title at the Yankees' expense in postseason play, which is an AL record and as of 2019, tied for an MLB record with the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2016 to 2019. Joe Torre's contract was allowed to expire and he was replaced by Joe Girardi in 2008, a season in which the Yankees would miss the playoffs for the first time since 1993. The Yankees won their 27th World Series championship in 2009, defeating the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies in six games.


2001 World Series, Aftermath
Buster Olney, who covered the Yankees for The New York Times before joining ESPN, would write a book titled The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty. The book is a play by play account of Game 7 in addition to stories about key players, executives, and moments from the 1996–2001 dynasty. In a 2005 reprinting, Olney included a new epilogue covering the aftermath of the 2001 World Series up to the Boston Red Sox epic comeback from down 3–0 in the 2004 ALCS.


2001 World Series, Aftermath
On October 11, 2005, A&E Home Video released the New York Yankees Fall Classic Collectors Edition (1996–2001) DVD set. Game 4 of the 2001 World Series is included in the set. On April 29, 2008, The Arizona Diamondbacks 2001 World Series DVD set was released. All seven games are included on this set.


2001 World Series, Aftermath
As of 2019, and excluding titles won by the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA, this is the state of Arizona's only world championship among the four major professional sports.


2001 World Series, Aftermath
This was the last time where multiple teams win a championship game or series on their first attempt in the same year until 2019.


2001 World Series of Poker
The 2001 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was held at Binion's Horseshoe.


2001 World Series of Poker, Main Event
There were 613 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter what was the largest poker tournament ever played in a non-online casino at the time. The 2001 Main Event was the first tournament in history to pay out at least $1,000,000 to two players. Phil Hellmuth made the final table and looked to become a two-time Main Event champion, but fell short in fifth place.


2001 World Series of Poker, Main Event, Final table
*Career statistics prior to the beginning of the 2001 Main Event.


2001 World Series of Poker, Main Event, Other High Finishes
NB: This list is restricted to top 30 finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.


2001 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
The 2001 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between March 29 and 31, 2001 in Jeonju, South Korea. The World Championships are organised by the ISU which also run world cups and championships in speed skating and figure skating.


2001 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, Results, Men
† In the final of the Men's 1500 m, Min Ryoung and Terao Satoru crossed the finish line at the same time, thus both were awarded silver medals.


2001 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, Results, Men
* First place is awarded 34 points, second is awarded 21 points, third is awarded 13 points, fourth is awarded 8 points, fifth is awarded 5 points, sixth is awarded 3 points, seventh is awarded 2 points, and eighth is awarded 1 point in the finals of each individual race to determine the overall world champion. The relays do not count for the overall classification.


2001 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, Results, Women
* First place is awarded 34 points, second is awarded 21 points, third is awarded 13 points, fourth is awarded 8 points, fifth is awarded 5 points, sixth is awarded 3 points, seventh is awarded 2 points, and eighth is awarded 1 point in the finals of each individual race to determine the overall world champion. The relays do not count for the overall classification.


2001 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships
The 2001 World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships is the 11th edition of the World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships, which took place on 24-25 March 2001 in Nobeyama, Japan.


2001 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships
The 2001 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held between 9 and 11 March 2001 in the Utah Olympic Oval.


2001 World Snooker Championship
The 2001 World Snooker Championship (also referred to as the 2001 Embassy World Snooker Championship for the purposes of sponsorship) was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 21 April and 7 May 2001 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. The tournament was sponsored by cigarette manufacturer Embassy.


2001 World Snooker Championship
Defending champion Mark Williams lost in the second round 12–13 against Joe Swail, and became the latest first-time champion to fall to the Crucible curse, being unable to defend his first World title.


2001 World Snooker Championship
Ronnie O'Sullivan won his first World title by defeating John Higgins 18–14 in the final.


2001 World Snooker Championship, Prize fund
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:


2001 World Snooker Championship, Main draw
Shown below are the results for each round. The numbers in parentheses beside some of the players are their seeding ranks (each championship has 16 seeds and 16 qualifiers).


2001 World Snooker Championship, Qualifying
The qualifying matches were held between 20 February and 4 March 2001 at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales.


