9th IAAF World Championships in Athletics Paris - RESULTS DAY 1 - 8/23/03

9th IAAF World Championships in Athletics Paris 23/31-Aug-2003

RESULTS - IAAF - PHOTOS - KIRBY LEE - COMMENTARY - LARRY EDER COPY RIGHT 2003 SHOOTING STAR MEDIA (used by permission)

Stacy Dragila - ex Placer HS of Auburn athlete qualifies in PV - Kirby Lee photo

23 08 2003 Results MEN

Official Results - SHOT PUT - Men - Qualification

Men’s Shot Put, qualifying

This sport, friends, is not professional wrestling. Results happen when athletes surpass or do not surpass, as the day, circumstances or injuries woudl indicate.

Manuel Martinez, one of the best shot putters in the world, did not quality. He was not happy. He said, “ I have no explanation for my performance. . I did not qualify for the final. I am sorry for all the people who supported me here. I do not really who supported me here. I do not really know what happenedl It felt like there wa a bad spell over me.”

John Godina lead the qualifying with a first round qualifier of 21.08 meters, which was also
a seasonal best for John. Andrei Mkhnevich of Belarus was second in 20.89, with Yuriy Bilong third in 20.84. Topa Reinikainene had a seasonal best of 20.55 for fourth best qualifier. Kevin Toth threw 20.39 to be the fifth qualifier and Adam Nelson was the ninth
qualifier. Both Kevin and John qualified on their first throws, while Adam needed three throws to qualify.

Britian’s Carl Myerscough, the number two thrower in the world this year, threw only 19.51m-1.42 short of the new UK record that he threw earlier in the year. His second round was 18.51 and his third round was a foul. He was the second of two favorites who did not move on.

Final of men’s shot put will be held in the evening session today, August 23, 2003.

Qual. rule: qualification standard 20.45m or at least best 12 qualified

Group A - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 8:30
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records
1 1351 Bilonog Yuriy UKR 20.84 Q
2 1419 Nelson Adam USA 20.23 q
3 343 Olsen Joachim DEN 20.14 q (SB)
4 548 Bartels Ralf GER 20.06 q
5 1273 Haborák Milan SVK 19.95
6 137 Lyzhyn Pavel BLR 19.84
7 336 Stehlik Petr CZE 19.70
8 1124 Guset Gheorghe ROM 19.61
9 531 Myerscough Carl GBR 19.51
10 1166 Chumachenko Pavel RUS 19.51
11 130 Belov Yury BLR 19.32
12 237 Verni Marco Antonio CHI 19.24
13 443 Karlsson Conny FIN 19.17
14 1149 Robberts Janus RSA 19.02
15 638 Bíber Zsolt HUN 18.99
1404 Hoffa Reese USA NM

Athlete 1st 2nd 3rd

Bilonog Yuriy 20.84 NM NM
Nelson Adam 19.95 X 20.23
Olsen Joachim 20.14 19.51 -
Bartels Ralf 18.98 19.03 20.06
Haborák Milan 19.95 X 19.06
Lyzhyn Pavel 19.21 19.84 19.27
Stehlik Petr 19.70 X 19.32
Guset Gheorghe 19.36 19.61 X
Myerscough Carl 19.51 18.71 X
Chumachenko Pavel X 19.51 X
Belov Yury 19.18 19.32 X
Verni Marco Antonio 19.24 X 19.07
Karlsson Conny X 19.17 X
Robberts Janus X 18.81 19.02
Bíber Zsolt 18.96 X 18.99
Hoffa Reese X X X

Group B - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 8:30
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records
1 1396 Godina John USA 21.08 Q (SB)
2 138 Mikhnevich Andrei BLR 20.89 Q
3 451 Reinikainen Tepa FIN 20.55 Q (SB)
4 1437 Toth Kevin USA 20.39 q
5 452 Tiisanoja Ville FIN 20.37 q (SB)
6 42 Anlezark Justin AUS 20.28 q
7 1366 Virastyuk Roman UKR 20.28 q
8 218 Snyder Bradley CAN 20.10 q
9 396 Martínez Manuel ESP 19.78
10 1211 Peric Dragan SCG 19.55
11 1237 Vodovnik Miran SLO 19.23
12 995 Smith Rutger NED 19.02
13 1193 Sofin Pavel RUS 18.66
14 1355 Parkhomenko Yuriy UKR 18.25
1020 Ugwu Chima NGR DNS

Athlete 1st 2nd 3rd

Godina John 21.08 NM NM
Mikhnevich Andrei 20.89 NM NM
Reinikainen Tepa 19.35 20.08 20.55
Toth Kevin 20.39 X X
Tiisanoja Ville 18.82 20.01 20.37
Anlezark Justin 20.02 20.28 19.33
Virastyuk Roman 19.76 X 20.28
Snyder Bradley 20.07 19.71 20.10
Martínez Manuel 19.78 19.73 19.68
Peric Dragan 19.55 19.04 19.00
Vodovnik Miran 18.28 19.23 18.94
Smith Rutger 18.92 19.02 18.95
Sofin Pavel 18.66 18.59 X
Parkhomenko Yuriy 18.25 18.05 X
Ugwu Chima NM NM NM

Official Results - 20 KILOMETRES WALK - Men - Final

Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 8:30
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Records
1 366 Pérez Jefferson ECU 1:17:21 (WBP)
2 385 Fernández Francisco Javier ESP 1:18:00 (SB)
3 1181 Rasskazov Roman RUS 1:18:07 (SB)
4 935 Hernández Noe MEX 1:18:14 (PB)
5 41 Adams Luke AUS 1:19:35 (PB)
6 142 Trotskiy Ivan BLR 1:19:40 (PB)
7 391 Márquez David ESP 1:19:46 (PB)
8 1175 Markov Ilya RUS 1:20:14
9 383 Domínguez José David ESP 1:20:15 (PB)
10 936 López Alejandro MEX 1:20:24
11 696 Civallero Lorenzo ITA 1:20:34 (PB)
12 139 Misyulya Yevgeniy BLR 1:20:38 (SB)
13 572 Höhne André GER 1:20:44 (PB)
14 1340 Ghoula Hatem TUN 1:21:12 (SB)
15 252 Yu Chaohong CHN 1:21:18
16 698 Didoni Michele ITA 1:21:23 (SB)
17 1107 Vieira João POR 1:22:07
18 1393 Eastler Kevin USA 1:22:25 (PB)
19 1032 Tysse Erik NOR 1:22:43 (SB)
20 773 Matsuzaki Akinori JPN 1:24:22
21 701 Gandellini Alessandro ITA 1:24:45
22 1209 Filipovic Predrag SCG 1:25:15
23 251 Xu Xinde CHN 1:25:41
24 170 Galdino Sérgio Vieira BRA 1:26:48 (SB)
25 927 Chumachenko Feodosiy MDA 1:27:27
26 1086 Kucinski Benjamin POL 1:27:41
27 332 Malysa Jirí CZE 1:30:17
28 294 Segura Allan CRC 1:30:53 (NR)
29 146 Huayta Ronald BOL 1:31:15 (PB)
835 Lee Dae-ro KOR DQ
783 Yoshizawa Eiichi JPN DQ
940 Segura Bernardo MEX DQ
819 Sawe Julius KEN DQ
1164 Burayev Viktor RUS DQ
619 Martínez Julio Rene GUA DQ
1159 Andreyev Vladimir RUS DQ
758 Fujinohara Toshihito JPN DQ
788 Borissov Valeriy KAZ DQ

