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Volume 7, No. 46 August 13, 2008

— Final Pre-Olympic Status Updates —

ON THE EVE of Olympic track, the lat- •Australian 50K walker heart problems. est in the aches, pains and eligibility depart- hamstring. •’s (400) injured in ments (some of this material appeared in the •’s (DT) foot, motorcycle crash. September edition of T&FN, which you may high blood pressure. •Aussie Jana Rawlinson (400H) toe. not have seen): •’s Perdita Felicien (100H) left •’s Saïf Shaheen (steeple) Achilles, foot stress fracture. knee. The blockbuster news came with the dop- •Germany’s Jan Fitschen (10,000) Achil- •Greek sprinter Ekateríni Thánou was ing DQs of seven Russian women stars, in- les. banned from by the IOC over her

Beijing’s Bird’s Nest at night

cluding five Olympians, plus two walkers and •’s Xiaoxiao Huang (400H) Achil- role in the doping scandal at the ’04 Games. a steepler on the men’s side (see p. 284). les. She was suspended for two years after missing •France’s Adrianna Lamalle (100H) right three tests, then fabricating an excuse why Out of the Games: knee ligament injury. she missed another on the eve of . •France’s Eunice Barber (LJ) didn’t qual- •Germany’s () ify. back. •Britain’s (400) chronic •’s Christian Olsson (TJ) thigh © 2008 Track & Field News. sinusitis. muscle pull. The Athens winner has hinted at All rights reserved. •Holland’s Rens Blom (PV) and Bram retirement. He did carry the Swedish flag in This newsletter may not be reprinted Som (800) neither met national qualifying the Opening Ceremonies, though. or retransmitted in any form marks. •Germany’s Eike Onnen (HJ) foot. without express written permission. •Czech Nikola Brejchová (JT) back. •’s (400H) www.trackandfieldnews.com

