miniatura|Cerimònia d'obertura El XI Campionat del Món d'atletisme es va celebrar a Osaka (Japó) entre el 25 d'agost i el 2 de setembre de 2007 sota l'organització de l'Associació Internacional de Federacions d'Atletisme i l'Associació Japonesa de Federacions d'Atletisme.
Les competicions es van dur a terme a l'Estadi Nagai amb capacitat per a 50.000 espectadors. Es va competir en 47 disciplines, 24 masculines i 23 femenines.
Resultats Homes 100 mTyson Gay9,85Derrick Atkins9,91Asafa Powell9,96 200 mTyson Gay19,76Usain Bolt19,91Wallace Spearmon20,05 400 mJeremy Wariner43,45LaShawn Merritt43,96Angelo Taylor44,32 800 mAlfred Kirwa Yego1:47,09Gary Reed1:47,10Yuriy Borzakovskiy1:47,39 1500 mBernard Lagat3:34,77Rashid Ramzi3:35,00Shedrack Kibet Korir3:35,04 5000 mBernard Lagat13:45,87Eliud Kipchoge13:46,00Moses Kipsiro13:46,75 10000 mKenenisa Bekele27:05,90Sileshi Sihine27:09,03Martin Mathathi27:12,17 MaratóLuke Kibet2:15:59Mubarak Hassan Shami2:17:18Viktor Röthlin2:17:25 110 m tanquesLiu Xiang12,95Terrence Trammell12,99David Payne13,02 400 m tanquesKerron Clement47,61Félix Sánchez48,01Marek Plawgo48,12 3000 m obstaclesBrimin Kipruto8:13,82Ezekiel Kemboi8:16,94Richard Mateelong8:17,59 20 km marxaJefferson Pérez1:22:20Francisco Javier Fernández1:22:40Hatem Ghoula1:22:40 50 km marxaNathan Deakes3:43:53Yohann Diniz3:44:22Alex Schwazer3:44:38 4 × 100 m relleusDarvis PattonWallace SpearmonTyson GayLeroy Dixon37,78Marvin AndersonUsain BoltNesta CarterAsafa Powell37,89Christian MalcolmCraig PickeringMarlon DevonishMark Lewis-Francis37,90 4 × 400 m relleusLaShawn MerrittAngelo TaylorDarold WilliamsonJeremy Wariner2:55,56Avard MoncurMichael MathieuAndrae WilliamsChris Brown2:59,18Marek PlawgoDaniel DąbrowskiMarcin MarciniszynKacper Kozłowski3:00,05 Salt d'alçadaDonald Thomas2,35Yaroslav Rybakov2,35Kyriakos Ioannou2,35 Salt amb perxaBrad Walker5,86Romain Mesnil5,86Danny Ecker5,81 Salt de longitudIrving Saladino8,57Andrew Howe8,47Dwight Phillips8,30 Triple saltNelson Évora17,74Jadel Gregório17,59Walter Davis17,33 Llançament de pesReese Hoffa22,04Adam Nelson21,61Rutger Smith21,13 Llançament de discGerd Kanter68,94Robert Harting66,68Rutger Smith66,42 Llançament de javelinaTero Pitkämäki90,33Andreas Thorkildsen88,61Breaux Greer86,21 Llançament de martellIvan Tsikhan83,63Primož Kozmus82,29Libor Charfreitag81,60 DecatlóRoman Šebrle8676Maurice Smith8644Dmitriy Karpov8586
Dones 100 mVeronica Campbell11,01Lauryn Williams11,01Carmelita Jeter11,02 200 mAllyson Felix21,81Veronica Campbell22,34Susanthika Jayasinghe22,63 400 mChristine Ohuruogu49,61Nicola Sanders49,65Novlene Williams49,66 800 mJaneth Jepkosgei1:56,04Hasna Benhassi1:56,99Mayte Martínez1:57,62 1500 mMaryam Yusuf Jamal3:58,75Iryna Lishchynska4:00,69Daniela Yordanova4:00,82 5000 mMeseret Defar14:57,91Vivian Cheruiyot14:58,50Priscah Jepleting Cherono14:59,21 10000 mTirunesh Dibaba31:55,41Kara Goucher32:02,05Joanne Pavey32:03,81 MaratóCatherine Ndereba2:30:37Zhou Chunxiu2:30:45Reiko Tosa2:30:55 100 m tanquesMichelle Perry12,46Perdita Felicien12,49Delloreen Ennis-London12,50 400 m tanquesJana Rawlinson53,31Yuliya Pechenkina53,50Anna Jesień53,92 3000 m obstaclesYekaterina Volkova9:06,57Tatyana Petrova9:09,19Eunice Jepkorir9:20,09 20 km marxaOlga Kaniskina1:30:09Tatyana Shemyakina1:30:42María Vasco1:30:47 4 × 100 m relleusLauryn WilliamsAllyson FelixMikele BarberTorri Edwards41,98Sheri-Ann BrooksKerron StewartSimone FaceyVeronica Campbell42,01Olivia BorléeHanna MariënÉlodie OuédraogoKim Gevaert42,75 4 × 400 m relleusDeeDee TrotterAllyson FelixMary WinebergSanya Richards3:18,55Shericka WilliamsShereefa LloydDavita PrendagastNovlene Williams3:19,73Christine OhuruoguMarilyn OkoroLee McConnellNicola Sanders3:20,04 Salt d'alçadaBlanka Vlašić2,05Antonietta di MartinoAnna Chicherova2,03 Salt amb perxaYelena Isinbayeva4,80Kateřina Baďurová4,75Svetlana Feofanova4,75 Salt de longitudTatyana Lebedeva7,03Lyudmila Kolchanova6,92Tatyana Kotova6,90 Triple saltYargelis Savigne15,28Tatyana Lebedeva15,07Marija Šestak14,72 Llançament de pesValerie Vili20,54Nadzeya Astapchuk20,48Nadine Kleinert19,77 Llançament de discFranka Dietzsch66,61Yarelis Barrios63,90Nicoleta Grasu63,40 Llançament de javelinaBarbora Špotáková67,07Christina Obergföll66,46Steffi Nerius64,42 Llançament de martellBetty Heidler74,76Yipsi Moreno74,74Zhang Wenxiu74,39 HeptatlóCarolina Klüft7032Lyudmila Blonska6832Kelly Sotherton6510
Medaller 1 14 5 7 26 2 5 3 5 13 3 4 7 3 14 4 3 1 0 4 5 2 2 3 7 6 2 1 0 3 7 2 0 0 2 8 1 6 3 10 9 1 2 0 3 9 1 2 0 3 11 1 1 4 6 12 1 1 1 3 13 1 1 0 2 13 1 1 0 2 15 1 0 0 1 15 1 0 0 1 15 1 0 0 1 15 1 0 0 1 15 1 0 0 1 15 1 0 0 1 15 1 0 0 1 15 1 0 0 1 23 0 2 1 3 24 0 2 0 2 24 0 2 0 2 24 0 2 0 2 27 0 1 2 3 28 0 1 1 2 29 0 1 0 1 29 0 1 0 1 29 0 1 0 1 29 0 1 0 1 29 0 1 0 1 34 0 0 3 3 35 0 0 2 2 36 0 0 1 1 36 0 0 1 1 36 0 0 1 1 36 0 0 1 1 36 0 0 1 1 36 0 0 1 1 36 0 0 1 1 36 0 0 1 1 36 0 0 1 1 36 0 0 1 1 36 0 0 1 1 Total 47 48 46 141