Sparkassen Indoor Meeting

Stuttgart, 1.2.98

FROM: Ed Gordon

MEN

60 m.
Heat 1:1. D. Ezinwa (NGR), 6.55; 2. J. Gardener (GBR), 6.56; 3. Esmie (CAN), 6.57; 4. Powell (JAM), 6.59; 5. Perez-Rionda (CUB), 6.72 ; 6. Huke (GER), 6.90.
Heat 2: 1. Drummond (USA), 6.47; 2. Evans (USA), 6.61; 3. Stewart (JAM), 6.62; 4. Lovgren (SWE), 6.72; 5. Kosenkow (GER), 6.87; 6. Tsuchie (JPN), 8.83.
Heat 3:1. Greene (USA), 6.43; 2. O. Ezinwa (NGR), 6.56; 3. Cali (FRA), 6.57; 4. McCall (USA), 6.64; 5. Livingston (GBR), 6.74; 6. H. Blume (GER), 6.81.
B-FINAL: 1. Powell, 6.57; 2. Cali, 6.58'; 3. Stewart, 6.63; 4. McCall, 6.64; 5. Evans, 6.67
A-FINAL: 1. Greene, 6.41 (equals world record); 2. Drummond, 6.46; 3. D. Ezinwa, 6.53; 4. O. Ezinwa, 6.62; 5. Gardener, 6.64
6. Esmie, 6.64.

200 m.
Race 1:1. H. Blume (GER), 21.08; 2. Vogelgesang (GER), 21.40; 3. Graeber (GER), 21.71.
Race 2: 1. Wariso (GBR), 21.38; 2. Tolbert (USA), 21.45; 3. Streete-Thompson (USA), 21.53; 4. Wheeler (USA), 21.62.
Race 3: 1. Garcia (CUB), 20.74; 2. Griffin (USA), 21.06; 3. Douglas (BER), 21.15; 4. Kochan (GER), 22.33.

400 m.
Race 1: 1. Hein (GER), 48.00; 2. Eisenbeis (GER), 48.08; 3. Faller (GER), 48.50; 4. Weyhing (GER), 48.52.
Race 2: 1. Czubak (POL), 47.15; 2. Ladejo (GBR), 47.41; 3. Bittner (GER), 48.26; 4. Ortiz (CUB), 48.37.
Race 3: 1. Martin (JAM), 46.23; 2. Bada (NGR), 46.56; 3. Mills (USA), 46.57; 4. Mueller (GER), 47.21.

800 m.
Race A2:;1. Liefers (NED), 1:48.01; 2. Giocondi (ITA), 1:48.24; 3. Dehmel (GER), 1:49.28; 4. Gonzalez (ESP), 1:49.42; 5. Uusorg (EST), 1:51.37.
Race A1: 1. Chirchir (KEN), 1:46.15; 2. Hatungimana (BUR), 1:47.03; 3. Malakwen (KEN), 1:47.64; 4. Motchebon (GER), 1:48.37; 5. R. Kibet (KEN), 1:49.90; 6. Konchellah (KEN), 1:50.52.

1500 m. 1. Gebrselassie (ETH), 3:31.76 NR; 2. Rotich (KEN), 3:32.11 NR; 3. Diaz (ESP), 3:35.77; 4. Stenzel (GER), 3:36.09 NR; 5. El Ghazi (MAR), 3:39.24; 6. Andersen (DEN), 3:39.78; 7. Tanui (KEN), 3:39.94; 8. B. Koech (KEN), 3:40.91; 9. Canella (ESP), 3:45.36.

Interval times for Gebrselassie (unofficial): 27.9 (3) - 55.2 (3) - 1:23.5 (3) - 1:52.2 (2) - 2:20.3 (1) - 2:48.8 - 3:03.4 - 3:17.4
Comparative intervals for El Guerrouj's world record (unofficial): 28.1 - 56.0 - 1:24.3 - 1:52.6 - 2:21.0 - 2:49.4

3000 m. 1. Komen (KEN), 7:27.93 NR; 2. Kiptanui (KEN), 7:35.66; 3. Baumann (GER), 7:40.64; 4. Viciosa (ESP), 7:44.66; 5. Franke (GER), 7:47.56; 6. Mayock (GBR), 7:48.80; 7. Pancorbo (ESP), 7:54.75; 8. Tola (ETH), 7:57.32; 9. Chelule (KEN), 7:59.97; 10. Jabbour (MAR), 8:01.82.

Komen intervals (unofficial): 28.6 (4) - 58.4 (4) - 1:29.0 (4) - 1:59.4 (4) - 2:30.4 (3) - 3:00.8 (3) - 3:30.9 (3) - 4:01.0 (3) - 4:31.6 (2) - 5:00.1 (1) - 5:29.7 - 5:59.4 - 6:29.5 - 6:59.6
Comparison with Gebrselassie world record: 4:57.51 for 2000m

60 m. H.
Heat 1: 1. Ross (USA), 7.50; 2. Johnson (USA), 7.57; 3. Fenner (GER), 7.65; 4. Dees (USA), 7.68; 5. Lichtenegger (AUT), 7.70; 6. Batte (CUB), 7.78.
Heat 2: 1. Balzer (GER), 7.55; 2. Garcia (CUB), 7.58; 3. Reese (USA), 7.60; 4. Philibert (FRA), 7.69; 5. Korving (NED), 7.75; 6. Maislinger (AUT), 8.03.
FINAL:1. Johnson, 7.48; 2. Balzer, 7.50; 3. Garcia, 7.54; 4. Fenner, 7.57; 5. Reese, 7.60; 6. Ross, 8.15.

