Olympic gold medalist Jeremy Wariner (photo) and
top-ranked
Sanya Richards on Sunday completed perfect runs of the
IAAF's Golden League series. Wariner won the men's 400
and Richards the women's 400 at the ISATF meet in Berlin,
giving each runner their sixth Golden League win of the year. The duo never lost in Golden League competition this
season. Wariner closed out his perfect run in the men's 400
with a victory in Berlin 44.26 seconds, while Richards
defeated the women's field by more than a second with a
time of 49.81.
For their perfection, Wariner and Richards each won a
$249,999 share of the Golden League jackpot. Jamaican
sprinter Asafa Powell also won an equal share, winning the
men's 100 meters in Berlin in 9.86 for his sixth Golden
League win.
Winning lesser portions of the jackpot ($83,333) for tallying
five wins were women's 5,000-meter runner Tirunesh
Dibaba of Ethiopia, men's 5 km ace Kenenisa Bekele of
Ethiopia, and men's long jumper Irving Saladino of Panama.
Other top American performances in Berlin included David
Oliver (13.25), Allen Johnson (13.29) and Aries Merritt
(13.32) completing a 1-3 sweep of the men's 110-meter
hurdles; world indoor champion Reese Hoffa winning the
men's shot put (21.14m/69-4.25); NCAA and USA champion
Ginnie Powell winning the women's 100-meter hurdles
(12.72); Tyson Gay (9.96) and Leonard Scott (10.07) going
2-3, behind Powell, in the men's 100; LaShawn Merritt
(44.78) and U.S. champion Andrew Rock (45.41) going 3-4
in the men's 400; Dee Dee Trotter finishing second to
Richards in the women's 400 (50.87); and Lisa Barber
placing second in the women's 100 (11.21).
For complete results from Berlin, visit www.iaaf.org