The XXX Olympic Games London (GBR) - Friday, Aug 10, 2012

by Keith Conning

The United States men's 4x400 team of Bryshon Nellum (Polytechnic, Long Beach; USC), Joshua Mance (USC), Tony McQuay, and Angelo Taylor placed second in the final in 2:57.05, a season best.

Shannon Rowbury USA (Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep, San Francisco) was sixth in the final of the women's 1500 meters in 4:11.26.

The United States women's 4x100 team of Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix (Los Angeles Baptist HS, North Hills 2003), Bianca Knight, and Carmelita Jeter (Bishop Montgomery HS, Torrance; Cal State Dominiguez Hills) set a world record of 40.82 in the final.

The United States women's 4x400 team of Keshia Baker (Fairfield HS 2006), Francena McCorory, Diamond Dixon and Deedee Trotter won heat 2 in 3:22.09 Q.

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The XXX Olympic Games
London (GBR) - Friday, Aug 10, 2012
Pole Vault - M Final

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10 August 2012 - 19:00
Position Bib Athlete Country Mark .
1 1758 Renaud Lavillenie FRA 5.97 (OR)
2 1917 Björn Otto GER 5.91 .
3 1904 Raphael Holzdeppe GER 5.91 (PB)
4 2833 Dmitry Starodubtsev RUS 5.75 .
5 1817 Steven Lewis GBR 5.75 .
5 2817 Evgeniy Lukyanenko RUS 5.75 (SB)
7 1980 Konstadínos Filippídis GRE 5.65 .
8 1518 Jan Kudlicka CZE 5.65 .
9 1763 Romain Mesnil FRA 5.50 .
9 1915 Malte Mohr GER 5.50 .
11 2663 Lukasz Michalski POL 5.50 .
12 1611 Igor Bychkov ESP 5.50 .
. 1046 Steven Hooker AUS NM .
. 3259 Brad Walker USA NM .

Athlete 5.50 5.65 5.75 5.85 5.91 5.97 6.02 6.07
Renaud Lavillenie - O O O X- XO X- XX
Björn Otto O O XO XO O XX- X
Raphael Holzdeppe - XO XO XXO O XXX
Dmitry Starodubtsev O XO O XXX
Steven Lewis XO - XO XXX
Evgeniy Lukyanenko XO - XO XXX
Konstadínos Filippídis O XO XXX
Jan Kudlicka O XXO XXX
Romain Mesnil O XXX
Malte Mohr O - XXX
Lukasz Michalski XO XXX
Igor Bychkov XXO XXX
Steven Hooker - XXX
Brad Walker - XXX




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The XXX Olympic Games
London (GBR) - Friday, Aug 10, 2012
4x400 Metres Relay - W Heats
Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.
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Heat 110 August 2012 - 19:10
Position Lane Team Country Mark .
1 2 Jamaica
(Christine Day; Shereefa Lloyd; Shericka Williams; Rosemarie Whyte) JAM 3:25.13 Q (SB)
2 3 Ukraine
(Olha Zemlyak; Alina Lohvynenko; Hanna Yaroshchuk; Nataliya Pyhyda) UKR 3:25.90 Q .
3 6 France
(Phara Anacharsis; Muriel Hurtis; Marie Gayot; Floria Guei) FRA 3:25.94 Q .
4 8 Nigeria
(Omolara Omotosho; Idara Otu; Bukola Abogunloko; Regina George) NGR 3:26.29 q (SB)
5 4 Belarus
(Alena Kiyevich; Iryna Khliustava; Ilona Usovich; Sviatlana Usovich) BLR 3:26.52 (SB)
6 5 Cuba
(Aymeé Martínez; Diosmely Peña; Yaneisi Borlot; Daisurami Bonne) CUB 3:27.41 (SB)
7 9 Italy
(Chiara Bazzoni; Maria Enrica Spacca; Elena Maria Bonfanti; Libania Grenot) ITA 3:29.01 (SB)
8 7 Germany
(Esther Cremer; Janin Lindenberg; Maral Feizbakhsh; Fabienne Kohlmann) GER 3:31.06 .

