Fukuoka 1997

(Grand Prix Finals)

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FUKUOKA, Japan, Sept 13

Women's high jump. 1. Inga Babakova (Ukraine) 2.02 metres; 2. Yulia Lyakhova (Russia) 1.99; 3. Monica Iagar (Romania) 1.96; 4. Hanne Haugland (Norway) 1.96; 5. Alina Astafei (Germany) 1.93; 6. Amy Acuff (U.S.) 1.93; 7. Olga Kaliturina (Russia) 1.90; 8. Viktoria Fyodorova (Russia) 1.85

Men's discus throw. 1. Lars Riedel (Germany) 67.98 metres;  2. Adam Setliff (U.S.) 66.12;  3. John Godina (U.S.) 5.56; 4. Juergen Schult (Germany) 64.18; 5. Virgilus Alekna (Lithuania) 63.76; 6. Andreas Seelig (Germany) 62.66; 7. Vasily Kaptyukh (Belarus) 61.80; 8. Michael Mollenbeck (Germany) 58.88

Women's triple jump. 1. Ashia Hansen (Britain) 15.15; 2. Sarka Kasparkova (Czech Republic) 14.94; 3. Rodica Mateescu (Romania) 14.59; 4. Yelena Govorova (Ukraine) 14.53; 5. Galina Cistjakova (Slovakia) 14.18; 6. Yelena Donkina (Russia) 13.98; 7. Tereza Marinova (Bulgaria) 13.96; 8. Cynthea Rhodes (U.S.) 13.63

3,000 metres steeplechase. 1. Joseph Keter (Kenya) 8:21.75; 2. Moses Kiptanui (Kenya) 8:21.87; 3. Bernard Barmasai (Kenya) 8:22.48; 4. Eliud Barngetuny (Kenya) 8:23.39; 5. Patrick Sang (Kenya) 8:23.43; 6. Wilson Boit Kipketer (Kenya) 8:26.50; 7. Brahim Boulami (Morocco) 8:26.68;8. Paul Kosgei (Kenya) 8:27.67

Women's 400 hurdles. 1. Kim Batten (U.S.) 53.45; 2. Deon Hemmings (Jamacia) 53.98; 3. Tatyana Tereshchuk (Ukraine) 54.37; 4. Debbie Ann Parris (Jamaica) 54.96; 5. Nezha Bidouane (Morroco) 55.12; 6. Gudron Arnardottir (Iceland) 55.96;  7. Anna Knoroz (Russia) 56.24; 8. Susan Smith (Ireland) 58.09

Women's shot put. 1. Astrid Kumbernuss (Germany) 20.95; 2. Vita Pavlysh (Ukraine) 20.59; 3. Irina Korzhanenko (Russia) 19.06; 4. Huang Zhihong (China) 18.89; 5. Connie Price-Smith (U.S.) 18.76; 6. Judy Oakes (Britain) 18.16;  7. Stephanie Storp (Germany) 17.91;  8. Valentina Fedyushina (Ukraine) 17.50

Men's 400 hurdles. 1. Samuel Matete (Zambia) 48.01 seconds; 2. Stephane Diagana (France) 48.14; 3. Llewellyn Herbert (South Africa) 48.45; 4. Bryan Bronson (U.S.) 48.47; 5. Ruslan Mashchenko (Russia) 48.66; 6. Dinsdale Morgan (Jamaica) 48.98; 7. Shunji Karube (Japan) 49.02; 8. Yoshihiko Saito (Japan) 49.20

Men's 800. 1. Wilson Kipketer (Denmark) 1:42.98; 2. Patrick Ndururi  (Kenya) 1:43.45; 3. David Kiptoo (Kenya) 1:44.09; 4. Rich Kenah (U.S.) 1:45.19; 5. Vincent Malakwen (Kenya) 1:45.37; 6. Hezekiel Sepeng (South Africa) 1:45.56; 7. Marko Koers (Netherlands) 1:45.73

Women's mile. 1. Carla Sacramento (Portugual) 4:40.25; 2. Jackline Maranga (Kenya) 4:40.44; 3. Juli Henner (U.S.) 4:40.92; 4. Susy Hamilton (U.S.) 4:41.61; 5. Lidia Chojecka (Poland) 4:41.87;  6. Lyudmila Borisova (Russia) 4:42.19; 7. Leah Pells (Canada) 4:42.31; 8. Theresia Kiesl (Austria) 4:42.41

Men's 5,000 metres. 1. Khalid Boulami (Morroco) 13:09.40; 2. Thomas Nyariki (Kenya) 13:10.41; 3. Paul Koech 3:10.77; 4. Mohammed Mourhit (Belguim) 13:13.49; 5. Daniel Komen (Kenya) 13:17.93; 6. Ismail Sghyr (Morroco) 13:35.66; 7. Assefa Mezegebu (Ethopia) 13:35.94; 8. Julius Kiptoo (Kenya) 13:56.36

