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News04 Sep 2005


DecaNation : Russia over France

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The first edition of the DecaNation, a team competition which took place at the Stade Charléty in Paris, last Saturday 3 September was won by a team of Russia. Russia scored a total of 127 points to finish ahead of France (120 points) and Poland (110 points).

Each of the eight participating teams had to enter one male and one female athlete in each of the Decathlon’s ten events: 100m, 400m, 1500m, 110m Hurdles (100m Hurdles for women), High Jump, Pole Vault, Long Jump, Shot Put, Discus Throw and Javelin Throw.

The best result for the Russian team was achieved by 1999 Seville champion Vyacheslav Voronin who cleared 2.31m. France’s best performer was 2003 Long Jump World champion Eunice Barber who leapt 6.80m.

Standings
1. Russia           127 points
2. France           120
3. Poland          110
4. USA       103
5. Spain and Great Britain           82
7. Italy            75
8. China             35

Individual results
Men

100m
1. Ronald Pognon (FRA)           10.02
2. Rae Edwards (USA)             10.24
  
400m
1. Leslie Djhone (FRA)           45.76
2. Antonio Reina (ESP)           45.98
  
1500m
1. Mehdi Baala (FRA)           3:40.38
2. Sergio Gallardo (ESP)       3:41.73
  
110m hurdles
1. Ladji Doucoure (FRA)          13.53
2. David Oliver (USA)            13.57
  
High jump
1. Vyacheslav Voronin (RUS)       2.31m
2. Giulio Ciotti (ITA)            2.29
  
Pole vault
1. Pavel Gerasimov (RUS)          5.70m
2. Przemysla Czerwinski (POL)     5.65
  
Long jump
1. Salim Sdiri (FRA)              7.97m
 2. Minsheng Wang (CHN)            7.85
 
Shot put
1. Tomasz Majewski (POL)         20.45m
2. Carl Myerscough (GBR)         20.09
  
Discus
1. Mario Pestano (ESP)           63.53m
2. Ian Waltz (USA)               61.16
  
Javelin
1. Alexandr Ivanov (RUS)         80.00m
2. Francesco Pignata (ITA)       75.22
  
Women
100m
1. Christine Arron (USA)         10.95
2. Mariya Bolikova (RUS)         11.35
  
400m
1. Monique Hennagan (USA)        51.26
2. Christine Ohrougu (GBR)       51.27
  
1500m
1. Bouchra Ghezielle (FRA)     4:07.12
2. Yuliya Chizhenko (RUS)      4:07.44
  
100m hurdles
1. Mariya Koroteyeva (RUS)       12.88
2. Glory Alozie (ESP)            12.97
  
High jump
1. Anna Chicherova (RUS)          1.99m
2. Ruth Beitia (ESP)              1.97
  
Pole vault
1. Vanessa Boslak (FRA)           4.60m
2. Monika Pyrek (POL)             4.60
  
Long jump
1. Eunice Barber (FRA)            6.80m
2. Lyudmila Kolchanova (RUS)      6.73
  
Shot put
1. Olga Ryabinkina (RUS)         18.00
2. Assunta Legnante (ITA)        17.75
  
Javelin
1. Barbara Madejczyk (POL)       63.03m
2. Mercedes Chilla (ESP)         57.78
  
Discus
1. Marzena Wysocka (POL)         60.74m
2. Becky Breisch (USA)           60.55

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