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Team USA: Day 6 Track Recap
Posted August 20th, 2008 at 3:49 PM by Stephanie Lowe
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics
Team USA increased its medal count to 14 Wednesday, but no one could catch Bolt.
LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE IN BEIJING
Usain Bolt of Jamaica shattered another world record …
Ramzi Defeats Kiprop to Win First-Ever Olympic Gold for Bahrain; Willis Surprises with Bronze
Posted August 19th, 2008 at 3:58 PM by Stephanie Lowe
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics
Thanks to Rashid Ramzi, Bahrain has its first-ever Olympic gold medal. The former Moroccan won the men’s 1500 meters Tuesday night in Beijing. With a relentless 51-second final lap, Ramzi, the 2005 world champion, finished in 3:32.94 ahead of …
Team USA: Day 4 Track Recap
Posted August 18th, 2008 at 2:42 PM by Stephanie Lowe
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics
Team USA earned five medals Monday in Beijing, two of them gold.
BROWN-TRAFTON WINS FIRST GOLD MEDAL FOR U.S.
Stephanie Brown-Trafton surprised many as she became the first …
Bekele Defends Olympic 10,000m Title; Rupp 13th
Posted August 17th, 2008 at 2:00 PM by Stephanie Lowe
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics
Kenenisa Bekele and Sileshi Sihine reclaimed gold and silver for Ethiopia in the men’s 10,000 meters Sunday night in Beijing. Three-time world champion and 10,000m/5000m world …
Shalane Flanagan Wins 10,000m Bronze Medal
Posted August 15th, 2008 at 4:43 PM by Stephanie Lowe
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics
Shalane Flanagan won an Olympic bronze medal in the 10,000 meters Friday night in Beijing. She broke her own American record by 12 seconds with a …
New USATF CEO Takes a Stand Against Marion Jones’ Commutation Request
Posted July 23rd, 2008 at 10:30 AM by Stephanie Lowe
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, SoundOFF, Columns, Drugs In Sports
Doug Logan, the new chief executive officer of USA Track & Field, wrote an open letter to President Bush Tuesday in regard to Marion Jones’ plea for commutation of her prison sentence. Jones currently serves a six-month …
Rowbury, Donohue, and Wurth-Thomas Are Beijing-Bound in the 1500m
Posted July 6th, 2008 at 8:27 PM by Stephanie Lowe
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics
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Shannon Rowbury, Erin Donohue and Christin Wurth-Thomas …
Fam Runs Like Hell; Secures Spot on Olympic Steeplechase Squad
Posted July 5th, 2008 at 7:00 PM by Stephanie Lowe
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics
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Anthony “Fam” Famiglietti ran like hell today …
Jordan Hasay Breaks High School Record and Qualifies for 1500m Finals
Posted July 5th, 2008 at 1:28 AM by Stephanie Lowe
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics
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Records continue to fall at The U.S. …
Willard Breaks American Record in Women’s Steeplchase Final
Posted July 4th, 2008 at 1:47 AM by Stephanie Lowe
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics
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Fireworks lit the night sky as Anna …
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- Lead pack down to 5 through 15 miles of Olympic Marathon
The lead pack has dwindled to five through 15 miles of the Olympic Marathon. These men- Martin Lel and Samuel Wanjiru of Kenya, Yonas Kifle of Eritrea, Deriba Merga of Ethiopia and Jaouad Gharib of Morocco- are still running around 2:05-2:06 pace. They came through the half marathon in 1:02:38 and […]
- Lead Pack of 7 intact through 10 miles of Olympic Marathon
A lead pack of 7 men have passed the 10 mile mark of the Olympic Marathon in a sizzling 47:46. This pack includes all three Kenyan entrants (Martin Lel, Samuel Wanjiru, and Luke Kibet) as well as Moroccans Abderrahim Goumri and Jaouad Gharib and Eritreans Yared Asmeron and Yonas Kifle. The Kenyans and […]
- Men Through 10k at Blistering Pace
The men are off to a blistering, almost 2:06 pace and are trying to take advantage of the fast course which begins adjacent to Tiananmen Square. This strategy is the opposite of what was employed by the women in their version of the Olympic marathon last week.
They ran the opening mile in 4:41, completed […] - Olympic Marathon Underway!
The Men’s Marathon is underway at the 2008 Olympic Games. Ninety two men toed the line including Americans Ryan Hall , Dathan Ritzenhein, and Brian Sell. The thermometer read 74 degrees at the start, with humidity at 67%. These conditions should become more severe and play a role as the […]
- 2008 Beijing Olympic Preview: Men’s Marathon
Men’s MarathonThe Schedule: Sunday, Aug 24 (live on NBC, Saturday at 7:30 p.m. EDT)The Americans: Ryan Hall, Dathan Ritzenhein, Brian SellThe Contenders: Sammy Wanjiru (KEN), Martin Lel (KEN), Robert Cheruyiot (KEN), Mubarak Shami (QAT), Abderrahim Goumri (MAR), Jaouad Gharib (MAR), Tsegaye Kebede (ETH), Tsuyoshi Ogata (JPN)The Stats: Records, 2008 List, 2007 Worlds, 2004 OlympicsThe Medal […]
- Bekele Completes Distance Double
Ethiopian Kenenisa Bekele has won the Olympic 5000 m, pulling away late to earn his second gold medal of these Games. Bekele clocked 12:57.82 for the distance, an Olympic Record and a remarkable feat considering the tactical nature of this race. Kenyans Eliud Kipchoge and Edwin Soi took silver and bronze in 13:02.80 […]
- Dibaba Golden Again!
Ethiopia’s Tirunesh Dibaba has completed a rare distance double, winning the Women’s Olympic 5000m title tonight to add to the 10000m title she won last Friday. Dibaba stayed near the front throughout and used a punishing final kilometer to hold off 10000m silver medalist Elvan Abeylegesse of Turkey and fellow Ethiopian Meseret Defar, who […]
- Team USA: Day 7 Track Recap
Day 7 of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing proves that Team USA is just going to keep getting better and better in track and field events.
TEAM USA COMPLETELY DOMINATES MEN’S 400M FINAL
Team USA’s LaShawn Merritt ran a personal best and won the gold medal in 43.75 seconds in the men’s 400m final. Behind […] - Team USA: Day 6 Track Recap
Team USA increased its medal count to 14 Wednesday, but no one could catch Bolt.
LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE IN BEIJING
Usain Bolt of Jamaica shattered another world record when he ran the 200m in only 19.30 seconds. The record previously belonged to U.S. sprinter Michael Johnson who ran 19.32 at the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games. Bolt ran […] - Ryan Hall: Olympic Memories
(Elite Athlete Blog Entry 15)Welcome to the official blog of top U.S. distance runner Ryan Hall as he begins his quest for Olympic gold! Check back every other Friday for Ryan’s latest entry at http://ryanhall.thefinalsprint.com/
I have always dreamed about what the whole Olympic experience would be like. I have seen portrayals of the Olympics in many movies, […]
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Brenda said:
I would like to participate in the 200 mile relay. Brenda