IAAF World Juniors Track & Field Championships
August
15-20, 2006 @ Chaoyang Sport Centre in Beijing, China
(Global
championships for athletes born in 1987 or later)
Mike Kennedy, Doug Speck, Mike Byrnes, Chello
Canino,
& Jim
Spier on site!
Rich Gonzalez
puts it all together locally!
RESULTS
TABLE
LINK TO EVENTS COVERAGE
DURING THE WEEK OF ACTION!!
Thanks to Jim Spier for Field Summaries - Mike Kennedy for Track Summaries!!
Men
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Event
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Women
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100
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Brit
Harry Aikines-Aryeetey handles the world! |
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Bulgarian
Naimova winner 11.28 over Mayo |
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200
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DQ paves way for
Estonian's victory |
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Naimova of Bulgaria
double dash winner! |
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400
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Trinidad's Quow nips
US's Oliver for gold
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Croatian 50.78 winner
Jessica Beard 5th for US
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| Preview - Heats - Semis - Finals -
Pictures
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800
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Kenyan
1-2 Sweep in Exciting Final
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Noble takes bronze for US |
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1500 |
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Limo gives Kenya
a win - Bumbalough Finalist!! |
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Jelagat leads Kenya 1-2
- Bedell US Finalist
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5000
(M)
3000 (W)
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Ethiopia 1-2 4:03
last 1600 for Bekele to win |
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Wanjiru leads
1-2 Kenya Sweep |
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10,000
(M)
/5000 (W)
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Gashu Ethiopia
wins with 57 final lap 28:53 |
 
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First Chinese gold
of games - Xue 15:31 |
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HH |
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Polish
star Noga 13.23 Meet Record 39" HH |
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Shtepa
(Russia) 13.33 Gold - Ofili US Bronze |
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400
H |
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Chris Carter US
takes first US Gold |
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Nicole Leach silver
for the United States |
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Steeplechase |
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Rutto (Keny) nips
Mubarak (Bahrn) super run! |
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Kenyan
Gold - Fowler/Lawrence
US to Finals |
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400
Relay
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Jamaica Gold -
US Silver |
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US Ladies roll
to gold medal here! |
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1600
Relay
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US
Dominates for Gold Medal |
 
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Another
US Gold Medal in the Relays!! |
| Preview - Trials - Finals -
Pictures
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High
Jump |
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Chinese
have winner 7-07.25 - Kindred US finals |
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Radzivil
(Uzbekistan) 6-03.25 winner |
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Pole
Vault
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Argentine 18-08.75 Champ - Roth
US 13th |
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Gold for China - Tori Anthony
US 8th |
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Long
Jump
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Australian winner
- Belt 26-01 for US Silver |
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Trinidad's UCLA frosh Watkins
takes Gold |
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Triple
Jump
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Frenchman Campaore
54-06 for the win |
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Estonian
47-04.25 Gold - Richardson just misses Finals! |
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Shot
Put
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Hunt (Estonia)
finishes off impressive double! |
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Boekelman Netherlands Gold
Winner |
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Discus
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Hunt
(Estonia) World Jr Record 220-10 to win! |
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Samuels (Australia) 198-11
for the win |
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Javelin
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John Oosthuizen
(So Africa)
272-06 M Rec win! |
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Sandra Schaffarzik (Germany)
198-04 for Gold! |
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Hammer
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Henning (US)
8th in great field! |
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Bianca Perie (Rumania) Meet
Record 221-1 |
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10k
Walk
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China 1-2 in great
local 8/19 morning session! |
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Liu (China) gives local sweeps
in the Walks! |
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Decathlon
/Heptathlon |
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Arkadiy
Vasilyev (Russia)
fine 8059 win
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Chernova
(Russia) 6227 -
Woods US 12th 5311
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Photo Run.net
Albums of the Week's Action!!
Album
1 - Album
2 - Album
3 - Album
4
Pat Olear's (parent) album
of week!!
Live
results! - Results/Coverage Link
Table
Opening
Ceremonies Album 8/15 - Super ceremonial start to World
Jr's!!
DAY SIX - AUGUST 20TH
FOUR GOLD MEDALS - CALIF PREPS!!
Sa'de Williams (4x4) - Bryshon Nellum (4x4) - Jeneba Tarmoh (4x1)
Elizabeth Olear (giving baton off to Gabby Mayo) (4x1)
Day
6 of 6: DyeStatCal's event-by-event summaries, photos, results
DyeStatCal's
Day Six results file
U.S. ends
third in medal race - fourth in scoring (eight deep)
Women's 4x100 - Tarmoh
and Olear Gold for US winners
Women's 4x400 - Sa'de Williams Gold for US winners
Men's 4x400 - Nellum Gold for US winners
DAY FIVE - AUGUST 19TH
Shana Woods Heptathlon Long Jump - Sa'de Williams Women's 4x400 Relay
Scott Roth Pole Vault - Bryshon Nellum Men's 4x400 46.80 anchor for winning
Heat team!
