Day 3 of 2007 World Youth Championships
Friday, July 13th, 2007 - Afternoon Session
Results compiled by IAAF
IAAF Session Summary Laura Arcoleo
USATF Day Summary Glen McMicken
Event Summaries by Mike Kennedy
Today's on-site summaries by Jim Spier when available

IAAF SESSION SUMMARY
Two golds for Kenya but Ethiopia takes historical Steeplechase title in Ostrava - Day Three Evening Report
Friday 13 July 2007 - Laura Arcoleo

Ostrava, Czech Republic - With nine finals, the Girls Heptathlon and qualification rounds on the track and in the field, the third afternoon session at the IAAF World Youth Championships here in Ostrava proved a very busy one.
17-year-old Legese Lamiso became the first ever Ethiopian runner to win a global Steeplechase title when he clocked a new World Youth leading time of 5:30.81 to win a superb gold medal. Lamiso finishing speed was no match for Silas Kosgei Kitum of Kenya who had to settle for silver in personal best 5:32.88.
From the gun, one could tell the race would be an African affair but it was expected that Kenya’s superiority at the event would remain unchallenged until a very determined Lamiso made his move to the front.
Morocco’s Abdellah Dacha out sprinted Jonathan Muia Ndiku, the second Kenyan in the race to claim bronze in yet another personal best 5:34.49. In total 8 out of 12 finalists improved on their personal records.
Kenya responds
World Youth leader Geoffrey Kibet of Kenya executed the perfect race to win his country’s second gold medal of these Championships as he clocked 1:49.99 in the Boys 800m final.
The final stages of the race proved to be very exciting as all eight finalists entered the home straight virtually on the same line. Ethiopia’s Henok Tesfaye tripped the inside curb and was soon out of contention as Kibet sped away from Ali Al-Deraan of Saudi Arabia and Amine El Manaoui of Morocco the former claiming the silver medal by a mere two hundredths of a second.
Kenya made it a double celebration as Sammary Cherotich ran a personal best time of 4:15.47 to win the Girls’ 1500m ahead of American Jordan Hasay and team-mate Sheila Chepkirui Kiprotich.
Cherotich and Hasay took turns in the lead to ensure the pace was tough and soon it was them, Kiprotich and Ethiopia’s Bertukan Feyisa left in the leading pack. The Ethiopian faded when the trio kicked with 400 metres to go leaving Hasay with the hard task to counter the Kenyan charge.
In the final 200 metres, the blonde American managed to break away from Kiprotich and secured the silver medal in 4:17.24 but could not challenge Cherotich’s supremacy on the day.
World Youth lead in Girls High Jump
16-year-old Natalya Mamlina of Russia jumped a new World Youth leading performance 1.89m to win the Girls High Jump final although she had already secured the gold medal with her first time clearance at 1.84m.
Jamaica’s Misha-Gaye Dacosta whose PB stood at 1.80m coming into tonight’s final was the only other athlete to sail over that height today albeit with her second attempt and took an unexpected silver medal.
Aleksandrina Klimentinova (BUL) and Elena Vallortigara (ITA) tied for bronze at 1.81m as pre-event World Youth leader Kimberly Jess of Germany had a nightmare competition finishing in eighth with 1.78m.
Two gold medals for Ukraine
The Boys Hammer Throw final proved to be one of the highest quality competitions of the day with 29 out of 39 legal throws exceeding the 70 metres mark.
World Youth leader Andriy Martynyuk of Ukraine opened with a massive 76.09 metres which remained unmatched this afternoon. Martynyuk had another three legal throws and all landed beyond 73.88m!
The surprise of the day came from Hungary’s Daniel Szabo who improved his personal best by over two metres his fourth round effort landing at a silver medal winning distance of 75.30m. The bronze medal went to Germany courtesy of Richard Olbrich with 75.18m as Conor McCullough of the US had to settle for a very disappointing fourth after he had been the best qualifier yesterday.
Ukrainians had more to celebrate as minutes later Yuliya Baraley ran a very solid 53.57 to win the Girls 400m with half a second margin over fast finishing Latoya McDermott of Jamaica. In third Alexandra Stukova finished strong to claim bronze in 54.46 ahead of Olha Zemlyak (UKR).
Clarke dominates Boys’ 400m
The Boys one-lap race proved a more interesting final with World leader Christopher Clarke of Great Britain confirming his status and winning his country’s second gold of the competition with a 46.74 clocking.
Coming into the home straight, Russia’s Vladimir Krasnov was trailing Clarke and it looked as though these two would battle it out for the win but as Clarke sped away Krasnov was gradually being caught by Kirani James of Grenada and Jordan McGrath of Great Britain.
The best finisher, James struck his country’s first medal as he clocked a PB 46.96 for silver with Krasnov holding on to bronze 6 hundredths of a second faster than McGrath.
A gold for the USA too
17-year-old Dalilah Muhammad of the United States clocked 57.25 to win the Girls 400m Hurdles her surge in the final run-in making the difference over Romania’s Andreea Ionescu by just eight hundredths of a second.
Ionescu ran a very aggressive first part and entered the home straight well clear of Muhammad who was running on her outside but the tall Romanian messed up her steps as she approached the final hurdle and lost her lead. Despite a desperate attempt to recover her momentum, Ionescu had to settle for silver in 57.33, a new personal best.
One-Two for Japan in Boys Long Jump
It was somehow expected that the Boys Long Jump title would go to Japan although it came as a surprise that it went to Yasumichi Konishi. The 17-year-old prevailed over his more favoured compatriot Daisuke Yoshiyama whose 7.32m best effort was more than 30 centimetres off his World Youth Leading performance.
Konishi jumped a wind assisted 7.52m with his first attempt and remained unchallenged throughout. Christian Taylor of the US jumped a PB 7.29m for bronze in the poorest Long Jump final in the history of the competition.
Heptathlon continues
Katerina Cachova of the Czech Republic has an overnight lead of 13 points over Germany’s Carolin Schäfer after four events in the Girls Heptathlon. Schäfer’s 12.20m effort in the Shot Put reduced the gap with early leader Cachova who could only put 10.81m.
The Shot Put proved to be an even worse event for Cachova’s team-mate Nikola Ogrodnikova who had three fouls and sunk way down to 22nd in the overall ranking ending the country’s legitimate hope of a double in the Girls combined events.
Qualification rounds
A huge Championship record and World Youth leading performance of 70.67m by Mykyta Nesterenko was the highlight in the Boys Discus Throw qualification rounds. The Ukrainian leads five other automatic qualifiers into tomorrow’s final. He is the outright favourite for gold as Marin Premeru of Croatia, the Shot Put silver medallist, the next best today lies a massive 12 metres adrift.
The South African pair of PC Beneke and Cornel Fredericks, the first and second fastest in the world this year respectively, easily advanced to tomorrow’s semi-final winning the first and last heat in the Boys’ 400m Hurdles with 52.05 and 52.48 respectively.
The fastest qualifier was Reginal Wyatt of the USA who ran impressively to lower his personal best to 51.69 while his compatriot William Wynne, a silver medallist in the 110m Hurdles yesterday, had the scare of the day as he could only finish third in his heat and had to wait and see if he could advance as one of the fastest losers.
His 53.41 eventually proved to be enough for the Atlanta based youngster but only just as the last qualifier was Saudi Arabia’s Adel Al-Nasser with 53.48.
Today’s programme also included the heats of the Girls 800m led by Romania’s Elena Lavric and the Boys 1500m with Spain’s David Bustos the fastest qualifier.
The major casualty in the Boys Pole Vault qualification was Japan’s Yu Miura who had a personal best of 5.01m coming to Ostrava but couldn’t go higher than 4.60m missing the cut for Sunday’s final on count-back.