Intermediate Pos Bib Athlete Nat Mark
5Km
1 385 Fernández Francisco Javier ESP 19:29
2 366 Pérez Jefferson ECU 19:35
3 1159 Andreyev Vladimir RUS 19:35
4 1340 Ghoula Hatem TUN 19:36
5 935 Hernández Noe MEX 19:36
6 1181 Rasskazov Roman RUS 19:36
7 1164 Burayev Viktor RUS 19:36
8 819 Sawe Julius KEN 19:36
9 940 Segura Bernardo MEX 19:36
10 936 López Alejandro MEX 19:37
11 142 Trotskiy Ivan BLR 19:37
12 698 Didoni Michele ITA 19:37
13 251 Xu Xinde CHN 19:38
14 783 Yoshizawa Eiichi JPN 19:42
15 701 Gandellini Alessandro ITA 19:42
16 696 Civallero Lorenzo ITA 19:42
17 619 Martínez Julio Rene GUA 19:49
18 252 Yu Chaohong CHN 19:56
19 758 Fujinohara Toshihito JPN 19:56
20 41 Adams Luke AUS 19:56
21 139 Misyulya Yevgeniy BLR 19:57
22 1107 Vieira João POR 19:57
23 1175 Markov Ilya RUS 19:57
24 383 Domínguez José David ESP 19:57
25 773 Matsuzaki Akinori JPN 19:58
26 391 Márquez David ESP 19:59
27 1209 Filipovic Predrag SCG 20:05
28 788 Borissov Valeriy KAZ 20:12
29 332 Malysa Jirí CZE 20:12
30 572 Höhne André GER 20:14
31 1086 Kucinski Benjamin POL 20:24
32 835 Lee Dae-ro KOR 20:34
33 1393 Eastler Kevin USA 20:47
34 1032 Tysse Erik NOR 20:48
35 170 Galdino Sérgio Vieira BRA 21:05
36 927 Chumachenko Feodosiy MDA 21:26
37 146 Huayta Ronald BOL 22:02
38 294 Segura Allan CRC 23:20
10Km
1 385 Fernández Francisco Javier ESP 38:38
2 366 Pérez Jefferson ECU 39:10
3 1164 Burayev Viktor RUS 39:11
4 935 Hernández Noe MEX 39:11
5 1159 Andreyev Vladimir RUS 39:11
6 1181 Rasskazov Roman RUS 39:11
7 142 Trotskiy Ivan BLR 39:12
8 940 Segura Bernardo MEX 39:12
9 936 López Alejandro MEX 39:13
10 1340 Ghoula Hatem TUN 39:19
11 698 Didoni Michele ITA 39:53
12 1175 Markov Ilya RUS 39:55
13 41 Adams Luke AUS 39:55
14 139 Misyulya Yevgeniy BLR 39:55
15 252 Yu Chaohong CHN 39:55
16 696 Civallero Lorenzo ITA 39:56
17 758 Fujinohara Toshihito JPN 39:56
18 391 Márquez David ESP 39:56
19 383 Domínguez José David ESP 39:56
20 783 Yoshizawa Eiichi JPN 39:56
21 1107 Vieira João POR 39:58
22 701 Gandellini Alessandro ITA 40:03
23 251 Xu Xinde CHN 40:10
24 773 Matsuzaki Akinori JPN 40:11
25 572 Höhne André GER 40:20
26 788 Borissov Valeriy KAZ 40:42
27 1209 Filipovic Predrag SCG 40:53
28 1393 Eastler Kevin USA 41:20
29 1032 Tysse Erik NOR 41:24
30 170 Galdino Sérgio Vieira BRA 42:02
31 332 Malysa Jirí CZE 42:03
32 1086 Kucinski Benjamin POL 42:22
33 927 Chumachenko Feodosiy MDA 43:02
34 146 Huayta Ronald BOL 44:59
35 294 Segura Allan CRC 45:40
15Km
1 385 Fernández Francisco Javier ESP 58:03
2 366 Pérez Jefferson ECU 58:19
3 1181 Rasskazov Roman RUS 58:34
4 935 Hernández Noe MEX 58:38
5 1164 Burayev Viktor RUS 58:39
6 1159 Andreyev Vladimir RUS 58:45
7 142 Trotskiy Ivan BLR 59:12
8 936 López Alejandro MEX 59:21
9 391 Márquez David ESP 59:54
10 41 Adams Luke AUS 59:54
11 1175 Markov Ilya RUS 59:56
12 383 Domínguez José David ESP 59:57
13 696 Civallero Lorenzo ITA 1:00:04
14 139 Misyulya Yevgeniy BLR 1:00:05
15 1340 Ghoula Hatem TUN 1:00:08
16 698 Didoni Michele ITA 1:00:31
17 572 Höhne André GER 1:00:35
18 1107 Vieira João POR 1:00:39
19 252 Yu Chaohong CHN 1:00:40
20 773 Matsuzaki Akinori JPN 1:01:44
21 1393 Eastler Kevin USA 1:01:46
22 1032 Tysse Erik NOR 1:01:51
23 701 Gandellini Alessandro ITA 1:02:08
24 1209 Filipovic Predrag SCG 1:02:47
25 251 Xu Xinde CHN 1:02:59
26 170 Galdino Sérgio Vieira BRA 1:04:24
27 1086 Kucinski Benjamin POL 1:04:34
28 927 Chumachenko Feodosiy MDA 1:05:29
29 332 Malysa Jirí CZE 1:05:29
30 294 Segura Allan CRC 1:07:42
31 146 Huayta Ronald BOL 1:07:48

Official Results - HAMMER THROW - Men - Qualification

Qual. rule: qualification standard 78.00m or at least best 12 qualified

Group A - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 9:30
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records
1 125 Astapkovich Igor BLR 79.66 Q
2 774 Murofushi Koji JPN 79.45 Q
3 1172 Konovalov Ilya RUS 78.45 Q
4 1234 Kozmus Primoz SLO 78.10 Q
5 608 Papadimitríou Aléxandros GRE 77.53 q
6 467 Figere Nicolas FRA 76.79 q
7 1272 Charfreitag Libor SVK 76.52
8 442 Karjalainen Olli-Pekka FIN 76.20
9 716 Vizzoni Nicola ITA 75.76
10 1089 Palyszko Maciej POL 75.42
11 639 Botfa Péter HUN 74.75
12 1171 Kirmasov Sergey RUS 74.17
13 1353 Krykun Oleksandr UKR 73.58

Athlete 1st 2nd 3rd

Astapkovich Igor 77.11 77.48 79.66
Murofushi Koji 77.50 79.45 NM
Konovalov Ilya 78.45 NM NM
Kozmus Primoz X 76.88 78.10
Papadimitríou Aléxandros 75.82 77.53 75.95
Figere Nicolas 76.79 76.26 X
Charfreitag Libor 76.52 76.14 X
Karjalainen Olli-Pekka X 76.20 75.79
Vizzoni Nicola 74.25 73.86 75.76
Palyszko Maciej 75.20 X 75.42
Botfa Péter 73.10 74.75 74.74
Kirmasov Sergey X 74.17 72.91
Krykun Oleksandr 70.38 72.97 73.58

Group B - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 11:00
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records
1 141 Tikhon Ivan BLR 79.64 Q
2 1358 Skvaruk Andriy UKR 78.50 Q
3 637 Annus Adrián HUN 78.20 Q
4 133 Devyatovskiy Vadim BLR 78.12 Q
5 1274 Konopka Miloslav SVK 76.58 q
6 62 Rendell Stuart AUS 76.56 q
7 1356 Piskunov Vladyslav UKR 75.65
8 573 Kobs Karsten GER 75.55
9 1198 Zagornyi Aleksey RUS 73.30
10 466 Épalle Christophe FRA 72.82
11 31 Cerra Juan Ignacio ARG 72.70
12 1084 Kondratowicz Wojciech POL 70.79
330 Maška Vladimir CZE DNS

Athlete 1st 2nd 3rd

Tikhon Ivan X 79.64 NM
Skvaruk Andriy 76.77 78.50 NM
Annus Adrián 78.20 NM NM
Devyatovskiy Vadim 75.07 76.46 78.12
Konopka Miloslav 76.58 73.55 75.81
Rendell Stuart 75.57 76.56 X
Piskunov Vladyslav 73.43 74.73 75.65
Kobs Karsten 75.21 74.90 75.55
Zagornyi Aleksey X 72.36 73.30
É palle Christophe X 72.82 X
Cerra Juan Ignacio 72.70 X 71.86
Kondratowicz Wojciech X 70.79 X
Maška Vladimir NM NM NM

Official Results - TRIPLE JUMP - Men - Qualification

Qual. rule: qualification standard 16.95m or at least best 12 qualified

Group A - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 10:45
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records
1 303 Giralt David CUB 17.31 Q (PB)
2 516 Edwards Jonathan GBR 16.94 q
3 590 Owusu Andrew GHA 16.88 q (SB)
4 171 Gregório Jadel BRA 16.82 q
5 82 Sands Leevan BAH 16.78 q
6 189 Rusenov Ivaylo BUL 16.71 q
7 134 Glavatskiy Aleksandr BLR 16.71 q (SB)
8 1389 Davis Walter USA 16.60
9 1125 Oprea Marian ROM 16.55
10 1194 Spasovkhodskiy Igor RUS 16.45
11 1430 Simms Allen USA 16.42
12 193 Sanou Olivier BUR 16.23

Athlete 1st w 2nd w 3rd w

Giralt David X 17.31 (-0.2) NM
Edwards Jonathan 16.30 (-0.2) 16.94 (-0.1) -
Owusu Andrew 16.44 (0.5) 16.44 (0.5) 16.88 (0.5)
Gregório Jadel 16.78 (0.9) 16.62 (0.5) 16.82 (0.9)
Sands Leevan 16.62 (-0.1) 16.78 (0.3) 16.76 (1.2)
Rusenov Ivaylo 16.71 (0.4) 16.40 (0.9) 16.62 (0.5)
Glavatskiy Aleksandr 16.50 (0.1) 16.46 (-0.1) 16.71 (0.7)
Davis Walter 16.26 (0.3) 16.42 (0) 16.60 (0.3)
Oprea Marian 16.02 (0) 16.55 (0.4) X
Spasovkhodskiy Igor 16.45 (-0.3) X X
Simms Allen X 16.29 (1.1) 16.42 (1.1)
Sanou Olivier 15.94 (0.4) X 16.23 (0.7)

Group B - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 10:45
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records
1 1290 Olsson Christian SWE 17.56 Q
2 301 Betanzos Yoandri CUB 17.03 Q
3 313 Quesada Yoelbi CUB 16.97 Q (SB)
4 1375 Bell Kenta USA 16.95 Q
5 607 Melétoglou Hrístos GRE 16.80 q
6 699 Donato Fabrizio ITA 16.63
7 481 Kapek Julien FRA 16.62
8 143 Valyukevich Dmitriy BLR 16.59
9 780 Sugibayashi Takanori JPN 16.53
10 1177 Moskalenko Vitaliy RUS 16.52
11 839 Al-Ahmadi Salem Mouled KSA 14.66
70 Bochkov Sergey AZE NM

Athlete 1st w 2nd w 3rd w

Olsson Christian 17.56 (-0.2) NM NM
Betanzos Yoandri 16.76 (0.3) 16.74 (0.3) 17.03 (0.4)
Quesada Yoelbi X 16.69 (0.6) 16.97 (1.2)
Bell Kenta 16.87 (-0.4) 16.95 (1.1) NM
Melétoglou Hrístos 16.03 (-0.1) 16.24 (0.5) 16.80 (0.7)
Donato Fabrizio 16.56 (0) 16.63 (1.1) 16.58 (1)
Kapek Julien 16.52 (0.2) X 16.62 (0.9)
Valyukevich Dmitriy 16.05 (-0.7) 15.07 (0.9) 16.59 (0.9)
Sugibayashi Takanori 16.41 (0.1) 16.32 (0.3) 16.53 (1.1)
Moskalenko Vitaliy 16.52 (0.3) X X
Al-Ahmadi Salem Mouled X X 14.66 (0.2)
Bochkov Sergey X X NM

Official Results - 400 METRES - Men - Heats

Men’s 400 meter, first round

Jamaican Micheal Blackwood recorded the fastest qualifier in the first round of the 400m for men with a time of 45.13, and was followed by Eric Milazar and Avard Moncur, the 2001 champion. Calvin Harrison and Jerome Young as well as Tyree Washington moved on to the next round. Harrison and Young won their rounds. Marc Raquil of France made the French crowd go nuts in round five as he came from behind to win.

Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 3 fastest losers (q) qualified

Heat 1 - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 16:35
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records React
1 8 726 Blackwood Michael JAM 45.13 Q 0.185
2 3 962 Milazar Eric MRI 45.15 Q (SB) 0.177
3 1 80 Moncur Avard BAH 45.40 Q 0.156
4 6 173 Oliveira dos Santos Anderson Jorge BRA 45.62 q (SB) 0.164
5 2 1144 La Grange Marcus RSA 45.68 0.182
6 7 804 Kibet Victor KEN 46.15 0.307
7 5 968 Ouldh'meïde Yoube MTN 49.60 (SB) 0.180
4 1078 Bai Geoffrey PNG DQ 0.154

Calvin Harrison - Kirby Lee

Heat 2 - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 16:41
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records React
1 2 1400 Harrison Calvin USA 45.43 Q 0.196
2 6 306 López Geyman CUB 45.62 Q 0.212
3 5 1341 Labidi Sofiane TUN 46.07 Q 0.199
4 4 805 Kiilu Vincent Mumo KEN 46.09 0.174
5 3 645 Szeglet Zsolt HUN 46.14 0.165
6 8 50 Batman Daniel AUS 46.22 0.170
7 7 664 McKee Paul IRL 46.43 0.140

Heat 3 - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 16:47
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records React
1 8 275 Kikaya Gary COD 45.45 Q 0.184
2 6 111 van Branteghem Cedric BEL 45.69 Q 0.177
3 5 359 Santa Carlos DOM 45.89 Q 0.170
4 7 803 Sambu Ezra KEN 46.01 0.359
5 2 1128 Vieru Ioan Lucian ROM 46.61 0.223
6 4 351 Lloyd Chris DMA 46.74 0.177
7 3 1260 Abubakr Nagmeldin Ali SUD 46.78 0.190

Heat 4 - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 16:53
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records React
1 4 1446 Washington Tyree USA 45.30 Q 0.170
2 2 512 Caines Daniel GBR 45.35 Q (SB) 0.157
3 8 463 Djhone Leslie FRA 45.48 Q 0.161
4 3 565 Schultz Ingo GER 45.55 q 0.190
5 6 689 Barberi Andrea ITA 45.87 0.221
6 5 150 Molefe California BOT 46.12 0.201
7 7 16 Louahla Malik ALG 46.22 0.264

Heat 5 - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 16:59
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records React
1 1 477 Raquil Marc FRA 45.49 Q 0.206
2 6 738 Simpson Brandon JAM 45.60 Q 0.177
3 2 216 Niemi Shane CAN 45.83 Q 0.200
4 4 1167 Galkin Anton RUS 45.89 0.147
5 7 1249 Thilakaratne Sugath SRI 46.09 0.269
6 8 763 Osakada Jun JPN 46.51 0.170
7 5 539 Ricciuli Danilson GBS 48.74 0.193
3 37 Nakanelua Kelsey ASA DNF 0.214

Heat 6 - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 17:05
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records React
1 3 1439 Young Jerome USA 45.28 Q 0.184
2 4 841 Al-Bishi Hamdan O. KSA 45.42 Q 0.144
3 6 380 Canal David ESP 45.86 Q 0.204
4 8 1141 Gorries Paul RSA 45.98 0.174
5 2 597 Dimótsios Stilianós GRE 46.48 0.171
6 5 770 Sato Mitsuhiro JPN 46.53 0.154
7 1476 Nachihulu Bothwell ZAM DQ 0.261

Heat 7 - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 17:11
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records React
1 4 76 Brown Christopher BAH 45.35 Q 0.164
2 8 858 Al-Shammari Fawzi KUW 45.41 Q (SB) 0.158
3 3 615 Francique Alleyne GRN 45.62 Q 0.305
4 7 52 Hill Clinton AUS 45.64 q 0.173
5 5 1286 Laursen Jimisola SWE 45.87 0.208
6 1 728 Clarke Davian JAM 46.26 0.163
7 6 28 Hughes Kenmore ANT 48.36 0.301
8 2 897 Chao Un Kei MAC 50.11 (PB) 0.249

Official Results - HIGH JUMP - Men - Qualification

Qual. rule: qualification standard 2.29m or at least best 12 qualified

Group A - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 17:40
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records
1 1196 Tsvetkov Mikhayil RUS 2.29 Q
2 1281 Holm Stefan SWE 2.29 Q
3 1420 Nieto James USA 2.29 Q
4 201 Boswell Mark CAN 2.27 q
5 1188 Rybakov Yaroslav RUS 2.27 q
6 1098 Walerianczyk Aleksander POL 2.27 q
7 140 Moroz Gennadiy BLR 2.27
8 329 Janku Tomáš CZE 2.25
9 690 Bettinelli Andrea ITA 2.25
10 1133 Vasilache Stefan ROM 2.25
11 1292 Strand Staffan SWE 2.20
11 166 Romero Fabrício BRA 2.20
11 1081 Bieniek Michal POL 2.20
14 440 Frösén Oskari FIN 2.20
15 1236 Prezelj Rozle SLO 2.20
1066 Deza Alfredo PER NM

Athlete 215 220 225 227 229

Deza Alfredo XXX
Tsvetkov Mikhayil O O O O O
Holm Stefan - O XO O O
Nieto James - O O O XO
Boswell Mark - O O O XXX
Rybakov Yaroslav - O XO O XXX
Walerianczyk Aleksander O O O XXO XXX
Moroz Gennadiy O O XO XXO XXX
Janku Tomáš O O O XXX
Bettinelli Andrea - XXO O XXX
Vasilache Stefan O O XXO XXX
Bieniek Michal O O XXX
Strand Staffan - O XXX
Romero Fabrício O O XXX
Frösén Oskari XO O XXX
Prezelj Rozle O XO XXX

Group B - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 17:40
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records
1 1360 Sokolovskyy Andriy UKR 2.29 Q
2 324 Bába Jaroslav CZE 2.29 Q
3 1140 Freitag Jacques RSA 2.29 Q
4 740 Mason Germaine JAM 2.29 Q
5 1096 Sposób Grzegorz POL 2.29 Q
6 555 Fricke Roman GER 2.27 q (PB)
7 1403 Hemingway Matt USA 2.27 q
8 132 Chubsa Andrey BLR 2.27
9 136 Lesnichiy Aleksey BLR 2.25
9 1269 Stauffer Martin SUI 2.25
11 714 Talotti Alessandro ITA 2.25
12 1163 Brayko Pyotr RUS 2.20
12 15 Hammad Abderrahmane ALG 2.20
14 993 Pennings Wilbert NED 2.20
15 695 Ciotti Nicola ITA 2.20
16 1399 Harris Tora USA 2.20

Athlete 215 220 225 227 229

Sokolovskyy Andriy O O O XO O
Bába Jaroslav O XO XO XO O
Freitag Jacques - O O O XO
Mason Germaine - O XO XO XO
Sposób Grzegorz O XO XO XO XXO
Fricke Roman XO O O O XXX
Hemingway Matt O O O XXO XXX
Chubsa Andrey O XXO XXO XXO XXX
Stauffer Martin O O O XXX
Lesnichiy Aleksey O O O XXX
Talotti Alessandro O XO O XXX
Hammad Abderrahmane O O XXX
Brayko Pyotr O O XXX
Pennings Wilbert XO O XXX
Ciotti Nicola O XO XXX
Harris Tora O XXO XXX

Official Results - 1500 METRES - Men - Heats

Men’s 1500m qualifying

First round in the 1,500 and guess what-an American did not run stupidly. Jason Lunn ran a smart and made a 53 last lap after a pedestrian 64, 2.09 at 800 and 3.08 for 1200 meters. This one was led by Spains’ Reyes Estevez, who looked a bit soft at the end of the race. I was so proud of Lunn, who stayed out of trouble, and showed and showed the poise to
run with the Big Boys. He could be a factor if he keeps his head about him.

Hicham El Guerrouj showed the class of field and controlled his race, winning the second fastest round. Kevin Sullivan is rounding into form after some mid season injuries and qualified as the last qualifier in a fast heat.

The runner who looks best, in my mind is Rui Silva of Portugal, who has that Fermin Cacho, I can run with anyone kind of finish. El G has to be careful, but his double gold shot looked better after Bernard Lagat pulled out of the 5,000 meters.

