The WC Golden Challenge - Mojo & pela2 Win!

[Louis IX]

Re: The WC Golden Challenge

Yeah, I'm a dedicated lurker, mostly because I don't know enough about the sport to contribute much to most topics (I'm young, but I'm learning!).

[tafnut]

Re: The WC Golden Challenge

You do learn a lot by trying to figure out who's gonna beat whom, so keep it up!

[Master Po]

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>>Why the modest times in the marathon. It could have the best weather for
>a
>championship race in quite a while.

For the men, winning times have been
>around 2:08 to 2:13 - usually the early pace isn't so high.

Athens 1997
>Anton Abel ESP 2:13:16
Seville 1999 Anton Abel ESP 2:13:36
Sydney 2000 Abera
>Gezahegne ETH 2:10:11
Edmonton 2001 Abera Gezahegne ETH 2:12:42
Paris 2003
>Gharib Jaouad MAR 2:08:31
Athens 2004 Baldini Stefano ITA 2:10:55

I think
>the Paris course was faster than the Helsinki course is.

Anyway, I'm no good
>at predicting marathon times!



I'm not any good at predicting marathon times either.

The WC site has an article on the course:

http://www.helsinki2005.fi/index.php?Na ... m&item=251

that suggests this course is not too fast. What are likely temperatures during the WC meeet?

[26mi235]

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The list of past champs shows primarily hot locations (Athens, Seville, etc). The combination of the marathon team competition means that leading countries have extra runners that can be used to set a quick pace if they think that will help. I ampredicting 2:08 or better, although it might be 1:05+/1:02+ splits.

[atjazz]

Re: The WC Golden Challenge

Men
100 Justin Gatlin (US)
200 Justin Gatlin (US)
400 Jeremy Wariner (US)
800 Yuriy Borzakovskiy (Russia)
1500 Daniel Komen (Kenya)
SC Saïf Saaeed Shaheen (Qatar)
5000 Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya)
10,000 Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia)
110H Ladji Doucouré (France)
400H Kerron Clement (US)
MAR Jaouad Gharib (Morocco)
20W Francisco Fernández (Spain)
50W Aleksey Voyevodin (Russia)
4 x 100 United States
4 x 400 United States
HJ Stefan Holm (Sweden)
PV Toby Stevenson (US)
LJ Dwight Phillips (US)
TJ Jadel Gregório (Brazil)
SP Chris Cantwell (US)
DT Virgilijus Alekna (Lithuania)
HT Ivan Tikhon (Belarus)
JT Tero Pitkämäki (Finland)
DEC Roman Sebrle (Czech Republic)

Women
100 Veronica Campbell (Jamaica)
200 Allyson Felix (US)
400 Sanya Richards (US)
800 Tatyana Andrianova (Russia)
1500 Olga Yegorova (Russia)
SC Dorcus Inzikuru (Uganda)
5000 Tirunesh Dibaba (Ethiopia)
10000 E. Dibaba (Ethiopia)
100H Joann Hayes (US)
400H Lashinda Demus (US)
MAR Paula Radcliffe (Great Britain)
20W Olimpiada Ivanova (Russia)
4 x 100 Ubited States
4 x 400 United States
HJ Kajsa Bergqvist (Sweden)
PV Yelena Isinbayeva (Russia)
LJ Irina Simagina (Russia)
TJ Tatyana Lebedeva (Russia)
SP Nadezhda Ostapchuk (Belarus)
DT Vera Cechlova (Czech)
HT Tatyana Lysenko (Russia)
JT Osleidys Menéndez (Cuba)
Hep Carolina Kluft (Sweden)

[slowcoach]

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Men
100 -Gatlin - 9.98
200 -Spearmon - 19.83
400-Wariner - 44.38
800 -Borzakovskiy - 1:44.58
1500 -Ramzi - 3:35.26
5000 -Kipchoge - 13:08.44
10000 -Bekele - 27:04.21
110 Hurdles -Liu -12.87
400mH -Clement -47.17
3000mSC -Shaheen -8:04.40
Marathon-Gharib - 2:08:55
HJ -Rybakov- 2.42
PV -Walker - 5.95
LJ -Phillips - 8.66
TJ -Martinez -17.84
SP -Smith -21.22
DT -Kanter -68.88
HT -Tikhon -83.55
JT -Pitkämäki - 93.12
Dec -Šebrle - 8888
4x100m -USA 37.60
4x400m -USA 2:56.46

