2007 in the sport of athletics

2007 in athletics
2007 in athletics
Major world events	World Championships
IAAF Athletes of the Year	Tyson Gay; Meseret Defar
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This article contains an overview of the sport of athletics, including track and field, cross country and road running, in the year 2007.

Major events

World

Regional

World records

Men

EVENT	ATHLETE	MARK/DISTANCE	DATE	VENUE
Half marathon	File:Flag of Kenya.svg Samuel Kamau Wanjiru (KEN)	58:53^{[Note 1]}	February 9	Ras al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates
2000 metres (indoor)	File:Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)	4:49.99	February 17	Birmingham, UK
20 kilometres (road)	File:Flag of Kenya.svg Samuel Kamau Wanjiru (KEN)	55:31+^{[Note 2]}	March 17	The Hague, Netherlands
Half marathon	File:Flag of Kenya.svg Samuel Kamau Wanjiru (KEN)	58:33	March 17	The Hague, Netherlands
20,000 m	File:Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)	56:26.0+	June 27	Ostrava, Czech Republic
Hour run	File:Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)	21.285 km	June 27	Ostrava, Czech Republic
100 metres	File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Asafa Powell (JAM)	9.74	September 9	Rieti, Italy
20 kilometres walking (road)	File:Flag of Russia.svg Vladimir Kanaykin (RUS)	1:17:16	September 29	Saransk, Russia
Marathon	File:Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)	2:04:26	September 30	Berlin, Germany

Women

EVENT	ATHLETE	MARK	DATE	VENUE
5000 m (indoor)	File:Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)	14:27.42	January 27	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
3000 m (indoor)	File:Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg Meseret Defar (ETH)	8:23.72	February 3	Stuttgart, Germany
4 × 800 m relay (indoor)	File:Flag of Russia.svg Moscow Oblast (RUS) Anna Balakshina, Natalya Panteleyeva, Anna Yemashova, Olesya Chumakova	8:18.54	February 11	Volgograd, Russia
Pole vault (indoor)	File:Flag of Russia.svg Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)	4.93 m	February 16	Donetsk, Ukraine
Two miles	File:Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg Meseret Defar (ETH)	9:10.47^{[Note 3]}	May 20	Carson, California, USA
5000 m	File:Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg Meseret Defar (ETH)	14:16.63	June 15	Oslo, Norway
Two miles	File:Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg Meseret Defar (ETH)	8:58.58^{[Note 3]}	September 14	Brussels, Belgium
20 kilometres (road)	File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lornah Kiplagat (NED)	1:02:57+	October 14	Udine, Italy
Half marathon	File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lornah Kiplagat (NED)	1:06:25	October 14	Udine, Italy

Notes

↑ Not ratified due to inadequate drug testing
↑ Not submitted for ratification as no official time taken
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 The 2 mile run is not an official event for record purposes, however, this is the best performance

Awards

Men

2007 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS	WINNER
IAAF World Athlete of the Year	File:Flag of the United States.svg Tyson Gay (USA)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year	File:Flag of the United States.svg Tyson Gay (USA)
European Athlete of the Year Award	File:Flag of Finland.svg Tero Pitkämäki (FIN)
Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award	File:Flag of the United States.svg Jeremy Wariner (USA)

Women

2007 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS	WINNER
IAAF World Athlete of the Year	File:Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg Meseret Defar (ETH)
Track & Field Athlete of the Year	File:Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg Meseret Defar (ETH)
European Athlete of the Year Award	File:Flag of Croatia.svg Blanka Vlašić (CRO)
Best Female Track Athlete ESPY Award	Not Rewarded

Men's Best Year Performers

100 metres

RANK	2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.	File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Asafa Powell (JAM)	9.74 WR
2.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Tyson Gay (USA)	9.84
3.	File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Derrick Atkins (BAH)	9.91
4.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Walter Dix (USA)	9.93
5.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Wallace Spearmon (USA)	9.96

200 metres

RANK	2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Tyson Gay (USA)	19.62
2.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Walter Dix (USA)	19.69
3.	File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Usain Bolt (JAM)	19.75
4.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Wallace Spearmon (USA)	19.82
5.	File:Flag of Norway.svg Jaysuma Saidy Ndure (NOR)	19.89

400 metres

RANK	2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Jeremy Wariner (USA)	43.45
2.	File:Flag of the United States.svg LaShawn Merritt (USA)	43.96
3.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Angelo Taylor (USA)	44.05
4.	File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Christopher Brown (BAH)	44.45
5.	File:Flag of France.svg Leslie Djhone (FRA)	44.46

800 metres

RANK	2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.	File:Flag of South Africa.svg Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (RSA)	1:43.74
2.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Alan Webb (USA)	1:43.84
3.	File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Yusuf Saad Kamel (BHR)	1:43.87
4.	File:Flag of Sudan.svg Abubaker Kaki Khamis (SUD)	1:43.90
5.	File:Flag of Morocco.svg Amine Laâlou (MAR)	1:43.94

