2009 Hengelo W-800m [Jamal 1.59,98]

[Flumpy]

Well at least she stayed on her feet

[andyjgt]

Well, I guess she's less unhappy about a '5k specialist' beating her in her season-opener than Sinclair must be about a steepler beating her when she's already run a 1:57 relay leg this year...

[Jon]

And that a 5k specialist beat her.

Who? Jamal has run only 1500 at all her globals.

I know, I was just exaggerating a bit. Jamal is a 1500 specialist really, but one who is world-class in the longer distances too. It'd be nice to think that most of the world-class 800m specialists would be able to beat Jamal when she steps down to the 800m, but I guess it says just as much about Jamal's impressive range (the only woman to have broken 2min, 4min, 8:30 and 15min) as it does about the ability of the two-lap specialists.

[EPelle]

And that's the sixth time Jamal has gone under 2.00,00 in her career.

[andyjgt]

And that a 5k specialist beat her.

Who? Jamal has run only 1500 at all her globals.

(BTW - would have loved her in the 1500 today - and not because Krevsun might have won!)

[Jon]

And that a 5k specialist beat her.

[Flumpy]

She says on Facebook that she's really pleased as it's her fastest season opener ever but I doubt she's pleased that Jenny beat her.

[lalala]

Strange last 50 metres by Okoro. Meadows strong in the final straight.

I wouldn't have said so...she is normally strong at the end but she just didn't have it in her in her first race of the season...still, she's opened with 2:00.xx...not a bad start if you ask me! She'll be happy with the time I reckon

[scoe]

Strange last 50 metres by Okoro. Meadows strong in the final straight.

[Jnathletics]

Result page
http://www.fbk-games.nl/uitslagen_2009/re1110040.html

1 JAMAL, Maryam BRN 1:59.98

2 KREVSUN, Yulia UKR 2:00.04

3 MEADOWS, Jenny GBR SB 2:00.15

4 OKORO, Marilyn GBR 2:00.58

5 GUEGAN, Elodie FRA 2:01.32

6 HAK, Yvonne NED 2:01.45

7 KLOCOVA, Lucia SVK 2:01.51

8 KOSTETSKAYA, Ekaterina RUS SB 2:01.84

9 ROSTKOWSKA, Anna POL 2:02.64

10 BEST, Charlotte GBR 2:05.38

11 SHAPAEVA, Maria RUS 2:05.57

400m 333 Zinurova, Yevgeniya (RUS) 57.67
600m 331 Jamal, Maryam (BRN) 1:29.42

[jjimbojames]

Do you have full results for this one, by any chance, please, Epelle??

[EPelle]

Race splits: 57,67 (rabbit) - 1.29,42 (Jamal) - 2.00,04 (1.02,37) Jamal

edit: Official time adjusted to 1.59,98

[EPelle]

Competitors:

Last name First name Country DoB PB

Hak Yvonne NED 30-06-1986 1:59.98
Kostetskaya Ekaterina RUS 31-12-1986 1:56.67
Krevsun Maria UKR 08-12-1980 1:57.32
Shapaeva Maria RUS 07-11-1986 1:57.90
Okoro Marilyn GBR 23-09-1984 1:58.45
Klocova Lucia SVK 20-11-1983 1:58.51
Rostkowska Anna POL 26-07-1980 1:58.72
Meadows Jenny GBR 17-04-1981 1:59.11
Guegan Elodie FRA 19-12-1985 1:58.93
Jamal Maryam BRM 16-09-1984 1:57.80
Best Charlotte GBR 07-03-1985 2:01.50
Zinurova Yevgenya RUS 18-06-1982 1:58.04 pace