2001 World Snooker Championship, Century breaks
There were 53 century breaks in the Championship. The highest break of the tournament was 140 made by Joe Swail.


2001 World Table Tennis Championships
The 2001 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Osaka from April 23 to May 6, 2001. It was the last time that the Championships hosted both the individual and team events.


2001 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles
The 2001 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles was the 46th edition of the men's doubles championship. Wang Liqin and Yan Sen won the title after defeating Kong Linghui and Liu Guoliang in the final by three sets to nil.


2001 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Singles
The 2001 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Singles was the 46th edition of the men's singles championship.


2001 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Singles
Wang Liqin defeated Kong Linghui in the final, winning three sets to two to secure the title.


2001 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Team
The 2001 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Team (Swaythling Cup) was the 46th edition of the men's team championship.


2001 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Team
China won the gold medal defeating Belgium 3-0 in the final. Sweden and South Korea won bronze medals.


2001 World Table Tennis Championships – Mixed Doubles
The 2001 World Table Tennis Championships – Mixed Doubles was the 46th edition of the mixed doubles championship.


2001 World Table Tennis Championships – Mixed Doubles
Qin Zhijian and Yang Ying defeated Oh Sang-eun and Kim Moo-kyo in the final by three sets to nil.


2001 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Doubles
The 2001 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Doubles was the 45th edition of the women's doubles championship. Li Ju and Wang Nan defeated Yang Ying and Sun Jin in the final by three sets to nil.


2001 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Singles
The 2001 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Singles was the 46th edition of the women's singles championship. Wang Nan defeated Lin Ling in the final by three sets to one, to win the title.


2001 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Team
The 2001 World Table Tennis Championships –  Women's Team (Corbillon Cup) was the 39th edition of the women's team championship.


2001 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's Team
China won the gold medal defeating North Korea in the final 3-0. Japan and South Korea won bronze medals.


2001 World Taekwondo Championships
The 2001 World Taekwondo Championships were the 15th edition of the World Taekwondo Championships, and were held in Jeju, South Korea from November 1 to November 7, 2001.


2001 World Weightlifting Championships
The 2001 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Antalya, Turkey.


2001 World Weightlifting Championships, Medal table
Ranking by all medals: Big (Total result) and Small (Snatch and Clean & Jerk)


2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's +105 kg
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2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's +105 kg
The 2001 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Antalya, Turkey from November 4 to November 11. The men's competition in the super heavyweight (+105 kg) division was staged on 11 November 2001.


2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's +105 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 105 kg
The 2001 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Antalya, Turkey from November 4 to November 11. The men's competition in the heavyweight (105 kg) division was staged on 10 November 2001.


2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 105 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 56 kg
The 2001 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Antalya, Turkey from November 4 to November 11. The men's competition in the bantamweight (56 kg) division was staged on 4 November 2001.


2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 56 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 62 kg
The 2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 62 kg (men's featherweight) were held in Antalya, Turkey on 5 November.


2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 62 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 69 kg
The 2001 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Antalya, Turkey from November 4 to November 11. The men's competition in the lightweight (69 kg) division was staged on 6 November 2001.


2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 69 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 77 kg
The 2001 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Antalya, Turkey from November 4 to November 11. The men's competition in the middleweight (77 kg) division was staged on 7 November 2001.


2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 77 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 85 kg
The 2001 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Antalya, Turkey from November 4 to November 11. The men's competition in the light heavyweight (85 kg) division was staged on 8 November 2001.


2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 85 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 94 kg
The 2001 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Antalya, Turkey from November 4 to November 11. The men's competition in the middle heavyweight (94 kg) division was staged on 9 November 2001.


2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Men's 94 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's +75 kg
The 2001 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Antalya, Turkey from November 4 to November 11. The women's competition in +75 kg division was staged on 10 November 2001.


2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's +75 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 48 kg
The 2001 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Antalya, Turkey from November 4 to November 11. The women's competition in 48 kg division was staged on 4 November 2001.


2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 48 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 53 kg
The 2001 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Antalya, Turkey from November 4 to November 11. The women's competition in 53 kg division was staged on 5 November 2001.


2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 53 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 58 kg
The 2001 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Antalya, Turkey from November 4 to November 11. The women's competition in 58 kg division was staged on 6 November 2001.