Women
100 Yuliya Nesterenko – 10.88
200 Allyson Felix – 21.97
400 Sanya Richards – 49.22
800 Tatyana Andrianova – 1:55.88
1500 Yuliya Chizhenko – 3:56.77
3000mSC Dorcus Inzikuru – 9:05.33
5000 Tirunesh Dibaba – 14:37.46
10000 Tirunesh Dibaba – 29.44.76
100H Michelle Perry – 12.52
400H Lashinda Demus – 53.11
MAR Mari Ozaki - 2:19:22
4 x 100 Russia – 41.88
4 x 400 Russia – 3:21.17
HJ Yelena Slesarenko - 2.04
PV Yelena Isinbayeva - 5.01
LJ Irina Simagina – 7.11m
TJ Baya Rahouli - 15.22m
SP Nadezhda Ostapchuk - 21.11m
DT Natalya Sadova - 67.20m
HT Volha Tsander - 77.15m
JT Sonja Bisset - 68.50m
Hep Carolina Kluft - 6988

[Powell]

Re: The WC Golden Challenge

Men
100 Justin Gatlin
200 Wallace Spearmon
400 Jeremy Wariner
800 Mbulaeni Mulaudzi
1500 Daniel Kipchirchir Komen 3:32.57
5000 Kenenisa Bekele
10000 Kenenisa Bekele
marathon Stefano Baldini
110H Ladji Doucoure
400H Bershawn Jackson
3000SC Saif Saaeed Shaheen
HJ Stefan Holm
PV Toby Stevenson
LJ Dwight Phillips
TJ Marian Oprea
SP Joachim Olsen
DT Virgilijus Alekna
HT Ivan Tikhon
JT Tero Pitkamaki
Dec Dmitriy Karpov
4x100 USA
4x400 USA
20kW Francisco Fernandez
50kW Han Yucheng
Women
100 Chandra Sturrup
200 Allyson Felix
400 Sanya Richards
800 Tatyana Andrianova
1500 Maryam Yusuf Jamal
5000 Meseret Defar
10000 Werknesh Kidane
marathon Paula Radcliffe
100H Michelle Perry
400H Yuliya Pechonkina
3000SC Wioletta Janowska
HJ Yelena Slesarenko
PV Yelena Isinbayeva
LJ Irina Simagina
TJ Tatyana Lebedeva
SP Nadezhda Ostapchuk
DT Natalya Sadova
HT Yipsi Moreno
JT Osleidys Menendez
Hep Carolina Kluft
4x100 USA
4x400 USA
20kW Ryta Turava

[paulthefan]

Re: The WC Golden Challenge

Men
100 -Gatlin - 9.96
200 -Spearmon - 19.95
400-Wariner - 44.10
800-Borzakovskiy - 1:44.90
1500 -Webb - 3:36.00 (hope springs eternal)
5000 -Mottram -13:10.00
10000 -Bekele - 27:12
110 Hurdles -Liu -13.00
400mH -Clement-47.40 in dead heat with 5'7" Bershawn (keep hope alive!)
3000mSC -Shaheen -8:04.40
Marathon-Gharib - 2:08:55
HJ -Baba-2.40
PV -Stephensen - 5.90
LJ -Phillips - 8.45
TJ -Oprea -17.70
SP -Godina-21.00
DT - Alenka-68.88
HT -Tikhon -82.00
JT -Pitkämäki - 90.0
Dec-Šebrle - 8700
4x100m -USA 37.90
4x400m -USA 2:56.00

edit: Added Women predictions!

