DN Galan

Stockholm, Sweden
Friday, August 6, 2010

by Keith Conning

I watched part of the meet on www.universalsports.com for a nominal charge of $1.99. I experienced trouble with the broadcast. They started late and it was interrupted several times. Several viewers commented on the Track & Field News message board.

I visited the Stockholm Stadium in 1972 on my way to Munich, Germany for the Olympic Games.

One of the best races was the women's 200 meters, which featured Allyson Felix and Shalonda Solomon, who have been competing against each other since high school days. Felix is one month older than Solomon. They were both born in Los Angeles.

Allyson Felix (Los Angeles Baptist 2003; Southern California 2008 dnc), the three-time reigning World 200m champion, won the 200 meters in 22.41 (-0.2).

Season Best: 22.03 1.4 Allyson Felix USA 18/11/1985 2 New York City, NY 12/06/2010
Personal Record: 21.81 1.7 Allyson Felix USA 18/11/1985 1 Osaka 31/08/2007

Felix was seventh in the 2000 California State Meet 200 meters in 24.35, second in 2001 in 23.27, first in 2002 in 22.83, and first in 2003 in 22.52.

Shalonda Solomon (Poly HS, Long Beach 2004; South Carolina 2008), the 2006 NCAA Indoor and Outdoor 200m Champion, placed second in the 200 meters in 22.51 (-0.2).

Season Best: 22.47 0.6 Shalonda Solomon USA 19/12/1985 2 Des Moines, IA 27/06/2010
Personal Record: 22.36 1.1 Shalonda Solomon USA 19/12/1985 1 Fayetteville, AR 14/05/2006

Solomon was third in the 2001 California State Meet 200 meters in 23.43 (+2.5), second in 2002 in 23.36, second in 2003 in 23.37, and second in 2004 in 22.92.

Chaunte Howard-Lowe (J.W. North HS, Riverside 2002; Georgia Tech 2006), the world leader at 6-8 3/4, placed second in the high jump at 6-6 3/4 and twelfth in the long jump at 20-4 1/4.

Seasonal Best and Personal record: 2.05 (6-8 3/4) Chaunté Howard Lowe USA 12/01/1984 1 Des Moines, IA 26/06/2010.

She placed in three California State Meet high jumps: tied for third in 2000 at 5-8, won in 2001 at 5-10, and placed second in 2002 at 5-11. She also placed second in the long jump in 2002 at 19-5.

Shannon Rowbury (Sacred Heart Cathedral HS, San Francisco 2002; Duke 2006), the 2009 World Outdoor bronze medalist, placed seventh in the 1500 meters in 4:02.95.

Season Best: 4:01.30 Shannon Rowbury USA 19/09/1984 6 Paris Saint-Denis 16/07/2010
Personal Record: 4:00.33 Shannon Rowbury USA 19/09/1984 2 Paris Saint-Denis 18/07/2008

Rowbury won the 2001 California State Meet 800 meters in 2:10.31 and the 2002 1600 meters in 4:52.77.

Brianna Glenn (La Mirada HS 1998; Arizona 2002), the 2009 USA Outdoor runner-up, was ninth in the long jump at 6.36 (20-10 1/2).

Season Best: 6.81 (22-4 1/4) 2.0 Brianna Glenn USA 18/04/1980 3 Des Moines, IA 26/06/2010
Personal Record: 6.72 (22-0 3/4) 1.4 Brianna Glenn USA 18/04/1980 2 New York City, NY 30/05/2009

Glenn was fifth in the 1997 California State Meet long jump at 18-10w (+2.8) and sixth in 1998 at 18-6 1/2.

Lauren Fleshman (Canyon HS, Canyon Country 1999; Stanford 2003), 2010 and 2006 USA Outdoor 5,000m Champion, did not finish the 5,000 meters.

Fleshman was ninth in the 1997 California State Meet 3200 meters in 10:53.05, fourth in 1998 in 10:38.65, and first in 1999 in 10:18.81. Career Highlights: ; 2005 USA Outdoors Champs 5,000m runner-up; 3-time NCAA 5,000m outdoor champion (01, 02, & 03); collegiate record holder in 5,000m; 15-time NCAA All-American.

