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Day Four - Christian Taylor GA Strikes Triple Jump Gold!!
Becky O'Brien 4th in SP, Cam Tabor 5th in DT; 10 more to big Sunday Finals Finale, including Price, Wynne
Mike Kennedy Summaries - Day 4 Results - Jim Spier's Saturday Report - Day 4 Photos -
Team USA Afternoon Highlights
- Christian Taylor GA continued his incredible week by scoring triple jump gold (after his LJ bronze) with a huge 52-05.25 PR (0.6w)!! 5 of his jumps are 51' or better. Bryce Lamb AZ is 8th with 49-02.25.
- With a big PR 49-00.25, Becky O'Brien ME took 4th in the shot put. She equaled the bronze medal mark, but was edged out with 2nd best throw.
- Also coming up big was Cameron Tabor OK, who hit a PR 193-09 for 5th in the discus.
- Julian Purvis CA rolls into Sunday's final by winning 1st 100H semi in 13.49 (0.0w), then Jasmine Stowers SC follows her with huge 13.52 PR (-1.0w) for 2nd in 2nd semi.
- Chanelle Price PA is a close 2nd in the first 800 semi, with a 2:04.34, to gain an auto qualifier into tomorrow's final.
- Ken Gilstrap GA was 3rd in the first 200 semi at 21.46 (-1.4w), but gained a time qualifier into tomorrow's final. Danzell Fortson TX did not start in the second semi.
- US girls look very strong in the 200 semis. Chalonda Goodman GA (23.86, -1.5w) is a solid 2nd in the first semi, then Ashton Purvis CA an outstanding winner in the 2nd with 23.66 (-1.3w), the fastest qualifier into the finals.
- The US shows its 1-2 potential in the 400H semis. William Wynne GA bounces back from mediocre quarterfinal to dominate H1 with a round-leading 50.28. Then Reggie Wyatt CA rules H2 with 50.48.
- In the Swedish Relay (100-200-300-400) semis, the Team USA girls (Ashton Purvis, Erica Alexander, Kiani Profit, Dalilah Muhammad) won the 2nd heat in 2:08.38, the #2 time overall.
- On the boys side, the Team USA Swedish Relay team of Isaiah Sweeney, Ken Gilstrap, Reggie Wyatt, and Howard Shepard won the 2nd of four heats in 1:51.94, the best time of the day.
Team USA Morning Highlights
- Only morning action for US athletes was in 100H, where Jasmine Stowers SC (13.74, 0.7w) and Julian Purvis CA (13.45, -0.1w) won heats two and four in the first round with outstanding PR performances.
Mike Kennedy's Summaries
Afternoon Session - Morning session
Christopher Taylor (Sandy Creek, Tyrone, Ga.), with a great come-through performance, winning the gold medal in the triple jump with a world Youth leading 52-5¼ to highlight a bundle of excellent U.S. performances. Cameron Tabor (Norman, Ok.) was fifth in the discus with a personal best of 193-9. The boys also advanced Kenneth Gilstrap (Miller Grove, Lithonia, Ga.) to the 200 final with a personal best of 21.46; both 400-meter hurdlers, Williams Wynne (McEachern, Powder Springs, Ga.) and Reggie Wyatt (J.W. North, Riverside, Ca.), to that final; as well as its sprint relay team.
The girls were paced by another great come-through performance. Rebecca O’Brien recorded a personal best of 49-0 ¼ in finishing just one centimeter shy of the Bronze medal in fourth place. Chalonda Goodman (Newman, Ga.) and Ashton Purvis (St. Elizabeth, Oakland, Ca.) both qualified for the 200 final, as did Julian Purvis (St. Elizabeth, Oakland, Ca.) and Jasmin Stowers (Pendleton, S.C.) in the 100-low hurdles (30 inches). The relay team also made the final.