-283- August 13, 2008 •Senegal’s Amy Mbacke Thiam (400) not double. in shape. •China’s Huina Xing (10,000 defender) And pro- A Rash Of Russian thigh injury, lack of shape. nounced himself at 85% fit- ness compared to his Trials Doping Suspensions Going to Beijing but hurting: shape after a robust August Russia was rocked by a wave of doping positives •U.S. javelinist right rotator 10 workout in Beijing. After leading up to Beijing, including five women seen as cuff (also broke a hand bone in mid-July). nine sets of warm-up strides potential Olympic medalists. •’s (10,000) in flats, Gay then A total of seven women were suspended by the Achilles. donned spikes and did a IAAF for what was termed “a fraudulent substitution •’s (sprints and key set consisting of a hard 60, of urine, which is both a prohibited method and also to the 4x1) Achilles. She also announced her a hard 60 and finally a hard a form of tampering with the doping control process.” retirement at the end of this season. 100. He told the Chicago The IAAF said it had been investigating the cases for •Sweden’s Susanna Kallur (100H) ham- Tribune, “I’m happy with more than a year. string, shin soreness. But she trained pain-free today’s workout—injury- The five major names: 800/1500 stars Yelena and at full speed at the team camp in in free, no pain. I feel pretty Soboleva (’08 world leader in both events), Tatyana mid-August. confident.” Tomashova (’04 1500 silver medalist and two-time •Japan’s (women’s mara- world champ) and Yulia Fomenko, plus - thon defender). She was hospitalized due to Chinese hero Xiang Liu er Darya Pishchalnikova (2nd ’07 Worlds) and ham- severe fatigue after returning from high alti- is reported to be sharpening mer thrower Gulfiya Khanafeyeva. tude training in . Then a left thigh up in his 110H training, As well, 800 runner Svetlana Cherkasova and injury and groin pain cropped up. A decision but is still dealing with the former 5000 world champ also were on her participation won’t be made until the hamstring problem that has suspended. last possible minute. plagued him all year. Russia’s federation said it will conduct its own in- •Ireland’s Derval O’Rourke (100H) vestigation into the women’s cases, but not until after groin. Decathlete Jangy Addy, the Olympics. •’s (400H) foot. NCAA runner-up from Named as replacements for the suspended Olym- •Czech Roman Sebrle () ham- Tennessee and 6th at the pians were former Stater Yekaterina Kostetskaya string. U.S. Trials (8025 PR), will (800), Anna Alminova (only Russian 1500 entrant) •Aussie (400) not in compete in the Games for and Yelena Priyma (HT). No other discus thrower has shape (but does plan to run the 4x4). Liberia and carried its flag in the A standard, so Russia’s two entries will be defend- •Britain’s Chris Tomlinson (LJ) calf tear. the opening parade. ing champ plus . • • • On the men’s side, walkers , ELSEWHERE: 100 WR holder Usain star Aleksey Voyevodin and Viktor Bureyev tested positive Bolt of definitely plans a 100/200 had surgery on July 28 to for EPO. There also were conflicting reports that Val- remove bone chips eriy Borchin tested positive but he remained on the and a bone spur from Olympic 20K team. Kanaykin was replaced on the Injured? his left ankle. Those 50K squad by ’05 world champ . Olympic shot favorite Adam Nel- ailments caused X- And Olympic steepler Roman Usov had a positive son is perhaps no longer the favorite (see Man’s problems be- A test (the stimulant carfedon) and is out of Beijing. formchart on p. 286). His wife Laci posted fore and during the to effortlessthrow.org a couple of days be- Trials. He is out for fore track was to begun tht all was not well the rest of ’08, but father’s funeral. in Beijing: already is rehabbing “Monday afternoon at practice Adam the ankle. Germany’s ’99 world TJ champ Charles pulled his intercostal [rib] muscle dur- Friedek lost a court appeal to be added to the ing a throw. He is in severe pain when he Two-lapper Amina Aït Hammou team. Team officials said Friedek hadn’t met breathes, and he has a very limited range was pulled from ’s Olympic the necessary qualification mark. of motion. team and suspended for a year after “He’s been in treatment every day, all missing three drug tests in 12 months. Iranian discus thrower day, since it happened and is improving ev- Her sister Seltana, not an Olympian, had an unspecified injury earlier in the sum- ery day. I just wanted to write and ask you also was suspended from the national mer, but is now healthy and ready to go in all, if you feel so inclined, to send a prayer team for the same reason. Beijing. or positive thought his way. We need him if we want our boys to sweep! Vaulter Katerina Bad’urová made A row developed at Jamaica’s pre-Olym- “His spirits are high, and he's staying the Czech team in her first meet in pic training camp in Tianjin. Team officials positive. He says he’ll be ready to throw mid-July since knee surgery early this wanted sprinter and his MVP come Friday, and the one thing I've learned year. clubmates in camp for relay practice, but the about my husband over the years is never to athletes wanted to stay at their European base count him out! Peter Coe, father of and coach to in . Once the athletes arrived in China, “He's an amazing man capable of amaz- two-time Olympic 1500 champion Seb they refused to participate in baton practice. ing feats, and I know he'll be ready to throw Coe, died on August 9 at age 88. Seb But things calmed down a couple of days far for both himself and his country. Coe, chair of ’s ’12 Olympic organizers, will return to Britain for his later and the athletes participated in relay training.