2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 58 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 63 kg
The 2001 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Antalya, Turkey from November 4 to November 11. The women's competition in 63 kg division was staged on 7 November 2001.


2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 63 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 69 kg
The 2001 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Antalya, Turkey from November 4 to November 11. The women's competition in 69 kg division was staged on 8 November 2001.


2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 69 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 75 kg
The 2001 World Weightlifting Championships were held in Antalya, Turkey from November 4 to November 11. The women's competition in 75 kg division was staged on 9 November 2001.


2001 World Weightlifting Championships – Women's 75 kg, Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world records were as follows.


2001 World Women's Curling Championship
The 2001 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as 2001 Ford World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held March 31–April 8, 2001 at the Malley Sports Centre in Lausanne, Switzerland.


2001 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Colleen JonesThird: Kim KellySecond: Mary-Anne WayeLead: Nancy DelahuntAlternate: Laine Peters


2001 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Lene BidstrupThird: Malene KrauseSecond: Susanne SlotsagerLead: Avijaja Lund NielsenAlternate: Lisa Richardson


2001 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Andrea SchöppThird: Natalie NesslerSecond: Heike SchwallerLead: Jane Boake-CopeAlternate: Andrea Stock


2001 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Akiko KatohThird: Yumie HayashiSecond: Ayumi OnoderaLead: Mika KonakaAlternate: Yukari Okazaki


2001 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Dordi NordbyThird: Hanne WoodsSecond: Marianne HaslumLead: Kristin LøvsethAlternate: Camilla Holth


2001 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Fourth: Olga JarkovaSkip: Nina GolovtchenkoSecond: Nkeiruka EzekhLead: Yana NekrasovaAlternate: Anastassia Skoultan


2001 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Julia EwartThird: Heather ByersSecond: Nancy MurdochLead: Lynn CameronAlternate: Edith Loudon


2001 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Anette NorbergThird: Cathrine NorbergSecond: Eva LundLead: Helena LinghamAlternate: Maria Engholm


2001 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Nadja HeuerThird: Carmen KüngSecond: Sybil BachofenLead: Vera HeuerAlternate: Yvonne Schlunegger


2001 World Women's Curling Championship, Teams
Skip : Kari EricksonThird: Debbie McCormickSecond: Stacey LiapisLead: Ann SwisshelmAlternate: Joni Cotten


2001 World Women's Handball Championship
The 2001 World Women's Handball Championship, the 15th of its kind, was held from 4 to 16 December 2001, and was hosted by Italy, with the final being played in Merano.


2001 World Women's Handball Championship squads
The following squads and players competed in the World Women's Handball Championship in 2001 in Italy.


2001 World Wrestling Championships
The following is the final results of the 2001 World Wrestling Championships. Freestyle competition were held in Sofia, Bulgaria and Greco-Roman competition were held in Patras, Greece.


2001 World Wrestling Championships – Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg
The men's Greco-Roman 130 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2001 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Dimitris Tofalos Arena in Patras, Greece from 7 to 9 December 2001.


2001 World Wrestling Championships – Men's Greco-Roman 54 kg
The men's Greco-Roman 55 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2001 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Dimitris Tofalos Arena in Patras, Greece from 6 to 8 December 2001.


2001 World Wrestling Championships – Men's Greco-Roman 58 kg
The men's Greco-Roman 58 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2001 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Dimitris Tofalos Arena in Patras, Greece from 7 to 9 December 2001.


2001 World Wrestling Championships – Men's Greco-Roman 63 kg
The men's Greco-Roman 63 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2001 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Dimitris Tofalos Arena in Patras, Greece from 6 to 8 December 2001.


2001 World Wrestling Championships – Men's Greco-Roman 69 kg
The men's Greco-Roman 69 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2001 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Dimitris Tofalos Arena in Patras, Greece from 7 to 9 December 2001.


2001 World Wrestling Championships – Men's Greco-Roman 76 kg
The men's Greco-Roman 76 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2001 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Dimitris Tofalos Arena in Patras, Greece from 6 to 8 December 2001.


2001 World Wrestling Championships – Men's Greco-Roman 85 kg
The men's Greco-Roman 85 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2001 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Dimitris Tofalos Arena in Patras, Greece from 7 to 9 December 2001.


