July 28, 2007 Pan Am Recap Cuba's Yeimer Lopez Sets Pan Am Record in 800, US Champ Josh McAdams Leads Sweep in Steeple by: USATF Communications July 28, 2007
The track action at the 2007 Pan Am Games wrapped up on Saturday. Cuba had a great day. Yeimer Lopez won the 800 in a pb and Pan Am Games Record, Dayron Robles won the hurdles in 13.25, and the Cuban women passed the US on the final stretch to win the 4*400.
Men's 800: Yeimer Lopez PR And Pan Am Record The Brazilians Kleberson Davilde and Fabiano Pecanha took it out before the loud hometown crowd in 51.28. Cuba's Yeimer Lopez moved up to third at the bell as the first three were clear of the rest of the field. Canada's Achraf Tadili tried to close to the gap to the front three as Cuba's Lopez took the lead at 600 in 1:17.88.
Lopez powered away from the field the final 200m, to take the win in an impressive 1:44.58 PR, a Pan American Games record in the rain. The Brazilians inspired by the homecrowd repassed Tadili in the final stretch to take the silver and bronze.
1 302LOPEZ Yeimer CUB 28 AUG 1982 4 1:44.58 PR
2 111DAVIDE Kleberson BRA 20 JUL 1985 3 1:45.47 PB
3 125PECANHA Fabiano BRA 6 MAY 1982 5 1:45.54 SB
4 200TADILI Achraf CAN 8 JUL 1980 2 1:46.07
5 295GONZALEZ Andy CUB 17 JAN 1987 7 1:47.06 SB
6 450SAPPLETON Aldwyn JAM 21 DEC 1981 6 1:47.14
7 16 AGUIRRE Gustavo ARG 8 APR 1977 1 1:47.23 PB
8 550FREEMAN David PUR 28 APR 1982 8 1:47.31
Intermediate Times: 400m 51.28 125 PEC¸ANHA Fabiano (BRA)
Steeplechases US champ Josh McAdams continued his fine 2007 campaign by getting the gold in Brazil, as Michael Spence got silver giving the US the gold and silver sweep.. Results
1 639 McADAMS Josh USA 26 MAR 1980 5 8:30.49 2 654 SPENCE Michael USA 20 MAY 1978 7 8:32.11 3 310 SANCHEZ Jose Alberto CUB 26 NOV 1986 8 8:36.07 PB 4 104 BARBOSA Gladson BRA 16 AUG 1979 2 8:40.32 5 534 BAZAN Mario PER 1 SEP 1987 1 8:44.70 PB 6 114 FICAGNA Celso BRA 5 AUG 1975 4 8:45.94 7 24 FIGUEROA Santiago ARG 5 MAY 1984 3 8:46.06 8 551 GREAUX Alexander PUR 22 SEP 1977 6 8:59.47 9 536 MORENO Diego PER 24 NOV 1984 9 9:01.08 10 232 LOBOS Sergio CHI 1 DEC 1982 10 9:08.55 Intermediate Times: 1000m 2:49.99 654 SPENCE Michael (USA) 2000m 5:42.93 654 SPENCE Michael (USA)
women
1 153 HEITLING Sabine BRA 7 FEB 1987 1 9:51.13 PB 2 502 APUD Talis MEX 5 JAN 1982 2 9:55.43 PB 3 183 VIEIRA Zenaide BRA 25 JUN 1985 8 9:55.71 4 691 OSBURN-SPEER Desiraye USA 5 AUG 1984 7 9:59.11 5 662 ANDERSON Kristin USA 16 JUN 1983 5 10:08.67 6 270 FIGUEROA Angela Maria COL 28 JUN 1984 3 10:14.92 37 GODOY Rosa ARG 19 MAR 1982 6 DNS 541 HUAMANI Faustina PER 12 DEC 1979 4 DNS Intermediate Times: 1000m 3:12.44 183 VIEIRA Zenaide (BRA) 2000m 6:39.62 691 OSBURN-SPEER Desiraye (USA) Legend: DNS
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