2007 World Championships in Athletics

Athletics competition in Osaka, Japan 2007 World Championships in Athletics Osaka 2007.svg 195 Osaka, Japan 199 1,817 47 24 August – 2 September 2007 Emperor Akihito IAAF President Lamine Diack Nagai Stadium Helsinki 2005 Berlin 2009 The 11th World Championships in Athletics, (ja 2007年世界陸上競技選手権大会) under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), were held at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan from 24 August to 2 September 2007. 200 of the IAAF's 212 member federations entered a total of 1,978 athletes, the greatest number of competitors at any World Championships to date.http://osaka2007.iaaf.org/news/kind=2/newsid=41420.html President Diack proudly signs off Osaka 2007 2007-09-02 2007-09-17 IAAF https://web.archive.org/web/20070904154233/http://osaka2007.iaaf.org/news/kind%3D2/newsid%3D41420.html 4 September 2007 deadhttp://osaka2007.iaaf.org/history/index.html WCH History 2007-09-17 IAAF https://web.archive.org/web/20070826161734/http://osaka2007.iaaf.org/history/index.html 26 August 2007 dead Sarah Brightman, the world's best-selling soprano, performed her single Running at the opening ceremony. Bidding process Having bid unsuccessfully to host the 2008 Summer Olympics, https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/in_depth/2001/olympic_votes/1436575.stm Beijing handed Olympic Games 2007-09-04 2001-07-13 BBC Sport Osaka was one of three cities to express an interest in hosting the 2007 World Championships alongside Budapest, Hungary and Berlin, Germany. By the IAAF's October 1, 2002 deadline, Budapest and Berlin had both withdrawn their bids, and Osaka was announced as the host city on November 15, 2002, as the sole remaining candidate. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/2480625.stm Osaka to host Worlds 2007-09-04 2002-11-15 BBC Sport Berlin later bid successfully for the 2009 World Championships. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4068915.stm Berlin named host of 2009 Worlds 2007-09-04 2004-12-04 BBC Sport Major themes Doping concerns The IAAF stepped up its "war on doping" at the Osaka games, and for the first time, the number of drug tests exceeded 1,000. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/6929518.stm Drug testing to increase at Osaka 2007-09-04 2007-08-03 BBC Sport The IAAF lobbied the World Anti-Doping Agency to adopt stiffer penalties for first-time doping offences in WADA's code of practice. http://osaka2007.iaaf.org/news/kind=2/newsid=40356.html Osaka Statement on Doping Penalties 2007-09-04 2007-08-23 IAAF https://web.archive.org/web/20070826161710/http://osaka2007.iaaf.org/news/kind%3D2/newsid%3D40356.html 26 August 2007 dead Before the Championships, former Olympic champion Ed Moses had voiced concerns about the extent of doping in the sport, and had even predicted that a medallist at the event would be found to have taken a banned substance. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/6961473.stm Moses warns of more drugs trouble 2007-09-04 2007-08-23 BBC Sport Despite these fears, the IAAF announced that only one of the samples taken over the course of the Championships was "suspicious" and required more examination. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/6974963.stm 'Suspicious' Osaka test revealed 2007-09-04 2007-09-02 BBC Sport The governing body refused to elaborate further until more was known, but the French hurdler Naman Keïta admitted to having failed a drug test. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/6979011.stm French athlete 'fails' drugs test 2007-09-04 2007-09-04 BBC Sport The IAAF later confirmed that Keïta had tested positive for testosterone in an out-of-competition test at a training camp, and labelled the World Championships 'drug-free'. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/7007294.stm Athletics 'is winning drugs war' 2007-09-25 2007-09-21 BBC Sport https://web.archive.org/web/20071016220337/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/7007294.stm 16 October 2007 live Weather conditions The Championships were held during an unseasonably hot summer in Japan, in contrast to the cool, wet and windy conditions of Helsinki two years earlier. