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Posted: June 22, 2006 Athletics: TRACK PROFILE Report Weekly (P)Review - 22-June-2006 By Bob Ramsak
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia - Welcome to the third of TPR's peak-season review/preview reports, a weekly supplement to TPR's news and features service. The primary focus this weekend is on the U.S. championships in Indianapolis --separate preview to follow-- while the European calendar includes a number of national championships and smaller meetings, from which a few open team spots for the SPAR European Cup (June 28-29) in Malaga will be decided. Most of the European action was focused on the European Cup First and Second League matches over the past week, where team points mattered more than performances, although several notable performances in the field events emerged. In Thessaloniki, the Greek men and women swept the titles to move up to the premiere division next year, while in Prague, Belgium's men and the Belarus women were promoted as well, the first time ever for the Belgians. Sunday's Kusocinski Memorial in Warsaw saw some key performances on the field events side of the program, while Tuesday's (June 20) Iberoamericano de Atletismo meet in Huelva, Spain, produced a few notable clockings in the distances. Saturday's Znamensky Memorial in the Moscow suburb of Zhukovsky, the Kuortane Games in Kuortane, Finland, and the annual meet in Nivelles, Belgium are the key competitions in Europe. The Znamenskiy meet will have particular importance for the Russians, as it will decide the remaining spots for the Russian squad for August's European Championships. TPR will be at the 11th MinersFest EAA meet in Velenje, Slovenia, on Friday (June 23). MEN – Sprints -- Olympic 100m silver medallist Francis Obikwelu of Portugal won three races in four days, but none approaced the 10.14 SB from Doha in early May. He took an easy 10.20/20.38 double at the European Cup First League match in Thessaloniki last weekend, and followed up with a 10.19 win an Huelva on Tuesday (June 20). Elsewhere, with just one race under his belt following his return from a doping suspension, Dwain Chambers was given the nod by British selectors for the team slot in the 100 for the European Cup in Malaga next week. Last year, an underachieving UK squad were spared the humiliation of relegation for the first time ever only because the Malaga venue has a nine-lane track. Despite some criticism, Chambers, with his 10.07 from Gateshead making him the fastest European o the year thus far, was the obvious choice. World’s top five: 100m: 9.77 - Justin Gatlin, USA, Doha 12 May 9.77 - Asafa Powell, JAM, Gateshead 11 Jun 9.85 - Olusoji A. Fasuba, NGR, Doha 12 May 10.00 - Travis Padgett, USA, Greensboro, NC 27 May 10.01 - Marcus Brunson, USA, Carson, CA 21 May [15 at 10.10 or better] 200m: 20.06 - Wallace Spearmon, USA, Carson, CA 21 May 20.08 - Usain Bolt, JAM, Fort-de-France 29 Apr 20.12 - Tyson Gay, USA, Kingston 06 May 20.13 - Xavier Carter, USA, Coral Gables, FL 15 Apr 