2017 IAAF World ChampionshipsAug 4, 2017 by Gordon Mack
FloTrack Staff's World Championship Medal Picks
FloTrack Staff's World Championship Medal Picks
The FloTrack staff puts their knowledge to the test and gives their medal predictions for the 2017 world championships.
The 2017 IAAF World Championships begin today. Be sure to follow our coverage here. Until then here are our personal medal picks.
TOP 8 PROJECTIONS HERE
TOP 8 PROJECTIONS HERE
MEN'S PICKS:
EVENT | PL | GORDON | TAYLOR | ADAM | JOJO | THE INTERN |
100 | 1 | Coleman | Bolt | Bolt | Bolt | Bolt |
100 | 2 | Bolt | Gatlin | Coleman | Gatlin | Gatlin |
100 | 3 | Blake | Coleman | Simbine | Coleman | Blake |
200 | 1 | Makwala | van Niekerk | van Niekerk | Makwala | van Niekerk |
200 | 2 | van Niekerk | Makwala | Makwala | van Niekerk | Makwala |
200 | 3 | Simbine | Blake | Webb | Simbine | Webb |
400 | 1 | van Niekerk | van Niekerk | van Niekerk | van Niekerk | van Niekerk |
400 | 2 | Kerley | Merritt | Kerley | Makwala | Makwala |
400 | 3 | Merritt | Kerley | Makwala | Kerley | Kerley |
800 | 1 | Korir | Amos | Korir | Korir | Korir |
800 | 2 | Cheruiyot | Korir | Amos | Amos | Amos |
800 | 3 | Brazier | Bett | Brazier | Brazier | Brazier |
1500 | 1 | Manangoi | Manangoi | Manangoi | Manangoi | Manangoi |
1500 | 2 | Cheruiyot | Centrowitz | Kwemoi | Kwemoi | Centrowitz |
1500 | 3 | Centrowitz | Cheruiyot | Centrowitz | Centrowitz | Cheruiyot |
3K SC | 1 | Jager | Jager | Jager | Jager | Jager |
3K SC | 2 | Kipruto | Birech | Birech | El Bakkali | El Bakkali |
3K SC | 3 | El Bakkali | Kipruto | El Bakkali | Birech | Kebenei |
5K | 1 | Farah | Farah | Farah | Farah | Farah |
5K | 2 | Edris | Chelimo | Chelimo | Edris | Kejelcha |
5K | 3 | Chelimo | Edris | Kejelcha | Kejelcha | Chelimo |
10K | 1 | Farah | Farah | Farah | Farah | Farah |
10K | 2 | Tanui | Kamworor | Alamirew | Kamworor | Kamworor |
10K | 3 | Muchiri | Tanui | Mead | Tanui | Muchiri |
26.2 | 1 | Tola | Tola | Tola | Wanjiru | Wanjiru |
26.2 | 2 | Mekonnen | Bekele | Kirui | Tola | Kirui |
26.2 | 3 | Felix | Wanjiru | Wanjiru | Kirui | Tola |
110H | 1 | McLeod | McLeod | McLeod | McLeod | McLeod |
110H | 2 | Shubenkov | Merritt | Ortega | Shubenkov | Merritt |
110H | 3 | Allen | Allen | Allen | Levy | Allen |
400H | 1 | Clement | Clement | Clement | Warholm | Clement |
400H | 2 | McMaster | McMaster | Futch | McMaster | McMaster |
400H | 3 | Copello | Futch | McMaster | Clement | Futch |
20K RW | 1 | Kaihua | Bird-Smith | Takahashi | Kaihua | Takahashi |
20K RW | 2 | Bird-Smith | Wang | Fujisawa | Bird-Smith | Fujisawa |
20K RW | 3 | Linke | Takahashi | Shirobokov | Takahashi | Shirobokov |
50K RW | 1 | Tallent | Haukenes | Cheparev | Haukenes | Cheparev |
50K RW | 2 | Arai | Tallent | Haukenes | Tallent | Haukenes |
50K RW | 3 | Diniz | Arai | Dunfee | Dunfee | Dunfee |
4x1 | 1 | JAM | JAM | JAM | JAM | USA |
4x1 | 2 | USA | USA | USA | USA | JAM |
