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Olympic gold medalist Jeremy Wariner and top-ranked Sanya Richards on Sunday completed perfect runs of the IAAF's Golden League series. Wariner won the men's 400 and Richards the women's 400 at the ISATF meet in Berlin, giving each runner their sixth Golden League win of the year.
The duo never lost in Golden League competition this season. Wariner closed out his perfect run in the men's 400 with a victory in Berlin 44.26 seconds, while Richards defeated the women's field by more than a second with a time of 49.81.
For their perfection, Wariner and Richards each won a $249,999 share of the Golden League jackpot. Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell also won an equal share, winning the men's 100 meters in Berlin in 9.86 for his sixth Golden League win.
Winning lesser portions of the jackpot ($83,333) for tallying five wins were women's 5,000-meter runner Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia, men's 5 km ace Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia, and men's long jumper Irving Saladino of Panama.
Other top American performances in Berlin included David Oliver (13.25), Allen Johnson (13.29) and Aries Merritt (13.32) completing a 1-3 sweep of the men's 110-meter hurdles; world indoor champion Reese Hoffa winning the men's shot put (21.14m/69-4.25); NCAA and USA champion Ginnie Powell winning the women's 100-meter hurdles (12.72); Tyson Gay (9.96) and Leonard Scott (10.07) going 2-3, behind Powell, in the men's 100; LaShawn Merritt (44.78) and U.S. champion Andrew Rock (45.41) going 3-4 in the men's 400; Dee Dee Trotter finishing second to Richards in the women's 400 (50.87); and Lisa Barber placing second in the women's 100 (11.21).
For complete results from Berlin, visit IAAF.org.
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