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2007 IAAF Golden League

The 2007 Golden League was the tenth edition of the IAAF's annual series of six athletics meets, held across Europe, with athletes having the chance to win the Golden League Jackpot of $1 million.

Jackpot events

The 2007 series included meets at

Bislett Games

Held in Oslo, Norway on June 15, at the Bislett Stadium. Meseret Defar's Women's 5000 m World Record somewhat overshadowed the Jackpot events in Oslo, but some interesting Jackpot contenders emerged.

Men's 100 m

World Record-holder, Asafa Powell, took the event in 9.94.

Wind: +0.9 m/s

Position Country Athlete Time
1  Jamaica Asafa Powell 9.94
2  Portugal Francis Obikwelu 10.06
3  Nigeria Olusoji Fasuba 10.25
4  Great Britain Mark Lewis-Francis 10.25
5  Trinidad and Tobago Marc Burns 10.26
6  Trinidad and Tobago Darrell Brown 10.61
DQ  Great Britain Marlon Devonish (10.08)

Men's 1500 m

(Held as Mile) Moroccan Adil Kaouch produced a personal best to win this event from Augustine Choge of Kenya and Andrew Baddeley of Great Britain. Australian Craig Mottram finished ninth.

Position Country Athlete Time
1  Morocco Adil Kaouch 3:51.14
2  Kenya Augustine Choge 3:51.62
3  Great Britain Andrew Baddeley 3:51.95
4  Kenya Daniel Kipchirchir Komen 3:52.19
5  Spain Arturo Casado 3:52.35
6  Spain Sergio Gallardo 3:52.38
7  Kenya Isaac Kiprono Songok 3:52.85
8  Kenya Suleiman Simotwo 3:53.08
9  Australia Craig Mottram 3:54.57
10  Kenya Alex Kipchirchir 3:55.96
11  Algeria Tarek Boukensa 3:56.37
12  Morocco Abdalaati Iguider 3:59.79
DNF  Kenya Philemon Kipkorir Kimutai -
DNF  Kenya Gilbert Kipchoge -

Men's 110 m Hurdles

USA's Anwar Moore took a narrow victory in the absence of World Record-holder Liu Xiang, Cuban Dayron Robles, and top Americans such as Terrence Trammell and Dominique Arnold.

Wind: -0.3 m/s

Position Country Athlete Time
1  United States Anwar Moore 13.26
2  United States David Payne 13.27
3  Germany Thomas Blaschek 13.46
4  United States Joel Brown 13.51
5  Great Britain Andy Turner 13.56
6  Spain Jackson Quiñónez 13.65
7  Netherlands Gregory Sedoc 13.73
8  United States David Oliver 13.75

Men's Triple Jump

Great Britain's Phillips Idowu took a surprise victory from Olympic and European champion Christian Olsson and World Leader Jadel Gregório.

Position Country Athlete Distance
1  Great Britain Phillips Idowu 17.35
2  Sweden Christian Olsson 17.33
3  United States Aarik Wilson 17.26
4  Great Britain Nathan Douglas 17.18
5  Brazil Jadel Gregório 17.12
6  United States Walter Davis 17.00
7  Portugal Nelson Évora 16.92
8  Norway Lars Ytterhaugh 15.41

Men's Javelin

Finn Tero Pitkämäki out-threw Olympic champion and home crowd favorite Andreas Thorkildsen, and in-form American Breaux Greer.

Position Country Athlete Distance
1  Finland Tero Pitkämäki 88.78
2  United States Breaux Greer 88.73
3  Norway Andreas Thorkildsen 87.79
4  Cuba Guillermo Martínez 85.30
5  Sweden Magnus Arvidsson 84.10
6  Russia Sergey Makarov 83.88
7  Russia Aleksandr Ivanov 81.95
8  Finland Teemu Wirkkala 80.72
NM  Latvia Vadims Vasilevskis -

Women's 100 m

American Stephanie Durst continued her good form to take victory ahead of Sheri-Ann Brooks.

Wind: -0.2 m/s

Position Country Athlete Time
1  United States Stephanie Durst 11.22
2  Jamaica Sheri-Ann Brooks 11.23
3  Cayman Islands Cydonie Mothersille 11.25
4  Belgium Kim Gevaert 11.25
5  Bahamas Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie 11.27
6  Bulgaria Ivet Lalova 11.32
7  Norway Ezinne Okparaebo 11.56
8  Jamaica Sherone Simpson 11.64

Women's 400 m

Sanya Richards took an expected victory from former World Champion Amy Mbacke Thiam of Senegal.

Position Country Athlete Time
1  United States Sanya Richards 50.26
2  Senegal Amy Mbacke Thiam 51.22
3  Jamaica Shericka Williams 51.32
4  Australia Tamsyn Lewis 51.86
5  Bahamas Christine Amertil 52.02
6  Great Britain Marilyn Okoro 52.80
7  Estonia Maris Mägi 54.36
DNS  Jamaica Kaliese Spencer -

Women's 100 m Hurdles

World Champion Michelle Perry extended her winning streak to 14 races, beating top European Susanna Kallur.

  • Wind: -0.1m/s
Position Country Athlete Time
1  United States Michelle Perry 12.70
2  Sweden Susanna Kallur 12.76
3  Jamaica Delloreen Ennis-London 12.78
4  Canada Angela Whyte 12.87
5  Nigeria Josephine Onyia 12.93
6  Germany Kirsten Bolm 13.15
7  Ireland Derval O'Rourke 13.19
DNS  Jamaica Brigitte Foster-Hylton -

Women's High Jump

Olympic and World Indoor Champion, Yelena Slesarenko, beat a star-studded field which included the European Champion indoors and outdoors, Tia Hellebaut, World Champion outdoors and World Record-holder indoors, Kajsa Bergqvist, and four other jumpers who had been over 2 meters this year.

Position Country Athlete Height
1  Russia Yelena Slesarenko 2.02
2  Croatia Blanka Vlašić 1.98
3  Ukraine Vita Palamar 1.96
4  Belgium Tia Hellebaut 1.96
5  Sweden Kajsa Bergqvist 1.93
6  Spain Ruth Beitia 1.90
6  Italy Antonietta Di Martino 1.90
8  Canada Nicole Forrester 1.85
9  Russia Anna Chicherova 1.85
9  Sweden Carolina Klüft 1.85

Women's Pole Vault

Olympic, World, and European Champion, Yelena Isinbayeva, who also holds both the indoor and outdoor World Records, took a highly anticipated victory ahead of Polish rival Monika Pyrek.