Qual. rule: first 6 of each heat (Q) plus the 6 fastest losers (q) qualified

Heat 1 - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 18:00
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records
1 1040 Blincoe Adrian NZL 3:47.26 Q
2 457 Baala Mehdi FRA 3:47.26 Q
3 384 Estévez Reyes ESP 3:47.56 Q
4 1412 Lunn Jason USA 3:47.62 Q
5 984 Liefers Gert-Jan NED 3:47.81 Q
6 14 Boukensa Tarek ALG 3:47.88 Q
7 40 Abdi Youcef AUS 3:48.65 q
8 826 Pisarev Valery KGZ 3:50.89 q (PB)
9 924 Munthali Francis MAW 3:51.61 (SB)
815 Lagat Bernard KEN DNS

Intermediate Pos Bib Athlete Nat Mark
400m
1 384 Estévez Reyes ESP 1:04.27
800m
1 384 Estévez Reyes ESP 2:09.23
1200m
1 384 Estévez Reyes ESP 3:08.27

Heat 2 - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 18:08
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records
1 908 El Guerrouj Hicham MAR 3:42.24 Q
2 174 Santos de Souza Hudson BRA 3:42.51 Q
3 813 Korir Paul KEN 3:42.55 Q
4 1352 Heshko Ivan UKR 3:42.96 Q
5 712 Obrist Christian ITA 3:43.01 Q
6 388 Higuero Juan Carlos ESP 3:43.01 Q
7 219 Sullivan Kevin CAN 3:43.27 q
8 335 Sneberger Michal CZE 3:43.27 q
9 1057 Atta Miran Atta PAK 3:51.34

Intermediate Pos Bib Athlete Nat Mark
400m
1 388 Higuero Juan Carlos ESP 1:02.61
800m
1 908 El Guerrouj Hicham MAR 2:06.34
1200m
1 908 El Guerrouj Hicham MAR 3:02.30

Heat 3 - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 18:16
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records
1 1106 Silva Rui POR 3:41.35 Q
2 820 Songok Isaac KEN 3:41.55 Q
3 399 Parra Roberto ESP 3:41.57 Q
4 515 East Michael GBR 3:41.61 Q
5 1189 Shabunin Vyacheslav RUS 3:41.63 Q
6 460 Chouki Fouad FRA 3:41.67 Q
7 670 Turnbull Gareth IRL 3:41.84 q
8 107 Leenaerts Bert BEL 3:42.71 q
9 622 Weare Neil GUM 3:56.64 (PB)
10 1246 Gurre Yahye Abdi SOM 4:10.42

Intermediate Pos Bib Athlete Nat Mark
400m
1 670 Turnbull Gareth IRL 59.87
800m
1 670 Turnbull Gareth IRL 2:01.03
1200m
1 670 Turnbull Gareth IRL 3:01.00

Official Results - 3000 METRES STEEPLECHASE - Men - Heats

Qual. rule: first 4 of each heat (Q) plus the 3 fastest losers (q) qualified

Heat 1 - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 19:00
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records
1 800 Kemboi Ezekiel KEN 8:18.09 Q
2 998 Vroemen Simon NED 8:18.24 Q (SB)
3 379 Blanco José Luis ESP 8:18.76 Q
4 761 Iwamizu Yoshitaka JPN 8:18.93 Q (NR)
5 1119 Saifeldin Khamis Abdullah QAT 8:19.64 q
6 911 Ezzine Ali MAR 8:20.10 q
7 433 Wale Luleseged ETH 8:21.30 q (PB)
8 61 Nowill Peter AUS 8:26.22
9 810 Kipyego Michael KEN 8:27.45
10 1411 Lincoln Daniel USA 8:32.47
11 484 Le Dauphin Vincent FRA 8:36.42
12 215 Kerr Matthew CAN 8:57.62

Intermediate Pos Bib Athlete Nat Mark
1000m
1 484 Le Dauphin Vincent FRA 2:46.50
2000m
1 379 Blanco José Luis ESP 5:39.67

Heat 2 - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 19:13
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records
1 1121 Shaheen Saif Saaeed QAT 8:22.20 Q
2 444 Keskisalo Jukka FIN 8:22.41 Q (PB)
3 392 Martín Eliseo ESP 8:22.54 Q
4 797 Cherono Abraham KEN 8:22.67 Q
5 1232 Buc Boštjan SLO 8:22.89
6 910 El Ouardi Zouhair MAR 8:23.75
7 17 Mazouz Abdelhakim ALG 8:24.60 (SB)
8 66 Pröll Martin AUT 8:25.84
9 1288 Mohamed Mustafa SWE 8:25.99
10 1342 Turki Lotfi TUN 8:28.95
11 705 Iannelli Angelo ITA 8:36.08
12 1395 Gary Robert USA 8:38.20

Intermediate Pos Bib Athlete Nat Mark
1000m
1 1288 Mohamed Mustafa SWE 2:49.20
2000m
1 392 Martín Eliseo ESP 5:44.09

Heat 3 - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 19:26
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records
1 393 Martín Luis Miguel ESP 8:19.09 Q
2 493 Tahri Bouabdallah FRA 8:19.44 Q
3 914 Hachlaf Abdelkader MAR 8:19.49 Q
4 814 Kosgei Reuben KEN 8:20.63 Q
5 1431 Slattery Steve USA 8:22.32 (PB)
6 428 Shiferaw Tewodros ETH 8:23.41 (PB)
7 1095 Poplawski Radoslaw POL 8:24.34
8 1359 Slobodenyuk Vadym UKR 8:28.64 (SB)
9 568 Ghirmai Filmon GER 8:28.89
10 1180 Potapovich Pavel RUS 8:38.63
11 1145 Motone Alexander RSA 9:05.45
67 Weidlinger Günther AUT DNF

Intermediate Pos Bib Athlete Nat Mark
1000m
1 814 Kosgei Reuben KEN 2:47.24
2000m
1 493 Tahri Bouabdallah FRA 5:37.69

Official Results - SHOT PUT - Men - Final

Men’s Shot Final-It’s Andrei Mikhnevich of Belarus

In one of his first competitions after a drug suspension, Andrei Mikhevich had the three farthest throws-21.69, 21.45 and 21.44-any of the three that would have won. Adam Nelson of the U.S. in a difficult season, took second in 21.26 on his fourth throw-the fourth time Adam has had a second place finish in a major championship. Third place was Yuriy Bilonog who threw 21.10 in third round. Kevin Toth, who has the longest throw of the year, just did not have it today, with only one fair throw, his first.

John Godina had a nightmere performance. His first throw was a mess, and his second throw of 19.84 put him in ninth. A third round throw, which looked 20 plus meters, was ruled a foul. In my opinion, with the replay in front of me, it was the wrong call.

Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 19:25
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Records
1 138 Mikhnevich Andrei BLR 21.69 (PB)
2 1419 Nelson Adam USA 21.26
3 1351 Bilonog Yuriy UKR 21.10
4 1437 Toth Kevin USA 20.89
5 42 Anlezark Justin AUS 20.61
6 548 Bartels Ralf GER 20.50
7 451 Reinikainen Tepa FIN 20.45
8 452 Tiisanoja Ville FIN 20.09
9 1396 Godina John USA 19.84
10 1366 Virastyuk Roman UKR 19.61
11 218 Snyder Bradley CAN 19.38
343 Olsen Joachim DEN DNS

Athlete 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th

Mikhnevich Andrei 21.24 21.69 21.36 21.45 X 21.44
Nelson Adam 20.00 X X 21.26 20.65 20.53
Bilonog Yuriy X 20.82 21.10 20.95 X 20.72
Toth Kevin 20.89 X X X X X
Anlezark Justin 19.42 19.90 20.05 19.24 20.61 20.26
Bartels Ralf 20.22 20.50 20.25 19.80 20.04 X
Reinikainen Tepa 20.23 20.28 20.45 X X 20.15
Tiisanoja Ville 20.09 19.94 X 19.91 19.66 19.88
Godina John X 19.84 X NM NM NM
Virastyuk Roman X X 19.61 NM NM NM
Snyder Bradley X 19.38 19.29 NM NM NM
Olsen Joachim NM NM NM NM NM NM

23 08 2003 Results WOMEN

Official Results - HEPTATHLON - Women
AfterEvent 1
Pos Bib Athlete Country Points Records
1 346 Barber Eunice FRA 1117
2 1033 Klüft Carolina SWE 1097
3 445 Kesselschläger Sonja GER 1074
4 400 Lewis Denise GBR 1069
5 553 Gnezdilov Svetlana ISR 1033
6 112 Sazanovich Natalya BLR 1026
7 465 Simpson Margaret GHA 1024
8 902 Chernyavskaya Yelena RUS 1000
9 935 Prokhorova Yelena RUS 997
10 312 Netseporuk Larisa EST 991
11 675 Klavina Liga LAT 990
11 107 Butor Irina BLR 990
13 487 Stratáki Aryiró GRE 988
14 1157 Schiemenz Kim USA 984
15 563 Bacher Gertrud ITA 977
16 1018 Dufour Sylvie SUI 967
17 396 Hollman Julie GBR 964
18 647 Naumenko Irina KAZ 950
19 88 Hellebaut Tia BEL 945
20 937 Roshchupkina Natalya RUS 934
21 645 Kazanina Svetlana KAZ 917
21 692 Skujyte Austra LTU 917

Official Results - 100 METRES HURDLES - Women - Heptathlon

Heat 1 - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 8:45 Wind:-0.2 m/s
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Points Records React
1 2 553 Gnezdilov Svetlana ISR 13.62 1033 0.184
2 8 465 Simpson Margaret GHA 13.68 1024 0.193
3 6 675 Klavina Liga LAT 13.92 990 (PB) 0.179
4 5 487 Stratáki Aryiró GRE 13.93 988 (PB) 0.152
5 3 563 Bacher Gertrud ITA 14.01 977 (SB) 0.181
6 1 1018 Dufour Sylvie SUI 14.08 967 0.149
7 4 396 Hollman Julie GBR 14.10 964 0.169
8 7 88 Hellebaut Tia BEL 14.24 945 0.177

