NEWSLETTER Volume 6, No. 49 September 5, 2007 version ii etrack — World Championships XI: Men —

OSAKA, — By-Nation Medal Chart — AUGUST 25–SEPTEMBER 2

Nation ...... Men Women ...... Overall G S B Total G S B Total ATTENDANCE United States ...... 10 3 6 19 4 1 2 7 ...... 26 Figures in round 1000s were put on the stadium scoreboard one ...... 0 1 1 2 4 8 2 14 ...... 16 evening. Stadium capacity for paying customers was c36,000; only ...... 3 2 3 8 2 1 2 5 ...... 13 one day reached that and most were perhaps half. ...... 0 3 1 4 1 3 2 6 ...... 10 ...... 0 1 1 2 2 1 2 5 ...... 7 WEATHER ...... 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 4 ...... 5 Official temperature—both C and F—and humidity readings are Ethiopia ...... 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 ...... 4 given with each event. Bahamas ...... 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 ...... 3 EXPLAINING THE TYPOGRAPHY Belarus ...... 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 ...... 3 Paragraph breaks in the preliminary rounds of events indicate ...... 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 ...... 3 the separation between qualifiers and non-qualifiers. ...... 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 ...... 3 ....1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 ...... 3 COLOR CODING ...... 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 ...... 3 All medalists appear in blue ink; all Americans are in bold face and ...... 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 ...... 3 ...... 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 ...... 3 italics (if in multiple rounds, only in the final round in which they ...... 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 ...... 2 competed); field-event/multi medalists appear in either blue (gold Bahrain ...... 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 ...... 2 medal), red (silver) or green (bronze) in the progression charts. ...... 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 ...... 2 ...... 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 ...... 2 SPLIT TIMES ...... 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 ...... 2 Times in 10ths were taken by the T&FN split crew (virtually com- ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 ...... 1 pletely by video analysis); times in 100ths are either eyebeam ...... 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 ...... 1 times from the official timer, Seiko, or high-speed video research ...... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 ...... 1 done by the IAAF/JAAF Biomechanics Team. We thank them for ...... 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 ...... 1 their invaluable work. Dominican Rep .....0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 ...... 1 ...... 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 ...... 1 FIELD CHARTS ...... 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 ...... 1 In the by-round field charts (all throws, horizontal jumps), the athlete’s ...... 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 ...... 1 best of the day is underlined. The asterisked marks represent the ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 ...... 1 Holland ...... 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 ...... 1 progression of the lead. This includes those with subsequent drug Kazakhstan ...... 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 ...... 1 DQs, since the intent is to demonstrate how the event played out Japan ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 ...... 1 in its proper historical perspective. ...... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 ...... 1 Norway ...... 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 ...... 1 WHAT’S IN VERSION ii? ...... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 ...... 1 Note that his newsletter is marked as “version i”; this means history ...... 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 ...... 1 tells us that more small amendments will roll in as more tape is ...... 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 ...... 1 watched and more sources are uncovered. While we won’t e-mail ...... 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 ...... 1 ...... 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 ...... 1 you the updated version, we will make a note of it in a subsequent Slovak Republic ...0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 ...... 1 TN and if you wish you’ll be able to download it from the Archive. ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 ...... 1 ...... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 ...... 1 ...... 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 ...... 1 ...... 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 ...... 1 © 2007 Track & Field News. All rights reserved. ...... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 ...... 1 This newsletter may not be reprinted or retransmitted Uganda ...... 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 ...... 1 in any form without express written permission. 24 24 24 72 23 24 22 69 www.trackandfieldnews.com

-309- September 5, 2007 IV(-1.5)–1. Richard Thompson (Tri) 10.29; 2. Anson Henry (Can) — 100 METERS — 10.31; 3. Ángel David Rodríguez (Spa) 10.37; 4. Idrissa Sanou (Bur) 10.61; 5. Franklin Nazareno (Ecu) 10.73; FINAL 6. Chris Meke Walasi (Sol) 11.07; 7. Sloane Sanitoa (AmS) 12.64 (August 26; wind –0.5) PR; 8. Mark Jelks (US) 13.64 (inj). (temperature 30C/86F; humidity 62%) V(-0.1)–1. Henry Vizcaino (Cub) 10.21; 2. Clement Campbell (first OG/WC 100 final with 8 different nations represented) (Jam) 10.31; 3. Vicente de (Bra) 10.34; 4. J-Mee Samuels 1. Tyson Gay (US) ...... 9.85 (US) 10.39; (x, =12 W; x, =6A; 3, 4 WC) 5. Wilfried Bingangoye (Gab) 10.53; 6. Yahya (Japanese ACR; old 9.86 Lewis ’91) (Sau) 10.65; 7. Aisea Tohi (Tga) 11.10 PR; 8. Muhammad Haziq (third-fastest time ever with negative wind) Haji Awang (Bru) 11.22 PR. (BGB equates to 9.82 at zero wind/altitude; VI(1.5)–1. Keston Bledman (Tri) 10.29; 2. Powell 10.34; 3. Martial Gay already has a 9.82; Maurice Greene has a 9.80 and a 9.81) Mbandjock (Fra) 10.36; 4. Florin Suciu (Rom) 10.38; (1.90, 1.04 [2.94], 0.92 [3.86], 0.87 [4.73], 0.86 [5.59], 5. Holder da Silva (GBi) 10.68; 6. Ruslan Abbasov (Aze) 10.72; 0.85 [6.44], 0.84 [7.28], 0.85 [8.13], 0.86 [8.99], 0.86) 7. Boris Savic (Mne) 10.88; 8. Moussa Camara (Gui) 11.49 PR; 9. (5.59/4.26) Odingo Gordon (Mnt) 11.58. (fastest segment 60–70m: avg. 11.83mps/26.46mph) VII(-0.1)–1. (Jam) 10.17; 2. (Jpn) 2. Derrick Atkins (Bahamas) ...... 9.91 10.20 PR; 3. Patrick Johnson (Aus) 10.25; 4. Rosario La Mastra (Ita) 10.27 PR; NR (=16, x W; =9, x WC) 5. Sébastien Gattuso (Mon) 10.55 NR; 6. Jurgen Themen (Sur) (Bahamas’ first-ever top-8 finish) 10.96 PR; 7. Jack Howard (Mic) 11.03; 8. Dayne O’Hara (NIs) 11.86 (1.90, 1.03 [2.93], 0.94 [3.87], 0.88 [4.75], 0.87 [5.62], PR;… dnf—Samuel Francis (Qat) (pulled up after several steps). 0.85 [6.47], 0.86 [7.33], 0.85 [8.18], 0.86 [9.04], 0.87) VIII(-1.0)–1. Martina 10.16; 2. Mark Lewis-Francis (GB) 10.21; (5.62/4.29) 3. Burns 10.22; 4. Joshua Ross (Aus) 10.34; 5. Dariusz Kuc (Pol) (50–60m: 11.74mps/26.26mph) 10.42; 6. Jan Zumer (Slo) 10.45; 3. (Jamaica) ...... 9.96 7. Mounir Mahadi (Cha) 11.24; 8. Waleed Anwari (Afg) 11.75. (1.87, 1.04 [2.91], 0.92 [3.83], 0.88 [4.71], 0.86 [5.57], QUARTERS 0.85 [6.42], 0.86 [7.28], 0.87 [8.15], 0.88 [9.03], 0.93) (August 25; qualify 4) (5.57/4.39) (temperature 30C/86F; humidity 65%) (50–60m: 11.79mps/26.37mph) I(0.8)–1. Powell 10.01; 2. Atkins 10.02; 3. Osovnikar 10.13 NR; 4. Asahara 10.16; 4. (Ngr) 10.07 5. La Mastra 10.32; 6. Kuc 10.37; 7. Mbandjock 10.39; 8. Thomp- 5. (NA) 10.08 son 10.44. (highest NA placing in any event) II(-0.5)–1. Gay 10.06; 2. Devonish 10.13; 3. Fasuba 10.24; 4. (50–60m: 11.74mps/26.26mph) Campbell 10.28; 6. (GB) 10.14 5. Collio 10.31; 6. Bledman 10.33; 7. Rodríguez 10.39; 8. Zumer (65–70m: 11.47mps/25.66mph) 10.44. 7. Matic Osovnikar (Slo) 10.23 III(-0.6)–1. Martina 10.10; 2. Lewis-Francis 10.17; 3. Henry 10.20; (Slovenia’s first-ever top-8 finish) 4. Carter 10.23; 8. (Tri) 10.29 5. Samuels 10.29 (first-time since ‘95 with only 1 U.S. semi- (only repeat finalist) finalist); 6. Johnson 10.29; 7. Vries 10.36; 8. Suciu 10.41. Lanes: 2. Osovnikar; 3. Burns; 4. Powell; 5. Gay; 6. Atkins; 7. Dev- IV(-0.3)–1. Pickering 10.21; 2. Burns 10.21; 3. Christian 10.26; onish; 8. Martina; 9. Fasuba. 4. Collins 10.30; Reaction times: Fasuba 0.130, Atkins 0.137, Gay 0.143, Powell 5. Tsukahara 10.31; 6. de Lima 10.38; 7. Vizcaino 10.40; 8. Ross 0.145, Devonish 0.149, Burns 0.166, Osovnikar 0.172, Martina 10.42. 0.180. SEMIS HEATS (August 26; qualify 4) (August 25; qualify 3+8) (temperature 31C/88F; humidity 60%) (temperature 34C/93F; humidity 64%) I(0.3)–1. Atkins 10.04; 2. Powell 10.08; 3. Osovnikar 10.17; 4. I(1.0)–1. (Jpn) 10.14; 2. Gay 10.19; 3. Sherwin Burns 10.21; Vries (SA) 10.30; 4. (StK) 10.34; 5. Collins (’03 champ) 10.21; 6. Pickering 10.29; 7. Christian 5. José Carlos Moreira (Bra) 10.46; 6. Muhammad Patoniah 10.29; 8. Asahara 10.36. (Ina) 10.92 PR; 7. Tyrone Omar (NM) 11.00; 8. Iowane Dovumatua II(0.1)–1. Gay 10.00; 2. Devonish 10.12; 3. Martina 10.15; 4. (Fij) 11.09; 9. Tim Natua (Kyr) 11.51 PR. Fasuba 10.18; II(1.0)–1. (Ant) 10.16; 2. Craig Pickering (GB) 5. Lewis-Francis 10.19; 6. Henry 10.20; 7. Carter 10.28; 8. 10.24; 3. Atkins 10.25; 4. Fasuba 10.27; Campbell 10.28. 5. (Bra) 10.46; 6. Darren Gilford (Mlt) 10.92; 7. (reigning champ Justin Gatlin [US] awaiting drug-DQ decision). Keiron Rogers (Agu) 11.05; 8. Reginaldo Micha Ndong (EqG) 11.59; 9. Tika Ram Tharu (Nep) 11.83 PR. III(-1.5)–1. Devonish 10.13; 2. Osovnikar 10.21; 3. (Ita) 10.22; 4. Gibrilla Pato Bangura (SL) 10.50; 5. Béranger Bosse (CAf) 10.59; 6. J.J. Capelle (Nau) 11.02 PR; 7. Hin Fong Pao (Mac) 11.21 PR;… fs[0.000]— (Por).

-310- September 5, 2007 HEATS — 200 METERS — (August 28; qualify 4+8) (temperature 32C/90F; humidity 68%) FINAL I(0.2)–1. (Jpn) 20.83; 2. Williams 20.88; 3. Basílio (August 30; wind –0.8) de Morães (Bra) 21.09; 4. Franklin Nazareno (Ecu) 21.18; (temperature 29C/84F; humidity 70%) 5. Juan Pedro Toledo (Mex) 21.31; 6. Ruslan Abbasov (Aze) 1. Tyson Gay (US) ...... 19.76 21.33; 7. Morne Nagel (SA) 21.35; 8. Harmon Harmon (Cok) 23.78. (MR; old 19.79 Michael Johnson [US] ’95) II(0.2)–1. Gay 20.46; 2. Martina 20.47; 3. Sandro Viana (Bra) (x, 16 W; x, 13 A) 20.47; 4. Matic Osovnikar (Slo) 20.51; 5. Visa Hongisto (Fin) 20.56 (third WC double [Greene ’99, Gatlin ’05]) PR; 6. James Dolphin (NZ) 20.65; 7. Marco Cribari (Swi) 20.71; (5.74, 4.39 [10.13], 4.62 [14.75], 5.01) 8. Mphelave Dlamin (Swa) 21.96; 9. Amaroy Marino (Pau) (10.13/9.63) 23.34 PR. 2. (Jamaica) ...... 19.91 III(0.2)–1. Bryan Barnett (Can) 20.31 PR; 2. (6, 6 WC) (Jpn) 20.47; 3. Patrick Johnson (Aus) 20.48; 4. Brian Dzingai (Zim) (5.69, 4.46 [10.15], 4.70 [14.85], 5.06) 20.50; 5. Guus Hoogmoed (Hol) 20.57; (10.15/9.76) 6. Seth Amoo (Gha) 20.85; 7. Yik Chun Tang (HK) 21.72; 8. 3. (US) ...... 20.05 (Tha) 21.87. IV(0.0)–1. Goúsis 20.11 PR; 2. Bolt 20.12; 3. Brendan Christian (5.94, 4.38 [10.32], 4.76 [15.08], 4.97) (Ant) 20.23 NR; 4. Marcin Jedrusinski (Pol) 20.31 PR; 5. Arnaldo (10.32/9.73) Abrantes (Por) 20.48 PR; 6. Jacobi Mitchell (Bah) 20.81; 7. Ivan 4. (US) 20.06 Teplykh (Rus) 20.81; PR (10.3/9.8) 8. Michael Alicto (Gum) 22.45 PR. 5. Churandy Martina (NA) 20.28 V(0.7)–1. Martin 20.44; 2. Paul Hession (Ire) 20.46; 3. Marc (matches 100 placing, as did Gay) Schneeberger (Swi) 20.72; 4. Tomoya Kamiyama (Jpn) 20.78; (10.5/9.8) 5. Christian Krone (SA) 20.85; 6. Khalil Al-Hanahneh (Jor) 6. Marvin Anderson (Jam) 20.28 21.01 NR; 7. Courtny Bascombe (VI) 22.08 PR. (10.5/9.8) VI(-0.1)–1. Anderson 20.43; 2. (Bel) 20.44 PR; 3. 7. Chris Williams (Jam) 20.57 Spearmon 20.45; 4. Francis Obikwelu (Por) 20.61; 5. Amr Ibrahim (first WC with multiple Jamaican finalists) Mostafa Seoud (Egy) 20.65 NR; (10.5/10.1) 6. Hitjivirue Kaanjuka (Nam) 21.10; 7. Daniel Grueso (Col) 8. Anastásios Goúsis (Gre) 20.75 21.11; 8. Zahir Naseer (Mdv) 23.27 PR. (10.7/10.1) (WC best-ever marks-for-place: 1–2, 4) QUARTERS (August 28; qualify 4) Lanes: 2. Goúsis; 3. Martina; 4. Gay; 5. Bolt; 6. Spearmon; 7. (temperature 30C/86F; humidity 64%) Anderson; 8. Martin; 9. Williams. I(0.3)–1. Martin 20.25; 2. Dzingai 20.28; 3. Christian 20.36; 4. Reaction times: Gay & Goúsis 0.143; Martina & Spearmon 0.144; Williams 20.40; Williams 0.154; Bolt 0.159; Anderson 0.171; Martin 0.186. 5. Osovnikar 20.65; 6. Seoud 20.72; 7. Takahira 20.77; 8. Dolphin 20.80. II(-0.3)–1. Bolt 20.13; 2. Spearmon 20.26; 3. Martina 20.39; 4. Barnett 20.41; 5. Hongisto 20.78; 6. Kamiyama 20.89; 7. de Morães (Bra) 21.07; 8. Mitchell 21.17. III(0.9)–1. Gay 20.08; 2. Anderson 20.13 PR; 3. Obikwelu 20.38; 4. Jedrusinki 20.53; 5. Viana 20.68; 6. Suetsugu 20.70; 7. Cribari 20.86; 8. Hoog- moed 21.32. IV(0.6)–1. Hession 20.50; 2. Goúsis 20.51; 3. Beyens 20.52; 4. Johnson 20.62; 5. Abrantes 20.82; 6. Teplykh 20.98; 7. Schneeberger 21.09; 8. Nazareno 21.50. SEMIS (August 29; qualify 4) (temperature 29C/84F; humidity 70%) I(-0.4)–1. Bolt 20.03 (=9, x WC); 2. Spearmon 20.05; 3. Martin 20.18; 4. Martina 20.20 NR; 5. Obikwelu 20.40; 6. Dzingai 20.45; 7. Jedrusinski 20.54; 8. Barnett 20.68. II(-0.4)–1. Gay 20.00 (=8, =8 WC); 2. Anderson 20.06 PR; 3. Williams 20.24; 4. Goúsis 20.33; 5. Christian 20.36; 6. Hession 20.50; 7. Beyens 20.53; 8. Johnson 20.73. (reigning champ Justin Gatlin [US] awaiting drug DQ decision).