World List 200 Metres 2010

21.34 Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA) - Seoul, 29/09/1988
Updated as at:07/08/2010 Mark Wind Athlete Nation DOB Pos Venue Date
21.98 1.4 Veronica Campbell-Brown JAM 15/05/1982 1 New York City, NY 12/06/2010
22.03 1.4 Allyson Felix USA 18/11/1985 2 New York City, NY 12/06/2010
22.14 0.0 Allyson Felix 1 Paris Saint-Denis 16/07/2010
22.32 0.9 Veronica Campbell-Brown 1r1 Lawrence, KS 17/04/2010
22.32 0.1 Myriam Soumaré FRA 29/10/1986 1 Barcelona (O) 31/07/2010
22.40 0.6 Consuella Moore USA 29/08/1981 1 Des Moines, IA 27/06/2010
22.41 1.2 Aleksandra Fedoriva RUS 13/09/1988 1 Saransk 15/07/2010
22.41 -0.2 Allyson Felix 1 Stockholm 06/08/2010
22.44 0.1 Elizaveta Bryzhina UKR 28/11/1989 2 Barcelona (O) 31/07/2010
22.44 0.1 Aleksandra Fedoriva 3 Barcelona (O) 31/07/2010
22.46 1.1 LaShauntea Moore USA 31/07/1983 1 Baie Mahault 01/05/2010
22.47 0.6 Shalonda Solomon USA 19/12/1985 2 Des Moines, IA 27/06/2010
22.47 0.1 Anastasiya Kapachinskaya RUS 21/11/1979 4 Barcelona (O) 31/07/2010
22.49 1.1 Porscha Lucas USA 18/06/1988 1h1 Eugene, OR 10/06/2010
22.49 0.4 Shelly-Ann Fraser JAM 27/12/1986 1 Kingston (NS), JAM 27/06/2010
22.51 -0.2 Shalonda Solomon 2 Stockholm 06/08/2010

World List High Jump 2010

World Record 2.09 (6-10 1/4) Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) - Roma, 30/08/1987
Updated as at:07/08/2010 Mark Athlete Nation DOB Pos Venue Date
2.05 Chaunté Howard Lowe USA 12/01/1984 1 Des Moines, IA 26/06/2010
2.04 Chaunté Howard Lowe 1 Cottbus 30/05/2010
2.03 Blanka Vlašic CRO 08/11/1983 1 Roma 10/06/2010
2.03 Chaunté Howard Lowe 2 Roma 10/06/2010
2.03 Blanka Vlašic 1 Barcelona (O) 01/08/2010
2.02 Ariane Friedrich GER 10/01/1984 1 Heusden-Zolder 10/07/2010
2.02 Blanka Vlašic 1 Paris Saint-Denis 16/07/2010
2.02 Blanka Vlašic 1 Stockholm 06/08/2010
2.01 Blanka Vlašic 1 Oslo (Bislett) 04/06/2010
2.01 Chaunté Howard Lowe 2 Oslo (Bislett) 04/06/2010
2.01 Antonietta Di Martino ITA 01/06/1978 1 Grosseto 30/06/2010
2.01 Emma Green SWE 08/12/1984 2 Barcelona (O) 01/08/2010
2.01 Ariane Friedrich 3 Barcelona (O) 01/08/2010
2.00 Chaunté Howard Lowe 1 Kingston (NS), JAM 01/05/2010
2.00 Antonietta Di Martino 1 Bergen (Fana) 20/06/2010
2.00 Chaunté Howard Lowe 1 Madrid 02/07/2010
2.00 Chaunté Howard Lowe 1 Barcelona (O) 09/07/2010
2.00 Blanka Vlašic 2 Barcelona (O) 09/07/2010
2.00 Chaunté Howard Lowe 2 Paris Saint-Denis 16/07/2010
2.00 Ariane Friedrich 1 Braunschweig 17/07/2010
2.00 Ruth Beitia ESP 01/04/1979 1 Avilés 18/07/2010
2.00 Chaunté Howard Lowe 2 Stockholm 06/08/2010

