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World Track and Field Championships Helsinki, Finland - Day 7 August 12th, 2005 USATF REPORT DAY 7 Team USA medal haul continues in Helsinki Wariner, Rock go 1-2 in men's 400 meters Wariner (Grand Prairie, Texas), the 2004 Olympic gold medalist, got out of lane three well and ran smoothly down the backstretch before taking command off the final turn to eventually win the race in a personal best and world leading time of 43.93 seconds. Wariner's Athens 4x400m relay teammate Andrew Rock (Stratford, Wisc.) put on a tremendous charge down the main straightaway to take the silver medal in a personal best time of 44.35 seconds, bettering his previous personal best of 44.66 set in 2004. Fellow 2004 Olympic 4x400m relay gold medalist Darold Williamson (Waco, Texas.) finished seventh in 45.12. Wariner's performance betters his previous personal best set in winning the Olympic gold medal in Athens in 44.00 seconds, and it's the fastest time in the world since National Track & Field Hall of Famer and world record holder Michael Johnson won the 2000 Olympic gold medal in 43.84. With his performance, Wariner joins fellow Americans Lee Evans, Michael Johnson, Harry "Butch" Reynolds, Larry James, Quincy Watts, Danny Everett and Steve Lewis as the only athletes in history to break the 44-second barrier. Felix, Boone-Smith go 1-2 in women's 200 meters In a remarkable comeback effort, 2004 Olympic silver medalist Allyson Felix and Rachelle Boone-Smith each came from behind to win the gold and silver medals respectively in the women's 200 meters. Coming off the final turn, Felix was in third place running out of lane six between France's Christine Arron and Jamaica's reigning Olympic 200m champion Veronica Campbell. With about 60 meters to go, Felix and Boone-Smith, who was in fourth place at the time, made their charge. With a tremendous burst of speed by both Americans, Felix and Boone-Smith rocketed past Arron and Campbell to win the respective gold and silver medals. 2000 Olympic 4x400m gold medalist and third-place finisher at the 2005 USA Outdoor Championships LaTasha Colander (Columbia, S.C.) finished fifth in 22.66 seconds. Felix becomes the first teenager (19) ever to win a world sprint title. She joins Inger Miller (1999-21.77) and Marion Jones (2001-22.39) as the only American women ever to win a 200m gold medal at a world outdoor championship. Felix and Boone-Smith's 1-2 finish is the first ever for any country in the women's 200 meters at a world outdoor championships. Johnson wins bronze medal in 110m hurdles Four-time world outdoor champion and 1996 Olympic gold medalist Allen Johnson (Irmo, S.C.) finished third in the men's 110m hurdles final in 13.10 seconds to add a world championships bronze medal to his trophy case. Ladji Doucoure of France won the gold medal in 13.07 seconds, with 2004 Olympic gold medalist and co-world record holder Liu Xiang of China earned the silver medal in 13.08. A seven-time U.S. Outdoor champion, Johnson had the second best reaction time (0.147) in the field. He was joined in the final by U.S. teammates Dominique Arnold (Diamond Bar, Calif.) who finished fourth in 13.13, two-time Olympic silver medalist Terrence Trammell (Ellenwood, Ga.), who placed fifth in 13.20 and Joel Brown (Columbus, Ohio), who finished sixth in 13.47. Team USA women 4x100m relay team sets world leader In the opening round of women's 4x100m relay competition, the U.S. squad consisting of Angela Daigle (Carson, Calif.), Muna Lee (Baton Rouge, La.), Lisa Barber (Raleigh, N.C.) and Lauryn Williams (Miami, Fla.) easily won heat 1 in the fastest time in the world this season of 42.16 seconds. The 2005 USA Indoor Visa Championship Series women's champion, Daigle got out of the blocks well before handing the baton to 2005 USA Outdoor 100m runner-up Lee, who opened up a large lead on the backstretch. The reigning U.S. women's 100m champion, Barber maintained the lead on the curve before handing the baton to Williams, the 2005 world 100m champion, who ran literally by herself to the finish. Team USA will compete in the women's 4x100m relay final Saturday night at Olympic Stadium. Team USA out of men's 4x100m relay The U.S. men's 4x100m relay team was unable to finish its qualifying race Friday night due to a dropped baton on the first exchange, and will not advance the to the final. 