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ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss 4 x 100 ...... 414 x 100 United States ...... 424 x 400 United States ...... 44 Anna Chicherova HJ: ...... 44 Fabiana Murer PV: ...... 45 LJ: ...... 45TJ: Olha Saladuha ...... 47 Adams SP: Valerie ...... 47 Li Yanfeng DT: ...... 48 Betty Heidler HT: ...... 48Abakumova Mariya JT: .....49 Chernova Hept: Tatyana 50W: ...... 17 Bakulin Sergey 50W: ...... 18 4 x 100: WR ...... 194 x 400: United States ...... 20 HJ: Jesse Williams ...20 Paweł Wojciechowski PV: ...... 22LJ: ...... 22 TJ: Christian Taylor ...... 24SP: David Storl ...... 24 Robert Harting DT: ...... 25 Koji Murofushi HT: ...... 25 de Zordo Matthias JT: ...... 26 Hardee Dec: Trey November 2011 November Volume 64, No. 11 No. 64, Volume 2011 Men’s World Champions World 2011 Men’s 2011 Women’s World Champions World 2011 Women’s 200: Veronica Campbell-Brown ..30 Campbell-Brown 200: Veronica ...... 32 Montsho Amantle 400: ...... 33800: Mariya Savinova ...... 34 1500: Jenny Simpson ...... 34 Zaripova Yuliya St: ...... 36 Cheruiyot 5000: Vivian .....36 Cheruiyot 10,000: Vivian ...... 38 100H: ...... 38 400H: Lashinda Demus ...40Marathon: Edna Kiplagat ...... 40 20W: 400H: ...... 14 400H: Dai Greene ...... 16 : ...... 17 Borchin Valeriy 20W: 100: Carmelita Jeter...... 30 100: Yohan Blake ...... 6 Blake Yohan 100: 200: Usain Bolt...... 7 ...... 8400: Kirani James ...... 9800: David Rudisha ...... 10 1500: ...... 10 St: ...... 12 5000: ...... 12 10,000: Ibrahim Jeylan Jason Richardson...... 14110H: GIANCARLO COLOMBO/PHOTO RUN GIANCARLO COLOMBO/PHOTO JIRO MOCHIZUKI/PHOTO RUN by Sieg Lindstrom The 13th World Championships is in the books and once again we must conclude there is nothing more thrilling than lining up the best and asking them to cut loose for glory. The invitational circuit at its best generates goosebumps galore, but not like a title meet, where when a Usain Bolt—as if he isn’t just the UB—jumps the gun, millions gasp in unison. Team Daegu brought that spectacle—shocking but spicy for the Olympic storyline—and myriad other unexpected morsels, most of them upbeat. Team USA made more than its share of upside moments, again leading the medals fight with 25 big, shiny disks banked. That’s just one less than the meet record hauls of ’91 & ’07 and two more than the 23-Olympic USA medal performance in that Doug Logan, USATF’s CEO at the time, said could “best be described as mixed.” Everything is relative. After ’s total in ’09 dropped by another medal to 22, Logan— spinning after having promised without following through to open two new high performance training centers that year—wrote, Bound “Our medal count speaks for itself.” Really, though, the U.S. comethroughs in Daegu speak for the athletes who achieved them, their coaches and the primary font of U.S. development, our schools-based system, and not so much for any Project named 30. That’s not to entirely dismiss USATF, which has increased athlete support dollars recently, mostly through the semi-autonomous USATF For Foundation. What distinguished Daegu for the U.S. team and built momentum toward London ’12 were carpe diems by athletes whose medals were not expected. Dwight Phillips broke out of an injury funk from outside T&FN’s top-10 picks to claim his fourth gold. Lashinda Demus triumphed in the 400 hurdles globally Glory after 7 years of trying. She set an AR. Jenny Simpson won and medaled in the two 1500s, part of a rising U.S. tide. Both have collegiate coaches—Juli Benson of Air Force and Andy Powell of Oregon, where Centrowitz still has eligibility—as does winner Jesse Williams in Kansas State’s Cliff Rovelto. Williams and medalists Christian Taylor and , only just departed from NCAA competition at , got it right in two jumps where recent results had been, to borrow an adjective, mixed. Ahead of London, U.S. fans can dream Christian Taylor led an improbable optimistically. Add a medal each in the men’s 400 hurdles and shot, where we still have huge guns, pray that approaches 1–3 in the triple jump as the U.S. her vault best at the Games, get the men’s relay stick around, and you’re looking at 29 produced many surprises at the medals without even expecting , , Sanya Richards-Ross or Jeremy World Championships Wariner to get all the way back on track. While every year is different, it’s fun to dream. And to celebrate surprises, as in Daegu.

November 2011 — 5 MEN’S 100 METERS

When the Bolt-less race went off—also without Blake Fills Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell, history’s Nos. 2 & 3, who withdrew before the meet with injuries—Collins, in lane 3, seized the moment. In For The TCU alum led Blake by 6 inches at 20 meters, with Jamaican Nesta Carter and surprising Frenchman Bolt next. Dix and French Record- holder were both left in the blocks with reaction times (0.175 & 0.179) sluggish compared to Carter’s 0.154 and Collins’ 0.155. While Carter Blake’s margin mysteriously slowed and over Dix at jogged in after the first 25 meters, Collins held onto his the finish was lead till halfway, whereupon Blake blew past in lane 6 to 0.16, 0.01 from a meter lead at 80 meters, a the largest meter-and-a-half at 90 and close to 2 meters over Dix and ever in a WC Collins at the finish. Initially left in the blocks, Dix lagged equal-3rd with Vicaut at halfway, 4 feet behind Collins. But he cut Collins’ margin to a foot at 90 meters and eliminated it MARK SHEARMAN 4 meters out to take silver by some 4 inches. After starting last, Lemaitre used 70 meters to into 4th, then held it to by Sieg Lindstrom going to throw Usain out, because he’s Usain,” the line over Daniel Bailey, 10.19–10.26. By the strict definition, no one—not even said Dix, just one of about 30,000 in the stadium Said Blake, 21, “I’ve been waiting for this Usain Bolt—becomes a legend in his time. who entertained some variation of that thought. moment my whole life. I’ve always been Your story has to be passed down to future “But they threw him out. It definitely made us working just to be a world champion and it’s generations and it helps if some of it is refocus and run under the clock.” a dream come true.” unverifiably superhuman. The key verifiable fact of the 100 final here was that Jamaican Don’t Cry For Me Jamaica “To me, it was all my fault. A few people came Yohan Blake won gold in 9.92 after to me and said Blake twitched, but Blake is a his superstar training partner, “Looking for tears? Not going to happen,” wonderful athlete. He worked hard, and to me, goofing very much like a human, Usain Bolt told an Associated Press reporter—a he worked even harder than me this season. He false-started 0.104 seconds before rare scribe he didn’t dodge—as he left the stadium really put a lot of work in. the gun. after his false start in the 100 jolted the sport. “There’ve been times I’ve gone to his room to Knowing instantly he had After his 200 win, though, he was eager to see him and he’s doing abs, back exercises and blown it, the defending champion explain. “Throughout the season I was really stuff like that. So to me, if anybody deserves to and World Record holder tore off working hard on my start,” he said. win that gold medal it was Yohan Blake.” his singlet in frustration (see p. “A lot of you saw me: every race I wasn’t the Does Bolt think the rule should be revised to 3) at his loss of a chance to add a best. I got to the Championships, the first round one of its more-forgiving earlier incarnations? thread to the yarn he hopes will I got a wonderful start and felt wonderful. The “I’m not going to say yes,” he said. “I was a bit eventually be told for generations second round, it wasn’t a good start but the disappointed to be thrown out of the 100 meters as the Bolt Legend. execution was perfect and I felt good.” but I keep saying it was my fault so I can’t really As a plot twist, Bolt’s jump Then anxiety got the best of him: “When we blame the false start rule because I knew the rule. did not hurt the medalists who were in the holding area, all I could tell the guy A lot of people want it to change back to the rule prevailed after the restart: Blake, was, ‘Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go.’ I just wanted to where everybody gets one false start and then the U.S. champion (10.08) get on the track. whole field is warned but I’m not going to say it and Kim Collins (10.09), the ’03 “So, personally, I think anxiety got the best of should be changed. champion who at 35 is now the me. I was in the blocks and when he said, ‘Set,’ “For me, I’ll remember this. It has taught me oldest-ever climber onto the Worlds a second after that I can swear I heard someone a lesson, just to focus and just relax and stay in 100 podium. say, ‘Go.’ So I left the blocks. the blocks.” “I really didn’t think they were

6 — November 2011 Track & Field News 200 METERS 100 METERS (August 28; wind –1.4) 1. Yohan Blake (Jamaica) ...... 9.92 (worth 9.85 adjusted for wind/altitude) Bolt Atones For 100 Goof 2. Walter Dix (US) ...... 10.08 3. Kim Collins (St Kitts) ...... 10.09 by Sieg Lindstrom so I won’t change.” 4. Christophe Lemaitre (Fra) 10.19; 5. Daniel Bailey Usain Bolt, it’s no secret, had been through After a misstep that shook the sport in (Ant) 10.26; 6. Jimmy Vicaut (Fra) 10.27; 7. Nesta Carter life-altering events before: think Beijing and the 100 final (see p. 6), Bolt stood by that (Jam) 10.95; … fs—Usain Bolt (Jam). Berlin. stance with his 200 performance. He posed SEMIS (August 28; qualify 2+2) “I haven’t changed much,” he said looking and clowned for the cameras as always, took I(-0.4)–1. Blake 9.95; 2. Dix 10.05; 3. Vicaut 10.10; 4. back at them before these Worlds. “I like cars. the blocks and ran 0.18 faster for the half- Bailey 10.14; 5. Bledman (Tri) 10.14; 6. Hinds (Bar) 10.32; I’ve gotten a few but otherwise I’m the same lap than any other active sprinter ever has. 7. Rodríguez (Spa) 10.49;… fs—Chambers (GB). II(-1.0)–1. Bolt 10.05; 2. Lemaitre 10.11; 3. Thompson old me. I do the same things, play the same The only thing he did differently as he (Tri) 10.20; 4. Kimmons (US) 10.21; 5. Saidy Ndure (Nor) games, like to enjoy myself as always. So it’s ran 19.40—history’s fourth-fastest time— 10.21; 6. Frater (Jam) 10.23; 7. Devonish (GB) 10.25; 8. just the same me. There’s no reason to change was sit in the blocks for almost a fifth of a Kuc (Pol) 10.51. and if I do my parents will probably kill me second, 0.193. III(-0.8)–1. Collins 10.08; 2. Carter 10.16; 3. Aikines- Aryeetey (GB) 10.23; 4. Gatlin (US) 10.23; 5. Makusha Bolt outran Walter Dix, MARK SHEARMAN (Zim) 10.27; 6. Martina (Hol) 10.29; 7. Ouhadi (Mor) 10.45; who ran 19.70 to miss his 8. Warner (Can) 10.47. PR by just 0.01—and made this a double-silver meet— 200 METERS (September 3; wind +0.8) and Christophe Lemaitre, 1. Usain Bolt (Jamaica) ...... 19.40 whose 19.80 equaled the (WL) (x, 4 W) (9.97/9.43); rd fastest 3 ever. 2. Walter Dix (US) ...... 19.70 Jaysuma Saidy Ndure of (AL) (x, =9 A) (10.11/9.59); rounded out the 3. Christophe Lemaitre () ....19.80 sub-20 clockings (achieved NR (15, x W) (European low-alt record) (10.24/9.56); with an 0.8mps wind) at 4. Jaysuma Saidy Ndure (Nor) 19.95 (10.2/9.8); 5. Nickel 19.95. Ashmeade (Jam) 20.29 (10.4/9.9); 6. Bruno de Barros (Bra) in lane 3, which 20.31 (10.5/9.9); 7. Rondel Sorrillo (Tri) 20.34 (10.5/9.9); … dnf—Alonso Edward (Pan). he called “a little difficult” (best-ever-mark-for place: =3) for his 6-5 frame, Bolt closed SEMIS (September 2; qualify 2+2) up the stagger to Dix in I(-1.0)–1. Lemaitre 20.17; 2. Ashmeade 20.32; 3. 4 around 85 meters and Ogunode (Qat) 20.58; 4. Collins 20.64; 5. Maslák (CzR) passed halfway in 9.97—not 20.87;… dnf—Mathieu (Bah). II(-1.0)–1. Bolt 20.31; 2. Saidy Ndure 20.50; 3. de Barros far off his 9.96 and 9.92 splits 20.54; 4. Sorrillo 20.56; 5. Patton (US) 20.72; 6. Saito (Jpn) in Beijing and Berlin. 21.17; 7. Schenkel (Swi) 21.18;… dnc—Martina. Dix split 10.11 a quarter III(-0.7)–1. Dix 20.37; 2. Edward 20.52; 3. Forsythe step ahead of Saidy Ndure (Jam) 20.63; 4. Herrera (Cub) 20.75; 5. Malcolm (GB) 20.88; 6. Takahira (Jpn) 20.90; 7. Åstrand (Nor) 21.03; 8. out in lane 8, and Lemaitre Seoud (Egy) 21.15. at 10.24. With no identifiable house-on-fire closer like ’09 400 METERS (August 30) medalist 1. Kirani James (Grenada) ...... 44.60 in the field, the homestretch NR, NJR (2, 7 WJ) ([21.6], 11.0 [32.6], 12.0) (21.6/23.0); was set for a 4-way medal 2. LaShawn Merritt (US) ...... 44.63 dash. ([21.5], 11.0 [32.5], 12.1) (21.5/23.1); Bolt looked all-business 3. Kevin Borlée () ...... 44.90 as he attacked it, pumping ([21.7], 11.0 [32.7], 12.2) (21.7/23.2); his arms and baring teeth 4. (Jam) 44.99 ([32.7], 12.3); 5. for the last 50 meters. Jonathan Borlée (Bel) 45.07 ([21.7], 11.2 [32.9], 12.2) Dix showed astounding (21.7/23.4); 6. Rondell Bartholomew (Grn) 45.45 ([32.7], 12.8); 7. Tabarie Henry (VI) 45.55 ([33.1], 12.4); 8. Femi turnover down the stretch, Ogunode (Qat) 45.55 ([33.5], 12.1). even though he was moving HEATS (August 28) slower than either Bolt or III–1. Merritt 44.35 (WL, AL) (fastest first of 3 rounds Bolt’s 19.40 rates Lemaitre. ever). V–6. McQuay (US) 46.76. as history’s No. 4 Bolt’s stride-length SEMIS (August 29; qualify 2+2) advantage grew but was I–1. Merritt 44.76; 2. K. Borlée 45.02; 3. Yousif (Sud) performance 45.43; 4. Quow (Tri) 45.72; 5. Miller (Bah) 45.88; 6. Kanemaru able to hold Lemaitre at (Jpn) 46.11; 7. Collazo (Ven) 46.13; 8. Hurtault (Dmn) 46.41. bay as the fast-closing II–1. James 45.20; 2. Henry 45.53; 3. Brown (Bah) 45.54; Frenchman smoothly rolled 4. Torrance (US) 45.73; 5. Brenes (CR) 45.93; 6. Marciniszyn out a 2-foot advantage over (Pol) 45.94; 7. Rooney (GB) 46.09; 8. Hylton (Jam) 46.99. III–1. Gonzales 44.99; 2. J. Borlée 45.14; 3. Bartholomew Saidy Ndure in the last 40. 45.17; 4. Ogunode 45.41; 5. Nixon (US) 45.51; 6. Trenikhin “In looking at the results (Rus) 45.68; 7. Pinder (Bah) 45.87; 8. Pistorius (SA) 46.19. I was the slowest out of the blocks,” said Bolt after leading photographers on a conservative; I had to run a more technical merry victory lap chase. race. I came into the straight and I gave it my “That’s not a good look but all. It wasn’t a perfect start, it wasn’t perfect I came out, I ran hard. I was technique going down the stretch, but it was a little bit tight so I had to be all that I had so I’m happy with myself.”

The Bible Of The Sport November 2011 — 7 400 METERS

too much of himself in the rounds? Maybe, just maybe. James Upsets Merritt His 44.35 heat rated not only as the yearly leader, but also the fastest ever in the first race of a 3-round sequence. And he added a 44.76 in the semis. Merritt had the lane advantage in the final, James in 5 being a corridor outside him, but the American was a tad slow getting out of the blocks (0.263 reaction time). Nonetheless, he powered down the backstretch and pulled onto James’s shoulder at the halfway . But, possibly a bit weary, he left the door open to James, and the youngster took every advantage. Merritt was up by a 10th with the straightaway to go, but in one of the most exciting finals of the meet, James caught James got to the line in 44.60 while the fading Merritt arrived in 44.63. and passed Belgian twins Kevin and Jonathan Borlée (44.90 and 45.07) grabbed the Merritt in the final 3-5 places, with Jamaica’s Jermaine 50 meters Gonzales (44.99) squeezed between. Coming in, Merritt had had just one start to shake off 21 months of rust, a loss to Gonzales. 44.69–44.74. James realizes his brilliant po- MARK SHEARMAN tential but is wise enough to take nothing for granted. As he put it after the big win, “There are just too many good runners out there.” He won, he said, only because “I by Elliott Denman well as the by-far youngest-ever 400 king (2½ stayed relaxed, followed my plan, and finished Kirani James, who celebrated his 19th birth- years younger than in ’05.) strongly.” day two days after his run for the gold, opened James ran a perfectly-timed race. He had Merritt, whose path to full 2012 Olympic many-many sets of eyes with a dazzling PR breezed through the opening round in 45.12 eligibility remains to be determined, called it to upset reigning world/Olympic champion and took his semi in 45.20 as solid warmups “a sweet medal. I got on the medal stand. No. LaShawn Merritt. for the race of his young life in the final. 2 at the World Championships after not a lot In those 44.60 seconds, he became the third Might Merritt, coming back from 21 months of races is pretty good. I am a student of the youngest men’s winner in Worlds history as of suspension-induced non-racing, have given sport and will continue to learn.”

Said James, “I was still in a growing phase James Happy Just Being Himself back in ’09. But now I’ve shown I’m ready to come and compete with the best of the best.” SEVERAL TIMES during the press James’s victory in Daegu—just two days Glance added, “I’m just so proud of conference for the 400 medalists, young winner shy of his 19th birthday—added his name to what Kirani has accomplished and at such Kirani James said, “I feel very proud just being the roster of champions of the World Youth, a tender age. Of course, I think the future is here and representing my country and making Juniors and Seniors as he took the Youth title bright because we really haven’t yet gotten everyone proud to be Grenadian.” in ’09 and the Juniors last year. But he is the him stronger in the weight room. He will get Indeed, —his coach at first ever to win the trio in consecutive seasons. stronger naturally with age. And he will get Alabama and now James’s personal mentor Glance added that even though James wiser with more experience.” in his young pro career—said of his strengths, qualified for the ’09 Worlds, “His family and I Asked about being compared to another “First, Kirani has God-given ability. He also felt it wouldn’t be the best thing for Kirani to Caribbean sprinter who enjoyed success at has great fortitude and work ethics. compete in Berlin. At that age, an athlete likely a young age, the quiet-voice James smiled “But I feel the biggest drive he has is to isn’t ready for something like that. and replied, “I’ll just be me. I’m comfortable represent his country. He wants to try to put “Sometimes the worst thing that can happen in my own skin, so I don’t need to be called Grenada on a higher level in the world when is that a young athlete goes into a big meet the ‘Usain Bolt of the 400.’ it comes to track & field.” like that and doesn’t get the kind of result he “I just want to be known as ‘Kirani James The youngster already had awakened really wants. So it’s better to wait and Kirani of Grenada.’ That’s fine with me. I’m just the world to the island nation in the eastern had great chances to learn at the World Youth happy to represent my country. What I have Caribbean, whose 110,000 citizens earlier and Juniors, as well as at the NCAA. He stayed done won’t change me. had a 1-lap star in double World Indoor 400 within his means and experienced good results “It just shows I’m on the right track to do champion Alleyne Francique. and titles.” some great things.” /Jon Hendershott/

8 — November 2011 Track & Field News 800 METERS 800 METERS (August 30) 1. David Rudisha () ...... 1:43.91 (23.8, 27.5 [51.33], 26.6 [1:17.9], 26.0) (51.33/52.58) (12.9); Rudisha, Then The Rest 2. Abubaker Kaki (Sudan) ...... 1:44.41 (24.0, 27.6 [51.6], 26.5 [1:18.1], 26.3) (51.6/52.8) (13.1); by Brian Russell themselves for a final push. He passed the 3. () .. 1:44.49 It’s the best of both worlds for David 600 in 1:17.9 with Borzakovskiy, Kaki, Pole (24.6, 26.9 [51.5], 26.6 [1:18.1], 26.4) (51.5/53.0) (13.3); Rudisha. With his world being the 800, the Marcin Lewandowski and Symmonds in tow. 4. Marcin Lewandowski (Pol) 1:44.80 (51.8/53.0) (13.4); 22-year-old Kenyan star has the ability to Around the curve, the second Pole, hard- 5. (US) 1:45.12 (51.7/53.4) (13.3); th 6. Adam Kszczot (Pol) 1:45.25 (51.7/53.5) (13.5); 7. handle any pace with ease, whether it’s slow, charging Adam Kszczot shot by the now-6 (Ken) 1:45.83 (51.7/53.5) (13.8); 8. Mo- fast or somewhere in between. Symmonds, who was forced to move to lane hammed Aman (Eth) 1:45.93 (x, 9 WY) (51.9/54.0) (13.8). Such was the case here, where the rest of the 3 to try and get past the Eastern European HEATS (August 27) planet’s best could only watch from behind as pair as the field entered the homestretch. IV–5. Jock (US) 1:47.95. the WR holder ran away with his first global At 700, Rudisha figured he was in for a SEMIS (August 28; qualify 2+2) title with a 1:43.91 that brought the winning fight with Borzakovskiy, so he vigorously I–1. Aman 1:44.57 PR (2, 2 WY); 2. Lewandowski 1:44.60; 3. Kaki 1:44.62; 4. Kirwa Yego 1:44.82; 5. Robinson (US) 1:45.27; 6. Bube (Den) 1:45.48 PR. II–1. Symmonds 1:45.73; 2. Borzakovskiy 1:45.73; Rudisha led 3. Kivuva (Ken) 1:45.97; 4. Osagie (GB) 1:46.12; 5. Kazi (Hun) 1:46.53; 6. Som (Hol) 1:46.69; 7. López virtually every (Spa) 1:46.86. III–1. Rudisha 1:44.20 (51.19); 2. Kszczot 1:44.81; step of the way 3. Davide (Bra) 1:45.06; 4. Rodríguez (Col) 1:46.41; 5. Brahimi (Alg) 1:46.79; 6. Marco (Spa) 1:47.45.

1500 METERS (September 3) 1. Asbel Kiprop (Kenya) ...... 3:35.69 (60.5, 61.5 [2:02.0], 55.1 [2:57.1], 38.6) (13.2, 26.0, 51.5, 1:48.8, 2:50.6); 2. (Kenya) ...... 3:35.92 (13.2, 26.2, 51.6,1:48.7, 2:50.6); 3. Matthew Centrowitz (US) ....3:36.08 (13.0, 25.8, 51.4, 1:49.4, 2:51.3); 4. Manuel Olmedo (Spa) 3:36.33 (13.1, 25.9, 51.6); 5. Abdalaati Iguider (Mor) 3:36.56 (13.7, 26.6, 52.4); 6. Mohamed Moustaoui (Mor) 3:36.80 (13.6, 26.6, 52.2); 7. (Eth) 3:36.81 (13.6, 26.6, 52.2, 1:49.3, 2:50.8); 8. Eduard Villanueva (Ven) 3:37.31 (13.4, 26.5, 52.3, 1:50.0, 2:51.5); 9. Mehdi Baala (Fra) 3:37.46 (13.7, 26.6, 52.2); 10. Ciarán O’Lionáird (Ire) 3:37.81 (13.7, 27.1, 53.0); 11. Tarek Boukensa (Alg) 3:38.05 (53.0); 12. Nick Willis (NZ) 3:38.69 (60.02, 61.69 [2:01.71]).

HEATS (August 30; qualify 6+6) II–8. (US) 3:42.68. SEMIS (September 1; qualify 5+2) I–1. Centrowitz 3:46.66; 2. Gebremedhin 3:46.71; 3. Kiplagat 3:46.75; 4. Baala 3:46.87; 5. Iguider 3:46.89; 6. Kamel (Bhr) 3:47.18; 7. Laâlou (Mor) 3:47.65; 8. Gregson (Aus) 3:47.89; 9. Martinson (Can) 3:48.83. II–1. Kiprop 3:36.75; 2. Boukensa 3:36.84; 3. Moustaoui 3:36.87; 4. Olmedo 3:36.91; 5. Villanueva 3:36.96 NR; 6. O’Lionaird 3:36.96; 7. Willis 3:37.39; MARK SHEARMAN 8. Kowal (Fra) 3:37.44; 9. Komen (Ken) 3:37.58; 10. Higuero (Spa) 3:37.92; 11. Mekonnen 3:44.65;…13. Manzano (US) 3:47.98. time back under 1:44 for the first time since ’01. pumped his arms to lengthen his stride as This was one of the strongest groups ever well as his lead. STEEPLE (September 1; exterior water jump) assembled for a WC final with four sub-1:44 The faster-than-usual 51.5 first lap for performers and the slowest PR of the octet Borzakovskiy (who never ran faster than 1. Ezekiel Kemboi (Kenya) ...... 8:14.85 belonging to precocious 17-year-old Ethiopian 52.7 in his four previous WC finals) may 2. (Kenya) ...... 8:16.05 , whose 1:44.57 came in have taken the finish out of the Russian’s 3. Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (France) the semis. legs as Kaki was able to close well and pass ...... 8:16.09 him 25 meters from the finish. Not taking any chances with the loaded 4. Bob Tahri (Fra) 8:17.56; 5. Roba Gari (Eth) 8:18.37; field, Rudisha decided to control the race from That was of no bother to Rudisha, who 6. Jacob Araptany (Uga) 8:18.67 (5:33.42); 7. Richard the get-go. Starting out in 6, he came off the turn crossed the line going away, followed by Kaki Matelong (Ken) 8:19.31; 8. (Mol) 8:19.69; first and passed the 200 in 23.8, with Sudan’s (1:44.41), Borzakovskiy (1:44.49, making him 9. Hamid Ezzine (Mor) 8:21.97; the event’s first 4-time medalist), Lewan- 10. Benjamin Kiplagat (Uga) 8:22.21; 11. Nahom Mesfin Abubaker Kaki a stride behind. (Eth) 8:25.39; 12. Vincent Zouaoui-Dandrieux (Fra) 8:30.39; As they came off turn 2, a couple of well- dowski (1:44.80) and Symmonds (1:45.12). 13. Ruben Ramolefi (SA) 8:30.47 (2:47.63); 14. Abraham known kickers made uncharacteristic moves. The happy champion, a medal pick in ’09 Chirchir (Ken) 8:33.56; 15. (Por) 8:33.84. ’04 Olympic champ Yuriy Borzakovskiy slid who didn’t make it out of the semis, said, “I HEATS (August 29; qualify 4+3) past Kaki into 2nd and American Nick Sym- controlled the race from the start; that was I–5. García (Spa) 8:28.97; 6. Ben Yahia (Tun) 8:30.02 th my plan, I did not want to make a mistake. PR;… 12. Nelson (US) 8:51.20. II–6. Al-Amri (Sau) 8:26.75; monds positioned himself well in 4 as Rudisha 7. Ayeko (Uga) 8:29.02; 8. Keskisalo (Fin) 8:31.52; 9. Huling reached halfway in 51.33. And I also knew that I was in good shape. (US) 8:34.70. III–7. Mullera (Spa) 8:31.83; 8. Abdi (Aus) Heading down the backstretch, the favorite Nevertheless, I spared my energy until the 8:38.42; 9. Bruce (US) 8:39.96; 10. Hughes (Can) 8:58.52. looked comfortable as his chasers positioned last 150 meters.”

The Bible Of The Sport November 2011 — 9 1500 METERS Kenyans Break Through In Big Way

by Brian Russell Kiprop was battling Kiplagat and Gebremedhin Brimin Kipruto, who had missed Saïf After the many successes Kenyan runners when they entered the final straightaway. Prior Shaheen’s World Record of 7:53.63 by an ago- had enjoyed at previous Worlds, one glaring to that, Centrowitz had made his move on nizing 0.01 five weeks earlier in , was omission was apparent as Edition 13 geared up: the backstretch, positioning himself perfectly rumored to be thinking WR—and the $100K the East African powerhouse had never had a as he inched closer and closer to a place on bonus—in the final. champion in the 1500. Fourteen top-8 finishers the podium. As Kiprop and Kiplagat started However, as the 15-man field got under-

MARK SHEARMAN way under pleasant conditions for 7+ laps around a layout that featured an exterior water jump, it became obvious that an all-time best wasn’t happening. Ruben Ramolefi, 13th two years ago, took the early lead, pulling the field through the first kilo at 2:47.63 with the two Ugandans, Jacob Arapatny and Benjamin Kiplagat, always staying near the front. With the Kenyans—Kemboi, Kipruto, Richard Matelong and Abraham Chirchir—Ethiopians Nahom Mesfin and Roba Gari, along with Frenchmen Bob Tahri and Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benab- bad lurking, Arapatny took the pack through the next kilo in 5:33.42 (2:45.79). Ramolefi could Kiprop and not hold on to the early pace he set. Kiplagat staged At the bell, Arapatny led a group of six as they jockeyed for the first ever 1–2 position entering the backstretch. On the barrier before the water in the 1500 jump, Kemboi put on a burst of speed to get past Arapatny on the outside, as Kipruto tried to yes, but with only a trio of silvers and a single their final sprint, Centrowitz passed the fad- respond to Kemboi’s surge. bronze to show for it. ing Gebremedhin into 4th and then Iguider for Entering the final water jump, Kemboi had Things looked bright coming in, though. 3rd. As they crossed the line Kiprop had won about a 6-meter lead on Kipruto, and stretched The T&FN Preview rated list-leading Silas in 3:35.69, ahead of Kiplagat (3:35.92) and it out over the final barrier. Kiplagat and Olympic champ Asbel Kiprop, Centrowitz (3:36.08). He then ran diagonally towards the finish a pair of Kenyan 22-year-olds, as Nos. 1 and 2. A confident Kiprop confided afterwards, “It line with a wave to salute the crowd, finishing Kiprop felt he was up to the challenge as he is a great motivation to defend my Olympic in lane 6 with the victory at 8:14.85, covering the and Kiplagat dueled with ’s Mekonnen title next year. That would make me a great last lap in 61.58, and started the most exuberant Gebremedhin on the metric ’s final lap. athlete. I know Silas very well. He beat me in steeple victory celebration ever seen, complete The race had been uneventful for the first the Kenyan Trials. I am grateful I managed to with jersey removal and dance moves. two circuits as Beijing silver medalist Nick hold him all the way.” Meanwhile, Kipruto appeared resigned to Willis took the lead at the gun and was never A strategic race it was, and, as one would silver and thought he was safe, when Mekhissi- pressed as he led the 12-man field through the suspect, the race was determined by the fastest Benabbad made a late charge off the final bar- first two laps in a pedestrian 60.02/2:01.71. kickers. The medal winners ran the three fast- rier, first passing Tahri, and nearly catching Behind him every step of the way was the est final 400s: Kiprop 51.5, Kiplagat 51.6 and Kipruto for 2nd, as the Kenyan appeared to lone U.S. entry in the final, Matthew Centrow- Centrowitz quickest of all at 51.4. his path to the finish line by veering into lane 2. itz, followed by Moroccan Abdalaati Iguider, Surprised by his medal, but not by his prog- Kipruto held on for 2nd at 8:16.05, with Kiprop, Kiplagat, Gebremedhin and ’s ress, Centrowitz (see sidebar) said, “I consider Mekhissi-Benabbad 0.04 behind. The French unheralded Manuel Olmedo. this as just another step, another level in my filed a protest, claiming obstruction, but it With 600 to go Kiprop glided to the front career. I am still pretty young, still at school was denied. and was joined by Gebremedhin and Kiplagat and have not done more serious training yet.” With the victory, Beijing winner Kemboi with Willis now in 4th as they approached the now has 6 career WC/OG medals, this one bell. Centrowitz, meanwhile, looked comfort- STEEPLE marking his third trip to the top step of the able, but had slipped back to 7th. They crossed podium. 1100 meters at 2:44.24 and with 450m left, Kemboi Killer At The End “I danced to celebrate my title defense and Kiplagat surged to the lead. He passed the by Paul Merca make the entire stadium happy,” he said. “Bri- 1200 in 2:57.01, with Kiprop and Gebremedhin Defending champ Ezekiel Kemboi of Kenya min has run very well this year, and so have breathing down his neck. used a magnificent sprint finish over the final I. I really stretched myself and accelerated to There were almost two races going on as half lap of the race to retain his global title. win the race.”

10 — November 2011 Track & Field News hadn’t heard of the young American prior Simpson Inspired Centrowitz to the Worlds. But champion Asbel Kiprop said, “I saw by Jon Hendershott in the women’s 1500. the semifinal that Matt won. Silas was world Matthew Centrowitz admitted his eyes But the 21-year-old Oregon senior did leader and he got only 3rd and [defender weren’t as wide at the end of his bronze- acknowledge, “I was in disbelief. I looked up Yusuf] Kamel and [Amine] Laâlou went out. medal run as Jenny Simpson’s were when on the screen to see if I had really done it. It was Matt beat them all and I thought then that she grasped the reality of her golden triumph a thing of, ‘Is it really me? Am I in a dream?’ ” he would be strong in the final.”

CHERYL TREWORGY/PRETTYSPORTY It was real Centrowitz says he started to believe alright and the he could medal on the last turn. “I started Maryland native getting confident with about 150 to go when became only the some of the guys started coming back to me third native-born after they had made a hard move with 300 American to win a left,” he says. “I just kept fighting and instead Worlds 1500 medal of losing ground, I was gaining ground. (Steve Scott 2nd in “I just kept fighting and picking off first ’83, 3rd one guy and then another. With about 150 to in ’87). go, I felt I could position myself well with a Centrowitz, good chance to get a medal.” who prefaced his After his breakout season, it’s well Daegu medal by known that Centrowitz’s dad is two-time taking the NCAA Olympian and four-time U.S. champion and USATF titles Matt Centrowitz. Matthew says, “I have before PRing at said before that when most kids got bedtime 3:34.46 in Monaco, stories, I got running stories. also credited “So the sport obviously runs in our family. Simpson’s Running has always been a big-time thing unlooked-for win in my life and it’s been great to share this for supplying a success with my father.” confidence boost. And what did Matt say to Matthew before “I watched the Daegu final? “He was pumped after my Jenny’s final semi. He said, ‘This is all a bonus now.’ My after my semi coach [U.S. men’s head ] said and seeing her the same thing. win gave me “Even just making the final would have confidence,” he been great. Even just to be in the top 12 in reveals. the world, you couldn’t be down on that. Centrowitz shot off the final “It was, ‘If she did it, then other “Just looking at it like that, there was no curve and powered his way to can do it, too.’ She set the tone, really, and gave pressure on me to medal like there was on a bronze medal. me a lot of confidence heading into my race.” Asbel and Silas. So I could just have fun with Silver winner Silas Kiplagat admitted he it, like I have been doing all year.”

