Track And Field News
Discuss (0 comments)August 18, 2008
2008 Beijing Olympics - Coverage Page | Beijing Olympic Page | Flotrack Olympic Vids (missed any new vids??) | NBC Day 1 video (1500 start at 20:00)
Olympic Photos Opening Ceremonies | Day 1| 2 | 3 | 4 (Victah Sailer/Photorun.net)
Live Olympic Stream (For European Viewers) | TV Schedule
Grebrselassie the best distance runner ever?? | Article HERE
Day 4 (evening session) | Results | 5 Medals for US!! (Total=9)
**USA SWEEPS 400H - ANGELO TAYLOR Gold!! (47.25PB)| Clement Silver, Batman Bronze
*Brown-Trafton WDisc gets first Gold for USA in birds nest
MSteeple Kipruto (KEN) 8:10 | FAM 13th (8:31) | race was even paced thru 2k (2:46-2:46-2:36)
Isinbaeva breaks own WR in PV | Stuczynski gets silver
Kenya 1-2 in W800 | Jelimno breaks her WJR in 1:54.87 | Mutola 5th (1:57)
Lolo Jones, Harper, Cherry all advance to 100H Finals | Jones sets PB 12.43
M200 All players thru to semis | Bolt, Dix, Crawford, Spearmon
W400H T Ross-Williams & Tosta both advance for US | Walker of JAM also thru
Day 4 (morning session)
110H Liu Xiang walks off track with inflamed achilles | Play-by-play account of Liu Xiang's DNS
Terrence Trammell out, pulls hammy (Trammell won Silver in Athens) | Robles and Oliver advance
1st Round M400 3 American Qualify thru; Wariner, Merritt, Neville
**Deena Kastor, X-Rays confirm broken right foot | Post Race Flotrack Interview
Men's Olympic Marathon News | Kenya’s Robert Cheruiyot pulls out of Olympic marathon
Goucher's moment of weakness
Day 3 (evening session) | Results | Crack Recap | No Medals for US (Total=4)
10k Bekele sets OR (27:01); last 1k in 2:27 | Geb 6th | Rupp 14th in 27:36.99, Abdirahman 16th 27:52.53, Torres 27th 28:13.93
BERNARD LAGAT OUT OF 1500 (ran 3:37 and failed to qualify by .02 | 15 guys run 3:37)
Lomong & Manzano both last in their 1500 semis | Willis thru to final
Sanya Richards (49.90) fastest into final
Jamaica 1-2-3 in the W100 Final! | L.Williams 4th; Muna Lee 5th; T.Edwards 8th
New WR in WSteeple!! Russia's Samitova-Galkina (8:58); wins by 9 secs
Barringer 9th (9:22 New AR) | Willard 10th (9:25)
All 3 Americans thru to next round of W400H
Day 3 (morning session)
Women Marathon - Deena Kaster and Lewy Boulet DNF, Dita takes Gold | Splits
Day 2 | Saturday Results | Mark's Journey & Recap | 2 Medals for US (Total=4)
M100 - 9.69 WR !!! Bolt takes the field by storm! | VIDEO | NCAA Champ Richard Thompson 2nd (9.89), Dix 3rd (9.91) | Powell a disappointing 5th (9.95) | Patton 8th | Tyson Gay out of 100m Finals, finishes 5th in semi, Quotes from Tyson after not qualifying
400H - A Taylor, B Jackson, K Clement all thru to 400H Final; Taylor looked good @ 47.94
Jelimo thru to 800 final (1:57); Mutola still in it (1:58), Article on Mutola in her 5th Oly Final
W100, all Americans and Jamaicans thru to semis
USA's Hyleas Fountain wins BRONZE in Hep (was in 2nd going into last event)
FAM only thru to final | lead from the gun, set PB (8:17)
Day 1 | Crack Recap | 2 Medals for US
W10k Final, Shalane Flanagan wins Bronze Medal, sets new American record 30:22.22
(Dibaba wins in OR time (29:54); Kim Smith 9th (30:51); Goucher 10th but sets PB 30:55; Begley 26th (32:38))