Position Country Athlete Height
1  Russia Yelena Isinbayeva 4.85
2  Poland Monika Pyrek 4.60
3  Russia Tatyana Polnova 4.55
4  Russia Yuliya Golubchikova 4.55
5  Brazil Fabiana Murer 4.45
6  Czech Republic Kateřina Baďurová 4.30
7  Germany Silke Spiegelburg 4.30
8  Norway Cathrine Larsåsen 4.00

Jackpot Contenders

Men

100 m: Asafa Powell ( Jamaica)

1500 m: Adil Kaouch ( Morocco)

110 m Hurdles: Anwar Moore ( United States)

Triple Jump: Phillips Idowu ( Great Britain)

Javelin: Tero Pitkämäki ( Finland)

Women

100 m: Stephanie Durst ( United States)

400 m: Sanya Richards ( United States)

100 m Hurdles: Michelle Perry ( United States)

High Jump: Yelena Slesarenko ( Russia)

Pole Vault: Yelena Isinbayeva ( Russia)

Meeting Gaz de France

Held in Paris, France, at the nine-lane track of the Stade de France, on July 6.

Men's 100 m

Asafa Powell (winner in Oslo), battling with injury, did not run in Paris, and so was out of the Jackpot race before it had started. In his absence, Bahamian, Derrick Atkins, won in 10.00 seconds.

  • Wind: -0.1 m/s
Position Country Athlete Time
1  Bahamas Derrick Atkins 10.00
2  United States Mark Jelks 10.09
3  United States Shawn Crawford 10.13
4  Jamaica Clement Campbell 10.13
5  Netherlands Antilles Churandy Martina 10.13
6  United States Leonard Scott 10.14
7  Jamaica Steve Mullings 10.16
8  France David Alerte 10.26
9  Jamaica Michael Frater 10.29

Men's 1500 m

Adil Kaouch, winner in Oslo, was also injured and out of the Jackpot race, but a thrilling race ensued, with Alan Webb's sprint for home beating the valiant efforts of home-crowd favorite Mehdi Baala.

Position Country Athlete Time
1  United States Alan Webb 3:30.54
2  France Mehdi Baala 3:31.01
3  Algeria Tarek Boukensa 3:32.77
4  Kenya Shedrack Kibet Korir 3:32.81
5  Canada Kevin Sullivan 3:34.16
6  Kenya Suleiman Kipses Simotowo 3:34.78
7  United States Bernard Lagat 3:35.09
8  France Mounir Yemmouni 3:35.29
9  Algeria Antar Zerguelaine 3:36.51
10  Algeria Abdelslam Kennouche 3:38.29
11  Kenya Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono 3:38.90
DNF  Algeria Kamal Boulahfane -
DNF  Kenya Philemon Kipkorir Kimutai -

Men's 110 m Hurdles

Olympic Champion Liu Xiang and World Champion Ladji Doucouré were in Paris to outrun Oslo winner Anwar Moore, but it was only the young Cuban Dayron Robles who could out-dip the American this occasion, as the two were awarded the same time, 13.13.

  • Wind: +0.5 m/s
Position Country Athlete Time
1  Cuba Dayron Robles 13.13
2  United States Anwar Moore 13.13
3  China Liu Xiang 13.15
4  United States Ryan Wilson 13.17
5  United States David Oliver 13.27
6  France Ladji Doucouré 13.27
7  United States Dominique Arnold 13.31
8  United States Aries Merritt 13.37
9  China Shi Dongpeng 13.39

Men's Triple Jump

Again, the Oslo winner, Phillips Idowu, was injured and out of the Jackpot race, but Christian Olsson made up for his disappointment at the Bislett Games, by winning with 17.56.

Position Country Athlete Distance
1  Sweden Christian Olsson 17.56
2  Portugal Nelson Évora 17.28
3  United States Aarik Wilson 16.96
4  Brazil Jadel Gregorio 16.90
5  Cuba Osniel Tosca 16.85
6  Russia Aleksandr Petrenko 16.85
7  Cuba Yoandri Betanzos 16.54
8  Russia Danil Burkenya 16.50
9  France Julien Kapek 16.45
10  United States Walter Davis 16.44
11  Greece Dimítrios Tsiámis 15.98

Men's Javelin

Tero Pitkämäki was the only male winner from Oslo to win in Paris, doing so in a European Lead of 89.70. Three of his five valid throws would have been enough to win as he produced a peerless series of throw, ahead of rival Andreas Thorkildsen.

Position Country Athlete Distance
1  Finland Tero Pitkämäki 89.70
2  Norway Andreas Thorkildsen 86.28
3  United States Breaux Greer 85.64
4  Cuba Guillermo Martínez 83.94
5  Russia Aleksandr Ivanov 80.72
6  South Africa John Robert Oosthuizen 80.58
7  Sweden Magnus Arvidsson 80.02
8  France Vitoli Tipotio 79.81
NM  Canada Scott Russell -

Women's 100 m

Stephanie Durst did not venture to Paris and was out of the jackpot race. Torri Edwards won in a race with Americans occupying the top four places.

  • Wind: +0.5 m/s
Position Country Athlete Time
1  United States Torri Edwards 11.17
2  United States Me'Lisa Barber 11.19
3  United States Lauryn Williams 11.25
4  United States Carmelita Jeter 11.26
5  France Muriel Hurtis-Houari 11.31
6  France Christine Arron 11.34
7  United States Allyson Felix 11.34
DNS  Bahamas Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie -
DNS  Jamaica Kerron Stewart -

Women's 400 m

Sanya Richards produced a World Lead to win, in a race which included all three women who out-did her for a place on the USA's World Championships team.

Position Country Athlete Time
1  United States Sanya Richards 49.52
2  Jamaica Novlene Williams 50.29
3  United States Natasha Hastings 50.45
4  Senegal Amy Mbacke Thiam 50.84
5  United States Mary Wineberg 50.91
6  United States DeeDee Trotter 51.12
7  Jamaica Shericka Williams 51.63
8  France Solen Désert 51.66

Women's 100 m hurdles

Michelle Perry was one of the lucky few to repeat her Oslo win, convincingly outrunning Susanna Kallur, again, remaining in the hunt for the Jackpot.

  • Wind: -0.2 m/s
Position Country Athlete Time
1  United States Michelle Perry 12.56
2  Sweden Susanna Kallur 12.68
3  United States Lolo Jones 12.71
4  France Adrianna Lamalle 12.75
5  Canada Perdita Felicien 12.88
6  Jamaica Vonette Dixon 12.91
7  Canada Priscilla Lopes 13.10
8  Jamaica Delloreen Ennis-London 13.32
DNF  United States Ginnie Powell DNF

Women's High Jump

Oslo winner Yelena Slesarenko could only manage a second-place finish as Blanka Vlašić impressed with 2.02 meters, with both women jumping 2 or more meters.