HEATS (August 28) 10,000 METERS (August 28) 5000 METERS (September 4) I(1.0)–5. Brathwaite (Bar) 13.57. 1. Mo Farah (Great Britain) ...... 13:23.36 1. Ibrahim Jeylan (Ethiopia) ...... 27:13.81 SEMIS (August 29; qualify 3+2) (12.9, 26.2, 52.6, 1:54.9, 3:00.7, 4:05.6); (13:53.0/13:20.8) (13.0, 26.3, 52.7, 1:53.4, 3:00.0, 4:05.8); I(-1.4)–1. Liu 13.31; 2. Robles 13.32; 3. Merritt 13.32; 4. 2. (US) ...... 13:23.64 2. Mo Farah (Great Britain)...... 27:14.07 Turner 13.44; 5. Bascou (Fra) 13.62; 6. Villar (Col) 13.73; 7. Phillips (Jam) 13.76; 8. Mathiszik (Ger) 13.81. (12.9, 26.0, 52.6, 1:54.9, 3:00.7, 4:05.7); (13:53.6/13:20.5) (13.5, 27.2, 53.4, 1:53.9, 3:00.7, 4:06.3); II(-1.6)–1. Richardson 13.11; 2. Oliver 13.40; 3. Sharman 3. (Ethiopia) .13:23.92 3. (Ethiopia) ...... 27:19.14 13.51; 4. Thomas 13.56; 5. Shi (Chn) 13.57; 6. Forbes (13.4, 26.7, 53.0, 1:54.7, 3:00.6, 4:05.4); (13:52.8/13:26.3) (15.6, 30.6, 58.1, 1:59.0, 3:05.5, 4:11.5); (Cay) 13.67; 7. Jiang (Chn) 13.71; 8. Riley (Jam) 13.75. 4. (Eri) 27:22.57 (30.3, 60.1); 5. Martin 4. (Ken) 13:24.95 (13.9, 27.2, 53.9, 1:56.2, Mathathi (Ken) 27:23.87 (31.6, 60.5); 6. Peter Kirui (Ken) 3:02.0, 4:06.8); 5. (Eth) 13:25.50 (14.3, 27.6, 27:25.63 PR (31.6, 62.5); 400 HURDLES (September 1) 54.5, 1:57.0, 3:02.9, 4:07.8); 6. Thomas Longosiwa (Ken) 7. Galen Rupp (US) 27:26.84 (31.2, 62.0); 8. Sileshi 13:26.73 (15.4, 29.3, 55.6, 1:57.8, 3:03.6, 4:08.7); 1. Dai Greene (Great Britain) ...... 48.26 Sihine (Eth) 27:34.11; 9. (Ken) 27:54.03; 10. Matt 7. (Ken) 13:27.27 (14.5, 28.8, 56.5, Tegenkamp (US) 28:41.62; 2. () ..... 48.44 1:58.3, 3:04.1, 4:09.0); 8. Bilisuma Shugi (Bhr) 13:27.67 11. Rui Silva (Por) 28:48.62; 12. Daniele Meucci (Ita) (14.5, 28.7, 56.4); 9. Galen Rupp (US) 13:28.64 (14.6, 3. LJ van Zyl () ...... 48.80 28:50.28; 13. Stephen Mokoka (SA) 28:51.97; 14. Scott 29.3, 57.6); 4. Félix Sánchez (DR) 48.87; 5. (SA) Bauhs (US) 29:03.92; 15. Yuki Sato (Jpn) 29:04.15; 16. Juan 10. Daniele Meucci (Ita) 13:29.11; 12. Jesus España 49.12; 6. (US) 49.24; 7. Carlos Romero (Mex) 29:38.38; … dnf—Kenenisa Bekele (Spa) 13:33.99; 11. Amanuel Mesel (Eri) 13:33.99; 13. (US) 49.31; 8. Aleksandr Derevyagin (Rus) 49.32. (Eth) (c6000m). Hussain Alhamdah (Sau) 13:34.83; SEMIS (August 30; qualify 2+2) 14. Alistair Cragg (Ire) 13:45.33; 15. Jake Robertson I–1. Culson 48.52; 2. Fredericks 48.83; 3. Taylor 48.86; (NZ) 14:03.09; … dq—Imane Merga (Eth) [13:23.78—3] 110 HURDLES (August 29; wind –1.1) 4. Anderson (US) 49.33; 5. Green (GB) 49.62; 6. Melnykov (13.1, 26.4, 52.7, 1:55.0, 3:01.0, 4:06.2). 1. Jason Richardson (US) ...... 13.16 (Ukr) 49.74; 7. Kishimoto (Jpn) 50.05. HEATS (September 1; qualify 5+5) 2. Xiang Liu () ...... 13.27 II–1. Greene 48.62; 2. Sánchez 49.01; 3. Gordon 49.08; I–9. Carriqueo (Arg) 13:47.51; 10. (Aus) 4. Phillips (Jam) 49.16; 5. Silva (Uru) 49.63; 6. Bekriü (Ser) 13:47.88; 11. Gala (Dji) 13:48.19; 12. Silva (Por) 13:50.16; 3. Andy Turner (Great Britain) ...... 13.44 49.94; 7. Suguimati (Bra) 50.89; 8. Clement (US) 52.11. 13. Mottram (Aus) 13:56.60. II–8. Kiplimo (Uga) 13:44.09 4. David Oliver (US) 13.44; 5. tie, (US) & III–1. Jackson 48.80; 2. van Zyl 49.05; 3. Derevyagin (11:09.8); 9. Bumbalough (US) 13:44.38; 10. Gelant (SA) William Sharman (GB) 13.67; … dnf— (Jam); 49.07; 4. Green (Jam) 49.29; 5. Fleischhauer (Ger) 49.36; 13:48.33; 11. St. Lawrence (Aus) 13:51.64. … dq[interference]—Dayron Robles (Cub) (13.14). 6. Woodward (GB) 49.57; 7. Kosgei (Ken) 49.71.

The Bible Of The Sport November 2011 — 11 10,000 METERS Solinsky training mate replaced him but missed the final by 4 seconds. The final shaped up as a race where kickers would have their say. Leader splits for the first Jeylan Outkicks Farah 11 laps were 63.9, 72.8, 68.6, 66.4, 63.9, 65.8, 62.0, 61.8, 64.5, 65.8, 64.7—a setup for a time slower than 13:20. by Sieg Lindstrom Farah stole a quick rightward glance but could Ethiopians and Kenyans (Abera Kuma, Ibrahim Jeylan came to Daegu as a sub rosa not retake the lead as he finished in 27:14.07. Isiah Koech, Dejen Gebremeskel) and Saudi 10K title contender. It didn’t matter that the Farah’s last lap took 53.4, Jeylan’s 52.7. Hussain Alhamdah led. 22-year-old Ethiopian hadn’t been looked for. Merga took bronze in 27:19.14 over Tadese After hanging way back early, Farah led with He rolled to gold in 27:13.81 with a devastating (27:22.57), and Rupp placed 7th in 27:26.84, a Rupp by his side with two laps to run. Lagat, final homestretch charge that even peerless one-place improvement on his ’09 finish. too, followed close, and when Farah and ’03 kicker Mo Farah could not match. For a 27:02.81 runner with World Junior 10K and Cross golds in his collection to arrive at a World Championships largely MARK SHEARMAN overlooked is really only possible if he hails from Ethiopia, home of Kenenisa Bekele, who won every World/Olympic 25-lapper 2003–09. This was Jeylan’s position, and after being passed over for Beijing and the Berlin World Champs, he said after winning here, “I was very angry. I couldn’t even train in Ethiopia so I had to go somewhere and prepare a way to compete in the World Championships.” Jeylan joined the Honda Motors team in . “I prepared well there,” he said. “I trained well so I qualified this year. I Farah’s participated in this race and I 53.4 wasn’t came 1st.” Afterwards he rocked enough in the jubilant prize fighter poses for 10K, but his photographers. Meanwhile the pundits— 52.6 in the including T&FN’s—touted world- leading Briton Farah, whose move 5000 turned to ’s camp this year back Lagat has yielded awe-inspiring finish gears, and Bekele. Bekele, our Athlete Of The Decade, battling champion Eliud Kipchoge reached the bell in a calf injury, had not run a race in nearly 20 5000 METERS front, 11 men ran within 0.7 of them. months. Still, Bekele is Bekele. Clang went the bell and Farah scorched the At the start, the race dawdled out at an Farah Strikes Back next 200 in 26.4 dogged by Gebremeskel (26.3) average of 70.6 for 3 circuits. Then ’09 silver by Sieg Lindstrom on his right shoulder. Rupp and Kipchoge fell medalist Zersenay Tadese jacked the pace with a Before taking on the 5K, Mo Farah reflected back and Lagat found himself a step and a half 61.5 circuit and led for most of the next 18 laps. on his loss to Ibrahim Jeylan in the 10K four behind 4th with 200 to go facing a two-wide When a 10-man group passed 5K with Peter days before the heats of the shorter race. “In the wall of Imane Merga and Thomas Longosiwa. Kirui in front at 13:52.5, Bekele lagged 4 meters last lap I’ve run 53 seconds,” he said. “In any In mid-curve Lagat got past Longosiwa back. This would not be his day and he stepped championships if you sort of run 53 seconds and was passing Merga as they entered the off the track at 6K. or thereabouts it would have been enough for homestretch when the desperate Merga cut On the backstretch of lap 22, ’07 bronze gold but Ibrahim is a great athlete.” outside, pushing Lagat wide into lane 3. medalist Martin Mathathi took the lead with Farah’s analysis was accurate and neither The 36-year-old American ran clear of Imane Merga, Farah, Tadese and Jeylan close, he nor anyone else could ignore among the 5K Merga and Gebremeskel 40 meters out but and U.S. hope Galen Rupp still in contact. entries Bernard Lagat, who won a 1500/5000 could not catch Farah as they finished 1–2, With just over 600 to run, Farah accelerated, double in ’07 with a 52.3 final 5K circuit. That 13:23.36–13:23.64. laying down a 60.5 for lap 24. As the Briton had been in the most tactical final in World Both had closed in 52.6 with 12.9 last 100s, raced his penultimate 200 in 26.2, only Jeylan Championships history, but this time the ’09 as Gebremeskel timed 53.0 for his last lap to had a credible answer. Still, Farah led by 5 silver medalist had fresh legs for the 5K. take bronze in 13:23.92 after Merga (13:23.78) meters with 200 left. Galen Rupp opted to double back from was DQed for stepping into the infield with As Farah sprinted with superb form, Jeylan, the 10K. Six days before the meet, teammate a lap to go. his wide-arm-swing form less eye-pleasing but made “the hardest decision of After 49 laps of racing, Rupp split 57.6 and ultimately faster, chased. [my] career” and withdrew after reinjuring a placed 9th in 13:28.64—the top non-African born With 25 meters left Jeylan spurted past. hamstring that had troubled him for months. finisher as he was in the 10K.

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TRACK & FIELD SOCCER FIELD HOCKEY SOFTBALL FOOTBALL LACROSSE BASEBALL KRONUM Scan this code to .com find out more. Join us for exclusives Made in the USA 110 HURDLES affected the lap races all night. The major losses in the prelims came when neither two-time winner or U.S. champion Jeshua Anderson made it out of their semis. Nor did ’09’s 4th-placer, Jehue The Big 3 Strike Out Gordon of Trinidad. Clement, last in his semi at 52.11, revealed, by Jon Hendershott intentional. If not for that, I would be gold “For the last couple of months, I battled a Tabbed as a summit meeting featuring WR medalist.” groin injury. No one knew about it because holder/Olympic champ Dayron Robles, last Oliver said the contact he saw on replays I didn’t want to make any excuses. I tried to year’s dominant David Oliver and coming- wasn’t enough to warrant a DQ. push through the pain [but] the groin pulled back-strong Xiang Liu, the sprint hurdles final Richardson simply said, “My reaction is after the third hurdle. It hurt really bad. But devolved into hand-to-hand combat between bittersweet. I’m disappointed to have won on I’ll come back stronger than ever next year.” Robles and Liu while Oliver never affected a technicality.” Taylor, who was seen using crutches on the the outcome. off day to relieve stress on the plantar fasciitis And the upshot? None of the three won. 400 HURDLES that bothered him all season, drew lane 1 Rather, 25-year-old Jason Richardson (see for the final, with Culson in 3, then Jackson, sidebar) capped his first appearance on a Senior Greene Comes Of Age Greene, veteran Félix Sánchez and van Zyl in national team by slicing over the barriers in by Jon Hendershott lanes 5 through 8. 13.16 to claim the gold even though Robles Two years ago in Berlin, Britain’s Dai Greene But Taylor showed no signs of injury, crossed the line first. finished 7th at 48.68 as a relatively new-to-the- charging out hard from the gun to lead over The Cuban ran 13.14 but was DQed for obstruction of Liu over the last two barriers. Greene collared The Chinese star clocked 13.27 Culson on the run-in as a solitary 3rd, well ahead of Britain’s Andy Turner and then from the last hurdle Oliver, both of whom were given 13.44s. But after the bouncing of Robles, Liu rose to the silver position, Turner to an unexpected bronze and Oliver to 4th. Well back, American Aries Merritt tied for 5th with Briton William Sharman, both timing 13.67. After Liu edged Robles in the first semi and Richardson easily outran the hurdle- bashing Oliver in the second, the final lined up with Turner inside in lane 1, Richardson in 3, then Oliver-Robles-Liu in 4-5-6. Robles and Liu got good starts, but Oliver was left in the blocks, then pressed early and hit hurdles. Richardson began moving about the fourth barrier to rush into 2nd. Liu surged late over the final three IMAGE ANDERSON/THE SPORTING ERROL hurdles. The Cuban was initially called the winner international stage 23-year-old. Last season, the first five hurdles. Culson and van Zyl had over Richardson with Liu a clear 3rd. Video the Welshman solidified his place among reeled in Taylor by No. 8, while Greene ran showed Robles whacking No. 8 and landing the world’s best by taking both the Euro and 4th but started to charge. Jackson had banged awkwardly off 9 and 10 as he drifted to his Commonwealth titles and cutting his best to hurdles and dropped back. right in his lane. 47.88 to win the Continental Cup. On the run-in, it was all Greene as he collared Meanwhile Liu was rushing hard and Robles Now he is the global champion after his 48.26 the slowing Culson. Van Zyl just held off the either grabbed or swatted with his right hand turned back ’09 silver winner Javier Culson of final rush by Sánchez (48.87). Taylor stumbled at at Liu’s trailing left arm which caused the Puerto Rico (48.44) and South Africa’s LJ van No. 9 and bashed No. 10 to kill his momentum. Chinese to bash No. 10. But Richardson was Zyl (48.80). “I always believed I could win, but I knew safe on the inside and Oliver was well back, For the first Worlds in a decade, no it would be a tough race,” said Greene, who out of the conflict zone. American mounted the medal stand as ’05 became the first Briton to win the Worlds. “I Robles was DQed for interference, the first winner Bershawn Jackson placed 6th at 49.24 wanted to start stronger but also wanted to time in meet history that Rule 163.2 had ever and two-time Olympic victor Angelo Taylor make sure my stride pattern was strong over been enforced. He later lamented, “If I were took 7th at 49.31. the last two hurdles.” from another country that had more power, Greene’s was the slowest winning time in Said Jackson, “I wanted to win so bad. I [the DQ] wouldn’t have happened.” meet history, supplanting the 47.98 run in ’95 felt I was ready but I crashed a lot of hurdles Liu said, “Robles hit me twice but it wasn’t by American . Breezy conditions because I was so aggressive.”

14 — November 2011 Track & Field News Richardson Credits Coaching

“A lot happens when you find the right coach and you do everything you can in the right system and in the right order” ERROL ANDERSON/THE SPORTING IMAGE

by Jon Hendershott a collegian at South Carolina, he won the SEC twice and took the ’08 Asked what qualities Jason Richardson possesses that he likes, coach NCAA as a junior. doesn’t hesitate to answer. This year, in his breakthrough campaign, he has gone from a guy who “He’s smart. He’s dedicated. He’s loyal,” replies Smith, coach had never broken 13.20 to one who did it almost as often as he didn’t. in the past to star athletes such as Maurice Greene, Ato Boldon, Jon Asked if the hurdles reflect his life, Richardson says, “I like that Drummond, and , as well as current world question. The hurdles as a metaphor for life could be like my career has 100 champion Carmelita Jeter. been. I had early successes but also had hurdles to clear with injuries. “And overall, Jason is just a good human being. That’s the main There were a lot of moments when I wasn’t sure. quality I always like in an athlete. When he becomes a better human “I redshirted the ’07 season and I thought about quitting track; being, the athlete is the recipient of that quality, bar none.” thought about just devoting myself to academics. But I also realized When asked to name the factors that culminated in his unexpected I had been given a gift and that I had more in me. So after I finished 110 hurdles title, the 25-year-old Richardson also doesn’t hesitate college, I up and moved to LA. before replying. “Thank God I knew John Smith. I met him in Monaco in ’08 and we “The first thing is my coach, John Smith,” says the Texas native. “The had built a good rapport. I respected his passion for the sport. A lot other major ingredients have been a strong faith, a lot of hard work and happens when you find the right coach and you do everything you can having the right support team. We have a great assistant coach in Kaaron in the right system and in the right order. Conwright, plus an amazing physio staff [in Marina del Rey, near Los “Just like the hurdles, everything has to be done cleanly, with good Angeles]. I have been able to draw on all those resources. technique. Everything has to go smoothly and I just thank God for the “Last, I think that of all the competitors, I have the biggest heart— way things have gone lately, smoothly.” it’s as big as Texas. I’m Texas-born and raised. I know that when I get Richardson revealed that his subdued post-race reaction was “just on the line, I’m going to compete. I’ve always been a competitor, on because I wanted to be sure I had medaled. I wish I had been closer to the high school, Youth and Junior levels and now I’m showing how I the others; being in lane 3, I couldn’t really feel Robles or Xiang Liu. compete on the Senior level.” “The way I run, I really feed off other people and I can really quicken Of his reactions to winning after the DQ of Dayron Robles, Richardson between hurdles when I’m next to them. So I feel the outcome may have says, “It’s bittersweet because you never want to see someone as talented been different had I been next to them. Over the last hurdle, when I was as Robles get disqualified. But I also feel there are rules governing the leaning, I wish I had been next to them. sport that we have to abide by. “But my reaction definitely wasn’t one of disappointment at all. I “It’s disappointing to win on a technicality, but I do know that I have couldn’t be disappointed with any medal. I was completely satisfied worked extremely hard. I feel I put in gold medal preparation, so I’ll do with silver and very appreciative of what I had been able to accomplish. my best to uphold the outcome of this race and this gold medal. I want I just thought that I could go after a gold medal in London next year to show my coach and everybody else that I deserved this world title.” and at Worlds in coming years. In his younger days, Richardson won barrier crowns both long “But once it was confirmed I was the winner, I was very excited and short at the ’03 World Youths, then the ’04 National Scholastic because I was the world champion. Drama or no drama, it is what it is 400H and took 2nd in the highs. Giving more emphasis to the 110s as and I’m going to do all I can in the future to deserve the title.”

The Bible Of The Sport November 2011 — 15 MARATHON Kirui Repeats As Kenya Dominates

by Sean Hartnett from the 20th kilometer and that is what gave Dancing across the finish 800 meters ahead Abel Kirui emphatically defended his me the gold medal,” he said. of Kipruto (2:10:06) Kirui admitted, “It was a marathon title, blitzing the second half in 62:31 True to his plan, Kirui let others take up difficult race. All the athletes were very strong to finish far ahead of the field in 2:07:38 on a muggy day where the race time temperature was 75 (24C) with 65% humidity. Only Kirui himself (2:06:54 in Berlin) has ever MARK SHEARMAN run faster at a Worlds. The 29-year-old Kenyan had prefaced his ’09 gold with a 2:05:07 PR at Rotterdam in April, but has endured a rough patch since. He ran 2:08:04 to finish 5th in the ’10 , and later in the year ran just 2:13:01 for 9th in New York City. This past April, the defender hit the wall in London, stepping off the course within 3K of the finish. Look- ing to regain form, he moved to his homeland’s famed training site to work with debut-phenom , under the tutelage of noted Italian coach Renato Canova. Gaining strength and confi- dence, Kirui never doubted his ability to repeat in Daegu. “I knew that I was capable,” he asserted. “I knew I could win.” A consummate frontrunner and accomplished pacer, Kirui chose to run patiently in the lead pack. At the end of the first of two 15K loops (with a shortened third one to make up the full distance), he Kirui still had company at and 8 others were at 46:28 in a race the 25K point, but not by 30 that was proving uneventful save the sight of prerace favorite Gebre Gebremariam sitting down in the road to address some serious leg issues that the race at a comfortable 2:10 pace. After 20K today but I had the power to win. had forced him to retire in the 12th kilometer. (61:42) he went immediately to the front, adding “When I crossed the finish line, I remem- But heading into the half (65:07), Kirui had some serious stress to the 22-man lead pack. bered Sammy Wanjiru; he was a great man ramped up his efforts. “I saved my energy in Attacking the ensuing 5K segment, Kirui who was a leader among Kenyan athletes.” this championships and then pushed the pace ground out a 14:43 split that pared down the lead group to a quartet at 25K. Relentlessly touching up the tempo, MARATHON (September 4) Kenya Repeats In World Cup Kirui blew the race open with a (two 15K loops, one 12.195K loop) robust 14:18 split at 30K. 1. Abel Kirui (Kenya) ...... 2:07:38 Since ’97, the World Champs has also served From that point on it was an (65:07/62:31); as the World Cup in the 26-miler, with nations arduous solo run as he continued 2. Vincent Kipruto (Kenya) ...... 2:10:06 allowed to enter up to 5 marathoners, scored on to challenge himself even as his (65:07/64:59); aggregate of their 3 fastest. lead grew to over a minute while 3. Feyisa Lilesa (Ethiopia) ...... 2:10:32 With Abel Kirui and Vincent Kipruto going 23-year-old countryman Vincent (65:08/65:24); th 1–2 and David Barmasai finishing 5 in Daegu, Kipruto and 21-year-old Ethiopian 4. Abderrahime Bouramdane (Mor) 2:10:55 (65:08/ Kenya easily defended with an aggregate 6:29:23 65:47); 5. David Barmasai (Ken) 2:11:39 (65:07/66:32); Feyisa Lilesa were content to battle 6. Eliud Kiptanui (Ken) 2:11:50; 7. Hiroyuki Horibata (Jpn) (average 2:09:48), far ahead of Japan (6:41:13) and for the silver. 2:11:52; 8. (Ita) 2:11:57; (6:42:18). Reaching 35K in 1:45:23, Kirui 9. Stephen Kiprotich (Uga) 2:12:57; 10. Kentaro Na- Potentially strong teams from Ethiopia, covered the preceding 15K in 43:41 kamoto (Jpn) 2:13:10; 11. Rachid Kisri (Mor) 2:13:24; 12. and Eritrea failed to finish a trio. Eshetu Wendimu (Eth) 2:13:37; 13. Marius Ionescu (Rom) (2:02:53 marathon pace). Easing 2:15:32 PR; 14. Guojian Dong (Chn) 2:15:45; World Cup Scoring: 1. Kenya 6:29:23 (average 2:09:48); 2. back over the final kilometers he … 31. Morgan (US) 2:18:30;… 37. Sayenko (US) Japan 6:41:13 (2:13:45); 3. Morocco 6:42:18 (2:14:06); 4. Spain 2:22:49;… 39. Eggleston (US) 2:23:33;… 41. Arciniaga (US) 6:53:41 (2:17:54); 5. China 6:54:32 (2:18:11); 6. Korea 6:57:03 began to savor his repeat, noting, 2:24:06;… 45. Reyes (US) 2:29:15;… dnf—Gebremariam (2:19:01); 7. United States 7:04:52 (2:21:38). “When I looked back I knew I had (Eth), Goumri (Mor), Worku (Eth). no reason to worry.”

16 — November 2011 Track & Field News Bakulin grimmed 20K WALK With 19-year-old walking 1:24:33 in 23rd, the highest it out in the 50K Borchin’s Roll Continues U.S. place ever remains 18th, but by Elliott Denman there’s definite hope for the future. Few bet against ’s gold- He came in as the youngest—and medal chances. The man from is a at 6-4, tallest—walker in the field. wind-him-up, watch-him-go walking machine, He hung with the peleton much regularly zipping off his kilometers at a cadence of the way before finishing midway no one on the current 20K scene can match. through the field. In patented style, the reigning Olympic and “Very encouraging to me,” he world champ bided his time through the first called it. “This was the biggest race half, then said his good-byes and was never I’ve ever been to and I did OK. It threatened. He reeled off 5Ks in 21:15, 20:18, was great experience for me and 18:44 and 19:14, great going in the heat and certainly has to help down the line.” humidity as his 1:19:56 made him the only man under 1:20 on the day. 50K WALK The 25-year-old gold medalist had plenty of national company. , A Tale Of Grim charging hard himself over the second 10K, by Elliott Denman earned the silver in 1:20:27, with countrymen Forty-five 50K walkers, the gritti- Stanislav Yemelyanov (1:21:11) and Sergey est of the gritty, reported for duty and Morozov (1:22:37) in 5th and 12th. there was drama from the beginning. When Luis Fernando López crossed the line France’s Yohan Diniz, holder of 3rd in 1:20:38, it represented the first medal ever the track WR (125 laps in 3:35:27), won by at the Worlds. unwisely rushed to an early lead Completing the top 6 were Zhen Wang of (1:06.20 through 15K) but the favorite China (1:20:54) and Hyun-Sub Kim of host was DQed and sent to the exits before Korea (1:21:17). Wang came in as the world the 20K mark. leader at 1:18:30 but couldn’t match that form ’s , the in this championship situation. Kim’s 6th was ’07 winner, took over the pace and the highest-placing performance of the meet seemed to have it under cruise by a Korean. control (1:28.03 at 20K, 1:49.35 at 25, Borchin dedicated his win to both his na- 2:11:33 at 30). But the Aussie ace soon tion and his region, saying, “The governor of stopped cruising and began feeling Mordovia and the mayor of [racewalk central] intense leg pain. are wonderful to me, and to all walk- The dicey, surgically-repaired ers. I couldn’t do what I am now doing living right hamstring that had been ruin- anywhere else.” ing his past four years began kicking RUN JIRO MOCHIZUKI/PHOTO Dominant as he is at 20K, Borchin entertains up again. no idea of walking a 50K. “No, no, no,” he said Sergey Bakulin, the 24-year-old Russian “Nizh” passed Tallent in the final 5K to to that thought. “The 20K and the 50K are not champion, surged past him at 35K (2:33:48) take silver, 3:42:45–3:43.36, with Si following like the 100 and 200 meters. They are very, very and Deakes would soon bow out. Even the a minute later. different events.” great champions can’t go on gimpy wheels. Chief judge Fred Bianchi maintained a busy As Borchin and others bided their time, And now Bakulin, grim-faced throughout red paddle. In addition to Diniz, 11 others were a handful shot ahead early, only to pay the as he doggedly trailed Diniz and then Deakes, DQed, including 3-time medalist Jesús Ángel price. of sped an opening turned grimmer yet. The look on his face said García of Spain and past Russian champion 21:03 and was still 2nd midway (back of Japan’s it all: nobody’s going to catch me now. . Yusuke Suzuki at 40:58.) He was absolutely right; no one did: not Along with Deakes, the DNF list included Suzuki held on to 8th in 1:21:39 but Rubino celebrated teammate ; not defender of Russia (out after couldn’t maintain technique and wound up another Aussie, , who’d medaled 30K with leg trouble) and Slovakia’s Matej Tóth, one of the four DQs. in both 20 and 50 in Beijing; not the Chinese the reigning World Cup champ, gone after 25K. threat, Tianfeng Si; not anyone. Bakulin grimmed it out to a 3:41:24 20K WALK (August 28; flat 2000m road loop) gold, reeling off 31 straight at just 50K WALK (September 3; flat 2000m road loop) 1. Valeriy Borchin (Russia) ...... 1:19:56 over 7:00 apiece. His 5K splits were re- 1. Sergey Bakulin (Russia) ...... 3:41:24 (21:15, 20:19 [41:34], 19:08 [1:00:42], 19:14) (1:34/38:22); markably consistent: 22:23, 22:13, 21:56, (1:50:06/1:51:18); 2. Vladimir Kanaykin (Russia) ...... 1:20:27 21:43, 21:51, 21:45, 21:57, 22:06, 22:02. 2. Denis Nizhegorodov (Russia) .. 3:42:45 (21:15, 20:18 [41:33], 19:24 [1:01:07], 19:20) (1:33/38:44); Only after 45K did he display fatigue, (1:51:55/1:50:50); 3. Luis Fernando López (Colombia) ..1:20:38 but not much. He “slowed” to a 23:08, 3. Jared Tallent (Australia) ...... 3:43:36 (21:16, 20:18 [41:34], 19:25 [1:01:09], 19:29) (41:34/38:54); when it really didn’t matter any further. (1:51:55/1:1:51:41); 4. Zhen Wang (Chn) 1:20:54 (41:34/39:20); 5. Stanislav The winner staggered a few steps 4. Tianfeng Si (Chn) 3:44:40 (1:51:55/1:52:45); 5. Luke Yemelyanov (Rus) 1:21:11 (41:34/39:43); 6. Hyun-Sub Kim and crumpled to the pavement mo- Adams (Aus) 3:45:31 (1:51:56/1:53:35); 6. Koichiro Morioka (SK) 1:21:17 (41:34/39:43); 7. (Ukr) ments after crossing the line. (Jpn) 3:46:21 (1:52:43/1:53:38); 7. Chil-Sung Park (SK) 1:21:31; 8. Yusuke Suzuki (Jpn) 1:21:39; 3:47:13 NR; 8. Faguang Xu (Chn) 3:47:19; 9. (Ita) 1:21:50; 10. Erick Barrondo (Gua) “This is my first big title,” he said, “so 9. (Jpn) 3:48:03; 10. (Jpn) 1:22:08; 11. Yafei Chu (Chn) 1:22:10; 12. Sergey Morozov my reaction at the finish was a mixture 3:48:40 PR; 11. Andrés Chocho (Ecu) 3:49:32 NR; 12. Marco (Rus) 1:22:37; 13. Hao Wang (Chn) 1:22:49; 14. Matej Tóth of feelings I have never had before. I De Luca (Ita) 3:49:40; 13. Rafał Sikora (Pol) 3:50:24; 14. (Svk) 1:22:55; 15. Eder Sánchez (Mex) 1:23:05; wanted to run with our flag but then I Dong-Young Kim (SK) 3:51:12 PR; … 20. Nava (Mex) 1:24:15;… 23. Barron (US) 1:24:33 … dnf—Deakes (Aus) (1:49:35), Kirdyapkin (Rus) (x, 3 AJ);… 27. Tallent (Aus) 1:25:25; … dnf—Fernández fainted because my body was so tired. I (1:52:05), Sudoł (Pol), Tóth (Svk) ; … dq—Diniz (Fra), García (Spa);… dq—Rubino (Ita). still cannot realize that I won and what (Spa), Odriozola (Spa), Yerokhin (Rus). (no U.S. entrants) happened.”

The Bible Of The Sport November 2011 — 17 4 X 100 WR For Jamaica; U.S.? Don’t Ask

by Walt Murphy Phase 1 of the U.S.-Jamaica rivalry played out of commission, Bolt had clear sailing down When it became known that the men’s 4x1 out well for the Americans in the final of the the homestretch, but he never let up, even dip- would be the final event of the Championships, women’s 4x1. What could the men do for an ping at the finish line as he led Jamaica to its traditionalists were outraged. encore in phase 2? third straight global title and a time of 37.04, “How can you end the meet with anything Matching the lanes of their women’s teams, giving the meet its only World Record, in its but the 4x4? It’s always been that way!” they the U.S. drew lane 4, cried. Jamaica 6. Because of Well, it’s understandable that people would his tender Achilles, Bolt think that, since that’s exactly what happened in was moved from his

11 of the previous 12 Championships—the lone usual third-leg assign- CLAUS ANDERSEN exception coming in ’01, when the meet ended ment to the anchor with… the men’s 4x1! (Although in , position. the 4x4 was on the final day, unlike here.) Kimmons ran a The intent of the IAAF schedule-makers was strong leadoff, but Cart- clear: what better way to end the 9-day affair er was even quicker, than to have superstar Usain Bolt putting on giving Jamaica an early one final show for the fans? It paid off in spades. advantage as the first ex- Of course, Jamaica—missing WR anchor change was completed. Asafa Powell—first had to cooperate by mak- Gatlin made up some ing it through the prelims, which it did easily, ground against Frater finishing 2nd to Trinidad in the second heat down the backstretch (37.91–38.07). Handling the first three legs for as the two handed off the defenders were Nesta Carter, Michael Frater almost even, the stick- and new 100 champ Yohan Blake, while Dexter work being good all Lee handled anchor duties in place of Bolt. around. Winner of the first heat was a smooth- Patton had already passing U.S. foursome (37.79), closely watched lost a bit against Blake after infamous stick-passing problems kept on the turn when— them out of the final at the ’08 Olympics and oops!—he collided ’09 Worlds. with Great Britain’s Running the first two legs were Trell Kim- anchor, Harry Aikines- Blake to mons and , while two substitutes, Aryeetey, sending the Bolt or Bolt and handled American into a som- the final two carries. They would be replaced by ersault that almost took to Powell: Doc Patton and Walter Dix in the final. As relay out Trinidad’s Richard the result czar explained, “We wanted Thompson in lane 5. fresh and experienced fast legs in the final” With his competition remains the same Another One Bites The Dust team, and I let them down. Not because As long as the U.S. men’s 4x1 drought at the of anything I did, Worlds and Olympics—now at 4 years since the but because of what win in —lasts, message boards and fans happened. And I hoisting beverages will be seeding the dark cloud questioned God. I with “what ifs.” Doc Patton, who was involved wanted to know, in the three incidents of ’08, ’09 and now ’11 ‘Why me? Why me knows that more than anyone. again? Why now? What if relay coach Jon Drummond hadn’t What does this substituted Patton for Maurice Mitchell on mean? What am I final event. the third leg? One could pile endless alternate supposed to learn from all of this?’” With his dominant win in the 200 scenarios onto Harry Aikines-Aryeetey’s Who can say? Really. the previous day, and his fabulous popping up in the lane to Patton’s left (see p. 50). Patton, adding that he wasn’t looking for anchor in the relay, Bolt once again Patton, who suffered a separated clavicle sympathy, thanked his teammates, “the men and became the star of the show as his in his somersault, blogged at open and honest women of the Team USA 4 x 100m relays. They false-start in the 100 became a distant length on his website, docpatton.com. were all there after my fall. They helped me get up memory. “I’ve watched the relay replay a million times, off that track. They encouraged me to be strong. It was a sad ending for the Ameri- and now I know that there is absolutely nothing They said, ‘Don’t let them see your pain. Get up. can team, which had performed I could have done to avoid falling… but when I We’re with you.’ I love them for that. I love them for admirably while winning the other hit the ground my life hit the ground right with being there for me even though they were hurting three relays. And while Walter Dix it,” Patton said. too. If anything, this was a true test of teamwork would have been no match for Bolt on “I was crushed. I was asked to lead our and we passed with flying colors.” the anchor leg, he may well have led his team to a new American Record.

