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U.S. women struggle in long jump, pole vault

Posted August 28th, 2007 at 10:00 AM by Martha Jones

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Special Features, Live Race Coverage

In the women’s long jump final, 2007 NCAA champion Brittney Reese made the final cut of eight jumpers. Although she struggled to find the board throughout the night, committing three fouls, the 20-year-old finished eighth with a best mark of 6.60m/21-8. Defending world champion Tianna Madison was 10th with 6.47m/21-2.75. Russia swept the competition, with Tatyana Lebedeva taking first with a leap of 7.03m/23-0.75, Lyudmila Kolchanova moving up to second on her final jump of 6.92m/22-8.5, and Tatyana Kotova third at 6.90m/22-7.75.

Jumping with a heavily taped left ankle, American record holder Jenn Stuczynski (Rochester, N.Y.) struggled in the women’s pole vault final. She missed on her first attempt of the competition, at 4.55m/14-11, but had an easy clearance on her second try. After passing at 4.60m/15-1, she missed her first two attempts at 4.65m/15-3 before withdrawing from the rest of the competition. Shortly before she was up for her third attempt, she removed the tape from her ankle and donned her sweats. She ended in 10th place.
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Hoffa reaches 22.43 (73-7.25) and Gay, Wariner and Richards dominate in London

Posted August 3rd, 2007 at 12:12 PM by Bob Ramsak

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

reese hoffa shotput Shot Putter Resse Hoffa stole the spotlight from the sprinters at the Norwich Union London Grand Prix tonight.

The U.S. champion won the event with a mammoth 22.43 (73-7.25) effort in the final round to wrestle the victory and the 2007 world lead from compatriot Christian Cantwell. It was a massive personal best for the 29-year-old, his first beyond 22 meters outdoors, and an effort which lifted the reigning world indoor champion to spot No. 11 on the all-time world list. This was Hoffa’s seventh win in 10 outings outdoors this season, setting him up as a strong favorite for the world title later this month in Osaka.

The pre-meet 100m world record hype turned out to be just that, but Tyson Gay did dominate the short dash with a commanding 10.02 win, well ahead of European champion and Olympic silver medallist Francis Obikwelu of Portugal who clocked 10.18.
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Pole vault showdown set for London

Posted August 2nd, 2007 at 10:20 AM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

Jenn Stuczynski Six of the top 10 women pole vaulters in the world are scheduled to compete in the Norwich Union London Grand Prix meet at Crystal Palace on Friday, August 3rd, 2007 in what promises to be a preview of the world championships in Osaka next month.

Yelena Isinbayeva of Russia, the world-record holder at 5.01m (16′ - 5 2/10″) has the world’s best jump in 2007 with a 4.91m (16′ - 1 3/10″) mark set in Paris on June 7th. She is the favorite to win, both in London and Osaka.

American Jenn Stuczynski, back after almost 5 weeks with a back injury, has the number two mark in the world in 2007 which she posted before her injury. Having competed in her first post-injury race this week in Jockgrim, Germany, her comeback looks promising.

At that meet, she cleared meet records of 4.46m (14′ - 7 6/10″) and 4.55m (14′ - 11 1/10″) on her first attempts “with miles to spare,” according to coach Rick Suhr, and went on to say:

“We are certainly not where we were, and are still recovering from the injury. I was happy with these jumps into headwinds of 10-15mph, but this is not the place to push it.”

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