USATF DAILY SUMMARY
Muhammad wins hurdles, Hasay second in 1,500 at World Youth Championships
07-13-2007 - Glen McMicken

OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - Dalilah Muhammad (Jamaica, N.Y.) won the girls' 400 meter hurdles and Ryann Krais (Eagleville, Pa.) was third to lead Team USA to a strong performance Friday at the 5th IAAF World Youth Championships in Ostrava. The U.S. tops the medal table after three days with seven.
Muhammad, the owner of the fastest youth time in the world this year, had to overcome a personal best by Romania's Andreea Ionescu, edging past the Romanian in the final 10 meters to stop the clock at 57.25. Krais was third in 57.50.
" It was a hard race," Muhammad said. "Every race, I try to push hard, and I did what I came to do. I knew the Romanian girl was very strong after the prelims, and coming off the final hurdle behind her I knew I just had to go as hard as I could to the line."
California distance star Jordan Hasay (Arroyo Grande, Calif.) ran a savvy race on the way to her second-fastest time ever, winning silver in the 1,500m with a time of 4:17.24. Hasay ran at the front of the pack for most of the race and had to escape the team tactics of Kenyans Sheila Kiprotich and Sammary Cherotich midway through the first lap. The 15-year-old U.S. junior 1,500 champion surged to the front through 800 in 2:16.08, and ran a 2:18.6 final 800 to finish second to Kiprotich.
" This didn't really go according to my race plan," Hasay said. "I was going to let the Kenyans lead, but I just kind of went for it when I saw they were teaming up on me. My legs were getting pretty heavy at the end and I just tried to hang on. It is my first international trip, and it is a good experience. It's good to be here away from the usual pressure."
A surprise bronze medal in the boys' long jump came from Christian Taylor (Fayetteville, Ga.), who spanned a personal best 7.29 meters/23-11. Taylor, who earlier in the day was the leading qualifier in the triple jump with a big personal best of 15.76m/51-8.5, said, "I love being that underdog guy. It was a good day, and my PR this morning gave me an extra push to come in and win this long jump medal. Now I want to win the gold in the triple jump."
Connor McCullough (Canoga Park, Calif.) just missed the medal stand in the boys' hammer, placing fourth with a toss of 74.54m/244-7 in one of the greatest youth competitions ever. Eleven of the 12 finalists surpassed the 70-meter mark. McCullough had to unleash a clutch throw on his third attempt after fouling his first two into the cage, and he came through with a 73.03m/239-7 effort.
In other finals action, Meshawn Graham (Toledo, Ohio) was sixth in the girls' 400 at 55.18, and Danzell Fortson (Fort Worth, Texas) was seventh in the boys' 400 at 48.13. Dylan Ferris (Kernersville, N.C.) ran a valiant 800, leading through 600 in 1:23.26, but ran out of steam down the stretch and finished eighth at 1:51.91.
Taylor and Bryce Lamb (Chandler, Ariz.) both produce big lifetime bests in the boys' triple jump qualifying, with Lamb notching the third-best mark of the day at 15.54m/51-0. Becky O'Brien (Cumberland, Maine), who was eighth in the discus, needed only one throw in shot put qualifying as she hit the auto mark with a 14.48m/47-6.25, the third best throw overall.
Cameron Tabor (Norman, Okla.) was an automatic qualifier in the boys' discus, hitting 56.88m/186-7 on his second attempt, but Michael Barbas (Houston, Texas) missed the final by one spot with a 52.66m/172-9 toss.
The girls' 800 featured world-leading Chanelle Price (Easton, Pa.), and the Pennsylvanian did not disappoint as she dashed to the front and ran away with her heat in 2:07.82. "I wanted to go out and show myself, not anyone else, that I am ready to run," Price said. Blaire Dinsdale (Traer, Iowa), did not advance after clocking 2:15.94 in her section.
Blake Shaw (Houston, Texas) was an unknown quantity in the boys' 1,500 coming into the meet, but the tall Texan ran a great tactical race to finish second in a lifetime-best 3:52.57 and earn an automatic qualifying berth. "I knew I had more speed than most of the guys in the field," Shaw said. "So I just planned to stay in position to finish in the top three and stay out of trouble."
First round action in the 200 meters saw Chalonda Goodman (Newnan, Ga.) run the fastest girls' time at 23.87, and Ashton Purvis (Oakland, Calif.) also advanced with a 24.12. In the boys' heats, Fortson and 100 bronze medalist Kenneth Gilstrap (Lithonia, Ga.) easily advanced.
In the boys' 400 hurdles, Reggie Wyatt (Riverside, Calif.) led all qualifiers with a 51.69, but pre-meet favorite and world leader William Wynne (Kennesaw, Ga.) ran an inexplicable race and just managed to sneak in to the semifinals as a time qualifier after placing third in his heat at 53.42.

On Site Summaries by Jim Spier when available
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Session Summary - Mike Kennedy
The U.S. girls took center stage with Delilah Muhammad (Benjamin Cardozo, Oakland Gardens, N.Y.) winning 400 hurdles in 57.25 and Ryann Krais (Methacton, Norristown, Pa.) finishing third at 57.50. Jordan Hasay (Mission College Prep, San Luis Obispo, Ca.), became the first U.S. runner in World Youth Championship competition to win a metal at a distance over 400 meters, when she finished second in the 1,500 final, with a time of 4:17.24. Meshawn Graham (Bowser, Toledo, Oh.), was fifth in the 400 final. The boys got outstanding performances from Christopher Taylor (Sandy Creek, Tyrone, Ga.), who finished third in the long jump with a personal best of 23-10 and Conor McCullough (Chaminade, West Hills, Ca.), who was fourth in the hammer with a throw of 244-7. Dylan Ferris (East Forsyth, Kernersville, N.C.) was eighth in the 800 final. In qualifying, both William Wynne (McEachern, Powder Springs, Ga.) and Reggie Wynne (J.W. North, Riverside, Ca.) advanced to the semifinals of the 400 hurdles. Sean Tabor (Norman, Ok.) qualified for the discus final with a throw of 186-7. Chanelle Price (Easton, Pa.) easily qualified for the semifinals in the 800 and both Chandra Goodman (Newnan, Ga.) and Ashton Purvis qualified for the 200 semifinals.

Official Results - 400 Metres - Boys - Final

Kennedy
Christopher Clarke of Britain, the world Youth leader at 46.70, was the winner in 46.73. Kirani James of Granada, who ran a personal best of 46.96, was second at 46.96 and Vladimir Krasnov of Russia, was third at 47.03. It was Britain’s first ever medal in the event. Their only other finalist had been Ryan Preddy who finished fourth in 2001. Danzell Fortson (Central, Keller, Tx.), one of the favorites for a medal, finished seventh in 48.13. You just have to wonder just how much running the first round of the 200 in the morning took out of his performance. He finished second in his heat in 22.11 and advance to the semifinals Saturday.

Spier on-site
A second false start eliminated Hendrick Maartens of South Africa, a 47.32 performer to start things off. It was a battle between Christopher Clarke of Great Britain and Vladimir Krasnov of Russian though the first 350 meters. That's the way it stayed for the next several meters, with Krasnov trying to hold on. Coming from way back, beginning a sustained charge at 300 meters was Kirani James of Grenada, followed closely by Jordan Mc Grath of Great Britain. James almost caught Clarke to finish second, 46.74 to 46.96, his first time under 47 seconds. Krasnov, laboring, just managed to hold off Mc Grath, running 47.03 to the Brit's 47.09. Danzell Fortson, normally a sub 47 second performer, showed the effects of running trials in the 200 meters a few hours earlier and finished last in 48.13.

Friday, July 13, 2007 - 17:30
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Records React
1 3 235 Christopher Clarke GBR 46.74 0.127
2 6 271 Kirani James GRN 46.96 (PB) 0.132
3 4 590 Vladimir Krasnov RUS 47.03 0.165
4 5 241 Jordan McGrath GBR 47.09 (PB) 0.160
5 1 412 Yonas Al-Hosah KSA 47.53 (PB) 0.160
6 8 263 Niklas Zender GER 48.04 0.158
7 2 713 Danzell Fortson USA 48.13 0.186
7 566 Hendrik Maartens RSA DQ

Official Results - 800 Metres - Boys - Final

Kennedy
Geoffrey Kibet of Kenya, the world Youth leader at 1:47.1, won a closely contested race where just .13 of a second separated the medalists. Kibet was timed in 1:49.99 followed by Ali Al-Deraan of Saudi Arabia at 1:50.10 and Amine El Manaqui at 1:50.12. Al-Deraan led at 400 in 54.61. Dylan Ferris (East Forsyth, Kernersville, N.C.), who finished in 1:51.91, was running his third hard 800 in three days for the very first time. Ferris’ finish matched the best ever U.S. performance by Michael Haddan (Woodbridge, Irvine, Ca.) in 2003. However, this race was tougher than the one in 2003 as can be seen by looking at the winning time of 1:48.79 and Haddan time of 1:53.31. The win was the third for Kenya in five championships.