Team Nation Reaction Time
Jamaica JAM 0.165
Ukraine UKR 0.181
France FRA 0.216
Nigeria NGR 0.176
Belarus BLR 0.166
Cuba CUB 0.248
Italy ITA 0.187
Germany GER 0.172

Heat 210 August 2012 - 19:21
Position Lane Team Country Mark .
1 9 United States
(Keshia Baker; Francena McCorory; Diamond Dixon; Deedee Trotter) USA 3:22.09 Q .
2 4 Russia
(Yulia Gushchina; Tatyana Firova; Natalya Nazarova; Anastasiya Kapachinskaya) RUS 3:23.11 Q (SB)
3 8 Great Britain & N.I.
(Shana Cox; Lee McConnell; Eilidh Child; Christine Ohuruogu) GBR 3:25.05 Q (SB)
4 6 Czech Republic
(Denisa Rosolová; Zuzana Bergrová; Jitka Bartonicková; Zuzana Hejnová) CZE 3:26.20 q .
5 7 Poland
(Iga Baumgart; Justyna Swiety; Anna Jesien; Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz) POL 3:30.15 .
6 2 Ireland
(Marian Heffernan; Joanne Cuddihy; Jessie Barr; Michelle Carey) IRL 3:30.55 (SB)
7 5 Brazil
(Joelma Sousa; Jailma de Lima; Aline dos Santos; Geisa Aparecida Coutinho) BRA 3:32.95 .
8 3 Turkey
(Pinar Saka; Meliz Redif; Birsen Engin; Sema Aydemir-Apak) TUR 3:34.71 .

Team Nation Reaction Time
United States USA 0.179
Russia RUS 0.164
Great Britain & N.I. GBR 0.182
Czech Republic CZE 0.224
Poland POL 0.198
Ireland IRL 0.157
Brazil BRA 0.203
Turkey TUR 0.186




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The XXX Olympic Games
London (GBR) - Friday, Aug 10, 2012
Hammer Throw - W Final

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10 August 2012 - 19:35
Position Bib Athlete Country Mark .
1 2877 Tatyana Lysenko RUS 78.18 (OR)
2 2703 Anita Wlodarczyk POL 77.60 (SB)
3 1939 Betty Heidler GER 77.12 .
4 1396 Wenxiu Zhang CHN 76.34 .
5 1940 Kathrin Klaas GER 76.05 (PB)
6 1499 Yipsi Moreno CUB 74.60 .
7 1189 Aksana Miankova BLR 74.40 .
8 2490 Zalina Marghieva MDA 74.06 .
9 1777 Stéphanie Falzon FRA 73.06 (SB)
10 2683 Joanna Fiodorow POL 72.37 .
11 2847 Mariya Bespalova RUS 71.13 .
12 1859 Sophie Hitchon GBR 69.33 .

Athlete 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
Tatyana Lysenko 77.56 75.86 74.39 77.12 78.18 77.28
Anita Wlodarczyk 75.01 76.02 75.72 X 77.10 77.60
Betty Heidler 73.90 71.52 72.77 X 77.12 72.77
Wenxiu Zhang 72.96 76.34 73.81 68.20 75.56 X
Kathrin Klaas X 72.79 76.05 74.66 72.88 X
Yipsi Moreno 74.60 X X X 71.97 X
Aksana Miankova 69.50 X 74.40 72.06 X X
Zalina Marghieva 73.77 74.06 72.32 72.91 72.34 70.72
Stéphanie Falzon 73.06 69.29 71.10
Joanna Fiodorow 62.34 72.37 X
Mariya Bespalova 71.13 X 68.15
Sophie Hitchon 69.33 65.75 X




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The XXX Olympic Games
London (GBR) - Friday, Aug 10, 2012
4x100 Metres Relay - M Heats
Qual. rule: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.
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Heat 110 August 2012 - 19:45
Position Lane Team Country Mark .
1 6 Jamaica
(Nesta Carter; Michael Frater; Yohan Blake; Kemar Bailey-Cole) JAM 37.39 Q (SB)
2 3 Canada
(Gavin Smellie; Oluseyi Smith; Jared Connaughton; Justyn Warner) CAN 38.05 Q (SB)
3 7 Netherlands
(Brian Mariano; Churandy Martina; Giovanni Codrington; Patrick van Luijk) NED 38.29 Q (NR)
4 8 Brazil
(Aldemir da Silva Junior; Sandro Viana; Nilson Andrè; Bruno de Barros) BRA 38.35 (SB)
5 5 PR of China
(Fan Guo; Jiahong Liang; Bingtian Su; Peimeng Zhang) CHN 38.38 (NR)
6 4 Saint Kitts and Nevis
(Lestrod Roland; Jason Rogers; Antoine Adams; Brijesh Lawrence) SKN 38.41 (NR)
7 9 Italy
(Simone Collio; Jacques Riparelli; Davide Manenti; Fabio Cerutti) ITA 38.58 (SB)
. 2 Great Britain & N.I.
(Christian Malcolm; Dwain Chambers; Daniel Talbot; Adam Gemili) GBR DQ .

