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Lead Stories: Tuesday, December 2, 2008

2008 Beijing Olympic Preview: Women’s 100 Meter Hurdles

Posted August 10th, 2008 at 10:59 PM by Jesse Squire

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics

Women’s 100 Meter Hurdles
The Schedule: heats, Sunday Aug 17; semifinals, Monday Aug 18; finals, Tuesday Aug 19
The Americans: #1 Lolo Jones, #10 Dawn Harper, #11 Damu Cherry
The Contenders: #2 Brigitte Foster-Hylton (JAM), #3 Delloreen Ennis-London (JAM), #4 Josephine Onyia (ESP), #5 Sally McLellan (AUS), #8 Susanna Kallur (SWE)
The Stats: Records, 2008 List, 2007 Worlds, 2004 Olympics
The Medal Picks: T&FN - Jones, Ennis-London, Kallur; SI - Jones, Kallur, Cherry
The Story: Jones, the World Indoor champ, had her career breakthrough at the Olympic Trials and knew it. Since then, she has beaten all of her rivals at Super Grand Prix meets in Stockholm and London, if only barely at times. She goes into Beijing wearing the mantle of favorite but not an overwhelming one.

Foster-Hylton runs hot and cold; in her major races this year she has four wins but no seconds or thirds. Onyia’s performances have been similar but not as good. Ennis-London has been far more consistent but with less upside. After Jones, McLellan has been the hottest hurdler over the last few meets.

The biggest question mark is Kallur. She broke a seemingly unbreakable indoor World Record, then came up injured during the World Indoor championships. A flare-up of that same injury has kept her from racing since early June, and this is not an event in which a big rest period is helpful. She’s good enough to win, but how close to her best will she be?

Note: Athletes’ rankings refer to TheFinalSprint.com’s World Points Standings, and medal picks come to us from Track & Field News and Sports Illustrated, respectively.

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World Points Standings:
Women’s Hurdles

Posted June 21st, 2008 at 2:00 PM by Jesse Squire

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Rankings, World Standings

100m Hurdles
1. Lolo Jones, 79
2. Josephine Onyia, 61
3. Susanna Kallur, 49
4. Lacena Golding Clarke, 35
5. Candice Davis, 34
6. Brigitte Foster-Hylton, 33
7. Vonette Dixon, 32
8. Joanna Hayes, 30
8. Kellie Wells, 30
10. Damu Cherry, 26

Jones leads this event based on her tremendous consistency and World Indoor championship. Onyia, still alive for the Golden League jackpot, has won big but bombed out big as well. Kallur broke the world indoor record then came up injured but appears to be fully recovered.
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5 Minutes With German Hurdler Kirsten Bolm

Posted November 10th, 2007 at 4:00 PM by J. R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

She dreamed of being a witch, never wears Bridget Jones style knickers, has a taste for expensive chocolates, and oh yeah she knows how to clear a hurdle or two! Germany’s European Indoor 60m Hurdles bronze medalist, the beautiful and extremely classy Kirsten Bolm, is the next European athlete to bare her soul under the pressure of the European Athletics 5-minute interview…

EA: If I wasn’t doing this now I’d be…

KB: sleeping.

EA: A phrase I use too often is …

KB: I’ll do it tomorrow.
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TFS News Briefs: 10/24/07

Posted October 24th, 2007 at 11:21 AM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Cross Country, Track & Field, Olympics, TFS News Briefs

Profile of Cuban 110m Hurdler Dayron Robles
Cuba News Headlines/Cuban Daily News profiles 100m hurdler Dayron Robles and explains why the Cuban people believe he ought to be the 2007 Track & Field Athlete of the Year. Read more at: [Cuba News Headlines/Cuban Daily News]

Poor Air Quality in Beijing May Force the Move of Some Distance Events to Another VenueInternational Olympic Committee inspectors are in Beijing in continuing efforts to monitor the city’s notorious pollution and to try and determine whether or not some long-distance events will be need to be moved to another city. Read more at: [Washington, PA Observer-Reporter]

NCAA Cross Country: Conference Championships Weekend
The top 5 ranked teams in NCAA Division I Cross Country (1. Oregon, 2. Northern Arizona, 3. UTEP, 4. Iona, 5. Colorado) will all be competing in their conference championship meets this weekend. Read more at: [USTFCCCA]
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Spearmon, Richards set personal bests in Shanghai

Posted September 29th, 2007 at 5:45 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

2007 World Outdoor 200m bronze medalist Wallace Spearmon and 2007 IAAF Golden League winner Sanya Richards stole the show in 100 meter action at the 2007 Shanghai Golden Grand Prix.