-311- September 5, 2007 HEATS — 400 METERS — (August 28; qualify 3+3) (temperature 32C/90F; humidity 70%) FINAL I–1. Brown 44.50; 2. (Aus) 44.82; 3. Arismendi (August 31) Peguero (DR) 44.92 PR; (temperature 27C/81F; humidity 61%) 4. Bastian Swillims (Ger) 45.44 PR; 5. (Tri) 45.70; 1. Jeremy Wariner (US) ...... 43.45 6. Marcin Marciniszyn (Pol) 45.83; 7. Dimitrios Régas (Gre) 46.22; PR (WL, AL) (3, 5 W, A; 2, 3 WC) 8. Takeshi Fujiwara (ES) 46.92 NR. (fastest in world since ’99) II–1. Wariner 45.10; 2. Moncur 45.27; 3. David Gillick (Ire) (defending champ) 45.35; (second to at least win 2 golds) 4. (GB) 45.47; 5. Lewis Banda (Zim) 45.47; 6. (10.75, 10.17 [20.92], 10.66 [31.58], 11.87) Brice Panel (Fra) 46.02; 7. Félix Martínez (PR) 46.86; 8. Abdulla Mo- (20.92/22.53) hamed Hussein (Som) 50.54 PR; 9. Hermán López (Nic) 50.72. III–1. Alleyne Francique (Grn) 44.95; 2. Djhone 45.17; 3. Ricardo 2. LaShawn Merritt (US) ...... 43.96 Chambers (Jam) 45.34; PR (8, =36 W, A; 3, 7 WC) 4. Andrew Steele (GB) 45.54; 5. Rafal Wieruszewski (Pol) (10.77, 10.11 [20.88], 10.80 [31.68], 12.28) 45.94; 6. Carlos Santa (DR) 45.99; 7. Clemens Zeller (Aut) 46.06;… (20.88/23.08) dnf— (Jpn). 3. Angelo Taylor (US) ...... 44.32 IV–1. Merritt 44.78; 2. Wissman 44.94 NR; 3. Andrae Williams (7, x WC) (Bah) 45.31; 4. Young Talkmore Nyongani (Zim) 45.40; (10.88, 10.02 [20.90], 10.98 [31.88], 12.44) 5. Eric Milazar (Mri) 46.55; 6. Andrés Silva (Uru) 46.79; 7. (20.90/23.42) Dalibor Spasovski (Mac) 48.63 PR; 8. Karar Al Abbody (Irq) 48.95 PR. 4. (Bah) 44.45 NR V–1. Gary Kikaya (Con) 45.21; 2. (Jam) 45.28; 3. (c10.7, c10.1 [c20.8], c11.0 [31.8], 12.7) Tim Benjamin (GB) 45.44; (c20.8/c23.7) 4. Chris Lloyd (Dom) 45.46; 5. (Rus) 45.69; 6. 5. Leslie Djhone (Fra) 44.59 Ioan Vieru (Rom) 46.78; 7. Mathieu Gnaligo (Ben) 47.51; 8. Nicolau ([32.1], 12.5) Palanca (Ang) 48.60. 6. Tyler Christopher (Can) 44.71 VI–1. (CR) 45.01 NR; 2. Taylor 45.13; 3. William ([32.4], 12.3) Collazo (Cub) 45.29 PR; 4. California Molefe (Bot) 45.36; 5. Michael 7. Johan Wissman (Swe) 44.72 Blackwood (Jam) 45.44; ([32.0], 12.7) 6. Yuki Yamaguchi (Jpn) 46.28; 7. Jonathon Lavers (Gib) 47.97 8. (Bah) 45.40 NR; 8. Ivano Bucci (SM) 48.07 PR;… dnf—Nagmeldin El Abubakr (first final with 2 Bahamians) (Sud). ([32.5], 12.9) VII–1. Christopher 45.15; 2. Ato Modibo (Tri) 45.22; 3. (first 400 sweep for U.S; sixth overall in WC) (Aus) 45.39; (best-ever WC-mark-for-place: 2, 4) 4. Daniel Dabrowski (Pol) 45.50; 5. Andrea Barberi (Ita) 45.74; 6. Dimítrios Grávalos (Gre) 46.94; 7. Moses Kamut (Van) 48.90;… Lanes: 2. Moncur; 3. Christopher; 4. Taylor; 5. Merritt; 6. Wariner; dnf—Lionel Larry (US) (cramped at 350 meters). 7. Djhone; 8. Brown; 9. Wissman. SEMIS Reaction times: Djhone 0.151; Moncur 0.164; Brown 0.168; (August 29; qualify 2+2) Christopher 0.169; Taylor 0.173; Merritt 0.180; Wissman 0.181; (temperature 29C/84F; jumidity 70%) Wariner 0.182. I–1. Taylor 44.45; 2. Wissman 44.56 NR; 3. Moncur 44.86; 4. Brenes 45.14; 5. Wroe 45.25 PR; 6. Francique 45.41; 7. Peguero 45.54; 8. Blackwood 45.60. II–1. Wariner 44.34; 2. Brown 44.52; 3. Modibo 45.12; 4. Kikaya 45.14; 5. Chambers 45.18; 6. Gillick 45.37; 7. Molefe 45.47; 8. Collazo 45.54. III–1. Merritt 44.31 (=6, =11 WC); 2. Djhone 44.46 NR; 3. Chris- topher 44.47; 4. Steffensen 44.95; 5. Williams 45.40; 6. Benjamin 46.17; 7. Nyongani 46.23;… dnf—Ayre.

-312- September 5, 2007 HEATS — 800 METERS — (August 30; qualify 3+6) (temperature 29C/84F; humidity 71%) FINAL I–1. Laâlou1:46.00; 2. Nick Symmonds (US) 1:46.16; 3. Kléberson (September 2) Davide (Bra) 1:46.17; (temperature 30C/86F; humidity 61%) 4. Bilal Mansour Ali (Bhr) 1:46.34; 5. Achraf Tadili (Can) 1:46.73; 1. Alfred Kirwa Yego (Kenya) ...... 1:47.09 6. Saijad Moradi (Irn) 1:46.75 (51.27); 7. Mohammed Al-Yafaee (slowest final ever by 2.01) (Yem) 1:56.55;… dnf—Ahmed Ismail (Sud). (25.8, 29.5 [55.3], 27.2 [1:22.5], 24.6) II–1. Reed 1:46.00; 2. Nabil Madi (Alg) 1:46.02; 3. Justus Koech (55.3/51.8) (Ken) 1:46.08; (12.1) 4. Antonio Reina (Spa) 1:46.35; 5. Arnoud Okken (Hol) 1:47.23 (51.55); 6. Jeffrey Riseley (Aus) 1:47.44; 7. Aunese Curreen (AmS) 2. Gary Reed (Canada) ...... 1:47.10 1:47.72 NR. (Canada's first medal) III–1. Mulaudzi 1:45.56; 2. Rashid Ramzi (Bhr) 1:45.64; 3. Dmi- (25.6, 29.5 [55.1], 27.1 [1:22.2], 24.9) triy Bogdanov (Rus) 1:45.66; 4. Fabiano Peçanha (Bra) 1:45.77 (55.08/52.02) (52.04); (12.3) 5. Yeimer López (Cub) 1:46.28; 6. Mattias Claesson (Swe) 3. Yuriy Borzakovskiy (Russia) ...... 1:47.39 1:46.43 PR; 7. Eugenio Barrios (Spa) 1:46.62; 8. Bram Som (Hol) (record-tieing third medal) 1:46.81. (26.0, 29.6 [55.6], 27.0 [1:22.6], 24.8) IV–1. Kirwa Yego 1:45.52; 2. Michael Rimmer (GB) 1:45.66; 3. (55.6/51.8) Dmitrijs Milkevics (Lat) 1:45.72; 4. Khadevis Robinson (US) 1:45.78 (12.1) (51.08); 5. Manuel Olmedo (Spa) 1:45.90; 6. Eduard Villanueva (Ven) 1:46.33 PR; 7. David Campbell (Ire) 4. Abraham Chepkirwok (Uga) 1:47.41 1:46.47; 8. Fadrique Iglesias (Bol) 1:48.42. (Uganda’s first top 8) V–1. Al Salhi 1:45.58; 2. Borzakovskiy 1:45.79; 3. Bungei 1:45.79; 4. (25.7, 29.5 [55.2], 27.0 [1:22.2], 25.2) Yassine Bensghir (Mor) 1:45.90; 5. Abdoulaye Wagne (Sen) 1:46.20; (55.2/52.2) 6. Abubaker Khamis Kaki (Sud) 1:46.38 (52.23); 7. Masato (12.5) Yokota (Jpn) 1:47.16 PR; 8. Mahamoud Farah (Dji) 1:49.06. 5. Wilfred Bungei (Ken) 1:47.42 VI–1. Youssef Kamel (Bhr) 1:45.25; 2. Chepkirwok 1:45.68; (25.9, 29.5 [55.4], 27.1 [1:22.5], 24.9) 3. Mohamed Al-Azimi (Kuw) 1:45.85; 4. Mouhcine Chéhibi (Mor) (55.4/52.0) 1:46.16; (12.2) 5. (Tan) 1:46.24; 6. Jozef Repcìk (Svk) 1:46.53; 6. Amine Laâlou (Mor) 1:47.45 7. Duane Solomon (US) 1:48.95 (51.97/56.98); 8. Souleymane (26.0, 29.6 [55.6], 27.0 [1:22.6], 24.9) Chebal (Mau) 1:56.45. (55.6/51.9) (12.0) SEMIS 7. Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (SA) 1:47.52 (August 31; qualify 2+2) (25.8, 29.6 [55.4], 27.0 [1:22.4], 25.1) (temperature 27–28C/81–82F; humidity 64–63%) (55.4/52.1) I–1. Kirwa Yego 1:44.54; 2. Mulaudzi 1:44.71; 3. Chepkirwok (12.4) 1:44.84; 8. Mohammed Al Salhi (Sau) 1:47.58 4. Robinson 1:45.45 (50.33/55.12); 5. Peçanha 1:45.95; 6. (first Saudi top 8) Milkevics 1:46.27; 7. Wagne 1:46.49; 8. Chéhibi 1:51.31. (26.3, 29.5 [55.8], 27.0 [1:22.8], 24.8) II–1. Reed 1:44.92; 2. Laâlou 1:45.11; (55.8/51.8) 3. Bogdanov 1:45.36 (51.57/54.79); 4. Madi 1:45.59; 5. Olmedo (12.0) 1:45.61; 6. Symmonds 1:46.41; 7. Koech 1:46.86; 8. Ramzi 1:47.76 (only 0.49 between 1st and 8th—has there ever been tighter 800 (defending champ). finish in any meet?) III–1. Borzakovskiy 1:45.12; 2. Bungei 1:45.20; 3. Al Salhi 1:45.23; Leader splits: 4. Kamel 1:45.31; 5. Davide 1:46.45; 6. Rimmer 1:47.39 (51.42); Reed 25.6, 29.5 [55.08]; Chepkirwok 27.1 [1:22.2] 7. Bensghir 1:48.04; 8. Al-Azimi 1:50.28.

That Wild Final Straight Position with 100 to go, and final posi- tion: 1. Reed ...... 2 2. Chepkirwok .....4 3. Kirwa Yego ...... 1 4. Mulaudzi ...... 7 5. Bungei ...... 5 6. Borzakovskiy ...3 7. Laâlou ...... 6 8. Al Salhi ...... 8