Position Country Athlete Height
1  Croatia Blanka Vlašić 2.02
2  Russia Yelena Slesarenko 2.00
3  Belgium Tia Hellebaut 1.97
4  Spain Ruth Beitia 1.94
5  Italy Antonietta Di Martino 1.94
6  United States Amy Acuff 1.94
7  Ukraine Vita Palamar 1.91
8  Kazakhstan Marina Aitova 1.91
9  Canada Nicole Forrester 1.88
10  France Melanie Skotnik 1.88

Women's Pole Vault

Yelena Isinbayeva regained exciting form as she sailed over 4.91 m, which she followed with the attempts at a would-be World Record of 5.02. European Indoor Champion, Svetlana Feofanova returned to heights not seen, from her, this season, as she finished second with 4.71.

Position Country Athlete Height
1  Russia Yelena Isinbayeva 4.91
2  Russia Svetlana Feofanova 4.71
3  Poland Monika Pyrek 4.71
4  Czech Republic Katerina Badurová 4.61
5  Germany Silke Spiegelburg 4.51
6  Russia Yuliya Golubchikova 4.51
7  Russia Tatyana Polnova 4.51
8  France Vanessa Boslak 4.41
9  Germany Carolin Hingst 4.41
10  Australia Kym Howe 4.21
11  United States Niki McEwen 4.21
DNS  Australia Alana Boyd -

Jackpot Contenders

With three Oslo winners injured and two choosing not to compete in Paris, only six athletes were still in the Jackpot race before the Meeting Gaz de France had begun. Two of those six finished second in their respective events, and only four remain in contention after Paris.

Men

Javelin: Tero Pitkämäki ( Finland)

Women

400 m: Sanya Richards ( United States) 100 m Hurdles: Michelle Perry ( United States) Pole Vault: Yelena Isinbayeva ( Russia)

Golden Gala

The third stop of the Golden League took place at Rome's Stadio Olimpico, on June 13, 2007. This meet hit headlines, as French long jumper Salim Sdiri was hit by a rogue javelin, thrown by Finn Tero Pitkämäki, as he warmed up for his event. The injuries sustained, however, were not serious and Sdiri made a full recovery.

Men's 100 m

Asafa Powell took his second Golden League victory, beating Paris winner Derrick Atkins who took second.

  • Wind: +0.5 m/s
Position Country Athlete Time
1.  Jamaica Asafa Powell 9.90
2.  Bahamas Derrick Atkins 10.02
3.  Netherlands Antilles Churandy Martina 10.10
4.  United States Mark Jelks 10.17
5.  Jamaica Nesta Carter 10.19
6.  Italy Simone Collio 10.19
7.  Jamaica Michael Frater 10.22
8.  United States Shawn Crawford 10.22
9.  United States Leonard Scott 10.23

Men's 1500 m

Adil Kaouch also took a second Golden League victory, in a Personal Best, with several other athletes recording the best results of their lives.

Position Country Athlete Time
1.  Morocco Adil Kaouch 3:30.77
2.  Algeria Tarek Boukensa 3:30.92
3.  Kenya Shedrack Kibet Korir 3:31.18
4.  Kenya Alex Kipchirchir 3:31.58
5.  Kenya Suleiman Kipses Simotwo 3:31.89
6.  Spain Juan Carlos Higuero 3:32.18
7.  Kenya Daniel Kipchirchir Komen 3:32.55
8.  Morocco Abdalaati Iguider 3:32.75
9.  Spain Sergio Gallardo 3:33.43
10.  Spain Arturo Casado 3:34.09
11.  Ukraine Ivan Heshko 3:35.03
12.  Algeria Antar Zerguelaine 3:35.18
13.  Italy Christian Obrist 3:35.75
DNF.  Kenya Philemon Kipkorir Kimutai -
DNF.  Kenya Timothy Kiptanui -
DNF.  Kenya Samson Surum -

Men's 110 m Hurdles

Oslo winner Anwar Moore won a close-run race from Paris winner Dayron Robles.

Position Country Athlete Time
1.  United States Anwar Moore 13.16
2.  Cuba Dayron Robles 13.17
3.  United States David Oliver 13.36
4.  United States Allen Johnson 13.50
5.  France Ladji Doucouré 13.51
6.  United States Aries Merritt 13.56
7.  Brazil Anselmo da Silva 13.64
8.  United States Dominique Arnold 13.80
DNF  United States David Payne -

Men's Triple Jump

Christian Olsson only took two attempts before retiring, a foul and a jump which turned out to be a winning mark.

Position Country Athlete Distance
1.  Sweden Christian Olsson 17.19
2.  Cuba Osniel Tosca 17.10
3.  Russia Danil Burkenya 17.02
4.  United States Aarik Wilson 16.98
5.  Brazil Jadel Gregório 16.92
6.  Romania Marian Oprea 16.67
7.  Grenada Randy Lewis 16.58
8.  Portugal Nelson Évora 16.52
9.  Greece Konstadinos Zalagitis 16.29
10.  Italy Fabrizio Schembri 15.61

Men's Javelin

Tero Pitkämäki plummeted out of the jackpot race, as Olympic champion Andreas Thorkildsen took the win. However, this competition was more memorable for a freak accident concerning Pitkämäki and French long jumper Salim Sdiri. On the Finn's second throw, his javelin veered off to the left and into the long jump area, where Sdiri was warming up. The implement hit Sdiri in his side but no serious injuries were sustained. The incident clearly had an adverse effect on Pitkämäki, however, as he failed to match his first round effort of 86.09 m.

Position Country Athlete Distance
1.  Norway Andreas Thorkildsen 88.36
2.  Finland Tero Pitkämäki 86.09
3.  United States Breaux Greer 84.53
4.  Sweden Magnus Arvidsson 84.44
5.  South Africa Gerhardus Pienaar 81.89
6.  South Africa John Robert Oosthuizen 81.22
7.  Russia Aleksandr Ivanov 80.27
8.  Latvia Vadims Vasilevskis 79.47
9.  Russia Sergey Makarov 79.28
10.  Finland Teemu Wirkkala 78.41
11.  Cuba Guillermo Martínez 72.34

Women's 100 m

Torri Edwards continued her fine season with a win over compatriot Me'Lisa Barber and top European Tezzhan Naimova, as Allyson Felix finished fourth.

Position Country Athlete Time
1.  United States Torri Edwards 11.03
2.  United States Me'Lisa Barber 11.11
3.  Bulgaria Tezzhan Naimova 11.14
4.  United States Allyson Felix 11.18
5.  United States Marshevet Hooker 11.21
6.  United States Carmelita Jeter 11.22
7.  United States Rachelle Boone-Smith 11.23
8.  Cayman Islands Cydonie Mothersille 11.25
9.  Italy Anita Pistone 11.45

Women's 400 m

Sanya Richards remained in the jackpot hunt with a graceful performance ahead of 2001 World champion Amy Mbackie Thiam, who set her fastest time for four years.

