2007 in the sport of athletics

none 2007 in athletics 180 World Championships Tyson GayMeseret Defar 2006 2008 2007 the sport of athletics This article contains an overview of the sport of athletics, including track and field, cross country and road running, in the year 2007. 2 Major events World 30em World Championships in Athletics World Athletics Final World Cross Country Championships World Road Running Championships World Youth Championships World Student Games Military World Games Golden League World Marathon Majors Regional 22em All-Africa Games African Junior Championships Asian Championships Asian Cross Country Championships Asian Indoor Games Pan Arab Games Southeast Asian Games NACAC Athletics Championships NACAC Cross Country Championships Pan American Games South American Athletics Championships South American Cross Country Championships European Cross Country Championships European Cup European Indoor Championships European Junior Championships European U23 Championships European Youth Olympic Festival European Mountain Running Championships World records Men EVENTATHLETEMARK/DISTANCEDATEVENUEHalf marathonSamuel Kamau Wanjiru KEN58:53Not ratified due to inadequate drug testingFebruary 9Ras al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates2000 metres (indoor)Kenenisa Bekele ETH 19964:49.99February 17Birmingham, UK20 kilometres (road)Samuel Kamau Wanjiru KEN55:31+Not submitted for ratification as no official time takenMarch 17The Hague, NetherlandsHalf marathonSamuel Kamau Wanjiru KEN58:33March 17The Hague, Netherlands20,000 mHaile Gebrselassie ETH 199656:26.0+June 27Ostrava, Czech RepublicHour runHaile Gebrselassie ETH 199621.285 kmJune 27Ostrava, Czech Republic100 metresAsafa Powell JAM9.74September 9Rieti, Italy20 kilometres walking (road)Vladimir Kanaykin RUS1:17:16September 29Saransk, RussiaMarathonHaile Gebrselassie ETH 19962:04:26September 30Berlin, Germany Women EVENTATHLETEMARKDATEVENUE5000 m (indoor)Tirunesh Dibaba ETH 199614:27.42January 27Boston, Massachusetts, USA3000 m (indoor)Meseret Defar ETH 19968:23.72February 3Stuttgart, Germany4 × 800 m relay (indoor)Moscow Oblast RUSAnna Balakshina,Natalya Panteleyeva,Anna Yemashova,Olesya Chumakova8:18.54February 11Volgograd, RussiaPole vault (indoor)Yelena Isinbayeva RUS4.93 mFebruary 16Donetsk, UkraineTwo milesMeseret Defar ETH 19969:10.47The 2 mile run is not an official event for record purposes, however, this is the best performanceMay 20Carson, California, USA5000 mMeseret Defar ETH 199614:16.63June 15Oslo, NorwayTwo milesMeseret Defar ETH 19968:58.58September 14Brussels, Belgium20 kilometres (road)Lornah Kiplagat NED1:02:57+October 14Udine, ItalyHalf marathonLornah Kiplagat NED1:06:25October 14Udine, Italy Notes 30em Note Awards Men 2007 TRACK & FIELD AWARDSWINNERIAAF World Athlete of the YearTyson Gay USATrack & Field Athlete of the YearTyson Gay USAEuropean Athlete of the Year AwardTero Pitkämäki FINBest Male Track Athlete ESPY AwardJeremy Wariner USA Women 2007 TRACK & FIELD AWARDSWINNERIAAF World Athlete of the YearMeseret Defar ETH 1996Track & Field Athlete of the YearMeseret Defar ETH 1996European Athlete of the Year AwardBlanka Vlašić CROBest Female Track Athlete ESPY AwardNot Rewarded Men's Best Year Performers 100 metres RANK2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Asafa Powell JAM9.74 WR2.Tyson Gay USA9.843.Derrick Atkins BAH9.914.Walter Dix USA9.935.Wallace Spearmon USA9.96 200 metres RANK2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Tyson Gay USA19.62 2.Walter Dix USA19.693.Usain Bolt JAM19.754.Wallace Spearmon USA19.825.Jaysuma Saidy Ndure