Heat 2 - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 8:53 Wind:-0.4 m/s
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Points Records React
1 6 346 Barber Eunice FRA 13.05 1117 0.166
2 4 1033 Klüft Carolina SWE 13.18 1097 (PB) 0.142
3 7 400 Lewis Denise GBR 13.37 1069 0.137
4 5 112 Sazanovich Natalya BLR 13.67 1026 0.146
5 3 935 Prokhorova Yelena RUS 13.87 997 0.261
6 8 312 Netseporuk Larisa EST 13.91 991 (PB) 0.151
7 2 107 Butor Irina BLR 13.92 990 0.199

Heat 3 - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 9:01 Wind:0 m/s
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Points Records React
1 8 445 Kesselschläger Sonja GER 13.34 1074 (PB) 0.166
2 4 902 Chernyavskaya Yelena RUS 13.85 1000 0.184
3 7 1157 Schiemenz Kim USA 13.96 984 0.203
4 3 647 Naumenko Irina KAZ 14.20 950 (SB) 0.192
5 2 937 Roshchupkina Natalya RUS 14.32 934 0.189
6 6 645 Kazanina Svetlana KAZ 14.44 917 (PB) 0.141
7 5 692 Skujyte Austra LTU 14.44 917 0.143

Official Results - HEPTATHLON - Women
AfterEvent 2
Pos Bib Athlete Country Points Records
1 1033 Klüft Carolina SWE 2255
2 346 Barber Eunice FRA 2236
3 396 Hollman Julie GBR 2005
4 445 Kesselschläger Sonja GER 2002
5 935 Prokhorova Yelena RUS 2000
6 88 Hellebaut Tia BEL 1986
7 107 Butor Irina BLR 1956
8 112 Sazanovich Natalya BLR 1954
9 487 Stratáki Aryiró GRE 1954
10 465 Simpson Margaret GHA 1952
11 1157 Schiemenz Kim USA 1950
12 902 Chernyavskaya Yelena RUS 1928
13 312 Netseporuk Larisa EST 1919
14 675 Klavina Liga LAT 1918
15 647 Naumenko Irina KAZ 1916
16 563 Bacher Gertrud ITA 1905
17 400 Lewis Denise GBR 1852
18 692 Skujyte Austra LTU 1845
19 645 Kazanina Svetlana KAZ 1808
20 937 Roshchupkina Natalya RUS 1789
21 1018 Dufour Sylvie SUI 1785
22 553 Gnezdilov Svetlana ISR 1711

Official Results - HIGH JUMP - Women - Heptathlon

Group A - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 9:45
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Points Records
1 1033 Klüft Carolina SWE 1.94 1158 (PB)
2 346 Barber Eunice FRA 1.91 1119 (SB)
3 88 Hellebaut Tia BEL 1.85 1041
4 935 Prokhorova Yelena RUS 1.82 1003
5 647 Naumenko Irina KAZ 1.79 966
6 107 Butor Irina BLR 1.79 966
7 675 Klavina Liga LAT 1.76 928
8 312 Netseporuk Larisa EST 1.76 928
9 902 Chernyavskaya Yelena RUS 1.76 928
10 937 Roshchupkina Natalya RUS 1.70 855
11 400 Lewis Denise GBR 1.64 783

Athlete 155 158 161 164 167 170 173 176 179 182 185 188 191 194 197

Klüft Carolina - - - - - - - O O O O O O O XXX
Barber Eunice - - - - - - - O O XO O O O XXX
Hellebaut Tia - - - - - O - O XXO O XO XXX
Prokhorova Yelena - - - - - O O O XXO XXO XXX
Naumenko Irina - - - - O O XO O O XXX
Butor Irina - - - O O O O XO XO XXX
Klavina Liga - - - - - XO O O XXX
Netseporuk Larisa - - - O O O O XO XXX
Chernyavskaya Yelena - - - O O O XO XXO X
Roshchupkina Natalya - - - O O XO XXX
Lewis Denise - O O O XXX

Group B - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 9:45
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Points Records
1 396 Hollman Julie GBR 1.85 1041 (PB)
2 487 Stratáki Aryiró GRE 1.79 966 (PB)
3 1157 Schiemenz Kim USA 1.79 966
4 692 Skujyte Austra LTU 1.76 928
5 465 Simpson Margaret GHA 1.76 928
6 563 Bacher Gertrud ITA 1.76 928
7 112 Sazanovich Natalya BLR 1.76 928
7 445 Kesselschläger Sonja GER 1.76 928
9 645 Kazanina Svetlana KAZ 1.73 891
10 1018 Dufour Sylvie SUI 1.67 818
11 553 Gnezdilov Svetlana ISR 1.55 678

Athlete 155 158 161 164 167 170 173 176 179 182 185 188

Hollman Julie - - - O O O O O O XXO XXO XXX
Stratáki Aryiró - - - O O XO XXO XXO O XXX
Schiemenz Kim - - - - O XO O XO XXO X
Skujyte Austra - - O O O O O O XXX
Simpson Margaret - - - O O O XXO O XXX
Bacher Gertrud - - - O O O O XO XXX
Sazanovich Natalya - - - - - O O XXO XXX
Kesselschläger Sonja - - - - O O O XXO XXX
Kazanina Svetlana - - - O O O O XXX
Dufour Sylvie - - O O O XXX
Gnezdilov Svetlana O XXX

Official Results - 100 METRES - Women - Heats

Women’s 100 meters, qualifying rounds 1

One of the moments that many in the stadium enjoy is when a runner from a newly recognized country puts in a good effort, finishes well back in the field and makes history as their countries’ first finisher or only representative. I do understand, being one of those global village kind of guys myself, that we tend to overemphasize medals and performances. It should be noted that at least 150 of the 203 coutnries with teams in Paris will not come within a mile of a medal for their countries. Therefore, Courir, Lancer et Sauter, or Rum, Throw, Jump-the joy of competition, of a performance well run needs to be appreciated.

First three in each heat, plus 8 fastest times...

In light of those thoughtful comments, USATF Communications czarina Jill Geer, a former 400m runner at Arkansas, has the uncanny abilty to pick the last finisher’s time. The young women from Nirumbi ran 14.33-and Geer picked 14.3-a hand time, but, she’s from a small town in Wisconsin, so be nice.

Chandra Stirrup won the first race, which featured a runner from American Samoa who ran 14.33 and Nirumbi, who ran 14.07. Chandra ran 11.07 and looked quite impressive.

Torri Edwards looked good in her heat with a 11.08. The runner from Kiribati ran 14.34. Anyone who can tell me what countries are around Kiribati, I will give the winner a free American Track & Field HAT--email me your answer to stanederjr@aol.com, subject line “ where the hell is kiribati”.

Kelli White, in heat three, ran a controlled race, and moved on Kelli told ATF that she has chronic plantar fascia problems. Kelli White and Merlene Ottey, now representing Slovakia and all of 42, ran 11.26.

One of the most amazing moments was the young women from Afghanistan, one of two representatives from her country. The young women ran in sweats and was being taught how to use the blocks. A very articulate and patient young women, she endured nearly 30 minutes of questioning (she ran in 18.37), about how it felt to run the world championships.
It was the first time that she, ( Lima Azimi) had not only left her country, but she had never left her city. Lima is 23. Obviously much more for such a young women to deal with besides sprinting. A very modest women, she was not comfortable outside of home with a short sleeve shirt.

Lima Azimi represented her country quite well, showing the modesty that is part of her culture, a pride for her country and patience that anyone who has endurred constant uneducated questions from a press corps that sometimes was less interested in this young women’s real story than in creating something from their world view.

In heat five, Ekaterina Thenou, from Greece, ran 11.09, and looked quite good.

Want to hear a French crowd yell, watch them applaud Christine Arron, the former European champion. In heat 7, it was Gail Devers from Etats-Unis and Christine Arron from Le France. Devers and Arron were out, with Devers clearly in the lead, with Arron making a nice move, showing a new gear, and taking the heat in 11.15. Arron looks to be in form, and could be a factor in the final.

Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 8 fastest losers (q) qualified

Heat 1 - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 10:30 Wind:0.1 m/s
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records React
1 5 66 Sturrup Chandra BAH 11.08 Q 0.132
2 4 1182 Perepelova Lyubov UZB 11.30 Q (SB) 0.175
3 8 463 Anim Vida GHA 11.35 Q 0.147
4 7 783 Nku Mercy NGR 11.52 q 0.183
5 3 742 Camara Kadiatou MLI 11.70 q 0.153
6 2 801 Zacharias Olympia NRU 14.07 0.182
7 6 972 Hallen Joanne SAM 14.33 0.156

Torri Edwards - Kirby Lee

Heat 2 - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 10:36 Wind:0.3 m/s
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records React
1 6 1126 Edwards Torri USA 11.13 Q 0.129
2 7 894 Pillay Geraldine RSA 11.40 Q 0.175
3 4 782 Ojokolo Endurance NGR 11.50 Q 0.204
4 8 1205 Dube Winneth ZIM 11.71 q 0.229
5 2 72 Chumky Shams-Un-Nahar BAN 12.27 (NR) 0.207
6 5 793 Ibrahim Yahanatou NIG 12.97 (NR) 0.158
7 3 667 Martin Temreta KIR 14.42 (PB) 0.202

Kelli White - Kirby Lee

Heat 3 - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 10:42 Wind:-0.2 m/s
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records React
1 6 1174 White Kelli USA 11.26 Q 0.138
2 8 1001 Ottey Merlene SLO 11.26 Q 0.162
3 5 82 Gevaert Kim BEL 11.30 Q 0.147
4 7 65 Fynes Savatheda BAH 11.49 q 0.147
5 4 680 Dinkins Grace LBR 11.90 0.164
6 3 761 Navarrete Irma NCA 12.93 0.187
7 2 1 Azimi Lima AFG 18.37 (PB)

Heat 4 - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 10:48 Wind:-0.1 m/s
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records React
1 7 1087 Block Zhanna UKR 11.13 Q 0.130
2 6 1014 Jayasinghe Susanthika SRI 11.20 Q (SB) 0.165
3 5 780 Onyali-Omagbemi Mary NGR 11.50 Q 0.135
4 1 823 Gabito Lerma PHI 11.99 (SB) 0.168
5 8 416 Inashvili Mariam GEO 12.64 (PB) 0.137
6 4 1061 Pessova Svetlana TKM 13.05 (PB) 0.157
7 2 95 Flores Tricia BIZ 13.89 0.250
3 724 Allen Liliana MEX DNS

Heat 5 - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 10:54 Wind:0.3 m/s
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records React
1 3 918 Kislova Marina RUS 11.26 Q 0.196
2 7 402 Maduaka Joice GBR 11.31 Q 0.154
3 1 693 Eggerth Agné LTU 11.44 Q 0.233
4 2 1199 Mayers Natasha VIN 11.81 q 0.176
5 6 4 Sprockel Nadesca AHO 12.61 0.275
6 4 1008 Keni Jenny SOL 12.64 (NR) 0.182
7 8 383 Binga Marie-Jeanne GAB 12.88 0.157
8 5 1058 Ovcharenko Vladislava TJK 13.34 (PB) 0.237

Heat 6 - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 11:00 Wind:0.1 m/s
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records React
1 3 471 Thánou Ekateríni GRE 11.09 Q (SB) 0.150
2 7 942 Tabakova Yuliya RUS 11.24 Q 0.153
3 5 1098 Pastushenko Olena UKR 11.30 Q 0.162
4 4 63 Ferguson Debbie BAH 11.32 q 0.209
5 8 21 Samuel Heather ANT 12.24 0.165
6 6 829 Florencio Ngerak PLW 12.85 (PB) 0.170
7 2 413 Lopes Liovalia GBS 13.43 (PB) 0.192

Heat 7 - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 11:06 Wind:-0.2 m/s
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records React
1 7 345 Arron Christine FRA 11.15 Q 0.168
2 5 1121 Devers Gail USA 11.17 Q 0.159
3 2 605 Kitson Judyth JAM 11.70 Q 0.148
4 4 188 Sanganoko Makaridja CIV 11.79 q 0.171
5 8 811 Fazal Saira PAK 12.75 0.176
6 6 612 Taha Rima JOR 13.00 (PB) 0.176
7 3 752 Kamissoko Aminata MTN 13.70 0.191

Heat 8 - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 11:12 Wind:0.7 m/s
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records React
1 2 588 Bailey Aleen JAM 11.23 Q 0.205
2 6 52 Mayr-Krifka Karin AUT 11.31 Q 0.155
3 4 1181 Khubbieva Guzel UZB 11.35 Q 0.149
4 8 229 Benavides Virgen CUB 11.41 q 0.160
5 3 515 Wan Kin Yee HKG 12.27 0.156
6 5 419 Mosanga Motanga Mari Paz GEQ 12.73 0.165
7 7 774 Thapa Chandra Kala NEP 13.02 (PB) 0.147
8 1 1190 Tama Susan VAN 13.45 (PB) 0.201

Official Results - SHOT PUT - Women - Heptathlon

Group A - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 16:10
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Points Records
1 937 Roshchupkina Natalya RUS 14.53 829
2 675 Klavina Liga LAT 14.24 810
3 487 Stratáki Aryiró GRE 13.34 750
4 1018 Dufour Sylvie SUI 13.34 750
5 563 Bacher Gertrud ITA 13.32 749
6 647 Naumenko Irina KAZ 12.88 719
7 902 Chernyavskaya Yelena RUS 12.76 711
8 465 Simpson Margaret GHA 12.62 702 (PB)
9 396 Hollman Julie GBR 12.05 664
10 88 Hellebaut Tia BEL 11.66 639
11 553 Gnezdilov Svetlana ISR 11.36 619

Athlete 1st 2nd 3rd

Roshchupkina Natalya 13.82 14.53 13.40
Klavina Liga 14.24 13.54 X
Stratáki Aryiró 13.34 12.77 13.26
Dufour Sylvie 13.34 X 13.10
Bacher Gertrud 13.32 13.20 13.04
Naumenko Irina 10.39 12.10 12.88
Chernyavskaya Yelena 12.76 X 12.67
Simpson Margaret 12.62 12.54 12.12
Hollman Julie 12.05 X 11.90
Hellebaut Tia X 11.66 X
Gnezdilov Svetlana X 11.36 10.74

Group B - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 16:10
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Points Records
1 112 Sazanovich Natalya BLR 16.81 983 (PB)
2 692 Skujyte Austra LTU 16.35 952 (SB)
3 400 Lewis Denise GBR 15.25 878
4 1033 Klüft Carolina SWE 14.19 807 (PB)
5 312 Netseporuk Larisa EST 13.97 792
6 445 Kesselschläger Sonja GER 13.77 779
7 935 Prokhorova Yelena RUS 13.36 751
8 645 Kazanina Svetlana KAZ 13.23 743 (PB)
9 346 Barber Eunice FRA 12.97 725 (PB)
10 1157 Schiemenz Kim USA 12.93 723
11 107 Butor Irina BLR 12.51 695

Athlete 1st 2nd 3rd

Sazanovich Natalya 14.86 16.81 NM
Skujyte Austra 15.60 16.35 15.59
Lewis Denise 15.10 15.25 X
Klüft Carolina 12.13 13.11 14.19
Netseporuk Larisa 13.97 X X
Kesselschläger Sonja 12.00 13.10 13.77
Prokhorova Yelena 13.36 X X
Kazanina Svetlana 12.86 12.91 13.23
Barber Eunice 12.63 12.08 12.97
Schiemenz Kim 12.47 12.93 12.37
Butor Irina 12.38 12.51 X

Official Results - HEPTATHLON - Women
AfterEvent 3
Pos Bib Athlete Country Points Records
1 1033 Klüft Carolina SWE 3062
2 346 Barber Eunice FRA 2961
3 112 Sazanovich Natalya BLR 2937
4 692 Skujyte Austra LTU 2797
5 445 Kesselschläger Sonja GER 2781
6 935 Prokhorova Yelena RUS 2751
7 400 Lewis Denise GBR 2730
8 675 Klavina Liga LAT 2728
9 312 Netseporuk Larisa EST 2711
10 487 Stratáki Aryiró GRE 2704
11 1157 Schiemenz Kim USA 2673
12 396 Hollman Julie GBR 2669
13 465 Simpson Margaret GHA 2654
14 563 Bacher Gertrud ITA 2654
15 107 Butor Irina BLR 2651
16 902 Chernyavskaya Yelena RUS 2639
17 647 Naumenko Irina KAZ 2635
18 88 Hellebaut Tia BEL 2625
19 937 Roshchupkina Natalya RUS 2618
20 645 Kazanina Svetlana KAZ 2551
21 1018 Dufour Sylvie SUI 2535
22 553 Gnezdilov Svetlana ISR 2330

Official Results - DISCUS THROW - Women - Qualification

Qual. rule: qualification standard 60.00m or at least best 12 qualified

Group A - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 16:10
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records
1 175 Song Aimin CHN 62.20 Q
2 1084 Antonova Olena UKR 62.14 Q
3 257 Pospíšilová Vera CZE 60.64 Q
4 374 Robert-Michon Mélina FRA 60.47 Q
5 426 Dietzsch Franka GER 59.77
6 490 Tsikoúna Stilianí GRE 59.39
7 1142 Kuehl Kristin USA 58.07
8 845 Wysocka Marzena POL 57.80
9 123 Adriano Elisângela BRA 57.69
10 1136 Hill Aretha USA 50.79

Athlete 1st 2nd 3rd

Song Aimin 62.20 NM NM
Antonova Olena 62.14 NM NM
Pospíšilová Vera 60.64 NM NM
Robert-Michon Mélina 58.97 60.47 NM
Dietzsch Franka X 22.13 59.77
Tsikoúna Stilianí 59.39 X 57.09
Kuehl Kristin 58.07 X X
Wysocka Marzena X 57.80 53.98
Adriano Elisângela 45.62 53.81 57.69
Hill Aretha X X 50.79

Group B - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 17:55
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records
1 948 Sadova Natalya RUS 63.47 Q
2 495 Vóggoli Ekateríni GRE 63.13 Q
3 805 Faumuina Beatrice NZL 63.12 Q
4 1153 Powell Suzanne USA 61.83 Q
5 117 Yatchenko Irina BLR 61.79 Q
6 481 Kelesídou Anastasía GRE 61.23 Q
7 539 Singh Neelam Jaswant IND 60.33 Q (SB)
8 850 Machado Teresa POR 59.87 q
9 1035 Söderberg Anna SWE 59.66
10 405 Newman Shelley GBR 57.65

Athlete 1st 2nd 3rd

Sadova Natalya 63.47 NM NM
Vóggoli Ekateríni 63.13 NM NM
Faumuina Beatrice 63.12 NM NM
Powell Suzanne X 59.94 61.83
Yatchenko Irina 61.79 NM NM
Kelesídou Anastasía 61.23 NM NM
Singh Neelam Jaswant 57.70 59.48 60.33
Machado Teresa 59.87 X 57.01
Söderberg Anna 55.06 56.95 59.66
Newman Shelley 53.75 54.00 57.65

Official Results - POLE VAULT - Women - Qualification

Women’s Pole Vault
qualifying

First of all, Stacy Dragila made it. She was smart and came in at 4.25m and cleared 4.35 as well as the auto qualifier of 4.40m-the final clearance was on the second vault. The U.S. ‘s Mary Sauer also qualified with a nice jump at 4.35m. Jillian Schwartz, who broke her pole on her second attempt at 4.35, did not recover and will not go on.