Position Country Athlete Time
1.  United States Sanya Richards 49.77
2.  Senegal Amy Mbacke Thiam 50.15
3.  United States Natasha Hastings 50.34
4.  Jamaica Novlene Williams 50.39
5.  United States DeeDee Trotter 51.05
6.  Jamaica Shericka Williams 51.10
7.  United States Mary Wineberg 51.20
8.  Belarus Ilona Usovich 51.75
9.  Italy Daniela Reina 53.12

Women's 100 m Hurdles

Michelle Perry set a world lead to win, as Susanna Kallur was disappointed to finish third.

Position Country Athlete Time
1.  United States Michelle Perry 12.44
2.  Spain Josephine Onyia 12.67
3.  Sweden Susanna Kallur 12.72
4.  United States Lolo Jones 12.84
5.  Jamaica Delloreen Ennis-London 12.85
6.  United States Danielle Carruthers 12.97
7.  France Adrianna Lamalle 13.22
8.  Italy Micol Cattaneo 13.27
DNF  United States Nichole Denby -

Women's High Jump

Blanka Vlašić took her second Golden League win of the season, as two athletes went over 2 m. Antonietta Di Martino, who had hoped to perform well in front of her home crowd, disappointed, finishing fourth.

Position Country Athlete Height
1.  Croatia Blanka Vlašić 2.02
2.  Sweden Kajsa Bergqvist 2.00
3.  Spain Ruth Beitia 1.98
4.  Italy Antonietta Di Martino 1.95
5.  United States Amy Acuff 1.95
6.  Sweden Emma Green 1.95
7.  Ukraine Vita Palamar 1.90
8.  Ukraine Vita Styopina 1.90
9.  Sweden Carolina Klüft 1.85
10.  Belgium Tia Hellebaut 1.85
11.  China Xingjuan Zheng 1.85
NM  Italy Elena Meuti -

Women's Pole Vault

Yelena Isinbayeva took a clear victory to keep her hopes of a jackpot share alive. Isinbayeva missed her first attempt at 4.65 m, then passed to 4.70, which she cleared first time, then came a failure at 4.85, attempts were passed to 4.90, which was routinely cleared at the first attempt. None of the three world record attempts at 5.02 m were close.

Position Country Athlete Height
1.  Russia Yelena Isinbayeva 4.90
2.  Czech Republic Kateřina Baďurová 4.65
3.  Russia Tatyana Polnova 4.65
4.  Russia Yuliya Golubchikova 4.60
=.  Poland Monika Pyrek 4.60
6.  Russia Svetlana Feofanova 4.50
=.  Australia Kym Howe 4.50
8.  Spain Naroa Agirre 4.50
9.  United States April Steiner 4.30
10.  Italy Arianna Farfaletti Casali 4.10
DNS  United States Jennifer Stuczynski -

Jackpot contenders

Tero Pitkämäki was the only casualty of the meeting, as three women remained in the jackpot hunt.

Women

400 m: Sanya Richards ( United States), 100 m Hurdles: Michelle Perry ( United States), Pole Vault: Yelena Isinbayeva ( Russia)

Weltklasse Zürich

Held in Zürich, Switzerland, at the Letzigrund stadium, on September 7.

Men's 100 m

Wind: +0.1 m/s

Position Country Athlete Time
1.  Portugal Francis Obikwelu 10.17
2.  Norway Jaysuma Saidy Ndure 10.20
3.  Great Britain Marlon Devonish 10.20
4.  Nigeria Olusoji Fasuba 10.20
5.  United States Leroy Dixon 10.23
6.  Trinidad and Tobago Marc Burns 10.36
7.  Slovenia Matic Osovnikar 10.40
8.  Great Britain Craig Pickering 10.58
9.  Great Britain Mark Lewis-Francis 10.60

Men's 1500 m

Position Country Athlete Time
1.  France Mehdi Baala 3:38.62
2.  Algeria Tarek Boukensa 3:38.84
3.  Kenya Daniel Kipchirchir Komen 3:38.96
4.  Algeria Antar Zerguelaine 3:39.18
5.  Kenya Asbel Kiprop 3:39.31
6.  Italy Christian Obrist 3:39.50
7.  United States Alan Webb 3:39.69
8.  Kenya Alex Kipchirchir 3:39.84
9.  Bahrain Belal Mansoor Ali 3:40.21
10.  Kenya Suleiman Simotwo 3:40.52
11.  Great Britain Andrew Baddeley 3:40.75
12.  Spain Arturo Casado 3:44.38

Men's 110 m Hurdles

Wind: -0.2 m/s

Position Country Athlete Time
1.  Cuba Dayron Robles 13.15
2.  United States Terrence Trammell 13.22
3.  United States Allen Johnson 13.23
4.  United States Anwar Moore 13.24
5.  United States Ryan Wilson 13.33
6.  United States David Oliver 13.37
7.  United States David Payne 13.39
8.  United States Aries Merritt 13.42
9.  Switzerland Andreas Kundert 13.61

Men's Triple Jump

Position Country Athlete Distance
1.  United States Walter Davis 17.20
2.  Portugal Nelson Évora 17.18
3.  United States Aarik Wilson 17.11
4.  Brazil Jadel Gregório 16.86
5.  Russia Aleksandr Petrenko 16.79
6.  Slovakia Dmitrij Valukevic 16.60
7.  Switzerland Alexander Martínez 16.59
8.  Ukraine Mykola Savolaynen 16.40

Men's Javelin

Position Country Athlete Distance
1.  Norway Andreas Thorkildsen 89.51
2.  Finland Tero Pitkämäki 87.44
3.  United States Breaux Greer 83.15
4.  Sweden Magnus Arvidsson 82.47
5.  Russia Alexandr Ivanov 81.00
6.  Poland Igor Janik 80.09
7.  Latvia Vadims Vasiļevskis 78.20
8.  Switzerland Felix Loretz 75.62
9.  Switzerland Stefan Müller 70.52

Women's 100 m

Wind: -0.1 m/s

Position Country Athlete Time
1.  France Christine Arron 11.17
2.  United States Torri Edwards 11.22
3.  United States Carmelita Jeter 11.24
4.  Belgium Kim Gevaert 11.26
5.  Bulgaria Tezdzhan Naimova 11.30
6.  United States Me'Lisa Barber 11.32
7.  United States Lauryn Williams 11.34
8.  Great Britain Laura Turner 11.59
9.  Russia Yevgeniya Polyakova 11.64