NOR19.89 400 metres RANK2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Jeremy Wariner USA43.45 2.LaShawn Merritt USA43.963.Angelo Taylor USA44.054.Christopher Brown BAH44.455.Leslie Djhone FRA44.46 800 metres RANK2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Mbulaeni Mulaudzi RSA1:43.742.Alan Webb USA1:43.843.Yusuf Saad Kamel BHR1:43.874.Abubaker Kaki Khamis SUD1:43.905.Amine Laâlou MAR1:43.94 1500 metres RANK2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Alan Webb USA3:30.542.Tarek Boukensa ALG3:30.923.Mehdi Baala FRA3:31.014.Shedrack Kibet Korir KEN3:31.185.Belal Mansoor Ali BHR3:31.49 3000 metres RANK2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Kenenisa Bekele ETH 19967:25.792.Moses Kipsiro UGA7:32.033.Alistair Cragg IRL7:32.494.Thomas Longosiwa KEN7:32.795.Eliud Kipchoge KEN7:33.06 5000 metres RANK2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Kenenisa Bekele ETH 199612:49.532.Sileshi Sihine ETH 199612:50.163.Eliud Kipchoge KEN12:50.384.Moses Kipsiro UGA12:50.725.Joseph Ebuya KEN12:51.00 10,000 metres RANK2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Kenenisa Bekele ETH 199626:48.732.Sileshi Sihine ETH 199626:48.733.Eliud Kipchoge KEN26.49.024.Moses Masai KEN26:49.205.Moses Mosop KEN26:49.55 110 metres hurdles RANK2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Liu Xiang CHN12.92Dayron Robles CUB12.923.Terrence Trammell USA12.954.Ryan Wilson USA13.02David Payne USA13.02 400 metres hurdles RANK2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Kerron Clement USA47.612.James Carter USA47.723.Félix Sánchez DOM48.014.Michael Tinsley USA48.025.Marek Plawgo POL48.12 3000 metres steeplechase RANK2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Paul Kipsiele Koech KEN7:58.802.Brimin Kipruto KEN8:02.893.Ezekiel Kemboi KEN8:05.504.Mustafa Mohamed SWE8:05.755.Richard Mateelong KEN8:06.66 Half Marathon RANK2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Samuel Wanjiru KEN58:35 WR2.Patrick Makau KEN58:563.Zersenay Tadese ERI58:594.Evans Cheruiyot KEN59:055.Deribe Mergia ETH 199659:16 Marathon RANK2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Haile Gebrselassie ETH 19962:04:26 WR2.Emanuel Mutai KEN2:06:283.Samuel Wanjiru KEN2:06:394.Richard Limo KEN2:06:445.Deribe Mergia ETH 19962:06:50 High jump RANK2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Donald Thomas BAH2.35Stefan Holm SWE2.35Yaroslav Rybakov RUS2.35Kyriacos Ioannou CYP2.355.Eike Onnen GER2.34Andrey Tereshin RUS2.34 Pole Vault RANK2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.Brad Walker USA5.95 m2.Steven Hooker AUS5.91 mPaul Burgess AUS5.91 m4.Björn Otto GER5.90 m5.Danny Ecker GER5.87 m Long jump RANK2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDistance/m1.Louis Tsatoumas GRE8.662.Irving Saladino PAN8.573.Andrew Howe ITA8.474.James Beckford JAM8.375.Godfrey Khotso Mokoena RSA8.34 Triple jump RANK2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDistance/m1.Jadel Gregório BRA17.902.Nelson Évora POR17.743.Aarik Wilson USA17.584.Christian Olsson SWE17.565.Osniel Tosca CUB17.52 Shot put RANK2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDistance/m1.Reese Hoffa USA22.432.Christian Cantwell USA21.963.Joachim Olsen DEN21.61Adam Nelson USA21.615.Andrey Mikhnevich BLR21.27 Javelin throw RANK2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDistance/m1.Breaux Greer USA91.292.Tero Pitkämäki FIN91.233.Vadims Vasilevskis LAT90.734.Andreas Thorkildsen NOR89.515.Sergey Makarov RUS87.46 Discus throw RANK2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDistance/m1.Gerd Kanter EST72.022.Virgilijus Alekna