# 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final – Results

These are the results of the 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final, which took place in at the Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion in Stuttgart, Germany on 13–14 September.
The year's top seven athletes, based on their points ranking of the 2008 IAAF World Athletics Tour, qualified to compete in each event, with an extra four athletes 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 replace the qualified athletes that could not attend the final.

## Track
### Key

Wild card athlete
Events :
| 100 m | 200 m | 400 m | 800 m | 1500 m | 3000 m | 5000 m | 110/100 m h | 400 m h | 3000 m st |

### 100 metres

Women's :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (sec) | Reaction time |
| 1 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | Jamaica (JAM) | 10.94 | 0.180 |
| 2 | Kerron Stewart | Jamaica (JAM) | 11.06 | 0.169 |
| 3 | Marshevet Myers | United States (USA) | 11.06 | 0.152 |
| 4 | Carmelita Jeter | United States (USA) | 11.21 | 0.171 |
| 5 | Torri Edwards | United States (USA) | 11.22 | 0.153 |
| 6 | Lauryn Williams | United States (USA) | 11.22 | 0.154 |
| 7 | Chandra Sturrup | Bahamas (BAH) | 11.23 | 0.136 |
| 8 | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | Bahamas (BAH) | 11.25 | 0.155 |

### 200 metres

Women's :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (sec) | Reaction time |
| 1 | Sanya Richards-Ross | United States (USA) | 22.50 | 0.156 |
| 2 | Marshevet Myers | United States (USA) | 22.69 | 0.182 |
| 3 | Kerron Stewart | Jamaica (JAM) | 22.72 | 0.162 |
| 4 | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | Bahamas (BAH) | 22.89 | 0.163 |
| 5 | Carmelita Jeter | United States (USA) | 22.98 | 0.170 |
| 6 | Lauryn Williams | United States (USA) | 23.30 | 0.185 |
| 7 | Yulia Gushchina | Russia (RUS) | 23.37 | 0.148 |
| 8 | Muriel Hurtis | France (FRA) | 23.43 | 0.148 |

### 400 metres

Women's :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (sec) | Reaction time |
| 1 | Sanya Richards-Ross | United States (USA) | 50.41 | 0.173 |
| 2 | Christine Ohuruogu | Great Britain (GBR) | 50.83 | 0.234 |
| 3 | Novlene Williams-Mills | Jamaica (JAM) | 51.30 | 0.231 |
| 4 | Amantle Montsho | Botswana (BOT) | 51.54 | 0.387 |
| 5 | Shericka Williams | Jamaica (JAM) | 51.55 | 0.231 |
| 6 | Mary Wineberg | United States (USA) | 51.65 | 0.263 |
| 7 | Tatyana Firova | Russia (RUS) | 51.85 | 0.192 |
| 8 | Shereefa Lloyd | Jamaica (JAM) | 51.86 | 0.206 |

### 800 metres

Women's :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (min) | Notes |
| 1 | Pamela Jelimo | Kenya (KEN) | 1:56.23 | CR |
| 2 | Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei | Kenya (KEN) | 1:58.41 |
| 3 | Marilyn Okoro | Great Britain (GBR) | 1:58.64 |
| 4 | Kenia Sinclair | Jamaica (JAM) | 1:58.85 |
| 5 | Lucia Klocová | Slovakia (SVK) | 2:00.05 |
| 6 | Elisa Cusma Piccione | Italy (ITA) | 2:00.12 |
| 7 | Jennifer Meadows | Great Britain (GBR) | 2:00.80 |
| 8 | Yuliya Krevsun | Ukraine (UKR) | 2:04.44 |

### 1500 metres

Women's :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (min) |
| 1 | Maryam Yusuf Jamal | Bahrain (BHR) | 4:06.59 |
| 2 | Gelete Burka | Ethiopia (ETH) | 4:07.45 |
| 3 | Iryna Lishchynska | Ukraine (UKR) | 4:07.65 |
| 4 | Lisa Dobriskey | Great Britain (GBR) | 4:07.72 |
| 5 | Shannon Rowbury | United States (USA) | 4:08.16 |
| 6 | Nuria Fernández | Spain (ESP) | 4:08.24 |
| 7 | Sylwia Ejdys | Poland (POL) | 4:08.56 |
| 8 | Erin Donohue | United States (USA) | 4:08.64 |
| 9 | Sarah Jamieson | Australia (AUS) | 4:09.21 |
| 10 | Agnes Samaria | Namibia (NAM) | 4:12.20 |
| 11 | Btissam Lakhouad | Morocco (MAR) | 4:18.68 |