20.18A - LaShawn Merritt, USA, Xalapa 13 May [15 at 20.35 or better] 400m: 44.12 - Jeremy Wariner, USA, Waco, TX 22 Apr 44.53 - Xavier Carter, USA, Sacramento, CA 10 Jun 44.67 - LaShawn Merritt, USA, Kingston 06 May 44.71 - Kerron Clement, USA, New York City, NY 03 Jun 44.71 - Ricardo Chambers, JAM, Sacramento, CA 10 Jun [21 at 45.10 or better] Middle Distance -- Running in just his first major national race, Abraham Chepkirwot of Uganda produced a 1:45.0h win at the Akii-Bua Memorial in Kampala on Saturday, notable for the fact that Chepkirwot is reportedly just 17. At the Meeting de Rabat, the fifth of the six-meet African Athletics Confederation (CAA) Grand Prix series, Kenyan-born Saudi Mohamed Al Salhi, briefly the early-season world leader, took an easy 1:44.93 win in the 800 while Moroccan Mohamed Moustaoui, who surprised Bernard Lagat last weekend in Gateshead, wins the 1500 in 3:38.75. The quickest 1500 of the week came in Huelva, Spain on Tuesday (June 20), a 3:35.59 win by Spaniard Juan Carlos Higuero. The 27-year-old, whose 3:31.6 PB dates back to the Van Damme Memorial in 2003, won by more than a second. Olympic champion Yuriy Borzakovskiy is slated to make his first outdoor appearance of the year at home at the Znamenskiy Memorial on Saturday, where he's set to face Dmitrijs Milkevics of Latvia. Borzakovskiy has also been announced for the Tsiklitiria Super Grand Prix in Athens on Monday, July 3. Kenyan Wilfred Bungei and Bahraini Youssef Saad Kamel, the former Kenyan Gregory Konchellah, are also scheduled to return to Olympic Stadium. World’s top five: 800m: 1:44.40 - Mohammed Al-Salhi, KSA, Rabat 10 Jun 1:44.59 - Mohammad K Al-Azemi, Oslo 02 Jun 1:44.65 - Dmitrijs Milkevics, LAT, Oslo 02 Jun 1:44.85 - Wilfred Bungei, KEN, Doha 12 May 1:44.98 - Khadevis Robinson, USA, Walnut, CA 15 Apr [7 under 1:45.20] 1500m: 3:32.34 - Rashid Ramzi, BRN, Carson, CA 21 May 3:32.94 - Bernard Lagat, USA, Carson, CA 21 May 3:34.30 - Alex Kipchirchir, KEN, Doha 12 May 3:34.40 - Mohamed Moustaoui, MAR, Gateshead 11 Jun 3:35.59 - Juan Carlos Higuero,ESP, Huelva 20 Jun [15 under 3:37.00] Mile: 3:50.32 - Alex Kipchirchir, KEN, Oslo 02 Jun 3:50.89 - Ivan Heshko, UKR, Oslo 02 Jun 3:51.53 - Bernard Lagat, USA, Eugene, OR 28 May 3:52.39 - Rashid Ramzi, BRN, Eugene, OR 28 May 3:52.41 - Daniel Kipchirchir Komen, KEN, Oslo 02 Jun [11 under 3:55.00] Long Distance -- Jockeying for the Spanish spot for the European Cup produced the year's fastest 3000m steeplechase race at Tuesday's Iberoamericano de Atletismo meet in Huelva, Spain, won by Bahraini Tarek Mubarak Taher with a world-leading 8:11.36, a national and national junior record. Taher, the former Kenyan Dennis Kipkirui Keter, is reportedly just 17. Antonio David Jimenez (8:11.55) was the fastest of a quick Spanish trio -- Jose Luis Blanco (8:12.86) and Cesar Perez (8:13.06) -- PBs for all but Jimenez. Huelva also produced a deep 5000, with the top six all dipping under 13:10, led by Commonwealth 10,000m champion Boniface Kiprop of Uganda who won in 13:09.03. World’s top