Boys
3,000 Meters Final
Kenya continues to dominate the distances. Two years ago Kenyans were shut out of the major medals by the Ethiopians and this year they returned the favor as Daniel Salel and Lucas Rotich were one-two in 7:57.18 and 7:59.67, respectively. Hicham El Amrani of Morocco was third in 8:00.98. The field went through 1,000 in 2:43.49 and 2,000 at 5:25.89.
It was the Kenyans third victory in five championships. The two nations have now won six medals each. Morocco has accounts for two and Burundi one. Charles Koech, also of Kenya, the world Youth leader at 7:55.85, was not entered.
High Jump Final
Chen Wang of China cleared 7-3 ¼ on his first attempt while Sergey Mudrov of Russia required two attempts and that gave Wang the win. Both entered the competition with the best Youth jumps in the world this year at 7-2½. Josh Hall of Australia was third at 7-2½ and Miguel Sancho of Spain was fourth at 7-1. Six jumpers bettered 7-0.
Triple Jump Final
In what must rank as the upset of the championships, Christopher Taylor, who entered the championships with a best of just 49-11 ¾, won with at 52-5 ¼ for the best Youth jump in the world this year. Prior to this year his best had been just 45-10 ¾. Taylor opened the competition with a 49-7 ¼, good enough for fourth place, but then took the lead for good with a second round jump of 50-11 ½. He then improved to 51-0 ¼ and 51-3 ¾ in the next two rounds and, after a 51-1 ¾ effort and with the competition won, he improve his personal best by nine inches.
Taylor’s mark ranks 21st on the all-time high school list. The highest previous place for a U.S. athlete was by Allan Sims, who was sixth in the first championships in Poland with a best of 49-8 ½. Sentrantu Aleksey Fedorov of Russia was second here at 51-1 ¾. Gennadiy Chudinov of Russia was third and Stefan Tseng Ke Chen of Taipei was fourth as both jumped 51-0, but Chudinov had a better second jump. Tseng Ke Chen got his best in the first round, and Chudinov in the third round, but Chudinov repeated his best in the sixth round to gain the win.
Bryce Lamb (Chandler, Az.) was eightth with his second round jump of 49-2 ¼. He came close to that with jumps of 48-10 ¾ and 49-1 ½ in the last three rounds.
Discus (1.5-Kilo) Final
Mykyta Nesterenko of Ukraine, to the surprise of no one, was an easy winner in 224-10 with Marin Premeru of Croatia second at 210-7 and Andrius Gudzius of Lithuania was third at 202-0. Cameron Tabor continued to amaze with a fifth place finish with a personal best of 193-9. Tabor was fourth after the first round with a throw of 187-3, but dropped to fifth in the second round and remained in that position despite his best effort in the fifth round. Tabor’s best with the slightly heavier (1.62-kilo) high school discus is 186-10.
Tabor’s fifth place equals the best previous U.S. finish by Daniel Taylor, who threw 183-7 in Poland in 1999. The win for Nesterenko, who is the world Youth leader at 236-0, was a little tougher than it looked. It was not until the third round that he took over the lead for good at 215-0. His best effort came in the fifth round.
Preliminaries
200 Meters Semifinals First Two in Each Heat Plus Next Four Fastest Qualify for Final (Sunday)
Kenneth Gilstrap (Miller Grove, Lithonia, Ga.), who was third in the 100 final, finished third in the first heat, but advanced as a time qualifier with a personal best of 21.46. Event favorite Ramone McKenzie of Jamaica, the world Youth leader at 20.58, won the heat in 21.14 into a 1.4 meter per second wind and Ramil Guliyev of Azerbaijan, who ranks second on the world Youth list at 20.67, was second at 21.22.
Danzell Fortson (Central, Keller, Tx.) did not start in the third heat. Nickel Ashmeade of Jamaica was an easy winner in heat two at 21.08 and Hiroyuki Kubota of Japan won the third heat at 21.17.
