IAAF World
Championships
Day 8
Edmonton,
Canada (08/10/01) - Day 8 at the World Championships
was filled with both excitement and disappointment. Marion
Jones redeemed herself after losing the 100 meter race
by winning the 200 in 22.39. Debbie Ferguson of the Bahamas
takes the silver in 22.56, while the USA's LaTasha Jenkins
gets the bronze in 22.85.
In the
5000 final Kenya's Richard Limo wins with a time 13:00.77,
Ali Saidi-Sief, Algeria, gets the silver in 13:02.16,
and Ethiopia's Million Wolde is 3rd in 13:03.47.
American Adam Goucher places 10th in 13:24 a season best.
In the 1500 Kenya's Bernard Lagat and Morocco's Hicham
El Guerrouj both win their heats in 3:35.82 and 3:39.54
respectively. In Michigan news American Paul McMullen
qualifies for the final Sunday afternoon by placing 6th
in his heat. Canadian Kevin Sullivan fails to advance
to finals with his 9th place finish.
Jenny Adams, Anjanette Kirkland, and Gail Devers all
advance to the 100m Hurdle finals. Devers runs 12.56 the
best time in the world this year. Amy Acuff qualifies
for the women's High Jump finals. Breaux Greer throws
83.60m in the Javelin to advance to the finals. Russia's
Tatyana Lebedeva jumps 15.25m to win gold in the Triple
Jump. Felix Sanchez of the Dominican Republic runs 47.49
to win gold in the 400 Meter Hurdles.
In other news RunMichigan's John Brabbs runs 2:27.21
in the Edmonton 2001 World Media 800m race and places
42nd out of 121.
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