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2003 World Championships
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Aug 23-31, Paris France

Day 3 Aug 25
Monday


Previews

  • W-PV final - 3-time world champion Stacy Dragila 14-11 is fourth to Russia's Svetlana Feofanova 15-7.
  • M-100 - Kim Collins 10.07 +0.0 wins blanket finish in 100, with next three all timed in 10.08 (Darrel Brown, Darren Campbell, Dwain Chambers), followed by world record holder Tim Montgomery 10.11 and Bernard Williams 10.13 in fifth and sixth. Defending champion Maurice Greene missed the finals. Greene was out of the blocks first in the semis, but limped home in eighth place at 10.37.
  • W-400H semi - Sandra Glover 53.90 makes the finals with third best time. Raasin McIntosh DNF.
  • M-1500 semi - Jason Lunn 3:41.71 is 10th and out. Hicham El Gherrouj 3:38.25 is fastest to the finals.
  • W-100H 1st round - USA wins three of five heats (Gail Devers 12.76, Miesha McKelvy 12.94, and Jenny Adams 12.74).
  • W-400 semi - Sanya Richards 51.32 is fourth in her heat and does not advance.

    Dragila places fourth in PV; hurdlers win in rounds

    from Jill Geer, Director of Communications, USA Track & Field

    PARIS 8/25/03 – Close calls and near-misses plagued Team USA’s athletes in final events Monday at the 2003 World Outdoor Track & Field Championships, but America’s female hurdlers showed strength in their numbers and performances.

    Two-time defending world champion Stacy Dragila tied for fourth in the women’s pole vault with a best clearance of 4.55m/14-11. Indoor world record holder Svetlana Feofanova of Russia became the first woman other than Dragila to win the world outdoor title, clearing 4.75m/15-7. Annika Becker of Germany was second at 4.70m/15-5, with outdoor world record holder Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia third at 4.65m/15-3.

    The men’s 100 meters stayed true to prognosticators’ views that it was anyone’s race. Emerging as the winner was Kim Collins of St. Kitts & Nevis, who ran 10.07 seconds to edge world junior record holder Darrel Brown of Trinidad in second (10.08) and Darren Campbell of Great Britain in third (10.08). Dwain Chambers of Great Britain was fourth, also in 10.08, followed by Americans Tim Montgomery (Cary, N.C.) in fifth (10.11) and Bernard Williams (Miramar, Fla.) in sixth 10.13.

    In the men’s 100 semis, Williams had won semi 1 in 10.11, followed by Montgomery. Collins, who went on to win the final, was the final qualifier from semi 1 by placing fourth in 10.15. Three-time defending champion Maurice Greene slowed in the final stages of semi 2 after feeling “a pop” in his quadriceps approximately halfway through the race and finished eighth in 10.37.

    In other finals, Jamie Nieto (Chula Vista, Calif.) placed seventh in the men’s high jump at 2.29m/7-6 and Matt Hemingway (Denver, Colo.) was 12th at 2.25m/7-4.5. Jacques Freitag of Russia won the competition with a season-best clearance of 2.35m/7-8.5

    Gail Devers (Lawrenceville, Ga.), Jenny Adams (Champaign, Ill.) and Miesha McKelvy (San Diego, Calif.) all won their heats in Monday’s quarterfinals of the women’s 100m hurdles. Adams posted the fastest time of the three in winning the third heat in 12.74 seconds; Devers won heat 5 in 12.76; and McKelvy took heat 1 in 12.94. Defending champion Anjanette Kirkland, coming back from giving birth to a daughter on May 4, placed seventh in heat 2 in 13.80.

    Kenta Bell (Chula Vista, Calif.) was sixth in the men’s triple jump with a mark of 17.08m/56-0.5 in a competition that was won easily by the heavily favored Christian Olsson of Sweden (17.72m/58-1.75). Suzy Powell (Modesto, Calif.) placed ninth in the women’s discus throw with a best of 59.86m/196-5. The event was won by Irina Yatchenko of Belarus with 67.32m/220-10.

    In qualifying rounds on Monday, Sandra Glover (Sugar Land, Texas) advanced to Thursday’s final of the women’s 400 meters. The four-time U.S. champion ran a season’s best time of 53.90 seconds in the first semi to finish second behind Jana Pittman of Australia (53.77). World record holder Yuliya Pechonkina of Russia had the fastest time, winning the second semifinal in 53.57. Joanna Hayes was fifth in Glover’s race in 55.35 and did not advance, and 2003 U.S. champion Raasin McIntosh (Austin, Texas) hit the fifth hurdle in the second race and was carried off the track with an injured right quadriceps.

    Sanya Richards (Austin, Texas) missed qualifying for the final of the women’s 400m meters, placing fifth in heat 1 in 51.32. Demetria Washington (Columbia, S.C.) and DeeDee Trotter (Knoxville, Tenn.) were fourth (51.31) and fifth (51.68), respectively, in heat 2 and also did not advance. Jason Lunn (Redwood City, Calif.) placed 10th in his semifinal heat of the men’s 1,500 meters in 3:41.71 and did not advance.