five: 3000m: 7:28.98 - Isaac Kiprono Songok, KEN, Doha 12 May 7:29.74 - Augustine Kiprono Choge, KEN, Doha 12 May 7:30.48 - Eliud Kipchoge, KEN, Doha 12 May 7:35.87 - Mike Kigen, KEN, Gateshead 11 Jun 7:36.44 - Tariku Bekele, ETH, Ostrava 30 May [15 under 7:42.00] 5000m: 12:55.79 - Isaac Kiprono Songok, KEN, Oslo 02 Jun 12:56.41 - Augustine Kiprono Choge, KEN, Melbourne 20 Mar 12:58.19 - Craig Mottram, AUS, Melbourne 20 Mar 12:58.22 - Kenenisa Bekele, ETH, Oslo 02 Jun 12:58.58 - Mike Kipruto Kigen, KEN, Oslo 02 Jun [23 under 13:10.00] 10,000m: 27:10.51 - Martin Irungu Mathathi, KEN, Kobe 23 Apr 27:15.90 - Ibrahim Jellan Gashu, ETH, Hengelo 28 May 27:16.75 - Micah Kogo, KEN, Hengelo 28 May 27:17.00 - Moses Mosop, KEN, Hengelo 28 May 27:19.45 - Bernard Kiprop Kipyego, KEN, Hengelo 28 May [13 under 27:40.00] 3000m S/C: 8:11.36 - Tareq Mubarak Taher, BRN, Huelva 20 Jun 8:11.55 - Antonio David Jimenez, ESP, Huelva 20 Jun 8:12.86 - Jose Luis Blanco, ESP, Huelva 20 Jun 8:13.06 - César Pérez, ESP, Huelva 20 Jun 8:14.70 - Ezekiel Kemboi, KEN, Lille 9 Jun [15 under 8:20.00] Hurdles -- A quiet week in the hurdles events, with no significant performances to report. Organizers of Tsiklitiria Super Grand Prix in Athens (July 3) announced a duel between the year's two fastest one-lap hurdlers, American Bershawn Jackson and Greek Periklis Iakovakis. World’s top five: 110mH: 13.21 - Xiang Liu, CHN, Eugene, OR 28 May 13.21 - Aries Merritt, USA, Sacramento, CA 9 Jun 13.22 - Terrence Trammell, USA, Fort-de-France 29 Apr 13.26 - Maurice Wignall, JAM, Melbourne 21 Mar 13.26A - Robby Hughes, USA, Xalapa 13 May [19 at 13.40 or better] 400mH: 47.60 - Bershawn Jackson, USA, Osaka 06 May 47.82 - Periklis Iakovakis, GRE, Osaka 06 May 47.93 - Kenji Narisako, JPN, Osaka 06 May 48.05 - L.J. van Zyl, RSA, Melbourne 23 Mar 48.16 - James Carter, USA, Osaka 06 May [15 under 49.00] Jumps --< /b> Warsaw produced a so id high jump competition, with Yaroslav Rybakov beating fellow-Russian Andrey Silnov on the countback after the pair reached 2.32, a personal best for the latter, and grabbing a share of the early-season world lead. Olympic champion Stefan Holm was third (2.28), just ahead of 17-year-old Sylwester Bednarek, who surprised with a personal best 2.26. A 16.80 triple jumper at the beginning of the season, 24-year-old Dimitrios Tsiamis of Greece exploded to a national record leap of 17.55 in the European Cup First League Group B match to move up to No. 3 on the yearly list. Christian Olsson illustrated that his comeback is on the right track after a dominating 17.40 win in Prague's European Cup First League Group A match. Elsewhere, Swede Linus Thornblad scored a mild upset over co-world leader Svatoslav Ton at the European Cup First League match in Prague with a 2.27 leap to the Czech's 2.25; German Lars Börgeling produced the best vault of the week with his 5.75 season's best in Regensburg on Saturday (June 17); while the only long jump performances of note came from Jamaican James Beckford, who won in Warsaw on Sunday (8.10) and again