100 METERS
The top three were all undefeated, with Thompson-Herah’s two DL wins (and series of marks) making her a clear choice for Gold. Fellow Jamaican Fraser-Pryce gets the edge over top American Richardson based on quality of marks.
| Gold — Elaine Thompson-Herah (Jamaica) | |||||
| 11.19 | … | 1)Kingston | 7/18 | ||
| 10.73w | … | 1)Kingston | 7/25 | ||
| 11.41 | … | 1C)Kingston | 8/08 | ||
| 10.88 | … | 1F) “ | “ | ||
| 10.92 | … | 1B)Kingston | 8/22 | ||
| 10.85 | … | 1)Rome Diamond League | 9/17 | ||
| 10.87 | … | 1)Doha Diamond League | 9/25 | ||
| Silver — Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jamaica) | |||||
| 11.00 | … | 1)Kingston | 7/11 | ||
| 11.28 | … | 1)Kingston | 8/08 | ||
| 10.87 | … | 1E) “ | “ | ||
| 10.86 | … | 1)Kingston | 8/22 | ||
| Bronze — Sha’Carri Richardson (US) | |||||
| 11.05 | … | 1)Montverde | 7/04 | ||
| (10.94wh) | |||||
| 11.56w | … | 1)AP Ranch High Performance I | 7/20 | ||
| 10.79w | … | 1B)AP Ranch High Performance II | 7/23 | ||
| 10.83w | … | 1)Montverde | 8/10 | ||
| (10.95h) | |||||
200 METERS
The important action was in Florida, where list leader Miller-Uibo beat Irby 2–1, and had the year’s only sub-22 performance. In turn, Irby beat Richardson in their only meeting, so the group who raced in Montverde on July 4th ordered themselves fairly cleanly.
| Gold — Shaunae Miller-Uibo (Bahamas) | |||||
| 22.61 | … | 1)Montverde | 7/04 | ||
| 21.98 | … | 1)Clermont | 7/25 | ||
| dnf | … | –)Drake Blue Oval | 8/29 | ▷ | 1. Irby; 2. Jefferson; 3. Gaither |
| Silver — Lynna Irby (US) | |||||
| 23.06 | … | 2)Montverde | 7/04 | ▷ | 1. Miller-Uibo |
| 22.47 | … | 3)Clermont | 7/25 | ▷ | 1. Miller-Uibo; 2. Camacho-Quinn |
| 22.55 | … | 1)Székesfehérvár Continental Tour | 8/19 | ||
| 22.52w | … | 1)Drake Blue Oval | 8/29 | ||
| Bronze — Sha’Carri Richardson (US) | |||||
| 23.14 | … | 3)Montverde | 7/04 | ▷ | 1. Miller-Uibo; 2. Irby |
| 22.73 | … | 1)AP Ranch High Performance II | 7/23 | ||
| 22.00 | … | 1)Montverde | 8/10 | ||
400 METERS
This was a difficult event with solo-racers Irby and Miller-Uibo edging 17-year-old Namibian sensation Masilingi, whose late-season rush of altitude-aided times—including the year’s two fastest—earned her the final spot.
| Gold — Lynna Irby (US) | |||||
| 50.50 | … | 1)Monaco Diamond League | 8/14 | ||
| Silver — Shaunae Miller-Uibo (Bahamas) | |||||
| 50.52 | … | 1)Montverde | 7/04 | ||
| Bronze — Beatrice Masilingi (Namibia) | |||||
| 52.19 | … | 1)Swapkomund | 3/07 | ||
| 50.99(A) | … | 1)Nairobi Continental Tour | 10/03 | ||
| 50.44(A) | … | 1)Pretoria | 12/09 | ||
| 50.42(A) | … | 1)Pretoria | 12/12 | ||
| 51.07(A) | … | 1)Windhoek | 12/17 | ||
800 METERS
Reekie had one bad outing, but her 4 solid ones were enough to make her the clear winner. Kipyegon had only a single outing (her Monaco time is en route in a 1000) but it was the year’s fastest. Nice breakthrough by Hynne.
