Volume 8, No. 45 August 26, 2009 version ii

— World Championships XII Men —

BERLIN, — By–Nation Medal Chart — AUGUST 15–23

Nation...... Men Women .....Overall ATTENDANCE Stadium capacity was listed as “56,000 plus the IAAF Fam- G S B Total G S B Total ily”; there were no morning sessions on 8/17 or 8/21–23. The ...... 6 4 4 14 4 2 2 8...... 22 figures: 8/15—25,300/42,546; 8/16—23,300/51,113; 8/17—30,496; ...... 3 – 1 4 4 4 1 9...... 13 8/18—19,951/29,897; 8/19—20,312/32,158; 8/20—32,514/57,937; ...... 3 – 2 5 1 3 4 8...... 13 8/21—42,378; 8/22—59,926 (sellout); 8/23—50,754. Kenya...... 2 3 1 6 2 2 1 5...... 11 Germany...... 1 – 2 3 1 3 2 6...... 9 WEATHER Official temperature—both F and C—and humidity readings are given Ethiopia...... 2 1 1 4 – 1 3 4...... 8 with each event. ...... – 3 1 4 2 1 1 4...... 8 ...... – 2 1 3 1 2 – 3...... 6 EXPLAINING THE TYPOGRAPHY ...... 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 3...... 6 Paragraph breaks in the preliminary rounds of events indicate the separation between qualifiers and non-qualifiers. ...... 1 – 2 3 1 – – 1...... 4 ...... – 1 – 1 1 – 2 3...... 4 COLOR CODING Bahrain...... 1 – 1 2 1 – – 1...... 3 All medalists appear in blue ink; all Americans are in bold face and ...... – 1 2 3 – – – 0...... 3 italics (if in multiple rounds, only in the final round in which they com- South Africa...... 1 1 – 2 1 – – 1...... 3 peted); field-event/multi medalists appear in either blue (gold medal), red (silver) or green (bronze) in the progression charts. Trinidad...... – 1 1 2 – – 1 1...... 3 Bahamas...... – – – – 1 1 2...... 2 SPLIT TIMES ...... – 1 1 – 1 – 1...... 2 Times in 10ths were taken by the T&FN split crew (virtually completely ...... 1 1 – 2 – – – 0...... 2 by video analysis); times in 100ths are either eyebeam times from the official timer, Seiko, or high-speed video research done by the IAAF ...... – 1 1 1 – – 1...... 2 Biomechanics Team. We thank them for their invaluable work. ...... 1 – 1 – – – 0...... 1 ...... – – – – 1 – 1...... 1 FIELD CHARTS ...... – – – 1 – – 1...... 1 In the by-round field charts (all throws, horizontal jumps), the athlete’s Cyprus...... – 1 – 1 – – – 0...... 1 best of the day is underlined. The asterisked marks represent the progression of the lead. This includes those with subsequent drug ....– – – – 1 – 1...... 1 DQs, since the intent is to demonstrate how the event played out in Eritrea...... – 1 – 1 – – – 0...... 1 its proper historical perspective. ...... – 1 1 – – – 0...... 1 Ireland...... – – – – 1 – 1...... 1 WHAT’S IN VERSION ii? Note that this newsletter is marked as “version i”; this means his- ...... – 1 1 – – – 0...... 1 tory tells us that more small amendments will roll in as more tape is New Zealand...... – – – 1 – – 1...... 1 watched and more sources are uncovered. While we won’t e-mail you ...... – 1 – 1 – – – 0...... 1 the updated version, we will make a note of it in a subsequent TN and ...... – 1 – 1 – – – 0...... 1 if you wish you’ll be able to download it from the Archive. ...... – 1 – 1 – – – 0...... 1 ...... – 1 1 – – – 0...... 1 Romania...... – – – – – 1 1...... 1 ...... – – – – – 1 1...... 1 Slovenia...... 1 – 1 – – – 0...... 1 © 2009 Track & Field News. All rights reserved. ...... – – – – – 1 1...... 1 This newsletter may not be reprinted or retransmitted 24 24 25 73 23 24 22 69...... 142 in any form without express written permission. www.trackandfieldnews.com

-299- August 26, 2009 heats IX(-0.5)–1. Bolt 10.20; 2. Gerald Phiri 100 meters (August 15; qualify 3+4) (Zam) 10.30; 3. Egwero Ogho-Oghene (Ngr) (temp 73–77/23–25; humidity 44–39%) 10.30; final I(-0.4)–1. (Jam) 10.30; 2. 4. Bryan Barnett (Can) 10.42; 5. José (August 16; wind +0.9) (Por) 10.41; 3. Shintaro Carlos Moreira (Bra) 10.55; 6. Aisea Tohi (temperature 79F/26C; humidity 39%) Kimura (Jpn) 10.47; (TGA) 11.32; 7. Okilani Tinilau (Tuv) 11.57. 1. (Jamaica)...... 9.58 4. (Ita) 10.49; 5. Matic X(-0.3)–1. Thompson 10.36; 2. Tyrone WR (old WR 9.69 Bolt 8/16/08) Osovnikar (Slo) 10.52; 6. Berenger Aymard Edgar (GB) 10.42; 3. Simon Magakwe (SA) (MR—old 9.80 Greene [US] ’99) Bosse (CAf) 10.55; 7. Jack Iroga (SOL) 10.54; (BGB equates to 9.63 w/ zero wind/alt); 10.98;… dnf—Dominic Carroll (Gib). 4. (Gha) 10.57; 5. Idrissa 2. (US)...... 9.71 II(-0.2)–1. Patton 10.26; 2. Emanuele Di Sanou (Bur) 10.74; 6. Mhadjou Youssouf AR (old AR 9.77 Gay ’08 &’09) Gregorio (Ita) 10.35; 3. (Com) 10.89; 7. Desislav Gunev (Bul) 11.07; (2, 3 W; 2, 2 WC [also under old MR) (Jpn) 10.38; 8. Nooa Takooa (Kyr) 11.74 PR. (defending champ); 4. Barakat Al-Harthi (Oma) 10.41; 5. XI(-0.2)–1. Gay 10.16; 2. (StK) Stefan Schwab (Ger) 10.50; 6. Liqat Ali (Pak) 10.28; 3. (Ita) 10.36; 3. (Jamaica)...... 9.84 10.64; 7. Oumar Bella Bah (Gui) 11.20 PR. 4. Kemar Hyman (Cay) 10.59; 5. Carlos (=4, =6 WC) III(-0.4)–1. (Fra) 10.28; Jorge (DR) 10.73; 6. Aaron Victorian (AmS) 4. (Ant) 9.93; 2. Obinna Metu (Ngr) 10.38; 3. Powell 11.37 PR; 7. Tiraa Arere (COK) 11.55. 5. Richard Thompson (Tri) 9.93; 10.38; XII(-0.4)–1. Michael Rodgers (US) 10.25; 6. (GB) 10.00; 4. Aziz Ouhadi (Mor) 10.40; 5. Derrick 2. Naoki Tsukahara (Jpn) 10.28; 3. Adam 7. (Tri) 10.00; Atkins (Bah) 10.44; 6. Ivano Bucci (SMa) Harris (Guy) 10.35; 8. Doc Patton (US) 10.34. 11.24; 7. Leon Mengloi (Pau) 11.60 PR. 4. Ramon Gittens (Bar) 10.47; 5. Cédric (best-ever mark-for-place: 1–3, 7) IV(-0.1)–1. Chambers 10.18; 2. Olusoji Nabe (Swi) 10.51; 6. Danny D’Souza (Sey) (best-ever mark-for-WC-place: 1–3, 5, 7) Fasuba (Ngr) 10.31; 3. Rae Edwards (US) 10.92; 7. Phillip Poznanski (MHL) 11.97 PR; Lanes: 1. Chambers; 2. Burns; 3. Bailey; 4. Bolt; 10.32; 8. Clayton Kenty (NMI) 12.29 PR. 5. Gay; 6. Powell; 7. Patton; 8. Thompson 4. Ben Youssef Meité (CI) 10.41; 5. quarters Shehan Abeypitiyage (SrL) 10.53; 6. Wilfried Reaction times: Thompson 0.119, Chambers (August 15; qualify 3+1) Bingangoye (Gab) 10.62; 7. Mohamed Faisal 0.123, Bailey 0.129, Powell 0.134, Gay 0.144, (temp 82–81/28–27; humidity 27–32%) Ahad (Bru) 11.12 PR; 8. Massoud Azizi (Afg) Bolt 0.146, Patton 0.149, Burns 0.165 I(-0.7)–1. Chambers 10.04; 2. Thompson 11.79. 10.08; 3. Mbandjock 10.22; V(-0.7)–1. Bailey 4. Di Gregorio 10.26; 5. Harris 10.39; 6. 10.26; 2. Jaysuma Saidy 100 Final Splits At 20-Meter Points Abrantes 10.40; 7. Keller 10.40; 8. Eriguchi Ndure (Nor) 10.35; 3. 20 40 60 80 100 10.45. Adrian Griffith (Bah) Bolt 2.89 4.64 6.31 7.92 9.58 II(0.4)–1. Rodgers 10.01; 2. Edgar 10.12; 10.37; (2.89) (1.75) (1.67) (1.61) (1.66) 3. Tsukahara 10.15; 4. Phiri 10.16 NR; 4. Gay 2.92 4.70 6.39 8.02 9.71 5. Ogho-Oghene 10.19 PR; 6. Magakwe (Ger) 10.42; 5. Adrian (2.92) (1.78) (1.69) (1.63) (1.69) 10.71;… fs—Grueso, Lemaître. Durant (VI) 10.46; 6. Powell 2.91 4.71 6.42 8.10 9.84 III(-0.4)–1. Powell 9.95; 2. Patton 10.05; Jurgen Themen (Sur) (2.91) (1.80) (1.71) (1.68) (1.74) 3. Burns 10.12; 11.24; 7. Yondan Namelo Bailey 2.92 4.73 6.48 8.18 9.96 4. Collins 10.20; 5. Francis 10.20; 6. (Mic) 11.78 PR. (2.92) (1.81) (1.75) (1.70) (1.75) Fasuba 10.25; 7. Pognon 10.27; 8. Kimura VI(-0.8)–1. Christophe Thomps 2.90 4.71 6.45 8.17 9.93 10.54. Lemaître (Fra) 10.23; 2. (2.90) (1.81) (1.74) (1.72) (1.76) IV(0.1)–1. Gay 9.98; 2. Frater 10.09; 3. Burns 10.39; 3. Dariusz Chamb 2.93 4.75 6.50 8.22 10.00 Saidy Ndure 10.16; Kuc (Pol) 10.46; (2.93) (1.82) (1.75) (1.72) (1.78) 4. Hinds 10.23; 5. Griffith 10.28; 6. Metu 4. Ryan Moseley Burns 2.94 4.76 6.52 8.24 10.00 10.36; 7. Cerutti 10.37; 8. Rodríguez 10.39. (Aut) 10.58; 5. Franklin (2.94) (1.82) (1.76) (1.72) (1.76) V(0.1)–1. Bailey 10.02; 2. Bolt 10.03; 3. Nazareno (Ecu) 10.71; Patton 2.96 4.85 6.65 8.42 10.34 Edwards 10.15; 6. Chi Ho Tsui (HK) (2.96) (1.89) (1.80) (1.77) (1.92) 4. Martina 10.19; 5. Williamson 10.23; 10.77; 7. Mohamed 6. Palacios 10.24; 7. Callander 10.27; 8. Masudul Karim (Ban) Kuc 10.38. 11.32; 8. Quaski Itaia (NRU) 11.76. semis Laser Gets Bolt’s Top End VII(0.4)–1. Andrew Hinds (Bar) 10.30; 2. (August 16; qualify 4) In addition to the 20-meter splits (GB) 10.34; 3. Ronald Po- (temperature 79/26; humidity 31%) captured by high-speed cameras for gnon (Fra) 10.35; 4. Martin Keller (Ger) 10.35; I(0.2)–1. Bolt 9.89 (fastest WC semi ever; the final, the research teams also 5. Ángel David Rodríguez (Spa) 10.39; not fastest WC prelim); 2. Bailey 9.96; 3. measured Bolt’s speed/splits from 6. Basílio de Moraes (Bra) 10.54; 7. Patton 9.98; 4. Burns 10.01; behind with a laser. These splits are Denvil Ruan (Agu) 11.31 PR; 8. Soulisack 5. Rodgers 10.04 (fastest non-qualifier not as accurate as the 20m ones (can Silisavadymao (Lao) 11.66. ever); 6. Mbandjock 10.18; 7. Saidy Ndure be off by about 0.02): VIII(0.0)–1. Samuel Francis (Qat) 10.21; 2. 10.20;… fs—Edgar. II(-0.2)–1. Gay 9.93; 2. Powell 9.95; 3. 1.89, 0.99 [2.88], 0.90 [3.78], 0.86 [4.64], Emmanuel Callander (Tri) 10.24; 3. Churandy Thompson 9.98; 4. Chambers 10.04; 0.83 [5.47], 0.82 [6.29], 0.81 [7.10], 0.82 Martina (NA) 10.26; 4. (Col) 5. Frater 10.14; 6. Edwards 10.14; 7. [7.92], 0.83 [8.75], 0.83 [9.58]. 10.27; 5. Rolando Palacios (Hon) 10.28; 6. Fernando Lumain (Ina) 10.76; 7. Hus- Phiri 10.19; 8. Tsukahara 10.25. The laser says Bolt’s top speed was sain Haleem (MDV) 11.00 NR; 8. Suwaibou 12.27mps (27.45mph) at 65m. Sanneh (Gam) 11.02.

