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Pile-Up in Women’s 800m Sends 12 Athletes To Final
Posted June 29th, 2008 at 8:00 AM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Olympics
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On a blazing hot day here, a pile-up about 250 meters into yesterday’s first heat of the women’s 800m semi-finals at these U.S. Olympic Trials sent four women tumbling to the track, splitting the field, and initially crushing some long-held Olympic dreams.
“I remember getting grabbed then getting physical with someone,” said Nikeya Green who finished third in a race where only the top-4 finishers would qualify for the final. “I don’t know. It wasn’t my fault, but it just kind of happened.”
Just behind Green, Kameisha Bennett, Latavia Thomas and Becky Horn fell hard. Nicole Teter (Pictured above) then went down as she tried to jump over the pile-up.
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Symmonds Takes Inside Lane to Win Men’s 800 Semifinal
Posted June 28th, 2008 at 8:45 PM by Stephanie Lowe
Section: Announcements
Two of the nation’s top 800-meter runners, Nick Symmonds and Khadevis Robinson, each won their heat in the semifinal round of the U.S. Olympic Trials.
In the first heat, Robinson ran a 1:46.14, followed by Oregon’s Andrew Wheating (1:46.23) and Jonathan Johnson (1:46.28). Jebreh Harris was the last to qualify with 1:46.29).
Symmonds gave the crowd a good show, running in the back of the pack and then making his move with his signature finishing kick. His time of 1:45.61 was the fastest of the semifinals. Duane Solomon (1:45.82) Christian Smith (1:46.02), and Lopez Lomong (1:46.16). University of Texas runner Jacob Hernandez just missed qualifying with 1:46.16.
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Distance Races Also Thrill At Reebok Grand Prix
Posted June 1st, 2008 at 3:46 PM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
It is true that most of the 6,000-plus spectators who filled Ichan Stadium here, especially the 1,000 or so Jamaicans, came to see explosive sprinters like Usain Bolt, Tyson Gay and Allyson Felix. Their cheers, deafening during the sprints, were largely lacking during the distance events, despite the entreaties of RRW’s favorite meet announcer Scott Davis.
However, some exciting sprint finishes in the longer races did get the crowds on their feet, in particular the finish of the men’s 5000m where Shadrack Kosgei of Kenya and Ali Abdosh of Ethiopia duked it out on the final 100m, the first race after a 45 minute delay caused by a heavy thunderstorm. The pair were running close to 13-flat pace throughout the race, and it took a 56-second final 400m by Kosgei to lock down the win by just 4/100ths of a second, 13:14.46 to 13:14.50. Abdosh was sprinting so fast in the final meters he nearly fell as he crossed the finish line.
“I thought the sprint was fantastic,” said a beaming Kosgei. “I was really strong.”
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Men’s Olympic Middle & Long- Distance In the Modern Era
Posted March 27th, 2008 at 9:00 AM by Jimmie R. Markham
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Track & Field, Olympics
The Modern Olympic Era
Of the 336 medals that have been awarded thus far in the men’s middle and long-distance track events during the Modern Olympic Era (1896-2004) here are some interesting statistics:
· A total of 42 Countries have won medals in these events.*
· Kenya (no surprise) has won the most medals, having won 43.
· USA is a close 2nd with 42.
· Finland (yes, Finland) is 3rd with 41.
· Great Britain is 4th, having won 35.
· Ethiopia rounds out the top 5 with 15 medals.**
· Finland can claim the most gold medals with 21. Kenya is 2nd with 15, followed closely by the USA and Great Britain with 13 each.
· In the silver-medal count, it’s Kenya (17), then United States (13), then Great Britain (12), then Finland (11). France rounds out the top 5 with a total of 9 medals.
· The top 5 in the bronze-medal count are: United States (16), Kenya (11), Great Britain (10), Finland (9) and Sweden (7).
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U.S. Indoor Track & Field Championships Recap
Posted February 25th, 2008 at 12:00 PM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
Shannon Rowbury and Matt Tegenkamp [Pictured] dominated the 3-K’s, while Khadevis Robinson just held off Nick Symmonds in the men’s 800m to highlight two days of action at the AT&T U.S. Indoor Championships here. The meet served as the U.S. trials for next month’s IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics in Valencia, Spain, with the top-2 finishers in each event earning provisional berths on the U.S. team.
