NYC Diamond League

[rainbowgirl28]

World and Olympic Champs bring the heat to NYC
NEW YORK- World Champions and Olympic gold medalists including Tyson Gay, Jeremy Wariner and Allyson Felix headline the field at the 2011 adidas Grand Prix this Saturday, June 11, at Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island in NYC.

The adidas Grand Prix is the second stop of the 2011 Outdoor Visa Championship Series. The meet will be broadcast live on NBC, June 11 from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. ET and the action is also available online at UniversalSports.com starting at 3:00 p.m. ET.


Men’s Pole Vault
Renaud Lavillenie, the French pole vaulter who will return to defend his adidas Grand Prix title, also posted a world leading mark (5.82m/19-1.25) in winning Rome. Ranked #1 in the world for 2010, he is the 2009 World Championships bronze medalist and 2010 European Champion. Malte Mohr of Germany, the #2 jumper in the world so far this year, and American Brad Walker, the 2007 World Champion, are among those who will challenge for the win.


Women’s Pole-Vault
In an all-American field, the top six women on the current U.S. list will converge at Icahn Stadium. Jenn Suhr’s indoor American Record of 4.86m/15-11.25 still stands as the best U.S. mark this year; however, Kylie Hutson has the best outdoor mark this season in 4.60m/15-1.

[rainbowgirl28]

ATHLETE DATE OF BIRTH NATION PB SB
CLAVIER Jérôme
05/03/1983
FRA
5.75
5.50
DOSSEVI Damiel
02/03/1983
FRA
5.75
5.43
JENG Alhaji
12/13/1981
SWE
5.80
5.40
LAVILLENIE Renaud
09/18/1986
FRA
6.01
5.83
MESNIL Romain
07/13/1977
FRA
5.95
5.73
MILES Derek
09/28/1972
USA
5.82
5.62
MOHR Malte
06/27/1986
GER
5.90
5.81
RAHME Cheyne
01/23/1991
RSA
5.50
5.43
SCHULZE Fabian
03/07/1984
GER
5.81
5.52
SCOTT Jeremy
05/01/1981
USA
5.76
5.62
WALKER Brad
06/21/1981
USA
6.04




ATHLETE DATE OF BIRTH NATION PB SB
HOLLIDAY Becky
03/12/1980
USA
4.60
4.50
HUTSON Kylie
11/27/1987
USA
4.60
4.60
JANSON Lacy
02/20/1983
USA
4.60
4.43
OWEN Melinda
10/30/1984
USA
4.52

[rainbowgirl28]

Live results will be here: http://www.diamondleague-newyork.com/en ... /Overview/

I'll be gone most of the day.

[dj]

Official Results - Men - Pole Vault Pos Athlete Nat Mark Pts
1 Romain Mesnil FRA 5.52 4
2 Brad Walker USA 5.52 2
3 Jérôme Clavier FRA 5.42 1
4 Damiel Dossévi FRA 5.42
5 Derek Miles USA 5.22
5 Fabian Schulze GER 5.22
7 Jeremy Scott USA 5.22
Alhaji Jeng SWE NM
Renaud Lavillenie FRA NM
Malte Mohr GER NM
Cheyne Rahme RSA NM


Bad conditions i'm guessing???

[atlegu]

A lot of rain and heavy wind. However Brad Walker looked really strong. I guess it just a question of time before we see him much closer to six meter.

[tsorenson]

Glad to see Walker clearing some bars and placing high in a big meet. He has been looking pretty good lately, but hasn't hit a big one yet.
Anyone have video from the NYC Diamond League meet?

one of the more recent meets for Walker: UW Indoor in March. 5.58 make, by a mile.
http://youtu.be/gQ3DVGCu2_s

[tsorenson]

found it
http://youtu.be/4TGJeEksQZY