ATHENS SGP 3July06 Results

Some pts of interest: Hell of a men’s 800 - a guy runs 1:44.3 and finishes 8th!!

Germany at long last finds a very good female 100m hurdler.

Daniel Komen 3:30 at 1500 looks like he’s building into a serious contender to Ramzi for honours at next year’s world titles.

Panama’s Irving Saladino is the real deal, hoists the spinnaker to long jump 8.65w to beat Dwight by 30cm

Lashinda Demus goes into serious territory with 53.02 to flog Olympic champ Fani Halkia in the 400H.

Athens Super Grand Prix Athína (Olympic Stadium) 03-Jul-2006

Results	MEN

Official Result Men - 100 Metres - Final Wind:-0.4m/s
Pos Athlete Nat Mark Pts
1 Obikwelu Francis POR 10.03 20
2 Burns Marc TRI 10.13 16
3 Smoots Jason USA 10.13 14
4 Fasuba Olusoji A. NGR 10.19 12
5 Aliu Deji NGR 10.20 10
6 Devonish Marlon GBR 10.21 8
7 Thomas Dwight JAM 10.22 6
8 Osovnikar Matic SLO 10.36 4
9 Kuc Dariusz POL 10.39

Official Result - Revised - Men - 100 Metres - Heat 1 Wind:+2.3m/s
Pos Athlete Nat Mark Pts
1 Aliu Deji NGR 10.07
2 Fasuba Olusoji A. NGR 10.08
3 Smoots Jason USA 10.08
4 Kuc Dariusz POL 10.27
5 Henry Anson CAN 10.29
6 Sarrís Panayiótis GRE 10.39
7 Petrídis Aristídis GRE 10.58
8 Halastáras Evággelos GRE 10.61
Phillips Dwight USA DQ

Official Result Men - 100 Metres - Heat 2 Wind:+3.4m/s
Pos Athlete Nat Mark Pts
1 Obikwelu Francis POR 10.04
2 Thomas Dwight JAM 10.14
3 Devonish Marlon GBR 10.16
4 Osovnikar Matic SLO 10.21
5 Burns Marc TRI 10.23
6 Polítis Ioánnis GRE 10.54
7 Michael-Kyriacou Neophytos CYP 10.59
8 Karayiannis Andreás GRE 10.60
9 Séggos Vasílios GRE 10.63

Official Result Men - 100 Metres - Final Wind:-0.4m/s
Pos Athlete Nat Mark Pts
1 Obikwelu Francis POR 10.03 20
2 Burns Marc TRI 10.13 16
3 Smoots Jason USA 10.13 14
4 Fasuba Olusoji A. NGR 10.19 12
5 Aliu Deji NGR 10.20 10
6 Devonish Marlon GBR 10.21 8
7 Thomas Dwight JAM 10.22 6
8 Osovnikar Matic SLO 10.36 4
9 Kuc Dariusz POL 10.39

Official Result - Revised - Men - 100 Metres - Heat 1 Wind:+2.3m/s
Pos Athlete Nat Mark Pts
1 Aliu Deji NGR 10.07
2 Fasuba Olusoji A. NGR 10.08
3 Smoots Jason USA 10.08
4 Kuc Dariusz POL 10.27
5 Henry Anson CAN 10.29
6 Sarrís Panayiótis GRE 10.39
7 Petrídis Aristídis GRE 10.58
8 Halastáras Evággelos GRE 10.61
Phillips Dwight USA DQ

Official Result Men - 100 Metres - Heat 2 Wind:+3.4m/s
Pos Athlete Nat Mark Pts
1 Obikwelu Francis POR 10.04
2 Thomas Dwight JAM 10.14
3 Devonish Marlon GBR 10.16
4 Osovnikar Matic SLO 10.21
5 Burns Marc TRI 10.23
6 Polítis Ioánnis GRE 10.54
7 Michael-Kyriacou Neophytos CYP 10.59
8 Karayiannis Andreás GRE 10.60
9 Séggos Vasílios GRE 10.63

