Tyson Gay 9.77, Asafa Powell 9.88 at Golden Gala, Full results from IAAF, Notes from Larry Eder

Tyson Gay showed that he is coming into form, with his fine 9.77 legal run at 100 meters, which equaled his American record set in Eugene in July 2008. Asafa Powell ran 9.88 for second place and Mike Rodgers was third in 10.03.
When Tyson Gay and Usain Bolt line up in Berlin for the 100 meter final, the world record is going to just be crushed!

Photo of Tyson Gay running a wind aided 9.75 at Eugene on June 25, 2009, courtesy of Photorun.net.

Nice, deep, fast 1,500 meters, won by Asbel Kipruto Kiprop, the rock star of Kenyan distance runners, in 3:31.20. Juan Carlos Higuero ran 3:32.50 for sixth. Eight under 3:33!
In twelfth place was former Razorback Dorian Ulrey, who ran 3:35.23, a personal best, and more significantly, broke the A standard of 3:36.20 for Berlin-so Dorian is on the US team with Leonel Manzano, Bernard Lagat and Lopez Lomong!
Really glad that Kenenisa Bekele did not want to run “fast”. His “tactical win of 12:56.23 with six guys under 13:00 was pretty quick, in human terms. Dayron Robles is kicking butt and taking names with his 13.17 win today over Antwon Hicks and Dexter Faulk. David Payne did not have a good day in the hurdle office, with his eighth place in 13.87.
Nice seeing Kerron Clement win over Isa Phillips 48.09 to 48.11. Nice to see Danny McFarlane, who has got to be 100 this year, the grand old man of the 400 meter intermediate hurdles (when this guy started running, hurdles were made like steeple barriers-seriously, how long has been racing? He has to be 36. )
Dwight Phillips is doing that zen long jumper thing that he and Loren Seagrave have got him doing so well. The guy cranked 28-8, or 8.74m at Nike Pre-the longest jump since Mike Powell way back in 1991, when he got the world record! So, Dwight disposes of Irving Saldino, 8.61 to 8.27, with Fabrice Lapierre of Australia. Mr. Lapierre is a very, very dangerous jumper, and if I were watching for surprises, I would put my few pieces of gold on Phillips, with Lapierre to spoil.
Kerron Stewart ran 10.75, with Shelly-Ann Fraser in second in 10.91, Chandra Sturrup in third in 10.99, and Carmelita Jeter in 11.01 in fourth!
Sandra Richards showed her stuff once again, running 40.46 for the win, with Shericak Williams in second in 50.31. Allyson Felix was fifth in 50.94.
Maggie Vessey ran a personal best in the 800 meters, running 2:00.13 to win over Elisa Cusma Piccione of Italy, in 2:001.4, and Mayte Martinez in 2:00.21 in third. Vessey needs to hit 2:00.00 to make the A standard.
Maryam Yusuf Jamal of Bahrain ran the world leader 3:56.55, with Christin Wurth Thomas running 3:59.98, getting her under four minutes for the first time!
Gulnara Galkina and Yekaterina Volkova of Russia ran 9:11.58, and 9:17.40 with Ruth Bisibori Nyangau of Kenya in third in 9:17.85. To medal in Berlin in the women’ steeple will take under 9:10, that simple.
Olympic gold medalist Dawn Harper ran 12.55 for the win. Anna Jesien of Poland ran 54.31 to take Sheena Tosta and Melanie Walker, who seems to be coming into shape after a rocky start to her season.
Blanka Vlasic had a sub par day, losing at 1.97m? Antonietta DiMartino of Italy won at 2.00m.
Yelena Isinbayeva took the pole vault in 4.85m, with Yuliya Golubchikova at 4.70m and Svetlana Feofanova of Russia in 4.70m.
