# 2009 IAAF Golden League

The 2009 Golden League is the 12th edition of the IAAF's annual series of six athletics meets, held across Europe, with athletes having the chance to win the Golden League Jackpot of $1 million.

## Programme

Meet calendar :
| Date | Meet | Stadium | City | Country |
| 14 June | ISTAF Berlin | Olympiastadion | Berlin | Germany |
| 3 July | Bislett Games | Bislett Stadium | Oslo | Norway |
| 10 July | Golden Gala | Stadio Olimpico | Rome | Italy |
| 17 July | Meeting Areva | Stade de France | Saint-Denis | France |
| 28 August | Weltklasse Zürich | Letzigrund | Zürich | Switzerland |
| 4 September | Memorial Van Damme | King Baudouin Stadium | Brussels | Belgium |
Jackpot events :
| Men | 100 m | 400 m | 3000 m / 5000 m | 110 m hurdles | Javelin throw |
| Women | 100 m | 400 m | 100 m hurdles | High jump | Pole vault |

## Results
### Men

| Event | ISTAF Berlin | Bislett Games Oslo | Golden Gala Rome | Meeting Areva Paris | Weltklasse Zürich | Memorial van Damme Brussels |
| 100 m | Daniel Bailey (ATG) 10.03 | Asafa Powell (JAM) 10.07 | Tyson Gay (USA) 9.77 | Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.79 | Usain Bolt (JAM) 9.81 | Asafa Powell (JAM) 9.90 |
| 200 m | — | — | — | — | — | Usain Bolt (JAM) 19.57 |
| 400 m | Chris Brown (BAH) 45.61 | Renny Quow (TRI) 45.18 | Chris Brown (BAH) 44.81 | Jeremy Wariner (USA) 45.28 | LaShawn Merritt (USA) 44.21 | Jeremy Wariner (USA) 44.94 |
| 800 m | — | Yuriy Borzakovskiy (RUS) 1:44.42 | Alfred Kirwa Yego (KEN) 1:45.23 | Ismail Ahmed Ismail (SUD) 1:45.85 | David Rudisha (KEN) 1:43.52 | David Rudisha (KEN) 1:45.80 |
| 1500 m | Augustine Choge (KEN) 3:29.47 | Collins Cheboi (KEN) 3:36.24 | Asbel Kiprop (KEN) 3:31.20 | — | Augustine Choge (KEN) 3:33.38 | — |
| Mile run | — | Deresse Mekonnen (ETH) 3:48.95 | — | — | — | — |
| 3000 m / 5000 m | — | Richard Bartale (KEN) 7:50.58 | — | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 7:28.64 | — | — |
| 3000 m / 5000 m | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 13:00.76 | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 13:04.87 | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 12:56.23 | — | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 12:52.32 | Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 12:55.33 |
| 110 m hurdles | Dexter Faulk (USA) 13.18 | Antwon Hicks (USA) 13.41 | Dayron Robles (CUB) 13.17 | Dexter Faulk (USA) 13.14 | Dwight Thomas (JAM) 13.16 | Ryan Brathwaite (BAR) 13.30 |
| 400 m hurdles | — | — | Kerron Clement (USA) 48.09 | — | — | — |
| 3000 m steeplechase | — | — | — | Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (FRA) 8:13.23 | Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) 8:04.44 | Paul Koech (KEN) 8:04.05 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Great Britain (GBR) 38.52 | — | — | — | Jamaica (JAM) 37.70 | — |
| 4 × 1500 m relay | — | — | — | — | — | Kenya (KEN) 14:36.23 WR |
| Long jump | Godfrey Khotso Mokoena (RSA) 8.33 | — | Dwight Phillips (USA) 8.61 | — | — | — |
| Pole vault | — | — | — | Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) 5.70 | — | — |
| Triple jump | — | — | — | Phillips Idowu (GBR) 17.17 | Nelson Évora (POR) 17.38 | — |
| Discus throw | Gerd Kanter (EST) 67.88 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Javelin throw | Tero Pitkämäki (FIN) 86.53 | Tero Pitkämäki (FIN) 84.63 | Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) 87.46 | Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) 88.03 | Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR) 91.28 | Tero Pitkämäki (FIN) 86.23 |

### Women

| Event | ISTAF Berlin | Bislett Games Oslo | Golden Gala Rome | Meeting Areva Paris | Weltklasse Zürich | Memorial van Damme Brussels |
| 100 m | Kerron Stewart (JAM) 11.00 | Kerron Stewart (JAM) 10.99 | Kerron Stewart (JAM) 10.75 | Kerron Stewart (JAM) 10.99 | Carmelita Jeter (USA) 10.86 | Carmelita Jeter (USA) 10.88 |
| 400 m | Sanya Richards (USA) 49.57 | Sanya Richards (USA) 49.23 | Sanya Richards (USA) 49.46 | Sanya Richards (USA) 49.34 | Sanya Richards (USA) 48.94 | Sanya Richards (USA) 48.83 |
| 800 m | — | Claire Gibson (GBR) 2:01.42 | Maggie Vessey (USA) 2:00.13 | Anna Willard (USA) 1:58.80 | — | Anna Willard (USA) 1:59.14 |
| 1500 m | — | — | Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR) 3:56.55 | — | Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR) 3:59.15 | — |
| 2000 m | — | — | — | — | — | Gelete Burika (ETH) 5:30.19 |
| 5000 m | — | Meseret Defar (ETH) 14:36.38 | — | — | — | — |
| 3000 m steeplechase | — | Ruth Bosibori (KEN) 9:18.65 | Gulnara Samitova-Galkina (RUS) 9:11.58 | — | — | — |
| 100 m hurdles | Damu Cherry (USA) 12.76 | Damu Cherry (USA) 12.68 | Dawn Harper (USA) 12.55 | Dawn Harper (USA) 12.68 | Brigitte Foster-Hylton (JAM) 12.46 | Brigitte Foster-Hylton (JAM) 12.48 |
| 400 m hurdles | — | — | Anna Jesień (POL) 54.31 | Anna Jesień (POL) 54.37 | — | — |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Great Britain (GBR) 43.18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| High jump | Ariane Friedrich (GER) 2.06 | Blanka Vlašić (CRO) 2.00 | Antonietta Di Martino (ITA) 2.00 | Blanka Vlašić (CRO) 1.99 | Blanka Vlašić (CRO) 2.01 | Blanka Vlašić (CRO) 2.00 |
| Triple jump | — | — | — | — | — | Yamilé Aldama (SUD) 14.27 |
| Shot put | Nadine Kleinert (GER) 19.39 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pole vault | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) 4.83 | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) 4.71 | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) 4.85 | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) 4.65 | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) 5.06 WR | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) 4.70 |