-300- August 26, 2009 heats quarters 200 meters (August 18; qualify 3+5) (August 18; qualify 3+5) (temp 64–66/18–19; humidity 68–64%) (temperature 75/24; humidity 39% ) final I(-1.5)–1. Crawford 20.60; 2. Roman I(0.0)–1. Bolt 20.41; 2. Alerte 20.51; 3. (August 20; wind –0.3) Smirnov (Rus) 20.85; 3. Brian Dzingai (Zim) Mbandjock 20.55 PR; 4. Clark 20.55; 5. (temperature 82/28; humidity 35%) 20.97; Sorrillo 20.58; 1. Usain Bolt (Jamaica)...... 19.19 4. Adam Harris (Guy) 21.28; 5. Aaron 6. Collins 20.84; 7. Schneeberger 20.91; WR (old WR 19.30 Bolt ’08) Armstrong (Tri) 21.38; 6. Khalil Al-Hanahneh 8. Smellie 21.27. (largest WC margin of victory ever) (Jor) 21.98. II(-0.2)–1. Crawford 20.37; 2. Devonish (5.60, 4.32 [9.92], 4.52 [14.44], 4.75) II(-1.6)–1. Brendan Christian (Ant) 20.81; 20.66; 3. Palacios 20.69; (9.92/9.27); 2. Aleixo-Platini Menga (Ger) 20.84; 3. Clark 4. Takahira 20.69; 5. Smirnov 20.72; 6. 2. Alonso Edward (Panama)...... 19.81 20.87; 4. Ben Youssef Meité (CI) 20.93; 5. Al-Salfa 20.97;… dnf–Dzingai;… dq[lane]– NR (4, 4 WC) Omar Jouma Bilal Al-Salfa (UAE) 20.94; Connaughton. (5.88, 4.49 [10.37], 4.63 [15.00], 4.81) 6. Niko Verekauta (Fij) 21.43; 7. Amr III(-0.3)–1. Mullings 20.23; 2. Guliyev (10.37/9.44); Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud (Egy) 21.44;… dnf— 20.40; 3. Hession 20.48; 4. Christian 20.58; 3. (US)...... 19.85 Desislav Gunev (Bul). 5. Callander 20.62; (=6, =6 WC) III(0.1)–1. Mullings 20.62; 2. Paul Hession 6. Menga 20.68; 7. Meité 20.78; 8. (5.89, 4.53 [10.42], 4.64 [15.06], 4.79) (Ire) 20.66; 3. Kenji Fujimitsu (Jpn) 20.69; 4. Buckland 21.33. (10.42/9.43); Alerte 20.72; IV(-0.6)–1. Edward 20.33; 2. Spearmon 4. (US) 19.89 5. Khalid Idrissi Zougari (Mor) 21.24; 6. 20.44; 3. Hering 20.58; (8, 8 WC) Franklin Nazareno (Ecu) 21.84. 4. Cribari 20.81; 5. Mpuang 20.87; 6. (5.73, 4.42 [10.15], 4.65 [14.80], 5.09) IV(0.2)–1. (GB) 20.92; 2. Fujimitsu 20.97; 7. Effah 20.97;… dnc–Niit. Guliyev 21.12; 3. Marek Niit (Est) 21.21; (10.15/9.74); semis 4. Nathaniel Mckinney (Bah) 21.26; 5. 5. (Jam) 19.98 PR (August 19; qualify 4) Joel Redhead (Grn) 21.37; 6. Ronalds Arajs (5.70, 4.50 [10.20], 4.73 [14.93], 5.05) (temperature 79/26; humidity 32%) (Lat) 21.38; 7. Sibusiso Matsenjwa (Swa) (10.20/9.78); I(0.0)–1. Bolt 20.08; 2. Edward 20.22; 3. 21.93 PR; 8. Andrew Hinds (Bar) 22.60. 6. Charles Clark (US) 20.39 Crawford 20.35; 4. Alerte 20.45; V(-0.2)–1. Bolt 20.70; 2. Rondell Sorrillo (5.80, 4.58 [10.38], 4.78 [15.16], 5.23) 5. Hering 20.52; 6. Sorrillo 20.63; 7. (Tri) 20.74; 3. Sam Effah (Can) 20.80; (10.38/10.01); Palacios 20.67; 8. Christian 20.79. 4. Sandro Viana (Bra) 21.18; 5. Eddy 7. Ramil Guliyev (Aze) 20.61 II(0.3)–1. Spearmon 20.14; 2. Mullings De Lepine (Fra) 21.23; 6. Hitoshi Saito (Jpn) (6.04, 4.73 [10.77], 4.85 [15.62], 4.99) 20.26; 3. Clark 20.27; 4. Guliyev 20.28; 21.38; dns. Obinna Metu (Ngr). (10.77/9.84); 5. Mbandjock 20.43 PR; 6. Hession VI(0.2)–1. Edward 20.71; 2. Marc Schnee- 8. David Alerte (Fra) 20.68 20.48; 7. Devonish 20.62; 8. Callander berger (Swi) 20.76; 3. Emmanuel Callander (5.96, 4.69 [10.65], 4.94 [15.59], 5.09 20.70. (10.65/10.03). (Tri) 20.81; (best-ever mark-for-place: 1, 4–5) 4. Ihor Bodrov (Ukr) 21.00; 5. Hamed (first race ever with 5 sub-20s) Hamdan Albishi (Sau) 21.00; 6. Ramon Git- (best-ever mark-for-WC place: 1–5) tens (Bar) 21.33; 7. Vyacheslav Muravyev (Kaz) 21.48. Lanes: 1. Guliyev; 2. Alerte; 3. Mullings; 4. VII(-0.6)–1. Martial Mbandjock (Fra) 20.65; Spearmon; 5. Bolt; 6. Edward; 7. Clark; 8. 2. Marco Cribari (Swi) 20.80; 3. Rolando Crawford Palacios (Hon) 20.83; 4. Kim Collins (StK) Reaction times: Bolt 0.133, Mullings 0.146, 20.83; Crawford 0.148, Spearmon 0.152, Clark 5. Alexander Kosenkow (Ger) 20.99; 6. 0.158, Alerte 0.161, Guliyev 0.165, Edward Ángel David Rodríguez (Spa) 21.37. 0.179 VIII(-0.9)–1. Jared Connaughton (Can) 20.82; 2. (Jpn) 20.86; 3. Stéphane Buckland (Mri) 21.00; 4. (Hol) 21.05; 5. Fanuel Kenosi (Bot) 21.75; 6. Nikolai Portelli (Mlt) 22.11; 7. Gabriel Mvumvure (Zim) 22.67. note: Bolt’s 100 and 200 WRs IX(-0.7)–1. (Ger) 20.64; 2. Spearmon 20.66; 3. Gavin Smellie (Can) each came a year to the day 20.71; 4. Thuso Mpuang (SA) 20.91; 5. Ramone Mckenzie (Jam) 20.97; 6. after he broke both in ; Seth Amoo (Gha) 21.04. (defending champ Gay withdrew after and again the 200 final was 100) the day before his birthday (this one No. 23), for which the stadium serenaded him on the victory stand