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/4139432.stm Clay reigns supreme in decathlon 2007-09-04 2005-08-10 BBC Sport Temperatures earlier in the month had reached 40 °C (104 °F), killing several people. https://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUST19054920070816 Heatwave sweeps Japan, kills at least seven 2007-09-04 2007-08-16 Reuters Temperatures had eased somewhat by the start of the event, Wade Stephen https://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2007-08-25-1397387371_x.htm Steamy heat in Japan not a factor for athletes at World Championships, organizers say 2007-09-04 2007-08-25 Associated Press but with early-morning temperatures around 30 °C and humidity high, the IAAF maintained a colour-coded advisory scale warning of the risk of heat stroke. http://www.iaaf.org/newsfiles/40110.pdf Advisory Note 2007-09-04 IAAF https://web.archive.org/web/20070926025449/http://www.iaaf.org/newsfiles/40110.pdf 2007-09-26 dead Casualties of the heat were not as high as initially feared, but dozens of athletes failed to finish the walks and marathons and a few did require medical treatment. Some athletes in shorter events blamed poor performances on the difficult conditions. McAsey Jenny https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/humid-weather-disrupts-buster/news-story/8db52ce236300a6baeeba27daf9a5153 Humid weather disrupts Buster 2007-09-04 2007-09-04 The Australian https://web.archive.org/web/20070922094159/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22357251-2722,00.html 2007-09-22 subscription live Attendance Concerns had been raised in the week running up to the Championships about the low level of ticket sales – only 46% of seats had been filled by August 20. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/20/sports/AS-SPT-ATH-Worlds-Notebook.php Low ticket sales worrying IAAF ahead of athletics worlds 2007-09-04 2007-08-20 Associated Press The Nagai Stadium was less than half full for the opening ceremony, and there were around 15,000 empty seats on the night of the men's 100 m final.Mettam Greg http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/sports/news/20070827p2a00m0sp025000c.html World Athletics Championships threaten to melt into oblivion 2007-09-04 2007-08-27 Mainichi Daily NewsJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes A number of reasons were cited for the poor attendance, including high ticket prices (especially since the streets were lined during the marathons), Cram Steve Steve Cram http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2007/09/04/osaka_was_wellorganised_but_so.html Osaka was well-organised but somebody forgot to sell the tickets 2007-09-04 2007-09-04 The Guardian https://web.archive.org/web/20070907223720/http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2007/09/04/osaka_was_wellorganised_but_so.html 7 September 2007 dead the hot weather and the disappointing performance of the Japanese team. IAAF vice-president Sebastian Coe also suggested that the length of the Championships may have to be shortened in future to sustain the public's interest. Coe Sebastian Sebastian Coe https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=A1YourView&xml=/sport/2007/09/04/socoe104.xml https://web.archive.org/web/20071121045638/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=A1YourView&xml=%2Fsport%2F2007%2F09%2F04%2Fsocoe104.xml dead 2007-11-21 Osaka's high notes fail to reach enough ears 2007-09-04 2007-09-04 The Daily Telegraph Notable performances Despite no world records being broken, the Championships saw a number of significant personal and team achievements. The United States dominated the overall standings ahead of Kenya and Russia, equalling its best ever medal haul (first achieved in 1991) with 26, fourteen of them golds. The U.S. also set another Championship first by triumphing in all four relay races. Baum Bob https://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/09/02/ap4075468.html American Runner Felix Earns 3rd Gold 2007-09-04 2007-09-02 Associated PressJanuary 2022 medicmedic These accomplishments were highlighted by three individual performances: Tyson Gay and Allyson Felix collected three gold medals each (Gay in the 100 and 200 metres and the 4 × 100 m relay, Felix in the 200 m and the two women's relays), a feat previously achieved only by Marita Koch, Carl Lewis and Maurice Greene; while Kenyan-born Bernard Lagat became the first man to win both the 1500 and 5000 m titles at the same World Championships. Clarey Christopher http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/09/03/sports/webarena.php In the Arena: The best and the worst of 9 hot days in Osaka 2007-09-04 2007-09-03 International Herald Tribune https://web.archive.org/web/20070905145851/http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/09/03/sports/webarena.php 5 September 2007 live Perhaps the most unlikely American medal came from 110 m hurdler David Payne, who as first alternate had not travelled to Osaka with the rest of the team. After Dominique Arnold withdrew from the event with