Spier on-site
No American has ever made the final at a World Youth Championships until Dylan Ferris (East Forsyth, Winston-Salem, NC) did so here. Dylan had his hands full but ran a brave race. He just didn't know what was in for him. OK, he sort of knew, but it was a formidable task nonetheless. He was fourth at 200m, led by Ali Al-Deraan of Saudi Arabia. Ferris moved into second at 400m, still led by Al-Deraan (54.61). He kept right on the leader and eventually past him at 600m to take the lead (1:23.26). He led for another 50 meters and was passed by two runners by 700 meters. Then, it seemed, the world went by as all of the other runners had that extra gear saved for just this moment. The winner was the pre-race favorite, Geoffrey Kibet of Kenya (1:49.99) who outleaned Al-Deraan (1:50.10) and Amine El Manaoui (Morocco, 1:50.12) for the win. Ferris finished eighth in 1:51.91. This experience will serve him well next year as he, hopefully, continues in world junior competition

Friday, July 13, 2007 - 18:45
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Records
1 6 395 Geoffrey Kibet KEN 1:49.99
2 4 411 Ali Al-Deraan KSA 1:50.10
3 7 452 Amine El Manaoui MAR 1:50.12 (PB)
4 5 594 Aleksandr Sheplyakov RUS 1:50.48
5 2 689 Cihat Ulus TUR 1:50.84
6 8 31 James Kaan AUS 1:51.06
7 1 214 Henok Tesfaye ETH 1:51.90
8 3 712 Dylan Ferris USA 1:51.91

Official Results - 1500 Metres - Boys - Heats

Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 3 fastest times (q) qualified

Spier on-site
Heat 1 - No major surprises here as Josphat Mitunga Kithii, a 3:41.5 performer, won in 3:51.64. The other auto qualifiers were Dawit Wolde (Ethiopia, 3:52.30) and Jose Juan Esparza (Mexico, 3:54.16).
Heat 2 - Another Kenyan, Fredrick Musyoki Ndunge, got the win in this heat with little effort (so to speak) expended on his part. He was the winner in 3:53.97, followed by Taha Belkorchi of Morocco (3:55.92) and early pacesetter Ryan Gregson of Australia (3:56.82).
Heat 3 - This was a very nice race for Blake Shaw (Cypress Falls, Houston, TX) in his initiation into international competition. Shaw stayed with the pack and gradually moved up and, with a lap to go, was in second. At this point, David Bustos took the lead, and began to pull away. Shaw, with 1:53.61 800m speed, maintained contact and held off the pack down the homestretch, easing into second behind Bustos, 3:52.57 to 3:51.63. Thomas Morrison of Canada (3:52.60) took the third auto qualifying spot.

Heat 1 - Friday, July 13, 2007 - 19:00
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records
1 398 Josphat Mitunga Kithii KEN 3:51.64 Q
2 215 Dawit Wolde ETH 3:52.30 Q
3 476 José Juan Esparza MEX 3:54.16 Q
4 295 Dániel Kállay HUN 3:54.20
5 140 Filip Jalový CZE 3:55.76 (PB)
6 14 Moussa Ziane ALG 3:55.79 (PB)
7 259 Jan Niklas Sielemann GER 3:56.71
8 664 Nkosinathi Zwane SWZ 3:57.67
9 334 Muluso Daniel ISR 3:58.00 (PB)
10 627 Luca Guiducci SMR 4:13.66 (PB)

Heat 2 - Friday, July 13, 2007 - 19:12
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records
1 399 Fredrick Musyoki Ndunge KEN 3:53.97 Q
2 449 Taha Belkorchi MAR 3:55.92 Q
3 27 Ryan Gregson AUS 3:56.82 Q
4 738 Jonathan Chinyoka ZIM 3:57.22 (PB)
5 187 Kevin López ESP 3:57.88
6 417 Emad Noor KSA 3:58.58
7 306 Zsolt Vincze HUN 4:01.10
8 580 Vuyisile Tshoba RSA 4:02.30 (PB)
9 90 Kyle Milks CAN 4:02.48
10 335 Habtamu Assayehen ISR 4:05.39

Heat 3 - Friday, July 13, 2007 - 19:21
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records
1 174 David Bustos ESP 3:51.63 Q
2 718 Blake Shaw USA 3:52.57 Q (PB)
3 91 Thomas Morrison CAN 3:52.60 Q
4 502 Dallas North NZL 3:52.79 q
5 239 Simon Horsfield GBR 3:53.09 q
6 371 Toshiki Imazaki JPN 3:53.62 q
7 525 Szymon Sznura POL 3:54.76
8 619 Matej Fujs SLO 3:59.72 (PB)
9 647 Miroslav Žíkavský SVK 3:59.82 (PB)
10 532 Luis Bernardi PUR 4:13.46

Official Results - 2000 Metres Steeplechase - Boys - Final

Kennedy
Surprise, surprise!!! It was Kenya vs. Ethiopia……again. In the five championships finals Kenyan’s and Ethiopian’s have finished first or second and all five. Legese Lamiso of Ethiopia was the winner this time defeating Silas Kitum of Kenya, 5:30.81 to 5:32.88. The two countries have accounted for 13 of the 15 medals won. Ethiopia has won three gold medals, three silver medals and one bronze medal. Kenya has won two gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal. Morocco has accounted two medals and Burundi has won one medal. Abdullah Dacha of Morocco was third in 5:34, Jonathan Ndiku of Kenya was fourth in 5:37.30 and Antonio Abadia of Spain was fifth at 5:53.54. The first non-European/African was Richard Everest of Australia in sixth at 5:54.27.

Friday, July 13, 2007 - 20:15
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Records
1 213 Legese Lamiso ETH 5:30.81 (WYL)
2 400 Silas Kosgei Kitum KEN 5:32.88 (PB)
3 450 Abdellah Dacha MAR 5:34.49 (PB)
4 401 Jonathan Muia Ndiku KEN 5:37.30 (PB)
5 172 Antonio Abadía ESP 5:53.54 (PB)
6 26 Richard Everest AUS 5:54.27
7 13 Mohamed Lamine Mahcene ALG 5:54.59 (PB)
8 179 Álvaro Cordero ESP 5:55.58 (PB)
9 620 Rok Jovan SLO 5:55.69 (PB)
10 545 Ionut Baltan ROM 6:01.42
11 95 Jacob Smith CAN 6:04.25
12 162 Ole Hesselbjerg DEN 6:08.26

Official Results - 400m hurdles (84.0cm) - Boys - Heats
(These are 33" (Low Hurdles) not the 36" Intermediate Height run in U.S.)
Qual. rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 6 fastest times (q) qualified

Kennedy
William Wynne (McEachern, Powder Springs, Ga.), who has run 49.77 for the 36 inch 400 hurdles, played with fire in the third heat when he left himself as a non-automatic qualifier with his third place finish in 53.41. Tatsuhiko Mizuno of Japan was the winner at 53.33 and Ihor Shyrokyy of Ukraine was second at 53.34. Wynne did advance but it was close with only Dwayne Extol of Jamaica, at 53.45, and Adel Al-Nasser of Saudi Arabia, at 53.48, having slower qualifying times. Reggie Wyatt (J.W. North, Riverside, Ca.) just might have been paying attention to Wynne’s race. Despite running out of the unfavorable lane eight, Wyatt won his heat in 51.69 for the fastest qualifying time in the first round. Michael Baker of Britain was second at 52.20. P.C. Benke of South Africa, the world Youth leader at 50.74, had the next fastest time at 52.02 in winning heat one. Cornel Fredericks, also form South Africa and the only other runner under 52 seconds with a 50.75, won his heat in 52.30.