Day
5 of 6: DyeStatCal's event-by-event summaries, photos, results
DyeStatCal's
Day Five results file
Women's
Heptathlon - Shana Woods places 12th;
Shevell Quinley DNF
Women's 4x100 qualifying - U.S. wins heat in meet-best
43.67
Men's 4x100 qualifying - U.S. wins heat in 39.50, third-fastest
qualifier
Men's Pole Vault Final - Scott Roth finishes 13th in 16-08.75
Women's 4x400 qualifying - U.S. wins heat in 3:34.83, third
overall
Men's 4x400 qualifying - U.S.
wins heat in 3:06.07, fourth-fastest qualifier
DAY FOUR - AUGUST 18TH
Shana Woods (Hept) - Tori Anthony (PV) - Jere Summers (DT Qual) - Jeneba
Tarmoh (200 Fi)
Golden Staters involved in Day 4 action!!
Day
4 of 6: DyeStatCal's event-by-event summaries, photos, results
DyeStatCal's
Day Four results file
Women's 200 - Jeneba
Tarmoh fine seventh in the Finals
Women's Pole Vault - Tori
Anthony super eighth in a tough final
Women's Heptathlon - Shana
Woods 12th after the first day
Women's Discus - Jere
Summers non-qualifier for Finals
DAY THREE REVIEW - AUGUST
17TH
World Junior Finalists - Jeneba Tarmoh and Scott Roth - Top Golden
State Day 3 Action!!
Day
3 of 6: DyeStatCal's event-by-event summaries, photos, results
DyeStatCal's
Day Three results file
Men's
pole vault qualifying -
Scott Roth clears 16-10.75 to advance!
Women's 200m heats - Jeneba
Tarmoh wins heat in 23.90 to advance!
Women's 400m LH Final -- Nicole Leach earns silver medal
in 55.55!
Women's 3k Steeple final - Marie Lawrence places
10th in 10:17.84!
DAY TWO REVIEW - AUGUST 16TH
Nicole Leach - Jake Schmitt - Nick Robinson - Golden State Stars at
World Juniors
Day
2 of 6: DyeStatCal's event-by-event summaries, photos, results
(events from Monday evening/early
Tuesday morning, California time)
DyeStatCal's
Day two results file
W PV qualifying -- Tori
Anthony (13-1.5) makes final!
M Discus Throw
final - Nick Robinson
places 10th in 181-02
(athletes used the 3.86-pound Junior disc, not the 3.58-pound HS disc)
W 400m LH semis --Nicole
Leach (UCLA) wins heat in 56.10!
Ebony Collins (LB Wilson) 8th in her heat (1:00.70), does not make final
10,000m men final -- Jake
Schmitt places
18th in 31:38.22
DAY ONE REVIEW - AUGUST 15TH
AJ Acosta takes a spill in 1500 - Nick Robinson and Bo Taylor in the
Discus
Ebony Collins and Nicole Leach in the 400 Hurdles
Day
1 of 6: DyeStatCal's event-by-event summaries, photos, results
(events from Monday evening/early
Tuesday morning, California time)
DyeStatCal's
Day One results file
M
Discus qualifying A -- Bo
Taylor (173-9) does not advance
W Shot Put qualifying -- Jere
Summers (47-0.75) does not advance
M Discus qualifying B -- Nick
Robinson (183-11) makes final!
(using the 3.86 pound disc; they use 3.58 pounder
for HS competition in U.S.)
W 400m LH 1st round -- Ebony
Collins/Nicole Leach advance!
(UCLA's Leach wins heat in 57.27; Collins
2nd in separate heat in 57.35)
M1500m 1st round -- A.J.
Acosta (3:50.11) falls, does not advance
W Triple Jump qualifying -- Ke'Nyia
Richardson (42-6.75) does not advance
Impressive Opening Ceremonies 8/15
ALSO:
USATF-authored
Day One recap - 15 U.S. athletes advance
into next round in Opening Day action!
IAAF-authored
morning session recap - China gets its first ever Finalist
in 100-meter dash!
IAAF-authored
evening session recap - Host nation China secures a gold
medal through two Finals!
***MEET'S
DAILY TIME SCHEDULE***
If you live in California,
here's the whole week's start times in PST!