10/07/2009
Golden Gala
Roma, 10/07/2009
Men’ results
100 Metres – Men Final Wind: +0.4 m/s
Pts
1 Gay , Tyson USA 9.77 20
2 Powell , Asafa JAM 9.88 16
3 Blake , Yohan JAM 9.96 14
4 Bailey , Daniel ANT 9.97 12
5 Mullings , Steve JAM 10.01 10
6 Rodgers , Michael USA 10.03 8
7 Thompson , Richard TRI 10.05 6
8 Frater , Michael JAM 10.09 4
9 Padgett , Travis USA 10.17
100 Metres – Men Heats Race 1 Wind: -0.1 m/s
1 Gay , Tyson USA 9.96
2 Padgett , Travis USA 10.08
3 Frater , Michael JAM 10.11
4 Rodgers , Michael USA 10.11
5 Martina , Churandy AHO 10.22
6 Jelks , Mark USA 10.23
7 Di Gregorio , Emanuele ITA 10.37
8 Hinds , Andrew BAR 10.39
9 Riparelli , Jacques ITA 10.52
100 Metres – Men Heats Race 2 Wind: +0.4 m/s
1 Bailey , Daniel ANT 9.96
2 Powell , Asafa JAM 9.98
3 Thompson , Richard TRI 10.04
4 Blake , Yohan JAM 10.05
5 Mullings , Steve JAM 10.05
6 Burns , Marc TRI 10.15
7 Cerutti , Fabio ITA 10.27
8 Collio , Simone ITA 10.29
9 Takahira , Shinji JPN 10.37
400 Metres – Men
Pts
1 Brown , Chris BAH 44.81 20
2 Gillick , David IRL 44.82 16
3 Quow , Renny TRI 45.02 14
4 Steffensen , John AUS 45.28 12
5 Chambers , Ricardo JAM 45.31 10
6 Kikaya , Gary COD 45.34 8
7 Neville , David USA 45.71 6
8 Williamson , Darold USA 46.41 4
9 Torrance , Jamaal USA 47.63
800 Metres – Men
Pts
1 Yego , Alfred Kirwa KEN 1:45.23 20
2 Al-Salhi , Mohammed KSA 1:45.61 16
3 Manseur , Nadjim ALG 1:45.64 14
4 Mulaudzi , Mbulaeni RSA 1:45.69 12
5 Lalang , Boaz Kiplagat KEN 1:46.25 10
6 Olmedo , Manuel ESP 1:46.64 8
7 Chepkirwok , Abraham UGA 1:46.75 6
8 Rifeser , Lukas ITA 1:46.91 4
9 Marco , Luis Alberto ESP 1:47.95
10 Quesada , Miguel ESP 1:49.71
Kiilu , Vincent Mumo KEN DNF
1500 Metres – Men
Pts
1 Kiprop , Asbel Kipruto KEN 3:31.20 20
2 Laalou , Amine MAR 3:31.56 16
3 Tanui , William Biwott KEN 3:31.70 14
4 Boukensa , Tarek ALG 3:32.03 12
5 Ali , Belal Mansoor BRN 3:32.10 10
6 Higuero , Juan Carlos ESP 3:32.59 8
7 Moustaoui , Mohamed MAR 3:32.60 6
8 Riseley , Jeffrey AUS 3:32.93 4
9 Zerguelaine , Antar ALG 3:33.09 3
10 Casado , Arturo ESP 3:34.05 3
11 Makhloufi , Taoufik ALG 3:34.34 3
12 Ulrey , Dorian USA 3:35.23 3
13 Gathimba , Gideon KEN 3:36.82
Kipchirchir , Viktor KEN DNF
Polonet , Vickson Naran KEN DNF
5000 Metres – Men
Pts
1 Bekele , Kenenisa ETH 12:56.23 20
2 Kiptoo , Mark Kosgey KEN 12:57.62 16
3 Komon , Leonard Patrick KEN 12:58.24 14
4 Rotich , Lucas Kimeli KEN 12:58.70 12
5 Daba , Bekana ETH 12:59.22 10
6 Merga , Imane ETH 12:59.75 8
7 Kisorio , Mathew Kipkoech KEN 13:02.40 6
8 Boujattaoui , Chakir MAR 13:09.62 4
9 Alhamdah , Hussain Jamaan KSA 13:11.81 3
10 Longosiwa , Thomas Pkemei KEN 13:12.09 3
11 Bezabeh , Alemayehu ESP 13:18.74 3
12 Sefir , Dino ETH 13:19.20 3
13 Chebii , Abraham KEN 13:25.04
14 Abdosh , Ali ETH 13:29.21
15 SâˆšÂ°nchez , Sergio ESP 13:49.85
Kosgei , Joseph KEN DNF
Ndiwa , Cornelius KEN DNF