an injury, Payne only arrived in Japan the night before the heats, and proceeded to move through the rounds before taking bronze with a personal best. Amongst prominent European successes were Swede Carolina Klüft's third consecutive world heptathlon title with a European record score, the victory of 39-year-old German Franka Dietzsch in the discus, which made her the second-oldest world champion everGolden oldies defy age barrier in Osaka world championships Agence France-Presse 2007-08-30 http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/sports/view_article.php?article_id=85573 2007-08-31June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes and Nelson Évora's win in the triple jump, beating world-leading Brazilian Jadel Gregorio and defending champion Walter Davis. Christine Ohuruogu of Great Britain and Northern Ireland claimed a surprise gold in the women's 400 metres, less than a month after the expiry of a year-long ban imposed for missing three drug tests, https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/6968853.stm Ohuruogu claims gold for Britain 2007-09-04 2007-08-29 BBC Sport while high jumper Kyriakos Ioannou claimed the first ever medal for Cyprus in a World Championships. Sampaolo Diego Ioannou soars to first ever medal for Cyprus IAAF 2006-08-31 http://osaka2007.iaaf.org/news/kind=2/newsid=41098.html 2007-09-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20070901111452/http://osaka2007.iaaf.org/news/kind%3D2/newsid%3D41098.html 1 September 2007 dead Russia's Tatyana Lebedeva just missed out on an unprecedented long jump/triple jump double, but still ended up with a gold and a silver medal.Cuban Savigne upsets Lebedeva in triple jump Reuters 2006-08-31 http://sport.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-6888003,00.html 2007-09-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20070920185930/http://sport.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0%2C%2C-6888003%2C00.html 20 September 2007 dead African countries were typically well represented in the middle and long-distance events, with Kenyans claiming both the men's and women's marathon titles and Ethiopia winning three golds. Chinese athlete Liu Xiang, the only sprinter of non-African origin to clock sub-13 second 110m hurdles, took the gold medal at this event with a time of 12.95 seconds. World Record Holders for the 20 km Walk, Jefferson Pérez, and 50 km Walk, Nathan Deakes, both won their respective events, confirming their dominance of the event. In Perez's case, this was his third World Championship Gold Medal in a row. Host nation Japan gained its only medal on the final day with a bronze for Reiko Tosa in the women's marathon. Participating Nations 14em AFG 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 ALB 2007 World Championships in Athletics 1 ALG 2007 World Championships in Athletics 10 ASA 2007 World Championships in Athletics 1 AND 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 ANG 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 AIA 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 ANT 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 ARG 2007 World Championships in Athletics 6 ARM 2007 World Championships in Athletics 1 AUS 2007 World Championships in Athletics 44 AUT 2007 World Championships in Athletics 3 AZE 2007 World Championships in Athletics 1 BAH 2007 World Championships in Athletics 16 BRN 2007 World Championships in Athletics 10 BAN 2007 World Championships in Athletics 1 BAR 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 BLR 2007 World Championships in Athletics 27 BEL 2007 World Championships in Athletics 17 BIZ 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 BEN 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 BOL 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 BIH 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 BOT 2007 World Championships in Athletics 8 BRA 2007 World Championships in Athletics 42 IVB 2007 World Championships in Athletics 1 BRU 2007 World Championships in Athletics 1 BUL 2007 World Championships in Athletics 10 BUR 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 BDI 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 CAM 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 CMR 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 CAN 2007 World Championships in Athletics 24 CPV 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 CAY 2007 World Championships in Athletics 1 CAF 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 CHA 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 CHI 2007 World Championships in Athletics 1 CHN 2007 World Championships in