-313- September 5, 2007 HEATS — 1500 METERS — (August 25; qualify 6+6) (temperature 34C/93F; humidity 65%) FINAL I–1. Kiprop 3:40.65 (61.4, 61.2 [2:02.6], 58.4 [3:01.0], 39.7) (12.3, (August 29) 25.8, 54.0, 1:53.5, 2:54.8); 2. Webb 3:40.73 (61.3, 61.0 [2:02.3], (temperature 29C/84F; humidity 70%) 58.6 [3:00.9], 39.8) (12.6, 25.9, 54.1, 1:53.8, 2:54.9); 1. Bernard Lagat (US) ...... 3:34.77 3. Higuero 3:40.93 (61.2, 61.2 [2:02.4], 58.6 [3:01.0], 39.9) (12.2, 25.9, 54.2, 1:54.0, 2:55.2); 4. Baba 3:40.96; 5. Zerguelaine 3:40.97; (first U.S. gold; third U.S. medal; 6. Kevin Sullivan (Can) 3:41.39 (record eighth appearance); 7. previous Scott silver ’83, Spivey bronze ’87); Mohammed Shaween (Sau) 3:41.58; (first OG/WC gold since ’08) 8. Ivan Heshko (Ukr) 3:42.08; 9. Javier Carriqueo (Arg) 3:42.20; (58.93, 59.76 [1:58.69], 56.80 [2:55.49], 39.28) 10. Mounir Yemmouni (Fra) 3:42.68 (60.94, 61.18 [2:02.12], 58.63 (12.65, 25.90, 39.28, 53.13, 1:50.15, 2:51.21) [3:00.75]); 11. (Bra) 3:43.37; 12. Ansu Sowe 2. Rashid Ramzi (Bahrain) ...... 3:35.00 (Gam) 3:50.77 NR; 13. Sevak Yeghikyan (Arm) 4:00.61. (defending champ) II–1. Baala 3:38.65(60.9, 1:58.8 [2:59.7], 39.0) (13.2, 26.2, 52.5, (59.31, 59.51 [1:58.82], 56.76 [2:55.58], 39.42) 2:53.4); 2. Ramzi 3:38.72 (60.5, 62.4 [2:02.9], 57.0 [2:59.9], 38.8) (12.95, 26.03, 39.42, 53.19, 1:50.10, 2:51.09) (13.1, 25.8, 52.5, 1:51.5, 2:53.9); 3. Shadrack Korir (Kenya) ...... 3:35.04 3. Mohammed Moustaoui (Mor) 3:39.54; 4. Korir 3:39.55; 5. Bad- deley 3:39.60; 6. Gallardo 3:39.92 (60.06, 52.38 [2:02.44]); 7. Willis (58.74, 59.78 [1:58.52], 56.94 [2:55.46], 39.58) 3:40.18 (2:59.49); 8. (Mex) 3:41.05; 9. Fumikazu (13.10, 26.18, 39.58, 53.33, 1:50.64, 2:51.68) Kobayashi (Jpn) 3:41.19; 10. Sajad Moradi (Irn) 3:41.49; 4. (Ken) 3:35.24 11. Deresse Mekonnen (Eth) 3:43.15; 12. Kamal Boulahfane PR (59.8, 58.3 [1:58.08], 57.13 [2:55.21], 40.03) (Alg) 3:43.88; 13. Leonel Manzano (US) 3:45.97; 14. Saysana (13.3, 26.5, 40.03, 53.6, 1:50.7, 2:51.0) Bannavong (Lao) 4:19.80. 5. Tarek Boukensa (Alg) 3:35.26 III–1. Casado 3:41.33 (61.4, 63.6 [2:05.0], 57.1 [3:02.1], 39.2) (58.8, 59.8 [1:58.6], 57.4 [2:56.0], 39.3) (12.8, 25.8, 52.9, 1:52.1, 2:55.9); 2. Mekonnen Gebremehdin (Eth) (12.7, 26.2, 39.3, 53.3, 1:50.6, 2:51.6) 3:41.43 (61.6, 63.2 [2:04.8], 57.2 [3:02.0], 39.4) (13.1, 26.1, 53.1, 6. Anter Zerguelaine (Alg) 3:35.29 1:52.2, 2:55.8); (59.6, 59.5 [1:59.1], 57.1 [2:56.2], 39.1) 3. Lagat 3:41.68 (61.8, 63.6 [2:05.4], 57.4 [3:02.8], 38.9) (12.7, (12.7, 26.0, 39.1, 53.1, 1:50.4, 2:51.2) 25.7, 52.8, 1:52.2, 2:55.8); 4. Boukensa 3:41.71; 5. Christian Ob- 7. (Spa) 3:35.62 rist (Ita) 3:41.74; 6. Mansour Ali 3:41.87; 7. Daniel Komen II (Ken) (59.1, 59.6 [1:58.7], 57.1 [2:55.8], 39.8) 3:41.96 (61.17, 63.58 [2:04.75], 57.13 [3:01.88]); (13.2, 26.5, 39.8, 53.6, 1:50.7, 2:51.8) 8. Abdalaati Iguider (Mor) 3:43.25; 9. Mark Fountain (Aus) 8. Alan Webb (US) 3:35.69 3:43.51; 10. Byron Piedra (Ecu) 3:45.59; 11. Gareth Hyett (NZ) (first-time U.S. 2 in top 8) 3:45.70; 12. Chauncy Master (Maw) 3:55.18; 13. Bunting Hem (58.63, 59.7 [1:58.3], 57.0 [2:55.3], 40.4) (Cam) 4:08.31; 14. Serdar Nurmyradov (Tkm) 4:10.42. (13.5, 26.9, 40.4, 54.1, 1:51.2, 2:52.3) 9. Andrew Baddeley (GB) 3:35.95 SEMIS (12.3, 26.0, 53.4) (August 27; qualify 5+2) 10. (NZ) 3:36.13 (temperature 31C/88F; humidity 63%) (13.0, 26.4, 53.7) I–1. Lagat 3:42.39 (63.3, 64.7 [2:08.0], 56.5 [3:04.5], 37.9) (12.5, 11. Bilal Mansour Ali (Bhr) 3:36.44 25.5, 51.3, 1:50.0, 2:54.7); 2. Boukensa 3:42.88; 3. Kiprop 3:42.99 (13.7, 27.4, 54.5) (62.94); 4. Baddeley 3:43.03; 5. Willis 3:43.34; 12. Sergio Gallardo (Spa) 3:37.03 6. Moustaoui 3:43.39; 7. Gebremehdin 3:43.41 (3:03.74); 8. (13.9, 27.6, 54.9) Higuero 3:44.15 (2:07.87) (tripped, advanced to final); 9. Moradi 13. Juan Carlos Higuero (Spa) 3:38.43 3:46.21; 10. Komen 4:02.95; 11. Baba 4:16.23 (tripped, advanced (14.6, 28.3, 56.0) to final);… dq[pushing]—Baala [3:43.01]. 14. Youssef Baba (Mor) 3:38.78 II–1. Ramzi 3:40.53 (58.4, 63.7 [2:02.1], 60.5 [3:02.6], 37.9) (12.8, (14.6, 28.7, 56.7) 25.1, 51.7, 1:54.2, 2:57.3); 2. Zerguelaine 3:40.79 (12.6, 25.3, 38.1, (WC best-ever mark-for-place: 11–14) 52.1); 3. Casado 3:40.83 (57.95, 63.78 [2:01.73], 60.69 [3:02.42], 38.41) Leader splits: (13.0, 25.5, 52.2); 4. Mansour Ali 3:41.01 (3:02.5, 38.5) (12.9, 25.7, Webb 58.63; 52.4); 5. Webb 3:41.08 (58.8, 63.7 [2:02.5], 60.7 [3:03.2], 37.9) (12.3, Kiprop 59.45 [1:58.08], 57.13 [2:55.21] 25.1, 51.8, 1:54.4, 2:57.5); 6. Gallardo 3:41.14; 7. Korir 3:41.15; 8. Barrios 3:41.17; 9. Sullivan 3:41.27; 10. Obrist 3:42.93; 11. Another Wild Kobayashi 3:43.64; 12. Shaween 3:44.54. Final Straight Position with 100 to go, and final place: 1. Kiprop ...... 4 2. Korir ...... 3 3. Ramzi ...... 2 4. Lagat ...... 1 5. Webb ...... 8 6. Casado ...... 7 7. Boukensa ...... 5 8. Ali ...... 11 9. Zerguelaine ...... 6

-314- September 5, 2007 HEATS — — (August 26; qualify 3+6) (temperature 34C/93F; humidity 50%) FINAL I–1. Mubarak Taher 8:19.99 (5:39.39, 2:40.60); 2. Hachlaf 8:20.03; (August 28) 3. Kemboi 8:20.08; 4. Tahri 8:20.09; 5. Kamal (Qat) 8:21.20 PR; 6. (temperature 30C/86F; humidity 64%) Martín 8:24.49; 1. Brimin Kipruto (Kenya) ...... 8:13.82 7. Rabia Makhloufi (Alg) 8:33.88; 8. Bjørnar Ustad Kristensen (Nor) 8:34.84; 9. Ruben Ramolefi (SA) 8:39.50; 10. Benjamin Kiplagat 2. (Kenya) ...... 8:16.94 (Uga) 8:40.65 (2:47.44); 11. Henrik Skoog (Swe) 8:51.61; 12. Tom (third consecutive silver) Brooks (US) 8:56.20 (forced to dive over barrier by Weidlinger 3. Richard Matelong (Kenya) ...... 8:17.59 accident);… dnf—Günther Weidlinger (Aut) (tripped and struck face on barrier; hospitalized overnight). (second Kenyan sweep [’97]) II–1. Matelong 8:29.49; 2. Tariku 8:29.57; 3. Taleb 8:29.64; 4. Mustafa Mohamed (Swe) 8:19.82 4. Mircea Bogdan (Rom) 8:30.07; 5. Josh McAdams (US) (Sweden’s first top-8 finisher) 8:32.46 (stumbled on last barrier); 6. Mahiédine Mekhissi Benab- 5. Bob Tahri (Fra) 8:20.27 bad (Fra) 8:33.11; 7. Yoshitaka Iwamizu (Jpn) 8:36.73 (5:46.71); (record fifth final; record-tieing fourth top 8; 8. Zakrya Ali Kamil (Qat) 8:41.81; 9. Itay Magidi (Isr) 8:43.00; 10. record-tieing fifth appearance) Antonio Jiménez (Spa) 8:50.41; 11. (Bel) 8:55.99 6. Halil Akkas (Tur) 8:22.51 (2:58.82); 12. (Aus) 9:51.33. (Turkey’s first male top-8 finisher, all events) III–1. Kipruto 8:21.93; 2. Akkas 8:22.37; 3. Mohamed 8:22.80 7. Eliseo Martín (Spa) 8:22.91 (fourth final) (5:37.02, 2:45.78); 4. Al-Amri 8:23.61; 5. Gary 8:23.98; 6. Blanco 8. Tareq Mubarak Taher (Bhr) 8:22.95 8:25.00; 9. Abdelkader Hachlaf (Mor) 8:24.18 7. Filmon Ghirmai (Ger) 8:25.17; 8. Botjan Buc (Slo) 8:26.42; 9. 10. Roba Gary (Eth) 8:25.93 Krijn Van Koolwyk (Bel) 8:29.18; 10. Aaron Aguayo (US) 8:30.86; 11. 11. Ali Abubaker Kamal (Qat) 8:26.90 Vincent Dandrieux (Fra) 8:36.05 (2:49.86); 12. Andrew Lemoncello 12. Nahom Mesfin Tariku (Eth) 8:28.86; (GB) 8:58.93;… dnf—Hamid Ezzine (Mor). … dnf—Ali Ahmed Al-Amri (Sau); (2-time reigning champ Säif Shaheen [Qat] out with injury) … dq[lane]—José Luis Blanco (Spa) & Brahim Taleb (Mor). Leader splits: Mohamed 2:52.63, 2:44.80 [5:37.43]

-315- September 5, 2007 Leader splits, 400s: — 5000 METERS — España 68.4; Limo 75.6 [2:23.98], 71.47 [3:35.45], 69.16 [4:44.61], 62.46 [5:47.07], FINAL 64.59 [6:51.66]; (September 2) Mottram 70.45 [8:02.11], 69.13 [9:11.24]; (temperature 30C/86F; humidity 61%) Kipsiro 66.38 [10:17.62], 64.84 [11:22.46], 62.75 [12:25.21], 54.4 1. Bernard Lagat (US) ...... 13:45.87 [13:19.6] (first-ever WC 15/5 double) Leader splits, kilos: (first-ever U.S. medal; first U.S. OG/WC gold since ’64)) Limo 3:00.35, 2:46.72 [5:47.07]; (slowest-ever winner by 13.32) Mottram 2:49.92 [8:36.99]; (13.1, 25.9, 52.3, 1:50.6, 2:55.4, 4:00.3, 5:08.5) Bekele 2:45.47 [11:22.46] 2. (Kenya) ...... 13:46.00 HEATS (third consecutive top 4; ’03 champ) (August 30; qualify 5+5) (13.2, 26.4, 52.8, 1:50.9, 2:55.6, 4:00.6, 5:08.8) (temperature 29C/84F; humidity 71%) I–1. Bekele 13:46.42; 2. España 13:46.45; 3. Lagat 13:46.57; 4. 3. Moses Kipsiro (Uganda) ...... 13:46.75 Bellani 13:46.64; 5. Kipsiro 13:46.86; (Uganda’s first top 8) 6. Khoudir Aggoune (Alg) 13:47.36; 7. Isaac Songok (Ken) (13.5, 27.0, 53.2, 1:51.9, 2:56.6, 4:01.1, 5:09.5) 13:47.42; 8. Ahmed Baday (Mor) 13:47.83; 9. Joseph Ebuya (Ken) 4. Matt Tegenkamp (US) 13:46.78 13:48.21; 10. Tonny Wamulwa (Zam) 13:50.95; (13.2, 26.4, 53.0, 1:51.4, 2:55.9, 4:00.9, 5:08.9) 11. Bekana Daba (Eth) 13:53.16; 12. Charles Koech (Qat) 13:53.36; 5. Tariku Bekele (Eth) 13:47.33 13. Alistair Cragg (Ire) 13:59.45; 14. Erik Sjöqvist (Swe) 14:05.69 (13.9, 27.3, 53.9, 1:52.4, 2:57.2, 4:02.1, 5:09.7) (2:42.44, 2:45.46 [5:27.90], 2:49.54 [8:17.44], 2:53.23 [11:10.67]); 6. Mo Farah (GB) 13:47.54 15. Yu Mitsuya (Jpn) 14:07.38;… dnf—Kabirou Dan Mallam (Nig). (13.9, 27.8, 54.3, 1:52.5, 2:57.3, 4:02.2, 5:10.2) II–1. Kipchoge 13:33.37; 2. Feleke 13:33.62; 3. Tegenkamp 7. Jesús España (Spa) 13:50.55 13:35.05; 4. Mottram 13:36.18; 5. Barrios 13:37.12; 6. Farah 8. Abreham Feleke (Eth) 13:51.01 13:39.13; 7. Limo 13:41.47 (2:49.77); 8. Goucher 13:41.65; 9. (youngest-ever top 8 [17 years, 345 days]) Abdallah 13:42.00 (5:34.86, 8:20.40); 10. Kibore 13:46.23; 9. Felix Kibore (Qat) 13:51.18 11. Dieudonné Disi (Rwa) 13:47.30; 12. Jan Fitschen (Ger) 10. Ali Abdallah (Eri) 13:52.69 13:48.39; 13. Adam Khamis (Bhr) 13:50.30; 14. Mourad Marofit 11. Adam Goucher (US) 13:53.17 (Mor) 13:54.65; 15. Takayuki Matsumiya (Jpn) 13:54.95 (11:06.71); (first time 3 U.S. finalists) 16. Stephen Kiprotich (Uga) 14:04.22; 17. Cleveland Forde (Guy) (8:38.1) (58.0, 1:57.5, 2:29.7, 3:01.9, 4:07.1, 5:15.1) 15:25.12; 18. Thura Aung (Mya) 15:41.08. 12. Hicham Bellani (Mor) 13:55.44 13. (Aus) 13:56.24 (60.1, 2:00.7, 3:05.4, 4:10.8, 5:19.25)

14. Juan Luis Barrios (Mex) 13:59.86 15. Benjamin Limo (Ken) 14:01.25 (defending champ)

-316- September 5, 2007 Leader splits, 400s: — 10,000 METERS — Tola 66.8; Tadesse 65.2 [2:12.05], 64.2 [3:16.30], 65.2 [4:21.52]; RESULTS Gebremariam 65.8 [5:27.32]; (August 27) Tadesse 66.5 [6:33.84], 66.2 [7:40.05], 65.6 [8:45.61]; (temperature 30C/86F; humidity 65%) Gebremariam 65.5 [9:51.11], 66.7 [10:57.82], 66.1 [12:03.89], 66.0 1. (Ethiopia) ...... 27:05.90 [13:09.85], 66.1 [14:15.97], 65.6 [15:21.60]; Tadesse 67.2 [16:28.83]; (x, 4 WC) Gebremariam 65.6 [17:34.45]; (third consecutive win) Tadesse 65.6 [18:40.06], 65.2 [19:45.26], 65.0 [20:50.23], 64.9 2:44.4, 2:43.3 [5:27.7], 2:45.9 [8:13.6], 2:44.7 [10:58.3], [21:55.1], 65.6 [23:00.73]; 2:45.1 [13:43.4], 2:45.9 [16:29.3], 2:43.9 [19:13.2], Mathathi 64.9 [24:05.65], 61.1 [25:06.77]; 2:42.1 [21:55.3], 2:40.5 [24:35.8], 2:30.1) Sihine 63.2 [26:09.99], 55.9 (14.05, 27.48, 41.23, 55.51, 1:58.74, 3:00.0, 4:05.0, 5:10.6) (13:43.4/13:22.5) Leader splits, kilos: Tadesse 2:44.2; 2. (Ethiopia) ...... 27:09.03 Gebremariam 2:43.2 [5:27.32], 2:45.6 [8:12.93]; (x, 8 WC) Tadesse 2:44.9 [10:57.82], 2:45.2 [13:42.98], 2:45.9 [16:28.83], (third consecutive medal) 2:43.9 [19:12.74], 2:42.4 [21:55.1]; (16.8, 31.1, 59.0, 2:02.1, 3:02.9, 4:08.0, 5:13.5) Mathathi 2:40.5 [24:35.57] (13:43.6/13:25.4) 3. Martin Mathathi (Kenya) ...... 27:12.17 (6, 10 WC) (33.8, 62.2, 2:05.4, 3:06.5, 4:11.2, 5:16.6) (13:43.8/13:28.4) 4. Zersenay Tadesse (Eri) 27:21.37 (2:10.9, 3:14.6, 4:20.6) (13:42.98/13:38.4) 5. Josephat Ndambiri (Ken) 27:31.41 (3:19.8, 4:27.6) (13:44.0/13:47.4) 6. Gebre Gebremariam (Eth) 27:44.58 (4:36.2) (13:43.2/14:01.4) 7. Abdi Abdirahman (US) 27:56.62 (equals best U.S. finish T. Williams ’93) (4:41.5) (13:44.1/14:12.5) 8. Kiprono Menjo (Ken) 28:25.67 9. Dathan Ritzenhein (US) 28:28.59 (64.6, 3:31.1) (14:00.8/14:27.8) 10. Boniface Kiprop (Uga) 28:30.99 11. Galen Rupp (US) 28:41.71 (67.7, 3:31.1) (14:00.6/14:41.1) 12. Kensuke Takezawa (Jpn) 28:51.69 13. Tadesse Tola (Eth) 28:51.75 14. Alejandro Suárez (Mex) 28:52.19 15. Wilson Busienei (Uga) 29:24.72 16. Dickson Mkami (Tan) 29:25.91 17. Kazuhiro Maeda (Jpn) 29:48.17 18. (NZ) 30:34.16; … dnf—Abdullah Hassan (Qat), Essa Rasheed (Qat), Simon Bairu (Can), Khalid El Amri (Mor).

