2009 IAAF World Athletics Tour

The 2009 IAAF World Athletics Tour was the fourth and final 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 25 one-day meetings, consisting of the six meetings of the 2009 IAAF Golden League, five IAAF Super Grand Prix meetings, and fourteen IAAF Grand Prix meetings. In addition, there were 29 Area Permit Meetings that carried point-scoring events. The series culminated in the two-day 2009 IAAF World Athletics Final, held in Thessaloniki, Greece from 12–13 September.[1]

2009 IAAF World Athletics Tour
  Countries that hosted series meetings in 2009

  Golden League meetings

  Super Grand Prix meetings

  Grand Prix meetings
Edition4th
Start date20 September 2008
End date6 September 2009
Meetings25 (+1 final)
← 2008

Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva scored the most points during the circuit, with a total of 106. Five other athletes achieved a total of 100 points: distance runner Kenenisa Bekele, hurdler Dayron Robles, sprinters Kerron Stewart and Sanya Richards, and high jumper Blanka Vlašić.

Schedule
Number Date Meet City Country Level Events (M+W)
120 September 2008Shanghai Golden Grand PrixShanghaiChina2009 IAAF Grand Prix
–20 FebruaryNew Zealand Permit MeetingWaitakere CityNew ZealandOceania Area Permit Meeting
–28 FebruarySydney Track ClassicSydneyAustraliaOceania Area Permit Meeting
25 MarchMelbourne Track ClassicMelbourneAustralia2009 IAAF Grand Prix
318 AprilMeeting Grand Prix IAAF de DakarDakarSenegal2009 IAAF Grand Prix
–2 MayJamaica InternationalKingstonJamaicaNACAC Area Permit Meeting
48 MayQatar Athletic Super Grand PrixDohaQatar2009 IAAF Super Grand Prix
59 MayOsaka Grand PrixOsakaJapan2009 IAAF Grand Prix
–10 MayGP Caixa/Unifor de AtletismoFortalezaBrazilCONSUDATLE Area Permit Meeting
–16 MayAdidas Track ClassicCarsonUnited StatesNACAC Area Permit Meeting
–16 MayPonce Grand PrixPoncePuerto RicoNACAC Area Permit Meeting
–17 MayGP Rio Caixa de AtletismoRio de JaneiroBrazilCONSUDATLE Area Permit Meeting
–20 MayGP Caixa/Sesi de AtletismoUberlândiaBrazilCONSUDATLE Area Permit Meeting
–23 MayAsian AA Grand PrixSuzhouChinaAAA Area Permit Meeting
–23 MayRabat CAA Super Grand PrixRabatMoroccoCAA Area Permit Meeting
624 MayGrande Premio Brasil Caixa de AtletismoBelémBrazil2009 IAAF Grand Prix
–27 MayAsian AA Grand PrixKunshanChinaAAA Area Permit Meeting
–30 MayAsian AA Grand PrixHong KongChinaAAA Area Permit Meeting
730 MayReebok Grand PrixNew York CityUnited States2009 IAAF Grand Prix
81 JuneFanny Blankers-Koen GamesHengeloNetherlands2009 IAAF Grand Prix
–4 JuneMemorial Primo NebioloTurinItalyEAA Area Permit Meeting
97 JunePrefontaine ClassicEugeneUnited States2009 IAAF Grand Prix
–7 JuneJanusz Kusocinski MemorialWarsawPolandEAA Area Permit Meeting
–8 JuneMemorial Josefa OdlozilaPragueCzech RepublicEAA Area Permit Meeting
–10 JuneEuropean Athletics FestivalBydgoszczPolandEAA Area Permit Meeting
–10 JuneOlympic Meeting ThessalonikiThessalonikiGreeceEAA Area Permit Meeting
–11 JuneAlger CAA Super Grand PrixAlgiersAlgeriaCAA Area Permit Meeting
1014 JuneISTAF BerlinBerlinGermany2009 IAAF Golden League
1117 JuneGolden Spike OstravaOstravaCzech Republic2009 IAAF Grand Prix
–27 JuneMeeting de Atletismo MálagaMálagaSpainEAA Area Permit Meeting
–30 JuneMeeting Lille MetropoleVilleneuve-d'AscqFranceEAA Area Permit Meeting
–1 JulyMoscow OpenMoscowRussiaEAA Area Permit Meeting
123 JulyBislett GamesOsloNorway2009 IAAF Golden League
134 JulyMeeting de Atletismo MadridMadridSpain2009 IAAF Grand Prix
–5 JulyZnamensky MemorialZhukovskyRussiaEAA Area Permit Meeting
147 JulyAthletissimaLausanneSwitzerland2009 IAAF Super Grand Prix
1510 JulyGolden GalaRomeItaly2009 IAAF Golden League
1613 JulyAthens Grand Prix TsiklitiriaAthensGreece2009 IAAF Grand Prix
–15 JulySpitzen LeichathletikLucerneSwitzerlandEAA Area Permit Meeting
1717 JulyMeeting ArevaParis Saint-DenisFrance2009 IAAF Golden League
–18 JulyAbuja CAA Super Grand PrixAbujaNigeriaCAA Area Permit Meeting
–18 JulyGobierno de AragónZaragozaSpainEAA Area Permit Meeting
–18 JulyKBC Night of AthleticsHeusden-ZolderBelgiumEAA Area Permit Meeting
–20 JulyVardinoyianniaRethymnoGreeceEAA Area Permit Meeting
1824–25 JulyLondon Grand PrixLondonUnited Kingdom2009 IAAF Super Grand Prix
1928 JulyHerculisMonte CarloMonaco2009 IAAF Super Grand Prix
2031 JulyDN GalanStockholmSweden2009 IAAF Super Grand Prix
–25 AugustTallinn MeetingTallinnEstoniaEAA Area Permit Meeting
2128 AugustWeltklasse ZürichZürichSwitzerland2009 IAAF Golden League
2231 AugustBritish Grand PrixGatesheadUnited Kingdom2009 IAAF Grand Prix
2331 AugustHanžeković MemorialZagrebCroatia2009 IAAF Grand Prix
–1 SeptemberPalio Città della QuerciaRoveretoItalyEAA Area Permit Meeting
244 SeptemberMemorial Van DammeBrusselsBelgium2009 IAAF Golden League
256 SeptemberRieti MeetingRietiItaly2009 IAAF Grand Prix
F12–13 September2009 IAAF World Athletics FinalThessalonikiGreeceIAAF 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]

