2007 in athletics | |
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Major world events | World Championships |
IAAF Athletes of the Year | Tyson Gay Meseret Defar |
← 2006 2008 → |
This article contains an overview of the sport of athletics, including track and field, cross country and road running, in the year 2007.
Major events
[edit]World
[edit]Regional
[edit]- 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
[edit]Men
[edit]EVENT | ATHLETE | MARK/DISTANCE | DATE | VENUE |
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Half marathon | ![]() |
58:53[Note 1] | February 9 | Ras al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates |
2000 metres (indoor) | ![]() |
4:49.99 | February 17 | Birmingham, UK |
20 kilometres (road) | ![]() |
55:31+[Note 2] | March 17 | The Hague, Netherlands |
Half marathon | ![]() |
58:33 | March 17 | The Hague, Netherlands |
20,000 m | ![]() |
56:26.0+ | June 27 | Ostrava, Czech Republic |
Hour run | ![]() |
21.285 km | June 27 | Ostrava, Czech Republic |
100 metres | ![]() |
9.74 | September 9 | Rieti, Italy |
20 kilometres walking (road) | ![]() |
1:17:16 | September 29 | Saransk, Russia |
Marathon | ![]() |
2:04:26 | September 30 | Berlin, Germany |
Women
[edit]EVENT | ATHLETE | MARK | DATE | VENUE |
---|---|---|---|---|
5000 m (indoor) | ![]() |
14:27.42 | January 27 | Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
3000 m (indoor) | ![]() |
8:23.72 | February 3 | Stuttgart, Germany |
4 × 800 m relay (indoor) | ![]() Anna Balakshina, Natalya Panteleyeva, Anna Yemashova, Olesya Chumakova |
8:18.54 | February 11 | Volgograd, Russia |
Pole vault (indoor) | ![]() |
4.93 m | February 16 | Donetsk, Ukraine |
Two miles | ![]() |
9:10.47[Note 3] | May 20 | Carson, California, USA |
5000 m | ![]() |
14:16.63 | June 15 | Oslo, Norway |
Two miles | ![]() |
8:58.58[Note 3] | September 14 | Brussels, Belgium |
20 kilometres (road) | ![]() |
1:02:57+ | October 14 | Udine, Italy |
Half marathon | ![]() |
1:06:25 | October 14 | Udine, Italy |
Notes
[edit]Awards
[edit]Men
[edit]2007 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS | WINNER |
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IAAF World Athlete of the Year | ![]() |
Track & Field Athlete of the Year | ![]() |
European Athlete of the Year Award | ![]() |
Best Male Track Athlete ESPY Award | ![]() |
Women
[edit]2007 TRACK & FIELD AWARDS | WINNER |
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IAAF World Athlete of the Year | ![]() |
Track & Field Athlete of the Year | ![]() |
European Athlete of the Year Award | ![]() |
Best Female Track Athlete ESPY Award | Not Rewarded |
Men's Best Year Performers
[edit]RANK | 2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
9.74 WR |
2. | ![]() |
9.84 |
3. | ![]() |
9.91 |
4. | ![]() |
9.93 |
5. | ![]() |
9.96 |
RANK | 2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
19.62 |
2. | ![]() |
19.69 |
3. | ![]() |
19.75 |
4. | ![]() |
19.82 |
5. | ![]() |
19.89 |
RANK | 2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
43.45 |
2. | ![]() |
43.96 |
3. | ![]() |
44.05 |
4. | ![]() |
44.45 |
5. | ![]() |
44.46 |
RANK | 2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
1:43.74 |
2. | ![]() |
1:43.84 |
3. | ![]() |
1:43.87 |
4. | ![]() |
1:43.90 |
5. | ![]() |
1:43.94 |
RANK | 2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
3:30.54 |
2. | ![]() |
3:30.92 |
3. | ![]() |
3:31.01 |
4. | ![]() |
3:31.18 |
5. | ![]() |
3:31.49 |
RANK | 2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
7:25.79 |
2. | ![]() |
7:32.03 |
3. | ![]() |
7:32.49 |
4. | ![]() |
7:32.79 |
5. | ![]() |
7:33.06 |
RANK | 2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
12:49.53 |
2. | ![]() |
12:50.16 |
3. | ![]() |
12:50.38 |
4. | ![]() |
12:50.72 |
5. | ![]() |
12:51.00 |
RANK | 2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
26:48.73 |
2. | ![]() |
26:48.73 |
3. | ![]() |
26.49.02 |
4. | ![]() |
26:49.20 |
5. | ![]() |
26:49.55 |
RANK | 2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
12.92 |
![]() |
12.92 | |
3. | ![]() |
12.95 |
4. | ![]() |
13.02 |
![]() |
13.02 |
RANK | 2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
47.61 |
2. | ![]() |
47.72 |
3. | ![]() |
48.01 |
4. | ![]() |
48.02 |
5. | ![]() |
48.12 |
RANK | 2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
7:58.80 |
2. | ![]() |
8:02.89 |
3. | ![]() |
8:05.50 |
4. | ![]() |
8:05.75 |
5. | ![]() |
8:06.66 |
RANK | 2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
58:35 WR |
2. | ![]() |
58:56 |
