Recap Of 2013 Bislett Games: Ayanleh Souleiman Wins Dream Mile, Yekaterina Poistogova Wins Women’s 800
by LetsRun.com
Jun 13, 2013
The 2013 ExxonMobile Bislett Games were held in Oslo today.
We’ve recap most of the action below for you. The marquee events got their own article:
LRC Usain Bolt Returns To His Winning Ways – Wins 2013 Bislett Games 200 In World- Leading 19.79
LRC Women’s 5,000: Meseret Defar Emphatically Wins Her Rematch With Genzebe Dibaba
LRC Men’s Steeple: Conseslus Kipruto Beats Ezekiel Kemboi Again
We start with the running events first and give a decent size recap to the Dream Mile and women’s 800 before quickly telling you what happened in the other events.
Dream Mile: Ayanleh Souleiman Goes Out Really Hard & Is Rewarded With A Victory
Djibouti’s Ayanleh Souleiman got the win in the Dream Mile as he outlasted 3:29.77 man Nixon Chepseba of Kenya. Souleiman won in 3:50.53 to Chepseba’s 3:50.95.
The pace was scorching hot early on as Souleiman was going for it big time. The rabbit covered the first 409+ in 54.87 and Souleiman was only .5-.6 behind, so call it 55.5 for 409+ meters.
That pace would take its toll on Souleiman late as his winning time was actually .13 slower than his fourth place time in the Bowerman mile. His last lap was 58.20.
At the bell (2:52.33), Souleiman and Chepseba were clear of the rest of the field. Chepseba would stay in the hunt until the final turn. Halfway around it Souleiman pulled clear. His margin narrowed really late but victory was never in doubt.
Quick Take (QT) #1: The pace was too fast for the first lap and the field should have aimed for more even splits. That being said, the pace at the Pre Classic was even faster. The IAAF reports the splits as 400, 800, and 1,200 but we’re virtually certain in reality they were 409m, 809m and 1,209m as we watched the clock record them.
Pre Classic 409, 809, 1,209: 54.16, 1:52.43, 2:51.19
Dream Mile 309, 809, 1,209: 54.86, 1:53.52, 2:52.33
QT #2: There’s not really a politically correct way to put this, so here goes – this was not a good race for the white guys. At the bell, the six white guys in the race occupied the last six positions in the race. That being said, they had run the first 1,209 in between about 2:55 and 2:57.5 and yet still were ahead of no one as everyone was going for it tonight.
Spain’s David Bustos may have had the best finish of anyone in the field as he finished sixth in 3:53.40. Not doing well was Norway’s Olympic 5th placer and 1,500 national record holder Henrik Ingebrigtsen, who finished only 11th in 3:58.27. Also running a 3:58 (3:58.83) was Aussie 1,500 record holder Ryan Gregson.
Results and then a race video below.
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Result | Diamond Points | Diamond Ranking | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
DJI
|
3:50.53
|
4
|
2
|
|||
2
|
KEN
|
3:50.95
|
PR
|
2
|
4
|
||
3
|
KEN
|
3:51.11
|
SB
|
1
|
6
|
||
4
|
TUR
|
3:52.30
|
|||||
5
|
KEN
|
3:52.70
|
1
|
6
|
|||
6
|
ESP
|
3:53.40
|
|||||
7
|
KEN
|
3:53.46
|
|||||
8
|
AUT
|
3:53.95
|
|||||
9
|
RSA
|
3:54.86
|
|||||
10
|
ETH
|
3:55.00
|
|||||
11
|
NOR
|
3:58.27
|
|||||
12
|
AUS
|
3:58.83
|
|||||
13
|
GBR
|
4:00.43
|
|||||
ETH
|
DNF
|
2
|
4
|
||||
KEN
|
DNF
|
||||||
KEN
|
DNF
|
Women’s 800: Yekaterina Poistogova Ties Up The Least
2012 Olympic bronze medallist Yekaterina Poistogova, who was just seventh at Pre, got the win here in a seasonal best of 1:59.39 as she went from fifth to first in the homestretch as everyone tied up really badly.
The rabbit took things out in 56.19 and the leading competitors were 56 high / 57 flat and then 1:28 at 600. But the hot early pace took its toll on everyone late.
Quick Take #1: 56 was too fast for this field on the first lap. Often in the 800, you are racing physiology just as much as you are racing everyone else. Poistogova didn’t outkick everyone – she just slowed down the least.
QT #2: This was the first race since June 9th of last year for Ethiopian national record holder Fantu Magiso, who ran 1:57.48 in New York last season. Magiso certainly was very aggressive early on and didn’t play it safe and tied up big time.
It’s nice to see her back on the circuit. By the end of the year, we expect her to be in 1:57 shape for sure.