400-Meter Hurdles (33 inches) Semifinals First Four in Each Heat Qualify for Final (Sunday)
William Wynne (McEachern, Powder Springs, Ga.) won the first heat in 50.28 and Reggie Wyatt (J.W. North, Riverside, Ca.) did same in the second heat with a 50.48. Amaurys Valle of Cuba had the next fastest time on 51.04 in heat two. Nathan Arnett of Bahamas was second in heat one at 51.77. Wynne takes over the world Youth lead but he has run 49.77 over the 36 inch hurdles. Wyatt’s best over the taller barriers is 50.10.
Swedish Relay 100-200-300-400 First Round Heat Winners Plus Next Four Fastest Qualify for Final (Sunday)
The U.S., running a team of Isaiah Sweeney (Hightower, Sugar Land, Tx.), Kenneth Gilstrap (Miller Grove, Lithonia, Ga.), Reggie Wyatt (J.W. North, Riverside, Ca.) and Howard Shepard (Skyline, Dallas, Tx.), had the fastest qualifying time of 1:51.94. Japan was second in 1:52.27 and Jamaica was third in 1:52.43. All three advanced from the toughest of the four heats. Spain at 1:56.00, Bahamas at 1:53.02, and Saudi Arabia, at 1:53.83, won the three remaining heats.
Girls
2,000-Meter Steeplechase Final
Carolina Tuigong and Christine Mayanga, both of Kenya, engaged in a spirited battle with Tuigoing prevailing, 6:22.30 to 6:22.49. Tuigong’s time bettered her world leading Youth mark of 6:24.6 and just missed the World Youth record of 6:21.78 set by Catalina Oprea of Romania in 2003. Karoline Grovdal of Norway was third at 6:25.30. Thirteen of the first 14 finishers set personal bests.
Pole Vault Final
Vicky Parnov of Russia, the World Youth record holder at 14-5¼, was the winner at 14-3 ¼ followed by Ekaterini Stefanidi of Greece at 13-11 ¾ and Petra Olsen of Sweden at 13-3½. In 2005, in Morocco, Parnov finished fifth at 13-3 ½ and Stefanidi was second at 14-1¼, which was equal to the winning height. This was Russia’s first win since the inaugural championships in 1999 in Poland, when Elena Isinbaeva, the current world record holder at 16-5½, won at 13-5 ¼.
Shot Put Final
Aliona Hryshko of Belarus was the winner at 52-2 ½ and Samira Burkhardt of Germany was second at 50-4 ¾ but the real drama came in the battle for third. Rebecca O’Brien (Greely, Cumberland, Me.) came with in one centimeter (about 3/8 of an inch) of the bronze medal when she and Sophie Kleeberg of Germany both had personal bests puts of 49-0 ¼. Kleeberg won the bronze with a better second throw, 48-9 to 48-6 ¼.
After three rounds, Kleeberg held the advantage, 47-2 ¼ to 45-10. But in the fifth round O’Brien gained the advantage with a 48-2 ¾ put and improved to 48-6 ¼ in the final stanza. However, on the very next put, Kleeberg responded with a 48-9 to retake the bronze. For O’Brien it has been an excellent championships as she also finished fifth in the discus—her “second” event. In one year she has improved for 43-6 ½ to 49-0 ¼ in the shot and from 140-1 to 147-5 in the discus.
Hammer Throw Final
Defending champion Bianca Perie of Romania, the world Youth leader at 220-7, was an easy repeater with a throw of 211-11. Andriana Papadopoulou-Fa of Greece was second at 184-9 and Barbara Spiler of Slovenia was third at 183-7. Perie’s winning margin of 27 feet is the largest in the five championships. Yuliet Hernandez, the No. 2 ranked Youth performer at 203-7, did not have a fair throw. All five championship winners have been from Eastern Europe but none have been from Russia.