2003 NCAA 100m champion Mardy Scales (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) took off at the gun running the lead leg for Team USA. In attempting to make the exchange to 2005 USA Outdoor Championships third-place finisher Leonard Scott (Irvine, Calif.), the baton was dropped and fell to the track. 2005 World Outdoor 200m fourth-place finisher Tyson Gay (Lexington, Ky.) was slated to run the third leg, with three-time world outdoor champion and former world record holder Maurice Greene (Chatsworth, Calif.) the anchor leg. In other men's events on the track, 2005 USA Outdoor champion and 2004 Olympian Khadevis Robinson (Santa Monica, Calif.) placed eighth in the men's 800m semifinals in 1:49.13, and 2003 World Indoor champion David Krummenacker (Tucson, Ariz.) finished eighth in 1:46.76 in semifinal #3. Neither will advance to the final. In women's 1,500m qualifying, 2005 USA Outdoor champion Treniere Clement (Knoxville, Tenn.) finished 25th overall in 4:16.51, and will not advance. Isinbayeva sets world pole vault record In women's field event action, Russian star Yelena Isinbayeva set a world record in the women's pole vault with her clearance of 5.01 meters/16-5.25, after securing the gold medal earlier by sailing over the bar at 4.70m/15-5. Isinbayeva's world record clearance betters her most recent world record of 5.00m/16-4.75 set last month in London. 2004 Olympian Jillian Schwartz (Jonesboro, Ark.) finished 11th in the women's pole vault with a clearance of 4.20m/13-9.25, and 2005 USA Outdoor runner-up Tracy O'Hara (Los Angeles) was unable to clear a height. 2005 USA Outdoor champion and 2004 Olympian Kristin Heaston (Palo Alto, Calif.) finished 16th in women's shot put qualifying this evening with a best throw of 17.53 meters/57 feet, 6.25 inches. 2005 third-place finisher Elizabeth Wanless (Gainesville, Fla.) placed 25th overall with a top throw of 16.50m/54-1.75. 2004 Olympian and 2005 USA Indoor and Outdoor champion Erin Gilreath (Gainesville, Fla.) had a best throw of 64.54 meters/211-9 on her first attempt in the women's hammer throw final to finish in 10th place. Team USA Medal Tally As of August 12 Gold (11) Justin Gatlin (Raleigh, N.C.), M100, 9.88 Justin Gatlin (Raleigh, N.C.), M200, 20.04 Jeremy Wariner (Grand Prairie, Tex.), M400, 43.93 Bershawn Jackson (Raleigh, N.C.), M400mH, 47.30 Adam Nelson (Athens, Ga.), MSP, 21.73m/71-3.50 Bryan Clay (Azusa, Calif.), Decathlon, 8,732 points Walter Davis (Baton Rouge, La.), MTJ, 17.57m/57-7.75 Lauryn Williams (Miami, Fla.), W100, 10.93 Allyson Felix (Santa Clarita, Calif.), W200, 22.16 Michelle Perry (Los Angeles), W100H, 12.66 Tianna Madison (Knoxville, Tenn.), WLJ, 6.89m/22-7.25 Silver (7) Wallace Spearmon (Fayetteville, Ark.), M200, 20.20 Andrew Rock (LaCrosse, Wis.), M400, 44.35 James Carter (Hampton, Va.), M400H, 47.43 Brad Walker (Seattle, Wash.), MPV, 5.75m/18-10.75 Rachelle Boone-Smith (Norfolk, Va.), 22.31 Sanya Richards (Austin, Texas), W400, 49.74 Chaunte Howard (Atlanta), WHJ, 2.0m/6-6.75 Bronze (2) John Capel (Gainesville, Fla.), M200, 20.31 Allen Johnson (Irmo, S.C.), M110H, 13.10 Team USA Friday night quotes from Helsinki Friday evening quotes – August 12, 2005 Kristen Heaston, shot put I'm just really upset at myself that I didn't trust what I know how to do. I knew it was going to just take an average throw from me to get in the finals and I warmed up well, then I rushed it. I've done this enough to where I should be showing up in the finals. I warmed up well, I was just rushing it. When I got in the ring, I tried to do too much. Mardy Scales, Men's 4x100 relay We were in the exchange zone. The baton we had was slippery, but that's not to blame. We had a good exchange, it just seemed like the baton just slipped out. We were in the zone, it was a good exchange. We're disappointed, very disappointed. We've practiced a lot. We've been here three weeks; we've been working together. We just didn't execute today. Tyson Gay, Men's 4x100 relay I didn't receive a medal in my individual event. I was counting on a gold here, to take something home. Sometimes that's the way things happen. It was real frustrating. I competed on a relay team at Arkansas and we never lost a race. We never dropped a stick, we never got beat. I kind of take it personal, my leg anyway. Leonard