by Larry Eder
Carmelita Jeter, Lausanne. In Monaco, she cruises WL 10.82! photo by PhotoRun.net.
Mid day in Vegas, on Thursday, I sent a note to Ben Cesar, ASICS athletics manager, asking him about the Herculis Monaco meeting. I had been in the air much of the day, so I did not get to watch the meet until later. Ben, not a person for hyperboli, noted, ” What a Track meet!” Nothing could have described the Monaco meeting better!
Shannon Rowbury, seen here at Payton Jordan 5,000m. In Monaco,Shannon ran 8:31.38, #2 US time ever, only behind Mary Slaney!
Photo by PhotoRun.net.
Mens
Tyson Gay, shown here from his Gateshead DL win, ran
19.72 to win in Monaco, over Blake and Spearmon, photo by PhotoRun.net.
Andrew’s Excellent Adventure: A week as a pro, and he runs 1:44.62
for 800 meters and in Monaco, drops seven seconds off 1,500 meters
pb, running 3:30.90! (Photo from 08 Trials by PhotoRun.net).
200 meters
Tyson Gay continues to show his talent, running a smart 19.72, Gay won over Yohan B;ake, who ran 19.78 from lane eight. Wallace Spearmon did his proverbially slow start and rushed down the final stretch, taking third in 19.98 and Xavier Carter took fourth in 20.14. 2000 Olympic 2000 Olympic champ Shawn Crawford was fifth in 20.53.
400 meters
Jamaica’s Jerome Gonzales runs world leading 44.40, with Ricardo Chambers in second in 44.54. Chris Brown of the Bahamas ran 45.05 for third. Greg Nixon, US Champ, was eighth in 46.38.
800 meters
Abukaker Kaki of the Sudan runs 1:43.10, with Boaz Kiplagat Lalang in second in a fine 1;43.29, and Mbulaeni Mulaudzi in third in the same time! Jackson Mumbwa Kiuvuva of Kenya rushes for fourth in 1:43.72 and Abraham Kiplagat runs 1:43.77, in fifth gives the race five men under 1:44!
Nick Symmonds ran 1:44.06, his personal best, I believe, for sixth and David Torrance of the US followed in 1:45.14, for another pb!
1,500 meters
What a race! Silas Kiplagat, a 3:34 performer, takes this race in a scintillating 3:29.27, with Amine Laalou of Morocco in second in 3:29.53! Kiplagat and Lalou become the seventh and eigth best performance of all times!
Augustine Choge took third in 3:30.22, with Andrew Wheating, the Duck wunderkid, now a pro for a week, running a seven second personal best, with 3:30.90! He is now the fourth fastest US runner of all times!
Ryan Gregson of Australia took fifth in 3:31.06, an Australian record! Lopez Lomong ran his pb in 3:32.20 and Bernard Lagat ran a fine 3:32.51 for seventh. Leonel Manzano had a tough day at the office, running 3:42.93.
110m hurdles
David Oliver ran 13.01 here for the win. Ryan Wilson ran close to his pb once again, in 13.13, without a sponsor (check out his uniform), for second. Dwight Thomas of Jamaica was third in 13.29.
400 m hurdles
Bershawn Jackson hurdles 400 meters in 47.78, holding off 2000 and 2008 Olympic champion Angelo Taylor, who ran 47.79. Justin Gaymon was third in 48.65. Jackson and Taylor are tough competitors, lets see what happens in this event in August!
High Jump
Ivan Ukhov is ready for the Europeans! His 2.34m took the win here, with Andrey Silnov of Russia in second in 2.28, and Jesse Williams in third, also in 2.28m. Yaroslav Rybakov was fourth at same height.
Long Jump
You have to love Dwight Phillips. The man loves to compete and his 8.46m jump here took Fabrice Lapierre of Australia’s 8.18m. Pavel Shalin was third in 8.15m, and Irving Saldino, Olympic and world champ, was fifth in 8.09m.
Discus
Gerd Kanter of Estonia won here, in 67.81m, with Zoltan Kovago of Hungary in second in a fine 66.89m and Piotr Malachowski of Poland in third in 66.45m. Virgilijus Alekna, the sportsmen of Lithuania, was fourth in 65.26m.