Athletics 54 TPE 2007 World Championships in Athletics 3 COL 2007 World Championships in Athletics 7 COD 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 COK 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 CRC 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 CRO 2007 World Championships in Athletics 4 CUB 2007 World Championships in Athletics 32 CYP 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 CZE 2007 World Championships in Athletics 21 DEN 2007 World Championships in Athletics 5 DJI 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 DMA 2007 World Championships in Athletics 1 DOM 2007 World Championships in Athletics 5 ECU 2007 World Championships in Athletics 7 EGY 2007 World Championships in Athletics 4 ESA 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 GEQ 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 ERI 2007 World Championships in Athletics 4 EST 2007 World Championships in Athletics 10 ETH 2007 World Championships in Athletics 32 FIJ 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 FIN 2007 World Championships in Athletics 24 FRA 2007 World Championships in Athletics 45 PYF 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 GAB 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 GAM 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 GEO 2007 World Championships in Athletics 1 GER 2007 World Championships in Athletics 56 GHA 2007 World Championships in Athletics 6 GIB 2007 World Championships in Athletics 1 GBR 2007 World Championships in Athletics 50 GRE 2007 World Championships in Athletics 25 GRN 2007 World Championships in Athletics 3 GUM 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 GUA 2007 World Championships in Athletics 1 GUI 2007 World Championships in Athletics 1 GBS 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 GUY 2007 World Championships in Athletics 3 HAI 2007 World Championships in Athletics 3 HON 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 HKG 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 HUN 2007 World Championships in Athletics 11 ISL 2007 World Championships in Athletics 1 IND 2007 World Championships in Athletics 10 INA 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 IRI 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 IRQ 2007 World Championships in Athletics 1 IRL 2007 World Championships in Athletics 15 ISR 2007 World Championships in Athletics 7 ITA 2007 World Championships in Athletics 34 CIV 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 JAM 2007 World Championships in Athletics 42 JPN 2007 World Championships in Athletics 77 JOR 2007 World Championships in Athletics 1 KAZ 2007 World Championships in Athletics 15 KEN 2007 World Championships in Athletics 37 KIR 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 KUW 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 LAO 2007 World Championships in Athletics 1 LAT 2007 World Championships in Athletics 11 LIB 2007 World Championships in Athletics 1 LES 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 LBR 2007 World Championships in Athletics 1 LBA 2007 World Championships in Athletics 1 LIE 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 LTU 2007 World Championships in Athletics 6 MAC 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 MKD 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 MAD 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 MAW 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 MAS 2007 World Championships in Athletics 1 MDV 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 MLI 2007 World Championships in Athletics 3 MLT 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 MTN 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 MRI 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 MEX 2007 World Championships in Athletics 24 FSM 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 MDA 2007 World Championships in Athletics 3 MON 2007 World Championships in Athletics 1 MGL 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 MNE 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 MNT 2007 World Championships in Athletics 1 MAR 2007 World Championships in Athletics 29 MOZ 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 MYA 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 NAM 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 NRU 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 NEP 2007 World Championships in Athletics 1 NED 2007 World Championships in Athletics 9 AHO 2007 World Championships in Athletics 1 NZL 2007 World Championships in Athletics 10 NCA 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 NIG 2007 World Championships