Spier on-site
Heat 1 - PC Beneke of South Africa showed why is world leader at this event and hurdle height (33" vs the 36" we use in the U.S. at this level) running to an easy win of 52.05. Boniface Linga Mutunga of Kenya was a clear second at 52.53.
Heat 2 - A comfortable win for Nathan Arnett of the Bahamas, winning in 52.30, a PB. It was a race for second between Julius Rotich Oletygor of Kenya and Nikita Andriyanov of Russia, Oletygor nipping the Russian, 52.34 to 52.40.
Heat 3 - William Wynne did what every coach preaches against: letting up at the end of the race. He was trying to run comfortably, and led by large margins throughout the race, but did not sense two runners well to the outside of him gaining on him at the end as Wynne tried to shut it down gradually . They gained on him, alright, and passed him at the finish, with Wynne finishing third. He can only hope that he has one of the six fastest time qualifiers to qualify for the finals. The winner waas Tatsuhiko Mizuno of Japan at 53.33, with second being Ihor Shyrokyy of the Ukraine, .01 back. Wynne, who has the second leading time in the world for the 400m 36" hurdles at 49.70, was third at 53.41. After three of the five heats completed, he has the third fastest time among time qualifiers.
Heat 4 - Though he was in lane 8, Reginald Wyatt ran very intelligently, maintaining a 3-4 meter lead throughout. He looked over his shoulder several times after going over the last hurdle to make sure noone was gaining on him. He won easily in 51.69, the fastest time of the competition thus far. Second was Michael Baker of Great Britain at 52.20.
Wynne now stands fourth in the time qualifiers. He may just barely sneak in.
Heat 5 - Another South African hurdler looked strong. Cornel Fredericks won this one without a problem, winning in 52.48. Amaurys Valle of Cuba was second at 53.12. Phew. William Wynne makes it into the semis, with the fourth fastest time qualifier. He won't get a good lane, but at least he advances.

Heat 1 - Friday, July 13, 2007 - 16:30
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records React
1 6 553 PC Beneke RSA 52.05 Q 0.144
2 2 397 Boniface Linga Mutunga KEN 52.53 Q (PB) 0.157
3 5 84 Gabriel El Hanbli CAN 53.33 q 0.158
4 4 144 Petr Langmaier CZE 53.65 0.182
5 7 466 Abdul Azlan Samsuddin MAS 54.08 (PB) 0.168
6 3 299 Tibor Koroknai HUN 54.08 (PB) 0.158
8 311 Jithin Paul IND DNF 0.199

Heat 2 - Friday, July 13, 2007 - 16:36
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records React
1 4 40 Nathan Arnett BAH 52.30 Q (PB) 0.194
2 2 402 Julius Rotich Oletygor KEN 52.34 Q (PB) 0.204
3 3 584 Nikita Andriyanov RUS 52.40 q (PB) 0.156
4 7 413 Adel Al-Nasser KSA 53.48 q (PB) 0.168
5 8 83 Hubert Chevrette Bélisle CAN 53.59 (PB) 0.173
6 5 442 Silvestras Guogis LTU 54.32 (PB) 0.144
7 6 460 Mohd Rohaizad Jamil MAS 54.36 (PB) 0.174

Heat 3 - Friday, July 13, 2007 - 16:42
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records React
1 8 380 Tatsuhiko Mizuno JPN 53.33 Q 0.186
2 7 702 Ihor Shyrokyy UKR 53.34 Q (PB) 0.160
3 4 725 William Wynne USA 53.41 q (PB) 0.158
4 3 176 Xavier Carrión ESP 55.43 0.153
5 5 531 Carlos Benitez PUR 55.97 0.169
6 2 12 Faysal Mehdioui ALG 56.13 0.152
6 258 Björn Schüler GER DNF 0.145

Heat 4 - Friday, July 13, 2007 - 16:48
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records React
1 8 724 Reginald Wyatt USA 51.69 Q (PB) 0.198
2 4 234 Michael Baker GBR 52.20 Q (PB) 0.164
3 5 410 Hamed Al-Bishi KSA 52.76 q 0.175
4 2 367 Dwayne Extol JAM 53.45 q (PB) 0.161
5 6 707 Anton Yumayev UKR 53.71 (PB) 0.168
6 7 490 Thierry Mamode MRI 54.02 (PB) 0.144
7 3 72 Tiago de Araújo BRA 57.52 0.136

Heat 5 - Friday, July 13, 2007 - 16:54
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records React
1 6 559 Cornel Fredericks RSA 52.48 Q 0.137
2 7 132 Amaurys R. Valle CUB 53.12 Q 0.158
3 4 684 Driss Sassi TUN 53.66 0.116
4 5 115 Wen Wei CHN 54.18 (SB) 0.165
5 2 173 Sergio Blanco ESP 55.81 0.171
6 3 618 Nejc Filipic SLO 55.93 0.214
7 8 143 Tomáš Krikal CZE 55.94 (PB) 0.188

Official Results - Pole Vault - Boys - Qualification
Qual. rule: qualification standard 4.85m or at least best 12 qualified

Kennedy
Nico Weiler of Germany, who earlier this year was a foreign exchange student at Los Gatos High in California, was the leading qualifier at 15-9. The world Youth leader at 17-6 ¼, took just one vault. Shota Doi of Japan and Dmitriy Zhelyabin of Russia, both 16-4 ¾ vaulters advanced with clearances at 15-5. The U.S. had no entrants. It is interesting to note that Corey Shank (Northrop, Ft. Wayne, In.) and Mitchell Erickson (Marian Catholic, Chicago Heights, Il.), the No. 2 and 3 Youth vaulters in the world, at 17-0 and 17-9, respectively, did not qualify because they did not attend one of three national Youth champions meets in the summer of 2006. In the case of Shank he missed the entire summer with a severe back injury.

Group A - Friday, July 13, 2007 - 18:00
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records
1 261 Nico Weiler GER 4.80 q
2 368 Shota Doi JPN 4.70 q
3 704 Serhiy Tsybulka UKR 4.70 q
3 485 Rubén Viveros MEX 4.70 q
5 148 Adam Pašiak CZE 4.70 q (PB)
5 599 Dmitriy Zhelyabin RUS 4.70 q
7 182 Santiago Ferrer ESP 4.60 q
8 116 Qing Xu CHN 4.45 (PB)
9 660 Petter Olson SWE 4.45
10 17 Rubén Benítez ARG 4.30
32 Blake Lucas AUS NM

Athlete 4.30 4.45 4.60 4.70 4.80

Blake Lucas - - XXX
Nico Weiler - - - - O
Shota Doi - - O O
Serhiy Tsybulka - XO XO O
Rubén Viveros - XXO O O
Dmitriy Zhelyabin - - O XXO
Adam Pašiak O O O XXO
Santiago Ferrer O O O XXX
Qing Xu O O XXX
Petter Olson O XO XXX
Rubén Benítez O XXX

Group B - Friday, July 13, 2007 - 18:00
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records
1 226 Quentin Gouil FRA 4.70 q
2 267 Panayiótis-Yeóryios Láskaris GRE 4.70 q
2 178 Manuel Concepción ESP 4.70 q
4 236 Nick Cruchley GBR 4.70 q (PB)
5 554 Eben Beukes RSA 4.70 q (PB)
6 574 Cheyne Rahme RSA 4.60 q
7 646 Marián Žigala SVK 4.60
8 379 Yu Miura JPN 4.60
9 622 Zan Marinic SLO 4.45
457 Rafiuddin Che Omar MAS NM
732 Igor Morales VEN NM

Athlete 4.30 4.45 4.60 4.70 4.80

Igor Morales - XXX
Rafiuddin Che Omar XXX
Quentin Gouil O - O O -
Manuel Concepción - - O XO -
Panayiótis-Yeóryios Láskaris - - O XO -
Nick Cruchley O O XO XO -
Eben Beukes O XXO O XXO -
Cheyne Rahme - - O - XXX
Marián Žigala O O XO XXX
Yu Miura - - XXO XXX
Zan Marinic O XO XXX

Official Results - Long Jump - Boys - Final

Kennedy
Japan went one-two with Yasumichi Konishi winning with a wind-aided 24-8 ½ and Daisuke Yoshiyama finishing second at 24-0¼. Yoshiyama, the world Youth leader at 25-2 ¾, was jumping third in the rotation and took the lead in the first round with his 24-0 ¼. Five jumpers later Konishi responded with his winning effort. It was the first time that any nation has won two medals in the long jump. Lukasz Pabich of Poland was third after the first round at 23-10 and Christopher Taylor (Sandy Creek, Tyrone, Ga.) was fourth at 23-4. Taylor slipped into third with a third round jump of 23-11. The medalist were set as none of the four improved in the final three rounds. It was the second time in two days that Taylor had improved his personal best going from 23-4 ¾ to 23-10. Japan also won in 2003 when Naohiro Shinada jumped 24-11 ¾.