Men's long jump. 1. Ivan Pedroso (Cuba) 8.53 metres; 2. James  Beckford (Jamaica) 8.40; 3. Erick Walder (U.S.) 8.40; 4. Kiril Sosunov (Russia) 8.26; 5. Roland McGhee (U.S.) 8.15; 6. Chiek Tidane Toure (Senegal) 8.06; 7. Sean  Robbins (U.S.) 8.02; 8. Alexander Glovatskiy (Belarus) 7.78

Men's javelin. 1. Jan Zelezny (Czech Republic) 89.58; 2. Boris Henry (Germany) 86.76; 3. Patrik Boden (Sweden) 86.52; 4. Tom Pukstys (U.S.) 85.68; 5. Mick Hill (Britain) 82.28; 6. Sergey Makarov (Russia) 81.62; 7. Steve Backley (Britain) 81.58; 8. Juha Laukkanen (Finalnd) 81.44

Women's 200 metres. 1. Marion Jones (U.S.) 21.84 seconds; 2. Merelene Ottey (Jamaica) 21.92; 3. M. Gainsford-Taylor (Australia)   22.43;  4. Inger Miller (U.S.) 22.44; 5. Marina Trandenkova (Russia) 22.48;  6. Juliet Cuthbert (Jamaica) 22.61; 7. Juliet Campbell (Jamaica) 22.84; 8. Merlene Frazer  (Jamaica) 23.05

Pole Vault. 1. Sergi Bubka (Ukraine) 6.05 metres; 2. Maksim Tarasov (Russia) 6.00; 3. Tim Lobinger (Germany) 5.90; 4. Pat Manson (U.S.) 5.85;  5. Lawrence Johnson (U.S.) 5.60; 6. Scott Hoffman (U.S.) 5.40; 7. Dmitry Markov (Belarus) 5.40; 8. Riaan Botha (South Africa) 5.40

Women's 800. 1. Ana Quirot (Cuba) 1:56.53 seconds; 2. Maria Mutola (Mozambique) 1:56.93; 3. Letitia Vriesde (Surinam) 1:59.73; 4. Yelena Afanasyeva (Russia) 2:00.07; 5. Jearl Miles-Clark (U.S.) 2:00.37; 6. Ludmila Formanova (Czech Republic) 2:01.26; 7. Joetta Clark (U.S.) 2:06.44; 8. Natalya Dukhnova (Belarus) 2:09.17

Women's 100 hurdles 1. Michelle Freeman (Jamaica) 12.40;  2. Ludmila Engquist (Sweden) 12.48; 3. Dionne Rose (Jamaica)  12.81; 4. Brigita Bukovec (Slovenia) 12.99; 5. Susan Smith (Ireland) 13.22; 6. Gudrun Arnardottir  (Iceland) 13.38; 7. Naoko Kobayashi (Japan) 13.41; 8. Yvonne Kanazawa (Japan) 13.44

Men's 110 hurdles 1. Mark Crear (U.S.) 13.03;  2. Florian Schwarthoff (Germany) 13.11; 3. Anthony Jarrett (Britain) 13.14;  4. Igor Kovac (Slovak Republic) 13.14;  5. Jack Pierce (U.S.)13.19;  6. Terry Reese (U.S.) 13.24;  7. Roger Kingdom (U.S.) 13.26; 8. Courtney Hawkins (U.S.) 13.53

Women's 5,000 metres 1. Sally Barsosio (Kenya) 15:13.46; 2. Lydia Cheromei (Kenya) 15:15.64; 3. Paula Radcliffe (Britain) 15:17.02;  4. Zahra Ouaziz (Morocco) 15:22.47; 5. Berhane Adere (Ethopia) 15:26.51; 6. Roberta Brunet (Italy) 15:31.85; 7. Masako Chiba (Japan) 15:32.45; 8. Merima Denboba (Ethopia)16:13.52

Men's mile 1. R Anderson Kiplagat (Denmark) 4:04.53; 2. Hicham El Guerrou (Morroco) 4:04.55;  3. Venuste Niyongabo (Burundi) 4:04.95; 4. William Tanui (Kenya) 4:05.08; 5. Laban Rotich (Kenya) 4:05.48;  6. Anthony Whiteman (Britain) 4:05.50;  7. Steve Holman (U.S.) 4:06.03; 8. John Kibowen (Kenya) 4:06.11

Men's 200 metres. 1. Frank Fredricks (Namibia) 19.81; 2. Obadele Thompson (Barbados) 20.19; 3. Jon Drummond (U.S.) 20.32; 4. Ato Boldon (Trinidad) 20.44; 5. Geir Moen (Norway) 20.50; 6. Rohsaan Griffin (U.S.) 20.53; 7. Kevin Little (U.S.) 20.55; 8. Patrick Stevens (Belgium) 20.62