Heptathlon Final
Katerina Chachova of Czech Republic, the six-event leader, finished with the second best 800 time of 2:10.54 to earn 816 points for a winning total of 5,641 and the best Youth mark in the world this year. Cachova finished eleventh in 2005. Carolin Schafer of Germany ran 2:22.20 for 794 points and a total of 5,544 to remain in second and Elisa-Sophie Dobel of Germany ran 2:21.58 for 802 points and a total of 5,494 to remain in third.
Nikola Ogrodnikova of Czech Republic ran 2:21.92 for 798 points and a total of 5,155 to finish a remarkable seventh. Remarkable, in that she scored in just six event since, on the first day, she had no fair throw in the shot put. If Ogrodnikova, who has thrown at least 39-5, had been able to manage just 30-5, she would have won the competition with 5, 643 points.
Preliminaries
200 Meters Semifinals First Four in Each Heat Qualify For Final (Sunday)
Ashton Purvis (St. Elizabeth, Oakland, Ca.) was a comfortable heat winner in 23.66 into a 1.3 meter per second wind with Nivea Smith of Bahamas second at 23.81. Chalonda Goodman (Newnan, Ga.) was second to Barbara Leoncio of Brazil, 23.69 to 23.86, but both were well clear of Olivia Tauro of Australia in third at 24.13, and probably not running at full speed.
U.S. prospects would appear good with Goodman, the world Youth leader at 23.42, and Purvis having run a legal 23.50 and a wind-aided 23.27. Smith has a best of 23.45 and Leoncio has run 23.62.
800 Meters Semifinals First Two in Each Heat Plus Next Two Fastest Qualify for Final (Sunday)
Winny Chebet of Kenya and Chanelle Price (Easton, Pa.) were one-two in the first heat, running, 2:04.10 and 2:04.34 respectively, for the two fastest times in the semifinals. Price led at the 400 in 60.01. It will be interesting in the final, if Price returns to running the first 400 in something close to 57 seconds, which resulted in her world Youth leading time of 2:02.38.
Sofia Oberg of Sweden, at 2:07.76 and Elena Lavric of Romania, at 2:10.28, were the remaining heat winners. Lavric has a best of 2:03.78. The two time qualifiers, as might be expected, came from the first heat as Olha Bibik of Ukraine ran 2:05.11 and Ewa Jacniak of Romania ran 2:06.57. Both are personal best. Price is the first U.S. runner to reach an 800 final. Allison Leonard of Britain, who also made the final, has best of 2:04.86.
100-Meter Low Hurdles (30 inches) First Four in Each Heat Qualify for Final (Sunday)
Shermaine Williams of Jamaica, won heat two in the fastest time of the day, 13.46, but Jasmin Stowers (Pendleton, S.C.) was a close second in a personal best of 13.52. Julian Purvis (St. Elizabeth, Oakland, Ca.) won the first heat at 13.49, just in front of Christabel Nettey of Canada and Lucie Cincinatis of Belgium, both of whom were timed in 13.53.
Williams, who was sixth in 2005 in Morocco, is the No. 2 Youth in the world at 13.37. Nataly Martinez of Cuba, the world Youth leader did not enter the championships. Julian Purvis has run 13.45 but also has a best of 13.32 over the higher (33 inch) high school hurdles, but that was with a maximum allowable 2.0 meter per second wind. Stowers has bests of 13.87 and 13.72w over the higher hurdles.
Long Jump Top 12 Advance
Darya Klishina of Russia, the world Youth leader at 21-3 ½ was the leading qualifier at 20-5 ½. The only other automatic qualifier was Mariya Shumilova, also of Russia, at 20-3 ½. Five other jumper jumpers were grouped together between 19-11 ¾ and 19-7. It took 19-5 ½ to advance. There were no U.S. entrants.