Event Male athlete Points Female athlete Points
100 metres  Asafa Powell (JAM)92  Kerron Stewart (JAM)100
200 metres  Wallace Spearmon (USA)58  Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie (BAH)55
400 metres  Jeremy Wariner (USA)86  Sanya Richards (USA)100
800 metres  Yuriy Borzakovskiy (RUS)
 David Rudisha (KEN)		72  Jemma Simpson (GBR)64
1500 metres  Augustine Kiprono Choge (KEN)74  Gelete Burka (ETH)86
3000 metres  Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)40  Wude Ayalew (ETH)16
5000 metres  Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)100  Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)28
100/110 metres hurdles  Dayron Robles (CUB)100  Brigitte Foster-Hylton (JAM)
 Priscilla Lopes-Schliep (CAN)		86
400 metres hurdles  Kerron Clement (USA)74  Melaine Walker (JAM)74
3000 metres steeplechase  Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN)74  Ruth Bosibori (KEN)68
Pole vault  Steve Hooker (AUS)70  Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)106
High jump  Jaroslav Bába (CZE)66  Blanka Vlašić (CRO)100
Long jump  Godfrey Khotso Mokoena (RSA)78  Funmi Jimoh (USA)60
Triple jump  Arnie David Giralt (CUB)62  Yargelis Savigne (CUB)62
Shot put  Reese Hoffa (USA)62  Nadine Kleinert (GER)56
Discus throw  Gerd Kanter (EST)50  Yarelys Barrios (CUB)40
Javelin throw  Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR)80  Steffi Nerius (GER)61
Hammer throw  Krisztián Pars (HUN)50  Anita Włodarczyk (POL)48

References
  1. 2009 World Athletics Tour. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
  2. 2009 World Athletics Tour Standings Updated after Rieti (ITA) - Sunday, Sep 06, 2009. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
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