3. | ![]() |
58:59 |
4. | ![]() |
59:05 |
5. | ![]() |
59:16 |
RANK | 2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
2:04:26 WR |
2. | ![]() |
2:06:28 |
3. | ![]() |
2:06:39 |
4. | ![]() |
2:06:44 |
5. | ![]() |
2:06:50 |
RANK | 2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
2.35 |
![]() |
2.35 | |
![]() |
2.35 | |
![]() |
2.35 | |
5. | ![]() |
2.34 |
![]() |
2.34 |
RANK | 2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
5.95 m |
2. | ![]() |
5.91 m |
![]() |
5.91 m | |
4. | ![]() |
5.90 m |
5. | ![]() |
5.87 m |
RANK | 2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | Distance/m |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
8.66 |
2. | ![]() |
8.57 |
3. | ![]() |
8.47 |
4. | ![]() |
8.37 |
5. | ![]() |
8.34 |
RANK | 2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | Distance/m |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
17.90 |
2. | ![]() |
17.74 |
3. | ![]() |
17.58 |
4. | ![]() |
17.56 |
5. | ![]() |
17.52 |
RANK | 2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | Distance/m |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
22.43 |
2. | ![]() |
21.96 |
3. | ![]() |
21.61 |
![]() |
21.61 | |
5. | ![]() |
21.27 |
RANK | 2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | Distance/m |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
91.29 |
2. | ![]() |
91.23 |
3. | ![]() |
90.73 |
4. | ![]() |
89.51 |
5. | ![]() |
87.46 |
RANK | 2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | Distance/m |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
72.02 |
2. | ![]() |
71.56 |
3. | ![]() |
69.97 |
4. | ![]() |
68.37 |
5. | ![]() |
68.26 |
RANK | 2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | Distance/m |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
83.63 |
2. | ![]() |
82.94 |
3. | ![]() |
82.62 |
4. | ![]() |
82.30 |
5. | ![]() |
81.60 |
RANK | 2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
8697 |
2. | ![]() |
8644 |
3. | ![]() |
8617 |
4. | ![]() |
8586 |
5. | ![]() |
8493 |
Women's Best Year Performers
[edit]RANK | 2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
10.89 |
2. | ![]() |
10.90 |
3. | ![]() |
10.95 |
4. | ![]() |
10.97 |
5. | ![]() |
11.01 |
![]() |
11.01 |
RANK | 2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
21.81 |
2. | ![]() |
22.31 |
![]() |
22.31 | |
4. | ![]() |
22.32 |
5. | ![]() |
22.34 |
RANK | 2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
49.27 |
2. | ![]() |
49.61 |
3. | ![]() |
49.64 |
4. | ![]() |
49.65 |
5. | ![]() |
49.66 |
RANK | 2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
1:56.04 |
2. | ![]() |
1:56.84 |
3. | ![]() |
1:56.98 |
4. | ![]() |
1:57.62 |
5. | ![]() |
1:57.63 |
RANK | 2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
3:57.30 |
2. | ![]() |
3:58.75 |
3. | ![]() |
4:00.48 |
4. | ![]() |
4:00.69 |
5. | ![]() |
4:00.7 |
RANK | 2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
4:15.63 |
2. | ![]() |
4:17.75 |
3. | ![]() |
4:20.10 |
4. | ![]() |
4:20.23 |
5. | ![]() |
4:20.86 |
RANK | 2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
1:06:25 WR |
2. | ![]() |
1:06:48 |
3. | ![]() |
1:06:57 |
4. | ![]() |
1:07:05 |
5. | ![]() |
1:07:53 |
RANK | 2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
2:20:38 |
2. | ![]() |
2:21:37 |
3. | ![]() |
2:21:45 |
4. | ![]() |
2:23:09 |
5. | ![]() |
2:23:12 |
RANK | 2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
12.44 |
2. | ![]() |
12.45 |
3. | ![]() |
12.49 |
![]() |
12.49 | |
5. | ![]() |
12.50 |
RANK | 2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
53.28 |
2. | ![]() |
53.29 |
3. | ![]() |
53.31 |
4. | ![]() |
53.50 |
5. | ![]() |
53.86 |
RANK | 2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | TIME |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
9:06.57 |
2. | ![]() |
9:09.19 |
3. | ![]() |
9:11.68 |
4. | ![]() |
9:14.52 |
5. | ![]() |
9:24.51 |
RANK | 2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
2.07 m |
2. | ![]() |
2.03 m |
![]() |
2.03 m | |
4. | ![]() |
2.02 m |
![]() |
2.02 m | |
![]() |
2.02 m |
RANK | 2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | HEIGHT |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
4.91 m |
2. | ![]() |
4.88 m |
3. | ![]() |
4.82 m |
![]() |
4.82 m | |
5. | ![]() |
4.75 m |
RANK | 2007 WORLD BEST PERFORMERS | POINTS |
---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
7032 |
2. | ![]() |
6832 |
3. | ![]() |
6510 |
4. | ![]() |
6469 |
5. | ![]() |
6439 |
Deaths
[edit]- 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)