1500 metres

RANK	2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Alan Webb (USA)	3:30.54
2.	File:Flag of Algeria.svg Tarek Boukensa (ALG)	3:30.92
3.	File:Flag of France.svg Mehdi Baala (FRA)	3:31.01
4.	File:Flag of Kenya.svg Shedrack Kibet Korir (KEN)	3:31.18
5.	File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Belal Mansoor Ali (BHR)	3:31.49

3000 metres

RANK	2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.	File:Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)	7:25.79
2.	File:Flag of Uganda.svg Moses Kipsiro (UGA)	7:32.03
3.	File:Flag of Ireland.svg Alistair Cragg (IRL)	7:32.49
4.	File:Flag of Kenya.svg Thomas Longosiwa (KEN)	7:32.79
5.	File:Flag of Kenya.svg Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)	7:33.06

5000 metres

RANK	2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.	File:Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)	12:49.53
2.	File:Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg Sileshi Sihine (ETH)	12:50.16
3.	File:Flag of Kenya.svg Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)	12:50.38
4.	File:Flag of Uganda.svg Moses Kipsiro (UGA)	12:50.72
5.	File:Flag of Kenya.svg Joseph Ebuya (KEN)	12:51.00

10,000 metres

RANK	2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.	File:Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)	26:48.73
2.	File:Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg Sileshi Sihine (ETH)	26:48.73
3.	File:Flag of Kenya.svg Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)	26.49.02
4.	File:Flag of Kenya.svg Moses Masai (KEN)	26:49.20
5.	File:Flag of Kenya.svg Moses Mosop (KEN)	26:49.55

110 metres hurdles

RANK	2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.	File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liu Xiang (CHN)	12.92
1.	File:Flag of Cuba.svg Dayron Robles (CUB)	12.92
3.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Terrence Trammell (USA)	12.95
4.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Wilson (USA)	13.02
4.	File:Flag of the United States.svg David Payne (USA)	13.02

400 metres hurdles

RANK	2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Kerron Clement (USA)	47.61
2.	File:Flag of the United States.svg James Carter (USA)	47.72
3.	File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Félix Sánchez (DOM)	48.01
4.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Michael Tinsley (USA)	48.02
5.	File:Flag of Poland.svg Marek Plawgo (POL)	48.12

3000 metres steeplechase

RANK	2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.	File:Flag of Kenya.svg Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN)	7:58.80
2.	File:Flag of Kenya.svg Brimin Kipruto (KEN)	8:02.89
3.	File:Flag of Kenya.svg Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)	8:05.50
4.	File:Flag of Sweden.svg Mustafa Mohamed (SWE)	8:05.75
5.	File:Flag of Kenya.svg Richard Mateelong (KEN)	8:06.66

Half Marathon

RANK	2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.	File:Flag of Kenya.svg Samuel Wanjiru (KEN)	58:35 WR
2.	File:Flag of Kenya.svg Patrick Makau (KEN)	58:56
3.	File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Zersenay Tadese (ERI)	58:59
4.	File:Flag of Kenya.svg Evans Cheruiyot (KEN)	59:05
5.	File:Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg Deribe Mergia (ETH)	59:16

Marathon

RANK	2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.	File:Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)	2:04:26 WR
2.	File:Flag of Kenya.svg Emanuel Mutai (KEN)	2:06:28
3.	File:Flag of Kenya.svg Samuel Wanjiru (KEN)	2:06:39
4.	File:Flag of Kenya.svg Richard Limo (KEN)	2:06:44
5.	File:Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg Deribe Mergia (ETH)	2:06:50

High jump

RANK	2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.	File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Donald Thomas (BAH)	2.35
	File:Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Holm (SWE)	2.35
	File:Flag of Russia.svg Yaroslav Rybakov (RUS)	2.35
	File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Kyriacos Ioannou (CYP)	2.35
5.	File:Flag of Germany.svg Eike Onnen (GER)	2.34
5.	File:Flag of Russia.svg Andrey Tereshin (RUS)	2.34

Pole Vault

RANK	2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	HEIGHT
1.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Brad Walker (USA)	5.95 m
2.	File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steven Hooker (AUS)	5.91 m
2.	File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Burgess (AUS)	5.91 m
4.	File:Flag of Germany.svg Björn Otto (GER)	5.90 m
5.	File:Flag of Germany.svg Danny Ecker (GER)	5.87 m