2001 World Wrestling Championships – Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg
The men's Greco-Roman 97 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2001 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Dimitris Tofalos Arena in Patras, Greece from 6 to 8 December 2001.


2001 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 130 kg
The men's freestyle 130 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2001 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Winter Sports Palace in Sofia, Bulgaria from 23 to 25 November 2001.


2001 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 54 kg
The men's freestyle 54 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2001 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Winter Sports Palace in Sofia, Bulgaria from 22 to 24 November 2001.


2001 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 58 kg
The men's freestyle 58 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2001 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Winter Sports Palace in Sofia, Bulgaria from 23 to 25 November 2001.


2001 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 63 kg
The men's freestyle 63 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2001 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Winter Sports Palace in Sofia, Bulgaria from 22 to 24 November 2001.


2001 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 69 kg
The men's freestyle 69 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2001 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Winter Sports Palace in Sofia, Bulgaria from 23 to 25 November 2001.


2001 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 76 kg
The men's freestyle 76 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2001 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Winter Sports Palace in Sofia, Bulgaria from 22 to 24 November 2001.


2001 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 85 kg
The men's freestyle 85 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2001 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Winter Sports Palace in Sofia, Bulgaria from 23 to 25 November 2001.


2001 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 97 kg
The men's freestyle 97 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2001 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Winter Sports Palace in Sofia, Bulgaria from 22 to 24 November 2001.


2001 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 46 kg
The women's freestyle 46 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2001 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Winter Sports Palace in Sofia, Bulgaria from 22 to 24 November 2001.


2001 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 51 kg
The women's freestyle 51 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2001 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Winter Sports Palace in Sofia, Bulgaria from 23 to 25 November 2001.


2001 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 56 kg
The women's freestyle 56 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2001 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Winter Sports Palace in Sofia, Bulgaria from 22 to 24 November 2001.


2001 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 62 kg
The women's freestyle 62 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2001 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Winter Sports Palace in Sofia, Bulgaria from 23 to 25 November 2001.


2001 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 68 kg
The women's freestyle 68 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2001 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Winter Sports Palace in Sofia, Bulgaria from 22 to 24 November 2001.


2001 World Wrestling Championships – Women's freestyle 75 kg
The women's freestyle 75 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2001 World Wrestling Championships, and was held at the Winter Sports Palace in Sofia, Bulgaria from 23 to 25 November 2001.


2001 World Wushu Championships
The 2001 World Wushu Championships was the 6th edition of the World Wushu Championships. It was held at the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concerts Complex in Yerevan, Armenia from October 31 to November 5, 2001.


2001 World Youth Championships in Athletics
The 2001 World Youth Championships in Athletics was the second edition of the World Youth Championships in Athletics. It was held in Debrecen, Hungary from July 12 to July 15, 2001.


2001 World's Strongest Man
The 2001 World's Strongest Man was the 24th edition of World's Strongest Man and was won by Svend Karlsen from Norway. It was his first title after finishing second the previous year. 1998 winner Magnus Samuelsson from Sweden  finished second after finishing third the previous year, and 2000 winner Janne Virtanen from Finland finished third. The contest was held at Victoria Falls, Zambia.


2001 World's Strongest Man, Qualifying heats, Heat 1
Magnus Ver Magnusson of Iceland was originally intended to be within this Heat but had to withdraw making room for the reserve Israel Garrido.


2001 World's Strongest Man, Qualifying heats, Heat 1
events: Carry & Drag (Duck Walk & Drag Chain & Anchor), Arm Over Arm Train Pull, Africa Stone, Max Deadlift, Stone Circle (Connan Circle), Atlas Stones


2001 World's Strongest Man, Qualifying heats, Heat 2
events: Carry & Drag (Duck Walk & Drag Chain & Anchor), Fingal's Fingers, Arm Over Arm Train Pull, Hercules Hold, Max Deadlift, Atlas Stones


2001 World's Strongest Man, Qualifying heats, Heat 3
events: Carry & Flip (Farmer's Walk & Tyre Flip), Arm Over Arm Train Pull, Africa Stone, Max Deadlift, Stone Circle (Connan Circle), Atlas Stones


2001 World's Strongest Man, Qualifying heats, Heat 4
Bill Lyndon of Australia was originally intended to be within this Heat but had to withdraw making room for the Levi Vaoga who was not down as an official reserve.