| Gold — Jemma Reekie (Great Britain) | |||||
| 1:59.52 | … | 1)Trieste | 8/01 | ||
| 1:59.68 | … | 1)Stockholm Diamond League | 8/23 | ||
| 1:58.63 | … | 1)Chorzów | 8/25 | ||
| 1:58.87 | … | 4)Bellinzona | 9/15 | ▷ | 1. Hynne; 2. Buchel; 2. Rutz-Buchel; 3. Hoffmann |
| 1:59.76 | … | 1)Rome Diamond League | 9/17 | ||
| (1:57.91i, 2:00.34i) | |||||
| Silver — Faith Kipyegon (Kenya) | |||||
| 1:59.7 | … | –)Monaco Diamond League | 8/14 | ||
| 1:57.68 | … | 1)Doha Diamond League | 9/25 | ||
| Bronze — Hedda Hynne (Norway) | |||||
| 2:03.54 | … | 2)Espoo | 6/27 | ▷ | 1. Kuivisto |
| 2:03.63 | … | 4)Lucerne | 7/03 | ▷ | 1. Hering; 2. Buchel; 3. Hoffmann |
| 2:03.71 | … | 1)Karlstad | 7/08 | ||
| 2:00.72 | … | 2)Bern | 7/24 | ▷ | 1. Mageean |
| 1:59.94 | … | 3)Trieste | 8/01 | ▷ | 1. Reekie; 2. Muir |
| 2:01.44 | … | 3)Stockholm Diamond League | 8/23 | ▷ | 1. Reekie; 2. Rogers |
| 1:59.57 | … | 1)Trondheim | 8/29 | ||
| 1:59.15 | … | 1)Rovereto | 9/08 | ||
| 1:58.10 | … | 1)Bellinzona | 9/15 | ||
| 2:00.24 | … | 2)Rome Diamond League | 9/17 | ▷ | 1. Reekie |
| 2:03.64 | … | 1)Norwegian Champs | 9/20 | ||
| (2:01.08h) | |||||
| (2:04.79i, 2:03.53i) | |||||
| Top American — Ajeé Wilson | |||||
1500 METERS
Gold was an easy choice, with list leader Muir going 3-for-3 in the sub-4:00 department, all in significant races. As in the 800, Kipyegon had only a single race, but it was a significant win so she gets Silver again.
| Gold — Laura Muir (Great Britain) | |||||
| 3:57.86 | … | 1)Stockholm Diamond League | 8/23 | ||
| 3:58.24 | … | 1)Chorzów Continental Tour | 9/06 | ||
| 3:57.40 | … | 1)Berlin Continental Tour | 9/13 | ||
| Silver — Faith Kipyegon (Kenya) | |||||
| 3:59.05 | … | 1)Ostrava Continental Tour | 9/08 | ||
| Bronze — Laura Weightman (Great Britain) | |||||
| 4:01.62 | … | 2)Stockholm Diamond League | 8/23 | ▷ | 1. Muir |
| 4:09.76 | … | 1)British Champs | 9/05 | ||
| (4:17.01h) | |||||
| 4:01.96 | … | 2)Ostrava Continental Tour | 9/08 | ▷ | 1. Kipyegon |
| 4:00.09 | … | 2)Berlin Continental Tour | 9/13 | ▷ | 1. Muir |
| Top American — Karissa Schweizer | |||||
STEEPLE
The Kenyan pair of Jepkemoi and Chepkoech split their two meetings, but the former’s came in a more important meet, so she gets the Gold.
| Gold — Hyvin Jepkemoi (Kenya) | |||||
| 9:06.14 | … | 1)Berlin Continental Tour | 9/13 | ||
| 9:34.07(A) | … | 2)Nairobi Continental Tour | 10/03 | ▷ | 1. Chepkoech |
| Silver — Beatrice Chepkoech (Kenya) | |||||
| 9:10.07 | … | 2)Berlin Continental Tour | 9/13 | ▷ | 1. Jepkemoi |
| 9:29.05(A) | … | 1)Nairobi Continental Tour | 10/03 | ||
| Bronze — Yekaterina Ivonina (Russia) | |||||
| 9:16.84 | … | 1)Russian Champs | 9/09 | ||
| Top American — Victoria Gerlach | |||||
5000 METERS
Sure, Gidey claimed the World Record, but our Rankings have always rewarded competitive wins over fast times and Obiri solidly beat the Ethiopian in their head-to-head matchup. Houlihan broke the American Record.