18 — November 2011 Track & Field News 4 X 400 anchor LaShawn Merritt, who missed the 400m gold by just Merritt Overcomes 0.03 seconds, was another 2 meters back. Green held the lead Unusual U.S. Deficit around the turn and down the backstretch. van Zyl got to Green’s shoulder, and, with a masterful bit of tactical maneuvering, Merritt closed along the rail, running snug behind Green, forcing Van Zyl wide throughout the final curve. With no one close behind, Merritt, though boxed, was not in danger. With 75 meters to go, he slowed slightly, deftly crossed behind the The U.S. South African and moved anchor used past once he had a clear path to the finish. KIRBY LEE/IMAGE OF SPORT “the Virginia Merritt’s closing leg of Shuffle” in the 44.17 comfortably took the measure of van Zyl’s 45.03 homestretch and Green’s 45.53, his win- ning margin of nearly 5 meters all coming in the homestretch. Merritt, who referred to by Dave Johnson homestretch. Nixon, who had not advanced his winning maneuver as “the Virginia shuffle,” The United States won the 4x4 for the fourth beyond the 400 semis, ran 44.8, 0.3 faster than said, “I didn’t want to go out too fast too early. meet in a row, this time in 2:59.31, the slowest his leadoff in the heats, and gave the de- winning time since the WC’s first edition in ’83. fenders a slim lead at the exchange. Borlée Leg 1: 1. U.S. 44.8; 2. Belgium 44.9; 3. Great Britain 45.32; 4. Running with what seemed to be a makeshift ran 44.9, with Britain’s Richard Strachan tie, Jamaica & Russia 45.5; 6. 45.6; 7. Kenya 45.9; squad but wasn’t, the U.S. trailed for most of 3rd in 45.32, Jamaica’s 8. South Africa 46.0. the race, only clinching the win in the final equal-4th with Russia in 45.5 and South Leg 2: 1.Jamaica 1:29.63; 2. South Africa 1:29.96; 3. U.S. Africa’s Shane Victor last in 46.0. 1:30.14; 4. Belgium 1:30.54; 5. Great Britain 1:30.69; 6. Russia homestretch. 1:31.01; 7. Germany 1:31.15; 8. Kenya 1:31.33. Team USA ran the final with 400 hurdlers Second Leg: Jackson, having been told Leg 3: 1. Jamaica 1:34.57; 2. South Africa 1:34.84; 3. U.S. Bershawn Jackson and Angelo Taylor on the he was running the final even before he 1:35.14; 4. Russia 1:35.81; 5. Great Britain 1:36.16; 6. Belgium middle legs, after having run a faster 2:58.82 in finished 6th in the hurdles, ran crisply 1:36.30; 7. Kenya 1:36.67; 8. Germany 1:36.76. the heats with pure 400 runners Jamaal Torrance through the turn, holding a slight lead (43.9) and Michael Berry (43.95). over Belgium at the break line. But on Leadoff: started for the U.S., the run down the straight he was passed first I was going to make a move early, but I played but only gained the lead from Belgian lead by South African Ofentse Mogawane, then by it smart. I knew that neither one of the guys I man Jonathan Borlée as they ran down the Jamaican Jermaine Gonzales, who had finished was running against was going to outkick me.” 4th in the open 400. By the end of the straight Mogawane 4 x 100 (September 4) held an 8-meter lead over Jackson, now 4 x 400 (September 3) in 3rd. But by the time the exchange was 1. Jamaica ...... 37.04 1. United States ...... 2:59.31 (WR) (old WR 37.10 Jamaica ’08) made, Jamaica was in the lead, Gonzales (Nixon 44.8, Jackson 45.3, Taylor 45.00, Merritt 44.17); (Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt); having run 44.1 to stay 2 meters ahead of 2. South Africa ...... 2:59.87 2. France ...... 38.20 Mogawane’s 44.0. Jackson ran 45.3 to keep (Victor 46.0, Mogawane 44.0, de Beer 44.88, van Zyl 45.03); (Tinmar, Lemaitre, Lesourd, Vicaut); the U.S. 3rd, a meter farther behind. 3. Jamaica ...... 3:00.10 3. St. Kitts ...... 38.49 Third Leg: Jamaican Riker Hylton (Fothergill 45.5, Gonzales 44.1, Hylton 44.94, Green 45.53); (Rogers, Collins, Adams, Lawrence); pulled away from South Africa’s Willie 4. Russia 3:00.22 (Dyldin 45.5, Svechkar 45.5, Trenikhin 4. 38.50 (Stempeł, KuÉ, Kubaczyk, KryŃski); de Beer, opening a 10-meter lead on the 44.80, Alekseyev 44.41); 5. Belgium 3:00.41 (J. Borlée 5. Italy 38.96 (Tumi, Collio, Di Gregorio, Cerutti); 6. 44.9, Gillet 45.6, Duerinck 45.76, K. Borlée 44.11); 6. Trinidad 39.01 (Bledman, Burns, Armstrong, Thompson);… backstretch. Taylor, the relay veteran of the Kenya 3:01.15 (Kosgei 45.9, Mumo 45.5, Mutegi 45.34, dnf—Great Britain (Malcolm, Pickering, Devonish, Aikines- squad, said, “I’ve been running on national Mutai 44.48); Aryeetey), United States (Kimmons, Gatlin, Patton, Dix). teams since 1999, and I’ve never gotten the 7. Great Britain 3:01.16 (Strachan 45.32, Levine 45.37, HEATS (September 2; qualify 2+2) baton behind.” Clarke 45.47, Rooney 44.12); 8. Germany 3:01.37 (Plass I–1. United States 37.79 (WL, AL) (Kimmons, Gatlin, 45.6, Gaba 45.6, Rigau 45.61, Schneider 44.61). Mitchell, Padgett); 2. France 38.38; 3. 39.09; Avoiding any mistakes, Taylor stalked (best-ever mark-for place: 8) 4. Ghana 39.17; 5. Taiwan 39.30;… dnf—;… de Beer for the full lap, leaving the U.S. HEATS (September 1; qualify 3+2) dq—. in position to challenge as he ran 45.00 to I–1. United States 2:58.82 (WL) (Nixon 45.1e, Torrance II–1. Trinidad 37.91; 2. Jamaica 38.07 (Carter, Frater, de Beer’s 44.88, who had closed slightly 43.9e, Berry 43.95, Merritt 45.87); 2. Jamaica 2:59.13; 3. Blake, Lee); 3. St. Kitts 38.47 NR; 4. Japan 38.66; 5. South Hylton, who ran 44.94. South Africa 2:59.21; 4. Great Britain 3:00.38; 5. Germany Africa 38.72; 6. China 38.87; 7. Puerto Rico 39.04 NR;… 3:00.68; 6. Trinidad 3:02.47; 7. Japan 3:02.64; 8. South dnf—Germany. Anchor Leg: Jamaica anchor Leford Korea 3:04.05. III–1. Great Britain 38.29; 2. Poland 38.37; 3. Italy 38.41; II–1. Belgium 3:00.71; 2. Russia 3:00.81; 3. Kenya 4. Australia 38.69; 5. 38.94 NR; 6. Canada Green held a 2-meter lead over South 3:00.97; 4. Bahamas 3:01.54; 5. Australia 3:01.56; 6. 39.28; 7. Thailand 39.54;… dq—Holland. African 400 hurdles bronze medalist LJ Poland 3:01.84; 7. France 3:03.68; 8. Saudi Arabia 3:05.65. van Zyl as they took their batons. U.S.

The Bible Of The Sport November 2011 — 19 HIGH JUMP New Pole Takes The Pole by Garry Hill Williams Tops Russians Paweł Wojciechowski began the year not particularly on anybody’s radar, barely making the ’10 top 50 with his PR 18-4½ (5.60). A sudden by Bob Hersh anyone in the entire competition). But he then joining of the 19-foot club with a 19-2¾ (5.86) The Russian dominance of the high jump made 7-7¼ (2.32) on his first attempt and that clearance indoors looked promising, but then has been so great lately that, notwithstand- clearance would give him the bronze. he fell back to earth for months until scaling ing the absence of the reigning Olympic and At the next height, 7-8½ (2.35), only Wil- 19-¾ (5.81) in late July. World champions ( and Yaroslav liams and Dmitrik were alive. Williams kept Now he was on the charts, and when he Rybakov), Russia had three of the top four his clean record intact with a first-attempt raised the Polish Record to 19-4¾ (5.91) two entrants in Daegu, based on the yearly list, clearance. Dmitrik cleared it on his second try, weeks before the Worlds, suddenly he was a led by favored —who had cleared but neither could manage 7-9¼ and so Williams medal pick, behind Renaud Lavillenie and Malte Mohr. So much for charts: the Frenchman Wojciechowski and the German ended up 3rd and 5th, while Wojciechowski got the gold. made a bold Another dark horse, Lázaro Borges, who held the Cuban Record at 18-8¼ pass at a near- (5.70) when the year began, would PR height before grab the silver. “I am scared a little bit,” the 22-year- clearing the old then admitted. “Now I must learn to winning setting live with this. I think it will be terrible.” Wojciechowski only made it into the 16-man final as one of 5 to get in by making just 18-½ (5.50) in qualifying. But the final was a whole new ani- mal, and he started with three straight clearances before a miss at 19-2¼ (5.85). When Borges (another Cuban Re- cord after one at 18-10¼/5.75), Lavil- lenie and fellow Pole Łukasz Michalski cleared on first attempt, he passed even though it was a height he had only ever cleared twice. Mohr then made on third, so Wojciechowski was only 5th when they began at 19-4¼ (5.90), a height he had topped only once. Everybody missed the first time through the order. On his second, Wojciechowski grazed the bar, but slid over and into the lead. Mohr, Lavillenie

MARK SHEARMAN and Borges all missed, the Frenchman after having his preparation inter- rupted by a medal ceremony. Mohr went out, then Borges, grip- ping high, produced a very clean clear- ance for his third NR of the evening 7-9¾ (2.38) three times indoors—and two others had his gold. and into the silver position. who had cleared 7-8¾ (2.36) at the nationals. It was a sweet victory for the USC alum, The favored Lavillenie was well over on his The only other jumper with a performance who at age 7 had watched final try, but brushed the bar with his hip and in that range was Jesse Williams, who had win at the Tokyo Worlds of ’91. “It’s always would have to settle for bronze. PRed at 7-9¼ (2.37) at USATF, but who had been a goal of mine to emulate that but I never Neither Wojciechowski nor Borges was up otherwise never gone higher than 7-8 (2.34) thought it would come true. Now here I am,” to the task of 19-6¼ (5.95) and they stayed in before arriving in Korea. said Williams. that order. Williams had had a spotty season, winning After failing to make the final in two pre- Coach Włodzimierz Michalski attributed only one of the five Diamond League meets he vious WC attempts, Williams was written off his charge’s rapid improvement to technical had entered. But the former NCAA champion here by some skeptics. “A lot of people gave changes. His run-up was raised from 14 strides rose to the occasion and came away with Team up on me,” he said. “I knew if I could stick it to 16 during the indoor season and he also USA’s second-ever gold in the event. all together that I could win and prove every- started using heavier poles. ’07 champ Donald Thomas went out early, body wrong.” The explanation for Borges’s sudden suc- failing at 7-4½ (2.25). His Bahamian teammate Now Williams has his eye on Austin’s AR cess (he had improved his NR to 18-9¼/5.72 was the unheralded Trevor Barry, whose pre- of 7-10½ (2.40). “It’s only 3 centimeters, so it’s in July) apparently stems from the simple vious best was 7-6 (2.29). Although Berry had definitely achievable,” he said. “But gold med- fact that in he has no access to high-end cleared the first two heights without a miss, als are more important so they take precedence. poles, and here was able to borrow some from he astonishingly passed 7-6 (the only pass by I’ll worry about records later.” other vaulters.

20 — November 2011 Track & Field News Now Williams Wants London Gold

by Jon Hendershott about competing internationally. In Korea, he employed the best tactic Even during the bad times—not making the finals at the ’05 or ’07 to secure a high jump win: he cleared all five of his heights on first Worlds or at the Beijing Olympics—Jesse Williams believed: “I knew attempts, including the winning 7-8½ (2.35). He didn’t miss until an I had all the tools. unsuccessful trio at a PR-matching 7-9¼ (2.37). “Dwight Stones has said on TV before that I jumped high early in a Is that really a “tactic,” or does Williams just try to jump the best he season, but that I couldn’t get can when he can? it done at the end. But I had a “It’s easy for a high jumper plan and I put my trust in coach “First and foremost is to fail mentally, easy to not Rovelto so here I am.” winning medals. And first focus on every jump,” he says. He added with a laugh, “That’s one thing I knew I “I don’t think Dwight will be on that list is the Olympics” needed to do. I knew that at saying that anymore.” championship events, you The 27-year-old Williams have to make bars on your became only the second first attempt. That usually American ever to win the decides between a gold and global title, joining Charles silver, a silver and bronze or Austin from Tokyo ’91. a bronze and no medal. “Yes, I feel like it was mission “So I knew that’s what I accomplished,” Williams says. wanted to do. I jumped very “I came into this year wanting well this season and I had to be able to say I had won a been making heights on my world championship. Now first attempt very frequently I’m very happy to be able to this year. I knew if I could say that.” just do that, I would be Williams won the 2005–06 successful.” NCAA titles as a Trojan, as well Williams also filed away as U.S. crowns in ’08 and last another lesson for use next season. He ranked as the No. year: after one attempt at 1 American since ’07 and was 7-9¼, he and challenger a perennial fixture among the Aleksey Dmitrik had to wait world’s elite leapers. for a victory ceremony. But when it came to the “It’s not easy when those setting of a global title meet, he things happen, but in a just couldn’t quite get over the championship setting, those hump; couldn’t advance out of things can happen,” he says. qualifying and into the final to “This was the first time I be able to take shots at winning found myself in a situation that elusive big-meet medal. like that. At the Olympics next “I think a lot of people had year, I’ll have that in the back given up on me even before this of my head; having to cope season started and even though with something like that. I this year was going well,” said didn’t make the bar this year, Williams, who placed 6th at the but maybe next time I will.” ’08 World Indoor and tied for 4th Now that he has won a at the World Juniors back in ’02. global title and upped his

“I even heard some people GLADYS CHAI/ASVOM AGENCY best—to the 7-9¼ he cleared to say, ‘He’s not a gamer,’ win USATF—Williams can’t whatever that means. But I help but consider Austin’s just put all that behind me. AR of 7-10½ (2.40). He said, That kind of talk definitely “It would be nice to get a motivated me to become record like that, yes. If I time better, to get where I am now. it right and with the way I’m Obviously, I’d like to stay there jumping consistently, it’s not but it’s going to take a lot of hard work. We’re going to put in that work out of the realm of possibility. to make it happen next year.” “But first and foremost is winning medals. And first on that list is the The “we” are Williams and Kansas State’s Cliff Rovelto, the respected Olympics. I know I’ve had a lot of failure, but those came at a different high jump coach. Williams lives and trains in Eugene but stays in stage of my career. But I was really ready for Daegu.” constant touch with Rovelto and travels to Manhattan several times a To prepare for his second Olympics, Williams doesn’t expect to season for in-person training and evaluation sessions. change things. He says, “I’m a really hard worker. I think that’s my “How often I get back just depends on Cliff’s schedule. During the No. 1 asset. Honestly, after this, it’s going to make me want to work college season, he travels a lot with the KSU team,” Williams explains. harder. I don’t know how many people really mean it when they say “This year I was in Kansas from December until February and then he that, but I really do. came out to Eugene a few times for meets. And he was in Daegu the “I’m going to work my butt off because I really want the Olympic whole time.” gold medal. That’s the ultimate peak in the sport. And that’s what I But after six summers as a professional, Williams knows plenty want to get.”

The Bible Of The Sport November 2011 — 21 TRIPLE JUMP Taylor Just Misses 59; 2 U.S. Medals

by Garry Hill Looking smooth and fluid in all phases of for Dwight Phillips, why do anything different Florida teammates Christian Taylor and Will his attempt, he then cut sand far out and as the in his sixth Worlds final? Claye are no strangers to tripling to 1–2 finishes. crowd roared, he looked at the guide board So the 33-year-old native, not They did it a half-dozen times this year, each beside the pit and leapt out in glee. even picked in the top 10 in T&FN’s pre-meet winning 3 (Taylor the SEC Indoor, NCAA and The measurement was a world-leading preview, popped a 27-3¼ (8.31) on his first USATF; Claye the Tyson Invitational, NCAA 58-11¼ (17.96), moving him to No. 5 on the effort as the fourth jumper in the final. That Indoor and SEC). all-time list. leap gave the defending champ a lead he never The Gator greats weren’t quite up to that Idowu wasn’t done yet, though. After Claye surrendered and he stretched his margin out to in Daegu, but went 1–3 for the a winning 27-8¾ (8.45) U.S.’s first double-medal per- in the second round. formance since Phillips’ bib Immediately and Mike Conley filled those following the places at Tokyo in ’91. number said it American’s big After their run of domes- all: a record- jump, favored Aussie tic successes the pair turned —the pro… and promptly finished 4th tieing fourth year’s only 28-footer (Claye) and 7th (Taylor) in their long jump win with his PR 28-¼ first taste of the big boys at the (8.54)—reached 27-4 Monaco Diamond League meet. (8.33), which upgraded Too long a season? Apparently him to silver from ’09’s not, at least for Taylor, because bronze. two weeks later he bounced back The last jumper in London, PRing at 58-¼ (17.68). in the order, NCAA Taylor was now a med- champ Ngoni al choice, behind defending Makusha, opened with champ Phillips Idowu of Britain 27-2½ (8.29) and that and Alexis Copello of Cuba. sufficed to capture the The American pair qualified bronze, Zimbabwe’s easily, Claye returning from a first-ever Worlds 6-week hiatus by reaching the medal. third-best distance of his career, The strangely 56-4¾ (17.19). subdued leaping, Portugal’s Nelson Évora, the mostly with minor ’07 winner, led things off with tailwinds, saw only his best in two years, 56-11¼ two changes after the (17.35). By the end of the round, second round—and both Americans had fouled and those not significant— Idowu was in the lead at 57-7½ and that produced only (17.56) with ’03 champ Christian one other 27-footer, Olsson in 3rd at 56-6½ (17.23). Morocco’s 4th-placer Neither Évora nor Olsson would Yahya Berrabeh, who improve and they’d end up 5th hit exactly 27-0 (8.23) th and 6 . IMAGE ANDERSON/THE SPORTING ERROL in round 2. In the second, Claye fouled After adding again and Taylor got onto the charts with a hit 56-9¼ (17.30), the ultra-competitive Brit in another a record-tieing fourth gold to those of 55-11 (17.04) that left him =5th. the white headband cranked out his best of the ’03, ’05 & ’09, Phillips flashed his bright, broad The third round was chockablock with day, 58-3¾ (17.77), but it wasn’t quite enough. smile and said, “This is the most important of action. Claye, facing elimination, dug deep The last two rounds were anticlimactic, my four golds because I had a lot of adversity and produced the best mark of his life, 57-5 with only one minor change of place in 5 and this year. I want to serve as an inspiration to (17.50). He had gone from the brink to within none in 6. kids and show it’s not how you respond in 2½ inches of the lead. Briefly. The 21-year-old Taylor called up the guid- victory but how you respond in defeat. Idowu was next up and responded with ance of his Florida coach, saying, “Dick Booth “I’ve been defeated all year. An Achilles the day’s first 58-footer, 58-1 (17.70). But the was always somebody that uses the analogy of injury kept me from training the entire month fireworks weren’t over yet. Taylor was next up, a race car—the drag race—and you have that of June. But I knew if I could get in at least and his 57-1 (17.40) move him into 3rd. red switch and you have to hit it ‘On.’ I did four weeks of injury-free training, I could win In stanza 4, Copello reached 56-11½ (17.36) that on my fourth jump.” another world championship.” to move into 4th. Two jumpers later it was Phillips had raised his yearly best from Taylor’s turn again. 26-5¾ (8.07) to a U.S.-leading 27-3¾ (8.32) After consulting with coach Rana Reider, LONG JUMP in qualifying. USATF champion Marquise he sped down the runway and bit off about all Goodwin barely missed advancing; he reached the board possible, his yellow shoe leaving a Phillips Grabs Title No. 4 26-3¾ (8.02) but was odd man out as he had mere 0.9cm (about a third of an inch) of space by Jon Hendershott the shortest second-best mark of three at that before the plasticine. If getting a big first jump worked in the past distance.

22 — November 2011 Track & Field News — Men’s Field Results — Murofushi finally won a World Champs gold HIGH JUMP (September 1) TRIPLE JUMP (September 4) 1. Jesse Williams (US) ...... 7-8½ (2.35) 1. Christian Taylor (US) ...58-11¼ (17.96) (7-2½, 7-4½, 7-6, 7-7¼, 7-8½, 7-9¼ [xxx]); (WL, AL) (5, 11 W; 3, 4 A) (f, 55-11, 57-1, 58-11¼, p, 51-3¾); 2. Aleksey Dmitrik (Russia) ...7-8½ (2.35) 2. Phillips Idowu (GB) ...... 58-3¾ (17.77) (7-2½, 7-4½, 7-6 [2], 7-7¼ [2], 7-8½ [2], 7-9¼ [xxx]); (57-7½, 57-¼, 58-1, 58-3¾, 57-4¼, 57-4¾); 3. Trevor Barry (Bahamas) ....7-7¼ (2.32) 3. Will Claye (US) ...... 57-5 (17.50) PR (7-2½, 7-4½, 7-7¼, 7-8½ [xxx]); PR (11, x A) (f, f, 57-5, 56-9¼, p, 56-2¾); 4. Jaroslav Bába (CzR) 7-7¼ (7-2½, 7-4½, 7-6 [3], 4. Alexis Copello (Cub) 57-3¾ (17.47) (f, 56-4¾, f, 7-7¼, 7-8½ [xxx]); 5. tie, Dimítrios Hondrokoúkis (Gre) & Ivan 56-11½, 57-3¾, 52-10¼); 5. Nelson Évora (Por) 56-11¼ Ukhov (Rus) 7-7¼ (7-2½, 7-4½, 7-6, 7-7¼ [3], 7-8½ [xxx]); (17.35) (56-11¼, 55-1½, 54-6¾, 53-1, 54-4½, 55-7½); 6. 7. Mutaz Essa Barshim (Qat) 7-7¼ (7-2½, 7-4½ [2], 7-6 Christian Olsson (Swe) 56-6½ (17.23); [2], 7-7¼ [3], 7-8½ [xxx]); 8. (Rus) 7-6 7. Leevan Sands (Bah) 56-5¾ (17.21); 8. Benjamin (2.29); 9. Raúl Spank (Ger) 7-6; Compaoré (Fra) 56-4 (17.17); 9. (Aus) 55-¾ 10. Guowei Zhang (Chn) 7-4½ (2.25); 11. Donald Thomas (16.78); 10. (Ita) 55-¼ (16.77); 11. Yoandris (Bah) 7-2½ (2.20); 12. tie, Dmytro Dem’yanyuk (Ukr) & Betanzos (Cub) 54-8¼ (16.67); 12. Sheryf El-Sheryf (Ukr) Darvin Edwards (StL) 7-2½. 53-9 (16.38). (best-ever mark-for-place: =7) (best-ever mark-for-place: =5, 7, =8) QUALIFYING (August 30) QUALIFYING (September 2) Barry, Dmitrik & Spank cleared 7-5¾/2.28 with no misses; Notable non-qualifiers [55-2/16.81 qualified]—Girat (Cub) others cleared 7-7/ 2.31, the highest qualifier ever. 54-11¼ (16.74), Schembri (Ita) 54-10 (16.71), Oprea (Rom) Notable non-qualifiers: [7-5¾/2.28—highest non-Q 54-6 (16.61), Davis (US) 52-10¾ (16.12). ever]—Baniótis (Gre), Bondarenko (Ukr), Kynard (US), Ninov (Bul), Onnen (Ger); [7-3/2.21]—Kgosiemang (Bot); SHOT (September 2) [7-1/2.16]—Jonas (US). 1. David Storl (Germany) ...71-5½ (21.78) (best-ever mark-for place: =8, =9, =10) PR (f, 70-10½, 68-3¾, f, f, 71-5½);

POLE VAULT (August 29) 2. (Canada) ....71-0 (21.64) (68-2½, 67-6¼, 68-3¾, 71-0, 70-2½, f); 1. Paweł Wojciechowski (Pol) ....19-4¼ (5.90) (18-½, 18-6½, 18-10¼, 19-2¼ [xp], 19-4¼ [2], 19-6¼ [xxx]); 3. () 70-2½ (21.40) (67-1¼, 67-2¾, 70-2½, 67-11¾, 67-8¾, 70-1½) 2. Lázaro Borges (Cuba) .....19-4¼ (5.90) 4. (US) 70-1 (21.36) (67-3¼, 68-¼, NR (18-½, 18-6½, 18-10¼ [3], 19-2¼, 19-4¼ [3], 19-6¼ [xxx]); 68-4¼, f, 70-1, f); 5. (US) 68-10½ (20.99) (68-7, 3. Renaud Lavillenie (France) ...19-2¼ (5.85) 68-10½, 68-9¾, 68-4½, f, f); 6. Marco Fortes (Por) 68-4¼ (18-6½, 18-10¼, 19-2¼, 19-4¼ [xxx]; (20.83); 7. (US) 68-1 (20.75); 4. Łukasz Michalski (Pol) 19-2¼ (5.85) PR (18-½, 18-6½, 8. (US) 66-7 (20.29); 9. 18-10¼ [2], 19-2¼, 19-4¼ [xxx]); 5. Malte Mohr (Ger) 19-2¼ (Pol) 66-2½ (20.18); 10. (Ger) 66-1 (20.14);

(18-½, 18-6½ [2], 18-10¼, 19-2¼ [3], 19-4¼ [xxx]); 19-2¼; 11. Asmir Kolašinac (Ser) 65-1¼ (19.84); 12. Carlos Véliz MARK SHEARMAN 6. Konstadínos Filippídis (Gre) 18-10¼ (5.75) NR; (Cub) 64-7¾ (19.70). 7. Mateusz Didenkow (Pol) 18-10¼ PR; 8. Fabio Gomes QUALIFYING (September 1) 4. Markus Esser (Ger) 259-7 (79.12) (f, 257-9, 251-8, da Silva (Bra) 18-6½ (5.65); 9. tie, Jan Kudlicka (CzR), Leading qualifier—Storl 70-6½ (21.50) PR. 246-1, 259-7, 255-6); 5. Pavel Kryvitski (Blr) 257-7 (78.53) Steven Lewis (GB) & (US) 18-6½; Notable non-qualifiers: [66-1/20.14 qualified]—Schmidt (242-8, 256-8, 257-7, f, 253-9, f); 6. Kirill Ikonnikov (Rus) 12. Dmitry Starodubtsev (Rus) 18-6½; 13. (Ger) 65-9¾ (20.06), Lyzhyn (Blr) 65-4 (19.91). 257-1 (78.37); 7. Szymon Ziółkowski (Pol) 254-9 (77.64); (US) 18-6½; 14. Daichi Sawano (Jpn) 18-6½; … nh—Romain (best-ever mark-for-place: 11–12) 8. (Ita) 252-9 (77.04); 9. Olli-Pekka Karj- Mesnil (Fra), Igor Bychkov (Spa). alainen (Fin) 251-4 (76.60); 10. Dilshod Nazarov (Taj) 251-3 QUALIFYING (August 27) DISCUS (August 30) (76.58); 11. Paweł Fajdek (Pol) 246-9 (75.20); …3f—Yury Notable non-qualifiers: [18-½/5.50]—Clavier (Fra), 1. Robert Harting (Germany) ....226-3 (68.97) Shayunou (Blr). Holzdeppe (Ger), Lukyanenko (Rus); [17-6½/5.35]—Hollis (224-8, f, 223-5, 226-3, 217-7, f); QUALIFYING (August 27) (US), Yurchenko (Ukr);… nh—Hooker (Aus). Notable non-qualifiers [247-3/75.36 qualified]—Mohamed 2. Gerd Kanter () .....219-8 (66.95) Al-Zinkawi (Kuw) 247-2 (75.35), Johnson (US) 246-3 (75.06), LONG JUMP (September 2) (206-0, 219-8, 216-11, 219-6, f, 215-11); Litvinov (Rus) 245-5 (74.80), Németh (Hun) 243-1 (74.09), 1. Dwight Phillips (US) ...... 27-8¾ (8.45) 3. Ehsan Hadadi (Iran) ...... 216-9 (66.08) Apak (Tur) 240-9 (73.38), Mai (US) 229-6 (69.96). (AL) (27-3¼, 27-8¾, f, p, f, f) (214-2, 210-2, f, f, 214-11, 216-9); JAVELIN (September 3) 2. Mitchell Watt (Australia) ..... 27-4 (8.33) 4. Märt Israel (Est) 213-11 (65.20) (203-0, 208-8, 211-0, 209-1, 213-11, f); 5. (Aus) 212-6 (64.77) (f, 27-4, 16-1, 25-6¾, f, 26-5½); 1. Matthias de Zordo (Ger) . 283-0 (86.27) (211-4, 210-0, 203-8, f, 210-7, 212-6); 6. (283-0, 280-6, p, p, 271-11, 267-1); 3. (Zimbabwe) (Lit) 210-3 (64.09) (205-10, f, 210-3, 205-5, f, 200-11); 2. (Nor) 278-2 (84.78) ...... 27-2½ (8.29) 7. (Ind) 210-1 (64.05); 8. Jorge Fernández (Cub) 208-5 (63.54); 9. Piotr Małachowski (Pol) 207-11 (63.37); (264-11, 264-0, 264-5, 278-2, f, 263-5); (27-2½, 26-9, 26-8½, 26-3, 26-5¾, f); 10. Jason Young (US) 207-4 (63.20); 11. Mario Pestano (Spa) 3. Guillermo Martínez (Cuba) ...276-7 (84.30) 4. Yahya Berrabah (Mor) 27-0 (8.23) (26-4¼, 27-0, f, f, f, 206-8 (63.00); 12. Brett Morse (GB) 205-8 (62.69). (276-7, 262-10, 262-9, 252-7, p, 258-2); f); 5. (SA) 26-11¼ (8.21) (26-11¼, f, 25-8, QUALIFYING (August 29) f, f, f); 6. (Rus) 26-10½ (8.19) (25-4¾, 4. VitÔzslav Veselý (CzR) 275-11 (84.11) (266-4, f, 275-11, Notable non-qualifiers [204-8/62.38 qualified]—Marcell 26-10½, f, f, 26-5¾, f); 7. Christian Reif (Ger) 26-10½ (8.19); 261-3, 250-3, f); 5. Fatih Avan (Tur) 273-5 (83.34) (256-8, (CzR) 204-4 (62.29), (US) 204-1 (62.22), KĿvágó 8. Sebastian Bayer (Ger) 26-9¾ (8.17); 9. Will Claye (US) 273-5, 259-1, 262-0, f, 254-6); 6. Roman Avramenko (Ukr) (Hun) 203-11 (62.16), Smith (Hol) 203-10 (62.12), Brooks 26-7 (8.10); 10. Marcos Chuva (Por) 26-5 (8.05); 11. Chris 270-8 (82.51) (270-8, f, 269-8, 261-6, 258-9, f); (US) 200-4 (61.07);… 3f—Fazekas (Hun). Tomlinson (GB) 25-10 (7.87); … dnc—Deok-Hyeon Kim (SK). 7. (Aus) 269-10 (82.25); 8. Mark Frank (best-ever mark-for-place: =9) (Ger) 268-5 (81.81); 9. Antti Ruuskanen (Fin) 260-8 (79.46); HAMMER (August 29) 10. Dmitri Tarabin (Rus) 259-4 (79.06); 11. Stuart Farquhar QUALIFYING (September 1) (NZ) 259-2 (78.99); 12. Sergey Makarov (Rus) 258-5 (78.76). Leading qualifier—Phillips 27-3¾ (8.32) (AL). 1. Koji Murofushi (Japan) ....266-6 (81.24) Notable non-qualifiers [26-3¾/8.02 qualified]—Goodwin (261-6, 265-10, 266-6, 260-7, 266-6, 265-2); QUALIFYING (September 1) (US) 26-3¾, Tsátoumas (Gre) 26-3½ (8.01), Rutherford (GB) 2. Krisztián Pars () .266-4 (81.18) Notable non-qualifiers: [265-10/81.03 qualified]—Janik (Pol) 265-4 (80.88), Mannio (Fin) 263-4 (80.27), Murakami 26-3 (8.00), Mokoena (SA) 26-3 (8.00), Gaisah (Gha) 26-0 (253-6, 258-8, 259-8, 262-4, 197-11, 266-4); (7.92), Lapierre (Aus) 25-10¾ (7.89), Saladino (Pan) 25-8¾ (Jpn) 263-1 (80.19), Pitkämäki (Fin) 260-8 (79.46), Rags (7.84), Tornéus (Swe) 25-1¼ (7.65), Sdiri (Fra) 24-10½ 3. Primož Kozmus (Slovenia) ....260-5 (79.39) (Lat) 253-9 (77.34), Vasiłevskis (Lat) 246-10 (75.23), Sirmais (Lat) 240-0 (73.16). (no Americans) (7.58), Quinley (US) 23-3¼ (7.09). (254-3, 260-5, 258-11, f, 249-4, 256-6);

The Bible Of The Sport November 2011 — 23 SHOT 5th to 4th, but that was as good as it got for him. All four Americans fouled their final at- tempts and the medalists were known, but not Storl Surprises; U.S. Shut Out the order. Mikhnevich wrapped up his day by nearing his best with a 70-1½ (21.37) but stayed in the bronze spot. by Garry Hill Nelson 66-7/20.29). Storl dug down deep and plopped his ball Two things were apparent when the shot One thing the Americans have in common: out near 22-meter territory: another PR, 71-5½ geared up: after a season shy on steady form, they’re all spinners. T&FN’s Preview had noted, (21.78) and he was into the lead. Armstrong any of a half-dozen putters figured to have a “One key here is that fast spinners often seem fouled and an improbable champion had been to get in foul trouble crowned. when the pressure is At 6-6/254 (1.99/115), Storl still looks lean, The old-fangled glide worked on, which opens the but he’s working on that. “I would like to be door for gliders To- 135 kilograms [298] in the future,” he said. “I just fine for Storl, who PRed masz Majewski and would like to have more weight but this is three times Andrei Mikhnevich how it is now.” to stay steady down the middle.” DISCUS The analysis wasn’t far off the Harting Ends It Early mark, as gliders in- by Garry Hill deed took the gold Circumstances forced Robert Harting’s and bronze, but the hand. After a successful title defense the surprise winner was 26-year-old German explained, “Because of my the youngest man in recent knee problems it was my aim to have a the field, Germany’s very good first attempt and try to impress the baby-raced 21-year- others. It was an advantage for me that I was old David Storl. the third thrower—this was a great chance Storl had been and I took it.” the revelation of the The favored Harting was undefeated on the qualifying round, year coming in, and as it turned out he stayed improving his PR that way fairly easily. by a foot and a half His let-it-all-hang-out opening attempt to lead the way at sailed 224-8 (68.49), a mark good enough to have 70-6½ (21.50). medaled in every previous Worlds and also Surely he good enough to have won about half of them. wouldn’t be able to Throwing next in the order, dark horse improve by about Ehsan Hadadi of Iran reached 214-2 (65.29) and that much again, as he and Harting remained 1–2 until the final would be needed throw of the second stanza, where ’07 winner to be a factor in the Gerd Kanter of Estonia whipped out a 219-8 final? Actually, he (66.95) to move on top in the race to silver. PRed twice more. After having fouled his second, Harting Reese Hoffa highlighted round three with a 223-5 (68.10) kicked the compe- that would also prove to be enough to win. tition off as pink He wasn’t through though, because in four he twilight settled over improved to his best of the day, 226-3 (68.97). the stadium and his Hadadi improved to 214-11 (65.50) in round 68-7 (20.90) stood 5 to pull a little closer to Kanter, but behind up as the first-round him Kanter’s teammate, Märt Israel, improved leader. even more to take over 4th at 213-11 (65.20). He improved that Israel fouled his final attempt. And while to 68-10½ (20.99) to Hadadi pulled closer still to Kanter in the open the second, but final rotation at 216-9 (66.08) he remained in

GLADYS CHAI/ASVOM AGENCY two throwers later the bronze spot. it was Storl’s turn. Poland’s Piotr Małachowski, the silver After having fouled medalist in both Beijing and Berlin, was form- his first, he got it charted to be Harting’s toughest competition, right here, improv- but bothered by a bad back he ended up only ing his all-time best 9th at 207-11 (63.37). to 70-10½ (21.60). “I was very surprised that Piotr Małachowski The third round was out after three rounds,” said Harting, legitimate shot at gold; with a fearsome foursome was highlighted by Mikhnevich’s 70-2½ (21.40) “because I had expected him to win a medal competing in one of its historic strongholds, the to move into silver position. tonight.” U.S. figured to do well in the medal department. It was world leader Dylan Armstrong’s turn Harting, who also won the silver medal in Neither happened. to shine in the fourth: his 71-0 (21.64) propelled ’07, plans to have knee surgery in November. The Americans finished 4th (defending him into the lead. Jason Young (10th at 207-4/63.20) was the champ Christian Cantwell 70-1/21.36), 5th (’07 Cantwell, ranked No. 1 in the world the only American to make the final. The U.S. winner Reese Hoffa 68-10½/20.99), 7th (Ryan last three years, finally got a 70-footer in the hasn’t won a medal in this event since Anthony Whiting 68-1/20.75) and 8th (’05 winner Adam fifth round, his 70-1 (21.36) moving him from Washington captured the gold in ’99.

