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Hechtel, Belgium - 1. 8. 98

MEN

100 METERS:  Heat 1 (-1.2):  1. Streete-Thompson (USA) 10.38;  2. Adam (GBR) 10.68;  3. Snoek (NED) 10.87;  4. Welten (NED) 10.91;  5. Yablonka (ISR) 11.03.  Heat 2 (-1.4):  1. Henderson (USA) 10.45;  2. Green (JAM) 10.46;  3. Ryan (IRL) 10.76;  4. Tilburg (NED) 10.79;  5. Thys (BEL) 10.84;  6. Yaar (ISR) 11.19;  7. Meir (ISR) 11.50. Heat 3 (-1.1):  1. Asonze (NGR) 10.34;  2. Laynes (USA) 10.49;  3. Reets (BEL) 10.67;  4. de Leeuw (NED) 10.84;  5. Gevaert (BEL) 11.14. Heat 5 (-1.6):  1. Nkansah (GHA) 10.43;  2. Douglas (BER) 10.64;  3. Kafri (ISR) 10.80;  4. Ongenade (BEL) 10.97;  5. Golan (ISR) 11.04;  6. Van Beers (BEL) 11.24;  7. De Backer (BEL) 11.72.

FINAL (-1.0):  1. Asonze 10.17;  2. Nkansah 10.24;  3. Streete-Thompson 10.27;  4. Laynes 10.38;  5. Henderson 10.39;  6. Greene
10.43;  7. Douglas 10.44;  8. Reets 10.69.

200 METERS (0.4):  1. Thompson (BAR) 20.57;  2. Adam (GBR) 20.73; 3. Laynes (USA) 20.81;  4. Wymeersch (BEL) 20.86;  5. Ryan (IRL) 20.92;  6. Snock (NED) 21.34.

400 METERS:  1. Slythe (GBR) 46.17;  2. Provoost (BEL) 46.34;  3. Kemboi (KEN) 47.06;  4. Masson (BEL) 47.12;  5. Hagen (NED) 47.15.

800 METERS:  Race 1 (called "B"):  1. S. Birir (KEN) 1:47.28;  2. Arpasi (HUN) 1:47.53;  3. Leiter (GER) 1:47.81;  4. Loschner (NED) 1:48.56;  5. Abdu (QAT) 1:48.73;  6. Gizatsw (ISR) 1:48.77;  7. de Haan (NED) 1:51.14.  Race 2 (called "C"):  1. Darsa (ISR) 1:52.36;  2. Raaphorst (BEL) 1:53.08;  3. Krykamp (NED) 1:53.47 . . .  Race 3 (called "D"):  1. Liefsoons (BEL) 1:55.26 . . .      Race 4 (called "A"):  1. Ndururi (KEN) 1:43.82;  2. Kahan (BEL) 1:44.98;  3. Malakwen (KEN) 1:45.27;  4. Botha (RSA) 1:45.37;  5.
Onyancha (KEN) 1:46.13;  6. R. Kibet (KEN) 1:46.75;  7. Grammens (BEL) 1:46.97;  8. Koers (NED) 1:47.28;  9. Desmet (BEL) 1:48.36;  10. Quintelier (BEL) 1:51.45.  Did not finish (pace):  Kiptoo (KEN)

1500 METERS:  1. Liefers (NED) 3:37.28;  2. B. Koech (KEN) 3:37.44; 3. S. Rono (KEN) 3:37.55;  4. Benfares (FRA) 3:37.92;  5. Boulahfana (ALG) 3:37.93;  6. Chekhemani (FRA) 3:38.00;  7. Yates (GBR) 3:38.36; 8. Barmasai (KEN) 3:38.68;  9. Bruton (IRL) 3:38.74;  10. Edler-Muhr (AUT) 3:38.74;  11. Johansson (SWE) 3:39.17;  12. Tahri (FRA) 3:39.53; 13. Bernaert (BEL) 3:39.90;  14. Shibatta (JPN) 3:41.26;  15. Takahashi (JPN) 3:41.97;  16. Desmedt (BEL) 3:43.53;  17. Okamura (JPN) 3:43.84;  18. McKay (GBR) 3:44.42;  19. van den Broek (BEL) 3:51.37. Did not finish (pacers):  Stubbs (AUS), J. Birir (KEN).