-284- August 13, 2008 Marathon WR holder World Men’s Leaders will give the Olympic race a shot, defying World Women’s Leaders doctors who said she couldn’t regain fitness 100...... 9.72 U. Bolt (Jam) 100...... 10.78 T. Edwards (US) from a femur stress fracture in time to com- 200...... 19.67 U. Bolt (Jam) 200...... 21.94 V. Campbell-Brown (Jam) pete in her fourth Games. “It’s impossible to 400...... 43.86 J. Wariner (US) 400...... 49.83(A) A. Montsho (Bot) 800...... 1:42.69 A. Kaki (Sud) judge shape,” she said, “but I feel happy even ...... 49.83 A. Felix (US) 1500...... 3:31.49 D. Komen (Ken) to be at this stage.” She also had an allergic 800...... 1:54.97 P. Jelimo (Ken) Mile...... 3:49.38 A. Baddeley (GB) reaction to a spider bite in late July but is fine 1500...... 3:59.75i G. Burka (Eth) St...... 8:00.57 P. Koech (Ken) now. Mile...... 4:23.49i O. Komyagina (Rus) 3000...... 7:28.48i+ K. Bekele (Eth) St...... 9:08.21 G. Galkina (Rus) 5000...... 12:50.55 M. Masai (Ken) ’05 800/1500 world champ Rashid 3000...... 8:27.93i M. Defar (Eth) 10,000...... 26:25.97 K. Bekele (Eth) Ramzi of Bahrain was considering at the end 5000...... 14:11.15 T. Dibaba (Eth) 110H...... 12.87 D. Robles (Cub) of July a 1500/5000 double in Beijing. 10,000...... 30:34.49 S. Flanagan (US) 400H...... 47.79 K. Clement (US) 100H...... 12.45 L. Jones (US) Mar...... 2:04:53 H. Gebrselassie (Eth) Aussie long jumper Bronwyn Thomp- 400H...... 53.48 M. Walker (Jam) 20W...... 1:16:43 S. Morozov (Rus) son (4th ’04), recovering from back and knee Mar...... 2:22:38 Y. Zhang (Chn) 50W...... 3:34:14 D. Nizhegorodov (Rus) problems, has been fighting against time to 20W...... 1:25:11 O. Kaniskina (Rus) 4 x 100...... 37.80 meet the 21-8 (6.60) her federation wants her 4 x 100...... 42.25 USA Red Texas 4 x 400...... 2:59.71 USA Blue Penn to jump to be included in the team. She has 4 x 400...... 3:22.16 USA Blue Penn HJ...... 7-9¾i (2.38) Y. Rybakov (Rus) until Friday (August 15) to get the mark. HJ...... 6-9 (2.06) B. Vlašić (Cro) (twice) ...... 7-9¾ (2.38) A. Silnov (Rus) PV...... 16-6½ (5.04) Y. Isinbayeva (Rus) PV...... 19-9¾ (6.04) B. Walker (US) Russia’s third high jumper will be LJ...... 23-4½ (7.12) N. Gomes (Por) LJ...... 28-7¾ (8.73) I. Saladino (Pan) Vyacheslav Voronin, who won a jump-off TJ...... 49-11¼ (15.22) H. Devetzí (Gre) TJ...... 58-3i (17.75) P. Idowu (GB) against Andrey Tereshin at the team train- SP...... 68-10 (20.98) N. Ostapchuk (Blr) SP...... 73-6i (22.40) A. Nelson (US) ing camp in early August. ’99 world champ DT...... 218-2 (66.51) N. Grasu (Rom) DT...... 235-10 (71.88) G. Kanter (Est) Voronin joins and Yaroslav HT...... 253-8 (77.32) O. Menkova (Blr) HT...... 277-3 (84.51) I. Tikhon (Blr) Rybakov on the team. JT...... 226-10 (69.15) B. Špotáková (CzR) JT...... 292-1 (89.02) J. Bannister (Aus) Hept...... 6667 H. Fountain (US) Dec...... 8832 B. Clay (US) Notable retirements: Hungarian HJer Dóra Györffy, a Harvard grad; Britons Ashia Hansen (TJ) and (decathlon); On the next two pages please find our At age 48, sprint veteran Bulgarian TJer Tereza Marinova (’00 Olym- 10-deep Beijing formcharts. We hope couldn’t meet qualifying standards so won’t pic champ); German discus thrower Lars you find them a helpful guide—as you compete in an eighth Olympics. Riedel (’96 Games winner); U.S. quartermiler did our individual by-event Previews— , who was elevated to the ’03 world title following the IAAF’s retroac- to enjoying the Games! U.S. Men’s Leaders tive DQ of doping violator . • • • 100...... 9.77 T. Gay (adidas) ON THE DRUGS FRONT, in addition 200...... 19.86 W. Dix (FlSt) U.S. Women’s Leaders : ...... 19.86 S. Crawford (Nike) to the Russian news 100...... 10.78 T. Edwards (Nike) 400...... 43.86 J. Wariner (adidas) Jamaican sprinter Julien Dunkley was 200...... 22.22 A. Felix (adidas) 800...... 1:44.10 N. Symmonds (OTC) dropped from the team after a positive test 400...... 49.83 A. Felix (adidas) 1500...... 3:35.14 B. Lagat (Nike) was announced, although Dunkley was not 800...... 1:59.82 (twice) H. Clark (Nike) Mile...... 3:53.97 L. Lomong (Nike) specifically named as the guilty party. But he 1500...... 4:00.33 S. Rowbury (Nike) 3000...... 7:34.65i B. Lagat (Nike) later admitted to the positive test. Mile...... 4:27.18i C. Wurth-Thomas (Nike) St...... 8:20.24 A. Famiglietti (adidas) French miler Bouchra Ghezielle had a St...... 9:22.73 J. Barringer (Co) 5000...... 13:16.29 B. Lagat (Nike) three-year suspension extended to four by an 3000...... 8:51.29 J. Rhines (adidas) 10,000...... 27:16.99 A. Abdirahman (Nike) appeals panel. 5000...... 14:54.29 J. Rhines (adidas) 110H...... 12.95 D. Oliver (Nike) Greek sprinter Anástasios Goúsis (8th ’07 10,000...... 30:34.49 S. Flanagan (Nike) 400H...... 47.79 K. Clement (Nike) WC 200) was called home from Beijing when 100H...... 12.45 L. Jones (Asics) Mar...... 2:06:17 R. Hall (Asics) a positive steroid test was revealed. 400H...... 53.54 T. Williams (Reebok) 20W...... 1:27:08 K. Eastler (USAF) The IAAF will take the EPO suspension Mar...... 2:29:35 D. Kastor (Asics) 20W...... 1:35:11 J. Dow (adidas) 50W...... 4:05:10 P. Dunn (New Balance) case of Serbian marathoner Helena Javornik 4 x 100...... 42.25 USA Red Texas 4 x 100...... 37.80 National Team to the Court of Arbitration in Sport. 4 x 400...... 3:22.16 USA Blue Penn 4 x 400...... 2:59.71 USA Blue Penn Serbian shot putter Jotanovic test- HJ...... 7-8¾(A) (2.36) D. Jonas (Nb) ed positive in early July; the B test is pend- HJ...... 6-6 (1.98) C. Howard (Nike) (twice) PV...... 19-9¾ (6.04) B. Walker (Nike) ing. PV...... 16-1¾ (4.92) J. Stuczynski (adidas) LJ...... 27-5¼ (8.36) T. Quinley (Nike) Romanian 1500 star LJ...... 22-9¾ (6.95) B. Reese (Ms) TJ...... 47-2¼ (14.38) S. Marks (Nike) TJ...... 57-2¼ (17.43) A. Wilson (Nike) tested positive in late May. And Elena Antoci SP...... 61-10¼ (18.85) M. Carter (unat) SP...... 73-6i (22.40) A. Nelson (Nike) and Cristina Vasiloiu were dropped from the DT...... 226-0 (68.90) I. Waltz (Nike) DT...... 217-1 (66.17) S. Trafton (unat) Olympic 1500 squad after positive EPO tests. HT...... 232-0 (70.72) J. Cosby (Nike) HT...... 258-2 (78.68) A. Kruger (Nike) The latter pair announced their retirements. JT...... 274-9 (83.74) L. Smith (unat) JT...... 202-0 (61.56) K. Patterson (Pur) Dec...... 8832 B. Clay (Nike) Hept...... 6667 H. Fountain (Nike)