in Huelva (8.16). Olsson returns to competition this weekend at the Znamenskiy Memorial. World’s top five: High Jump: 2.32 - Svatoslav Ton, CZE, Hengelo 28 May 2.32 - Jesse Williams, USA, Sacramento, CA 09 Jun 2.32 - Yaroslav Rybakov, RUS, Warsaw 18 Jun 2.32 - Andrey Silnov, RUS, Warsaw 18 Jun 2.31 - Víctor Moya, CUB, La Habana 25 Mar 2.31 - Linus Thornblad, SWE, Karlskrona 12 Jun [18 over 2.28] Pole Vault: 5.91 - Steven Hooker, AUS, Melbourne 04 Mar 5.90 - Tim Lobinger, GER, Köln 10 Jun 5.85 - Paul Burgess, AUS, Perth 21 Jan 5.85 - Brad Walker, USA, Gateshead 11 Jun 5.80 - Russ Buller, USA, Chula Vista, CA 20 May 5.80 - Tim Lobinger, GER, Kassel 08 Jun 5.80 - Lars Börgeling, GER, Köln 10 Jun [10 over 5.75] Long Jump: 8.56 - Irving Saladino, PAN, Rio de Janeiro 14 May 8.36 - Walter Davis, USA, Fort-de-France 29 Apr 8.34 - Ibrahim Camejo, CUB, La Habana 24 Feb 8.33 - Brian Johnson, USA, Fort-de-France 29 Apr 8.30A - Dwight Phillips, USA, Xalapa 13 May [10 at 8.20 or better] Triple Jump: 17.63 - Yoandri Betanzos, CUB, La Habana 04 Feb 17.62 - Walter Davis, USA, Baie Mahault 01 May 17.55 - Dimitrios Tsiamis, GRE, Thessaloniki 18 Jun 17.45 - Phillips Idowu, GBR, Melbourne 25 Mar 17.45 - Jadel Gregório, BRA, Belém 21 May [21 at 17.00 0r better] Throws -- At last Friday's Solecup in Shonebeck, Germany, Helsinki bronze medallist Ralf Bartels became the season's eight 21-meter man in the shot put with his 21.01 win. The 28-year-old has a 21.36 PB from 2005, and reached 21.43 indoors this year. Compatriot Andy Dittmar was a distant second, with a PB 20.55 effort. Szymon Ziolkowski produced a world-leading 81.52 in the hammer throw in Warsaw, dominating the proceedings. Valeri Sviatokha of Belarus was a distant second (79.65). 26-year-old Markus Esser also continues to improve. Fourth in the world champs last year and with a 80.00 PB after last year, he reached 80.10 in early May, 80.32 in early June, and 81.06 on Friday (June 16) in Schonebeck, the third farthest throw of the year while becoming the season's third to reach beyond 81 meters. Also in Shonebeck, Lars Riedel won big as well with his 68.40 effort discus, the fifth straight win for the 38-year-old, and the sixth in eight competitions this year. Michael Möllenbeck was a distant runner-up (64.98). The European Cup First League matches also produced some notable results. In Thessaloniki, Miran Vodovnik of Slovenia upset Dutchman Rutger Smith in the shot put with his 20.76 national record, but Smith bounced back to win the discus the next day with a 64.38 throw. Another Slovenian, hammer thrower Primoz Kozmus continued his comeback from injury with his surprise 80.83 win to move up to No. 4 on the yearly list. In Prague's Group A match, Estonian Gerd Kanter reached 67.49 to win the discus, Olympic Champion Andreas Thorkildsen's 82.24 was enough for the win in the javelin, and Pavel Lyzhyn of Belarus (20.48) took the shot put. Elsewhere, shot putter Tomasz Majewski (20.63 SB) won before a home crowd in Warsaw (June 18); Manuel Martínez won in Huelva (June 20) with