2009 Golden Gala mLJ (Dwight Phillips 8.61m/28-3)

[LopenUupunut]

1 PHILLIPS, Dwight USA 8.61 MR 8.61(0.0)
2 WATT, Mitchell AUS 8.12 8.12(-0.3)
3 SALADINO, Irving PAN 8.10 8.10(+0.2)
4 TSATOUMAS, Luois GRE 7.94 7.94(0.0)
5 BERRABAH, Yahya MAR 7.78 7.78(-0.7)
6 NOVOTNY, Roman CZE 7.68 7.68(-0.1)
7 BAYER, Sebastian GER 7.65 7.65(+0.2)
8 JOHNSON, Brian USA 7.59 7.59(+0.4)
9 LAPIERRE, Fabrice AUS 7.56 7.56(-0.4)

After round 1.

[Gordon18]

Dwight philips 8.61

[Marlow]

Dwight philips 8.61

How was that NOT a foul??!!

[LopenUupunut]

How was that NOT a foul??!!

They're keeping up the glorious long jump officialing traditions of the city.

[26mi235]

1 PHILLIPS, Dwight USA8.61 (0.0)
2 WATT, Mitchell AUS 8.12(-0.3)
3 SALADINO, Irving PAN8.10(+0.2)
4 TSATOUMAS, Luois GRE7.94(0.0)
5 BERRABAH, Yahya MAR 7.78(-0.7)
6 NOVOTNY, Roman CZE 7.68 (-0.1)
7 BAYER, Sebastian GER 7.65(+0.2)
8 JOHNSON, Brian USA 7.59 (+0.4)
9 LAPIERRE, Fabrice AUS7.56(-0.4

[Marlow]

I'm not down with the 'has to mark the plasticene' rule, esp. when it was obvious his toe broke the plane.

[LopenUupunut]

Bayer out after 3 rounds. Guess that puts him out of the running for Most Consistent Male Athlete of the Decade (however you define a decade...)

[LopenUupunut]

1 PHILLIPS, Dwight USA 8.61 8.29 x - 8.01 - MR 8.61(0.0)
2 SALADINO, Irving PAN 8.10 8.27 x x 8.14 x 8.27(-0.1)
3 LAPIERRE, Fabrice AUS 7.56 x 8.22 - x 8.06 8.22(-0.2)
4 TSATOUMAS, Louis GRE 7.94 8.04 8.08 x x 8.19 8.19(+0.1)
5 WATT, Mitchell AUS 8.12 6.55 7.90 x 7.71 6.08 8.12(-0.3)
6 JOHNSON, Brian USA 7.59 x 7.70 7.90 x x 7.90(0.0)
7 BERRABAH, Yahya MAR 7.78 - 7.48 x 7.38 7.77 7.78(-0.7)
8 NOVOTNY, Roman CZE 7.68 x 7.53 x 7.51 7.51 7.68(-0.1)
9 BAYER, Sebastian GER 7.65 7.67 7.56 7.67(-0.4)
- MOKOENA, Godfrey Khotso RSA DNS

[3a]

Anyone else get far too excited when they saw that jump in real time? It looked to be far better than (granted, a fantastic) 8.60. ops:

[3a]

How was that NOT a foul??!!

They're keeping up the glorious long jump officialing traditions of the city.

:lol: Who WAS that ? I'm blanking...I remember a gift of 20 cm to an Italian guy in Rome Wch.... In actual fact, I remember the rage on my dad's face. Can anyone elaborate on that farce?

[BisonHurdler]

How was that NOT a foul??!!

They're keeping up the glorious long jump officialing traditions of the city.

:lol: Who WAS that ? I'm blanking...I remember a gift of 20 cm to an Italian guy in Rome Wch.... In actual fact, I remember the rage on my dad's face. Can anyone elaborate on that farce?

Giovanni Evangelisti.

[26mi235]

I'm not down with the 'has to mark the plasticene' rule, esp. when it was obvious his toe broke the plane.

I do not officiate the LJ so I have not paid full attention to exactly how the rule reads now. Could you summarize, please?

[jeremyp]

Looks to me that while Dwight has lost 15 ilbs., Irving has gained 10 lbs or so.

[26mi235]

Looks to me that while Dwight has lost 15 lbs., Irving has gained 10 lbs or so.

You are right; he said recently that he had lost about that much weight (not sure on Saldino).

[Powell]

Phillips mentioned his weight loss in the interview after the competition. Saladino still looks thin to me.