Athletics at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

Athletics at the 17th Commonwealth Games
The host stadium in Manchester
Host city	Manchester, England
Date(s)	26–30 July
Main stadium	City of Manchester Stadium
Level	Senior
Participation	739 (+25 disabled) athletes from 66 nations
Events	46 (+2 disability)
Records set	16 Games records
← 1998 Kuala Lumpur 2006 Melbourne → 2002 Commonwealth Games

At the 2002 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the City of Manchester Stadium on 26–30 July 2002. The route for the marathon event crossed Manchester city centre and finished in the stadium. The race walk events began alongside the Lowry Centre at Salford Quays. There were twenty-five men's events and 23 women's events; the schedules were identical except that there were men's 3000 metres steeplechase and 50 kilometres walk events. Pole vaulter Dominic Johnson won a bronze medal, Saint Lucia's only medal of the Games.

Sixteen Games records were bettered over the course of the competition, and two further records were set in the disability events.

* Athletes who ran in heats and received medals.

Retrieved from 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games Official Website.

  Host nation (England)