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ADAGP - Paris - 2002
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 COLLINS DIPS TO GOLD!
Paris 2003 Saint-Denis
Monday’s highlight was undoubtedly Kim Collins’ victory in an extraordinary men’s 100m final. Christian Olsson became the men’s triple jump champion and Svetlana Feofanova took the laurels in the women’s pole vault.
100 metres: Kim Collins leaves the favourites in his wake
Against all odds, the posse of American favourites all finished out of the medal positions in the men’s 100m final! Saint-Kitts and Nevis flyer Kim Collins stole glory courtesy of a textbook dip on the line, winning a first gold for his country in a time of 10.07. Nineteen year-old Darrel Brown from Trinidad snatched the silver after having broken the world junior record in the quarter-finals in 10.01. Great Britain’s European champion Darren Campbell came in third in the same time as Brown (10.08). World record holder Tim Montgomery was the best American finisher in fifth place! Maurice Greene, evidently nursing a thigh injury, only reached the semi-finals where he finished eighth behind Frenchman Ronald Pognon.
Triple jump: Olsson dethrones Edwards
The duel between Christian Olsson and 37 year-old Jonathan Edwards, competing in his last competition, never really materialized: the Swede recorded 17.72 metres with his first effort and the Briton threw in the towel after two jumps, complaining of an ankle injury. Cuban Yoandri Betanzos (17.28 metres) and Bahamian Leevan Sands (17.26 metres) took silver and bronze respectively.
High jump: Freitag in a class of his own
Jacques Freitag is the new king of the air! The South African surged to the high jump world title with a leap of 2.35 metres. Sweden’s Stefan Holm edged silver after taking two attempts to clear at 2.32 metres while bronze-medallist Canadian Mark Boswell took three.
Women’s pole vault: Feofanova knew no fear
Svetlana Feofanova became the new queen of pole vaulting, soaring over 4.75 metres on her first attempt. German Annika Becker came second with a vault of 4.70 on her second try – her best height this year. Another Russian, world record holder Yelena Isinbayeva was also in the medals, clearing 4.65 metres to take bronze.
Tikhon and Yatchenko: two golds for Belarussia
Belarussian Ivan Tikhon swung his way to gold in the hammer, throwing 83.05 metres to fight off challenges from Hungarian silver-medallist Adrian Annus (80.36 metres) and Japan’s Koji Murofushi (80.12 metres), who took bronze. His compatriot, Irina Yatchenko, with a first throw of 67.32 metres won gold in the women’s discus. Greek pair Anastasia Kelesidou (67.14 metres) and Ekaterina Voggoli (66.73 metres) snatched silver and gold.
1,500 metres: Baala and Chouki in final
For the host nation, the day’s highlight came when Mehdi Baala and Fouad Chouki both qualified for the 1,500 metres final. Baala won his semi-final in a time of 3:39.73 and Chouki came in fourth with 3:40.64. Moroccan favourite Hicham El-Guerrouj cruised to victory in the other semi-final in 3:38.25.
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