2006 World Junior
Championships
Day 2 - 8/16
MEN'S 400M SEMIFINALS
Wednesday August 16th,
2006
At Beijing, China
Photos Doug Speck
Summary Mike Kennedy
400 Metres - Men - Semi-Final
Qual. rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified
Semi #1 - 1-2 finishers Kanemaru and Borlee
Semifinals
First Two in Each Heat Plus Next Two Fastest Qualify For Final
HEAT ONE—Yuzo Kanemaru of Japan had the lead at 200 closely followed
by Allodin Fothergill of Jamaica. The two battled down the final straight
before first Fothergill faded and then Kanemaru had to hold off the final
charge of Jonathan Borlee of Belgium, 46.04 to 46.08. Fothergill held on
for third in 46.64.
Heat 1 - Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - 19:00
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark React
1 4 433 Kanemaru Yuzo JPN 46.04 Q 0.157
2 6 56 Borlee Jonathan BEL 46.08 Q (PB) 0.154
3 5 413 Fothergill Allodin JAM 46.68 q 0.190
4 3 455 Kirwa Julius KEN 46.76 0.221
5 1 241 Verekauta Niko FIJ 46.77 0.173
6 8 629 Kokorin Anton RUS 46.78 (SB) 0.224
7 7 608 Samuels Alvin RSA 47.21 0.160
8 2 265 Fonsat Yannick FRA 47.79 0.167
Quow in red and Justin Oliver battle down the stretch to qualify
HEAT TWO—Justin
Oliver of the U.S. and Texas A&M, running in lane six and Renny Quow
of Trinidad and Tobacco, running in lane three, were virtually even the entire
way with Quow prevailing, 46.18 to 46.22. Grant Baker of Great Britain was
third in 46.85.
Heat 2 - Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - 19:06
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark React
1 3 724 Quow Renny TRI 46.18 Q 0.217
2 6 785 Oliver Justin USA 46.22 Q 0.332
3 5 285 Baker Grant GBR 46.85 0.182
4 1 57 Borlee Kevin BEL 46.95 0.149
5 8 538 Isaiah Victor NGR 46.98 0.193
6 4 216 Martín Aitor ESP 47.35 0.181
7 2 18 Bubner Alex AUS 47.43 (PB) 0.163
8 7 550 Al-Rawahi Mohamed Salim OMA 47.74 0.166
Martin Rooney snappy 46.01 in his semi to win out of lane 3
HEAT THREE—Martyn Rooney of Great Britain, the world junior leader, won
this race as he pleased in this case it was in an easy 46.01. Quentin Summers
of the U.S. and Baylor got off slowly and found himself in last with 100 meters
remaining. He closed for fifth in 47.01. Andrew Dargie of Canada ran a well paced
race and finished in second just holding off Edino Steele of Jamaica and Pasadena
City College in California, 46.55 to 46.55.
Heat 3 - Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - 19:12
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark React
1 3 300 Rooney Martyn GBR 46.01 Q 0.160
2 4 95 Dargie Andrew CAN 46.45 Q 0.177
3 5 421 Steele Edino JAM 46.55 q 0.220
4 8 457 Meli Silvester Kirwa KEN 46.84 (PB) 0.223
5 6 794 Summers Quentin USA 47.04 0.208
6 1 636 Buryak Dmitriy RUS 47.24 (PB) 0.145
7 2 380 Bouazar Reza IRI 47.25 0.167
8 7 23 Grant Dylan AUS 47.41 0.169
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