Women
Camelita Jeter took Veronica Campbell-Brown, 10.82 to 10.98! Kelly-Ann Baptiste in third in 11.03! Jeter is in top form and just had the world leader!
800 meters
Nine women under 1:59.99! Alysia Johnson runs 1:57.34, the world leader, to take the 800 meters from Jemma Simpson, who ran 1:58.74. Anna Pierce was third in 1:58.89, and Halima Hachlaf of Morocco in fourth in 1:59.04. And they kept coming!
Elisa Piccone of Italy ran 1:59.13 for fifth. Phoebe Wright, the NCAA champ, took sixth in 1:59.21. Egle Balciunaite of Lithuania was seventh in 1:59.29. Kenia Sinclair of Jamaica was eighth in 1:59.76 with Hind Dehiba Chayd of France in ninth in 1:59.99. Maggie Vessey of the US, was 11th in 2:01.85.
3000 meters
Sentayehu Ejigu lead a very deep 3,000 meters with her 8:28.41 ! Maryam Jamal came back with a fine second of 8:29.20. In third place, dropping nearly ten seconds from her personal best, Shannon Rowbury held on for third in 8:31.38, putting her behind only Mary Slaney on the AR list. Lauren Fleshman took tenth in 8:46.97.
100 m hurdles
LoLo Jones (featured on SPIKES UK cover), won the hurdle race in 12.63, with Danielle Carruthers in second in 12.68, Sally Pearson in 12.76 in third, Perdita Felician of Canada, the 2001 WC, took fourth in 12.79.
Jones continues to show her talent, running down her competitors and staying in control. Her journey to Daegu has already begun….
400 m hurdles
LaShinda Demus did not win this one, she hit a hurdle and took fourth in 54.54. Kaliesse Spencer of Jamaica was first in 53.63, Natalya Antyukh took second in 54.24, and Sheena Tosta of the US was third in 54.52.
Pole vault
Fabiana Murer, the WC Indoor, took this event here in 4.80m. Svetlana Feofanova of Russia was second in 4.70m, with Lacy Janson in third in 4.60m. Silke Spiegelburg was fourth in 4.60m.
Triple jump
Yargeris Savigne jumps 15.09, winning this one over Olga Rypakova, who jumped 14.78m. Erica McClain of the US was 8th in 13.78m.
Shot Put
Nadzeya Ostapchuk of Belarus took the shot over World Champ and Olympic champ Valerie Vili of New Zealand, 20.23m to 20.20 m. Natalia Mikhnevich of Belarus was third in 19.43m. Michelle Carter was fifth in 18.70m and Jillian Camarena-Williams was sixth in 18.60m.
Javelin
Barbara Spotakova is recovering from her injuries, taking first here, in 65.76, over AR Kara Patterson, who took second, throwing 64.21m. Patterson continues to astound. ATF executive editor, in Des Moines, told us that Kara Patterson will soon, over the next couple summers, clear 70.00m. That will be something!
22/07/2010
Samsung Diamond League – Herculis – Monaco (MON) – 22 July 2010 – Results
Men’ results
200 Metres – Men Wind: +0.1 m/s
Pts
1 Gay , Tyson USA 19.72 4
2 Blake , Yohan JAM 19.78 2
3 Spearmon , Wallace 
; USA 19.93 1
4 Carter , Xavier USA 20.14
5 Crawford , Shawn USA 20.53