As expected, Tegenkamp defended his title, but now has the distinction of winning the national 3000m crown in the slowest ever time since the event was introduced to these championships in 1987. In fact, his 8:02.52 clocking is the only winning time north of eight minutes in the history of the meet.
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USA Indoor T&F Champs: Robinson Nips Symmonds to Win 800m Indoor Title
Posted February 24th, 2008 at 5:34 PM by Jared Markowitz
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
Khadevis Robinson proved himself to once again be America’s premier half miler at the 2008 USATF Indoor Championships. Robinson held off Nick Symmonds, the former DIII standout who has become Robinson’s main rival during the last two years.
The race was the fastest of the indoor season for the two competitors as Robinson ran 1:46.95 to win by the razor thin margin of 0.01s. Ryan Brown was third in 1:47.99 and was followed by Karjuan Williams (1:48.40), James Hatch (1:51.92), and Frederick Sharpe (1:53.44).
USA Indoor T&F Champs:
KD, Symmonds Look Strong in Men’s 800m Preliminaries
Posted February 23rd, 2008 at 6:07 PM by Jared Markowitz
Section: News & Results, Track & Field
The men’s 800m preliminaries at the 2008 USATF Indoor Track Championships went largely as expected.
Four time outdoor national champion Khadevis Robinson won the first heat in 1:48.88 with Ryan Brown also qualifying for finals. The second heat was won by two-time U.S. outdoor runner-up and defending U.S. indoor champion Nick Symmonds in 1:48.67.
James Hatch and Frederick Sharpe also advanced based on time. Karjuan Williams was the winner and lone finalist from the third heat.
The finals will be tomorrow at 5:13 PM EST.
Podcast 127: 4-time U.S. 800m Champ Khadevis Robinson on New Race Strategies for 2008
Posted February 12th, 2008 at 3:15 PM by Jimmie R. Markham
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts
Today’s episode of TheFinalSprint.com Running Podcast features top-ranked American 800 meter runner Khadevis Robinson who has won the US National Championship in that race four time, including the past three years in a row.
Coached by the legendary Johnny Gray, Khadevis is trying out new race strategies for the 2008 season including, sitting and kicking and running more-even splits. These are strategies he hopes will augment the aggressive front-running tactics for which he’s well known.
Download the podcast to hear Khadevis talk about the Ken Doherty Memorial Fellowship for which he’s recently been selected, his life as a new father, Alan Webb’s venture into 800 meter running last year and his goals for his post-competitive career.
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Nick Symmonds:
Season Opener
(Elite Athlete Blog - Entry #5)
Posted January 28th, 2008 at 1:41 PM by Nick Symmonds
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Elite Athlete Blogs, Nick Symmonds
Welcome to the official blog of elite American middle-distance runner Nick Symmonds. For more information about Nick please visit: www.nicksymmonds.com
This weekend marked the real beginning of 2008 for me. Traveling across the country to race at the Boston Indoor Games was a decision not easily made. Many factors go into choosing a season opener and Coach Gags [Frank Gagliano] and I vacillated all fall whether or not to open up here. Fortunately, we were on the same page as to what we hoped to gain from my 2008 debut. It might seem strange that so much thought went into a race that is run in January and does not qualify me for anything in particular, but I will try to explain our thought process and what we were looking for in a season opener.
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BIGgest Moments from Boston
Posted January 27th, 2008 at 8:09 PM by Jared Markowitz
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, College, High School
The 2008 Reebok Boston Indoor Games featured many exciting events on the track and in the field. As usual the meet attracted many of the world’s finest athletes- Olympic Medalists, World Champions, seasoned vets and rising stars. Each event at the Boston Indoor Games brought thrills to the crowd at the Reggie Lewis Center, but below we give our recaps and rankings (the latter being completely subjective) of the excitement delivered by each event:
1.) Women’s 2 Mile- Defar and Smith shatter previous WR
The Women’s 2 mile was a distance running clinic put on by two of the world’s finest distance runners, Meseret Defar (ETH) and Kim Smith (NZL). Defar’s goal in this race was to break the Women’s Indoor 2 Mile World Record of 9:23.38, set by disgraced American star Regina Jacobs.
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