Scott, Men's 4x100 relay I put all the blame on myself. We can sit up here and say the stick was slippery or whatever, but the bottom line is that we practice on these sticks every day and we're supposed to get through the zone. It slipped out of my hand. I was trying to pull for it and it slipped out of my hand. It's my fault. I can't even tell you how it even came out of my hand. It's just too bad it had to happen today. We had it, it just slipped out. Elizabeth Wanless, shot put The unthinkable was definitely getting here, and I competed like a little daisy. Coach (Larry) Judge and I worked miracles just to get here, and as far as my performance goes, I am not satisfied. The only thing I had going today was aggression. Maybe I could've concentrated a little harder on getting the technique right. Maurice Greene, 4 x 100 meters (asked if he'd seen the replay) It looked like it slipped out of Leonard's hand, and we just didn't get the job done. (on how long Scales & Scott had to practice together) Maybe two days. It's real simple to pass the stick. We just have to get people who know what they're doing. People make it harder than it seems. They had the pass...it just slipped out of his hand. One thing we say is don't let go until you feel the tug. You've got to get the stick around before you can win the gold medal. LaTasha Colander, women's 200 I was in Lane 2. I tried to get out in the first 50 meters and control it and come off the curve. It was a bit tight. All in all it was an awesome race. I think we are the new generation. I think the US has a wealth of medals right now. It was just a great race. I was dreading drawing Lane 2. I would have preferred lane 4. I like lane 4. I had it yesterday. I took what I was given and it was an awesome race. Rachelle Boone-Smith, women's 200 I came here with a medal in my spirit, so I knew I was going to get a medal, I just didn't know which one. I'm happy with second, I'm happy three Americans made it to the final. Allyson ran an excellent race, Tasha did well. I'm just ecstatic right now. Lauryn Williams, Women's 4x100 That's the most important thing, getting the baton around the track. You'd like to do something spectacular but if you don't do the simple things you can't take care of business. on the men: It's very unfortunate. We were really looking forward to gold in the men's and the women's relays but what can you say? Allyson Felix, women's 200 I feel I have more confidence and strength. I know I'm not the greatest starter and that I have a lot of work to do there. I know that I'm strong. I really was thinking to stay relaxed and power home. I knew they were out there (after the curve). I was thinking I didn't do that 600's and stuff for anything. So, they had to pay off today. Looking at this race and how I came off the curve, I think I can be a lot better. I think that now I'm pretty comfortable that I don't get out well and I think it's something I'm always working for. But, I also know how to recover from it. I can come out in races like this and be comfortable and relax and not let it overrun me. At my first World Championships, that's when I was taking in the whole experience. I'm thinking my future is pretty bright. I'm going to keep trying to be humble and keep on working hard. Khadevis Robinson, men's 800 My tempo was probably too fast, to be quite honest. It was a little windy. The thing is all these guys are coming off their tempo. The came past me, broke my momentum, then they cut in and I was boxed in. It was important for me to go for it, since the first four guys in my heat are going to make it. That was my rationale. The rationale was to make it fast. I knew that if I didn't get the top 2, I still might have a chance. We had a tough heat. I ran a terrible race, that's life. David Krummenacker, men's 800 The last 150, I didn't just have that final gear that I need to drive home. Unfortunately, some days you have it and some days you don't. This just wasn't one of my days. Anytime you don't make a final, it's very disappointing. Treniere Clement, women's 1,500 The plan was to stay out of trouble, and I did that. The race picked up a little bit. I wasn't in the right position at all to go with the pack up front. This is my first world championships. I was hoping this would be the topper. But it just wasn't the right day. Erin