Team Nation Reaction Time
Jamaica JAM 0.163
Canada CAN 0.152
Netherlands NED 0.162
Brazil BRA 0.164
PR of China CHN 0.176
Saint Kitts and Nevis SKN 0.167
Italy ITA 0.207
Great Britain & N.I. GBR 0.145

Heat 210 August 2012 - 19:53
Position Lane Team Country Mark .
1 7 United States
(Jeffery Demps; Darvis Patton; Trell Kimmons; Justin Gatlin) USA 37.38 Q (NR)
2 9 Japan
(Ryota Yamagata; Masashi Eriguchi; Shinji Takahira; Shota Iizuka) JPN 38.07 Q (SB)
3 4 Trinidad and Tobago
(Richard Thompson; Marc Burns; Emmanuel Callender; Keston Bledman) TRI 38.10 Q (SB)
4 5 France
(Jimmy Vicaut; Christophe Lemaitre; Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux; Ronald Pognon) FRA 38.15 q (SB)
5 2 Australia
(Anthony Alozie; Isaac Ntiamoah; Andrew McCabe; Joshua Ross) AUS 38.17 q (=AR)
6 3 Poland
(Kamil Masztak; Dariusz Kuc; Robert Kubaczyk; Kamil Krynski) POL 38.31 (NR)
7 6 Germany
(Julian Reus; Tobias Unger; Alexander Kosenkow; Lucas Jakubczyk) GER 38.37 .
8 8 Hong Kong, China
(Yik Chun Tang; Chun Ho Lai; Ka Fung Ng; Chi Ho Tsui) HKG 38.61 .

Team Nation Reaction Time
United States USA 0.250
Japan JPN 0.167
Trinidad and Tobago TRI 0.138
France FRA 0.177
Australia AUS 0.167
Poland POL 0.160
Germany GER 0.151
Hong Kong, China HKG 0.184




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The XXX Olympic Games
London (GBR) - Friday, Aug 10, 2012
5000 Metres - W Final

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10 August 2012 - 20:05
Position Bib Athlete Country Mark .
1 1703 Meseret Defar ETH 15:04.25 .
2 2327 Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot KEN 15:04.73 .
3 1706 Tirunesh Dibaba ETH 15:05.15 .
4 2336 Sally Jepkosgei Kipyego KEN 15:05.79 .
5 1702 Gelete Burka ETH 15:10.66 .
6 2333 Viola Jelagat Kibiwot KEN 15:11.59 .
7 1871 Joanne Pavey GBR 15:12.72 .
8 1849 Julia Bleasdale GBR 15:14.55 .
9 2859 Olga Golovkina RUS 15:17.88 .
10 1258 Shitaye Eshete BRN 15:19.13 .
11 3297 Molly Huddle USA 15:20.29 .
12 1256 Tejitu Daba BRN 15:21.34 .
13 2881 Yelena Nagovitsyna RUS 15:21.38 .
14 3281 Julie Culley USA 15:28.22 .
15 2159 Elena Romagnolo ITA 15:35.69 .

Intermediate Bib Athlete Nation Mark
1000m 1871 Joanne Pavey GBR 3:07.58
2000m 2159 Elena Romagnolo ITA 6:17.35
3000m 1871 Joanne Pavey GBR 9:27.75
4000m 1706 Tirunesh Dibaba ETH 12:24.81




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The XXX Olympic Games
London (GBR) - Friday, Aug 10, 2012
4x100 Metres Relay - W Final

