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Volume 7, No. 49 August 29, 2008 Version ii — Olympic Games Women — BEIJING, CHINA — By-Nation Medal Chart — AUGUST 15–24 Nation ..................Men Women ......Overall G S B Total G S B Total ATTENDANCE United States .......4 5 5 14 3 4 2 9 ............23 The 91,000-seat National Stadium (the “Bird’s Nest”) had all tickets Russia ...................2 1 3 6 4 4 4 12 ..........18 sold for all sessions. All evening sessions were “full”; morning ses- Kenya ...................3 2 4 9 2 3 0 5 ............14 sions were generally about three-quarters full. Jamaica ................3 0 0 3 3 3 2 8 ............11 WEATHER Belarus .................0 2 2 4 1 1 1 3 ..............7 Official temperature—both C and F—and humidity readings are given Ethiopia .................2 1 1 4 2 0 1 3 ..............7 with each event. Cuba .....................1 0 2 3 0 2 0 2 ..............5 Ukraine .................0 0 1 1 1 1 2 4 ..............5 EXPLAINING THE TYPOGRAPHY Australia ................1 1 1 3 0 1 0 1 ..............4 Paragraph breaks in the preliminary rounds of running events indicate Great Britain ..........0 2 0 2 1 0 1 2 ..............4 the separation between qualifiers and non-qualifiers. Bahamas ...............0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 ..............2 COLOR CODING Belgium .................0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 ..............2 All medalists appear in blue ink; all Americans are in bold face and China ....................0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 ..............2 italics (if in multiple rounds, only in the final round in which they com- Italy .......................1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 ..............2 peted); field-event/multi medalists appear in either blue (gold medal), Morocco ................0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 ..............2 red (silver) or green (bronze) in the progression charts. New Zealand .........0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 ..............2 Nigeria ..................0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 ..............2 SPLIT TIMES Norway..................1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 ..............2 Times in 10ths were mostly taken by the official timer, Omega, by a new Poland ..................1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 ..............2 system with transponders in the athlete bibs and a wiring system under Trinidad .................0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 ..............2 the track (the T&FN split crew also did some video analysis); times in Turkey ...................0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 ..............2 100ths are eyebeam times from Omega (* for first two legs of 4x4 are Bahrain .................1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 ..............1 start-line times extrapolated for handoffs on 3-turn stagger). Brazil .....................0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 ..............1 FIELD CHARTS Cameroon .............0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 ..............1 In the by-round field charts (all throws, horizontal jumps), the athlete’s Canada .................0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 ..............1 best of the day is underlined. The asterisked marks represent the Croatia ..................0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 ..............1 progression of the lead. This includes those with subsequent drug Czech Republic .....0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 ..............1 DQs, since the intent is to demonstrate how the event played out in Ecuador ................0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 ..............1 its proper historical perspective. The top 4 are color-coded. Estonia ..................1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 ..............1 Finland ..................0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 ..............1 NOTE THAT THIS IS VERSION ii France ..................0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 ..............1 There are dozens of changes—most of them small and typographic Germany ...............0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 ..............1 in nature, but others statistically significant—in this update of the Greece ..................0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 ..............1 original Olympic results. If you find a discrepancy between the two Japan ....................0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 ..............1 versions, this one is the one to use. Hopefully we won't need to go Latvia ....................0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 ..............1 as far as Version iii! Lithuania ...............0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 ..............1 Panama ................1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 ..............1 Portugal ................1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 ..............1 Romania ...............0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 ..............1 Slovenia ................1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 ..............1 © 2008 Track & Field News. All rights reserved. South Africa ..........0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 ..............1 This newsletter may not be reprinted or retransmitted Sudan ...................0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 ..............1 in any form without express written permission. .............................24 24 24 72 23 24 22 69 ........141 www.trackandfieldnews.com -305- August 29, 2008 VI(-0.9)–1. Fraser 11.35; 2. Vida Anim (Gha) SEMIS — 100 METERS — 11.47; 3. Ruddy Zang Milama (Gab) 11.62; (8/17; qualify 4) 4. Laura Turner (GB) 11.65; 5. Nirina (temperature 73/23; humidity 71%) FINAL Ramilijaoina (Mol) 12.07; 6. Tameka Clarke I(-0.7)–1. Fraser 11.00; 2. Lee 11.06; 3. (August 17; wind 0.0) (Bah) 12.16; 7. Montserrat Pujol (And) 12.73; Williams 11.10; 4. Simpson 11.11; (temperature 72/22; humidity 74%) 8. Jessica Aguilera (Nic) 13.15 PR; 9. Pauline 5. Sturrup 11.22; 6. Grincikaite 11.50; 7. 1. Shelly-Ann Fraser (Jamaica) ....... 10.78 Kwalea (SOL) 13.28 PR. Lalova 11.51; 8. Anim 11.51. PR (=WL) (=7, x W; 2, 2 OG) VII(-0.5)–1. Ivet Lalova (Bul) 11.33; 2. Mon- II(-0.2)–1. Stewart 11.05; 2. Edwards (first Jamaica gold) tell Douglas (GB) 11.36; 3. Virgen Benavídes 11.18; 3. Kwakye 11.19; 4. Ferguson McK- =2. Kerron Stewart (Jamaica) .......... 10.98 (Cub) 11.45; 4. Franca Idoko (Ngr) 11.61; enzie 11.22; =2. Sherone Simpson (Jamaica) ..... 10.98 5. Pia Tajnikar (Slo) 11.82; 6. Feta Aha- 5. Nesterenko 11.26; 6. Gevaert 11.30; (first 100 sweep, only sixth women’s overall; mada (Fra) 11.88; 7. Fatou Tiyana (Gam) 7. Polyakova 11.38; 8. Osayomi 11.44. first Jamaican sweep either sex) 12.25 PR; 8. Nazmun Nahar Beauty (Ban) 4. Lauryn Williams (US) 11.03; 5. Muna 12.52. Lee (US) 11.07; 6. Jeanette Kwakye (GB) VIII(1.1)–1. Damola Osayomi (Ngr) 11.13; — 200 METERS — 11.14 PR; 2. Ferguson McKenzie 11.17; 3. Daria Korc- 7. Debbie Ferguson McKenzie (Bah) 11.19 zynska (Pol) 11.22 PR; 4. Yomara Hinestroza FINAL (fourth performance); 8. Torri Edwards (US) (Col) 11.39; 5. Sasha Springer-Jones (Tri) (August 21; wind +0.6) 11.20 (thought she had false-started). 11.55; (temperature 70/21; humidity 86%) 6. Mae Koime (PNG) 11.68; 7. Hinikissia 1. Veronica Campbell-Brown (Jamaica) (lanes: 2. Simpson; 3. Ferguson-McKenzie; Ndikerd (Cha) 12.55 NYR; 8. Franka Magali ........................................................... 21.74 4. Fraser; 5. Lee; 6. Edwards; 7. Stewart; 8. (Con) 12.57 NJR. PR (WL) (=8, =12 W; 4, 5 OG) Williams; 9. Kwakye) IX(-0.6)–1. Yevgeniya Polyakova (Rus) (defending champ; second to win twice) (reaction times: Williams 0.149, Simpson 11.24; 2. Jade Bailey (Bar) 11.46; 3. Simpson 2. Allyson Felix (US) ........................ 21.93 0.155, Kwakye 0.161, Ferguson-McKenzie 11.48; 4. Nataliya Pohrebnyak (Ukr) 11.60; (7, 10 OG) 0.167, Edwards 0.179, Fraser 0.190, Stewart 5. Tezdzhan Naimova (Bul) 11.70; 6. (first time 1 & 2 have repeated) 0.232, Lee 0.234) Juthamas Thavoncharoen (Tha) 11.82; 7. 3. Kerron Stewart (Jamaica) ............ 22.00 heats Waseelah Saad (Yem) 13.60 NR NJR; 8. 4. Muna Lee (US) 22.01 PR (repeat final- (August 16; qualify 3+10) Maria Ikelap (Mic) 13.73 PR; 9. Philaylack ist); 5. Marshevet Hooker (US) 22.34 PR; (temperature 84/29; humidity 45–41%) Sackpraseuth (Lao) 13.86. 6. Sherone Simpson (Jam) 22.36; I(-0.8)–1. Edwards 11.26; 2. Kwakye 11.30; X(0.0)–1. Stewart 11.28; 2. Ezinne Ok- 7. Debbie Ferguson McKenzie (Bah) 22.61 3. Myriam Mani (Cam) 11.64; paraebo (Nor) 11.32 NR; 3. Laverne Jones- (third straight final); 8. Cydonie Mothersill- 4. Inna Eftimova (Bul) 11.67; 5. Jing Ferrette (VI) 11.41; 4. Barbara Pierre (Hai) Modibo (Cay) 22.68 (first Cayman finalist, Wang (Chn) 11.87; 6. Ani Khachikyan (Arm) 11.52; 5. Natalya Murinovich (Rus) 11.55; any event, either sex). 12.76; 7. Ivana Rozhman (Mac) 12.92 PR; 6. Charlene Attard (Mlt) 12.20; 7. Mi- 8. Peoria Koshiba (Pau) 13.18; 9. Buthayna chaela Kargbo (SL) 12.54 PR; 8. Milena (lanes: 2. Ferguson-McKenzie; 3. Mothersill; Eid Al-Yacoubi (Oma) 13.90 PR. Milasevic (MNE) 12.65; 9. Chandra Kala 4. Campbell-Brown; 5. Felix; 6. Stewart; 7. II(-0.6)–1. Christine Arron (Fra) 11.37; 2. Thapa (Nep) 13.15. Hooker; 8. Simpson; 9. Lee) Williams 11.38; 3. Tahesia Harrigan (BVI) Quarters (reaction times: Simpson 0.167, Campbell- 11.46; 4. Lucimar de Moura (Bra) 11.60; (August 16; qualify 3+1) Brown 0.172, Ferguson-McKenzie 0.175, Lee 5. Sherry Fletcher (Grn) 11.65; 6. Dana (temperature 82/28; humidity 37%) 0.176, Felix 0.193, Stewart 0.199, Hooker Abdulrazak (Irq) 12.36; 7. Sadaf Siddiqui I(0.1)–1. Fraser 11.06; 2. Polyakova 11.13; 0.200, Mothersill 0.206) (Pak) 12.41; 8. Asenate Manoa (Tuv) 14.05 3. Kwakye 11.18; heats NR, NJR.