2007 in the sport of athletics

This article contains an overview of the sport of athletics, including track and field, cross country and road running, in the year 2007.

World

 * World Championships in Athletics
 * World Athletics Final
 * World Cross Country Championships
 * World Road Running Championships
 * World Youth Championships
 * World Student Games
 * Military World Games
 * Golden League
 * World Marathon Majors

Regional

 * All-Africa Games
 * African Junior Championships
 * Asian Championships
 * Asian Cross Country Championships
 * Asian Indoor Games
 * Pan Arab Games
 * Southeast Asian Games
 * NACAC Athletics Championships
 * NACAC Cross Country Championships
 * Pan American Games
 * South American Athletics Championships
 * South American Cross Country Championships
 * European Cross Country Championships
 * European Cup
 * European Indoor Championships
 * European Junior Championships
 * European U23 Championships
 * European Youth Olympic Festival
 * European Mountain Running Championships

Deaths

 * January 21 &mdash; Maria Cioncan (29), Romanian runner (b. 1977)
 * January 27 &mdash; Yang Chuan-kwang (73), Taiwanese decathlete (b. 1933)
 * January 27 &mdash; Yelena Romanova (43), Russian runner (b. 1963)
 * April 2 &mdash; Satymkul Dzhumanazarov (56), Kyrgyzstani long-distance runner (b. 1951)
 * August 1 &mdash; Veikko Karvonen (81), Finnish long-distance runner (b. 1926)
 * September 29 &mdash; Gyula Zsivótzky (70), Hungarian hammer thrower (b. 1937)
 * October 1 &mdash; Al Oerter (71), American discus thrower (b. 1936)
 * November 3 &mdash; Ryan Shay (28), American long-distances runner (b. 1979)
 * November 13 &mdash; Robert Taylor (59), American sprinter (b. 1948)
 * November 26 &mdash; Herb McKenley (85), Jamaican sprinter (b. 1922)