Women's 400 m

Position Country Athlete Time
1.  United States Sanya Richards 49.77
2.  Jamaica Novlene Williams 50.15
3.  Senegal Amy Mbacke Thiam 50.34
4.  Great Britain Christine Ohuruogu 50.39
5.  Belarus Ilona Usovich 51.05
6.  United States Mary Wineberg 51.10
7.  Russia Natalya Antyukh 51.20
8.  Ireland Joanne Cuddihy 51.75

Women's 100 m Hurdles

Position Country Athlete Time
1.  Sweden Susanna Kallur 12.66
2.  Jamaica Delloreen Ennis-London 12.68
3.  United States Michelle Perry 12.68
4.  Canada Perdita Felicien 12.71
5.  United States Lolo Jones 12.81
6.  Australia Sally McLellan 12.86
7.  Canada Angela Whyte 12.89
8.  Spain Josephine Onyia 12.96
9.  Jamaica Vonette Dixon 12.98

Women's High Jump

Position Country Athlete Height
1.  Croatia Blanka Vlašić 2.04
2.  Russia Yelena Slesarenko 2.01
3.  Russia Yekaterina Savchenko 1.98
4.  Spain Ruth Beitia 1.90
4.  Sweden Kajsa Bergqvist 1.90
4.  Russia Anna Chicherova 1.90
4.  Italy Antonietta Di Martino 1.90
4.  Ukraine Vita Palamar 1.90
9.  Sweden Emma Green 1.90

Women's Pole Vault

Position Country Athlete Height
1  Russia Yelena Isinbayeva 4.80
2  Russia Svetlana Feofanova 4.75
3  Russia Yuliya Golubchikova 4.65
3  Poland Monika Pyrek 4.65
5  Russia Tatyana Polnova 4.65
6  Czech Republic Kateřina Baďurová 4.55
7  Brazil Fabiana Murer 4.55
8  France Vanessa Boslak 4.40

Jackpot Contenders

Women

400 m: Sanya Richards ( United States), Pole Vault: Yelena Isinbayeva ( Russia)

Memorial Van Damme

The 31st edition of the Memorial Van Damme took place at the King Baudouin Stadium, in Brussels, Belgium, on 14 September 2007.

The Golden League events were somewhat overshadowed in Brussels, as Meseret Defar succeeded in her world record attempt in the two miles event and Kenenisa Bekele failed in his attempt over 10,000 m.

Men's 100 m

Wind: -0.3

Position Athlete Country Time
1 Asafa Powell  Jamaica 9.84
2 Jaysuma Saidy Ndure  Norway 10.11
3 Michael Frater  Jamaica 10.12
4 Marlon Devonish  United Kingdom 10.16
5 Marc Burns  Trinidad and Tobago 10.18
6 Francis Obikwelu  Portugal 10.25
7 Olusoji Fasuba  Nigeria 10.29
8 Darvis Patton  United States 10.30
9 LeRoy Dixon  United States 10.32

Men's 200 m

Wind: +0.7

Position Athlete Country Time
1 Wallace Spearmon  United States 19.88
2 Xavier Carter  United States 20.04
3 Usain Bolt  Jamaica 20.14
4 Rodney Martin  United States 20.39
5 Johan Wissman  Sweden 20.49
6 Joshua J. Johnson  United States 20.54
7 Paul Hession  Ireland 20.79
8 Guus Hoogmoed  Netherlands 20.85
9 Kristof Beyens  Belgium 20.94

Men's 800 m

Position Athlete Country Time
1 David Rudisha  Kenya 1:44.15
2 Mbulaeni Mulaudzi  South Africa 1:44.40
3 Yusuf Saad Kamel  Bahrain 1:44.43
4 Belal Mansoor Ali  Bahrain 1:44.89
5 Mohammed Al-Salhi  Saudi Arabia 1:45.30
6 Yuriy Borzakovskiy  Russia 1:45.46
7 Alfred Kirwa Yego  Kenya 1:45.83
8 Thomas Matthys  Belgium 1:47.30
9 Arnoud Okken  Netherlands 1:47.77

Men's 1500 m

Position Athlete Country Time
1 Daniel Kipchirchir Komen  Kenya 3:32.67
2 Mohamed Moustaoui  Morocco 3:34.38
3 Juan Carlos Higuero  Spain 3:34.72
4 Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono  Kenya 3:35.72
5 Andrew Baddeley  United Kingdom 3:35.94
6 Rashid Ramzi  Bahrain 3:36.20
7 Shedrack Kibet Korir  Kenya 3:36.45
8 Arturo Casado  Spain 3:36.68
9 Elkanah Onkware Angwenyi  Kenya 3:37.23
10 Jon Rankin  United States 3:37.68
11 Suleiman Kipses Simotwo  Kenya 3:38.20
12 Hassan Mourhit  Belgium 3:43.28
13 Asbel Kiprop  Kenya 3:43.98
14 Nicholas Kemboi  Kenya 3:44.17
15 Joeri Jansen  Belgium 3:47.39
- Timothy Kiptanui  Kenya DNF
- John Litei  Kenya DNF
- Samson Surum  Kenya DNF

Men's 5,000 m

Position Athlete Country Time
1 Sileshi Sihine  Ethiopia 12:50.16
2 Eliud Kipchoge  Kenya 12:50.38
3 Moses Ndiema Kipsiro  Uganda 12:50.72
4 Joseph Ebuya  Kenya 12:51.00
5 Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa  Kenya 12:51.95
6 Yusuf Kibet Biwott  Kenya 12:58.49
7 Abraham Chebii  Kenya 12:59.63
8 Tariku Bekele  Ethiopia 13:01.60
9 Sahle Warga  Ethiopia 13:06.51
10 Mo Farah  United Kingdom 13:07.00
11 Matthew Tegenkamp  United States 13:07.41
12 Leonard Patrick Komon  Kenya 13:08.87
13 Markos Geneti  Ethiopia 13:13.50
14 Kidane Tadese  Eritrea 13:31.69
- Jonas Cheruiyot  Kenya DNF
- Shadrack Kosgei  Kenya DNF
- Collins Kosgei  Kenya DNF
- Monder Rizki  Belgium DNF

Men's 10,000 m

Kenenisa Bekele, the current world record holder, won but failed to make a new world record in this event.