Kiplagat , Bernard Kipchirchir KEN DNF
110 Metres Hurdles – Men Wind: +0.8 m/s
Pts
1 Robles , Dayron CUB 13.17 20
2 Hicks , Antwon USA 13.27 16
3 Faulk , Dexter USA 13.30 14
4 Merritt , Aries USA 13.42 12
5 Olijars , Stanislavs LAT 13.60 10
6 Wilson , Ryan USA 13.73 8
7 Capetillo , Dayron CUB 13.76 6
8 Payne , David USA 13.87 4
Phillips , Richard JAM DNF
400 Metres Hurdles – Men
Pts
1 Clement , Kerron USA 48.09 20
2 Phillips , Isa JAM 48.11 16
3 van Zyl , L.J. RSA 48.37 14
4 McFarlane , Danny JAM 48.59 12
5 Culson , Javier PUR 48.95 10
6 Gaymon , Justin USA 49.55 8
7 Buckley , Markino JAM 49.68 6
8 Greene , Joe USA 49.77 4
9 Narisako , Kenji JPN 49.91
Long Jump – Men
Pts Wind
1 Phillips , Dwight USA 8.61 20 +0.0
2 Saladino , Irving PAN 8.27 16 -0.1
3 Lapierre , Fabrice AUS 8.22 14 -0.2
4 TsâˆšÂ°toumas , Loâˆšâˆ«is GRE 8.19 12 +0.1
5 Watt , Mitchell AUS 8.12 10 -0.3
6 Johnson , Brian USA 7.90 8 +0.0
7 Berrabah , Yahya MAR 7.78 6 -0.7
8 NovotnâˆšÎ© , Roman CZE 7.68 4 -0.1
9 Bayer , Sebastian GER 7.67 -0.4
Mokoena , Godfrey Khotso RSA DNS
Javelin Throw – Men
Pts
1 Thorkildsen , Andreas NOR 87.46 20
2 PitkâˆšÂ§mâˆšÂ§ki , Tero FIN 83.68 16
3 Frank , Mark GER 82.75 14
4 Vasilevskis , Vadims LAT 81.70 12
5 Pyatnytsya , Oleksandr UKR 80.43 10
6 Hazle , Mike USA 76.91 8
7 Rags , Eriks LAT 74.75 6
8 Vieweg , Alexander GER 72.98 4
9 Hill , Chris USA 67.17
Women’ resultsDa
100 Metres – Women Heats Race 2 Wind: +0.6 m/s
1 Stewart , Kerron JAM 11.01
2 Sturrup , Chandra BAH 11.08
3 Ferguson-McKenzie , Debbie BAH 11.09
4 Jeter , Carmelita USA 11.10
5 Durst , Stephanie USA 11.15
6 Edwards , Torri USA 11.27
7 Tejeda , Anay CUB 12.04
100 Metres – Women Heats Race 1 Wind: -0.5 m/s
1 Fraser , Shelly-Ann JAM 11.13
2 Baptiste , Kelly-Ann TRI 11.18
3 Brooks , Sheri-Ann JAM 11.25
4 Bailey , Aleen JAM 11.37
5 Floyd-Broadnax , Ebony USA 11.42
6 Lee , Muna USA 11.45
7 Jones , LoLo USA 11.49
Knight , Bianca USA DNS
100 Metres – Women Final Wind: +0.4 m/s
Pts
1 Stewart , Kerron JAM 10.75 20
2 Fraser , Shelly-Ann JAM 10.91 16
3 Sturrup , Chandra BAH 10.99 14
4 Jeter , Carmelita USA 11.01 12
5 Baptiste , Kelly-Ann TRI 11.06 10
6 Ferguson-McKenzie , Debbie BAH 11.11 8
7 Durst , Stephanie USA 11.13 6
8 Brooks , Sheri-Ann JAM 11.18 4
9 Bailey , Aleen JAM 11.22
400 Metres – Women
Pts
1 Richards , Sanya USA 49.46 20
2 Williams , Shericka JAM 50.31 16
3 Thiam , Amy Mbacke SEN 50.71 14
4 Williams-Mills , Novlene JAM 50.90 12
5 Felix , Allyson USA 50.94 10
6 Montsho , Amantle BOT 51.10 8
7 Grenot , Libania ITA 51.32 6
8 Hargrove , Monica USA 51.72 4
9 Wilkins , Bobby-Gaye JAM 52.34
800 Metres – Women
Pts
1 Vessey , Maggie USA 2:00.13 20
2 Cusma Piccione , Elisa ITA 2:00.14 16
3 Martâˆšâ‰ nez , Mayte ESP 2:00.21 14
4 Kostetskaya , Ekaterina RUS 2:00.53 12
5 Rostkowska , Anna POL 2:00.57 10
6 Jepkosgei , Janeth KEN 2:01.39 8
