Team USA Superlatives, 2007 IAAF World Outdoor Track & Field Championships

09-02-2007

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USA Track & Field
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Notable accomplishments by Team USA athlete at the 2007 IAAF World Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Osaka:

- 1st medal in women's 10,000m

- 1st gold medal in men's pole vault

- 1st gold medal in men's 1,500m

- 1st medal of any kind in men's 5,000m

- Bernard Lagat is first man to win 1,500-5,000 double at World Championships

- 1st time three Americans in men's 5,000m final

- 1st time since 1987 Team USA won men's and women's 4x100m relay

- 1st men's javelin medal since 1983

- 1st time one country has swept all four relays at World Championships

- Allyson Felix largest margin of victory in W200m in World Championships history

- Felix is second woman in history to win 3 gold medals at one World Championships