THURSDAY, 9/1
Day 6 Evening Session
Men's 400-Meter Hurdles Final
1. David Greene, Great Britain, 48.26
2. Javier Culson, Puerto Rico, 48.44
3. L.J. van Zyl, South Africa, 48.80
Men's 400-Meter Hurdles Final Top Americans
6. Bershawn Jackson, 49.24
7. Angelo Taylor, 49.31
Women's 400-Meter Hurdles Final
1. Lashinda Demus, USA, 52.47
2. Melaine Walker, Jamaica, 52.73
3. Natalya Antyukh, Russia, 53.85
Women's 400-Meter Hurdles Final Top Americans
1. Lashinda Demus, 52.47
Lashinda Demus and David Greene Are 400-Meter Hurdles Champs
Demus was expected to give the U.S. a gold medal in Daegu and did so in the year's fastest time for the event, 52.47. Olympic and 2009 World Champion Melaine Walker of Jamaica was the silver medalist in 52.73 and Natalya Antyukh of Russia earned a bronze in 53.85. Great Britain's David Greene, another athlete who peaked at just the right time, was the men's hurdles champ in 48.26, followed by Javier Culson of Puerto Rico in 48.44 and LJ Van Zyl of South Africa in 48.80. The men's 400 meters hurdles is typically one of America's strongest track events, but Bershawn Jackson and Angelo Taylor only managed sixth and seventh place, respectively, in Daegu.
Women's 1500-Meter Final
1. Jenny Simpson, USA, 4:05.40
2. Hannah England, Great Britain, 4:05.68
3. Natalia Rodríguez, Spain, 4:05.87
Women's 1500-Meter Final Top Americans
1. Jenny Simpson, 4:05.40
10. Morgan Uceny, 4:19.71
Men's 3000-Meter Steeplechase Final
1. Ezekiel Kemboi, Kenya, 8:14.85
2. Brimin Kiprop Kipruto, Kenya, 8:16.05
3. Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad, France, 8:16.09
Men's 3000-Meter Steeplechase Final Top Americans
No Americans in event
Kenyans Go 1-2 in the Men's 3000-Meter Steeplechase
Not much of a surprise here, in what has traditionally become Kenya's strongest event in major championships. At the Worlds in Daegu, Ezekiel Kemboi took the gold in 8:14.85 and Brimin Kipruto, the 2007 World Champion and 2008 Olympic gold medalist, is a silver medalist his time in 8:16.05. France's Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad was the bronze medalist in 8:16.09. There were no Americans in the final.
Women's Triple Jump
1. Olha Saladuha, Ukraine, 14.94
2. Olga Rypakova, Kazakhstan, 14.89
3. Caterine Ibargüen, Colombia, 14.84
Women's Triple Jump Top Americans
No Americans in event
Men's High Jump
1. Jesse Williams, USA, 2.35
2. Aleksey Dmitrik, Russia, 2.35
3. Trevor Barry, Bahamas, 2.32
Men's High Jump Top Americans
1. Jesse Williams, 2.35
TUESDAY, 8/30
Day 5 Morning Session
Women's 20K Race Walk
1. Olga Kaniskina, Russia, 1:29:42
2. Hong Liu, China, 1:30:00
3. Anisya Kirdyapkina, Russia, 1:30:13
Women's 20K Race Walk Top Americans
30. Maria Michta, 1:38:54
Day 4 Evening Session
Men's 400-Meter Final
1. Kirani James, Grenada, 44.60
2. LaShawn Merritt, USA, 44.63
3. Kévin Borlée, Belgium, 44.90
Men's 400-Meter Final Top Americans
2. LaShawn Merritt, 44.63
Kirani James Edges LaShawn Merritt in 400 Final
This is one World Championships story that would have been astounding whichever way it came out. James, from the Caribbean island of Grenada, will turn just 19 on September 1. Merritt, who was the defending champ in this event, was coming back after a 21-month suspension for use of a banned substance in a "male enhancement" drug. In the final in Daegu, James just got the better of Merritt, 44.60 to 44.63. James pulled alongside in the stretch and won it on the lean. "I feel I could run another (400) tomorrow," noted Merritt, who considers his silver "a sweet medal. I got on the medal stand, No. 2 at the World Championships with not a lot of races …. I am a student of the sport and I will continue to learn." Kevin Borlee of Belgium earned a bronze in 44.90 while his twin, Jonathan, was fifth in 45.07. That means that on February 22, 1988, Mama Borlee gave birth to 2/5ths of the top five 400-meters men on the planet.