Results
Men
100-- 1. Tyson Gay, United States, 9.84 seconds. 2. Usain Bolt, Jamaica, 9.97. 3. Richard Thompson, Trinidad, 10.10. 4. Trell Kimmons, United States, 10.11. 5. Mario Forsythe, Jamaica, 10.20. 6. Michael Rodgers, United States, 10.21. 7. Travis Padgett, United States, 10.22. 8. Rae Monzavous Edwards, United States, 10.29.
400-- 1. Gary Kikaya, Congo, 45.81. 2. Andretti Bain, Bahamas, 46.03. 3. Erison Hurtault, Dominica, 46.16. 4. Ben Offereins, Australia, 46.21. 5. Oral Thompson, Jamaica, 46.48. 6. Michael Mathieu, Bahamas, 46.57. 7. Danny Mcfarlane, Jamaica, 47.66.
800-- 1. Marcin Lewandowski, Poland, 1:45.06. 2. Michael Rimmer, Britain, 1:45.11. 3. Jackson Mumbwa Kivuna, Kenya, 1:45.28. 4. Boaz Lalang, Kenya, 1:45.31. 5. Nick Symmonds, United States, 1:45.32. 6. Leonel Manzano, United States, 1:45.41. 7. Alfred Kirwa Yego, Kenya, 1:46.41. 8. Andrew Wheating, United States, 1:46.51. 9. Yusuf Saad Kamel, Bahrain, 1:46.86.
5,000-- 1. Mark Kosgei Kiptoo, Kenya, 12:53.46. 2. Dejen Gebremeskel, Ethiopia, 12:53.56. 3. Imane Merga, Ethiopia, 12:53.58. 4. Eliud Kipchoge, Kenya, 12:54.36. 5. Chris Solinsky, United States, 12:55.53. 6. Vincent Kiprop Chepkok, Kenya, 12:58.17. 7. Titus Mbishei, Kenya, 13:00.04. 8. Augustine Kiprono Choge, Kenya, 13:04.64.
400 hurdles-- 1. Bershawn Jackson, United States, 47.65. 2. Javier Culson, Puerto Rico, 48.50. 3. Angelo Taylor, United States, 49.57. 4. Jehue Gordon, Trinidad, 49.66. 5. Michael Tinsley, United States, 49.83. 6. Richard Yates, Britain, 49.93. 7. Isa Phillips, Jamaica, 50.00.
3,000 Steeplechase-- 1. Paul Kipsiele Koech, Kenya, 8:02.18. 2. Silas Kosgei Kitum, Kenya, 8:12.42. 3. Elijah Chelimo, Kenya, 8:12.93. 4. Tareq Mubarak Taher, Bahrain, 8:17.21. 5. Linus Chumba, Kenya, 8:18.48. 6. Tomasz Szymkowiak, Poland, 8:21.05. 7. Youcef Abdi, Australia, 8:29.40. 8. Mustafa Mohamed, Sweden, 8:29.95. 9. Patrick Langat, Kenya, 8:33.54.
Triple jump-- 1. Teddy Tamgho, France, 56 feet, 11 1/2 inches. 2. Christian Olsson, Sweden, 56-10. 3. Alexis Copello, Cuba, 56-6. 4 Viktor Kuznetsov, Ukraine, 56-2. 5. Randy Lewis, Grenada, 55-2. 6. David Giralt, Cuba, 54-11 1/4 . 7. Alexyev Fedorov, Russia, 54-11 1/4 . 8. Momchil Karailiev, Bulgaria, 54-3 1/4 .
Javelin-- 1. Tero Pitkamaki, Finland, 276-11. 2. Andreas Thorkildsen, Norway, 274-4. 3. Matthias De Zordo, Germany, 269-2. 4, Ainars Kovals, Latvia, 266-4. 5. Teemu Wirkkala, Finland, 262-2. 6. Jarrod Bannister, Australia, 255-6. 7. Oleksandr Pyatnytsya, Ukraine, 254-4. 8. Ari Mannio, Finland, 251-7.
Women
