The 6th IAAF World Athletics Final was held at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Stuttgart, Germany on September 13 and September 14, 2008.
A number of road races also took place on the second day of competition. There were seven different starting points around the Stuttgart area and the distances varied from 21 to 30 kilometres, with every race finishing in the Arena. Runners could join mid-race at specified times to allow for shorter distances and the aim was to have the runners finishing at a similar time. The road race ceremony was inspired by a similar event during the 1993 World Championships in Athletics, which was also held in the city.Wenig, Jörg (2008-09-08). All roads lead to Stuttgart - IAAF / VTB World Athletics Final. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-09-07. Archived 2009-09-09.
Results
Men 100 mAsafa Powell 9.87Nesta Carter 10.07Michael Frater 10.10200 mStéphane Buckland 20.57Paul Hession 20.58Brendan Christian 20.61400 mLaShawn Merritt44.50Jeremy Wariner44.51Chris Brown45.36800 mAlfred Kirwa Yego1:49.05Abraham Chepkirwok1:49.22Yusuf Saad Kamel1:49.401500 mHaron Keitany3:37.92Asbel Kipruto Kiprop3:37.93Nicholas Willis3:38.223000 mBernard Lagat8:02.97Edwin Cheruiyot Soi8:03.55Matthew Tegenkamp8:03.565000 mEdwin Cheruiyot Soi13:22.81Moses Ndiema Kipsiro13:23.02Micah Kogo13:23.373000 m steeplechasePaul Kipsiele Koech8:05.35Ezekiel Kemboi8:15.32Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong8:16.05110 m hurdlesDavid Oliver13.22Petr Svoboda13.33Ryan Wilson13.54400 m hurdlesKerron Clement 48.96Danny McFarlane 49.00Isa Phillips 49.22High jumpAndrey Silnov2.35 CRStefan Holm2.33Jesse Williams2.29Pole vaultDerek Miles5.80Brad Walker5.70Maksym Mazuryk5.60Long jumpFabrice Lapierre8.14Hussein Taher Al-Sabee8.13Mohamed Salman Al Khuwalidi8.04Triple jumpNelson Évora 17.24Jadel Gregório 17.09Randy Lewis 17.01Shot putTomasz Majewski 20.88Christian Cantwell 20.73 Dan Taylor 20.38DiscusGerd Kanter 68.38Piotr Małachowski 66.07Robert Harting65.76HammerPrimož Kozmus79.99Krisztián Pars79.37Koji Murofushi78.99JavelinVadims Vasilevskis86.65Andreas Thorkildsen83.77Tero Pitkämäki81.64
Women 100 mShelly-Ann Fraser10.94Kerron Stewart11.06Marshevet Hooker11.06200 mSanya Richards22.50Marshevet Hooker22.69Kerron Stewart22.72400 mSanya Richards50.41Christine Ohuruogu50.83Novlene Williams51.30800 mPamela Jelimo1:56.23 Janeth Jepkosgei1:58.41Marilyn Okoro1:58.641500 mMaryam Yusuf Jamal 4:06.59Gelete Burka 4:07.45Iryna Lishchynska 4:07.653000 mMeseret Defar8:43.60Vivian Cheruiyot8:44.64Jane Kiptoo8.47.655000 mMeseret Defar 14:53.82Vivian Cheruiyot 14:54.60Meselech Melkamu 14:58.763000 m steeplechaseGulnara Galkina 9:21.73 Eunice Jepkorir 9:24.03 Ruth Bisibori Nyangau 9:24.38100 m hurdlesLoLo Jones 12.56Delloreen Ennis-London12.56Dawn Harper Nelson 12.67400 m hurdlesMelaine Walker54.06Anastasiya Rabchenyuk54.92Tiffany Williams55.16High jumpBlanka Vlašić2.01 Anna Chicherova1.99Tia Hellebaut1.97Pole vaultSilke Spiegelburg 4.70Svetlana Feofanova 4.70Monika Pyrek 4.70Long jumpNaide Gomes 6.71Ksenija Balta 6.65Tatyana Lebedeva 6.64Triple jumpAnna Pyatykh14.78Tatyana Lebedeva14.63Marija Šestak14.63Shot putValerie Vili19.69Nadine Kleinert19.42Misleydis González18.55DiscusNicoleta Grasu62.48Stephanie Brown-Trafton62.23Vera Pospíšilová-Cechlová 58.72HammerYipsi Moreno 74.09Martina Hrasnová 71.40Anita Wlodarczyk 70.97JavelinBarbora Špotáková 72.28 Christina Obergföll 63.28Steffi Nerius 62.78
Josephine Onyia of Spain was the original women's 100 m hurdles winner. She had tested positive for stimulant methylhexaneamine at the 2008 Athletissima meeting and also tested positive for Clenbuterol at the 2008 World Athletics Final, meaning her results were annulled.La española Josephine Onyia, suspendida dos años por el TAS. El País (2009-10-07). Retrieved on 2009-10-07.
The original discus winner, Yarelys Barrios of Cuba, was retrospectively disqualified due to a failed doping test at the 2008 Summer Olympics. IOC sanctions two athletes for failing anti-doping tests at Beijing 2008. Olympic.org (2016-09-01). Retrieved 2018-04-24.
References
External links Official 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final Site