a 20.30 effort, the Spaniard's first 20-meter throw since his sixth place finish at the World Indoor Championships in March; and World discus throw leader (70.82) Aleksander Tammert of Estonia was the winner in Warsaw with a 64.82 best to nab his first win since early May. World’s top five: Shot Put: 22.45 - Christian Cantwell, USA, Gateshead 11 Jun 21.76 - Reese Hoffa, USA, Gateshead 11 Jun 21.62 - Rutger Smith, NED, Leiden 10 Jun 21.59 - Dan Taylor, USA, New York City, NY 03 Jun 21.44 - Adam Nelson, USA, Eugene, OR 28 May [20 at 20.50 or better] Discus: 70.82 - Aleksander Tammert, EST, Denton, TX 15 Apr 69.95 - Zoltán Kövágó, HUN Salon-de-Provence 25 May 69.73 - Virgilijus Alekna, LTU, Vilnius 10 Jun 69.38 - Lars Riedel, GER, Wiesbaden 13 May 68.91 - Ian Waltz, USA, Salinas CA 24 May [19 at 64.50 or better] Hammer: 81.52 - Szymon Ziolkowski, POL, Warsaw 18 Jun 81.49 - Valeriy Sviatokha, BLR, Brest BLR 27 May 81.06 - Markus Esser, GER, Schönebeck 16 Jun 80.38 - Primoz Kozmus, SLO, Thessaloniki 17 Jun 79.82 - Koji Murofushi, JPN, Ostrava 29 May [21 at 77.00 or better] Javelin: 91.59 - Andreas Thorkildsen, NOR, Oslo 02 Jun 90.43 - Vadims Vasilevskis, LAT, Riga 27 May 89.52 - Tero Pitkämäki, FIN, Joensuu 11 Jun 88.49 - Sergey Makarov, RUS, Ostrava 30 May 86.07 - Jan Zelezný, CZE, Doha 12 May [17 at 82.00 or better] Multis -- The IAAF Combined Events Challenge continues this weekend in Ratingen, Germany, where the top intrants include Dmitry Karpov of Kazahkstan and Jamaican Maurice Smith. The pair finished second and third in Gotzis less than a month ago. World’s top five: Decathlon: 8677 - Bryan Clay, USA, Götzis 28 May 8465 - Trey Hardee, USA, Austin TX 06 Apr 8333w - Roman Sebrle, CZE, Arles 04 Jun 8293 - Dmitriy Karpov, KAZ, Götzis 28 May 8269 - Maurice Smith, JAM, Götzis 28 May [19 at 8000 points or more]WOMEN – Sprints -- Little movement in the women's dashes. Belgian Kim Gaveart took a double dash win (11.17w/22.91) in Prague's European Cup First League Group A match. Elsewhere, Olympic 200m champion Veronica Campbell of Jamaica is rehabing better than expected from the injury that knocked her out the Gateshead race 11 days ago, and is expected to resume training shortly. World’s top five: 100m: 10.99 - Veronica Campbell, JAM, Carson, CA 21 May 11.03 - Kerron Stewart, JAM, Fayetteville, AR 14 May 11.04 - Allyson Felix, USA, Lawrence, KS 22 Apr 11.06A - Marion Jones, USA, Xalapa 13 May 11.06 - Me'Lisa Barber, USA, Carson, CA 21 May 11.06 - Torri Edwards, USA, Gateshead 11 Jun [21 at 11.20 or better] 200m: 22.14 - Sherone Simpson, JAM, Kingston 06 May 22.23A - Carol Rodriguez, PUR, Provo, UT 26 May 22.25 - Sanya Richards, USA, Gateshead 11 Jun 22.36 - Shalonda Solomon, USA, Fayetteville, AR 14 May 22.50 - Torri Edwards, USA,Gateshead 11 Jun [11 at 22.70 or better] 400m: 49.82 - Sanya Richards, USA, Oslo 02 June 49.99 - Svetlana Pospelova, RUS, Tula 13 Jun 50.13 - Tonique Williams Darling, BAH Gateshead 11 Jun 50.24 - Shericka Williams, JAM, Gateshead 11 Jun 50.28 - Christine Ohuruogu, GBR, Melbourne 21 