Gilreath, women's hammer I was really disappointed it didn't rain today. It's kind of disappointing because obviously you want to qualify in the top eight. I was just having trouble today moving my feet. I felt like I was stuck to the ground. But, I'm still not satisfied, but I'm happy with the way I did. I did better than I did in Athens. I can't walk away totally bummed out. This is only my third year throwing the hammer. I'm still learning. Obviously, I'm still learning about throwing it. I have to learn about competing. Terrence Trammell, 110 high hurdles I just didn't react. That's all there to it. You can't give these guys that much room and I did and I paid for it. I'm healthy, so I'm grateful for that. Dominique Arnold, 110 high hurdles It was a great race. I made a couple of technical mistakes, and that cost me a medal. I'm happy. I'm not worried about it. Allen Johnson, 110 high hurdles I thought it was first or second. I didn't even see Xiang Liu on my left. It was a hard fought race. I just made too many mistakes. Three one-hundredths of a second is not a take over (of the young guys). It's a win. I hit a couple and I got off balanced. I think I was in position to dip for the win. But I sat back on the 10th hurdle and that was it. I got a good start and I was happy with it. Then it went downhill from there. Jeremy Wariner, 400 meters I executed the race plan real well. That's what (agent) Michael Johnson told me to do. My talent shows it all. I have had great competition through out the season and that has helped get me better. I have had a great training partner in my coach. I'm just out here enjoying myself. I had a couple of bad races this year. I used that to my advantage. I'm a great championship runner. I know how to run the rounds. (What's bigger, winning the Olympics or the Championships) I have to say the Olympics last year. It was my first season. I was proud to be at the Olympics. The Olympics is a big deal for a lot of people. But this is really close to it. I proved last year that I'm a consistent runner. I can't ask for anything else right now. This has been a great season. I'm happy with my time. I finally got below the 44-second barrier. When I saw the clock, I was ecstatic. Once this season ends, I'm going to start to get ready for the next worlds, in two years. Andrew Rock, 400 meters I felt good. It felt like the race got out hard. I felt pretty strong through the end. I wanted to push through the line and not give up. It was so close between (Canada's) Tyler Christopher and myself. I wanted to sneak in there and try to get a medal. It was obviously good weather as compared to the other night. I think being through the U.S. Nationals helps. We have to run those rounds. Running with Jeremy and Darold helps. I have raced against those guys before, so you get a feel for what they can do. Coming off the turn, I was in either fourth or fifth. I didn't panic. I just keep going. I knew the race was going to go out hard. It's hard to be in the outside lane. I have run in a lot of outside lanes this year, so I was kind of familiar with it. I expected they would come up real fast. I didn't panic. I stayed patient. IAAF REPORT WOMEN'S 200M - ALLYSON FELIX WIN Event Report - Women 200m Final USA’s Allyson Felix fulfilled all the promise of her brilliant youth to become the youngest ever world 200m champion in Helsinki this evening. The 19-year-old produced a stunning display of sprinting to win the gold medal in 22.16, coming from behind in the home straight to overhaul France’s Christine Arron and Jamaica’s Veronica Campbell. “Coming off the curve I was a little bit worried because I realised that Christine and Veronica had started very fast,” she said. “But I tried to give it all I had and I knew that I usually am strong in the end.” Felix’s team-mate Rachelle Smith also produced a stunning finish to come from fifth with 50 metre to go take the silver in 22.31, just outdipping Arron on the line. Smith’s medal was extra sweet as she had to overcome an injury earlier in the week. “It was an awesome race,” said Smith. “This is unbelievable. At the beginning of the week I could hardly walk because I had a sudden ache in my left ankle.” Arron was given the same time as Smith but had to be satisfied with her second bronze medal of the championships. “I feel I could have