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Gay breaks another record as USA goes 1-3 in men’s 200; Phillips takes LJ bronze
Posted August 30th, 2007 at 10:00 AM by Martin Kennedy
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Special Features, Live Race Coverage
World 100m champion Tyson Gay (Fayetteville, Ark.) broke yet another meet record held by Michael Johnson in an evening that also saw Team USA pick up two bronze medals Thursday at the IAAF World Outdoor Track& Field Championships at Nagai Stadium.
At the 2007 AT&T USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in June, Gay set a pair of meet records in the 100 (9.84) and 200 (19.62), the latter previously held by world record holder Michael Johnson. Running into a .8 meters-per-second headwind Thursday night, Gay took down Johnson’s meet record at the World Championships, coming from behind to win his second gold medal of the meet.
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