Spier on-line
Christian Taylor has had a busy day. After getting a big PR in the triple jump this morning, he managed a silver medal in the long jump. He got his mark on his third jump (23-11) and equaled it on his last. The order did not change in the final three rounds from the preliminaries. The top two were the Japanese: Yasumichi Konishi (24-8.25w) and Daisuke Yoshiyama (24-0.25).

Friday, July 13, 2007 - 18:00
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Records
1 378 Yasumichi Konishi JPN 7.52
2 385 Daisuke Yoshiyama JPN 7.32
3 722 Christian Taylor USA 7.29 (PB)
4 515 Lukasz Pabich POL 7.26
5 125 Dino Pervan CRO 7.17
6 66 William Barrionuevo BRA 7.16
7 358 Tarik Batchelor JAM 7.09
8 57 Maksim Botsman BLR 7.08
9 508 Jhamal Bowen PAN 7.05
10 228 Florian Labourel FRA 6.88
11 733 Fabián Padrón VEN 6.76
12 387 Pavel Dudnik KAZ 6.51

Athlete 1st w 2nd w 3rd w 4th w 5th w 6th w
Yasumichi Konishi 7.52 (2.2) 6.22 (0.5) X 6.00 (0.2) 7.42 (0.6) 7.32 (0.2)
Daisuke Yoshiyama 7.32 (1.1) X X X 7.28 (-0.2) X
Christian Taylor 7.11 (2.0) 7.13 (0.6) 7.29 (0.8) 7.15 (0.5) 7.21 (0.1) 7.29 (-0.3)
Lukasz Pabich 7.26 (0.7) X X X X 7.15 (0.0)
Dino Pervan 6.91 (1.3) 7.17 (0.6) 7.16 (0.5) 6.99 (0.9) 6.99 (-0.4) X
William Barrionuevo 6.97 (2.0) 6.96 (1.3) 7.16 (0.8) X NM NM
Tarik Batchelor 7.09 (0.4) X X X X 6.60 (0.1)
Maksim Botsman 7.08 (1.8) X 6.52 (0.9) 6.78 (1.1) X 6.95 (0.6)
Jhamal Bowen 7.05 (0.6) X X NM NM NM
Florian Labourel X 6.72 (0.6) 6.88 (0.6) NM NM NM
Fabián Padrón X X 6.76 (0.8) NM NM NM
Pavel Dudnik X X 6.51 (1.7) NM NM NM

Official Results - Discus Throw (1.500kg) - Boys - Qualification
Qual. rule: qualification standard 56.00m or at least best 12 qualified

Kennedy
Maybe the IAAF should just mail Mykyta Nesterenko of the Ukraine the gold metal. The world Youth leader at 236-0 was the leading qualifier at 231-10 which was 41 FEET farther the then the second best throw of 192-8 by Marin Premeru of Croatia. The second best Youth thrower in the world this year is Gordon Wolf of Britain at 213-2. Wolf also advanced with a throw of 192-6. Sean Tabor (Norman, Ok.), who finished tenth in the shot put, advanced to his second championship final with the a 186-7 effort, one of six automatic qualifiers.

Spier on-site
Michael Barbas, at 172-9, in 13th place, just missed qualifying for the final. The leader, with a meet record of 231-10, was Mykyta Nesterenko of the Ukraine.

Group A - Friday, July 13, 2007 - 17:55
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records
1 126 Marin Premeru CRO 58.72 Q
2 262 Gordon Wolf GER 58.67 Q
3 237 Curtis Griffith-Parker GBR 58.25 Q (PB)
4 576 Jayson Smith RSA 53.81 q
5 681 Quincy Wilson TRI 53.45 q
6 709 Michael Barbas USA 52.66 (PB)
7 526 Damian Walkowski POL 52.14
8 701 Dmytro Savytskyy UKR 51.49 (SB)
9 501 Eivind Henriksen NOR 51.03
10 93 Zack Russell-Ford CAN 49.76
11 629 Božidar Antunovic SRB 48.57
12 270 Dimítrios Tsolakídis GRE 47.79
13 209 Priidu Niit EST 47.42
14 61 Artsiom Paloska BLR 47.28
15 180 Antonio Cuervo ESP 45.41
16 19 Leonardo Ullúa ARG 44.62
328 Colin Quirke IRL NM
656 Simon Gustafsson SWE DNS

Athlete 1st 2nd 3rd

Marin Premeru 52.33 55.03 58.72
Gordon Wolf 58.67 NM NM
Curtis Griffith-Parker 54.48 58.25 NM
Jayson Smith 53.64 X 53.81
Quincy Wilson 53.45 51.69 X
Michael Barbas 49.54 X 52.66
Damian Walkowski 52.14 51.18 50.01
Dmytro Savytskyy X 51.49 X
Eivind Henriksen X 48.26 51.03
Zack Russell-Ford 49.76 46.23 43.45
Božidar Antunovic X 48.57 X
Dimítrios Tsolakídis 47.79 45.76 X
Priidu Niit X 47.42 X
Artsiom Paloska 42.96 47.28 43.94
Antonio Cuervo X X 45.41
Leonardo Ullúa 44.62 42.74 41.37
Simon Gustafsson NM NM NM
Colin Quirke X X X

Group B - Friday, July 13, 2007 - 19:25
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records
1 699 Mykyta Nesterenko UKR 70.67 Q (CR)
2 721 Sean Tabor USA 56.88 Q (PB)
3 441 Andrius Gudzius LTU 56.35 Q
4 224 Jeremy Baillard FRA 54.26 q
5 30 Jamal Idris AUS 53.85 q
6 159 Tomáš Vonavka CZE 52.80 q (PB)
7 219 Pyry Niskala FIN 52.69 q
8 254 Thomas Müller GER 51.84
9 329 Örn Davidsson ISL 51.47
10 204 Rando Kapralov EST 50.32
11 247 George Bedoshvili GEO 49.93 (SB)
12 671 Maksad Mamedov TKM 49.67
13 471 Denis Lîsîi MDA 49.44
14 313 Shivam Singh IND 47.77
15 391 Shamil Musayev KAZ 45.62
16 163 Andreas Jørgensen DEN 43.50
503 Kerisiano Tongalea NZL NM
96 Angus Taylor CAN NM

Athlete 1st 2nd 3rd

Mykyta Nesterenko 70.67 NM NM
Sean Tabor 55.26 56.88 NM
Andrius Gudzius X 56.35 NM
Jeremy Baillard X 53.55 54.26
Jamal Idris X X 53.85
Tomáš Vonavka 49.25 52.80 49.30
Pyry Niskala X 48.45 52.69
Thomas Müller 51.84 X 49.58
Ö rn Davidsson X X 51.47
Rando Kapralov 50.32 X 50.17
George Bedoshvili 49.93 49.65 X
Maksad Mamedov 48.05 49.31 49.67
Denis Lîsîi 48.87 49.11 49.44
Shivam Singh 46.32 47.77 46.95
Shamil Musayev X X 45.62
Andreas Jørgensen 43.50 X X
Angus Taylor X X X
Kerisiano Tongalea X X X

Official Results - Hammer Throw (5kg) - Boys - Final

Kennedy
Conor McCullough (Chaminade, West Hills, Ca.) may have exhibited a bit of nervousness with two consecutive fouls but had a come through 239-7 effort in the third round to move into fourth place and earn three additional throws. Meanwhile Andriy Martynyuk of Ukraine, the world Youth leader at 257-3, got off a first round throw of 249-7, which turned out to be the winning throw. Richard Olbrich of Germany was fourth after the first round at 234-10 and improved to 244-10 in the second round. Daniel Szabo of Hungary moved third with a third round throw of 242-4. In the fifth round he moved to second with a personal best of 247-0 and then had a few nervous moments when Olbrich responded on the very next throw with a 246-8 effort. McCullough did improve in the fifth round to 244-7 but remained in fourth. McCullough, who had a personal best of 249-3 in the preliminaries, becomes the highest finisher ever for the U.S. replacing Walter Henning (St. Anthony, Huntington N.Y.), who finished eighth in Morocco in 2005 with a throw of 237-2. It was the Ukraine’s first ever gold medal in the hammer. Hungary now has won six medals including three golds.