Official Result Men - 200 Metres Wind:-0.7m/s
Pos Athlete Nat Mark Pts
1 Devonish Marlon GBR 20.53
2 Sarrís Panayiótis GRE 20.94
3 Tzogas Ioannis GRE 21.28
4 Koutsotheodorou Georgios GRE 21.36
5 Vássou Hhrístos GRE 21.64
6 Halastáras Evággelos GRE 21.97
Aliu Deji NGR DNS
Fasuba Olusoji A. NGR DNS

Official Result Men - 400 Metres
Pos Athlete Nat Mark Pts
1 Grávalos Dimítrios GRE 45.94
2 Melahrinoúdis Padeleímon GRE 46.16
3 Cilliers Ockert RSA 46.56
4 Iakovákis Sotírios GRE 46.60
5 Anastasíou Konstadínos GRE 47.43
6 Pitsas Ioannis GRE 47.88
7 Papandonoudis Konstantinos GRE 48.49

Official Result Men - 800 Metres
Pos Athlete Nat Mark Pts
1 Borzakovskiy Yuriy RUS 1:43.42 20
2 Bungei Wilfred KEN 1:43.59 16
3 Milkevics Dmitrijs LAT 1:43.67 14
4 Kamel Youssef Saad BRN 1:43.75 12
5 Al-Azemi Mohammad K KUW 1:44.13 10
6 Chehibi Mouhssin MAR 1:44.16 8
7 Robinson Khadevis USA 1:44.21 6
8 Bogdanov Dmitriy RUS 1:44.33 4
9 Papadópoulos Efthímios GRE 1:46.56
10 Sultan Majed Saeed QAT 1:47.46
11 Saïd-Guerni Djabir ALG 1:49.36
12 Faroúggias Pávlos GRE 1:52.56
dos Santos Osmar Barbosa BRA DNF

Official Result Men - 1500 Metres
Pos Athlete Nat Mark Pts
1 Komen Daniel Kipchirchir KEN 3:30.27 20
2 Heshko Ivan UKR 3:31.78 16
3 Boukensa Tarek ALG 3:31.85 14
4 Willis Nicholas NZL 3:32.93 12
5 Kiptum Bernard Kiptanui KEN 3:33.23 10
6 Silva Rui POR 3:34.00 8
7 Brannen Nathan CAN 3:34.88 6
8 Gallardo Sergio ESP 3:34.95 4
9 Lukezic Christopher USA 3:34.96 3
10 Boulahfane Kamal ALG 3:35.29 3
11 Nolan James IRL 3:37.96 3
12 Chirchir Cornelius KEN 3:39.93 3
13 Bashir Daham Najim QAT 3:46.33
Kimutai Philemon Kipkorir KEN DNF
Kipchoge Gilbert KEN DNF

Official Result Men - 3000 Metres Steeplechase
Pos Athlete Nat Mark Pts
1 Shaheen Saif Saaeed QAT 7:56.32 20
2 Kosgei Reuben KEN 8:08.79 16
3 Jiménez Antonio David ESP 8:16.24 14
4 Taher Tareq Mubarak BRN 8:17.63 12
5 Vroemen Simon NED 8:18.14 10
6 Martín Eliseo ESP 8:18.91 8
7 Chemweno David KEN 8:19.34 6
8 Kipyego Michael KEN 8:19.43 4
9 Ezzine Ali MAR 8:19.56 3
10 Poplawski Radoslaw POL 8:24.43 3
11 Kosgei Collins KEN 8:27.54 3
12 Kiprotich Wesley KEN 8:28.53 3
13 Ngetich Caleb KEN 8:29.27
14 Slattery Steve USA 8:30.04
15 Blanco José Luis ESP 8:32.29
16 Akroút Naím GRE 8:44.68
17 Anagnóstou Theódoros GRE 8:49.54
18 Lítsis Arbédo-Aléxandros GRE 8:54.87
Le Dauphin Vincent FRA DNF
Pencreach Gaël FRA DNF

