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.2009 World Athletics Tour competitions. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-09-07. Archived 2009-09-09. The Hellenic Amateur Athletic Association (SEGAS) won the rights to hold the event in April 2008.IAAF / VTB Bank World Athletics Final 2009 – Thessaloniki GRE. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-09-11. Archived 2009-09-16.
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.Ramsak, Bob (2009-09-07). Jumps Preview - IAAF / VTB Bank World Athletics Final . IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-09-07.IAAF / VTB Bank World Athletics Final 2009 - Who and how many qualify?. IAAF (2009-03-06). Retrieved on 2009-09-07.
Results
Men
100 mTyson Gay 9.88Asafa Powell 9.90Darvis Patton 10.00200 mUsain Bolt 19.68 =CRWallace Spearmon 20.21Brendan Christian 20.65400 mLaShawn Merritt 44.93Chris Brown 45.49David Neville 45.60800 mDavid Rudisha 1:44.85 CRGary Reed 1:45.23Mbulaeni Mulaudzi 1:45.531500 mWilliam Biwott Tanui 3:35.04Leonel Manzano 3:35.40Augustine Kiprono Choge 3:35.463000 mKenenisa Bekele 8:03.79Bernard Lagat 8:04.00Sammy Alex Mutahi 8:04.645000 mImane Merga 13:29.75Micah Kipkemboi Kogo 13:29.76Edwin Soi 13:29.763000 m steeplechaseEzekiel Kemboi 8:04.38Paul Kipsiele Koech 8:05.47Bouabdellah Tahri 8:09.14110 m hurdlesRyan Brathwaite 13.16Dexter Faulk 13.26Dwight Thomas 13.29400 m hurdlesKerron Clement 48.11L. J. van Zyl 48.74Periklis Iakovakis 48.90High jumpYaroslav Rybakov 2.34Jaroslav Bába 2.32Jesse Williams 2.29Pole vaultMaksym Mazuryk 5.70Derek Miles 5.60Damiel Dossévi 5.60Long jumpFabrice Lapierre 8.33wDwight Phillips 8.24Godfrey Khotso Mokoena 8.17Triple jumpArnie David Giralt 17.45Leevan Sands 17.19Momchil Karailiev 17.18Shot putChristian Cantwell 22.07 CRTomasz Majewski 21.21Pavel Sofin 20.82 PBDiscusVirgilijus Alekna 67.63Robert Harting 66.37Piotr Małachowski 65.60HammerPrimož Kozmus 79.80Igors Sokolovs 79.32Krisztián Pars 77.49JavelinAndreas Thorkildsen 87.75Tero Pitkämäki 84.09Mark Frank 82.46
Women 100 mCarmelita Jeter 10.67 CRShelly-Ann Fraser 10.89Kerron Stewart 10.90200 mAllyson Felix 22.29Sanya Richards 22.29 SBKerron Stewart 22.42 SB400 mSanya Richards 49.95Novlene Williams-Mills 50.34Shericka Williams 50.49800 mAnna Willard 2:00.20Maggie Vessey 2:00.31Jennifer Meadows 2:00.411500 mNancy Lagat 4:13.63Hannah England 4:14.05Christin Wurth-Thomas 4:14.103000 mMeseret Defar 8:30.15 WLVivian Cheruiyot 8:30.61 PBWude Ayalew 8:30.93 SB5000 mMeseret Defar 15:25.43Tirunesh Dibaba 15:25.92Vivian Cheruiyot 15:26.213000 m steeplechaseRuth Bosibori 9:13.43 CRMilcah Chemos Cheywa 9:20.19Gladys Kipkemoi 9:21.18100 m hurdlesBrigitte Foster-Hylton 12.58Dawn Harper 12.61Delloreen Ennis-London 12.61400 m hurdlesMelaine Walker 53.36 CRKaliese Spencer 53.99Josanne Lucas 54.31High jumpBlanka Vlašić 2.04 CRAnna Chicherova(xo)2.00(xo) (DSQ)Antonietta Di Martino 1.97Pole vaultYelena Isinbayeva 4.80Fabiana MurerMonika Pyrek 4.60 Long jumpBrittney Reese 7.08 CRYelena Sokolova 6.81Tatyana Lebedeva 6.79Triple jumpMabel Gay 14.62Biljana Topić 14.56 NRTatyana Lebedeva 14.48 SBShot putValerie Vili 21.07 CRNadzeya Ostapchuk 19.56Natallia Mikhnevich 19.27DiscusYarelis Barrios 65.86 CRŻaneta Glanc 63.36Mélina Robert-Michon 61.74HammerBetty Heidler 72.03Clarissa Claretti 70.56Martina Hrašnová 70.45JavelinVacant Barbora Špotáková 63.45Steffi Nerius 62.59
References
External links Official website Official 2009 IAAF World Athletics Final Site 2009 World Athletics Tour – Final points standings