| Gold — Hellen Obiri (Kenya) | |||||
| 14:22.12 | … | 1)Monaco Diamond League | 8/14 | ||
| 15:06.36(A) | … | 1)Nairobi Continental Tour | 10/03 | ||
| Silver — Letesenbet Gidey (Ethiopia) | |||||
| 14:26.57 | … | 2)Monaco Diamond League | 8/14 | ▷ | 1. Obiri |
| 14:06.62 | … | 1)Valencia | 10/07 | ||
| Bronze — Shelby Houlihan (US) | |||||
| 14:23.92 | … | 1)Portland | 7/10 | ||
10,000 METERS
With none of the top contenders running more than a single race it came down to simply matching the yearly list, where Hassan dominated.
| Gold — Sifan Hassan (Netherlands) | |||||
| 29:36.67 | … | 1)Hengelo | 10/10 | ||
| Silver — Rosemary Wanjiru (Kenya) | |||||
| 30:38.18 | … | 1)Abashiri | 7/15 | ||
| Bronze — Tsehay Gemechu (Ethiopia) | |||||
| 30:57.73 | … | 2)Hengelo | 10/10 | ▷ | 1. Hassan |
| Top American — Kellyn Taylor | |||||
100 HURDLES
With none of the top Americans in the game, there were new faces at the top. Visser lost only a single race against 8 wins, with 3 of those coming against Bogliolo. The Italian lost only to Visser.
| Gold — Nadine Visser (Netherlands) | |||||
| 12.99 | … | 1)Arnhem | 7/04 | ||
| (12.90h) | |||||
| 12.95 | … | 1)Arnhem | 7/18 | ||
| (13.03h) | |||||
| 12.68 | … | 1)Turku Continental Tour | 8/11 | ||
| (12.87h) | |||||
| 12.85 | … | 1)Leverkusen | 8/16 | ||
| (12.97h) | |||||
| 12.68 | … | 1)Székesfehérvár Continental Tour | 8/19 | ||
| 13.10 | … | 1)Netherlands Champs | 8/30 | ||
| (12.97h) | |||||
| 12.95 | … | 2)Chorzów Continental Tour | 9/06 | ▷ | 1. Herman |
| 12.79 | … | 1)Bellinzona | 9/15 | ||
| 12.72 | … | 1)Rome Diamond League | 9/17 | ||
| Silver — Luminosa Bogliolo (Italy) | |||||
| 12.93 | … | 1)Rieti | 7/04 | ||
| (12.93h) | |||||
| 12.86w | … | 1)Savona | 7/16 | ||
| 12.91 | … | 1)Trieste | 8/01 | ||
| 12.79 | … | 2)Turku Continental Tour | 8/11 | ▷ | 1. Visser |
| (12.93h) | |||||
| 12.88 | … | 1)Stockholm Diamond League | 8/23 | ||
| 13.02 | … | 1)Italian Champs | 8/29 | ||
| (13.04h) | |||||
| 12.90 | … | 1)Rovereto | 9/08 | ||
| 12.82 | … | 2)Bellinzona | 9/15 | ▷ | 1. Visser |
| 12.83 | … | 2)Rome Diamond League | 9/17 | ▷ | 1. Visser |
| Bronze — Elvira Herman (Belarus) | |||||
| 12.73 | … | 1)Minsk | 6/25 | ||
| (12.81h) | |||||
| 12.80 | … | 1)Brest | 7/16 | ||
| 12.87 | … | 1)Belarusian Champs | 8/01 | ||
| (13.04h) | |||||
| 12.96 | … | 3)Székesfehérvár Continental Tour | 8/19 | ▷ | 1. Visser; 2. Kozak |
| 13.02 | … | 3)Chorzów | 8/25 | ▷ | 1. Samba-Mayela; 2. Koleczek |
| 13.13 | … | 2)Marseille | 9/03 | ▷ | 1. Samba-Mayela |
| 12.87 | … | 1)Chorzów Continental Tour | 9/06 | ||
| 12.85 | … | 1)Dessau | 9/08 | ||
| (12.94h) | |||||
| Top American — Payton Chadwick | |||||
400 HURDLES
Gold and silver were obvious, as the undefeated Bol beat Ryzhkova 3–0, and in turn the Ukrainian lost only to Bol. Bol had the year’s 4 fastest times, and 6 of the top 7. As in the 100H, the powerful Americans were absent.
