IAAF Diamond League Shanghai Results

by  Associated Press IAAF Diamond League Shanghai Results by The Associated Press, Associated Press - 18 May 2014 11:40-04:00 Sunday At Shanghai Men

100 — 1, Justin Gatlin, United States, 9.92 seconds. 2, Nesta Carter, Jamaica, 10.12. 3, Michael Rodgers, United States, 10.18.

800 — 1, Robert Biwott, Kenya, 1 minute, 44.69 seconds. 2, Taoufik Makhloufi, Algeria, 1:44.73. 3, Andre Olivier, South Africa, 1:44.85.

5,000 — 1, Yenew Alamirew, Ethiopia, 13:04.83 seconds. 2, Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa, Kenya, 13:05.44. 3, Hagos Gebrhiwet, Ethiopia, 13:06.88.

110 hurdles — 1, Xie Wenjun, China 13.23. 2, Pascal Martinot-Lagarde, France, 13.26. 3, David Oliver, United States, 13.28. Also: 6, Dayron Robles, Cuba, 13.48.

400 hurdles — 1, Michael Tinsley, United States, 48.77 seconds. 2, Mamadou Kasse Hanne, Senegal, 48.86. 3, Bershawn Jackson, United States, 48.92.

Pole Vault — 1, Renaud Lavillenie, France, 5.92 meters. 2, Konstantinos Filippidis, Greece, 5.62. 3, Xue Changrui, China, 5.62.

Triple Jump — 1, Lyukman Adams, Russia, 17.10 meters. 2, Lazaro Martinez, Cuba, 16.76. 3, Dong Bin, China, 16.69.

Shot Put — 1, Christian Cantwell, United States, 21.73 meters. 2, Joe Kovacs, United States, 21.52. 3, Ryan Whiting, United States, 21.31. Also: 4, David Storl, Germany, 21.09. 5, Tomasz Majewski, Poland, 20.93.

Javelin — 1, Abd Ihab El Rahman, Egypt, 89.21 meters. 2, Kim Amb, Sweden, 84.14. 3, Vitezslav Vesely, Czech Republic, 83.80.

Women

200 — 1, Blessing Okagbare, Nigeria, 22.36 seconds. 2, Anthonique Strachan, Bahamas, 22.50. 3, Kimberlyn Duncan, United States, 22.96. Also: 5, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jamaica, 23.08. DNS: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Jamaica.

400 — 1, Novlene Williams-Mills, Jamaica, 50.31 seconds. 2, Amantle Montsho, Botswana, 50.37. 3, Stephenie Ann McPherson, Jamaica, 50.54. Also: 5, Allyson Felix, United States, 50.81.

1,500 — 1, Abeba Aregawi, Sweden, 3 minutes, 58.72 seconds. 2, Jennifer Simpson, United States, 4:00.42. 3, Sifan Hassan, Netherlands, 4:01.19.

3,000 Steeplechase — 1, Emma Coburn, United States, 9:19.80. 2, Sofia Assefa, Ethiopia, 9:25.76. 3, Hiwot Ayalew, Ethiopia, 9:27.25.

High Jump — 1, Ana Simic, Croatia, 1.97 meters. 2, Inika McPherson, United States, 1.92. 3, Ruth Beitia, Spain, 1.92.

Long Jump — 1, Blessing Okagbare, Nigeria, 6.86 meters. 2, Ivana Spanovic, Serbia, 6.85. 3, Sosthene Moguenara, Germany, 6.79.

Discus — 1, Sandra Perkovic, Croatia, 70.52 meters. 2, Dani Samuels, Australia, 67.89. 3, Melina Robert-Michon, France 62.66.

News Topics: Track and field, Men's track and field, Women's track and field, Men's sports, Sports, Women's sports

People, Places and Companies: Justin Gatlin, Nesta Carter, Michael Rodgers, Dayron Robles, Michael Tinsley, Renaud Lavillenie, Christian Cantwell, Ryan Whiting, David Storl, Tomasz Majewski, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Novlene Williams-Mills, Novlene Williams, Amantle Montsho, Allyson Felix, Jennifer Simpson, Emma Coburn, Sandra Perkovic, Shanghai, Ethiopia, Jamaica, France, Caribbean, China, Greater China, East Asia, Asia, East Africa, Africa, Latin America and Caribbean, Western Europe, Europe

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