24 — November 2011 Track & Field News HAMMER In turn, Koji Murofushi is an inspiration to in the first round. Thorkildsen was up next, but all who’ve “hung in there” for years and years could reach only 264-11 (80.75). Murofushi Waits, Strikes in their specialties of choice. The next thrower was de Zordo, and he by Elliott Denman World leader/’09 bronze medalist Aleksey unleashed a long, arcing throw, taking the Patience pays, Koji Murofushi knows. Zagornyi of Russia (268-1/81.73 back on June lead with what would turn out to be his win- Persistence, too. 4) sat this one out with a back injury. ning effort. But at the time, his 283-0 (86.27) Eighteen years after his international debut cast seemed like mere prelude to a great and seven after hammering to the gold medal JAVELIN competition. in , the Japanese veteran has acquired a “My coach told me to hit it hard on the first World Champs gold medal to match it. de Zordo Stuns Thorky attempt, and I’m glad I was able to do so,” While all his principal rivals had had busy by Dave Johnson said de Zordo. seasons, Daegu represented just his third Strange happenings often occur in the jav- Round 2 saw ’s Fatih Avan move into rd competitive outing of the year. elin, and in this case, the upset win by Matthias 3 with a 273-5 (83.34) throw, but lose that in ě Murofushi lost no time proving himself the de Zordo is just another case in point. the next sequence when Czech Vit zslav Veselý class of the field. Through five rounds he was The 23-year-old German won with a sea- threw 275-11 (84.11). unchallenged, whirling his implement out to sonal-best 283-0 (86.27). Only last year he had Thorkildsen, line-driving his throws, failed 261-6, 265-10, 266-6, 260-7 and 266-6 once again. increased his PR more than 5 meters, and here to improve, and walked around appearing out Not until round 6 did Mu- rofushi need to get nervous. Always a threat, but limited to 259-8 (79.14) until then and While the other spearchuckers locked in 3rd, favored Krisz- tián Pars of Hungary gave were far off form, de Zordo was Murofushi his only real scare close to his all-time best of the night. Pars, 4th–5th–7th in the three previous Worlds, wound up, let fly and plunked it down at 266-4 (81.18), good enough for his first WC medal but not good enough to pass Murofushi. This was the narrowest winning margin in the meet’s history, and Murofushi, 36, gained AARP applause as both the oldest male hammer champion and oldest any- event throws winner since the Worlds began. Defending champ Primož Kozmus settled for the bronze this time with his best of 260-5 (79.39) in the second round. For Murofushi, it was Worlds golden glory at last. Injured in ’09, he sat out the Berlin Worlds. He had been the cover boy of the media guide AGENCY GLADYS CHAI/ASVOM for the ’07 Worlds in Osaka, but settled for 6th. He’d been 2nd at Edmonton pulled off the upset of Andreas Thorkildsen, of sorts. Martínez also failed to increase his in ’01, a non-qualifying 14th at Seville in ’99, one of the strongest of premeet favorites. length, as did de Zordo, but the leader at least and 10th at Athens in ’97. Not at his best this year, hampered by a had a strong 280-6 (85.51) second-rounder, a “I was trying to peak for this meet, and groin problem in the early going, the favored throw which would stand out as the No. 2 toss I’m so happy to make it happen,” said Japan’s Norwegian still entered the meet as the list of the evening. hammer champion since ’95. leader, and his past record was tremendous. Thorkildsen hit his silver-medal throw in If it seems there have been gaps in his port- Beginning with his ’04 Olympic gold he had the fourth frame, reaching 278-2 (84.78) as the folio, they have been for good reason. won the season’s biggest championship five early swirling wind had turned into a steady The exemplary hammer champ is one busy times in seven years—including each of the headwind. None of the other finalists improved, man, in and out of the world’s throwing rings. last three seasons—taking silver the other two. and, except for one ecstatic German thrower, Born to a hammer family , between he and his Thorkildsen, de Zordo and eventual bronze the competition ended as anti-climax. father Shigenobu, they’ve held Japan’s national medalist Guillermo Martínez squared off in “My technique today was just bad,” said record since ’71. the first qualifying flight. Thorkildsen imme- Thorkildsen after earlier saying, “The silver nd Murofushi is actively involved in earth- diately showed cracks in defending his title, medal is just 2 -place. It means I lost the quake relief back home. As he puts it, “The as he failed to reach the automatic qualifying competition.” people of the Tohoku region of Japan suffered mark of 270-8 (82.50), needing his third throw Whether this marked a bump in Thorkild- so much after the earthquake and tsunami. So of 268-5 (81.83) to advance. sen’s career path or perhaps the ascendancy of many people lost their homes, lives, and loved In the final, started in slight but generally de Zordo as the next javelin great remains to ones, but continue to live with a spirit as strong headwinds, Martínez was the first to reach 80 be seen but the winner did admit that he had as ever. They inspired me so much.” meters, hitting 276-7 (84.30) as the sixth thrower been somewhat lucky here.

The Bible Of The Sport November 2011 — 25 Hardee Defends As U.S. Goes 1–2

by Brian Russell 2570; 5. Knobel 2562; 6. Warner 2542; 7. tie, Vos & Sintnicolaas 2534; 9. Dudaš 2530; 10. Raja After Day 1 of the decathlon, defending 2524;… 12. Suárez 2499. champ summed it up perfectly: High Jump: Drozdov’s 7-¼ (2.14) “You have to be pleased. I’m not injured; I landed him in 1st, 2 points ahead of didn’t have any horrible events. I had a few Hardee and 17 ahead of Eaton, as bad events, but it is what it is.” both Americans cleared 6-7½ (2.02). That could be said for Day 2, as well, as many 1. Drozdov 3504; 2. Hardee 3502; 3. Eaton 3487; CHERYL TREWORGY/PRETTY TREWORGY/PRETTY SPORTY CHERYL had up-and-down performances in a venue that 4. van der Plaetsen 3440; 5. Kasyanov 3423; 6. seemed loathe to give up good marks. Warner 3364; 7. Dudaš 3352; 8. Suárez 3349; 100 Meters: , the nominal 9. Šebrle 3344; 10. Knobel 3329. favorite coming in, recorded the fastest time of 400 Meters: Eaton reclaimed the the day (10.46), with Hardee’s 10.55 next. Not lead as his 46.99 was the day’s fast- bad, considering it was into an 0.5 wind, but est. Hardee’s 48.37, just 0.25 shy of the unhappy look on 10.26 performer Eaton’s his PR, kept him 2nd with Oleksiy face was revealing. Bronze-medal choice Leonel Kasyanov of now in 3rd. Suárez got a predictably slow start. Suárez climbed to 7th. 1. Eaton 985; 2. Hardee 963; 3. Warner 961; 4. de Araújo 926; 1. Eaton 4446; 2. Hardee 4393; 3. Kasyanov 5. Kasyanov 917; 6. Sintnicolaas 915; 7. Dudaš 903; 8. Vos 4310; 4. van der Plaetsen 4280; 5. Dudaš 4274; 901; 9. Freimuth 899;… 17. Suárez 845; 29. Drozdov 786. 6. Drozdov 4257; 7. Suárez 4202; 8. Bouraada 4185; 9. Warner 4173; 10. Knobel 4169. Long Jump: Eaton’s 24-5¾ (7.46) edged Hardee by just a quarter-inch. A credible effort, 110 Hurdles: Day 2 began with but not quite up to the Duck alum’s standards: Eaton and Hardee being the only ones it was his shortest jump of the year. Still, the to crack 14. Eaton, an excellent hur- Americans were 1–2 after two events, with dler, was hoping to put some distance Eaton enjoying a 25-point advantage. between himself and Hardee with a 1. Eaton 1910; 2. Hardee 1885; 3. Kasyanov 1874; 4. Warner solid run. However, his 13.85 was 1859; 5. van der Plaetsen 1824; 6. Dudaš 1816; 7. Vos 1814; well off his low of 13.35 and Hardee’s 8. Bouraada 1803; 9. Sintnicolaas 1798; 10. Raja 1758;… 13. 13.97 kept him only 69 points behind. Suárez 1738;… 16. Drozdov 1708. 1. Eaton 5440; 2. Hardee 5371; 3. Kasyanov Shot: Hardee and Eaton swapped places. 5202; 4. van der Plaetsen 5155; 5. Suárez 5139; Eaton’s 47-4½ (14.44) was only a fraction of an 6. Dudaš 5137; 7. Raja 5126; 8. Warner 5123; 9. Bouraada 5088; 10. Sintnicolaas 5087. Hardee was in inch off his PR. Hardee’s 49-6¼ (15.09), how- ever, moved him ahead by 15 even though he Discus: Hardee finally moved past pain after popping wasn’t near his best. Eaton, by 8 as both Americans had his elbow on his Russian Aleksey Drozdov’s 53-¾ (16.17) excellent first-round throws, Hardee propelled him from 16th all the way to 4th. 163-8 (49.89) and Eaton 151-5 (46.17). final toss in the 1. Hardee 2680; 2. Eaton 2665; 3. Kasyanov 2629; 4. Drozdov Suárez’s surge continued. 1. Hardee 6239; 2. Eaton 6231; 3. javelin Kasyanov 5943; 4. Suárez 5932; 5. DECATHLON (August 27–28) Drozdov 5924; 6. Dudaš 5883; 7. Raja 5860; 8. Knobel 5855; 9. Warner 5822; 1. Trey Hardee (US) ...... 8607 10. Sintnicolaas 5797. (10.55, 24-5½/7.45, 49-6¼/15.09, 6-7½/2.02, 48.37 [4393—2], 13.97, 163-8/49.89, 15-9/4.80, 226-4/68.99, 4:45.68 [4214]); Pole Vault: Both Ameri- 2. Ashton Eaton (US) ...... 8505 cans—17-footers at their best— (10.46, 24-5¾/7.46, 47-4½/14.44, 6-7½/2.02, 46.99 [4446—1], underperformed, as Hardee managed 1. Hardee 7962; 2. Suárez 7718; 3. Eaton 7686; 4. Drozdov 13.85, 151-5/46.17, 15-1/4.60, 181-0/55.17, 4:18.94 [4059]); only 15-9 (4.80) and Eaton just 15-1 (4.60). 7644; 5. Knobel 7539; 6. Sintnicolaas 7523; 7. Behrenbruch 3. Leonel Suárez (Cuba) ...... 8501 Suárez, meanwhile, moved into bronze 7509; 8. Šebrle 7489; 9. Dudaš 7485; 10. Pahapill 7455. (11.07, 24-¾/7.33, 47-8½/14.54, 6-8¾/2.05, 49.17 [4202—7], position with a PR 16-4¾ (5.00). 1500 Meters: Even though Suárez at his 14.29, 151-9/46.25, 16-4¾/5.00, 226-9/69.12, 4:24.16 [4299]); 1. Hardee 7088; 2. Eaton 7021; 3. Suárez 6842; 4. best is some 26 seconds better in the metric 4. Aleksey Drozdov (Rus) 8313 Drozdov 6834; 5. Sintnicolaas 6769; 6. Dudaš 6763; (11.34, 24-5½/7.45, 53-¾/16.17, 7-¼/2.14, 51.35 [4257—6], mile, Hardee had pretty much locked up the 7. Kasyanov 6762; 8. van der Plaetsen 6704; 9. Raja 15.49, 165-0/50.29, 16-4¾/5.00, 212-7/64.80, 4:41.73 [4056]); gold. Eaton, however, needed to be at least 6679; 10. Knobel 6674. 5. (Hol) 8298 4.5 seconds in front of the Cuban if he were to (10.76, 23-11/7.29, 46-4¼/14.13, 6-4/1.93, 48.35 [4166—11], Javelin: Based on PRs (Suárez reclaim the runner-up position. 14.42, 138-6/42.23, 17-¾/5.20, 200-4/61.07, 4:25.40 [4132]); 6. Mihail Dudaš (Ser) 8256 NR 254-2/77.47, Hardee 223-1/68.00), if the With a lap to go, Eaton, with a PR a couple (10.81, 24-3¾/7.41, 45-1¾/13.76, 6-7½/2.02, 47.73 [4274—5], Cuban was close to his best and Hardee of seconds slower was 3 up. He increased the 14.89, 144-1/13.97, 16-¾/4.90, 193-4/58.93, 4:26.06 [3982]); just average, the lead might change hands. margin down the backstretch as Suárez tried 7. Pascal Behrenbruch (Ger) 8211; 8. Jan Felix Knobel (Ger) Hardee responded big-time with a to stay close. At the end the challenger came 8200; 9. Mikk Pahapill (Est) 8164; 10. Larbi Bouraada (Alg) 8158; 11. (Fra) 8134; 12. PR 226-4 (68.99) on his first attempt and up just short. His 4:24.16 was 5.22 behind (Ukr) 8132; 13. Thomas van der Plaetsen (Bel) 8069; it was all but over. Eaton, who secured silver by a mere 4 points 14. Roman Šebrle (CzR) 8069; 15. Andres Raja (Est) Eaton had a near-PR 181-0 (55.17), but (8505—8501). 7982;16. de Araújo (Bra) 7902; 17. Kim (SK) 7860 NR; 18. in the second flight Suárez’s 226-9 (69.12), Hardee followed seconds later, crossing Warner (Can) 7832; 19. Newdick (NZ) 7761; 20. Ushiro (Jpn) 7639; 21. Karpov (Kaz) 7550; 22. Harlan (US) 6761(nh PV); while not putting him close enough to the line in 4:45.68 to tally 8607 and become the … dnf—Smith (Jam), García (Cub), Adjetey-Nelson (Can). Hardee, did jump him to silver position, first repeat winner since the ’s 32 points in front of Eaton. Tomaš Dvořak in ’01.

26 — November 2011 Track & Field News Hardee & Eaton Top The Podium

HAVING SCORED the first-ever WC 1–2 were just caught kind by decathletes, Trey Hardee and Ashton of in a fuzz.” Eaton looked back on a competition that A season’s best in repeatedly seemed to put each on the the high jump and negative side of the event’s bipolar ledger: 10 surviving the 400 chances to move up, 10 chances to screw up. ended what Hardee “It was one of those meets,” says repeat called “a long, long, champion Hardee: “A lot more downs then long day.” there were ups but that’s the nature of the As day 2 began, event. That’s the decathlon and that’s kind Hardee says, “I turned

of what makes it fun.” my ankle walking up IMAGE ANDERSON/THE SPORTING ERROL Says Eaton, “In German decathlon is to the blocks [for the zehnkampf, which means 10 struggles, and hurdles] on the astroturf. I just tried to keep it Alma mater-time on the stand: I feel like I had 10 struggles.” together, tried to focus as best I could… I was Making The O for Eaton; For Hardee, who finished the first day 118 expecting much slower, the way my foot felt. Hook ’em Horns for Hardee. points below his Day 1 tally from Berlin, the “And then the discus. Best first throw in the travails started immediately with the 100. discus I’ve ever had… At that point it was just Leonel Suárez at last opened his eyes after “I had the greatest start of my life but kind of, ‘OK, we’re back on track. We’ve had their final struggle in the 1500: “He came up they called us back for whatever reason and a good event finally, something we can really to me and said, ‘Great competition.’ I just came out flat, didn’t run a very good try to gain some momentum on.’ “The whole time I was in this competition time,” he says. “Then we pole vaulted. I just couldn’t get I was nervous and more concerned with In the long jump, Hardee “couldn’t find in a rhythm.” letting myself down and letting others down, the board, just couldn’t set up the takeoff A javelin PR on his first throw finally brought rather than with just the competition and and put one out there.” It helped a little breathing room, even though Hardee injured the thrill of the competition. For him to say that no one else was long jumping out of his elbow on his third heave. that and for me to really understand that he the pit either. Eaton, still young, though precocious, enjoyed it and reveled in what happened, Hardee was happy with his first shot performed like a deer in the headlights at it changed my mindset on how I approach attempt and then was “just missing it; we times but says a comment by bronze medalist the decathlon.” /Sieg Lindstrom/

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28 — November 2011 Track & Field News D A E G U

W Jamaican vet Veronica Campbell-Brown added a 100 silver to O her first 200 gold M E N

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TRACK & FIELD NEWS NOVEMBER 2011 WOMEN’S 100 METERS 200 METERS It’s Finally VCB’s Turn by Sieg Lindstrom Jeter Finally On Top “It took a while, but it was coming,” said Veronica Campbell-Brown. “It” was a world title at 200 meters for the 29-year-old Jamaican, by Bob Hersh 4, edged by her and then pulled away for a who had previously won the World Junior For Carmelita Jeter, it was time. After bronze decisive win. Campbell-Brown, isolated out crown in ’00 and the last two Olympic golds, medals in the last two Worlds, the 31-year-old in lane 8, completed an amazing surge in the but whose World Champs experiences had Californian came to Daegu as the favorite, but second half to capture the silver. yielded only a pair of silvers and a 4th. certainly not as a sure thing, considering the Trinidad’s Kelly-Ann Baptiste took the Campbell-Brown prevailed on the Daegu presence of the Jamaicans who won the 100 the bronze, relegating the fading Fraser-Pryce to 4th. track, which seemed to cough up fast times past two times (plus the Olympics). The winning time of 10.90 was quite respectable only grudgingly, in 22.22, against a 1.0 wind. In fact, Jeter’s sole century loss of the season considering the 1.4 headwind. Campbell’s main roadblock in her three had come in her only race against ’07 winner Although her 0.07 margin of victory was prior WC finals had been , who won each time. But this time she was favored because the defending Jeter had a big margin in the 100 champion was heavily worked racing to silver in the 400 before and doubled back with 200 silver the 200 rounds began, The semis—scheduled as a 3-section affair that would anticlimactically advance time qualifiers along with those reaching the final on place for the first time since ’01—had seen an inauspicious Worlds first for Felix: she didn’t win her semi. Campbell-Brown did, in 22.53 as Felix’s 22.67 easily earned her 2nd and auto-advancement. The rivals’ order in the semi bore no competitive significance but was a reminder that Felix, after three 400s, was carefully parceling out her energy for a reason. In the final Felix sprinted in for bronze in 22.42—her slowest- ever World or Olympic final—a quarter-step behind 100 champion Carmelita Jeter’s 22.37. USATF winner Shalonda

ERROL ANDERSON/THE SPORTING IMAGE Solomon, the world leader at 22.15, placed 4th in 22.61, holding off Jamaica’s Kerron Stewart (22.70). “I know that Carmelita is very fast and I have raced against Allyson for many years,” said Campbell- Brown after the final. “So I had to run a very strong curve.” And she did. In lane 5, VCB ripped around the Veronica Campbell-Brown. And although the biggest in the world 100 final since that of bend to make up the stagger on Solomon in 6 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce was clearly below she whose name we don’t speak in ’99, Jeter at 75 meters, then steamed on to the 100 mark her peak this year, one could never write off wasn’t sure she had won the race. in 11.1 ahead of Jeter’s 11.2 (lane 4) and 11.4s the reigning World and Olympic champion. “I didn’t know I had it until the camera from Felix (3), Solomon (6) and Stewart (8). In the end, though, it was Jeter who took was on me,” she said. “Then, when they put Down the straight, Jeter poured her speed home the gold with an impressive run that it on me, I said, ‘Oh, my gosh. I did it. I have into a challenge, but Campbell-Brown held her will surely clinch her being ranked No. 1 in been dreaming of this since 2009, when I got off at 150 and strode home victorious. the world for the third straight year. the bronze in Berlin.’ ” As Jeter’s form broke slightly 25 meters The rounds were uneventful, the major Jeter went on to praise her coach, John Smith, before the line, Felix pushed for silver but surprise being the failure of Miki Barber to saying, “He stopped me before I went into the came up with bronze as they leaned at the line. qualify for the semis. But the top seven on call room and he gave me a speech. And when Solomon lost ground to the medalists in the the pre-Daegu list all breezed their way into he gave me that speech, I knew I was ready. stretch yet held a 2-foot edge over Stewart as the final. “It was a different night, he basically just she finished. Campbell-Brown seemed to have a bit of a said I have been working too hard to throw it Thirty-five-year-old Debbie Ferguson rolling start but Fraser-Pryce, in lane 3, jumped away and I am a warrior and have got to go McKenzie—the ’01 champ—placed 6th in 22.96, ahead early in the race and held a slight lead out there and fight for it because nobody is then congratulated Campbell-Brown at some until the final 30 meters when Jeter, in lane going to give it to me.” length as she knelt and wept on the track.

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The Bible Of The Sport November 2011 — 31 400 METERS 100 METERS (August 29; wind –1.4) 1. Carmelita Jeter (US) ...... 10.90 2. Veronica Campbell-Brown (Jam) ..10.97 3. Kelly-Ann Baptiste (Trinidad) ....10.98 Montsho Pips Felix 4. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jam) 10.99; 5. Blessing Okagbare (Ngr) 11.12; 6. Kerron Stewart (Jam) 11.15; 7. by Sieg Lindstrom with a 49.66 London Diamond League win, Ivet Lalova (Bul) 11.27; 8. Marshevet Myers (US) 11.33. Kudos to Allyson Felix, a proven champion trailed in 7th in 51.32 with fellow Berlin HEATS (August 28) who took on the courageous challenge of a medalists Antonina Krivoshapka and IV(0.1)–4. M. Barber (US) 11.40. new event on the championships stage. That’s Shericka Williams in 5th and 6th. SEMIS (August 28; qualify 2+2) something this sport should be about. Fact is, NCAA champion made it I(-1.3)–1. Stewart 11.26; 2. Myers 11.38; 3. Soumaré (Fra) 11.47; 4. Okparaebo (Nor) 11.48; 5. Ahyee (Tri) 11.48; track is also a truly global spectacle, and for to the semis, then finished a non-advancing 6. Kwakye (GB) 11.48; 7. Kwadwo (Ger) 11.54. 4th in 51.27. II(-1.4)–1. Fraser-Pryce 11.03; 2. Campbell-Brown 11.06; While Montsho, 3. Okagbare 11.22; 4. Hackett (Tri) 11.35; 5. Zang Milama Montsho and Felix waged 28, never drew (Cmr) 11.43; 6. Povh (Ukr) 11.48; 7. Ferguson (Bah) 11.59. III(-1.5)–1. Jeter 11.02; 2. Baptiste 11.05; 3. Lalova 11.23; a wonderful war up the the spotlight 4. Mang (Fra) 11.44; 5. Levy (Jam) 11.53; 6. Fedoriva (Rus) before her five 11.54; 7. da Silva (Bra) 11.55; 8. Fukushima (Jpn) 11.59. homestretch straight Diamond League wins this 200 METERS (September 2; wind –1.0) summer, she won 1. Veronica Campbell-Brown (Jam) ..22.22 the African and (11.03/11.19); Commonwealth 2. Carmelita Jeter (US) ...... 22.37 titles last year and (11.16/11.21); had made steady 3. Allyson Felix (US) ...... 22.42 progress since (11.31/11.11); running 53.77 in her 4. Shalonda Solomon (US) 22.61 (11.4/11.2); 5. Kerron ’04 Olympic heat. Stewart (Jam) 22.70 (11.4/11.3); 6. Debbie Ferguson McKenzie (Bah) 22.96 (11.7/11.3); 7. Hrystyna Stuy The crucible for (Ukr) 23.02 (11.7/11.3); 8. Sherone Simpson (Jam) 23.17 her improvement (11.5/11.7). had been the HEATS (September 1) IAAF Dakar High I(-0.1)–6. Tarmoh (US) 23.60. Performance Center SEMIS (September 1; qualify 2+2) in Senegal. I(-0.7)–1. Jeter 22.47; 2. Simpson 22.88; 3. Ryemyen (Ukr) 22.94; 4. Silva 22.97; 5. Soumaré 23.02; 6. Smith “I started at (Bah) 23.06; 7. Casabona (Cub) 23.32; 8. Fukushima 23.52. this since I was at II(-0.1)–1. Solomon 22.46; 2. Stewart 22.77; 3. Stuy grammar school,” 22.79 PR; 4. Ferguson McKenzie 22.85; 5. Schippers she said. “Then I (Hol) 22.92; 6. Savlinis (Rus) 23.04; 7. Onuora (GB) 23.08. III(-1.8)–1. Campbell-Brown 22.53; 2. Felix 22.67; 3. went to high school Lalova 23.03; 4. Selvon (Tri) 23.11; 5. Gushchina (Rus) still in athletics. 23.26; 6. Redhead (Grn) 23.57; 7. Strachan (Bah) 23.85. Because we didn’t have good coaches 400 METERS (August 29) in Botswana, I 1. Amantle Montsho (Botswana) ..49.56 moved to the NR ([23.3], 12.4 [35.7], 13.9); training center 2. Allyson Felix (US) ...... 49.59 in Dakar. Since I PR (AL) (6, x A) ([23.4], 12.5 [35.9], 13.7); have been there 3. Anastasiya Kapachinskaya (Rus) .50.24 I’ve been improving ([23.8], 12.5 [36.3], 14.0); GLADYS CHAI/ASVOM AGENCY my condition every 4. Francena McCorory (US) 50.45 ([23.7], 12.4 [36.1], 14.4); 5. Antonina Krivoshapka (Rus) 50.66 ([23.7], 12.9 year until now.” [36.6], 14.1); 6. Shericka Williams (Jam) 50.79 ([24.3], In the final, Felix 12.4 [36.7], 14.1); charged a hard first 7. Sanya Richards-Ross (US) 51.32 ([24.1], 12.7 [36.8], 100 in lane 3, nearly 14.5); 8. Novlene Williams-Mills (Jam) 52.89 ([23.5], 12.8 [36.3], 16.6). closing the stagger HEATS (August 27) on Montsho in 4. III… fs—Ohuruogu (GB). this 400, Amantle Montsho, from tiny Botswana Jamaican champion Novlene Williams-Mills SEMIS (August 28; qualify 2+2) (which had never before produced a world in lane 8 motored out hard also; too hard, as I–1. Felix 50.36; 2. Williams-Mills 50.48; 3. Krivoshapka champion), rose to the occasion. she would fade to last in 52.89. 50.55; 4. Pyhyda (Ukr) 51.61; 5. Hjelmer (Swe) 52.35; 6. Montsho versus Felix down the stretch, Then Felix let up some on the backstretch. Sanders (GB) 52.47; 7. Magi (Est) 53.27. II–1. McCorory 50.24 PR; 2. Williams 50.46; 3. Richards- neither giving an inch, was a fantastic race. “I probably could have moved a little bit Ross 50.66; 4. Yefremova (Ukr) 50.88; 5. Milani (Ita) 51.86 At the end, 0.03, half the depth of Montsho’s earlier,” she said, “but I knew it was going PR; 6. Coutinho (Bra) 51.87; 7. McConnell (GB) 51.97. svelte torso separated them as both got PRs: to be a battle down the homestretch.” III–1. Montsho 50.13; 2. Kapachinskaya 50.41; 3. Whyte Montsho 49.56, Felix 49.59. Montsho and Felix passed 200 in 23.3 (Jam) 50.90; 4. Beard (US) 51.27; 5. Soumah (Sen) 52.10; 6. Rosolová (CzR) 52.53; 7. Nachula (Zam) 53.30. Anastasiya Kapachinskaya—the 31-year- and 23.4 with Williams-Mills at 23.5 ahead old Russian who inherited the ‘03 half-lap title of the rest. Around the turn Montsho (12.4 through doping DQs—was nearly 5 meters for the curve) picked up another 0.1 on Felix. Two strides out Felix appeared to gamble on back at the end and took bronze in 50.24 from “At that point I was just thinking about an early lean but Montsho leaned with her last USATF winner Francena McCorory (50.45). attacking, just running home,” Felix said. stride and held her lead. Defending champion Sanya Richards-Ross, Some 60 meters from home, Felix drew “I felt like I gave it everything I had and whose prospects had brightened temporarily alongside Montsho yet could not edge ahead. just came up short,” Felix said.

32 — November 2011 Track & Field News 800 METERS 800 METERS (September 4) 1. Mariya Savinova (Russia) ...... 1:55.87 Savinova Up To Semenya Challenge (WL) (28.1, 29.1 [57.2], 29.3 [1:26.5], 29.4) (57.2/58.7) (14.7); by Brian Russell was extending with every stride while Se- 2. (South Africa) .1:56.35 (27.8, 29.1 [56.9], 29.3 [1:26.2], 30.1) (56.9/59.4) (15.4); Questions about Caster Semenya’s level of menya’s stride was shortening. The Russian fitness had dogged the defending 800 champ passed her 30 meters from the line and never 3. Janeth Jepkosgei (Kenya) ..... 1:57.42 (26.6, 29.3 [55.9], 30.2 [1:26.1], 31.3) (55.9/61.5) (16.2); all season long. looked back. Having scored a 14.7–15.4 edge 4. Alysia Montaño (US) 1:57.48 (AL) (56.1/61.4) (15.8); Even after posting a season’s best in her in the battle of last 100s, she won going away 5. Katya Kostetskaya (Rus) 1:57.82 (56.5/61.3) (16.2); semi the 20-year-old South African hadn’t in a PR 1:55.87, while Semenya managed 6. Maggie Vessey (US) 1:58.50 (57.5/61.0) (16.1); 7. done enough to dislodge Russian champion/ 1:56.35, her second-fastest time ever. Kenia Sinclair (Jam) 1:58.66 (56.0/62.7) (16.9); 8. Yuliya list leader Mariya Savinova as the favorite. The medal battle was now for bronze as Rusanova (Rus) 1:59.74 (57.8/61.9) (15.6). And a cadre of others were waiting to see Jepkosgei’s fast early pace was taking its toll SEMIS (September 2; qualify 2+2) I–1. Rusanova 1:58.73; 2. Vessey 1:58.98; 3. Meadows (GB) 1:59.07; 4. Sum (Ken) 1:59.94; 5. García (Col) 2:00.79;

MARK SHEARMAN 6. Negesa (Uga) 2:01.51; 7. Arzamasava (Blr) 2:02.13. II–1. Savinova 1:58.45; 2. Jepkosgei 1:58.50; 3. Montaño 1:58.67; 4. Lobanova (Ukr) 1:59.38; 5. Jackson (GB) 1:59.77 PR; 6. Luka (Ind) 2:00.95; 7. Klocová (CzR) 2:01.85. III–1. Semenya 1:58.07; 2. Kostetskaya 1:58.64; 3. Sinclair 1:58.93; 4. Magiso (Eth) 1:59.17 NR, NJR (=10, x WJ); 5. Schmidt (US) 2:01.16; 6. Koech (Ken) 2:01.48.

1500 METERS (September 1) 1. Jenny Simpson (US) ...... 4:05.40 (69.8, 65.0 [2:14.8], 64.8 [3:19.6], 45.8) (15.2, 30.7, 45.8, 61.4, 2:07.1, 3:13.3); 2. Hannah (Gr Britain) . 4:05.68 (69.8, 65.0 [2:14.8], 64.8 [3:19.6], 45.8) (14.6, 30.9, 46.2, 61.9, 2:08.0, 3:13.5); 3. Natalia Rodríguez (Spain) ..... 4:05.87 (69.5, 65.1 [2:14.6], 64.3 [3:18.89], 46.98) (16.2, 31.6, 46.98, 62.40, 2:08.2, 3:13.3); 4. Btissam Lakhouad (Mor) 4:06.18 (16.1, 31.8, 46.9, 62.4, 2:08.1, 3:13.8); 5. Kalkidan Gezahegne (Eth) 4:06.42 (16.4, 32.1, 47.4, 62.9); 6. Ingvill Måkestad Bovim (Nor) 4:06.85 (16.4, 32.2, 47.7, 63.2); 7. Mimi Belete (Bhr) 4:07.60 (17.2, 33.2, 48.5, 64.1); 8. Tu÷ba Karakaya (Tur) 4:08.14; 9. Nataliya Tobias (Ukr) 4:08.68; 10. (US) 4:19.71 (tripped) ((69.6, 65.3 [2:14.9], 2:04.8); 11. (Ken) 4:20.23 (fell); 12. Maryam Jamal (Bhr) 4:22.67.

