Day 5 of 2007 World Youth Championships
Sunday, July 15th, 2007 - One Afternoon Session Only this day
Results compiled by IAAF
IAAF Daily Summary by Andy Foster
USATF Daily Summary by Jill Geer
Today's on-site summaries by Jim Spier when available

IAAF DAILY SUMMARY - USA clean up on World Youths final day - Evening Report
Sunday 15 July 2007 - by Andy Foster

Ostrava, Czech Republic –
United States’ William Wynne was the star of the final afternoon as the 5th IAAF World Youth Championships came to an exciting end at Ostrava’s city stadium on Sunday.
On a hot and sunny final afternoon where the temperature was steady in the middle 30s, Wynne, along with pole vaulter Nico Weiler of Germany and Russian long jumper Darya Klishina, who both set new Championship records, were impressive.
World Youth best for Wynne
Starting the Championships with a personal best – 53.58 seconds, then improved to 53.41 in the heats and 50.28 in the semi-finals, Wynne, who won silver in the 110m Hurdles (13.44) was head and shoulders above the field in the final.
Running out of lane three, Wynne had things his way from as early as the backstretch and by time he straightened, he was just racing against the clock.
And in the end, he stopped the clock at 49.01, a World Youth best, almost 7 metres ahead of second place finisher and teammate Reginald Wyatt, who did a personal best 50.33 seconds.
Wynne was surprised by the fast time. “I didn't expect to have such a great time,” he said while admitting the hot temperature helped him a lot “I like this kind of weather, I am used to training in the heat as I come from Atlanta,” he added. Now Wynne, who returned to win a third medal, gold on USA’s medley team, has already targets another record. “My next target is to break the new US High School record”
Cuban Amaurys Valle was third in 50.37, along with fourth place finisher, Bahamian Nathan Arnett (50.89), the top four did personal best times.
In the Long Jump, Klishina leapt 6.47 metres on her final attempt, this after opening the six-round round with 6.33m, to beat Ivana Spanovic of Serbia (6.41m SB) and Mariya Shumilova of Russia (6.29m).
Weiler’s record came in the boys’ Pole Vault, this after clearing 5.26 metres to beat Japanese Shota Doi and Manuel Concepcion of Spain, both clearing 4.85m.
Brazil and Jamaica take 200m titles
In the half lap events, Jamaica’s Ramone McKenzie and Barbara Leoncio of Brazil came out on top.
McKenzie won the boys’ event in 20.67, the joint second fastest time in the world this year, to beat Eamil Guliyev of Azerbaijan (20.72) and 100m silver medallist Nickel Ashmeade (20.72 - PB).
“ It's a great feeling,” said McKenzie after his victory, while disclosing that fellow Jamaican and World 100m record holder Asafa Powell was his motivation.
“ My big motivation today was to walk in the footsteps of Asafa Powell,” he continued.
In the girls’ event, Leoncio, in a personal best performance, won in 23.50 seconds.
“ I cannot believe it, maybe I will realize later,” said a over-excited Leoncio, who covered up her face with both hands after crossing the finish line.
“ It's great to be a World champion. I should say that my coach is maybe happier than I am, he was so nervous. I was a little bit tired after the semi final but I knew that I had to do my best afterwards. My friends and compatriots helped me a lot,” continued the world youth champion, who surprised everybody with a very fast corner run.
American Chalonda Goodman (23.54) and Nivea Smith of Bahamas (23.69) were second and third respectively while Brazilian 100m silver medallist, Rosangela Santos, in a late rush, finished fourth in 23.75 seconds.
Lavric supreme in 800m final
Romania’s Elena Mirela Lavric won the girls’ 800m title in 2:04.29 ahead of Alison Leonard of Great Britain (2:05.36) and Juana Ivis of Cuba (2:05.42).
Lavric, who trailed American Chanelle Price for the first 600m before taking charge in the home stretch, said: “I am happy now.”
“ The first lap (58.60) went very fast. Only in the last 50m I realised I could win the race. Before the championships I was confident. I knew I could win a medal,” she said.
Kenya finished one-two with Fredrick Musyoki Ndunge, who did a personal best (3:44.27) and Josphat Mitunga Kithii (3:44.68) in the boys’ 1500m. Dawit Wolde finished third in 3:45.04, also in a personal best.
The 100m Hurdles went to American Julian Purvis, who surprised Jamaican Shermaine Williams. Purvis won in a personal best 13.41 seconds ahead of Williams (13.48).
Williams had earlier ran 13.37 and 13.46 in the first and second rounds.
Tazmin Brits of South Africa (51.71m) won the girls’ javelin ahead of Finland’s pair of Carita Hinkka (51.61m) and Sini Kiiski (50.75).
US unbeatable in Medley Relay
In the closing events of the five-day Championships, America captured both medley relays.
The quartet of Isaiah Sweeney, Kenneth Gilstrap, William Wynne, and Danzel Fortson captured the boys’ event in a World Youth leading time of 1:51.34 ahead of Japan (1:51.42) and Jamaica (1:52.18).
In the Girls event, Chalonda Goodman, Ashton Purvis, Ryann Krais, and Erica Alexander took USA crossed the finish line in 2:05.74 ahead of Jamaica (2:06.77).

