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In what city did the event take place?

Osaka. Helsinki was in 1983 and 2005. Rome was 1987, Tokyo 1991, Stuttgart 1993, Gothenburg 1995, Athens 1997, Seville 1999, Edmonton 2001, and Saint-Denis (Paris) 2003.

Who won the men's 100m?

Tyson Gay. Tyson Gay (USA) won in 9.85. Atkins (Bahamas) finished second, and Powell (Jamaica) third.

In what event did the Swedish Carolina Kluft win her third straight world title?

Heptathlon. She was world champion in 2003, 2005, and 2007. She was also Olympic champion in 2004.

What Ethiopian defended his 10,000m title successfully?

Kenenisa Bekele. It was his third straight 10,000m title. He also won the Olympic 10,000m title in 2004.

Which of the following events was not won by a Kenyan athlete?

Women's 5000m. Janeth Jepkosgei won the women's 800m. Catherine Ndereba won the women's marathon, and Luke Kibet the men's marathon. The women's 5000m was won by Meseret Defar (Ethiopia).

Which female athlete defended her world title of 2005 successfully in 2007?

Tirunesh Dibaba, 10,000m. Dibaba defended her 10,000m title, but withdrew from the 5000m. Pechenkina and Williams won silver. Bergqvist didn't win a medal this time.

In what event did a Chinese athlete win gold?

Men's 110m hurdles. Xiang Liu won the 110m hurdles in 12.95.

Maryam Yusuf Jamal won the 1500m. She was born in Ethiopia, but for what small island state did she win gold?

Bahrain. She won in 3:58.75 after a close sprint against Russian, Soboleva. Her original name was Zebenech Tola. She was a political refugee.

A clean sweep means that one country wins gold, silver, and bronze in the same event. Which of the following was not a clean sweep?

Ethiopia: Women's 10,000m. Tirunesh Dibaba won gold for Ethiopia, but Elvan Abeylegesse won silver for Turkey (although born in Ethiopia), and Kara Goucher won bronze for the USA.

Which woman didn't win gold in a jumping event?

Svetlana Feofanova: pole vault. Yelena Isinbayeva won the pole vault. Feofanova won bronze.

What medal did Tero Pitkamaki (Finland) win in the javelin throw, and Gerd Kanter (Estonia) in the discus throw?

Gold. Kanter threw 68.94m. Pitkamaki threw 90.33m.

Allyson Felix's winning time on the 200m was less than double of Veronica Campbell's winning time on the 100m.

t. Campbell ran 11.01 on the 100m. Felix ran 21.81 on the 200m. This was the fastest time in 8 years.

Who won the men's 20km race walk?

Jefferson Perez (Ecuador). The other three are writers. Perez won his third straight world title.

The United States won all four relay events.

t. The four events are 4x100m and 4x400m, both for men and women.

What woman won three gold medals?

Allyson Felix. She won the 200m, the 4x100m, and the 4x400m.