-285- August 13, 2008 Olympic Men’s Formchart 50K Walk 1. (Russia) 1. Phillips Idowu () 100 Meters 5000 Meters 2. (Italy) 2. Nelson Évora () 1. (Jamaica) 1. (Ethiopia) 3. Erik Tysse () 3. (United States) 2. Asafa Powell (Jamaica) 2. (US) 4. (France) 4. Jadel Gregório () 3. Tyson Gay (US) 3. Eliud Kipchoge () 5. (Norway) 5. David Giralt () 4. (US) 4. Edwin Soi (Kenya) 6. Mikel Odriozola () 6. Dmitrij Valukevic () 5. Richard Thompson (Trinidad) 5. (Ethiopia) 7. Horacio Nava () 7. Randy Lewis (Grenada) 6. Derrick Atkins (Bahamas) 6. Moses Kipsiro (Uganda) 8. Sergey Kirdyapkin (Russia) 8. Osniel Tosca (Cuba) 7. (US) 7. Abreham Cherkos (Ethiopia) 9. Si Tianfeng (China) 9. Leevan Sands (Bahamas) 8. (Jamaica) 8. Rashid Ramzi (Bahrain) 10. Jesús Sánchez (Mexico) 10. Danila Burkenya (Russia) 9. (Trinidad) 9. () 10. (N Antilles) 10. (US) 4 x 100 relay Shot 200 Meters 10,000 Meters 1. United States 1. Adam Nelson (US) 2. Jamaica 2. (US) 1. Usain Bolt (Jamaica) 1. Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia) 3. Great Britain 3. (US) 2. Walter Dix (US) 2. Sileshi Sihine (Ethiopia) 4. Trinidad 4. Andrey Mikhnevich (Belarus) 3. (US) 3. Martin Mathathi (Kenya) 5. Brazil 5. (Holland) 4. (US) 4. Moses Masai (Kenya) 6. Germany 6. Tomas Majewski (Poland) 5. Richard Thompson (Trinidad) 5. Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia) 7. France 7. (Australia) 6. Marvin Anderson (Jamaica) 6. (Eritrea) 8. Japan 8. Dorian Scott (Jamaica) 7. Chris Williams (Jamaica) 7. Micah Kogo (Kenya) 9. Poland 9. Ivan Yushkov (Russia) 8. Jaysuma Saidy Ndure (Norway) 8. Boniface Kiprop (Uganda) 10. Italy 10. Yuriy Belov (Belarus) 9. Brian Dzingai (Zimbabwe) 9. Abdi Abdirahman (US) 10. (Antigua) 10. Fabian Naasi (Tanzania) 4 x 400 relay Discus 400 Meters 110 Hurdles 1. United States 1. Virgilijus Alekna () 1. (US) 1. Dayron Robles (Cuba) 2. Bahamas 2. () 2. LaShawn Merritt (US) 2. Xiang Liu (China) 3. Jamaica 3. Ehsan Hadadi (Iran) 3. (Bahamas) 3. (US) 4. Great Britain 4. Robert Harting (Germany) 4. Tyler Christopher (Canada) 4. (US) 5. Poland 5. Mario Pestano (Spain) 5. (Great Britain) 5. (US) 6. Russia 6. Rutger Smith (Holland) 6. (Jamaica) 6. Dongpeng Shi (China) 7. Australia 7. Piotr Malachowski (Poland) 7. (US) 7. Sergiy Demydyuk () 8. Cuba 8. (US) 8. Andretti Bain (Bahamas) 8. Ladji Doucouré (France) 9. France 9. Frantz Kruger () 9. James Godday (Nigeria) 9. Andy Turner (Great Britain) 10. Belgium 10. Frank Casañas (Spain) 10. Renny Quow (Trinidad) 10. Petr Svoboda (Czech Rep) Hammer 800 Meters 400 Hurdles 1. Andrey Silnov (Russia) 1. Ivan Tikhon (Belarus) 1. Abubaker Kaki (Sudan) 1. (US) 2. (Sweden) 2. Koji Murofushi (Japan) 2. (Russia) 2. (US) 3. (Russia) 3. Vadim Devyatovskiy (Belarus) 3. Yeiman López (Cuba) 3. (US) 4. Linus Thörnblad (Sweden) 4. Primoz Kozmus () 4. Youssef Kamel (Bahrain) 4. LJ van Zyl () 5. Kyriakos Ioannou () 5. Krisztián Pars () 5. (S Africa) 5. Periklís Iakovákis () 6. Victor Moya (Cuba) 6. Valeriy Svyatokho (Belarus) 6. Gary Reed (Canada) 6. Danny McFarlane (Jamaica) 7. Jesse Williams (US) 7. Marco Lingua (Italy) 7. Abraham Chepkirwok (Uganda) 7. Marek Plawgo (Poland) 8. Vyacheslav Voronin (Russia) 8. Yevgeniy Vinogradov (Ukraine) 8. (Kenya) 8. (Jamaica) 9. Germaine Mason (Great Britain) 9. Eşref Apak () 9. (Kenya) 9. Pieter de Villiers (South Africa) 10. Mikaël Hanany (France) 10. Kiril Ikonnikov (Russia) 10. (US) 10. Alwyn Myburgh (South Africa)