A 4×100m gold medalist at the 2007 World Outdoor Championships, Spearmon edged out reigning World 100m and 200m champion Tyson Gay in the men’s 100m, crossing the line in 9.96 seconds to Gay’s 10.02 . It was a personal best for Spearmon and the first time he has ever dipped under the 10 second barrier.

In the women’s 100m, 2006 IAAF Athlete of the Year Sanya Richards set a personal best in taking second place in 10.97 behind Jamaica’s Veronica Campbell who won in 10.90. 2007 World Outdoor bronze medalist Carmelita Jeter was third in 11.09 and 2007 World Outdoor silver medalist Lauryn Williams was fourth in 11.21.
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Stars headed for Yokohama

Posted September 29th, 2007 at 4:00 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

A handful of the stars who competed in Shanghai will travel to Japan to compete in the Seiko Super Track and Field meet on Sunday, September 30 in Yokohama.

Three-time gold medalist at the 2007 World Outdoor Championships Tyson Gay is back in the men’s 100 meters, looking to avenge his loss from Shanghai. Anwar Moore also will be looking for the win in the men’s 110m hurdles and will be challenged by two-time Junior College National champion Dexter Faulk.

It will be a battle of the world champions in the men’s 400m hurdles as 2007 World Outdoor champion Kerron Clement will face 2005 World champion Bershawn Jackson.

Sanya Richards, who owns the top five times in the world this year over 400m, is entered in her specialty and will be aiming for a new personal best in her final race of the season.
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Americans take four wins at World Athletics Final

Posted September 22nd, 2007 at 4:45 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

World champions Michelle Perry and Reese Hoffa stayed true to form, while Walter Davis and LaShawn Merritt also picked up victories Saturday in the first day of competition at the IAAF World Athletics Final in Stuttgart, Germany.

Repeating their finishes from the World Championships in Osaka, Hoffa and Adam Nelson went 1-2 in the men’s shot put with throws of 20.98m/68-10 and 20.95m/68-8.75, respectively. Dan Taylor was fourth with 20.74m/68-0.5, Christian Cantwell fifth with 20.25m/66-5.25, and Garrett Johnson eighth with 19.26m/63-2.25.

Two-time world champion Michelle Perry won the women’s 100m hurdles in 12.68 seconds, .02 ahead of Spain’s Josephine Onyia in second. American Lolo Jones, Sally McClellan of Australia and Susanna Kallur of Sweden - who had dominated Golden League competition since Osaka - all were disqualified in a second and third false start.
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IAAF World Athletics Final: Women’s 100m Hurdles

Posted September 22nd, 2007 at 8:50 AM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

Going into the IAAF World Athletics Final, Sweden’s Susanna Kallur seemed to have American Michelle Perry’s number, having ruined Perry’s hopes of getting a share of the $1 Million Golden League Jackpot by beating her in Zürich. She’d then rubbed it in with another win (and a personal best of 12.49) in Berlin.

It wasn’t meant to be, however. After four (yes, four) false starts in what had to be partially blamed on technical problems, Lolo Jones (USA), Sally McLellan (AUS) and Kallur were all disqualified. Kallur ripped her numbers off her uniform in disgust.
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Podcast 75: MICHELLE PERRY on her 2nd consecutive 100m hurdles World Championship

Posted September 3rd, 2007 at 6:24 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts

Episode sponsored by: Bill Rodgers Sportswear
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Welcome to Episode 75 of The Final Sprint Podcast featuring my interview with American hurdler MICHELLE PERRY who successfully defended her 100m hurdles title and added to Team USA’s historic gold and overall medal count at the now concluded IAAF World Championships in Osaka, Japan

In the interview Michelle talks about surging for the lead in the last 10m and how it felt waiting for the official results of the extremely close race.

Download the podcast to hear Michelle discuss these topics, as well as, her advice for less experience runners, the keys to her consistency and dominance, how she stays busy and calm in the days before a race and what her second consecutive 100m hurdle World Championship means for her quest for Olympic gold.

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Host: Adam Jacobs | Guest: Michelle Perry
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Musicians: Ryan Ahlwardt & Darnell Perkins
File Size: 9.46 MB | Length: 9:14 MIN

Episode sponsored by: Bill Rodgers Sportswear
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Video: First world title for hurdler Liu Xiang

Posted August 31st, 2007 at 9:12 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

Liu Xiang of China was matched stride for stride over eight hurdles by American Terrence Trammell. In the end it was Xiang who pulled away to win the 110-meter hurdles in 12.95 seconds, staring down his opponents at the finish line.

Courtesy of: WCSN
Via: TheNewsRoom

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