Spier on-site
Conor Mc Cullough was in big trouble through two round, fouling twice. The top 8 overall advance to the three throw final. He got a big throw (239-7) on his third attempt, moving him into third at that time.
The finals, like the prelims, were spectacular with nonstop place changes, even moreso than normal. Through five rounds, Mc Cullough improved to 242-11, then to 244-7. He remained in fourth and, on his final throw fouled, to remain in that position. The winner was Andriy Martynyuk of the Ukraine at 249-7.

Friday, July 13, 2007 - 16:00
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Records
1 697 Andriy Martynyuk UKR 76.09
2 304 Dániel Szabó HUN 75.30 (PB)
3 255 Richard Olbrich GER 75.18
4 717 Conor McCullough USA 74.54 - Chaminade HS (West Hills)
5 221 Kai Räsänen FIN 74.36 (PB)
6 243 Peter Smith GBR 72.79 (SB)
7 303 Norbert Schvéger HUN 72.58
8 59 Aleh Dubitski BLR 71.83 (PB)
9 501 Eivind Henriksen NOR 71.10
10 169 Alaa El-Din El-Ashry EGY 70.14
11 131 Reinier Mejias CUB 70.11
12 658 Markus Johansson SWE 67.40

Athlete 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
Andriy Martynyuk 76.09 X 73.88 74.66 75.99 X
Dániel Szabó X 71.72 73.87 75.30 73.98 75.21
Richard Olbrich 71.59 74.63 74.43 75.18 X 72.51
Conor McCullough X X 73.03 73.89 74.54 X
Kai Räsänen 69.73 71.44 71.03 74.04 73.82 74.36
Peter Smith 72.79 69.72 X X X X
Norbert Schvéger 69.44 72.58 68.93 X X X
Aleh Dubitski X 69.40 71.83 X X X
Eivind Henriksen 70.96 X 71.10 NM NM NM
Alaa El-Din El-Ashry 69.99 67.50 70.14 NM NM NM
Reinier Mejias 70.11 X X NM NM NM
Markus Johansson 66.68 66.98 67.40 NM NM NM

13 07 2007 Results WOMEN

Official Results - 400 Metres - Girls - Final

Kennedy
Yuliya Baraley of Ukraine, in a race that saw only one runner break 54 seconds, was the winner in 53.57—the slowest winning time in five championship finals. Latoya McDermott of Jamaica was second at 54.12 and Alexandra Stukova of Slovenia was third at 54.46. Meshawn Graham (Bowsher, Toledo, Oh.) was sixth at 55.18. The U.S. won three gold medals in the first three championships but since then has not won a medal..

Spier on-site
A very even race from gun to finish for Yuliya Baraley of the Ukraine, winning convincingly at 53.57. Latoya Mc Dermott of Jamaica made a run over the last sixty meters but couldn't sustain it, yet got second in 54.12. It was a battle for the bronze as almost local favorite Alexandra Stukova of Slovakia (the slovakia part of the former Czechoslovakia) edged two others with a time of 54.46. Meshawn Graham (Bowsher, Toledo, OH), hampered by an injury since her Ohio State meet time of 52.51 in June, managed only sixth at 55.18.

Friday, July 13, 2007 - 17:15
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Records React
1 4 559 Yuliya Baraley UKR 53.57 0.161
2 3 311 Latoya McDermott JAM 54.12 0.225
3 5 525 Alexandra Štuková SVK 54.46 0.163
4 7 575 Olha Zemlyak UKR 54.71 0.152
5 6 79 Natalie Geiger CAN 54.82 (PB) 0.193
6 2 583 Meshawn Graham USA 55.18 0.159
7 8 277 Poovamma Raju Machettira IND 55.49 0.141
8 1 399 Francesca Xuereb MLT 55.86 0.162

Official Results - 800 Metres - Girls - Heats
Qual. rule: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 10 fastest times (q) qualified

Kennedy
Chanelle Price (Easton, Pa.), the world Youth leader at 2:02.38, won her heat easily in 2:07.82 with Eleni Lefkopoulou of Greece second at 2:11.06. Price’s opening 400 of 59.26 probably discouraged the rest of the field. Blaire Dinsdale (North Tama, Traer, Ia.) finished a nonqualifying sixth in her heat at 2:15.94. Elena Lavric of Romania won the heat in 2:06.47. The Natolya Goule of Jamaica was the leader at 400 in 59.43, but unlike in Price’s heat, a number of runners took up the challenge, Winny Chebet of Kenya was second in 2:06.86 and Goule was third in 2:10.25. The three of the four runners ranked behind Price on the world Youth list all won their heats. They were Elena Lavric of Romania at 2:06.47, Juana Mendez of Cuba at 2:07.13 and Allison Leonard of Britain at 2:07.45.

Spier on-site
Heat 1 - Lynsey Sharp of Great Britain led the pack at 400 meters (63.08) and held on for second behind Ekaterina Zavyalova of Russia, 2:09.86 to 2:09.37.
Heat 2 - Natoya Goule of Jamaica set the pace early (27.92, 59.43) with both Elena Lavric (Romania) and Winny Chebet (Kenya) close behind. Chebet passed Goule at 600 meters (1:33.90) with Lavric on her heels. Those two separated themselves from the others, with Lavric passing Chebet down the homestretch. It was Lavric at 2:06.47 and Chebet at 2:06.86, the auto qualifiers. Blaire Dinsdale (North Tama, Traer, IA) had a rough time of it, finishing sixth in 2:15.94.
Heat 3 - An almost solo race for Chanelle Price, leading big at every split (27.99, 59.26, 1:32.90) and running an easy 2:07.82. Eleni Lefkopoulou of Greece was second at 2:11.06.
Heat 4 - The favorite, Juana Ivis Mendez of Cuba, won in 2:07.13, with Natalija Pliusina of Lithuania with a late surge to finish second, one second behind the winner.
Heat 5 - After a relatively slow opener at 30.04 and 61.52 by others, Alison Leonard of Great Britain and Jessica Parry of Canada made it a two girl race. They "shut it down" with 50 meters to go and literally walked across the finish line with Leonard at 2:07.45 and Parry 2:07.52. They can easily go sub 2:05, and would have if they didn't jog to the finish. (Leonard has a best of 2:04.86). This was Parry's PB
Heat 6 - A dreadfully slow pace (31.11, 64.99, 1:37.38) led to the inevitable dash to the finish. And it was a pack of four which came across the finish together, led by Olha Bibik of the Ukraine at 2:09.21 followed by Florina Pierdevara of Romania at 2:09.28 just outleaning Yelena Dombrovskaya of Kazakhstan and beating her by .01 seconds.
Heat 7 - Sofia Oberg of Sweden was the clear winner at 2:08.97, followed by Ewa Jacniak of Poland (2:09.62).

Heat 1 - Friday, July 13, 2007 - 17:45
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records
1 7 492 Ekaterina Zavyalova RUS 2:09.37 Q
2 2 219 Lynsey Sharp GBR 2:09.86 Q
3 3 145 Sylva Skabrahová CZE 2:10.19 q (PB)
4 1 351 Fancy Cherotich KEN 2:11.65
5 8 278 Anu Mariam Jose IND 2:12.10 (SB)
6 5 169 Gladys Landaverde ESA 2:14.24
7 4 464 Nandi Meyer RSA 2:14.97
8 6 373 Tsepang Sefali LES 2:26.03

Heat 2 - Friday, July 13, 2007 - 17:53
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records
1 4 446 Elena Lavric ROM 2:06.47 Q
2 8 345 Winny Chebet KEN 2:06.86 Q (SB)
3 6 309 Natoya Goule JAM 2:10.25 q
4 2 192 Medina Kadir ETH 2:13.77
5 5 48 Alexis Armstrong BER 2:15.58
6 3 580 Blaire Dinsdale USA 2:15.94
7 7 271 Vivien Suskó HUN 2:16.35

Heat 3 - Friday, July 13, 2007 - 18:01
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records
1 3 589 Chanelle Price USA 2:07.82 Q
2 4 243 Eléni Lefkopoúlou GRE 2:11.06 Q
3 2 123 Kristina Vilk CRO 2:11.52
4 8 13 Selma Kajan AUS 2:12.78
5 1 603 Ruth Malama ZAM 2:14.85
6 5 443 Cinthya Rivera PUR 2:16.56
7 6 286 Stefania Hákonardóttir ISL 2:17.05
8 7 395 Cristina Chamorro MEX 2:17.92