| Gold — Femke Bol (Netherlands) | |||||
| 54.47 | … | 1)Arnhem | 7/04 | ||
| 53.79 | … | 1)Arnhem | 7/18 | ||
| 54.67 | … | 1)Székesfehérvár Continental Tour | 8/19 | ||
| 54.68 | … | 1)Stockholm Diamond League | 8/23 | ||
| 54.33 | … | 1)Bellinzona | 9/15 | ||
| 53.90 | … | 1)Rome Diamond League | 9/17 | ||
| Silver — Anna Ryzhykova (Ukraine) | |||||
| 55.86 | … | 2)Székesfehérvár Continental Tour | 8/19 | ▷ | 1. Bol |
| 55.19 | … | 2)Stockholm Diamond League | 8/23 | ▷ | 1. Bol |
| 55.21 | … | 1)Šamorín | 9/11 | ||
| 54.54 | … | 2)Rome Diamond League | 9/17 | ▷ | 1. Bol |
| Bronze — Viktoriya Tkachuk (Ukraine) | |||||
| 55.60 | … | 1)Ukrainian Champs | 8/30 | ||
| (56.23h) | |||||
| 55.15 | … | 3)Bellinzona | 9/15 | ▷ | 1. Bol; 2. Sprunger |
| 54.93 | … | 3)Rome Diamond League | 9/17 | ▷ | 1. Bol; 2. Ryzhykova |
| 55.58 | … | 1Balkan Champs | 9/19 | ||
| Top American — Deonca Bookman | |||||
MARATHON
Jepchirchir, Salpeter & Dibaba were 1-2-3 on the yearly lists, each winning a major race.
| Gold — Peres Jepchirchir (Kenya) | |||||
| 2:17:16 | … | 1)Valencia | 12/06 | ||
| Silver — Lonah Chemtai Salpeter (Israel) | |||||
| 2:17:45 | … | 1)Tokyo | 3/02 | ||
| Bronze — Brigid Kosgei (Kenya) | |||||
| 2:18:58 | … | 1)London | 10/04 | ||
| Top American — Sara Hall | |||||
20K WALK
Khasanova & Kagramanova were the year’s only 1:26 performers, so they take the first two spots ahead of Chinese champ Liu.
| Gold — Elvira Khasanova (Russia) | |||||
| 1:26:43 | … | 1)Sochi | 2/17 | ||
| 1:27:45 | … | 1)Russian Champs | 9/05 | ||
| Silver — Reykhan Kagramanova (Russia) | |||||
| 1:26:50 | … | 2)Sochi | 2/17 | ▷ | 1. Khasanova |
| 1:28:32 | … | 2)Russian Champs | 9/05 | ▷ | 1. Khasanova |
| Bronze — Hong Liu (China) | |||||
| 1:27:48 | … | 1)Chinese Champs | 9/20 | ||
| Top American — Amberly Melendez | |||||
50K WALK
The Russian pair was way ahead of the rest of the world, with the Bronze spot going to Juárez.
| Gold — Yelena Lashmanova (Russia) | |||||
| 3:50:42 | … | 1)Russian Champs | 9/05 | ||
| Silver — Margarita Nikiforova (Russia) | |||||
| 3:59:56 | … | 2)Russian Champs | 9/05 | ▷ | 1. Lashmanova |
| Bronze — Mar Juárez (Spa) | |||||
| 4:15:46 | … | 1)Spanish Champs | 2/16 | ||
| Top American — Robyn Stevens | |||||