-301- August 26, 2009 47.04; 7. Naiel díAlmeida (STP) 49.47. heats 400 meters VI–1. Wariner 45.54; 2. Ricardo Chambers (August 20; qualify 3+3) (Jam) 45.57; 3. Teddy Venel (Fra) 46.16; (temp 79–82/26-28; humidity 42–40%) final 4. Yuzo Kanemaru (Jpn) 46.83; 5. Yousef I–1. Mulaudzi 1:46.40; 2. Abubaker Kaki (August 21) Ahmed Masrahi (Sau) 47.03; 6. Pieter Smith (Sud) 1:46.41; 3. Fabiano Peçanha (Bra) (temperature 63/17; humidity 94%) (SA) 48.14. 1:46.68 (53.27); 1. LaShawn Merritt (US)...... 44.06 VII–1. Henry 45.14; 2. (Aus) 4. Sajad Moradi (Irn) 1:47.68; 5. Abra- (WL, AL) (x, 8 WC) 45.31; 3. (GB) 45.45; 4. Erison ham Chepkirwok (Uga) 1:48.57; 6. Eduard (11.14, 10.35 [21.49], 10.83 [32.32], 11.74) Hurtault (Dmn) 45.55; 5. Mohamed Ashour Villanueva (Ven) 1:48.61;… dnf—Manuel (21.49/22.57); Khouaja (Lby) 45.56 NR; Olmedo (Spa). 2. (US)...... 44.60 6. Saul Welgopwa (Ngr) 46.42; 7. Ron- II–1. Symmonds 1:47.12; 2. Belal Mansoor (2-time defending champ) dell Bartholomew (Grn) 46.85; 8. Moumouni Ali (Bhr) 1:47.16; 3. Ismail Ahmed Ismail (10.98, 10.43 [21.41], 10.93 [32.34], 12.26) Kimba (Nig) 50.93 PR. (Sud) 1:47.20; (21.41/23.19); 4. Mattias Claesson (Swe) 1:48.02; 5. semis 3. (Trinidad)...... 45.02 Thomas Chamney (Ire) 1:48.09; 6. Prince (August 19; qualify 2+2) (11.70, 10.73 [22.43], 10.89 [33.32], 11.70) Mumba (Zam) 1:48.13 (54.33); 7. Ilija Ra- (temperature 79/26; humidity 32%) (22.43/22.59); nitovic (Mne) 1:53.17; 8. Iulio Lafai (AmS) I–1. Wariner 44.69; 2. Bingham 44.74 PR; 4. Tabarie Henry (VI) 45.42 2:03.51. 3. Djhone 44.80; 4. Gillick 44.88; (11.18, 10.65 [21.83], 11.34 [33.17], 12.25) III–1. Gary Reed (Can) 1:45.76; 2. 5. Miller 44.99 PR; 6. Milburn 46.06; 7. (21.83/23.59); Borzakovskiy 1:45.86; 3. Jeff Lastennet Khouaja 46.43;… dnc—Wissman. 5. (Bah) 45.47 (Fra) 1:46.30 PR; 4. Samson Ngoepe (SA) II–1. Merritt 44.37 (WL, AL); 2. Quow (10.98, 10.33 [21.31], 11.22 [32.53], 12.87) 1:46.54 (52.05); 44.53 PR; (21.31/24.16); 5. Ryan Brown (US) 1:46.92; 6. Mike 3. Collazo 44.93 PR; 4. Wroe 45.32; 5. 6. (Ire) 45.53 Schumacher (Lux) 1:48.18 PR; 7. Robin Hurtault 45.59; 6. Yousif 45.63; 7. Rooney (11.24, 10.59 [21.83], 11.35 [33.18], 12.35) Schembera (Ger) 1:54.47. 45.98; 8. Venel 46.30. (21.83/23.70); IV–1. Kamel 1:46.43; 2. III–1. Brown 44.95; 2. Henry 44.97; 7. (GB) 45.56 (Ken) 1:46.52; 3. Khadevis Robinson (US) 3. Chambers 45.13; 4. Borlée 45.28; 5. (11.19, 10.65 [21.84], 11.18 [33.02], 12.54) 1:46.79; Steffensen 45.50; 6. Larry 45.85; 7. Tobin (21.84/23.72); 4. (Ita) 1:47.07 (53.31); 45.90; 8. Galvan 46.87. 8. (Fra) 45.90 5. Kleberson Davide (Bra) 1:47.51; 6. Maha- (11.34, 10.70 [22.04], 11.42 [33.46], 12.44) moud Farah (Dji) 1:48.23. (22.04/23.86). 800 meters V–1. Kirwa Yego 1:48.32; 2. Tamás Kazi Lanes: 1. Djhone; 2. Gillick; 3. Quow; 4. Merritt; final (Hun) 1:48.40; 3. Lewandowski 1:48.41; 5. Brown; 6. Wariner; 7. Henry; 8. Bingham (August 23) 4. Mohammed Al-Salhi (Sau) 1:48.43; Reaction times: Gillick 0.148, Djhone 0.151, (temperature 75/24; humidity 29%) 5. Luis Alberto Marco (Spa) 1:48.47 (54.89); 6. Jozef Repcìk (Svk) 1:48.73; 7. Evans Brown & Merritt 0.161, Henry & Wariner 0.162, 1. Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (S Africa)....1:45.29 Pinto (Bol) 1:52.23; 8. Arnold Sorina (Van) Bingham 0.172, Quow 0.195 (25.02, 28.42 [53.44], 26.36 [1:19.80], 25.49) 2:00.13. (53.44/51.85) (13.0); heats VI–1. (Ken) 1:47.83 (55.09); 2. Alfred Kirwa Yego (Kenya)...... 1:45.35 (August 18; qualify 3+3) 2. López 1:48.04; 3. Michael Rimmer (GB) (defending champ) (temp 66–70/19–21; humidity 64–56%) 1:48.20; (25.4, 28.6 [54.0], 26.0 [1:20.0], 25.3) I–1. (GB) 45.50; 2. Gillick 4. Abdoulaye Wagne (Sen) 1:48.22; 5. (54.0/51.3) (12.4); 45.54; 3. (Sud) 45.55 PR; 4. Dmitrijs Milkevics (Lat) 1:48.43; 6. Mohammad Lionel Larry (US) 45.64; 3. Yusuf Kamel (Bahrain)...... 1:45.35; Al-Azemi (Kuw) 1:51.73. 5. Young Talkmore Nyongani (Zim) 45.92; (25.5, 28.3 [53.8], 26.2 [1:20.0], 25.3) VII–1. Kivuva 1:46.17; 2. Som 1:46.33; 3. 6. Cedric van Branteghem (Bel) 45.94; 7. (53.8/51.5) (12.8); Laalou 1:46.38; 4. Moise Joseph (Hai) 1:46.68 Hideyuki Hirose (Jpn) 46.80. 4. Yuriy Borzakovskiy (Rus) 1:45.57 (52.91); 5. Adam Kszczot (Pol) 1:46.70; II–1. Quow 45.21; 2. (Cub) (26.0, 27.6 [53.6], 26.7 [1:20.3], 25.3) 6. Dmitrijs Jurkevics (Lat) 1:46.90; 7. 45.52; 3. Kévin Borlée (Bel) 45.61; (53.6/52.0) (12.5); Pablo Solares (Mex) 1:47.96. 4. Marcin Marciniszyn (Pol) 45.77; 5. 5. Amine Laalou (Mor) 1:45.66 semis Arismendy Peguero (DR) 46.13; 6. Mathieu (25.2, 28.5 [53.7], 26.3 [1:20.0], 25.7) (August 21; qualify 2+2) Gnanligo (Ben) 47.00; 7. Nelson Stone (PNG) (53.7/52.0) (13.2); (temperature 63/17; humidity 94%) 47.13;… dq[lane]— (Bah). 6. Nick Symmonds (US) 1:45.71 (first I–1. Symmonds 1:45.96 (51.94/54.02); 2. III–1. Brown 45.53; 2. Bingham 45.54; 3. U.S. finalist since ’97) Kivuva 1:46.32; (Aus) 45.56; (25.6, 27.9 [53.5], 26.3 [1:19.8], 25.9) 3. Ali 1:46.57; 4. Kazi 1:47.01; 5. Las- 4. Eric Milazar (Mri) 46.39; 5. Isaac Mak- (53.5/52.2) (13.3); tennet 1:57.43; 6. Lewandowski 2:01.62 wala (Bot) 46.45; 6. Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr 7. Bram Som (Hol) 1:45.86 (fell; advanced on appeal);… dnf[fell]—Som (Sud) 46.48; 7. Andrés Silva (Uru) 46.86; 8. (25.3, 28.6 [53.9], 26.2 [1:20.1], 25.8) (advanced on appeal), Kaki (limped up home- Zaw Win Thet (Mya) 51.41 PR. (53.9/52.0) (53.9/52.0) (13.3); stretch slowly after fall). IV–1. Merritt 45.23; 2. 8. Marcin Lewandowski (Pol) 1:46.17 II–1. Kamel 1:45.01; 2. Borzakovskiy (Aus) 45.37; 3. (Ita) 45.86 (25.2, 28.7 [53.9], 26.4 [1:20.3], 25.9) 1:45.16; 3. Kirwa Yego 1:45.22; 4. Mulaudzi PR; (53.9/52.3) (13.2); 1:45.26; 4. Héctor Carrasquillo (PR) 46.11; 5. 9. Jackson Kivuva (Ken) 1:46.39 5. Robinson 1:45.91; 6. Kszczot Alvin Harrison (DR) 46.67;… dq[lane]—Gary (25.5, 28.5 [54.0], 26.3 [1:20.3], 25.1) 1:46.33; 7. Kiprop 1:52.05 (51.54/59.51);… Kikaya (Con). (54.0/52.4) (13.3); dnf—Ismail. V–1. Ramon Miller (Bah) 45.00 PR; 2. 10. Yeimer López (Cub) 1:47.80 III–1. Laâlou 1:45.27; 2. López 1:45.33; Djhone 45.20; 3. (Swe) (25.6, 28.6 [54.2], 26.3 [1:20.5], 27.3) 3. Rudisha 1:45.40; 4. Reed 1:45.60; 45.83; (54.2/53.6) (14.2). 4. (Rus) 45.91; 5. Gil Rob- 5. Joseph 1:45.87; 6. Peçanha 1:45.94 erts (US) 46.41; 6. Mark Kiprotich Muttai (Ken) (51.54/52.73); 7. Rimmer 1:46.77; 8. Ngoepe 1:49.03. -302- August 26, 2009 II–1. Kiprop 3:41.42; 2. Lagat 3:41.60; 1500 meters 3. Juan Carlos Higuero (Spa) 3:41.77; 4. steeple Rui Silva (Por) 3:41.98; 5. Peter van der final Westhuizen (SA) 3:42.33 (3:00.93); final (August 19) 6. Anter Zerguelaine (Alg) 3:42.37; 7. (August 18; interior water jump) (temperature 79/26; humidity 32%) Thomas Chamney (Ire) 3:42.54; 8. Thomas (temperature 23/73; humidity 38%) 1. Yusuf Saad Kamel (Bahrain)...... 3:35.93 Lancashire (GB) 3:42.68; 9. Carsten Schlan- 1. Ezekiel Kemboi (Kenya)...... 8:00.43 (smallest WC margin of victory ever) gen (Ger) 3:44.00 (2:03.81); (MR—old 8:04.16 Kiptanui ’95); (60.0, 60.5 [2:00.5], 57.0 [2:57.5], 38.4) 10. (Aus) 3:44.79 (59.80); 2. Richard Matelong (Kenya)...... 8:00.89 (12.8, 25.6, 38.4, 51.6, 1:50.3, 2:51.1); 11. Abdalla Abdelgadir (Sud) 3:47.78; 12. PR (9, x W; 2, 2 WC); 2. Deresse Mekonnen (Ethiopia)... 3:36.01 Bayron Piedra (Ecu) 3:49.60; 13. Bunting 3. Bob Tahri (France)...... 8:01.18 ([2:57.04] 38.97) Hem (Cam) 4:08.64; 14. Benjamín Enzema NR, ER (10, x W; 3, 3 WC) (59.8, 60.5 [2:00.3], 56.7 [2:57.04], 38.97) (EqG) 4:13.17 PR. (non-Kenyan born: 2, 3 W); (13.1, 26.0, 38.97, 51.9, 1:50.6, 2:51.5); III–1. Choge 3:44.73 (2:08.05); 2. Laâlou 4. Paul Koech (Ken) 8:01.26 3. Bernard Lagat (US)...... 3:36.20 3:44.75; 3. Lomong 3:44.89; 4. Andrew (4, 4 WC) (defending champ) Baddeley (GB) 3:45.23; 5. Henok Legesse (5:22.79—record WC split); (59.8,60.7 [2:00.5], 57.0 [2:57.5], 38.7) (Eth) 3:45.63; 5. Yacob Jarso (Eth) 8:12.13 PR; (12.9, 25.7, 38.7, 51.9, 1:50.7, 2:51.6); 6. Tarek Boukensa (Alg) 3:45.65; 7. 6. Roba Gary (Eth) 8:12.40; 4. Asbel Kiprop (Ken) 3:36.47 Kristof van Malderen (Bel) 3:46.03; 8. Yoann 7. Brimin Kipruto (Ken) 8:12.61 (60.4, 60.7 [2:01.1], 57.2 [2:58.3], 38.2) Kowal (Fra) 3:46.42; 9. Johan Cronje (SA) (defending champ); (12.9, 25.9, 38.2, 51.6, 1:50.5, 2:51.5); 3:46.45; 8. Jukka Keskisalo (Fin) 8:14.47; 5. Augustine Choge (Ken) 3:36.53 10. (Aus) 3:47.08 (3:05.64); 9. Eliseo Martín (Spa) 8:16.51; (59.54, 60.64 [2:00.18], 57.1 [2:57.3], 39.2) 11. Mohamad Al-Garni (Qat) 3:50.55; 12. Ál- 10. Tareq Taher (Bhr) 8:17.08; (13.5, 26.3, 39.2, 52.4, 1:51.2, 2:52.1); varo Vásquez (Nic) 3:55.06 PR; 13. Antoine 11. Benjamin Kiplagat (Uga) 8:17.82; 6. Mohamed Moustaoui (Mor) 3:36.57 (Mon) 4:27.52 (63.40). 12. Abubaker Kamal (Qat) 8:19.72; (60.4, 60.7 [2:01.1], 56.2 [2:57.3], 39.3) IV–1. Mekonnen 3:37.04 (2:56.61); 2. 13. Ruben Ramolefi (SA) 8:32.54 (13.5, 26.6, 39.3, 52.4, 1:50.5, 2:51.7); Haron Keitany (Ken) 3:37.13; 3. James Brewer (2:41.90); 7. Mehdi Baala (Fra) 3:36.99 (GB) 3:37.17 PR; 4. Moustaoui 3:37.34; 14. Mustafa Mohamed (Swe) 8:35.77; (60.6, 60.7 [2:01.3], 56.6 [2:57.9], 39.1) 5. Kamel 3:37.59; 6. Reyes Estévez (Spa) … dnc— (Mor) (reported A- (13.5, 26.7, 39.1, 52.3, 1:50.7, 2:51.8); 3:38.23; 7. Nate Brannen (Can) 3:38.35; sample positive). 8. Lopez Lomong (US) 3:37.62 8. Dorian Ulrey (US) 3:38.86; 9. Taoufik (best-ever mark-for-place: 4) (60.1, 60.6 [2:00.7], 57.0 [2:57.7], 39.9) Makhloufi (Alg) 3:40.04; (best-ever mark-for-WC-place: 1–4, 7–8) (13.9, 26.9, 39.9, 53.2, 1:51.8, 2:52.8); 10. Stefan Eberhardt (Ger) 3:40.05; 11. heats 9. Belal Mansoor Ali (Bhr) 3:37.72 Mounir Yemmouni (Fra) 3:42.06; 12. Tiidrek (August 16; qualify 4+3) (60.0, 60.7 [2:00.7], 57.0 [2:57.7], 40.0) Nurme (Est) 3:43.73 (58.69, 59.91 [1:58.60]); (temp 75–81/24–27; humidity 50–42%) (14.3, 27.5, 40.0, 53.4, 1:52.0, 2:53.0); 13. Víctor Martínez (And) 4:02.10. I–1. Mateelong 8:17.99; 2. Taher 8:18.13; 10. Amine Laâlou (Mor) 3:37.83 semis 3. Koech 8:18.16 (5:37.45); 4. Gary 8:18.22; (60.8, 60.7 [2:01.5], 56.6 [2:58.1], 39.7) (August 17; qualify 5+2) 5. Kamal 8:18.95; (14.2, 27.4, 39.7, 53.2, 1:51.4, 2:52.4); (temperature 81/27; humidity 37%) 6. Abdelatif Chemlal (Mor) 8:25.68; 7. 11. Abdalaati Iguider (Mor) 3:38.35 I–1. Laâlou 3:36.68; 2. Lomong 3:36.75; Tomasz Szymkowiak (Pol) 8:27.93; 8. Mario (60.7, 60.6 [2:01.3], 56.6 [2:57.9], 40.4) 3. Lagat 3:36.86; 4. Kamel 3:36.87; 5. Baala Bazán (Per) 8:28.67 NR; 9. Pieter Desmet (14.2, 27.7, 40.4, 53.8, 1:52.0, 2:53.1); 3:37.07 (2:57.59); (Bel) 8:31.81 (2:46.11); 12. Leonel Manzano (US) 3:40.05 6. Brewer 3:37.27; 7. Higuero 3:37.33; 10. Vincent Zouaoui-Dandrieaux (Fra) ((60.2, 60.7 [2:00.9], 57.6 [2:58.5], 41.6) 8. Legesse 3:37.79; 9. Brannen 3:38.97; 10. 8:41.85; 11. Per Jacobsen (Swe) 8:44.80; 12. (14.8, 28.5, 41.6, 55.6, 1:54.2, 2:55.2). van der Westhuizen 3:40.00 (57.87, 61.02 Ángel Mullera (Spa) 8:47.40;… dnf—Kyle (first WC final ever with 3 Americans; [1:58.89]); 11. Silva 3:41.30;… dnc–Keitany Alcorn (US). first OG/WC with 3 Americans since ’68) (stress fracture). II–1. Kipruto 8:18.07; 2. Tahri 8:18.23 (first WC final ever with no Spaniards) II–1. Kiprop 3:36.24; 2. Manzano 3:36.29; (5:32.02); 3. Ramolefi 8:18.24 (2:44.54); 4. heats 3. Choge 3:36.43; 4. Mekonnen 3:36.86; 5. Ali Kiplagat 8:18.55; 5. Keskisalo 8:22.00; 6. (August 15; qualify 5+4) 3:36.87 (57.71, 62.91 [2:00.62]); 6. Moustaoui Mohamed 8:22.92; (temperature 82/28; humidity 27%) 3:36.94; 7. Iguider 3:37.19 (2:56.83); 7. José Luis Blanco (Spa) 8:24.07; 8. Krijn I–1. Baala 3:42.77; 2. Manzano 3:42.87; 8. Estévez 3:37.55; 9. Makhloufi 3:37.87; van Koolwijk (Bel) 8:24.22; 9. Ildar Minshin 3. Iguider 3:42.88; 4. Jeffrey Riseley (Aus) 10. Riseley 3:38.00; 11. Baddeley 3:38.23; (Rus) 8:33.89; 3:43.03; 5. Ali 3:43.06; 12. Ulrey 3:39.33. 10. Rob Watson (Can) 8:44.73; 11. Youcef 6. Arturo Casado (Spa) 3:43.21; 7. Abdi (Aus) 8:49.88; 12. Legese Lamiso (Eth) Mekonnen Gebremedhin (Eth) 3:43.22; 8. 8:51.63; 13. Josh McAdams (US) 9:02.19. (Ita) 3:43.41 (62.01, 64.77 III–1. Kemboi 8:19.36; 2. Chatbi 8:20.26 [2:06.78]); 9. Hais Welday (Eri) 3:43.84; (2:44.90, 2:47.26 [5:32.16], 2:48.10); 3. Jarso 10. Goran Nava (Ser) 3:44.13 (3:03.98); 8:20.91; 4. Martín 8:24.29; 11. Mohammed Shaween (Sau) 3:49.03; 5. (Mol) 8:27.41; 6. Bjørnar 12. Chauncy Master (Maw) 3:50.73; 13. Ustad Kristensen (Nor) 8:28.49; 7. Steffen Abdallahi Nanou (Mau) 4:09.77 PR;… dnf– Uliczka (Ger) 8:37.83; 8. Simon Ayeko (Uga) Boampouguini Djigban (Tog). 8:37.86; 9. Yoshitaka Iwamizu (Jpn) 8:39.03; 10. Boštjan Buč (Slo) 8:40.56; 11. Alberto Paulo (Por) 8:43.13; 12. Dan Huling (US) 8:46.79;… dnf—Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (Fra).

-303- August 26, 2009 heats 5000 meters (August 20; qualify 5+5) 10,000 meters (temperature 88/31; humidity 27%) final results I–1. Bekele 13:19.77; 2. Tegenkamp (August 23) (August 17) 13:19.87; 3. Farah 13:19.94; 4. Chepkok (temperature 75/24; humidity 34%) (temperature /25; humidity 44%) 13:20.24 (8:05.77); 5. España 13:20.40; 1. (Ethiopia).....13:17.09 6. Solinsky 13:20.64; 7. Ebuya 13:22.41 1. Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia).....26:46.31 (2:54.35, 2:39.82 [5:34.17], 2:40.46 [8:14.63], (10:48.52); 8. Selmouni 13:22.95; 9. Medhin (WL) (MR—old 26:49.57 Bekele ’03) 2:37.59 [10:52.22], 2:24.87) 13:23.48; 10. 13:23.48; (3-time defending champ) (13.0, 26.0, 53.7, 1:53.7, 2:55.7, 3:58.2); 11. Saif Shaheen (Qat) 13:26.35 (2:47.42, 2:48.29 [5:35.71], 2:44.75 [8:20.46], 2. Bernard Lagat (US)...... 13:17.33 (5:23.80) (fell early); 12. Geofrey Kusuro (Uga) 2:44.49 [11:04.95], 2:35.76 [13:40.71], (first American to medal twice) 13:28.48; 13. Abdosh 13:36.52; 14. Daniele 2:38.24 [16:18.95], 2:39.26 [18:58.21], (defending champ) Meucci (Ita) 13:37.79; 15. Etienne Bizimana 2:40.09 [21:38.30], 2:35.53) (13.1, 26.1, 53.7, 1:53.9, 2:55.7, 3:58.0); (Bur) 14:06.02 PR; 16. Yuichiro Ueno (Jpn) (13:40.71/13:05.60) 3. James Kwalia (Qatar)...... 13:17.78 14:30.76 (2:39.99);… dnf—Bayron Piedra (14.8, 28.9, 57.3, 2:00.5, 3:03.6, 4:06.2, (13.4, 26.6, 54.0); (Ecu). 5:08.01); 4. Moses Kipsiro (Uga) 13:18.11 II–1. Kipsiro (Uga) 13:22.98 (5:28.15, 2. Zersenay Tadese (Eritrea)...... 26:50.12 (13.4, 26.8, 54.5); 8:17.55); 2. Kipchoge 13:23.34 (10:55.18); (2, 3 WC) 5. (Ken) 13:18.95 3. Kwalia 13:23.57; 4. Lagat 13:23.73; 5. (13:40.57/13:09.55) (14.2, 27.7, 55.5); Boujattaoui 13:23.83; (15.4, 30.8, 61.2, 2:04.6, 3:07.6, 4:10.2); 6. Ali Abdosh (Eth) 13:19.11 6. Bekana Daba (Eth) 13:23.86; 7. 3. Moses Masai (Kenya)...... 26:57.39 (14.0, 27.3, 54.8); Samuel Tsegay (Eri) 13:26.78 (2:48.53); 8. (4, 5 WC) 7. (GB) 13:19.69 Morhad Amdouni (Fra) 13:29.64; 9. Kidane (13:40.45/13:16.94) (14.1, 27.9, 56.0); Tadasse (Eri) 13:30.85; (62.4); 8. Matt Tegenkamp (US) 13:20.23 10. Alemayehu Bezabeh (Spa) 13:33.52; 4. Imane Merga (Eth) 27:15.94 PR (14.6, 28.7, 56.3, 4:00.5); 11. Evan Jager (US) 13:39.80; 12. Hussain (13:41.20/13:34.74); 9. Vincent Chepkok (Ken) 13:21.31 Jamaan Alhamdah (Sau) 13:44.59; 13. Alistair 5. Bernard Kipyego (Ken) 27:18.47 (15.5, 29.2, 57.5); Cragg (Ire) 13:46.34; (13:42.68/13:35.79); 10. Jesús España (Spa) 13:22.07 14. Arne Gabius (Ger) 13:49.13; 15. Moses 6. Dathan Ritzenhein (US) 27:22.28 PR (30.1, 58.5); Kibet (Uga) 13:52.38; 16. Sergio Sánchez (AL) (4, 5 A) 11. Chakir Boujattaoui (Mor) 13:23.05 (Spa) 13:53.51; 17. Marco Joseph (Tan) (highest U.S. finish ever; best OG/WC (29.9, 58.9); 13:53.67; finish since Shorter th5 of ’72) 12. Chris Solinsky (US) 13:25.87 18. Tonny Wamulwa (Zam) 14:01.67; 19. (2:48.65, 2:47.52 [5:36.17], 2:44.56 [8:20.73], (31.9, 61.7, 4:06.4); Mohamed Ali Mohamed (Som) 14:34.62; 20. 2:45.61 [11:06.34], 2:37.06 [13:43.40], 2:42.11 13. Joseph Ebuya (Ken) 13:39.59; Omar Abusaid (PLE) 15:14.88. [16:25.51], 2:45.67 [19:11.18], 2:43.19 14. (Mor) 13:44.59; [21:54.37], 2:46.18) 15. Teklemariam Medhin (Eri) 13:44.65; (13:43.40/13:38.88); 16. (Aus) 13:55.58. 7. Micah Kogo (Ken) 27:26.33 (13:41.13/13:45.20); 8. (US) 27:37.99 (2:48.50, 2:48.11 [5:36.61], 2:43.93 [8:20.54], 2:45.54 [11:06.08], 2:36.51 [13:42.59], 2:40.72 [16:23.31], 2:48.11 [19:11.42], 2:47.82 [21:59.24], 2:45.38 (13:42.59/13:55.40); 9. Kidane Tadasse (Eri) 27:41.50; 10. Gebre-Egziabher Gebremariam (Eth) 27:44.04; 11. Ahmad Abdullah (Qat) 27:45.03; 12. Teklemariam Medhin (Eri) 27:58.89; 13. Fabiano Naasi (Tan) 28:04.32; 14. Juan Carlos Romero (Mex) 28:09.78; 15. Carles Castillejo (Spa) 28:09.89; 16. Dickson Mkami (Tan) 28:18.00; 17. Tim Nelson (US) 28:18.04 (13:56.68/14:21.36); 18. Juan Luis Barrios (Mex) 28:31.40; 19. Surendra Singh (Ind) 28:35.51; 20. Anatoliy Rybakov (Rus) 28:42.28; 21. Ezekiel Jafari (Tan) 28:45.34; 22. Martin Toroitich (Uga) 28:49.49; 23. Rui Pedro Silva (Por) 28:51.40; 24. David McNeill (Aus) 29:18.59; 25. Yuki Iwai (Jpn) 29:24.12; … dnf—Abebe Dinkesa (Eth), Manuel Ángel Penas (Spa), Ayad Lamdassem (Spa), Collis Birmingham (Aus), Nicholas Kemboi (Qat). (best-ever mark-for-WC-place: 1–3)

