Sunday, August 23, 2015

IAAF Track and Field World Championships

The IAAF Track and Field World Championships are being held in Beijing, China from August 22-30, 2015.

Results: USA Athletes medals or places in finals only. Includes record performances.

Women's Shot Put
Christina Schwanitz - Germany - gold
Lijiao Gong - China - silver
Michelle Carter - USA - bronze

Men's 10,000
Mo Farah - GB - gold
Galen Rupp - USA - 5th

Men's Shot Put
Joe Kovacs - USA - gold
David Storl - Germany - silver
O'Dwayne Richards - Jamaica - bronze
Reese Hoffa - USA - 5th

Men's 100
Usain Bolt - Jamaica - gold - 9.79
Justin Gatlin - USA - silver - 9.80
Trayvon Brommell - USA - bronze - 9.92
Andre Degrasse - Canada - tie for bronze - 9.92

Women's 10,000
Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot - Kenya - gold - 31:41.31
Gelete Burka - Eithiopia - silver - 31.41.77
Emily Infeld - USA - bronze - 31:43.49
Molly Huddle - USA - 4th
Shalane Flanagan - USA - 6th

Men's 3000 Steeplechase
Daniel Huling - USA - 5th
Evan Jager - USA - 6th
Don Cabral - USA - 10th

Women's 100
Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce - Jamaica - gold - 10.76
Dafne Schippers - Netherlands - silver - 10.81
Tori Bowie - USA - bronze - 10.86

Men's 400 Hurdles
Kerron Clement - USA - 4th
Michael Tinsley - USA - 8th

Women's 1500
Shannon Rowbury - USA - 7th
Jenny Simpson - USA - 11th

Women's 400 Hurdles
Zuzana Hejnova - CZE - gold - 53.50
Shamier Little - USA - silver - 53.94
Cassandra Tate - USA - bronze - 54.02

Women's 3000 Steeplechase
Emma Coburn - USA - 5th

Men's 400
Wayde Van Nekerk - South Africa - gold - 43.48
Lashawn Merritt - USA - silver - 43.65
Kirani James - Grenada - bronze - 43.78

Men's Triple Jump
Christian Taylor - USA - gold
Pedro Pichardo - Cuba - silver
Nelson Evora - Portugal - bronze

Women's 400
Allyson Felix - USA - gold - 49.26
Shaunae Miller - Bahamas - silver - 49.67
Shericka Jackson - Jamaica - bronze - 49.99

Men's 200
Usain Bolt - Jamaica - gold - 19.55
Justin Gatlin - USA - silver - 19.74
Anaso Jobodwana - South Africa - bronze - 19.87

Women's Long Jump
Tianna Bartoletta - USA - gold
Shara Proctor - GBR - silver
Ivana Spanovic - Serbia - bronze
Janay Deloach Soukup - USA - 8th

Women's 200
Dafne Schippers - Netherlands - gold - 21.63
Elaine Thompson - Jamaica - silver - 21.66
Veronica Campbell Brown - Jamaica - bronze - 21.97
(3rd and 4th fastest times ever recorded)

Men's 110 Hurdles
Sergey Shubenkov - Russia - gold - 12.98
Hansle Parchment - Jamaica - silver - 13.03
Aries Merritt - USA - bronze - 13.04
David Oliver - USA - 7th

Women's 100 Hurdles
Brianna Rollins - USA - 4th
Sharika Nelvis - USA - 8th

Men's 5000
Mo Farah - GBR - gold
Galen Rupp - USA - 5th
Ben True - USA - 6th
Ryan Hill - USA - 7th

Men's Decathlon
Ashton Eaton - USA - gold - 9045 (world record)
Damian Warner - Canada - silver - 8695
Rico Freimuth - Germany - bronze - 8561

Women's 4 by 100 relay
Jamaica - gold - 41.07
USA - silver - 41.68
Trinidad & Tobago - bronze - 42.03

Men's 4 by 100 relay
Jamaica - gold - 37.36
China - silver - 38.01
Canada - bronze - 38.13
USA - DQ - 37.77

Men's High Jump
Erik Kynard - USA - 8th

Women's 5000
Nicole Tully - USA - 13th

Men's 1500
Matthew Centrowitz - USA - 8th
Leonel Manzano - USA - 10th
Robby Andrews - USA - 11th

Women's 4 by 400 relay
Jamaica - gold - 3:19.13
USA - silver - 3:19.44
GBR - bronze - 3:23.62

Men's 4 by 400 relay
USA - gold - 2:57.82
Trinidad & Tobago - silver - 2:58.20
GBR - bronze - 2:58.51

Final Medal Count - Top 3 countries
Kenya - 7 gold, 6 silver, 3 bronze - 16 total
Jamaica - 7 gold, 2 silver, 3 bronze - 12 total
USA - 6 gold, 6 silver, 6 bronze - 18 total

Lowest total medal count for USA at the IAAF World Track and Field Championships since 2003.

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