1500 Meters Marathon Javelin 1. Bernard Lagat (US) 1. Sammy Wanjiru (Kenya) 1. Yevgeniy Lukyanenko (Russia) 1. (Norway) 2. Augustine Choge (Kenya) 2. Mubarak Shami (Qatar) 2. Brad Walker (US) 2. Tero Pitkämäki (Finland) 3. Asbel Kiprop (Kenya) 3. Abderrahim Goumri (Morocco) 3. (Australia) 3. Vadims VasiĕŸvskis (Latvia) 4. Rashid Ramzi (Bahrain) 4. Martin Lel (Kenya) 4. Igor Pavlov (Russia) 4. Sergey Makarov (Russia) 5. Deresse Mekonnen (Ethiopia) 5. Robert M. Cheruiyot (Kenya) 5. (Germany) 5. Tero Järvenpää (Finland) 6. Tarek Boukensa () 6. Viktor Röthlin (Switzerland) 6. Maksym Mazuryk (Ukraine) 6. Magnus Arvidsson (Sweden) 7. Bilal Mansour Ali (Bahrain) 7. (US) 7. (US) 7. Robert Oosthuizen (S Africa) 8. (Spain) 8. Tsuyoshi Ogata (Japan) 8. Romain Mesnil (France) 8. Scott Russell (Canada) 9. Juan Carlos Higuero (Spain) 9. Jaouad Gharib (Morocco) 9. (Germany) 9. Teemu Wirkkala (Finland) 10. Antar Zerguelaine (Algeria) 10. Tsegaye Kebede (Ethiopia) 10. Denys Yurchenko (Ukraine) 10. Mihkel Kukk (Estonia)