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10 August 2012 - 20:40
Position Lane Bib Team Country Mark .
1 7 United States
(Tianna Madison; Allyson Felix; Bianca Knight; Carmelita Jeter) USA 40.82 (WR)
2 6 Jamaica
(Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce; Sherone Simpson; Veronica Campbell-Brown; Kerron Stewart) JAM 41.41 (NR)
3 5 Ukraine
(Olesya Povh; Hrystyna Stuy; Mariya Ryemyen; Elyzaveta Bryzgina) UKR 42.04 (NR)
4 2 Nigeria
(Oludamola Osayomi; Gloria Asumnu; Endurance Abinuwa; Blessing Okagbare) NGR 42.64 (SB)
5 8 Germany
(Leena Günther; Anne Cibis; Tatjana Pinto; Verena Sailer) GER 42.67 .
6 9 Netherlands
(Kadene Vassell; Dafne Schippers; Eva Lubbers; Jamile Samuel) NED 42.70 .
7 3 Brazil
(Ana Claudia Silva; Franciela Krasucki; Evelyn dos Santos; Rosângela Santos) BRA 42.91 .
. 4 Trinidad and Tobago
(Michelle-Lee Ahye; Kelly-Ann Baptiste; Kai Selvon; Semoy Hackett) TRI DNF .

Team Nation Reaction Time
United States USA 0.168
Jamaica JAM 0.179
Ukraine UKR 0.158
Nigeria NGR 0.186
Germany GER 0.166
Netherlands NED 0.168
Brazil BRA 0.176
Trinidad and Tobago TRI 0.164




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The XXX Olympic Games
London (GBR) - Friday, Aug 10, 2012
1500 Metres - W Final

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10 August 2012 - 20:55
Position Bib Athlete Country Mark .
1 3084 Asli Çakir Alptekin TUR 4:10.23 .
2 3083 Gamze Bulut TUR 4:10.40 .
3 1259 Maryam Yusuf Jamal BRN 4:10.74 .
4 2899 Tatyana Tomashova RUS 4:10.90 .
5 1697 Abeba Aregawi ETH 4:11.03 .
6 3314 Shannon Rowbury USA 4:11.26 .
7 1181 Natallia Kareiva BLR 4:11.58 .
8 2995 Lucia Klocová SVK 4:12.64 .
9 2872 Ekaterina Kostetskaya RUS 4:12.90 .
10 1854 Lisa Dobriskey GBR 4:13.02 .
11 1879 Laura Weightman GBR 4:15.60 .
12 2341 Hellen Onsando Obiri KEN 4:16.57 .
. 3322 Morgan Uceny USA DNF .

Intermediate Bib Athlete Nation Mark
400m 3083 Gamze Bulut TUR 1:15.12
800m 3083 Gamze Bulut TUR 2:23.97
1200m 3083 Gamze Bulut TUR 3:26.88




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The XXX Olympic Games
London (GBR) - Friday, Aug 10, 2012
4x400 Metres Relay - M Final

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10 August 2012 - 21:20
Position Lane Bib Team Country Mark .
1 6 Bahamas
(Chris Brown; Demetrius Pinder; Michael Mathieu; Ramon Miller) BAH 2:56.72 (NR)
2 7 United States
(Bryshon Nellum; Joshua Mance; Tony McQuay; Angelo Taylor) USA 2:57.05 (SB)
3 4 Trinidad and Tobago
(Lalonde Gordon; Jarrin Solomon; Ade Alleyne-Forte; Deon Lendore) TRI 2:59.40 (NR)
4 5 Great Britain & N.I.
(Conrad Williams; Jack Green; David Greene; Martyn Rooney) GBR 2:59.53 (SB)
5 2 Russia
(Maksim Dyldin; Denis Alekseyev; Vladimir Krasnov; Pavel Trenikhin) RUS 3:00.09 .
6 8 Belgium
(Kévin Borlée; Antoine Gillet; Jonathan Borlée; Michaël Bultheel) BEL 3:01.83 .
7 3 Venezuela
(Arturo Ramírez; Alberto Aguilar; Albert Bravo; Omar Longart) VEN 3:02.18 .
8 1 South Africa
(Shaun de Jager; Willem de Beer; L.J. van Zyl; Oscar Pistorius) RSA 3:03.46 (SB)
. 9 Cuba
(William Collazo; Raidel Acea; Noel Ruíz; Omar Cisneros) CUB DNF .

Team Nation Reaction Time
Bahamas BAH 0.163
United States USA 0.181
Trinidad and Tobago TRI 0.231
Great Britain & N.I. GBR 0.167
Russia RUS 0.191
Belgium BEL 0.165
Venezuela VEN 0.174
South Africa RSA 0.185
Cuba CUB 0.163