USATF DAILY SUMMARY - Wynne sets world youth mark in 400H, Team USA tops medal table at World Youth Champs 07-15-2007 - by Jill Geer
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic - William Wynne (Kennesaw, Ga.) smashed the world youth best in the 400hurdles and Team USA romped to four golds Sunday on the final day of the 5th IAAF World Youth Championships.
The U.S. finished atop the medal table with 14, including an all-time high of seven golds.
Wynne sprinted to the front down the backstretch and never relinquished his lead on the way to a stunning 49.01, .85 seconds under the previous record set by South Africa's Marnus Kritzinger in 1999. Reggie Wyatt (Riverside, Calif.) completed the sweep with a 50.33 for silver.
" I was happy to finally run in warm weather," Wynne said. "All week it has been cold. I also wasn't eating right earlier this week, and the coaches straightened that out. Today I just wanted to run fast. It was easier over these shorter hurdles (33 inches)."
Californian Julian Purvis (Oakland) also enjoyed shorter barriers than she is used to in the girls' 100 hurdles, zipping to a 13.41 season best to win the gold. Jasmin Stowers (Liberty, S.C.) was fourth at 13.70. "This was for my sister (Ashton) today," Purvis said. "She didn't medal like she wanted to and I wanted to do this for her. I was a little nervous coming in because my start was shaky in the prelims, but I got it fixed and had a better race. Anything can happen in a hurdles race, and today was a very good day for me."
A pair of Texans anchored the medley relays to gold in dramatic fashion, with Erica Alexander (Friendswood, Texas) splitting a lifetime best 52.1 on the girls' squad to team with Chalonda Goodman (Newnan, Ga.), Ashton Purvis (Oakland, Calif.) and Ryann Krais (Eagleville, Pa.) and win in a world youth leading 2:05.74. Team USA has never lost in the final of the girls' medley relay at the WYC.
Alexander, the Texas state 5A 400 champ, had to run down Jamaica's Latoya McDermott. She said, "I didn't want to go too early because I wanted to save my energy for the last 100. I had the Jamaican girl in my sights, and I knew she was a strong runner."
Danzell Fortson (Fort Worth, Texas), also a state 5A 400 gold medalist, clocked 46.1 on his anchor carry to help his team of Isaiah Sweeney (Missouri City, Texas), Kenneth Gilstrap (Lithonia, Ga.) and Wynne grab the gold in 1:51.34, just .08 in front of a surprising Japanese quartet.
" I knew William (Wynne) was tired after his world record in the 400 hurdles," Fortson said. "When he was coming in and getting passed, I knew I had to go and do what I do. I am known for my anchor legs on the 4x4."
Goodman won the team's other medal on the day with a 23.54 in the girls' 200, run into a 1.9 mps wind. The powerful Georgian had an abysmal start, but stormed down the straight to pass Nivea Smith of the Bahamas. "I knew that to
have a chance to get in the top three, I would have to go hard," Goodman said. "I saw I was behind and just started fighting to get up there. My legs weren't really there, but this is such a great experience." Ashton Purvis was fifth at 23.89.
Before helping the boys' medley relay to gold, Gilstrap picked up a sixth-place finish in the 200 at 21.63. Earlier this week, he was the bronze medalist in the 100.
One disappointing note came in the girls' 800, where world youth leader Chanelle Price (Easton, Pa.) led for 600 meters before fading over the final 150 and ending up seventh at 2:06.55. Blake Shaw (Houston, Texas) ran a valiant 3:53.36 to take ninth in the boys' 1500.
Team USA's 14 total medals ( 7 gold, 4 silver, 3 bronze) matched the second highest total ever. Kenya finished second in the medals race with 11, including six golds, and Russia had 10. The U.S. dominated the team scoring with 146, ahead of Russia (99) and Kenya (91). Team USA had 28 top-eight performances in the meet.

