2008 IAAF World Athletics Tour

The 2008 IAAF World Athletics Tour was the third 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 2008 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 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final, held in Stuttgart, Germany from 13 to 14 September.^[1]

Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva scored the most points during the circuit, with a total of 112. Cuban hurdler Dayron Robles was the highest scoring male athlete with 102 points. Four other athletes achieved a total of 100 points: sprinter Jeremy Wariner, middle-distance runner Pamela Jelimo, hurdler David Oliver, and high jumper Blanka Vlašić.

Schedule

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)	96	Shelly-Ann Fraser (JAM)	61
200 metres	Usain Bolt (JAM)	60	Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie (BAH)	58
400 metres	Jeremy Wariner (USA)	100	Novlene Williams (JAM)	74
800 metres	Abraham Chepkirwok (UGA)	80	Pamela Jelimo (KEN)	100
1500 metres	Abdalaati Iguider (MAR)  Daniel Kipchirchir Komen (KEN)	72	Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR)	58
3000 metres	Isaac Kiprono Songok (KEN)	48	Jennifer Rhines (USA)	30
5000 metres	Moses Ndiema Masai (KEN)  Sileshi Sihine (ETH)	50	Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)	66
100/110 metres hurdles	Dayron Robles (CUB)	102	Delloreen Ennis-London (JAM)	90
400 metres hurdles	Kerron Clement (USA)	96	Melaine Walker (JAM)	90
3000 metres steeplechase	Michael Kipyego (KEN)	76	Donna MacFarlane (AUS)	49
Pole vault	Yevgeny Lukyanenko (USA)	76	Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)	112
High jump	Andrey Silnov (RUS)	78	Blanka Vlašić (CRO)	100
Long jump	Hussein Al-Sabee (KSA)	92	Naide Gomes (POR)	68
Triple jump	Randy Lewis (GRN)	70	Yargelis Savigne (CUB)	22
Shot put	Tomasz Majewski (POL)	60	Li Ling (CHN)	37
Discus throw	Ehsan Haddadi (IRI)	60	Li Yanfeng (CHN)  Sun Taifeng (CHN)	30
Javelin throw	Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR)	80	Christina Obergföll (GER)	51
Hammer throw	Krisztián Pars (HUN)	40	Kamila Skolimowska (POL)	42

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