SEMIS (August 30; qualify 5+2) Savinova galloped I–1. Karakaya 4:08.58; 2. Obiri 4:08.93; 4. Jamal 4:08.96 (68.39); 3. Gezahegne 4:08.96; 5. Uceny 4:09.03; 6. away in the last Fernández (Spa) 4:09.53; 7. Hilali (Mor) 4:09.64; 8. Mishchenko (Ukr) 4:09.78; 9. Syreva (Rus) 4:09.83; 100 meters 10. McKnight (Aus) 4:10.83; 11. PliĞ (Pol) 4:11.12; 12. Rowbury (US) 4:11.49; 13. Yevdokimova 4:11.7. II–1. Rodríguez 4:07.88; 2. Simpson 4:07.90; 3. Tobias 4:07.99; 4. Måkestad Bovim 4:08.03; 5. Lakhouad 4:08.10; if she was up to the challenge. and she was slowing significantly. Montaño 6. England 4:08.31; 7. Belete 4:08.42; 8. Kibiwot (Ken) ’07 gold medalist Janeth Jepkosgei set a fast was charging fast and gaining on the Kenyan 4:08.64; 9. Martynova (Rus) 4:08.67; 10. Çakir (Tur) 4:11.51; pace, passing the 200 in 26.6, hoping to stretch as they neared the finish. 11. Langat (Ken) 4:12.92;… dnf—Burka (Eth). the strong field. But Semenya and Savinova Had the race been 805 meters, Montaño would have nothing to do with it. Jamaican may have been a bronze medalist, but Jep- STEEPLE (August 30) Kenia Sinclair and American Alysia Montaño kosgei hung on and survived the American’s 1. (Russia) ...... 9:07.03 gave chase, but Semenya (27.8) and Savinova late lunge to take 3rd in 1:57.42 with Montaño PR (WL) (3, 4 W) (3:00.70, 6:04.36); (28.1) were content with a slower start. a blink back at a U.S.-leading 1:57.48. Vessey 2. Habiba Ghribi (Tunisia) ...... 9:11.97 The Kenyan split a 55.9, followed by Sinclair came on at the end as well, finishing 6th in NR (8, 20 W); (56.0), Montaño (56.1) and Katya Kostetskaya 1:58.50. 3. Milcah Chemos (Kenya) ...... 9:17.16 (56.5), with Semenya (56.9) looking comfort- Said the ecstatic champion, “I am still 4. Mercy Njoroge (Ken) 9:17.88; 5. Lydia Rotich (Ken) able in 5th and Savinova (57.2) in 6th. American shocked I managed to win. In the last 30 9:25.74; 6. Sofia Assefa (Eth) 9:28.24; 7. Binnaz Uslu (Tur) Maggie Vessey passed in 57.5, a step behind meters I already knew I was going to win, 9:31.06; 8. Hanane Ouhaddou (Mor) 9:32.36; 9. Gesa- Felicitas Krause (Ger) 9:32.74 NJR (8, x WJ); Savinova. so I started to smile and crossed the finish 10. Birtukan Alemu (Eth) 9:36.81; 11. Lyubov With 300 meters left, Semenya stepped it line with a smiling face.” Kharlamova (Rus) 9:44.14; 12. (Por) 9:47.87; up and passed the leaders on the outside. Sa- For her part, Montaño said, “The 800 is 13. (US) 9:51.40; 14. Barbara Parker (GB) vinova, not wanting to be left behind, stayed an unforgiving event. I felt like I had a lot 9:56.66; 15. Birtukan Adamu (Eth) 10:05.10. hot on her heels. left, but I was in a bad position. I had to HEATS (August 27; qualify 4+3) I–1. Uslu 9:24.06 NR;… 6. Britton (Ire) 9:41.17; 7. Franek Semenya hit the homestretch in the lead and jump out, and that took a little bit of forward (US) 9:43.09; 8. Hinds (Jam) 9:52.11. II–1. Assefa 9:32.48; put on a burst of speed that two years ago would momentum out of me. 6. Casandra (Rom) 9:51.00; 7. Mıngır (Tur) 10:04.83; 8. have assured her victory. Savinova, however, “You only have 800 meters to figure it Hayakari (Jpn) 10:05.34. III–1. Chemos 9:35.61;… 3. waited patiently to release her own burst once out. You can’t go sideways—it is about going Krause 9:35.83 NJR;… 6. Ramos (PR) 9:45.50; 7. Garcia (US) 9:53.47. the two were clear of the field. forward. I’m really proud of my performance. Churning down the homestretch, Savinova I’m hungry for 2012.”

The Bible Of The Sport November 2011 — 33 1500 METERS pova, last year’s European champ, opened up a gap on Rotich and Njoroge, as Ghribi passed the duo with a little over 600 meters to go. Ghribi tried to close the gap, but the Rus- NOT According To Form sian proved too strong over the final barriers, opening distance and winning convincingly by by Brian Russell the Turk’s heel and was thrown off balance, los- almost 5 seconds over her pursuer. You could call it the perfect storm for Jenny ing her momentum and any chance of a medal. Chemos, the favorite coming in, maintained Simpson. When the avenues widened on the Rodríguez passed 3 laps in 3:18.89 and the her bronze-medal position, crossing the line in bell lap of the women’s 1500, the upstart pack was still bunched, the first 9 all within 9:17.16, well off of her seasonal best of 9:12.89, American saw an opportunity and grabbed it a second. With a half lap remaining Simpson set in winning the Rome Diamond League meet in a thrilling race that included strategy, crashes passed England for 5th. Running in lane 2, she in May. Njoroge finished just behind at 9:17.88. and speed. And looked nothing like T&FN’s zoomed past the 3rd-place Btissam Lakhouad Zaripova’s mark made her the No. 3 per- pre-meet formchart. with 100 to go, then passed Kalkidan Geza- former of all time, with only countrywomen The early pace was dictated by favored hegne and ultimately Rodríguez to cross the Gulnara Galkina and Yekaterina Volkova Maryam Jamal, who jumped to the front and line in 4:05.40, covering her last lap in 61.4. ahead of her, while Ghribi earned an NR and immediately slowed the pace down. After England (4:05.68) mirrored Simp- checking her position on the board, the 2-time son’s marvelous stretch run, finishing defending champ signaled fellow Bahraini a step behind, with Rodríguez (4:05.87) Mimi Belete to assume the lead at the 300 mark. and Lakhouad (4:06.18) following. Belete led the field through the 800 in The shocked new champion (see 2:13.94. Sensing it was time to make a move, sidebar) said, “It is great to bring a top-rated American Morgan Uceny shifted to gold medal back home to the USA. the outside to get closer to the leaders. Simpson, I am supposed to say that I am not meanwhile, was at the tail end of the pack. surprised—all I can say is that a dream TREWORGY/PRETTY SPORTY CHERYL Suddenly, with about 600 to go, Natalia has come true. The U.S. is becoming Rodríguez charged to the front, challenging incredibly competitive in the 1500 Belete for the lead. Jamal countered by quickly meters.” moving to the Spaniard’s shoulder. When Kenyan Hellen Obiri reacted to Ja- STEEPLE mal’s move, her feet got tangled and she took a tumble, taking an unsuspecting Uceny with A New & Improved Z her (see box). by Paul Merca By sheer luck, Simpson and Britain’s Han- The steeple final was one of the nah England avoided the carnage and ran by few distance races where the winner unscathed. led from wire to wire. Russia’s Yuliya With 420m to go Jamal was in a box and at- Zaripova did exactly that, winning in a tempted to move behind Tuğba Karakaya and PR 9:07.03 that gave her the yearly lead. pass her on the outside. However, she clipped Disaster befell Ethiopian Record- holder Sofia Assefa, who had the second-fastest time in the Uceny Misses Her Chance world this season, falling over It wasn’t a total shock that an American won the first hurdle. That proved the 1500 gold, but if one Yank was going to pull disastrous, as she was never a an upset, it was supposed to be national champ factor, though she clawed her th Morgan Uceny, winner of a pair of Diamond League way back to 6 at the finish. races and top-3 finisher in 5 coming in. Zaripova, the silver med- As our Preview said in tabbing her as the alist two years ago as Miss No. 3 choice (behind Maryam Jamal and Nancy Zarudneva, took the field Langat), “The race-savvy Uceny isn’t a sub-4:00, through the first kilometer but definitely knows how to win.” at 3:00.70, with only yearly Uceny missed her chance due to a mishap. leader Milcah Chemos— With some 550 meters to run and the pack tight, along with Kenyan teammates Hellen Obiri clipped Jamal’s foot, it appeared, Linda Rotich and Mercy and crashed to the track. Uceny, following just Njoroge, who lost a shoe in behind the Kenyan, instinctively tried to hurdle the first 200 meters—close to her but had no time or space to avoid a collision the Russian. and fell down, too. Zaripova kept the pres- “People are trying to get fancy,” Uceny said. sure on the field through the next became No. 8. “Someone brushed me at the wrong place and at kilometer, with four others close, as The 25-year-old winner said that the race the wrong time and I got cut off. I had no time she continued stringing out any and went according to plan, and that her tactic of to react. I think it was the Kenyan. It’s no one’s all pursuers, crossing 2000 meters in frontrunning was partly by design, in order to fault; it’s the nature of the beast. When you get 6:04.36 (3:03.66). avoid the Kenyans’ poor hurdling technique. in these big races you have to learn to get in a Meanwhile, Tunisia’s Habiba “Kenyans are technically very poor above th different spot.” Ghribi, a 9:12.52 performer who was 6 the hurdles, so I did not want to follow them to Both jumped back up, too late to catch up, and two years ago, slowly inched her way avoid some injury,” she said. “This medal is the Uceny ran home 10th in 4:19.71. Less explicably, towards the three Kenyans in pursuit first step forward to the European Champion- Jamal shut down early and placed last in 4:22.67. of the leader, making a strong surge ships and victory in London 2012.” to move into 4th with two laps to go. With each passing barrier, Zari-

34 — November 2011 Track & Field News “I Hope Maybe It Never Sinks In”

by Sieg Lindstrom The only collegian ever to break 4:00 (3:59.90 at the ’09 Pre Classic) Jenny Simpson wasn’t surprised, yet that wonder on her face in her as Jenny Barringer she set four other CRs as a Colorado senior before winning moment—the first for a U.S. woman in a Worlds 1500 since lowering the American steeple record at the World Champs. Here, she Mary Slaney’s ’83 victory—could not have been scripted. believed she could win. So did her coach, Juli Benson. “I’m not as surprised as everyone else is,” she explains, “because If the track world outside Simpson’s inner circle didn’t see it coming, this is exactly what we trained for. We trained to be able to come here that’s because her ’11 season hit a “bump in the road” at a really bad and be calm and race smart and calm.” time: June. Simpson admits to having felt dejected at what she feared Her jubilation at the end was anything but calm, and she can explain might be the scuttling of a second straight season. that, too. “Just watching everyone slowly fade beyond my peripheral “Last year,” she says, “I had to take some time off due to an injury. vision was something I didn’t come here expecting to experience,” she I had a stress reaction in my right femur, and I could have run through admits. “There’s nothing like it. And so doing this at this level on a it but with the whole team of people that I work with we decided that it was better to get healthy for this year. So I stopped.” Simpson won a mile/3000 double at the USATF Indoor last February, seemingly back in the groove. Then a week before the Eugene Diamond League, illness struck. “I came down with a flu,” she says. “I went to the doctor and he just says, ‘You’re human, you’ve got the flu.’ “I had to pull out of Prefontaine and New York, and to be honest I was ready to feel like the season was over, like, ‘Here’s another year kind of out the window.’ “I really credit my coach for building me up and telling me, ‘That’s absolutely insane. There’s so much to this season left and you’re fit; taking a few days off isn’t going to hurt anything.’ “So we recalibrated the whole season and took a risk, knowing that I wasn’t going to be peaked for USAs, which is a difficult thing for a U.S. runner, but then knowing I was going to be even more ready for this race. “Going through the rounds I just felt more and more confident every race we did. Coming in tonight, I said, ‘I know I haven’t had any huge races yet but I know tonight could be that huge race,’ and it was.” Air Force assistant Benson, Simpson’s coach since early ’09, felt upbeat, too, with one caveat. “Really, she doesn’t know how to run tactically,” Benson With 100 meters to go, Simpson was a hard- says. “She made some mistakes in her th semi and she’s learning. You saw her run charging 4 behind Lakhouad, Gezahegne her whole college career and she got to and the off-camera Rodríguez dominate, and take the pace oftentimes. “She had to learn [tactics] and she did a great job and she was patient, world stage, it’s exciting. and she’s so smart that she learns the lessons. If she makes a mistake “I don’t know but I hope maybe it never sinks in.” she learns from it, and so I could just see her confidence building and Just before the race, on the starting line, Simpson thought of sister building and building as we went through this week. I’m really happy.” Emily, a firefighter in the U.S. Army. Simpson sees an upside to her inexperience. “I think the years of “I don’t know that I really should have been thinking this,” she running the steeple really taught me to focus on myself and my own says, “but I thought on the starting line, ‘It would be amazing to come effort—because it’s not the same kind of tactics and there’s not the same home with a medal tonight,’ and I thought, ‘But if I win, then I get to kind of crowdedness on the track but there are barriers so you have play the National Anthem, and that would be such an incredible gift to focus on yourself or you’re going to run into something,” she says. to give my sister.’ ” “I think that has really taught me a lot in staying calm in the 1500 Simpson calls Emily, two years her junior, “a thrilling and delightful meters. I don’t have a lot of experience running 15s and I think that makes person to have in my family because, similar to my races, you never what I did tonight very exciting because I feel like I’m young and I still know what to expect next.” have a lot to learn, and hopefully the best races are still ahead of me.”

The Bible Of The Sport November 2011 — 35 5000/10,000 METERS hip, struggled to a 32:29.58 for 13th. Ethiopia’s dropped out at the 8400 mark. sss Three days later, Cheruiyot, running in the Cheruiyot Wins A Double second heat, began her 5000 defense with a very easy heat. USATF champ , BY0AUL-ERCA 9, with early leader Flanagan at the back of the bothered by plantar fasciitis, was an out-of-it Day 1 ended almost exactly as it had begun group of 8 women in the lead pack. 10th at 15:42.00. for the women of Kenya. The East Africa pow- With 800 meters to go and the lead group The final saw Japan’s Hitomi Niiya take erhouse put its athletes onto all three podium down to 5 (’09 silver medalist Meselech Melka- the lead through the first kilometer in 3:02.10 places in the 10,000, after having turned the mu of Ethiopia was still hanging around), Masai when it became obvious in the first 100 that no same trick that morning in the marathon. tried to shake off the field, but was rebuffed one wanted to lead. Unlike their marathoning sisters, the by teammates Cheruiyot and Kipyego down Over the next kilo, Russian veteran Yelena tracksters went one better, however, pro- the backstretch. Zadorozhnaya slowed it down to a 3:07, before ducing the event’s first-ever 1-2-3-4, led by Cheruiyot and Kipyego opened a gap on the the group of four Kenyans—Cheruiyot, Sylvia Vivian Cheruiyot. She was followed by Sally trio with a lap to go, but Cheruiyot’s closing Kibet, Mercy Cherono, and Masai—along with Kipyego, defending champ Linet Masai and speed was too much for the multi-time NCAA Ethiopians Defar and Sentayehu Ejigu decided Priscah Cherono. champion, finishing with a 61.7 to Kipyego’s to take control, with Cheruiyot always near or The race started out rather modestly, as 62.5, and an even more impressive 14.9 for the at the front. Though Kibet admitted af- terwards that she thought that Cheruiyot led a Kenyan either Defar or Ejigu would take 1-2-3-4 in the 10,000 it out hard, it never material- ized, and so the lead group were content to run at low-70s pace. With 600 to go, Defar began accelerating to get to the front, but the diminutive Cheruiyot covered the move to keep the Ethiopian at bay. On the final lap, Cheru- iyot, who rolled into Daegu undefeated this season on the track, still led with Kibet a step or two behind, and Defar lined up on Kibet’s outside, the better to give herself some space to counter the leader’s sprint finish. Defar could not make up any ground, as Cheruiyot blasted down the backstretch, convincingly separating herself JIRO MOCHIZUKI/PHOTO RUN from everyone, running 58.7 for the last lap, and 29.2 for the last 200, taking the win and the distance double in 14:55.36. As was the order two years ago in Berlin, Kibet finished 2nd in 14:56.21, passing Defar the American trio of , Jen final 100, compared to Kipyego’s 15.5. over the last 50 meters, as the Ethiopian took Rhines and took to the front Running in just her third track 10K ever, the bronze in 14:56.94. Ejigu (14:59.99) was 4th early, as Flanagan led them through the first Cheruiyot crossed the line in a PR of 30:48.98, once again. Top American Lauren Fleshman three kilometers. Masai, who had been near with Kipyego at 30:50.04. finished 7th in 15:09.25. the back of the pack early, then took over the “It is great to win gold in my first cham- The winner expressed her gratitude for win- pacing chores, running around the pack to pionships race over 10,000 meters and with a ning the 5/10 double—the first since Tirunesh reach the front. personal best,” said the 27-year-old Cheruiyot. Dibaba of Ethiopia turned the trick in ’05—by Once she was up front, the pace became “The Ethiopians are always strong and we thanking husband Moses Kiplagat and coach/ progressively faster, moving from the early tried to push in the second half. There was one agent Ricky Simms. 75/76 pace of Flanagan to a series of 73/74 remaining with one lap to go and we pushed Simms praised Cheruiyot’s work ethic, laps, as she took them through the halfway even more to win 1-2-3. saying, “She does everything I tell her. If you mark in 15:47.5. “I now have time to relax and jog before ask her to send in the results of the workout Kipyego, who trains in Eugene as part of starting my title defense.” before 10 o’clock, you get them at 9:50. Some the Oregon TC Elite group, edged her way to Battling for bronze, Melkamu tried to jump other guys are not as good as that. She’s got the front at the 6K mark, upping the pace very Masai and Cherono with 300 to go, but the Ke- this attitude that you want to win everything, slightly to a 3:03 kilometer. nyans held her off on the backstretch and Masai and she’s not scared to say what she thinks For the next three kilometers, Masai was finished 3rd in 30:53.59 to Cherono’s 30:56.43. to people.” always near or at the front, slowing the sev- Flanagan, 14th two years ago, finished 7th Before the race, the confident Simms had enth down to 3:05, then upping it to 2:59 in in 31:25.57, and Rhines was 9th at 31:47.59. predicted, “If it’s a slow race, she wins. If it’s the eighth, and slowing it back to 3:03 in No. Goucher, who entered the meet with a sore a fast race, she wins.”

36 — November 2011 Track & Field News SEMIS (September 3; qualify 2+2) 5000 METERS (September 2) 10,000 METERS (August 27) I(-0.1)–1. George 12.73 PR; 2. Wells 12.79; 3. Urech 1. Vivian Cheruiyot (Kenya) ...... 14:55.36 1. Vivian Cheruiyot (Kenya) ...... 30:48.98 12.86; 4. Flores (Col) 12.94 =PR; 5. Dixon 13.00; 6. Sun (9:10.97, 12:13.6) PR 13.19 (Chn); 7. Yanıt (Tur) 13.31; 8. Gomis (Fra) 13.55. (29.2, 58.7, 2:05.6, 3:18.0, 4:30.3); (15:47.1/15:01.9) (14.9, 30.1, 61.7, 2:12.8, 3:26.9, 4:40.6); II(0.3)–1. Pearson 12.36 (WL) (=6, =15 W); 2. Harper 2. Sylvia Kibet (Kenya) ...... 14:56.21 2. (Kenya) ...... 30:50.04 12.74; 3. Dektyareva 12.76; 4. Felicien (Can) 12.88; 5. Spence (Jam) 12.93 PR; 6. Ivoninskaya (Kaz) 12.96; 7. (29.8, 59.3, 2:06.1, 3:18.5, 4:30.6); (15:48.2/15:01.8) (15.5, 30.9, 62.5, 2:13.4, 3:27.2, 4:41.2); Škrobáková (CzR) 12.98; 8. Adigun (Ngr) 13.14. 3. Meseret Defar (Ethiopia) ...... 14:56.94 3. Linet Masai (Kenya) ...... 30:53.59 III(0.7)–1. Porter 12.56 NR; 2. Carruthers 12.65; 3. Holder (30.6, 60.0, 2:07.0, 3:19.3, 4:31.6); (15:47.5/15:06.1) (16.5, 32.8, 65.9, 2:17.7, 3:31.7, 4:45.5); 12.84 PR; 4. Foster-Hylton (Jam) 12.87; 5. Roleder (Ger) 4. Sentayehu Ejigu (Eth) 14:59.99 (33.1, 62.9, 2:10.0, 4. Priscah Cherono (Ken) 30:56.43 PR (18.6, 35.4, 68.3); 12.91 PR; 6. Schrott (Aut) 13.02; 7. Merlano (Col) 13.21. 3:22.4, 4:34.6); 5. Mercy Cherono (Ken) 15:00.23 (31.9, 5. Meselech Melkamu (Eth) 30:56.55 (16.8, 35.0, 68.6); 6. 62.9, 2:10.2, 3:22.4, 4:34.6); Shitaye Eshete (Bhr) 31:21.57 NR; 7. Shalane Flanagan 400 HURDLES (September 1) 6. Linet Masai (Ken) 15:01.01 (32.9, 63.7, 2:11.2, 3:23.6, (US) 31:25.57; 8. Ana Dulce Felix (Por) 31:37.03 ; 1. Lashinda Demus (US) ...... 52.47 4:35.9); 7. Lauren Fleshman (US) 15:09.25 (69.2, 2:19.0, 9. Jen Rhines (US) 31:47.59 ; 10. Jessica Augusto (Por) AR (old AR 52.61 Batten [Reeb] ’95) (WL) (3, 3 W); 3:31.4, 4:43.2); 32:06.68; 11. Tigist Kiros (Eth) 32:11.37; 12. Christelle 8. (Eth) 15:09.35 (71.6, 2:19.1, 3:31.5, Daunay (Fra) 32:22.20; 13. Kara Goucher (US) 32:29.58; 2. Melaine Walker (Jamaica) ...... 52.73 4:43.9); 9. Tejitu Daba (Bhr) 15:14.62 PR; 10. Yelena 14. Hikari Yoshimoto (Jpn) 32:32.22; (x, 8 W); Zadorozhnaya (Rus) 15:15.48 (6:07.1); 15. Kayo Sugihara (Jpn) 32:53.89; 16. Krisztina Papp 3. Natalya Antyukh (Rus) ...... 53.85 11. Zakia Mrisho (Tan) 15:18.81; 12. Helen Clitheroe (Hun) 32:56.02; 17. Megumi Kinukawa (Jpn) 34:08.37; … 4. Kaliese Spencer (Jam) 54.01; 5. Anastasiya (GB) 15:21.22; 13. Hitomi Niiya (Jpn) 15:41.67 (3:02.1); dnf—Meseret Defar (Eth) (at 8400m). Rabchenyuk (Ukr) 54.18; 6. Vania Stambolova (Bul) 54.23; 14. Elizaveta Grechishnikova (Rus) 15:45.61; 15. Amy 7. Zuzana Hejnová (CzR) 54.23; 8. Elena Churakova Hastings (US) 15:56.06. 100 HURDLES (September 3; wind +1.1) (Rus) 55.17. HEATS (August 30) (best-ever mark-for-place: 7) 1. Sally Pearson (Australia) ...... 12.28 I–1. Defar 15:19.46 (12:28.1); 2. Cherono 15:20.01; SEMIS (August 30; qualify 2+2) (MR) (WL) (4, =7 W); 3. Kibet 15:20.08; 4. Ejigu 15:20.13; 5. Zadorozhnaya I–1. Stambolova 54.72; 2. Churakova 55.02; 3. Spencer 15:23.90 (9:20.1); 6. Hastings 15:29.49;… 9. Sugihara (Jpn) 2. Danielle Carruthers (US) ...... 12.47 55.02; 4. Yaroshchuk (Ukr)) 55.09; 5. Ouédraogo (Bel) 55.29 15:41.78; 10. Mohammed (UAE) 16:10.37; 11. Niyongere PR (AL) 8, x A); PR; 6. Child (GB) 55.89; 7. Chaney (US) 55.97. (Bur) 17:23.56. 3. Dawn Harper (US) ...... 12.47 II–1. Antyukh 54.51; 2. Walker 54.97; 3. Rabchenyuk II–1. Dibaba 15:33.06; 2. Daba 15:33.67; 3. Masai 55.06; 4. Harrison (US) 55.44; 5. Odumosu (Ngr) 56.41; 6. PR (=AL) (=8, x A); 15:33.99; 4. Fleshman 15:34.04; 5. Cheruiyot 15:34.80; 6. Wilson (Jam) 56.58; 7. Kubokura (Jpn) 56.87. Mrisho 15:35.37; 7. Grechishnikova 15:35.64; 8. Kinukawa 4. Tiffany Porter (GB) 12.63; 5. Tatyana Dektyareva (Rus) III–1. Demus 53.82; 2. Hejnová 54.76; 3. Shakes-Drayton (Jpn) 15:38.23; 9. Bekele (Tur) 15:38.25; 10. Huddle (US) 12.82; 6. Nikkita Holder (Can) 12.93; 7. Phylicia George (GB) 55.07; 4. Tracey (Jam) 55.55; 5. Titimets (Ukr) 55.82; 15:42.00; 11. Poliudina (Kyr) 16:32.68. (Can) 17.97;… dnf— (US). 6. Petersen (Den) 56.49; 7. Boden (Aus) 56.68.

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The Bible Of The Sport November 2011 — 37 400 HURDLES the U.S. trio in 6 (Carruthers), 7 (Wells) and 8 (Harper). But the Aussie—easily the fastest in the field over the flat 100 with her 11.14—gave no one else a chance. AR 52.47 For Demus She did just as she had in her semi when she clocked an Aussie Record 12.36, good for a share of No. 6 all-time: she burst off the by Jon Hendershott to get at least the American Record in this race starting stripe, took an immediate lead and In one race, Lashinda Demus took two giant and the World Record at best. But we are very simply ran away from the field with her clean steps toward reaching the quartet of goals she happy with the American Record.” hurdling style, crisp lead leg action and focused has set for her career. A 52.47 triumph gave concentration. Demus both the global title she coveted and 100 HURDLES Britain’s Tiffany Porter, plus Wells and the American Record. Carruthers tussled early behind Pearson. Then “Now I have setting the World Record and Brilliant Run By Pearson Wells went down, and first Carruthers then winning the Olympics to go,” said the Southern by Jon Hendershott Harper edged ahead before No. 10 to push California native (see sidebar), whose time In one of the most dominating performances Porter out of the medals. Harper’s sharp lean broke the WR-at-the-time 52.61 set by Kim of the meet, Sally Pearson sliced over the sprint nearly caught Carruthers for 2nd. Batten to win the ’95 Worlds. The time also raised her to No. 3 all-time behind only the 52.34 WR run in ’03 by Russia’s Pearson’s 12.28 and Melaine moved her to Walker’s 52.42 to win the gold in Berlin two years ago. No. 4 on the Walker overcame severe shin soreness that hampered her all all-time list spring to clock 52.73 for the silver, while Russia’s European champion Natalya Antyukh (53.85) closed stronger than pre- meet favorite Kaliese Spencer (54.01) to grab the bronze. Demus raced only once between her USATF win in late June and Daegu, clocking 54.18 in Lucerne in mid-July. She explained, “My coach [her mother, Yolanda Demus] felt I needed to work on some technical points in my race and that’s what we did.” The silver medalist in ’05 and ’09, Demus led the semis at 53.82, while the other two U.S. entries, Queen Harrison (55.44) and Jasmine Chaney (55.97), didn’t advance. For the final, Spencer drew lane 2, one behind Demus (3), with Antyukh in 5 and Walker in 8.

Demus got out strongly as CLAUS ANDERSEN did Antyukh and especially Walker, running blind on the outside. The barriers in a meet record 12.28. It was the fastest The ecstatic Pearson struck silver in Beijing American moved after hurdle 7 to challenge time in the world in 19 years that made the but slipped to 5th at the Berlin Worlds. She said, for the lead and led at the eighth barrier from 24-year-old Aussie the No. 4 performer ever. “Right after the last the Jamaican pair. Pearson lorded over a quality field by a big year, my coach Sharon Hannan and I worked Demus held a slim lead over Walker all the 0.19, the meet’s widest victory margin ever. The hard on my endurance phase over the last five way down the final straight, adding a bit more U.S. claimed the silver and bronze medals as hurdles. It really helps when you can build to the margin after No. 10. Walker ran hard Danielle Carruthers and Dawn Harper clocked that base. Once you’re strong, the technique all the way home, but just couldn’t overtake 12.47 PRs to claim shares of No. 8 performer will come.” Demus. Antyukh’s closing charge caught in American history. Of winning her first international medal, the Spencer in the final meters. But U.S. champ Kellie Wells went down and 31-year-old Carruthers said, “I worked hard The win was Demus’s first international out after whacking the sixth hurdle, stumbling all year and then my Achilles started hurting title since winning the ’02 World Juniors. She and falling over No. 7. here. But a group of people helped me and the said, “This victory means that hard work pays Semis casualties included ’03 champ Perdita whole thing is amazing.” off. I feel like I ran for my mother, [my] twins, Felicien of Canada, Jamaican defender Brigitte Harper, a year removed from right knee my husband, my father and all the people who Foster-Hylton (who had battled injuries since surgery, smiled broadly as she said, “To PR supported me.” ’10) and Ireland’s Derval O’Rourke (who when I thought I would never hurdle again Her mom, a national-class 400 sprinter in injured a knee while warming up). and bring back hardware for the U.S. is such the late ’70s as Yolanda Rich, said, “We wanted For the title race, Pearson drew lane 3 with a blessing.”

38 — November 2011 Track & Field News Demus Had A Long Wait For Gold

by Jon Hendershott She and husband Jamel Mayrant decided to move back to Southern It was a long time for Lashinda Demus to wait for the second gold California, live with her parents and have mother Yolanda Demus coach medal of her 400 hurdling career. Almost a decade ago she won her her, just as she had in her days from age group through high school. first at the ’02 World Juniors. Now after a long road, the 28-year-old Her dad and grandmother watched the twins while Demus trained— has finally claimed another. hard. Says her mother, “Even from age 5 when she started age-group In the interim she claimed WC silvers both at ’05 and Berlin track, Lashinda always worked very hard. She wants to be No. 1 and ’09. But Demus never has been one to settle for 2nd. that means working hard. “Of course, those silvers have been motivation for me,” she “Some people [including T&FN’s pre-meet formchart] didn’t even acknowledges. “As I have said, I never intend to go into a championship pick her to win a medal in Daegu. That didn’t bother her; it just made meet to win a silver medal. But sometimes it just happens like that. Defending champ Walker “I’m just happy that I know I can live with my was still challenging career knowing I have Demus at the final hurdle another gold medal under my belt. It was really a blessing and I’m grateful.” The new American Record holder also said her gold/AR duo in Daegu puts her halfway to achieving the four prime goals in her career. “I have said there was no way I would leave my track career without getting the four accomplishments I want— the world title and the AR are two of them. The World Record and an Olympic gold medal are the other two. “Every athlete wants a gold medal. That’s what we train hard for. So there’s no way I could quit the sport or retire without accomplishing everything I have worked so hard for. “Even though it was a long time in coming, when it finally comes to you, you forget about that; all the waiting and the down parts of your JEAN-PIERRE DURAND/PHOTORUN career. So yes, it’s been a long time in coming.” her work harder. She knew what she had to do to be No. 1.” And her victory in Korea was a family affair for Demus. One detail mom/coach wanted to improve was the hurdler’s late- She was a prep superstar at Long Beach Wilson where she set the race technique. So Demus raced only once between her USATF and High School Record over the 300 barriers in ’01. Her still-standing 39.98 Worlds win. In between, she focused on strength work so she could positions her as her the only girl ever under 40.0. finish strongly off the final hurdle. She did that in Daegu, but missed The next year, as a South Carolina frosh, she won the NCAA, U.S. another one of those career aims. Juniors and that first gold at the World Juniors. She made the ’04 Olympic “We came into the final to try to break the World Record,” Yolanda team as a college junior, finishing 5th in her semi in Athens. says. “But Lashinda said the wind was heavy on the backstretch. And In ’05, she won her first USATF title but got only silver at her first she also was extended at No. 10, having to stretch to get her step. Those Worlds in Helsinki. She repeated as U.S. champion in ’06. things just come up in a race, but when the conditions are right, she Then in ’07 came the life-altering event: after an unexpected and can get the record.” subsequently difficult pregnancy, Demus delivered twin sons Dontay And the hurdler herself doesn’t mind saying, “I expect everything! and Duaine. She resumed training only a month after the delivery, such I think we all do. We all want to win. Nobody goes on the track saying was her determination to make the ’08 Olympic team. they’re going to lose. If they think that way, they shouldn’t be out there. But at the Trials, she led into the homestretch before fading to the “So I respect everybody, but of course I’m going to say that I want dreaded 4th to miss the team. That caused Demus to step back and to win the gold and set the World Record. Those should be the goals reevaluate things. for all of us.”