**Below schedule is in California time**
Day 2 - Tuesday evening and into Wednesday
morning
Tuesday @ 6:00 p.m. -- 9:00 a.m. 100m
men decathlon
Tuesday @ 6:00 p.m. -- 9:00 Javelin Throw men qualifying A
Tuesday @ 6:30 p.m. -- Pole Vault women qualifying A & B
Tuesday @ 6:40 p.m. -- 3000m Steeplechase men 1st round
Tuesday @ 7:00 p.m. -- 10:00 Long Jump men decathlon
Tuesday @ 7:25 p.m. -- 400m Hurdles men 1st round
Tuesday @ 7:25 p.m. -- Javelin Throw men qualifying B
Tuesday @ 8:20 p.m. -- Shot Put men decathlon
Tuesday @ 8:50 p.m. -- Hammer Throw men qualifying A
Tuesday @ 10:15 p.m. -- Hammer Throw men qualifying B
Wednesday @ 3:00 a.m. -- Hammer Throw women final
Wednesday @ 3:05 a.m. -- High Jump men decathlon
Wednesday @ 3:10 a.m. -- 800m men semifinal
Wednesday @ 3:30 a.m. -- 800m women semifinal
Wednesday @ 3:50 a.m. -- 100m women final
Wednesday @ 4:00 a.m. -- 400m men semifinal
Wednesday @ 4:20 a.m. -- 400m women semifinal
Wednesday @ 4:25 a.m. -- Long Jump men final
Wednesday @ 4:40 a.m. -- 100m men final
Wednesday @ 4:50 a.m. -- Discus Throw men final
Wednesday @ 4:55 a.m. -- 400m Hurdles women semifinal
Wednesday @ 5:30 a.m. -- 10,000m men final
Wednesday @ 6:05 a.m. -- 400m men decathlon
***PREVIEWS***
Doug
Speck's/Mike Kennedy's Meet Preview - Men & Women
now
complete!
Doug
Speck's Event-By-Event Previews now
complete!
***TEAM
U.S.A.***
Californians
on the Team USA roster
MEN
1,500m - Andrew (A.J.) Acosta - El Camino HS (Oceanside, Calif.)
10,000m - Brian Medigovich
- Adams State/San Luis Obispo HS; Jake Schmitt, Univ. of California/Redwood
HS
4x400m Relay member - Bryshon Nellum, Long Beach Poly HS
Pole Vault - Scott Roth - Granite Bay HS (Granite Bay, Calif.)
Discus Throw - Nicholas Robinson, El Toro HS; Bo Taylor, Newport Harbor
HS
WOMEN
5,000m - Natasha LaBeaud - Georgetown/Folsom HS
400m Hurdles - Ebony Collins, Long Beach Wilson HS; Nicole Leach, UCLA
4x100m Relay pool - Jeneba Tarmoh, Mt Pleasant HS; Elizabeth Olear,
Louisville HS
4x400m Relay pool - Nicole Leach, UCLA; Sa'de Williams, Rancho Cucamonga
HS
Pole Vault - Tori Anthony, Castilleja HS
Long Jump - Shana Watson , San Diego State Univ.
Triple Jump - Ke'Nyia Richardson, E.O.Y.D.C./Holy Names HS
Shot Put - Jere Summers, CA State University Northridge (Oakland, Calif.)
Discus Throw - Jere Summers, Cal
State, Northridge (Oakland, Calif.)
Heptathlon - Shana Woods, Long
Beach Poly HS; Shevell Quinley, University of Arizona/Merrill West HS
Here's
the full Team USA roster
***JUNIORS
RECORDS & BEST MARKS LIST***
World Junior Records: Men
Women
All-Time
World Junior Lists By Event
2006
IAAF World Junior Best Marks List
Jim
Spier's 2006 U.S. Juniors Best Marks List
***NEWS
STORIES ON THE PARTICIPANTS***
***PRESS
RELEASES***
Transcripts
from pre-meet IAAF Press Conference (August
13)
Kenyans
heavily favored in the distances
(August 12th)
28
World Youth champions from last year's IAAF meet in Marrakesh now in
World Juniors (August
9th)
Team
USA sets records in final tuneup for World Juniors meet
(August 8th)
Nation-By-Nation
Releases on Qualifier (continually released)
A
record 182 nations will participate in 2006(August
3rd)
World's
new young stars will be born in Beijing (July 26th)
Team
USA to Beijing is announced (July 19th)
***PHOTO
ALBUMS***
Day
Before The Meet:
Pre-Meet IAAF Press Conference
2
Days Before The Meet: The Track & Field Stadium and The Local
Scene
***DAILY
DIARY***
Daily tidbits about the Beijing trip,
only if time allows.
Arrival Day:
Long flight, short sleep, and a friendly welcoming crew!
***WEBCAST***
Details
on how to watch the entire meet for just $4.95!
***PAST
COVERAGE***
2004 Grosetto,
Italy
photos by PhotoRun.net
5000m specialist Caitlin Chock
(left) and gold medalist dasher
Shalonda Solomon shined in Italy in the summer of 2004!
2002 Kingston,
Jamaica
Lashinda Demus World Jr Record 400 Hurdles
Monique Henderson mines gold 400m
Wes Felix helps M400 Re to Championships!
Shana Woods & A.J. Acosta Photos by Kirby Lee; Tori Anthony photo
by Margaret Gallagher
National HS heptathlon recordholder Shana
Woods, USATF Juniors 1500m winner
A.J. Acosta and USATF Juniors pole vault champion Tori Anthony are in
China!
photo by Joe Hartman
National Jr Pole Vault Champion Scott
Roth is also there!
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