Tyson Gay powers by Asafa Powell en route to a 9.79w victory in Stockholm (© Hasse Sjögren)
5. August 2009 - Die amtierenden Einzel-Weltmeister Tyson Gay, Bernard Lagat, Allyson Felix, Jeremy Wariner, Kerron Clement, Michelle Perry, Reese Hoffa und Brad Walker führen ein starkes Team der USA an, das für die 12. IAAF Leichtathletik-Weltmeisterschaften in Berlin (15. – 23. August) nominiert wurde.
Gay (100m / 200m) und Lagat (1500m/5000m) gewannen in Osaka 2007 sogar zwei Einzeldisziplinen während Wariner (400m), Felix (200m) und Perry (100m Hürden) jeweils 2005 und 2007 WM-Gold gewannen.
Das komplette US-Team für Berlin:
Männer
100m: *Tyson Gay (Clermont, Fla.); Michael Rodgers (Round Rock, Texas); Darvis Patton (Grand Prairie, Texas); Monzavous "Rae" Edwards (Kansas City, Kan.)
200m: *Tyson Gay (Clermont, Fla.); Shawn Crawford (Los Angeles, Calif.); Charles Clark (Virginia Beach, Va.); Wallace Spearmon (College Station, Texas)
400m: *Jeremy Wariner (Waco, Texas); LaShawn Merritt (Suffolk, Va.); Gil Roberts (Oklahoma City, Okla.); Lionel Larry (Compton, Calif.)
800m: Nick Symmonds (Springfield, Ore.); Khadevis Robinson (Santa Monica, Calif.); Ryan Brown (Seattle, Wash.)
1500m: *Bernard Lagat (Tucson, Ariz.); Lopez Lomong (Colorado Springs, Colo.); Leonel Manzano (Austin, Texas); Dorian Ulrey (Port Byron, Ill.)
3000m Hindernis: Josh McAdams (Cordova, Tenn.); Dan Huling (Geneva, Ill.); Kyle Alcorn (Fresno, Calif.)
5000m: *Bernard Lagat (Tucson, Ariz.); Matt Tegenkamp (Portland, Ore.); Chris
Solinsky (Madison, Wis.); Evan Jager (Beaverton, Ore.)
10,000m: Galen Rupp (Portland, Ore.); Dathan Ritzenhein (Eugene, Ore.); Tim Nelson (Redding, Calif.)
Marathon: Dan Browne (San Diego, Calif.); Nate Jenkins (Lowell, Mass.); Justin Young (Superior, Colo.); Matt Gabrielson (Minneapolis, Minn.); Edwardo Torres (Boulder, Colo.)
110m Hürden: David Payne (Covington, Ky.); Terrence Trammell (Atlanta, Ga.); Aries Merritt (Bryan, Texas)
400m Hürden: *Kerron Clement (Los Angeles); Bershawn Jackson (Savoy, Ill.); Johnny Dutch (Clayton, N.C.); Angelo Taylor (Atlanta, Ga.)
Hoch: Tora Harris (Chula Vista, Calif.); Andra Manson (Austin, Texas); Keith Moffatt (Atlanta, Ga.)
Stab: *Brad Walker (Mountlake Terrace, Wash.); Jeremy Scott (Brookland, Ark.); Derek Miles (Tea, S.D.); Toby Stevenson (Chula Vista, Calif.)
Weit: *Dwight Phillips (Snellville, Ga.); Brian Johnson (Zachary, La.); Miguel Pate (St. Francisville, La.)
Drei: Brandon Roulhac (Tallahassee, Fla.); Walter Davis (Baton Rouge, La.); Kenta Bell (Decatur, Ga.)
Kugel: *Reese Hoffa (Athens, Ga.); Christian Cantwell (Columbia, Mo.); Dan Taylor (Mesa, Ariz.); Adam Nelson (Charlottesville, Va.)
Diskus: Casey Malone (Ft. Collins, Colo.); Jarred Rome (Chula Vista, Calif.); Ian Waltz (Chula Vista, Calif.)
Hammer: A.G. Kruger (Ashland, Ohio); Thomas Freeman (Westbury, N.Y.); Mike Mai (Santa Clara, Calif.)
Speer: Chris Hill (Athens, Ga.); Mike Hazle (Chula Vista, Calif.); Sean Furey (San Diego, Calif.)
Zehnkamp: Trey Hardee (Austin, Texas); Ashton Eaton (Eugene, Ore.); Jake Arnold (Tucson, Ariz.)
