WORLD CHAMPS 2009 GOLD SILVER BRONZE PREDICTIONS

[agassiz]

Lets get the ball rolling:
Lets have your choices

This is what i think:-
mens

100 bolt gay bailey
200 bolt gay spearman
400 merrit warriner brown
800 kaki ismail kiprop
1500 kiprop lagat baala
5000 bekele kipsiro kipchoge
10000 bekele sihine kogo
3000sc kipruto mehkissi tahri
110h robles trammel Braithwaite
400h taylor van zyl Phillips
Lj Phillips, saladino, Mokoena
Hj baba ukhov rybakov
Tp evora iduwo giralt
Pv hooker lavillenie straub
Dis kanter alecka harting
Jav thorkildson pikamaki wirkkala
Sp majewski Hoffa cantwell
Ham pars kosmus shayunou
Marathon kebede gharib
Decathlon


womens

100 saf stewart jeter
200 felix vcb ferguson-mekensie
400 richards s.williams ohurugo
800 semenya banhasssi martinez
1500 jamal alminova burke
5000 dibaba abelegasse defar
10000 didbaba abelegasse masia
3000sc galkina martinez bisibori
110h lopez mclellan hylton
400h demus walker morosanu
Lj Gomez lebedeva reese
Hj fridich vlasic martino
Tj savinge lebedeva pyatykh
Pv isi rogowska golubchikova
Dis traffton sadova muller
Jav nerrius spotakova oberfoll
Sp villi miknevich kleinert
Hamm Lysenko heidler hrasnova
Hept ennis dobrynski oeser

[TheBlur]

Re: WORLD CHAMPS 2009 GOLD SILVER BRONZE PREDICTIONS

Lets get the ball rolling:
Lets have your choices

This is what i think:-
mens

100 bolt gay bailey
200 bolt gay spearman
400 merrit warriner brown
800 kaki ismail kiprop
1500 kiprop lagat baala
5000 bekele kipsiro kipchoge
10000 bekele sihine kogo
3000sc kipruto mehkissi tahri
110h robles trammel Braithwaite
400h taylor van zyl Phillips
Lj Phillips, saladino, Mokoena
Hj baba ukhov rybakov
Tp evora iduwo giralt
Pv hooker lavillenie straub
Dis kanter alecka harting
Jav thorkildson pikamaki wirkkala
Sp majewski Hoffa cantwell
Ham pars kosmus shayunou
Marathon kebede gharib
Decathlon


womens

100 saf stewart jeter
200 felix vcb ferguson-mekensie
400 richards s.williams ohurugo
800 semenya banhasssi martinez
1500 jamal alminova burke
5000 dibaba abelegasse defar
10000 didbaba abelegasse masia
3000sc galkina martinez bisibori
110h lopez mclellan hylton
400h demus walker morosanu
Lj Gomez lebedeva reese
Hj fridich vlasic martino
Tj savinge lebedeva pyatykh
Pv isi rogowska golubchikova
Dis traffton sadova muller
Jav nerrius spotakova oberfoll
Sp villi miknevich kleinert
Hamm Lysenko heidler hrasnova
Hept ennis dobrynski oeser

wow.. i'm surprised at how much i agree with your picks.. i think Choge could medal in the men's 1500..
and i pick Defar to win the 5K.. i'm not sure if Dibaba is running both.. and Defar will also at least medal in the 10K.. she may win that too.. she's running well right now..
Vlasic in the HJ..

something tells me that Gay will scratch in the 100.. and Powell will silver.. but i wouldn't bet on that..

[nevetsllim]

Mine don't vary too much at all. Although I think Balta will sneak a bronze in the long jump and my w800m prediction is same as Beijing. I wouldn't be surprised if Harting wins silver in the discus and Pitkamaki comes third instead of second in the javelin.

You forgot the women's marathon though. I'd probably go 1. Radcliffe, 2. Mikitenko, 3. Shibui.

Race walking - Kaniskina, Borchin and Nizhegorodov to win the major titles. Fernandez to win a silver and bronze (if he doubles).

[LopenUupunut]

I don't think Fernandez is doubling. The Spanish team (as per IAAF article) shows him in 20k only, with the full three others nominated for 50k.

I wouldn't be surprised if Pitkämäki took 1st Thorkildsen has never won WC gold and Pitkämäki has beaten him in last three editions of Berlin Golden League.

[Per Andersen]

I wouldn't be surprised if Pitkämäki took 1st Thorkildsen has never won WC gold and Pitkämäki has beaten him in last three editions of Berlin Golden League.

Don't forget they are throwing in the opposite direction this time

[Marlow]

Can't argue with most of those picks, agassiz, but in the m400H I think Clement will get lucky, hit his stride and win. In the wSt I still think Barringer will steal a medal! Maybe wishful thinking on both. 8-)

[trackfan22]

wow so many picks i agree wit.. all though spearman for bronze in the 200 .. hmmmm

[mojo]

wow so many picks i agree wit.. all though spearman for bronze in the 200 .. hmmmm

I an having a heck of a time with third in the men's 200m.
Besides Spearmon, can you guys make the case for a few others?

It would really help!

[TheBlur]

wow so many picks i agree wit.. all though spearman for bronze in the 200 .. hmmmm

I an having a heck of a time with third in the men's 200m.
Besides Spearmon, can you guys make the case for a few others?

It would really help!

i would say Martina... Bailey i believe is also running the 200.. Hession could surprise some people.. Dzingai..

[Per Andersen]

agassiz - Good picks!

I do think Clement will medal. Baba winning HJ seems a bit optimistic. Can't see him beating both the top russians.

[ATK]

I really dont think Taylor will come through an win Gold in the hurdles

van zyl Isa Phillips and either Jackson or Clement will come through. I feel like The gold medal is up in the air with all of them though.

[dvorakfan]

Although I'm not finished with doing my picks, I can say the would be very similar to yours. I'll post them soon.
So you would give gold to Nerius?

I hope you all will enter Ronald's contest http://www.atletiektoto.nl/

Does anybody know if there are other medal picks available (e.g. Sports Illustrated, NBC, ...)

[nevetsllim]

I'm deliberating over the javelin. I think I'll go with Spotakova - Nerius - Abakumova.

[Speedfirst]

wow so many picks i agree wit.. all though spearman for bronze in the 200 .. hmmmm

I an having a heck of a time with third in the men's 200m.
Besides Spearmon, can you guys make the case for a few others?

It would really help!

i would say Martina... Bailey i believe is also running the 200.. Hession could surprise some people.. Dzingai..

Shawn!!

[TrainerPhil]

Crawford hasn't done much in the 200m since the trials. But, it wouldn't surprise me if he ended up in third.