# 2007 IAAF Golden League

The 2007 Golden League was the tenth 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.

## Jackpot events

* Men
** 100 m
** 1500 m / Mile
** 110 m hurdles
** Triple Jump
** Javelin throw
* Women
** 100 m
** 400 m
** 100 m hurdles
** High Jump
** Pole Vault
The 2007 series included meets at
* Oslo, Norway (Bislett Games) on June 15.
* Paris, France (Meeting Gaz de France) on July 6.
* Rome, Italy (Golden Gala) on July 13.
* Zürich, Switzerland (Weltklasse Zürich) on September 7.
* Brussels, Belgium (Memorial Van Damme) on September 14.
* Berlin, Germany (ISTAF) on September 16.

## Bislett Games

Held in Oslo, Norway on June 15, at the Bislett Stadium. Meseret Defar's Women's 5000 m World Record somewhat overshadowed the Jackpot events in Oslo, but some interesting Jackpot contenders emerged.

### Men's 100 m

World Record-holder, Asafa Powell, took the event in 9.94.
Wind: +0.9 m/s
| Position | Country | Athlete | Time |
| 1 | Jamaica | Asafa Powell | 9.94 |
| 2 | Portugal | Francis Obikwelu | 10.06 |
| 3 | Nigeria | Olusoji Fasuba | 10.25 |
| 4 | Great Britain | Mark Lewis-Francis | 10.25 |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago | Marc Burns | 10.26 |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | Darrell Brown | 10.61 |
| DQ | Great Britain | Marlon Devonish | (10.08) |

### Men's 1500 m

(Held as Mile) Moroccan Adil Kaouch produced a personal best to win this event from Augustine Choge of Kenya and Andrew Baddeley of Great Britain. Australian Craig Mottram finished ninth.
| Position | Country | Athlete | Time |
| 1 | Morocco | Adil Kaouch | 3:51.14 |
| 2 | Kenya | Augustine Choge | 3:51.62 |
| 3 | Great Britain | Andrew Baddeley | 3:51.95 |
| 4 | Kenya | Daniel Kipchirchir Komen | 3:52.19 |
| 5 | Spain | Arturo Casado | 3:52.35 |
| 6 | Spain | Sergio Gallardo | 3:52.38 |
| 7 | Kenya | Isaac Kiprono Songok | 3:52.85 |
| 8 | Kenya | Suleiman Simotwo | 3:53.08 |
| 9 | Australia | Craig Mottram | 3:54.57 |
| 10 | Kenya | Alex Kipchirchir | 3:55.96 |
| 11 | Algeria | Tarek Boukensa | 3:56.37 |
| 12 | Morocco | Abdalaati Iguider | 3:59.79 |
| DNF | Kenya | Philemon Kipkorir Kimutai | - |
| DNF | Kenya | Gilbert Kipchoge | - |

### Men's 110 m Hurdles

USA's Anwar Moore took a narrow victory in the absence of World Record-holder Liu Xiang, Cuban Dayron Robles, and top Americans such as Terrence Trammell and Dominique Arnold.
Wind: -0.3 m/s
| Position | Country | Athlete | Time |
| 1 | United States | Anwar Moore | 13.26 |
| 2 | United States | David Payne | 13.27 |
| 3 | Germany | Thomas Blaschek | 13.46 |
| 4 | United States | Joel Brown | 13.51 |
| 5 | Great Britain | Andy Turner | 13.56 |
| 6 | Spain | Jackson Quiñónez | 13.65 |
| 7 | Netherlands | Gregory Sedoc | 13.73 |
| 8 | United States | David Oliver | 13.75 |

### Men's Triple Jump

Great Britain's Phillips Idowu took a surprise victory from Olympic and European champion Christian Olsson and World Leader Jadel Gregório.
| Position | Country | Athlete | Distance |
| 1 | Great Britain | Phillips Idowu | 17.35 |
| 2 | Sweden | Christian Olsson | 17.33 |
| 3 | United States | Aarik Wilson | 17.26 |
| 4 | Great Britain | Nathan Douglas | 17.18 |
| 5 | Brazil | Jadel Gregório | 17.12 |
| 6 | United States | Walter Davis | 17.00 |
| 7 | Portugal | Nelson Évora | 16.92 |
| 8 | Norway | Lars Ytterhaugh | 15.41 |

### Men's Javelin

Finn Tero Pitkämäki out-threw Olympic champion and home crowd favorite Andreas Thorkildsen, and in-form American Breaux Greer.
| Position | Country | Athlete | Distance |
| 1 | Finland | Tero Pitkämäki | 88.78 |
| 2 | United States | Breaux Greer | 88.73 |
| 3 | Norway | Andreas Thorkildsen | 87.79 |
| 4 | Cuba | Guillermo Martínez | 85.30 |
| 5 | Sweden | Magnus Arvidsson | 84.10 |
| 6 | Russia | Sergey Makarov | 83.88 |
| 7 | Russia | Aleksandr Ivanov | 81.95 |
| 8 | Finland | Teemu Wirkkala | 80.72 |
| NM | Latvia | Vadims Vasilevskis | - |

### Women's 100 m

American Stephanie Durst continued her good form to take victory ahead of Sheri-Ann Brooks.
Wind: -0.2 m/s
| Position | Country | Athlete | Time |
| 1 | United States | Stephanie Durst | 11.22 |
| 2 | Jamaica | Sheri-Ann Brooks | 11.23 |
| 3 | Cayman Islands | Cydonie Mothersille | 11.25 |
| 4 | Belgium | Kim Gevaert | 11.25 |
| 5 | Bahamas | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | 11.27 |
| 6 | Bulgaria | Ivet Lalova | 11.32 |
| 7 | Norway | Ezinne Okparaebo | 11.56 |
| 8 | Jamaica | Sherone Simpson | 11.64 |

### Women's 400 m

Sanya Richards took an expected victory from former World Champion Amy Mbacke Thiam of Senegal.
| Position | Country | Athlete | Time |
| 1 | United States | Sanya Richards | 50.26 |
| 2 | Senegal | Amy Mbacke Thiam | 51.22 |
| 3 | Jamaica | Shericka Williams | 51.32 |
| 4 | Australia | Tamsyn Lewis | 51.86 |
| 5 | Bahamas | Christine Amertil | 52.02 |
| 6 | Great Britain | Marilyn Okoro | 52.80 |
| 7 | Estonia | Maris Mägi | 54.36 |
| DNS | Jamaica | Kaliese Spencer | - |

### Women's 100 m Hurdles

World Champion Michelle Perry extended her winning streak to 14 races, beating top European Susanna Kallur.
* Wind: -0.1m/s
| Position | Country | Athlete | Time |
| 1 | United States | Michelle Perry | 12.70 |
| 2 | Sweden | Susanna Kallur | 12.76 |
| 3 | Jamaica | Delloreen Ennis-London | 12.78 |
| 4 | Canada | Angela Whyte | 12.87 |
| 5 | Nigeria | Josephine Onyia | 12.93 |
| 6 | Germany | Kirsten Bolm | 13.15 |
| 7 | Ireland | Derval O'Rourke | 13.19 |
| DNS | Jamaica | Brigitte Foster-Hylton | - |

### Women's High Jump

Olympic and World Indoor Champion, Yelena Slesarenko, beat a star-studded field which included the European Champion indoors and outdoors, Tia Hellebaut, World Champion outdoors and World Record-holder indoors, Kajsa Bergqvist, and four other jumpers who had been over 2 meters this year.
| Position | Country | Athlete | Height |
| 1 | Russia | Yelena Slesarenko | 2.02 |
| 2 | Croatia | Blanka Vlašić | 1.98 |
| 3 | Ukraine | Vita Palamar | 1.96 |
| 4 | Belgium | Tia Hellebaut | 1.96 |
| 5 | Sweden | Kajsa Bergqvist | 1.93 |
| 6 | Spain | Ruth Beitia | 1.90 |
| 6 | Italy | Antonietta Di Martino | 1.90 |
| 8 | Canada | Nicole Forrester | 1.85 |
| 9 | Russia | Anna Chicherova | 1.85 |
| 9 | Sweden | Carolina Klüft | 1.85 |