15 07 2007 Results MEN

Official Results - 200 Metres - Boys - Final

Kennedy
Ramone McKenzie of Jamaica and Ramil Guliyev of Azerbaijan, the top two Youth runners in the world with bests, of 20.58 and 20.67, respectively, finished in that order, 20.67 to 20.72. Nickel Ashmeade of Jamaica was third in a personal best of 20.76. Kenneth Gilstrap (Miller Grove, Lithonia, Ga.), who set a person best of 21.46 in the semifinals, was sixth at 21.63 in a race run into a slight wind. McKenzie was just off of fellow Jamaican Usain Bolt’s championship meet record of 20.40 set in 2003. Both Jamaica and Britain have now won two gold medals.

Spier on-site
From the beginning, it looked like it might be a Jamaican sweep. Ramon Mc Kenzie was in lane 4 and led early and throughout to get the win in 20.67. Out in lane 6 teammate Nickel Ashmeade, a medallist in the 100 meters seemed to have second locked up. But ponytailed Ramil Guliyev of Azerbeijan, with the best start in the field, began to gain on Mc Kenzie. He wound up second, running 20.72, nipping Ashmeade in a PB 20.76. Kenneth Gilstrap, the youngest in the field, finished sixth in 21.63.

Sunday, July 15, 2007 - 17:00 Wind: -0.2 m/s
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Records React
1 4 364 Ramone McKenzie JAM 20.67 0.154
2 3 38 Ramil Guliyev AZE 20.72 0.143
3 6 357 Nickel Ashmeade JAM 20.76 (PB) 0.158
4 5 375 Hiroyuki Kubota JPN 21.07 (PB) 0.165
5 7 229 Christophe Lemaître FRA 21.15 (PB) 0.135
6 2 714 Kenneth Gilstrap USA 21.63 0.163
7 1 370 Seiya Hane JPN 21.70 0.151
8 269 Likoúrgos-Stéfanos Tsákonas GRE DNF 0.151

Official Results - 1500 Metres - Boys - Final

Kennedy
Kenya went one-two with Fredrick Ndunge winning in a personal best of 3:44.27 and Josphat Kithi, the world Youth leader at 3:41.5, finishing second in 3:44.68. Dawit Wolde of Ethiopia also had a personal best of 3:45.03 in third. Blake Shaw (Skyline, Dallas, Tx.) was ninth in 3:53.36. That finish equals Cody Harper’s best previous finish in Canada in 2003. The medalist all led at one time or another with Ndunge in front at 1,200 in 3:04.25. The win give Africa a sweep of the medals for the past four championships and a total of 14 of 15 possible medals. Kenya has now won
four gold an three silver medals.

Spier on-site
Blake Shaw has … courage. He got a real indoctrination into international running and comported himself very nicely. The pace of 59.96 and 2:02.73 forced him into the back of the pack, but he never gave up. With a lap to go (with the clock at 2:49.51), and eventual winner Fredrick Musyoki Ndunge of Kenya leading, Blake tried to get into the lead pack. He moved into sixth - in with the 3:45 types. As soon as he got to the 1200m mark (3:04.25 for the leader), those types pulled away dramatically. The point is that he gave it a shot. He ultimately faded to ninth in 3:53.36. Ndunge got a personal best of 3:44.27 (with a 54.76 last 400m!) with teammate Josphat Mitunga Kithii second in 3:44.66 and Dawit Wolde, closing, third at 3:46.03.
Quote from the winner Ndunge " This is my first year doing athletics. But, before, I was running as a child, of course".

Sunday, July 15, 2007 - 17:45
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Records
1 399 Fredrick Musyoki Ndunge KEN 3:44.27 (PB)
2 398 Josphat Mitunga Kithii KEN 3:44.68
3 215 Dawit Wolde ETH 3:45.03 (PB)
4 174 David Bustos ESP 3:46.73
5 27 Ryan Gregson AUS 3:48.61
6 449 Taha Belkorchi MAR 3:48.75
7 239 Simon Horsfield GBR 3:52.44
8 371 Toshiki Imazaki JPN 3:52.61
9 718 Blake Shaw USA 3:53.36
10 476 José Juan Esparza MEX 3:55.51
11 502 Dallas North NZL 4:00.36
12 91 Thomas Morrison CAN 4:10.56

Official Results - 400m hurdles (84.0cm) - Boys - Final
(33" hurdles here instead of 36" hurdles used in US Intermediate Hurdle races)

Kennedy
William Wynne (McEachern, Powder Springs, Md.) ran 49.01 to smash the world Youth record of 49.86 set by Marnus Kritznger of South Africa in the very first World Youth championships in Poland in 1999. Reggie Wyatt (J.W. North, Riverside, Ca.) was second in personal best of 50.33. Amaurys Valle of Cuba was third at 50.37. Wynne has run 49.77 over the higher (36 inch) high school height hurdles and Wyatt has run 50.10. Jason Richardson won the only other U.S. gold in Canada in 2003.