in Athletics 1 NGR 2007 World Championships in Athletics 22 NFI 2007 World Championships in Athletics 1 NMI 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 NOR 2007 World Championships in Athletics 14 PAK 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 PLW 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 PLE 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 PAN 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 PNG 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 PAR 2007 World Championships in Athletics 1 PER 2007 World Championships in Athletics 1 PHI 2007 World Championships in Athletics 1 POL 2007 World Championships in Athletics 48 POR 2007 World Championships in Athletics 24 PUR 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 QAT 2007 World Championships in Athletics 12 ROM 2007 World Championships in Athletics 29 RUS 2007 World Championships in Athletics 101 RWA 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 SKN 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 LCA 2007 World Championships in Athletics 1 VIN 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 SAM 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 SMR 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 STP 2007 World Championships in Athletics 1 KSA 2007 World Championships in Athletics 10 SEN 2007 World Championships in Athletics 3 SRB 2007 World Championships in Athletics 6 SEY 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 SLE 2007 World Championships in Athletics 1 SGP 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 SVK 2007 World Championships in Athletics 18 SLO 2007 World Championships in Athletics 13 SOL 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 SOM 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 RSA 2007 World Championships in Athletics 26 KOR 2007 World Championships in Athletics 11 ESP 2007 World Championships in Athletics 46 SRI 2007 World Championships in Athletics 1 SUD 2007 World Championships in Athletics 6 SUR 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 SWZ 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 SWE 2007 World Championships in Athletics 29 SUI 2007 World Championships in Athletics 12 SYR 2007 World Championships in Athletics 1 TJK 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 TAN 2007 World Championships in Athletics 6 THA 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 TOG 2007 World Championships in Athletics 1 TGA 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 TRI 2007 World Championships in Athletics 9 TUN 2007 World Championships in Athletics 3 TUR 2007 World Championships in Athletics 13 TKM 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 UGA 2007 World Championships in Athletics 9 UKR 2007 World Championships in Athletics 42 UAE 2007 World Championships in Athletics 1 USA 2007 World Championships in Athletics 130 URU 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 UZB 2007 World Championships in Athletics 4 VAN 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 VEN 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 ISV 2007 World Championships in Athletics 1 YEM 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 ZAM 2007 World Championships in Athletics 2 ZIM 2007 World Championships in Athletics 5 Men's results Track 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 100 metres MenTyson Gay USA 9.85Derrick Atkins BAH 9.91 NRAsafa Powell JAM 9.96200 metres MenTyson Gay USA 19.76 CRUsain Bolt JAM 19.91Wallace Spearmon USA 20.05400 metres MenJeremy Wariner USA 43.45 WL PBLaShawn Merritt USA 43.96 PBAngelo Taylor USA 44.32800 metres MenAlfred Kirwa Yego KEN 1:47.09Gary Reed CAN 1:47.10Yuriy Borzakovskiy RUS 1:47.391500 metres MenBernard Lagat USA 3:34.77Rashid Ramzi BHR 3:35.00 SBShedrack Kibet Korir KEN 3:35.045000 metres MenBernard Lagat USA 13:45.87Eliud Kipchoge KEN 13:46.00Moses Kipsiro UGA 13:46.7510,000 metres MenKenenisa Bekele ETH 1996 27:05.90 SBSileshi Sihine ETH 1996 27:09.03Martin Mathathi KEN 27:12.17Marathon MenLuke Kibet KEN 2:15:59Mubarak Hassan Shami QAT 2:17:18Viktor Röthlin SUI 2:17:25110 metres hurdles MenLiu Xiang CHN 12.95Terrence Trammell USA 12.99David Payne USA 13.02 PB400 metres hurdles MenKerron Clement USA 47.61 WLFélix Sánchez DOM 48.01 SBMarek Plawgo POL 48.12 NR3000 metres steeplechase MenBrimin Kipruto KEN 8:13.82Ezekiel Kemboi KEN 8:16.94Richard Mateelong KEN 8:17.5920 kilometres walk MenJefferson Pérez ECU 1:22:20Paquillo Fernández ESP 1:22:40Hatem Ghoula TUN 1:22:4050 kilometres walk MenNathan Deakes AUS 3:43:53 SBYohann Diniz FRA 3:44:22 SBAlex Schwazer ITA 3:44:384 × 100 metres relay MenUSADarvis PattonWallace