The Russian vaulters, Yelena Isinbayeva, Svetlana Feofanova and BelYakova all qualified. Feofanova waited til 4.35 and cleared that height as well as 4.40m. WR holder Isinbayeva took the conservative approach, clearing 4.25, 4.35 and 4.40 on first attempts by very wide margins. Bel Yakova cleared 4.40 on her third attempt.

The final is to be held on Monday night.

Qual. rule: qualification standard 4.40m or at least best 12 qualified

Group A - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 16:40
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records
1 907 Feofanova Svetlana RUS 4.40 Q
2 425 Buschbaum Yvonne GER 4.40 Q
3 841 Pyrek Monika POL 4.40 Q
4 550 Elisdóttir Thórey Edda ISL 4.35 q
5 1156 Sauer Mary USA 4.35 q
6 1093 Kushch Natalya UKR 4.25
7 136 Koleva Tanya BUL 4.25
8 347 Boslak Vanessa FRA 4.15
8 1158 Schwartz Jillian USA 4.15
10 807 Hamilton Melina NZL 4.00
10 631 Ono Masumi JPN 4.00
12 24 García Alejandra ARG 4.00
162 Torres Maurer Carolina CHI NM
253 Hamácková Pavla CZE DNS

Athlete 400 415 425 435 440

Torres Maurer Carolina XXX
Feofanova Svetlana - - - - O
Buschbaum Yvonne - - O - XO
Pyrek Monika - - O O XXO
Elisdóttir Thórey Edda - - XO O -
Sauer Mary - O O XO -
Kushch Natalya - O XO XXX
Koleva Tanya - - XXO XXX
Boslak Vanessa - XO XXX
Schwartz Jillian O XO XXX
Hamilton Melina O XXX
Ono Masumi O XXX
García Alejandra XO XXX

Group B - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 16:40
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records
1 913 Isinbayeva Yelena RUS 4.40 Q
2 423 Becker Annika GER 4.40 Q
3 1123 Dragila Stacy USA 4.40 Q
4 900 Belyakova Yelena RUS 4.40 Q
5 167 Gao Shuying CHN 4.35 q (SB)
6 373 Poissonnier Marie FRA 4.35 q
7 842 Rogowska Anna POL 4.25 q
8 286 Agirre Naroa ESP 4.25
9 441 Hingst Caroline GER 4.25
10 247 Fitídou Ánna CYP 4.15
11 525 Szabó Zsuzsanna HUN 4.15
11 1137 Holliday Becky USA 4.15
13 151 McCann Stephanie CAN 4.00

Athlete 400 415 425 435 440

Isinbayeva Yelena - - O O O
Becker Annika - O - XO O
Dragila Stacy - - O O XO
Belyakova Yelena - - O O XXO
Gao Shuying - O O O XXX
Poissonnier Marie O O XO O XXX
Rogowska Anna - O O XXX
Agirre Naroa XO O O XXX
Hingst Caroline - - XXO XXX
Fitídou Ánna XO O XXX
Szabó Zsuzsanna XO XO XXX
Holliday Becky XO XO XXX
McCann Stephanie O XXX

Official Results - 800 METRES - Women - Heats

Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 9 fastest losers (q) qualified

Heat 1 - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 17:25
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records
1 2 956 Yevdokimova Natalya RUS 2:01.05 Q
2 8 702 Aït Hammou Amina MAR 2:01.10 Q
3 1 526 Varga Judit HUN 2:01.47 Q
4 3 1161 Toomey Jennifer USA 2:01.75 q
5 5 263 Jensen Heidi DEN 2:02.01 q (SB)
6 4 292 Desviat Esther ESP 2:03.42
7 7 404 Moore Charlotte GBR 2:03.80
8 6 269 Joseph Marie-Lyne DMA 2:17.73 (PB)

Intermediate Pos Bib Athlete Nat Mark
400m
1 956 Yevdokimova Natalya RUS 58.93

Heat 2 - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 17:31
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records
1 7 748 Mutola Maria de Lourdes MOZ 2:00.81 Q
2 2 438 Gesell Claudia GER 2:01.06 Q
3 3 1025 Klocová Lucia SVK 2:01.14 Q
4 8 390 Fenn Joanne GBR 2:01.27 q (SB)
5 1 654 Macharia Faith KEN 2:01.36 q
6 4 758 Samaria Agnes NAM 2:01.51 q (SB)
7 5 999 Langerholc Brigita SLO 2:01.55 q
8 8 205 Mankatu Bibiche Noelly COD 2:07.12 (NR)
9 6 736 Khaynkhirvaa Uyanga MGL 2:27.96 (SB)

Intermediate Pos Bib Athlete Nat Mark
400m
1 999 Langerholc Brigita SLO 1:00.36

Heat 3 - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 17:37
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records
1 4 917 Khrushchelyova Natalya RUS 2:03.74 Q
2 5 397 Holmes Kelly GBR 2:03.75 Q
3 3 874 Cioncan Maria ROM 2:03.90 Q
4 8 1147 Miles Clark Jearl USA 2:04.21
5 1 1074 Nakhli Abir TUN 2:04.43
6 2 243 Muñoz Adriana CUB 2:04.58
7 6 89 Stals Sandra BEL 2:06.12
8 7 386 Njie Adama GAM 2:17.04

Intermediate Pos Bib Athlete Nat Mark
400m
1 1147 Miles Clark Jearl USA 1:01.82

Heat 4 - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 17:43
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records
1 4 51 Graf Stephanie AUT 2:03.39 Q
2 1 920 Klyuka Svetlana RUS 2:03.68 Q
3 8 703 Aït Hammou Seltana MAR 2:04.01 Q
4 2 745 Blake Tanya MLT 2:04.61
5 3 1092 Krevsun Yuliya UKR 2:04.93
6 6 664 Borisova Tatjana KGZ 2:05.31
7 7 755 Myint Myint Aye Myint Myint Aye MYA 2:05.41 (NR)
8 5 644 Roslanova Tatyana KAZ 2:07.98

Intermediate Pos Bib Athlete Nat Mark
400m
1 920 Klyuka Svetlana RUS 1:02.91

Heat 5 - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 17:49
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records
1 7 749 Paulino Tina MOZ 2:01.06 Q (SB)
2 2 1017 Brägger Anita SUI 2:01.09 Q
3 5 464 Serwaa Akosua GHA 2:01.17 Q
4 6 148 Cummins Diane CAN 2:01.20 q
5 4 1021 Vriesde Letitia SUR 2:01.24 q (SB)
6 1 42 Lewis Tamsyn AUS 2:01.43 q
7 3 826 Abu Bkheet Wisam PLE 2:29.86 (NR)
8 997 Ceplak Jolanda SLO DNS

Intermediate Pos Bib Athlete Nat Mark
400m
1 42 Lewis Tamsyn AUS 59.59

Official Results - 200 METRES - Women - Heptathlon

Heat 1 - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 18:30 Wind:0.7 m/s
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Points Records React
1 4 937 Roshchupkina Natalya RUS 24.21 961 0.238
2 6 1157 Schiemenz Kim USA 24.85 901 (PB) 0.193
3 5 445 Kesselschläger Sonja GER 24.94 892 0.170
4 8 647 Naumenko Irina KAZ 24.98 889 0.192
5 7 902 Chernyavskaya Yelena RUS 25.03 884 0.180
6 3 645 Kazanina Svetlana KAZ 25.06 881 (PB) 0.181
7 2 692 Skujyte Austra LTU 25.76 818 0.137

Heat 2 - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 18:36 Wind:0.7 m/s
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Points Records React
1 7 675 Klavina Liga LAT 24.37 945 (PB) 0.173
2 3 487 Stratáki Aryiró GRE 24.69 915 0.152
3 4 396 Hollman Julie GBR 24.72 913 0.173
4 2 465 Simpson Margaret GHA 24.84 902 0.179
5 1 563 Bacher Gertrud ITA 24.91 895 0.177
6 8 1018 Dufour Sylvie SUI 25.24 865 0.134
7 6 88 Hellebaut Tia BEL 26.09 789 0.225
5 553 Gnezdilov Svetlana ISR DNS

Heat 3 - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 18:42 Wind:1.1 m/s
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Points Records React
1 7 1033 Klüft Carolina SWE 22.98 1081 (PB) 0.141
2 8 346 Barber Eunice FRA 23.92 988 (PB) 0.167
3 4 935 Prokhorova Yelena RUS 23.99 982 0.160
4 3 112 Sazanovich Natalya BLR 24.25 957 0.176
5 5 400 Lewis Denise GBR 24.55 929 0.164
6 6 107 Butor Irina BLR 24.67 917 (PB) 0.214
7 2 312 Netseporuk Larisa EST 24.96 890 0.157