Spier on-site
Spencer Wynne, William Wynne's father who is here in Ostrava, told me that William wanted to run in the high 48's today. Well, he came close, setting a new World Youth record with the great time of 49.01. Nathan Arnett of Bahamas was the early leader through two hurdles, being chased closely by Reginald Wyatt, to his inside. Wynne was third at that point. Wyatt passed Arnett at about 180 meters, with Wynne gaining. By the sixth hurdle, Wynne had the lead and started to pull away. Down the homestretch, Wyatt started to fade, and the field started to catch up with him, and it looked like they would. But he held on for second (50.33), barely edging Amaurys Valle of Cuba (50.37).

Sunday, July 15, 2007 - 16:30
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Records React
1 3 725 William Wynne USA 49.01 (WY) 0.163
2 5 724 Reginald Wyatt USA 50.33 (PB) 0.196
3 4 132 Amaurys R. Valle CUB 50.37 (PB) 0.155
4 6 40 Nathan Arnett BAH 50.89 (PB) 0.195
5 7 559 Cornel Fredericks RSA 51.04 0.137
6 8 410 Hamed Al-Bishi KSA 51.64 (PB) 0.172
7 2 402 Julius Rotich Oletygor KEN 51.79 0.191
8 1 553 PC Beneke RSA 51.93 0.141

Official Results - Pole Vault - Boys - Final

Kennedy
Nico Weiler of Germany, who was a foreign exchange student at Los Gatos High in California this past spring, was an easy winner with a championship meet record of 17-3 breaking the old record of Scott Roth of the U.S. and Yanshang Yang of China, set in Morocco in 2005. Weiler, opened up with a first try clearance of 16-2 ¾ and that was good enough for the win as three other vaulters could not clear that height.. The world Youth leader at 17-6 ¼ then went directly to 17-3, which he cleared on his third attempt before missing three times at 17-9 ¾. Shota Doi of Japan and Manuel Concepcion of Spain tied for second with first attempt clearances at 15-11. Nick Cruchley of Britain was fourth, also at 15-11 but he had two misses at that height. Cory Shank (Northrop, Ft. Wayne, In.), at 17-0 and Mitchell Erickson (Marian Catholic, Chicago Heights, Il.), at 16-9, are the No. 2 and 3 Youth vaulters in the world this year, but were not ineligible for the U.S. team because they did not attend one of three national Youth championship meets in the summer of 2006. Shank did not complete at that time do to a serious back injury. The U.S. has won just one medal in five championships.

Spier on-site
Nico Weiler of Germany (and, last year, an exchange student at Los Gatos, CA HS) passed until 16-2.75, a height he made on his first attempt. No others made that height, so he won the competition with just one jump. He passed at 16-4.75, then went to the meet record height of 17-3, which he made on his third attempt. The bar was moved to 17-9.75, but he failed on all three attempts at that height. There was a two-way tie for second at 15-11 between Manual Conception of Spain and Shota Doi of Japan.

Sunday, July 15, 2007 - 16:00
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Records
1 261 Nico Weiler GER 5.26 (CR)
2 178 Manuel Concepción ESP 4.85
2 368 Shota Doi JPN 4.85
4 236 Nick Cruchley GBR 4.85 (PB)
5 226 Quentin Gouil FRA 4.75
6 704 Serhiy Tsybulka UKR 4.75
7 574 Cheyne Rahme RSA 4.75
8 267 Panayiótis-Yeóryios Láskaris GRE 4.60
9 554 Eben Beukes RSA 4.60
9 182 Santiago Ferrer ESP 4.60
11 148 Adam Pašiak CZE 4.45
485 Rubén Viveros MEX NM
599 Dmitriy Zhelyabin RUS NM

Athlete 4.45 4.60 4.75 4.85 4.95 5.00 5.26 5.43
Rubén Viveros XXX
Dmitriy Zhelyabin - XXX
Nico Weiler - - - - O - XXO XXX
Shota Doi - O XO O XXX
Manuel Concepción - - XO O XXX
Nick Cruchley XO XO O XXO XXX
Quentin Gouil O O XO XXX
Serhiy Tsybulka - XO XO XXX
Cheyne Rahme - O XXO XXX
Panayiótis-Yeóryios Láskaris - O XXX
Santiago Ferrer O XXO XXX
Eben Beukes O XXO XXX
Adam Pašiak XXO XXX

Official Results - Medley Relay - Boys - Final

Kennedy
The United States team of Isaiah Sweeney (Hightower, Sugar Land, Tx.); Kenneth Gilstrap (Miller Grove, Lithonia, Ga.); William Wynne (McEachern, Powder Springs, Ga.) and Danzell Fortson (Central, Keller, Tx.) won in a world Youth leading time of 1:51.34. Japan was second at 1:51.42 and Jamaica was third at 1:52.18. It was the third straight win for the U.S.