### Women's Pole Vault

Olympic, World, and European Champion, Yelena Isinbayeva, who also holds both the indoor and outdoor World Records, took a highly anticipated victory ahead of Polish rival Monika Pyrek.
| Position | Country | Athlete | Height |
| 1 | Russia | Yelena Isinbayeva | 4.85 |
| 2 | Poland | Monika Pyrek | 4.60 |
| 3 | Russia | Tatyana Polnova | 4.55 |
| 4 | Russia | Yuliya Golubchikova | 4.55 |
| 5 | Brazil | Fabiana Murer | 4.45 |
| 6 | Czech Republic | Kateřina Baďurová | 4.30 |
| 7 | Germany | Silke Spiegelburg | 4.30 |
| 8 | Norway | Cathrine Larsåsen | 4.00 |

### Jackpot Contenders
#### Men

100 m: Asafa Powell ( Jamaica)
1500 m: Adil Kaouch ( Morocco)
110 m Hurdles: Anwar Moore ( United States)
Triple Jump: Phillips Idowu ( Great Britain)
Javelin: Tero Pitkämäki ( Finland)

#### Women

100 m: Stephanie Durst ( United States)
400 m: Sanya Richards ( United States)
100 m Hurdles: Michelle Perry ( United States)
High Jump: Yelena Slesarenko ( Russia)
Pole Vault: Yelena Isinbayeva ( Russia)

## Meeting Gaz de France

Held in Paris, France, at the nine-lane track of the Stade de France, on July 6.

### Men's 100 m

Asafa Powell (winner in Oslo), battling with injury, did not run in Paris, and so was out of the Jackpot race before it had started. In his absence, Bahamian, Derrick Atkins, won in 10.00 seconds.
* Wind: -0.1 m/s
| Position | Country | Athlete | Time |
| 1 | Bahamas | Derrick Atkins | 10.00 |
| 2 | United States | Mark Jelks | 10.09 |
| 3 | United States | Shawn Crawford | 10.13 |
| 4 | Jamaica | Clement Campbell | 10.13 |
| 5 | Netherlands Antilles | Churandy Martina | 10.13 |
| 6 | United States | Leonard Scott | 10.14 |
| 7 | Jamaica | Steve Mullings | 10.16 |
| 8 | France | David Alerte | 10.26 |
| 9 | Jamaica | Michael Frater | 10.29 |

### Men's 1500 m

Adil Kaouch, winner in Oslo, was also injured and out of the Jackpot race, but a thrilling race ensued, with Alan Webb's sprint for home beating the valiant efforts of home-crowd favorite Mehdi Baala.
| Position | Country | Athlete | Time |
| 1 | United States | Alan Webb | 3:30.54 |
| 2 | France | Mehdi Baala | 3:31.01 |
| 3 | Algeria | Tarek Boukensa | 3:32.77 |
| 4 | Kenya | Shedrack Kibet Korir | 3:32.81 |
| 5 | Canada | Kevin Sullivan | 3:34.16 |
| 6 | Kenya | Suleiman Kipses Simotowo | 3:34.78 |
| 7 | United States | Bernard Lagat | 3:35.09 |
| 8 | France | Mounir Yemmouni | 3:35.29 |
| 9 | Algeria | Antar Zerguelaine | 3:36.51 |
| 10 | Algeria | Abdelslam Kennouche | 3:38.29 |
| 11 | Kenya | Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono | 3:38.90 |
| DNF | Algeria | Kamal Boulahfane | - |
| DNF | Kenya | Philemon Kipkorir Kimutai | - |

### Men's 110 m Hurdles

Olympic Champion Liu Xiang and World Champion Ladji Doucouré were in Paris to outrun Oslo winner Anwar Moore, but it was only the young Cuban Dayron Robles who could out-dip the American this occasion, as the two were awarded the same time, 13.13.
* Wind: +0.5 m/s
| Position | Country | Athlete | Time |
| 1 | Cuba | Dayron Robles | 13.13 |
| 2 | United States | Anwar Moore | 13.13 |
| 3 | China | Liu Xiang | 13.15 |
| 4 | United States | Ryan Wilson | 13.17 |
| 5 | United States | David Oliver | 13.27 |
| 6 | France | Ladji Doucouré | 13.27 |
| 7 | United States | Dominique Arnold | 13.31 |
| 8 | United States | Aries Merritt | 13.37 |
| 9 | China | Shi Dongpeng | 13.39 |

### Men's Triple Jump

Again, the Oslo winner, Phillips Idowu, was injured and out of the Jackpot race, but Christian Olsson made up for his disappointment at the Bislett Games, by winning with 17.56.
| Position | Country | Athlete | Distance |
| 1 | Sweden | Christian Olsson | 17.56 |
| 2 | Portugal | Nelson Évora | 17.28 |
| 3 | United States | Aarik Wilson | 16.96 |
| 4 | Brazil | Jadel Gregorio | 16.90 |
| 5 | Cuba | Osniel Tosca | 16.85 |
| 6 | Russia | Aleksandr Petrenko | 16.85 |
| 7 | Cuba | Yoandri Betanzos | 16.54 |
| 8 | Russia | Danil Burkenya | 16.50 |
| 9 | France | Julien Kapek | 16.45 |
| 10 | United States | Walter Davis | 16.44 |
| 11 | Greece | Dimítrios Tsiámis | 15.98 |

### Men's Javelin

Tero Pitkämäki was the only male winner from Oslo to win in Paris, doing so in a European Lead of 89.70. Three of his five valid throws would have been enough to win as he produced a peerless series of throw, ahead of rival Andreas Thorkildsen.
| Position | Country | Athlete | Distance |
| 1 | Finland | Tero Pitkämäki | 89.70 |
| 2 | Norway | Andreas Thorkildsen | 86.28 |
| 3 | United States | Breaux Greer | 85.64 |
| 4 | Cuba | Guillermo Martínez | 83.94 |
| 5 | Russia | Aleksandr Ivanov | 80.72 |
| 6 | South Africa | John Robert Oosthuizen | 80.58 |
| 7 | Sweden | Magnus Arvidsson | 80.02 |
| 8 | France | Vitoli Tipotio | 79.81 |
| NM | Canada | Scott Russell | - |

### Women's 100 m

Stephanie Durst did not venture to Paris and was out of the jackpot race. Torri Edwards won in a race with Americans occupying the top four places.
* Wind: +0.5 m/s
| Position | Country | Athlete | Time |
| 1 | United States | Torri Edwards | 11.17 |
| 2 | United States | Me'Lisa Barber | 11.19 |
| 3 | United States | Lauryn Williams | 11.25 |
| 4 | United States | Carmelita Jeter | 11.26 |
| 5 | France | Muriel Hurtis-Houari | 11.31 |
| 6 | France | Christine Arron | 11.34 |
| 7 | United States | Allyson Felix | 11.34 |
| DNS | Bahamas | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | - |
| DNS | Jamaica | Kerron Stewart | - |

### Women's 400 m

Sanya Richards produced a World Lead to win, in a race which included all three women who out-did her for a place on the USA's World Championships team.
| Position | Country | Athlete | Time |
| 1 | United States | Sanya Richards | 49.52 |
| 2 | Jamaica | Novlene Williams | 50.29 |
| 3 | United States | Natasha Hastings | 50.45 |
| 4 | Senegal | Amy Mbacke Thiam | 50.84 |
| 5 | United States | Mary Wineberg | 50.91 |
| 6 | United States | DeeDee Trotter | 51.12 |
| 7 | Jamaica | Shericka Williams | 51.63 |
| 8 | France | Solen Désert | 51.66 |

### Women's 100 m hurdles

Michelle Perry was one of the lucky few to repeat her Oslo win, convincingly outrunning Susanna Kallur, again, remaining in the hunt for the Jackpot.
* Wind: -0.2 m/s
| Position | Country | Athlete | Time |
| 1 | United States | Michelle Perry | 12.56 |
| 2 | Sweden | Susanna Kallur | 12.68 |
| 3 | United States | Lolo Jones | 12.71 |
| 4 | France | Adrianna Lamalle | 12.75 |
| 5 | Canada | Perdita Felicien | 12.88 |
| 6 | Jamaica | Vonette Dixon | 12.91 |
| 7 | Canada | Priscilla Lopes | 13.10 |
| 8 | Jamaica | Delloreen Ennis-London | 13.32 |
| DNF | United States | Ginnie Powell | DNF |

