Edwards
jumps best of year
AFP
20 August 2000 – Leverkusen - British triple-jumper Jonathan Edwards set the world's best mark this year with a leap of 17.62 metres at an international athletics meet here on Sunday.
The world record holder, Edwards, also gained an important pre-Olympic advantage over his main rival for gold in Sydney, Germany's world champion Charles Friedek, who was second with a jump of 17.14m.
Meanwhile, Germany's Olympic champion shot putter, Astrid Kumbernuss, cleared the 20-metre barrier for the first time this season with her first throw of 20.03m.
Leading Results
Men
100m
1. Tim Montgomery (USA) 10.09sec, 2. Dennis Mitchell (USA) 10.16, 3. Jeff Laynes (USA)
10.16
400m
1. Davian Clarke (Jam) 45.75sec, 2. Clement Chukwu (Ngr) 45.97, 3. Iwan Thomas (Gbr) 46.19
800m
1. Khadevis Robinson (USA) 1:45.49, 2. Mahjoub Haida (Mar) 1:45.60, 3. Wilfred Bungei
(Ken) 1:45.60
1500m
1. Benjamin Kipkurui (Ken) 3:34.62, 2. Julius Achong (Uga) 3:35.86, 3. Andrew Graffin
(Gbr) 3:36.18, 4. Sammy Rono (Ken) 3:36.62, 5. Peter Biwott (Ken) 3:36.83 6. Dieter
Baumann (Ger) 3:37.77
110m hurdles
1. Colin Jackson (Gbr) 13.10sec, 2. Dominique Arnold (USA) 13.11, 3. Falk Balzer (Ger)
13.19
400m hurdles
1. Eric Thomas (USA) 49.51sec, 2. William Porter (USA) 49.68, 3. Ibou Faye (Sen) 50.05
Triple jump
1. Jonathan Edwards (Gbr) 17.62m (year's best performance) 2. Charles Friedek (Ger) 17.14m
High jump
1. Christian Rhoden (Ger) 2.28m, 2. Charles Austin (USA) 2.25
Pole vault
1. Michael Stolle (Ger) 5.80m, 2. Rens Blom (Ned) 5.70
Discus
1. Zoltan Kovago (Hun) 64.97m, 2. Michael Moellenbeck (Ger) 62.64, 3. Juergen Schult (Ger)
62.38
Women
100m
1. Debbie Ferguson (Bah) 11.11sec, 2. Tanya Lawrence (Jam) 11.11, 3. Beverly McDonald
(Jam) 11.22, 4. Sevatheda Fynes (Bah) 11.27, 5. Mary Onyali (Ngr) 11.32
400m
1. Sandie Richards (Jam) 51.24sec, 2. Monique Hennagan (USA) 51.81,
800m
1. Claudia Gesell (Ger) 1:58.34, 2. Laetitia Vriesde (Sur) 1:59.89
1500m
1. Olga Komiagina (Rus) 4:02.32, 2. Olga Nelioubova (Rus) 4:04.21
100m hurdles
1. Astia Walker (Jam) 12.82sec, 2. Nicole Ramalalanirina (Fra) 12.94
High jump
1. Youlia Liachova (Rus) 1.96m, 2. Olga Kalitourna (Rus) 1.94
Shot put
1 Astrid Kumbernuss (Ger) 20.03m, 2. Nadine Kleinert-Schmitt (Ger) 18.97, 3. Yumisleidys
Cumba (Cub) 18.60
Javelin
1. Tatiana Shikolenko (Rus) 62.22m, 2. Sonia Bisset (Cub) 60.90