7 Clark , Hazel USA 2:01.41 6
8 Reina , Daniela ITA 2:02.59 4
9 Hak , Yvonne NED 2:02.82
Tsyganova , Natalya RUS DNF
1500 Metres – Women
Pts
1 Jamal , Maryam Yusuf BRN 3:56.55 20
2 Wurth-Thomas , Christin USA 3:59.98 16
3 Zbrozhek , Oksana RUS 4:01.48 14
4 Roman , Sonja SLO 4:02.13 12
5 Kibiwot , Viola KEN 4:03.22 10
6 Alaoui Selsouli , Mariem MAR 4:03.76 8
7 Gezahegne , Kalkidan ETH 4:04.04 6
8 Chojecka , Lidia POL 4:04.83 4
9 Jelagat , Irene KEN 4:05.11 3
10 Mishchenko , Anna UKR 4:06.56 3
11 Fuentes-Pila , Iris ESP 4:06.74 3
12 Assefa , Meskerem ETH 4:09.29 3
13 Kuijken , Susan NED 4:09.48
14 Belete , Mimi BRN 4:11.21
Varga , Judit HUN DNF
Lishchynska , Iryna UKR DNS
3000 Metres Steeplechase – Women
Pts
1 Galkina , Gulnara RUS 9:11.58 20
2 Volkova , Yekaterina RUS 9:17.40 16
3 Nyangau , Ruth Bisibori KEN 9:17.85 14
4 Assefa , Sofia ETH 9:23.61 12
5 Ghribi , Habiba TUN 9:24.40 10
6 Duarte , Sophie FRA 9:25.62 8
7 Rotich , Lydia Jebet KEN 9:30.29 6
8 Augusto , Jessica POR 9:32.10 4
9 Casandra , Cristina ROU 9:33.36 3
10 Bekele , Mekdes ETH 9:39.88 3
11 Romagnolo , Elena ITA 9:42.59 3
12 Kokkinarâˆšâ‰ ou , Irâˆšâ‰ ni GRE 9:46.62 3
13 Di Crescenzo , Delilah USA 9:48.36
14 Fuentes-Pila , Zulema ESP 9:48.81
15 McGettigan , Roisin IRL 9:56.71
Hyman , Mardrea JAM DNF
Ahmed , Zemzem ETH DNS
100 Metres Hurdles – Women Wind: +0.4 m/s
Pts
1 Harper , Dawn USA 12.55 20
2 Ennis-London , Delloreen JAM 12.67 16
3 Foster-Hylton , Brigitte JAM 12.68 14
4 Felicien , Perdita CAN 12.70 12
5 McLellan , Sally AUS 12.76 10
6 Lopes-Schliep , Priscilla CAN 12.76 8
7 Powell , Virginia USA 12.79 6
8 Vukicevic , Christina NOR 13.01 4
9 Cattaneo , Micol ITA 13.30
400 Metres Hurdles – Women
Pts
1 Jesien , Anna POL 54.31 20
2 Tosta , Sheena USA 54.57 16
3 Walker , Melaine JAM 54.58 14
4 Williams , Tiffany USA 54.81 12
5 Rabchenyuk , Anastasiya UKR 55.39 10
6 Spencer , Kaliese JAM 55.40 8
7 Lucas , Josanne TRI 55.54 6
8 Wilson , Nickiesha JAM 56.64 4
9 Ceccarelli , Benedetta ITA 58.39
High Jump – Women
Pts
1 Di Martino , Antonietta ITA 2.00 20
2 Vlaâ‰ˆÂ°ic , Blanka CRO 1.97 16
3 Howard , ChauntâˆšÂ© USA 1.97 14
4 Shkolina , Svetlana RUS 1.94 12
5 Klyugina , Viktoriya RUS 1.90 10
6 Aitova , Marina KAZ 1.90 8
7 Acuff , Amy USA 1.90 6
8 Skotnik , Melanie FRA 1.90 4
9 Gronau , Karolina POL 1.85
Pole Vault – Women
Pts
1 Isinbaeva , Elena RUS 4.85 20
2 Golubchikova , Yuliya RUS 4.70 16
3 Feofanova , Svetlana RUS 4.70 14
4 Murer , Fabiana BRA 4.60 12
5 Spiegelburg , Silke GER 4.60 10
6 Rogowska , Anna POL 4.60 8
7 Battke , Anna GER 4.46 6
8 Pyrek , Monika POL 4.46 4
9 Dragila , Stacy USA 4.26
10 Giordano Bruno , Anna ITA 4.26
Special thanks to IAAF media for results!
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Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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