# 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final

The 6th IAAF World Athletics Final was held at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Stuttgart, Germany on September 13 and September 14, 2008.
A number of road races also took place on the second day of competition. There were seven different starting points around the Stuttgart area and the distances varied from 21 to 30 kilometres, with every race finishing in the Arena. Runners could join mid-race at specified times to allow for shorter distances and the aim was to have the runners finishing at a similar time. The road race ceremony was inspired by a similar event during the 1993 World Championships in Athletics, which was also held in the city.

## Results
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m | Asafa Powell Jamaica | 9.87 | Nesta Carter Jamaica | 10.07 | Michael Frater Jamaica | 10.10 |
| 200 m | Stéphane Buckland Mauritius | 20.57 | Paul Hession Ireland | 20.58 | Brendan Christian Antigua and Barbuda | 20.61 |
| 400 m | LaShawn Merritt United States | 44.50 | Jeremy Wariner United States | 44.51 | Chris Brown Bahamas | 45.36 |
| 800 m | Alfred Kirwa Yego Kenya | 1:49.05 | Abraham Chepkirwok Uganda | 1:49.22 | Yusuf Saad Kamel Bahrain | 1:49.40 |
| 1500 m | Haron Keitany Kenya | 3:37.92 | Asbel Kipruto Kiprop Kenya | 3:37.93 | Nicholas Willis New Zealand | 3:38.22 |
| 3000 m | Bernard Lagat United States | 8:02.97 | Edwin Cheruiyot Soi Kenya | 8:03.55 | Matthew Tegenkamp United States | 8:03.56 |
| 5000 m | Edwin Cheruiyot Soi Kenya | 13:22.81 | Moses Ndiema Kipsiro Uganda | 13:23.02 | Micah Kogo Kenya | 13:23.37 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Paul Kipsiele Koech Kenya | 8:05.35 | Ezekiel Kemboi Kenya | 8:15.32 | Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong Kenya | 8:16.05 |
| 110 m hurdles | David Oliver United States | 13.22 | Petr Svoboda Czech Republic | 13.33 | Ryan Wilson United States | 13.54 |
| 400 m hurdles | Kerron Clement United States | 48.96 | Danny McFarlane Jamaica | 49.00 | Isa Phillips Jamaica | 49.22 |
| High jump | Andrey Silnov Russia | 2.35 CR | Stefan Holm Sweden | 2.33 | Jesse Williams United States | 2.29 |
| Pole vault | Derek Miles United States | 5.80 | Brad Walker United States | 5.70 | Maksym Mazuryk Ukraine | 5.60 |
| Long jump | Fabrice Lapierre Australia | 8.14 | Hussein Taher Al-Sabee Saudi Arabia | 8.13 | Mohamed Salman Al Khuwalidi Saudi Arabia | 8.04 |
| Triple jump | Nelson Évora Portugal | 17.24 | Jadel Gregório Brazil | 17.09 | Randy Lewis Grenada | 17.01 |
| Shot put | Tomasz Majewski Poland | 20.88 | Christian Cantwell United States | 20.73 | Dan Taylor United States | 20.38 |
| Discus | Gerd Kanter Estonia | 68.38 | Piotr Małachowski Poland | 66.07 | Robert Harting Germany | 65.76 |
| Hammer | Primož Kozmus Slovenia | 79.99 | Krisztián Pars Hungary | 79.37 | Koji Murofushi Japan | 78.99 |
| Javelin | Vadims Vasilevskis Latvia | 86.65 | Andreas Thorkildsen Norway | 83.77 | Tero Pitkämäki Finland | 81.64 |
| 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 | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m | Shelly-Ann Fraser Jamaica | 10.94 | Kerron Stewart Jamaica | 11.06 | Marshevet Hooker United States | 11.06 |
| 200 m | Sanya Richards United States | 22.50 | Marshevet Hooker United States | 22.69 | Kerron Stewart Jamaica | 22.72 |
| 400 m | Sanya Richards United States | 50.41 | Christine Ohuruogu Great Britain | 50.83 | Novlene Williams Jamaica | 51.30 |
| 800 m | Pamela Jelimo Kenya | 1:56.23 CR | Janeth Jepkosgei Kenya | 1:58.41 | Marilyn Okoro Great Britain | 1:58.64 |
| 1500 m | Maryam Yusuf Jamal Bahrain | 4:06.59 | Gelete Burka Ethiopia | 4:07.45 | Iryna Lishchynska Ukraine | 4:07.65 |
| 3000 m | Meseret Defar Ethiopia | 8:43.60 | Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya | 8:44.64 | Jane Kiptoo Kenya | 8.47.65 |
| 5000 m | Meseret Defar Ethiopia | 14:53.82 | Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya | 14:54.60 | Meselech Melkamu Ethiopia | 14:58.76 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Gulnara Galkina Russia | 9:21.73 CR | Eunice Jepkorir Kenya | 9:24.03 | Ruth Bisibori Nyangau Kenya | 9:24.38 |
| 100 m hurdles | LoLo Jones United States | 12.56 | Delloreen Ennis-London Jamaica | 12.56 | Dawn Harper Nelson United States | 12.67 |
| 400 m hurdles | Melaine Walker Jamaica | 54.06 | Anastasiya Rabchenyuk Ukraine | 54.92 | Tiffany Williams United States | 55.16 |
| High jump | Blanka Vlašić Croatia | 2.01 CR | Anna Chicherova Russia | 1.99 | Tia Hellebaut Belgium | 1.97 |
| Pole vault | Silke Spiegelburg Germany | 4.70 | Svetlana Feofanova Russia | 4.70 | Monika Pyrek Poland | 4.70 |
| Long jump | Naide Gomes Portugal | 6.71 | Ksenija Balta Estonia | 6.65 | Tatyana Lebedeva Russia | 6.64 |
| Triple jump | Anna Pyatykh Russia | 14.78 | Tatyana Lebedeva Russia | 14.63 | Marija Šestak Slovenia | 14.63 |
| Shot put | Valerie Vili New Zealand | 19.69 | Nadine Kleinert Germany | 19.42 | Misleydis González Cuba | 18.55 |
| Discus | Nicoleta Grasu Romania | 62.48 | Stephanie Brown-Trafton United States | 62.23 | Vera Pospíšilová-Cechlová Czech Republic | 58.72 |
| Hammer | Yipsi Moreno Cuba | 74.09 | Martina Hrasnová Slovakia | 71.40 | Anita Wlodarczyk Poland | 70.97 |
| Javelin | Barbora Špotáková Czech Republic | 72.28 WR | Christina Obergföll Germany | 63.28 | Steffi Nerius Germany | 62.78 |
| 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) |||||| |
* Josephine Onyia of Spain was the original women's 100 m hurdles winner. She had tested positive for stimulant methylhexaneamine at the 2008 Athletissima meeting and also tested positive for Clenbuterol at the 2008 World Athletics Final, meaning her results were annulled.
* The original discus winner, Yarelys Barrios of Cuba, was retrospectively disqualified due to a failed doping test at the 2008 Summer Olympics.