A summary of the current status of the Jackpot - who is still in contention for the US$ 1 Million prize will appear in this section after every ÅF Golden League meeting in 2008

After Brussels (5 Sep) - FINAL MEETING

Women:

800m - Pamela Jelimo (KEN)

Wins $1 Million outright

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ÅF Golden League Jackpot Winners

Men

1998 
Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)
Haile Gbreselassie (ETH)

1999
Wilson Kipketer (DEN)

2000 
Maurice Greene (USA)
Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)

2001
Allen Johnson (USA)
André Bucher (SUI)
Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)

2002
Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR)
Felix Sanchez (DOM)

2003
None

2004 
Christian Olsson (SWE)

2005 
None

2006**
Jeremy Wariner (USA)
Asafa Powell (JAM)
Lesser share - Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) and Irving Saladino (PAN) 

2007 None  


Women

1998 
Marion Jones (USA)

1999 
Gabriela Szabo (ROM)

2000 
Tatyana Kotova (RUS)
Trine Hattestad (NOR)
Gail Devers (USA)

2001
Olga Yegorova (RUS)
Violeta Szekely (ROM)
Marion Jones (USA)

2002
Ana Guevara (MEX)
Marion Jones (USA)

2003
Maria Mutola (MOZ)

2004
Tonique Williams-Darling (BAH)

2005
Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS)

2006** 
Sanya Richards (USA)
Lesser share - Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH)

2007 
Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)
Sanya Richards (USA)

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**NOTE:

In 2006 only the usual Jackpot formula which gives an equal share of the Jackpot between all the winners was changed accordingly -

Winning a Jackpot purse of US $249,999 each (83,333 + 166,666) for achieving SIX wins were three athletes:

Asafa Powell (JAM) – men’s 100m; Jeremy Wariner (USA) – 400m; Sanya Richards (JAM) – women’s 400m.

Winning a Jackpot purse of US $83,333 each for achieving FIVE wins were three athletes:

Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) – men’s 5000m; Irving Saladino (PAN) – men’s Long Jump; Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) – women’s 5000m.

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