# United States at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics

The United States competed at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics.

## Events
### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Men
#### Track and road events

| Event | Athletes | Heats | Heats | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Event | Athletes | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| 100 m | Tyson Gay | 10.19 | 2 Q | 10.06 | 1 Q | 10.00 | 1 Q | 9.85 | |
| 100 m | Mark Jelks | 13.64 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 100 m | J-Mee Samuels | 10.39 | 4 q | 10.29 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 200 m | Tyson Gay | 20.46 | 1 Q | 20.08 | 1 Q | 20.00 | 1 Q | 19.76 | |
| 200 m | Rodney Martin | 20.44 | 1 Q | 20.25 | 1 Q | 20.18 SB | 3 Q | 20.06 | 4 |
| 200 m | Wallace Spearmon | 20.45 | 3 Q | 20.26 | 2 Q | 20.05 | 2 Q | 20.05 | |
| 400 m | Lionel Larry | DNF | DNF | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 400 m | LaShawn Merritt | 45.78 | 1 Q | — | — | 44.31 | 1 Q | 43.96 PB | |
| 400 m | Angelo Taylor | 45.13 | 2 Q | — | — | 44.45 | 1 Q | 44.32 | |
| 400 m | Jeremy Wariner | 45.10 | 1 Q | — | — | 44.33 | 1 Q | 43.45 WL | |
| 800 m | Khadevis Robinson | 1:45.78 | 4 q | — | — | 1:45.45 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 800 m | Nicholas Symmonds | 1:46.16 | 2 Q | — | — | 1:46.41 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 800 m | Duane Solomon | 1:48.95 | 7 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 1500 m | Alan Webb | 3:40.73 | 2 Q | — | — | 3:41.08 | 5 Q | 3:35.69 | 8 |
| 1500 m | Leonel Manzano | 3:45.97 | 13 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 1500 m | Bernard Lagat | 3:41.68 | 3 Q | — | — | 3:42.39 | 1 Q | 3:34.77 | |
| 5000 m | Bernard Lagat | 13:46.57 | 3 Q | — | — | — | — | 13:45.87 | |
| 5000 m | Matt Tegenkamp | 13:35.05 | 2 Q | — | — | — | — | 13:46.78 | 4 |
| 5000 m | Adam Goucher | 13:41.65 | 8 q | — | — | — | — | 13:53.17 | 11 |
| 10.000 m | Abdi Abdirahman | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27:56.62 | 7 |
| 10.000 m | Galen Rupp | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28:41.71 | 11 |
| 10.000 m | Dathan Ritzenhein | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28:28.59 | 9 |
| 110 m hurdles | Terrence Trammell | 13.40 | 1 Q | — | — | 13.23 | 1 Q | 12.99 | |
| 110 m hurdles | David Payne | 13.27 | 2 Q | — | — | 13.19 | 1 Q | 13.02 PB | |
| 110 m hurdles | David Oliver | 13.66 | 5 q | — | — | 13.42 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 400 m hurdles | Bershawn Jackson | 48.87 | 2 Q | — | — | 48.95 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 400 m hurdles | James Carter | 49.52 | 1 Q | — | — | 48.30 | 2 Q | 48.40 | 4 |
| 400 m hurdles | Kerron Clement | 49.07 | 1 Q | — | — | 48.60 | 1 Q | 47.71 WL | |
| 400 m hurdles | Derrick Williams | 49.65 | 1 Q | — | — | 48.43 | 4 q | 52.97 | 7 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Joshua McAdams | 8:32.46 | 5 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Aaron Aguayo | 8:30.86 | 10 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Thomas Brooks | 8:56.20 | 11 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Tyson Gay Mark Jelks J-Mee Samuels LeRoy Dixon Darvis Patton Leonard Scott | 38.10 | 2 Q | — | — | — | — | 37.78 | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Jeremy Wariner Angelo Taylor LaShawn Merritt Lionel Larry Darold Williamson Jamaal Torrance | 3:01.46 | 1 Q | — | — | — | — | 2:55.56 | |
| Marathon | Mbarak Hussein | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:23:04 SB | 21 |
| Marathon | Simeon Sawe | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNS | DNS |
| Marathon | Fernando Cabada | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:35:48 SB | 50 |
| Marathon | Mike Morgan | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:23:28 SB | 23 |
| Marathon | Kyle O'Brien | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:28:28 SB | 32 |
| 20 km walk | Kevin Eastler | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:28:29 | 28 |
| 20 km walk | Timothy Seaman | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1:33:58 | 31 |
| 50 km walk | Kevin Eastler | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:31:52 | 31 |