SpearmonTyson GayLeroy DixonRodney Martin* 37.78 WLJAMMarvin AndersonUsain BoltNesta CarterAsafa PowellDwight Thomas*Steve Mullings* 37.89 NRGBRChristian MalcolmCraig PickeringMarlon DevonishMark Lewis-Francis 37.90 SB4 × 400 metres relay MenUSALaShawn MerrittAngelo TaylorDarold WilliamsonJeremy WarinerBershawn Jackson*Kerron Clement* 2:55.56 WLBAHAvard MoncurMichael MathieuAndrae WilliamsChris BrownNathaniel McKinney* 2:59.18 SBPOLMarek PlawgoDaniel DąbrowskiMarcin MarciniszynKacper KozłowskiRafał Wieruszewski*Witold Bańka* 3:00.05 SB Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds. Field 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 High jump MenDonald Thomas BAH 2.35 WLYaroslav Rybakov RUS 2.35 WLKyriakos Ioannou CYP 2.35 WLPole vault MenBrad Walker USA 5.86Romain Mesnil FRA 5.86 SBDanny Ecker GER 5.81Long jump MenIrving Saladino PAN 8.57 ARAndrew Howe ITA 8.47 NRDwight Phillips USA 8.30Triple jump MenNelson Évora POR 17.74 NRJadel Gregório BRA 17.59Walter Davis USA 17.33 SB Shot put MenReese Hoffa USA 22.04 Adam Nelson USA 21.61 SBRutger Smith NED 21.13Andrei Mikhnevich BLR 21.27Discus throw MenGerd Kanter EST 68.94Robert Harting GER 66.68Rutger Smith NED 66.42Javelin throw MenTero Pitkämäki FIN 90.33Andreas Thorkildsen NOR 88.61Breaux Greer USA 86.21Hammer throw MenIvan Tsikhan BLR 83.63 WLPrimož Kozmus SLO 82.29Libor Charfreitag SVK 81.60 SB Decathlon MenRoman Šebrle CZE 8676Maurice Smith JAM 8644 NRDmitriy Karpov KAZ 8586 SB Women's results Track 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 100 metres WomenVeronica Campbell JAM 11.01Lauryn Williams USA 11.01 SBCarmelita Jeter USA 11.02 PB 200 metres WomenAllyson Felix USA 21.81 WLVeronica Campbell JAM 22.34 SBSusanthika Jayasinghe SRI 22.63 400 metres WomenChristine Ohuruogu GBR 49.61 PBNicola Sanders GBR 49.65 PBNovlene Williams JAM 49.66 SB 800 metres WomenJaneth Jepkosgei KEN 1:56.04 WLHasna Benhassi MAR 1:56.99Mayte Martínez ESP 1:57.62 PB 1500 metres Women Maryam Yusuf Jamal BHR 3:58.75 SBIryna Lishchynska UKR 4:00.69 SB Daniela Yordanova BUL 4:00.82 SBYelena Soboleva RUS 3:58.995000 metres WomenMeseret Defar ETH 14:57.91Vivian Cheruiyot KEN 14:58.50Priscah Jepleting Cherono KEN 14:59.21 10,000 metres Women Tirunesh Dibaba ETH 31:55.41 SBKara Goucher USA 32:02.05 SB Jo Pavey GBR 32:03.81Elvan Abeylegesse TUR 31:59.40 Marathon WomenCatherine Ndereba KEN 2:30:37Zhou Chunxiu CHN 2:30:45Reiko Tosa JPN 2:30:55 100 metres hurdles WomenMichelle Perry USA 12.46Perdita Felicien CAN 12.49 SBDelloreen Ennis-London JAM 12.50 PB 400 metres hurdles WomenJana Rawlinson AUS 53.31 SBYuliya Pechenkina RUS 53.50 SBAnna Jesień POL 53.92 3000 metres steeplechase WomenYekaterina Volkova RUS 9:06.57 CR PBTatyana Petrova RUS 9:09.19 PBEunice Jepkorir KEN 9:20.09 20 kilometres walk WomenOlga Kaniskina RUS 1:30:09Tatyana Shemyakina RUS 1:30:42María Vasco ESP 1:30:47 4 × 100 metres relay WomenUSALauryn WilliamsAllyson FelixMikele BarberTorri EdwardsCarmelita Jeter*Mechelle Lewis* 41.98 WLJAMSheri-Ann BrooksKerron StewartSimone FaceyVeronica CampbellShelly-Ann Fraser* 42.01 SBBELOlivia BorléeHanna MariënÉlodie OuédraogoKim Gevaert 42.75 NR 4 × 400 metres relay WomenUSADeeDee TrotterAllyson FelixMary WinebergSanya RichardsMonique Hennagan*Natasha Hastings* 3:18.55 WLJAMShericka WilliamsShereefa LloydDavita PrendergastNovlene WilliamsAnastasia Le-Roy* 3:19.73 NRGBRChristine OhuruoguMarilyn OkoroLee McConnellNicola SandersDonna Fraser* 3:20.04 NR Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds. Field 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 High jump2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's high jumpBlanka Vlašić CRO 2.05Antonietta Di Martino ITA Anna Chicherova RUS 2.03 NR 2.03 PB After an outstanding season, Vlašić was the big favourite coming into the final, and she did not disappoint. Di Martino and Chicherova gave the Croatian a run for her money though, as they both cleared 2.03 and shared second place. With Russians Slesarenko and Savchenko both clearing 2.00, this was the first ever women's high jump competition with 5 jumpers over 2.00 and also the first ever with 3 jumpers clearing 2.03.Pole vault2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's pole vaultYelena Isinbayeva RUS 4.80Kateřina Baďurová CZE 4.75NRSvetlana Feofanova RUS 4.75 Isinbayeva was the only one to vault over 4.80 m. Then she attacked the world record trying to jump 5.02 m, but failed. Three athletes beat the height of 4.75 m, but only Baďurová succeeded with her first attempt, taking silver. Feofanova took bronze, beating Monika Pyrek thanks to her better first attempt on 4.70 m.Long jump2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's