Position Athlete Country Time
1 Kenenisa Bekele  Ethiopia 26:46.19
2 Moses Ndiema Masai  Kenya 26:49.20
3 Micah Kogo  Kenya 26:58.42
4 Bernard Kiprop Kipyego  Kenya 26:59.61
5 Robert Sigei Kipngetich  Kenya 27:16.48
6 Dieudonné Disi  Rwanda 27:22.28
7 John Cheruiyot Korir  Kenya 27:26.31
8 Gebregziabher Gebremariam  Ethiopia 27:39.61
9 Habtamu Fikadu  Ethiopia 27:40.64
10 Mebrahtom Keflezighi  United States 27:41.26
11 Reid Coolsaet  Canada 28:14.29
12 Joseph Kiptoo Birech  Kenya 28:28.09
13 Stanley Muiriri Nganga  Kenya 28:37.32
- Abreham Cherkos  Ethiopia DNF
- Bekana Daba  Ethiopia DNF
- Hailu Dinku  Ethiopia DNF
- Benson Marrianyi Esho  Kenya DNF
- Joseph Kosgei  Kenya DNF
- Ahmed Baday  Morocco DNS
- Leonard Mucheru Maina  Kenya DNS
- Cuthbert Nyasango  Zimbabwe DNS

Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase

Koech won with a new world lead for this year, and an improvement of 0.62 seconds to the previous lead, that marked in Stockholm in August.

Position Athlete Country Time
1 Paul Kipsiele Koech  Kenya 7:58.80
2 Brimin Kiprop Kipruto  Kenya 8:02.89
3 Willy Rutto Komen  Kenya 8:11.18
4 Bouabdellah Tahri  France 8:11.77
5 Steve Slattery  United States 8:15.69
6 James Kosgei Cheptuiyon  Kenya 8:19.14
7 Julius Nyamu  Kenya 8:23.59
8 Günther Weidlinger  Austria 8:25.87
9 Roba Gary  Ethiopia 8:27.68
10 Brahim Taleb  Morocco 8:28.88
11 Hamid Ezzine  Morocco 8:34.47
12 Ezekiel Kemboi  Kenya 8:36.11
- Boštjan Buc  Slovenia DNF
- Pieter Desmet  Belgium DNF
- Simon Vroemen  Netherlands DNF
- Tareq Mubarak Taher  Bahrain DNS

Men's 110 m Hurdles

Wind: -0.5

Position Athlete Country Time
1 Dayron Robles  Cuba 13.21
2 Anwar Moore  United States 13.25
3 Allen Johnson  United States 13.27
4 Ryan Wilson  United States 13.32
5 Ladji Doucouré  France 13.42
6 David Payne  United States 13.42
7 Andrew Turner  United Kingdom 13.55
8 Jackson Quiñónez  Spain 13.59
9 Maurice Wignall  Jamaica 13.63

Men's Triple Jump

Position Athlete Country Distance
1 Walter Davis  United States 17.27
2 Aarik Wilson  United States 17.20
3 Nelson Évora  Portugal 17.14
4 Jadel Gregório  Brazil 16.82
5 Aleksandr Petrenko  Russia 16.59
6 Dmitrij Valukevic  Slovakia 16.53
7 Fabrizio Donato  Italy 16.51
8 Alexander Martínez  Switzerland 16.28
9 Julien Kapek  France 16.27
- Leevan Sands  Bahamas NM

Men's Javelin Throw

Position Athlete Country Distance
1 Tero Pitkämäki  Finland 87.30
2 Andreas Thorkildsen  Norway 86.14
3 Magnus Arvidsson  Sweden 83.09
4 Tero Järvenpää  Finland 80.82
5 Aleksandr Ivanov  Russia 79.49
6 Guillermo Martínez  Cuba 78.96
7 Igor Janik  Poland 78.93
8 Ēriks Rags  Latvia 73.99
9 Tom Goyvaerts  Belgium 72.15

Women's 100 m

Wind: ±0.0

Position Athlete Country Time
1 Veronica Campbell  Jamaica 11.11
2 Christine Arron  France 11.22
3 Torri Edwards  United States 11.22
4 Carmelita Jeter  United States 11.27
5 Aleen Bailey  Jamaica 11.30
6 Mikele Barber  United States 11.30
7 Lauryn Williams  United States 11.34
8 Tezzhan Naimova  Bulgaria 11.37
9 Sheri-Ann Brooks  Jamaica 11.45

Women's 200 m

Wind: +0.5

Position Athlete Country Time
1 Kim Gevaert  Belgium 22.75
2 Torri Edwards  United States 22.81
3 Sherry Fletcher  Grenada 23.08
4 LaShauntea Moore  United States 23.13
5 Muriel Hurtis-Houairi  France 23.29
6 Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie  Bahamas 23.34
7 Hanna Mariën  Belgium 23.56
8 Cydonie Mothersille  Cayman Islands 23.57
9 Olivia Borlée  Belgium 24.01

Women's 400 m

Position Athlete Country Time
1 Sanya Richards  United States 49.29
2 Nicola Sanders  United Kingdom 50.34
3 Novlene Williams  Jamaica 50.66
4 Mary Wineberg  United States 50.76
5 Shericka Williams  Jamaica 51.06
6 Amy Mbacke Thiam  Senegal 51.21
7 Ilona Usovich  Belarus 51.23
8 Shereefa Lloyd  Jamaica 51.85
9 Natalya Antyukh  Russia 52.70

Women's One Mile

Position Athlete Country Time
1 Maryam Yusuf Jamal  Bahrain 4:17.75
2 Yelena Soboleva  Russia 4:21.16
3 Olga Yegorova  Russia 4:24.24
4 Yuliya Fomenko  Russia 4:24.79
5 Agnes Samaria  Namibia 4:25.01
6 Btissam Lakhouad  Morocco 4:25.35
7 Sarah Jamieson  Australia 4:25.95
8 Carmen Douma-Hussar  Canada 4:26.76
9 Erin Donohue  United States 4:27.35
10 Charlene Thomas  United Kingdom 4:27.95
11 Stephanie Twell  United Kingdom 4:28.16
12 Hilary Stellingwerff  Canada 4:28.62
- Natalya Panteleyeva  Russia DNF

Women's 3,000 m

Position Athlete Country Time
1 Meseret Defar  Ethiopia 8:24.51
2 Priscah Jepleting Cherono  Kenya 8:37.92
3 Viola Kibiwot  Kenya 8:43.05
4 Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet  Kenya 8:43.09
5 Jessica Augusto  Portugal 8:44.68
6 Helen Clitheroe  United Kingdom 9:02.14
7 Veerle Dejaeghere  Belgium 9:09.58
8 Mimi Belete  Ethiopia 9:24.53
9 Bizunesh Urgesa  Ethiopia 9:26.50
10 Mahlet Melese  Ethiopia 9:33.55
- Olga Komyagina  Russia DNF

Women's Two Miles

After her 5,000 m event gold medal at the world champs this year, Defar successes to make a new world record in this event - with an improvement of 11.89 seconds to the previous record.