Women's 3000-Meter Steeplechase Final
1. Yuliya Zaripova, Russia, 9:07.03
2. Habiba Ghribi, Tunisia, 9:11.97
3. Milcah Cheywa, Kenya, 9:17.16
Women's 3000-Meter Steeplechase Final Top Americans
13. Emma Coburn, 9:51.40
Russia's Yuliya Zaripova Is Steeplechase Gold Medalist
Russian women do well in the major championships in this event, and now Zaripova is a World Champion after winning comofrtably in 9:07.03. The silver medal went to Habiba Ghribi of Tunisia in 9:11.97. The star of the 2011 Diamond League steeplechases, Milcah Chemos of Kenya, settled for the bronze in 9:17.16. The one American finalist, NCAA and USATF titlist Emma Coburn of the University of Colorado, was 13th in 9:51.40.
Men's 800-Meter Final
1. David Rudisha, Kenya, 1:43.91
2. Abubaker Kaki, Sudan, 1:44.41
3. Yuriy Borzakovskiy, Russia, 1:44.49
Men's 800-Meter Final Top Americans
5. Nick Symmonds, 1:45.12
David Rudisha Triumphs, Nick Symmonds is 5th in Daegu 800
Sometimes the form chart does hold up, and 2010 Male Track & Field Athlete of the Year Rudisha did exactly what was expected of him at the World Championships in Daegu. The lanky Kenyan led through the first 400 meters in 51.33 seconds and hit the finish tape first in the 800 in 1:43.91. The sometimes erratic Sudanese star Abubaker Kaki, considered the closest thing to a threat to Rudisha, was precisely that, taking the silver in 1:44.41. Russia's Yuri Borzakovskiy, the 2004 Olympic gold medalist who is now 30 years old, was the bronze medalist in 1:44.49. Marcin Lewandowski of Poland was fourth in 1:44.80 and American Nick Symmonds was fifth in 1:45.12, one place higher than he'd managed at the 2009 World Championships.
Men's Discus Throw
1. Robert Harting, Germany, 68.97
2. Gerd Kanter, Estonia, 66.95
3. Ehsan Hadadi, Iran, 66.08
Men's Discus Throw Top Americans
10. Jason Young, 63.20
Women's Pole Vault
1. Fabiana Murer, Brazil, 4.85
2. Martina Strutz, Germany, 4.80
3. Svetlana Feofanova, Russia, 4.75
Women's Pole Vault Top Americans
4. Jennifer Suhr, 4.70
MONDAY, 8/29
Day 3 Evening Session
Women's 100-Meter Final
1. Carmelita Jeter, USA, 10.90
2. Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jamaica, 10.97
3. Kelly-Ann Baptiste, Trinidad and Tobago, 10.98
Women's 100-Meter Final Top Americans
1. Carmelita Jeter, 10.90
8. Marshevet Myers, 11.33
Carmelita Jeter Gets Her Gold in the Women's 100
Jeter, the second fastest woman in history for the 100-meters dash, had taken home bronze medals twice from this event at the World Championships. But she was supreme in Daegu,. triumphing in 10.90. Jamaica's Veronica Campbell-Brown was the silver medalist in 10.97 and Trinidad and Tobago's Kelly-Ann Baptiste copped the bronze in 10.98. Defending World Champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica, whod got out quickly, was fourth in 10.99. Jeter, after realizing she'd actually won, she happy in a very tearful way.
Men's 110-Meter Hurdles Final
1. Jason Richardson, USA, 13.16
2. Xiang Liu, China, 13.27
3. Andrew Turner, Great Britain, 13.44
Men's 110-Meter Hurdles Final Top Americans
1. Jason Richardson, 13.16
4. David Oliver, 13.44
5. Aries Merritt, 13.67
Jason Richardson Is Surprise Hurdles Winner as Robles Is DQed
Cuba's 2008 Olympic gold medalist Dayron Robles reached the finish line first in the men's 110-meters hurdles in Daegu, with young American Jason Richardson second and China's Liu Xiang third; David Oliver of the U.S. was a disappointing fifth. But then came a ruling that Robles had in fact made contact with Liu and he was disqualified. The ruling would make Britain's Andy Turner the bronze medalist, but the Cuban team is expected to appeal the ruling. Congratulations to Jason Richardson … for now.
Women's 400-Meter Final
1. Amantle Montsho, Botswana, 49.56
2. Allyson Felix, USA, 49.59
3. Anastasiya Kapachinskaya, Russia, 50.24
Women's 400-Meter Final Top Americans
2. Allyson Felix, 49.59
4. Francena McCorory, 50.45
7. Sanya Richards-Ross, 51.32
Amantle Montsho Edges Allyson Felix in World Championships 400
Felix won't fulfill the dream of being a double gold medalist in the 400 and 200 but it's hard not to salute her performance in the 400-meters final in Daegu. She's the only runner who tested Botswana's Amantle Montsho all the way to the finish line before Montsho, the dominant athlete in the event this year, triumphed, 49.56 to 49.59. That's a national record for Montsho and a personal best for Felix. This was the first World Championships medal in history for the southern African nation of Botswana. Anastasiya Kapachinskaya of Russia took the bronze medal in 50.24. American Francena McCorory took fourth in 50.45. The 2009 World Champion, Sanya Richards-Ross, was seventh in 51.32.