### Women's High Jump

Oslo winner Yelena Slesarenko could only manage a second-place finish as Blanka Vlašić impressed with 2.02 meters, with both women jumping 2 or more meters.
| Position | Country | Athlete | Height |
| 1 | Croatia | Blanka Vlašić | 2.02 |
| 2 | Russia | Yelena Slesarenko | 2.00 |
| 3 | Belgium | Tia Hellebaut | 1.97 |
| 4 | Spain | Ruth Beitia | 1.94 |
| 5 | Italy | Antonietta Di Martino | 1.94 |
| 6 | United States | Amy Acuff | 1.94 |
| 7 | Ukraine | Vita Palamar | 1.91 |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | Marina Aitova | 1.91 |
| 9 | Canada | Nicole Forrester | 1.88 |
| 10 | France | Melanie Skotnik | 1.88 |

### Women's Pole Vault

Yelena Isinbayeva regained exciting form as she sailed over 4.91 m, which she followed with the attempts at a would-be World Record of 5.02. European Indoor Champion, Svetlana Feofanova returned to heights not seen, from her, this season, as she finished second with 4.71.
| Position | Country | Athlete | Height |
| 1 | Russia | Yelena Isinbayeva | 4.91 |
| 2 | Russia | Svetlana Feofanova | 4.71 |
| 3 | Poland | Monika Pyrek | 4.71 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | Katerina Badurová | 4.61 |
| 5 | Germany | Silke Spiegelburg | 4.51 |
| 6 | Russia | Yuliya Golubchikova | 4.51 |
| 7 | Russia | Tatyana Polnova | 4.51 |
| 8 | France | Vanessa Boslak | 4.41 |
| 9 | Germany | Carolin Hingst | 4.41 |
| 10 | Australia | Kym Howe | 4.21 |
| 11 | United States | Niki McEwen | 4.21 |
| DNS | Australia | Alana Boyd | - |

### Jackpot Contenders

With three Oslo winners injured and two choosing not to compete in Paris, only six athletes were still in the Jackpot race before the Meeting Gaz de France had begun. Two of those six finished second in their respective events, and only four remain in contention after Paris.

#### Men

Javelin: Tero Pitkämäki ( Finland)

#### Women

400 m: Sanya Richards ( United States) 100 m Hurdles: Michelle Perry ( United States) Pole Vault: Yelena Isinbayeva ( Russia)

## Golden Gala

The third stop of the Golden League took place at Rome's Stadio Olimpico, on June 13, 2007. This meet hit headlines, as French long jumper Salim Sdiri was hit by a rogue javelin, thrown by Finn Tero Pitkämäki, as he warmed up for his event. The injuries sustained, however, were not serious and Sdiri made a full recovery.

### Men's 100 m

Asafa Powell took his second Golden League victory, beating Paris winner Derrick Atkins who took second.
* Wind: +0.5 m/s
| Position | Country | Athlete | Time |
| 1. | Jamaica | Asafa Powell | 9.90 |
| 2. | Bahamas | Derrick Atkins | 10.02 |
| 3. | Netherlands Antilles | Churandy Martina | 10.10 |
| 4. | United States | Mark Jelks | 10.17 |
| 5. | Jamaica | Nesta Carter | 10.19 |
| 6. | Italy | Simone Collio | 10.19 |
| 7. | Jamaica | Michael Frater | 10.22 |
| 8. | United States | Shawn Crawford | 10.22 |
| 9. | United States | Leonard Scott | 10.23 |

### Men's 1500 m

Adil Kaouch also took a second Golden League victory, in a Personal Best, with several other athletes recording the best results of their lives.
| Position | Country | Athlete | Time |
| 1. | Morocco | Adil Kaouch | 3:30.77 |
| 2. | Algeria | Tarek Boukensa | 3:30.92 |
| 3. | Kenya | Shedrack Kibet Korir | 3:31.18 |
| 4. | Kenya | Alex Kipchirchir | 3:31.58 |
| 5. | Kenya | Suleiman Kipses Simotwo | 3:31.89 |
| 6. | Spain | Juan Carlos Higuero | 3:32.18 |
| 7. | Kenya | Daniel Kipchirchir Komen | 3:32.55 |
| 8. | Morocco | Abdalaati Iguider | 3:32.75 |
| 9. | Spain | Sergio Gallardo | 3:33.43 |
| 10. | Spain | Arturo Casado | 3:34.09 |
| 11. | Ukraine | Ivan Heshko | 3:35.03 |
| 12. | Algeria | Antar Zerguelaine | 3:35.18 |
| 13. | Italy | Christian Obrist | 3:35.75 |
| DNF. | Kenya | Philemon Kipkorir Kimutai | - |
| DNF. | Kenya | Timothy Kiptanui | - |
| DNF. | Kenya | Samson Surum | - |

### Men's 110 m Hurdles

Oslo winner Anwar Moore won a close-run race from Paris winner Dayron Robles.
| Position | Country | Athlete | Time |
| 1. | United States | Anwar Moore | 13.16 |
| 2. | Cuba | Dayron Robles | 13.17 |
| 3. | United States | David Oliver | 13.36 |
| 4. | United States | Allen Johnson | 13.50 |
| 5. | France | Ladji Doucouré | 13.51 |
| 6. | United States | Aries Merritt | 13.56 |
| 7. | Brazil | Anselmo da Silva | 13.64 |
| 8. | United States | Dominique Arnold | 13.80 |
| DNF | United States | David Payne | - |

### Men's Triple Jump

Christian Olsson only took two attempts before retiring, a foul and a jump which turned out to be a winning mark.
| Position | Country | Athlete | Distance |
| 1. | Sweden | Christian Olsson | 17.19 |
| 2. | Cuba | Osniel Tosca | 17.10 |
| 3. | Russia | Danil Burkenya | 17.02 |
| 4. | United States | Aarik Wilson | 16.98 |
| 5. | Brazil | Jadel Gregório | 16.92 |
| 6. | Romania | Marian Oprea | 16.67 |
| 7. | Grenada | Randy Lewis | 16.58 |
| 8. | Portugal | Nelson Évora | 16.52 |
| 9. | Greece | Konstadinos Zalagitis | 16.29 |
| 10. | Italy | Fabrizio Schembri | 15.61 |

### Men's Javelin

Tero Pitkämäki plummeted out of the jackpot race, as Olympic champion Andreas Thorkildsen took the win. However, this competition was more memorable for a freak accident concerning Pitkämäki and French long jumper Salim Sdiri. On the Finn's second throw, his javelin veered off to the left and into the long jump area, where Sdiri was warming up. The implement hit Sdiri in his side but no serious injuries were sustained. The incident clearly had an adverse effect on Pitkämäki, however, as he failed to match his first round effort of 86.09 m.
| Position | Country | Athlete | Distance |
| 1. | Norway | Andreas Thorkildsen | 88.36 |
| 2. | Finland | Tero Pitkämäki | 86.09 |
| 3. | United States | Breaux Greer | 84.53 |
| 4. | Sweden | Magnus Arvidsson | 84.44 |
| 5. | South Africa | Gerhardus Pienaar | 81.89 |
| 6. | South Africa | John Robert Oosthuizen | 81.22 |
| 7. | Russia | Aleksandr Ivanov | 80.27 |
| 8. | Latvia | Vadims Vasilevskis | 79.47 |
| 9. | Russia | Sergey Makarov | 79.28 |
| 10. | Finland | Teemu Wirkkala | 78.41 |
| 11. | Cuba | Guillermo Martínez | 72.34 |

### Women's 100 m

Torri Edwards continued her fine season with a win over compatriot Me'Lisa Barber and top European Tezzhan Naimova, as Allyson Felix finished fourth.
| Position | Country | Athlete | Time |
| 1. | United States | Torri Edwards | 11.03 |
| 2. | United States | Me'Lisa Barber | 11.11 |
| 3. | Bulgaria | Tezzhan Naimova | 11.14 |
| 4. | United States | Allyson Felix | 11.18 |
| 5. | United States | Marshevet Hooker | 11.21 |
| 6. | United States | Carmelita Jeter | 11.22 |
| 7. | United States | Rachelle Boone-Smith | 11.23 |
| 8. | Cayman Islands | Cydonie Mothersille | 11.25 |
| 9. | Italy | Anita Pistone | 11.45 |