2000 METERS:  1. Kibowen (KEN) 4:48.74 (third-fastest all-time);  2. M. Keino (KEN) 5:01.38;  3. Boulet (USA) 5:01.47;  4. I. Aden (SOM) 5:02.23;  5. S. de Souza (BRA) 5:03.58;  6. di Pardo (ITA) 5:05.59;  7. Bellot (FRA) 5:11.46.  Did not finish (pacers):  S. Lagat (KEN), Tanui (KEN). Pace:  55.79, 1:53.29 and 2:22.03 S. Lagat;  2:52.04, 3:50.68 tanui.

3000 METERS:  1. P. Mosima (KEN) 7:41.17;  2. Baker (USA) 7:43.88; 3. Lahssini (MAR) 7:44.01;  4. John Kosgei (KEN) 7:45.24;  5. Brown (GBR) 7:45.41;  6. Bessou (ALG) 7:47.70;  7. Kalya (KEN) 7:48.52;  8. Taquelmint (FRA) 7:48.96;  9. D. Rono (KEN) 7:50.83;  10. Moussaoui (ALG) 7:53.16;  11. Bahla (MAR) 7:59.22;  12. M. Birir (KEN) 8:00.73. Did not finish (pacer):  Maru (KEN), K. Lagat (KEN).

5000 METERS:  1. Machuka (KEN) 13:09.00;  2. Jifar (ETH) 13:10.74; 3. Limo (KEN) 13:11.81;  4. Behar (FRA) 13:13.33;  5. Takaoka (JPN) 13:13.40;  6. Tola (ETH) 13:15.72;  7. Alemu (ETH) 13:21.60;  8. Rey (ESP) 13:22.13;  9. Cullen (GBR) 13:22.31;  10. Lotik (KEN) 13:24.92; 11. James Kosgei (KEN) 13:26.42;  12. Keflegizhi (USA) 13:26.85;  13. Donnelly (GBR) 13:27.63;  14. Finch (GBR) 13:27.75;  15. Maase (NED) 13:29.20;  16. Claesson (SWE) 13:31.54;  17. Laban Kipkemboi (KEN) 13:32.31;  18. Iwasa (JPN) 13:32.50;  19. Schutgens (NED) 13.33.28; 20. Zeroual (FRA) 13:34.66;  21. Bowditch (GBR) 13:50.91;  22. Martin
(NED) 13:59.20.  Did not finish:  Baket (PAL), J. Kiptoo (KEN), Maes (BEL), Zouad (FRA).

110 HURDLES (-0.6):  1. Nsenga (BEL) 13.64;  2. Grossard (BEL) 13.90;  3. Vangeneugden (BEL) 14.33;  4. Deveughele (BEL) 14.61;  5. Van de Gender (BEL) 14.79.

400 HURDLES:  1. Keter (KEN) 50.38;  2. Bruwier (BEL) 50.39;  3. Theodore (FRA) 50.83;  4. Melchior (NED) 51.07;  5. Bettoni (ITA?) 51.70.

POLE VAULT:  1. Tamminga (NED) 5.76 NR;  2. Looije (NED) 5.71 (was a NR at the time, but broken by Tamminga);  3. Johnson (USA) 5.66;  4. Blom (NED) 5.31;  5. Gross (GER) and Keyser (NED), 5.21;  7. Godard (FRA) 5.21;  8. Rombaut (BEL) 5.01.  No height:  Andji (FRA) at 5.41.

LONG JUMP:  1. Streete-Thompson (USA) 7.89 (1.0);  2. Nijs (BEL) 7.68 (0.7);  3. Kovar (CZE) 7.61 (1.1);  4. Branle (BEL) 7.32 (1.1);  5. K.Mambo (BEL) 7.29 (0.4);  6. Malisov (ISR) 7.24 (0.6);  7. Rabinowitz (ISR) 6.85 (0.0).  No legal mark;  D. Mambo (BEL).

DISCUS:  1. Smith (GBR) 60.62;  2. van de Bilt (NED) 59.09;  3. Borrman (SWE) 58.62;  4. Wilkins (GBR) 57.74;  5. Van Daele (BEL) 56.44;  6. van de Kruk (NED) 56.09;  7. Roos (GER) 55.58;  8. Blondeel (BEL) 52.44;  9. Pertez (ISR) 49.83;  10. van Balen (NED) 44.06.

JAVELIN:  1. Tipotio (FRA) 73.65;  2. Kloeck (BEL) 72.78;  3. van Lieshout (NED) 72.48;  4. Babikin (ISR) 71.64;  5. Tjepkema (NED) 69.02;  6. Schermer (NED) 68.53 . . .