Official Result Men - 400 Metres Hurdles
Pos Athlete Nat Mark Pts
1 Jackson Bershawn USA 48.00 20
2 Iakovákis Periklís GRE 48.33 16
3 Myburgh Alwyn RSA 48.37 14
4 van Zyl L.J. RSA 48.38 12
5 Carter James USA 49.03 10
6 Keïta Naman FRA 49.07 8
7 Cilliers Ockert RSA 49.31 6
8 Clement Kerron USA 49.32 4
9 Alozídis Minás GRE 49.36

Official Result Men - Pole Vault
Pos Athlete Nat Mark Pts
1 Lobinger Tim GER 5.80 20
2 Gibilisco Giuseppe ITA 5.80 16
3 Burgess Paul AUS 5.75 14
4 Stevenson Toby USA 5.70 12
5 Averbukh Aleksandr ISR 5.65 10
6 Schulze Fabian GER 5.60 8
7 Mazuryk Maksym UKR 5.60 6
8 Börgeling Lars GER 5.50 4
9 Filippídis Konstadínos GRE 5.50
10 Markov Dmitri AUS 5.40
11 Evaggélou Mários GRE 5.20
11 Sidihákis Nikólaos GRE 5.20
Hooker Steven AUS DNS
Blom Rens NED NM
Jeng Alhaji SWE NM
Korchmid Oleksandr UKR NM
Patsoukákis Dimítrios GRE NM
Pavlov Igor RUS NM

Official Result Men - Long Jump
Pos Athlete Nat Mark Wind Pts
1 Saladino Irving PAN 8.65 +3.3 20
2 Phillips Dwight USA 8.30 +2.4 16
3 Tsátoumas Loúis GRE 8.26 +2.5 14
4 Nima Issam ALG 8.21 +3.6 12
5 Gaisah Ignisious GHA 8.18 -0.5 10
6 Pate Miguel USA 8.17 +2.4 8
7 Sapinskiy Dmitriy RUS 8.15 +2.5 6
8 Méliz Luis Felipe CUB 8.02 +1.8 4
9 Mokoena Godfrey Khotso RSA 7.86 +1.6
10 Camejo Ibrahim CUB 7.73 +1.5
11 Noúsios Astérios GRE 7.71 0
Al-Khuwalidi Mohamed Salman KSA DNS

Official Result Men - Discus Throw
Pos Athlete Nat Mark Pts
1 Alekna Virgilijus LTU 69.36 20
2 Kövágó Zoltán HUN 67.78 16
3 Kanter Gerd EST 67.04 14
4 Waltz Ian USA 65.10 12
5 Malachowski Piotr POL 64.88 10
6 Pestano Mario ESP 64.79 8
7 Rome Jarred USA 63.41 6
8 Riedel Lars GER 63.06 4
9 Möllenbeck Michael GER 62.10
10 Balliengo Jorge ARG 60.74
11 Kruger Frantz RSA 60.71
12 Kónstas Stéfanos GRE 57.42

Results	WOMEN

Official Result Women - 100 Metres Wind:+1.2m/s
Pos Athlete Nat Mark Pts
1 Edwards Torri USA 11.14 20
2 Ferguson Debbie BAH 11.17 16
3 Koklóni Yeoryía GRE 11.33 14
4 Jones LoLo USA 11.36 12
5 Williams Lauryn USA 11.39 10
6 Pillay Geraldine RSA 11.40 8
7 Block Zhanna UKR 11.41 6
8 Kislova Marina RUS 11.55 4
Kirkland Anjanette USA DNS

