Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'afọ 2001, ọ bịara nke isii n'asọmpi egwuregwu a na-eme n'ime ụlọ n'afọ 2001 ma nweta ihe nrite ọlaedo n'egwuregwu Mediterenian nke afọ 2001. Ihe mmeri nke mita 17.05 bụ nke kachasị mma n'oge ya. Ọ fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ ihe ndekọ egwuregwu, mana mita 17.13 nke Marios Hadjiandreou sitere na 1991 ka mma. N'afọ 2002, ọ ruru mita 17 maka oge mbụ n'ime ụlọ, na mita 17.03 na Genoa na February. Ọ gbara onye nke anọ n'asọmpi abụọ ahụ.
2002 European Indoor Championship na 2002 European Championship n'oge ọkọchị. Na asọmpi nke ikpeazụ ọ wụlitere mita 17.15, na oge kachasị mma ya bụ 17.17.