2007 IAAF World Athletics Tour

The 2007 IAAF World Athletics Tour was the second edition of the annual global circuit of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). The series featured 24 one-day meetings, consisting of the six meetings of the 2007 IAAF Golden League, five IAAF Super Grand Prix meetings, and thirteen IAAF Grand Prix meetings. In addition, there were 27 Area Permit Meetings that carried point-scoring events. The series culminated in the two-day 2007 IAAF World Athletics Final, held in Stuttgart, Germany from 22–23 September.[1]

2007 IAAF World Athletics Tour
Edition2nd
Start date2 March 2007
End date16 September 2007
Meetings24 (+1 final)
2006
2008

Four athletes achieved 100 points in the rankings in their event, all of them women: Sanya Richards (400 m), Maryam Yusuf Jamal (1500 m), Yelena Isinbayeva (pole vault) and Blanka Vlašić (high jump). The highest scoring male athlete was Asafa Powell in the 100 metres with 96 points – a total also reached by two athletes in the women's 100 metres hurdles (Susanna Kallur and Michelle Perry).

Schedule

Number Date Meet City Country Level Events (M+W)
27 JanuaryCanberra Athletics Grand PrixCanberraAustraliaOceania Area Permit Meeting
17 FebruarySydney Track ClassicSydneyAustraliaOceania Area Permit Meeting
22 FebruaryNew Zealand Grand PrixChristchurchNew ZealandOceania Area Permit Meeting
12 MarchMelbourne Track ClassicMelbourneAustralia2007 IAAF Grand Prix
228 AprilMeeting Grand Prix IAAF de DakarDakarSenegal2007 IAAF Grand Prix
35 MayOsaka Grand PrixOsakaJapan2007 IAAF Grand Prix
5 MayAbuja CAA Super Grand PrixAbujaNigeriaCAA Area Permit Meeting
5 MayJamaica InternationalKingstonJamaicaNACAC Area Permit Meeting
6 MayGold Meeting Sesi CaixaUberlândiaBrazilCONSUDATLE Area Permit Meeting
411 MayQatar Athletic Super Grand PrixDohaQatar2007 IAAF Super Grand Prix
13 MayGold Meeting Rio de AtletismoRio de JaneiroBrazilCONSUDATLE Area Permit Meeting
16 MayGold Meeting Caixa FortalezaFortalezaBrazilCONSUDATLE Area Permit Meeting
19 MayGrand Premio AndalucíaHerreraSpainEAA Area Permit Meeting
20 MayAdidas Track ClassicCarsonUnited StatesNACAC Area Permit Meeting
520 MayGrande Premio Brasil Caixa de AtletismoBelémBrazil2007 IAAF Grand Prix
626 MayFanny Blankers-Koen GamesHengeloNetherlands2007 IAAF Grand Prix
72 JuneReebok Grand PrixNew York CityUnited States2007 IAAF Grand Prix
8 JuneMeeting Lille MetropoleVilleneuve-d'AscqFranceEAA Area Permit Meeting
8 JuneMemorial Primo NebioloTurinItalyEAA Area Permit Meeting
810 JunePrefontaine ClassicEugeneUnited States2007 IAAF Grand Prix
10 JuneEuropean Athletics FestivalBydgoszczPolandEAA Area Permit Meeting
13 JuneMemorial Josefa OdlozilaPragueCzech RepublicEAA Area Permit Meeting
915 JuneBislett GamesOsloNorway2007 IAAF Golden League
17 JuneJanusz Kusocinski MemorialWarsawPolandEAA Area Permit Meeting
19 JuneAsian AA Grand PrixBangkokThailandAAA Area Permit Meeting
21 JuneAlger CAA Super Grand PrixAlgiersAlgeriaCAA Area Permit Meeting
23 JuneAsian AA Grand PrixGuwahatiIndiaAAA Area Permit Meeting
1027 JuneGolden Spike OstravaOstravaCzech Republic2007 IAAF Grand Prix
27 JuneAsian AA Grand PrixPuneIndiaAAA Area Permit Meeting
28 JuneSpitzen LeichathletikLucerneSwitzerlandEAA Area Permit Meeting
112 JulyAthens Grand Prix TsiklitiriaAthensGreece2007 IAAF Grand Prix
124 JulyHanžeković MemorialZagrebCroatia2007 IAAF Grand Prix
136 JulyMeeting ArevaParis Saint-DenisFrance2007 IAAF Golden League
1410 JulyAthletissimaLausanneSwitzerland2007 IAAF Super Grand Prix
1513 JulyGolden GalaRomeItaly2007 IAAF Golden League
1615 JulyBritish Grand PrixSheffieldUnited Kingdom2007 IAAF Grand Prix
18 JulyVardinoyianniaRethymnoGreeceEAA Area Permit Meeting
1721 JulyMeeting de Atletismo MadridMadridSpain2007 IAAF Grand Prix
22 JulyTallinn MeetingTallinnEstoniaEAA Area Permit Meeting
1825 JulyHerculisMonte CarloMonaco2007 IAAF Super Grand Prix
28 JulyGobierno de AragónZaragozaSpainEAA Area Permit Meeting
28 JulyKBC Night of AthleticsHeusden-ZolderBelgiumEAA Area Permit Meeting
30 JulyOlympic Meeting ThessalonikiThessalonikiGreeceEAA Area Permit Meeting
193 AugustLondon Grand PrixLondonUnited Kingdom2007 IAAF Super Grand Prix
207 AugustDN GalanStockholmSweden2007 IAAF Super Grand Prix
217 SeptemberWeltklasse ZürichZürichSwitzerland2007 IAAF Golden League
229 SeptemberRieti MeetingRietiItaly2007 IAAF Grand Prix
11 SeptemberGugl-MeetingLinzAustriaEAA Area Permit Meeting
12 SeptemberPalio Città della QuerciaRoveretoItalyEAA Area Permit Meeting
2314 SeptemberMemorial Van DammeBrusselsBelgium2007 IAAF Golden League
2416 SeptemberISTAF BerlinBerlinGermany2007 IAAF Golden League
F22–23 September2007 IAAF World Athletics FinalStuttgartGermanyIAAF World Athletics Final