Official Result - Revised - Women - 800 Metres
Pos Athlete Nat Mark Pts
1 Kotlyarova Olga RUS 1:57.86 20
2 Petlyuk Tetyana UKR 1:57.93 16
3 Calatayud Zulia CUB 1:57.94 14
4 Cherkasova Svetlana RUS 1:58.00 12
5 Sinclair Kenia JAM 1:58.38 10
6 Klyuka Svetlana RUS 1:58.64 8
7 Jamal Maryam Yusuf BRN 1:59.04 6
8 Schmidt Alice USA 1:59.43 4
9 García Rosibel COL 1:59.58
10 Jepkosgei Janeth KEN 2:00.03
11 Filándra Eléni GRE 2:03.86
Levina Tatyana RUS DNF
Spencer Sasha USA DNF

Official Result Women - 1500 Metres
Pos Athlete Nat Mark Pts
1 Soboleva Yelena RUS 3:56.74 20
2 Chizhenko Yuliya RUS 3:58.02 16
3 Lishchynska Iryna UKR 4:00.04 14
4 Tomashova Tatyana RUS 4:01.94 12
5 Yegorova Olga RUS 4:02.46 10
6 Dehiba Hind FRA 4:02.74 8
7 Ghezielle Bouchra FRA 4:04.74 6
8 Alminova Anna RUS 4:06.10 4
9 Tullett Hayley GBR 4:06.34 3
10 Krakoviak Irina LTU 4:06.73 3
11 Chumakova Olesya RUS 4:07.05 3
12 Douma-Hussar Carmen CAN 4:07.34 3
13 Dobriskey Lisa GBR 4:07.55
14 Wurth-Thomas Christin USA 4:07.88
15 Kanales Yelena RUS 4:08.07
16 Dumbravean Corina ROM 4:09.06
17 Clitheroe Helen GBR 4:10.14
18 Jakubczak Anna POL 4:18.64
Komyagina Olga RUS DNF
Papp Krisztina HUN DNF

Official Result Women - 3000 Metres Steeplechase
Pos Athlete Nat Mark Pts
1 Janowska Wioletta POL 9:17.15 20
2 Ivanova Lyubov RUS 9:21.94 16
3 Petrova Tatyana RUS 9:22.96 14
4 Mitchell Victoria AUS 9:30.84 12
5 Tóth Lívia HUN 9:31.50 10
6 Chepchumba Salome KEN 9:37.93 8
7 Kipkemoi Gladys Jerotich KEN 9:38.68 6
8 Lehtinen Johanna FIN 9:40.28 4
9 Messner Carrie USA 9:50.52 3
10 Dean Hattie GBR 9:51.12 3
11 Boonstra Miranda NED 9:51.13 3
12 McGettigan Roisin IRL 9:55.22 3
13 Bak Justyna POL 9:58.11
14 Kokkinaríou Iríni GRE 9:58.25
15 Izmodenova Nataliya RUS 10:04.02
16 Monteiro Inês POR 10:06.16
Ivanova Svetlana RUS DNF
Sidorchenkova Yelena RUS DNF

Official Result Women - 100 Metres Hurdles Wind:+2.3m/s
Pos Athlete Nat Mark Pts
1 Bolm Kirsten GER 12.69 20
2 Ennis-London Delloreen JAM 12.81 16
3 Jones LoLo USA 12.83 14
4 Adams Jenny USA 12.83 12
5 O’Rourke Derval IRL 13.02 10
6 Kómnou Alexándra GRE 13.13 8
7 Kirkland Anjanette USA 13.50 6
Okori Reïna-Flor FRA DNF
Redoúmi Flóra GRE DNS

Official Result Women - 400 Metres Hurdles
Pos Athlete Nat Mark Pts
1 Demus Lashinda USA 53.02 20
2 Halkiá Faní GRE 53.71 16
3 Glover Sandra USA 54.15 14
4 Tereschuk-Antipova Tetiana UKR 54.47 12
5 Jesien Anna POL 54.56 10
6 Johnson Sheena USA 54.72 8
7 Ross-Williams Tiffany USA 54.99 6
8 James Markita USA 55.78 4
9 Sialou Androula CYP 55.87

