Volume 11, No. 52 August 15, 2012 version ii — Olympic Games Men — — By–Nation Medal Chart — LONDON, ENGLAND AUGUST 3–12 Nation ................Men Women Overall G S B Total G S B Total ATTENDANCE United States ......3 9 3 15 6 4 4 14 ........29 No official figures released, but all sessions should be considered Russia .................2 — 2 6 5 5 16 ........18 “80,000-seat sellouts.” Jamaica ..............3 2 2 7 1 2 2 5 ..........12 WEATHER Kenya ..................2 1 4 7 — 3 1 4 ..........11 Official temperature (both F and C) and humidity readings are given Germany .............1 2 1 4 — 2 2 4 ............8 with each event. Spotty rain on several days; generally pleasant Ethiopia ...............— 1 1 2 3 — 2 5 ............7 (c70F/20C) and calm. China ..................1 — 2 3 — — 3 3 ............6 Great Britain ........3 — 1 4 1 1 — 2 ............6 EXPLAINING THE TYPOGRAPHY Paragraph breaks in the preliminary rounds of running events indicate Trinidad ...............1 — 3 4 — — — — ...........4 the separation between qualifiers and non-qualifiers. Australia ..............— 2 — 2 1 — — 1 ............3 Ukraine ...............— 1 — 1 — — 2 2 ............3 COLOR CODING Cuba ...................— 1 1 — 1 — 1 ............2 All medalists appear in purple ink; all Americans are underlined (if Czech Republic...— — — 1 — 1 2 ............2 in multiple rounds, only in the final round in which they competed); Dominican Rep ...1 1 — 2 — — — — ...........2 field-event/multi medalists appear in either blue (gold medal), red France .................1 1 — 2 — — — — ...........2 (silver) or green (bronze) in the progression charts. Poland ................1 — 1 — 1 — 1 ............2 SPLIT TIMES Turkey .................— — — 1 1 — 2 ............2 Times in 10ths were taken by the T&FN split crew (virtually com- Algeria .................1 — 1 — — — — ...........1 pletely by video analysis); times in 100ths are eyebeam times from Bahamas .............1 — 1 — — — — ...........1 the official timer, Omega. Thanks to Mark Butler and UK Athletics Bahrain ...............— — — — — 1 1 ............1 for invaluable work in helping with the 4x4 splits . Botswana ............— 1 — 1 — — — — ...........1 FIELD CHARTS Canada ...............— 1 1 — — — — ...........1 In the by-round field charts (all throws, horizontal jumps), the ath- Croatia ................— — — 1 — — 1 ............1 lete’s best of the day is underlined. The asterisked marks represent Colombia ............— — — — 1 — 1 ............1 the progression of the lead. 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Artur Rojas (Bol) 10.62 PR; 2. I(-1.4)–1. Gay 10.08; 2. Thompson 10.14; (temperature 68F/20C; 54% humidity) Delivert Kimbembe (Con) 10.68; 3. Holder 3. Gerald Phiri (Zam) 10.16; 1. Usain Bolt (Jamaica) ....................9.63 da Silva (GBi) 10.69; 4. Jaysuma Saidy Ndure (Nor) 10.28; 5. WL (x, 2 W) 4. Joseph Andy Lui (TGA) 11.17; 5. Ángel David Rodríguez (Spa) 10.34; 6. The- OR (old OR 9.69 Bolt ’08); Mohan Khan (Ban) 11.25 PR; 6. Kilakone men 10.53; 7. Isidro Montoya (Col) 10.54; 2. Yohan Blake (Jamaica) .................9.75 Siphonexay (Lao) 11.30 PR; 7. Christopher 8. Yeo Foo Ee 10.69. =PR (=4, =9 W); Lima Da Costa (STP) 11.56 PR. II(0.7)–1. Gatlin 9.97 (=fastest in first of 3. Justin Gatlin (US) ..........................9.79 II(0.9)–1. Jurgen Themen (Sur) 10.55; 2. 3 rounds); 2. Derrick Atkins (Bah) 10.22; 3. PR (AL) (=6, x W; =2, =6 A); Fernando Lumain (Ina) 10.80; Rondell Sorrillo (Tri) 10.23; 4. Tyson Gay (US) .............................9.80 3. Wilfried Bingangoye (Gab) 10.89; 4. 4. Dariusz Kuc (Pol) 10.24; 5. Nilson (x, =10 A); Liaqat Ali (Pak) 10.90; 5. Rodman Teltull (Pau) André (Bra) 10.26; 6. Masashi Eriguchi (Jpn) 5. Ryan Bailey (US) ...........................9.88 11.06 NJR; 6. Tavevele Noa (Tuv) 11.55 PR; 10.30; 7. Barakat Al-Harthi (Oma) 10.41; 8. =PR (=7, x A); 7. Timi Garstang (MHL) 12.81 PR. Lumain 10.90. 