Sunday, August 6, 2017

IAAF World Track and Field Championships- USA medalists

The IAAF World Track and Field Championships are being held in London, England from August 4-13, 2017.

The USA led the medal count with 30 total medals. Usain Bolt of Jamaica came in third the 100 and pulled up with leg cramps in the 4 by 100 relay ending Bolt's career. Also Mo Farah of Great Britain won gold in the men's 10,000 but came in second in the men's 5000. The USA men 4 by 100 relay team lost to Great Britain while the men's 4 by 400 relay team lost to Trinidad and Tobago. The USA still won the medal count by not medaling in the men's 200, men's 400, men's 110 hurdles, men's 800 and women's 200.

Final Medal Count:

USA 10 gold, 11 silver, 9 bronze - 30 total
Kenya 5 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze - 11 total
Poland 2 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze - 8 total
China 2 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze - 7 total
South Africa 3 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze - 6 total
Great Britain 2 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze - 6 total


USA Medalists:

Men's Discus
Mason Finley - bronze - 223ft 2in

Men's Long Jump
Jarrion Lawson - silver - 27ft 8 1/4in

Women's Marathon
Amy Cragg - bronze - 2:27.18

Men's 100
Justin Gatlin - USA - gold - 9.92
Christian Coleman - USA - silver - 9.94
Usain Bolt - Jamaica - bronze - 9.95

Women's Pole Vault
Sandi Morris - silver - 15ft-7in

Men's Shot Put
Joe Kovacs - silver - 71ft 3/4in

Women's 100
Tori Bowie - USA - gold - 10.85
Marie-Josee Ta Lou - Ivory Coast - silver - 10.86
Dafne Schippers - Netherlands - bronze - 10.96
Elaine Thompson - Jamaica - 5th - 10.98

Women's 1500
Jenny Simpson - USA - silver - 4:02.76

Men's 3000 Steeplechase
Evan Jager - USA - bronze - 8:15.53

Men's Pole Vault
Sam Kendricks - USA- gold - 19ft 6 1/4 in

Women's Shot Put
Michelle Carter - USA - bronze - 62ft 9 1/2in

Men's 400 Hurdles
Kerron Clement - USA - bronze - 48.52

Women's 400
Phyllis Francis - USA - gold - 49.92
Allyson Felix - USA - bronze - 50.08
Shaunae Miller-Uibo - Bahamas - 4th - 50.49

Men's Triple Jump
Christian Taylor - USA - gold - 58ft 1/4in
Will Claye - USA - silver - 57ft 10 1/4in

Women's 400 Hurdles
Kori Carter - USA - gold - 53.07
Dalilah Muhammad - USA - silver - 53.50

Women's Long Jump
Brittney Reese - USA - gold
Tianna Bartoletta - USA - bronze

Women's 3000 Steeplechase
Emma Coburn - USA - 9:02.58
Courtney Frerichs - USA - silver - 9:03.77

Women's 100 Hurdles
Dawn Harper-Nelson - USA - silver - 12.63

Men's 5000
Paul Chelimo - USA - bronze - 13:33.30

Women's 4 by 100 Relay
USA(Brown, Felix, Akinosun, Bowie) - gold - 41.82

Men's 4 by 100 Relay
USA(Rodgers, Gatlin, Bacon, Coleman) - silver - 37.52

Women's 800
Ajee Wilson - USA - bronze - 1:56.65

Women's 4 by 400 relay
USA(Hayes, Felix, Wimbley, Francis) - gold - 3:19.02

Men's 4 by 400 relay
USA(London III, Roberts, Cherry, Kerley) - silver - 2:58.61

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