Steeple 20K Walk Decathlon 1. Ezekiel Kemboi (Kenya) 1. Francisco Fernández (Spain) 1. Irving Saladino () 1. (US) 2. Brimin Kipruto (Kenya) 2. Yohann Diniz (France) 2. Loúis Tsátoumas (Greece) 2. Andrey Kravchenko (Belarus) 3. Richard Matelong (Kenya) 3. Eder Sánchez (Mexico) 3. Mohamed Al-Khuwalidi (S Arab) 3. () 4. Tareq Mubarak Taher (Bahrain) 4. Jefferson Pérez (Ecuador) 4. Hussein Al-Sabee (S Arabia) 4. Maurice Smith (Jamaica) 5. Mustafa Mohamed (Sweden) 5. Sergey Morozov (Russia) 5. Ibrahin Camejo (Cuba) 5. Roman Šebrle (Czech Rep) 6. Bob Tahri (France) 6. (Australia) 6. Godfrey Mokoena (South Africa) 6. (US) 7. Hamid Ezzine (Morocco) 7. (Russia) 7. Brian Johnson (US) 7. (US) 8. Benjamin Kiplagat (Uganda) 8. Erik Tysse (Norway) 8. (US) 8. Leonel Suárez (Cuba) 9. Brahim Taleb (Morocco) 9. Juan Manuel Molina (Spain) 9. (Italy) 9. Aleksey Sysoyev (Russia) 10. Abdelkader Hachlaf (Morocco) 10. Robert Heffernan (Ireland) 10. Gable Garenamotse (Bots) 10. (Russia)

