Vashti Thomas wins Nurmi Games

Turku Paavo Nurmi Games
June 25, 2014

Vashti Thomas won the 100 meter hurdles in 13.08 (+1.1).

Vashti Thomas (Mt. Pleasant HS, San Jose 2008; Texas A&M 2010; Academy of Art University, San Francisco 2013)

Paavo Nurmi – The Flying Finn. Paavo Nurmi Games will take place on Wednesday, the 25th of June. The first Paavo Nurmi Games was arranged in 1957 as a birthday present to Nurmi on his 60th birthday. During his career Nurmi took 9 Olympic Gold medals and was among the first athletes to be nominated in the IAAF Hall of Fame. The tradition has gone on ever since and the event is held every year at the Paavo Nurmi Stadium named after the legendary runner.
http://paavonurmigames.fi/en/

Start List
Events and timetable
N 100 m aj
Alkuerät - Heats
25.6.2014 19:35
Heat 1
Lane # Athlete Nation Flag PB SB
3 5 Elisa Leinonen FIN 13,26 13,50
4 7 Matilda Bogdanoff FIN 13,36
5 1 Vashti Thomas USA 12,61 12,84
6 8 Ida Aidanpää FIN 13,40 13,40
7 9 Reetta Hurske FIN 13,44 13,66
Heat 2
Lane # Athlete Nation Flag PB SB
3 2 Nina Argunova RUS 13,01 13,33
4 10 Lotta Harala FIN 13,52 13,52
5 6 Jenna Pletsch GER 13,32 13,51
6 4 Karolina Koleczek POL 13,13 13,13
Results by:

Events and timetable
N 100 m aj
Alkuerät - Heats
Heat 1 Wind: +1,0
Rank Athlete / Nation Flag Result
1 Vashti Thomas
USA 13,14 0,122
2 Ida Aidanpää
FIN 13,48 0,164
3 Elisa Leinonen
FIN 13,55 0,156
4 Matilda Bogdanoff
FIN 13,95 0,129
5 Reetta Hurske
FIN 14,23 0,146

Heat 2 Wind: +1,9
Rank Athlete / Nation Flag Result
1 Karolina Koleczek
POL 13,11 0,165
2 Nina Argunova
RUS 13,21 0,193
3 Lotta Harala
FIN 13,52 0,153
4 Jenna Pletsch
GER 13,73 0,142
Results by:

Events and timetable
N 100 m aj
Loppukilpailu- Final
Heat 1 Wind: +1,1
Rank Athlete / Nation Flag Result
1 Vashti Thomas
USA 13,08 0,167
2 Karolina Koleczek
POL 13,14 0,166
3 Nina Argunova
RUS 13,21 0,157
4 Matilda Bogdanoff
FIN 13,47 0,140
5 Lotta Harala
FIN 13,54 0,152
6 Ida Aidanpää
FIN 13,60 0,173
7 Elisa Leinonen
FIN 13,63 0,241
8 Jenna Pletsch
GER 13,78 0,150
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