    Monday event previews

    from Jill Geer, Director of Communications, USA Track & Field

    FINALS


    Women’s pole vault
    6:25 p.m.
    U.S. entrants: Stacy Dragila (Phoenix, Ariz.), Mary Sauer (San Dimas, Calif.)
    THE SCOOP: Dragila is looking for her third consecutive world title in the vault and will face the toughest competition of her World Championship competitions. Yelena Isinbayeva owns the world outdoor record (4.82m/15-9.75), while Svetlana Feofanova was second to Dragila in 2001 and is the world indoor record holder (4.80m/15-9). Dragila has had an up-and-down season, struggling since breaking the then-world indoor record March 2 at the USA Indoor Championships (5.78m/15-8.25), but in Saturday’s qualifying she looked and felt very strong. It appears Dragila, who has a personal best of 4.81m/15-9.25, is physically and mentally ready for a third title. If she pulls it off, it would be the hardest-fought championship of her storied career in an event that is getting stronger each year. Sauer also had a strong showing in qualifying and is making her second appearance at the World Championships. She will look to improve on her 12th-place finish in 2001.


    Men’s high jump
    6:50 p.m.
    U.S. entrants: Jamie Nieto (Chula Vista, Calif.), Matt Hemingway (Denver, Colo.)
    THE SCOOP: Nieto won the 2003 U.S. outdoor title and has been the top American jumper on the European circuit this summer, meeting or coming close to his personal best (2.30m/7-6.5) on several occasions. It will take a new personal-best jump for Nieto to be in the top three, but given his consistency it is possible. Hemingway has a personal best of 2.38m/7-9.5 (indoors) from 20000 and has the top jump by an American this year at 2.34m/7-8. Paris will be his first international final; standing 6-7 and with some high clearances on his resume, Hemingway will fare well if he is on form.


    Men’s 100m
    Semifinal 7:05 p.m., Final 10:10 p.m.
    U.S. entrants: Tim Montgomery (Cary, N.C.), Bernard Williams (Miramar, Fla.), Maurice Greene (Irvine, Calif.)
    THE SCOOP: Montgomery showed glimpses of his old form in the first two rounds of the men’s 100 meters on Sunday, while Williams looked controlled and easy. Greene had a fantastic start in the second round and ran his second- and third-fastest times of the year. Monday night’s final still promises to be among the most fascinating competitions of the meet, with Kim Collins of St. Kitts, Dwain Chambers of Great Britain and world junior record breaker Darrel Brown of Trinidad likely to mix it up with the Americans.


    Men’s triple jump
    7:55 p.m.
    U.S. entrant: Kenta Bell (Chula Vista., Calif.)
    THE SCOOP: With the world’s focus being on world record holder Jonathan Edwards of Great Britain, who is retiring after the World Outdoor Championships, and event favorite Christian Olsson of Sweden, Bell could sneak in for a high place finish. The 2001 World University Games Champion, Bell had the fifth-best mark in qualifying on Sunday. He is the 2003 U.S. outdoor champion and has a personal best of 17.63m/57-10.25.


    Women’s discus throw
    10:20 p.m.
    U.S. entrant: Suzy Powell (Modesto, Calif.)
    THE SCOOP: A five-time U.S. runner up, Powell makes her first appearance in a World Championships final, having competed in qualifying in 1997, ’99 and 2001. Powell was ranked #10 in the world in 2002 and has a personal best of 69.44m/227-10 at La Jolla in 2002 (on an uncertified throwing sector) and also threw 65.48m/214-10 at Fresno in 2002.

    QUALIFYING ROUNDS


    Women’s 400m hurdles semifinals
    8:35 p.m.
    U.S. entrants: Sandra Glover (Sugar Land, Texas), Raasin McIntosh (Austin, Texas), Joanna Hayes (Los Angeles, Calif.)
    THE SCOOP: Glover was 5th in both the 1999 and 2001 World Championships and knows how to make a Worlds final. McIntosh, a University of Texas junior and the 2003 NCAA champion, has youth on her side, while Hayes competed in the rounds at the 1999 World Outdoors and will try to reach her first final.


    Men’s 1,500m semifinals
    9:05 p.m.
    U.S. entrant: Jason Lunn (Redwood City, Calif.)
    THE SCOOP: Lunn is ready to run after looking strong in Saturday’s first-round race. Lunn’s strengths – especially his strong kick over the final 300 meters – are suited to international racing and what is needed to advance to a final. Luck could determine if the 2003 U.S. champion and two-time indoor champ will make the cut. A sub-3:30 race would require him to PR by six seconds in order to advance, but a more tactical race will suit him well.


    Women’s 100m hurdles first round (quarterfinals)
    9:30 p.m.
    U.S. entrants: Gail Devers (Lawrenceville, Ga.), Miesha McKelvy-Jones (Dan Diego, Calif.), Jenny Adams (Champaign, Ill.), Anjanette Kirkland (Gainesville, Fla.)
    THE SCOOP: Monday morning’s scheduled first round of the hurdles was canceled, leaving the first races for the evening session. Team USA fields an experienced and potent lineup that includes three-time world champion Devers; 1999 Pan Am Games gold medalist and two-time U.S. runner-up McKelvy-Jones; 2001 World Champs fifth-place finisher Jenny Adams; and 2001 World indoor and outdoor champion Kirkland. Americans went 1-2-5 in 2001 (Kirkland-Devers-Adams) and hope to fare as well in 2003. Devers has the second-fastest time in the world this year (12.49), with McKelvy-Jones the third-fastest athlete in the world in 2003 (12.51), and Adams the fifth-fastest (12.67). Kirkland had a daughter on May 4 and is starting her return to international competition.


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