Apr [14 under 51.00] Middle Distance -- The leading action on the track came in Tuesday's (June 20) Meeting Iberoamericano de Atletismo in Huelva, Spain. World 800m champion Zulia Calatayud made her first international appearance of the year and produced a big win over Commonwealth champion Janeth Jepkosgei, 1:58.18 to 1:58.99. It was the first loss in five races over the distance this year for the young Kenyan. Three others were dragged under two-minutes, including Rosibel Garcia's 1:59.76 or fourth with a Colombian national record. At Warsaw's Kusocinksi Memorial on Sunday (June 18), Aneta Lemiesz of Poland won in 1:59.95, a her second sub-2 ina week. Yelena Soboleva, the 1500m world leader, will be vying for a spot on the Russian European championships squad at the Znamenskiy Memorial, where she'll face Olga Kotlyarova and Svetlana Cherkasova, both already in sub 1:57.3 for this year. World’s top five: 800m: 1:57.07 - Yuliya Chizhenko, RUS, Tula 14 Jun 1:57.21 - Svetlana Klyuka, RUS, Tula 14 Jun 1:57.22 - Janeth Jepkosgei, KEN, Gateshead 11 Jun 1:57.23 - Svetlana Cherkasova, RUS, Tula 14 Jun 1:57.24 - Olga Kotlyarova, RUS, Tula 14 Jun [23 under 2:00.00] 1500m: 4:00.47 - Yelena Soboleva, RUS, Tula 15 Jun 4:00.81 - Natalya Pantelyeva, RUS, Tula 15 Jun 4:01.31 - Olga Yegorova, RUS, Tula 15 Jun 4:01.81 - Tatyana Tomashova, RUS, Eugene, OR 28 May 4:02.23 - Yelena Kanales, RUS, Tula 15 Jun [14 at 4:05.00 or faster] Mile: 4:29.15 - Sarah Jamieson, AUS, Melbourne 18 Feb 4:31.08 - Lisa Corrigan, AUS, Melbourne 18 Feb Long Distance -- Again, the Huelva meet on Tuesday provided to only results of note. 30-year-old Spaniard Marta Domingez, the reigning European 5000m champion, won a solid 3000 in 8:43.49, a second clear of Hungarian Krisztina Papp's 8:44.49 PB. World’s top five: 3000m: 8:40.55 - Priscah Jepleting Ngetich, KEN, Ostrava 30 May 8:40.99 - Meselech Melkamu, ETH, Ostrava 30 May 8:42.04 - Tirunesh Dibaba, ETH, Gateshead 11 Jun 8:42.38 - Pauline Chemning Korikwiang, KEN, Ostrava 30 May 8:43.45 - Marta Dominguez, ESP, Huelva 20 Jun [14 under 8:50.00] 5000m: 14:24.53 - Meseret Defar, ETH, New York City, NY 03 Jun 14:30.40 - Tirunesh Dibaba, ETH, Oslo 02 Jun 14:33.52 - Ejegayehu Dibaba, ETH, Oslo 02 Jun 14:33.84 - Edith Masai, KEN, Oslo 02 Jun 14:35.30 - Priscah Jepleting Ngetich, KEN, Oslo 02 Jun [16 under 15:00.00] 10,000m: 30:21.67 - Elvan Abeylegesse, TUR, Antalya 15 Apr 31:29.66 - Lucy Wangui, KEN, Melbourne 21 Mar 31:30.86 - Everline Wambui, KEN, Melbourne 21 Mar 31:31.58 - Galina Bogomolova, RUS, Tula 14 Jun 31:32.24 - Inga Abitova, RUS, Tula 14 Jun [16 under 32:00.00] 3000m S/C: 9:19.51 - Docus Inzikuru, UGA, Melbourne 22 Mar 9:24.29 - Melissa Rollison, AUS, Melbourne 22 Mar 9:25.05 - Donna MacFarlane, AUS, Melbourne 22 Mar 9:26.54 - Lyubov Ivanova, RUS, Tula 12 Jun 9:27.35 - Yelena Sidorchenkova, Tula 12 Jun [11 under 9:40.00] Hurdles -- Little activity in the hurdles as well. Olypmic 400m hurdles champion Fani Halkia of Greece had a good outing before a home crowd at the European Cup First League Group