4x1 | 3 | JPN | JPN | CHN | JPN | CHN |
4x4 | 1 | USA | USA | USA | USA | BOT |
4x4 | 2 | BOT | BOT | BOT | BOT | USA |
4x4 | 3 | JAM | JAM | BAH | BAH | JAM |
HJ | 1 | Barshim | Drouin | Barshim | Barshim | Barshim |
HJ | 2 | Lysenko | Barshim | Drouin | Lysenko | Grabarz |
HJ | 3 | Bondarenko |
Bondarenko | Kynard | Kynard | Nedasekau |
PV | 1 | Kendricks | Kendricks | Kendricks | Kendricks | Kendricks |
PV | 2 | Lisek | Lavillenie | Lavillenie | Lavillinie | Lavillenie |
PV | 3 | Lavillenie | Wojciechowski | Duplantis | Duplantis | Duplantis |
LJ | 1 | Manyonga | Manyonga | Manyonga | Mayonga | Manyonga |
LJ | 2 | Lawson | Samaii | Lawson | Samaii | Lawson |
LJ | 3 | Samaai | Lawson | Henderson | Lawson | Henderson |
TJ | 1 | Taylor | Taylor | Taylor | Taylor | Taylor |
TJ | 2 | Claye | Claye | Claye | Claye | Claye |
TJ | 3 | Bin | Bin | Dong | Dong | Dong |
SP | 1 | Crouser | Crouser | Crouser | Crouser | Crouser |
SP | 2 | Kovacs | Kovacs | Kovacs | Kovacs | Kovacs |
SP | 3 | Walsh | Walsh | Hill | Walsh | Walsh |
DT | 1 | Stahl | Stahl | Stahl | Stahl | Stahl |
DT | 2 | Malachowski | Malachowski | Malachowski | Dacres | Malachowski |
DT | 3 | Weisshaidinger | Dacres | Dacres | Malachowski | Dacres |
HT | 1 | Nowicki | Fajdek | Fajdek | Fajdek | Fajdek |
HT | 2 | Fajdek | Nowicki | Nowicki | Nowicki | Nowicki |
HT | 3 | Nazarov | Nazarov | Nazarov | Nazarov | Nazarov |
JT | 1 | Rohler | Vetter | Vetter | Vetter | Vetter |
JT | 2 | Vetter | Rohler | Rohler | Rohler | Rohler |
JT | 3 | Yego | Yego | Yego | Hoffman | Yego |
DEC | 1 | Mayer | Mayer | Victor | Hardee | Mayer |
DEC | 2 | Warner | Freimuth | Hardee | Warner | Warner |
DEC | 3 | Kazmirek | Hardee | Mayer | Freimuth | Hardee |
WOMEN'S PICKS:
EVENT | PL | GORDON | TAYLOR | ADAM | JOJO | THE INTERN |
100 | 1 | Thompson | Thompson | Thompson | Thompson | Thompson |
100 | 2 | Bowie | Bowie | Bowie | Bowie | Bowie |
100 | 3 | Ahye | Schippers | Schippers | Ahye | Schippers |
200 | 1 | Bowie | Bowie | Bowie | Schippers | Schippers |
200 | 2 | Schippers | Schippers | Schippers | Bowie | Bowie |
200 | 3 | Miller-Uibo | Miller-Uibo | Stevens | Miller-Uibo | Ta Lou |
400 | 1 | Felix | Miller-Uibo | Miller-Uibo | Felix | Felix |
400 | 2 | Miller-Uibo | Felix | Felix | Miller-Uibo | Miller-Uibo |
400 | 3 | Hayes | Hayes | Hayes | Hayes | Hayes |
800 | 1 | Semenya | Semenya | Semenya | Semenya | Semenya |
800 | 2 | Niyonsaba | Niyonsaba | Niyonsaba | Niyonsaba | Niyonsaba |
800 | 3 | Wambui | Wilson | Wilson | Wilson | Wilson |
1500 | 1 | Dibaba | Kipyegon | Hassan | Dibaba | Kipyegon |
1500 | 2 | Kipyegon | Hassan | Dibaba | Hassan | Semenya |
1500 | 3 | Muir | Simpson | Muir | Kipyegon | Klosterhalven |
3K SC | 1 | Jepkemoi | Chepkoech | Chspol | Chepkoech | Jebet |
3K SC | 2 | Chespol | Coburn | Jebet | Chespol | Chespol |
3K SC | 3 | Jebet | Jepkemoi | Jepkemoi | Jepkemoi | Jepkemoi |
