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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Aug 21, 2009 22:50:11 GMT 1
although with 2 changes for jamaica it does make change overs a bit more difficult, the gb boys know each other inside out and should now get a medal, maybe silver
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Post by Panda on Aug 21, 2009 23:01:06 GMT 1
although with 2 changes for jamaica it does make change overs a bit more difficult, the gb boys know each other inside out and should now get a medal, maybe silver It does, though their changeovers tonight were poor. They nearly dropped the baton on the final changeover and ended up finishing 2nd behind Italy. It's not yet known whether GB will keep the same quartet or not. I would, but there's a possibility Craig Pickering or Ricki Fifton could come in. |
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Aug 21, 2009 23:14:43 GMT 1
Yeah, you can only see Jamaica improving both with changeovers and speed with them two coming in because tonight they were poor. I have to say i watched the race and all the replays and I never spotted the USA guy run out of his lane, never even noticed any of them come close. I have a funny feeling their DQ might not be upheld but if it is team GB are in with a real chance
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Post by Panda on Aug 21, 2009 23:22:36 GMT 1
Yeah, you can only see Jamaica improving both with changeovers and speed with them two coming in because tonight they were poor. I have to say i watched the race and all the replays and I never spotted the USA guy run out of his lane, never even noticed any of them come close. I have a funny feeling their DQ might not be upheld but if it is team GB are in with a real chance Apparently the DQ was due to the changeover taking place outside the changeover box (and somewhat rarely, before the outgoing runner had entered the box). |
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Aug 21, 2009 23:30:29 GMT 1
Ohh right, i only caust the news the minute the show was ending. Michael Johnson looked in disbelief lol
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Post by aeroco on Aug 22, 2009 16:25:17 GMT 1
I think we will get at least 2 medals from the 4 relays.
Plus outside chances in the 1500m and long jump.
So potentially 7 overall, that would be a good result. Men's 4x100m have a very good chance of silver now the US have been DQ.
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Post by Panda on Aug 22, 2009 19:22:04 GMT 1
I can't believe the Americans messed up in the women's sprint relay, too!
GB 6th. They were much better than they were in the semi but just not good enough.
The men's 4x400 are looking good for a medal though it'll be silver at best.
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Post by aeroco on Aug 23, 2009 20:47:30 GMT 1
Hey - I was right re the relays!
Thought the 4x4 girls would win a medal but they cocked up their running order. Christine should have gone first. The boys did good though, silver.
And wow re Lisa D in the 1500m. Another dip and she would have won gold. But silver is fantastic. Can't believe how stupid the spanish woman was. She probably would still have snatched gold without the infringement as her finish was very strong.
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Post by Panda on Aug 23, 2009 23:47:40 GMT 1
Good effort overall today.
Agree with you about the women's 4x400. McConnell was the wrong choice for the 1st leg. The officials messing up the line-up for Vicky Barr's takeover didn't help but I still don't think they'd have got close enough for a medal.
It was a shame about Dobriskey just missing out like that but she ran a much better race than in Beijing and I'm sure she'll be delighted with a silver medal. (Seeing her in interviews, she looks like she'd be delighted with a pencil, or a balloon, or a muffin, let alone a medal). Had the Ethiopian not gone down, Dobriskey could well have ended up 4th again...
Mo Farah ran a good race in the 5000m but just didn't have enough legs at the end to stay in medal contention.
Great performance by the 4x400 relay boys. They did everything right and thoroughly deserved their medals. Just missed out on breaking the 3 minute barrier. I remember seeing Roger Black talking about "Sub 3 Rings". I wonder if they still hand those out. It's been so long since a British relay quartet went under 3 minutes...
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Post by Shireblogger on Aug 24, 2009 9:03:33 GMT 1
Another great week for athletics.
British success - men and women - track and field - established stars and newcomers...
Usain Bolt. Amazing. Just amazing.
And an enjoyable thread here - sensible comments from real fans.