### Women's 400 m

Sanya Richards remained in the jackpot hunt with a graceful performance ahead of 2001 World champion Amy Mbackie Thiam, who set her fastest time for four years.
| Position | Country | Athlete | Time |
| 1. | United States | Sanya Richards | 49.77 |
| 2. | Senegal | Amy Mbacke Thiam | 50.15 |
| 3. | United States | Natasha Hastings | 50.34 |
| 4. | Jamaica | Novlene Williams | 50.39 |
| 5. | United States | DeeDee Trotter | 51.05 |
| 6. | Jamaica | Shericka Williams | 51.10 |
| 7. | United States | Mary Wineberg | 51.20 |
| 8. | Belarus | Ilona Usovich | 51.75 |
| 9. | Italy | Daniela Reina | 53.12 |

### Women's 100 m Hurdles

Michelle Perry set a world lead to win, as Susanna Kallur was disappointed to finish third.
| Position | Country | Athlete | Time |
| 1. | United States | Michelle Perry | 12.44 |
| 2. | Spain | Josephine Onyia | 12.67 |
| 3. | Sweden | Susanna Kallur | 12.72 |
| 4. | United States | Lolo Jones | 12.84 |
| 5. | Jamaica | Delloreen Ennis-London | 12.85 |
| 6. | United States | Danielle Carruthers | 12.97 |
| 7. | France | Adrianna Lamalle | 13.22 |
| 8. | Italy | Micol Cattaneo | 13.27 |
| DNF | United States | Nichole Denby | - |

### Women's High Jump

Blanka Vlašić took her second Golden League win of the season, as two athletes went over 2 m. Antonietta Di Martino, who had hoped to perform well in front of her home crowd, disappointed, finishing fourth.
| Position | Country | Athlete | Height |
| 1. | Croatia | Blanka Vlašić | 2.02 |
| 2. | Sweden | Kajsa Bergqvist | 2.00 |
| 3. | Spain | Ruth Beitia | 1.98 |
| 4. | Italy | Antonietta Di Martino | 1.95 |
| 5. | United States | Amy Acuff | 1.95 |
| 6. | Sweden | Emma Green | 1.95 |
| 7. | Ukraine | Vita Palamar | 1.90 |
| 8. | Ukraine | Vita Styopina | 1.90 |
| 9. | Sweden | Carolina Klüft | 1.85 |
| 10. | Belgium | Tia Hellebaut | 1.85 |
| 11. | China | Xingjuan Zheng | 1.85 |
| NM | Italy | Elena Meuti | - |

### Women's Pole Vault

Yelena Isinbayeva took a clear victory to keep her hopes of a jackpot share alive. Isinbayeva missed her first attempt at 4.65 m, then passed to 4.70, which she cleared first time, then came a failure at 4.85, attempts were passed to 4.90, which was routinely cleared at the first attempt. None of the three world record attempts at 5.02 m were close.
| Position | Country | Athlete | Height |
| 1. | Russia | Yelena Isinbayeva | 4.90 |
| 2. | Czech Republic | Kateřina Baďurová | 4.65 |
| 3. | Russia | Tatyana Polnova | 4.65 |
| 4. | Russia | Yuliya Golubchikova | 4.60 |
| =. | Poland | Monika Pyrek | 4.60 |
| 6. | Russia | Svetlana Feofanova | 4.50 |
| =. | Australia | Kym Howe | 4.50 |
| 8. | Spain | Naroa Agirre | 4.50 |
| 9. | United States | April Steiner | 4.30 |
| 10. | Italy | Arianna Farfaletti Casali | 4.10 |
| DNS | United States | Jennifer Stuczynski | - |

### Jackpot contenders

Tero Pitkämäki was the only casualty of the meeting, as three women remained in the jackpot hunt.

#### Women

400 m: Sanya Richards ( United States), 100 m Hurdles: Michelle Perry ( United States), Pole Vault: Yelena Isinbayeva ( Russia)

## Weltklasse Zürich

Held in Zürich, Switzerland, at the Letzigrund stadium, on September 7.

### Men's 100 m

Wind: +0.1 m/s
| Position | Country | Athlete | Time |
| 1. | Portugal | Francis Obikwelu | 10.17 |
| 2. | Norway | Jaysuma Saidy Ndure | 10.20 |
| 3. | Great Britain | Marlon Devonish | 10.20 |
| 4. | Nigeria | Olusoji Fasuba | 10.20 |
| 5. | United States | Leroy Dixon | 10.23 |
| 6. | Trinidad and Tobago | Marc Burns | 10.36 |
| 7. | Slovenia | Matic Osovnikar | 10.40 |
| 8. | Great Britain | Craig Pickering | 10.58 |
| 9. | Great Britain | Mark Lewis-Francis | 10.60 |

### Men's 1500 m

| Position | Country | Athlete | Time |
| 1. | France | Mehdi Baala | 3:38.62 |
| 2. | Algeria | Tarek Boukensa | 3:38.84 |
| 3. | Kenya | Daniel Kipchirchir Komen | 3:38.96 |
| 4. | Algeria | Antar Zerguelaine | 3:39.18 |
| 5. | Kenya | Asbel Kiprop | 3:39.31 |
| 6. | Italy | Christian Obrist | 3:39.50 |
| 7. | United States | Alan Webb | 3:39.69 |
| 8. | Kenya | Alex Kipchirchir | 3:39.84 |
| 9. | Bahrain | Belal Mansoor Ali | 3:40.21 |
| 10. | Kenya | Suleiman Simotwo | 3:40.52 |
| 11. | Great Britain | Andrew Baddeley | 3:40.75 |
| 12. | Spain | Arturo Casado | 3:44.38 |

### Men's 110 m Hurdles

Wind: -0.2 m/s
| Position | Country | Athlete | Time |
| 1. | Cuba | Dayron Robles | 13.15 |
| 2. | United States | Terrence Trammell | 13.22 |
| 3. | United States | Allen Johnson | 13.23 |
| 4. | United States | Anwar Moore | 13.24 |
| 5. | United States | Ryan Wilson | 13.33 |
| 6. | United States | David Oliver | 13.37 |
| 7. | United States | David Payne | 13.39 |
| 8. | United States | Aries Merritt | 13.42 |
| 9. | Switzerland | Andreas Kundert | 13.61 |

### Men's Triple Jump

| Position | Country | Athlete | Distance |
| 1. | United States | Walter Davis | 17.20 |
| 2. | Portugal | Nelson Évora | 17.18 |
| 3. | United States | Aarik Wilson | 17.11 |
| 4. | Brazil | Jadel Gregório | 16.86 |
| 5. | Russia | Aleksandr Petrenko | 16.79 |
| 6. | Slovakia | Dmitrij Valukevic | 16.60 |
| 7. | Switzerland | Alexander Martínez | 16.59 |
| 8. | Ukraine | Mykola Savolaynen | 16.40 |

### Men's Javelin

| Position | Country | Athlete | Distance |
| 1. | Norway | Andreas Thorkildsen | 89.51 |
| 2. | Finland | Tero Pitkämäki | 87.44 |
| 3. | United States | Breaux Greer | 83.15 |
| 4. | Sweden | Magnus Arvidsson | 82.47 |
| 5. | Russia | Alexandr Ivanov | 81.00 |
| 6. | Poland | Igor Janik | 80.09 |
| 7. | Latvia | Vadims Vasiļevskis | 78.20 |
| 8. | Switzerland | Felix Loretz | 75.62 |
| 9. | Switzerland | Stefan Müller | 70.52 |

### Women's 100 m

Wind: -0.1 m/s
| Position | Country | Athlete | Time |
| 1. | France | Christine Arron | 11.17 |
| 2. | United States | Torri Edwards | 11.22 |
| 3. | United States | Carmelita Jeter | 11.24 |
| 4. | Belgium | Kim Gevaert | 11.26 |
| 5. | Bulgaria | Tezdzhan Naimova | 11.30 |
| 6. | United States | Me'Lisa Barber | 11.32 |
| 7. | United States | Lauryn Williams | 11.34 |
| 8. | Great Britain | Laura Turner | 11.59 |
| 9. | Russia | Yevgeniya Polyakova | 11.64 |

