2008 in athletics | |
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Major world events | 2008 Olympics |
World records set | 10 |
IAAF Athletes of the Year | Usain Bolt Yelena Isinbayeva |
World Marathon Majors winners | Martin Lel Irina Mikitenko |
← 2007 2009 → |
This article contains an overview of the year 2008 in athletics
International events
[edit]- 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, China
- African Championships, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- European Cup, super league held in Annecy, France
- World Indoor Championships, held in Valencia, Spain
- Golden League, held in various venues
- World Athletics Final, held in Stuttgart, Germany
- World Cross Country Championships, held in Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- World Road Running Championships, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- World Junior Championships, held in Bydgoszcz, Poland
World records
[edit]Men
[edit]Event | Performance | Athlete | Nation | Place | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 m | 9.72 | Usain Bolt | ![]() |
New York City, United States | May 31 |
9.69 | Beijing, China | August 16 | |||
200 m | 19.30 | August 20 | |||
4 × 100 m relay | 37.10 | Nesta Carter Michael Frater Usain Bolt Asafa Powell |
August 22 | ||
110 m hurdles | 12.87 | Dayron Robles | ![]() |
Ostrava, Czech Republic | June 12 |
50 km race walk | 3:34:14 | Denis Nizhegorodov | ![]() |
Cheboksary, Russia | May 11 |
Marathon | 2:03:59 | Haile Gebrselassie | ![]() |
Berlin, Germany | September 28 |
Women
[edit]Event | Performance | Athlete | Nation | Place | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
5000 m | 14:11.15 | Tirunesh Dibaba | ![]() |
Oslo, Norway | June 6 |
One hour run | 18,517 m | Dire Tune | Ostrava, Czech Republic | June 12 | |
3000 m steeplechase | 8:58.81 | Gulnara Galkina-Samitova | ![]() |
Beijing, China | August 17 |
Pole vault | 5.03 m | Yelena Isinbayeva | Rome, Italy | July 11 | |
5.04 m | Monte Carlo, Monaco | July 29 | |||
5.05 m | Beijing, China | August 18 | |||
Javelin throw | 72.28 | Barbora Špotáková | ![]() |
Stuttgart, Germany | September 13 |
Awards
[edit]Men
[edit]Award | Winner |
---|---|
IAAF World Athlete of the Year | ![]() |
Track & Field Athlete of the Year | ![]() |
European Athlete of the Year | ![]() |
European Athletics Rising Star | ![]() |
Women
[edit]Men's best year performances
[edit]RANK | ATHLETE | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
9.69 WR |
2. | ![]() |
9.72 |
3. | ![]() |
9.77 |
4. | ![]() |
9.89 |
![]() |
9.89 | |
![]() |
9.89 |
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
19.30 WR |
2. | ![]() |
19.86 |
![]() |
19.86 | |
4. | ![]() |
19.90 |
5. | ![]() |
19.99 |
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
43.75 |
2. | ![]() |
43.82 |
3. | ![]() |
44.38 |
4. | ![]() |
44.40 |
5. | ![]() |
44.60 |
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
1:42.69 |
2. | ![]() |
1:42.79 |
![]() |
1:42.79 | |
4. | ![]() |
1:43.07 |
5. | ![]() |
1:43.26 |
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
3:31.49 |
2. | ![]() |
3:31.57 |
3. | ![]() |
3:31.64 |
4. | ![]() |
3:31.88 |
5. | ![]() |
3:31.94 |
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
7:31.83 |
2. | ![]() |
7:31.94 |
3. | ![]() |
7:32.01 |
4. | ![]() |
7:32.42 |
5. | ![]() |
7:33.01 |
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
12:50.18 |
2. | ![]() |
12:50.55 |
3. | ![]() |
12:52.45 |
4. | ![]() |
12:54.70 |
5. | ![]() |
12:57.56 |
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
26:25.97 |
2. | ![]() |
26:50.53 |
3. | ![]() |
26:51.20 |
4. | ![]() |
26:54.32 |
5. | ![]() |
26:57.08 |
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
12.87 WR |
2. | ![]() |
12.95 |
3. | ![]() |
13.08 |
4. | ![]() |
13.09 |
5. | ![]() |
13.15 |
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
47.25 |
2. | ![]() |
47.79 |
3. | ![]() |
48.02 |
4. | ![]() |
48.22 |
5. | ![]() |
48.30 |
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
8:00.57 |
2. | ![]() |
8:07.64 |
3. | ![]() |
8:08.53 |
4. | ![]() |
8:08.95 |
5. | ![]() |
8:09.05 |
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
59:15 |
![]() |
59:15 | |
3. | ![]() |
59:16 |
4. | ![]() |
59:26 |
5. | ![]() |
59:29 |
![]() |
59:29 |
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
2:03:59 WR |
2. | ![]() |
2:05:15 |
3. | ![]() |
2:05:24 |
4. | ![]() |
2:05:30 |
5. | ![]() |
2:05:36 |
RANK | ATHLETE | HEIGHT |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
2.38 |
2. | ![]() |
2.37 |
3. | ![]() |
2.36 |
4. | ![]() |
2.35 |
5. | ![]() |
2.34 |
![]() |
2.34 | |
![]() |
2.34 |
RANK | ATHLETE | HEIGHT |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
6.04 |
2. | ![]() |
6.01 |
3. | ![]() |
6.00 |
4. | ![]() |
5.83 |
5. | ![]() |
5.82 |
RANK | ATHLETE | MARK |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
