Kebinatshipi’s 43.39 leads six Ultimate Championship finals
Collen Kebinatshipi’s 43.39 was the headline result as six champions emerged from major finals at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship.
Armand DUPLANTIS: pole_vault
Result: 6.20m · 1st
World Athletics Ultimate Championship · 2026-09-11 · men · Final · SWE · SWE
Armand Duplantis won the men’s pole vault with 6.20m, ahead of Emmanouil Karalis at 6.15m. He also attempted 6.32m, which would have been a world record, but did not clear it.
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden: 100m
Result: 10.62 · 1st · joint seventh-fastest all-time
World Athletics Ultimate Championship · 2026-09-12 · women · Final · USA · USA
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden won the women’s 100m in 10.62, a time reported as joint seventh-fastest all-time. Julien Alfred ran 10.74 for second and Sha’Carri Richardson took third in 10.76.
Collen Kebinatshipi: 400m
Result: 43.39 · 1st · Botswana national record; fifth-fastest all-time
World Athletics Ultimate Championship · 2026-09-12 · men · Final · BOT · BOT
Collen Kebinatshipi won the men’s 400m in 43.39, improving the Botswana national record. The performance moved him to fifth on the world all-time list, ahead of Rai Benjamin in 44.15 and Jereem Richards in 44.23.
Ja'Kobe Tharp: 110m hurdles
Result: 12.94 · 1st · Wind: -0.6 m/s
World Athletics Ultimate Championship · 2026-09-11 · men · Final · USA · USA
Ja’Kobe Tharp won the men’s 110m hurdles in 12.94 into a −0.6 m/s wind. He edged reigning world champion Cordell Tinch by one hundredth, while Bradley Franklin was third in 13.01.
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden: 100 metres
Result: 10.62 · 1st · top-ten all-time
World Athletics Ultimate Championship · 2026-09-12 · women · Final · USA · USA
Melissa Jefferson-Wooden won the women’s 100m in 10.62, the joint seventh-fastest time in history. She finished ahead of Olympic champion Julien Alfred, who ran 10.74, and 2023 world champion Sha’Carri Richardson, who ran 10.76.
Kenny Bednarek: 100 metres
Result: 9.85 · 1st
World Athletics Ultimate Championship · 2026-09-12 · men · Final · USA · USA
Kenny Bednarek won the men’s 100m in 9.85, beating reigning 2025 world champion Oblique Seville. Seville ran 9.90 for second and Ronnie Baker was third in 9.93.
Marileidy Paulino: 400 metres
Result: 49.07 · 1st
World Athletics Ultimate Championship · 2026-09-12 · women · Final · DOM · DOM
Reigning Olympic champion Marileidy Paulino won the women’s 400m in 49.07. Henriette Jaeger finished second in 49.28 and Nickisha Pryce took third in 49.56.
Collen Kebinatshipi: 400 metres
Result: 43.39 · 1st · top-five all-time
World Athletics Ultimate Championship · 2026-09-12 · men · Final · BOT · BOT
Collen Kebinatshipi won the men’s 400m in 43.39, the fifth-fastest performance on the world all-time list. Rai Benjamin finished second in 44.15 and Jereem Richards third in 44.23.
Audrey Werro: 800 metres
Result: 1:55.88 · 1st
World Athletics Ultimate Championship · 2026-09-12 · women · Final · SUI · SUI
Audrey Werro won the women’s 800m in 1:55.88, beating Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson, who ran 1:56.26. Femke Broeders-Bol was third in 1:56.74.
Klaudia Kazimierska: 1500 metres
Result: 3:57.55 · 1st
World Athletics Ultimate Championship · 2026-09-12 · women · Final · POL · POL
Klaudia Kazimierska won the women’s 1500m in 3:57.55, holding off Georgia Hunter Bell in 3:57.72. Nikki Hiltz finished third in 3:58.16, making it a close three-way podium.
Haruka Kitaguchi: javelin throw
Result: 69.92 · 1st
World Athletics Ultimate Championship · 2026-09-12 · women · Final · JPN · JPN
Reigning world champion Haruka Kitaguchi won the women’s javelin with 69.92m. Yan Ziyi threw 68.05m for second and Flor Denis Ruiz Hurtado took third at 64.84m.
Miltiadis Tentoglou: long jump
Result: 8.35 · 1st
World Athletics Ultimate Championship · 2026-09-12 · men · Final · GRE · GRE
Reigning Olympic champion Miltiadis Tentoglou won the men’s long jump with 8.35m. He edged Bozhidar Saraboyukov by one centimetre, while Simon Ehammer was third at 8.07m.
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