B match, winning her specialty in 55.31 and adding a win over the flat in 52.14. In Warsaw's Kusocinksi Memorial, Poland's Anna Jesien, who finished fourth at the world championships last year, equalled her 55.29 season's best. The 27-year-old clocked a 53.96 national record last year. World’s top five: 100mH: 12.48 - Ginnie Powell, USA, Sacramento CA 09 Jun 12.60 - Priscilla Lopes, CAN, Sacramento CA 09 Jun 12.63 - Michelle Perry, USA, Eugene, OR 28 May 12.64 - Damu Cherry, USA, Eugene, OR 28 May 12.65 - Brigitte Foster-Hylton, JAM, Melbourne 23 Mar [16 at 12.80 or faster] 400mH: 53.82 - Jana Pittman, AUS, Melbourne 23 Mar 54.00 - Lashinda Demus, USA, Carolina, PUR 18 May 54.45 - Yevgeniya Isakova, RUS, Valencia 27 May 54.47 - Markita James, USA, Sacramento CA 10 Jun 54.49 - Tiffany Ross-Williams, USA, Valencia 27 May [18 under 55.50]Jumps -- World championships silver medallis Yargelis Savigne leaped to a 14.78 in Huelva on Tuesday, a season's best for the 21-year-old Cuban, to highlight the week's activity in the triple jump. Olympic triple jump silver medallist Hrisopiyí Devetzi of Greece continued her comeback from injury woes with a good weekend, winning her specialty with a 14.44 leap, and adding a narrow win in the long jump as well after a 6.71 personal best in the final round to steal the win from Portugal's Naide Gomes by a mere centimeter. In Warsaw, Monika Pyrek of Poland cleared 4.60 again for the win over compatriots Joanna Piwowarska and Roza Kasprzak, who each bested 4.60. German Nastja Ryjikh, who began the year with a 4.41 PB from 2004, improved to 4.60 in Regensburg on Saturday (June 17). In the high jump, Croatia's Blanka Vlasic leaped 1.97 for an easy win at the European Cup Second League match in Bansak Bystrica, Slovakia. Vlasic is on the slate at this weekend's Znamenskiy Memorial, where she's set to face Olympic and World indoor champion Yelena Slesarenko. World’s top five: High Jump: 2.03 - Venelina Veneva, BUL, Filothei 31 May 2.00 - Chaunte Howard, USA, Walnut, CA 15 Apr 2.00 - Blanka Vlašic, CRO, Ostrava 30 May 1.99 - Yelena Slesarenko, RUS, Eugene, OR 28 May 1.98 - Tia Hellebaut, BEL, Oslo 02 Jun [10 at 1.95 or higher] Pole Vault: 4.70 - Anna Rogowska, POL, Sopot 03 Jun 4.62 - Kym Howe-Nadin, AUS, Melbourne 25 Mar 4.60 - Chelsea Johnson, USA, Eugene, OR 14 May 4.60 - Monika Pyrek, POL, Biala Podlaska 27 May 4.60 - Nastja Ryjikh, GER, Regensburg 17 Jun [19 at 4.50 or higher] Long Jump: 7.02 - Oksana Udmurtova, RUS, Doha 12 May 7.00 - Lyudmila Kolchanova, RUS, Sochi 26 May 6.97 - Bronwyn Thompson, AUS, Melbourne 24 Mar 6.97 - Tatyana Lebedeva, RUS, Doha 12 May 6.86 - Kumiko Ikeda, JPN, Osaka 06 May [12 at 6.70 or farther] Triple Jump: 15.00 - Tatyana Lebedeva, RUS, Torino 06 Jun 14.78 - Yargelis Savigne, CUB, Huelva 20 Jun 14.68 - Anna Pyatykh, RUS, Filothei 31 May 14.64 - Hrysopiyi Devetzi, GRE, Athens 29 Apr 14.63 - Yelena Oleynikova, RUS, Tula 12 Jun [8 at 14.40 or farther] Throws -- Friday's Solecup in Shonebeck, Germany, provided most of the highlights in the throws over the