Official Results - HEPTATHLON - Women
AfterEvent 4
Pos Bib Athlete Country Points Records
1 1033 Klüft Carolina SWE 4143
2 346 Barber Eunice FRA 3949
3 112 Sazanovich Natalya BLR 3894
4 935 Prokhorova Yelena RUS 3733
5 675 Klavina Liga LAT 3673
6 445 Kesselschläger Sonja GER 3673
7 400 Lewis Denise GBR 3659
8 487 Stratáki Aryiró GRE 3619
9 692 Skujyte Austra LTU 3615
10 312 Netseporuk Larisa EST 3601
11 396 Hollman Julie GBR 3582
12 937 Roshchupkina Natalya RUS 3579
13 1157 Schiemenz Kim USA 3574
14 107 Butor Irina BLR 3568
15 465 Simpson Margaret GHA 3556
16 563 Bacher Gertrud ITA 3549
17 647 Naumenko Irina KAZ 3524
18 902 Chernyavskaya Yelena RUS 3523
19 645 Kazanina Svetlana KAZ 3432
20 88 Hellebaut Tia BEL 3414
21 1018 Dufour Sylvie SUI 3400
553 Gnezdilov Svetlana ISR DNF

Official Results - 100 METRES - Women - Quarter-Final

Women’s 100m, second round

Chandra Stirrup dusted Gail Devers in this round, with a nice 10.98. Christine Arron of France kept them happy in Stade de France with an 11.07. But the fastest 100m of all this round was Kelli White, who had a perfect start and just kept going, running 10.96 and looking very tough.

Qual. rule: first 4 of each heat (Q) qualified

Heat 1 - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 19:40 Wind:0 m/s
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records React
1 3 66 Sturrup Chandra BAH 10.98 Q 0.153
2 6 1121 Devers Gail USA 11.16 Q 0.211
3 8 82 Gevaert Kim BEL 11.23 Q 0.173
4 4 918 Kislova Marina RUS 11.26 Q 0.147
5 1 229 Benavides Virgen CUB 11.40 0.168
6 5 894 Pillay Geraldine RSA 11.47 0.170
7 7 605 Kitson Judyth JAM 11.61 0.143
2 1199 Mayers Natasha VIN DNS

Heat 2 - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 19:46 Wind:-0.1 m/s
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records React
1 4 1087 Block Zhanna UKR 11.08 Q (SB) 0.153
2 5 345 Arron Christine FRA 11.08 Q 0.158
3 3 1001 Ottey Merlene SLO 11.31 Q 0.139
4 6 1182 Perepelova Lyubov UZB 11.35 Q 0.167
5 8 693 Eggerth Agné LTU 11.36 0.184
6 2 782 Ojokolo Endurance NGR 11.55 0.161
7 7 1205 Dube Winneth ZIM 11.69 0.158
8 1 742 Camara Kadiatou MLI 11.73 0.142

Heat 3 - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 19:52 Wind:0.2 m/s
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records React
1 4 1174 White Kelli USA 10.96 Q 0.151
2 6 471 Thánou Ekateríni GRE 11.11 Q 0.147
3 7 63 Ferguson Debbie BAH 11.26 Q 0.167
4 1 780 Onyali-Omagbemi Mary NGR 11.31 Q 0.156
5 5 52 Mayr-Krifka Karin AUT 11.34 0.159
6 8 1098 Pastushenko Olena UKR 11.36 0.159
3 1014 Jayasinghe Susanthika SRI DNF 0.182
2 188 Sanganoko Makaridja CIV DNS

Heat 4 - Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 19:58 Wind:0 m/s
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records React
1 5 1126 Edwards Torri USA 11.08 Q 0.140
2 3 588 Bailey Aleen JAM 11.16 Q 0.177
3 4 942 Tabakova Yuliya RUS 11.25 Q 0.171
4 6 402 Maduaka Joice GBR 11.29 Q (SB) 0.146
5 1 463 Anim Vida GHA 11.29 0.178
6 7 65 Fynes Savatheda BAH 11.36 (SB) 0.141
7 2 783 Nku Mercy NGR 11.37 0.149
8 8 1181 Khubbieva Guzel UZB 11.42 0.147

Deena Drossin - Kirby Lee

Official Results - 10000 METRES - Women - Final

Women’s 10,00m final

This was, in my opinion, the BEST EVER 10,000m by women, period. A race where
the top women went through the 5k in 15.04! And then, they got faster! Get a beverage sports fans, because this was a race!

The race went off pretty swiftly, with 1k in 3.01, 2k in 6.03, 3k in 9.4, and 4k in11.59. The Ethiopian crew of Adere Berhane, Kidane Werkesh and Derartu Tulu were joined by China’s Sun Yingie and the Netherland’s Lornah Kiplagat.

The top pack had the race in control, when at 2400 meters, Sun Yingie, and her any arm movement and I might look alive style took the lead. Running like a metronome,
Yingie, who has lead two Boston Marathons through over halfway with her distinctive
style, ran 71-73s through 5k, hit in 15.04. Lornah Kiplagat of the Netherlands took the lead and Adere Berhane and Kidane Werknesh and Derartu Tulu in close attendance. Sun Yingie was there too. This race was very competitive. Lornah looked very smooth when she took the lead, where she was the leader between 6k and 8k. Sun YIngie, even with her dorky form, was fit and relaxed. At 7 k, Tulu walked off the track!

Now the race got interesting...Berhane, Werknesh and Kiplagat were so close that you could have not put an envelope between them. All these runners were working hard, and then it got really tough. At 9400 meters, Sun Yingie of China made a HUGE move and the race looked in doubt for the Ethiopian due, as Lornah Kiplagat fell back, just a bit.

With about 600 meters to go, Adere Berhane took off, with Sun Yingie in close pursuit, and Werknesh Kidane trying valiantly to get third place and Lornah Kiplagat gamely hanging on to fourth. Berhane was in full flight, her knees lifting and her arms in full use, and Berhane had her race-with 200 to go, she put four seconds on the duof of Kidane and Yingie. It was in the last 50 meters that Werknesh Kidane made it 1,2 for Ethiopia.

But the race belongs to Adere Berhane, who ran 30.04.18 to set a new Championship record. Werknesh Kidane was second in 30.07.15 and a personal best. Sun YIngie of China was third in 30.07.20 and a pesonal best. Lornah Kipllagat was rewarded with a NR in 30.12.53. Fifth palce was Russia’s Alla Zhilayeva in a Russian NR of 30.23.08. Russian
Galina Boomolvoa ran 30.26;20 for a PB in seventh. China’s Huina Xing took 8th in 30.31.55, a new world junior record in eighth place. In ninth, Benita Johnson of Australia set an NR in 30.37.68, Ejagehu Dibaba of Ethiopia was tenth in 31.01.07, a personal best, Jelena Prokopcuka of Latvia was tenth in 31.06.14, a Latvian NR. In eleventh, Kayoko Fukoshi of Japan was 11th in 31.10.57 a seasonal best, and Deena Drossin ran a season best of 31.17.86 in 12th place. Through fifteenth place, all of the women either set national records, pbs or seasonal bests-that, my friends is a race.

The crowd of 45,000 tonight was into all of the finishers, but the gang of five was very exciting! A great 10,000 meters ended a super night of track and field. What will happen later this week!

Saturday, August 23, 2003 - 20:15
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Records
1 316 Adere Berhane ETH 30:04.18 (CR)
2 325 Kidane Werknesh ETH 30:07.15 (PB)
3 178 Sun Yingjie CHN 30:07.20 (PB)
4 764 Kiplagat Lornah NED 30:12.53 (NR)
5 960 Zhilyayeva Alla RUS 30:23.07 (NR)
6 901 Bogomolova Galina RUS 30:26.20 (PB)
7 179 Xing Huina CHN 30:31.55 (WJ)
8 45 Johnson Benita AUS 30:37.68 (AR)
9 319 Dibaba Ejagayehu ETH 31:01.07 (PB)
10 676 Prokopcuka Jelena LAT 31:06.14 (NR)
11 617 Fukushi Kayoko JPN 31:10.57 (SB)
12 1124 Drossin Deena USA 31:17.86 (SB)
13 871 Botezan Mihaela ROM 31:28.72 (SB)
14 633 Shibui Yoko JPN 31:42.01 (SB)
15 635 Tanaka Megumi JPN 31:47.00 (SB)
16 911 Grigoryeva Lydia RUS 31:49.41
17 1125 Dryer Elva USA 31:59.81
18 998 Javornik Helena SLO 32:01.57
19 653 Kosgei Selina KEN 32:09.15 (SB)
20 522 Kálovics Anikó HUN 32:15.96
21 976 Stolic Sonja SCG 33:08.87 (SB)
22 1086 Berkut Nataliya UKR 33:12.84
23 291 Centeno Yesenia ESP 33:32.50
851 Ribeiro Fernanda POR DNF
452 Mockenhaupt Sabrina GER DNF
329 Tulu Derartu ETH DNF
725 Fernández Adriana MEX DNS
542 Davenport Marie IRL DNS

Intermediate Pos Bib Athlete Nat Mark
1000m
1 522 Kálovics Anikó HUN 2:59.62
2000m
1 178 Sun Yingjie CHN 6:03.41
3000m
1 178 Sun Yingjie CHN 8:59.93
4000m
1 178 Sun Yingjie CHN 12:00.16
5000m
1 764 Kiplagat Lornah NED 15:06.53
6000m
1 764 Kiplagat Lornah NED 18:07.25
7000m
1 316 Adere Berhane ETH 21:08.18
8000m
1 325 Kidane Werknesh ETH 24:11.02
9000m
1 764 Kiplagat Lornah NED 27:14.06