Only 1 US Medal in Men's SP, Cantwell Silver | Hoffa 7th; Nelson NM
Flotrack EURO Adventures
Discuss (0 comments)August 17, 20082008 Beijing Olympics - Coverage Page | Photos | TV Schedule | Beijing Olympic Page | Recent Olympic Vids (have you missed any of the new vids??) | Finally, some videos from NBC, video from Day 1 (1500s start at 20:00)
Photos Opening Ceremonies | Day 1| 2 | 3 (Victah Sailer/Photorun.net)
Live Olympic Stream (For European Viewers)
**Play-by-play account of Liu Xiang's DNS in Round 1 of the 110H
**Deena Kastor, x-rays confirm broken right foot
Day 4 (morning session)
Terrence Trammell, pulls hamstring after 1st hurdle, DNF's 110H 1st Round
Liu Xiang fails to advance, DNF 110H prelims, inflamed achilles too much
Men's Olympic Marathon News | Kenya’s Robert Cheruiyot pulls out of Olympic marathon
Goucher's moment of weakness
Day 3 (evening session) | Results & Start Lists
10k Bekele sets OR (27:01); last 1k in 2:27 | Geb 6th | Rupp 14th in 27:36.99, Abdirahman 16th 27:52.53, Torres 27th 28:13.93
BERNARD LAGAT OUT OF 1500 (ran 3:37 and failed to qualify by .02 | 15 guys run 3:37)
Lomong & Manzano both last in their 1500 semis | Willis thru to final
Sanya Richards (49.90) fastest into final
Jamaica 1-2-3 in the W100 Final! | L.Williams 4th; Muna Lee 5th; T.Edwards 8th
New WR in WSteeple!! Russia's Samitova-Galkina (8:58); wins by 9 secs
Barringer 9th (9:22 New AR) | Willard 10th (9:25)
All 3 Americans thru to next round of W400H
Day 3 (morning session)
Women Marathon - Deena Kaster and Lewy Boulet DNF, Dita takes Gold | Splits
Day 2 | Saturday Results | Mark's Journey & Recap
M100 - 9.69 WR !!! Bolt takes the field by storm! | VIDEO | NCAA Champ Richard Thompson 2nd (9.89), Dix 3rd (9.91) | Powell a disappointing 5th (9.95) | Patton 8th | Tyson Gay out of 100m Finals, finishes 5th in semi, Quotes from Tyson after not qualifying
400H - A Taylor, B Jackson, K Clement all thru to 400H Final; Taylor looked good @ 47.94
Jelimo thru to 800 final (1:57); Mutola still in it (1:58), Article on Mutola in her 5th Oly Final
W100, all Americans and Jamaicans thru to semis
USA's Hyleas Fountain wins BRONZE in Hep (was in 2nd going into last event)
FAM only thru to final | lead from the gun, set PB (8:17)
Day 1 | Crack Recap
W10k Final, Shalane Flanagan wins Bronze Medal, sets new American record 30:22.22
(Dibaba wins in OR time (29:54); Kim Smith 9th (30:51); Goucher 10th but sets PB 30:55; Begley 26th (32:38))
Flotrack EURO Adventures
European Meet Results/Coverage:
2008 Herculis Super Grand Prix RESULTS (Monte Carlo 7/29/08) | Flotrack Interviews
Morton Memorial Meeting (Dublin, Ireland) | RESULTS
Memorial Léon Buyle | RESULTS (Oordegem, Belgium 7/26)
Aviva London Grand Prix RESULTS (7/25-7/26)
Brasschaat (Flander's Cup) | RESULTS (in Belgium 7/23) | All Interviews and races up
DN Gala Super Grand Prix RESULTS (Stockholm, Sweden 7/22)
KBC-Nacht @ Heusden | Results | Interviews & Races ALL UP | **Womens Steeple AMERICAN RECORD race video
2008 Beijing Olympics - Coverage Page | Photos | TV Schedule | Beijing Olympic Page | Recent Olympic Vids (have you missed any of the new vids??) | Finally, some videos from NBC, video from Day 1 (1500s start at 20:00)