### 3000 metres

Women's :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (min) | Notes |
| 1 | Meseret Defar | Ethiopia (ETH) | 8:43.60 | SB |
| 2 | Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot | Kenya (KEN) | 8:44.64 |
| 3 | Jane Jepkosgei Kiptoo | Kenya (KEN) | 8:47.65 |
| 4 | Zakia Mrisho | Tanzania (TAN) | 8:49.41 |
| 5 | Linet Chepkwemoi Masai | Kenya (KEN) | 8:49.66 |
| 6 | Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet | Kenya (KEN) | 8:50.55 |
| 7 | Stephanie Twell | Great Britain (GBR) | 8:50.89 | PB |
| 8 | Wude Ayalew | Ethiopia (ETH) | 8:52.99 |
| 9 | Laura Whittle | Great Britain (GBR) | 8:59.73 |
| 10 | Viola Jelagat Kibiwot | Kenya (KEN) | 9:04.20 | SB |
| 11 | Sara Slattery | United States (USA) | 9:16.24 |

### 5000 metres

Women's :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (min) | Notes |
| 1 | Meseret Defar | Ethiopia (ETH) | 14:53.82 |
| 2 | Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot | Kenya (KEN) | 14:54.60 |
| 3 | Meselech Melkamu | Ethiopia (ETH) | 14:58.76 |
| 4 | Linet Chepkwemoi Masai | Kenya (KEN) | 14:58.88 |
| 5 | Priscah Jepleting Cherono | Kenya (KEN) | 14:59.74 |
| 6 | Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet | Kenya (KEN) | 15:00.03 | SB |
| 7 | Grace Kwamboka Momanyi | Kenya (KEN) | 15:02.44 |
| 8 | Jane Jepkosgei Kiptoo | Kenya (KEN) | 15:03.80 | PB |
| 9 | Lucy Wangui Kabuu | Kenya (KEN) | 15:09.69 |
| 10 | Zakia Mrisho | Tanzania (TAN) | 15:21.68 |
| 11 | Peninah Biwott Jepchumba | Kenya (KEN) | 15:37.73 |
| — | Ejegayehu Dibaba | Ethiopia (ETH) | DNS |

### 110/100 metres hurdles

Women's :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (sec) | Reaction time | Notes |
| 1 | LoLo Jones | United States (USA) | 12.56 | 0.128 |
| 2 | Delloreen Ennis-London | Jamaica (JAM) | 12.56 | 0.148 |
| 3 | Dawn Harper Nelson | United States (USA) | 12.67 | 0.182 |
| 4 | Brigitte Foster-Hylton | Jamaica (JAM) | 12.76 | 0.137 |
| 5 | Priscilla Lopes-Schliep | Canada (CAN) | 12.81 | 0.139 |
| 6 | Sally Pearson | Australia (AUS) | 12.82 | 0.137 |
| 7 | Joanna Hayes | United States (USA) | 13.06 | 0.156 |
| — | Josephine Onyia | Spain (ESP) | 12.54 | 0.154 | DQ |

### 400 metres hurdles

Women's :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (sec) | Reaction time |
| 1 | Melaine Walker | Jamaica (JAM) | 54.06 | 0.279 |
| 2 | Anastasiya Rabchenyuk | Ukraine (UKR) | 54.92 | 0.219 |
| 3 | Tiffany Williams | United States (USA) | 55.16 | 0.151 |
| 4 | Yevgeniya Isakova | Russia (RUS) | 55.23 | 0.186 |
| 5 | Sheena Tosta | United States (USA) | 55.33 | 0.153 |
| 6 | Anna Jesień | Poland (POL) | 55.44 | 0.151 |
| 7 | Christine Spence | United States (USA) | 58.15 | 0.208 |
| 8 | Tasha Danvers | Great Britain (GBR) | 58.40 | 0.174 |

### 3000 metres steeplechase

Women's :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time (min) | Notes |
| 1 | Gulnara Galkina | Russia (RUS) | 9:21.73 | CR |
| 2 | Eunice Jepkorir Kertich | Kenya (KEN) | 9:24.03 |
| 3 | Ruth Bisibori Nyangau | Kenya (KEN) | 9:24.38 |
| 4 | Wioletta Frankiewicz | Poland (POL) | 9:31.89 |
| 5 | Cristina Casandra | Romania (ROU) | 9:35.27 |
| 6 | Donna MacFarlane | Australia (AUS) | 9:36.72 |
| 7 | Ancuta Bobocel | Romania (ROU) | 9:37.89 |
| 8 | Helen Clitheroe | Great Britain (GBR) | 9:39.72 |
| 9 | Zemzem Ahmed | Ethiopia (ETH) | 10:03.20 |
| — | Yekaterina Volkova | Russia (RUS) | DQ |
| — | Victoria Mitchell | Australia (AUS) | DNS |

## Field

Events :
| High jump | Pole vault | Long jump | Triple jump | Shot put | Discus | Hammer | Javelin |

### High jump

Women's :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Result (m) | Notes |
| 1 | Blanka Vlašić | Croatia (CRO) | 2.01 | CR |
| 2 | Tia Hellebaut | Belgium (BEL) | 1.97 |
| 3 | Ariane Friedrich | Germany (GER) | 1.97 |
| 4 | Chaunté Lowe | United States (USA) | 1.97 |
| 5 | Marina Aitova | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1.94 |
| 6 | Ruth Beitia | Spain (ESP) | 1.94 |
| | Anna Chicherova | Russia (RUS) | 1.99 | DQ |
| | Elena Slesarenko | Russia (RUS) | 1.94 | DQ |

