Sporting Digest: Athletics
EASTERN ELECTRICITY GAMES England v World Select (Bedford): MEN: 100m: 1 C Smith (US) 10.34sec; 2 M Green (Jam) 10.38; 3 M Rosswess (Eng) 10.42. 200m: 1 D Campbell (Eng) 21.26; 2 T Box (Eng) 21.39; 3 F Muyaba (Zim) 21.67. 400m: 1 W McDonald (Eng) 46.55; 2 K Ochieng (Ken) 46.93; 3 E Clarke (Jam) 47.12. 800m: 1 P Ruto (Ken) 1:49.97sec; 2 C Gilby (Eng) 1:50.11; 3 K McKay (Eng) 1:50.24. Mile: 1 C Jones (US) 4:01.61; 2 P Larkins (Eng) 4:01.82; 3 N Jordaan (SA) 4:01.86. 110m hurdles: 1 D Ross (US) 13.92; 2 A Tulloch (Eng) 13.94; 3 A Knight (Jam) 13.98. 400m hurdles: 1 G Roberts (SA) 50.87; 2 F Pieterse (SA) 51.01; 3 L Lynch (Eng) 51.79. 4x100m relay: 1 World Select 39.92; 2 Great Britain 39.96; 3 England 41.07. Long jump: 1 L Myricks (US) 7.81; 2 R Nahum (Isr) 7.73; 3 Nai Hui Fang (Tai) 7.66; 4 I Simpson (Eng) 7.62. Shot: 1 P Edwards (Eng) 18.72; 2 J Mimms (Aus) 18.00; 3 D Callaway (Eng) 17.17.
WOMEN: 100m: 1 P Davis (Baham) 11.53; 2 M Freeman (Jam) 11.60; 3 M Seymour (NZ) 11.71; 6 J Christian (Eng) 11.96. 300m: 1 R Stevens (US) 37.25; 2 C Williams (Jam) 37.30; 3 D Hemmings (US) 37.71; 5 A Davies (Eng) 38.77. 1,000m: 1 M Faherty (Eng) 2:41.76; 2 J Jones (Eng) 2:42.04; 3 T Colebrook (Eng) 2:42.47. 100m hurdles: 1 J Grauydn (Rus) 13.13; 2 C Court (Eng) 13.30; 3 M Grefstad (Nor) 13.48. 400m hurdles: 1 G Retchakan (Eng) 56.86; 2 J Parker (Eng) 57.44; 3 K Roberts (US) 58.85. High jump: 1 C Weavers (SA) 1.90; 2 D Marti (Eng) 1.83; 3 T Hughes (US) 1.80. Shot: 1 G Hammer (Ger) 17.86; 2 M Augee (Eng) 17.04; 3 M Lynes (Eng) 15.79. Javelin: 1 S Gibson (Eng) 57.28; 2 L Lauma (PNG) 50.86; 3 V Lika (Alb) 49.82. Match result: England 180; World Select 205.
BRITISH GAS WELSH GAMES England v Wales v Australia v International Select (Cardiff): MEN: 100m: 1 T Jackson (Aus) 10.52sec; 2 P Delice (IS) 10.57; 3 D Braithwaite (Eng) 10.60. 200m: 1 Delice 21.41; 2 D Clark (Aus) 21.54; 3 J Kenny (Eng) 21.59. 400m: 1 W McDonald (Eng) 46.81; 2 M Joubert (Aus) 47.05; 3 P Sanders (Eng) 47.67. 800m: 1 J Landsman (IS) 1min 50.54sec; 2 P Roberts (Wal) 1:51.34; 3 A Hart (Eng) 1:51.65. Mile: 1 * M Dailey (US) 4:06.97; 2 P O'Donoghue (Aus) 4:07.46; 3 R Finch (Eng) 4:08.07. 110m hurdles: 1 D Nelson (Eng) 13.79; 2 K Van Der Kuyp (Aus) 13.80; 3 B Amos (IS) 14.32. 400m hurdles: 1 O Tyerdohleb (IS) 51.30; 2 J Rothwell (IS) 52.13; 3 P Hibbert (Eng) 52.28. 4 x 100m relay: 1 England 40.98; 2 International Select 40.98; 3 * Great Britain Junior 41.10. High jump: 1 G Parsons (IS) 2.15m; 2= K Crist (IS) and H Pierre (Eng) 2.10. Javelin: 1 P Spies (IS) 73.68; 2 M Roberson (Eng) 73.66; 3 A Curry (Aus) 69.68. Pole vault: 1 * P Manson (US) 5.70; 2 M Holloway (IS) 5.65; 3 O Britts (IS) 5.50.
