At the 2001 Southeast Asian Games, the

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events were held in

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. A total of 46 events were contested, of which 24 by male and 22 by female athletes. The

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events were hosted at the National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, the marathons were held around Merdeka Square, and the

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events took place at

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.THE VARIOUS SPORTS AND THE PROPOSED VENUE FOR THE XXI SEA GAMES 2001
KualaLumpur2001 (archived). Retrieved on 2013-04-06. Seven of the ten competing nations reached the medal table.

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, traditionally the regional leader in athletics, was the most successful nation, winning twenty-two gold medals and forty-one in total. The

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and Malaysia each won eight gold medals, with the Philippines edging into second with a medal haul of 23 (one more than the hosts).

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and

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respectively won 22 and 17 medals overall.Results from ASIA 2001-27 - MALAYSIA - XXI. SEA GAMES at Kuala Lumpur / 12. – 16.09.2001
. Vietnam Athletics Federation. Retrieved on 2013-04-06. Three new women's events were introduced at the 21st edition of the competition:

pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...

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, and the 20 km race walk.South East Asian Games
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. Many champions from the 1999 edition of the tournament retained their titles: Arumugam Munusamy (men's

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) and Supriati Sutono (women's 5000 metres) won their third straight

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titles, Juthaporn Krasaeyan had her third consecutive women's shot put and

discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an ancient sport, as demonstrated by th ...

double, Loo Kum Zee won his fourth men's high jump gold, James Wong Tuck Yim took a fifth title in the men's discus and Nur Herman Majid extended his unbeaten run in the

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to six titles. Thailand had a sweep of the relays and several Thai athletes won multiple gold medals. Reanchai Sriharwong and Supavadee Khawpeag did the

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sprint double on the men's and women's sides respectively, with Khawpeag breaking the Thai records in the process.

Wassana Winatho Wassana Winatho ( th, วาสนา วินาโท; born 30 June 1980, in Prachinburi), also known as ''Amornrat Winatho'' and ''Vassanee Vinatho'', is a Thai track and field athlete who specialises in the h ...

won the women's 400 metres flat and

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, while Nattaporn Nomkanha was the men's gold medallist in the

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and

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. Outside of Thailand, three other athletes topped the individual podium twice. The Philippines'

Eduardo Buenavista Eduardo Buenavista (born 13 October 1978 in Santo Niño, South Cotabato)3000 metres steeplechase (knocking fifteen seconds off the games record in the latter). Pham Dinh Khanh Doan did a women's middle-distance double for

, while Indonesia's Supriyati Sutono improved the standards for the 5000 m and

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, setting meet records in both.

Medal summary

Men

Women

Results

Men

100 metres

;Round 1 *Heat 1 Wind: -0.6 m/s *Heat 2 Wind: -0.4 m/s ;Final Wind: -0.5 m/s

200 metres

;Round 1 *Heat 1 Wind: -0.7 m/s *Heat 2 Wind: +0.8 m/s ;Final Wind: -0.5 m/s

400 metres

;Final

800 metres

;Round 1 *Heat 1 *Heat 2 Wind: +0.8 m/s ;Final

1500 metres

;Final

5000 metres

;Final

10,000 metres

;Final

110 metres hurdles

;Final Wind: 0.0 m/s

400 metres hurdles

;Final

3000 metres steeplechase

;Final

4 × 100 metres relay

;Final

4 × 400 metres relay

;Final

Marathon

;Final

20 km walk

;Final

50 km walk

;Final

High jump

;Final

Pole vault

;Final

Long jump

;Final

Triple jump

;Final

Shot put

;Final

Discus throw

;Final

Hammer throw

;Final

Javelin throw

;Final

Decathlon

;Summary

Women

100 metres

;Round 1 *Heat 1 Wind: -0.4 m/s *Heat 2 Wind: -0.4 m/s ;Final Wind: 0.0 m/s

200 metres

;Final Wind: -0.7 m/s

400 metres

;Final

800 metres

;Final

1500 metres

;Final

5000 metres

;Final

10000 metres

;Final

100 metres hurdles

;Final Wind: 0.0 m/s

400 metres hurdles

;Final

4 × 100 metres relay

;Final

4 × 400 metres relay

;Final

Marathon

;Final

20 km walk

;Final

High jump

;Final

Pole vault

;Final

Long jump

;Final

Triple jump

;Final

Shot put

;Final

Discus throw

;Final

Hammer throw

;Final

Javelin throw

;Final

Heptathlon

;Results *100 metres hurdles *High jump *Shot put *200 metres *Long jump *Javelin throw *800 metres ;Summary

National records by non-medallists

*Women's discus throw: 40.15 m NR *Women's pole vault: 3.30 m =NR *Women's 20 km walk: 1:55:46 min NR *Women's 5000 metres: 19:21.15 min NR *Women's 200 metres: 25.22 sec NR *Men's 4 × 100 m relay: 43.00 sec =NR

Medal table

References

;Results
Results from ASIA 2001-27 - MALAYSIA - XXI. SEA GAMES at Kuala Lumpur / 12. – 16.09.2001
Vietnam Athletics Federation. Retrieved on 2013-04-06.

External links

Official website
(archived)
Games webpage
from Asian Olympic Committee

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2001 SEA Games The 2001 Southeast Asian Games ( ms, Sukan Asia Tenggara 2001), officially known as the 21st Southeast Asian Games, was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This was the fifth time that Malaysia plays as SEA Games ...

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