Women's Shot Put
1. Valerie Adams, New Zealand, 21.24
2. Nadzeya Ostapchuk, Belarus, 20.05
3. Jillian Camarena-Williams, USA, 20.02
Women's Shot Put Top Americans
3. Jillian Camarena-Williams, 20.02
9. Michelle Carter, 18.76
Men's Pole Vault
1. Pawel Wojciechowski, Poland, 5.90
2. Lázaro Borges, Cuba, 5.90
3. Renaud Lavillenie, France, 5.85
Men's Pole Vault Top Americans
9. Jeremy Scott, 5.65
13. Derek Miles, 5.65
Men's Hammer Throw
1. Koji Murofushi, Japan, 81.24
2. Krisztián Pars, Hungary, 81.18
3. Primož Kozmus, Slovenia, 79.39
Men's Hammer Throw Top Americans
No Americans in event
SUNDAY, 8/28
Day 2 Evening Session
Men's 100-Meter Final
1. Yohan Blake, Jamaica, 9.92
2. Walter Dix, USA, 10.08
3. Kim Collins, Saint Kitts and Nevis, 10.09
Men's 100-Meter Final Top Americans
2. Walter Dix, 10.08
Usain Bolt Is Disqualified for False Start; Yohan Blake Wins 100
Well, this is probably not what the folks who want to raise the public profile of track and field had in mind, but it will be a much ballyhooed story of a different sort. Earlier in the World Championships, the defending women's 400-meters titlist Christine Ohuruogu of Great Britain had been disqualified due to a false start, and now that fate has befallen the sport's one true megastar, 2009 World Champion 100 and 200-meters runner Usain Bolt. The tall Jamaican, who does not have a history of false starts, came out of the blocks noticeably early in the 100-meters final and, hey, no ifs, ands, or buts… he was out. His fellow Jamaican Yohan Blake, who'd run a brisk 9.95 in a semifinal, came away as the gold medalist with a 9.92, with American Walter Dix next in 10.08 and Kim Collins, the 2003 World champion from St. Kitts and Nevis, taking the bronze.
Blake declared, "I don't think I can find words to explain it, I feel like I want to cry." He added, "I have been praying for this moment, this is all a dream for me right now. Usain Bolt has been there for me. I felt I would win the race for Bolt." Bolt will be back for the 200, and will undoubtedly be more careful.
Men's 10,000 Meters
1. Ibrahim Jeilan, Ethiopia, 27:13.81
2. Mo Farah, Great Britain, 27:14.07
3. Imane Merga, Ethiopia, 27:19.14
Men's 10,000 Meters Top Americans
7. Galen Rupp, 27:26.84
10. Matthew Tegenkamp, 28:41.62
14. Scott Bauhs, 29:03.92
Ibrahim Jeilan Edges Mo Farah in World Championships 10,000
Great Britain's Farah, who'd been the outstanding male distance runner of 2011, made a surge with more than a lap left in the 10,000 in Daegu and was ten meters ahead with a bit more than a lap to go. But Ethiopia's Jeilan, a 2006 World Junior gold medalist in the 10,000 and 2008 World Junior Cross Country champion who is based in Japan, started narrowing the gap and emerged with a gold medal in 27:13.81, with Farah earning silver in 27:14.07. "My legs just couldn't give me any more," acknowledged Farah. "I thought I had the speed to win the race. I ran a 53-second final lap and I gave it 110 percent but it just wasn't enough." To a question about whether he'd made his move too early, Farah responded, "I don't think so. Not really. The better man won on the day – great credit to him," and added, "It means a lot winning a major medal." Farah will "make a decision during the next couple of days" about whether to run the 5000 later in these Championships.
Ethiopia added a bronze medal as Imane Merga took third in 27:19.14. Zersenay Tadese of Eritrea was fourth in 27:22.57. American Galen Rupp was seventh in 27:26.84. "I stayed out of trouble. There were a lot of positives to take from this," stated Rupp. "I was telling myself to relax and save as much as I could but I didn’t have it. I’m progressing from a few years ago. I just ran out of gas." The other Americans, Matt Tegenkamp (28:41.62) and Scott Bauhs (29:03.92), were 10th and 14th respectively. Defending champion Kenenisa Bekele dropped out of the race. Although it was Bekele's first race in more than 18 months, there were people predicting he would win easily. It takes all kinds.