8.73 |
2. | ![]() |
8.46 |
3. | ![]() |
8.44 |
4. | ![]() |
8.37 |
5. | ![]() |
8.36 |
RANK | ATHLETE | MARK |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
17.67 |
2. | ![]() |
17.62 |
3. | ![]() |
17.59 |
4. | ![]() |
17.52 |
5. | ![]() |
17.50 |
RANK | ATHLETE | MARK |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
22.12 |
2. | ![]() |
22.10 |
3. | ![]() |
22.00 |
4. | ![]() |
21.76 |
5. | ![]() |
21.51 |
RANK | ATHLETE | MARK |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
90.57 |
2. | ![]() |
89.02 |
3. | ![]() |
87.70 |
4. | ![]() |
87.33 |
5. | ![]() |
86.88 |
RANK | ATHLETE | MARK |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
71.88 |
2. | ![]() |
71.25 |
3. | ![]() |
69.50 |
4. | ![]() |
69.32 |
5. | ![]() |
68.90 |
RANK | ATHLETE | MARK |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
84.51 |
2. | ![]() |
82.02 |
3. | ![]() |
81.96 |
4. | ![]() |
81.87 |
5. | ![]() |
81.70 |
RANK | ATHLETE | POINTS |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
8832 |
2. | ![]() |
8585 |
3. | ![]() |
8534 |
4. | ![]() |
8527 |
5. | ![]() |
8511 |
Women's best year performances
[edit]RANK | ATHLETE | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
10.78 |
![]() |
10.78 | |
3. | ![]() |
10.80 |
4. | ![]() |
10.85 |
5. | ![]() |
10.87 |
![]() |
10.87 |
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
21.74 |
2. | ![]() |
21.93 |
3. | ![]() |
21.99 |
4. | ![]() |
22.01 |
5. | ![]() |
22.11 |
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
49.62 |
2. | ![]() |
49.69 |
3. | ![]() |
49.74 |
4. | ![]() |
49.83 |
![]() |
49.83 |
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
1:54.01 |
2. | ![]() |
1:54.85 |
3. | ![]() |
1:56.00 |
4. | ![]() |
1:56.07 |
5. | ![]() |
1:56.64 |
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
3:56.59 |
2. | ![]() |
3:59.42 |
3. | ![]() |
3:59.84 |
4. | ![]() |
4:00.23 |
5. | ![]() |
4:00.33 |
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
8:33.66 |
2. | ![]() |
8:35.50 |
3. | ![]() |
8:37.78 |
4. | ![]() |
8:40.12 |
5. | ![]() |
8:42.04 |
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
14:11.15 WR |
2. | ![]() |
14:12.88 |
3. | ![]() |
14:23.75 |
4. | ![]() |
14:25.43 |
5. | ![]() |
14:33.13 |
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
29:54.66 |
2. | ![]() |
29:56.34 |
3. | ![]() |
30:22.22 |
4. | ![]() |
30:26.50 |
5. | ![]() |
30:35.54 |
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
12.43 |
2. | ![]() |
12.47 |
3. | ![]() |
12.49 |
4. | ![]() |
12.50 |
5. | ![]() |
12.53 |
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
52.64 |
2. | ![]() |
53.54 |
3. | ![]() |
53.58 |
4. | ![]() |
53.84 |
5. | ![]() |
53.96 |
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
8:58.81 WR |
2. | ![]() |
9:07.41 |
3. | ![]() |
9:07.64 |
4. | ![]() |
9:12.33 |
5. | ![]() |
9:16.85 |
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
1:07:57 |
2. | ![]() |
1:08:11 |
3. | ![]() |
1:08:17 |
4. | ![]() |
1:08:18 |
5. | ![]() |
1:08:20 |
RANK | ATHLETE | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
2:19:19 |
2. | ![]() |
2:21:31 |
3. | ![]() |
2:22:38 |
4. | ![]() |
2:22:42 |
5. | ![]() |
2:22:53 |
RANK | ATHLETE | HEIGHT |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
2.06 |
2. | ![]() |
2.05 |
3. | ![]() |
2.04 |
4. | ![]() |
2.03 |
![]() |
2.03 |
RANK | ATHLETE | HEIGHT |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
5.05 WR |
2. | ![]() |
4.92 |
3. | ![]() |
4.80 |
4. | ![]() |
4.75 |
![]() |
4.75 | |
![]() |
4.75 |
RANK | ATHLETE | MARK |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
7.12 |
2. | ![]() |
7.04 |
![]() |
7.04 | |
4. | ![]() |
7.03 |
5. | ![]() |
6.95 |
RANK | ATHLETE | MARK |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
15.39 |
2. | ![]() |
15.32 |
3. | ![]() |
15.23 |
4. | ![]() |
15.20 |
5. | ![]() |
15.11 |
RANK | ATHLETE | MARK |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
20.98 |
2. | ![]() |
20.70 |
3. | ![]() |
20.56 |
4. | ![]() |
19.89 |
5. | ![]() |
19.79 |
RANK | ATHLETE | MARK |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
72.28 WR |
2. | ![]() |
70.78 |
3. | ![]() |
69.81 |
4. | ![]() |
68.34 |
5. | ![]() |
66.06 |
RANK | ATHLETE | MARK |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
67.89 |
2. | ![]() |
67.28 |
3. | ![]() |
66.51 |
4. | ![]() |
66.17 |
5. | ![]() |
66.13 |
RANK | ATHLETE | MARK |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
77.32 |
2. | ![]() |
76.82 |
3. | ![]() |
76.62 |
4. | ![]() |
76.33 |
5. | ![]() |
75.07 |
RANK | ATHLETE | POINTS |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
6733 |
2. | ![]() |
6667 |
3. | ![]() |
6618 |
4. | ![]() |
6570 |
5. | ![]() |
6559 |
Deaths
[edit]- June 9 — Peter Rwamuhanda (54), Ugandan hurdler (b. 1953)
- December 22 — Jani Lehtonen (40), Finnish pole vaulter (b. 1968)
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