WOMEN: 100m: 1 T Neighbours (IS) 11.41; 2 C Freeman (Aus) 11.47; 3 H Miles (Wal) 11.73. 200m (hand times): 1 Freeman 23.1; 2 M Gainsford (Aus) 23.3; 3 Miles 24.6. 800m: 1 C White (Wal) 2:09.24; 2 S Parker (Eng) 2:10.20; 3 D Gandy (Eng) 2:10.39. 400m: 1 K Hanigan (Aus) 52.99; 2 T Goddard (Eng) 54.39; 3 G Archard (Wal) 54.96. 100m hurdles (hand times): 1 K McKenzie (IS) 13.7; 2 L Gibbs (Wal) 13.9; 3 M Campbell (Eng) 14.0. 4 x 100m relay: 1 Australia 44.53; 2 * Great Britain Junior 44.87; 3 Wales 46.18. Long jump: 1 N Boegman (Aus) 6.47; 2 T Johnson (IS) 6.14; 3 L Armstrong (Wal) 5.99. Discus: 1 T Axten (Eng) 51.98; 2 D Callaway (Eng) 50.92; 3 J Fisher (Wal) 42.68. Match result: 1 England 197pts; 2 International Select 164; 3 Wales 153; 4 Australia 106. * denotes guest.
INTERNATIONAL MEETING (Copenhagen) MEN: 100m: 1 C Smith (US) 10.22sec; 2 J Williams (US) 10.33; 3 V Omagbemi (Nigeria) 10.38. 400m: 1 A Valmon (US) 46.06; 2 I Morris (Trin and Tobago) 46.32; 3 S Amagatchor (Gha) 46.56. 800m: 1 N Kiprotich (Ken) 1min 46.12sec; 2 W Kipketer (Ken) 1:46.18; 3 A Douglas (Nor) 1:46.49. 1500m: 1 W Tanui (Ken) 3:38.03; 2 J Spivey (US) 3:38.16; 3 D Kibet (Kenya) 3:38.31. 5,000m: 1 R Chelimo (Ken) 13:13.85; 2 I Kirui (Ken) 13:14.42; 3 D Castro (Por) 13:14.65. High jump: 1 P Sjoberg (Swe) 2.30m; 2 S Hoen (Nor) 2.25; 3 S Smith (GB) 2.20. Javelin: 1 T Pukstys (US) 84.74; 2 D Wennlund (Swe) 78.44; 3 P Borglund (Swe) 74.74.
WOMEN: 400m: 1 N Brown Kaiser (US) 51.02; 2 M Malone (US) 51.40; 3 S Richards (Jam) 51.61. 1500m: 1 S O'Sullivan (Irl) 4:05.19; 2 S MacGeorge (GB) 4:13.60; 3 A Hill (US) 4:14.37. 3,000m: 1 L Zaituc (Rom) 8:56.17; 2 N Christiansen (Den) 8:58.09; 3 H Stavik (Nor) 8:58.24. Triple jump 1 R Nielsen (Den) 13.71; 2 Y Chen (Rus) 13.26; 3 L Espegren (Nor) 12.97.
LANGKAWI TO KEDAH INTERNATIONAL MARATHON (Malay): Men: Som Kert Winthachai (Thai) 2hr 26min; 2 O Enriques (Chile) 2:41.02; 3 A Nathan (Malay) 2:50.02. Women: 1 S Godara (Ind) 3:14.05.
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