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