Women's Discus Throw
1. Yanfeng Li, China, 66.52
2. Nadine Müller, Germany, 65.97
3. Yarelys Barrios, Cuba, 65.73
Women's Discus Throw Top Americans
5. Stephanie Brown Trafton, 63.85
Women's Long Jump
1. Brittney Reese, USA, 6.82
2. Olga Kucherenko, Russia, 6.77
3. Ineta Radevica, Latvia, 6.76
Women's Long Jump Top Americans
1. Brittney Reese, 6.82
6. Janay DeLoach, 6.56
SATURDAY, 8/27
Day 2 Morning Session
Men's 20K Race Walk
1. Valeriy Borchin, Russia, 1:19:56
2. Vladimir Kanaykin, Russia, 1:20:27
3. Luis Fernando López, Colombia, 1:20:38
Men's 20K Race Walk Top Americans
23. Trevor Barron, 1:24:33
Day 1 Evening Session
Women's 10,000 Meters
1. Vivian Cheruiyot, Kenya, 30:48.98
2. Sally Kipyego, Kenya, 30:50.04
3. Linet Masai, Kenya, 30:53.59
Women's 10,000 Meters Top Americans
1. Shalane Flanagan, 31:25.57
2. Jennifer Rhines, 31:47.59
3. Kara Goucher, 32:29.58
Vivian Cheruiyot and Kenya Go 1-2-3-4 in the Women's 10,000
For a long time, we used to lament that largely because of internal bureaucratic machinations in the country, Kenya would not always bring its best runners to World Championships and Olympic Games. That seemed to be a problem of the past in Beijing in 2008 and it certainly is not an issue thus far in Daegu. Vivian Cheruiyot, the 2011 World Cross Country champion who is certainly the outstanding women's distance runner of this year, was at the front of a four-woman Kenyan sweep of the 10,000 in Daegu (the Kenyans had four entrants because defending 10,000 champ Linet Masai got a "bye"). Cheruiyot's 30:48.98 edged former Texas Tech star Sally Kipyego, who was a somewhat surprising silver medalist in 30:50.04. Masai took the bronze in 30:53.59 and Priscah Cherono was fourth in 30:56.43. Cheruiyot covered the last lap in under 62 seconds."I'm lucky because the 10,000 isn't a real event for me," Cheruiyot told Race Results Weekly. "Now I'm going to race in (the) 5000. That is my main event now, and I hope I'm not tired." Cheruyiot was the 5000-meters gold medalist in the 2009 World Championships.
For the Americans, Shalane Flanagan was seventh in 31:25.57, Jen Rhines ninth in 31:47.59, and Kara Goucher 13th in 32:29.58. Flanagan led early. "I wanted to make those ladies who are doubling (Cheruiyot and Masai will also do the 5000 in the Championships) earn it and make them work for it, and I did for part of it," she explained. "I kept it an honest pace, nothing too pedestrian….I just didn’t have it….I didn’t have those changing of the gears." Meseret Defar of Ethiopia dropped out of the race.
It's worth noting that this World Championships 10,000, a straight final with no preliminary round, had only 19 entrants. A lone runner from Burundi was the only African not from either Kenya or Ethiopia. There were no Russians or Chinese. Only four Europeans – two from Portugal, one from France, one from Hungary – were at the starting line. Much of the world has given up trying or, in the case of "emerging" nations, hasn't started yet. More
FRIDAY, 8/26
Day 1 Morning Session
Women's Marathon
1. Edna Kiplagat, Kenya, 2:28:43
2. Priscah Jeptoo, Kenya, 2:29:00
3. Sharon Jemutai Cherop, Kenya, 2:29:14
Women's Marathon Top Americans
17. Tera Moody, 2:32:04
30. Kathy Newberry, 2:37:28
32. Alisa McKaig, 2:38:23
Edna Kiplagat Leads Kenyan Sweep of World Championships Marathon
No nation had ever had a 1-2-3 finish in either the men's or women's World Championships marathon, but it happened on Saturday in the swelter of South Korea. The victory went to Los Angeles and New York City Marathon victor Edna Kiplagat in 2:28:43 after a conservative 1:16:43 first half – and after her being knocked to the pavement at a water stop and rising quickly. "Yes, I was a little shocked," admitted Kiplagat, whose legs got tangled up with teammate Sharon Cherop's. "What was in my mind (was) I don't know if I'm going to get up and pick it up again. I found myself running good again. It was a surprise." She'd run the second half of the marathon in 1:11:57. Priscah Jeptoo took second in 2:29:00 and Cherop was third in 2:29:14. The top American was Tera Moody in 17th place in 2:32:04
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