2006 World Junior
Championships
Day 1 - 8/15 - am session
WOMEN'S 400 METER
HURDLE
HEATS
Tuesday August 15th, 2006
At Beijing, China
Summary - Mike Kennedy
Photos - Doug Speck
Women's 400 Meter Hurdles Heats
First Round
First Three in Each Heat Plus Next Four Fastest Qualify for Semifinals
HEAT ONE—Corri-Ann Campbell-Fell of Canada led for the first 300 before
Kaliese Spencer of Jamaica, who ranks second on the world junior list, passed
her in the final straight to win, 57.49 to 58.00. Lauren Boden of Australia
just edged Perri Shakes-Drayton of Great Britain to grab the final automatic
spot, 57.95 to 58.00.
HEAT TWO—Sherene Pinnock of Jamaica led from start to finish and Anestasiya
Ott was a comfortable second, 57.39 to 58.12. Hui Wang of China was third
in 59.42 and Giesele Cruz of Brazil was fourth in 59.48.
Jamacians Kaliese Spencer Heat 1 57.49 and Sherene Pinnock
heat 2 57.39 winners
Heat 1 - Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 12:40
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark React
1 6 351 Spencer Kaliese JAM 57.49 Q 0.175
2 3 14 Boden Lauren AUS 57.95 Q 0.194
3 5 570 Almouhamad Ghfran SYR 58.00 Q (NJ) 0.632
4 2 249 Shakes-Drayton Perri GBR 58.04 q (PB) 0.156
5 4 87 Campbell-Fell Corri-Ann CAN 59.22 (PB) 0.187
6 7 367 Miyahara Aya JPN 1:00.10 0.239
7 8 211 Auge Amélie FRA 1:01.68 0.258
Heat 2 - Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 12:47
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark React
1 6 347 Pinnock Sherene JAM 57.39 Q 0.186
2 7 508 Ott Anastasiya RUS 58.12 Q 0.198
3 3 125 Wang Hui CHN 59.42 Q 0.231
4 5 72 Cruz Gisele BRA 59.48 0.190
5 1 456 Mazan Sandra POL 59.52 0.182
6 8 479 Patrasc Andreea ROM 1:00.94 0.420
7 4 319 Sheehan Kalyn IRL 1:01.74 0.159
8 2 574 Hsu Ju-Yin TPE 1:02.07 0.178
HEAT THREE—Nicole Leach of the U.S. and UCLA, the world
junior leader at 55.35, ran cautiously and still managed a win with a time
of 57.27. Frederike Schonfeld of Germany was second in 58.60 and Darya Korableva
of Russia just edged Sara Petersen of Denmark for the final automatic qualifing
spot, 58.88 to 58.89.
HEAT FOUR—Ebony Collins of the U.S. and Wilson High in Long Beach,
California, the World Youth Champion, had her hands full with Ajoke Odumosu
of Nigeria, who led the entire way, run 57.11 for the fastest time of the
first round. Collins finished second with a seasonal best of 57.35. Muna
Adam of Sudan was third at 57.55. Also advancing on time were Laetitia Denis
of France at 58.48 and Tina Polak of Poland at 59.14.
Nicole Leach USA heat 3 winner 57.27 - Ajoke Odumosu Nigeria
57.11 Heat 4 winner
Ebony Collins USA 2nd Heat 4 57.35
Heat 3 - Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 12:54
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark React
1 5 623 Leach Nicole USA 57.27 Q 0.227
2 8 288 Schönfeld Frederike GER 58.60 Q 0.285
3 7 505 Korableva Darya RUS 58.88 Q 0.163
4 3 170 Petersen Sara DEN 58.89 q 0.192
5 2 105 Chen Yumei CHN 59.58 0.202
6 6 94 Wells Sarah CAN 1:00.62 0.149
7 4 324 Anello Zoe ITA 1:01.06 0.150
Heat 4 - Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 13:01
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark React
1 4 425 Odumosu Ajoke NGR 57.11 Q 0.199
2 7 612 Collins Ebony USA 57.35 Q (SB) 0.165
3 6 660 Jabir Adam Muna SUD 57.55 Q (NJ) 0.214
4 8 216 Denis Laëtitia FRA 58.48 q 0.183
5 5 458 Polak Tina POL 59.14 q 0.171
6 3 283 Müller-Foell Julia GER 1:01.30 0.216
7 1 244 Howarth-Brown Ellen GBR 1:01.49 0.171
8 2 401 Lambarki Hayat MAR 1:03.54 0.234
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