Heat 4 - Friday, July 13, 2007 - 18:11
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records
1 3 129 Juana Ivis Méndez CUB 2:07.13 Q
2 6 380 Natalija Piliusina LTU 2:08.13 Q (PB)
3 1 573 Svitlana Shmidt UKR 2:08.35 q
4 7 77 Esther Vermeer CAN 2:09.20 q
5 8 553 Merve Aydin TUR 2:12.73 (SB)
6 2 258 Viktória Gyürkés HUN 2:15.64
7 4 383 Nivo Mireille Nambinintsoa MAD 2:20.26
8 5 514 Jelena Andjelkovic SRB 2:21.55

Heat 5 - Friday, July 13, 2007 - 18:19
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records
1 3 214 Alison Leonard GBR 2:07.45 Q
2 5 89 Jessica Parry CAN 2:07.52 Q (PB)
3 4 536 Vendela Mindelöf SWE 2:09.72 q
4 2 133 Stella Christoforou CYP 2:10.19 q (PB)
5 6 171 Brenda Salmeron ESA 2:13.41
6 7 552 Safa Jammeli TUN 2:15.37
7 8 5 Amel Herada ALG 2:17.90

Heat 6 - Friday, July 13, 2007 - 18:27
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records
1 5 560 Olha Bibik UKR 2:09.21 Q
2 7 451 Florina Pierdevara ROM 2:09.28 Q
3 6 333 Yelena Dombrovskaya KAZ 2:09.29 q
4 8 315 Aiko Hirota JPN 2:09.76 q (SB)
5 2 465 Precious Mnisi RSA 2:11.72
6 4 177 Esther Guerrero ESP 2:15.48
7 3 314 Baraah Awadallah JOR 2:21.09

Heat 7 - Friday, July 13, 2007 - 18:37
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Qualified Records
1 2 538 Sofia Öberg SWE 2:08.97 Q
2 3 429 Ewa Jacniak POL 2:09.62 Q
3 6 238 Elina Sujew GER 2:09.91 q
4 4 9 Anna Yegoryan ARM 2:11.20 q (PB)
5 8 155 Ingrid Okenicová CZE 2:14.82
6 7 164 Katrine Væsel DEN 2:14.86
7 5 548 Jessica James TRI 2:18.84
8 1 541 Dudu Simelane SWZ 2:21.93

Official Results - 1500 Metres - Girls - Final

Kennedy
Jordan Hasay (Mission College Prep, San Luis Obispo, Ca.) has arrived. The pint-size 15-year old dynamo, running with the best athletes in the world under 18 years of age, finished second with a time of 4:17.24. Sammary Cherotich of Kenya won the race at 4:15.47. Shelia Kiprotich of Kenya was third in 4:19.26. Like in most of her recent races against top-flight competition, Hasay let others take the lead—in this case Cherotich, who passed 400 at 66.32—before moving to the front and passing 800 at 2:16.08. Cherotich retook the lead on the third lap and passed 1,200 in 3:25.11. Hasay becomes the first U.S. runner—male or female--to win a medal at a distance over 400 meters since the championships began in 1999. Melissa Duncan of Australia was fourth at 4:40.24 and Bertukan Feyisa of Ethiopia was fifth at 4:20.39. Hasay previewed her newly found race savvy and speed, when she won the U.S. Junior championship in 4:16.98. She now owns three of the five fastest high school times in history.

Spier on-site
Only one American girl had ever made a final in either the World Youth or World Junior Championships. Ever. That was Chantelle Dron who finished tenth in the World Youth Championships in 2003. That was to change in a big way today. Jordan Hasay took the early lead followed closely by Kenyans Sheila Kiprotich and Sammary Cherotich. At 400m, Hasay was with fourth in a tightly knit pack with Bertukan of Ethiopia joining the group. By 800m, Hasay had moved into second behind Cherotich, clocking 2:16.08. With a lap to go (3:07.98), Jordan had moved into the lead with Bertukan and the two Kenyans following closely. At 1200 meters, Cherotich passed Hasay with Hasay trying to catch her. By this time those two had separated themselves from the others. Cherotich was not to be caught and Hasay could do little to gain on her over the last half lap. It was Cherotich at 4:15.47 and Hasay at 4:17.24 for the silver with Kiprotich getting the bronze (4:19.26). Jordan had her hands on her hips past the finish as she warmed down, in a reflective mood. Then her accomplishment seemed to sink in and she flashed her beautiful smile. It was a truly historic day for U.S. female distance running at this level. And a truly great day for Jordan Hasay.

Friday, July 13, 2007 - 19:30
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Records
1 352 Sammary Cherotich KEN 4:15.47 (PB)
2 584 Jordan Hasay USA 4:17.24
3 353 Sheila Chepkirui Kiprotich KEN 4:19.26 (SB)
4 14 Melissa Duncan AUS 4:20.24
5 191 Bertukan Feyisa ETH 4:20.39 (PB)
6 7 Evangelina Thomas ARG 4:22.91 (PB)
7 328 Hanae Tanaka JPN 4:23.34 (PB)
8 256 Réka Czebei HUN 4:24.10 (PB)
9 324 Rei Ohara JPN 4:27.74
10 85 Geneviève Lalonde CAN 4:30.90 (PB)
11 93 Linlin Cong CHN 4:39.58
12 124 Antonija Zalac CRO 4:40.15

Official Results - 400 Metres Hurdles - Girls - Final

Kennedy
Delilah Muhammad (Benjamin Cardozo, Oakland Gardens, Ca.), the world Youth leader at 57.09, continued her fabulous run with at 57.25 win. Andreea Ionescu of Romania was second at 57.33 and Ryann Krais (Methacton, Norristown, Pa.) was third in 57.50. Earlier in the year Muhammad won the U.S. Junior championships. After winning no medals in the first two championships the U.S. has won two gold medals and two bronze medals in the last three championships.

Spier on-site
A really terrific race. In the early going it was Andreea Ionescu of Romania leading with Ryann Krais not far behind. Dalilah Muhammad was third or fourth through all of this. Ionescu was leading after the ninth hurdle with Krais now charging and gaining on her, and Muhammad moving into third. As they approached the last hurdle, both Ionescu and Krais hurdled it tentatively and Muhammad, who hurdled it beautifully, took advantage and glided past both. And that's the way it stayed through the finish with Muhammad winning in 57.25, Ionescu getting a PB in second at 57.33, and Krais third at 57.50.

Friday, July 13, 2007 - 17:00
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Records React
1 5 586 Dalilah Muhammad USA 57.25 0.179
2 4 445 Andreea Ionescu ROM 57.33 (PB) 0.210
3 3 585 Ryann Krais USA 57.50 0.185
4 6 313 Shana-Gaye Tracey JAM 57.74 (PB) 0.172
5 8 531 Emilia Grankvist SWE 59.66 (PB) 0.156
6 2 233 Christiane Klopsch GER 1:00.51 0.154
7 1 494 Valeriya Znamenskaya RUS 1:00.83 0.310
8 7 515 Mila Andric SRB 1:01.22 0.183

Official Results - High Jump - Girls - Final

Kennedy
Natalya Mamlina of Russia had no misses until 6-2 ¼. She after missing once she cleared on her second attempts and them retired with the leading Youth jump in the world. Misha-Gaye DaCosta of Jamaica was second at 6-0 ¼ as only two jumpers in the competition cleared 6-0. Aleksandrina Klimentinova of Bulgaria and Elena Vallortigera of Italy tied for third at 5-11 ¼. It was Russia’s first gold medal since Anna Tchitchirova won in 1999 with a leap of 6-2¼.