### Pole vault

Women's :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Result (m) | Notes |
| 1 | Silke Spiegelburg | Germany (GER) | 4.70 | PB |
| 2 | Svetlana Feofanova | Russia (RUS) | 4.70 |
| 3 | Monika Pyrek | Poland (POL) | 4.70 |
| 4 | Yuliya Golubchikova | Russia (RUS) | 4.50 |
| 5 | Tatyana Polnova | Russia (RUS) | 4.50 |
| 6 | Carolin Hingst | Germany (GER) | 4.50 |
| 6 | Fabiana Murer | Brazil (BRA) | 4.50 |
| — | Elena Isinbaeva | Russia (RUS) | DNS |

### Long jump

Women's :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Result (m) | Wind | Notes |
| 1 | Naide Gomes | Portugal (POR) | 6.71 | +0.1 |
| 2 | Ksenija Balta | Estonia (EST) | 6.65 | +0.1 | SB |
| 3 | Tatyana Lebedeva | Russia (RUS) | 6.64 | +0.1 |
| 4 | Grace Upshaw | United States (USA) | 6.48 | +0.4 |
| 5 | Oksana Udmurtova | Russia (RUS) | 6.46 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Karin Mey Melis | Turkey (TUR) | 6.37 | +0.2 |
| 7 | Tatyana Kotova | Russia (RUS) | 6.25 | +0.1 |
| 8 | Funmi Jimoh | United States (USA) | 6.00 | -1.0 |

### Triple jump

Women's :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Result (m) | Wind |
| 1 | Anna Pyatykh | Russia (RUS) | 14.78 | +0.6 |
| 2 | Tatyana Lebedeva | Russia (RUS) | 14.63 | +0.6 |
| 3 | Marija Šestak | Slovenia (SLO) | 14.63 | +0.4 |
| 4 | Françoise Mbango Etone | Cameroon (CMR) | 14.50 | +1.3 |
| 5 | Oksana Udmurtova | Russia (RUS) | 14.46 | +0.3 |
| 6 | Olga Saladukha | Ukraine (UKR) | 14.40 | +0.8 |
| 7 | Dana Veldáková | Slovakia (SVK) | 13.89 | -0.1 |
| 8 | Gisele de Oliveira | Brazil (BRA) | 13.55 | +1.4 |

### Shot put

Women's :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Result (m) |
| 1 | Valerie Adams | New Zealand (NZL) | 19.69 |
| 2 | Nadine Kleinert | Germany (GER) | 19.42 |
| 3 | Misleydis González | Cuba (CUB) | 18.55 |
| 4 | Cleopatra Borel | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 18.50 |
| 5 | Christina Schwanitz | Germany (GER) | 18.19 |
| 6 | Elizabeth Wanless | United States (USA) | 17.72 |
| 7 | Kristin Heaston | United States (USA) | 16.87 |
| 8 | Anca Heltne | Romania (ROU) | 16.60 |

### Discus throw

Women's :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Result (m) | Notes |
| 1 | Nicoleta Grasu | Romania (ROU) | 62.48 |
| 2 | Stephanie Brown Trafton | United States (USA) | 62.23 |
| 3 | Vera Pospíšilová-Cechlová | Czech Republic (CZE) | 58.72 |
| 4 | Anna Söderberg | Sweden (SWE) | 57.40 |
| 5 | Aretha Thurmond | United States (USA) | 56.99 |
| 6 | Becky Breisch | United States (USA) | 53.92 |
| — | Yarelys Barrios | Cuba (CUB) | 64.88 | DQ |
| — | Beatrice Faumuina | New Zealand (NZL) | DNS |

### Hammer throw

Women's :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Result (m) |
| 1 | Yipsi Moreno | Cuba (CUB) | 74.09 |
| 2 | Martina Hrasnová | Slovakia (SVK) | 71.40 |
| 3 | Anita Wlodarczyk | Poland (POL) | 70.97 |
| 4 | Ivana Brkljacic | Croatia (CRO) | 70.00 |
| 5 | Betty Heidler | Germany (GER) | 69.72 |
| 6 | Manuela Montebrun | France (FRA) | 69.52 |
| 7 | Stéphanie Falzon | France (FRA) | 68.85 |
| 8 | Clarissa Claretti | Italy (ITA) | 68.67 |

### Javelin throw

Women's :
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Result (m) | Notes |
| 1 | Barbora Špotáková | Czech Republic (CZE) | 72.28 | WR |
| 2 | Christina Obergföll | Germany (GER) | 63.28 |
| 3 | Steffi Nerius | Germany (GER) | 62.78 |
| 4 | Zahra Bani | Italy (ITA) | 60.22 |
| 5 | Linda Stahl | Germany (GER) | 58.90 |
| 6 | Goldie Sayers | Great Britain (GBR) | 58.04 |
| 7 | Barbara Madejczyk | Poland (POL) | 56.71 |
| 8 | Mercedes Chilla | Spain (ESP) | 54.29 |