Spier on-site
Isaiah Sweeney handed off second to Dexter Lee of Jamaica in about 10.0. Japan got into the mix and Kenneth Gilstrap (21.3) was in third place when he handed off to William Wynne. Wynne got off to a great start and moved into second behind Jamaica before fading slightly down the homestretch where he handed off third behind Jamaica and Japan (33.8). Danzell Fortson, now in third, moved into second behind Jamaica on the backstretch, but Japan with Urano anchoring, was moving well. Both Fortson and Urano passed Jamaica's Duane Extol with 50 meters to go. Then it was a battle of wills and stamina between Fortson and Urano, with Fortson barely edging Urano. The U.S. go the World Youth lead of 1:51.34 to Japan's 1:51.42. Jamaica was third in 1:52.18.

Sunday, July 15, 2007 - 18:20 - Revised
Pos Lane Team Country Mark Records
1 5 United States Youth USA 1:51.34 (WYL)
(Sweeney Isaiah, Gilstrap Kenneth, Wynne William, Fortson Danzell)
2 2 Japan Youth JPN 1:51.42 (PB)
(Hane Seiya, Hamano Daizo, Kubota Hiroyuki, Urano Akihiro)
3 7 Jamaica Youth JAM 1:52.18 (PB)
(Lee Dexter, McKenzie Ramone, Ashmeade Nickel, Extol Dwayne)
4 3 Bahamas Youth BAH 1:53.39
(Fraser Warren, Thompson Marcus, Gibson Jeffery, Davis Triedecio)
5 8 Brazil Youth BRA 1:53.56 (SB)
(Carvalho Jeferson, Lucindo Jefferson, Lídia Jonatha, da Silva Jonathan)
6 6 Spain Youth ESP 1:54.61 (PB)
(Pros Ruben, Puchol Alex, Martínez Antonio, González Cristian)
4 Saudi Arabia Youth KSA DQ
(Al-Bishi Hamed, Al-Hosah Yonas, Al-Nasser Adel, Al-Deraan Ali)
1 South Africa Youth RSA DQ
(Galosikwe Mogomotsi, Brits Stefan, Swart Dean, Maartens Hendrik)

Team Nat Reaction Time
Bahamas Youth BAH 0.140
Spain Youth ESP 0.154
Japan Youth JPN 0.156
South Africa Youth RSA 0.164
Saudi Arabia Youth KSA 0.176
Brazil Youth BRA 0.180
United States Youth USA 0.189
Jamaica Youth JAM 0.236

15 07 2007 Results WOMEN

Official Results - 200 Metres - Girls - Final

Kennedy
Barbara Leoncio of Brazil, running in lane three, and world Youth leader Chalonda Goodman (Newnan, Ga.), in lane two, gave the fans a thrilling race with Leoncio prevailing with a personal best of 23.50 run into a 1.9 meter per second wind. Goodman was second at 23.54 and Nivea Smith of the Bahamas third at 23.69. Ashton Purvis (St. Elizabeth, Oakland, Ca.), who will be eligible for the 2009 championships, was fifth in 23.89.

Spier on-site
Barbara Leoncio of Brazil had a good start in lane 3 and took the lead for the first 30 meters. She was quickly joined by Ashton Purvis in lane 4 as those two led for the first half of the race. In lane 2, after a very bad start (1.96, the worst in the field), Chalonda Goodman was starting to gain. Leoncio started to pull away and Goodman was right with her. Meanwhile, the Nivea Smith of the Bahamas and Rosangela Santos of Brazil, the 100 meter silver medallist, were starting to run down Purvis. Goodman ran out of track as she approached the finish and could not quite catch Leoncio. Both Smith and Santos passed Purvis at 190m with Smith getting the bronze (23.69). Leoncio flashed a big smile as she crossed the finish, then broke down in tears. Her time of 23.50 was a PB. Goodman was second in 23.54. Had Goodman equaled Leoncio's reaction of .156 seconds, she would have gained .04, enough to get the win.