Position Athlete Country Time
1 Meseret Defar  Ethiopia 8:58.58 WR
2 Priscah Jepleting Cherono  Kenya 9:14.09
3 Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet  Kenya 9:16.62
4 Viola Kibiwot  Kenya 9:18.26
5 Jessica Augusto  Portugal 9:22.89
6 Helen Clitheroe  United Kingdom 9:38.39
7 Veerle Dejaeghere  Belgium 9:49.93
8 Mimi Belete  Ethiopia 10:06.60
9 Bizunesh Urgesa  Ethiopia 10:08.10
10 Mahlet Melese  Ethiopia 10:15.25
- Olga Komyagina  Russia DNF

Women's 100 m Hurdles

Wind: +0.5

Position Athlete Country Time
1 Susanna Kallur  Sweden 12.52
2 Delloreen Ennis-London  Jamaica 12.61
3 Michelle Perry  United States 12.61
4 Angela Whyte  Canada 12.69
5 LoLo Jones  United States 12.70
6 Sally McLellan  Australia 13.00
7 Josephine Onyia  Spain 13.08
8 Eline Berings  Belgium 13.25
9 Perdita Felicien  Canada 13.43

Women's High Jump

Position Athlete Country Mark
1 Blanka Vlašić  Croatia 2.03
2 Yelena Slesarenko  Russia 2.01
3 Vita Palamar  Ukraine 1.99
4 Yekaterina Savchenko  Russia 1.99
5 Ruth Beitia  Spain 1.93
6 Anna Chicherova  Russia 1.90
7 Amy Acuff  United States 1.90
8 Melanie Skotnik  France 1.85
9 Emma Green  Sweden 1.85

Women's Pole Vault

Position Athlete Country Mark
1 Yelena Isinbaeva  Russia 4.80
2 Svetlana Feofanova  Russia 4.80
3 Kateřina Baďurová  Czech Republic 4.65
4 Monika Pyrek  Poland 4.55
4 Silke Spiegelburg  Germany 4.55
6 Fabiana Murer  Brazil 4.40
6 Tatyana Polnova  Russia 4.40
8 Yuliya Golubchikova  Russia 4.40

Jackpot Contenders

Women

400 m: Sanya Richards ( United States), Pole Vault: Yelena Isinbayeva ( Russia)

ISTAF

The 15th edition of the Internationales Stadionfest (ISTAF) took place at the Berlin Olympiastadion, in Berlin, Germany, on 16 September 2007.

The sixth Golden League meet ended with two jackpot winners: Sanya Richards from  United States, in the women's 400m event, and Yelena Isinbayeva from  Russia, in the women's Pole Vault event.

Men's 100 m

Wind: -0.5

Position Athlete Country Time
1 Jaysuma Saidy Ndure  Norway 10.14
2 Marlon Devonish  United Kingdom 10.15
3 Rikki Fifton  United Kingdom 10.17
4 Michael Frater  Jamaica 10.23
5 Francis Obikwelu  Portugal 10.25
6 Marc Burns  Trinidad and Tobago 10.25
7 Joshua J. Johnson  United States 10.37
8 Leroy Dixon  United States 10.37
9 Mark Lewis-Francis  United Kingdom 10.45

Men's 200 m

Wind: -0.8

Position Athlete Country Time
1 Wallace Spearmon  United States 20.22
2 Rodney Martin  United States 20.54
3 Marvin Anderson  Jamaica 20.61
4 Daniel Schnelting  Germany 20.78
5 Paul Hession  Ireland 20.79
6 Guus Hoogmoed  Netherlands 20.94
7 Till Helmke  Germany 21.08
8 Alexander Kosenkow  Germany 21.23

Men's 400 m

Position Athlete Country Time
1 Jeremy Wariner  United States 44.05
2 Tyler Christopher  Canada 45.10
3 Angelo Taylor  United States 45.21
4 Darold Williamson  United States 45.38
5 Johan Wissman  Sweden 45.41
6 Leslie Djhone  France 45.56
7 Bastian Swillims  Germany 46.54
8 Ingo Schultz  Germany 46.58

Men's 1500 m

Position Athlete Country Time
1 Daniel Kipchirchir Komen  Kenya 3:34.09
2 Bernard Lagat  United States 3:34.79
3 Shedrack Kibet Korir  Kenya 3:35.55
4 Suleiman Kipses Simotwo  Kenya 3:35.73
5 Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono  Kenya 3:37.12
6 Nicholas Kemboi  Kenya 3:37.80
7 Wolfram Müller  Germany 3:37.91
8 Bernard Kiptanui Kiptum  Kenya 3:38.31
9 Carsten Schlangen  Germany 3:38.34
10 Yusuf Kibet Biwott  Kenya 3:38.38
11 Kevin Sullivan  Canada 3:38.75
12 Mbulaeni Mulaudzi  South Africa 3:40.82
13 Craig Mottram  Australia 3:40.93
14 Diego Ruiz  Spain 3:41.19
- Youcef Abdi  Australia DNF
- Youssef Baba  Morocco DNF
- Christopher Lukezic  United States DNF
- Samson Surum  Kenya DNF

Men's 110 m Hurdles

Wind: -0.5

Position Athlete Country Time
1 Allen Johnson  United States 13.33
2 Sergiy Demidyuk  Ukraine 13.38
3 Ryan Wilson  United States 13.40
4 Anwar Moore  United States 13.46
5 David Payne  United States 13.49
6 Maurice Wignall  Jamaica 13.55
7 Jackson Quiñónez  Spain 13.60
8 Joel Brown  United States 13.62
9 Thomas Blaschek  Germany 13.64

Men's 400 m Hurdles

Position Athlete Country Time
1 Marek Plawgo  Poland 49.01
2 James Carter  United States 49.02
3 Kenneth Ferguson  United States 49.05
4 Félix Sánchez  Dominican Republic 49.93
5 L.J. van Zyl  South Africa 50.24
6 Ibrahim Maïga  Mali 51.36
7 Michael Tinsley  United States 52.35
- Gianni Carabelli  Italy DNF

Men's Pole Vault

Position Athlete Country Mark
1 Danny Ecker  Germany 5.86
2 Björn Otto  Germany 5.81
3 Brad Walker  United States 5.81
4 Alexander Straub  Germany 5.71
5 Jeff Hartwig  United States 5.61
6 Yevgeniy Lukyanenko  Russia 5.51
6 Igor Pavlov  Russia 5.51
8 Fábio Gomes da Silva  Brazil 5.51
9 Tim Lobinger  Germany 5.51
- Steven Hooker  Australia NM