Photos Opening Ceremonies | Day 1| 2 | 3 (Victah Sailer/Photorun.net) | Live Olympic Stream (For European Viewers)
Men's Olympic Marathon News | Kenya’s Cheruiyot pulls out of Olympic marathon
Goucher's moment of weakness
Day 3 (morning session)
Women Marathon - Deena Kaster and Lewy Boulet DNF, Dita takes Gold | Splits
Day 2 (evening session) | Saturday Start Lists & Results
M100 - 9.69 WR !!! Bolt takes the field by storm! | NCAA Champ Richard Thompson 2nd (9.89), Dix 3rd (9.91) | Powell a disappointing 5th (9.95) | Patton 8th | Tyson Gay out of 100m Finals, finishes 5th in semi, Quotes from Tyson after not qualifying
400H - A Taylor, B Jackson, K Clement all thru to 400H Final; Taylor looked good @ 47.94
Jelimo thru to 800 final (1:57); Mutola still in it (1:58), Article on Mutola in her 5th Oly Final
W100, all Americans and Jamaicans thru to semis
USA's Hyleas Fountain wins BRONZE in Hep (was in 2nd going into last event)
Day 2 (morning session) | Saturday Start Lists & Results
FAM only thru to final | lead from the gun, set PB (8:17)
All 3 US Women thru to semis in 400m; Sanya Richards fastest time (50.54)
Similar to the Men's we see 3 Americans, 3 Jamaicans, 3 from Trinidad in Rd 2 of W100
Day 1 | Crack Recap
W10k Final, Shalane Flanagan wins Bronze Medal, sets new American record 30:22.22
(Dibaba wins in OR time (29:54); Kim Smith 9th (30:51); Goucher 10th but sets PB 30:55; Begley 26th (32:38))
Flotrack EURO Adventures
European Meet Results/Coverage:
2008 Herculis Super Grand Prix RESULTS (Monte Carlo 7/29/08) | Flotrack Interviews
Morton Memorial Meeting (Dublin, Ireland) | RESULTS
Memorial Léon Buyle | RESULTS (Oordegem, Belgium 7/26)
Aviva London Grand Prix RESULTS (7/25-7/26)
Brasschaat (Flander's Cup) | RESULTS (in Belgium 7/23) | All Interviews and races up
DN Gala Super Grand Prix RESULTS (Stockholm, Sweden 7/22)
KBC-Nacht @ Heusden | Results | Interviews & Races ALL UP | **Womens Steeple AMERICAN RECORD race video
2008 Beijing Olympics - Coverage Page | Photos | TV Schedule | Beijing Olympic Page | Flotrack in Beijing | Recent Olympic Vids (have you missed any of the new vids??)
Pictures Opening Ceremonies | Day 1| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 (Victah Sailer/Photorun.net)
Track & Field Day 1 (Evening Session)
Shalane Flanagan wins BRONZE MEDAL in 10K! SETS NEW AMERICAN RECORD 30:22.22
Dibaba wins in OR time (29:54); Kim Smith 9th (30:51); Goucher 10th but sets PB 30:55; Begley 26th (32:38)
Cantwell wins silver, Hoffa 7th, Nelson NM in shot finals
Leo, Lopez, Lagat all advance in 1500m
Barringer and Willard thru to Final; Anna grabs last qualify spot, L Anderson out
3 Jamaicans, 3 Americans, 2 from Trinidad all advance to 100m Semis
Track & Field Day 1 (Morning Session)
Pickler sustains injury during 110H, out of Heptathlon
Gay, Patton, Dix all move to Round 2; 3 Jamaicans move thru with fastest times
USA Women's 800m team of Teter, Hazel-Clark, Schmidt fail to advance
Shalane Flanagan has food poisoning (Might drop out of 10k) (From food poisoning to MEDAL!!!)