2001 World's Strongest Man, Qualifying heats, Heat 4
events: Carry & Drag (Duck Walk & Drag Chain & Anchor), Arm Over Arm Train Pull, Africa Stone, Max Deadlift, Stone Circle (Connan Circle), Atlas Stones


2001 World's Strongest Man, Qualifying heats, Heat 5
events: Carry & Flip (Farmer's Walk & Tyre Flip), Fingal's Fingers, Arm Over Arm Train Pull, Hercules Hold, Max Deadlift, Atlas Stones


2001 Wyoming Cowboys football team
The 2001 Wyoming Cowboys football team represented the University of Wyoming in the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Vic Koenning, who was in his first year at Wyoming. They played their home games at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyoming, and competed in the Mountain West Conference.


2001 XFL Draft
The 2001 XFL Draft was the only draft for the first-iteration XFL football league. The draft took place over a three-day time period from October 28 to October 30, 2000, during which time a total of 475 players were selected by the league's 8 teams from a pool of approximately 1,600 or so eligible players. The draft consisted of 59 rounds—10 rounds taking place on October 28, 15 rounds on October 29, and 34 rounds on October 30.


2001 XFL Draft
The draft was followed by a supplemental draft on December 29, 2000, during which 65 additional players were selected in an effort to completely fill out team rosters. Most eligible players came from either the CFL, the Arena Football League, NFL Europe, retired NFL players, or previous college players who had gone undrafted by the NFL but had not yet signed with another league.


2001 XFL Draft
The XFL draft took place in order for teams to be ready to begin league play when the season kicked off on February 3, 2001.


2001 XFL Draft, Notable players drafted
Many of the players selected in the XFL draft went on to compete in the NFL and other football leagues.


2001 XFL Draft, Notable players drafted
Notable players selected in the draft included Las Vegas running back Rod Smart, who first gained popularity because the name on the back of his jersey read "He Hate Me." Smart stated that he had wanted to put "They Hate Me" (a jab at his critics) but there wasn't enough room.


2001 XFL Draft, Notable players drafted
Smart, who was only picked 357th in the draft, later went on to play for the Philadelphia Eagles, Carolina Panthers, and the Oakland Raiders, thus becoming the second XFL player (after receiver Yo Murphy did as a member of the St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI) to play in a Super Bowl, participating in Super Bowl XXXVIII, which his team lost.


2001 XFL Draft, Notable players drafted
Many other XFL "alumni" who were selected in the draft went on to play in the NFL, including Kevin Kaesviharn, Jose Cortez, Corey Ivy, Mike Furrey and Rod Smart, and many others played extensively in the CFL, including Kelvin Anderson, John Avery, Duane Butler, Jeremaine Copeland, Marcus Crandell, Reggie Durden, Eric England, Paul McCallum (who wore the jersey nickname "CFL Reject"), Yo Murphy, Noel Prefontaine and Bobby Singh. The Arena Football League also absorbed some former XFL players.


2001 XXXVII FIBA International Christmas Tournament
The 2001 XXXVII FIBA International Christmas Tournament "Trofeo Raimundo Saporta-Memorial Fernando Martín" was the 37th edition of the FIBA International Christmas Tournament. It took place at Raimundo Saporta Pavilion, Madrid, Spain, on 25 December 2001 with the participations of Real Madrid and Ural Great Perm.


2001 YB5
2001 YB5 is a sub-kilometer asteroid, classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group that passed at a nominal distance of 0.0043767 AU (654,750 km; 406,840 mi) from the Moon and 0.0055633 AU (832,260 km; 517,140 mi) from Earth on 7 January 2002.


2001 YB5
The asteroid measures approximately 300 meters in diameter; insignificant enough in size to be only discovered later that year in 26 December 2002 by NASA's Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking program (NEAT). The nearest proximity it has reached Earth by was 830,000 kilometres which is approximately twice the distance to the Moon. Based on limited observations, the asteroid may have a 2.5 hour rotation period and a Minimum Orbit Intersection Distance (MOID) from the Earth of 0.0038 AU (570,000 km; 350,000 mi).