-304- August 26, 2009 heats 110 hurdles (August 18; qualify 3+6) 400 Hurdles (temperature 73/23; humidity 38%) final final I(-0.4)–1. Dongpeng Shi (Chn) 13.56; 2. (August 20; wind +0.1) (August 18) Thomas 13.57; 3. Jackson Quinónez (Spa) (temperature 82/28; humidity 35%)) (temperature 70/21; humidity 49%) 13.63; 1. Ryan Brathwaite (Barbados)...... 13.14 4. Lehann Fourie (SA) 13.67; 5. Andrew 1. (US)...... 47.91 NR (=14, x WC) Turner (GB) 13.73; 6. Jung-Joon Lee (SK) (WL) (x, =26 WC) (slowest winner since ’87) 13.83; 7. Tasuku Tanonaka (Jpn) 13.84;… (slowest winner since ’95) (2.54 [2.54], 1.06 [3.60], 1.01 [4.61], dnf—Joseph-Berlioz Randriamihaja (Mol). (defending champ); 0.99 [5.60], 0.99 [6.59], 1.01 [7.60], II(-0.2)–1. Wignall 13.62; 2. Helge 2. Javier Culson (Puerto Rico)...... 48.09 1.02 [8.62], 1.03 [9.65], 1.05 [10.70], Schwarzer (Ger) 13.66; 3. NR; 1.04 [11.74], 1.40 [13.14]); (Cub) 13.67; 3. (US)...... 48.23; 2. Terrence Trammell (US)...... 13.15 4. Cédric Lavanne (Fra) 13.72; 5. Felipe 4. Jehue Gordon (Tri) 48.26 NR (record third silver) Vivancos (Spa) 13.72; 6. Damien Broothaerts (3, 4 WJ; world age-17 record); (2.54 [2.54], 1.04 [3.58], 1.03 [4.61], (Bel) 14.15. 5. Periklís Iakovákis (Gre) 48.42; 1.00 [5.61], 1.01 [6.62], 1.02 [7.64],1.02 [8.66], III(0.2)–1. Svoboda 13.56; 2. Garfield Dar- 6. Danny McFarlane (Jam) 48.65; 1.03 [9.69], 1.05 [10.74], 1.04 [11.78], ien (Fra) 13.56; 3. Artur Noga (Pol) 13.56; 7. David Greene (GB) 48.68; 1.37 [13.15]); 4. Aries Merritt (US) 13.70; 5. Serhiy 8. Felix Sánchez (DR) 50.11. 3. David Payne (US)...... 13.15 Demydyuk (Ukr) 13.71; 6. Adrien Deghelt (best-ever mark-for-WC-place: 7) (2.56 [2.56], 1.04 [3.60], 1.01 [4.61], (Bel) 13.78; 7. Gianni Frankis (GB) 13.83; 8. (lanes: 1. McFarlane; 2. Gordon; 3. Clement; 4. 0.99 [5.60], 1.00 [6.60], 1.02 [7.62], Toriki Urarii (PYF) 15.01. Sánchez; 5. Jackson; 6. Greene; 7. Iakovákis; 1.01 [8.63], 1.03 [9.66], 1.05 [10.71], IV(0.5)–1. Brathwaite 13.35; 2. Alexander 8. Culson) 1.06 [11.77], 1.38 [13.15]); John (Ger) 13.41; 3. Sharman 13.52; 4. Stan- (reaction times: Jackson, 0.141, Greene, islavs Olijars (Lat) 13.59; 5. Maksim Lynsha 4. William Sharman (GB) 13.30 PR; 0.148, McFarlane 0.162, Sánchez 0.171, (Blr) 13.61; 6. Evgeniy Borisov (Rus) 13.63; 5. Maurice Wignall (Jam) 13.31; Gordon 0.172, Clement 0.176, Culson 0.187, 7. Tae-Kyong Park (SK) 13.93; 8. Ahmad 6. Petr Svoboda (CzR) 13.38; Iakovákis 0.189) 7. (Jam) 13.56; Hazer (Leb) 14.74. 8. Wei Ji (Chn) 13.57. V(0.0)–1. Ji 13.51; 2. Trammell 13.51; 3. heats Gregory Sedoc (Hol) 13.54; 4. Dimitri Bascou (August 15; qualify 3+4) Lanes: 1. Ji; 2. Thomas; 3. Payne; 4. Brath- (Fra) 13.55; 5. Shamar Sands (Bah) 13.57; (temperature 79/26; humidity 34%) waite; 5. Trammell; 6. Sharman; 7. Svoboda; 6. Selim Nurudeen (Ngr) 13.68; 7. Héc- I–1. (Jam) 48.99; 2. Iakovákis 8. Wignall. tor Cotto (PR) 13.81; 8. Rayzam Shah Wan 49.12; 3. Johnny Dutch (US) 49.38; 4. Andrés Reaction times: Payne 0.122, Sharman 0.125, Sofian (Mas) 14.06. Silva (Uru) 49.51 NR; Trammell 0.141, Ji & Svoboda 0.144, Thomas VI(0.1)–1. Dániel Kiss (Hun) 13.34 NR; 2. 5. Kenji Narisako (Jpn) 49.60; 6. Stanislav 0.145, Wignall 0.151, Brathwaite 0.157. Paulo Villar (Col) 13.52; 3. Payne 13.54; 4. Melnykov (Ukr) 50.41; 7. Mahau Sugimachi Dayron Capetillo (Cub) 13.61; (Bra) 51.05; 8. Jussi Heikkilä (Fin) 51.42. 5. Richard Phillips (Jam) 13.70; 6. II–1. Culson 49.27; 2. Jackson 49.34; 3. Matthias Bühler (Ger) 13.75; 7. David Ilariani Kazuaki Yoshida (Jpn) 49.45 PR; 4. Tristan (Geo) 13.86; 8. Abdul Hakeem Abdul Halim Thomas (Aus) 49.53; (Sin) 14.63. 5. Rhys Williams (GB) 49.88; 6. Ibrahim (reigning champ Xiang Liu [Chn] out with Maïga (Mli) 51.70;… dq—Héni Kechi (Fra), Achilles injury) Josef Robertson (Jam). III–1. Clement 48.39; 2. McFarlane 48.65; semis 3. Gordon 48.66 NR (5, 7 WJ; world age-17 (August 20; qualify 2+2) record); 4. Sánchez 48.76; 5. Omar Cisneros (temperature 88/31; humidity 27%) (Cub) 49.27; I(0.9)–1. Trammell 13.24; 2. Svoboda 6. Michaël Bultheel (Bel) 49.67 PR; 7. 13.33; 3. Ji 13.41; Jonathan Williams (Blz) 52.41;… dq—Joseph 4. Noga 13.43; 5. Villar 13.44; 6. Oli- Abraham (Ind). jars 13.50; 7. Quinónez 13.54; 8. Capetillo IV–1. Greene 48.76; 2. LJ van Zyl (SA) 13.55. 49.48; 3. 3. (Aus) 49.63 (origi- II(0.6)–1. Brathwaite 13.18 NR; 2. Payne nally DQed, but reinstated); 13.24; 3. Thomas 13.37; 4. (US) 49.64; 5. Fadil 4. Shi 13.42; 5. Sedoc 13.45; 6. Lynsha Bellaabouss (Fra) 49.73; 6. Aleksandr 13.46 PR; 7. Bascou 13.49 PR; 8. John Derevyagin (Rus) 49.83;… dnf—Ali Obaid 13.64. Shirook (UAE);… dq—Kurt Couto (Moz). III(0.1)–1. Sharman 13.38 PR; 2. Wignall 13.43; semis 3. Kiss 13.45; 4. Sands 13.47; 5. Darien (August 16; qualify 3+2) 13.57; 6. Borisov 13.63; 7. Schwarzer 13.72;… (temp 86–82/30–28; humidity 27–33%) dnf—Robles (defending champ; bad ham- I–1. Clement 48.00; 2. Sánchez 48.34; string; hit 1 & 2, pushed over 3). 3. Culson 48.43; 4. McFarlane 48.49; 5. Gordon 48.77; 6. van Zyl 48.80 (yearly world leader com- ing in); 7. Silva 49.34 NR; 8. Cole 49.92. II–1. Jackson 48.23; 2. Greene 48.27 PR; 3. Iakovákis 48.73; 4. Phillips 48.93; 5. Cisneros 49.21; 6. Dutch 49.28; 7. Thomas 49.76; 8. Yoshida 50.34. -305- August 26, 2009 35. George Majaji (Zim) 2:18:37; 36. Matt Gabrielson (US) 2:18:41 — Marathon World Cup — (1:07:03/1:11:38); (held as part of individual marathon; top 3 of results 37. Alejandro Suárez (Mex) 2:18:55; up to 5 runners scored on composite time) (August 22; 4 flat 10K loops starting and 38. Chia-Che Chang (Tai) 2:19:32; 1. Kenya...... 6:25:28 finishing at the Brandenburg Gate, the last 39. Kazuhiro Maeda (Jpn) 2:19:59; (average 2:08:30); with a 2195m add-on before the finish) 40. Khalid Kamal Yaseen (Bhr) 2:20:11; 2. Ethiopia...... 6:32:26 (temp 64–70/18–21; humidity 73–49%) 41. James Kibocha Theuri (Fra) 2:20:24; (2:10:49); 1. Abel Kirui (Kenya)...... 2:06:54 42. Roman Kejžar (Slo) 2:20:25; 3. Japan...... 6:41:05 (MR—old 2:08:31 Gharib [Mor] ’03) 43. Song-Chol Pak (NK) 2:21:12; (2:13:42) (15:10, 14:59 [30:09], 14:49 [44:58], 44. Driss El Himer (Fra) 2:21:19; (defending champs); 14:44 [59:42], 14:56 [1:14:38], 15:05 [1:29:43], 45. Mikhail Lemaev (Rus) 2:21:47; 4. Portugal 6:42:59 15:13 [1:44:56], 15:14 [2:00:10], 6:44) 46. Myongseung Lee (SK) 2:21:54; (2:14:20); (1:03:03/1:03:51); 47. Mark Tucker (Aus) 2:21:57; 5. South Africa 6:46:27 2. Emmanuel Mutai (Kenya)...... 2:07:48 48. José Amado García (Gua) 2:22:00; (2:15:29); (also under old MR; 2, 2 WC) 49. Carlos Cordero (Mex) 2:22:16; 6. 6:47:32 (15:10, 15:00 [30:10], 14:47 [44:57], 50. Falk Cierpinski (Ger) 2:22:36; (2:15:51); 29:41 [1:14:38], 15:05 [1:29:43], 51. Hyon U Ri (NK) 2:22:48; 7. Russia 6:54:31 15:13 [1:44:56], 15:34 [2:00:30], 7:18) 52. Costantino León (Per) 2:23:34; (2:18:11); (1:03:03/1:04:45); 53. Andrew Smith (Can) 2:24:48; 8. Australia 6:55:31 3. Tsegay Kebede (Ethiopia)...... 2:08:35 54. Samir Baala (Fra) 2:25:12; (2:18:31); (4, 4 WC) 55. Juan Vargas (Mex) 2:25:26; 9. Germany 6:56:20 (15:10, 14:59 [30:09], 14:48 [44:57], 56. Giitah Macharia (Can) 2:25:40; (2:18:47); 14:45 [59:42], 15:01 [1:14:43], 15:08 [1:29:51], 57. Getuli Bayo (Tan) 2:25:52; 10. France 6:59:36 15:27 [1:45:18], 15:58 [2:01:16], 7:19) 58. (Aus) 2:26:02; (2:19:52); (1:03:03/1:05:32); 59. Nelson Cruz (CPV) 2:27:16; 11. Canada 6:59:41 4. Yemane Tsegay (Eth) 2:08:42 60. Andrea Silvini (Tan) 2:28:48; (2:19:54); (5, 5 WC) 61. Arata Fujiwara (Jpn) 2:31:06; 12. Mexico 7:06:37 (1:03:34/1:05:08); 62. Valery Pisarev (Kir) 2:31:32; (2:22:13); 5. Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (Ken) 2:10:46 63. Nate Jenkins (US) 2:32:16 13. United States 7:07:46 (1:03:03/1:07:43); (1:09:40/1:22:36); (2:22:36); 6. Atsushi Sato (Jpn) 2:12:05 64. Wodage Zvadya (Isr) 2:34:58; 14. Tanzania 7:11:51 (1:03:51/1:08:14); 65. Myong-Ki Lee (SK) 2:35:12; (2:23:57); 7. Adil Ennani (Mor) 2:12:12; 66. Tobias Sauter (Ger) 2:35:43; 15. 7:37:53 8. José Manuel Martínez (Spa) 2:14:04; 67. Pedro Nimo (Spa) 2:36:39; (2:32:38). 9. José Moreira (Por) 2:14:05; 68. Tesfayohannes Mesfin (Eri) 2:39:51; 10. Luís Feiteira (Por) 2:14:06; 69. Geuntae Yook (SK) 2:40:47; 11. Masaya Shimizu (Jpn) 2:14:06; 70. Sangay Wangchuk (Bhu) 2:47:55;… 12. Norman Dlomo (SA) 2:14:39; DNFs [after 5K checkpoints]— 13. Fernando Silva (Por) 2:14:48; [did not make 5K]—Amos Masai (Uga), 14. Satoshi Irifune (Jpn) 2:14:54; Sechaba Bohosi (Les), Reinhold Ndalikokule 15. Dejene Yirdaw (Eth) 2:15:09; Iita (Nam); 16. Marílson dos Santos (Bra) 2:15:13 [10K]—Christopher Isengwe (Tan) (30:46), (1:03:03/1:12:10); Stephen Loruo Kamar (Bhr) (31:34); 17. Johannes Kekana (SA) 2:15:28; [20K]—Rafael Iglesias (Spa) (1:03:29), 18. André Pollmächer (Ger) 2:15:36; Youngjun Ji (SK) (1:06:39); 19. Adriano Bastos (Bra) 2:15:39; [Half-M]—Yared Asmerom (Eri) (1:05:43), 20. Oleg Kulkov (Rus) 2:15:40; Franklin Tenorio (Ecu) (1:10:26) ; 21. (Aus) 2:16:05; [25K]—Dieudonné Disi (Rwa) (1:03:03, 22. Coolboy Ngamole (SA) 2:16:20; 1:14:38), Benjamin Kolum Kiptoo (Ken) 23. José de Souza (Bra) 2:16:40; (1:17:37), Nicholas Kiprono (Uga) (1:17:39), 24. Dan Browne (US) 2:16:49 Justin Young (US) (1:06:47, 1:20:08), Mi- (1:05:57/1:10:52); chael Aish (NZ) (1:22:56), Abderrahim Goumri 25. Reid Coolsaet (Can) 2:16:53; (Mor) (1:44:29); 26. Rachid Kisri (Mor) 2:17:01 [30K]—Yonas Kifle (Eri) (1:29:56), Mubarak (1:03:03/1:13:58); Hassan Shami (Qat) (1:33:20), Lucian Disdery 27. Yuriy Abramov (Rus) 2:17:04; Hombo (Tan) (1:36:58); 28. Phaustin Baha (Tan) 2:17:11; [35K]—Deriba Merga (Eth) (1:03:03, 29. Ser-Od Bat-Ochir (Mgl) 2:17:22; 1:44:58), Loïc Letellier (Fra) (2:17:46); 30. (Aus) 2:17:29; [40K]—Deressa Chimsa (Eth) (1:03:03, 31. Daniel Chepyegon (Uga) 2:17:47; 2:03:38). 32. Simon Munyutu (Fra) 2:17:53; (best-ever mark-for-WC-place: 1–4) 33. Dylan Wykes (Can) 2:18:00; (reigning champ Luke Kibet [Ken] dropped 34. Martin Beckmann (Ger) 2:18:08; from team by fedaration for agent viola- tion)