6. Churandy Martina (Hol) .................9.94; III(1.7)–1. Béranger Bossé (CAf) 10.55; 2. III(1.5)–1. R. Bailey 9.88 =PR (fastest ever Gary Yeo Foo Ee (Sin) 10.57 PR; 3. Ahmed in first of 3 rounds); 2. Ben Youssef Meité (CI) 7. Richard Thompson (Tri) .................9.98; Azneem (MDV) 10.79 NR; 10.06 NR; 3. Justyn Warner (Can) 10.09 PR; 8. Asafa Powell (Jam) ......................11.99. 4. J’Maal Alexander (IVB) 10.92; 5. 4. Kemar Hyman (Cay) 10.16; 5. Su Wai’bou (best-ever mark-for-place: 3–7) John Howard (Mic) 11.05; 6. Chris Meke Sanneh (Gam) 10.21 NR; (lanes: 2. Thompson; 3. Powell; 4. Gay; 5. Walasi (SOL) 11.42; 7. Elama Fa’atonu 6. Rytis Sakalauskas (Lit) 10.29; 7. Blake; 6. Gatlin; 7. Bolt; 8. Bailey; 9. Martina) (AmS) 11.48 PR. Bossé 10.55; 8. Rojas 10.65. (reaction times: Martina 0.139, Gay 0.145, IV(0.5)–1. Gérard Kobéané (Bur) 10.42; 2. IV(0.4)–1. Bolt 10.09; 2. Daniel Bailey (Ant) Powell 0.155, Thompson 0.160, Bolt 0.165, Fabrice Coiffic (Mri) 10.62; 10.12; 3. James Dasaolu (GB) 10.13; Bailey 0.176, Gatlin 0.178, Blake 0.179) 3. Courtney Williams (VIN) 10.80 PR; 4. Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud (Egy) 4. Rachid Chouhal (Mlt) 10.83; 5. Tilak Ram 10.22; 5. Jason Rogers (StK) 10.30; 6. Tharu (Nep) 10.85 PR; 6. Massoud Azizi (Afg) Egwero Ogho-Ogene (Ngr) 10.38; 7. da Silva 11.19; 7. Nooa Takooa (Kyr) 11.53 PR; 8. 10.71, Idrissa Adam (Cam). Patrick Tuara (COK) 11.72 PR. V(0.0)–1. Powell 10.04; 2. Adam Gemili (GB) 10.11; 3. Martina 10.20; 4. Reza Ghasemi (Irn) 10.31; 5. Obinna Metu (Ngr) 10.35; 6. Ramon Gittens (Bar) 10.35; 7. Paul Williams (Grn) 10.65; 8. Kimbembe 10.94. VI(1.3)–1. Blake 10.00; 2. Ryota Yamagata (Jpn) 10.07 PR; 3. Bingtian Su (Chn) 10.19; 4. Antoine Adams (StK) 10.22; 5. Peter Emelieze (Ngr) 10.22; 6. Jeremy Bascom (Guy) 10.31; 7. Marek Niit (Est) 10.40; 8. Azneem 10.84. VII(2.0)–1. Dwain Chambers (GB) 10.02; 2. Jimmy Vicaut (Fra) 10.11; 3. Keston Bled- man (Tri) 10.13; 4. Warren Fraser (Bah) 10.27; 5. Miguel López (PR) 10.31; 6. Kobéané 10.48; 7. Coiffic 10.59. SEMIS (August 05; qualify 2+2) (temperature F/21C; 56% humidity) I(0.7)–1. Gatlin 9.82 (fastest Oly semi ever); 2. Martina 9.91 NR; 3. Powell 9.94; 4. Bledman 10.04 (fastest-ever non- qualifier);5. Meité 10.13; 6. Vicaut 10.16; 7. Dasaolu 10.18; 8. Sanneh 10.18 NR. II(1.0)–1. Bolt 9.87; 2. R. Bailey 9.96; 3. Thompson 10.02; 4. Chambers 10.05; 5. Phiri 10.11; 6. D. Bailey 10.16; 7. Adams 10.27; 8. Su 10.28. III(1.7)–1. Blake 9.85; 2. Gay 9.90; 3. Gemili 10.06 (x, =8 WJ); 4. Atkins 10.08; 5. Warner 10.09 =PR; 6. Yamagata 10.10; 7. Sorrillo 10.31;… dnc—Hyman. -473- August 15, 2012 VI(0.7)–1. Quiñonez 20.28 NR; 2. Spear- (reaction times: Solomon 0.143, K. Borlée 200 METERS mon 20.47; 3. Shinji Takahira (Jpn) 20.57; 0.151, Pinder 0.153, Gordon 0.159, James FINAL 4. Brendan Christian (Ant) 20.63; 0.163, Brown 0.166, J. Borlée 0.173, San- (August 09; wind +0.4) 5. Jonathan Åstrand (Fin) 20.73; 6. Aziz tos 0.185) (temperature 77F/25C; 38% humidity) Ouhadi (Mor) 20.80; 7. Sandro Viana (Bra) 1. Usain Bolt (Jamaica) ..................19.32 21.05. heats (August 04; qualify 3+3) (WL) (x, =4 W) VII(0.8)–1. Martina 20.58; 2. Kei Takase (10.0/9.3); (Jpn) 20.72; 3. Jared Connaughton (Can) (temperature 61F/16C; 95% humidity) I–1. Santos 45.04; 2. Oscar Pistorius (SA) 2. Yohan Blake (Jamaica) ...............19.44 20.72; 45.44; 3. Maksim Dyldin (Rus) 45.52; (x, 7 W) 4. Amr Ibrahim Mostafa Seoud (Egy) 4. Rusheen McDonald (Jam) 46.67; 5. (10.2/9.2) 20.81; 5. Arnaldo Abrantes (Por) 20.88; 6. James Ellington (GB) 21.23; 7. Trevorvano Vitaliy Butrym (Ukr) 47.62. 3. Warren Weir (Jamaica) ...............19.84 II–1. James 45.23; 2.