News21 May 2007


Gregório excels with world leading 17.90m Triple Jump in Belém – IAAF World Athletics Tour

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Jadel Gregorio jumps 17.90m in Belem (© Wander Roberto de Oliveira/CBAt)

Brazilian Jadel Gregório produced the best performance of the “23˚ Grande Prêmio Brasil/Caixa de Atletismo” held on Sunday 20 May in Belém, by triple jumping to 17.90m in front of more than 20,000 fans.

The 26-year-old from Jandia do Sul’s performance is the best in the World in 2007, and also a new South American record. It betters the mark - the oldest of the South American and Brazilian record lists - of 17.89m that belonged to the deceased João Carlos de Oliveira, which had been set in Mexico City on 15 October 1975, at the VII Pan-American Games.

Gregório’s series was also very consistent: 17.66/-0.4, foul, 17.47/0.0, pass, 17.90/0.4, foul. He dedicated his victory and the record to the coach of João Carlos, Pedro Henrique de Toledo, “Pedrão”, “because he really helped me a lot”. It was a very special moment for Gregório, whose wife is in Gateshead, England, about to give birth to the second baby of the couple.

Cuban Osniel Tosca, who previously held the World’s best performance with 17.52m, was second with 17.35m (0.3), and Brazilian Leonardo Elisiário dos Santos was third with 16.75m/0.6.

With this result, Gregório is among the best in the history of the Triple Jump, since only 6 men had jumped beyond 17.90m, all topped by World record holder, England’s Jonathan Edwards (18.29m, Göteborg, 7 August 1995), whose coach, Peter Stanley, is actually Gregório’s coach.

Now Gregório’s goal is to win a medal in a major outdoor competition, since, so far, the only ones he has (2 silver ones) were obtained indoors.

Long Jump World best for Keila Costa

Another local jumper, 23-year-old Keila Costa, set a remarkable statement in the Brazilian meets, by achieving 4 victories, this time with 6.88m/-0.1 in the Long Jump.

The performance is the best in the world in 2007 as well, and also makes Costa the second all-time jumper in South America, behind Maurren Maggi’s 7.26m (Bogotá, 26 June 1996).

Costa is the girlfriend of Panama’s Irving Saladino, the best long-jumper of the moment, and is also coached by Nelio Moura. Her winning series in Belém was: foul, foul, 6.64/0.4, 6.71/0.0, 6.80/-0.2, and 6.88.

“The 7m barrier is very, very close, and looks awfully possible. I believe I can reach it before the Pan-Am Games and the World Championships,” said an emotional Costa.

Cuban Yargelis Savigne, the Triple Jump silver medalist from the 2005 World Championships, finished behind Costa with 6.59/-0.1, and another Cuba, Yudelkis Fernández, was third with 6.41/0.1.

60.56m for Kreiner

American Kim Kreiner, couldn’t match her excellent 64.19m Javelin performance from Fortaleza (16 May), but she still managed to be the best in Belém. Her winning throw of 60.56m, came in her second round, and was the only one over 60m in the entire event.

Brazilian Alessandra Resende, 59.46m this year, a pb, was a surprising second with 58.43m, while Cuban Sonia Bisset, third, could only reach up to 57.58m. World record holder Osleydis Menéndez didn’t compete in Belém, as it was originally programmed.

Kleinert wins competitive Shot

Germany’s Nadine Kleinert, a two-time silver medallist from past World Championships, won the Shot Put with 18.66m, setting a season’s best. Kleinert left Athens Olympic champion Yumileidi Cumbá from Cuba in second place (18.45m). Cumbá’s result was also her best of the year, and a great improvement from a disappointing fifth place in Fortaleza (17.98m).

American Jillian Camarena finished third (18.37m), while the winner from Fortaleza, Trinidad & Tobago’s Cleopatra Borel-Brown was only fifth with 18.22m.

Sheena Johnson takes American battle at 400m Hurdles

In an impressive display, and a victory over the so-far two fastest athletes at the distance, Sheena Johnson took the 400m Hurdles in 54.60. Tiffany Ross-Williams, the 2007 world leader with 54.34, was only second with 54.81, and Sandra Glover (54.70 in 2007), had a disappointing 55.01 clock to end third. To make it an all-American affair, Markita James finished fourth with 55.66.

A 2.2 m/s wind took away what could have been a World leading performance for Canadian Priscilla Lopes. Her 12.64 time will not be valid for ranking purposes, but still shows how fast the 24-year-old is going.

Only 2 athletes were able to lower the 13 seconds. The other one was American Dawn Harper (12.83).

Fast women’s steeplechase

Giving the hot and humid conditions of Belém’s morning (36.5˚C - 89%), the winning time of American Lisa Aguilera-Galaviz at 3000m Steeplechase, 9:47.57, has to be considered a very good one, only 7 seconds off her personal best.

In a tight finish, the American was followed by Ireland’s Roisin McGettigan (9:48.53) and Brazilian Zenaide Vieira, who with 9:52.09, was able to better her own South American record (9:53.40; São Paulo, 7 April 2006).

Impressive double for Jamaica’s Sheri-Ann Brooks

2006 Commonwealth Games Champion at 100m, Jamaican Sheri-Ann Brooks, scored a very fine 100/200m double victory in Belém with good clocks: 11.21 (0.2) and 22.87 (nil wind).

Brooks came very close to her all-time pbs: 11.19 (2006, 07) and 22.80 (2005). Her runner-up in both the 100 and 200m was Laverne Jones (ISV) with a distant 11.43 in the shorter distance, and 22.95 in the 200m.

Cuban Guillermo Martínez, the CAC record holder, who had won in Fortaleza with a season’s best of 85.93m, repeated in Belém, this time with a shorter but still very good 83.94m performance.

Martínez, who last year set his Area record with 87.17m, beat Poland’s Igor Janik (80.02m) and Germany’s Peter Esenwein (78.05m). Canada’s Scott Russell, who was second in Fortaleza with 83.98m, could only manage 75.08m on Sunday to place fifth.

High Jump for Jesse Williams

American Jesse Williams, who has jumped 2.33m this season, showed his good form in Belém, and took a fine victory with 2.30m (second attempt), to beat Great Britain’s Germaine Mason (2.28m; first attempt) and Cuban Víctor Moya (2.28m).

The Cuban, 2005 World Championships silver medallist, struggled at 2.28m, clearing that height in his third attempt.

A Cuban who could certainly visit the highest step of the podium was Yoel Hernández, who took the 110m Hurdles in 13.48 (0.2). The 29 year-old Cuban beat Brazilian Anselmo Gomes da Silva (13.56), and 2006 Commonwealth Games champion, Jamaican Maurice Wignall, who clocked 13.65.

Ricardo Williams comes close to PB at 200m

Just like the 100 and 200m female races, which were taken by Jamaican athletes, history repeated on the men’s side. Nesta Carter, winner in Fortaleza with 10.18, won in Belém with 10.20 (1.3), and Ricardo Williams did the same thing in 200m.

At 200m, Williams was the fastest with a 20.35 clock (0.6), which came 2/100 off of his lifetime best set back in 2000. Brazilian Vicente Lenílson de Lima finished second with 20.56, while another Jamaican, Ainsley Waugh, took second in the 100m with 10.28.

The winners of the remaining events were Sherridan Kirk (TRI) at 800m (1:46.90); Dean Griffiths (JAM) at 400m Hurdles (49.49), and Joana Ribeiro Costa (BRA) at Pole Vault (4.30m).

Eduardo Biscayart for the IAAF

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