Reese Hoffa, Brianna Glenn and David Payne won their
respective events Wednesday at the Golden Spike 2007 in
Ostrava, Czech Republic. Coming off his impressive win last week at the AT&T USA
Outdoor Championships in Indianapolis, Hoffa won the
men's shot put with a meet record toss of 21.77 meters/71
feet 5.25 inches, which is the fourth best in the world this
outdoor season. Fellow Americans Christian Cantwell
(21.68m/71-1.50) and Dan Taylor (20.52m/67-4) finished
second and third respectively.
In other events, 2001 Pac-10 Conference champion Brianna
Glenn won the women's 100 meters in 11.38 seconds, and
after placing fourth Sunday at the AT&T USA Outdoor
Championships, David Payne won the men's 110m hurdles
in 13.25 seconds.
The event was highlighted by the performance of Haile
Gebrselassie, who set a new world record in the One Hour
Run. The legendary Ethiopian star covered 21,285 meters
over the course of 60 minutes to break the previous best of
21,101 meters by Mexican Arturo Barrios on March 30, 1991.
During his run, Gebrselassie also broke the world record for
20,000 meters in covering 50 laps in 56:25.98, well within
the previous 56:55.6 also set by Barrios. A two-time Olympic
10,000m champion, Gebrselassie has now posted 24
world records during his remarkable career.
For more information on the Golden Spike 2007 in Ostrava,
including the complete results, visit:
www.zlatatretra.cz/online2007/re0170040.ht
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