# 2009 IAAF World Athletics Final

The 7th IAAF World Athletics Final was held at the Kaftanzoglio Stadium in Thessaloniki, Greece on September 12 and September 13, 2009. The competition represented the culmination of the 2009 IAAF World Athletics Tour, a selection of athletics meetings which began on September 20, 2008 at the Shanghai Golden Grand Prix. The Hellenic Amateur Athletic Association (SEGAS) won the rights to hold the event in April 2008.
The competitors in each event were decided by the final standings of the 2009 World Athletics Tour. Having scored points for their performances at specified meetings throughout the season, the seven athletes with the most points in each event qualified to compete, while eleven athletes were 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 take the place of qualified athletes who could not attend the final.

## Results
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m | Tyson Gay United States | 9.88 | Asafa Powell Jamaica | 9.90 | Darvis Patton United States | 10.00 |
| 200 m | Usain Bolt Jamaica | 19.68 =CR | Wallace Spearmon United States | 20.21 | Brendan Christian Antigua and Barbuda | 20.65 |
| 400 m | LaShawn Merritt United States | 44.93 | Chris Brown Bahamas | 45.49 | David Neville United States | 45.60 |
| 800 m | David Rudisha Kenya | 1:44.85 CR | Gary Reed Canada | 1:45.23 | Mbulaeni Mulaudzi South Africa | 1:45.53 |
| 1500 m | William Biwott Tanui Kenya | 3:35.04 | Leonel Manzano United States | 3:35.40 | Augustine Kiprono Choge Kenya | 3:35.46 |
| 3000 m | Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia | 8:03.79 | Bernard Lagat United States | 8:04.00 | Sammy Alex Mutahi Kenya | 8:04.64 |
| 5000 m | Imane Merga Ethiopia | 13:29.75 | Micah Kipkemboi Kogo Kenya | 13:29.76 | Edwin Soi Kenya | 13:29.76 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Ezekiel Kemboi Kenya | 8:04.38 | Paul Kipsiele Koech Kenya | 8:05.47 | Bouabdellah Tahri France | 8:09.14 |
| 110 m hurdles | Ryan Brathwaite Barbados | 13.16 | Dexter Faulk United States | 13.26 | Dwight Thomas Jamaica | 13.29 |
| 400 m hurdles | Kerron Clement United States | 48.11 | L. J. van Zyl South Africa | 48.74 | Periklis Iakovakis Greece | 48.90 |
| High jump | Yaroslav Rybakov Russia | 2.34 | Jaroslav Bába Czech Republic | 2.32 | Jesse Williams United States | 2.29 |
| Pole vault | Maksym Mazuryk Ukraine | 5.70 | Derek Miles United States | 5.60 | Damiel Dossévi France | 5.60 |
| Long jump | Fabrice Lapierre Australia | 8.33w | Dwight Phillips United States | 8.24 | Godfrey Khotso Mokoena South Africa | 8.17 |
| Triple jump | Arnie David Giralt Cuba | 17.45 | Leevan Sands Bahamas | 17.19 | Momchil Karailiev Bulgaria | 17.18 |
| Shot put | Christian Cantwell United States | 22.07 CR | Tomasz Majewski Poland | 21.21 | Pavel Sofin Russia | 20.82 PB |
| Discus | Virgilijus Alekna Lithuania | 67.63 | Robert Harting Germany | 66.37 | Piotr Małachowski Poland | 65.60 |
| Hammer | Primož Kozmus Slovenia | 79.80 | Igors Sokolovs Latvia | 79.32 | Krisztián Pars Hungary | 77.49 |
| Javelin | Andreas Thorkildsen Norway | 87.75 | Tero Pitkämäki Finland | 84.09 | Mark Frank Germany | 82.46 |
| 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 | Carmelita Jeter United States | 10.67 CR | Shelly-Ann Fraser Jamaica | 10.89 | Kerron Stewart Jamaica | 10.90 |
| 200 m | Allyson Felix United States | 22.29 | Sanya Richards United States | 22.29 SB | Kerron Stewart Jamaica | 22.42 SB |
| 400 m | Sanya Richards United States | 49.95 | Novlene Williams-Mills Jamaica | 50.34 | Shericka Williams Jamaica | 50.49 |
| 800 m | Anna Willard United States | 2:00.20 | Maggie Vessey United States | 2:00.31 | Jennifer Meadows Great Britain | 2:00.41 |
| 1500 m | Nancy Lagat Kenya | 4:13.63 | Hannah England Great Britain | 4:14.05 | Christin Wurth-Thomas United States | 4:14.10 |
| 3000 m | Meseret Defar Ethiopia | 8:30.15 WL | Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya | 8:30.61 PB | Wude Ayalew Ethiopia | 8:30.93 SB |
| 5000 m | Meseret Defar Ethiopia | 15:25.43 | Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia | 15:25.92 | Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya | 15:26.21 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | Ruth Bosibori Kenya | 9:13.43 CR | Milcah Chemos Cheywa Kenya | 9:20.19 | Gladys Kipkemoi Kenya | 9:21.18 |
| 100 m hurdles | Brigitte Foster-Hylton Jamaica | 12.58 | Dawn Harper United States | 12.61 | Delloreen Ennis-London Jamaica | 12.61 |
| 400 m hurdles | Melaine Walker Jamaica | 53.36 CR | Kaliese Spencer Jamaica | 53.99 | Josanne Lucas Trinidad and Tobago | 54.31 |
| High jump | Blanka Vlašić Croatia | 2.04 CR | Anna Chicherova(xo) Russia | 2.00(xo) (DSQ) | Antonietta Di Martino Italy | 1.97 |
| Pole vault | Yelena Isinbayeva Russia | 4.80 | Fabiana Murer Brazil Monika Pyrek Poland | 4.60 | | |
| Long jump | Brittney Reese United States | 7.08 CR | Yelena Sokolova Russia | 6.81 | Tatyana Lebedeva Russia | 6.79 |
| Triple jump | Mabel Gay Cuba | 14.62 | Biljana Topić Serbia | 14.56 NR | Tatyana Lebedeva Russia | 14.48 SB |
| Shot put | Valerie Vili New Zealand | 21.07 CR | Nadzeya Ostapchuk Belarus | 19.56 | Natallia Mikhnevich Belarus | 19.27 |
| Discus | Yarelis Barrios Cuba | 65.86 CR | Żaneta Glanc Poland | 63.36 | Mélina Robert-Michon France | 61.74 |
| Hammer | Betty Heidler Germany | 72.03 | Clarissa Claretti Italy | 70.56 | Martina Hrašnová Slovakia | 70.45 |
| Javelin | Vacant | | Barbora Špotáková Czech Republic | 63.45 | Steffi Nerius Germany | 62.59 |
| 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) |||||| |