Long jump

RANK	2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	Distance/m
1.	File:Flag of Greece.svg Louis Tsatoumas (GRE)	8.66
2.	File:Flag of Panama.svg Irving Saladino (PAN)	8.57
3.	File:Flag of Italy.svg Andrew Howe (ITA)	8.47
4.	File:Flag of Jamaica.svg James Beckford (JAM)	8.37
5.	File:Flag of South Africa.svg Godfrey Khotso Mokoena (RSA)	8.34

Triple jump

RANK	2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	Distance/m
1.	File:Flag of Brazil.svg Jadel Gregório (BRA)	17.90
2.	File:Flag of Portugal.svg Nelson Évora (POR)	17.74
3.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Aarik Wilson (USA)	17.58
4.	File:Flag of Sweden.svg Christian Olsson (SWE)	17.56
5.	File:Flag of Cuba.svg Osniel Tosca (CUB)	17.52

Shot put

RANK	2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	Distance/m
1.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Reese Hoffa (USA)	22.43
2.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Christian Cantwell (USA)	21.96
3.	File:Flag of Denmark.svg Joachim Olsen (DEN)	21.61
3.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Adam Nelson (USA)	21.61
5.	File:Flag of Belarus.svg Andrey Mikhnevich (BLR)	21.27

Javelin throw

RANK	2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	Distance/m
1.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Breaux Greer (USA)	91.29
2.	File:Flag of Finland.svg Tero Pitkämäki (FIN)	91.23
3.	File:Flag of Latvia.svg Vadims Vasilevskis (LAT)	90.73
4.	File:Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR)	89.51
5.	File:Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Makarov (RUS)	87.46

Discus throw

RANK	2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	Distance/m
1.	File:Flag of Estonia.svg Gerd Kanter (EST)	72.02
2.	File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Virgilijus Alekna (LTU)	71.56
3.	File:Flag of Finland.svg Frantz Kruger (FIN)	69.97
4.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Jarred Rome (USA)	68.37
5.	File:Flag of Spain.svg Mario Pestano (ESP)	68.26

Hammer throw

RANK	2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	Distance/m
1.	File:Flag of Belarus.svg Ivan Tikhon (BLR)	83.63
2.	File:Flag of Belarus.svg Vadim Devyatovskiy (BLR)	82.94
3.	File:Flag of Japan.svg Koji Murofushi (JPN)	82.62
4.	File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Primož Kozmus (SLO)	82.30
5.	File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Libor Charfreitag (SVK)	81.60

Decathlon

RANK	2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	POINTS
1.	File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Roman Šebrle (CZE)	8697
2.	File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Maurice Smith (JAM)	8644
3.	File:Flag of Belarus.svg Andrei Krauchanka (BLR)	8617
4.	File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Dmitriy Karpov (KAZ)	8586
5.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Clay (USA)	8493

Women's Best Year Performers

100 metres

RANK	2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.	File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Veronica Campbell (JAM)	10.89
2.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Torri Edwards (USA)	10.90
3.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Me'Lisa Barber (USA)	10.95
4.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Sanya Richards (USA)	10.97
5.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Allyson Felix (USA)	11.01
5.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Lauryn Williams (USA)	11.01

200 metres

RANK	2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Allyson Felix (USA)	21.81
2.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Rachelle Smith (USA)	22.31
2.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Sanya Richards (USA)	22.31
4.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Ebonie Floyd (USA)	22.32
5.	File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Veronica Campbell (JAM)	22.34

400 metres

RANK	2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Sanya Richards (USA)	49.27
2.	File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Christine Ohuruogu (GBR)	49.61
3.	File:Flag of the United States.svg DeeDee Trotter (USA)	49.64
4.	File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nicola Sanders (GBR)	49.65
5.	File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Novlene Williams (JAM)	49.66

800 metres

RANK	2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.	File:Flag of Kenya.svg Janeth Jepkosgei (KEN)	1:56.04
2.	File:Flag of Morocco.svg Hasna Benhassi (MAR)	1:56.84
3.	File:Flag of Mozambique.svg Maria de Lurdes Mutola (MOZ)	1:56.98
4.	File:Flag of Spain.svg Mayte Martínez (ESP)	1:57.62
5.	File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Yuliya Krevsun (UKR)	1:57.63

1,500 metres

RANK	2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.	File:Flag of Russia.svg Yelena Soboleva (RUS)	3:57.30
2.	File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR)	3:58.75
3.	File:Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg Gelete Burka (ETH)	4:00.48
4.	File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Irina Lishchinskaya (UKR)	4:00.69
5.	File:Flag of Russia.svg Yuliya Fomenko (RUS)	4:00.7

Mile

RANK	2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.	File:Flag of Russia.svg Yelena Soboleva (RUS)	4:15.63
2.	File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR)	4:17.75
3.	File:Flag of Russia.svg Olga Yegorova (RUS)	4:20.10
4.	File:Flag of Russia.svg Gulnara Samitova-Galkina (RUS)	4:20.23
5.	File:Flag of Russia.svg Anna Alminova (RUS)	4:20.86