Official Result Women - High Jump
Pos Athlete Nat Mark Pts
1 Bergqvist Kajsa SWE 2.00 20
2 Vlašic Blanka CRO 1.94 16
3 Chicherova Anna RUS 1.94 14
4 Efimenko Tatyana KGZ 1.94 11
4 Laláková Barbora CZE 1.94 11
6 Kaliturina Olga RUS 1.90 8
7 Kivimyagi Tatyana RUS 1.90 5
7 Styopina Vita UKR 1.90 5
9 Györffy Dóra HUN 1.85
9 Straková Iva CZE 1.85
11 Papayeoryíou María GRE 1.85
12 Acuff Amy USA 1.80
12 Hatzinákou Persefóni GRE 1.80
12 Steryíou Adonía GRE 1.80

Official Result Women - Triple Jump
Pos Athlete Nat Mark Wind Pts
1 Lebedeva Tatyana RUS 15.23 +0.6 20
2 Pyatykh Anna RUS 15.17 +2.4 16
3 Savigne Yargelis CUB 14.91 -1.3 14
4 Devetzí Hrysopiyí GRE 14.88 +0.9 12
5 Smith Trecia JAM 14.74 0 10
6 Aldama Yamilé SUD 14.71 +3 8
7 Gurova Viktoriya RUS 14.44 +2.2 6
8 Saladuha Olha UKR 14.25 +1.5 4
9 Oleynikova Yelena RUS 14.19 +0.7
10 Martínez Magdelín ITA 14.09 +1.1
11 La Mantia Simona ITA 13.86 +3.1
12 Dimitráki Iríni GRE 13.80 +1.2
13 Rogova Oksana RUS 13.62 +2.5
14 Vasdéki Ólga GRE 13.06 -0.2

Official Result Women - Javelin Throw
Pos Athlete Nat Mark Pts
1 Obergföll Christina GER 66.91 20
2 Nerius Steffi GER 63.63 16
3 Menéndez Osleidys CUB 62.84 14
4 Špotáková Barbora CZE 62.66 12
5 Bisset Sonia CUB 62.66 10
6 Madejczyk Barbara POL 60.02 8
7 Gromova Oksana RUS 59.74 6
8 Kreiner Kim USA 58.87 4
9 Scherwin Christina DEN 57.74
10 Líka Sávva GRE 56.93
11 Brejchová Nikola CZE 56.88
12 Tsiolakoúdi Aggelikí GRE 56.20
Bani Zahra ITA DNS

What’s happened to Fasuba?

Women’s 800 m wasn’t bad either with 9 sub-2:00 performances!

women triple jump was prety sweet also with 3 girls over 15m

(btw, there was this russian jumper Viktoriya Gurova i think was her name, this 5.9, blue eyed, blond rip-your-heart-out-to-stop-hurting-from-pure-love that actually slaped her ass red before every jump. I shit you not, i almost had six heart attacks with her.)

About olu…well, the whole 100m thing wasnt too “hot”. The weather didnt help, it was cold and windy for greek summer standarts, all in all it was a very mediocre race. Though, i have to say, Olu has a phenomenal 50-60m race, but he cant maintain it. He is very young though and pierjean a briliand mind, hopefully we will see good things in the future.

I tried finding pierjean in the stadium but couldnt, so too bad…hopefully he will talk as through it

Fasuba comes from an infection caused by insect bite on 14 May and complete lack of treatment in Africa (a great coach and doctor who have worked for decades in Africa told me he had never heard of absess that big and that one month to one month and a half is need for the system to get out of it). This bad luck has erased all the benefits gained in Doha. He has been training in Athens in June where he has done PBs in the last 2 weeks at 120m 11.74 and 150m 14.87 (our official hand timer who is usuall 0.01 accurate fell asleep and gave us a 15.03 that day which i corrected from video) and a very good into-wind 7.91 at 80m.
As a rebound response after Doha s collossal effort, his weight lifting PBs, which seemed locked for weeks, suddenly exploded, and Olu came from 85kg to 100kg at bench press for 1 rep, with only 4 bench press workouts this month and minimal number of reps. As Charlie says, an other proof that Doha wasn t fake or fluke.