Men's Triple Jump

Position Athlete Country Distance
1 Aarik Wilson  United States 17.07
2 Nelson Évora  Portugal 17.07
3 Jadel Gregório  Brazil 16.99
4 Walter Davis  United States 16.84
5 Leevan Sands  Bahamas 16.82
6 Randy Lewis  Grenada 16.77
7 Aleksandr Petrenko  Russia 16.45
8 Dmitrij Valukevic  Slovakia 15.91
9 Alexander Martínez  Switzerland 15.86
10 Fabrizio Donato  Italy 15.69
11 Anton Andersson  Sweden 15.48
12 Olaf Pusch  Germany 14.93

Men's Javelin Throw

Position Athlete Country Distance
1 Tero Pitkämäki  Finland 88.58
2 Magnus Arvidsson  Sweden 84.50
3 Teemu Wirkkala  Finland 82.54
4 Andreas Thorkildsen  Norway 80.71
5 Igor Janik  Poland 79.17
6 Tero Järvenpää  Finland 78.15
7 Peter Esenwein  Germany 76.85
8 Aleksandr Ivanov  Russia 75.93
9 Guillermo Martínez  Cuba 74.34

Women's 100 m

Wind: -0.3 m/s

Position Country Athlete Time
1  United States Carmelita Jeter 11.15
2  United States Lauryn Williams 11.24
3  France Christine Arron 11.24
4  United States Mikele Barber 11.30
5  Jamaica Sheri-Ann Brooks 11.33
6  Bahamas Chandra Sturrup 11.40
7  Bulgaria Tezzhan Naimova 11.43
8  United Kingdom Montell Douglas 11.45
9  Germany Verena Sailer 11.52

Women's 200 m

The American female sprinter Lauryn Williams won this event with a time of 22.95.

Wind: -0.3 m/s

Position Country Athlete Time
1  United States Lauryn Williams 22.95
2  Bahamas Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie 23.07
3  Jamaica Aleen Bailey 23.08
4  United States LaShauntea Moore 23.10
5  Cayman Islands Cydonie Mothersille 23.10
6  France Muriel Hurtis-Houairi 23.13
7  United States Stephanie Durst 23.15
8  Germany Cathleen Tschirch 23.45

Women's 400 m

Position Athlete Country Time
1 Sanya Richards  United States 49.27
2 Christine Ohuruogu  United Kingdom 50.40
3 Nicola Sanders  United Kingdom 50.70
4 Amy Mbacke Thiam  Senegal 50.75
5 Novlene Williams  Jamaica 51.36
6 Ilona Usovich  Belarus 51.63
7 Natalya Antyukh  Russia 51.71
8 Jana Rawlinson  Australia 52.49

Women's 800 m

Position Athlete Country Time
1 Janeth Jepkosgei  Kenya 1:58.62
2 Mayte Martínez  Spain 1:59.83
3 Yelena Soboleva  Russia 2:00.20
4 Sviatlana Usovich  Belarus 2:00.28
5 Brigita Langerholc  Slovenia 2:01.01
6 Svetlana Cherkasova  Russia 2:01.34
7 Svetlana Klyuka  Russia 2:02.25
8 Natallia Kareiva  Belarus 2:02.42
- Elisa Cusma Piccione  Italy DNF
- Faith Macharia  Kenya DNF

Women's 5,000 m

Position Athlete Country Time
1 Vivian Cheruiyot  Kenya 14:50.78
2 Meselech Melkamu  Ethiopia 14:53.89
3 Kara Goucher  United States 14:55.02
4 Kimberley Smith  New Zealand 14:58.90
5 Linet Chepkwemoi Masai  Kenya 15:00.67
6 Silvia Weissteiner  Italy 15:02.65
7 Jennifer Rhines  United States 15:16.43
8 Beylanesh Fekadu  Ethiopia 15:18.36
9 Irene Kwambai Kipchumba  Kenya 15:18.70
10 Veronica Nyaruai Wanjiru  Kenya 15:23.37
11 Ruth Bisibori Nyangau  Kenya 15:26.65
12 Kseniya Agafonova  Russia 15:44.25
13 Zakia Mrisho Mohamed  Tanzania 16:17.32
- Olga Komyagina  Russia DNF
- Regina Rakhimkulova  Russia DNF

Women's 100 m Hurdles

The Sweden female athlete Susanna Kallur beat the American world champion Michelle Perry with a time of 12.49, very close to Perry's world lead for this year, 12.44.

  • Wind: +0.9m/s
Position Country Athlete Time
1  Sweden Susanna Kallur 12.49
2  United States Michelle Perry 12.67
3  Jamaica Delloreen Ennis-London 12.69
4  Australia Sally McLellan 12.74
5  Canada Angela Whyte 12.75
6  Spain Josephine Onyia 12.76
7  United States LoLo Jones 12.78
8  Jamaica Vonette Dixon 12.85
9  Canada Perdita Felicien 12.89

Women's High Jump

Blanka Vlašić, the Croatian world champion for this event this year, won the event with a good high of 2.00 m.

Position Country Athlete Height
1  Croatia Blanka Vlašić 2.00
2  Russia Yekaterina Savchenko 1.97
2  Russia Yelena Slesarenko 1.97
4  Spain Ruth Beitia 1.94
5  Russia Anna Chicherova 1.94
5  Ukraine Vita Palamar 1.94
7  Germany Ariane Friedrich 1.90
8  Kazakhstan Marina Aitova 1.85
8  Sweden Emma Green 1.85
10  United States Amy Acuff 1.85
-  Canada Nicole Forrester NM

Women's Pole Vault

Olympic, World, and European Champion, Yelena Isinbayeva, completed her 6 wins in 2007 Golden League in this meet.

Position Country Athlete Height
1  Russia Yelena Isinbayeva 4.82
2  Poland Monika Pyrek 4.72
3  Russia Svetlana Feofanova 4.72
4  France Vanessa Boslak 4.62
5  Czech Republic Kateřina Baďurová 4.52
6  Germany Silke Spiegelburg 4.52
7  Russia Yuliya Golubchikova 4.42
7  Brazil Fabiana Murer 4.42

Women's Javelin Throw

Position Athlete Country Distance
1 Christina Obergföll  Germany 64.58
2 Barbora Špotáková  Czech Republic 64.51
3 Steffi Nerius  Germany 64.49
4 Mariya Abakumova  Russia 60.40
5 Sávva Líka  Greece 60.40
6 Sonia Bisset  Cuba 60.03
7 Barbara Madejczyk  Poland 59.36
8 Nikola Brejchová  Czech Republic 59.17
9 Linda Stahl  Germany 57.72
10 Lada Chernova  Russia 56.06

Jackpot Winners

Yelena Isinbaeva from Russia, in the women's Pole Vault event; and Sanya Richards from United States, in the women's 400 m event. Each of them got a prize of $500,000.