Pole Vault 1. Ecker (GER), 5.80; 2. Stogalyov (RUS), 5.80; 3. Potapovich (KZK), 5.70; 4. Manson (USA), 5.70; 5. Brits (RSA), 5.60; 6. Johnson (USA), 5.60; 7. Barthel (NOR), 5.50; 8. Stolle (GER) and Lobinger (GER), 5.50; 10. Widen (SWE), 5.40; 11. Krasnov (ISR), 5.40.

Triple Jump 1. Quesada (CUB), 17.25; 2. Friedek (GER), 16.89; 3. Owusu (GHA), 16.72; 4. Taranov (RUS), 16.52; 5. Mdhlongwa (ZIM), 16.52; 6. Romain (DMN), 16.52; 7. Ehmann (GER), 15.76; 8. Tayari (ISR), 15.71; 9. Poess (GER), 15.63;; 10. Rietscher (GER), 15.24.

WOMEN

60 m.
Heat 1:1. Devers (USA), 7.11; 2. Arron (FRA), 7.23; ; 3. McDonald (JAM), 7.29; 4. Guidry (USA), 7.32; 5. Philipp (GER), 7.35; 5. G. Rockmeier (GER), 7.62.
Heat 2: 1. Ajunwa (NGR), 7.20; 2. Sturrup (BAH), 7.24; 3. Chr. Opara (NGR), 7.38; 4. Knoll (AUT), 7.39; 5. B. Rockmeier (GER), 7.50
Heat 3: 1. Paschke (GER), 7.19; 2. Fynes (BAH), 7.20; 3. Torrence (USA), 7.28; 4. Cuthbert (JAM), 7.33; 5. Donders (SUI), 7.40.
FINAL:1. Devers, 7.09; 2. Ajunwa, 7.13; 3. Paschke, 7.14; 4. Sturrup, 7.20; 5. Arron, 7.22; 6. Fynes, 7.25.

200 m.
Race 1: 1. Donders (SUI), 23.27; 2. B. Rockmeier (GER), 23.28; 3. G. Rockmeier (GER), 23.84.
Race 2: 1. Campbell (JAM), 23.02; 2. Cuthbert (JAM), 23.25; 3. Ghosh (GER), 23.28;
4. Knoll (AUT), 24.03.

400 m.
Race 1: 1. Rohlaender (GER), 52.55; 2. K. Graham (USA), 52.61; 3. Stroman (USA), 53.48; 4. Simasotchi (SUI), 54.33.
Race 2: 1. Char. Opara (NGR), 50.73 2. Breuer (GER), 50.75; 3. L. Graham (JAM), 52.68; 4. Ekpo-Umoh (GER), 53.30.

800 m. 1. Mutola (MOZ), 1:58.83 2. Meissner (GER), 1:59.74; 3. Vriesde (SUR), 2:01.60; 4. Graf (AUT), 2:02.03; 5. Varga (HUN), 2:02.33; 6. Jongmans (NED), 2:03.55; 7. Bushenko (UKR), 2:03.96; 8. Zuercher (SUI), 2:04.72; 9. Ceplak (SLO), 2:08.84.

1500 m. 1. Kiesl (AUT), 4:06.99 NR; 2. Chojecka (POL), 4:07.14; 3. Szabo (ROM), 4:07.74; 4. da Fonseca-Wollheim (GER), 4:09.59; 5. Kuehnemund (GER), 4:11.76; 6. Tusai (HUN), 4:13.28; 7. Zaituc (GER), 4:13.32; 8. Zuniga (ESP), 4:14.07

60 m. H.
Heat 1: 1. Freeman (JAM), 7.91; 2. Sonn (GER), 8.17; 3. Kirkland (USA), 8.22; 4. Steigauf (GER), 8.35.
Heat 2: 1. Blassneck (GER), 8.06; 2. Morrison (USA), 8.13; 3. Baumann (SUI), 8.19; 4. Braun (GER), 8.23.
FINAL: 1. Freeman, 7.83; 2. Morrison, 7.93; 3. Kirkland, 8.09; 4. Sonn, 8.12; 5. Baumann, 8.22

High Jump 1. Iagar (ROM), 1.98; 2. Lyakhova (RUS), 1.94; 3. Kovacikova (CZE), 1.91; 4. Froberg (GER), 1.80.

Triple Jump 1. Mateescu (ROM), 14.78; 2. Aldama (CUB), 14.24; 3. Kasparkova (CZE), 14.21; 4. Nicolau (ROM), 13.73; 5. Barylla (GER), 13.30; 6. Lobinger (GER), 12.96; 7. Dennis (USA), 12.84; 8. Rhodes (USA), 11.35