Yesterday Olu has came back to his normal mode for starts which had really suck for weeks, but was extremely tense in top speed and especially in the last 40m. The 10.08 in heats was very easy for him in spite of this tension, and in final he ran very bad, like he didnt how to use his new strength. His first 30m was about 3.82-3.85 and his 60m around 6.53 and finished baddly in 10.19. It s like we are starting a new season, with a much higher physical potential than before. The abysmal results in Hengelo Oslo and Lille made all Olu s confidence away, and all the work done to Silver at Commonwealth Games and African Record in Doha has been suspended. Olu is just starting to get use to his body again, and at the end of the meeting, he looked in a real good shape. He just needs some competitions to put all things together.

By early July, we have already experienced the best and worse and i would like to thank all the people who are supporting us in our ups and downs.

We had great weather and temp (40C) during 3 weeks and the day of the meet clouds rain and everything… It lead us all into the indoor track (70m mondo slight and unsteady bend) under the crowds which are is dangerous (Lalova broke her leg here last year).
What surprises me the most is Deji Aliu s come back, the African Champs (Trials for World Cup) will be very interesting this year. Francis is back to his highest level after knee and foot injuries (NO, Ato, Obikwelu is NOT done!). After his wind assisted 9.84 few weeks ago he told me that the stimuli was so high that he couldnt close the eyes during the night and had to call a doctor. I can see him getting around his European Record (9.86 set in Athens OG final) in the coming months.
On a funny note, i would like to mention the weird behaviour of Jason Smoots (that guy who can bench press over 200kg) who was trying to psych-out the opposition in looking at us dangerously with wide opened eyes and singing loudly. :eek:

Im surprised by the relatively poor results in sprints compared to the bunch of extraordinary times in distance running, just look at men s 800m. In 2005, the 8th man in World lists did 1:44.27, and yesterday in one single race the 8th placer did 1:44.33!

PJ, on behalf of all members I’m sure I can say “thanks” for another inciteful Postcard from Athens full of the sort of backgrounding information needed to understand just a few of the issues elite sprinters/coaches do battle with.

Sounds like Olu needs some confidence to hold his focus, to remain in a subjective state; confidence comes from performance, in racing or in training. He should have more faith in you and belief in himself, having run and lifted such great PBs in training. Great works take great belief but also a little time to add the finishing touches . . . go Olu, go PJ.

As for Smoots:o, he embarrasses himself with such unsportsmanlike behaviour. Poor guy :rolleyes:

THX a lot PJ.
Smoots lookes like a monster anyhow. His arms look thicker than his legs???

agreed with kitkat, your backround info is invaluable.

when are you going to race next?

Agree with Epote and Kitkat I look forward to all Fasuba’s races just so I can read the postcards . I’m a big fan now

Slightly unrelated but how did Lalova break her leg? just started to get into athletics, don’t know much about anything that happened beyond this year.

Same, the postcards provide an insight to a world most here will never encounter, thanks.

I guess this sums it up
[i]
vBulletin Message

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to pierrejean again.[/i]

for those of us who didnt see the race, what did smoots do?

Lalova ran into someone else and broke the leg. It was a big shock for the witnesses as well. I can tell you that she will do one of the greatest comeback ever from such a bad accident, she took part to a test-competition in Bulgaria (results only for internal use) and her 100m time was really impressive to me.

Looking forward to it.

Sorry for my absence. My modem got fried i an electrical storm and the pricks at primus took a week to reply and get me a new modem. Great service- time for Cable!
Olu will be back at full speed soon and the doubters will all jump on board.