4x100m: Tyson Gay (Lexington, Ky.); Michael Rodgers (Round Rock, Texas); Darvis Patton (Grand Prairie, Texas); Monzavous "Rae" Edwards (Kansas City, Kan.); Travis Padgett (Marietta, Ga.); Shawn Crawford (Los Angeles); Terrence Trammell (Atlanta, Ga.); Wallace Spearmon (College Station, Texas)
4x400m: Jeremy Wariner (Waco, Texas); LaShawn Merritt (Suffolk, Va.); Gil Roberts (Oklahoma City, Okla.); Lionel Larry (Compton, Calif.); David Neville (Valencia, Calif.); Kerron Clement (Los Angeles); Bershawn Jackson (Savoy, Ill.); Angelo Taylor (Atlanta, Ga.)
Frauen
100m: Carmelita Jeter (Inglewood, Calif.); Muna Lee (College Station, Texas); Lauryn Williams (Miami, Fla.)
200m: *Allyson Felix (Los Angeles); Muna Lee (College Station, Texas); Marshevet Hooker (Pflugerville, Texas); Charonda Williams (Richmond, Calif.)
400m: Sanya Richards (Austin, Texas); Debbie Dunn (Norfolk, Va.); Jessica Beard (Euclid, Ohio)
800m: Hazel Clark (Knoxville, Tenn.); Geena Gall (Ann Arbor, Mich.); Maggie Vessey (Soquel, Calif.)
1500m: Shannon Rowbury (San Francisco, Calif.) Christin Wurth-Thomas (Springdale, Ark.); Anna Willard (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.)
3000m Hindernis: Jenny Barringer (Boulder, Colo.); Bridget Franek (Hiram, Ohio); Lindsey Anderson (South Ogden, Utah)
5000m: Jen Rhines (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.); Julie Culley (Arlington, Va.)
10,000m: Amy Yoder Begley (Beaverton, Ore.); Shalane Flanagan (Pittsboro, N.C.); Katie McGregor (St. Louis Park, Minn.)
Marathon: Kara Goucher (Portland, Ore.); Desiree Davila (Rochester Hills, Mich.); Paige Higgins (Flagstaff, Ariz.); Zoila Gomez (Alamosa, Colo.); Tera Moody (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
100m Hürden: *Michelle Perry (Santa Clarita, Calif.); Dawn Harper (Los. Angeles, Calif.); Ginnie Powell (Los Angeles, Calif.); Damu Cherry (Winter Garden, Fla.)
400m Hürden: Lashinda Demus (Palmdale, Calif.); Sheena Tosta (Chula Vista, Calif.); Tiffany Ross-Williams (Kissimmee, Fla.)
20km Gehen: Teresa Vaill (Gainesville, Fla.)
Hoch: Chaunte Howard (Snellville, Ga.); Amy Acuff (Isleton, Calif.); Sharon Day (Costa Mesa, Calif.)
Stab: Jenn Stuczynski (Churchville, N.Y.); Chelsea Johnson (Atascadero, Calif.); Stacy Dragila (Chula Vista, Calif.)
Weit: Brittany Reese (Gulfport, Miss.); Brianna Glenn (Chula Vista, Calif.); Funmi Jimoh (Stanford, Texas)
Drei: Shakeema Welsch (Charlotte, N.C.); Erica McLain (Menlo Park, Calif.); Shani Marks (Brooklyn Park, Minn.)
Kugel: Michelle Carter (Ovilla, Texas); Jillian Camarena (Tucson, Ariz.); Kristin Heaston (Opelika, Ala.)
Diskus: Stephanie Brown Trafton (Galt, Calif.); Aretha Thurmond (Opelika, Ala.); Becky Breisch (Chula Vista, Calif.)
Hammer: Jessica Cosby (Mission Hills, Calif.); Amber Campbell (Myrtle Beach, S.C.); Erin Gilreath (Munice, Ind.)
Speer: Kara Patterson (West Lafayette, Ind.); Rachel Yurkovich (Eugene, Ore.)
Siebenkampf: Diana Pickler (Sachse, Texas); Sharon Day (Costa, Mesa, Calif.); Bettie Wade (Northville, Mich.)
4x100m: Carmelita Jeter (Inglewood, Calif.); Muna Lee (College Station, Texas); Lauryn Williams (Miami, Fla.); Alexandria Anderson (Austin, Texas); Jessica Young (Fort Worth, Texas); Shalonda Solomon (Inglewood, Calif.); Marshevet Hooker (Pflugerville, Texas); Charonda Williams (Richmond, Calif.); Allyson Felix (Los Angeles)
4x400m: Sanya Richards (Austin, Texas); Debbie Dunn (Norfolk Va.); Jessica Beard (Euclid, Ohio); Natasha Hastings (Los Angeles); Lashinda Demus (Palmdale, Calif.); Allyson Felix (Los Angeles)
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