2001 YB5
The findings of David Morrison of the NASA Ames Research Center claim that although YB5-sized objects in space commonly fly and orbit the Earth's proximity at such close distances annually, there are no indications of a YB5 collision on Earth as their predicted impact spans from about once every 20,000 to 30,000 years.


2001 Yale Bulldogs football team
The 2001 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Bulldogs were led by fifth-year head coach Jack Siedlecki, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished last in the Ivy League with a 1–6 record, 3–6 overall.


2001 Yale Bulldogs football team
Like most of the Ivy League, Yale played nine games instead of the usual 10, after its September 15 season opener against Towson was canceled following the September 11 attacks.


2001 Yemeni constitutional referendum
A constitutional referendum was held in Yemen on 20 February 2001. The amendments to the constitution were reportedly approved by 77.2% of voters, with a 65.1% turnout.


2001 Zagreb local elections
The 2001 Zagreb local elections were held on 21 May 2001 for members of the Zagreb Assembly. Milan Bandić, the incumbent mayor since 2000, led the list of the Social Democratic Party of Croatia (SDP), the largest centre-left party in the country and at the time a member of the governing coalition of Croatia.


2001 Zagreb local elections
Out of 29 lists that participated in the elections, only four passed the electoral threshold. The SDP won 20 seats in the Assembly and formed a coalition with the Croatian People's Party (HNS), which won 12 seats. The centre-right Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) coalition came second with 14 seats, while an independent list of Miroslav Tuđman won five. Milan Bandić was re-elected mayor by the Zagreb Assembly on 20 June.


2001 Zambian general election
General elections were held in Zambia on 27 December 2001 to elect a President and National Assembly. The result was a victory for the ruling Movement for Multi-Party Democracy, which won 69 of the 150 National Assembly seats and whose candidate, Levy Mwanawasa, won the presidential vote.


2001 Zambian general election
The results of the elections were disputed by main opposition parties, including the United Party for National Development, which many observers claimed had won the elections. Both domestic and international election monitors cited serious irregularities with the campaign and election, including vote rigging, flawed voter registration, unequal and biased media coverage, and the MMD's improper use of state resources. In January 2002, three opposition candidates petitioned the Supreme Court to overturn Mwanawasa's victory. While the court agreed that the poll was flawed, it ruled in February 2005 that the irregularities did not affect the results and declined the petition.


2001 Zamboanga Sibugay creation plebiscite
The Zamboanga Sibugay creation plebiscite was a plebiscite on the creation of the Province of Zamboanga Sibugay from Zamboanga del Sur province in the Philippines. The plebiscite was held on February 22, 2001, and the results were announced on February 26, 2001. The plebiscite was supervised and officiated by the COMELEC pursuant to Resolution No. 3577.


2001 Zamboanga Sibugay creation plebiscite, Background
Attempts to create a new province from Zamboanga del Sur date as far back as the 1960s. Several bills were filed in the Philippine Congress, but remained unacted until the start of the 2000s. The creation of a province named Zamboanga Sibugay was proposed by George Hofer, former Zamboanga del Sur congressman. The proposed province was to compose all municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur under the 3rd legislative district at that time.


2001 Zamboanga Sibugay creation plebiscite, Background
Republic Act No. 8973, a law proposed by Congressman Hofer, was signed into law by President Joseph Estrada and was enacted on November 7, 2000. Because of this, the province is the newest in the country, carved out from the western part of Zamboanga del Sur. A plebiscite was held on February 22, 2001, to ratify the law.


2001 Zamboanga Sibugay creation plebiscite, Background
A majority vote of those who participated in the plebiscite was required to approve or disapprove of the creation of Zamboanga del Sur. Registered voters of Zamboanga del Sur and Pagadian City at the time of the plebiscite were eligible to vote. The results of the plebiscite were announced by the COMELEC on February 26, 2001. 70 percent of those who voted favored the creation of the new province.


2001 Zamboanga Sibugay creation plebiscite, Aftermath
Pursuant to Republic Act No. 8973, Ipil was designated as the capital of the new province.