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Post by Razzle Dazzle on Aug 24, 2009 12:44:32 GMT 1
i missed a few events with going to saturday and part of sunday but got back to see dobriskey and the mens relay team win medals, rounded off a great week of sport really
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Post by Panda on Aug 24, 2009 15:29:38 GMT 1
At the start of the championship, I posted the 2009 rankings for the members of the British team. These are their rankings after the Championship.
MEN
100m:
Dwain Chambers (11) (previously 28)
Simeon Williamson (26) (25)
Tyrone Edgar (38) (38)
200m:
Marlon Devonish (68) (68)
400m:
Michael Bingham (5) (15)
Robert Tobin (22) (20)
Martyn Rooney (34) (32)
800m:
Michael Rimmer (48) (47)
1500m:
Tom Lancashire (27) (27)
Andy Baddeley (48) (48)
James Brewer (63) (102)
5000m:
Mo Farah (29) (29)
110mH:
Andy Turner (14) (14)
Will Sharman (14) (29)
Gianni Frankis (60) (59)
400mH:
Dai Greene (9) (11)
Rhys Williams (27) (25)
4x100m relay:
(4) (6)
4x400m relay:
(3) (3)
Pole Vault:
Steve Lewis (11) (11)
Luke Cutts (48) (47)
Long Jump:
Greg Rutherford (9) (40)
Chris Tomlinson (12) (11)
Triple Jump:
Phillips Idowu (1) (5)
Larry Achike (28) (27)
Nathan Douglas (31) (30)
Shot Put:
Carl Myerscough (28) (27)
Javelin:
Mervyn Luckwell (36) (35)
WOMEN
200m:
Emily Freeman (22) (24)
400m:
Christine Ohuruogu (8) (25)
Nicola Sanders (14) (29)
800m:
Jenny Meadows (6) (8)
Jemma Simpson (15) (13)
Marilyn Okoro (22) (21)
1500m:
Lisa Dobriskey (11) (11)
Steph Twell (20) (20)
Charlene Thomas (32) (32)
100mH:
Sarah Claxton (21) (19)
400mH:
Perri Shakes-Drayton (17) (17)
Elidh Child (18) (18)
3000mS:
Helen Clitheroe (33) (32)
20k Walk:
Johanna Jackson (27) (27)
4x100m relay:
to be updated
4x400m relay:
(5) (7)
Pole Vault:
Kate Dennison (14) (14)
Hammer:
Zoe Derham (51) (51)
Javelin:
Goldie Sayers (32) (32)
Heptathlon:
Jessica Ennis (1) (1)
Louise Hazel (21) (20)
I make that 11 British athletes improving their ranking (plus Jessica Ennis, who improved on her already world leading performance), plus 2 of the relay squads.
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Post by aeroco on Aug 24, 2009 15:58:46 GMT 1
...interesting set of ranking stats. Good chance some will go even higher in the remaining grand prix. Also shows that many of the athletes peaked at the right time.
Great thread, good to share opinion with other athletics fans.
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Post by rubcale on Aug 26, 2009 10:13:52 GMT 1
Overall a very good performance from us.
I really didn't expect the relay teams to medal - the 4x400 mens was a real shock - I actually groaned when I heard Tobin was running because he was very poor in the individual and had run a bad leg in the semis yet he ran a blinder in the final.
I don't see that any other order for the womens' 4x 400m would have made a difference - unless one of the top 3 dropped the baton GB was never going to finish higher than 4th anyway. They were too far behind on times to have had a medal chance.
Dobrinskey at last ran a reasonable tactical race and it was a well deserved medal when you consider how her preparations were interrupted - bodes well for the future. However at one stage she did get boxed in and I thought she was going to blow it.
The Spanish woman must be delusional, she's now claiming that it was obvious she was going to win and it was her that was pushed - certainly not in the race I was watching!
Medals aren't a God-given right and as long as an athlete gives their best you can ask no more. On the whole most of them did that.
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