done better because I was a little tired at the end,” she said. “But I still ran a season’s best. I know I will leave these championships with at least two medals, so I am very much satisfied.” Campbell, the Olympic champion and the 100m silver medallist here, was left without a medal. She had seemed virtually invincible at this event until Felix ended her four-year winning streak in London last month. “I ran a really good curve then coming into the straight I just do not know what happened,” she said. “The energy was there but then I realised that I was over in the wrong lane and that drew all my attention away and messed up my rhythm.” In Athens last year Campbell had been the quickest in every round to the final. This time she took a more relaxed route, and perhaps paid for that tactic because she was drawn in lane seven, outside all her rivals. As in the 100m, Arron was the quickest through all the rounds here but again she appeared to feel the tension when she reached the final stage. On the start line she looked nervous. Drawn in lane five, she stood with a furrowed brough and couldn’t raise a smile when her name was announced to the crowd, just a cursory wave. The grinning Felix, one lane outside her, appeared much more relaxed. When the gun went, Arron got a good start and was quickly up on Felix. Campbell was also out fast and these two came into the straight almost together, Arron perhaps marginally ahead. For a few strides Campbell appeared to have the edge, then Arron pulled away. But in the lane between them Felix was timing her charge to perfection. She passed Arron 30m from the line as the Frenchwoman began to feel the strain and Campbell started to falter. Felix lengthened her graceful stride as she eased away, and punched her fist at the ground as she crossed the line, mouthing the words, ‘Yes, yes.’ The gold was hers. Behind her, Smith, in lane four, had left it late but found her legs in the last quarter of the race. She made up three metres on Arron, passing Campbell and clinching the bronze. The American 1-2, the first ever in this event, comes after the USA took the first four positions in yesterday’s men’s final. At just 19, Felix now has a world gold medal to go with her Olympic silver. IAAF REPORT - 400M - JEREMY WARINER 43.93 WINNER Event Report - Men 400m Final Wariner Breezes To Victory “I was concentrating on being first at 300 metres,” said Wariner, “and it went well. After I came off the last turn I just told myself, stay strong. Two gold medals in two years is nice. I had no pressure. I just ran my own race.” In this post-Olympic year Wariner had come to Helsinki with a trio of defeats in his portfolio, two to Darrold Williamson USA and the third to Tim Benjamin GBR, both men in this final. Maybe it had been the foul weather but the man from Baylor University had not looked so superior in qualifying. Was there going to be an upset? Well, no. After a controlled 150 metres when he settled into his stride, Wariner moved up on Christopher, the man who looked most likely to challenge him. The Canadian was in the unfortunate situation of being just outside the American in lane four. He had talked a good race the day before when he said he was not here to make up the numbers, but win gold and he had looked sharp in the semis. On his outside he was not only holding Williamson, the American number two, but had already dispatched him. Only Wariner stood in his way. But having the Olympic champion go past at 200 metres unsettled him and that is where he made his mistake. He tried to go with Wariner. The effort to get back on an even footing cost him dear. A man cannot be blamed for trying, but with hindsight it is clear Christopher sacrificed silver in his quest to match Wariner. The American poured it on around the final bend, his silky stride eating up the track, arms pumping rhythmically. Christopher was trailing badly but as they hit the straight he made a huge effort to make inroads to the gap that was opening up inexorably. Christopher is renowned for his explosive last 100 metres and he made a clear effort to exploit it, but he had already played his card and there was nothing left but to dig in. Meanwhile behind him Rock, who had started cautiously, was putting his game-plan into practice and made his final effort. Metres behind Christopher, Rock started to eat