past week, topped by Frank Dietzsch's world-leading 68.51 in the discus. It was the best throw for the 38-year-old since her 69.51 PB set back in 1999. Also in Shonebeck, Petra Lammert upped her season's best to 19.64 with her win in the shot put over Nadine Kleinert who reached 19.15, also a season's best. 22-year-old Betty Heidler of Germany continued her impressive early season in the hammer throw. On Friday (June 16) she beat a domestic field in Schonebeck with a 74.08 throw, and followed up on Sunday in Warsaw where she topped Pole Kamila Skolimowska (72.39) and Volha Tsander of Belarus (71.81) with a 73.97 toss, for her seventh win in nine meets this year. In Schonebeck, Kathrin Klaas improved her career best to 71.67. Prague's European Cup First League match produced some notable efforts, including world leader Barbora Spotakova's win the javelin (64.68), Belarussian Oksana Menkova's 73.62 win in the hammer, and Vera Cechlova's 63.48 win in the discus. Elsewhere, Olympic champion Natalya Sadova of Russia took an easy win in Warsaw with a 63.39 effort. At the Second League match in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia, Danish record holder Christina Scherwin won the javelin handily with a 61.04 effort and in Huelva on Tuesday (June 20), Cuba's javelin world record holder Osleidis Menendez out-duelled compatriot Sonia Bisset, 63.18 to 62.07. World’s top five: Shot Put: 20.20 - Valerie Vili, NZL, Christchurch 28 Jan 19.66 - Yumileidi Cumbá, CUB, 1Neuwied-Engers 24 May 19.64 - Petra Lammert, GER, Schönebeck 16 Jun 19.18 - Natallia Khoroneko, BLR, Tel Aviv 18 Mar 19.15 - Nadine Kleinert, GER, Schönebeck 16 Jun [14 at 18.50 or farther] Discus: 68.51 - Franka Dietzsch, GER, Schönebeck 16 Jun 67.24 - Natalya Sadova, RUS, Ostrava 30 May 66.01 - Wioletta Potepa, POL, Halle 20 May 66.00 - Yania Ferrales, CUB, La Habana 10 Feb 65.44 - Vera Cechlová, CZE, Salon-de-Provence 25 May [18 at 62.00 or better] Hammer: 77.26 - Gulfiya Khanafeyeva, RUS, Tula 12 Jun 76.34 - Tatyana Lysenko, RUS, Tula 12 Jun 75.38 - Betty Heidler, GER, Lille 09 Jun 74.69 - Oksana Menkova, BLR, Stayki 21 May 74.69 - Yipsi Moreno, CUB, Ostrava 29 May [24 at 70 or better] Javelin: 65.28 - Barbora Spotakova, CZE, Valencia 27 May 65.26 - Nikola Brejchová, CZE, Ostrava 30 May 65.02 - Osleidis Menéndez, CUB, Santiago de Cuba 04 Mar 64.07 - Steffi Nerius, GER, Kienbaum 20 Feb 62.77 - Sonia Bisset, CUB, Fortaleza 17 May [25 at 60.00 or farther] Multis: Lyudmyla Blonska of Ukraine, currently No. 3 on the world list after her 6448 personal best tally from her runner-up finish in Gotzis late last month, is the key entrant at the IAAF Combined Events Challenge in Ratingen, Germany, this weekend. World’s top five: Heptathlon: 6719 - Carolina Klüft, SWE, Götzis 28 May 6463 - Yuliya Ignatkina, RUS, Tula 13 Jun 6448 - Lyudmyla Blonska, UKR, Götzis 28 May 6396 - Kelly Sotherton, GBR, Melbourne 22 Mar 6335 - Lilli Schwarzkopf, GER, Götzis 28 May [25 beyond 6000 points]  Save to del.icio.us
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