### Women's 400 m

| Position | Country | Athlete | Time |
| 1. | United States | Sanya Richards | 49.77 |
| 2. | Jamaica | Novlene Williams | 50.15 |
| 3. | Senegal | Amy Mbacke Thiam | 50.34 |
| 4. | Great Britain | Christine Ohuruogu | 50.39 |
| 5. | Belarus | Ilona Usovich | 51.05 |
| 6. | United States | Mary Wineberg | 51.10 |
| 7. | Russia | Natalya Antyukh | 51.20 |
| 8. | Ireland | Joanne Cuddihy | 51.75 |

### Women's 100 m Hurdles

| Position | Country | Athlete | Time |
| 1. | Sweden | Susanna Kallur | 12.66 |
| 2. | Jamaica | Delloreen Ennis-London | 12.68 |
| 3. | United States | Michelle Perry | 12.68 |
| 4. | Canada | Perdita Felicien | 12.71 |
| 5. | United States | Lolo Jones | 12.81 |
| 6. | Australia | Sally McLellan | 12.86 |
| 7. | Canada | Angela Whyte | 12.89 |
| 8. | Spain | Josephine Onyia | 12.96 |
| 9. | Jamaica | Vonette Dixon | 12.98 |

### Women's High Jump

| Position | Country | Athlete | Height |
| 1. | Croatia | Blanka Vlašić | 2.04 |
| 2. | Russia | Yelena Slesarenko | 2.01 |
| 3. | Russia | Yekaterina Savchenko | 1.98 |
| 4. | Spain | Ruth Beitia | 1.90 |
| 4. | Sweden | Kajsa Bergqvist | 1.90 |
| 4. | Russia | Anna Chicherova | 1.90 |
| 4. | Italy | Antonietta Di Martino | 1.90 |
| 4. | Ukraine | Vita Palamar | 1.90 |
| 9. | Sweden | Emma Green | 1.90 |

### Women's Pole Vault

| Position | Country | Athlete | Height |
| 1 | Russia | Yelena Isinbayeva | 4.80 |
| 2 | Russia | Svetlana Feofanova | 4.75 |
| 3 | Russia | Yuliya Golubchikova | 4.65 |
| 3 | Poland | Monika Pyrek | 4.65 |
| 5 | Russia | Tatyana Polnova | 4.65 |
| 6 | Czech Republic | Kateřina Baďurová | 4.55 |
| 7 | Brazil | Fabiana Murer | 4.55 |
| 8 | France | Vanessa Boslak | 4.40 |

### Jackpot Contenders
#### Women

400 m: Sanya Richards ( United States), Pole Vault: Yelena Isinbayeva ( Russia)

## Memorial Van Damme

The 31st edition of the Memorial Van Damme took place at the King Baudouin Stadium, in Brussels, Belgium, on 14 September 2007.
The Golden League events were somewhat overshadowed in Brussels, as Meseret Defar succeeded in her world record attempt in the two miles event and Kenenisa Bekele failed in his attempt over 10,000 m.

### Men's 100 m

Wind: -0.3
| Position | Athlete | Country | Time |
| 1 | Asafa Powell | Jamaica | 9.84 |
| 2 | Jaysuma Saidy Ndure | Norway | 10.11 |
| 3 | Michael Frater | Jamaica | 10.12 |
| 4 | Marlon Devonish | United Kingdom | 10.16 |
| 5 | Marc Burns | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.18 |
| 6 | Francis Obikwelu | Portugal | 10.25 |
| 7 | Olusoji Fasuba | Nigeria | 10.29 |
| 8 | Darvis Patton | United States | 10.30 |
| 9 | LeRoy Dixon | United States | 10.32 |

### Men's 200 m

Wind: +0.7
| Position | Athlete | Country | Time |
| 1 | Wallace Spearmon | United States | 19.88 |
| 2 | Xavier Carter | United States | 20.04 |
| 3 | Usain Bolt | Jamaica | 20.14 |
| 4 | Rodney Martin | United States | 20.39 |
| 5 | Johan Wissman | Sweden | 20.49 |
| 6 | Joshua J. Johnson | United States | 20.54 |
| 7 | Paul Hession | Ireland | 20.79 |
| 8 | Guus Hoogmoed | Netherlands | 20.85 |
| 9 | Kristof Beyens | Belgium | 20.94 |

### Men's 800 m

| Position | Athlete | Country | Time |
| 1 | David Rudisha | Kenya | 1:44.15 |
| 2 | Mbulaeni Mulaudzi | South Africa | 1:44.40 |
| 3 | Yusuf Saad Kamel | Bahrain | 1:44.43 |
| 4 | Belal Mansoor Ali | Bahrain | 1:44.89 |
| 5 | Mohammed Al-Salhi | Saudi Arabia | 1:45.30 |
| 6 | Yuriy Borzakovskiy | Russia | 1:45.46 |
| 7 | Alfred Kirwa Yego | Kenya | 1:45.83 |
| 8 | Thomas Matthys | Belgium | 1:47.30 |
| 9 | Arnoud Okken | Netherlands | 1:47.77 |

### Men's 1500 m

| Position | Athlete | Country | Time |
| 1 | Daniel Kipchirchir Komen | Kenya | 3:32.67 |
| 2 | Mohamed Moustaoui | Morocco | 3:34.38 |
| 3 | Juan Carlos Higuero | Spain | 3:34.72 |
| 4 | Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono | Kenya | 3:35.72 |
| 5 | Andrew Baddeley | United Kingdom | 3:35.94 |
| 6 | Rashid Ramzi | Bahrain | 3:36.20 |
| 7 | Shedrack Kibet Korir | Kenya | 3:36.45 |
| 8 | Arturo Casado | Spain | 3:36.68 |
| 9 | Elkanah Onkware Angwenyi | Kenya | 3:37.23 |
| 10 | Jon Rankin | United States | 3:37.68 |
| 11 | Suleiman Kipses Simotwo | Kenya | 3:38.20 |
| 12 | Hassan Mourhit | Belgium | 3:43.28 |
| 13 | Asbel Kiprop | Kenya | 3:43.98 |
| 14 | Nicholas Kemboi | Kenya | 3:44.17 |
| 15 | Joeri Jansen | Belgium | 3:47.39 |
| - | Timothy Kiptanui | Kenya | DNF |
| - | John Litei | Kenya | DNF |
| - | Samson Surum | Kenya | DNF |

### Men's 5,000 m

| Position | Athlete | Country | Time |
| 1 | Sileshi Sihine | Ethiopia | 12:50.16 |
| 2 | Eliud Kipchoge | Kenya | 12:50.38 |
| 3 | Moses Ndiema Kipsiro | Uganda | 12:50.72 |
| 4 | Joseph Ebuya | Kenya | 12:51.00 |
| 5 | Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa | Kenya | 12:51.95 |
| 6 | Yusuf Kibet Biwott | Kenya | 12:58.49 |
| 7 | Abraham Chebii | Kenya | 12:59.63 |
| 8 | Tariku Bekele | Ethiopia | 13:01.60 |
| 9 | Sahle Warga | Ethiopia | 13:06.51 |
| 10 | Mo Farah | United Kingdom | 13:07.00 |
| 11 | Matthew Tegenkamp | United States | 13:07.41 |
| 12 | Leonard Patrick Komon | Kenya | 13:08.87 |
| 13 | Markos Geneti | Ethiopia | 13:13.50 |
| 14 | Kidane Tadese | Eritrea | 13:31.69 |
| - | Jonas Cheruiyot | Kenya | DNF |
| - | Shadrack Kosgei | Kenya | DNF |
| - | Collins Kosgei | Kenya | DNF |
| - | Monder Rizki | Belgium | DNF |

### Men's 10,000 m

Kenenisa Bekele, the current world record holder, won but failed to make a new world record in this event.
| Position | Athlete | Country | Time |
| 1 | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia | 26:46.19 |
| 2 | Moses Ndiema Masai | Kenya | 26:49.20 |
| 3 | Micah Kogo | Kenya | 26:58.42 |
| 4 | Bernard Kiprop Kipyego | Kenya | 26:59.61 |
| 5 | Robert Sigei Kipngetich | Kenya | 27:16.48 |
| 6 | Dieudonné Disi | Rwanda | 27:22.28 |
| 7 | John Cheruiyot Korir | Kenya | 27:26.31 |
| 8 | Gebregziabher Gebremariam | Ethiopia | 27:39.61 |
| 9 | Habtamu Fikadu | Ethiopia | 27:40.64 |
| 10 | Mebrahtom Keflezighi | United States | 27:41.26 |
| 11 | Reid Coolsaet | Canada | 28:14.29 |
| 12 | Joseph Kiptoo Birech | Kenya | 28:28.09 |
| 13 | Stanley Muiriri Nganga | Kenya | 28:37.32 |
| - | Abreham Cherkos | Ethiopia | DNF |
| - | Bekana Daba | Ethiopia | DNF |
| - | Hailu Dinku | Ethiopia | DNF |
| - | Benson Marrianyi Esho | Kenya | DNF |
| - | Joseph Kosgei | Kenya | DNF |
| - | Ahmed Baday | Morocco | DNS |
| - | Leonard Mucheru Maina | Kenya | DNS |
| - | Cuthbert Nyasango | Zimbabwe | DNS |

### Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase

Koech won with a new world lead for this year, and an improvement of 0.62 seconds to the previous lead, that marked in Stockholm in August.
| Position | Athlete | Country | Time |
| 1 | Paul Kipsiele Koech | Kenya | 7:58.80 |
| 2 | Brimin Kiprop Kipruto | Kenya | 8:02.89 |
| 3 | Willy Rutto Komen | Kenya | 8:11.18 |
| 4 | Bouabdellah Tahri | France | 8:11.77 |
| 5 | Steve Slattery | United States | 8:15.69 |
| 6 | James Kosgei Cheptuiyon | Kenya | 8:19.14 |
| 7 | Julius Nyamu | Kenya | 8:23.59 |
| 8 | Günther Weidlinger | Austria | 8:25.87 |
| 9 | Roba Gary | Ethiopia | 8:27.68 |
| 10 | Brahim Taleb | Morocco | 8:28.88 |
| 11 | Hamid Ezzine | Morocco | 8:34.47 |
| 12 | Ezekiel Kemboi | Kenya | 8:36.11 |
| - | Boštjan Buc | Slovenia | DNF |
| - | Pieter Desmet | Belgium | DNF |
| - | Simon Vroemen | Netherlands | DNF |
| - | Tareq Mubarak Taher | Bahrain | DNS |

### Men's 110 m Hurdles

Wind: -0.5
| Position | Athlete | Country | Time |
| 1 | Dayron Robles | Cuba | 13.21 |
| 2 | Anwar Moore | United States | 13.25 |
| 3 | Allen Johnson | United States | 13.27 |
| 4 | Ryan Wilson | United States | 13.32 |
| 5 | Ladji Doucouré | France | 13.42 |
| 6 | David Payne | United States | 13.42 |
| 7 | Andrew Turner | United Kingdom | 13.55 |
| 8 | Jackson Quiñónez | Spain | 13.59 |
| 9 | Maurice Wignall | Jamaica | 13.63 |

### Men's Triple Jump

| Position | Athlete | Country | Distance |
| 1 | Walter Davis | United States | 17.27 |
| 2 | Aarik Wilson | United States | 17.20 |
| 3 | Nelson Évora | Portugal | 17.14 |
| 4 | Jadel Gregório | Brazil | 16.82 |
| 5 | Aleksandr Petrenko | Russia | 16.59 |
| 6 | Dmitrij Valukevic | Slovakia | 16.53 |
| 7 | Fabrizio Donato | Italy | 16.51 |
| 8 | Alexander Martínez | Switzerland | 16.28 |
| 9 | Julien Kapek | France | 16.27 |
| - | Leevan Sands | Bahamas | NM |

### Men's Javelin Throw

| Position | Athlete | Country | Distance |
| 1 | Tero Pitkämäki | Finland | 87.30 |
| 2 | Andreas Thorkildsen | Norway | 86.14 |
| 3 | Magnus Arvidsson | Sweden | 83.09 |
| 4 | Tero Järvenpää | Finland | 80.82 |
| 5 | Aleksandr Ivanov | Russia | 79.49 |
| 6 | Guillermo Martínez | Cuba | 78.96 |
| 7 | Igor Janik | Poland | 78.93 |
| 8 | Ēriks Rags | Latvia | 73.99 |
| 9 | Tom Goyvaerts | Belgium | 72.15 |

### Women's 100 m

Wind: ±0.0
| Position | Athlete | Country | Time |
| 1 | Veronica Campbell | Jamaica | 11.11 |
| 2 | Christine Arron | France | 11.22 |
| 3 | Torri Edwards | United States | 11.22 |
| 4 | Carmelita Jeter | United States | 11.27 |
| 5 | Aleen Bailey | Jamaica | 11.30 |
| 6 | Mikele Barber | United States | 11.30 |
| 7 | Lauryn Williams | United States | 11.34 |
| 8 | Tezzhan Naimova | Bulgaria | 11.37 |
| 9 | Sheri-Ann Brooks | Jamaica | 11.45 |

### Women's 200 m

Wind: +0.5
| Position | Athlete | Country | Time |
| 1 | Kim Gevaert | Belgium | 22.75 |
| 2 | Torri Edwards | United States | 22.81 |
| 3 | Sherry Fletcher | Grenada | 23.08 |
| 4 | LaShauntea Moore | United States | 23.13 |
| 5 | Muriel Hurtis-Houairi | France | 23.29 |
| 6 | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | Bahamas | 23.34 |
| 7 | Hanna Mariën | Belgium | 23.56 |
| 8 | Cydonie Mothersille | Cayman Islands | 23.57 |
| 9 | Olivia Borlée | Belgium | 24.01 |

### Women's 400 m

| Position | Athlete | Country | Time |
| 1 | Sanya Richards | United States | 49.29 |
| 2 | Nicola Sanders | United Kingdom | 50.34 |
| 3 | Novlene Williams | Jamaica | 50.66 |
| 4 | Mary Wineberg | United States | 50.76 |
| 5 | Shericka Williams | Jamaica | 51.06 |
| 6 | Amy Mbacke Thiam | Senegal | 51.21 |
| 7 | Ilona Usovich | Belarus | 51.23 |
| 8 | Shereefa Lloyd | Jamaica | 51.85 |
| 9 | Natalya Antyukh | Russia | 52.70 |

### Women's One Mile

| Position | Athlete | Country | Time |
| 1 | Maryam Yusuf Jamal | Bahrain | 4:17.75 |
| 2 | Yelena Soboleva | Russia | 4:21.16 |
| 3 | Olga Yegorova | Russia | 4:24.24 |
| 4 | Yuliya Fomenko | Russia | 4:24.79 |
| 5 | Agnes Samaria | Namibia | 4:25.01 |
| 6 | Btissam Lakhouad | Morocco | 4:25.35 |
| 7 | Sarah Jamieson | Australia | 4:25.95 |
| 8 | Carmen Douma-Hussar | Canada | 4:26.76 |
| 9 | Erin Donohue | United States | 4:27.35 |
| 10 | Charlene Thomas | United Kingdom | 4:27.95 |
| 11 | Stephanie Twell | United Kingdom | 4:28.16 |
| 12 | Hilary Stellingwerff | Canada | 4:28.62 |
| - | Natalya Panteleyeva | Russia | DNF |

### Women's 3,000 m

| Position | Athlete | Country | Time |
| 1 | Meseret Defar | Ethiopia | 8:24.51 |
| 2 | Priscah Jepleting Cherono | Kenya | 8:37.92 |
| 3 | Viola Kibiwot | Kenya | 8:43.05 |
| 4 | Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet | Kenya | 8:43.09 |
| 5 | Jessica Augusto | Portugal | 8:44.68 |
| 6 | Helen Clitheroe | United Kingdom | 9:02.14 |
| 7 | Veerle Dejaeghere | Belgium | 9:09.58 |
| 8 | Mimi Belete | Ethiopia | 9:24.53 |
| 9 | Bizunesh Urgesa | Ethiopia | 9:26.50 |
| 10 | Mahlet Melese | Ethiopia | 9:33.55 |
| - | Olga Komyagina | Russia | DNF |

