2006 World Junior Championships
Day 5 - 8/19 - SATURDAY
MEN'S 4X400 RE
1ST ROUND
Saturday August
19th, 2006
At Beijing, China
Photo by Doug Speck
Long Beach Poly's Bryshon Nellum sealed
Team USA's heat-winning effort in the long relay.
Event Summary:
First Round
First Three in Each Heat Plus Next Two Fastest Qualify for Final
HEAT ONE—The U.S. running a team of Calvin Smith,
Rodney Lockhart, Quenton Summers and Bryshon Nellum led from start to
finishing, winning with time of 3:06.07. Great Britain was second in
3:07.02 , Australia third in 3:07.42 and France fourth in 3:07.76. Summers
ran a split of 46.09 and Nellum, who floated the first 200 and eased
of at the finish was timed in 46.80. The Brits anchor leg Grant Baker
let off and when Martyn Rooney is added to the team they will go much
faster. The U.S. will also do some substituting for the final.
Heat 1 - Saturday, August 19, 2006 - 20:50
Pos Lane Team Country Mark
1 4 United States Junior USA 3:06.07 Q (SB)
(Smith Calvin, Lockhart Rodney, Summers Quentin, Nellum Bryshon)
2 6 Great Britain & N.I.Junior GBR 3:07.02 Q (SB)
(Clarke Chris, Robertson Kris, Sellers Louis, Baker Grant)
3 3 France Junior FRA 3:07.76 (SB)
(Decimus Yoann, François Mickaël, Biron Emmanuel, Fonsat
Yannick)
4 7 Czech Republic Junior CZE 3:08.69 (NJ)
(Vanek Petr, Prorok Josef, Hrstka Martin, Veselý Aleš)
5 2 Bahamas Junior BAH 3:10.71
(Lewis Juan, Strachan Jameson, Butler Jamal, Miller Ramon)
6 8 Denmark Junior DEN 3:16.94
(Olsen Rasmus Brangtrup, Bøvling Anders, Christensen Daniel Bendix,
Bube Andreas)
5 Australia Junior AUS DQ
(Bubner Alex, Garrett Tristan, Grant Dylan, Renshaw Lachlan)
HEAT TWO—Poland went wire to wire with their last
two legs being in the high 46’s. Jamaica was second in 3:08.57
and South Africa third in 3:08.68.
Heat 2 - Saturday, August 19, 2006 - 21:00
Pos Lane Team Country Mark
1 5 Poland Junior POL 3:07.69 Q (SB)
(Klaczanski Marcin, Tylkowski Krzysztof, Adamcewicz Piotr, Burgiel Adam)
2 6 Jamaica Junior JAM 3:08.57 Q
(Gray Gawain, Fothergill Allodin, Francis Jair, Edwards Tarik)
3 2 South Africa Junior RSA 3:08.69 (SB)
(Smith Pieter, de Beer Willem, Grobler Ruaan, Samuels Alvin)
7 Germany Junior GER DQ
(Seigel Quentin, Ilg Manuel, Behr Stephan, Krüger Eric)
4 Saudi Arabia Junior KSA DQ
(Al-Sabani Ismail M.H, Asseri Adel Jaber, Al Daraan Ali, Shraheli Bandar)
8 Canada Junior CAN DQ
(Barnett Brian, Harris Geoffrey, Gústavson Reid, Dargie Andrew)
3 PR of China Junior CHN DNS
HEAT THREE—After the first lap, the order and the
margin between the runners did not fluctuate a great deal except for
an important closing rush that gave Belgium third in 3:05.74 and Japan
fourth in 3:07.27, making the two time qualifiers. Russia won in a world
junior leading 3:05.59 and Kenya was second in 3:05.72.
Heat 3 - Saturday, August 19, 2006 - 21:10
Pos Lane Team Country Mark
1 4 Russia Junior RUS 3:05.59 Q (WJL)
(Dyldin Maksim, Buryak Dmitriy, Yefimov Dmtriy, Kokorin Anton)
2 3 Kenya Junior KEN 3:05.72 Q (NJ)
(Meli Silvester Kirwa, Kirwa Julius, Kivuna Jackson Mumbwa, Rudisha
David Lekuta)
3 5 Belgium Junior BEL 3:05.74 q (NJ)
(Panneel Jens, Borlee Kevin, Ghislain Arnaud, Borlee Jonathan)
4 7 Japan Junior JPN 3:07.27 q (SB)
(Yamamoto Tetsuji, Abiko Mitsuhiro, Yokota Masato, Kanemaru Yuzo)
5 6 Trinidad and Tobago Junior TRI 3:08.27
(Toppin Jovon, Alleyne-Forte Ade, James Jamaal, Quow Renny)
6 2 Spain Junior ESP 3:16.56 (SB)
(García Guillermo, Martín Aitor, Pérez Jesús,
Rodríguez Álvaro)
8 Sudan Junior SUD DNS
(Rabih William Filep, El-Nour Adam, Abdelbashar El-Farzdag, Kaki Khamis
Abubaker)
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