Sunday, 21 August 2016

My 2nd Vacation Time in Ajax, Ont. in August 2016--Sat.Aug.20,2016 (Part II)

(DAY 15 of RIO 2016 - continued)


Women’s Track and Field Finals:  (add-ons, non-Canadian, are in BOLD)


Women’s 3,000 m Steeplechase:
1.     BRN --> R. Jebet
2.     KEN --> H.K. Jepkemoi
3.     USA --> E. Coburn

Women’s 10,000 m race:
1.     ETH --> Almaz Ayana (she broke the world record by 14 seconds!)
2.     KEN --> V.J. Cheruiyot
3.     ETH --> T. Dibaba

Women’s Marathon (running):
1.     KEN --> Jemima Sumgong
2.     BRN --> E. Kirwa
3.     ETH --> M. Dibaba

Women’s 100 m race:
1.     JAM
2.     USA
3.     JAM

Women’s Pole Vault:
1.     GRE --> E. Stefanidi
2.     USA --> S. Morris
3.     NZL --> E. McCartney

Women’s 100 m Hurdles:
1.     JAM
2.     USA
3.     JAM

Women’s 20 km Race Walk:
1.     CHN --> Hong Liu
2.     MEX --> M.G. Gonzalez
3.     CHN --> Xiuzhi Lu

Women’s 4 x 100 m Relay Race:
1.     USA
2.     JAM
3.     GBR

Women’s 4 x 400 m Relay Race:
1.     USA
2.     JAM
3.     GBR

Women’s 5,000 m Race:
1.     KEN --> V.J. Cheruiyot
2.     KEN --> H.O. Obiri
3.     ETH --> A. Ayana

Women’s Discus Throw:
1.     CRO
2.     FRA
3.     CUB

Women’s 1,500 m Race:
1.     KEN --> F.C. Kipyegon
2.     ETH --> G. Dibaba
3.     USA --> J. Simpson

Women’s Heptathlon:
1.     BEL --> N. Thiam
2.     GBR --> J. Ennis-Hall
3.     CAN --> Brianne Theisen-Eaton (BRONZE medal)

Women’s Long Jump:
1.     USA --> T. Bartoletta
2.     USA --> B. Reese
3.     SER --> I. Spanovic

Women’s Triple Jump:
1.     COL --> C. Ibarguen
2.     VEN --> Y. Rojas
3.     KAZ --> O. Rypakova

Women’s High Jump:
1.     ESP --> R. Bertia
2.     BUL --> M. Demireva
3.     CRO --> B. Vlasic

Women’s 200 m Race:
1.     JAM
2.     NED
3.     USA

Women’s Javelin Throw:
1.     CRO
2.     RSA
3.     CZE

Women’s 800 m Race:
1.     RSA
2.     BDI
3.     KEN
M. Bishop (CAN) came in 4th and broke her former Canadian record again!  (1:57.02)

Men’s Track and Field Finals: (add-ons, non-Canadian, are in BOLD)

Men’s 3,000 m Steeplechase:
1.     KEN --> C. Kipruto
2.     USA --> E. Jager
3.     FRA --> M. Mekhissi

Men’s Pole Vault:
1.     BRA --> T. Bras Ad Silva
2.     FRA --> R. Lavillenie
3.     USA --> S. Kendricks

Men’s High Jump:
1.     CAN --> D. Drouin (GOLD medal)
2.     QAT --> M.E. Barshim
3.     UKR --> B. Bondarenko

Men’s Long Jump:
1.     USA --> J. Henderson
2.     RSA --> L. Manyonga
3.     GBR --> G. Rutherford

Men’s Triple Jump:
1.     USA --> C. Taylor
2.     USA --> W. Claye
3.     CHN --> B. Dong

Men’s 100 m Race:
1.     JAM --> Usain Bolt (GOLD medal)
2.     USA --> Justin Gatlin
3.     CAN --> Andre de Grasse (BRONZE medal)

Men’s 200 m Race:
1.     JAM --> Usain Bolt (GOLD medal)
2.     CAN --> Andre de Grasse (SILVER medal)
3.     FRA --> Christopher LeMaitre

Men’s 110 m Hurdles:
1.     JAM
2.     ESP
3.     FRA

Men’s Shotput:
1.     USA
2.     USA
3.     NZL

Men’s 400 m Hurdles:
1.     USA
2.     KEN
3.     TUR

Men’s 4 x 100 m Relay Race:
1.     JAM --> anchored by Usain Bolt (GOLD medal)
2.     JPN --> anchored by ______________
3.     CAN --> anchored by Andre de Grasse (BRONZE medal)

Men’s 4 x 400 Relay Race:
1.     USA
2.     JAM
3.     BAH

Men’s Decathlon:
1.     USA --> Ashton Eaton
2.     FRA --> K. Mayer
3.     CAN --> Damian Warner (BRONZE medal)

Men’s 10,000 m Race:
1.     GBR --> M. Farah
2.     KEN --> P.K. Tanui
3.     ETH --> T. Tola

Men’s 1,500 m Race:
1.     USA --> M. Centrowitz
2.     ALG --> T. Makhloufi
3.     NZL --> N. Willis
M. Brannen (CAN) came in 10th and the KEN strangle-hold on this race was finally broken!

Men’s 5,000 m Race:
1.     GBR --> M. Farah
2.     USA --> P.K. Chelimo
3.     ETH --> H. Gebrhiwi

Men’s Marathon (on Sunday August 21st – last day of the Olympic Games):
1.     KEN --> E. Kipchoge (completed this race in 2:08.44)
2.     ETH --> F. Lilesa
3.     USA --> G. Rupp

Men’s 20 km Race Walk:
1.     CHN --> Zhen Wang
2.     CHN --> Zelin Cai
3.     AUS --> D. Bird-Smith

Men’s 50 km Race Walk:
1.     SVK --> M. Toth
2.     AUS --> J. Tallent
3.     JPN --> H. Arai

    (diving finals to follow in my next post)

    copyright 2016 - Anne Shier

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