#### Field events

| Event | Athletes | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Event | Athletes | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| High Jump | Jim Dilling | 2.19 | 34 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| High Jump | Jamie Nieto | 2.26 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| High Jump | Jesse Williams | 2.23 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Pole Vault | Brad Walker | 5.70 | 7 q | 5.86 | |
| Pole Vault | Jeff Hartwig | 5.55 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Pole Vault | Jacob Pauli | 5.55 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Long Jump | Dwight Phillips | 8.22 | 2 Q | 8.30 | |
| Long Jump | Miguel Pate | 8.10 | q | 7.94 | 10 |
| Long Jump | Trevell Quinley | 7.99 | q | NM | NM |
| Triple Jump | Walter Davis | 17.10 | 3 | 17.33 | |
| Triple Jump | Aarik Wilson | 17.06 | 2 | 17.31 | 5 |
| Triple Jump | Lawrence Willis | 16.55 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Triple Jump | Kenta Bell | 16.22 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shot Put | Adam Nelson | 20.81 | 3 Q | 21.61 SB | |
| Shot Put | Reese Hoffa | 20.89 | 2 Q | 22.04 | |
| Shot Put | Dan Taylor | 18.45 | ? | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Shot Put | Noah Bryant | 18.58 | ? | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Discus throw | Michael Robertson | 60.39 | ? | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Discus throw | Ian Waltz | 62.67 | ? | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Discus throw | Jarred Rome | 61.87 | ? | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hammer throw | A. G. Kruger | 73.19 | ? | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hammer throw | Kidwe Johnson | NM | NM | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Javelin throw | Breaux Greer | 86.78 | 1Q | 86.21 | |
| Javelin throw | Eric Brown | 73.07 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

#### Decathlon

| Bryan Clay | Decathlon | Decathlon | Decathlon | Decathlon |
| Bryan Clay | Event | Results | Points | Rank |
| | 100 m | 10.44 | 989 | 1 |
| | Long jump | 7.65 | 972 | 1 |
| | Shot put | 15.51 | 821 | ? |
| | High jump | 1.97 | 776 | ? |
| | 400 m | - | - | - |
| | 110 m hurdles | - | - | - |
| | Discus throw | - | - | - |
| | Pole vault | - | - | - |
| | Javelin throw | - | - | - |
| | 1500 m | - | - | - |
| Total | | | DNF | DNF |
| Tom Pappas | Decathlon | Decathlon | Decathlon | Decathlon |
| Tom Pappas | Event | Results | Points | Rank |
| | 100 m | 10.96 | 870 | ? |
| | Long jump | 7.44 | 920 | ? |
| | Shot put | 16.31 | 870 | ? |
| | High jump | 2.03 | 831 | ? |
| | 400 m | 49.22 | 851 | ? |
| | 110 m hurdles | 14.84 | 869 | ? |
| | Discus throw | - | - | - |
| | Pole vault | - | - | - |
| | Javelin throw | - | - | - |
| | 1500 m | - | - | - |
| Total | | | DNF | DNF |
| Paul Terek | Decathlon | Decathlon | Decathlon | Decathlon |
| Paul Terek | Event | Results | Points | Rank |
| | 100 m | | | |
| | Long jump | | | |
| | Shot put | | | |
| | High jump | | | |
| | 400 m | | | |
| | 110 m hurdles | | | |
| | Discus throw | | | |
| | Pole vault | | | |
| | Javelin throw | | | |
| | 1500 m | | | |
| Total | | | | |
| Jake Arnold | Decathlon | Decathlon | Decathlon | Decathlon |
| Jake Arnold | Event | Results | Points | Rank |
| | 100 m | | | |
| | Long jump | | | |
| | Shot put | | | |
| | High jump | | | |
| | 400 m | | | |
| | 110 m hurdles | | | |
| | Discus throw | | | |
| | Pole vault | | | |
| | Javelin throw | | | |
| | 1500 m | | | |
| Total | | | | |