### Women's Two Miles

After her 5,000 m event gold medal at the world champs this year, Defar successes to make a new world record in this event - with an improvement of 11.89 seconds to the previous record.
| Position | Athlete | Country | Time |
| 1 | Meseret Defar | Ethiopia | 8:58.58 WR |
| 2 | Priscah Jepleting Cherono | Kenya | 9:14.09 |
| 3 | Sylvia Jebiwott Kibet | Kenya | 9:16.62 |
| 4 | Viola Kibiwot | Kenya | 9:18.26 |
| 5 | Jessica Augusto | Portugal | 9:22.89 |
| 6 | Helen Clitheroe | United Kingdom | 9:38.39 |
| 7 | Veerle Dejaeghere | Belgium | 9:49.93 |
| 8 | Mimi Belete | Ethiopia | 10:06.60 |
| 9 | Bizunesh Urgesa | Ethiopia | 10:08.10 |
| 10 | Mahlet Melese | Ethiopia | 10:15.25 |
| - | Olga Komyagina | Russia | DNF |

### Women's 100 m Hurdles

Wind: +0.5
| Position | Athlete | Country | Time |
| 1 | Susanna Kallur | Sweden | 12.52 |
| 2 | Delloreen Ennis-London | Jamaica | 12.61 |
| 3 | Michelle Perry | United States | 12.61 |
| 4 | Angela Whyte | Canada | 12.69 |
| 5 | LoLo Jones | United States | 12.70 |
| 6 | Sally McLellan | Australia | 13.00 |
| 7 | Josephine Onyia | Spain | 13.08 |
| 8 | Eline Berings | Belgium | 13.25 |
| 9 | Perdita Felicien | Canada | 13.43 |

### Women's High Jump

| Position | Athlete | Country | Mark |
| 1 | Blanka Vlašić | Croatia | 2.03 |
| 2 | Yelena Slesarenko | Russia | 2.01 |
| 3 | Vita Palamar | Ukraine | 1.99 |
| 4 | Yekaterina Savchenko | Russia | 1.99 |
| 5 | Ruth Beitia | Spain | 1.93 |
| 6 | Anna Chicherova | Russia | 1.90 |
| 7 | Amy Acuff | United States | 1.90 |
| 8 | Melanie Skotnik | France | 1.85 |
| 9 | Emma Green | Sweden | 1.85 |

### Women's Pole Vault

| Position | Athlete | Country | Mark |
| 1 | Yelena Isinbaeva | Russia | 4.80 |
| 2 | Svetlana Feofanova | Russia | 4.80 |
| 3 | Kateřina Baďurová | Czech Republic | 4.65 |
| 4 | Monika Pyrek | Poland | 4.55 |
| 4 | Silke Spiegelburg | Germany | 4.55 |
| 6 | Fabiana Murer | Brazil | 4.40 |
| 6 | Tatyana Polnova | Russia | 4.40 |
| 8 | Yuliya Golubchikova | Russia | 4.40 |

### Jackpot Contenders
#### Women

400 m: Sanya Richards ( United States), Pole Vault: Yelena Isinbayeva ( Russia)

## ISTAF

The 15th edition of the Internationales Stadionfest (ISTAF) took place at the Berlin Olympiastadion, in Berlin, Germany, on 16 September 2007.
The sixth Golden League meet ended with two jackpot winners: Sanya Richards from United States, in the women's 400m event, and Yelena Isinbayeva from Russia, in the women's Pole Vault event.

### Men's 100 m

Wind: -0.5
| Position | Athlete | Country | Time |
| 1 | Jaysuma Saidy Ndure | Norway | 10.14 |
| 2 | Marlon Devonish | United Kingdom | 10.15 |
| 3 | Rikki Fifton | United Kingdom | 10.17 |
| 4 | Michael Frater | Jamaica | 10.23 |
| 5 | Francis Obikwelu | Portugal | 10.25 |
| 6 | Marc Burns | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.25 |
| 7 | Joshua J. Johnson | United States | 10.37 |
| 8 | Leroy Dixon | United States | 10.37 |
| 9 | Mark Lewis-Francis | United Kingdom | 10.45 |

### Men's 200 m

Wind: -0.8
| Position | Athlete | Country | Time |
| 1 | Wallace Spearmon | United States | 20.22 |
| 2 | Rodney Martin | United States | 20.54 |
| 3 | Marvin Anderson | Jamaica | 20.61 |
| 4 | Daniel Schnelting | Germany | 20.78 |
| 5 | Paul Hession | Ireland | 20.79 |
| 6 | Guus Hoogmoed | Netherlands | 20.94 |
| 7 | Till Helmke | Germany | 21.08 |
| 8 | Alexander Kosenkow | Germany | 21.23 |

### Men's 400 m

| Position | Athlete | Country | Time |
| 1 | Jeremy Wariner | United States | 44.05 |
| 2 | Tyler Christopher | Canada | 45.10 |
| 3 | Angelo Taylor | United States | 45.21 |
| 4 | Darold Williamson | United States | 45.38 |
| 5 | Johan Wissman | Sweden | 45.41 |
| 6 | Leslie Djhone | France | 45.56 |
| 7 | Bastian Swillims | Germany | 46.54 |
| 8 | Ingo Schultz | Germany | 46.58 |

### Men's 1500 m

| Position | Athlete | Country | Time |
| 1 | Daniel Kipchirchir Komen | Kenya | 3:34.09 |
| 2 | Bernard Lagat | United States | 3:34.79 |
| 3 | Shedrack Kibet Korir | Kenya | 3:35.55 |
| 4 | Suleiman Kipses Simotwo | Kenya | 3:35.73 |
| 5 | Geoffrey Kipkoech Rono | Kenya | 3:37.12 |
| 6 | Nicholas Kemboi | Kenya | 3:37.80 |
| 7 | Wolfram Müller | Germany | 3:37.91 |
| 8 | Bernard Kiptanui Kiptum | Kenya | 3:38.31 |
| 9 | Carsten Schlangen | Germany | 3:38.34 |
| 10 | Yusuf Kibet Biwott | Kenya | 3:38.38 |
| 11 | Kevin Sullivan | Canada | 3:38.75 |
| 12 | Mbulaeni Mulaudzi | South Africa | 3:40.82 |
| 13 | Craig Mottram | Australia | 3:40.93 |
| 14 | Diego Ruiz | Spain | 3:41.19 |
| - | Youcef Abdi | Australia | DNF |
| - | Youssef Baba | Morocco | DNF |
| - | Christopher Lukezic | United States | DNF |
| - | Samson Surum | Kenya | DNF |

### Men's 110 m Hurdles

Wind: -0.5
| Position | Athlete | Country | Time |
| 1 | Allen Johnson | United States | 13.33 |
| 2 | Sergiy Demidyuk | Ukraine | 13.38 |
| 3 | Ryan Wilson | United States | 13.40 |
| 4 | Anwar Moore | United States | 13.46 |
| 5 | David Payne | United States | 13.49 |
| 6 | Maurice Wignall | Jamaica | 13.55 |
| 7 | Jackson Quiñónez | Spain | 13.60 |
| 8 | Joel Brown | United States | 13.62 |
| 9 | Thomas Blaschek | Germany | 13.64 |

### Men's 400 m Hurdles

| Position | Athlete | Country | Time |
| 1 | Marek Plawgo | Poland | 49.01 |
| 2 | James Carter | United States | 49.02 |
| 3 | Kenneth Ferguson | United States | 49.05 |
| 4 | Félix Sánchez | Dominican Republic | 49.93 |
| 5 | L.J. van Zyl | South Africa | 50.24 |
| 6 | Ibrahim Maïga | Mali | 51.36 |
| 7 | Michael Tinsley | United States | 52.35 |
| - | Gianni Carabelli | Italy | DNF |

### Men's Pole Vault

| Position | Athlete | Country | Mark |
| 1 | Danny Ecker | Germany | 5.86 |
| 2 | Björn Otto | Germany | 5.81 |
| 3 | Brad Walker | United States | 5.81 |
| 4 | Alexander Straub | Germany | 5.71 |
| 5 | Jeff Hartwig | United States | 5.61 |
| 6 | Yevgeniy Lukyanenko | Russia | 5.51 |
| 6 | Igor Pavlov | Russia | 5.51 |
| 8 | Fábio Gomes da Silva | Brazil | 5.51 |
| 9 | Tim Lobinger | Germany | 5.51 |
| - | Steven Hooker | Australia | NM |