long jumpTatyana Lebedeva RUS 7.03Lyudmila Kolchanova RUS 6.92Tatyana Kotova RUS 6.90SB Lebedeva twice jumped 7.03 m to head a Russian clean sweep of the medals.Triple jump2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's triple jumpYargelis Savigne CUB 15.28WLTatyana Lebedeva RUS 15.07Marija Šestak SLO 14.72 Lebedeva's dominance of the event and her hopes of an unprecedented long jump/triple jump double were ended by Savigne, whose opening jump of 15.28 m proved decisive.Shot put2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot putValerie Vili NZL 20.54WL / ARNadine Kleinert GER 19.77SBLi Ling CHN 19.38PB Astapchuk lead throughout the rounds but Vili responded in the final round with a 20.54 throw. Astapchuk's last round effort of 20.48 was not enough to catch the New Zealander, who set a Commonwealth record.Discus throw2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throwFranka Dietzsch GER 66.61Yarelis Barrios CUB 63.90PBNicoleta Grasu ROU 63.40 Dietzsch's opening effort of 66.61 m proved enough to secure the gold medal for the third time in her career. At 39, she became the second-oldest athletics world champion in history. Darya Pishchalnikova initially finished second, but her silver medal was revoked in 2008 for manipulating drug samples.Javelin throw2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throwBarbora Špotáková CZE 67.07NRChristina Obergföll GER 66.46Steffi Nerius GER 64.42 The final was a battle between two pairs of German and Czech throwers which ended with a loss for this year unbeaten Obergföll. Špotáková improved the Czech national record (previously 66.21 held by herself since 2006) twice. She took an early lead for 66.40 m in her first attempt and secured the gold medal with her third throw (67.07) before Obergföll who reached 66.46 in the sixth attempt. Both Špotáková and Obergföl had a solid row of attempts over 60 m. Nerius (64.42) managed to get the bronze when she overcame Nikola Brejchová (63.73) in the fourth round.Hammer throw2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's hammer throwBetty Heidler GER 74.76Yipsi Moreno CUB 74.74Zhang Wenxiu CHN 74.39 In a tight contest, Moreno's final round throw fell just 2 cm short of Heidler's 74.76, set in round two. Ivana Brkljačić failed to follow up on her qualification-leading throw of 74.69 and had to settle with 11th place.Heptathlon2007 World Championships in Athletics – Women's heptathlonCarolina Klüft SWE 7032WL / ARLyudmila Blonska UKR 6832NRKelly Sotherton Great Britain and N.I. 6510SB Klüft set a European Record and became the second highest scorer ever in taking her third consecutive World Championship title and 19th consecutive heptathlon win. Sotherton had to fight with Jessica Ennis for a medal in the 800 m, after a poor javelin. Ennis won the 800 metres by only 0.19 seconds which was not enough, giving her the fourth place after Sotherton. Medal table thumb|The victory ceremony for the men's javelin JPN flaglinkteam 2007 World 14 5 7 5 3 5 4 7 3 3 1 0 2 3 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 6 3 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 4 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 yes 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 Broadcasting The broadcasters of the 2007 IAAF World Championships were as follows: Japan Broadcaster – TBS (Host broadcaster) and MBS (Cooperator) Caster – Yūji Oda and Miho Nakai Fieldcaster – Beni Arashiro Official song – All my treasures (Yūji Oda) Worldwide This list is non-exhaustive. Arab World – Al Jazeera Sports Australia – SBS TV Belgium – Sporza Bosnia and Herzegovina – BHTV1 Brazil – SporTV Bulgaria – BNT Canada – CBC Caribbean – CMC China – CCTV Croatia – HRT2 Czech Republic – ČT2 Denmark – DR2 Estonia – ETV Europe – Eurosport Finland – YLE France – France Televisions Germany – ARD and ZDF Greece – ET1 Israel – Channel 1 Italy – RAI Latvia – LTV7 Lithuania – LTV New Zealand – Sky Television Norway – NRK Philippines – NBN Poland – TVP Portugal – RTP2 Russia – Sport-RTR Serbia – RTS2 Slovakia – Dvojka South Korea – KBS Spain – TVE2 Sweden – SVT1, 2, HD Switzerland – SRG-SSR Turkey – TRT United Kingdom – BBC United States – NBC, Versus and WCSN Venezuela – Meridiano TV References 30em External links Results from IAAF.org 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics Osaka Official Site Category:World Athletics Championships World Championships in Athletics A World Championships Category:International athletics competitions hosted by Japan Category:August 2007 sports events in Japan Category:September 2007 sports events in Japan Category:21st century in Osaka