-306- August 26, 2009 31. Petr Trofimov (Rus) 1:26:02; 4. Grzegorz Sudoł (Pol) 3:42:34 20K walk 32. David Kimutai Rotich (Ken) 1:26:35; (1:51:22/1:51:12); 33. Ruslan Dmytrenko (Ukr) 1:27:01; 5. André Höhne (Ger) 3:43:19 results 34. Hyunsub Kim (SK) 1:27:08; (1:51:53/1:51:26); (August 16; ten 2K road loops) 35. Predrag Filipovic (Ser) 1:27:44; 6. (Aus) 3:43:39 (temp 77–79/25–26; humidity 39–32%) 36. Pavel Chihuan (Per) 1:27:54; (1:50:09/1:53:30); 1. Valeriy Borchin (Russia)...... 1:18:41 37. Rustam Kuvatov (Kaz) 1:28:47; 7. (Aus) 3:44:50 (5, 6 WC) 38. Jakub Jelonek (Pol) 1:28:59; (1:50:09/1:54:41); (20:13, 19:47 [40:00], 19:29 [59:29], 19:12) 39. Andrés Chocho (Ecu) 1:29:14; 8. (Ita) 3:46:31; (40:00/38:41); 40. Juan Manuel Cano (Arg) 1:29:20; 9. Jarkko Kinnunen (Fin) 3:47:36; 2. Hao Wang (China)...... 1:19:06 PR 41. Allan Segura (CRC) 1:29:52; 10. Matej Tóth (Svk) 3:48:35; (6, 7 WC) 42. Yusuke Suzuki (Jpn) 1:30:21; 11. Faguang Xu (Chn) 3:48:52; (20:14, 19:45 [39:59], 19:30 [59:29], 19:37) 43. Youngjun Byun (SK) 1:30:35; 12. Yohan Diniz (Fra) 3:49:03; (39:59/39:07); 44. Mauricio Arteaga (Ecu) 1:32:25; 13. Jesús Sánchez (Mex) 3:50:55; 3. Eder Sánchez (Mexico)...... 1:19:22 45. Vilius Mikelionis (Lit) 1:32:53; 14. Donatas Skarnulis (Lit) 3:50:56; (7, 8 WC) …DNFs— 15. Chengliang Zhao (Chn) 3:53:06; (20:14, 19:46 [40:00], 19:37 [59:37], 19:45) José Alessandro Bagio (Bra), Ivano 16. Oleksiy Shelest (Ukr) 3:54:03; (40:00/39:22); Brugnetti (Ita) (20:01—2, 39:49—2), Francis- 17. Tadas Suskevicius (Lit) 3:54:29; 4. (Ita) 1:19:50 co Javier Fernández (Spa) (20:14, 40:00); 18. Koichiro Morioka (Jpn) 3:56:21; (20:01, 19:47 [39:48], 19:55 [59:43], 20:07) …DQs— 19. Horacio Nava (Mex) 3:56:26; (39:48/40:02); (Aus), Moacir Zimmermann 20. Herve Davaux (Fra) 3:57:10; 5. Luis López (Col) 1:20:03 (Bra). 21. Andreas Gustafsson (Swe) 3:57:53; (20:14, 19:45 [39:59], 19:31 [59:30], 20:33) (no U.S. entrants) 22. Rafal Augustyn (Pol) 3:58:30; (39:59/40:04); (3-time reigning champ Jefferson Pérez 23. Augusto Cardoso (Por) 3:59:10; 6. Jared Tallent (Aus) 1:20:27 [Ecu] retired) 24. Milo Bátovsky (Svk) 3:59:39; (20:15, 19:45 [40:00], 19:43 [59:43], 20:34) 25. Lei Li (Chn) 4:00:13; (40:00/40:27); 50k walk 26. Mikel Odriozola (Spa) 4:00:54; 7. Erik Tysse (Nor) 1:20:38 27. Cedric Houssaye (Fra) 4:02:44; (20:00—1, 19:50 [39:50—3]); results 28. (Ita) 4:08:04; 8. Jesús Sánchez (Mex) 1:20:52; (August 21; 25 two-kilo loops) 29. José Alejandro Cambil (Spa) 4:13:14; 9. Matej Tóth (Svk) 1:21:13; (temp 68–72; humidity 68–73%) 30. Magno Mesías Zapata (Ecu) 4:15:28; 10. João Vieira (Por) 1:21:43; 1. Sergey Kirdyapkin (Russia)...... 3:38:35 31. Luis Fernando García (Gua) 4:18:13; 11. Koichiro Morioka (Jpn) 1:21:48; (WL) (x, 7 WC) … DNFs [after 5K checkpoints]— 12. Jianbo Li (Chn) 1:21:54; (22:26, 22:10 [44:36], 21:50 [1:06:26], [20K]—Rafał Fedaczyński (Pol), Alex 13. Yafei Zhu (Chn) 1:21:56; 22:00 [1:28:26], 21:42 [1:50:08], Schwazer (Ita) (1:28:28). 14. André Höhne (Ger) 1:21:59; 21:44 [2:11:52], 21:51 [2:33:43], [30K]—Yuriy Andronov (Rus), Colin Griffin 15. Robert Heffernan (Ire) 1:22:09; 21:44 [2:55:27], 21:31 [3:16:58], 21:37) (Ire), Ingus Janevics (Lat), Konstadínos 16. José Ignacio Díaz (Spa) 1:22:12; (1:50:08/1:48:27); Stefanópoulos (Gre), Erik Tysse (Nor) 17. Andrey Krivov (Rus) 1:22:19; 2. Trond Nymark (Norway)...... 3:41:16 (1:28:54), 18. Luke Adams (Aus) 1:22:37; (8, 9 WC) [35K]—António Pereira (Por), 19. Hassanine Sebei (Tun) 1:22:52; (22:25, 22:11 [44:36], 21:56 [1:06:32], [40K]—Marco Benavides (ElS), Jamie Costin 20. Babubhai Panucha (Ind) 1:23:06; 22:10 [1:28:42], 22:01 [1:50:43], (Ire), Mario José dos Santos (Bra), Nenad 21. Jean-Jacques Nkouloukidi (Ita) 1:23:07; 21:44 [2:12:27], 21:32 [2:33:59], Filipovic (Ser), Denis Nizhegorodov (Rus) 22. Dzianis Simanovich (Blr) 1:23:36; 21:43 [2:55:42], 22:14 [3:17:56], 23:20) (1:28:25). 23. Rolando Saquipay (Ecu) 1:23:51; (1:50:43/1:50:33); … DQs— 24. Juan Manuel Molina (Spa) 1:24:00; 3. Jesús Angel García (Spain)...... 3:41:37 [15K]—Takayuki Tanii (Jpn). 25. Chil-Sung Park (SK) 1:24:01; (22:34, 22:02 [44:36], 22:11 [1:06:47], [20K]--Omar Zepeda (Mex). 26. Artur Brzozowski (Pol) 1:24:17; 22:08 [1:28:55], 22:02 [1:50:57], [25K]—Yuki Yamazaki (Jpn). 27. Sérgio Vieira (Por) 1:24:32; 22:03 [2:13:00], 22:12 [2:35:12], (reigning champ [Aus] out 28. Pedro Daniel Gómez (Mex) 1:24:39; 22:22 [2:57:34], 22:00 [3:19:34], 22:03) with hip problem) 29. Yerko Araya (Chl) 1:24:49; (1:50:57/1:50:40); 30. Isamu Fujisawa (Jpn) 1:25:12;

-307- August 26, 2009 heats 4 x 100 4 x 400 (August 22; qualify 3+2)