5K | 1 | Obiri | Obiri | Obiri | Obiri | Ayana |
5K | 2 | Dibaba | Ayana | Ayana | Dibaba | Dibaba |
5K | 3 | Teferei | Hassan | Dibaba | Hassan | Obiri |
10K | 1 | Ayana | Ayana | Ayana | Ayana | Ayana |
10K | 2 | Dibaba | Dibaba | Teferi | Dibaba | Dibaba |
10K | 3 | Huddle | Huddle | Huddle | Infeld | Nawowuna |
26.2 | 1 | Jepkirui | Jepkirui | Dibaba | Kiplagat | Dibaba |
26.2 | 2 | Dibaba | Dibaba | Jepkirui | Kirwa | Jepkirui |
26.2 | 3 | Cheyech | Cheyech | Cheyech | Dibaba | Kiplagat |
100H | 1 | Harrison | Harrison | Harrison | Harrison | Harrison |
100H | 2 | Ali | Pearson | Pearson | Pearson | Pearson |
100H | 3 | Pearson | Ali | Ali | Ali | Ali |
400H | 1 | Muhammad | Muhammad | Muhammad | Muhammad | Muhummad |
400H | 2 | Little | Carter | Carter | Carter | Carter |
400H | 3 | Hejnova | Little | Hejnova | Little | Little |
20K RW | 1 | Gonzalez | Gonzalez | Gonzalez | Palmisano | Gonzalez |
20K RW | 2 | Xiuzhi | Xiuzhi | Lu | Gonzalez | Lu |
20K RW | 3 | Na | Na | Yang | Xiuzhi | Yang |
4x1 | 1 | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA |
4x1 | 2 | JAM | JAM | JAM | JAM | JAM |
4x1 | 3 | GBR | GBR | GBR | GBR | TTO |
4x4 | 1 | USA | USA | USA | USA | USA |
4x4 | 2 | JAM | JAM | JAM | JAM | JAM |
4x4 | 3 | GBR | GBR | GBR | GBR | GBR |
HJ | 1 | Lasitskene | Lasitskene | Lasitskene | Cunningham | Lasitskene |
HJ | 2 | Beitia | Cunningham | Beitia | Lasitskene | Licwinco |
HJ | 3 | Palsyte | McPherson | Cunningham | Beitia | Cunningham |
PV | 1 | Stefanidi | Morris | Morris | Stefanidi | Morris |
PV | 2 | Morris | Suhr | Stefanidi | Morris | Stefanidi |
PV | 3 | Suhr | Stefanidi | McCartney | Suhr | Suhr |
LJ | 1 | Spanovic | Reese | Bartoletta | Bartoletta | Bartoletta |
LJ | 2 | Reese | Bartoletta | Reese | Reese | Spanovic |
LJ | 3 | Bartoletta | Spanovic | Spanovic | Spanovic | Reese |
TJ | 1 | Rojas | Ibarguen | Ibarugen | Rojas | Ibarguen |
TJ | 2 | Ibarguen | Rojas | Rojas | Ibarguen | Rojas |
TJ | 3 | Rypakova | Rypakova | Rypakova | Rypakova | Rypakova |
SP | 1 | Saunders | Saunders | Carter | Carter | Carter |
SP | 2 | Marton | Carter | Saunders | Gong | Marton |
SP | 3 | Carter | Gong | Marton | Marton | Saunders |
DT | 1 | Perkovic | Perkovic | Perkovic | Perkovic | Perkovic |
DT | 2 | Stevens | Perez | Perez | Perez | Perez |
DT | 3 | Caballero | Caballero | Caballero | Caballero | Stevens |
HT | 1 | Wlodarczyk | Wlodarczyk | Wlodarczyk | Wlodarczyk | Wlodarczyk |
HT | 2 | Berry | Wang | Berry | Berry | Zheng |
HT | 3 | Wenxiu | Berry | Wang | Zheng | Berry |
JT | 1 | Kolak | Kolak | Kolak | Kolak | Spotakova |
JT | 2 | Spotakova | Spotakova | Spotakova | Spotakova | Kolak |
JT | 3 | Tugsuz | Khaladovich | Liu | Liu | Liu |
HEP | 1 | Thiam | Johnson | Thiam | Thiam | Thiam |
HEP | 2 | Ikauniece | Thiam | Schafer | Schafer | Schafer |
HEP | 3 | Schafer | Williams | Johnson | Ikauniece | Johnson |
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