Swedish Relay 100-200-300-400 First Two in Each Heat Plus Next Two Fastest Qualify For Final (Sunday)
Jamaica and the United States, heat winners at 2:08.04 and 2:08.38, had the fastest two times of the day. The U.S. team was made up of Ashton Purvis (St. Elizabeth, Oakland, Ca.), Erica Alexander (Clear Brook, Friendswood, Tx.), Kiani Profit (Muir, Pasadena, Ca.) and Dalilah Muhammad (Benjamin Cardozo, Oakland Gardens, N.Y.). Australia pressed the U.S. with a 2:09.08 while Jamaica was a comfortable winner. Canada won the remaining heat with a 2:10.13.
Morning Session
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Boys
10,000-Meter Race Walk Final
Russia made it five wins in five championships in this event as Stanislav Emelyanov, the world Youth leader at 41:43.8, dominated the field and just missed his personal best with a championship record of 41:49.91. The old meet record of 42:16.16 was set by Russian Aleksandr Prokhorov in Canada in 2003. Emelyanov was content to remain just off the lead until 2,000 meters, when he took over at 8:37.01 and led the rest of the way including a first 5,000 in 21:03.98. Pedro Gomez of Mexico was second in 43.11.87 and Vito Di Bari of Italy was third in 43:36.13. Russia has now won eight of 15 possible medals.
Girls
100-Meter Low Hurdles (30 inches) First Round
First Two in Each Heat Plus Next Two Fastest Qualify for Semifinals (Evening)
Julian Purvis (St. Elizabeth, Oakland, Ca.), who has run 13.32 over the higher high school 33 inch hurdles, but with the maximum allowable 2.0 meter per second wind, found herself in a real battle in heat four but just did prevail, 13.45 to 13.47 over Kierre Beckles of Barbados. Jasmine Stowers (Pendleton, S.C.) had a little easier time of it, winning her heat in 13.74.
Shermaine Williams of Jamaica, who was sixth in 2005 in 13.69, was the fastest qualifier in 13.37. Nataly Martinez of Cuba, the world Youth leader at 13.32 did not start in heat one. Anne Zagre of Belgium, at 13.90, was the slowest qualifier to advance to this evening’s semifinals.
Javelin Qualifying Top 12 Advance
Tazmin Brits of South Africa, the world Youth leader at 185-6, was the leading qualifier at 183-5 as five throwers exceeded the automatic qualifying standard of 160-9. The other four automatic qualifiers were Jucilene De Lima of Brazil at 169-6, Kinga Luczak of Poland at 165-8, Sini Kiiski of Finland at 162-5 and Carita Hinkka of Finland at 160-11. It took 148-7 to advance.
Heptathlon Second Day Standings after the first day: 1. Katerina Cachova, Czech Republic, 3,370; 2. Carolin Schafer, Germany, 3,357; 3. Elisa-Sophie Dobel, Germany, 3,273; 4. Helga Thorsteinsdotter, Iceland, 3,185; 5. Frida Linde, Sweden, 3,178.
Long Jump
Katerina Cachova of Czech Republic had the third best jump in the competition at 19-2, worth 801 points and a total of 4,171, to increase her lead from 13 to 79 points. Elisa-Sophie Dobel had the second best jump at 19-4 ¼, worth 819 points and move from third to second with a total of 4,092. Carolin Schafer, who had been in second, could only manage 17-5 ¾, worth 651 points and dropped to third with 4,008 points. Els de Wael of Belgium had the best jump at 19-8 ½, worth 853 points and moved from tenth to sixth with 3,852 points.
Javelin
Katerina Cachova had just the eighth best throw at 129-0, worth 654 points, but continued to maintain her leading margin with 4,825 points. Carolin Schafer moved back into second with a throw of 144-0, worth 742 points and a total of 4,750. Elisa-Sophie Dobel slipped to third with a throw of 119-9, worth 600 points and 4,692 points.
Nikola Ogrodnikova of Czech Republic had the best throw of 165-4, worth 868 points and a total of 4,363 points to move from nineteenth to ninth place. Ogrodnikova’s total is actually for five events since she failed to score in the shot put—an event where she has thrown 39-5. He she recorded a fair throw of just 29-0, she would now be in the lead by two points. .
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