into the Canadian’s lead. Christopher was tying up, his head back, running on empty having used up all his energy on a futile chase. Slowly but surely silver disappeared as the number-three American hunted the Canadian down. “I am very excited right now,” said Rock. “It was great to finish one-two for the USA. My goal for this year was to run a personal best, which I did by 0.3sec and also to medal here so I achieved all of those.” For his part Christopher was satisfied with his night’s work. “I’m really happy,” he said. “But this was the fastest race I have ever been in. I even ran a national record.” IAAF ALL-DAY SEVEN REPORT Helsinki 2005 – Highlights, Day 7 Helsinki, Finland - Yelena Isinbayeva made the women’s Pole Vault look like a demonstration event on the first pleasant evening of weather for a week. The Russian World record holder cleared her attempts at 4.50, 4.60 and 4.70 metres by so much that she could have done a couple of back flips and scored points for style in landing. Even when she missed her first attempt at another World record of 5.01 metres, she bounced up smiling from the landing mattress. It could have been embarrassment, but you rather felt it was the conviction that she could do it and, in passing, win $100,000, to add to the pot of close to a million bucks that she has built up over the last two seasons, during which she also won the Olympic title. And so it proved, over she went at the second attempt, and a World gold was added to the collection. For the record, Monika Pyrek of Poland and Pavla Hamackova of the Czech Republic won silver and bronze with 5.60 and 5.50 metres. Johnson beaten by youthful Doucouré It is one of the statistic curiosities of these championships, which began here 22 years ago, that there had only been three winners of the men’s High Hurdles title, Greg Foster and Allen Johnson of the USA, and Colin Jackson of the UK, the co-World record holder. Johnson failed in his attempt to win a fifth title, because youth prevailed in the shape of Ladji Doucouré of France, who had looked a potential winner of the Olympic title, until he fell in the final last year. Athens champion and co-world record holder, Liu Xiang had not looked that great all season, and had even been written off by the Chinese media. But he closed so fast that he finished just a hundredth behind Doucouré, who won in 13.07, with Johnson third in 13.10. Felix, one year later, one year stronger Allyson Felix said after the semi-finals of the women’s 200 metres that she was stronger than last year, and felt capable of doing better in the World champs final than she had in the Olympic Games. Since the American won silver in Athens behind Veronica Campbell of Jamaica, the implication was clear. And so it proved. Campbell shot away to a good lead, and Christine Arron of France got the start that she should have got in the 100 metres. But Felix clawed back the deficit on both of them, and forged ahead with 30 metres to run. Campbell folded and, ultimately so did Arron, losing second place on the line to Rachel Boone-Smith of the USA. Felix won in 22.16, with Boone-Smith edging Arron, both in 22.31, and Campbell fourth in 22.38. Wariner finally convinces Jeremy Wariner was fooling us all. The Olympic 400 metres champion from the USA lost a couple of races this season, and like Justin Gatlin didn’t look too convincing in his early rounds. But again, like Gatlin, her turned it on when it counted. Wariner used the impressive newcomer, Tyler Christopher of Canada as pacemaker, and hit the straight well clear. He won easily in a new personal best of 43.93, with colleague, Andrew Rock coming through for silver in 44.35, also a personal best. Christopher was rewarded with bronze in 44.44, a national record. So, US sprinters annexed all four individual sprint titles, with the 200 metres men taking an unprecedented first four places on Thursday night. A recipe, one might have thought for utter dominance in the relays. But history teaches us otherwise. It seems there is still life for the television makeover programme, on the evidence of the heats of the men’s 4x100 metres relay; one that would be guaranteed endless re-runs on worldwide sports cable channels. It could be called ‘Changing Batons’. It is the traditional tale of four of the fastest men in the world, decked out in the Stars & Stripes, who failed ‘hand to hand’ to run the baton round a 400 metres track. As for the theme tune, that’s easy – ‘Passing Strangers’. The US squad didn’t even manage the first changeover last night, reserve led-off man Mardy Scales and 100 metres finalist, Leonard Scott combining to give the show the comedy edge that we have long come to expect from US television series. Although the Russians are nowhere near challenging the USA in the medals table, the former ‘Superpower’ made sure their old adversaries didn’t make fools of themselves alone. At least the Russian women got to the final changeover before they called it a night. Russian gets gold and bronze The Russians at least had another gold medallist, when Olga Kuzenkova won the women’s Hammer Throw. The Olympic champion only took the lead from Yipsi Moreno of Cuba in the fifth round, with 74.03 metres. Moreno responded with 73.08 metres on her fifth throw, but Kuzenkova rubbed it in with 75.10 metres on her final attempt. Moreno duly won silver, and World record holder Tatyana Lysenko made it two medals out of three for the Russians. Audience figures - we are still awaiting exact figures from the organising committee but approximately 15,000 spectators attended the morning session and well over 23,000 the evening. USATF SUMMARY DAY 7 - Morning Hemingway, Phillips advance in morning qualifying in Helsinki Clutch efforts place Hemingway in high jump final 2004 Olympic silver medalist Matt Hemingway (Manhattan, Kansas) came through when he absolutely had to in Group A of men's high jump qualifying to advance to the final. Hemingway missed twice at 2.24 meters/7 feet, 4.25 inches before clearing the bar on his third and final attempt. He missed his first two attempts at 2.27m/7-5.25 before sailing over the bar safely to move on to the final Sunday night. Also in Group A, 2005 NCAA Outdoor champion and USA Outdoor runner-up Jesse Williams (Raleigh, N.C.) cleared 2.24m/7-4.25, while 2004 NCAA Outdoor runner-up Kyle Lancaster (Fort Scott, Kansas) leaped over the bar at 2.20m/7-2-50 in Group B. Neither Williams or Lancaster will compete in the final. Phillips advances in men's long jump Defending world champion and 2004 Olympic gold medalist Dwight Phillips (Kennesaw, Ga.) easily qualified for the men's long jump final in action earlier on Friday. Phillips' day was done when his first attempt in Group B qualifying was measured at 8.59 meters/28 feet, 2.25 inches. He executed the jump with a +3.3 meters per second wind at his back. Also in Group B, 2005 USA Indoor champ Brian Johnson (Baton Rouge, La.) finished 10th with a best of 7.91m/25-11.50. In Group A qualifying, 2005 USA Outdoor champion Miguel Pate (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) finished sixth with a best of 7.70m/25-3.25, and 2005 World Outdoor triple jump champion Walter Davis (Baton Rouge, La.) finished ninth with a leap of 7.42m/24-2.25. Neither Johnson, Pate or Davis qualified for the final. Elsewhere, three-time USA champion and 2004 Olympian Kim Kreiner (Baton Rouge, La.) competed in women's javelin throw qualifying this afternoon, and her first attempt was her best (55.05 meters/180 feet, 5 inches). Kreiner, who placed tenth in Group A, will not advance to the final. In the men's 50 km race walk 2001 U.S. champion Philip Dunn finished 23rd in 4 hours, 25 minutes, 27 seconds. IAAF Event Report - Men 4x100m Relay Heats The first race in more than three days contested on a dry track found disaster striking the US men’s 4x100 relay. The Americans’ first handoff—from Mardy Scales to Leonard Scott—failed to connect and the certain medal-contending US team took a stumble. The video replays seemed to indicate that Scott had taken the baton from Scales without incident, but that Scales failed to release the stick within a reasonable time. Scott sensed a problem and let go from his end, and the baton went tumbling to the ground. Flash IAAF Interviews - Men 4x100m relays heats DNF - USA "We just wanted to get the baton around the track. We knew we had that heat won. We worked on it a lot in practice. We have been here for three weeks. We haven't missed one hand-off. We do not shout 'stick' or anything, we just do not do that. I have known for some time that I would be running, but we did not know who would have ran tomorrow though." 