-317- September 5, 2007 HEATS — 110 HURDLES — (August 29; qualify 3+9) (temperature 29–30C/84–86F; humidity 78–74%) FINAL I(0.4)–1. Trammell 13.40; 2. Gregory Sedoc (Hol) 13.48; 3. Rob- (August 31; wind +1.7) ert Kronberg (Swe) 13.51; 4. Yanan Xing (Chn) 13.56; 5. Thomas (temperature 27C/81F; humidity 62%) Blaschek (Ger) 13.56; 1. Xiang Liu (Chn) ...... 12.95 6. Konstadínos Douvalídis (Gre) 13.74; 7. Éder Antonio de (x, =13 W; 3, 3 WC) Souza (Bra) 13.86; 8. Tarmo Jallai (Est) 14.16. (Liu’s fifth sub-13, tieing him w/ Jackson; Johnson has 11) II(-0.6)–1. Liu 13.36; 2. Quiñónez 13.39; 3. Wignall 13.47; 4. (2.57, 1.04 [3.61], 0.97 [4.58], 1.00 [5.58], 0.99 [6.57], Demydyuk 13.53; 5. Anselmo da Silva (Bra) 13.58; 0.98 [7.55], 1.00 [8.55], 1.00 [9.55], 0.98 [10.53], 1.04 [11.57], 1.38) 6. Selim Nurudeen (Ngr) 13.78; 7. Kenji Yahata (Jpn) 13.92; 8. Abdul Hakeem Abdul Halim (Sin) 14.94. 2. (US) ...... 12.99 III(-0.2)–1. Stanislav Olijar (Lat) 13.38; 2. Yoel Hernández (Cub) (4, 4 WC) 13.46; 3. Masato Naito (Jpn) 13.54; 4. Ryan Brathwaite (Bar) 13.62; (2.53, 1.00 [3.53], 0.99 [4.52], 1.01 [5.53], 1.00 [6.53], 5. David Oliver (US) 13.66; 0.99 [7.52], 1.01 [8.53], 1.02 [9.55], 1.02 [10.57], 1.03 [11.60], 1.39) 6. Mohamed Aissa Al-Thuwadi (Qat) 13.67; 7. Joseph-Berlioz 3. David Payne (US) ...... 13.02 Randriamihaja (Mad) 13.83;… dq[lane]—Felipe Vivancos (Spa). (=15, x W; =9, x A; 6, 7 WC) IV(0.6)–1. Robles 13.41; 2. Ladji Doucouré (Fra) 13.61; 3. Ta- (arrived in town just night before heats as last-minute suku Tanonaka (Jpn) 13.61; 4. (Bel) 13.61; 5. Jared replacement for injured Dominique Arnold) MacLeod (Can) 13.61; (2.52, 1.03 [3.55], 1.02 [4.57], 1.01 [5.58], 1.02 [6.60], 6. Shaun Bownes (SA) 13.81; 7. David Ilariani (Geo) 13.82; 8. 1.00 [7.60], 1.02 [8.62], 1.00 [9.62], 1.01 [10.63], 1.04 [11.67], 1.35) Igor Peremota (Rus) 13.84. V(0.6)–1. Shi 13.22 PR; 2. Payne 13.27; 3. Andrew Turner (GB) 4. Dayron Robles (Cub) 13.15 13.27 PR; 4. Dudley Dorival (Hai) 13.63; 5. Dongpeng Shi (Chn) 13.19 PR 5. Andreas Kundert (Swi) 13.68; 6. Shamar Sands (Bah) 13.72; 6. Sergiy Demydyuk (Ukr) 13.22 NR 7. Damjan Zlatnar (Slo) 13.77; 8. Bano Traore (Fra) 13.84. 7. Jackson Quiñónez (Spa) 13.33 =NR 8. Maurice Wignall (Jam) 13.39. SEMIS (best-ever WC marks-for place: 2–3, 5–8) (August 30; qualify 2+2) (temperature 29C/84F; humidity 70%) Lanes: 2. Quiñónez; 3. Demydyuk; 4. Robles; 5. Trammell; 6. Shi; I(-0.4)–1. Payne 13.19 (=11, x WC); 2. Shi 13.24; 3. Wignall 13.29; 7. Payne; 8. Wignall; 9. Liu. 4. Quiñónez 13.33 NR; Reaction times: Demydyuk 0.136; Payne 0.141; Wignall 0.144; Shi 5. da Silva 13.53; 6. Kronberg 13.58; 7. Deghelt 13.70; 8. 0.150; Liu 0.161; Robles 0.164; Quiñónez 0.172; Trammell 0.205. Dorival 13.82. II(-0.3)–1. Trammell 13.23; 2. Demydyuk 13.35; 3. Doucouré (defending champ) 13.36; 4. Hernández 13.37; 5. Xing 13.59; 6. Tanonaka 13.62; 7. Olijar 13.78; 8. Brathwaite 13.87. III(-1.0)–1. Robles 13.21; 2. Liu 13.25; 3. Turner 13.38; 4. Oliver 13.42; 5. Sedoc 13.58; 6. Naito 13.58; 7. MacLeod 13.66; 8. Blaschek 13.77.

-318- September 5, 2007 HEATS — 400 HURDLES — (August 25; qualify 4+4) (temperature 30C/86F; humidity 65%) FINAL I–1. Naman Keïta (Fra) 49.45; 2. Williams 49.65; 3. Plawgo 49.66; (August 28) 4. Yan Meng (Chn) 49.66; (temperature 30C/86F; humidity 64%) 5. LJ van Zyl (SA) 49.71; 6. Raphael Fernandes (Bra) 50.33; 1. Kerron Clement (US) ...... 47.61 7. Allan Ayala (Gua) 52.26; 8. Jonnie Lowe (Hon) 52.66. (WL, AL) (10, 12 WC) II–1. Carter49.52; 2. Bayano Kamani (Pan) 49.67; 3. Gianni (5.92, 3.68 [9.60], 3.70 [13.30], 3.68[16.98], 3.82 [20.80], 4.02 Carabelli (Ita) 49.81; 4. Yevgeniy Meleshenko (Kaz) 49.94; [24.82], 4.16 [28.98], 4.30 [33.28], 4.58 [37.86], 4.66 [42.52], 5.09) 5. Kurt Couto (Moz) 50.06; 6. Masahira Yoshikata (Jpn) 50.59;… dnf—Alwyn Myburgh (SA). 2. Felix Sánchez (DR) ...... 48.01 III–1. McFarlane 48.91; 2. Clement 49.07; 3. Javier Culson (PR) (’03 champ) 49.09; 4. Edivaldo Monteiro (Por) 49.66; 5. Aleksandr Derevyagin (fastest since ’04 OG) (Rus) 49.66; (record-tieing third medal; record-tieng fourth final) 6. Dai Tamesue (Jpn) 49.67; 7. Dale Garland (GB) 49.98. (5.95, 3.70 [9.65], 3.73 [13.38], 3.80 [17.18], 3.92 [21.10], 4.15 IV–1. Kunkel 49.03; 2. Iakovákis 49.10; 3. Pieter de Villiers (SA) [25.25], 4.27 [29.52], 4.31 [33.83], 4.40 [38.23], 4.49 [42.72], 5.29) 49.24; 4. Fadil Bellaabouss (Fra) 49.51; 5. Jonathan Williams (Blz) 3. (Poland) ...... 48.12 49.61; NR (Poland’s first medal) 6. Mowen Boino (PNG) 52.45;… dnf—Markino Buckley (Jam). (5.87, 3.65 [9.52], 3.76 [13.28], 3.78 [17.06], 3.91 [20.97], 4.18 V–1. Sánchez 48.70; 2. Bershawn Jackson (US) 48.87; 3. Kenji [25.15], 4.33 [29.48], 4.28 [33.76], 4.46 [38.22], 4.58 [42.80], 5.32) Narisako (Jpn) 48.92; 4. Isa Phillips (Jam) 49.38; 5. Ibrahima Maïga (Mli) 49.55; 6. Joseph Abraham (Ind) 49.64; 4. James Carter (US) 48.40 7. José María Romera (Spa) 50.82; 8. Haq Nawaz (Pak) 51.72 5. Danny McFarlane (Jam) 48.59 PR. 6. Periklís Iakovákis (Gre) 49.25 7. Derrick Williams (US) 52.97 (limped across line) SEMIS … dnf[pulled hamstring over first hurdle, quit after 5]— (August 26; qualify 2+2) Adam Kunkel (Can) (temperature 31C/88F; humidity 62%) (Canada’s first finalist) I–1. Plawgo 48.18; 2. Carter 48.30; 3. McFarlane 48.32; 4. D. Lanes: 2. Iakovákis; 3. Kunkel; 4. Clement; 5. Sánchez; 6. Carter; Williams 48.43; 7. Plawgo; 8. Williams; 9. McFarlane. 5. Narisako 48.44; 6. Bellaabouss 49.17 PR; 7. Abraham 49.51 =NR; 8. Meleshenko 49.56. Reaction times: Carter 0.152; Iakovákis 0.154; Plawgo 0.157; II–1. Sánchez 48.35; 2. Iakovákis 48.44; Williams 0.159; Sánchez 0.164; Clement 0.169; McFarlane 0.172; 3. Jackson 48.95 (defending champ); 4. Derevyagin 49.11 PR; Kunkel 0.181. 5. Monteiro 49.31; 6. de Villiers 49.37; 7. Culson 49.64; 8. Meng 49.70. III–1. Clement 48.60; 2. Kunkel 48.66; 3. Kamani 49.13; 4. Keïta 49.16; 5. Phillips 49.47; 6. J. Williams 49.77; 7. Carabelli 50.35; 8. Maïga 51.24.

-319- September 5, 2007 29. Khalid Yaseen (Bhr) 2:26:32 — — 30. Getuli Bayo (Tan) 2:26:56 31. Dejene Birhanu (Eth) 2:27:50 RESULTS 32. Kyle O’Brien (US) 2:28:28 (1:11:08, 1:17:20) (August 25) 33. Wei Su (Chn) 2:28:41 (temperature 28–33C/82–91F 34. Wodage Zvadya (Isr) 2:29:21 humidity 81–67%) 35. Luís Feiteira (Por) 2:29:34 (c1300m in stadium at beginning, c350m at end) 36. Haiyang Deng (Chn) 2:29:37 (some 40K splits missing) 37. Uli Steidl (Ger) 2:30:03 1. Luke Kibet (Kenya) ...... 2:15:59 38. Ambesse Tolosa (Eth) 2:30:20 (1:08:29/1:21:51) (Kenya’s first win since Wakiihuri ’87) 39. Michael Mislay (Tan) 2:30:33 (slowest win in meet history by 1:02; but biggest winning margin) 40. Asaf Bimro (Isr) 2:31:34 (record sixth appearance) (16:37, 16:15 [32:52], 15:47 [48:39], 16:21 [1:05:00], 16:11 41. Yousf Othman Qader (Qat) 2:32:00; 42. Paulo Gomes (Por) [1:21:11], 15:45 [1:36:56], 15:39 [1:52:35], 16:11 [2:08:46], 7:13) 2:32:02; 43. Zhuhong Li (Chn) 2:32:44; 44. Rachid Kisri (Mor) 2:32:57; (1:08:29/1:07:30) 45. Abderrahime Bouramdane (Mor) 2:33:26 (1:08:29/1:24:57); 46. (Mex) 2:33:40; 47. Marcel Tschopp (Lie) 2:33:42; 2. (Qatar) ...... 2:17:18 48. Antoni Bernadó (And) 2:34:28; 49. Longyun Ren (Chn) 2:35:22; (Qatar’s first top 8) 50. Fernando Cabada (US) 2:35:48 (1:09:54/1:25:54); (16:37, 16:15 [32:52], 15:50 [48:42], 16:18 [1:05:00], 16:11 51. Peter Riley (GB) 2:36:00; 52. Laban Kagika (Ken) 2:37:13; 53. [1:21:11], 15:45 [1:36:56], 16:02 [1:52:58], 17:10 [2:10:08], 7:10) George Mofokeng (SA) 2:40:22; 54. Rito Regules (Mex) 2:45:26; 55. (1:08:29/1:08:49) Ser-Od Bat-Ochir (Mgl) 2:49:06; 56. Mitsuru Kubota (Jpn) 2:59:40; 3. Viktor Röthlin (Switzerland) ...... 2:17:25 57. Tumi Malefetsane (Les) 3:03:47 (Switzerland’s first top 8) … DNFs [after listed 5K checkpoints]— (16:37, 16:16 [32:53], 15:48 [48:41], 16:19 [1:05:00], 16:12 [5K]—Patrick Dupouy (FPol); [1:21:12], 15:50 [1:37:02], 16:32 [1:53:34], 17:01 [2:10:35], 6:50) [15K]—Hicham Chatt (Mor), Khalid El Boumlili (Mor), Francis (1:08:34/1:09:51) Kirwa (Fin), Julio Rey (Spa), Gudisa Shentema (Eth), Tesfaye Tola 4. Yared Asmerom (Eri) 2:17:41 (Eth), Abdulhak Zakaria (Bhr); (Eritrea’s first top 8) [½M]—Migidio Bourifa (Ita), Abdil Ceylan (Tur), Zongamele (16:37, 16:14 [32:51], 15:49 [48:40], 16:19 [1:04:59], Dyubeni (SA), (Mor) (T&FN chart favorite) (16:37, 16:12 [1:21:11], 15:45 [1:36:56], 16:38 [1:53:34], ?) 16:15 [32:52], 15:50 [48:42], 16:17 [1:04:59], 16:13) (1:08:32), (1:08:29/1:09:12) Laban Kipkemboi (Ken), Pavel Loskutov (Est), Óscar Martín 5. Tsuyoshi Ogata (Jpn) 2:17:42 (Spa), Amos Masai (Uga), James Mwangi (Ken), Iaroslav Musinschi (16:39, 16:16 [32:55], 15:59 [48:54], 16:06 [1:05:00], 16:12 (Mald), Bethuel Netshifhefhe (SA), [1:21:12], 16:06 [1:37:18], 16:46 [1:54:04], ?) Joachim Nshimirimana (Bdi), Hélder Ornelas (Por), Geovanni San- (1:08:31/1:09:11) tos (Bra), Juan Gualberto Vargas (Mex), Yunshan Zheng (Chn); [30K]—,Martin Beckmann (Ger), Nelson Cruz (CV), Norman 6. Satoshi Osaki (Jpn) 2:18:06 Dlomo (SA); (16:39, 16:14 [32:53], 16:01 [48:54], 16:06 [1:05:00], [35K]—Takhir Mamashayev (Kaz). 16:11 [1:21:11], 16:06 [1:37:17], 16:47 [1:54:04], ?) …DNC— (1:08:32/1:09:34) Simeon Sawe (US). (reigning champ [Mor] withdrew shortly before meet; 7. Toshinari Suwa (Jpn) 2:18:35 (1:08:29/1:10:52) recuperating from Marathon) 8. William Kiplagat (Ken) 2:19:21 Leader splits: 9. Janne Holmén (Fin) 2:19:36 (1:09:02/1:10:34) Ceylan 16:36; Kiplagat 16:14 [32:50], 15:49 [48:39]; 10. José Manuel Martínez (Spa) 2:20:25 (1:08:38/1:11:47) Malinga 16:20 [1:04:59]; 11. Dan Robinson (GB) 2:20:30 El Zaidi 16:12 [1:21:11]; 12. Alex Malinga (Uga) 2:20:36 (1:08:29/1:12:07) Kibet 15:45 [1:36:56], 15:39 [1:52:35], 16:11 [2:08:46] 13. Tomoyuki Sato (Jpn) 2:20:53 14. (Eth) 2:20:58 15. Ju-Young Park (SK) 2:21:49 16. Mike Fokoroni (Zim) 2:21:52 (1:08:29/1:14:21) — WORLD CUP — 17. José Ríos (Spa) 2:22:21 (1:08:29/1:13:52) 18. José de Souza (Bra) 2:22:24 1. Japan ...... 6:54:23 19. Seteng Ayele (Isr) 2:22:27 (average 2:18:08) 20. Ali Mabrouk El Zaidi (Lby) 2:22:50 2. ...... 7:12:08 21. Mbarak Hussein (US) 2:23:04 (1:08:32/1:14:32) (2:24:03) 22. Alberto Chaíça (Por) 2:23:22 3. Kenya ...... 7:12:33 23. Mike Morgan (US) 2:23:28 (1:11:04/1:12:24) (2:24:11) 24. Young Chun Kim (SK) 2:24:25 4. United States 7:15:00 (2:25:00) (finished 4 before Kenya 25. Samson Ramadhani (Tan) 2:25:51 finished 3); 5. Ethiopia 7:19:08 (2:26:23); 6. Tanzania 7:23:20 26. Myongseung Lee (SK) 2:25:54 (2:27:46.667); 7. Israel 7:23:22 (2:27:); 27. Hendrick Ramaala (SA) 2:26:00 8. Portugal 7:24:58 (2:28:19); 9. China 7:31:02 (2:30:34);... notable (16:36, 16:16 [32:52], 15:49 [48:41], 16:21 [1:05:02], dnf—Spain 2:21:23 average for first 2; needed 2:29:62 third man 16:10 [1:21:12], 17:30 [1:38:42], 19:07 [1:57:49], 28:11) for silver, 2:29:87 for bronze. (1:08:33/1:17:27) 28. Chia-Che Chang (Tai) 2:26:22