Sunday, July 15, 2007 - 16:45 Wind: -1.9 m/s
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Records React
1 3 58 Bárbara Leoncio BRA 23.50 (PB) 0.155
2 2 582 Chalonda Goodman USA 23.54 0.196
3 5 33 Nivea Smith BAH 23.69 0.172
4 6 66 Rosângela Santos BRA 23.75 (PB) 0.153
5 4 591 Ashton Purvis USA 23.89 0.152
6 1 3 Souheir Bouali ALG 24.02 0.188
7 7 488 Elza Vildanova RUS 24.03 0.160
8 8 461 Alyssa Conley RSA 24.40 0.151

Official Results - 800 Metres - Girls - Final

Kennedy
Elena Lavric of Romania won the race in 2:04.29 with Alison Leonard of Britain second at 2:05.36 and Juana Mendez of Cuba third with a personal best of 2:05.42. Chanelle Price (Easton, Pa.), the world Youth leader at 2:02.38, led at 400 in 58.60, but was bumped by Winny Chebet of Kenya, a medalist at last years World Junior championships, with 100 meters remaining, and finished sixth in 2:06.55. Chebet was later disqualified. Price is the only U.S. runner to reach a Youth 800 final.

Spier on-site
This was to be a true test for Chanelle Price. She had the best time, by over two seconds, of anyone in the field, but there were a few dangerous runners in the group, including last year's World Junior medallist Winny Chebet of Kenya. Chanelle used her formula for success - take the lead early and hold it. She set a fast pace, leading the pack at 200m (28.33), 400m (58.60). At 500 meters, all the runners were with Price save one. Price led at 600m (1:30.47), dropping noone. With 100m to go, Winny Chebet, just behind Price, tried to push her way between Chanelle and Olha Bibik of Romania, who was just to the right of Price and in second. She did force Chanelle to lose her concentration and threw her off pace slightly. At that moment, the field passed Price on the outside and Chanelle faded to next to last. I'm not sure if the "bump" made a difference, ultimately, but it certainly distracted Chanelle precisely at the wrong moment. Chebet was ultimately disqualified. The winner was Elena Mirela Lavric of Romania (2:04.29), with Alison Leonard (Great Britain, 2:05.36) second and Juana Ivis Mendez of Cuba third (2:05.42). Chanelle ran 2:06.55 for fifth.

Sunday, July 15, 2007 - 17:30 - Revised
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Records
1 3 446 Elena Mirela Lavric ROM 2:04.29
2 4 214 Alison Leonard GBR 2:05.36
3 2 129 Juana Ivis Méndez CUB 2:05.42 (PB)
4 7 560 Olha Bibik UKR 2:06.17
5 8 538 Sofia Öberg SWE 2:06.25
6 5 589 Chanelle Price USA 2:06.55
7 1 429 Ewa Jacniak POL 2:15.58
6 345 Winny Chebet KEN DQ

Official Results - 100m Hurdles (76.2cm) - Girls - Final
(30" hurdles run here, not 33" like in US HS and collegiate action)

Kennedy
In a race that had no real solid favorite, Julian Purvis (St. Elizabeth, Oakland, Ca.) was the winner in a person best of 13.41 followed by Shermaine Williams of Jamaica, who was sixth in 2005 in Morocco, at 13.48, and Anne Zagre of Belgium, third at 13.58. Jasmin Stowers (Pendleton, S.C.) was fourth in 13.70. This is the second straight championships were the U.S. and Jamaica have finished one-two. It is interesting to note that Purvis was second at 13.32 in the California State high school meet, which, like the rest of the U.S., runs over 33 inch hurdles. That race, which was run with a maximum allowable 2.0 meter per second wind, was won by Vashi Thomas (Mt. Pleasant, San Jose, Ca.) in 13.03. Thomas, was age-eligible for this years World Youth championships, but was injured in the 2006 California state meet and unable to run in any one of the three national Youth championships required to qualify for the 2007 World Youth championships.

Spier on-site
It was Shermaine Williams (Jamaica) and Jasmin Stowers (Pendleton, SC) one-two over the first three hurdles. By hurdle five, Julian Purvis had taken the lead. Williams tried to respond but could not and Purvis got the clear win, running a PB 13.41. Williams was second (13.48), and the slowest entrant in the field, Anne Zagre of Belgium, out in lane 8, had a major improvement to finish third, running a PB 13.58.

