NEWSLETTER Volume 6, No. 49 September 5, 2007 version ii etrack — World Championships XI: Men — OSAKA, JAPAN — 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 Russia ..................0 1 1 2 4 8 2 14 ..........16 evening. Stadium capacity for paying customers was c36,000; only Kenya ..................3 2 3 8 2 1 2 5 ............13 one day reached that and most were perhaps half. Jamaica ...............0 3 1 4 1 3 2 6 ............10 Germany ..............0 1 1 2 2 1 2 5 ..............7 WEATHER Great Britain .........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 running events indicate Cuba ....................0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 ..............3 the separation between qualifiers and non-qualifiers. China ...................1 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 ..............3 Czech Republic ....1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 ..............3 COLOR CODING Italy ......................0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 ..............3 All medalists appear in blue ink; all Americans are in bold face and Poland .................0 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 ..............3 Spain ...................0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 ..............3 italics (if in multiple rounds, only in the final round in which they Australia ...............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. Canada ................0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 ..............2 France .................0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 ..............2 SPLIT TIMES Ukraine ................0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 ..............2 Times in 10ths were taken by the T&FN split crew (virtually com- Belgium ................0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 ..............1 pletely by video analysis); times in 100ths are either eyebeam Brazil ....................0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 ..............1 times from the official timer, Seiko, or high-speed video research Croatia .................0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 ..............1 done by the IAAF/JAAF Biomechanics Team. We thank them for Cyprus .................0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 ..............1 their invaluable work. Dominican Rep .....0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 ..............1 Ecuador ...............1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 ..............1 FIELD CHARTS Estonia .................1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 ..............1 In the by-round field charts (all throws, horizontal jumps), the athlete’s Finland .................1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 ..............1 best of the day is underlined. The asterisked marks represent the Greece .................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. Morocco ...............0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 ..............1 Norway ................0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 ..............1 WHAT’S IN VERSION ii? 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Turkey ..................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 Lima (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 Ibrahim Hassan (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. Nesta Carter (Jam) 10.17; 2. Naoki Tsukahara (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. Asafa Powell (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. Olusoji Fasuba (Ngr) 10.07 5. La Mastra 10.32; 6. Kuc 10.37; 7. Mbandjock 10.39; 8. Thomp- 5. Churandy Martina (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. Marlon Devonish (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. Marc Burns (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.