-320- September 5, 2007 4. Eder Sánchez (Mex) 1:23:36 —20K WALK— (21:42, 21:49 [42:31], 20:23 [1:02:54], 20:42) (42:31/41:05) RESULTS 5. (Ita) 1:23:39 (August 26) (21:43, 20:52 [42:35], 20:37 [1:03:12], 20:27) (temperature 32–34C/90–93F; humidity 51–50%) (42:35/41:04) 1. Jefferson Pérez (Ecuador) ...... 1:22:20 6. (Ire) 1:23:42 (record third consecutive win; record fourth medal) (Ireland’s first top 8) (slowest winner since ’99) (21:42, 20:50 [42:32], 20:14 [1:02:46], 20:56) (21:41, 20:50 [42:31], 20:00 [1:02:31], 19:49) (42:32/41:10) (42:31/39:49) 7. (Aus) 1:23:52 (42:35/41:17) 2. Francisco Fernández (Spain) ...... 1:22:40 8. Erik Tysse (Nor) 1:24:10 (disqualified by head judge, reinstated by jury) (Norway’s first top 8) (third consecutive silver) (42:37/41:33) (21:42, 20:50 [42:32], 20:01 [1:02:33], 20:07) 9. Ilya Markov (Rus) 1:24:35 (42:32/40:08) (42:33/41:02 3. (Tunisia) ...... 1:22:40 10. (Ita) 1:24:39 (first African medal in walks; first Tunisian medal in any event) (42:34/42:05) (eighth appearance ties men’s record for all events) 11. Koichiro Morioka (Jpn) 1:24:46 (21:42, 20:50 [42:32], 19:59 [1:02:31], 20:09) 12. Rolando Saquipay (Ecu) 1:25:03 (42:32/40:08) 13. Gaobo Li (Chn) 1:25:30 14. Matej Tóth (Svk) 1:25:57 15. Chil-sung Park (SK) 1:26:08 16. Juan Manuel Molina (Spa) 1:26:26 17. Benjamin Kucinski (Pol) 1:26:43 18. Andriy Kovenko (Ukr) 1:26:44 19. Akihiro Sugimoto (Jpn) 1:26:45 20. Hyun-sub Kim (SK) 1:26:51 21. Takayuki Tanii (Jpn) 1:26:53 22. Luis Fernando López (Col) 1:27:22 23. Benjamin Sánchez (Spa) 1:27:29 24. Hassanine Sbai (Tun) 1:27:35 25. João Vieira (Por) 1:27:44 26. Rafal Augustyn (Pol) 1:27:54 27. Ivan Trotskiy (Blr) 1:27:56 28. Kevin Eastler (US) 1:28:29 (22:44, 22:08 [44:52], 21:40 [1:06:32], 21:57) (44:52/43:37) 29. Yucheng Han (Chn) 1:31:58 30. Jimin Dong (Chn) 1:32:03; 31. Tim Seaman (US) 1:33:58 (22:43, 22:52 [45:35], 23:54 [1:09:29], 24:29) (45:35/48:23) 32. Predrag Filipovic (Ser) 1:35:51; … DNFs [after listed 5K checkpoints]— [10K]— (Rus), Sérgio Vieira (Por); [15K]—André Höhne (Ger). … DQs— [10K]— (Ita), Andrés Chocho (Ecu), Daniel García (Mex), Gabriel Ortiz (Mex), Gustavo Restrepo (Col); [15K]— (Aus), Igor Yerokhin (Rus).

Leader splits: Brugnetti 21:39, 20:35 [42:14]; Ghoula 20:17 [1:02:31]

-321- September 5, 2007 11. Antti Kempas (Fin) 3:59:34 — 50K WALK — 12. Donatas Skarnulis (Lit) 3:59:48 13. Eddy Riva (Fra) 4:00:44 FINAL 14. David Boulanger (Fra) 4:01:30 (September 1) 15. António Pereira (Por) 4:02:09 (temperature 25–30C/77–86F; humidity 80–56%) 16. Ken Akashi (Jpn) 4:02:31 1. (Australia) ...... 3:43:53 17. Yusuke Yachi (Jpn) 4:05:21 (slowest since ’99) 18. (Ita) 4:06:03 (first Australian top 8) 19. Tim Berrett (Can) 4:06:47 (24:01, 23:22 [47:23], 22:26 [1:09:49], 21:59 [1:31:48], (age 42 all-events men’s record ninth appearance) 21:47 [1:53:35], 22:04 [2:15:39], 21:54 [2:37.33], 20. Jesús Sánchez (Mex) 4:07:14 21:32 [2:59:05], 22:01 [3:21:06], 22:47) 21. Grzegorz Sudol (Pol) 4:07:48 (1:53:35/1:50:18) 22. Milos Bátovsky (Svk) 4:08:22 23. Nenad Filipovic (Ser) 4:12:11 2. Yohan Diniz (France) ...... 3:44:22 24. (Aus) 4:13:00 (first French medal) 25. Konstadínos Stefanópoulos (Gre) 4:14:22 (24:01, 23:22 [47:23], 22:27 [1:09:50], 22:05 [1:31:55], 26. Augusto Cardoso (Por) 4:14:38 21:54 [1:53:49], 22:06 [2:15:55], 21:44 [2:37:39], 27. Jorge Costa (Por) 4:16:05 22:05 [2:59:44], 22:24 [3:22:08], 22:14) 28. Igors Kazakievics (Lat) 4:19:43 (1:53:49/1:50:33) 29. Andrey Stepanchuk (Blr) 4:23:30 3. Alex Schwazer (Italy) ...... 3:44:38 30. Rafal Fedaczynski (Pol) 4:24:51 (second consecutive bronze) 31. Kevin Eastler (US) 4:31:52 (4:08 closer was race’s fastest kilo) (24:49, 24:36 [49:25], 24:32 [1:13:57], 24:35 [1:38:32], (24:02, 23:23 [47:25], 22:48 [1:10:13], 23:04 [1:33:17], 25:19 [2:03:51], 25:15 [2:29:06], 25:58 [2:55:04], 22:32 [1:55:49], 22:36 [2:18:25], 21:27 [2:39:52], 31:18 [3:26:22], 31:57 [3:58:19], 33:33) 21:34 [3:01:26], 21:40 [3:23:06], 21:32) (2:03:51/2:28:01); (1:55:49/1:48:49) … DNFs [after 5K checkpoints]— 4. (Rus) 3:46:57 [20K]—Kamil Kalka (Pol), Pérez (Spa), Vitaliy Talankov (24:01, 23:22 [47:23], 22:49 [1:10:12], 23:04 [1:33:16], (Blr); 22:33 [1:55:49], 22:35 [2:18:24], 21:28 [2:39:52], [25K]—Ingus Janevics (Lat); 22:20 [3:02:12], 22:10 [3:24:22], 22:35) [30K]—Peter Korcok (Svk), (NZ); (1:55:49/1:51:08) [35K]—Fredy Hernández (Col), Vladimir Kanaykin (Rus) 5. Erik Tysse (Nor) 3:51:52 (1:31:48); PR (1:59:05/1:52:47) [40K]—Jamie Costin (Ire), (Ita), 6. Mikel Odriozola (Spa) 3:55:19 (Rus) (defending champ) (1:33:16), Anton Kucmin (Svk), Aleksey (1:57:57/1:57:22) Voyevodin (Rus) (1:33:29); 7. Chao Sun (Chn) 3:55:43 [45K]—Yuki Yamazaki (Jpn). (1:59:02/1:56:41) … DQs— 8. (Nor) 3:57:22 [10K]— Zoltán Czukor (Hun), Omar Zepeda (Mex); (third consecutive top 8) [15K]—Colin Griffin (Ire); (1:56:58/2:00:24) [20K]—Duane Cousins (Aus); 9. Horacio Nava (Mex) 3:58:17 [25K]—Jesús García (Spa) (eighth appearance), Andreas (1:58:57/1:59:20) Gustafsson (Swe), Fredrik Svensson (Swe), Chaohong Yu (Chn) 10. Jarkko Kinnunen (Fin) 3:58:22 (1:31:30); (1:59:33/1:58:49) [30K]—Chengliang Zhao (Chn) (1:33:17). Leader splits: Pérez 23:36; Yu 22:18 [45:54], 22:13 [1:08:07], 23:23 [1:31:30]; Kanyakin 22:05 [1:53:35], 22:04 [2:15:39]; Deakes 21:54 [2:37:33], 21:32 [2:59:05], 22:01 [3:21:06], 22:47)

-322- September 5, 2007 — 4 x 100 — — 4 x 400 —

FINAL FINAL (September 1) (September 2) (temperature 29C/84F; humidity 61%) (temperature 30C/61F; humidity 61%) 1. United States ...... 37.78 1. United States ...... 2:55.56 (WL) (15 W, 8 WC) (seventh win) (WL, AL) (3W, A, 2 WC) (eighth win) (Patton 10.28, Spearmon 9.22, Gay 9.05, Dixon 9.23) (Merritt 44.4, Taylor 43.8, Williamson 44.32, Wariner 43.10) (Patton second gold [ ’03]) (third relay gold for Taylor; ’99 & ’01) (Gay fourth to win 3 golds: Lewis ’83 & ’87, Greene ’99) 2. Bahamas ...... 2:59.18 2. Jamaica ...... 37.89 (Moncur 45.2, Mathieu 45.0, Williams 44.54, Brown 44.41) NR (=27W) (No. 5 Nation) (fourth medals for Moncur & Brown) (Anderson 10.60, Bolt 9.05, Carter 9.40, Powell 8.84) 3. Poland ...... 3:00.05 3. Great Britain ...... 37.90 (Plawgo 45.5, Dabrowski 44.6, Marciniszyn 44.81, Kozlowski 45.15) (Malcolm 10.43, Pickering 9.05, Devonish 9.24, Lewis-Francis 9.18) 4. Jamaica 3:00.76 (Devonish record fourth medal; record sixth appearance) (lowest finish since ’93) 4. Brazil 37.99 (Blackwood 45.4, Chambers 44.4, Green 44.50, Ayre [cramp] 46.54) (de Lima 10.25, Ribeiro 9.22, de Morães 9.33, Viana 9.19) 5. Russia 3:01.62 5. Japan 38.03 (Dyldin 46.2, Frolov 44.9, Svechkar 45.31, Alekseyev 45.20) NR (No. 10 Nation) 6. Great Britain 3:02.94 (Tsukahara 10.43, Suetsugu 9.09, Takahira 9.35, Asahara 9.16) (Steele 46.2, Tobin 45.4, Buck 47.08 [obstructed], Rooney 44.29) 6. Germany 38.62 7. 3:03.56 (first-ever final) (Ostwald, Unger, Kosenkow, Reus) (Sánchez 46.4, Tapia 45.3, Santa 46.54, Peguero 45.32) … dnf—Nigeria 8. Germany 3:07.40 (Metu, Isaac, Oriala, Fasuba) (Schultz 45.8, Kirch 45.8, Gaba 49.33 [fell], Swillims 46.51) & Poland (Bielczyk, Chyla, Jedrusinski, Kuc). Lanes: 2. Dominican Republic; 3. Russia; 4. Jamaica; 5. United (best-ever mark-for-place: 4–5) States; 6. Bahamas; 7. Germany; 8. Poland; 9. Great Britain. (best-ever marks-for-WC place: 4–5) Reaction times: Germany 0.152; Dominican Rep. 0.158; Bahamas 0.167; Lanes: 2. Nigeria; 3. Poland; 4. United States; 5. Jamaica; 6. Brazil; Russia & U.S. 0.177; Jamaica 0.181; Poland 0.186; G. Britain 0.199. 7. Great Britain; 8. Japan; 9. Germany. Leg 1 Reaction times: Japan 0.128; Nigeria 0.138; Great Britain 0.148; 1. United States 44.4; 2. Bahamas 45.2; Jamaica 45.4; 4. Poland Germany 0.150; Jamaica 0.152; United States 0.153; Brazil 0.171; 45.5; 5. Germany 45.7; 6. Russia 46.2; 7. Great Britain 46.3; 8. Poland 0.205. Dominican Republic 46.5. HEATS Leg 2 (August 31; qualify 3+2) 1. United States 1:28.14; 2, Jamaica 1:29.72; 3. Poland 1:30.09; (temperature 27C/81F; humidity 63%) 4. Bahamas 1:30.23; 5. Russia 1:31.11; 6. Germany 1:31.56; 7. I–1. Brazil 38.27 (WL); 2. Great Britain 38.33; 3. Poland 38.70; Great Britain 1:31.57; 8. Dominican Republic 1:31.70. 4. Italy 38.81 (La Mastra, Collio, Checcucci, Riparelli); 5. South Leg 3 Africa 39.05 (Krone, Julius, Prinsloo, Vries); 6. Russia 39.08 (Volkov, 1. United States 2:12.46; 2. Jamaica 2:14.22; 3. Bahamas 2:14.74; Egorychev, Smirnov, Teplykh); 7. Canada 39.43 (Adu-Bobie, Henry, 4. Poland 2:14.90; 5. Russia 2:16.42; 6. Dominican Republic 2:18.24; Connaughton, Wright). 7. Great Britain 2:18.65; Germany 2:20.89. II–1. Jamaica 38.02 NR (WL) (=No. 8 Nation) (Thomas, Mullings, HEATS Carter, Powell); 2. United States 38.10 (AL) (Martin, Spearmon, (September; qualify 3+2) Patton, Dixon); 3. Japan 38.21 NR (No. 13 nation); 4. Nigeria 38.43; I–1. Bahamas 3:00.37 (McKinney 45.9, Mathieu 44.9, Brown 44.52, 5. Germany 38.56; Williams 45.03); 2. Jamaica 3:00.99 (Blackwood 46.4, Chambers 6. Australia 38.73 (Shirvington, Miller, Williams, Rouge- 45.5, Green 45.44, Ayre 44.63); 3. Russia 3:01.07 (Dyldin 46.3, Serret). Frolov 45.4, Svechkar 45.00, Alekseyev 44.38); 4. Great Britain 3:01.22 (Steele 46.3, Tobin 45.5, Buck 45.23, Rooney 44.17); 5. Dominican Republic 3:02.49 (Santa 46.3, Peguero 45.4, Tapia 45.80, Sánchez 45.00); 6. Australia 3:02.59 (Wroe 45.7, Grant 45.4, Mulcahy 45.27, Ormrod 46.15); 7. France 3:04.45 (Lahaye 46.9, Panel 45.2, Bel- laabouss 46.10, Djhone 46.34); 8. Nigeria 3:06.04 (Lawal 47.3, Godday 45.0, Isaiah 48.44, Weigopwa 45.34). II–1. United States 3:01.46 (Jackson 45.7, Clement 45.3, William- son 44.58, Taylor 45.85); 2. Germany 3:02.21 (Schultz 45.9, Gaba 45.9, Kirch 45.30, Swillims 45.12); 3. Poland 3:02.39 (Wieruszewski 46.5, Banka 46.3, Marciniszyn 45.01, Dabrowski 44.63); 4. Japan 3:02.76 (Yamaguchi 46.9, Ishitsuka 45.3, Narisako 44.99, Sato 45.62); 5. Trinidad 3:02.92 (Modibo 45.5, Toppin 46.0, Solomon 45.56, Quow 45.79); 6. Greece 3:05.65 (Régas 47.3, Doúpis 46.2, Grávalos 46.26, Iakovákis 45.94); 7. Botswana 3:05.96 (Makwala 46.8, Ngwigwa 46.1, Sakaria 47.00, Molefe 46.09).