200-- 1. Allyson Felix, United States, 22.41. 2. Shalonda Solomon, United States, 22.51. 3. Bianca Knight, United States, 22.59. 4. Aleksandra Fedoriva, Russia, 22.79. 5. Yuliya Chermoshanskaya, Russia, 22.95. 6. Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie, Bahamas, 22.97. 7. Consuella Moore, United States, 23.32. 8. Monica Hargrove, United States, 23.66.
400-- 1. Tatyana Firova, Russia, 50.46. 2. Debbie Dunn, United States, 50.59. 3. Francena McCorory, United States, 50.66. 4. Shericka Williams, Jamaica, 50.71. 5. Amantle Montsho, Botswana, 50.74. 6. Novlene Williams-Mills, Jamaica, 51.18. 7. Antonina Krivoshapka, Russia, 51.19. 8. Natalia Nazarova, Russia, 52.97.
1,500-- 1. Nancy Jebet Langat, Kenya, 4:00.70. 2. Anna Alminova, Russia 4:01.53. 3. Mimi Belete, Bahrain, 4:01.64. 4. Abeba Arigawi, Ethiopia, 4:01.98. 5. Morgan Uceny, United States, 4:02.72. 6. Gelete Burka, Ethiopia, 4:02.84. 7. Shannon Rowbury, United States, 4:02.95. 8. Maryam Yusuf Jamal, Bahrain, 4:03.29.
5,000-- 1. Meseret Defar, Ethiopia, 14:42.46. 2. Alemitu Bekele, Turkey, 14:42.62. 3. Emebet Anteheh, Ethiopia, 14:55.65. 4. Sule Utura, Ethiopia, 14:56.18.5. 5. Margaret Muriuki, Kenya, 14:57.26. 6. Alice Nawowuna, Kenya, 15:16.74. 7. Shitaye Eshete, Bahrain, 15:25.67. 8. Jennifer Rhines, United States, 15:50.55.
100 hurdles-- 1. Sally Pearson, Australia, 12.57. 2. Priscilla Lopes-Schliep, Canada, 12.59. 3. Lolo Jones, United States, 12.70. 4. Queen Harrison, United States, 12.78. 5. Perdita Felicien, Canada, 12.79. 6. Danielle Carruthers, United States, 12.96. 7. Vonette Dixon, Jamaica, 12.98. 8. Yevheniya Snihur, Ukraine, 13.05.
3,000 steeplechase-- 1. Yuliya Zarudneva, Russia, 9:17.59. 2. Milcah Chemos Cheiywa, Kenya, 9:19.32. 3. Lydia Jebet Rotich, Kenya, 9:21.25. 4. Sofia Assefa, Ethiopia, 9:22.09. 5. Gladys Jerotich Kipkemoi, Kenya, 9:24.96. 6. Mercy Wanjiku Njoroge, Kenya, 9:26.64. 7. Katarzyna Kowalska, Poland, 9:37.00. 8. Lisa Aguilera, United States, 9:37.98.
High jump-- 1. Blanka Vlasic, Croatia, 6-7 1/2 . 2. Chaunte Howard-Lowe, United States, 6-6 3/4 . 3. Emma Green, Sweden, 6-4 1/4 . 4. Svetlana Shkolina, Russia, 6-4 1/4 . 5. Irina Gordeyeva, Russia, 6-2 3/4 . 6. Ebba Ljungmark, Sweden, 6-2 3/4 . 7. Stine Kuffas, Norway, 6-2 3/4 . 8. Airine Palsyte, Lithuania, 6-0 3/4 .
Long jump-- 1. Darya Klishna, Russia, 22-3. 2. Brittney Reese, United States, 22-1 3/4 . 3. Naide Gomes, Portugal, 22-0 3/4 . 4. Luydmila Kolchanova, Russia, 21-11 3/4 . 5. Ineta Radevica, Latvia, 21-11 3/4 . 6. Funmi Jimoh, United States, 21-8 1/4 . 7. Carolina Kluft, Sweden, 21-6 3/4 . 8. Olga Kucherenko, Russia, 21-2 1/2 . 9. Brianna Glenn, United States, 20-10 1/2 . 10. Ivana Spanovic, Serbia, 20-6 1/2 . 11. Tatjana Kotova, Russia, 20-5 3/4 . 12. Chaunte Howard-Lowe, United States, 20-4 1/4 .