6 Waugh , Ainsley JAM 20.70
7 Armstrong , Aaron TRI 20.94
8 Bailey , Ryan USA 21.45
400 Metres – Men
Pts
1 Gonzales , Jermaine JAM 44.40 4
2 Chambers , Ricardo JAM 44.54 2
3 Brown , Chris BAH 45.05 1
4 Quow , Renny TRI 45.10
5 Betters , LeJerald USA 45.31
6 Borlée , Kévin BEL 45.46
7 Neville , David USA 45.65
8 Nixon , Greg USA 46.38
800 Metres – Men
1 Kaki , Abubaker SUD 1:43.10
2 Lalang , Boaz Kiplagat KEN 1:43.29
3 Mulaudzi , Mbulaeni RSA 1:43.29
4 Kivuva , Jackson Mumbwa KEN 1:43.72
5 Kiplagat , Abraham KEN 1:43.77
6 Symmonds , Nick USA 1:44.06
7 Torrence , David USA 1:45.14
8 Ali , Belal Mansoor BRN 1:45.46
9 Etès , Brice MON 1:47.61
10 Lastennet , Jeff FRA 1:48.44
Robinson , Khadevis USA DNF
1500 Metres – Men
Pts
1 Kiplagat , Silas KEN 3:29.27 4
2 Laalou , Amine MAR 3:29.53 2
3 Choge , Augustine Kiprono KEN 3:3
0.22 1
4 Wheating , Andrew USA 3:30.90
5 Gregson , Ryan AUS 3:31.06
6 Lomong , Lopez USA 3:32.20
7 Lagat , Bernard USA 3:32.51
8 Makhloufi , Taoufik ALG 3:32.94
9 Kemboi , Nicholas Kiptanui KEN 3:33.76
10 Komen , Daniel Kipchirchir KEN 3:34.84
11 Iguider , Abdalaati MAR 3:37.80
12 Ndiwa , Remmy Limo KEN 3:38.30
13 Manzano , Leonel USA 3:42.93
Cheboi , Collins KEN DNF
Krummenacker , David USA DNF
110 Metres Hurdles – Men Wind: +1.0 m/s
Pts
1 Oliver , David USA 13.01 4
2 Wilson , Ryan USA 13.13 2
3 Thomas , Dwight JAM 13.29 1
4 Svoboda , Petr CZE 13.30
5 Richardson , Jason USA 13.34
6 Darien , Garfield FRA 13.41
7 Brown , Joel USA 13.54
Bascou , Dimitri FRA DNF
400 Metres Hurdles – Men
1 Jackson , Bershawn USA 47.78
2 Taylor , Angelo USA 47.79
3 Gaymon , Justin USA 48.65
4 Dutch , Johnny USA 48.73
5 Sánchez , Felix DOM 49.39
6 van Zyl , L.J. RSA 49.58
7 Kechi , Héni FRA 49.73
8 Phillips , Isa JAM 49.96
High Jump – Men &n
bsp;
Pts
1 Ukhov , Ivan RUS 2.34 4
2 Silnov , Andrey RUS 2.28 2
3 Williams , Jesse USA 2.28 1
4 Rybakov , Yaroslav RUS 2.28
5 Jonas , Dusty USA 2.25
6 Spank , Raul GER 2.25
7 Hanany , Mickael FRA 2.25
8 Bednarek , Sylwester POL 2.22
9 Thomas , Donald BAH 2.22
10 Moffatt , Keith USA 2.19
Long Jump – Men
Pts Wind
1 Phillips , Dwight USA 8.46 4 +0.1
2 Lapierre , Fabrice AUS 8.18 2 +0.2
3 Shalin , Pawel RUS 8.15 1 +0.7
4 Gomis , Kafétien FRA 8.11 -0.1
5 Saladino , Irving PAN 8.09 +0.1
6 Tornéus , Michel SWE 7.96 -0.1
7 Evilä , Tommi FIN 7.94 -0.1
8 Sdiri , Salim FRA 6.41 +0.1
Discus Throw – Men
Pts
1 Kanter , Gerd EST 67.81 4
2 Kövágó , Zoltán HUN 66.89 2
3 Malachowski , Piotr POL 66.45 1
4 Alekna , Virgilijus &nb
sp; LTU 65.26
5 Malone , Casey USA 65.13
6 Israel , Märt EST 65.01
7 Pestano , Mario ESP 64.98
8 Hadadi , Ehsan IRI 63.49
9 Rome , Jarred USA 61.91
Women’ results
100 Metres – Women Wind: +0.4 m/s
Pts
1 Jeter , Carmelita USA 10.82 4
2 Campbell-Brown , Veronica JAM 10.98 2
3 Baptiste , Kelly-Ann TRI 11.03 1
4 Simpson , Sherone JAM 11.03