### Women
#### Track and road events

| Event | Athletes | Heats | Heats | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Event | Athletes | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| 100 m | Lauryn Williams | 11.41 | 2 Q | 11.16 | 2 Q | 11.09 SB | 2 Q | 11.01 | |
| 100 m | Torri Edwards | 11.14 | 1 Q | 11.13 | 1 Q | 11.02 | 1 Q | 11.05 | 4 |
| 100 m | Carmelita Jeter | 11.07 | 1 Q | 11.17 | 3 Q | 11.08 | 4 Q | 11.02 | |
| 100 m | Mechelle Lewis | 11.16 | 1 Q | 11.25 | 3 Q | 11.16 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 200 m | Allyson Felix | 22.50 | 1 Q | 22.61 | 1 Q | 22.21 | 1 Q | 21.21 WL | |
| 200 m | Sanya Richards | 22.74 | 1 Q | 22.31 | 1 Q | 22.50 | 1 Q | 22.70 | 5 |
| 200 m | Torri Edwards | 22.90 | 2 Q | 22.62 | 2 Q | 22.51 SB | 3 Q | 22.65 | 4 |
| 200 m | LaShauntea Moore | 22.93 | 1 Q | 22.71 | 2 Q | 22.73 | 4 Q | 22.97 | 7 |
| 400 m | De'Hashia Trotter | 51.27 | 1 Q | — | — | 50.31 | 3 q | 50.17 | 5 |
| 400 m | Natasha Hastings | 51.07 | 3 Q | — | — | 51.45 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 400 m | Mary Wineberg | 51.25 | 2 Q | — | — | 50.27 | 2 Q | 50.96 | 8 |
| 800 m | Alysia Johnson | 2:02.11 | 4 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 800 m | Hazel Clark | 2:00.61 | 5 q | — | — | 2:02.92 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 800 m | Alice Schmidt | 2:02.49 | 5 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 1500 m | Treniere Clement | 4:10.85 | 3 Q | — | — | 4:08.32 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 1500 m | Christin Wurth | 4:20.21 | 11 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 1500 m | Erin Donohue | 4:10.89 | 4 Q | — | — | 4:16.41 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 5000 m | Shalane Flanagan | 15:07.47 | 5 Q | — | — | — | — | 15:03.86 | 8 |
| 5000 m | Jennifer Rhines | 15:14.30 | 5 Q | — | — | — | — | 15:03.09 | 7 |
| 5000 m | Michelle Sikes | 15:54.06 | 9 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 10,000 m | Deena Kastor | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32:24.58 | 6 |
| 10,000 m | Kara Goucher | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32:02.05 | |
| 10,000 m | Katie McGregor | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32:44.76 | 13 |
| 100 m hurdles | Michelle Perry | 12.72 | 1 Q | — | — | 12.55 | 1 Q | 12.46 | |
| 100 m hurdles | Virginia Powell | 12.76 | 2 Q | — | — | 12.67 | 4 Q | 12.55 | 6 |
| 100 m hurdles | Lolo Jones | 12.86 | 1 Q | — | — | 12.68 | 4 Q | 12.62 | 6 |
| 100 m hurdles | Nichole Denby | 12.91 | 3 Q | — | — | 12.80 SB | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 400 m hurdles | Tiffany Williams | 54.24 | 1 Q | — | — | 54.15 | 3 q | 54.63 | 7 |
| 400 m hurdles | Sheena Johnson | 56.30 | 3 Q | — | — | 54.55 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 400 m hurdles | Nicole Leach | 56.95 | 4 Q | — | — | 56.10 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Jennifer Simpson | 9:51.04 | 7 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Anna Willard | 9:48.62 | 8 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Lindsey Anderson | 9:57.00 | 10 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Torri Edwards Lauryn Williams Carmelita Jeter* Allyson Felix Mechelle Lewis* Mikele Barber | 42.24 WL | 1 Q | — | — | — | — | 41.98 WL | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | De'Hashia Trotter Natasha Hastings* Mary Wineberg Sanya Richards Monique Hennagan* Me'Lisa Barber | 3:23.37 WL | 1 Q | — | — | — | — | 3:18.55 WL | |
| Marathon | Mary Akor | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:47:06 | 42 |
| Marathon | Zoila Gomez | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:44:49 | 35 |
| Marathon | Ann Alyanak | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:42:23 | 31 |
| Marathon | Samia Akbar | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:56:27 SB | 49 |
| Marathon | Dana Coons | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:46:12 SB | 38 |
| 20 km walk | Teresa Vaill | — | — | — | — | — | — | DQ | DQ |

#### High Jump

| Competitor | Success |
| Amy Acuff | TBC |
| Erin Aldrich | TBC |

#### Pole Value

| Competitor | Success |
| Jennifer Stuczynski | TBC |
| Nikole McEwen | TBC |
| Jillian Schwartz | TBC |

#### Long Jump

| Competitor | Success |
| Tianna Madison | TBC |
| Grace Upshaw | TBC |
| Brittney Reese | TBC |
| Rose Richmond | TBC |

#### Triple Jump

| Competitor | Success |
| Shani Marks | TBC |

#### Shot Put

| Competitor | Success |
| Kristin Heaston | TBC |
| Jillian Camarena | TBC |
| Sarah Stevens | TBC |

#### Discus

| Competitor | Success |
| Suzy Powell | TBC |
| Rebecca Breisch | TBC |
| Cecilia Barnes | TBC |

#### Hammer Throw

| Competitor | Success |
| Brittany Riley | TBC |
| Kristal Yush | TBC |
| Jessica Cosby | TBC |

#### Javelin

| Competitor | Success |
| Dana Pounds | TBC |

#### Heptathlon

| Hyleas Fountain | Heptathlon | Heptathlon | Heptathlon | Heptathlon |
| Hyleas Fountain | Event | Results | Points | Rank |
| | 100 m hurdles | | | |
| | High jump | | | |
| | Shot put | | | |
| | 200 m | | | |
| | Long jump | | | |
| | Javelin throw | | | |
| | 800 m | | | |
| Total | | | | |
| Diana Pickler | Heptathlon | Heptathlon | Heptathlon | Heptathlon |
| Diana Pickler | Event | Results | Points | Rank |
| | 100 m hurdles | | | |
| | High jump | | | |
| | Shot put | | | |
| | 200 m | | | |
| | Long jump | | | |
| | Javelin throw | | | |
| | 800 m | | | |
| Total | | | | |
| Virginia Johnson | Heptathlon | Heptathlon | Heptathlon | Heptathlon |
| Virginia Johnson | Event | Results | Points | Rank |
| | 100 m hurdles | | | |
| | High jump | | | |
| | Shot put | | | |
| | 200 m | | | |
| | Long jump | | | |
| | Javelin throw | | | |
| | 800 m | | | |
| Total | | | | |