The Bible Of The Sport November 2011 — 39 MARATHON last 5K for a 1:30:44) but not well enough for the podium. Kaniskina says she can never forget her first walk in ’99. “The distance was only 3K and I Kenya Starts With A 1-2-3 was the last to finish. My prize for last place was some candy.’’ by Sean Hartnett ing off the late charge of Ethiopian Bezunesh It took five more years to show real progress. Kenya’s marathon team initiated the East Bekele (2:29:21). “It was 2004 and for the first time in my life African nation’s sparkling run of success in Kiplagat relished the opportunity to lead I was training twice a day. But coach Viktor Daegu by sweeping the podium in the meet’s Kenya out of the gate. “This is my first cham- Chegin saw something in my walk. From the kickoff event. pionship I have run and I am happy to have winter of 2005, I was training with his group.” Edna Kiplagat led the way, taking the gold won it,” she said. “I thought that if I could run The rest, as they say, is history. with a fast-closing 2:28:43. Priscah Jeptoo the race like I did in my last two , The race’s great message-bearer was the (2:29:00) and Sharon Cherop (2:29:14) took I’d succeed.” redoubtable Susana Feitor of Portugal, 6th in silver and bronze as the Kenyan trio obviously 1:31:26. At 36 and a veteran of 10 previous ran away with the Marathon World Cup team 20K WALK Worlds, she loves this stuff more than ever. Her title (see sidebar). message: “Walking is something you can do Starting in a balmy 79 degrees (26C), with 3 In A Row For Kaniskina forever. It is a lifetime sport. I will never quit.’’ 72% humidity, the opening 5K was covered by Elliott Denman No other athlete man or woman has ever in a hyper-cautious 18:34 as all but 9 of the With impeccable timing and faultless made it to 11 Worlds. Her saga began at Tokyo 54 starters ran in the cumbersome lead pack. form—she earned not a single red card—Olga with a 17th. Her box score since: 11th, 17th, 21st, With a little lift to the pace, halfway was Kaniskina negative-split her way to a third 4th, DQ, 9th, 3rd, 5th, 10th. crossed in 1:16:46, trimming the throng to consecutive 20K walk 31. Reaching 30K in 1:48:30 (2:32:36 pace) the gold (and with Bei- Kenyan team spread four runners across the jing a fourth straight All the front and shifted out of tempo mode and into major). a racing gear. “This was not a day marathon After shadowing the lead most of the way, [9 a.m. and steamy] medals went Kiplagat started to crank at 32K and a strong for records, it was a surge left only Ethiopian to day for medals,’’ said Kenya’s way contend with the Kenyan medalists-to-be. the mini-sized winner, Kiplagat admitted, “I did not have any who scales in at 5-3/95 special strategy. I just tried to speed up at 32 (1.60/43). kilometers.” Passing 35K in 2:05:20, she forged Strategizing per- a small lead as the pace spike of the 16:54 5K fectly, the 26-year-old split dispatched Kebede. Russian let the oth- The Kenyans seemed destined for an ers do all the early work before getting down to business. Kenyans Roll In World Cup At least 15 were The three Kenyan medalists netted an still within reach as aggregate team time of 7:26:57 to easily she reached mid- take the World Cup title. Their margin was way in 46:16. almost 15:00. By 15K, though, The defending Chinese team (7:31:34) she was already was without Berlin winner Xue Bai, but won gapping country- a close 3-way battle for the silver, edging woman Anisya Ethiopia (7:32:20) and Japan (7:32:58). Kirdyapkina and World Cup scoring: 1. Kenya 7:26:57 (average China’s Hong Liu, 2:28:59) 2. China 7:31:34 (2:30:32); 3. Ethiopia 7:32:20 with the rest fading. (2:30:47); 4. Japan 7:32:58 (2:31:00); 5. Ukraine 7:45:44 Despite the (2:35:15); 6. United States 7:47:55 (2:35:59); 7. South Korea 7:59:56 (2:39:59). muggy weather, she never sagged. Every 5K was an uneventful run to the podium until Cherop improvement: 23:29, clipped Kiplagat’s heel in a bit of aid station 22:47, 21:47, 21:39 for calamity, sending Kiplagat to her kneeds on a total of 1:29:42. the pavement. Kirdyapkina “I was afraid that I had hurt myself,” Kipla- couldn’t match Liu, ei- gat recalled, “but I was OK.” Within minutes, ther, down the stretch. she lifted the pace even higher and again pulled The Chinese star— clear of her compatriots. also with no cards— Kiplagat’s strength was evident in the strong surged to the silver upper-body rhythm that she maintained and in 1:30:00 with Kir- the whopping 16:10 split that netted a 40-meter dyapkina settling for lead between 35 and 40K. Sensing the win, the bronze, a place higher 31-year-old mother of two managed a bit of a than in ’09. smile and a few looks back before crossing the Fourth-placer Eli- line 80 meters ahead of Jeptoo (2:29:00). sa Rigaudo of Italy closed well, too (22:09 Cherop’s 2:29:14 preserved the sweep, hold- RUN JIRO MOCHIZUKI/PHOTO

40 — November 2011 Track & Field News 4 X 100 U.S. Holds On, In List-Leading Time

by Walt Murphy The stage was now set for the battle of the the fastest time in the world since another U.S. Sprinters from the U.S. and Jamaica have two sprinting superpowers, with the U.S. lining squad set the American Record of 41.47 at the dominated the speed events in recent years, up in lane 4 in the final, which would take place ’97 World Championships. but they hadn’t met in a 4x1 final since the ’07 2 hours after the first round, Worlds, when the Americans beat their Island and Jamaica in 6. rivals in both the short relays. The defending champi- Jamaica did its part in making the highly ons would go with a lineup anticipated matchup happen in Daegu by of Fraser-Pryce, Stewart, winning the first heat in a list-leading 42.23 Simpson and VCB, while the VICTOR SAILER/PHOTO RUN SAILER/PHOTO VICTOR with a lineup of Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, U.S. countered with Knight, Kerron Stewart, Sherone Simpson, and young Felix, Myers, and Jeter. The inclusion of Felix MARATHON (August 27) and Myers came as a (two 15K loops, one 12.195K loop) surprise to some. Felix 1. Edna Kiplagat (Kenya) ...... 2:28:43; had already had a busy week as she unsuccess- 2. Priscah Jeptoo (Kenya) ...... 2:29:00; fully attempted to win the 3. Sharon Cherop (Kenya) ...... 2:29:14; 200 (bronze)/400 (silver) 4. Bezunesh Bekele (Eth) 2:29:21; 5. Yukiko Akaba double, and she had run (Jpn) 2:29:35; 6. Fiaolin Zhu (Chn) 2:29:58; 7. Isabellah Andersson (Swe) 2:30:13; 8. Jiali Wang (Chn) 2:30:25; 9. a hard leg on the winning Marisa Barros (Por) 2:30:29; 4x4 the day before. 10. Remi Nakazato (Jpn) 2:30:52; 11. Rong Chen (Chn) There was some con- 2:31:11; 12. Aberu Kebede (Eth) 2:31:22; 13. Irene Kosgei cern about Myers after (Ken) 2:31:29; 14. (Eth) 2:31:37; 15. Tetyana Hamera-Shmyrko (Ukr) 2:31:58; she finished a disappoint- … 17. Moody (US) 2:32:04;… 30. Newberry (US) ing 8th in the 100 final, 2:37:28;… 32. McKaig (US) 2:38:23;… 38. De Reuck (US) but she looked fine in 2:44:35;… 40. Gomez (US) 2:46:44; … dq—Tune (Eth). the qualifying round of the relay. Jura Levy, who was filling in for Veronica After all the hype, the Campbell-Brown, who would run the anchor final lived up to eveyone’s leg in the final. expectations (well, maybe Trinidad surprised a bit by winning the not for some hard-core All was good second heat in a National Record 42.50. Jamaican fans). for the U.S. Now, it was up to the Americans, who had Fraser-Pryce, who ran failed to make the final in Beijing and Berlin second on the winning once Myers due to poor passing. team in ’09, opened up a successfully Not a problem this time, as , slight lead over Knight on Shalonda Solomon, Marshevet Myers and Alex the opening leg and com- got the stick Anderson, NCAA individual champions all, pleted a smooth exchange to Jeter won the third heat in a quick 41.94, reclaiming to Stewart. the yearly lead. You’d never know that Solomon and Anderson would be replaced Felix was running her eighth in the final by individual medalists Allyson race of the meet as she Felix and Carmelita Jeter. flew down the backstretch, bringing the U.S. even as Stewart and Simpson had 20K WALK (August 31; flat 2000m road loop) a shaky handoff. 1. Olga Kaniskina (Russia) ...... 1:29:42 It was nothing like the (46:16/43:26); clean exchange between Felix and Myers, Jamaica received a consolation prize by 2. Hong Liu (China) ...... 1:30:00 who justified her position on the team by setting a National Record of 41.70, but they (46:16/43:44); running a great curve and putting the U.S. clearly would have traded the record for a 3. Anisya Kirdyapkina (Russia) ..1:30:13 in front by about 2 meters. win. Ukraine won its first set of medals in this (46:16/43:57) rd 4. (Ita) 1:30:44 (46:17/44:27); 5. Shenjie The race for gold would now come down event, finishing 3 in 42.51. Qieyang (Chn) 1:31:14 (46:17/44:57); 6. Susana Feitor to a battle of World Champions who had Jeter said that running the relay is differ- (Por) 1:31:26 (46:22/45:04); 7. Ana Cabecinha (Por) beaten each other while winning gold in the ent than individual events, explaining, “You 1:31:36 (46:23/45:13); 100 (Jeter) and 200 (VCB). have other women depending on you and you 8. Kristina SaltanoviĀ (Lit) 1:31:40 (46:17/45:23); 9. Beatriz Pascual (Spa) 1:31:46 (46:17/45:29); 10. Inês Jamaica lost some additional ground on know that if you fell there would be a lot of Henriques (Por) 1:32:06 (46:23/45:43); 11. Vera Sokolova the final exchange, with Simpson almost pressure on you. To know that these girls ran (Rus) 1:32:13; 12. Olena Shumkina (Ukr) 1:32:17; running up the back of Campbell-Brown, exceptional legs and you couldn’t get it across 13. Maria Vasco (Spa) 1:32:42; 14. Ni Gao (Chn) 1:32:49; while Myers and Jeter completed the team’s the finish line for them. 15. (Aus) 1:33:38; 16. Olive Loughnane (Ire) 1:34:02;… 30. Maria Michta (US) 1:38:54;… dnf—Melanie third smooth handoff. “That was the most pressure I had in these Seeger (Ger). Jeter held most of the lead over the charg- championships. I’m very excited and I’m ex- ing VCB, bringing the U.S. home in 41.56, cited about London 2012.”

The Bible Of The Sport November 2011 — 41 4 X 400 Leg 1: 1. U.S. 49.3; 2. Jamaica 50.1; 3. Russia 50.3; 4. Great Britain 50.5; 5. Ukraine 50.8; 6. Belarus 51.68; 7. Czech Republic 52.3; 8. Nigeria 54.3 Leg 2: 1. U.S. 1:38.73; 2. Jamaica 1:39.65; 3. Russia 1:40.18; 4. Great Britain 1:41.22; 5. Ukraine 1:41.36; Team USA All The Way 6. Belarus 1:42.95; 7. Czech Republic 1:43.74; 8. Nigeria 1:46.83 Leg 3: 1. U.S. 2:28.57; 2. Jamaica 2:29.49; 3. Russia by Dave Johnson the homestretch, running an NR 3:18.71, clear 2:30.14; 4. Great Britain 2:33.20; 5. Ukraine 2:33.36; Team USA won its third straight 4x4 title of bronze medalist Russia (3:19.36). Britain led 6. Belarus 2:35:21; 7. Czech Republic 2:35.90; 8. with a 3:18.09 run, stunning not so much for the rest of the pack, none of whom were ever Nigeria 2:39.23 the time—No. 7 in history—as for the manner in medal position, with a 3:23.63. The nation in which it was run. order never changed at any of the handoffs. Third Leg: Sanya Richards-Ross had anchored the pre- Leadoff: Richards-Ross, disappointed after Jessica Beard went out hardest, ceding two—as well as the U.S. win in ’03—but her 7th-place finish in the 400, said, “I asked Jon increasing the U.S. lead so much that by the end of the backstretch Jamaica was closing, VICTOR SAILER/PHOTO RUN but had cut the gap only to some 12 meters. Equally far back of Jamaica was Russian Ly- udmila Litvinova. Jamaica’s Novlene Williams-Mills contin- ued to close on Beard, but pulled back only as much as Beard had opened, as they both ran 49.84. Litvinova’s 49.96 kept Russia in the hunt, but lost a meter. Anchor: Francena McCorory, who had finished 4th in the 400, took off early. Pulling away from her pursuers, she added to the U.S. lead through the opening 200, baiting the trap for anyone trying to make up the distance too quickly. Jamaica’s Shericka Williams didn’t begin her big push until the homestretch. Russian Beard gave anchor Anastasiya Kapachinskaya, the 400 McCorory an bronze medalist, had made a big push down the backstretch, but never got closer than a uncatchable lead couple of strides. on the anchor McCorory began to tie up slightly with 60 meters to go, then more noticeably some 30 meters later. But the lead she’d built was more than enough. As she hit the line with a 49.52, ran leadoff here, while Allyson Felix stayed in Drummond if I could run first leg tonight.” McCorory had held enough of her margin to the No. 2 slot she had in the previous two races. Driving hard through the second turn, she give the U.S. a victory by almost 5 meters. The result for the front-loaded team was a continued to pull away in the homestretch, Behind McCorory, Williams and Kapachin- clean run-from-the-gun effort which kept the finishing her leg in 49.3, nearly 5 meters ahead skaya both ran 49.22s, Jamaica beating the U.S. out of danger and out of traffic. of Jamaican Rosemarie Whyte’s 50.1, with Russians by a similar 5 meters. Runner-up Jamaica closed the gap only in another meter to Russia’s Antonina Krivoshapka at 50.3. Second Leg: Felix, for the first 4 x 400 (September 3) 4 x 100 (September 4) time running this race without a 1. United States ...... 3:18.09 1. United States ...... 41.56 gold medal already in her pocket, (WL, AL) (7 W, 4 A) (Richards-Ross 49.3, Felix 49.4, Beard 49.84, McCorory 49.52); (WL, AL) (8 W, 5 A) (Knight, Felix, Myers, Jeter); tore through the first turn, quickly 2. Jamaica ...... 41.70 opening another 5 meters on the 2. Jamaica ...... 3:18.71 NR (No. 5 nation) NR (No. 4 nation) Jamaicans. At the break, it was Rus- (Whyte 50.1, Prendergast 49.6, Williams-Mills 49.84, Williams 49.22); (Fraser-Pryce, Stewart, Simpson, Campbell-Brown); sian hurdler Natalya Antyukh who 3. Ukraine ...... 42.51 moved quickest among the chasers. 3. Russia ...... 3:19.36 (Krivoshapka 50.3, Antyukh 49.9, Litvinova 49.96, Kapachinskaya 49.22); (Povh, Pohrebnyak, Ryemyen, Stuy); By the end of the backstretch, 4. Great Britain 3:23.63 (Shakes-Drayton 50.5, Sanders 50.7, nd 4. Trinidad 42.58 (Selvon, Baptiste, Hackett, Ahyee); 5. Antyukh held 2 , 2 meters ahead Ohuruogu 51.98, McConnell 50.43); 5. Ukraine 3:23.86 (Pyhyda France 42.70 (Soumaré, Distel, Sébastien, Mang); 6. Russia of Jamaica’s Davita Prendergast, 50.8, Rabchenyuk 50.6, Yaroshchuk 52.00, Yefremova 50.50); 42.93 (Gushchina, Rusakova, Savlinis, Fedoriva); 7. Nigeria but some 15 meters behind the flee- 6. Belarus 3:25.64 (Tashpulatava 51.68, Yushchanka 51.27, 42.93 (Asumnu, Osayomi, Osazuwa, Okagbare); 8. Brazil ing Felix, the 400 silver medalist. I. Usovich 52.26, S. Usovich 50.13); 7. Czech Republic 3:26.57 43.10 (da Silva, Gomes, Krasucki, Santos). (Rosolová 52.3, Bergrová 51.5, BartoniĀková 52.16, Hejnová (best-ever mark-for-place: 7–8) Antyukh charged around the bend, 50.67); 8. Nigeria 3:29.82 (Omotosho 54.3, Odumosu 52.5, Etim HEATS (September 4; qualify 2+2) closing to within 10 meters at the top 52.40, Abogunloko 50.59). I–1. Jamaica 42.23 (WL) (Fraser-Pryce, Stewart, of the straight but then drifted on the HEATS (September 2; qualify 2+2) Simpson, Levy); 2. France 42.60; 3. Brazil 42.92 NR; 4. run-in, with Prendergast going by. I–1. United States 3:23.57 (Hastings 50.8, Beard 49.9, McCorory Colombia 43.53; 6. Spain 46.24;… dq—China. Felix covered her leg in 49.4, and 51.18, Baker 51.65); 2. Ukraine 3:24.13; 3. Belarus 3:24.28; 4. II–1. Trinidad 42.50 NR; 2. Ukraine 42.63; 3. Russia Germany 3:27.31; 5. France 3:28.02; 6. Australia 3:32.27;… 42.78; 4. Australia 43.79; 5. Great Britain 43.95; 6. South turned over a 7-meter advantage as dnf—Kazakhstan. Korea 46.14;… dnf—Poland. Prendergast ran 49.6 and Antyukh II–1. Russia 3:20.94; 2. Nigeria 3:25.59; 3. Czech Republic III–1. United States 41.94 (WL, AL) (Knight, Solomon, clocked 49.9, leaving the Russians a 3:26.01; 4. Cuba 3:26.74; 5. Canada 3:27.92; 6. Brazil 3:32.43. Myers, Anderson); 2. Nigeria 42.74; 3. Holland 43.44 solid 3 meters behind Jamaica. Much III–1. Jamaica 3:22.01; 2. Great Britain 3:23.05; 3. Italy 3:26.48; NR; 4. Switzerland 44.04; 5. Belarus 44.38; 6. Bahamas 4. Ireland 3:27.48 NR); 5. Turkey 3:32.15; 6. China 3:32.39; 7. 50.62;… dnf—Germany. of the Jamaican advantage over Rus- South Korea 3:43.22. sia came during the exchange.

42 — November 2011 Track & Field News Saladuha led the TJ from the first — Women’s Field Results — round on

47-8, 48-1¾, 46-6¼); 5. Yamile Aldama (GB) 47-7 (14.50) HIGH JUMP (September 3) (47-7, f, f, f, f, 47-¼); 6. Yargelis Savigne (Cub) 47-4¼ (14.43) 1. Anna Chicherova (Russia) .. 6-8 (2.03) (47-4¼, f, f, p, p, p [inj]); (6-2¼, 6-4, 6-5½, 6-6¾, 6-8, 6-8¾ [xxx]); 7. Anna Kuropatkina (Rus) 46-8¼ (14.23); 8. Baya Rahouli 2. Blanka VlašiDž () ...... 6-8 (2.03) (Alg) 46-4 (14.12); 9. Natalia Iastrebova (Ukr) 46-4 (14.12); 10. Biljana TopiDž (Ser) 46-½ (14.03); 11. Dana Veld’áková (6-2¼, 6-4, 6-5½, 6-6¾ [2], 6-8 [2], 6-8¾ [xxx]); (Svk) 45-9¾ (13.96); 12. Keila Costa (Bra) 45-¼ (13.72). 3. (Italy) .....6-6¾ (2.00) QUALIFYING (August 30) (6-2¼, 6-4, 6-5½, 6-6¾ [3], 6-8 [xxx]); Notable non-qualifiers [46-5¼/14.15 qualified]—Martínez 4. Yelena Slesarenko (Rus) 6-5½ (1.97) (6-2¼, 6-4 (Cub) 46-2 (14.07), Williams (Jam) & La Mantia (Ita) 46-1½ [2], 6-5½, 6-6¾ [xxx]); 5. Svetlana Shkolina (Rus) 6-5½ (14.06), Papahrístou (Gre) 46-1¼ (14.05), Šestak (Slo) (6-2¼, 6-4, 6-5½ [3], 6-6¾ [xxx]); 6. tie, Deirdre Ryan (Ire) 45-6¼ (13.87), Smock (US) 44-2¾ (13.48). & Fingjuan Zheng (Chn) 6-4 (1.93); 8. tie, Doreen Amata (Ngr) & Svetlana Radzivil (Uzb) SHOT (August 29) 6-4; 10. (US) 6-4; 11. Emma Green Tregaro (Swe) 6-2¼ (1.89); 12. Anna Iljuštšenko (Est) 6-2¼. 1. (NZ) ...... 69-8¼ (21.24) NR (WL) (24, x W) (=MR) (63-6¾, f, 65-9, 67-11¾, f, 69-8¼); QUALIFYING (September 1) Notable non-qualifiers: [6-3½/1.92]—Aitova (Kaz), Beitia 2. Nadzeya Ostapchuk (Blr) ..65-9½ (20.05) (Spa), Spencer (StL), Styopina (Ukr); [6-2¼/1.89]—Veneva- (64-3, 63-5½, 65-2¼, 65-2¼, 65-9½, 64-3¾); Mateeva (Bul); [5-10¾/1.80]—McPherson (US). 3. Jill Cam-Williams (US) ...65-8¼ (20.02) (x, 4 A) (64-5, 60-9½, 63-1½, 65-8¼, 61-8¼, 63-9½); POLE VAULT (August 30) 4. Lijiao Gong (Chn) 65-6¼ (19.97) (64-5¼, f, f, 65-½, 1. Fabiana Murer (Brazil) ...... 15-11 (4.85) 65-6¼, f); 5. (Rus) 64-10¾ (19.78) PR; =NR (=4, x W; non-Isi: =3, =8 W) 6. Ling Li (Chn) 64-8 (19.71); 7. (Rus) 64-1¼ (14-11, 15-3, 15-7, 15-9 [2], 15-11, 16-¾ [xxp], 16-1¾ [x]); (19.54); 8. (Ger) 63-2¼ (19.26); 2. Martina Strutz (Germany) ..15-9 (4.80) 9. Michelle Carter (US) 61-6¾ (18.76); 10. (Rus) 61-3 (18.67); 11. (Blr) 60-7¼ NR (8, x W) (18.47); 12. (Ger) 58-11¼ (17.96); 13. (14-7¼ [2], 14-11, 15-3, 15-5, 15-7 [2], 15-9, 15-11 [xp], 16-¾ [xx]); Cleopatra Borel-Brown (Tri) 57-9¾ (17.62). 3. Svetlana Feofanova (Russia) ...15-7 (4.75) QUALIFYING (14-7¼, 14-11, 15-3, 15-7, 15-9 [xxx]); (August 28) 4. Jenn Suhr (US) 15-5 (4.70); 5. Yarisley Silva (Cub) Notable non-qualifiers [61-3/18.67 qualified]—Rosa (Ita) 15-5 NR (14-11, 15-5 [2], 15-7 [xxx]); 6. Yelena Isinbaeva 59-11¾ (18.28), Vargas (Cub) 59-11¼ (18.27), González (Rus) 15-3 (4.65) (15-3, 15-7 [xp], 15-9 [xx]); 7. JiĜina (Cub) 59-10¼ (18.24), Labonté (Can) 59-2¼ (18.04), Ptácniková (CzR) 15-3; Stevens-Walker (US) 56-5¼ (17.20). 8. Nikolía Kiriakopoúlou (Gre) 15-3; 9. (Ger) 15-3; 10. tie, Kristina Gadschiew, Monika Pyrek & DISCUS (August 28) (Pol) 14-11 (4.55). (best-ever mark-for place: =5, =6, =7, 8–9, =10, =11, =12) 1. Yanfeng Li (China) ...... 218-3 (66.52) (214-2, 218-3, 214-11, 211-0, 211-1, 209-5); QUALIFYING (August 28) Non-qualifiers: [14-9/4.50=highest non-qualifier 2. Nadine Müller (Germany) ..216-5 (65.97) ever]—Boyd (Aus), Buchler (Swi) (NR), Dennison (GB), (213-5, 216-5, 210-3, 205-2, f, f); Hutson (US); [14-5¼/4.40]—Janson (US), Šutej (Slo);… nh—Bleasdale (GB). 3. Yarelis Barrios (Cuba) ....215-7 (65.73) (f, 203-0, 215-7, 209-9, f, 209-8); 4. ĩaneta Glanc (Pol) 209-8 (63.91) (209-8, 204-5, LONG JUMP (August 28) AGENCY GLADYS CHAI/ASVOM 207-0, 205-8, 203-11, 197-11); 5. 1. Brittney Reese (US) ...... 22-4½ (6.82) (US) 209-5 (63.85) (197-6, 200-0, 197-8, 209-5, 197-8, f); QUALIFYING (September 2) (22-4½, f, f, f, f, f); 6. Jian Tan (Chn) 206-7 (62.96); Notable non-qualifiers: [226-1/68.92 qualified]—Orbán 2. Olga Kucherenko (Russia) ..22-2½ (6.77) 7. Dragana TomaševiDž (Ser) 205-0 (62.48); 8. Nicoleta (Hun) 226-0 (68.89), Campbell (US) 225-11 (68.87), McCall Grasu (Rom) 203-8 (62.08); 9. (Cub) 199-3 (21-3¼, 21-6¼, 21-10, 22-2½, f, 22-2½); (US) 223-11 (68.26), Matoshka (Blr) 223-10 (68.23), M. (60.73); 10. Dani Samuels (Aus) 194-0 (59.14); 11. Darya Marghieva (Mol) 222-11 (67.95), Castells (Spa) 222-3 3. Ineta RadŋviĀa () ....22-2¼ (6.76) Pishchalnikova (Rus) 190-7 (58.10); 12. Zinaida Sendriźtŏ (67.74). (21-8¼, 21-9, 21-10¼, 21-8¼, f, 22-2¼); (Lit) 188-0 (57.30). 4. Nastassia Mironchyk-Ivanova (Blr) 22-1½ (6.74) (f, QUALIFYING (August 27) JAVELIN (September 2) 22-¼, 22-1½, f, f, f); 5. Carolina Klüft (Swe) 21-6¼ (6.56); Notable non-qualifiers: [196-8/59.94 qualified]—Thur- 1. Mariya Abakumova (Rus) .236-2 (71.99) 6. Janay Deloach (US) 21-6¼; 7. Darya Klishina (Rus) mond (US) 196-5 (59.88), Ma (Chn) 195-10 (59.71), Lewis- (WL) (2, 2 W) (MR) 21-4 (6.50); Smallwood (US) 195-2 (59.49), Semenova (Ukr) 191-2 (198-1, 233-9 PR [3, 6 W], p, f, 236-2, 210-10); 8. Karin Melis Mey (Tur) 21-1½ (6.44); 9. Mayookha (58.27), Cechlová (CzR) 176-9 (53.87). Johny (Ind) 20-10¾ (6.37); 10. (Por) 20-6½ 2. Barbora Špotáková (CzR) .234-10 (71.58) (6.26); 11. Maurren Maggi (Bra) 20-3 (6.17); … 3f—Funmi HAMMER (September 4) (x, 3 W; now x, 4 W) Jimoh (US). (225-9, 222-9, 225-2, 220-2, 234-10, 219-2); QUALIFYING (August 27) 1. Tatyana Lysenko (Russia) ..253-0 (77.13) (x, 13 W) (252-0, 252-11, 253-0, 244-5, 246-2, f); 3. (S Africa) ..224-4 (68.38) Notable non-qualifiers: [21-4¼/6.51 qualified]—Zaytseva NR (6, x W) (211-2, 213-11, 207-1, 191-10, 224-4, 205-8); (Rus) 21-4 (6.50), Kappler (Ger) 21-3¼ (6.48), Rybalko 2. Betty Heidler (Germany) .249-6 (76.06) 4. Christina Obergföll (Ger) 214-0 (65.24) (202-7, 211-3, (Ukr) & Shutkova (Blr) 21-2 (6.45), Okagbare (Ngr) 20-10½ (242-8, 245-1, f, 249-6, f); 212-7, 214-0, 208-4, f); 5. Kathrina Molitor (Ger) 211-0 (6.36), Polk (US) 18-7 (5.66). 3. Wenxiu Zhang (China) ....246-2 (75.03) (64.32); 6. (Aus) 203-3 (61.96); (246-2, 243-9, f, 240-0, 235-9, 245-4); 7. Martina Ratej (Slo) 202-3 (61.65); 8. Jarmila Klimešová TRIPLE JUMP (September 1) 4. Yipsi Moreno (Cub) 244-4 (74.48) (240-5, f, 244-4, f, f, (CzR) 194-5 (59.27); 9. Yuki Ebihara (Jpn) 193-10 (59.08); 10. 1. Olha Saladuha (Ukraine) ..49-¼ (14.94) f); 5. Anita Włódarczyk (Pol) 241-4 (73.56) (241-4, f, 238-2, Goldie Sayers (GB) 190-10 (58.18); 11. Madara Palameika (49-¼, 44-9, 48-2, 48-¾, 46-8, 47-6¼); f, f, 238-4); 6. Bianca Perie (Rom) 236-4 (72.04) ; 7. Kathrin (Lat) 190-7 (58.08);… dnc—Linda Stahl (Ger). (best-ever mark-for-place: 2–3) 2. Olga Rypakova (Kazak) ...48-10¼ (14.89) Klaas (Ger) 235-10 (71.89); 8. Zalina Marghieva (Mol) 230-6 (70.27); 9. QUALIFYING (September 1) (f, 48-3½, f, f, 48-10¼, 47-8½); (Ita) 229-3 (69.88); 10. Jenny Dahlgren (Arg) 228-9 (69.72); Notable non-qualifiers [195-8/59.65 qualified]— 3. Caterine Ibargüen (Col) ..48-8¼ (14.84) 11. (US) 226-1 (68.91); 12. Stéphanie Falzon Hjálmsdóttir (Ice) 194-0 (59.15), Bani (Ita) 193-4 (58.92), (48-½, 48-1¾, 45-1¾, 48-7¼, 48-8¼, 48-6¾); (Fra) 218-5 (66.57). Yurkovich (US) 193-0 (58.84), Rebryk (Ukr) 191-11 (58.50), 4. Mabel Gay (Cub) 48-1¾ (14.67) PR (47-5, 46-11½, f, (best-ever mark-for-place: 5) Patterson (US) 187-5 (57.14).

The Bible Of The Sport November 2011 — 43 HIGH JUMP An aggressive bar progression thinned the POLE VAULT field to 5 after just 3 heights. Vlašić, Chicherova, Chicherova Ends and Di Martino all were perfect through 6-5½ Murer Happy, Isinbaeva Not (1.97) and were joined by two additional Rus- by Bob Hersh Vlašiü’s Reign sians with various misses: ’04 Olympic champ Whether it be in success or failure, Yelena Yelena Slesarenko and 25-year-old Svetlana Isinbaeva has been the focus of everyone’s at- by Kevin Saylors Shkolina. tention in the women’s vault since ’04, when In a year of unusually low high jumping— Reflecting the yearly list, neither Slesa- she won the first of her two Olympic Gold only three had cleared 2 meters (6-6¾) before renko nor Shkolina could negotiate 6-6¾, but medals and set seven World Records. Daegu—mysteries surrounded even those who Chicherova (first attempt), Vlašić (second), and She set the current WR of 16-7¼ in ’09, but had shown glimpses of form. Di Martino (third) did. Vlašić clearly did not hasn’t cleared 16-feet (4.88) since then, as her The dominant force in the event, 2-time have the height that in recent years appeared career suddenly started generating more ques- ć defender Blanka Vlaši was having a definitely to be almost natural. That characteristic now tion marks than exclamation points. ć un-Vlaši -like season, with few competitions, belonged to Chicherova. Isi stopped competing entirely after failing only one 2-meter clearance and already more At 6-8 (2.03), Chicherova again cleared to medal at the indoor Worlds last year. She losses than all of last year. without a miss, Vlašić needed two attempts, resumed in ’11, with good success in mostly In mid-August, a plant-leg injury caused and Di Martino exited, claiming bronze. low-key meets. She never approached her her to declare herself out of the WC, but she Both Chicherova and Vlašić took three at- former excellence, but her indoor 15-11 (4.85) was bettered this year only by American Jenn Suhr, who has had illness and injury issues of Murer was the only her own. vaulter to top 15-11, a All things considered, Isin- baeva had to be the pre-meet height she knew she would favorite, but it wasn’t much of a need to clear for gold shock when she didn’t live up to expectations. She entered the competition at 15-3 (4.65), which she eas- ily cleared. She then passed 15-5 (4.70), made one unsuccessful attempt at 15-7 (4.75) and, after a tactical pass, took her remaining attempts at 15-9 (4.80). But her clearance of 15-3 turned out to be her only one of the day, and she had to settle for 6th, better than her Berlin no-height, yet still a disappointment. The gold went to World Indoor champ Fabiana Murer of Brazil, who switched poles at 15-9 and then equaled her South American Record of 15-11 (4.85). Martina Strutz set a German Record of 15-9 for the silver, and ’03 win- ner Svetlana Feofanova took the bronze with her 15-7. Suhr had to settle for 4th at 15-5, with surprising Yarisley Silva in 5th clearing the same for a Cuban Record. It was one of the deepest competitions ever, with best-ever marks-for-place set or tied in every place from 5th through 12th.

GLADYS CHAI/ASVOM AGENCY GLADYS CHAI/ASVOM “I was prepared for these cham- pionships,” said the 30-year-old reversed her decision in mid-meet and an- tempts at 6-8¾ (2.05); Chicherova’s second and Murer, whose win wasn’t guaranteed until nounced she would to attempt to defend. Vlašić’s third were close, but none successful, Strutz had her last two misses at 16-¾ (4.90). “I Two-time silver medalist Anna Chicherova, giving 5-time finalist Chicherova her first gold. had good training. I knew if I wanted the gold after taking ’10 off for maternity, had had one It was almost not to be, Chicherova ex- I had to clear 15-11. I did it and I am happy.” good performance this year. But the one was plained: “I was nervous because this morning Isinbaeva was understandably not happy. superb, a Russian Record 6-9½ (2.07) to win I felt sick. My first thought was: ‘Why is every- “My physical shape was very good. Everything the nationals on her 29th birthday, placing her thing OK until the crucial moment comes and was ready for a victory but I do not know what =No. 3 on the all-time list and putting her in then something always happens?’ ” went wrong,” she said. “I am very sad. This is the favorite’s role. Vlašić was pleased with her performance, not the result I wanted.” Italy’s Antonietta Di Martino had a stellar in- the 100th 2-meter meet of her career, saying, Suhr seemed less disappointed. “I came up door season, capped by winning the European “I managed to improve my season’s best by 3 a little short today,” she said, “but I’m happy Indoor, but then jumped only twice outdoors centimeters. I am disappointed that I did not with the way I competed and the way I dealt and cleared 2 meters but once. win, but it was a good competition.” with my back issues and a head cold.”

44 — November 2011 Track & Field News LONG JUMP TRIPLE JUMP No Defense For Savigne by Kevin Saylors Rare Defense For Reese Brittney Reese turned a rare feat with her successful LJ defense, but Yargelis Savigne by Kevin Saylors again and the fifth stanza saw the top four all came to Daegu with an even rarer goal: the first It had been a long time since a global break plasticine. 3-peat in women’s triple jumping at this level. women’s long jump title had been successfully In the concluding round, Radēviča produced Wins in 3 of 4 DL meets—her sole loss com- defended. In fact, it had never happened in the her best of the day, 22-2¼ (6.76), to claim the ing to Ukraine’s Olha Saladuha in windy con- or World Indoor, and other bronze, while Kucherenko came just short of ditions in Stockholm—made her the favorite than Jackie Joyner-Kersee But in the first round, the (Rome ’87, Tokyo ’91) never 28-year-old Saladuha, the 2010 at the World Outdoor. Euro champ, set the standard Brittney Reese came to Despite 5 fouls, Reese by reaching 49-¼ (14.94), just Daegu to change that tradi- a couple of inches shy of her tion. joined JJK in becoming lifetime best. Savigne was only The 24-year-old defend- 5th at 47-4¼ (14.43). ing champ had the longest a repeat winner With her second jump, jump of the year—23-7¼ World Indoor champion Olga (7.19) to win USATF—and Rypakova of Kazakhstan several Diamond League moved into silver position victories to her credit, but had at 48-3½ (14.72) with co-list stumbled in the poor weather leader Caterine Ibargüen of of New York and lost to fellow Colombia in 3rd at 48-1¾ American Janay DeLoach in (14.67). Birmingham. Savigne, competing with Reese struggled a bit in a sore right thigh, fouled and qualifying, starting with a apparently exacerbated her non-qualifying 21-½ (6.41) injury. Jumping with the leg then fouling before stretching now heavily taped, she fouled out to 22-3½ (6.79). Olympic again on her third attempt, champ Maurren Maggi of then withdrew from the com- Brazil led all qualifiers at 22- petition and left the field on 6¼ (6.86). a gurney. Reese’s first jump mea- The Cover Curse (see p. 50) sured a modest 22-4½ (6.82). had struck again. It was a distance that never Ibargüen moved to 2nd would have won a previous again in round 4 with 48-7¼ edition of the meet, and would (14.81), ahead of Rypakova, only have picked up a hand- last year’s No. 1 World Ranker, ful of minor medals, but on who fouled for the third time. a night with shifting winds In the fifth round, Ibargüen it would be enough. And the (48-8/14.84) improved a third other two spots on the podium time, but appeared to leave shifted all night. 10-20 centimeters in the pit Both Maggi and former by dropping out of the jump heptathlon great Carolina too soon. Klüft fouled and young Rus- Rypakova, despite barely sian Darya Klishina produced hitting the board, stretched out a 20-11¾ (6.39). Unknown at to 48-10¼ (14.89), just 3 inches the time, Klishina had broken short of gold, but enough to a bone in her foot during slip back into silver position warmups that would affect by a pair. her all night and, indeed, end In the final stanza, with

her season. VICTOR SAILER/PHOTO RUN a medal assured, the first Rounds 2 and 3 saw Klüft World Championships medal reach 21-6¼ (6.56) for 5th, but ever for Columbia, Ibargüen Maggi departed with a best of again threatened to take the only 20-3 (6.17). Reese fouled lead, but fell short, ending twice but continued to hold a good series with a 48-6¾ the lead. Nastassia Miron- (14.80). Neither Rypakova nor chyk-Ivanova of Belarus held Saladuha could improve and the silver position at 22-1½ (6.74) with Ineta gold with a second 22-2½. the gold belonged to the Ukrainian. Radēviča of Latvia leading Olga Kucherenko With the gold hers and the defense suc- Saladuha described her performance by of Russia by a centimeter for bronze, 21-10¼ cessful, Reese fouled for her fifth consecutive saying, “My first attempt was technically the (6.66) to 21-10 (6.65). attempt. “I really didn’t want to come out and best and it secured me the gold medal even In the fourth round, Kucherenko jumped foul every last jump but one,”she reflected, though my legs felt quite heavy; but I still tried into silver position with a 22-2½ (6.77) leap, “but I’m excited to win. I had a whole bunch to improve during the rest of the competition. within 5 centimeters of gold. Reese fouled of scares out there!” I didn’t think I’d win it in the first round.”