-323- September 5, 2007 QUALIFYING — — (August 27) (temperature 33–34C/91–93F; humidity 61–48%) FINAL Qualifiers—(all finalists cleared auto-qualifier 7-6/2.29 (Bernard (August 29) & Parsons PR). (temperature 29C/84F; humidity 71–70%) Non-qualifiers— 1. Donald Thomas (Bahamas) ...... 7-8½ (2.35) [7-5/2.26]— (Ita), (Ita), Oskari Frösén =PR (outWL) (Fin), Yuriy Krymarenko (Ukr) (defending champ), Jamie Nieto (US) (7-2¼, 7-3¾, 7-5, 7-6 [xxx]) (2.19, 2.23, 2.26, 2.29 [xxx]), Rozle 2. (Russia) ...... 7-8½ (2.35) Prezelj (Slo) & Svatoslav Ton (CzR); (=outWL) [7-3¾/2.23]—Dmytro Demyanyuk (Ukr), Peter Horák (Svk), An- (third consecutive silver) drey Tereshin (Rus) & Jesse Williams (US) (7-¼, 7-2¼, 7-3¾ [2], 3. Kyriakos Ioannou (Cyprus) ...... 7-8½ (2.35) 7-5 [xxx]) (2.14, 2.19, 2.23 [2], 2.26 [xxx]); NR (=outWL) [7-2¼/2.19]—Naoyuki Daigo (Jpn), Jim Dilling (US) (7-¼, 7-2¼ (Cyprus’s first top 8 all events) [3], 7-3¾ [xxx]) (2.14, 2.19 [3], 2.23 [xxx]), Haiqiang Huang (Chn), Gerardo Martínez (Mex), Germaine Mason (GB), Niki Palli (Isr), 4. (Swe) 7-7¾ (2.33) Dragutin Topic (Ser) (record seventh appearance), Aleksander (fifth consecutive final—=10, =4, 2, 7, 4) Walerianczyk (Pol)) & Sergey Zasimovich (Kaz); 5. tie, Tomáš Jank (CzR) 7-6½ (2.30) ů [7-¼/2.14]—Javier Bermejo (Spa), James Grayman (Ant) & & Víctor Moya (Cub) 7-6½ (Alg); 7. Eike Onnen (Ger) 7-5 (2.26) …nh—William Woodcock (Sey). 8. Jaroslav Bába (CzR) 7-5 (best-ever mark-for-place: 13–15) 9. Kabelo Kgosimang (Bot) 7-5 (WC best-ever marks-for-place: =9, =10, =11, 12–15) 10. Tom Parsons (GB) 7-5 11. tie, Michal Bieniek (Pol) 7-3 (2.21) & (Rus) 7-3 13. Jessé de Lima (Bra) 7-3 14. Martyn Bernard (GB) 7-3 15. Linus Thörnblad (Swe) 7-1 (2.16). (first final since ’97 without a U.S. finalist)

7-1 7-3 7-5 7-6½ 7-7¾ 7-8½ 7-9¼ Thörnblad ...... o xxx — — — — — Ioannou ...... o o o xo xo xo xxx Holm ...... p o o o o xxx — Rybakov ...... p o o o o xo xxx Jankú ...... o o o o xxx — — Kgosimang ...... xo o xxo xxx — — — Thomas ...... p xo xo o xxo o xxx Moya ...... o o o o xxx — — Bieniek ...... o o xxx — — — — Parsons ...... o xxo xxo xxx — — — de Lima ...... xo o xxx — — — — Bernard ...... p xxo p p xp xx — Onnen ...... o p o xp xx— — — Silnov ...... p o xxx — — — — Bába ...... o o xo xxx — — — 2.16 2.21 2.26 2.30 2.33 2.35 2.37

-324- September 5, 2007 QUALIFYING — — (August 30) (temperature 30–29C/84–84F; humidity 64–70%) FINAL Qualifiers (auto-qualifier 18-10¼/5.75)—Averbukh & da Silva (August 31) cleared 18-6½/5.65 on first attempt; all others 18-8¼/5.70 (Lukya- (temperature 30–29C/86–84F; humidity 55–61%) nenko =PR). 1. Brad Walker (US) ...... 19-2¾ (5.86) Non-qualifiers— (=8, x WC) [18-6½/5.65]—Spas Bukhalov (Bul) & Feiliang Liu (Chn) (equals (first U.S. winner; fifth to win 2 medals) highest-ever non-qualifying mark); [18-2½/5.55]—Michal Balner (CzR), Germán Chiaraviglio (Arg), 2. Romain Mesnil (France) ...... 19-2¾ (5.86) Jérôme Clavier (Fra), Jeff Hartwig (US) (oldest PV competitor (=8, x WC [39 years, 340 days] (17-8½, 18-2½, 18-6½ [xxx]) (5.40, 5.55, 5.65 (Germany's first medal) [xxx]), Alhaji Jeng (Swe) & Jake Pauli (US) (18-2½, 18-8¼ [xxx]) 3. Danny Ecker (Germany) ...... 19-¾ (5.81) (5.55, 5.70 [xxx]); [17-8½/5.40]—Paul Burgess (Aus), Damiel Dossévi (Fra), Olek- 4. Igor Pavlov (Rus) 19-¾ PR sandr Korchmid (Ukr), Andrej Poljanec (Slo) & (Bel); (repeat ’05 placing) … nh—Leonid Andreyev (Uzb), Giovanni Lanaro (Mex), Steve 5. Björn Otto (Ger) 19-¾ Lewis (GB), Pavel Prokopenko (Rus), Robison Pratt (Mex) & Daichi 6. Yevgeniy Lukyanenko (Rus) 19-¾ (5.81) PR Sawano (Jpn). 7. Aleksandr Averbukh (Isr) 19-¾ (best-ever mark-for-place: =11, 12–14) (third top 8) (best-ever mark-for-WC place: 11–14) 8. Tim Lobinger (Ger) 19-¾ (reigning champ Rens Blom [Hol] missed meet w/ injury) (record-tieing sixth final; record seventh appearance) 9. (Aus) 18-10¾ (5.76) 10. Fábio Gomes da Silva (Bra) 18-10¾ (5.76) 11. Maksym Mazuryk (Ukr) 18-10¾ PR 12. Denys Yurchenko (Ukr) 18-6¾ (5.66). (best-ever mark-for-place: 7–12) (best-ever mark-for-WC place: 6–12)

18-1 18-6¾ 18-10¾ 19-¾ 19-2¾ 19-4¾ Averbukh ..... p o p xxo p xxx Ecker ...... o o p o xp xx Lukyanenko . xo o o xo xxx — Hooker ...... o p o p xxp x Walker ...... o o xp o o xxx Pavlov ...... xo o xp o xxx — Mazuryk ...... o xxo xxo xxx — — Lobinger ...... o o xo xxo xxx — Mesnil ...... p xo p o xo xxx Otto ...... o o p xo p xxx Yurchenko .... o xxo xp xx — — Da Silva ...... o xo o xxx — — 5.51 5.66 5.76 5.81 5.86 5.91

Note: in the by-round charts for LJ/TJ, the italicized number below each mark is the distance behind the plasticine, measured in centimeters: ergo, Lebedeva’s winning LJ of 8.57 was actually 8.58 point-to-point. Marks with a + are how far over the board.

-325- September 5, 2007 first 3 rounds — — Beckford ...... 8.09* ...... 8.03 ...... 8.00 7.00 2.40 6.20 FINAL Lukashevych ...... f ...... 8.17 ...... f (August 30) +0.80 9.70 +5.10 (temperature 29C/84F; humidity 71–70%) Saladino ...... f ...... 8.30= ...... 8.46* (winds from –0.6 to +0.7) +5.70 7.50 7.00 1. (Panama) ...... 28-1½ (8.57) Reif ...... 7.86 ...... 7.77 ...... 7.95 NR (13, x W; 5, x WC) 12.70 12.30 7.70 (Panama's first medal in any event) Mokoena ...... 7.98 ...... 7.86 ...... 8.19 (f, 27-2¾, 27-9¼, f, f, 28-1½) 21.10 17.10 12.70 Howe ...... f ...... 8.13 ...... f 2. (Italy) ...... 27-9½ (8.47) +1.40 12.40 +4.20 NR (=24, x W; 7, x WC) Marzouk ...... f ...... 7.98 ...... 7.70 (Italy's first medal) +16.70 5.80 5.80 (f, 26-8¼, f, 26-7¾, 26-11, 27-9½) Pate ...... f ...... 7.73 ...... 7.94 3. Dwight Phillips (US) ...... 27-2¾ (8.30) +9.10 16.60 20.20 (defending 2-time champ) Badji ...... 7.90 ...... 8.01 ...... f (third medal; fourth final) 8.20 7.90 +0.50 (27-2¾, f, f, 26-3¾, f, 26-11¾) Phillips ...... 8.30* ...... f ...... f 4. Oleksiy Lukashevych (Ukr) 27-¾ (8.25) 4.20 +1.80 +4.70 (fifth appearance) Al-Sabee ...... 7.71 ...... 7.30 ...... 7.84 (f, 26-9¾, f, 26-5, 26-8¼, 27-¾) 8.30 12.60 24.80 5. Godfrey Mokoena (SA) 26-10½ (8.19) Quinley ...... f ...... f ...... f (’s highest placing) +2.60 +5.80 +3.60 (26-2¼, 25-9½, 26-10½, 26-10, 26-9, 26-10½) rounds 4–5 6. James Beckford (Jam) 26-9¾ (8.17) Marzouk ...... f ...... p (record sixth final) +8.10 – (26-6½, 26-4¼, 26-3, 26-9¾, 26-9¾, f) Badji ...... 7.90 ...... f 7. Ndiss Kaba Badji (Sen) 26-3½ (8.01) 2.90 +38.70 8. Ahmad Fayez Marzouk (Sau) 26-2¼ (7.98) Beckford ...... 8.17 ...... 8.17 9. (Ger) 26-1 (7.95) 5.50 6.40 10. Miguel Pate (US) 26-¾ (7.94) (f, 25-4½, 26-¾) Howe ...... 8.12 ...... 8.20 11. Hussein Al-Sabee (Sau) 25-8¾ (7.84); 19.60 7.40 … 3f—Trevell Quinley (US). Lukashevych ...... 8.05 ...... 8.13 (best-ever mark-for-WC place: 6) 6.70 1.40 Mokoena ...... 8.18 ...... 8.15 24.00 4.90 Phillips ...... 8.02 ...... f 7.30 +19.40 Saladino ...... f ...... f +7.80 +11.90 round 6 QUALIFYING Marzouk ...... f (August 29) +1.40 (temperature 31–29C/88–84F; humidity 71–68%) Badji ...... 7.64 Qualifiers (auto-qualifier 26-9/8.15)—Mokoena 27-2 (8.28), Phil- 18.60 lips 26-11¾ (8.22) (26-11¾, p, p), Beckford 26-11¾w (8.22) (2.3) Lukashevych ...... 8.25 (only—windy men’s mark of meet) (26-7¼/8.11), Reif 26-10½ (8.19) 0.10 PR, Howe 26-9¾ (8.17), Saladino 26-8¼ (8.13), Marzouk 26-7¾ Beckford ...... f (8.12), Lukashevych 26-7¼ (8.11), Pate 26-7 (8.10) (26-7, 25-8¾, +4.00 f), Badji 26-4½ (8.04), Al-Sabee 26-3½ (8.01), Quinley 26-2¾ (7.99) Mokoena ...... 8.19 (19-9½, 25-1¼, 26-2¾). 12.00 Howe ...... 8.47* Non-qualifiers—Arnaud Casquette (Mri) 26-¼ (7.93), Marcin 4.70 Starzak (Pol) 26-0 (7.92), Nikolay Atanasov (Bul) & Chris Tomlinson Phillips ...... 8.22 (GB) 25-10¾ (7.89), Issam Nima (Alg) 25-10¼ (7.88), 25.20 Mohamed Salim Al-Khuwalidi (Sau) 25-9¼ (7.85), Ruslan Gataullin Saladino ...... 8.57* (Rus) 25-8¼ (7.83), Gable Garenamotse (Bot) & 1.30 (GB) 25-6 (7.77), Rogério Bispo (Bra) & Xiaoyi Zhang (Chn) 25-4¾ (7.74), Yahya (best-ever-mark-for WC place: 9–12) Berrabah (Mor) 25-4 (7.72), Runrun Li (Chn) 25-1¾ (7.66), Daisuke Arakawa (Jpn) 25-0 (7.62), Chris Noffke (Aus) 24-9 (7.54), Morten Jensen (Den) 24-8½ (7.53), Louis Tristán (Per) 24-7¾ (7.51), Hatem Mersal (Egy) 24-4¼ (7.42);… 3f—Walter Davis (US). (best-ever mark-for-place: 9)

-326- September 5, 2007 first 3 rounds — TRIPLE JUMP — Tosca ...... 16.71* ...... f ...... 17.32 27.50 +5.90 0.10 FINAL Évora ...... 17.41* ...... f ...... 17.74* (August 27) 0.40 +9.30 2.20 (temperature 31–30C/88–86F; humidity 63–65%) Idowu ...... 16.63 ...... 17.07 ...... 16.66 (wind range from –1.7 to +1.5) 18.60 9.30 6.80 1. Nelson Évora (Portugal) ...... 58-2½ (17.74) Gregório ...... 16.68 ...... 17.00 ...... f NR (Portugal’s first male gold) 18.10 10.10 +12.20 (22-3/17-10¼/18-2¼) (6.78/5.44/5.54) Wilson ...... 16.89 ...... 17.21 ...... f (57-1½, f, 58-2½, p, f, 57-¾) 15.60 12.40 +9.70 Kim ...... 16.01 ...... 16.71 ...... 16.71 2. Jadel Gregório (Brazil) ...... 57-8½ (17.59) 9.80 8.70 11.00 (Brazil’s first-ever field-event medal) Martínez ...... 16.77 ...... 16.30 ...... 16.85 (21-8¾/17-4¾/19-2¾) (6.62/5.30/5.86) 9.20 9.00 14.80 (54-8¾, 55-9¼, f, 49-6¼, 57-8½, 56-8½) Petrenko ...... 16.66 ...... f ...... 16.60 3. Walter Davis (US) ...... 56-10¼ (17.33) 13.50 +1.60 11.70 (defending champ) Giralt (inj?) ...... 16.91 ...... 16.49 ...... p/f (20-10½/18-2½/18-1) (6.36/5.55/5.51) 4.30 7.30 – (56-10¼, f, f, f, 56-6, f) Tsiámis ...... 16.33 ...... 16.59 ...... 16.29 2.50 8.40 6.60 4. Osniel Tosca (Cub) 56-10 (17.32) Zhong ...... 16.66 ...... 15.87 ...... 16.01 (54-10, f, 56-10, f, 56-5¼, 56-8) 1.70 4.60 22.00 5. Aarik Wilson (US) 56-9½ (17.31) Davis ...... 17.33 ...... f ...... f (55-5, 56-5¾, f, 50-4½, 56-0, 56-9½) 6.80 18.10 +3.30 6. Phillips Idowu (GB) 56-1 (17.09) (54-6¾, 56-0, 54-8, 55-4¾, 55-3½, 56-1) rounds 5–6 7. David Giralt (Cub) 55-5¾ (16.91) Martínez ...... 16.24 ...... 15.86 8. Alexander Martínez (Swi) 55-3½ (16.85) 9.20 14.60 9. Duk-hyung Kim (SK) 54-10 (16.71) Giralt ...... p/f ...... p 10. Aleksandr Petrenko (Rus) 54-8 (16.66) – – 11. Minwei Zhong (Chn) 54-8 (16.66) Gregório ...... 15.09 ...... 17.59 12. Dimítrios Tsiámis (Gre) 54-5¼ (16.59). 13.00 12.10 Idowu ...... 16.88 ...... 16.85 12.30 5.60 Wilson ...... 15.35 ...... 17.07 12.00 16.10 Tosca ...... f ...... 17.20 +0.70 0.10 Davis ...... f ...... 17.22 QUALIFYING 17.30 1.70 (August 25) Évora ...... p ...... f (temperature 30C/86F – +76.10 humidity 65%) round 6 Qualifiers (auto-qualifier 56-1¼/17.10)—Évora 56-6 (17.22), Davis Martínez ...... 13.95 (56-1¼, p, p) & Gregório 56-1¼ (17.10), Idowu 56-0 (17.07), Wilson 7.20 55-11¾ (17.06) (55-11¾, 55-8¼, p), Giralt & Petrenko 55-11¼ (17.05), Giralt ...... p Kim 55-¾ (16.78), Tosca & Tsiámis 54-11¼ (16.74). Martínez 54-10 – (16.71), Zhong 54-9¼ (16.69). Idowu ...... 17.09 Non-qualifiers—Dmitrij Valukevic (Svk) 54-7½ (16.65), Junjie Gu 12.20 (Chn) & Mykola Savolaynen (Ukr) 54-4¾ (16.58), Yanxi Li (Chn) & Wilson ...... 17.31 Viktor Yastrebov (Ukr) 54-4½ (16.57), 8.70 Julien Kapek (Fra) & Lawrence Willis (US) 54-3¾ (16.55) (Willis Tosca ...... 17.27 42-8¼, 54-2, 54-3¾ [13.01, 16.51, 16.55]), Yoandri Betanzos (Cub) 6.10 54-3¼ (16.54), Leevan Sands (Bah) 54-2¾ (16.53), Davis ...... f Anton Andersson (Swe) 54-1 (16.48), Danila Burkenya (Rus) 18.00 54-½ (16.47), Tarik Bougtaïb (Mor) 53-11¾ (16.45), Anders Møller Gregório ...... 17.28 (Den) 53-9¼ (16.39), Renjith Maheshwary (Ind) 53-9 (16.38), 2.10 Jefferson Dias Sabino (Bra) 53-7½ (16.34), Kostadínos Zalaggítis Évora ...... 17.39 (Gre) 53-4¼ (16.26), Hugo Mamba (Cam) 53-3½ (16.24), Kenta 4.40 Bell (US) 53-2¾ (16.22) (53-2¾, f, 51-¼) (16.22, f, 15.55), Takanori Sugibayashi (Jpn) 53-2¼ (16.21), (Ita) 53-1¾ (16.20), Leonardo dos Santos (Bra) 51-7¾ (15.74).