Women
100 Veronica Campbell (Jamaica) – 10.92
200 Veronica Campbell(Jamaica) – 21.88
400 Sanya Richards (US) – 49.32
800 Tatyana Andrianova (Russia) – 1:58.00
1500 Olga Yegorova (Russia) – 3:57.0
SC Dorcus Inzikuru (Uganda) – 9:15
5000 Tirunesh Dibaba (Ethiopia) – 14:33
10000 Paula Radcliffe(GBR) – 29:53
100H Joanna Hayes(US) – 12.39
400H Lashinda Demus(US) – 53.10
MAR Paula Radcliffe (Great Britain) – 2:18
20W Olimpiada Ivanova (Russia) - ?
4 x 100 Jamaica – 41.85
4 x 400 United States – 3:18.0
HJ Kajsa Bergqvist (Sweden) 2.03
PV Yelena Isinbayeva (Russia) 5.00
LJ Irina Simagina (Russia) – 7.10
TJ another Russian (Jamaica) - 15.30m
SP Nadezhda Ostapchuk (Belarus) - 20
DT Natalya Sadova (Russia) – 65.00
HT Tatyana Lysenko (Russia) – 74.00
JT Osleidys Menéndez (Cuba) – 65.4
Hep Carolina Kluft (Sweden) - 6600

[tafnut]

Re: The WC Golden Challenge

hey, pablo, can ya hook me up with some chix?

[DecFan]

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100 - Gatlin
200 - Gatlin
400 - Wariner
800 - Mulaudzi
1,500 - Bashir (3:32.41)
Steeple - Shaheen
5,000 - Songok
10,000 - Bekele
Marathon - Baldini
110h - Johnson
400h - Clement
20 Walk - Markov
50 Walk - Andronov
4x1 - U.S.
4x4 - U.S.
HJ - Holm
Vault - Stevenson
LJ - Phillips
TJ - Oprea
Shot - Cantwell
Discus - Alekna
Hammer - Tikhon
Javelin - Pitkamaki
Decathlon - Clay

100 - Arron
200 - Felix
400 - Richards
800 - Andrianova
1,500 - Jamal (4:01.22)
Steeple - Inzikuru
5,000 - T Dibaba
10,000 - T Dibaba
100h - Perry
400h - Pechonkina
Marathon - Radcliffe
20 Walk - Ivanova
4x1 - Jamaica
4x4 - U.S.
HJ - Bergqvist
Vault - Isinbayeva
LJ - Simagina
TJ - Lebedeva
Shot - Ostapchuk
Discus - Sadova
Hammer - Lysenko
Javelin - Menendez
Hept. - Kluft

[paulthefan]

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Pablo will pay very very close attention during the womens events!.. his eyes will be locked onto that screen.. transfixed and mesmerized... the captivation of the imagination will be such that rational thinking will be difficlut and ordinary coherent judgements regarding distance and times will be lost....


>hey, pablo, can ya hook me up with some chix?

[tafnut]

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>>rational thinking will be difficlut and ordinary coherent judgements regarding distance and times will be lost....<<

in other words, you don't have a clue about that side of the sport, huh? :-)

[NWT]

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All i watch is the sprints and hurdles so here are my predictions
mens
100-Gatlin
200- Spearmon
400-Wariner
100h-Johnson
400h-Jackson
womens
100-Sturrup
200-Felix
400-Darling
100h-Perry
400h-Demus
******The US will win all the relays.******

[Pego]

Re: The WC Golden Challenge

100 - Gatlin
200 - Gatlin
400 - Wariner
800 - Mulaudzi
1500 - Heshko - 3:30.00
St - Shaheen in WR
5000 - Kipchoge
10000 - Bekele
110H - Doucoure
400H - Clement
Marathon - Baldini
20KW - Fernandez
50KW - Voyevodin
4X100 - USA
4X400 - USA
HJ - Sokolovskiy
PV - Walker
LJ - Phillips
TJ - Oprea
S - Nelson
D - Alekna
H - Tikhon
J - Pitkämäki
Dec - Šebrle

100 - Sturrup
200 - Felix
400 - Richards
800 - Benhassi
1500 - Tomashova
St - Chepchumba
5000 - Tirunesh Dibaba
10000 - Tirunesh Dibaba
100H - Hayes
400H - Demus
Marathon - Ndereba
20KW - Ivanova
4X100 - USA
4X400 - USA
HJ - Slesarenko
PV - Isinbayeva
LJ - Simagina
TJ - Lebedeva
S - Ostapchuk
D - Cechlová
H - Lysenko in WR
J - Menéndez
Hep - Klüft

While I am not predicting performances, I am predicting WR's in men's steeple and women hammer.

[paulthefan]

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I know a little about the W400mH viewed from posterior and I can guess the rest.



in other words, you don't
>have a clue about that side of the sport, huh? :-)