### Men's Triple Jump

| Position | Athlete | Country | Distance |
| 1 | Aarik Wilson | United States | 17.07 |
| 2 | Nelson Évora | Portugal | 17.07 |
| 3 | Jadel Gregório | Brazil | 16.99 |
| 4 | Walter Davis | United States | 16.84 |
| 5 | Leevan Sands | Bahamas | 16.82 |
| 6 | Randy Lewis | Grenada | 16.77 |
| 7 | Aleksandr Petrenko | Russia | 16.45 |
| 8 | Dmitrij Valukevic | Slovakia | 15.91 |
| 9 | Alexander Martínez | Switzerland | 15.86 |
| 10 | Fabrizio Donato | Italy | 15.69 |
| 11 | Anton Andersson | Sweden | 15.48 |
| 12 | Olaf Pusch | Germany | 14.93 |

### Men's Javelin Throw

| Position | Athlete | Country | Distance |
| 1 | Tero Pitkämäki | Finland | 88.58 |
| 2 | Magnus Arvidsson | Sweden | 84.50 |
| 3 | Teemu Wirkkala | Finland | 82.54 |
| 4 | Andreas Thorkildsen | Norway | 80.71 |
| 5 | Igor Janik | Poland | 79.17 |
| 6 | Tero Järvenpää | Finland | 78.15 |
| 7 | Peter Esenwein | Germany | 76.85 |
| 8 | Aleksandr Ivanov | Russia | 75.93 |
| 9 | Guillermo Martínez | Cuba | 74.34 |

### Women's 100 m

Wind: -0.3 m/s
| Position | Country | Athlete | Time |
| 1 | United States | Carmelita Jeter | 11.15 |
| 2 | United States | Lauryn Williams | 11.24 |
| 3 | France | Christine Arron | 11.24 |
| 4 | United States | Mikele Barber | 11.30 |
| 5 | Jamaica | Sheri-Ann Brooks | 11.33 |
| 6 | Bahamas | Chandra Sturrup | 11.40 |
| 7 | Bulgaria | Tezzhan Naimova | 11.43 |
| 8 | United Kingdom | Montell Douglas | 11.45 |
| 9 | Germany | Verena Sailer | 11.52 |

### Women's 200 m

The American female sprinter Lauryn Williams won this event with a time of 22.95.
Wind: -0.3 m/s
| Position | Country | Athlete | Time |
| 1 | United States | Lauryn Williams | 22.95 |
| 2 | Bahamas | Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie | 23.07 |
| 3 | Jamaica | Aleen Bailey | 23.08 |
| 4 | United States | LaShauntea Moore | 23.10 |
| 5 | Cayman Islands | Cydonie Mothersille | 23.10 |
| 6 | France | Muriel Hurtis-Houairi | 23.13 |
| 7 | United States | Stephanie Durst | 23.15 |
| 8 | Germany | Cathleen Tschirch | 23.45 |

### Women's 400 m

| Position | Athlete | Country | Time |
| 1 | Sanya Richards | United States | 49.27 |
| 2 | Christine Ohuruogu | United Kingdom | 50.40 |
| 3 | Nicola Sanders | United Kingdom | 50.70 |
| 4 | Amy Mbacke Thiam | Senegal | 50.75 |
| 5 | Novlene Williams | Jamaica | 51.36 |
| 6 | Ilona Usovich | Belarus | 51.63 |
| 7 | Natalya Antyukh | Russia | 51.71 |
| 8 | Jana Rawlinson | Australia | 52.49 |

### Women's 800 m

| Position | Athlete | Country | Time |
| 1 | Janeth Jepkosgei | Kenya | 1:58.62 |
| 2 | Mayte Martínez | Spain | 1:59.83 |
| 3 | Yelena Soboleva | Russia | 2:00.20 |
| 4 | Sviatlana Usovich | Belarus | 2:00.28 |
| 5 | Brigita Langerholc | Slovenia | 2:01.01 |
| 6 | Svetlana Cherkasova | Russia | 2:01.34 |
| 7 | Svetlana Klyuka | Russia | 2:02.25 |
| 8 | Natallia Kareiva | Belarus | 2:02.42 |
| - | Elisa Cusma Piccione | Italy | DNF |
| - | Faith Macharia | Kenya | DNF |

### Women's 5,000 m

| Position | Athlete | Country | Time |
| 1 | Vivian Cheruiyot | Kenya | 14:50.78 |
| 2 | Meselech Melkamu | Ethiopia | 14:53.89 |
| 3 | Kara Goucher | United States | 14:55.02 |
| 4 | Kimberley Smith | New Zealand | 14:58.90 |
| 5 | Linet Chepkwemoi Masai | Kenya | 15:00.67 |
| 6 | Silvia Weissteiner | Italy | 15:02.65 |
| 7 | Jennifer Rhines | United States | 15:16.43 |
| 8 | Beylanesh Fekadu | Ethiopia | 15:18.36 |
| 9 | Irene Kwambai Kipchumba | Kenya | 15:18.70 |
| 10 | Veronica Nyaruai Wanjiru | Kenya | 15:23.37 |
| 11 | Ruth Bisibori Nyangau | Kenya | 15:26.65 |
| 12 | Kseniya Agafonova | Russia | 15:44.25 |
| 13 | Zakia Mrisho Mohamed | Tanzania | 16:17.32 |
| - | Olga Komyagina | Russia | DNF |
| - | Regina Rakhimkulova | Russia | DNF |

### Women's 100 m Hurdles

The Sweden female athlete Susanna Kallur beat the American world champion Michelle Perry with a time of 12.49, very close to Perry's world lead for this year, 12.44.
* Wind: +0.9m/s
| Position | Country | Athlete | Time |
| 1 | Sweden | Susanna Kallur | 12.49 |
| 2 | United States | Michelle Perry | 12.67 |
| 3 | Jamaica | Delloreen Ennis-London | 12.69 |
| 4 | Australia | Sally McLellan | 12.74 |
| 5 | Canada | Angela Whyte | 12.75 |
| 6 | Spain | Josephine Onyia | 12.76 |
| 7 | United States | LoLo Jones | 12.78 |
| 8 | Jamaica | Vonette Dixon | 12.85 |
| 9 | Canada | Perdita Felicien | 12.89 |

### Women's High Jump

Blanka Vlašić, the Croatian world champion for this event this year, won the event with a good high of 2.00 m.
| Position | Country | Athlete | Height |
| 1 | Croatia | Blanka Vlašić | 2.00 |
| 2 | Russia | Yekaterina Savchenko | 1.97 |
| 2 | Russia | Yelena Slesarenko | 1.97 |
| 4 | Spain | Ruth Beitia | 1.94 |
| 5 | Russia | Anna Chicherova | 1.94 |
| 5 | Ukraine | Vita Palamar | 1.94 |
| 7 | Germany | Ariane Friedrich | 1.90 |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | Marina Aitova | 1.85 |
| 8 | Sweden | Emma Green | 1.85 |
| 10 | United States | Amy Acuff | 1.85 |
| - | Canada | Nicole Forrester | NM |

### Women's Pole Vault

Olympic, World, and European Champion, Yelena Isinbayeva, completed her 6 wins in 2007 Golden League in this meet.
| Position | Country | Athlete | Height |
| 1 | Russia | Yelena Isinbayeva | 4.82 |
| 2 | Poland | Monika Pyrek | 4.72 |
| 3 | Russia | Svetlana Feofanova | 4.72 |
| 4 | France | Vanessa Boslak | 4.62 |
| 5 | Czech Republic | Kateřina Baďurová | 4.52 |
| 6 | Germany | Silke Spiegelburg | 4.52 |
| 7 | Russia | Yuliya Golubchikova | 4.42 |
| 7 | Brazil | Fabiana Murer | 4.42 |

### Women's Javelin Throw

| Position | Athlete | Country | Distance |
| 1 | Christina Obergföll | Germany | 64.58 |
| 2 | Barbora Špotáková | Czech Republic | 64.51 |
| 3 | Steffi Nerius | Germany | 64.49 |
| 4 | Mariya Abakumova | Russia | 60.40 |
| 5 | Sávva Líka | Greece | 60.40 |
| 6 | Sonia Bisset | Cuba | 60.03 |
| 7 | Barbara Madejczyk | Poland | 59.36 |
| 8 | Nikola Brejchová | Czech Republic | 59.17 |
| 9 | Linda Stahl | Germany | 57.72 |
| 10 | Lada Chernova | Russia | 56.06 |

## Jackpot Winners

Yelena Isinbaeva from Russia, in the women's Pole Vault event; and Sanya Richards from United States, in the women's 400 m event. Each of them got a prize of $500,000.