Sunday, July 15, 2007 - 17:15 Wind: -1.3 m/s
Pos Lane Bib Athlete Country Mark Records React
1 6 592 Julian Purvis USA 13.41 (PB) 0.147
2 4 310 Shermaine Williams JAM 13.48 0.164
3 8 46 Anne Zagre BEL 13.58 (PB) 0.179
4 3 593 Jasmin Stowers USA 13.70 0.145
5 1 119 Ivana Loncarek CRO 13.76 0.127
6 7 12 Jacinta Doyle AUS 13.80 0.150
7 2 43 Lucie Cincinatis BEL 13.86 0.197
8 5 75 Christabel Nettey CAN 14.42 0.157

Official Results - Long Jump - Girls - Final

Kennedy
Darya Klishnia of Russia, the world Youth leader at 21-3 ½, was second after the first round at 20-9 and remain their until the final round when, with the second to the last jump of the competition, she leaped an event-wining 21-2 ¾. Ivana Spanovic of Serbia had taken the lead with opening round jump of 20-10 ½, improved to 20-11 ¾ in the second round and again improved to 21-0 in the fifth round, before losing the lead. She was unable to regain the lead with her 20-4 ¼ on the competitions final jump. Mariya Shumilova of Russia was third at 20-7 ¾. In the first five championships five different nations have won gold medals.

Spier on-site
The US had no one here, but this event was indicative of the great field event competition here. Ivana Spanovic of Serbia led the entire competition with a jump of 21-0.5. Then, on the next to the last jump of the competition, Darya Klishina of Russia got the meet record, jumping 21-2.75. She had been in second. Spanovic could not improve so got the silver.

Sunday, July 15, 2007 - 16:40
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Records
1 479 Darya Klishina RUS 6.47 (CR)
2 513 Ivana Španovic SRB 6.41 (SB)
3 487 Mariya Shumilova RUS 6.29
4 453 Cristina Sandu ROM 6.19
5 317 Hitomi Nakano JPN 6.14
6 263 Dóra Végvári HUN 6.10
7 125 Dailenys Alcántara CUB 6.09
8 74 Sabrina Nettey CAN 5.96
9 340 Olga Lapina KAZ 5.90
10 216 Jade Nimmo GBR 5.86
11 565 Kateryna Homenko UKR 5.77
12 30 Junel Anderson AUT 5.75

Athlete 1st w 2nd w 3rd w 4th w 5th w 6th w
Darya Klishina 6.33 (0.8) 6.13 (-0.2) 6.32 (0.4) 6.36 (1.8) 6.18 (0.4) 6.47 (1.3)
Ivana Španovic 6.36 (1.8) 6.39 (0.2) 6.29 (0.1) 6.33 (1.5) 6.41 (0.5) 6.20 (0.2)
Mariya Shumilova 6.11 (1.4) 6.16 (-0.2) X 6.01 (0.2) 6.29 (0.1) 6.29 (1.0)
Cristina Sandu 6.01 (0.2) X 6.19 (1.1) 6.18 (0.2) 6.14 (-0.1) 6.01 (0.3)
Hitomi Nakano 6.04 (1.3) 6.14 (0.4) X 5.79 (0.6) X 5.63 (1.1)
Dóra Végvári 6.10 (0.2) 5.84 (0.3) 6.07 (2.2) X X X
Dailenys Alcántara 5.94 (1.6) 5.62 (0.2) 5.86 (-0.1) 6.05 (1.2) 6.09 (1.7) 5.49 (0.5)
Sabrina Nettey 5.96 (1.5) X X 5.55 (1.0) X 5.61 (0.1)
Olga Lapina 5.90 (0.5) 5.83 (0.1) X NM NM NM
Jade Nimmo 5.72 (0.3) 5.74 (0.9) 5.86 (1.1) NM NM NM
Kateryna Homenko X X 5.77 (0.2) NM NM NM
Junel Anderson 5.75 (1.0) 5.38 (0.0) X NM NM NM

Official Results - Javelin Throw - Girls - Final

Kennedy
Carita Hinkka of Finland Took the lead with a first round throw of 169-4, with Tatyana Jelaca of Serbia second at 157-10 and Tazmin Brits of South Africa third at 157-8. Britz, the world Youth leader at 185-6, moved into second with a second round throw of 165-1 and then, with the third to the last throw of the competition, took the lead by just four inches with a throw of 169-8. Sini Kiski of Finland had moved into second with a fourth round throw of 166-9.

Spier on-site
Again, no US athletes here, but another terrific competition. The Finns, Carita Hinkka (169-4) and Sini Kiiski (166-6) led throughout the entire competition - until the last round. Tazmin Brits of South Africa was third through round 5. Then, on her final throw of the competition for her, she unleashed a throw of 169-8 to get the win. Both Finns could not improve, so they finished 2-3.