Points standings

Athletes earned points at meetings during the series. The following athletes were the top performers for their event prior to the World Athletics Final.[2][3]

Event Male athlete Points Female athlete Points
100 metres  Asafa Powell (JAM)96  Torri Edwards (USA)90
200 metres  Wallace Spearmon (USA)80  Kim Gevaert (BEL)54
400 metres  LaShawn Merritt (USA)86  Sanya Richards (USA)100
800 metres  Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (RSA)76  Janeth Jepkosgei (KEN)72
1500 metres  Daniel Kipchirchir Komen (KEN)76  Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR)100
3000 metres  Moses Ndiema Kipsiro (UGA)
 Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)
50  Priscah Jepleting Cherono (KEN)
 Jo Pavey (GBR)
 Jéssica Augusto (POR)
24
5000 metres  Sileshi Sihine (ETH)50  Kim Smith (NZL)44
100/110 metres hurdles  Anwar Moore (USA)88  Susanna Kallur (SWE)
 Michelle Perry (USA)
96
400 metres hurdles  James Carter (USA)80  Jana Rawlinson (AUS)76
3000 metres steeplechase  Paul Kipsiele Koech (KEN)76  Korene Hinds (JAM)47
Pole vault  Brad Walker (USA)66  Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)100
High jump  Stefan Holm (SWE)68  Blanka Vlašić (CRO)100
Long jump  Brian Johnson (USA)
 Irving Saladino (PAN)
60  Kumiko Ikeda (JPN)56
Triple jump  Aarik Wilson (USA)86  Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS)64
Shot put  Reese Hoffa (USA)60  Li Ling (CHN)18
Discus throw  Virgilijus Alekna (LTU)60  Beatrice Faumuina (NZL)
 Franka Dietzsch (GER)
22
Javelin throw  Tero Pitkämäki (FIN)
 Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR)
80  Barbora Špotáková (CZE)
 Christina Obergföll (GER)
50
Hammer throw  Ivan Tsikhan (BLR)26  Kamila Skolimowska (POL)39

References

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