Report09 Jun 2007


9:14.37 for Samitova-Galkina in the Steeplechase, Lysenko again beyond 77m - Znamenskiy Memorial report

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Gulnara Samitova at the water jump on the way to World record (© Serafim Tracharis for the IAAF)

The Znamenskiy Memorial in this Moscow suburb turned out to be a two act show, with both sessions producing several stellar performances including a pair of 2007 world leaders.

Samitova-Galkina returns with 9:14.37 in the Steeplechase

It appears that the World record holder in the women’s Steeplechase Gulnara Samitova-Galkina is making a comeback after two years of injuries. She is coached now by Tatyana Senchenko and the second start of the season at the  Memorial was successful for the coach and her experienced disciple: a 9:14.37 performance, the fourth fastest ever. The other three marks all belong to Samitova-Galkina. Yelena Sidorchenkova was a distant second in 9:28.49, with Mekdes Bekele Tadesse from Ethiopia an even more distant third (9:41.50).

Lysenko again beyond 77m

And what about the World record everybody expected? Not this time! Tatyana Lysenko won big in the women’s Hammer Throw but one cannot set the record every time. She came relatively close with her 77.01 effort, well ahead of Gulfyia Khanafeeva (74.32) who has proved to be Lysenko's most insistent opponent. German Betty Heidler was third, reaching 73.23.

The highlight of the morning session was the women's 3000m, won by Olga Komyagina in 8:43.95, this year the season's fastest. But the victory was gained only by the tremendous effort at the finishing line. For the runner-up, Lilya Shobukhova, was only 0.35 seconds behind also with an impressive 8:44.30.

The evening finals were exciting and unpredictable. Evgeniya Polyakova won easily the women’s 100m in 11.09. Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie was runner-up in 11.27, and the tireless Natalya Rusakova finished third after her morning 200m win (23.15) clocking 11.32.

Comfortable Long Jump win for Lebedeva
 
Tatyana Lebedeva is always the great attraction of any competition and she didn't disappoint here with her 6.84 victory in the Long Jump. Tatyana Kotova who is always dangerous reached 6.78 ahead of Irina Simigina’s best jump of 6.64 to take second and third.

The struggle in the men’s Javelin Throw was dramatic. Long time opponents Sergey Makarov and Aleksandr Ivanov were fighting to take the lead in every round. But it was Makarov who turned out to be the best in the long run with his season’s best of 87.32. Ivanov, as it often happens in this constant rivalry, finished second with an 86.71 best effort, also with a season's best.

Svetlana Pospelova was the fastest at 400m (51.98) leaving behind Svetlana Kazsheeva (52.08) and Yelena Novikova (52.29). Yelena Soboleva won the 800m in 1:59.49, ahead of the well-known runner Oksana Zbrozhek (2:00.10) and Svetlana Cherkasova (2:00.32) finished 3rd – 2:00.32.

In the women’s 400m Hurdles Natalya Ivanova clocked 54.78 and handily defeated the reigning European champion Evgeniya Isakova (55.97). In the 100m Hurdles it was Tatyana Pavliy who celebrated the victory after her 12.80 dash. Silver went to Aleksandra Antonova (12.86) and third to Julya Kondakova (12.95).

Vyacheslav Voronin, who won the gold at the 1999 World Championships, is the Patriarch in the men’s High Jump. He proved one more time that it is too early to say farewell after winning with a rather encouraging 2.27. Andrei Tereshin was second with a 2.23 clearance.

The women's 1500 featured a fierce battle between Tatyana Beltukova and Anna Alminova. Beltukova got the win in the end in 4:08.61 with Alminova second in 4:08.95.

Elsewhere...

The women's High Jump featured a duel between generations: Yekaterina Savchenko and Svetlana Shkolina, nine year's Savchenko's junior. Both cleared 192 but Savchenko won on countback. Shkolina, the European U-23 champion, didn’t look too distressed for she added four centimetres to her season’s best.

Igor Peremota proved one more time that he’d do his utmost this season in the 110m Hurdles after her 13.35 victory.

Kirill Sosunov is a kind of Jack-of-all-trades on the Russian national team. The former European champion in the Long Jump is now competing on the Russian national bobsleigh team as well. But today he won the glories in his old love with a 7.77 victory in the Long Jump. The leader of the Russian season, Ruslan Gataulin (8.29), was left a bit behind, reaching 7.69. In the men’s Pole Vault Sergei Lukyanenko cleared the bar at 5.70 ahead of Igor Pavlov and Aleksandr Averbukh, who finished second and third at 5.55.

Oksana Gromova won the Javelin throw with a 60.09 effort and Darya Pischalnikova took the Discus Throw with a 61.92 toss. Anna Omarova won the women's Shot Put with a 19.68 heave, the second farthest in the world thus far this year. Anna Avdeeva took second (19.11) with Irina Khudorozhkina third (18.66).

The men’s Triple Jump was interrupted by strong front winds sometimes exceeding 2 m/sec. But in spite of it Danila Burkenya managed to land at 17.00. Dmitriy Valukevich was second, just 8 centimetres behind. If it hadn’t been for the rather strong front wind Olesya Bufalova's result in the women’s Triple Jump would have been naturally better than her 14.31.

Slovenia's Matic Osovnikar won the 100m in 10.24, upsetting Russian sprint star Andrey Yepishin (10.32). Maksim Dyldyn won the 400m, improving by one second his personal best from last year in 45.92.

Another Russian best for the season was reached by Russian strongman Pavel Sofin in the Shot Put with his 20.38 win.

Sergei Ivanov won the 1500 in 3:43.74 while Kenyans dominated the 5000m, led by Geoffrey Kipngeno (13:37.37) and Moses Kigen (13:37.69).

Nickolai Dolgopolov and Rostislav Orlov fot the IAAF

 

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