-286- August 13, 2008 Steeple 20K Walk Triple Jump Track & Field 1. Gulnara Galkina (Russia) 1. (Russia) 1. Yargelis Savigne (Cuba) 2. Yekaterina Volkova (Russia) 2. Tatyana Sibileva (Russia) 2. (Russia) News’s Olympic 3. Tatyana Petrova (Russia) 3. Rita Turova (Belarus) 3. Piyí Devetzí (Greece) 4. Ruth Bisibori (Kenya) 4. Maria Vasco (Spain) 4. Françoise Mbango (Cam) 5. (Kenya) 5. Kjersti Plätzer (Norway) 5. Marija Šestak (Slovenia) Women’s 6. Donna MacFarlane (Australia) 6. Olive Loughnane (Ireland) 6. Olha Saladuha (Ukraine) 7. Mekdes Bekele (Ethiopia) 7. Jane Saville (Australia) 7. Olga Rypakova (Kazakhstan) Formchart 8. (US) 8. Susana Feitor (Portugal) 8. Teresa N’Zola Meso (France) 9. Jenny Barringer (US) 9. Sabine Zimmer (Germany) 9. Anna Pyatykh (Russia) 10. Marta Domínguez (Spain) 10. Hong Liu (China) 10. Yamilé Aldama (Sudan)

100 METERS 5000 Meters 4 x 100 relay Shot 1. (US) 1. (Ethiopia) 1. Jamaica 1. Valerie Vili (New Zealand) 2. Kerron Stewart (Jamaica) 2. (Ethiopia) 2. United States 2. Nadezhda Ostapchuk (Blr) 3. (US) 3. (Ethiopia) 3. Russia 3. Natalya Mikhnevich (Belarus) 4. (Jamaica) 4. Priscah Cherono (Kenya) 4. Great Britain 4. Nadine Kleinert (Germany) 5. (US) 5. (Turkey) 5. Belgium 5. Christina Schwanitz (Ger) 6. Shelly-Ann Fraser (Jamaica) 6. (Russia) 6. Germany 6. Lijiao Gong (China) 7. Chandra Sturrup (Bahamas) 7. Sylvia Kibet (Kenya) 7. Ukraine 7. Olga Ivanova (Russia) 8. Debbie Ferg McKenzie (Bah) 8. Gulnara Galkina (Russia) 8. France 8. Misleidis González (Cuba) 9. Kim Gevaert (Belgium) 9. Lucy Wangui (Kenya) 9. Belarus 9. Anna Omarova (Russia) 10. Damola Osayomi (Nigeria) 10. Jen Rhines (US) 10. Italy 10. Denise Hinrichs (Germany)

200 Meters 10,000 Meters 4 x 400 RELAY Discus 1. (US) 1. Tirunesh Dibaba (Ethiopia) 1. United States 1. Natalya Sadova (Russia) 2. Veronica Camp.-Brown (Jam) 2. (Ethiopia) 2. Jamaica 2. () 3. Muna Lee (US) 3. Mestawat Tufa (Ethiopia) 3. Great Britain 3. Nataliya Semenova (Ukraine) 4. Kerron Stewart (Jamaica) 4. Elvan Abeylegesse (Turkey) 4. Russia 4. (US) 5. Sherone Simpson (Jamaica) 5. (US) 5. Belarus 5. Yarelis Barrios (Cuba) 6. (US) 6. (US) 6. Poland 6. Yanfeng Li (China) 7. Debbie Ferg. McKenzie (Bah) 7. (New Zealand) 7. France 7. Aimin Song (China) 8. Muriel Hurtis-Houairi (France) 8. (Holland) 8. Ukraine 8. Yania Ferrales (Cuba) 9. Kim Gevaert (Belgium) 9. (Russia) 9. Cuba 9. Irina Yatchenko (Belarus) 10. Rakia Al-Gasara (Bahrain) 10. Peninah Arusei (Kenya) 10. Germany 10. Svetlana Saykina (Russia)

