Posted: September 10, 2005

Athletics: Americans claim seven victories Saturday at World Athletics Final

All of Team USA's World Championships gold medalists competing Saturday in the IAAF World Athletics Final in Monaco came away with victories - and $30,000 paychecks - while others came up big when it counted as well.

World and Olympic champion Dwight Phillips and U.S. champion Miguel Pate went 1-2 in the men's long jump, with Phillips jumping a meet record 8.46m/27-9.25 on his first attempt. Pate was second with 8.30m/27-2.75.

Adam Nelson kept his gold-medal streak alive, coming back from a World Championships victory in the shot put to win the event in Monaco. Nelson threw a meet record 21.92m/71-11 to win easily over Joachim Olsen of Denmark (21.03/69-0), with Reese Hoffa third (20.87/68-5.75) and U.S. champion Christian Cantwell fifth (20.09m/65-11).

Bershawn Jackson likewise closed out a career-making season in the men's 400-meter hurdles. The newly minted world champion won the World Athletics Final in 48.05 seconds, with Worlds silver medalist James Carter fifth in 48.62.

Allyson Felix remained undefeated in the 200 meters in 2005 with another convincing win. The 19-year-old world champion ran 22.27 to defeat Olympic gold medalist Veronica Campbell of Jamaica (22.37).

World Champion Michelle Perry won the women's 100m hurdles in 12.55, nosing out Brigitte Foster-Hylton of Jamaica by .01 second. Olympic gold medalist Joanna Hayes was sixth in 12.78.

Allen Johnson, Dominique Arnold and Terrence Trammell atoned for what they considered a disappointing World Championships performance by sweeping the men's 110m hurdles, finishing in the same order as they did in the USA Outdoor Championships. Four-time world champion Johnson was first across the line in a meet record 13.09 seconds, with Arnold second in 13.10 and Trammell third in 13.17. Joel Brown was seventh (13.28) and Ron Bramlett eighth (13.32).

World Championships silver medalist Sanya Richards posted her third consecutive post-Helsinki victory in the women's 400 meters, running 49.52 to again defeat world and Olympic champion Tonique Williams-Darling of Bahamas (49.54) in a close race. Dee Dee Trotter finished third (50.64) with Monique Hennagan sixth (51.31).

American record holder Bernard Lagat followed up a 3,000m win on Friday with a runner-up finish (3:33.55) in Saturday's 1,500m, while Aretha Thurmond was third in the women's discus with a throw of 60.68m/199-1.

Leonard Scott was seventh in the men's 100m in 10.18, and Hazel Clark was seventh in the women's 800m (2:04.04).

For complete results and event reports, visit IAAF.org.