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The Bible Of The Sport November 2011 — 47 JAVELIN Abakumova Wins Deepest Competition Ever

by Paul Merca a toss of 225-2 (68.64). something serious, because it might damage When reigning Olympic champion Barbora Diamond League leader Christina Oberg- our preparation.” Špotáková threw the spear 225-9 (68.80) in the föll, the dominant thrower this season coming When asked about the throw by Špotáková middle of round 1, folks sensed that it was on. in, inched into 3rd ahead of Viljoen by 4 centi- in round 5 that had momentarily overtaken Make it on like Donkey Kong. meters with a 214-0 (65.24) that was the only her, she said matter-of-factly, “I just thought The Czech shook up the field with what improvement of round 4. I had to reply.” was then the third-longest throw of the season, In round 5, Viljoen flung the spear a na- and the battle for the top box on the podium tional record 224-4 (68.38), to climb into No. 6 HAMMER began in earnest. on the all-time list and put the German back In one of the most exciting javelin com- off the podium. Lysenko Upsets Heidler petitions in recent memory, Mariya Abaku- Špotáková, the penultimate thrower in the by Dave Johnson mova narrowly missed the World Record and round, answered with history’s No. 3 perfor- “I don’t know what was wrong with me Špotáková and Sunette Viljoen produced the mance, 234-10 (71.58), just 70 centimeters short today,” complained favored Betty Heidler after farthest 2nd- and 3rd-place marks ever. of her ’08 World Record. producing only three fair throws. “There was Abakumova responded to Špotáková’s Abakumova promptly launched a near- just no rhythm.” Tatyana Lysenko, on the other hand, bettered 250-feet on her first three at- tempts, reaching 253-0 (77.13) in the third Abakumova missed the round to win her first global title, upset- ting the WR holder. Heidler hit only 249-6 World Record by less (76.06), 11 feet short of her high in May. than a foot The third thrower, Heidler released early on her first attempt, the hammer flying into the right side of the cage. Next up was China’s Wenxiu Zhang, whose 246-2 (75.03) was only 2 feet short of her PR and put her briefly in the lead. When Lysenko—who was the ’05 bronze medalist, but had missed 2007–09 with a doping suspension—entered the ring two throwers later, she was staring at a leading mark she had bettered only once this year. But spinning cleanly, the 27-year-old Russian delivered a season’s best 252-0 (76.80) to take the lead. It was a mark that would be bettered only by herself. At the end of the first round, Lysenko, Zhang and defending champion Anita Włodarczyk held the medal positions, the Pole having reached what would be her best of the day, 241-4 (73.56). In round 2, Heidler had a fair throw of 242-8 (73.96) to move into 3rd, but Lysenko widened her lead with 252-11 (77.09). The German improved to 245-1 (74.80) in 3,

VICTOR SAILER/PHOTO RUN but so did Lysenko, who reached her winning effort. Over the final three rounds, only Heidler improved among the medalists. She reached 249-6 (76.06) in the fifth stanza, moving to 2nd, within about a meter of Lysenko. With the reordering for the final round, Heidler entered the ring for opener with a mediocre 198-1 (60.38), but it perfect throw, as her javelin flew to her second her final attempt. The quickest of the throwers, was South Africa’s Viljoen who responded best PR of the night, a 236-2 (71.99), just 11 inches she was unable to maintain control and fouled. with her opener of 211-2 (64.36). shy of the all-time best. Lysenko, now the winner, took a pair of In round 2, Abakumova, who entered with Round 6 was anticlimactic, as none of the delighted hops before entering the ring for the a seasonal best of 223-0 (67.98), responded top four places changed. last time. Her throw landed on the 75-meter with a PR 233-9 (71.25), moving to No. 3 on Abakumova, 25, admitted that she doubted line, but she walked out of the ring unperturbed the all-time list and setting the stage for the she would compete in Daegu, due to an injury as the new champion. fireworks to come. in her right heel suffered more than a month “Until the last attempt I was not sure I would Minnesota alum Špotáková let the field previously. She said she had eschewed an X- get the gold,” said Lysenko. “I expected long know she wasn’t going away in round 3, with ray, “because we did not want to know if it was throws from the other girls.”

48 — November 2011 Track & Field News HEPTATHLON TymiĔska 5508; 9. Schwarzkopf 5432; 10. Bogdanova 5396. 800 Meters: Ennis needed to beat Chernova by about 2 seconds, but the Russian has the better PR by about that same margin. At the Chernova PR Tops Ennis gun, it was the Briton who out of necessity took the initiative and brought the field through by Brian Russell 2nd after her 54-10 (16.71) led all. Ukraine’s halfway in 60.88, with the leader not far behind. With London looming, defending world Nataliya Dobrynska found herself in 3rd, while Tymińska soon took over and PRed at champ Jessica Ennis came into Daegu with Fountain, never a great some great expectations placed squarely upon putter, slipped to 5th. her shoulders. An early-season ankle injury cast 1. Ennis 3026; 2. Skujytŏ some doubt about her level of fitness, but after 3014; 3. Chernova 3013; 4. Bogdanova 2904; 5. Fountain Ennis couldn’t a recent PR in the hurdles, in addition to strong 2902; 6. Chernova 2898; 7. performances in other events, the 25-year-old Ida 2868; 8. Oeser 2865; get away from Briton looked ready to retain her title. 9. Schwarzkopf 2860; 10. Chernova in The only problem was that Russian Tatyana TymiĔska 2850. Chernova had visions of glory herself, ready 200 Meters: En- the 800 to take advantage of any chinks that might nis won what would appear in the favorite’s armor. And she did. be her only event, in 100 Hurdles: The barrier event is tradi- 23.27, with Chernova tionally a strong one for Ennis. Her 12.94 was moving up into silver somewhat disappointing, however, as she had position with her PR run 12.79 three weeks earlier. Adding to her 23.50. dismay, she lost the race to , Fountain’s 23.96 who recorded the fastest time of the day, 12.93. moved her back into 3rd 1. Fountain 1135; 2. Ennis 1133; 3. Zelinka 1123; 4. TymiĔska as Dobrynska slipped 1106; 5. Hazel 1089; 6. Chernova 1077; 7. Oeser 1075; 8. to 4th and Skujyte to 6th. Aerts 1068; 9. tie, Simpson & Dobrynska 1060. 1. Ennis 4078; 2. Chernova High Jump: Fountain surprisingly outper- 3927; 3. Fountain 3887; 4. Dobrynska 3868; 5. TymiĔska formed Ennis again, as the American champion 3843; 6. Skujytŏ 3808; 7. cleared 6-2¼ (1.89) compared to Ennis’s 6-1¼ Oeser 3791; 8. Zelinka 3783; (1.86). Chernova’s 6-0 (1.83) moved her into 3rd, 9. Yosypenko 3778; 10. Ida 2 points in front of Germany’s , 3737. who also cleared that height. Long Jump: Day 2 1. Fountain 2228; 2. Ennis 2187; 3. Chernova 2093; 4. Oeser began with the long 2091; 5. Dobrynska 2076; 6. Bogdanova 2075; 7. Ida 2069; jump and Ennis per- 8. Yosypenko 2068; 9. tie, Skujytŏ & Simpson 2038;… 13. TymiĔska 2009. formed well again as her 21-4¼ (6.51) Shot: The shot is one of Ennis’s better events equaled her PR. and she did not disappoint. Her 48-1¾ (14.67) However, she was was a PR and thrust her into the overall lead outdone by Chernova, with Lithuanian Austra Skujyte moving into whose 21-8¼ (6.61) cut the margin to 118 points, while Foun- HEPTATHLON (August 29–30) tain’s 21-2 (6.45) kept 1. (Russia) ....6880 her in 3rd. PR (WL) (9, 20 W) 1. Ennis 5088; 2. Chernova (13.32, 6-0/1.83, 46-6/14.17, 23.50 [3927–2], 4970; 3. Fountain 4878; 4. 21-8¼/6.61, 173-8/52.95, 2:08.04 [2953]); TymiĔska 4815; 5. Dobryn- 2. Jessica Ennis (Great Britain) .6751 ska 4773; 6. Oeser 4728; 7. (12.94, 6-1¼/1.86, 48-1¾/14.67, 23.27 [4078–1], Bogdanova 4702; 8. Zelinka 21-4¼/6.51, 131-1/39.95, 2:07.81 [2673]); 4682; 9. Skujytŏ 4673; 10. 3. Jennifer Oeser (Germany) ...... 6572 Yosypenko 4637. (13.33, 6-0/1.83, 44-11½/13.70, 24.58 [3791–7], Javelin: The javelin MARK SHEARMAN 20-7¼/6.28, 168-4/51.30, 2:10.39 [2781]); is usually a subpar 4. Karolina TymiĔska (Pol) 6544 PR th th (13.12, 5-8½/1.74, 48-2¾/14.70, 23.87 [3843–5], event for Ennis and a strong one for Chernova. 2:05.21, propelling herself from 8 to 4 . En- 20-11¾/6.39, 135-7/41.32, 2:05.21 [2701]); That was clearly the case as the Russian threw nis finished in a PR 2:07.81, a step ahead of 5. Nataliya Dobrynska (Ukr) 6539 a seasonal-best 173-8 (52.95), while Ennis Chernova, but it never looked like she had a (13.43, 6-0/1.83, 52-11½/16.14, 25.35 [3868–4], managed only 39.95 (131-1), more than 12 feet chance of pulling away significantly. 20-3½/6.18, 157-6/48.00, 2:11.34 [2671]); 6. Lilli Schwarzkopf (Ger) 6321; 7. Antoinette Nana off of hers. Chernova’s PR total of 6880 resulted in a Djimou Ida (Fra) 6309; 8. Austra Skujytŏ (Lit) 6297; 9. Chernova was now leading Ennis by 133 world leader and No. 9 on the all-time list, Jessica Zelinka (Can) 6268; 10. Lyudmyla Yosypenko going into the final event, while Oeser moved with Ennis (6751) and Oeser (6572) filling out (Ukr) 6263; 11. Anna Bogdanova (Rus) 6242; past Fountain into 3rd with her 168-4 (51.30). the podium. Fountain pulled off the track at 12. Aiga Grabuste (Lat) 6229; 13. (Can) ń 6212 PR; 14. Margaret Simpson (Gha) 6183; 15. Louise Poland’s Karolina Tymi ska continued about 150 meters with a hamstring cramp and Hazel (GB) 6149; 16. Jessica Samuelsson (Swe) 6119; to be all over the lot. After each of the first 6 did not finish. 17. Julia Mächtig (Ger) 6095; events she had been 4th, 13th, 5th, 10th, 4th and Said the winner, “This victory is very 18. Day (US) 6043;… 25. Fountain (US) 5611 (12.93, 8th. A good halfmiler, she was still in the medal important for me because it gives me a self- 6-2¼/1.89, 40-½/12.20, 23.96 [3887–3], 21-2/6.45, 142-5/43.42, dnf [1724]). hunt despite her lowly standing. confidence before the Olympic year. For the (best-ever mark-for-place: 5) 1. Chernova 5887; 2. Ennis 5754; 3. Oeser 5613; 4. Fountain first time I managed to beat Jessica Ennis and 5611; 5. Ida 5600; 6. Dobrynska 5594; 7. Skujytŏ 5517; 8. this is some kind of breakthrough for me.”

The Bible Of The Sport November 2011 — 49 DAEGU NOTEBOOK

OFF-TRACK HAPPENINGS also made a about television… It was disturbing to have credibility shot, manual revotes were ordered. lot of headlines at World Championships XIII: everybody able to make a false start.” There were then copy-machine problems In another interview after the next day’s and it was 7 hours before the two elections Diack Says False-Start Rule Stays IAAF Council meeting he put a finer point on produced new results (see following story), Having now experienced the worst-case it, saying, “In the past any athlete could have “I was just beginning to lose the will to live, scenario for its no-second-chances false-start a false start. We did not adopt the rule for actually,” quipped VP Seb Coe. The rest of the rule—disqualification of the sport’s biggest star television but for the credibility of our sport. elections spilled into a second day. in a World Championships final—the IAAF Some athletes voluntarily did false starts and they remained in the race. We have to The Real Election Results Diack Runs Unopposed… Sort Of stop such mistakes.” With its e-voting system 86ed before it could After Primo Nebiolo beat Adriaan Paulen for the IAAF Although rumors abounded flunk math again, the IAAF, a day later than presidency back in ’81, he always ran unopposed, and that some Council members would planned, finished its elections. Some of the key the tradition has continued with his successor, Lamine recommend a rule Diack, who had no competition in Daegu. change, Diack It should be noted though, that he doesn’t operate with a says such was not complete mandate. There were 29 “no” votes (compared the case. And he The perpetually doomed Doc Patton to 169 “yeses”) on his section of the balloting. strongly asserted did a 360 after colliding with his about any rule looks unlikely to change the rule any time soon. change before British counterpart and suffered “There definitely has been feedback,” London next year, “Nobody said competitions director Paul Hardy in the asked for that.” a separated clavicle aftermath of the Bolt blunder. “It is big enough that it may be reviewed. But remember we are Hanging Chads? always reviewing our rules.” Electronically tallying a But as the meet wound to a close, president set of elections polling some Lamine Diack was more blunt, saying there is 200 federations should be “no chance” the rule will be revised. simple, no? “I worked for this rule,” he said of the Not so for the system version in place since ’10. “I like this rule the IAAF used for its very much; I voted for having this rule. Think quadrennial elections. Instead the system kicked out wildly suspect It’s About That Cover Jinx tallies wherein total For years, popular lore has it that being on the votes exceeded the cover of Sports Illustrated can bring the honoree number of voters and bad luck. At least SI comes out just once a week. some results swung The WC daily programs came out… daily, and improbably from had quite a run of seeming to jinx the athletes round to round. who made their covers. Sergey Bubka, The 9-day sequence: seeking reelection s 6AULTER 3TEVE (OOKER THE REIGNING as one of four VPs— champion, no-heighted; and expected to get s5SAIN"OLTFALSE STARTED substantial support— s72HOLDER$AYRON2OBLESlNISHEDst in shockingly placed 5th the hurdles but was DQed; out of 5. s6AULTSUPERSTAR9ELENA)SINBAEVAFAILED Few thought that to win a medal. smelled right. Then s 7ALKER /LGA +ANISKINA WON BREAKING the votes for treasurer the jinx, although T&FN’s home page posited added up to 11 more it might only applied to in-stadium events. votes than eligible. Good theory; With the top vote s  TIME 4* DEFENDER 9ARGELIS 3AVIGNE getter not getting a WITHDREWINJUREDAFTERROUNDS INth; mandate, a second s!LLYSON&ELIXAND#ARMELITA*ETERMEDALED round was required but neither won the 200 (and the jinx didn’t carry and that round of OVERTOTHEIRXEFFORTSDAYSLATER  voting saw support s(URDLER3ALLY0EARSONWONBIG BREAKING for the first-round the hex, then stomped on a copy of the day’s winner erode by program, shredding it with her spikes; more than half as s 4HAT WAS THAT 4HE CURSE BROKEN "OLT the total yet again of course, anchored a WR-setting relay to end exceeded members of the meet. the electorate.

With the system’s TREWORGY/PRETTY SPORTY CHERYL

50 — November 2011 Track & Field News gave the position to Hersh, giving the (U.S.) ’93… Daegu Attendance Figures U.S. newfound power at the top of the The 4 medals gave her 10 overall (including Stadium capacity as used (top deck tarped-off except for organization. a record 8 golds), passing Jearl Miles Clark’s first-night Opening Ceremony) was about 34,000, including 9 for the most podium visits for an American VIP section. There were no morning sessions on 9/3 or 9/4. New General Secretary woman at the Worlds. Only Jamaica’s Merlene The attendance figures (seats sold, not necessar- It’s not an elected position, but there Ottey, with 14 (3 gold, 4 silver, 7 bronze), has ily occupied): 8/27—25,071/46,123; 8/28—22,040/32,464; was a powerful slot filled in the IAAF won more overall. But Felix is still only 25. 8/29—29,327/30,261; 8/30—31,448/31,490; 8/31—road race hierarchy with the announcement of At that age, Ottey had only a pair of medals. only; 9/1—31,284/30,564; 9/2—32,562/33,715; 9/3—33,772; Essar Gabriel as the new General Secre- The only other double-digit scorer is lead- 9/4—“34,000.” tary, replacing the retiring Pierre Weiss. ing man , with 10, whom Felix tied The 43-year-old Gabriel, like Weiss a for the overall American lead. Lewis also had Frenchman, most recently served as the posts filled besides that of President Lamine 8 golds, as did Michael Johnson, but MJ had organizational director of the first Youth Olym- Diack, who ran unopposed for a third term: nothing of any other color. pic Games in Singapore. He was also Vice-Presidents the Director General of the LOC for Dahlan Al-Hamad (), Sergey Bubka (Ukraine), Seb Coe (Great Britain), Bob Hersh (US). Canada’s , who the ’03 World Championships in . had apparently tied for 1st in the intial poll, was eliminated. STATUS QUO Hersh was subsequently named as Senior Vice-President Show Me The Money (see following story). Respected Italian journalist Gianni INJURIES/AILMENTS that hampered notable Honorary Treasurer Merlo, chair of the IAAF’s Press Com- athletes in Daegu, or kept them out entirely: Valentin Balakhnichev (Russia). France’s mission, and president of AIPS (In- Jean Poczobut, who had served in this capac- Americans— ternational Sport Press Association) ity since ’03, stepped down. Balakhnichev’s (decathlon): knee tendinitis; competition came from José Maria Odriozola wasn’t too happy with the election Kerron Clement (400H): groin; (Spain) and Karel Pliny (Czech Republic). of unknown Ahmad Al Kamali of the Hyleas Fountain (heptathlon): hamstring Council Members oil-rich to the cramp in 800; Bernard Amsalem (France), Sylvia Barlag IAAF Council. Justin Gatlin (100): effects of frostbitten feet (Holland), Pauline Davis-Thompson (Baha- Writing on the AIPS website, Merlo mas), Helmut Digel (Germany), Frank Fred- from therapeutic icing; suggested that Al Kamali’s out-of- ericks (Namibia), Abby Hoffman (Canada), Mike Hazle (javelin): elbow problem that caused (Cuba), Ahmad Al Kamali the-blue election was the result of numbness in his throwing hand; (United Arab Emirates), Isaiah Kiplagat (Ke- his bestowing favors on delegates. Molly Huddle (5000): plantar fasciitis; nya), Nawal El Moutawakel (Morocco), José Referring to the “gravy train,” Merlo Maria Odriozola (Spain), Jung Ki Park (South (1500): hamstring; said that delegates and their wives Korea), Anna Riccardi (Italy), Irena SzewiĔska David Oliver (110H): (“knick-knack” injuries); (Poland), Katsuyuki Tanaka (Japan). “had the smile of someone struck by Chris Solinsky (5000): hamstring; sudden well-being when they passed Committee Chairs Andrew Wheating (1500): hamstring. Later MRI Cross Country: David Okeyo (Kenya); Masters: in front of him.” found swelling in his right hip socket. Cesar Moreno (); Technical: Jorge Merlo went on to insist that the Salcedo (Portugal); Walking: Maurizio Dami- IAAF “create an ethics commission” Internationally— lano (Italy); Women’s: Claire Chehab (Libya). to look into the matter. Usain Bolt (Jamaica 4x1): sore Achilles changed Americans Elected To Committees him from third leg to anchor; Masters: Rex Harvey; Technical: David New Athletes’ Commission Simone da Silva (Brazil 10,000): Achilles; Katz (highest vote getter); Women’s: Anne Nathan Deakes (Australia 50K walk): hamstring Timmons. In a different voting procedure than that used to fill various other injury at 35K; Hersh Now Senior VP positions within the IAAF, the Ath- Katja Demut (Germany TJ) heel; When all the dust had settled letes’ Commission is voted on by the Kate Dennison (Great Britain PV) shin; in the vice-presidential election, athletes themselves. Robert Harting (Germany DT): severe left Bob Hersh (also a long time East- There were 1840 athletes eligible knee pain due to inflamed tendon (plans surgery ern Editor for T&FN), had the to vote in Daegu, of which 479 did in November); most votes, 175, topping Dahlan during several days of voting in the (Australia LJ): back; Al-Hamad (171), Seb Coe (169), dining area of the Athletes’ Village. Darya Klishina (Russia LJ): broken foot bone Sergey Bubka (159) and Abby There were 9 candidates, with 6 chosen in warm-up; Hoffman (122, in a bid to become for 4-year terms. Piotr Małachowski (Poland DT): back; first woman VP in the organiza- The voting (with votes received): Kim Mickle (Australia JT): injured back in qualifying; tion’s history). 1. () 397; 2. Monika Pyrek Although it’s subject to a later (Poland) 372; 3. Koji Murofushi (Japan) 368; 4. (South Africa 800) David Oliver (US) 341; 5. Manuel Martínez (Spain) vote by, the new Council, tradition- hamstring; 310; 6. (Kenya) 305; [7. Craig Mot- Minna Nikkanen ( PV): thumb; ally, the senior VP position goes tram (Australia) 255; 8. Geraldine Pillay (South Asafa Powell (Jamaica 100): groin; to the one who has received the Africa) 241; 9. Gérard Kobeane (Burundi) 189]. most votes in the general election. (Russia HJ): foot; It’s a role most recently filled Big Numbers For Felix Benjamin Sánchez (Spain 5000) tibial nerve; Yargelis Savigne by Bubka, seen in most quarters She may have come up shy in her (Cuba TJ): hamstring; Blanka Vlašić as a likely successor—along with attempt to win a record fourth straight (Croatia HJ): tendon behind Coe—to Lamine Diack when he 200 gold, but Allyson Felix came up knee; Achilles; Till Wöschler steps down as president in four big in the medal department anyway. (Germany JT) elbow. Yulia years. With two golds (both relays), a Unspecified problems sidelined Chermoshanskaya In the event of the untimely silver (400) and a bronze (200) she (Russia 100), Hungarians Dániel Kiss Albert Minczér departure of a sitting president, became just the fourth to win a (110H) & (steeple), Martial Mbandjock Alsu Murtazina the Senior VP takes over, which quartet of medals at the same Worlds, (France 100), Christina Vukicevic is how Diack first came to power joining fellow sprinters Marita Koch (Russia TJ) and (Norway upon the death of Primo Nebiolo. () ’83, 100H). The Council unanimously (Germany) ’91 and

The Bible Of The Sport November 2011— 51 ZÜRICH SAMSUNG DIAMOND LEAGUE FINAL Handing Out The First 16 Diamonds

by Roy Conrad precocious Grenadian. “The conditions were Brittney Reese got her 22-¾ (6.72) winner in Zürich’s fabled Weltklasse meet has often better than in Daegu, so I was able to run my round 3 as cool conditions affected the women been the first invitational after the World personal best.” jumpers as with the men. Championships, but the results weren’t quite Dayron Robles gained some revenge for Kenyans, predictably, won the three longest as over-the-top as usual. his World Champs hurdles DQ by edging gold races. In the storied Swiss city, more than a few medalist Jason Richardson 13.01–13.10. The DL leader and world champ Asbel Kiprop athletes appeared tired after a long season and (particularly) a long trip from Korea where the Robles bounced back nicely WC had concluded only four days from his Daegu disappointment previously. Bad weather was also on the books, and while that’s supposed to affect sprinters more than most, Yohan Blake didn’t get the memo in the 100. DL leader Asafa Powell, who skipped the Worlds with a groin problem, got a good start, but Blake came on hard in the second half to win in a PR 9.82 as Powell (9.95) once again seemed to slow in the final meters. Walter Dix (3rd at 10.04) dropped back after midway. Blake moved to No. 7 on the all- time world list with his time, but adjusted for wind (0.0) and altitude (401m) on the Big Gold Book tables, the 9.82 converts to a 9.83, a mark only four others have ever bettered. Vaulter Jenn Suhr said of the cold, wind and rain, “It was kind of bad when we started. And one thing [coach] Rick [Suhr] said was, ‘You know how to jump in this. You’ve done this before. You’re from Western New York.’ ” AR holder Suhr topped a

winning 15-5¾ (4.72) on her first AGENCY GLADYS CHAI/ASVOM try as DL leader Silke Spiegelburg needed two. But the German took the title, as pair ran evenly throughout the race, while faded badly in the homestretch of the 1500 as Yelena Isinbaeva and world champ Fabiana AR holder David Oliver dropped back to 3rd Kenyan teammate was a clear Murer tied for 3rd at 15-1¾ (4.62). (13.26) before midway. 3:32.74 winner from Daegu silver medalist Kirani James (racing for the first time as a Said the Cuban, “I felt great today [but] Silas Kiplagat (3:33.56). Kiprop slowed to 7th 19-year-old) confirmed his world-champion after the seventh hurdle I became too tight. in 3:34.89, losing the diamond to Chepseba. 400 talent by outdueling LaShawn Merritt Otherwise I would have run under 13. Still, Daegu champ Ezekiel Kemboi and DL leader (44.67) in a PR 44.36, strengthening his hold as it’s a great satisfaction for me after Daegu.” Paul Koech battled over the last half-lap of the No. 2 Junior all-time. The pair ran 1–2 off the The only women’s sprint was the 200 where , Kemboi taking over at the final final bend but James pulled away in the last Allyson Felix led Carmelita Jeter into the final barrier to win in 8:07.72, 0.17 ahead of Koech, 50 with his relaxed strides. straight, but the world 100 champ pulled even who nonetheless claimed the big prize. “I executed the race perfectly,” said the with about 75 meters left and won in 22.27, Double world champ Vivian Cheruiyot 0.13 ahead, capturing the diamond. traded strides with Sally Kipyego over the Big Prizes In 2-Part Final Americans won two other overall closing 200 of the 5000, but her 60.4 final lap Samsung’s Diamond League wrapped up its titles. World high jump champ Jesse prevailed by 0.32 in a meet record 14:30.10. second season with the same methodology as the Williams made only 7-5¾ (2.28) but Germans won a pair of throws, as global first: half the events in Zürich, the other half in won the DL even though tied on champ Robert Harting hit 219-10 (67.02) on (see p. 54). points with Andrey Silnov. Williams’ his second toss to supplant the 218-9 (66.69) th th Once again, points scored in the final meets were 4 over the Russian’s 10 was the opener by Virgilijus Alekna while javelinist counted double over those awarded in the first dozen decider. Christina Obergföll hit a 226-2 (68.95) leader meets on the circuit. The overall winners received Young Dimítrios Hondrokoúkis in round 2 and a 228-3 (69.57) winner to best $40,000 in cash and a fancy trophy. of matched his PR of 7-7¼ WC medalists Sunette Viljoen (221-4/67.46), Results of both meets are listed on p. 56. (2.32) to win the meet. Maria Abakumova (211-6/64.48) and Barbora Daegu long jump gold medalist Špotáková (208-6/63.56).

52 — November 2011 Track & Field News Smaller Meets Provide Big Results Too

THE 2 DIAMOND LEAGUE finales bronze medalist Kim Collins (10.01). 3K at a U.S.-pacing 7:32.13, the No. 6 time in provided most of the major action in the wake “I was a little lazy at the start,” said Blake, American history. of the World Championships, but September who solidified his hold on No. 7 performer also witnessed the last three installments all-time. “I could have run 9.7 easy.” Zagreb: Bolt Packs ’Em In of the IAAF World Challenge (10th in Rieti, A trio of newly-crowned world champions Drawn by megastar Usain Bolt, a sellout 11th in Berlin, 13th in Zagreb) and then saw a scored wins, including Kirani James (45.33), crowd of more than 12,000 packed the 61st significant win streak come to an end in . Jesse Williams (7-7¾/2.33) and Robert Harting Hanzeković Memorial in the Croatian capital. (220-6/67.22). The Jamaican didn’t disappoint as he sped Berlin: Blake Blazes Another 9.82 A pair of WC silver-medalist throwers 9.85 to easily win the 100 from Kim Collins Not that he needed to, but world 100 champ topped Daegu champions: hammerer Betty (10.01 to match his Berlin time of two days Heidler (253-11/77.40 over earlier). Said Bolt, “It was a poor start and I Tatyana Lysenko’s 244-11/ kinda lost concentration, but I ran well through Blake cranked 74.67) and javelinist the finish.” Barbora Špotáková (220-3 In the 110 hurdles, there was no DQ this time out back-to- /67.14 ahead of both as WR holder Dayron Robles clocked 13.00 to back 9.82s in Christina Obergföll at turn back the 13.04 PR by world champion Jason 213-1/64.95 and world Richardson. AR holder David Oliver followed Switzerland champ Mariya Abakumova at 13.20, his fastest time in five weeks. at 211-1/64.34). In a rematch of their Daegu high jump & Germany clash, Russian Anna Chicherova prevailed over Rieti: Rudisha WR national hero Blanka Vlašić by clearing 6-6¾ Attempt Falls Short (2.00) on her first try “I love Rieti,” said David Milan: Rudisha’s Streak Ends Rudisha before running at one of his favorite sites. Neither heavy rain, nor windy conditions Understandable since the and especially not the prospect of facing 800 Kenyan 2-lap great set his world champ and WR holder David Rudisha second 800 WR of ’10 here, daunted Ethiopian teenager Mohamed Aman clocking 1:41.01 for the at the . Performance Of The Year The 17-year-old Aman outran Rudisha in in his AOY season. the final strides to win by 0.07 with his 1:43.50. The 22-year-old Kenyan That’s the No. 3 World Junior two-lapper ever starred again as he cruised and No. 2 World Youth time, trailing only his a list-leading 1:41.33, the own WYR 1:43.37 set three days earlier in Rieti. No. 5 time ever. After “It was a hard race. I am very surprised,” training partner Sammy said Aman, who ended Rudisha’s unbeaten Tangui set a fast 48.60 pace streak at 26 races. and Holland’s Bram Som In the high jump, world champ Anna carried on to 500, Rudisha Chicherova topped 6-5 (1.96) ahead of WC was on his own. bronze winner Antonietta Di Martino (6-4/ The world champion 1.93), while global TJ titlist Olha Saladuha passed the 600 post in bounced 49-¼w (14.94) to best silver winner 1:14.28, 0.31 up Olga Rypakova (48-2½w/14.69). on his ’10 tempo. But the pace took its toll as Rudisha Walk & Multi Challenges End tired in the closing The September 17–18 weekend also saw the half-lap. “The IAAF’s multis (Talence, France) and walks (La pace was OK,” he Coruña, Spain) series have their wrapups. maintained. “I felt Marks weren’t spectacular in the Décastar in record shape but meet as rainy weather and a bevy of big-name

GLADYS CHAI/ASVOM AGENCY the 200 between absences took their toll. 400-600 was too Nonetheless world champ Tatyana Chernova fast.” of Russia captured the heptathlon with a solid Next across was 6679 total, while Hans Van Elphen set a Belgian Adam Kszczot, Record 8200 to win the decathlon. Runners-up who cut his PR to were Nataliya Dobrynska (6537) and Mikk Pa- 1:43.30. hapill (8184). The Pole edged The indomitable Russian pair of Valeriy Yohan Blake underscored his elite status at the 17-year-old Ethiopian Mohammed Borchin (38:43) and Olga Kaniskina (42:39) scored 70th ISTAF meet. Aman, who clocked a World Youth solid wins over the 10K walk course. The 21-year-old Jamaican rushed to a 9.82 Record 1:43.37. Both walk winners, plus Chernova and Cuban triumph, matching the career-best he had run In the 1500, world champ Asbel decathlete Leonel Suárez, received $30,000 prizes only three days earlier to win in Zürich. He had Kiprop won in a year-leading and PR from the IAAF for their overall series wins. an 0.1 “wind” as he far outdistanced Daegu 3:30.46, while Bernard Lagat took the

The Bible Of The Sport November 2011 — 53 BRUSSELS DIAMOND LEAGUE FINAL Bekele Back In 10K, AR For Rupp

by Phil Minshull leading 9.76 in a specially The top performance of the Sam- Bekele broke the staged 100, with the WR sung Diamond League finale was holder claiming that a ten- definitely Yohan Blake’s blazing 200 27:00 barrier for der Achilles was responsible in 19.26 (see sidebar). a record-tieing for his not meeting Blake That may have been the second- head-to-head over the lon- fastest half-lapper ever, but perhaps 9th time ger distance. as important for the sport—which Carmelita Jeter won the is still a bit short at the moment on women’s 100 in 10.78 to heroes and household names apart extend her dominance at from a certain Mr. Bolt—was the the event. return to form of Kenenisa Bekele. Morgan Uceny tri- The 5K/10K WR holder had not umphed in the 1500 with finished a race on the track in more a world-leading PR of than two years and had pulled up 4:00.06, going past Mo- in the World Champs 10,000 final rocco’s Mariem Selsouli just three weeks before, looking well just before they entered the short of full fitness. homestraight. The Ethiopian, now 29, was insis- “This is sweet revenge tent before the race that he had been for what happened in Dae- training well since Daegu and that gu,” said the U.S. champion, he was now ready to mix it with the reflecting on her fall in the best but it still seemed far-fetched World Championships final. that he could reach his target of 26:40. “I wasn’t really shooting In the end, he fell just slightly for a sub-4:00, not really. I short of that time but his world- was just shooting for the leading mark of 26:43.16 restored win. Getting a world lead the 3-time world champ’s credibility is great, getting a sub-4:00 over 25 laps of the track. would have been really nice, The halfway point was reached in but I’m not complaining 13:26.63. With a likely, at all.” a good time seemed on the cards. It wasn’t only track Kenya’s Lucas Rotich started to events that thrilled; Anna crank up the pace a kilo from home Chicherova cleared 6-8¾ and only Bekele and U.S. champion (2.05), a height only she Galen Rupp followed. has bettered this season. In familiar fashion, Bekele went Russia’s new world cham- past Rotich 250 from home, the pion then had three good Kenyan getting a PR of 26:43.98 attempts at a World Record while Rupp (see sidebar) smashed 6-10¾ (2.10), her second ef- the American Record by 11 seconds fort being particularly close when he crossed the line in 26:48.00. and she only dragged off the

Said Bekele, “It felt good, but it AGENCY GLADYS CHAI/ASVOM bar with her calves. was tough. I know how to run races Former shot world like this; this was almost like a championship. I Blake wasn’t the only brilliant Jamaican on champions Reese Hoffa and Christian Cantwell am feeling so happy after all the injury problems the track. Only minutes before his stunning both went over 72-feet for the first time this year of the last two years.” 200, he had watched Bolt speed to a world- after finishing just out of the medals in Daegu. It was also the first competition of 2011 in which two men went over 22 Blake & Dix In Stunning 200 capable of something crazy, but I was thinking meters. about 19.5. Cantwell reached 72-5 (22.07) in the Kenenisa Bekele had already shocked the “I can definitely run faster, I can definitely fifth round only to see Hoffa go 2cm Brussels crowd once when Yohan Blake flew run the corner better, and getting out of the farther, an =AL 72-5¾ with his last effort. around a half-lap in 19.26, a time that has only blocks, that was slow even for me.” Cantwell came close with 71-10 (21.91) been beaten by Usain Bolt’s 19.19 WR. Behind him, Walter Dix finished 3 meters in on the last attempt of the competition Even more remarkably, he was the slowest arrears but clocked an outstanding 19.53 PR, the but it was not enough. man out of his blocks, his reaction time a sluggish No. 6 time ever and he is now the No. 2 American Germany’s Matthias de Zordo 0.269. And in lane 7 his view wasn’t the best. ever behind Michael Johnson. showed his javelin world title was no “I know I’m in good shape for the 200,” said The mark also rated as the fastest non- fluke when PRed with 289-11 (88.36). the speedy Jamaican. “I do the same training as winning time ever, surpassing Frank Fredericks’ With Andreas Thorkildsen not finish- Usain and when I saw him run 19.40 in Daegu, I 19.68 from the ’96 Olympics and won Dix the ing in the top 3, de Zordo also walked knew I could run that sort of time. I knew I was overall Diamond League crown. away with the Diamond Race winner’s check of $40,000.