LTU71.563.Frantz Kruger FIN69.974.Jarred Rome USA68.375.Mario Pestano ESP68.26 Hammer throw 2007 Hammer Throw Year Ranking RANK2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSDistance/m1.Ivan Tikhon BLR83.632.Vadim Devyatovskiy BLR82.943.Koji Murofushi JPN82.624.Primož Kozmus SLO82.305.Libor Charfreitag SVK81.60 Decathlon 2007 Decathlon Year Ranking RANK2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS1.Roman Šebrle CZE86972.Maurice Smith JAM86443.Andrei Krauchanka BLR86174.Dmitriy Karpov KAZ85865.Bryan Clay USA8493 Women's Best Year Performers 100 metres RANK2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Veronica Campbell JAM10.892.Torri Edwards USA10.903.Me'Lisa Barber USA10.954.Sanya Richards USA10.975.Allyson Felix USA11.01Lauryn Williams USA11.01 200 metres RANK2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Allyson Felix USA21.812.Rachelle Smith USA22.31Sanya Richards USA22.314.Ebonie Floyd USA22.325.Veronica Campbell JAM22.34 400 metres RANK2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Sanya Richards USA49.272.Christine Ohuruogu GBR49.613.DeeDee Trotter USA49.644.Nicola Sanders GBR49.655.Novlene Williams JAM49.66 800 metres RANK2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Janeth Jepkosgei KEN1:56.042.Hasna Benhassi MAR1:56.843.Maria de Lurdes Mutola MOZ1:56.984.Mayte Martínez ESP1:57.625.Yuliya Krevsun UKR1:57.63 1,500 metres RANK2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Yelena Soboleva RUS3:57.302.Maryam Yusuf Jamal BHR3:58.753.Gelete Burka ETH 19964:00.484.Irina Lishchinskaya UKR4:00.695.Yuliya Fomenko RUS4:00.7 Mile RANK2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Yelena Soboleva RUS4:15.632.Maryam Yusuf Jamal BHR4:17.753.Olga Yegorova RUS4:20.104.Gulnara Samitova-Galkina RUS4:20.235.Anna Alminova RUS4:20.86 Half Marathon RANK2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Lornah Kiplagat NED1:06:25 WR2.Mary Keitany KEN1:06:483.Kara Goucher USA1:06:574.Rita Cheptoo KEN1:07:055.Paula Radcliffe GBR1:07:53 Marathon RANK2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Zhou Chunxiu CHN2:20:382.Mizuki Noguchi JPN2:21:373.Getenesh Wami ETH 19962:21:454.Paula Radcliffe GBR2:23:095.Wei Yanan CHN2:23:12 100m Hurdles RANK2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Michelle Perry USA12.442.Ginnie Powell USA12.453.Perdita Felicien CAN12.49Susanna Kallur SWE12.495.Delloreen Ennis-London JAM12.50 400m Hurdles RANK2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Tiffany Williams USA53.282.Sheena Johnson USA53.293.Jana Rawlinson AUS53.314.Yuliya Pechonkina RUS53.505.Anna Jesień POL53.86 3,000m Steeplechase RANK2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSTIME1.Yekaterina Volkova RUS9:06.572.Tatyana Petrova RUS9:09.193.Gulnara Samitova-Galkina RUS9:11.684.Eunice Jepkorir KEN9:14.525.Ruth Bisibori KEN9:24.51 High Jump RANK2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.Blanka Vlašić CRO2.07 m2.Antonietta Di Martino ITA2.03 mAnna Chicherova RUS2.03 m4.Kajsa Bergqvist SWE2.02 mYelena Slesarenko RUS2.02 mRuth Beitia ESP2.02 m Pole Vault RANK2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSHEIGHT1.Yelena Isinbayeva RUS4.91 m2.Jennifer Stuczynski USA4.88 m3.Monika Pyrek POL4.82 mSvetlana Feofanova RUS4.82 m5.Katerina Badurová CZE4.75 m Hammer throw 2007 Hammer Throw Year Ranking Heptathlon RANK2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERSPOINTS1.Carolina Klüft SWE70322.Lyudmila Blonska UKR68323.Kelly Sotherton GBR65104.Jessica Ennis GBR64695.Lilli Schwarzkopf GER6439 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 Category:Sport of athletics by year