(temperature 72/22; humidity 38%) final final I–1. United States 3:01.40 (August 22) (August 23) (Lionel Larry 45.5, Clement 45.2, (temperature 68/20; humidity 46%) (temperature 75/24; humidity 29%) Bershawn Jackson 45.29, Taylor 45.45); 1. Jamaica...... 37.31 1. United States...... 2:57.86 2. France 3:01.65 (2 W) (MR—old 37.40 U.S. ’93) (WL, AL) (11 WC) (Djhone 45.5, Venel 45.4, (Steve Mullings, Michael Frater, (2-time defending champs) Fonsat 45.15, Décimus 45.64); Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell); (Angelo Taylor 45.4, Jeremy Wariner 43.6, 3. Great Britain 3:01.91 2. Trinidad...... 37.62 Kerron Clement 44.72, LaShawn Merritt 44.16; (Williams 45.4, Tobin 45.7, NR (11 W; 6 WC) (No. 3 nation) 2. Great Britain...... 3:00.53 David Greene 45.83, Rooney 44.99); (Darrell Brown, Marc Burns, (Conrad Williams 45.6, Michael Bingham 44.7, 4. Australia 3:02.04 Emmanuel Callander, Richard Thompson); Robert Tobin 45.47, Martyn Rooney 44.83); (Joel Milburn 46.4, Thomas 45.6, 3. Great Britain...... 38.02 3. Australia...... 3:00.90 Offereins 44.78, Wroe 45.25); (Simeon Williamson, , (John Steffensen 45.6, 45.3, 5. Nigeria 3:02.36 Marlon Devonish, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey); 45.34, Sean Wroe 44.71); (Weigopwa 45.8, Akwu 45.2, 4. Japan 38.30 4. Belgium 3:01.88 Morton 46.57, Bola Lawal 44.82); (Masahi Eriguchi, Naoki Tsukahara, ( 46.7, Kévin Borlée 44.4, 6. Russia 3:02.78 Shinji Takahira, Kenji Fujimitsu); Nils Duerinck 46.06, (Maksim Dyldin 45.9, Valentin Kruglyakov 45.3, 5. Canada 38.39 Cédric van Branteghem 44.80); Konstantin Svechkar 45.84, (Sam Effah, Oluseyi Smith, 5. Poland 3:02.23 Aleksandr Derevyagin 45.77). Jared Connaughton, Bryan Barnett); (Marcin Marciniszyn 46.1, 45.4, II–1. Belgium 3:02.13 6. 38.54 Kacper Kozłowski 46.05, Jan Ciepiela 44.67); (Gillet 46.6, van Branteghem 45.1, (Roberto Donati, Simone Collio, 6. 3:02.47 Duerinck 45.77, K. Borlée 44.75); , Fabio Cerutti); (Arismendy Peguero 45.6, Yon Soriano 46.1, 2. Dominican Republic 3:02.76 7. Brazil 38.56 Yoel Tapia 45.80, Félix Sánchez 44.97); ( 46.3, Peguero 45.3, (Vicente de , Sandro Viana, 7. France 3:02.65 Tapia 45.45, Sánchez 45.67); Basílio de Moraes, José Carlos Moreiras); (Leslie Djhone 45.9, Teddy Venel 45.8, 3. Poland 3:03.23 8. France 39.21 Yannick Fonsat 45.52, Yoan Décimus 45.45); (Klimczak 46.6, Marciniszyn 45.2, (Roland Pognon, Martial Mbandjock, 8. Nigeria 3:02.73 Rafal Wieruszewski 46.50, Ciepiela 44.92); Eddy De Lepine, Christophe Lemaître). (Saul Weigopwa 46.12, Akwu Noah 45.28, 4. Germany 3:03.52 (best-ever mark-for-place: 2; Amaechi Morton 46.61, Bola Lawal 44.72). (Martin Grothkopp 46.5, Kamghe Gaba 45.4, best-ever mark-for-WC-place: 1–2) Eric Krüger 45.91, Ruwen Faller 45.69); Lanes: 1. Nigeria; 2. Australia; 3. France; 5. Jamaica 3:04.45 Lanes: 1. France; 2. Brazil; 3. Great Britain; 4. United States; 5. Belgium; 6. Dominican (Leford Green 46.7, Ricardo Chambers 45.7, 4. Italy; 5. Japan; 6. Trinidad; 7. Jamaica; 8. Republic; 7. Great Britain; 8. Poland. Isa Phillips 46.13, Jermaine Gonzales 45.94); Canada Reaction times: Australia 0.135, France 0.162, 6. South Africa 3:07.88 Reaction times: Trinidad 0.127, France & Ja- Nigeria 0.168, Poland 0.188, United States (Ofentse Mogawane 46.1, pan 0.130, Great Britain 0.134, Brazil 0.137, 0.192, Belgium 0.198, Great Britain 0.202, Jacob Ramokoka 46.0, Canada 0.145, Jamaica 0.148, Italy 0.161 Dominican Republic 0.216. Sibusiso Sishi 46.61, Pieter Smith 49.19); heats … dq—Bahamas [3:02.47] (August 21; qualify 2+2) (Ramon Miller 45.5, 46.0, (temperature (72/22; humidity 78%) Latoy Williams 45.04, Nathaniel McKinney Leg 1 I–1. Trinidad 38.47 (Brown, Burns, Bled- 45.98). 1. U.S. 45.4; 2. Dominican Republic man, Thompson); 2. Japan 38.53; 3. France 45.6; 3. tie, Australia & Great Britain 38.59 (Pognon, Mbandjock, Pessonneauf, 45.6; 5. France 45.9; 6. Nigeria 46.12; Lemaître); 4. Brazil 38.72; 7. Poland 46.1; 8. Belgium 46.7. 5. 39.47 (Mancini, Schnee- berger, Schenkel, Cribari); 6. South Africa Leg 2 39.71 (Dreyer, Julius, Mpuang, van Zyl). 1. U.S. 1:28.98; 2. Great Britain II–1. Great Britain 38.11; 2. Canada 38.60 1:30.23; 3. Australia 1:30.85; 4. (Palmer, Smith, Connaughton, Barnett); Belgium 1:31.02; 5. Nigeria 1:31.40; 3. Holland 38.95 (Sedoc, Douglas, 6. Poland 1:31.51; 7. France 1:31.68; Hoogmoed, van Luijk); 4. Portugal 39.25 8. Dominican Republic 1:31.70. (Gonçalves, Abrantes, Monteiro, Obikwelu); Leg 3 5. Ghana 39.61 (Samm Nana Kofi, Braimah, 1. U.S. 2:13.70; 2. Great Britain Amoo, Zakari); 2:15.70; 3. Belgium 2:15.82; 4. Aus- …dq—United States (37.97) (Terrence tralia 2:16.19; 5. France 2:17.20; 6. Trammell, , Shawn Crawford, Dominican Republic 2:17.50; 7. Po- Doc Patton [in protested decision, touched land 2:17.56; 8. Nigeria 2:18.01. baton just before entering passing zone]) (defending champs). III–1. Italy 38.52; 2. Jamaica 38.60 (Clarke, Frater, Mullings, Thomas); 3. Australia 38.93 (Alozie, Ross, Rouge- Serret, Davies); 4. 39.73 (Sukaphai, Sondee, Chimdee, Suwonprateep);… dnf— Germany (Unger, Broening, Kosenkow, Keller). -308- August 26, 2009 final final (August 21) (August 22) (temperature 63/17; humidity 94%) (temp 73–68/23–20; humidity 38–46%) 1. Yaroslav Rybakov (Russia)....7-7¼ (2.32) 1. (Australia)..19-4¼ (5.90); (=lowest winning WC height ever); (=5, =9 WC) (= Bubka ’87 for fewest 2. Kyriakos Ioannou (Cyprus).. 7-7¼ (2.32); attempts needed to win; =3. Sylwester Bednarek (Pol)....7-7¼ (2.32) WC record for fewest clearances) PR; (highest opener ever by WC winner) =3. Raul Spank (Germany)...... 7-7¼ (2.32) 2. Romain Mesnil (France)...19-2¼ (5.85); =PR; 3. (Fra)...... 19-¼ (5.80); =5. Jaroslav Bába (CzR) 7-3¾ (2.23); 4. Maksym Mazuryk (Ukr) 18-10¼ (5.75); =5. Mickaël Hanany (Fra) 7-3¾; 5. Aleksandr Gripich (Rus) 18-10¼ PR; =5. Martijn Nuyens (Hol) 7-3¾; 6. Damiel Dossévi (Fra) 18-10¼ =PR; =5. Linus Thörnblad (Swe) 7-3¾; =7. (Ita) 18-6½ (5.65); 9. Andra Manson (US) 7-3¾; =7. Steven Lewis (GB) 18-6½; 10. Ivan Ukhov (Rus) 7-3¾; =7. Alexander Straub (Ger) 18-6½ =11. Giulio Ciotti (Ita) 7-3¾; =10. (Rus) 18-½ (5.50); =11. Keith Moffatt (US) 7-3¾; =10. Daichi Sawano (Jpn) 18-½; 13. Kabelo Kgosiemang (Bot) 7-1¾ (2.18). =12. Alhaji Jeng (Swe) 18-½; =12. Kevin Rans (Bel) 18-½; 7-1¾ 7-3¾ 7-5¾ 7-7¼ 7-8½ 14. Malte Mohr (Ger) 18-½; … nh—Derek Miles (US). Spank...... o o xxo xo xxx Thörnblad..... o o xxx — — QUALIFYING Bednarek..... xo o xo xo xxx (August 20; auto-qualifier 18-10¼/5.75) Hanany...... o o xxx — — (temp 70–79/21–26; humidity 60–42%) Rybakov...... o o xo o xxx Qualifiers: Chistiakov, Miles, Rans & Manson...... xo o xxx — — Sawano cleared 18-2½ (5.55) without a miss; Ciotti...... xo xxo xxx — — all other finalists cleared 18‑6½ (5.65). Bába...... o o xxx — — Non-qualifiers: Ukhov...... o xo xxx — — [18-2½/5.55]—Leonid Andreev (Uzb), Nuyens...... o o xxx — — Konstadínos Filippídis (Gre), Yoo Suk Kim Kgosiemang. xxo xxx — — — (SK), Björn Otto (Ger), (Rus), Ioannou...... o o xxo o xxx Jeremy Scott (US); Moffatt...... xo xxo xxx — — [17-8½/5.40]—Spas Bukhalov (Bul), Luke 2.18 2.23 2.28 2.32 2.35 Cutts (GB), Jan Kudlicka (CzR), Lukasz Mi- chalski (Pol), Yavgeniy Olhovsky (Isr), Jurij Rovan (Slo), Eemeli Salomäki (Fin), Toby Stevenson (US); qualifying [17-2¾/5.25]—Denys Fedas (Ukr), Taka- (August 19; auto-qualifier 7-6½/2.30) fumi Suzuki (Jpn), (temp 70–75/21–24; humidity 53–39%) … nh—Fábio Gomes da Silva (Bra), Jesper Qualifiers: Hanany, Ioannou, Kgosiemang, Fritz (Swe), Oleksandr Korchmid (Ukr). Manson, Rybakov, Spank, Thörnblad, & Ukhov cleared 7-6½ (=highest qualifier ever); other finalists cleared 7-5¼/2.27 with no misses. Non-qualifiers: 18-½ 18-6½ 18-10¼ 19-¼ 19-2¼ 19-4¼ 19-6¼ [7-5¼/2.27 =highest non-Q ever]—Jessé Rans...... xo xxx — — — — — de Lima (Bra) & Donald Thomas (Bah) (de- Mazuryk...... o xo o xp xx — — fending champ); Hooker...... p p p p xp o p [7-4¼/2.24]—Konstadínos Baniótis (Gre), Lavillenie..... o o xxo o xp xp x Trevor Barry (Bah), Oskari Frösén (Fin), Tora Gibilisco...... xo xo xxp x — — — Harris (US), Yuriy Krymarenko (Ukr) & Andrey Mesnil...... o o xp o o xp xx Tereshin (Rus); Mohr...... xxo xxx — — — — — [7-2½/2.20]—Javier Bermejo (Spa), Miles...... xxx — — — — — — Naoyuki Daigo (Jpn), Peter Horák (Svk), Gripich...... o xxo o xxx — — — Andriy Protsenko (Ukr), Grzegorz Sposób Jeng...... xo xxx — — — — — (Pol) & Viktor Shapoval (Ukr); Straub...... xo xo xxx — — — — [7-½/2.15]—Majed Aldin Gazal (Syr), Chistiakov..... o xxx — — — — — Dragutin Topic (Ser) & Artemm Zaytsev Lewis...... xo xo xxx — — — — (Blr). Dossévi...... o o xo xxx — — — Sawano...... o xxx — — — — — 5.50 5.65 5.75 5.80 5.85 5.90 5.95

-309- August 26, 2009 26-4½ (8.04), Garenamotse 26-4¼ (8.03), rounds 4 & 5 Tsátoumas 26-3½ (8.01). Gregório...... 16.70 f Non-qualifiers:Tommi Evilä (Fin) & Jinzhe Li Spasovkhod.. 14.75 16.37 final (Chn) 26-3½ (8.01), Hussein Al-Sabee (Sau) Li...... 17.23 f (August 22; winds varied from +0.7 to –0.3) & Deokhyeon Kim (SK) 26-2¾ (7.99), Ndiss Copello...... f 17.04 (temp 88–86/31–30; humidity 27–29%) Badji (Sen), Sebastian Bayer (Ger) & Viktor Sands...... 17.05 17.32 1. (US)...... 28-¼ (8.54) Kuznyetsov (Ukr) 26-2¼ (7.98), Giralt...... 17.19 17.01 (x, 11 WC) Nicholas Gordon (Jam) 26-0 (7.92), Kafé- Évora...... f 17.33 (27-6¾, 28-¼, 27-5½, 27-¾, p, f); tien Gomis (Fra) 25-11 (7.90), Alain Bailey Idowu...... f f 2. Godfrey Mokoena (S Afr)... 27-9½ (8.47) (Jam) 25-10¼ (7.88), Olexiy Lukashevych last round (f, 27-9½, 27-3¼, 26-10½, f, f); (Ukr), Andriy Makarchev (Ukr) & Luis Felipe Gregório...... f 3. (Australia).....27-5½ (8.37) Méliz (Spa) 25-10 (7.87), Spasovkhod.. f (27-2, f, f, f, 27-5½, f); Roman Novotný (CzR) 25-9½ (7.86), Copello...... 17.36 4. (Aus) 26-11¼ (8.21) Stanley Gbagbeke (Ngr) 25-8 (7.82), Michel Li...... 16.75 (26-11¼, 25-6, 26-10½, f, 26-11¼, 26-11); Tornéus (Swe) 25-6¼ (7.78), Morten Jensen Giralt...... 17.06 5. (GB) 26-9¾ (8.17) (Den) 25‑5¼ (7.75), Sands...... 16.99 (25-8¼, 26-1½, f, 26-5, 26-9, 26-9¾) Stephan Louw (Nam) 25-4¾ (7.74), Évora...... 17.55 6. Salim Sdiri (Fra) 26-5¾ (8.07) (Rus) & Idowu...... f (25-6¼, f, 26-2¾, 26-5¾, 26-0, 25-8¼); (Ber) 25-4 (7.72), Ibrahin Camejo (Cub) 25-3½ QUALIFYING 7. Gable Garenamotse (Bot) 26-5½ (8.06); (7.71), Nils Winter (Ger) 25-2¾ (7.69), (August 16; auto-qualifier 56-3¼/17.15) 8. Chris Tomlinson (GB) 26-5½; Stepán Wagner (CzR) 25-2½ (7.68), (temp 88–82/31–28; humidity 26–33%) 9. Brian Johnson (US) 25-9½ (7.86); Mohamed Al Khuwalidi (Sau) 25‑1¾ (7.66), Qualifiers: Évora 57-2¾ (17.44), Idowu 10. Yahya Berrabah (Mor) 25-8¼ (7.83); Nikolay Atanasov (Bul) 25-½ (7.63), Miguel 56-10 (17.32), Li 56-8 (17.27), Sands 56‑5¼ 11. Loúis Tsátoumas (Gre) 24-11 (7.59); Pate (US) 24-11¾ (7.61), (17.20), Giralt 56-3¼ (17.15), Tamgho 56‑1¾ … 3f— (Pan) (defending Hugo Chila (Ecu) 24-9 (7.54), Konstantin (17.11), Karailiev 56-0 (17.07), Gregório champ; first first-time winner in WC history Safronov (Kaz) 24‑9w (7.54), Daisuke Araka- 55-11¾ (17.06), Spasovkhodskiy 55‑10¼ not to successfully defend). wa (Jpn) 24-8½ (7.53), Yochai Halevi (Isr) (17.02), Douglas 55‑9¼ (17.00), Copello 55-9 first 3 rounds 24-4¼ (7.42);… 3f—Clayton Latham (StV), (16.99), Val’ukević 55-7¾ (16.96). Carlos Jorge (DR), Henry Dagmil (Phi). Rutherford..... 7.83* 7.96 f Non-qualifiers: Onochie Achike (GB) & Lapierre...... 8.21* 7.77 8.19 Brandon Roulhac (US) 55-7 (16.94), Fabrizio Sdiri...... 7.78 f 7.99 Schembri (Ita) 55-4¾ (16.88), Tosin Oke (Ngr) Phillips...... 8.40* 8.54* 8.37 final 55-4¼ (16.87) PR, Tsátoumas.... f 7.59 f (August 18; winds varied from +1.1 to –0.6) Yoandris Betanzos (Cub) 55-¼ (16.77), Mokoena...... f 8.47 8.31 (temperature 73/23; humidity 41–38%) Randy Lewis (Grn) 54-10¾ (16.73), Mykola Johnson...... 6.30 f 7.86 Savolaynen (Ukr) 54-10¼ (16.72), Hugo Chila 1. (G Britain)...58-2 (17.73) Berrabah...... 5.91 f 7.83 (Ecu) 54-9½ (16.70) NR, out PR (WL) (=23, x W; 8, 9 WC) Tomlinson..... 8.02 7.93 7.93 Hugo Mamba-Schlick (Cam) 54-6¾ (57-5½, 57-2¾, 58-2, f, f, f); Garenamot.... 8.06 8.04 f (16.63), Walter Davis (US) 54-6½ (16.62), 2. Nelson Évora (Portugal).....57-7 (17.55) Watt...... 8.28 f f Dzmitry Dziatsuk (Blr) & Deokhyeon Kim (SK) (57-6½, f, 57-¼, f, 56-10¼, 57-7); Saladino...... f f f 54-4¾ (16.58), rounds 4 & 5 3. Alexis Copello (Cuba)....56-11½ (17.36) (Aus) 54-4½ (16.57), Yevgen Rutherford..... 8.05 8.15 (55-11¾, 56-4¾, 48-7½, f, 55-11, 56-11½); Semenenko (Ukr) 54-3¼ (16.54), Julian Reid Sdiri...... 8.07 7.92 4. Leevan Sands (Bah) 56-10 (17.32) (Jam) 54-1¼ (16.49), Samyr Laine (Hai) & Tomlinson..... 7.66 8.06 (56-5¼, 56-½, 55-7¾, 55-11¼, 56-10, 55‑9); Jefferson Sabino (Bra) 53-7½ (16.34), Garenamot.... 7.77 7.83 5. David Giralt (Cub) 56-7½ (17.26) Kenta Bell (US) 53-6½ (16.32), Viktor Yas- Lapierre...... f 8.21 (56-7½, 56-4½, f, 56-4¾, 55-9¾, 55-11¾); trebov (Ukr) 53-6¼ (16.31), Evgeniy Plotnir Watt...... f 8.37 6. Yanxi Li (Chn) 56-6½ (17.23) (Rus) 53-5½ (16.29), Dimítrios Tsiámis (Gre) Mokoena...... 8.19 f (55-7½, 55-6¼, 46-8¼, 56-6½, f, 54-11½); 53-3 (16.23), Phillips...... 8.25 p 7. Igor Spasovkhodskiy (Rus) 55-5¾ (16.91); (Ita) 53-1 (16.18), Yevgeniy last round 8. Jadel Gregório (Bra) 55-5 (16.89); Ektov (Kaz) 52-11 (16.13), Mantas Dilys (Lit) Garenamotse 7.69 9. Momchil Karailiev (Bul) 55-2¼ (16.82); 52-9½ (16.09), Mohamed Yusuf Salman (Bhr) Tomlinson..... 8.02 10. Nathan Douglas (GB) 55-1 (16.79); 52-8 (16.05), Sdiri...... 7.83 11. Teddy Tamgho (Fra) 55-1 (16.79); Lauri Leis (Est) 52-5¼ (15.98), Leon- Rutherford..... 8.17 12. Dmitrij Val’ukević (Svk) 54-3¼ (16.54). ardo Elisiario dos Santos (Bra) 52-4 (15.95), Lapierre...... 8.20 first 3 rounds Vladimir Letnicov (Mol) 52-1¼ (15.88), Fab- Watt...... f Évora...... 17.54* f 17.38 rizio Donato (Ita) 51-10½ (15.81), Mokoena...... f Val’ukević...... f f 16.54 Andrés Capellán (Spa) 51-10 (15.80), Phillips...... f Spasovkhod.. 16.73 16.91 14.66 Hung Nguyen Van (VN) 51-¾ (15.56), Kuan Tamgho...... f 16.79 f Wong Si (MAC) 48-6 (14.78);… 3f—Michael QUALIFYING Friedek (Ger). (August 20) Sands...... 17.20 17.08 16.96 (temp 88–86/31–30; humidity 27–29%) Gregório...... f 16.89 16.84 Qualifiers: Phillips 27-8¼ (8.44), Rutherford Idowu...... 17.51 17.44 17.73* 27-2¾ (8.30) NR, Mokoena 27-2½ (8.29), Copello...... 17.06 17.19 14.82 Saladino 26-9¼ (8.16), Lapierre & Watt 26‑8½ Douglas...... 16.78 15.44 16.79 (8.14), Johnson 26-6½ (8.09), Berrabah Karailiev...... 16.82 16.78 16.81 26‑6¼ (8.08), Tomlinson 26-5½ (8.06), Sdiri Li...... 16.95 16.92 14.23 Giralt...... 17.26 17.18 f