2001 Zimbabwe Coca-Cola Cup
The 2001 Zimbabwe Coca-Cola Cup was a One Day International (ODI) cricket tournament held in Zimbabwe in late June 2001. It was a tri-nation series between the national representative cricket teams of the Zimbabwe, India and West Indies. West Indies won the tournament by defeating India by 16 runs in the final.


2001 Zimbabwe Coca-Cola Cup, Squads
Andy Flower was ruled out of the tournament with a dislocated thumb bone and was replaced with Tatenda Taibu for Zimbabwe. India's Ashish Nehra, who was to return to India following the Test series, was retained for the series.


2001 Züri-Metzgete
The 2001 Züri-Metzgete was the 86th edition of the Züri-Metzgete road cycling one day race. It was held on 26 August 2001 as part of the 2001 UCI Road World Cup. The race was won by Paolo Bettini of Italy.


2001 anthrax attacks
The 2001 anthrax attacks, also known as Amerithrax (a blend of "America" and "anthrax", from its FBI case name), occurred in the United States over the course of several weeks beginning on September 18, 2001, one week after the September 11 terrorist attacks. Letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to several news media offices and to Democratic Senators Tom Daschle and Patrick Leahy, killing five people and infecting 17 others. According to the FBI, the ensuing investigation became "one of the largest and most complex in the history of law enforcement".


2001 anthrax attacks
A major focus in the early years of the investigation was bioweapons expert Steven Hatfill, who was eventually exonerated. Bruce Edwards Ivins, a scientist at the government's biodefense labs at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Maryland, became a focus around April 4, 2005. On April 11, 2007, Ivins was put under periodic surveillance and an FBI document stated that he was "an extremely sensitive suspect in the 2001 anthrax attacks". On July 29, 2008, Ivins committed suicide with an overdose of acetaminophen.


2001 anthrax attacks
Federal prosecutors declared Ivins the sole culprit on August 6, 2008, based on DNA evidence leading to an anthrax vial in his lab. Two days later, Senator Chuck Grassley and Representative Rush D. Holt, Jr. called for hearings into the Department of Justice and FBI's handling of the investigation. The FBI formally closed its investigation on February 19, 2010.


2001 anthrax attacks
In 2008, the FBI requested a review of the scientific methods used in their investigation from the National Academy of Sciences, which released their findings in the 2011 report Review of the Scientific Approaches Used During the FBI's Investigation of the 2001 Anthrax Letters. The report cast doubt on the government's conclusion that Ivins was the perpetrator, finding that the type of anthrax used in the letters was correctly identified as the Ames strain of the bacterium, but that there was insufficient scientific evidence for the FBI's assertion that it originated from Ivins's laboratory.


2001 anthrax attacks
The FBI responded by pointing out that the review panel asserted that it would not be possible to reach a definite conclusion based on science alone, and said that a combination of factors led the FBI to conclude that Ivins had been the perpetrator. Some information is still sealed concerning the case and Ivins's mental problems. The government settled lawsuits that were filed by the widow of the first anthrax victim Bob Stevens for $2.5 million with no admission of liability. The settlement was reached solely for the purpose of "avoiding the expenses and risks of further litigations", according to a statement in the agreement.


2001 anthrax attacks, Context
The attacks followed a week after the September 11 attacks, which had caused the destruction of the World Trade Center in New York City, damage to The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and the crash of an airliner in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The anthrax attacks came in two waves. The first set of anthrax letters had a Trenton, New Jersey, postmark dated September 18, 2001.


2001 anthrax attacks, Context
Five letters are believed to have been mailed at this time to ABC News, CBS News, NBC News and the New York Post, all located in New York City, and to the National Enquirer at American Media, Inc. (AMI), in Boca Raton, Florida. Robert Stevens, who worked at the Sun tabloid, also published by AMI, died on October 5, 2001, four days after entering a Florida hospital with an undiagnosed illness that caused him to vomit and be short of breath.


2001 anthrax attacks, Context
Only the New York Post and NBC News letters were found; the existence of the other three letters is inferred because individuals at ABC, CBS and AMI became infected with anthrax. Scientists examining the anthrax from the New York Post letter said it appeared as a clumped coarse brown granular material looking like dog food.