3rd leg, Tyson GAY: "We have practiced the exchanges enough. It was not that. That was a fundamental mistake. These things just happen." "To me it looked as if Leonard (SCOTT) had it already and then he tried to grab it better when the baton slipped." "I think somewhere you have to make a descision to pick the team that's going to run and stick with it until the end." 4th leg, Maurice GREENE: "I can't say what went through my mind really, but I just wanted to know what happened. The US never practices enough, but everything felt good, everything looked good, we just did it a little while ago, came out here and did not do as well as we thought." "It is real simple to pass a stick. You just have to get people in there who know what they are doing. People make it harder than it seems. He (SCOTT) had the stick, it just slipped out of his hand, that is the bottom line. They knew what they were doing, if you look at it, Mardy (SCALES) put it in Leonard's (SCOTT) hand, and then it just slipped out of both of their hands." 10th IAAF World Championships in Athletics Helsinki 06/14-Aug-2005
12 08 2005 Results MEN
Official Results - 400 Metres - Men - Final Friday, August 12, 2005 - 21:35
Official Results - 800 Metres - Men - Semi-Final Qual. rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified Heat 1 - Friday, August 12, 2005 - 19:45 Intermediate Pos Bib Athlete Nat Mark Heat 2 - Friday, August 12, 2005 - 19:53 Intermediate Pos Bib Athlete Nat Mark Heat 3 - Friday, August 12, 2005 - 20:01 Intermediate Pos Bib Athlete Nat Mark
Official Results - 110 Metres Hurdles - Men - Final Friday, August 12, 2005 - 20:45 Wind: -0.2 m/s
Official Results - High Jump - Men - Qualification Qual. rule: qualification standard 2.29m or at least best 12 qualified Group A - Friday, August 12, 2005 - 12:00 Athlete 2.15 2.20 2.24 2.27 Nicola Ciotti O XO XXO O Group B - Friday, August 12, 2005 - 12:00 Athlete 2.15 2.20 2.24 2.27 Stefan Vasilache XXX
Official Results - Long Jump - Men - Qualification Qual. rule: qualification standard 8.10m or at least best 12 qualified Group A - Friday, August 12, 2005 - 14:00 Athlete 1st w 2nd w 3rd w Godfrey Khotso Mokoena X 7.84 (3.7) 8.22 (0.2) Group B - Friday, August 12, 2005 - 14:00 Athlete 1st w 2nd w 3rd w Dwight Phillips 8.59 (3.3) NM NM
Official Results - 50 Kilometres Race Walk - Men - Final Friday, August 12, 2005 - 11:35 Intermediate Pos Bib Athlete Nat Mark
Official Results - 4x100 Metres Relay - Men - Heats Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified Heat 1 - Friday, August 12, 2005 - 19:00 Team Nat Reaction Time Heat 2 - Friday, August 12, 2005 - 19:10 Team Nat Reaction Time
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Official Results - 200 Metres - Women - Final Friday, August 12, 2005 - 19:30 Wind: 0.2 m/s
Official Results - 1500 Metres - Women - Heats Qual. rule: first 5 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified Heat 1 - Friday, August 12, 2005 - 20:15 Intermediate Pos Bib Athlete Nat Mark Heat 2 - Friday, August 12, 2005 - 20:24 Intermediate Pos Bib Athlete Nat Mark
Official Results - Pole Vault - Women - Final Friday, August 12, 2005 - 18:10 Athlete 4.00 4.20 4.35 4.50 4.60 4.70 4.75 5.01 Tracy O'Hara - XXX
Official Results - Shot Put - Women - Qualification Qual. rule: qualification standard 18.30m or at least best 12 qualified Group A - Friday, August 12, 2005 - 18:30 Athlete 1st 2nd 3rd Nadezhda Ostapchuk 19.65 NM NM Group B - Friday, August 12, 2005 - 18:30 Athlete 1st 2nd 3rd Valerie Vili 19.87 NM NM
Official Results - Hammer Throw - Women - Final Friday, August 12, 2005 - 19:50 Athlete 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Olga Kuzenkova X 68.94 70.70 70.80 74.03 75.10
Official Results - Javelin Throw - Women - Qualification Qual. rule: qualification standard 60.50m or at least best 12 qualified Group A - Friday, August 12, 2005 - 13:20 Athlete 1st 2nd 3rd Osleidys Menéndez 65.77 NM NM Group B - Friday, August 12, 2005 - 14:40 Athlete 1st 2nd 3rd Steffi Nerius 66.52 NM NM
Official Results - 4x100 Metres Relay - Women - Heats Qual. rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified Heat 1 - Friday, August 12, 2005 - 21:05 Team Nat Reaction Time Heat 2 - Friday, August 12, 2005 - 21:14 Team Nat Reaction Time Heat 3 - Friday, August 12, 2005 - 21:23 Team Nat Reaction Time
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