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The Bible Of The Sport November 2011 — 55 — Samsung Diamond League Final Results —

THE 14-MEET SECOND SEASON of the Samsung 1:59.71; 5. Semenya (SA) 1:59.77. Diamond League came to its conclusion with the 32 5000: 1. ¶Cheruiyot (Ken) 14:30.10; 2. Kipyego events split between Zürich and Brussels. The winners (Ken) 14:30.42 PR (10, x W); 3. Masai (Ken) 14:35.11; Obergföll and received a $40,000 cash prize and an elaborate trophy. 4. Kibet (Ken) 14:35.43; 5. Cherono (Ken) 14:44.82. ¶ = overall winner. 100H(0.2) (non-DL): 1. Pearson (Aus) 12.52; Uceny both 2. Harper (US) 12.81; 3. George (Can) 12.84; 4. ZÜRICH DIAMOND LEAGUE Wells (US) 12.85. somewhat Zürich, Switzerland, September 8 (attendance 400H: 1. ¶Spencer (Jam) 53.36; 2. Walker (Jam) c24,000)— 53.43; 3. Demus (US) 54.04; 4. Antyukh (Rus) 54.50; made up for 100(0.0): 1. Blake (Jam) 9.82 PR (7, x W); 2. ¶Powell 5. Hejnová (CzR) 54.89; 6. Rabchenyuk (Ukr) 55.27. (Jam) 9.95; 3. Dix (US) 10.04; 4. Frater (Jam) 10.06; 5. PV: 1. Suhr (US) 15-5¾ (4.72); 2. ¶Spiegelburg WC medal Collins (StK) 10.09; 6. Carter (Jam) 10.12. (Ger) 15-5¾; 3. tie, Isinbaeva (Rus) & Murer (Bra) 400: 1. ¶James (Grn) 44.36 NR, NJR (2, 5 WJ); 2. Mer- 15-1¾ (4.62); 5. Silva (Cub) 15-1¾; 6. Feofanova letdowns ritt (US) 44.67; 3. Gonzales (Jam) 45.39; 4. Bartholomew (Rus) 14-10 (4.52). (Grn) 45.43; 5. Brown (Bah) 45.47. LJ: 1. ¶Reese (US) 22-¾ (6.72); 2. Mironchyk- with $40K 1500: 1. ¶Chepseba (Ken) 3:32.74 (2:51.62); 2. Kiplagat Ivanova (Blr) 21-10¾ (6.67); 3. RadÖviĀa (Lat) 21-8¼ prizes (Ken) 3:33.56; 3. Keitany (Ken) 3:34.37; 4. Moustaoui (Mor) (6.61); 4. Pusterla (Swi) 21-8 (6.60). 3:34.61; 5. Choge (Ken) 3:34.67. SP: 1. ¶Adams (NZ) 67-3½ (20.51); 2. Ostapchuk St: 1. Kemboi (Ken) 8:07.72; 2. ¶Koech (Ken) 8:07.89; (Blr) 67-2¼ (20.48); 3. Camarena-Williams (US) 3. Kiplagat (Uga) 8:12.08; 4. Ramolefi (SA) 8:15.40; 5. 64-5¼ (19.64); 4. Mikhnevich (Blr) 62-2¼ (18.95). Ndiku (Ken) 8:16.15; 6. Yego (Ken) 8:20.31. JT: 1. ¶Obergföll (Ger) 228-3 (69.57) (x, 11 W); 110H(0.1): 1. ¶Robles (Cub) 13.01; 2. Richardson (US) 2. Viljoen (SA) 221-4 (67.46); 3. Abakumova (Rus) 13.10; 3. Oliver (US) 13.26; 4. Merritt (US) 13.35; 5. Turner 211-6 (64.48); 4. Špotáková (CzR) 208-6 (63.56). (GB) 13.41; 6. Thomas (Jam) 13.49. HJ: 1. Hondrokoúkis (Gre) 7-7¼ (2.32); 2. Barry (Bah) BRUSSELS DIAMOND LEAGUE 7-6½ (2.30); 3. Ukhov (Rus) 7-5¾ (2.28); 4. ¶Williams (US) Brussels, Belgium, September 16 (attendance 7-5¾; 5. Demyanyuk (Ukr) 7-5¾. c40,000)— LJ: 1. Makusha (Zim) 26-3 (8.00); 2. Menkov (Rus) 26-¾ 100(1.3) (non-DL): 1. Bolt (Jam) 9.76 (WL) (x, =8 (7.94); 3. Chuva (Por) 25-10¼ (7.88); 4. Phillips (US) 25-10 W); 2. Carter 9.89; 3. Clarke (Jam) 10.05; 4. Gatlin (7.87);… 5. ¶Watt (Aus) 22-10½ (6.97). (US) 10.12; 5. Vicaut (Fra) 10.13. SP(downtown; non-DL): 1. Armstrong (Can) 70-11¾ 200(0.7): 1. Blake 19.26 PR (WL) (2, 2 W); 2. ¶Dix 19.53 PR (AL) (4, 6 W; 2, 2 A); 3. Ashmeade (Jam) 19.91 PR (30, x W); 4. Saidy Ndure (Nor) 19.97. 400(non-DL): 1. J. Borlée (Bel) 44.78; 2. K. Borlée (Bel) 44.97; 3. Pistorius (SA) 45.46; 4. Fothergill (Jam) 45.51. 800: 1. ¶Rudisha (Ken) 1:43.96; 2. Aman (Eth) 1:44.29; 3. Kiprop (Ken) 1:44.46; 4. Lewandowski (Pol) 1:44.53; 5. Kirwa Yego (Ken) 1:44.98; 6. Bube (Den) 1:45.04 PR. 5000: 1. ¶Merga (Eth) 12:58.32; 2. Longosiwa (Ken) 12:58.70; 3. Chepkok (Ken) 12:59.50 (7:50.47); 4. T. Bekele (Eth) 13:01.85; 5. Cragg (Ire) 13:03.53 PR. 10,000 (non-DL): 1. Bekele (Eth) 26:43.16 (WL) (x, 21 W); 2. Rotich (Ken) 26:43.98 PR (14, x W) (24:13.72); 3. Rupp (US) 26:48.00 AR (old AR 26:59.60 Solinsky [OTC] ’10) (15, x W); 4. Bett (Ken) 26:51.95 PR; 5. Kipochoge (Ken)

26:53.27; 6. Kirui (Ken) 26:55.73; AGENCY GLADYS CHAI/ASVOM 7. Mbishei (Ken) 26:59.81 PR. 400H: 1. Culson (PR) 48.32; 2. ¶Greene 400: 1. ¶Montsho (Bot) 50.16; 2. Williams-Mills (Jam) (GB) 48.78; 3. Fredericks (SA) 48.96; 4. 50.72; 3. Firova (Rus) 50.84; 4. Krivoshapka (Rus) 51.06; GLADYS CHAI/ASVOM AGENCY Gordon (Tri) 48.98; 5. Sánchez (DR) 49.00; 5. Ohuruogu (GB) 51.37; 6. Prendergast (Jam) 52.12. 6. Fleischhauer (Ger) 49.28. 1500: 1. ¶Uceny (US) 4:00.06 PR (WL, AL) (6, x A); 2. PV: 1. Filippídis (Gre) 18-9¼ (5.72); Selsouli (Mor) 4:00.77 PR (3:13.58); 3. Jamal (Bhr) 4:01.40; 2. ¶Lavillenie (Fra) 18-9¼; 3. Mohr (Ger) 4. Mishchenko (Ukr) 4:01.73 PR; 5. England (GB) 4:02.03; 18-5¼ (5.62); 4. Starodubtsev (Rus) 18-5¼; 6. Jepkosgei 4:02.32 PR. 5. Didenkow (Pol) 18-1¼ (5.52). St: 1. Zaripova (Rus) 9:15.43 (6:16.35); 2. Ghribi (Tun) TJ: 1. Compaoré (Fra) 56-9½ (17.31) PR; 9:16.57; 3. Njoroge (Ken) 9:20.09; 4. Assefa (Eth) 9:21.20; 2. El-Sheryf (Ukr) 55-6½ (16.93); 3. Copello 5. ¶Chemos (Ken) 9:21.41; 6. Ayalew (Eth) 9:26.25. (Cub) 55-5 (16.89); 4. Schembri (Ita) 54-6¾ 100H(0.4): 1. ¶Carruthers (US) 12.65; 2. Lewis (US) (21.63); 2. Whiting (US) 70-7¼ (21.52); 3. Hoffa (US) 70-2¼ (16.63); 5. ¶Idowu (GB) 53-5½ (16.29). 12.77; 3. Wells 12.77; 4. Ali (US) 12.79; 5. Foster-Hylton (21.39); 4. Majewski (Pol) 70-1¾ (21.38). SP: 1. Hoffa 72-5¾ (22.09) (=AL); 2. Cantwell (US) 72-5 (Jam) 12.91; 6. George 12.96;… dnf—Pearson (Aus). DT: 1. Harting (Ger) 219-10 (67.02); 2. ¶Alekna (Lit) (22.07); 3. Mikhnevich (Blr) 70-9 (21.56); 4. ¶Armstrong (Can) HJ: 1. Chicherova (Rus) 6-8¾ (2.05); 2. Slesarenko 218-9 (66.69); 3. KĿvágó (Hun) 215-2 (65.58); 4. Kanter 70-5¼ (21.47); 5. Whiting 69-6¼ (21.19). (Rus) 6-5 (1.96); 3. Jungmark (Swe) 6-4 (1.93); 4. Shkolina (Est) 214-11 (65.52) 5. Wierig (Ger) 214-9 (65.47). JT: 1. ¶de Zordo (Ger) 289-11 (88.36) PR (19, x W); 2. Vasi- (Rus) 6-4; 5. ¶ VlašiDž (Cro) 6-4; 6. Di Martino (Ita) 6-4. levskis (Lat) 279-1 (85.06); 3. Avan (Tur) 278-2 (84.79) NR; 4. Zürich Women TJ: 1. ¶Saladuha (Ukr) 48-1¾ (14.67); 2. Gay (Cub) Veselý (CzR) 269-8 (82.20); 5. Thorkildsen (Nor) 268-7 (81.86). 200(-0.1): 1. ¶Jeter (US) 22.27; 2. Felix (US) 22.40; 47-10 (14.58); 3. Rypakova (Kaz) 47-6½ (14.49); 4. Aldama 3. Fraser-Pryce (Jam) 22.59; 4. Solomon (US) 22.63; 5. Brussels Women (GB) 46-10¾ (14.29); 5. La Mantia (Ita) 46-10 (14.27). Ferguson McKenzie (Bah) 22.82; 6. B. Knight (US) 23.05. 100(0.4): 1. ¶Jeter 10.78; 2. Campbell-Brown (Jam) 10.85; 3. DT: 1. Li (Chn) 217-5 (66.27); 2. ¶Barrios (Cub) 214-4 800: 1. Savinova (Rus) 1:58.27; 2. Montaño (US) Baptiste (Tri) 10.90; 4. Solomon 11.08; 5. Ferguson McKenzie (65.33); 3. Glanc (Pol) 206-0 (62.78); 4. Tan (Chn) 202-3 1:58.41; 3. ¶Meadows (GB) 1:58.92; 4. Jepkosgei (Ken) 11.30; 6. Okparaebo (Nor) 11.32. (61.64); 5. Brown Trafton (US) 199-6 (60.82).

56 — November 2011 Track & Field News ON YOUR MARKS

LUKAS VERZBICAS made of Representatives: Wendy Ray, the good on a promise by winning the Louis Luchini, twice longtime voice of World Junior triathlon title. a top-4 placer in

The Oregon-bound distance the NCAA 5000 CLAUS ANDERSEN track meets, died star said he wanted to win for his while running at in August at age friend Kevin McDowell, another Stanford… 84… triathlete who had been diagnosed World hurdles with cancer and who Verzbicas felt Former coaches champ Sally Pearson who passed away would win the global title. was given keys to her After receiving his gold recently include Aussie hometown, Illinois prep medal in Beijing, Verzbicas called Gold Coast. McDowell to the podium and mentor Ken Olson, The mayor Providence’s Ray draped the medal around his presenting the keys neck… Hanlon and Wayne was former distance (Nebraska) State’s The USATF Foundation has great and WR setter Doc Simpson… distributed $30,000 grants to … Former Florida six distance training centers: is the miler Dumisane Mammoth TC, Teams USA new CEO for the Art Hlaselo, 5th in Minnesota & Arizona, Bay Area Of The Olympians this year’s NCAA TC, ZAP Fitness and New Jersey/ Museum & Gallery at 1500, was charged New York TC… the Al Oerter Center with first-degree National long jump champ for Excellence in Ft. sexual battery changed his Meyers, Florida… mind and returned to the Texas by Gainesville Div. II power St. police… football team after the Worlds. Augustine’s plans The junior receiver had said to build a 2500-seat An amendment he would forego the gridiron stadium around its to the cross sport to concentrate on training track to serve both country schedule for London, but after missing the track and football published in the the Daegu LJ final by a place he teams… October edition: resumed playing football. the NCAA Div. sss Hillsdale coach Bill Lundberg will III Champs will OLYMPIC HERO Carl Lewis retire from track be run November dropped out of the New Jersey and cross country 19 in Oshkosh, Senate race in late September, after coaching at the end Sarbi the mascot watched as animated Wisconsin, not a Federal appeals court removed of this harrier season. steeplechase winner Ezekiel Kemboi staged November 20 in him from the ballot since he hadn’t He has coached at Columbus, Ohio, met residency requirements. a decidedly non-Kenyan victory dance. the Michigan school as we printed. That was the final chapter since ’85, as both an The ’15 Pan- in a long sequence of on-off- NAIA and NCAA II institution. from ’83 is the longest-standing Am Junior Champs will be held on decisions by varying legal sss best on the women’s side. in Canada, the exact city yet to bodies… THE WOMEN’S 800 WR, Caster Semenya can break be named… New member of Maine’s House that believes all-time great Maria Jarmila Kratochvílová’s 1:53.28 The NCAA Div. II cross country Mutola, explaining, “If and track title meets will see you run 1:55 at age 18, an increase in the number of that means when you are in North Stonington, Connecti- participants starting with the LANDMARKS 20-something and more cut. Known as “The Younger” 2012–13 academic year. mature, you may be able Died: Seraphino Antao, 73; on Sep- (older John A. Kelley also was Harrier teams will go from 24 to run between 1:53 and tember 6 in London; of cancer. a 2-time Olympian) won the ’57 to 32 and total individuals from 1:52. I see that indication He World Ranked twice in both Boston and ’59 Pan-Am mara- 184 to 248 per gender. in Caster.” sprints (highs of No. 3 at 100 and thons and ran the ’56 & ’60 Oly Indoor track will increase by 70 No. 2 at 200, both in ’62, when he 26-milers. He won U.S. marathon Priscilla Lopes- athletes to 270, while the outdoor won the Commonwealth Games titles 1956–63, plus road titles at Schliep, the No. 1-ranked meet will jump to 377 from 310. golds). 15-20-25K. World Ranked 4 times 100 hurdler of (high of No. 4 in ’57 & ’59). Died: Mel Batty, 71; on August 29 in ’10, gave birth to All Bets Are Off! England; of a heart attack. He set Died: Pierre Quinon, 49; on August daughter Nataliya Irish bookmaker Paddy Power refunded a 10-Mile WR of 47:26.8 in ’64 and 17 in Hyères, France; a suicide. He in mid-September. all wagers made on the Worlds men’s twice was a World Cross Country set a pole vault WR of 19-1 (5.82) She trained 100 after Usain Bolt false-sarted. Nearly $15,000 was returned to bettors who medalist. He World Ranked No. in ’83 and won the ’84 Olympic through her backed Bolt to defend his title. “We’re 8 for 10,000 in ’63. pregnancy with her gold. He World Ranked 3 times allowing him one bad day at the office,” sights set on the ’12 Died: John J. Kelley, 80; on August 21, (high of No. 2 in ’85). the bookies said of Bolt. Olympics…

The Bible Of The Sport November 2011 — 57 LAST LAP

Oliver A Different Hurdler This Year the feeling is that I have the room to improve “Qatar could be a new frontier in world and can improve on this. sport if wins the bid,” said Sheikh Saoud David Oliver didn’t enjoy the same kind bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, who chairs Qatar’s of season in ’11 he had in ’10, when he went “I’m not quite ready to give it up yet. I’m Olympic Committee. undefeated and was the No. 1 high hurdler excited for the possibility of being able to do Landing the Worlds would be a feather in in the world. better with it off what we’ve learned. We’ll the cap of Doha’s ongoing bidding spree. The True, he won the Pre Classic in a world- make a decision much later on but I feel much tiny Persian Gulf nation is already set to host leading 12.94 and VICTOR SAILER/PHOTO RUN more encouraged than soccer’s ’22 World Cup despite a taint of bribery defended his USATF I was at that moment. around that site search. title, but after the I’m not ready to give it Nationals, he never up yet.” won again. He lost Hooker Stalled Out At The Worlds seven major meets, Whither 2017? Olympic vault champ didn’t including a 4th at the Neither blazing do well in his world title defense in Daegu, Worlds. heat, proposed October not getting off the ground on any of his three So what happened? dates nor allegations qualifying-round tries at a mere 18-½ (5.50). “The season started of soccer-bid bribery Explained the 29-year-old Aussie at the time, out great for me and have prevented Doha “It wasn’t there mentally. I had no confidence everything was in from launching an all- in what I was doing out there. I felt kind of line,” the 29-year-old out bid to host the ’17 lost on the runway. It’s tough to take off and Howard alum told Joe World Championships tough to get jumps down when you’re feeling Battaglia of Universal ( and Beijing that way.” Sports. “But after the are on for the next two He later commented in his IAAF Online first round at Nationals, editions). Diary, “Watching the final go on without me things started going The Qatari in Daegu was a funny experience, because I downhill from there.” capital’s only rival knew I wasn’t ready to be out there competing. While some For last year’s American AOY, bidder following “I’m ready to go back to Australia, get into observers pointed to the September Oliver’s shaky starts, ’11 was all about injuries. withdrawal of Marathon WR Furor Brewing? he added, “For me, it’s is IAAF rule changes, coming as they do on the cusp all about staying healthy… Last year I didn’t London, which has not yet been able to of the World Championships, often get glossed make any trips to the doctor and had a clean quite guarantee that its Olympic Stadium over in all the wealth of competitive news. Thus it bill of health.” will still house a track in 5 years. is that the international governing body’s decision Asked what kind of injuries he had in this Doha organizers want to hold the meet to deny WR status to women’s marathons made in important pre-Olympic season, Oliver refused outside the normal July/August window, mixed races didn’t raise much of a stir. to make excuses, explaining, “You have knick- and already have a waiver from the IOC to At the time, that is. As we go to press, with track knack injuries. But I don’t want to make it all base their ’20 Olympic bid on fall dating. now a fading memory and the fall road season about that. People were out there performing upon us, people are taking note. And in general, The LOC has requested IAAF permission they’re not very happy. More next month! [but] I was underperforming. Nobody wants to host the meet in October, when average to hear about an injury… I chose to compete highs dip to 95 degrees after the searing and I didn’t compete up to the normal level summer. They promise a solar-powered air- my training and start working on my jumps as that I’m used to.” conditioning system will hold in-stadium much as I can. The focus for me now is going temperatures to around 81 degrees, and to be competing well in the Australian season, Which Event(s) For Felix In London? propose to host the marathons and walks putting up some good heights [and] getting my rhythm back.” Allyson Felix doesn’t like to lose and she after dark. does not regret her decision to double in Daegu, even though she won neither the 200 nor 400. “For me it was time to do FOR THE RECORD something different, time to do Record alterations reported since the October issue. W=World; A=American; Y = Youth; + = category not recognized by official ratifying body. something I wasn’t so comfortable with,” she said in the wake of her MEN TRACK WC letdown, “and I’m glad that I 800 1:43.37 WY Mohamed Aman (Ethiopia) ...... Rieti, Italy ...... September 10 went for it.” 10,000 26:48.00 A Galen Rupp (Nike) ...... Brussels, Belgium ...... September 16 She quickly added that she 4 x 100 37.04 W Jamaica ...... Daegu, South Korea ...... September 4 (Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt) would target just an Olympic 200 title, which she has never won, WOMEN TRACK next year. 400H 52.47 A Lashinda Demus (Nike) ...... Daegu, South Korea ...... September 1 Then a few days later Felix WORLD RECORDS SET EARLIER IN ’11 reopened the doubling door a Men: 25,000—1:12:25.4 Moses Mosop (Kenya); 30,000—1:26:47.4 Mosop; 50W—3:35:27.20 (France); aided Mar(r)+—2:03:02 crack, telling Universal Sports’ Geoffrey Mutai (Kenya). Joe Battaglia, “After talking with Women: 100y+—9.91 Veronica Campbell-Brown (Jamaica); HT—79.42/260-7 Betty Heidler (Germany); 20K(r)—62:36 Mary Keitany (Kenya); [coach Bobby Kersee] and looking Half-Mar(r)—65:50 Keitany; 20W(r)—1:25:08 Vera Sokolova (Russia). at the way I competed here I think

58 — November 2011 Track & Field News testing program leaving for STAT CORNER possible abuse of substances Track & Field News and methods that cannot be The Bible Of The Sport Since 1948 By–Nation Medal Chart tested in urinalysis such as Founded by Bert & Cordner Nelson human growth hormone and Nation ...... Men Women ....Overall blood transfusions.” E. GARRY HILL — Editor G S B Total G S B Total Dodson’s Legal Problem United States ...... 6 5 2 13 6 3 3 12 ...... 25 ED FOX — Publisher A revelation of the USATF Russia ...... 2 3 1 6 7 1 5 13 ...... 19 meet with his unlooked-for Kenya ...... 4 3 — 7 3 3 4 10 ...... 17 EDITORIAL STAFF 3rd in the half-lapper, Jeremy Jamaica ...... 3 — 1 4 1 4 — 5 ...... 9 Sieg Lindstrom ...... Managing Editor Dodson ran just 20.92 to place Germany ...... 3 — 3 — 3 1 4 ...... 7 5th in his WC heat. Jon Hendershott ...... Associate Editor Great Britain ...... 2 2 1 5 — 2 — 2 ...... 7 In between, the 24-year- Ethiopia ...... 1 — 3 4 — — 1 1 ...... 5 old Colorado alum had been BUSINESS STAFF China ...... — 1 — 1 1 1 1 3 ...... 4 arrested on a charge of identity Janet Vitu ...... Executive Publisher Cuba ...... — 1 2 3 — — 1 1 ...... 4 theft by police in Boulder. France ...... — 1 3 4 — — — — ...... 4 Jenny McGinnes ...... Office Manager He was identified as a South Africa ...... — 1 1 2 — 1 1 2 ...... 4 Teresa Tam ...... Art Director suspect in three ’09 cases in Australia ...... — 1 1 2 1 — — 1 ...... 3 which stolen credit cards WORLD RANKINGS COMPILERS Belarus ...... — 1 1 — 1 — 1 ...... 2 were used to buy computers Colombia ...... — 1 1 — — 1 1 ...... 2 Jonathan Berenbom, Richard Hymans, Dave and electronic equipment and Johnson, Nejat Kök, R.L. Quercetani (Emeritus) St. Kitts ...... — 2 2 — — — — ...... 2 to pay cable and cell phone Ukraine ...... — — — 1 — 1 2 ...... 2 bills. A fourth case this year SENIOR EDITORS Bahamas ...... — 1 1 — — — — ...... 1 also was added to the charge. Bob Bowman (Walking), Roy Conrad (Special Belgium ...... — 1 1 — — — — ...... 1 Dodson claimed his own Projects), Bob Hersh (Eastern), Ben Hall (In- Botswana ...... — — — 1 — — 1 ...... 1 wallet had been stolen and ternet), Mike Kennedy (High School Women), Brazil ...... — — — 1 — — 1 ...... 1 that he himself was the victim Walt Murphy (Relays), Jack Shepard (High Canada ...... — 1 — 1 — — — — ...... 1 of identity theft. School Men) Croatia ...... — — — — 1 — 1 ...... 1 Dodson’s attorney, U.S. CORRESPONDENTS Czech Republic ...— — — — 1 — 1 ...... 1 Vince Ewing, says that after John Auka, Steve Bailey, Bob Bettwy, Bret Estonia ...... — 1 — 1 — — — — ...... 1 cooperating fully with police, Bloomquist, Bill Buchalter, Mike Byrnes, Tom Grenada ...... 1 — 1 — — — — ...... 1 “The facts will come to light Casacky, Pete Cava, Gene Cherry, Keith Conning, Hungary ...... — 1 — 1 — — — — ...... 1 and a criminal complaint will Toby Cook, Cheryl Davis, Iran ...... — 1 1 — — — — ...... 1 not be filed against him.” Italy ...... — — — — — 1 1 ...... 1 Dodson, who originally Elliott Denman, Peter Diamond, Andy Fried- Japan ...... 1 — 1 — — — — ...... 1 had to surrender his passport, lander, John Gillespie, Becca Gillespy, Rich Kazakhstan ...... — — — — 1 — 1 ...... 1 putting his WC participation Gonzalez, , Ed Grant, George Grenier, Latvia ...... — — — — — 1 1 ...... 1 in danger, was freed on a Sean Hartnett, Jeff Hollobaugh, New Zealand ...... — — — 1 — — 1 ...... 1 $10,000 bond and allowed Mike Hubbard, Tom Jennings, Roger Jennings, Norway...... — 1 — 1 — — — — ...... 1 to travel. Andrew Jensen, Tom Jordan, Kim Koffman, Don Poland ...... 1 — 1 — — — — ...... 1 Kopriva, Ruth Laney, Dan Lilot, Charlie Mahler, Puerto Rico ...... — 1 — 1 — — — — ...... 1 Pearson Goes Down Glen McMicken, Paul Merca, Larry Newman, Lee Slovenia ...... — 1 1 — — — — ...... 1 Sally Pearson was Nichols, Jack Pfeifer, Shawn Price, Spain ...... — — — — — 1 1 ...... 1 decisively leading the Brussels Harv Rentschler, Kirk Reynolds, Jim Rorick, Sudan ...... — 1 — 1 — — — — ...... 1 Diamond League 100 hurdles, Brian Russell, Rich Sands, Kevin Saylors, Mike Trinidad ...... — — — — — 1 1 ...... 1 closing in on a rare perfect Scott, Jim Spier, Don Steffens, Larry Story, Carol Tunisia ...... — — — — 1 — 1 ...... 1 season. R. Swenson, Gary Trigueiro, Steve Vaitones, Zimbabwe ...... — 1 1 — — — — ...... 1 But then the world David Woods 24 24 24 72 23 23 23 69 ...... 141 champion Aussie, just three days short of her 25th birthday, INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENTS clipped the sixth hurdle with Steven Downes, Matti Hannus, Ian Hodge, Jonas WADA Is Out For Blood her trailing knee before crashing into No. 7 Hedman, Atsushi Hoshino, Mike Hurst, Mirko The World Anti-Doping Agency intends to with her lead foot and going down as the field Jalava, Paul Jenes, Alfons Juck, ramp up blood testing as the Olympics draws rushed past. American Danielle Carruthers won A. Lennart Julin, Duncan Mackay, Peter Mat- near. The agency has requested that all anti- the race in 12.65 to secure the DL title. thews, Phil Minshull, K. Ken Nakamura, Bob doping organizations ensure that no less than “I’m pretty shattered,” Pearson said, “but Ramsak, Sergey Tikhonov, Chris Turner, Mel 10% of samples collected be blood specimens. I wouldn’t trade my world title for anything. Watman (Note: The IAAF announced it had successfully You take the highs with the lows. Something PHOTOGRAPHERS collected a blood sample from every accredited came up and bit me. I remember I hit the hurdle Claus Andersen, Errol Anderson, Greg Arm- athlete in Daegu, a major step in its development and then I was on the ground.” strong, David Benyak, John Burke, Rich Clarkson, of biological passports.) Said Carruthers, “The hurdles are very Giancarlo Colombo, Lisa Coniglio, Tony Duffy, “Only 4% of all doping-control samples tricky; it’s just one of those things. You have collected in 2010 was for blood, and most of to maintain your focus.” David B. Dumas, Don Gosney, Jeff Jacobsen, these were for passport programs,” said a After returning home, Pearson said her ’12 Anthony R. Jones, Kirby Lee, Bill Leung, Jiro WADA release on the new policy. goals are “Olympic gold and the World Record. Mochizuki, Brian J. Myers, Randy J. Osga, “This has been a key concern for WADA since After winning the [Worlds] final, I still felt like I David Peterson, Victor Sailer, Mark Shearman, an anti-doping organization ought to collect could do more. That’s a good sign because I felt Kim Spir, Geoff Thurner, Cheryl Treworgy, Chai blood as it cannot purport to have an effective like that 12.28 was real easy for me. Hopefully von der Laage program in place if there is a loophole in its next year I will be able to go faster.”

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HIT ME WITH YOUR BEST SHOT Bernard Lagat. He may have gotten the silver I believe the rule actually states that wearing SO THE MARKETING GENIUS heading medal in the 5000, but he’s gold for the U.S. a helmet is optional but that if you chose to the IAAF has decided the single false start Lagat is always full of enthusiasm and the wear one, that helmet must have been tested ejection rule is just ducky and should remain joy of being fit and competitive. His interviews and met the ASTM standards. unchanged. are thoughtful and intelligent, offering us Dan West—Eugene, Oregon If this is how he chooses to advance the sport, insight into the tactics and mental discipline [Ed: You are correct.] I do have one small modification I’d like to see of an elite distance runner. He is quick to share implemented at once. Using live rounds, aim the praise after a good race, and the second shot of the starter’s pistol at Lamine takes responsibility when things Diack’s foot. Call it “symbolic.” don’t go as well as hoped. What WE THINK Joe Vissichelli—Valley Stream, New York a great runner. Mike Shaw— The False-Start Problem: FALSE-START PENALTIES Edmonds, Washington I WISH THAT T&F would be a little more Choose Your Headgear creative about how to handle false starts. They OT STANDARDS We here at T&FN wear two hats. And the two hats could get ideas from other sports. In basketball, IN THE JULY ISSUE the have opposing views of the no-false-start edict and your opponent gets free throws. In football, the qualifying standards for the what it hath wrought. You can choose which is white ball gets moved back 5–15 yards. World Championships Trials and which is black, but we think you’ll agree that the In the 100 meters, why not move the blocks were printed. I am wondering right hat may be one of gray. back 1 meter? This is a compromise between whether you have printed the One hat is the kind worn by the hardcore fan (and kicking someone out and giving them a qualifying standards for the that’s what most of you readers are). You want to see the Mulligan. It would be a deterrent and still give U.S. Olympic Trials recently or best possible action. And that means having Usain Bolt in a guy a second chance. will soon? the blocks at the World Championships, not wandering Al Brooks, MD—Sacramento, California Jim Fillis—Eastchester, NY around under the stands scared shirtless. [Ed: A century-plus ago, this is exactly what they [Ed: The standards have not yet We understand that. And we also understand that did in some jurisdictions. At a time when the object been released. They’ll certainly be a runner’s being on the cusp of disqualification after a is to speed the sport up, this would not only slow it on our website the day they are.] false start—like in the old days—might actually add to the drama of the whole thing. It’s hard not to want one SHEATH THE of those hats in your closet. BLADE Need a track fix between issues? But hanging on the peg next to it is the hat that WHILE I THINK it’s realizes our sport is in trouble, and has been for many Log on to our website! great that Oscar Pistorius years now. We’re indisputably in a state of decline as www.trackandfieldnews.com competes, I think it’s far as media coverage goes. wrong that he’s allowed Nothing in your daily newspaper, nothing on the in open competition. After nightly news. Not nothing nowhere except for the th down more, it would also create more problems for his 8 in the semifinals at occasional big-meet telecast. Those are the last-chance the starter, since it’s even more difficult to assess the WC, the question was, “What lifeline we have linking us to being at least minor-league relative movement if everybody’s hands aren’t in does he do next to reach or win players in the overall sports world. the same place to begin with.] the finals?” Although the IAAF has made some efforts to distance Well, what does he do itself from saying that TV has such power, it’s well known HIT THE REMOTE next? Train harder? Switch that the tube people are the ones calling the shots. And AS FAR AS THE TV coverage, did anyone to pneumatic or hydraulic they say sprinters only get one. Force the starter to fire miss the fact that in 90 minutes of coverage prosthetics? The technology that again and you… are… gone. on the last day there were exactly 105 seconds will allow him to run faster will We don’t disagree. Meets move so much better since devoted to the men’s triple jump? far exceed the advancements in the days of the wild, wild west, the ultimate example The United States got two of its four medals training. always being the ’74 NCAA, where no fewer than 18 earned that day including the only gold in an Lets face it, the advancements false starts in the 100 heats put the meet an hour behind individual event. There seems to be something in technology he’ll have available schedule. That’s not fan-friendly for anyone. wrong with that equation. to him will make taking steroids Since then—although not directly because of the Duncan MacGregor—Norcross, Georgia seem like nothing more than a incident—colleges and high schools have used the NFS placebo. Sorry, but that’s where rule for almost 40 years and it works pretty well. What HELP FOR THE RELAYS it’s headed. Strike up another I SEE WHERE the USATF Foundation is is it about becoming a professional athlete that suddenly victory for political correctness. giving $30,000 grants to our distance- prevents one from staying in the blocks? We like the rule Tomas Silva— running program. when it was introduced and we still like it. Martinez, California Methinks a better use of the money would Having said that, we think the IAAF should take a be to give it to our men’s 4 x 100 relay coach so HELMET LAWS step back and revert to the one-on-the-field that was he can find four guys and train ‘em to A) carry IN YOUR October issue you used 2003–’09. Adding the occasional single false start the stick around the track without dropping state that the NCAA says that isn’t a meet-killer. And it’s eminently more fair to highly it and B) learn how to not run into each other. starting next season all vaulters charged athletes who can be set off by the most random Bill Bell— must wear a helmet specifically bit of noise in a raucous stadium. designed for the event. At this point, we have to think TV just might agree. WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S This is partially true but it The Bolt DQ was a classic example of “be careful what AFTER JUST WATCHING every minute makes it sound like vaulters you wish for… ” of the Worlds, I have to send some thanks to must wear a helmet.

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