WOMEN

100 METERS:  Heat 1 (-0.5):  1. Richardson (GBR) 11.63;  2. Gevaert (BEL) 11.71;  3. van Oostende (NED) 12.27;  4. van Mourik (NED) 12.37;  5. Moran (ISR) 12.91;  6. Claes (BEL) 12.94.  Heat 2 (-0.1):  1. Ojokolo (NGR) 11.69;  2. Callaerts (BEL) 12.06;  3. Demeyere (BEL) 12.16;  4. Daems (BEL) 12.29;  5. Baarsen (NED) 12.55.  Heat 3 (-1.2): 1. Onyali (NGR) 11.65;  2. Poelman (NED) 11.97;  3. Ouedraogo (BEL) 12.22;  4. Zalinko (ISR) 12.50;  5. Poelmans (BEL) 12.81;  6. De Cuypere (BEL) 13.50.
FINAL (-0.5):  1. Onyali 11.27;  2. Ojokolo 11.45;  3. Richardson 11.56;  4. Gevaert 11.68;  5. Callaerts 11.94;  6. Poelman 11.96;  7. Demeyere 12.13;  8. Ouedraogo 12.29.

800 METERS:  1. Mutola (MOZ) 1:57.03 (world leader) [800m split for Mutola 56.2];  2. Stals (BEL) 1:58.31 NR;  3. Djate (FRA) 1:58.69;  4. Vriesde (SUR) 1:59.20;  5. Goossens (NED) 1:59.24;  6. Merah (ALG) 2:00.77;  7. Fouquet (FRA) 2:01.35;  8. van Dorp (NED) 2:02.83;  9. Maenhout (BEL) 2:03.86;  10. Matthijs (BEL) 2:06.30.  Did not finish: Jongmans (NED).  Did not finish (pacer):  Rounds (USA)

1500 METERS:  1. Delahunty (IRL) 4:08.21;  2. Varga (HUN) 4:13.05;  3. Angela Davis (GBR) 4:14.10;  4. Dejaeghere (BEL) 4:14.41;  5. Pattison (GBR) 4:14.84;  6. Sbrissa (ITA) 4:15.46;  7. Dampa (FRA) 4:15.84;  8. Smolders (BEL) 4:16.05;  9. El Kouhail (MAR) 4:19.26;  10. Aukema (NED) 4:21.97;  11. Sluysmans (BEL) 4:22.32;  12. Kruyer (NED) 4:25.46.  Did not finish (pacer):  Gurina (RUS).  Did not finish:  Thorsett (USA), Crowe (GBR).

5000 METERS:  1. Malot (KEN) 15:19.89;  2. Adere (ETH) 15:22.34;  3. Renders (BEL) 15:23.39;  4. Vibjerg (DEN) 15:39.44;  5. Danneels (BEL) 15:40.32;  6. Pumper (AUT) 15:41.22;  7. Talbot (GBR) 15:50.85;  8. Bezabeh (ETH) 15:55.88;  9. van de Bilt (NED) 16:12.14 . . . Did not finish:  Bitzner (FRA), Jaspers (BEL).

100 HURDLES (-1.7):  1. Tschomba (BEL) 13.67;  2. Troonen (BEL) 13.79;  3. Grouwels (BEL) 14.00;  4. Colonville (FRA) 14.02;  5.
Ouedraogo (BEL) 14.40;  6. Gnezdilov (ISR) 14.42;  7. Voltman (NED) 14.51;  8. den Boer (NED) 14.53.

400 HURDLES:  1. Hemmings (JAM) 54.44;  2. Smith (IRL) 54.93;  3. Szekeres (HUN) 55.59;  4. Mercken (BEL) 56.37;  5. Hesper (NED) 60.78.

HIGH JUMP:  1. Iagar (ROM) 1.96 [2.00/xxx];  2. Gyorffy (HUN) 1.88;  3. Bradamante (ITA) 1.85;  4. De Leeuw (BEL) 1.85;  5. Paesen (BEL) 1.82;  6. Colonville (FRA) 1.79;  7. Bielert (GER) 1.79;  8. Hellebaut (BEL) 1.79;  9. Schlawitz (GER) 1.76;  10. Balck (GER) 1.73.

SHOT PUT:  1. de Bruin (NED) 18.43;  2. Koeman (NED) 17.29 . . .