Sunday, July 15, 2007 - 16:35 - Revised
Pos Bib Athlete Country Mark Records
1 460 Tazmin Brits RSA 51.71
2 198 Carita Hinkka FIN 51.61
3 200 Sini Kiiski FIN 50.75 (SB)
4 23 Bianca Maurer AUS 48.81 (PB)
5 476 Leanke Steyn RSA 48.80
6 516 Tatjana Jelaca SRB 48.12
7 561 Anna Habina UKR 47.64
8 368 Evita Trušele LAT 46.58
9 436 Kinga Luczak POL 46.27
10 64 Jucilene de Lima BRA 45.73
11 55 Nastassia Kuzmich BLR 44.72
12 599 Anastasiya Svechnikova UZB 44.67
13 274 Janka Tóth HUN 41.93
14 456 Eliza Toader ROM 41.88

Athlete 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
Tazmin Brits 48.07 50.50 X 46.07 49.44 51.71
Carita Hinkka 51.61 45.16 48.31 X 46.01 48.45
Sini Kiiski 45.99 47.19 47.91 50.75 50.31 48.22
Bianca Maurer 45.06 48.39 X 48.44 48.81 45.03
Leanke Steyn 47.77 48.80 X 45.99 X 46.45
Tatjana Jelaca 48.12 47.93 X X 45.34 X
Anna Habina 41.03 47.64 X X 41.74 42.78
Evita Trušele 46.58 45.70 X X 44.05 45.73
Kinga Luczak X 42.87 46.27 NM NM NM
Jucilene de Lima 45.73 43.13 41.49 NM NM NM
Nastassia Kuzmich 40.63 38.70 44.72 NM NM NM
Anastasiya Svechnikova X 43.67 44.67 NM NM NM
Janka Tóth 41.93 39.87 40.16 NM NM NM
Eliza Toader X 39.42 41.88 NM NM NM

Official Results - Medley Relay - Girls - Final

Kennedy
A team of Chalonda Goodman (Newnan, Ga.), Ashton Purvis (St. Elizabeth, Oakland, Ca.), Ryann Krais (Methacton, Norristown, Pa.) and Erica Alexander (Clear Brook, Friendswood, Tx.) made it five-for-five championship wins for the U.S. with a world Youth leading time of 2:05.74. Jamaica was second at 2:06.77 and Canada was third at 2:09.08. Jamaica has finished second three times.

Spier on-site
Chalonda Goodman got the US to the lead with a very fast 11.3 (hard to get these, obviously. The Jamaicans with Jura Levy, moved into the least, passing Ashton Purvis (24.8). Ryann Krais could not quite make up the distance on Simone Tracey of Jamaica, but held off a charge around the turn by Australia's Olivia Tauro, and was gaining Tracey at the handoff, Krais running 37.5. Erica Alexander got the baton and chased Latoya Mc Dermott of Jamaica for 350 meters, then passing her and running a great 52.1. The US got the gold in a World Youth leading 2:05.74. Jamaica was second in 2:06.77 and Canada overtaking Australia down the homestretch to get third in 2:09.08.

Sunday, July 15, 2007 - 18:00
Pos Lane Team Country Mark Records
1 3 United States Youth USA 2:05.74 (WYL)
(Goodman Chalonda, Purvis Ashton, Krais Ryann, Alexander Erica)
2 5 Jamaica Youth JAM 2:06.77 (PB)
(Evans Gayon, Levy Jura, Tracey Shana-Gaye, McDermott Latoya)
3 4 Canada Youth CAN 2:09.08 (SB)
(Laarman Loudia, Nettey Christabel, Johnson Alyssa, Geiger Natalie)
4 6 Australia Youth AUS 2:09.96
(Larkin Jane, Doyle Jacinta, Tauro Olivia, Kajan Selma)
5 7 India Youth IND 2:10.18 (PB)
(Nanda Srabani, Vidwans Shriya Nitin, Jose Anu Mariam, Machettira Poovamma Raju)
6 2 Barbados Youth BAR 2:11.37
(Beckles Kierre, Weekes Mara, Sealy Sade, Griffith Latoya)
7 1 Japan Youth JPN 2:12.45
(Nakano Hitomi, Watanabe Shizuka, Iwadate Hanae, Kitamura Chisato)
8 Kazakhstan Youth KAZ DQ
(Rogovskaya Tatyana, Kolevatova Regina, Makhmayeva Taissa, Dombrovskaya Yelena)

Team Nat Reaction Time
Japan Youth JPN 0.143
Kazakhstan Youth KAZ 0.152
Barbados Youth BAR 0.156
Canada Youth CAN 0.157
Australia Youth AUS 0.159
Jamaica Youth JAM 0.173
United States Youth USA 0.179
India Youth IND 0.217

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