-310- August 26, 2009 QUALIFYING shot (August 15) first 3 rounds (temp 61–70/16–21/humidity 72–53%) Pishchaln...... 62.03* 63.29 63.18 final Qualifiers (auto-qualifier 66-7¼/20.30): Małachows.. 68.77* 68.05 67.00 (August 15) Majewski 69-6¼ (21.19), Lyzhin 67-11¾ Kanter...... 65.91 65.65 f (temp 81–79/27–26; humidity 32–34%) (20.72), Mikhnevich 67-9 (20.65), Cantwell ...... 58.48 62.47 f 1. Christian Cantwell (US)...72-3½ (22.03) 67-8¼ (20.63), Nelson 67-3¼ (20.50), Kövágó...... f 63.09 62.47 (WL, AL) (3, 3 WC) Bartels 66-11½ (20.41), Hoffa 66-4½ (20.23), Kruger...... f 59.77 f (smallest WC margin of victory ever) Vodovnik 66-4¼ (20.22), Sack 66-3¼ (20.20), Harting...... 68.25 67.04 67.80 (70-8, 67-11¾, 69-0, 69-7, 72-3½, p); Myerscough 66-2¼ (20.17), Sofyin 66-1¾ Alekna...... 66.36 66.32 65.68 2. Tomasz Majewski (Pol)... 71-10¾ (21.91) (20.16), Alić 65-11½ (20.10). Pestano...... 62.76 f 62.27 (4, 6 WC) (best-ever mark-for-place: 12) El Ghazaly.... 62.13 62.83 62.76 (70-1, 69-6¼, 68-3, 71-1½, 71-10¾, 69-6); Non-qualifiers: Sultan Alhabashi (Sau) Mayer...... 62.16 60.49 63.17 3. Ralf Bartels (Germany)....70-1½ (21.37) 65-9 (20.04) (farthest non-Q ever), Justin Malone...... 63.61 61.59 65.64 out PR (15, x WC) Anlezark (Aus) 65-5 (19.94), Taavi Peetre rounds 4 & 5 (66-9¼, 66-2½, 70-1½, 68-3, 68-8½, 69‑6¾); (Est) 65-4 (19.91), Maris Urtans (Lat) 65-3¼ Kövágó...... f 65.17 4. Reese Hoffa (US) 69-9¾ (21.28) (19.89), Mayer...... f 60.83 (68-11¾, f, 68-8¾, 69-4¼, 68-9¾, 69‑9¾); Dylan Armstrong (Can) 65-2 (19.86), Marco Pishchaln...... 64.26 65.02 5. Adam Nelson (US) 69-3¼ (21.11) Fortes (Por) 65-0 (19.81), Manuel Martínez Malone...... 64.84 65.98 (69-3¼, 68-8, f, f, f, f); (Spa) 64-11½ (19.80), Antonin Zalsky (CzR) Kanter...... 66.88 66.24 6. Pavel Lyzhin (Blr) 68-10 (20.98) PR 64-10½ (19.77), Alekna...... 64.53 66.24 (f, 68-10, f, f, f, f); Yury Byelov (Blr) 64-9¾ (19.75), Asmir Harting...... f 67.80 7. Andrei Mikhnevich (Blr) 68-½ (20.74); Kolainac (Ser) 64-6½ (19.67), Lajos Kürthy Małachows.. f 69.15* 8. Miroslav Vodovnik (Slo) 67-3¼ (20.50); (Hun) 64-5¼ (19.64), Carlos Véliz (Cub) last round 9. Hamza Alić (Bos) 65-7½ (20.00); 64‑4½ (19.62), Mayer...... f 10. Pavel Sofyin (Rus) 65-3¼ (19.89); (Aus) 64-½ (19.52), Dan Pishchaln...... f 11. Carl Myerscough (GB) 60-5¼ (18.42); Taylor (US) 63-7½ (19.39) (f, f, 63-7 ½) (f, f, Kövágó...... 61.69 …3f—Peter Sack (Ger). 19.39),Yves Niaré (Fra) 63-6¾ (19.37), David Malone...... 66.06 first 3 rounds Storl (Ger) 62-11½ (19.19), Alekna...... f Cantwell...... 21.54* 20.72 21.03 Nenad Mulabegović (Cro) 62-10 (19.15), Kanter...... 65.45 Hoffa...... 21.02 f 20.95 Valeriy Kokoyev (Rus) 62-9¼ (19.13), Maksim Harting...... 69.43* Vodovnik...... 19.60 19.50 20.50 Sidorov (Rus) 62-1 (18.92), Yasser Ibrahim Małachow.... 67.33 Alić...... 20.00 f 19.80 Farag (Egy) 61-4 (18.69), Majewski...... 21.36 21.19 20.80 Borja Vivas (Spa) 60-3¾ (18.38), Georgi QUALIFYING Nelson...... 21.11 20.93 f Ivanov (Bul) 59-5 (18.11), Adriatik Hoxha (Alb) (August 18; auto-qualifier 211-7/64.50) Sofyin...... 19.89 19.69 19.85 52-1¾ (15.89);… 3f—Germán Lauro (Arg). (temp 64–70/18–21; humidity 68–56%) Lyzhin...... f 20.98 f Qualifiers: Harting 219-2 (66.81), Kanter Myerscough.. 18.42 f f 218-11 (66.73), Kövágó 215-11 (65.82), Rome 214-11 (65.51), Malone 213-8 (65.13), Mikhnevich.... 20.34 20.31 20.62 Discus Sack...... f f f Alekna 213-5 (65.04), Pestano 213-4 (65.03), Bartels...... 20.35 20.18 21.37 final Małachowski 211-6 (64.48), Pishchalnikov 206-5 (62.93), El Ghazaly 206-2 (62.84), rounds 4 & 5 (August 19) Mayer 205-2 (62.53), Kruger 204-4 (62.29). Vodovnik...... f 19.82 (temperature 79/26; humidity 32%) Mikhnevich.... 20.74 20.54 1. Robert Harting (Ger)...... 227-9 (69.43) Non-qualifiers: (Est) Lyzhin...... f f PR (3, 4 WC) (5, 9 WC on first throw) 204-2 (62.24), Ian Waltz (US) 203-6 (62.04), Hoffa...... 21.14 20.97 (smallest WC margin of victory ever) (Aus) 202-7 (61.74), Frank Nelson...... f f (223-11, 219-11, 222-5, f, 222-5, 227-9); Casañas (Spa) 200-5 (61.10), Majewski...... 21.68* 21.91 2. Piotr Małachowski (Pol).. 226-10 (69.15) Gaute Myklebust (Nor) 199-6 (60.80), Bartels...... 20.80 20.94 NR (4, 6 WC) (6, 9 WC on first throw) Bertrand Vili (Fra) 199-1 (60.68), Erik Cadee Cantwell...... 21.21 22.03* (225-7 NR, 223-3, 219-10, f, 226-10, 220‑10); (Hol) 198-11 (60.64), Markus Münch (Ger) 198-8 (60.55), Ivan Hryshyn (Ukr) 196-7 last round 3. (Estonia)...... 219-5 (66.88) (59.93), Vodovnik...... 20.14 (216-3, 215-4, f, 219-5, 217-4, 214-8); Märt Israel (Est) 195-6 (59.58), Jorge Bal- Mikhnevich.... f 4. (Lit) 217-8 (66.36) liengo (Arg) 194-2 (59.19), Ahmed Mohamed Lyzhin...... f (217-8, 217-7, 215-6, 211-8, 217-4, f); Dheeb (Qat) 194-1 (59.16), Nikolay Sedyuk Nelson...... f 5. Casey Malone (US) 216-9 (66.06) (Rus) 193-8 (59.03), Hoffa...... 21.28 (208-8, 202-0, 215-4, 212-9, 216-6, 216-9); Oleksiy Semenov (Ukr) 192-10 (58.78), Bartels...... 21.20 6. Zoltán Kövágó (Hun) 213-9 (65.17) Daniel Schärer (Swi) 191-11 (58.50), Germán Majewski...... 21.18 (f, 207-0, 204-11, f, 213-9, 202-4); Lauro (Arg) 189-11 (57.88), Ercüment Ol- Cantwell...... p 7. Bogdan Pishchalnikov (Rus) 213-4 (65.02); gundeniz (Tur) 188-8 (57.52);… nm–Haider 8. Gerhard Mayer (Aut) 207-3 (63.17); Abdulshaheed (Irq). 9. Omar El Ghazaly (Egy) 206-1 (62.83); 10. Mario Pestano (Spa) 205-11 (62.76); 11. Jarred Rome (US) 204-11 (62.47); 12. (Fin) 196-1 (59.77).

-311- August 26, 2009 first 3 rounds QUALIFYING hammer Pars...... 75.51* f f (August 15) Esser...... 68.07 76.27 74.07 (temp 73–79/23–26; humidity 44–22%) final Kozmus...... 75.14 79.74* 77.21 Qualifiers (auto-qualifier 254-3/77.50): (August 17) Litvinov...... 74.50 74.49 75.88 Pars 258-2 (78.68), Ziółkowski 255-6 (77.89), (temperature 81/27; humidity 37%) Haklits...... 72.60 75.12 75.09 Kryvitskiy 255-5 (77.85), Litvinov 254-10 1. Primož Kozmus (Slo)...... 265-3 (80.84) Ziółkowski... 77.44* 79.30 77.85 (77.68), Kozmus 254-5 (77.55), Vinichenko (second-shortest winner ever) Kryvitskiy...... 73.72 f 72.73 254-5 (77.54), Vizzoni 252-5 (76.95), Esser (246-6, 261-7, 253-3, 260-1, 262-11, 265‑3); Vinichenko.... f f f 252-0 (76.81), Haklits 250-7 (76.39), 2. Szymon Ziółkowski (Pol) 260-2.. (79.30) Charfreitag.... f 72.63 f Charfreitag 250-3 (76.29), Nazarov 248-9 (254-1, 260-2, 255-5, 254-9, 256-2, 252-3); Vizzoni...... f f 73.70 (75.83), Zagornyi 247-4 (75.38). 3. Aleksey Zagornyi (Rus) 256-2....(78.09) Zagornyi...... 76.11 f 77.42 Non-qualifiers: Ali Mohamed Al-Zinkawi (249-8, f, 254-0, f, 246-5, 256-2); Nazarov...... f f 71.69 (Kuw) 246-5 (75.10), Luká Melich (CzR) 244-4 4. Krisztián Pars (Hun) 254-1 (77.45) rounds 4 & 5 (74.47), Jake Freeman (US) 243-5 (74.19), (247-9, f, f, 254-1, f, f); Kryvitskiy...... f f Olli-Pekka Karjalainen (Fin) 243-1 (74.09), 5. Sergej Litvinov (Ger) 251-3 (76.58) Haklits...... f 74.82 Igors Sokolovs (Lat) 242-8 (73.97), David (244-5, 244-4, 248-11, 251-3, 249-4, 244‑3); Pars...... 77.45 f Söderberg (Fin) 241-9 (73.69), Jérôme Bor- 6. Markus Esser (Ger) 250-2 (76.27) Litvinov...... 76.58 76.00 toluzzi (Fra) 239-9 (73.09), (223-4, 250-2, 243-0, f, f, f); Esser...... f f Mohsen El Anany (Egy) 238-5 (72.68), 7. András Haklits (Cro) 250-2 (76.26); Zagornyi...... f 75.11 Michael Mai (US) 238-1 (72.58), Olexiy 8. Pavel Kryvitskiy (Blr) 249-4 (76.00); Ziółkowski... 77.66 78.09 Sokyrskiyy (Ukr) 238-1 (72.56), Aléxandros 9. (Ita) 241-9 (73.70); Kozmus...... 79.28 80.15* Papadimitríou (Gre) 236-3 (72.02), 10. Libor Charfreitag (Svk) 238-3 (72.63); last round Javier Cienfuegos (Spa) 236-3 (72.01), 11. Dilshod Nazarov (Tjk) 235-2 (71.69); Kryvitskiy...... 76.00 Dzmitry Shako (Blr) 235-7 (71.80), Yuriy … 3f—Igor Vinichenko (Rus). Haklits...... 76.26 Shayunov (Blr) 234-2 (71.37), Esref Apak Esser...... f (Tur) 231-11 (70.70), Litvinov...... 74.45 A.G. Kruger (US) 230-3 (70.19), Artem Zagornyi...... 78.09 Rubanko (Ukr) 229-0 (69.81), Juan Ignacio Pars...... f Cerra (Arg) 227-7 (69.37), Bergur Ingi Péturs- Ziółkowski... 76.89 son (Ice) 225-1 (68.62), Kozmus...... 80.84* Ainars Vaiculens (Lat) 219-5 (66.89), Aman- murad Hommadov (Tkm) 188-3 (57.39);… 3f—Chris Harmse (SA). (no American has made final since in ’95)