Halle Gebrselassie talks about running the 10k in Beijing and the marathon in 2012
Edward Ovadia previews some of the hottest match-ups in Beijing
Athens Olympic Mararthon Champ, Noguchi, out (Deana'schances just got better)
RFID pill that tells runners if they are too hot
Flotrack EURO Adventures
New vids - Get to know BOLOTA | Last Day w/the Stache
Falmouth Mile/Road Race (Videos up tonight)
Coverage Page | Mile Results | Road Race Results
John Rankin wins in 3:56, breaks Riley's record from last year; J Jefferson 2nd 3:56
Amy Mortimer takes women's race 4:32
Tadesse Tola and Edith Masai win the Road Race; Meb 2nd
Leo Manzano's Coach Jason Vigilante named Director of Track and Field at the University of Virginia
European Meet Results/Coverage:
2008 Herculis Super Grand Prix RESULTS (Monte Carlo 7/29/08) | Flotrack Interviews
Morton Memorial Meeting (Dublin, Ireland) | RESULTS
Memorial Léon Buyle | RESULTS (Oordegem, Belgium 7/26)
Aviva London Grand Prix RESULTS (7/25-7/26)
Brasschaat (Flander's Cup) | RESULTS (in Belgium 7/23) | All Interviews and races up
DN Gala Super Grand Prix RESULTS (Stockholm, Sweden 7/22)
KBC-Nacht @ Heusden | Results | Interviews & Races ALL UP | **Womens Steeple AMERICAN RECORD race video
Discuss (0 comments)August 13, 2008
2008 Beijing Olympics - Coverage Page | Photos | TV Schedule | Beijing Olympic Page
Flotrack Videos: 5 Min. Workout | Opening Ceremonies | Flotrack lands in Beijing | Mark's Day 5 Vid
Track & Field Day 1
Pickler sustains injury during 110H, out of Heptathlon
Hoffa, Nelson, Cantwell advance in shot
Gay, Patton, Dix all move to Round 2
USA Women's 800m team of Teter, Hazel-Clark, Schmidt fail to advance
Friday Start Lists | 32 Women on the 10k Start Line!
Shalane Flanagan has food poisoning (Might drop out of 10k)
Halle Gebrselassie talks about running the 10k in Beijing and the marathon in 2012
Edward Ovadia previews some of the hottest match-ups in Beijing
Athens Olympic Mararthon Champ, Noguchi, out (Deana'schances just got better)
RFID pill that tells runners if they are too hot
Flotrack EURO Adventures
New vids - Get to know BOLOTA | Last Day w/the Stache
Falmouth Mile/Road Race (Videos up tonight)
Coverage Page | Mile Results | Road Race Results
John Rankin wins in 3:56, breaks Riley's record from last year; J Jefferson 2nd 3:56
Amy Mortimer takes women's race 4:32
Tadesse Tola and Edith Masai win the Road Race; Meb 2nd
Leo Manzano's Coach Jason Vigilante named Director of Track and Field at the University of Virginia
European Meet Results/Coverage:
2008 Herculis Super Grand Prix RESULTS (Monte Carlo 7/29/08) | Flotrack Interviews
Morton Memorial Meeting (Dublin, Ireland) | RESULTS
Memorial Léon Buyle | RESULTS (Oordegem, Belgium 7/26)
Aviva London Grand Prix RESULTS (7/25-7/26)
Brasschaat (Flander's Cup) | RESULTS (in Belgium 7/23) | All Interviews and races up
DN Gala Super Grand Prix RESULTS (Stockholm, Sweden 7/22)
KBC-Nacht @ Heusden | Results | Interviews & Races ALL UP | **Womens Steeple AMERICAN RECORD race video
