2009 IAAF World Athletics Final

2009 IAAF World Athletics Final
Host city	Thessaloniki, Greece
Events	36
Dates	12 – 13 September
Main venue	Kaftanzoglio Stadium
Individual prize money (US$)	3,020,000 in total

The 7th IAAF World Athletics Final was held at the Kaftanzoglio Stadium in Thessaloniki, Greece on September 12 and September 13, 2009. The competition represented the culmination of the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Tour, a selection of athletics meetings which began on September 20, 2008 at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix.^[1] The Hellenic Amateur Athletic Association (SEGAS) won the rights to hold the event in April 2008.^[2]

The competitors in each event were decided by the final standings of the 2009 World Athletics Tour. Having scored points for their performances at specified meetings throughout the season, the seven athletes with the most points in each event qualified to compete, while eleven athletes were selected for races of 1500 metres and above. One additional athlete, a wildcard, was allocated to each event by the IAAF and replacement athletes were admitted to take the place of qualified athletes who could not attend the final.^[3]^[4]

Results

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 m	Tyson Gay United States	9.88	Asafa Powell Jamaica	9.90	Darvis Patton United States	10.00
200 m	Usain Bolt Jamaica	19.68 =CR	Wallace Spearmon United States	20.21	Brendan Christian Antigua and Barbuda	20.65
400 m	LaShawn Merritt United States	44.93	Chris Brown Bahamas	45.49	David Neville United States	45.60
800 m	David Rudisha Kenya	1:44.85 CR	Gary Reed Canada	1:45.23	Mbulaeni Mulaudzi South Africa	1:45.53
1500 m	William Biwott Tanui Kenya	3:35.04	Leonel Manzano United States	3:35.40	Augustine Kiprono Choge Kenya	3:35.46
3000 m	Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia	8:03.79	Bernard Lagat United States	8:04.00	Sammy Alex Mutahi Kenya	8:04.64
5000 m	Imane Merga Ethiopia	13:29.75	Micah Kipkemboi Kogo Kenya	13:29.76	Edwin Soi Kenya	13:29.76
3000 m steeplechase	Ezekiel Kemboi Kenya	8:04.38	Paul Kipsiele Koech Kenya	8:05.47	Bouabdellah Tahri France	8:09.14
110 m hurdles	Ryan Brathwaite Barbados	13.16	Dexter Faulk United States	13.26	Dwight Thomas Jamaica	13.29
400 m hurdles	Kerron Clement United States	48.11	L. J. van Zyl South Africa	48.74	Periklis Iakovakis Greece	48.90
High jump	Yaroslav Rybakov Russia	2.34	Jaroslav Bába Czech Republic	2.32	Jesse Williams United States	2.29
Pole vault	Maksym Mazuryk Ukraine	5.70	Derek Miles United States	5.60	Damiel Dossévi France	5.60
Long jump	Fabrice Lapierre Australia	8.33w	Dwight Phillips United States	8.24	Godfrey Khotso Mokoena South Africa	8.17
Triple jump	Arnie David Giralt Cuba	17.45	Leevan Sands Bahamas	17.19	Momchil Karailiev Bulgaria	17.18
Shot put	Christian Cantwell United States	22.07 CR	Tomasz Majewski Poland	21.21	Pavel Sofin Russia	20.82 PB
Discus	Virgilijus Alekna Lithuania	67.63	Robert Harting Germany	66.37	Piotr Małachowski Poland	65.60
Hammer	Primož Kozmus Slovenia	79.80	Igors Sokolovs Latvia	79.32	Krisztián Pars Hungary	77.49
Javelin	Andreas Thorkildsen Norway	87.75	Tero Pitkämäki Finland	84.09	Mark Frank Germany	82.46
WR world record \| AR area record \| CR championship record \| GR games record \| NR national record \| OR Olympic record \| PB personal best \| SB season best \| WL world leading (in a given season)

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 m	Carmelita Jeter United States	10.67 CR	Shelly-Ann Fraser Jamaica	10.89	Kerron Stewart Jamaica	10.90
200 m	Allyson Felix United States	22.29	Sanya Richards United States	22.29 SB	Kerron Stewart Jamaica	22.42 SB
400 m	Sanya Richards United States	49.95	Novlene Williams-Mills Jamaica	50.34	Shericka Williams Jamaica	50.49
800 m	Anna Willard United States	2:00.20	Maggie Vessey United States	2:00.31	Jennifer Meadows Great Britain	2:00.41
1500 m	Nancy Lagat Kenya	4:13.63	Hannah England Great Britain	4:14.05	Christin Wurth-Thomas United States	4:14.10
3000 m	Meseret Defar Ethiopia	8:30.15 WL	Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya	8:30.61 PB	Wude Ayalew Ethiopia	8:30.93 SB
5000 m	Meseret Defar Ethiopia	15:25.43	Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia	15:25.92	Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya	15:26.21
3000 m steeplechase	Ruth Bosibori Kenya	9:13.43 CR	Milcah Chemos Cheywa Kenya	9:20.19	Gladys Kipkemoi Kenya	9:21.18
100 m hurdles	Brigitte Foster-Hylton Jamaica	12.58	Dawn Harper United States	12.61	Delloreen Ennis-London Jamaica	12.61
400 m hurdles	Melaine Walker Jamaica	53.36 CR	Kaliese Spencer Jamaica	53.99	Josanne Lucas Trinidad and Tobago	54.31
High jump	Blanka Vlašić Croatia	2.04 CR	~~Anna Chicherova(xo)~~ Russia	~~2.00(xo)~~ (DSQ)	Antonietta Di Martino Italy	1.97
Pole vault	Yelena Isinbayeva Russia	4.80	Fabiana Murer Brazil Monika Pyrek Poland	4.60
Long jump	Brittney Reese United States	7.08 CR	Yelena Sokolova Russia	6.81	Tatyana Lebedeva Russia	6.79
Triple jump	Mabel Gay Cuba	14.62	Biljana Topić Serbia	14.56 NR	Tatyana Lebedeva Russia	14.48 SB
Shot put	Valerie Vili New Zealand	21.07 CR	Nadzeya Ostapchuk Belarus	19.56	Natallia Mikhnevich Belarus	19.27
Discus	Yarelis Barrios Cuba	65.86 CR	Żaneta Glanc Poland	63.36	Mélina Robert-Michon France	61.74
Hammer	Betty Heidler Germany	72.03	Clarissa Claretti Italy	70.56	Martina Hrašnová Slovakia	70.45
Javelin	Vacant		Barbora Špotáková Czech Republic	63.45	Steffi Nerius Germany	62.59
WR world record \| AR area record \| CR championship record \| GR games record \| NR national record \| OR Olympic record \| PB personal best \| SB season best \| WL world leading (in a given season)