5 Okagbare , Blessing NGR 11.10
6 Solomon , Shalonda USA 11.14
7 Ferguson-McKenzie , Debbie BAH 11.22
8 Russell , Carrie JAM 11.22
800 Metres – Women
Pts
1 Johnson , Alysia USA 1:57.34 4
2 Simpson , Jemma GBR 1:58.74 2
3 Pierce , Anna USA 1:58.89 1
4 Hachlaf , Halima MAR 1:59.04
5 Cusma Piccione , Elisa ITA 1:59.13
6 Wright , Phoebe USA 1:59.21
7 Balciünaité , Egle LTU 1:59.29
8 Sinclair , Kenia JAM 1:59.76
9 Déhiba Chahyd , Hind FRA 1:59.99
10 Bernard-Thomas , Neisha GRN 2:00.95
11 Vessey , Maggie USA 2:01.85
Kostetskaya , Ekaterina RUS DNF
3000 Metres – Women &
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Pts
1 Ejigu , Sentayehu ETH 8:28.41 4
2 Jamal , Maryam Yusuf BRN 8:29.20 2
3 Rowbury , Shannon USA 8:31.38 1
4 Belete , Mimi BRN 8:32.18
5 Kibet , Sylvia Jebiwott KEN 8:37.48
6 Muriuki , Margaret Wangari KEN 8:37.97
7 Oljira , Beleynesh ETH 8:40.73
8 Kibiwot , Viola Jelagat KEN 8:45.28
9 Mrisho , Zakia TAN 8:46.57
10 Fleshman , Lauren USA 8:46.97
11 Papp , Krisztina HUN 8:48.25
12 Popkova , Natalya RUS 8:50.80
13 Kalmer , René RSA 8:52.28
14 Chenonge , Iness Chepkesis KEN 8:54.70
Donohue , Erin USA DNF
100 Metres Hurdles – Women Wind: +0.0 m/s
1 Jones , LoLo USA 12.63
2 Carruthers , Danielle USA 12.68
3 Pearson , Sally AUS 12.76
4 Felicien , Perdita CAN 12.79
5 Crawford , Ginnie USA 12.88
6 Wells , Kellie USA 12.90
7 Vukicevic , Christina NOR 12.98
8 Ennis-London , Delloreen JAM 13.08
400 Metres Hurdles – Women
Pts
1 Spencer , Kaliese JAM 53.63 4
2 Antyukh , Natalya RUS 54.24 2
3 Tosta , Sheena USA 54.52 1
4 Demus , Lashinda USA 54.54
5 Odumosu , Muizat Ajoke NGR 54.68
6 Isakova , Yevgeniya RUS 55.17
7 Lucas , Josanne &n
bsp; TRI 55.92
8 Darden , Dominique USA 56.79
Pole Vault – Women
Pts
1 Murer , Fabiana BRA 4.80 4
2 Feofanova , Svetlana RUS 4.70 2
3 Janson , Lacy USA 4.60 1
4 Spiegelburg , Silke GER 4.60
5 Golubchikova , Yuliya RUS 4.60
6 Ptácniková , Jirina CZE 4.60
7 Rogowska , Anna POL 4.60
8 Schwartz , Jillian ISR 4.50
9 Kiryashova , Aleksandra RUS 4.40
Triple Jump – Women
Pts Wind
1 Savigne , Yargeris CUB 15.09 4 +0.2
2 Rypakova , Olga KAZ 14.78 2 -0.4
3 Pyatykh , Anna RUS 14.43 1 -0.2
4 Veldáková , Dana SVK 14.23 -0.2
5 Dacheva , Petia BUL 14.18 +0.1
6 Rodic , Snežana SLO 14.16 -0.5
7 Kayukova , Ekaterina RUS 13.85 -0.6
8 McLain , Erica USA 13.78 -0.7
Shot Put – Women
Pts
1 Ostapchuk , Nadzeya BLR 20.23 4
2 Vili , Valerie NZL 20.20 2
3 Mikhnevich , Natallia BLR &nb
sp; 19.43 1
4 González , Misleydis CUB 19.07
5 Carter , Michelle USA 18.70
6 Camarena-Williams , Jillian USA 18.60
7 Schwanitz , Christina GER 18.00
Javelin Throw – Women
Pts
1 Špotáková , Barbora CZE 65.76 4
2 Patterson , Kara USA 64.21 2
3 Viljoen , Sunette RSA 59.93 1
4 Palameika , Madara LAT 59.64
5 Hjálmsdóttir , ÃsdÃs ISL 59.55
6 Rittweg , Mareike GER 57.18
7 Yurkovich , Rachel USA 55.95
8 Pauer , Elisabeth AUT 55.33