-327- September 5, 2007 first 3 rounds — SHOT — Belov ...... 20.34* ...... f ...... f Vodovnik ...... 19.85 ...... 20.42 ...... f FINAL Majewski ...... 20.35* ...... f ...... 20.37 (August 25) Smith ...... 20.90* ...... 21.13 ...... 20.90 (temperature 30C/86F; humidity 65%) Armstrong ...... 20.22 ...... 20.23 ...... 19.94 1. Reese Hoffa (US) ...... 72-3¾ (22.04) Scott ...... f ...... f ...... f (2, 3 WC) Mikhnevich ...... 19.97 ...... 21.27 ...... 20.88 (71-6¾ [4, 6 WC], 71-0, 72-3¾, f, 71-11 [x, 5 WC], 70-9¾) Sofin ...... 19.62 ...... f ...... f Hoffa ...... 21.81* ...... 21.64 ...... 22.04* 2. (US) ...... 70-10¾ (21.61) Olsen ...... f ...... f ...... f (defending champ) Nelson ...... 21.47 ...... 21.61 ...... f (record fourth medal) Bartels ...... 20.02 ...... 20.34 ...... f (second U.S. 1–2) (70-5¼, 70-10¾, f, f, f, f) rounds 4–5 Belov ...... f ...... f 3. Andrey Mikhnevich (Belarus) ...... 69-9½ (21.27) Bartels ...... 20.40 ...... 20.45 (65-6¼, 69-9½, 68-6, 68-1, 67-7½, f) Majewski ...... 20.41 ...... 20.07 4. (Hol) 69-4 (21.13) Vodovnik ...... 20.67 ...... 20.25 (68-7, 69-4, 68-7, f, f, f) Smith ...... f ...... f Mikhnevich ...... 20.75 ...... 20.61 5. (Pol) 68-5¾ (20.87) PR Nelson ...... f ...... f (66-9¼, f, 66-10, 66-11½, 65-10¼, 68-5¾) Hoffa ...... f ...... 21.92 6. Miran Vodovnik (Slo) 67-9¾ (20.67) round 6 7. Ralf Bartels (Ger) 67-1¼ (20.45) Belov ...... 20.34 8. Yuriy Belov (Blr) 66-8¾ (20.34) Majewski ...... 20.87 9. (Can) 66-4½ (20.23) Bartels ...... 20.09 10. Pavel Sofin (Rus) 64-4½ (19.62) Vodovnik ...... f … 3f— Smith ...... f Joachim Olsen (Den) Mikhnevich ...... f & Dorian Scott (Jam). Nelson ...... f Hoffa ...... 21.58 QUALIFYING (August 25) (temperature 33C/91F; humidity 65%) Qualifiers (auto-qualifier 66-3¼/20.20)—Smith 69-½ (21.04), Hoffa 68-6½ (20.89) (68-6½, p, p), Nelson 68-3¼ (20.81) (f, 68-3¼, p), Olsen 67-8 (20.62), Bartels 66-8½ (20.33), Belov 66-5¾ (20.26), Majewski 66-5¼ (20.25), Mikhnevich 66-4½ (20.23), Armstrong 65-10¼ (20.07), Scott (Jam) 65-7¾ (20.01), Vodovnik 65-6¼ (19.97), Sofin 65-4¼ (19.92). Non-qualifiers—Anton Luboslavskiy (Rus) 65-4 (19.91) (=best non-qualifier ever), (Aus) 65-0 (19.81), Mikulás Konopka (Svk) 64-5 (19.63), Yves Niaré (Fra) 64-4½ (19.62), Haborák (Svk) & Mika Vasara (Fin) 64-1¾ (19.55), Petr Stehlík (CzR) 64-¼ (19.51), Pavel Lyzhin (Blr) 63-9¾ (19.45) Navpreet Singh (Ind) 63-6 (19.35), Robert Häggblom (Fin) 63-3½ (19.29), Sultan Abdulmajed Al- Hebshi (Sau) 63-0 (19.20), Germán Lauro (Arg) 62-11½ (19.19), Maris Urtans (Lat) 62-10¾ (19.17), Khaeid Al-Suwaidi (Qat) 62-7¾ (19.09), Nedzad Mulabegovic (Cro) 61-4 (18.69), Marco Antonio Verni (Chl) 61-3½ (18.68), Noah Bryant (US) 60-11½ (18.58) (f, 60-11½, f) (f, 18.58, f), Milan Jotanovic (Ser) 60-11¼ (18.57), Ming-Huang Chang (Tai) 60-9½ (18.53), Antonin Zalsky (CzR) 60-8½ (18.50), Ivan Emelianov (Mol) 60-7¼ (18.47), Dan Taylor (US) 60-6½ (18.45) (f, f, 60-6½) (f, f, 18.45), Satoshi Hatase (Jpn) 58-1¼ (17.71), Lájos Kürthy (Hun) 57-7½ (17.56);… 3f—Hamza Alic (Bos), Manuel Martínez (Spa) (record seventh ap- pearance) & Peter Sack (Ger).

-328- September 5, 2007 first 3 rounds — DISCUS — El-Ghazaly ...... f ...... 62.34 ...... 64.58 Kövágó ...... 58.33* ...... 63.04 ...... 55.86 FINAL Harting ...... 64.62* ...... 65.59* ...... 65.59 (August 28) Tammert ...... 62.16 ...... 63.91 ...... 63.44 (temperature 30C/86F; humidity 68–64%) Máté ...... 64.26 ...... 62.82 ...... 64.71 1. Gerd Kanter (Estonia) 226-2 ...... (68.94) Al-Dosari ...... f ...... 59.74 ...... 62.60 (5, 7 WC) Kanter ...... 64.89* ...... 65.37 ...... 68.94* (212-10, 214-5, 226-2, f, 214-0, 225-10 [x, 8 WC]) Smith ...... 64.32 ...... 65.98* ...... 66.42 Malachowski ...... 60.77 ...... f ...... f 2. Robert Harting (Germany) ...... 218-9 (66.68) Hadadi ...... 63.29 ...... 64.10 ...... f (212-0, 215-2, 215-2, f, 218-9, 203-5) Pestano ...... 62.70 ...... 62.36 ...... 62.12 3. Rutger Smith (Holland) ...... 217-11 (66.42) Alekna ...... 63.68 ...... f ...... 65.24 (211-0, 216-6, 217-11, 213-6, f, 215-6) rounds 4–5 4. Virgilijus Alekna (Lit) 214-0 (65.24) Tammert ...... 64.29 ...... 62.79 (defending champ) Hadadi ...... 64.21 ...... 64.53 (sixth top-8 finish; seventh appearance: dnq, 2, 4, 2, 1, 1, 4) El-Ghazaly ...... 63.45 ...... 64.11 (end of 37-meet win streak [8/16/05]) Máté ...... 63.09 ...... f (208-11, f, 214-0, 212-9, f, 209-2) Alekna ...... 64.86 ...... f 5. Gábor Máté (Hun) 212-3 (64.71) Harting ...... f ...... 66.68 (210-10, 206-1, 212-3, 207-0, f, f) Smith ...... 65.08 ...... f 6. Omar El-Ghazaly (Egy) 211-10 (64.58) Kanter ...... f ...... 65.22 7. Ehsan Hadadi (Irn) 211-8 (64.53) round 6 8. Aleksander Tammert (Est) 211-0 (64.33) Tammert ...... 64.33 9. Zoltán Kövágó (Hun) 206-10 (63.04) Hadadi ...... f 10. Mario Pestano (Spa) 205-8 (62.70) El-Ghazaly ...... 63.08 11. Rashid Al-Dosari (Qat) 205-4 (62.60) Máté ...... f 12. Piotr Małachowski (Pol) 199-4 (60.77). Alekna ...... 63.75 Smith ...... 65.69 Harting ...... 62.00 Kanter ...... 68.84 QUALIFYING (August 26) (temperature 32–34C/90–93F; humidity 48–50%) Qualifiers (auto-qualifier 211-7/64.50)—Kanter 221-3 (67.45), Smith 218-6 (66.60) PR, Alekna 218-4 (66.54), Harting 217-5 (66.26), Kövágó 215-7 (65.71), Máté 213-8 (65.13), Tammert 211-4 (64.41), El-Ghazaly 208-6 (63.56), Małachowski 207-4 (63.20), Pestano 207-0 (63.10), Hadadi 205-10 (62.75), Al-Dosari 205-8 (62.68). Non-qualifiers—Ian Waltz (US) 205-7 (62.67) (f, 205-7, 202-2) (f, 62.67, 61.62), Mikko Kyyrö (Fin) 203-9 (62.11), Jarred (US) 203-0 (61.87) (203-0, f, f) (61.87, f, f), Sultan Al-Dawoodi (Sau) 200-10 (61.23), (Ind) 200-10 (61.22), Bogdan Pishchalnikov (Rus) 200-6 (61.13), (Fin) 199-2 (60.72), Michael Robertson (US) 198-1 (60.39) (197-4, f, 198-1) (60.15, f, 60.39), (Ita) 197-11 (60.34). Märt Israel (Est) 197-7 (60.23), Erik Cadee (Hol) 196-9 (59.98), Stanislav Nesterovskiy (Ukr) 196-2 (59.81), Sergiu Ursu (Rom) 194-3 (59.22), Niklas Arrhenius (Swe) 192-9 (58.76), Shigeo Hatakeyama (Jpn) 182-9 (55.71), Jason Morgan (Jam) 181-6 (55.32), Ercüment Ol- gundeniz (Tur) 180-1 (54.89). (best-ever mark-for-place: =11) (WC best-ever mark-for-place: 11)

-329- September 5, 2007 first 3 rounds — HAMMER — Devyatovskiy ...... 76.28* ...... 80.95* ...... f Karjalainen ...... 78.15* ...... 78.27 ...... 78.35 FINAL Apak ...... 75.67 ...... f ...... 76.59 (August 27) Kozmus ...... 80.68* ...... 79.62 ...... 82.12* (temperature 31C/88F; humidity 54–63%) Tikhon ...... f ...... f ...... 79.35 1. Ivan Tikhon (Belarus) ...... 274-4 (83.63) Pars ...... 78.29 ...... 79.49 ...... 79.55 Al-Zinkawi ...... f ...... 72.88 ...... 76.04 (WL) (x, 2 WC) Murofushi ...... 76.94 ...... 79.46 ...... 80.38 (record third consecutive title record-tieing third medal) Konopka ...... f ...... 78.09 ...... f (f, f, 260-4, f, 265-0, 274-4) Ziółlkowski ...... 79.81 ...... 80.09 ...... 78.58 2. Primož Kozmus (Slovenia) ...... 269-11 (82.29) Esser ...... 78.67 ...... 79.66 ...... 78.37 (6, 10 WC) Charfreitag ...... f ...... 80.93 ...... 79.10 (Slovenia’s highest-ever placing all events) rounds 4–5 (264-8, 261-3, 269-5, f, f, 269-11) Tikhon ...... f ...... 80.77 3. Libor Charfreitag () ...... 267-8 (81.60) Pars ...... 79.63 ...... 77.29 (equals Slovakia's best ever placing all events) Esser ...... f ...... 79.19 (f, 265-6, 259-6, 252-3, 267-8, 264-0) Ziółkowski ...... 79.87 ...... f Murofushi ...... 79.56 ...... 80.13 4. Vadim Devyatovskiy (Blr) 267-7 (81.57) Charfreitag ...... 76.88 ...... 81.60 (250-3, 265-7, f, 266-6, 267-7, 266-5) Devyatovskiy ...... 81.22 ...... 81.57 5. Krisztián Pars (Hun) 265-6 (80.93) Kozmus ...... f ...... f (256-10, 260-9, 261-0, 261-3, 253-7, 265-6) 6. Koji Murofushi (Jpn) 264-0 (80.46) round 6 (252-5, 260-8, 263-8, 261-0, 262-10, 264-0) Pars ...... 80.93 7. Szymon Ziółkowski (Pol) 262-9 (80.09) Esser ...... 79.46 (261-10, 262-9, 257-10, 262-0, f, 254-4) Ziółkowski ...... 77.53 8. Markus Esser (Ger) 261-4 (79.66) Murofushi ...... 80.46 9. Olli-Pekka Karjalainen (Fin) 257-0 (78.35) Tikhon ...... 83.63* 10. Miloslav Konopka (Svk) 256-2 (78.09) Devyatovskiy ...... 81.20 11. Esref Apak (Tur) 251-3 (76.59) Charfreitag ...... 80.48 12. Ali Al-Zinkawi (Kuw) 249-6 (76.04). Kozmus ...... 82.29 (best-ever mark-for-place: 4, 7–12) QUALIFYING (August 25) (temperature 31–30C/88–86F; humidity 65%) Qualifiers (auto-qualifier 252-7/77.00)—Charfreitag 264-5 (80.61), Konopka 261-11 (79.83), Devyatovskiy 260-2 (79.30), Pars 259-6 (79.11), Ziółkowski 258-10 (78.90), Kozmus 255-8 (77.93), Tikhon 255-1 (77.75), Murofushi 253-5 (77.25), Al-Zankawi 250-11 (76.49), Esser 250-6 (76.36), Karjalainen 249-9 (76.12), Apak (Tur) 246-11 (75.27). Non-qualifiers (sixth straight WC with no U.S. finalist)—Jim Steacy (Can) 243-1 (74.11), Igors Sokolovs (Lat) 242-6 (73.92), Yevgen Vinogradov (Ukr) 242-4 (73.87), (Ita) 241-7 (73.64), A.G. Kruger (US) 240-1 (73.19) (240-1, 227-8, f) (73.19, 69.39, f), András Haklits (Cro) 239-7 (73.04), Mohsen Anani (Egy) 239-3 (72.93), David Söderberg (Fin) 237-8 (72.45), Dilshod Nazarov (Tjk) 235-3 (71.70), Alexándros Papadimitríou (Gre) 234-10 (71.58), Cosmin Sorescu (Rom) 234-6 (71.49), Chris Harmse (SA) 233-2 (71.07), Aleksey Zagornyi (Rus) 232-9 (70.94), Hiroaki Doi (Jpn) 229-3 (69.89), Dorian Collaku (Alb) 224-1 (68.30), Fatih Eryildirim (Tur) 222-8 (67.87);… 3f—Kibwe Johnson (US) (best-ever mark-for place: 11)