Friday, July 13, 2007 - 17:15
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Records
1 484 Natalya Mamlina RUS 1.89 (WYL)
2 307 Misha-Gaye DaCosta JAM 1.84 (PB)
3 68 Aleksandrina Klimentinova BUL 1.81
3 300 Elena Vallortigara ITA 1.81 (SB)
5 450 Esthera Petre ROM 1.81 (SB)
6 571 Oksana Okunyeva UKR 1.78 (PB)
6 359 Ilva Bikanova LAT 1.78 (PB)
8 231 Kimberly Jess GER 1.78
9 153 Magdalena Nová CZE 1.74
10 90 Michelle Theophille CAN 1.74
11 517 Ivana Vukomanovic SRB 1.74 (PB)
12 51 Alesia Blashkevich BLR 1.70 (SB)
13 273 Laura Toldy HUN 1.70
14 554 Burcu Ayhan TUR 1.65
15 272 Barbara Szabó HUN 1.65

Athlete 1.65 1.70 1.74 1.78 1.81 1.84 1.86 1.89 
Natalya Mamlina - O O O O O O XO
Misha-Gaye DaCosta - O - O O XO XXX
Elena Vallortigara O XO O XXO O XXX
Aleksandrina Klimentinova O O XO XXO O XXX
Esthera Petre - O O XO XO XXX
Oksana Okunyeva O O O XO XXX
Ilva Bikanova O O O XO XXX
Kimberly Jess O O XO XO XXX
Magdalena Nová O O XO XXX
Michelle Theophille XO O XO XXX
Ivana Vukomanovic XO O XXO XXX
Alesia Blashkevich O O XXX
Laura Toldy O XO XXX
Burcu Ayhan O XXX
Barbara Szabó XO XXX

Official Results - Shot Put - Girls - Heptathlon Youth

Kennedy
Katerina Cachova, just the tenth farthest put at 35-5 ¾, worth 583 points, but it was good enough to retain the top spot with 2,516 points. The shocker was that Nikola Ogrodnikova, second after two events, has three fouls and thus scored no points. Carolin Schfer moved from fourth to second with the events best put of 40-0 ½, worth 674 points and a total of 2,472. Elisa-Sophie Dobel remained in third with a put of 36-4 ¼, worth 600 points and a total of 2,421.

Group A - Friday, July 13, 2007 - 16:00
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Points Records
1 236 Carolin Schäfer GER 12.20 674 (PB)
2 189 Linda Treiel EST 11.66 639
3 65 Karine Farias BRA 11.14 604
4 44 Els de Wael BEL 11.12 603 (PB)
5 534 Frida Linde SWE 10.97 593
6 139 Katerina Cachová CZE 10.81 583 (SB)
7 522 Patricia Marciello SUI 10.57 567
8 564 Vladyslava Holuboyar UKR 10.00 529
9 253 Evelin Asszonyi HUN 9.55 500
10 32 Marina Schneider AUT 9.28 482
11 114 Lucija Cvitanovic CRO 9.05 467

Athlete 1st 2nd 3rd
Carolin Schäfer 11.61 11.49 12.20
Linda Treiel 11.33 11.08 11.66
Karine Farias 11.14 10.16 10.16
Els de Wael 9.94 10.71 11.12
Frida Linde 10.97 10.86 10.83
Katerina Cachová 9.31 9.81 10.81
Patricia Marciello 9.57 10.23 10.57
Vladyslava Holuboyar 9.43 9.70 10.00
Evelin Asszonyi 9.10 8.85 9.55
Marina Schneider 9.14 9.28 8.87
Lucija Cvitanovic 8.99 8.86 9.05

Group B - Friday, July 13, 2007 - 16:00
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Points Records
1 293 Odilie Ngo Ag ITA 12.17 672
2 287 Helga Thorsteinsdóttir ISL 11.90 654
3 67 Vanessa Spinola BRA 11.13 604 (PB)
4 226 Elisa-Sophie Döbel GER 11.08 600 (PB)
5 187 Mari Klaup EST 10.41 556
6 523 Lea Sprunger SUI 10.22 544
7 486 Kristina Savitskaya RUS 10.21 543
8 363 Baiba Krauklite LAT 10.12 537
9 31 Lisa Egarter AUT 9.71 510
10 377 Agne Jakubauskaité LTU 9.26 481 (PB)
11 45 Wendy Labeye BEL 8.35 422 (PB)
154 Nikola Ogrodníková CZE NM

Athlete 1st 2nd 3rd
Odilie Ngo Ag 11.63 12.17 12.04
Helga Thorsteinsdóttir 11.90 X X
Vanessa Spinola 10.37 10.86 11.13
Elisa-Sophie Döbel 9.67 11.08 10.09
Mari Klaup 10.20 10.41 X
Lea Sprunger 10.12 10.22 10.06
Kristina Savitskaya 10.06 10.21 9.57
Baiba Krauklite 10.12 9.93 9.58
Lisa Egarter 9.71 X 9.15
Agne Jakubauskaité 9.16 8.99 9.26
Wendy Labeye 8.35 8.15 7.50
Nikola Ogrodníková X X X

Official Results - 200 Metres - Girls - Heptathlon Youth

Kennedy
Katerina Cachaova was the fifth fastest runner at 25.36, worth 854 points, and saw her margin over Carolina Shafer of drop from 44 points to just 13 points as Schafer’s time of 25.02, the best in the competition, was worth 885 points. Cachova total is now 3,370 and Schafer sits at 3,357. Elisa-Sophie Dobel ran 25.38, worth 852 points and a total of 3,273 to remain in third place.

Heat 1 - Friday, July 13, 2007 - 19:45 Wind: -0.4 m/s
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Points Records React
1 5 236 Carolin Schäfer GER 25.02 885 0.155
2 3 522 Patricia Marciello SUI 25.20 869 0.152
3 6 139 Katerina Cachová CZE 25.36 854 (SB) 0.191
4 4 65 Karine Farias BRA 26.26 775 0.117
5 7 564 Vladyslava Holuboyar UKR 26.57 748 0.166
6 8 377 Agne Jakubauskaité LTU 26.76 732 0.199
7 2 114 Lucija Cvitanovic CRO 27.91 638 0.201

Heat 2 - Friday, July 13, 2007 - 19:52 Wind: -0.1 m/s
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Points Records React
1 5 67 Vanessa Spinola BRA 25.08 879 0.178
2 2 287 Helga Thorsteinsdóttir ISL 25.31 859 0.140
3 1 226 Elisa-Sophie Döbel GER 25.38 852 0.153
4 8 44 Els de Wael BEL 25.70 824 (PB) 0.166
5 4 253 Evelin Asszonyi HUN 25.94 802 0.198
6 6 293 Odilie Ngo Ag ITA 26.52 752 0.150
7 3 31 Lisa Egarter AUT 27.11 703 (PB) 0.195
8 7 187 Mari Klaup EST 27.28 689 0.216

Heat 3 - Friday, July 13, 2007 - 20:01 Wind: -0.2 m/s
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Points Records React
1 1 534 Frida Linde SWE 25.39 851 (PB) 0.146
2 7 523 Lea Sprunger SUI 25.46 845 0.155
3 4 45 Wendy Labeye BEL 25.51 841 0.175
4 8 154 Nikola Ogrodníková CZE 25.67 826 0.196
5 6 32 Marina Schneider AUT 26.38 764 0.164
6 3 486 Kristina Savitskaya RUS 27.23 693 0.243
7 5 363 Baiba Krauklite LAT 27.46 674 (PB) 0.163
8 2 189 Linda Treiel EST 27.51 670 0.225

Official Results - Heptathlon Girls - Girls
AfterEvent 4
Pos Bib Athlete Country Points Records
1 139 Katerina Cachová CZE 3370
2 236 Carolin Schäfer GER 3357
3 226 Elisa-Sophie Döbel GER 3273
4 287 Helga Thorsteinsdóttir ISL 3185
5 534 Frida Linde SWE 3178
6 523 Lea Sprunger SUI 3127
7 67 Vanessa Spinola BRA 3063
8 189 Linda Treiel EST 3003
9 522 Patricia Marciello SUI 2999
10 44 Els de Wael BEL 2999
11 253 Evelin Asszonyi HUN 2956
12 293 Odilie Ngo Ag ITA 2950
13 32 Marina Schneider AUT 2934
14 65 Karine Farias BRA 2895
15 45 Wendy Labeye BEL 2894
16 564 Vladyslava Holuboyar UKR 2848
17 486 Kristina Savitskaya RUS 2818
18 377 Agne Jakubauskaité LTU 2812
19 31 Lisa Egarter AUT 2809
20 363 Baiba Krauklite LAT 2806
21 187 Mari Klaup EST 2794
22 154 Nikola Ogrodníková CZE 2715
23 114 Lucija Cvitanovic CRO 2651

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