400 Meters 110 Hurdles High Jump Hammer 1. Sanya Richards (US) 1. (US) 1. Blanka Vlašić () 1. (Cuba) 2. Christine Ohuruogu (G Britain) 2. Delloreen Ennis-London (Jam) 2. (Russia) 2. Oksana Menkova (Belarus) 3. Novlene Williams-Mills (Jam) 3. Brigitte Foster-Hylton (Jam) 3. (Russia) 3. (Germany) 4. Nicola Sanders (Great Britain) 4. Susanna Kallur (Sweden) 4. (Germany) 4. Martina Hrasnová (Slovakia) 5. (Jamaica) 5. (US) 5. (Belgium) 5. (Belarus) 6. Anast. Kapachinskaya (Rus) 6. Josephine Onyia (Spain) 6. (Spain) 6. Ivana Brkljačić (Croatia) 7. (US) 7. Sally McLellan (Australia) 7. Chaunté Howard (US) 7. Yelena Konevtsova (Russia) 8. Dee Dee Trotter (US) 8. Dawn Harper (US) 8. (Italy) 8. Marina Smolyachkova (Blr) 9. Rosemarie Whyte (Jamaica) 9. Anay Tejeda (Cuba) 9. (Kazakhstan) 9. Iryna Sekachyova (Ukraine) 10. Yuliya Gushchina (Russia) 10. Priscilla Lopes-Schliep (Can) 10. (US) 10. (Pol)

800 Meters 400 Hurdles Pole Vault Javelin 1. (Kenya) 1. Melaine Walker (Jamaica) 1. (Russia) 1. Christine Obergföll (Germany) 2. (Kenya) 2. Tiffany Ross-Williams (US) 2. Jenn Stuczynski (US) 2. Barbora Špotáková (CzeR) 3. Hasna Benhassi (Morocco) 3. (US) 3. (Poland) 3. Steffi Nerius (Germany) 4. Zulia Calatayud (Cuba) 4. Anastasiya Rabchenyuk (Ukr) 4. (Russia) 4. Goldie Sayers (Great Britain) 5. Tatyana Andrianova (Russia) 5. Yekaterina Bikert (Russia) 5. (Russia) 5. Mariya Abakumova (Russia) 6. Lucia Klocová (Slovakia) 6. Anna Jesien (Poland) 6. Anna Rogowska (Poland) 6. Osleidys Menéndez (Cuba) 7. (Ukraine) 7. Queen Harrison (US) 7. (Brazil) 7. Justine Robbeson (S Africa) 8. (Mozambique) 8. Nickiesha Wilson (Jamaica) 8. Shuying Gao (China) 8. Martina Ratej (Slovenia) 9. (Russia) 9. Irina Obedina (Russia) 9. Carolin Hingst (Germany) 9. Natalia Shimchuk (Belarus) 10. Marilyn Okoro (Great Britain) 10. Shevon Stoddart (Jamaica) 10. Silke Spiegelburg (Russia) 10. Tetyana Lyakhovich (Ukr)

1500 Meters Marathon Long Jump 1. Maryam Jamal (Bahrain) 1. Chunxiu Zhou (China) 1. Naide Gomes (Portugal) 1. (Russia) 2. (Ethiopia) 2. (Kenya) 2. Maurren Maggi (Brazil) 2. Lyudmila Blonska (Ukraine) 3. (US) 3. (Ethiopia) 3. Tatyana Lebedeva (Russia) 3. (US) 4. Daniela Yordanova () 4. Mizuki Noguchi (Japan) 4. (US) 4. Kelly Sotherton (G Britain) 5. Anna Alminova (Russia) 5. Paula Radcliffe (Great Britain) 5. (Russia) 5. Olga Kurban (Russia) 6. Iryna Lishchynska (Ukraine) 6. Xiaolin Zhu (China) 6. Carolina Klüft (Sweden) 6. Austra Skujyté (Lithuania) 7. Sarah Jamieson (Australia) 7. Reiko Tosa (Japan) 7. (Brazil) 7. (Russia) 8. Viola Kibiwott (Kenya) 8. Galina Bogomolova (Russia) 8. (US) 8. Lilli Schwarzkopf (Germany) 9. Natalia Rodríguez (Spain) 9. (US) 9. Oksana Udmurtova (Russia) 9. Karolina Tyminska (Poland) 10. Qing Liu (China) 10. (G Britain) 10. Melis May (Turkey) 10. Jacquelyn Johnson (US)

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