2006 World Junior
Championships
Day 2 - 8/16
WOMEN'S 400M SEMIFINALS
Wednesday August 16th,
2006
At Beijing, China
photos Doug Speck
Summaries Mike Kennedy
Official Results - 400 Metres Hurdles - Women - Semi-Final
Qual. rule: first 4 of each heat (Q) qualified
Heat 1 - Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - 19:55
Nicole Leach leads Semi #1 down the homestretch
Semifinals
First Four in Each Heat Qualify For Final
HEAT ONE—Nicole Leach of the U.S. and UCLA, the world
junior leader, got out well in lane five and except for a minor hesitation
at the eight
had no trouble winning in 56.11. Sherene Pinnock of Jamaica, in lane three
pursued Leach for the first 300 before finishing second in 57.11 Anestasiya
Ott of Russia finished well to grab third in 57.19.
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark React
1 5 623 Leach Nicole USA 56.10 Q 0.228
2 3 347 Pinnock Sherene JAM 57.11 Q 0.176
3 4 508 Ott Anastasiya RUS 57.19 Q 0.199
4 1 570 Almouhamad Ghfran SYR 57.42 Q (NJ) 0.212
5 7 170 Petersen Sara DEN 57.65 (NJ) 0.180
6 2 125 Wang Hui CHN 57.69 (SB) 0.233
7 6 14 Boden Lauren AUS 58.05 0.172
8 8 216 Denis Laëtitia FRA 58.55 0.196
Semi-final #2 enters homestretch - Ebony Collins ran with a thigh
bandage
HEAT TWO—Ebony Collins of the U.S. and Wilson High in
Long Beach, California , running with a bandage high up on her thigh,
was out well and in good position at 200 meters but faded to finish
eighth in 60.70. Meanwhile Kaliese Spencer of Jamaica, running in lane
six and Muna Adam of Sudan, in lane seven, were one-two and clear of
the field after 200 meters. They finished in that order, running 56.11
and 56.66. Ajoke Odumosu of Nigeria was third in 57.00.
Heat 2 - Wednesday, August 16, 2006 - 20:05
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark React
1 6 351 Spencer Kaliese JAM 56.11 Q 0.169
2 7 660 Jabir Adam Muna SUD 56.55 Q (NJ) 0.189
3 4 425 Odumosu Ajoke NGR 57.00 Q 0.192
4 1 249 Shakes-Drayton Perri GBR 57.52 Q (PB) 0.171
5 8 458 Polak Tina POL 57.65 0.190
6 2 505 Korableva Darya RUS 58.16 0.178
7 5 288 Schönfeld Frederike GER 58.64 0.177
8 3 612 Collins Ebony USA 1:00.70 0.184
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