-330- September 5, 2007 first 3 rounds — JAVELIN — Ivanov ...... 85.18* ...... 84.71 ...... 81.42 Martínez ...... 82.03 ...... 81.19 ...... f FINAL Pitkämäki ...... 81.62 ...... 89.16* ...... 83.64 (September 2) Vasilevskis ...... f ...... 85.19 ...... f (temperature 30C/86F; humidity 61%) Thorkildsen ...... 82.78 ...... 88.61 ...... f 1. Tero Pitkämäki (Finland) ...... 296-4 (90.33) Oosthuizen ...... 84.52 ...... 79.77 ...... f (4, 5 WC) Järvenpää ...... 80.30 ...... 79.40 ...... 82.10 (267-9, 292-6, 274-5, 287-9, f, 296-4) Greer ...... f ...... 80.67 ...... 84.31 Janik ...... 79.82 ...... f ...... 83.38 2. Andreas Thorkildsen (Norway) ...... 290-8 (88.61) Wirkkala ...... 78.01 ...... f ...... 76.48 (6, x WC) Arvidsson ...... 79.80 ...... f ...... 81.98 (repeat silver) Rags ...... f ...... 77.22 ...... 80.01 (271-7, 290-8, f, 271-8, f, 286-6) rounds 4–5 3. Breaux Greer (US) ...... 282-10 (86.21) Järvenpää ...... f ...... 77.30 (first U.S.medal since ’83) Janik ...... f ...... p (f, 264-8, 276-7, f, 282-10, 274-11) Greer ...... f ...... 86.21 4. Vadims Vasilevskis (Lat) 279-6 (85.19) Oosthuizen ...... 79.18 ...... f (equals ’s highest placing,all events) Ivanov ...... 84.91 ...... 81.55 (f, 279-6, f, 254-0, f, f) Vasilevskis ...... 77.42 ...... f 5. Aleksandr Ivanov (Rus) 279-5 (85.18) Thorkildsen ...... 82.80 ...... f (279-5, 277-11, 267-1, 278-7, 267-6, f) Pitkämäki ...... 87.72 ...... f 6. Robert Oosthuizen (SA) 277-3 (84.52) round 6 PR (277-3, 261-8, f, 259-9, f, f) Järvenpää ...... 75.40 7. Igor Janik (Pol) 273-7 (83.38) Janik ...... f PR (Poland’s first top 8) Oosthuizen ...... f 8. Tero Järvenpää (Fin) 269-4 (82.10) Ivanov ...... f 9. Guillermo Martínez (Cub) 269-1 (82.03) Vasilevskis ...... f 10. Magnus Arvidsson (Swe) 268-11 (81.98) Greer ...... 83.81 11. Eriks Rags (Lat) 262-6 (80.01) (sixth appearance) Thorkildsen ...... 87.33 12. Teemu Wirkkala (Fin) 255-11 (78.01). Pitkämäki ...... 90.33* (best-ever mark-for-WC place: 10) QUALIFYING (August 31) (temperature 30–29C/86–84F; humidity 65–74%) Qualifiers (auto-qualifier 269-0/82.00)—Vasilevskis 286-7 (87.37) (8, x WC) (would have won bronze in final), Greer 284-8 (86.78) (211-7, 261-4, 284-8) (64.49, 79.67, 86.78), Järvenpää 276-9 (84.35), Arvidsson 276-1 (84.17), Martínez 272-3 (82.99), Ivanov 270-5 (82.42), Thorkildsen 270-1 (82.33), Oosthuizen 269-3 (82.06), Janik 265-2 (80.83), Pitkämäki 264-6 (80.62), Wirkkala 261-10 (79.82), Rags 261-9 (79.79). Non-qualifers—Peter Esenwein (Ger) 261-3 (79.62), Ainars Kovals (Lat) 260-7 (79.42), Hardus Pienaar (SA) 260-2 (79.30), Igor Sukhomlinov (Rus) 259-4 (79.05), Josh Robinson (Aus) 257-6 (78.48), Sergey Makarov (Rus) 256-7 (78.22) (sixth appearance), (NZ) 256-2 (78.08), Qiang Qin (Chn) 254-11 (77.71), Yukifumi Murakami (Jpn) 254-8 (77.63), (Aus) 254-6 (77.57), Scott Russell (Can) 254-5 (77.54), Andrus Värnik (Est) 249-2 (75.96) (defending champ), Alexon Maximiano (Bra) 246-6 (75.15), Pablo Pietrobelli (Arg) 245-5 (74.81), Stephan Steding (Ger) 244-9 (74.61), Miroslav Guzdek (CzR) 243-2 (74.13), Víctor Fatecha (Par) 241-3 (73.55), Eric Brown (US) 239-8 (73.07) (230-11, f, 239-8) (70.38, f, 73.07), Stefan Müller (Swi) 234-6 (71.48), Felix Loretz (Swi) 233-10 (71.27), Gabriel Wallin (Swe) 231-8 (70.61), Marko Jänes (Est) 228-6 (69.65), Csongor Olteán (Hun) 211-5 (64.44).

-331- September 5, 2007 19. Hiromasa Tanaka (Jpn) 7629 (11.05, 22-3/6.78, 39-1¼/11.92, — — 6-2/1.88, 48.59 [3791—26], 15.53, 136-7/41.65, 16-8¾/5.10, 195-6/59.59, 4:40.04 [3838]); 20. Josef Karas (CzR) 7625 (11.12, RESULTS 24-5/7.44, 43-5/13.23, 6-4¼/1.94, 50.60 [3971—20], 15.17, (August 31–September 1) 149-6/45.58, 14-5¼/4.40, 161-8/49.28, 4:31.21 [3654]); (first day: temperature 30–27C/86–81F; humidity 77–61%) 21. Kun-woo Kim (SK) 7531 (11.29, 23-4½/7.12, 42-1¼/12.83, (second day: temperature 27–31C/81–88F; humidity 63–54%) 6-3¼/1.91, 48.99 [3881—25], 14.89, 118-10/36.23, 15-9/4.80, 1. Roman Šebrle (Czech Republic) ...... 8676 146-11/14.79, 4:16.16 [3650]); 22. Norman Müller (Ger) 7344 (9, 14 WC) (lowest-ever winning score) (10.90, 24-5/7.44, 49-9¾/15.18, 6-5½/1.97, 47.58 [4310—6], 14.71, (record-tieing third medal; sixth appearance) 134-5/40.99, nh, 193-4/58.93, 4:30.38 [3034]); (11.04, 24-9¾/7.56, 52-2¾/15.92, 6-11½/2.12, 48.80 [4434—3], 23. Hans Olav Uldal (Nor) 6698 (11.21, 22-9/6.93, 44-9½/13.65, 14.33, 159-1¼8.75, 15-9/4.80, 233-6/71.18, 4:35.32 [4242]) 5-11½/1.82, 50.70 [3745—27], 27.24 [fell at first hurdle; 8 points lowest non-zero total ever awarded in WC?], 148-8/45.31, 14-9/4.50, 2. Maurice Smith (Jamaica) ...... 8644 202-2/61.63, 4:44.91 [2953]); NR (first Jamaican top 8) …DNFs— (10.62, 24-7¼/7.50, 56-10/17.32, 6-5½/1.97, 47.48 [4525—1], Hamdi Dhouibi (Tun (6452) (10.93, 23-1¾/7.05, 43-11¾/13.40, 13.91, 171-9/52.36, 15-9/4.80, 175-10/53.61, 4:33.52 [4119]) 5-11½/1.82, 47.59 [3967—21], 14.49, 145-7/44.37, 15-5/4.70); Car- 3. Dmitriy Karpov (Kazakhstan) ...... 8586 los Eduardo Chinin (Bra) (5692) (10.83, 23-10/7.26, 41-8¾/12.72, (10.70, 23-7¼/7.19, 52-9¼/16.08, 6-9/2.06, 47.44 [4439—2], 6-8/2.03, 48.18 [4156—11], 14.50, 124-10/38.06, nh); 14.03, 160-7/48.95, 16-4¾/5.00, 196-4/59.84, 4:39.68 [4147]) Tom Pappas (US) (5211) (10.96, 7.44, 53-6¼/16.31, 6-8/2.03, 49.22 [4342—5], 14.84); Eugene Martineau (Hol) (3960) (11.25, 4. Aleksey Drozdov (Rus) 8475 23-4¾/7.13, 44-11/13.69, 6-6¾/2.00, 50.38 [3960—22]); PR (10.97, 23-9½/7.25, 54-1¼/16.49, 6-11½/2.12, 50.00 [4353—4], Bryan Clay (US) (defending champ) (3558)(10.44, 25-1¼/7.65, 14.76, 159-6/48.62, 16-4¾/5.00, 208-4/63.51, 4:36.93 [4122]) 50-10¾/15.51, 6-5½/1.97 [inj—withdrew]); Andrey Kravchenko 5. André Niklaus (Ger) 8371 (Blr) (955) (fs, 24-10½/7.58); Vitaliy Smirnov (Uzb) (0) (dnf). PR (11.12, 24-4¼/7.42, 46-4/14.12, 6-9/2.06, 49.40 [4186—9], (WC best-ever marks-for-place: 21–23) 14.51, 145-11/44.48, 17-4½/5.30, 207-7/63.28, 4:32.50 [4185]) 6. Aleksey Sysoyev (Rus) 8357 PR (10.80, 23-0/7.01, 53-¼/16.16, /2.03, 48.42 [4303—7], Decathlon Leaders After Each Event 14.59, 163-3/49.76, 16-¾/4.90, 189-5/57.75, 4:36.16 [4054]) 100 7. Romain Barras (Fra) 8262 1. Clay 989; 2. Smith 947; 3. Gourmet 935; 4. Karpov 929; 5. Gía (11.36, 23-4¾/7.13, 49-3¾/15.03, 6-6¾/2.00, 49.32 [4068—18], 922; 6. Sysoyev 906; 7. Chinin 899; 8. Abele 890; 9. Müller 883; 10. 14.36, 146-0/44.51, 16-4¾/5.00, 215-8/65.74, 4:25.75 [4194]) Raja 878;… 14. Drozdov 867; 15. Šebrle 852; =18. Niklaus 1834. 8. Yordanis García (Cub) 8257 Long Jump NR (2, 2 WJ) 1. Clay 1961; 2. Smith 1882; 3. Müller 1803; 4. Šebrle 1802; 5. Raja (10.73, 23-5½/7.15, 49-¼/14.94, 6-10¼/2.09, 49.25 [4294—8], 1793; 6. Pappas 1790; 7. Karpov 1788; 8. Gourmet 1785; 9. Chinin 14.08, 140-9/42.91, 15-5/4.70, 225-6/68.74, 4:55.42 [3963]) 1775; 10. García;… 13. Niklaus 1749;… 16. Drozdov 1641. 9. Arthur Abele (Ger) 8243 Shot (10.87, 23-6¼/7.17, 44-6¾/13.58, 6-6¾/2.00, 48.58 [4131—13], 1. Smith 2815; 2. Clay 2782; 3. Pappas 2660; 4. Šebrle 2648; 5. 13.92, 135-5/41.28, 15-5/4.70, 214-0/65.24, 4:21.69 [4112]) Karpov 2644; 6. Drozdov 2623; 7. Müller 2604; 8. Sysoyev 2583; 10. Paul Terek (US) 8120 9. García 2558; 10. Raja 2537; … 14. Niklaus 2485. (10.95, 23-10/7.26, 48-7¼/14.81, 6-6¾/2.00, 49.34 [4174—10], 15.10, 147-0/44.81, 17-¾/5.20, 183-7/55.96, 4:37.38 [3946]) High Jump 11. (Bel) 8034 1. Smith 3591; 2. Šebrle 3563; 3. Clay 3558; 4. Drozdov 3538; 5. (11.11, 24-1½/7.35, 48-1¾/14.67, 6-2/1.88, 48.52 [4083—15], Karpov 3503; 6. Pappas 3491; 7. García 3445; 8. Sysoyev 3414; 14.77, 145-4/44.30, 14-1¼/4.30, 215-7/65.71, 4:22.50 [3951]) 9. Müller 3380; 10. Niklaus 3344. 12. Attila Zsivóczky (Hun) 8017 400 Meters (11.44, 22-11¾/7.00, 49-7¾/15.13, 6-10¼/2.09, 50.58 [4052—19], 1. Smith 4525; 2. Karpov 4439; 3. Šebrle 4434; 4. Drozdov 4353; 14.82, 153-6/46.80, 15-9/4.80, 195-7/59.63, 4:35.55 [3965]) 5. Pappas 4342; 6. Müller 4310; 7. Sysoyev 4303; 8. García 4294; 13. Jake Arnold (US) 8004 9. Niklaus 4186; 10. Terek 4174. (11.14, 22-6¼/6.86, 48-4/14.73, 6-9/2.06, 49.02 [4103—14], 110H 14.72, 143-4/43.70, 16-8¾/5.10, 183-9/56.01, 4:43.58 [3901]) 1.Smith 5511; 2. Karpov 5410; 3. Šebrle 5366; 4. García 5258; 14. Aleksandr Parkhomenko (Blr) 7984 5. Drozdov 5232; 6. Pappas 5211; 7. Sysoyev 5203; 8. Müller; 9. (11.29, 22-8½/6.92, 52-5¼/15.98, 6-4¼/1.94, 51.16 [3953—23], Abele 5116; 10. Niklaus 5096. 14.93, 147-2/44.86, 15-5/4.70, 226-10/69.14, 4:34.63 [4031]); Discus 15. François Gourmet (Bel) 7974 PR 1. Smith 6431; 2. Karpov 6259; 3. Šebrle 6210; 4. Drozdov 6074; (10.67, 23-5½/7.15, 45-1/13.74, 6-¾/1.85, 47.98 [4077—16], 5. Sysoyev 6068; 6. García 5982; 7. Müller 5880; 8. Niklaus 5852; 15.02, 130-9/39.87, 16-4¾/5.00, 189-5/57.73, 4:25.51 [3897]); 9. Abele 5807; 10. Terek 5774. 16. Andres Raja (Est) 7794 Pole Vault (10.92, 24-4¼/7.42, 46-9½/14.26, 6-¾/1.85, 48.89 [4073—17], 1. Smith 7280; 2. Karpov 7169; 3. Šebrle 7059; 4. Drozdov 6984; 14.51, 121-7/37.07, 15-5/4.70, 197-11/60.34, 4:45.83 [3721]); 5. Sysoyev 6948; 6. Niklaus 6856; 7. García 6801; 8. Terek 6746; 17. Agustín Félix (Spa) 7749 (11.17, 23-4½/7.12, 43-7¼/13.29, 9. Arnold 6668; 10. Barras 6664. /2.03, 52.08 [3902—24], 14.75, 143-¾3.67, 16-4¾/5.00, 186-0/56.69, 4:48.27 [3847]); Javelin 18. (Cub) 7657 (11.13, 24-4½/ 7.43, 1. Šebrle 7966; 2. Smith 7922; 3. Karpov 7904; 4. Drozdov 7775; 44-5¼/13.54, 6-10¼/2.09, 50.37 [4135—12], 14.97, 136-9/ 41.69, 5. García 7671; 6. Sysoyev 7652; 7. Niklaus 7643; 8. Barras 7489; 13-9¼/4.20, 184-8/56.28, 4:50.69 [3522]); 9. Abele 7443; 10. Terek 7423.

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