-312- August 26, 2009 first 3 rounds QUALIFYING Javelin Järvenpää..... 75.43* f 75.57 (August 21; auto-qualifier 269-0/82.00) Thorkildsen.77.80* 89.59* 88.95 (temp 72–63/22–17; humidity 78–94%) (rain Final Pitkämäki...... 81.90* 81.14 80.50 came between sections) (August 23) Martínez...... 83.43* 83.28 78.22 Qualifiers: Vasiļevskis 284-5 (86.69), (temperature 75/24; humidity 34–29%) Murakami..... 76.01 82.97 f Murakami 272-8 (83.10) PR, Martínez 270‑8 1. (Nor).293-11 (89.59) Wirkkala...... 79.76 f 79.82 (82.50), Pitkämäki 267-10 (81.65), Frank (6, 8 WC) (x, 12 WC on third throw) Furey...... 73.18 74.51 73.77 265‑3 (80.85), Thorkildsen 263-8 (80.37), (255-3, 293-11, 291-10, f, p, p); Frank...... 73.77 79.86 f Wirkkala 261-11 (79.84), Kovals 261-8 2. Guillermo Martínez (Cub)... 283-6 (86.41) Vasiļevskis.... f 82.05 f (79.76), Frydrych 261-0 (79.57), Järvenpää (273-8, 273-3, 256-7, 253-6, p, 283-6); Ruuskanen... 75.36 75.67 81.87 260-9 (79.48), Furey 260-1 (79.28), Ruus- 3. Yukifumi Murakami (Jpn).. 272-2 (82.97) Kovals...... f 81.54 f kanen 258-2 (78.69). (249-4, 272-2, f, f, p, 255-7); Frydrych...... 78.57 f 79.29 Non-qualifiers: Sergey Makarov (Rus) 4. Vadims Vasiļevskis (Lat) 270-3 (82.37) rounds 4 & 5 258‑2 (78.68), Stuart Farquhar (NZ) 257‑7 (f, 269-2, f, f, f, 270-3); Frank...... f f (78.53), Csongor Olteán (Hun) 257-5 (78.46), 5. Tero Pitkämäki (Fin) 268-8 (81.90) Kovals...... f 75.98 Mihkel Kukk (Est) 256-6 (78.18), (268-8, 266-2, 264-1, f, 263-0, 266-2) Ruuskanen... 78.65 f Mike Hazle (US) 256-5 (78.17), Jae-Myong (defending champ); Pitkämäki...... f 80.17 Park (SK) 256-5 (78.16), Fatih Avan (Tur) 6. Antti Ruuskanen (Fin) 268-7 (81.87) Vasiļevskis.... f f 256-3 (78.12), Aleksandr Ivanov (Rus) 255-11 (247-3, 248-3, 268-7, 258-0, f, 265-4); Murakami..... f p (78.00), Qiang Qin (Chn) 254-9 (77.65), 7. Ainars Kovals (Lat) 267-6 (81.54); Martínez...... 77.27 p Roman Avramenko (Ukr) 254-1 (77.44), 8. Mark Frank (Ger) 266-9 (81.32); Thorkildsen.f p Tom Goyvaerts (Bel) 253-10 (77.37), Chris 9. Teemu Wirkkala (Fin) 261-10 (79.82); last round Hill (US) 253-1 (77.14), Aliaksandr Ashomka 10. Petr Frydrych (CzR) 260-1 (79.29); Frank...... 81.32 (Blr) 252-1 (76.85), 11. Tero Järvenpää (Fin) 247-11 (75.57); Kovals...... 76.39 Eriks Rags (Lat) 250-1 (76.23), Oleksandr 12. Sean Furey (US) 244-5 (74.51). Ruuskanen... 80.87 Pyatnytsya (Ukr) 249-9 (76.13), Vítezslav Pitkämäki...... 81.14 Vesely (CzR) 248-7 (75.76), Vladimir Kozlov Vasiļevskis.... 82.37 (Blr) 247-4 (75.38), Murakami..... 77.90 Jonas Lohse (Swe) 247-1 (75.33), Igor Martínez...... 86.41 Janik (Pol) 246-9 (75.20), Melik Janoyan Thorkildsen.p (Arm) 245-2 (74.74), Adrian Markowski (Pol) 243-2 (74.13), Tino Häber (Ger) 243-1 (74.11), Stefan Müller (Swi) 238-11 (72.83), Sangjin Jung (SK) 238-10 (72.80), Arley Ibargüen (Col) 238-0 (72.54), Ilya Korotkov (Rus) 234-10 (71.59), Thomas Smet (Bel) 230-9 (70.35), Mohamed Ali Ke- babou (Tun) 225-6 (68.75), Víctor Fatecha (Par) 225-2 (68.65), Júlio César de Oliveira (Bra) 224-8 (68.49), Tomas Intas (Lit) 224-5 (68.40), John Rob- ert Oosthuizen (SA) 222-8 (67.86), Mervyn Luckwell (GB) 217-6 (66.30);… 3f—Ignacio Guerra (Chl), Tanel Laanmäe (Est).

-313- August 26, 2009 21. Dmitriy Karpov (Kaz) 7952 (11.02, 22-6¼/6.86, 50-1¼/15.27, 6-8¾/2.05, 49.45 [4133—18], 14.46, 160-6/48.93, 15-9/4.80, 168-7/51.38, 4:53.61 [3819]); results 22. Nadir El Fassi (Fra) 7922 (August 19–20) (11.12, 23-10/7.26, 44-8¼/13.62, 6-6¼/1.99, 51.35 [3962—26], 1. Trey Hardee (US)...... 8790 14.90, 138-7/42.25, 15-9/4.80, 189-1/57.65, 4:16.51 [3960]); WL, AL (9, x W; 3, x A; 4, 6 WC) 23. Brent Newdick (NZ) 7915 PR (10.45, 25-8¼/7.83, 50-3½/15.33, 6-6¼/1.99, 48.13 [4511—3], 13.86, (11.11, 24-4¼/7.42, 47-1/14.35, 6-6¼/1.99, 50.10 [4105—19], 157-9/48.08, 17-/5.20, 223-1/68.00, 4:48.91 [4279]); 14.82, 143-0/43.60, 15-9/4.80, 169-0/51.52, 4:30.57 [3810]); 2. Leonel Suárez (Cuba)...... 8640 24. Jake Arnold (US) 7837 (13, x WC) (11.01, 22-1/6.73, 45-10/13.97, 6-5/1.96, 49.07 [3960—27], (11.13, 23-9/7.24, 49-10½/15.20, 6-11/2.11, 48.00 [4320—8], 14.40, 141-10/43.23, 15-5/4.70, 188-2/57.37, 4:35.93 [3877]); 14.45, 146-8/44.71, 16-4¾/5.00, 246-8/75.19, 4:27.25 [4320]); 25. Daniel Almgren (Swe) 7803 PR 3. Aleksandr Pogorelov (Russia)...... 8528 (10.92, 23-11/7.29, 44-¾/13.43, 6-6¼/1.99, 47.68 [4173—16], 15.14, PR 112-7/34.33, 14-1¼/4.30, 186-0/56.69, 4:13.47 [3630]); (10.95, 24-7/7.49, 54-7½/16.65, 6-9¾/2.08, 50.27 [4375—4], 26. Daisuke Ikeda (Jpn) 7788 PR; 27. Moritz Cleve (Ger) 7777; 28. 14.19, 159-0/48.46, 16-8¾/5.10, 209-9/63.95, 4:48.70 [4153]); Yevhen Nikitin (Ukr) 7710; 29. Mateo Sossah (Fra) 7682; 30. Simon 4. Oleksiy Kasyanov (Ukr) 8479 PR Walter (Swi) 7649; (10.63, 25-7¼/7.80, 51-7/15.72, 6-8¾/2.05, 47.85 [4555—1], 31. Attila Szabó (Hun) 7610; 32. Agustín Félix (Spa) 7539; 33. Mikk- 14.44, 153-2/46.70, 15-9/4.80, 160-9/49.00, 4:24.52 [3924]); Mihkel Arro (Est) 7528; 34. Atis Vaisjuns (Lat) 7507;… dnf—Eelco 5. Alexey Sysoev (Rus) 8454 Sintnicolaas (Hol) (2993) (4), Mikk Pahapill (Est) (1610) (3, 3f LJ), (10.85, 22-6½/6.87, 53-¾/16.17, 6-7½/2.02, 49.32 [4207—14], Roland Schwarzl (Aut) (713) (2, 3f LJ), Maurice Smith (Jam) (1). 14.97, 173-11/53.03, 16-8¾/5.10, 211-9/64.55, 4:34.97 [4247]); (best-ever mark-for-place: 9) 6. Pascal Behrenbruch (Ger) 8439 PR (10.92, 23-3¼/7.09, 51-9/15.77, 6-7½/2.02, 48.72 [4247—11], 14.24, 157-8/48.06, 15-9/4.80, 228-9/69.72, 4:39.45 [4192]); — Decathlon Leaders By Event — 7. Nicklas Wiberg (Swe) 8406 NR 100 meters (10.96, 23-9½/7.25, 49-2¼/14.99, 6-8¾/2.05, 48.73 [4257—10], 1. Hardee 987; 2. Eaton 968; 3. García 952; 4. Kasyanov 14.75, 138-8/42.28, 14-9/4.50, 246-1/75.02, 4:17.05 [4149]); 945; 5. Díaz 938; 6. Bouraada 933; 7. Raja 901; 8. Sysoev 8. Yordani García (Cub) 8387 894; 9. Coertzen 885; 10. Vos 883;… 13. Pogorelov 872;… (10.60, 23-1¾/7.05, 49-8½/15.15, 6-9¾/2.08, 48.34 [4348—6], 26. Suárez 832. 14.08, 145-8/44.40, 15-5/4.70, 227-7/69.37, 4:49.45 [4039]); 9. Yunior Díaz (Cub) 8357 PR Long Jump (10.66, 25-4/7.72, 47-8½/14.54, 6-7½/2.02, 46.15 [4512—2], 1. Hardee 2004; 2. Eaton 1990; 3. Kasyanov 1955; 4. Díaz 14.56, 142-9/43.52, 15-¼.60, 197-1/60.09, 4:40.58 [3845]); 1928; 5. Šebrle 1835; 6. Bouraada 1831; 7. Raja 1806; 8. 10. Andrei Kravchenko (Blr) 8281 Pogorelov 1804; 9. Kravchenko 1786; 10. García 1778;… 23. (11.18, 25-0/7.62, 45-9¾/13.96, 6-1½.11, 48.77 [4290—9], Suárez 1703. 14.13, 138-7/42.24, 16-¾/4.90, 199-2/60.71, 4:37.77 [3991]); 11. Roman Šebrle (CzR) 8266 1. Hardee 2814; 2. Kasyanov 2789; 3. Pogorelov 2695; (11.16, 25-7¼/7.80, 49-1¾/14.98, 6-1½.11, 50.42 [4324—7], 4. Díaz 2689; 5. Šebrle 2623; 6. Eaton 2612; 7. García 2577; 14.44, 151-1¼6.30, 15-¼.60, 215-3/65.61, 4:50.33 [3942]); 8. Raja 2568; 9. Behrenbruch 2550; 10. Müller 2541;… 14. 12. Romain Barras (Fra) 8204 Suárez 2505. (11.14, 23-1¼/7.04, 48-6/14.78, 6-6¼/1.99, 49.66 [4053—22], High Jump 14.27, 149-8/45.62, 16-4¾/5.00, 200-11/61.24, 4:27.04 [4151]); 1. Kasyanov 3639; 2. Hardee 3608; 3. Pogorelov 3573; 4. 13. Larbi Bouraada (Alg) 8171 NR (10.68, 24-1½/7.35, 40-4¼/12.30, Šebrle 3529; 5. Díaz 3511; 6. García 3455; 7. Eaton 3434; 8. 6-8¾/2.05, 48.58 [4187—15], Kravchenko 3418; 9. Suárez 3411; 10. Wiberg 3383; 14.57, 124-1/37.83, 15-5/4.70, 205-2/62.53, 4:12.15 [3984]); 400 meters 14. Willem Coertzen (SA) 8146 NR 1. Kasyanov 4555; 2. Díaz 4512; 3. Hardee 4511; 4. Pog- (10.89, 24-¼/7.32, 43-2¼/13.16, 6-7½/2.02, 48.63 [4154—17], orelov 4375; 5. Eaton 4355; 6. García 4348; 7. Šebrle 4324; 8. 14.26, 139-¼2.40, 15-¼.60, 214-9/65.46, 4:32.57 [3992]); Suárez 4320; 9. Kravchenko 4290; 10. Wiberg 4257. 15. Andres Raja (Est) 8119 PR (10.82, 24-2½/7.38, 47-9/14.55, 110 Hurdles 6-6¼/1.99, 49.00 [4223—13], 1. Hardee 5504; 2. Kasyanov 5473; 3. Díaz 5415; 4. Pogorelov 14.22, 140-¾2.75, 15-9/4.80, 189-5/57.73, 4:40.73 [3896]); 5325; 5. García 5312; 6. Eaton 5294; 7. Kravchenko 5248; 8. 16. Norman Müller (Ger) 8096 Šebrle 5242; 9. Suárez 5237; 10. Behrenbruch 5191. (11.01, 24-1½/7.35, 48-11¾/14.93, 6-6¼/1.99, 48.20 [4234—12], 14.59, 135-2/41.21, 15-9/4.80, 188-4/57.40, 4:33.02 [3862]); Discus 17. Vasiliy Kharlamov (Rus) 8065 1. Hardee 6334; 2. Kasyanov 6275; 3. Pogorelov 6163; 4. (11.22, 24-2½/7.38, 49-¾/14.95, 6-4/1.93, 49.44 [4085—21], Díaz 6151; 5. García 6066; 6. Šebrle 6036; 7. Behrenbruch 6021; 14.83, 151-8/46.24, 16-4¾/5.00, 196-7/59.93, 4:41.54 [3980]); 8. Suárez 5998; 9. Sysoev 5994; 10. Kravchenko 5958. 18. (US) 8061 Pole Vault (10.53, 25-9¼/7.85, 40-2¾/12.26, 6-7½/2.02, 47.75 [4355—5], 1. Hardee 7306; 2. Kasyanov 7124; 3. Pogorelov 7104; 4. 14.28, 121-10/37.15, 16-4¾/5.00, 166-10/50.87, 4:45.03 [3706]); Díaz 6941; 5. Sysoev 6935; 6. Suárez 6908; 7. García 6885; 8. 19. Eugene Martineau (Hol) 8055 Behrenbruch 6870; 9. Kravchenko 6838; 10. Šebrle 6826. (11.18, 24-3¾/7.41, 41-6½/12.66, 6-6¼/1.99, 50.26 [3978—25], Javelin 14.91, 147-5/44.94, 15-9/4.80, 230-1/70.14, 4:35.27 [4077]); 1. Hardee 8165; 2. Pogorelov 7901; 3. Suárez 7877; 4. García 20. Ingmar Vos (Hol) 8009 PR 7765; 5. Behrenbruch 7755; 6. Sysoev 7742; 7. Kasyanov 7698; (10.90, 23-8/7.21, 45-2½/13.78, 6-7½/2.02, 49.99 [4099—20], 8. Díaz 7680; 9. Sebrle 7649; 10. Kravchenko 7587. 14.51, 139-¼2.39, 14-5¼/4.40, 210-10/64.27, 4:28.51 [3910]);

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