Half Marathon

RANK	2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.	File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lornah Kiplagat (NED)	1:06:25 WR
2.	File:Flag of Kenya.svg Mary Keitany (KEN)	1:06:48
3.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Kara Goucher (USA)	1:06:57
4.	File:Flag of Kenya.svg Rita Cheptoo (KEN)	1:07:05
5.	File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paula Radcliffe (GBR)	1:07:53

Marathon

RANK	2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.	File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Chunxiu (CHN)	2:20:38
2.	File:Flag of Japan.svg Mizuki Noguchi (JPN)	2:21:37
3.	File:Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg Getenesh Wami (ETH)	2:21:45
4.	File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paula Radcliffe (GBR)	2:23:09
5.	File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wei Yanan (CHN)	2:23:12

100m Hurdles

RANK	2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Michelle Perry (USA)	12.44
2.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Ginnie Powell (USA)	12.45
3.	File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Perdita Felicien (CAN)	12.49
3.	File:Flag of Sweden.svg Susanna Kallur (SWE)	12.49
5.	File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Delloreen Ennis-London (JAM)	12.50

400m Hurdles

RANK	2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Tiffany Williams (USA)	53.28
2.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Sheena Johnson (USA)	53.29
3.	File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jana Rawlinson (AUS)	53.31
4.	File:Flag of Russia.svg Yuliya Pechonkina (RUS)	53.50
5.	File:Flag of Poland.svg Anna Jesień (POL)	53.86

3,000m Steeplechase

RANK	2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	TIME
1.	File:Flag of Russia.svg Yekaterina Volkova (RUS)	9:06.57
2.	File:Flag of Russia.svg Tatyana Petrova (RUS)	9:09.19
3.	File:Flag of Russia.svg Gulnara Samitova-Galkina (RUS)	9:11.68
4.	File:Flag of Kenya.svg Eunice Jepkorir (KEN)	9:14.52
5.	File:Flag of Kenya.svg Ruth Bisibori (KEN)	9:24.51

High Jump

RANK	2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	HEIGHT
1.	File:Flag of Croatia.svg Blanka Vlašić (CRO)	2.07 m
2.	File:Flag of Italy.svg Antonietta Di Martino (ITA)	2.03 m
2.	File:Flag of Russia.svg Anna Chicherova (RUS)	2.03 m
4.	File:Flag of Sweden.svg Kajsa Bergqvist (SWE)	2.02 m
	File:Flag of Russia.svg Yelena Slesarenko (RUS)	2.02 m
	File:Flag of Spain.svg Ruth Beitia (ESP)	2.02 m

Pole Vault

RANK	2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	HEIGHT
1.	File:Flag of Russia.svg Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)	4.91 m
2.	File:Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Stuczynski (USA)	4.88 m
3.	File:Flag of Poland.svg Monika Pyrek (POL)	4.82 m
3.	File:Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Feofanova (RUS)	4.82 m
5.	File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Katerina Badurová (CZE)	4.75 m

Hammer throw

Heptathlon

RANK	2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS	POINTS
1.	File:Flag of Sweden.svg Carolina Klüft (SWE)	7032
2.	File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Lyudmila Blonska (UKR)	6832
3.	File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kelly Sotherton (GBR)	6510
4.	File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jessica Ennis (GBR)	6469
5.	File:Flag of Germany.svg Lilli Schwarzkopf (GER)	6439

Deaths

January 21 — Maria Cioncan (29), Romanian runner (b. 1977)
January 27 — Yang Chuan-kwang (73), Taiwanese decathlete (b. 1933)
January 27 — Yelena Romanova (43), Russian runner (b. 1963)
April 2 — Satymkul Dzhumanazarov (56), Kyrgyzstani long-distance runner (b. 1951)
August 1 — Veikko Karvonen (81), Finnish long-distance runner (b. 1926)
September 29 — Gyula Zsivótzky (70), Hungarian hammer thrower (b. 1937)
October 1 — Al Oerter (71), American discus thrower (b. 1936)
November 3 — Ryan Shay (28), American long-distances runner (b. 1979)
November 13 — Robert Taylor (59), American sprinter (b. 1948)
November 26 — Herb McKenley (85), Jamaican sprinter (b. 1922)

References

Year Lists

[dope-1] Not ratified due to inadequate drug testing

[notime-2] Not submitted for ratification as no official time taken

[2mile-3] 3.0 ^3.1 The 2 mile run is not an official event for record purposes, however, this is the best performance

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[Note 3]

2007 in the sport of athletics

Major events

World

Regional

World records

Men

Women

Notes

Awards

Men

Women

Men's Best Year Performers

Women's Best Year Performers

Deaths

References

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