QT #3: Burundi’s Francine Niyonsaba, who is the world leader at 1:56.72 from Prefontaine and was on the starting list earlier in the week, didn’t race.
ank | Athlete | Nation | Result | Diamond Points | Diamond Ranking | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
RUS
|
1:59.39
|
SB
|
4
|
2
|
||
2
|
UKR
|
1:59.59
|
SB
|
2
|
4
|
||
3
|
KEN
|
2:00.09
|
4
|
3
|
|||
4
|
ETH
|
2:00.25
|
|||||
5
|
KEN
|
2:00.52
|
|||||
6
|
KEN
|
2:01.21
|
|||||
7
|
IRL
|
2:02.69
|
PR
|
||||
8
|
FRA
|
2:03.54
|
SB
|
||||
9
|
CZE
|
2:04.33
|
|||||
LTU
|
DNF
|
Women’s 400 Hurdles: Hejnová Wins Again As Demus Continues To Struggle
The Olympic bronze medallist Zuzana Hejnová remained undefeated on the year for 400 hurdles as she improved to a seasonal best of 53.60. Hejnová has won at Drake, Shanghai, Eugene, Prague and now Oslo this year.
Britain’s Perri Shakes-Drayton was second in 54.03 – not too far off her 53.77 PR.
The struggles of America’s 2011 world champion and 2012 Olympic silver medallist Lashinda Demus continued, although she did crack 55 for the first time this year. 6th in Shanghai and 5th in Eugene, she was fifth here as well.
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Result | Reaction time | Diamond Points | Diamond Ranking | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
CZE
|
53.60
|
SB
|
0.153
|
12
|
1
|
||
2
|
GBR
|
54.03
|
SB
|
0.225
|
2
|
2
|
||
3
|
USA
|
54.33
|
PR
|
0.153
|
1
|
5
|
||
4
|
ROU
|
54.52
|
0.215
|
2
|
2
|
|||
5
|
USA
|
54.69
|
SB
|
0.164
|
||||
6
|
UKR
|
55.41
|
0.181
|
|||||
7
|
ITA
|
55.68
|
0.233
|
1
|
5
|
|||
8
|
NOR
|
58.49
|
0.221
|
Men’s 400: Santos Continues To Struggle
The recent struggles of 2012 Olympic silver medallist Luguelin Santos continued. Santos, who ran 44.74 at Drake but was only third in Shanghai and fourth at Pre, was only fourth tonight in 45.69.
The surprise winner was Asian champ Youssef Al-Masrahi of Saudi Arabia. He PRed at the Asian champs at 44.72, was second at Rome, and got the win here, although he was very lucky not to have been DQed for a false start.
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Result | Reaction time | Diamond Points | Diamond Ranking | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
KSA
|
45.33
|
0.168
|
4
|
3
|
|||
2
|
BAH
|
45.58
|
SB
|
0.237
|
2
|
4
|
||
3
|
GBR
|
45.63
|
0.151
|
1
|
5
|
|||
4
|
DOM
|
45.69
|
0.168
|
1
|
5
|
|||
5
|
BEL
|
45.86
|
0.143
|
|||||
6
|
GBR
|
46.11
|
0.203
|
|||||
7
|
DEN
|
46.80
|
0.224
|
|||||
8
|
FRA
|
1:02.69
|
0.158
|
Women’s 100: Lalova Wins In 11.04
Employee 1.0’s favorite sprinter Ivet Lalova got the narrow victory at the line.
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Result | Reaction time | Diamond Points | Diamond Ranking | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
BUL
|
11.04
|
SB
|
0.134
|
4
|
2
|
||
2
|
CIV
|
11.05
|
SB
|
0.157
|
2
|
4
|
||
3
|
UKR
|
11.07
|
0.146
|
1
|
5
|
|||
4
|
UKR
|
11.15
|
0.146
|
|||||
5
|
GER
|
11.24
|
SB
|
0.142
|
||||
6
|
NOR
|
11.30
|
SB
|
0.135
|
||||
7
|
JAM
|
11.34
|
0.163
|
|||||
8
|
FRA
|
11.38
|
SB
|
0.159
|
Women’s 100 Hurdles: Tiffany Porter Romps
Former Michigan Wolverine Tiffany Porter won easily.
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Result | Reaction time | Diamond Points | Diamond Ranking | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
GBR
|
12.76
|
0.169
|
4
|
2
|
|||
2
|
BEL
|
12.95
|
SB
|
0.143
|
2
|
3
|
||
3
|
AUT
|
12.97
|
SB
|
0.153
|
1
|
6
|
||
4
|
ITA
|
12.99
|
0.228
|
|||||
5
|
BLR
|
13.03
|
=SB
|
0.167
|
||||
6
|
NOR
|
13.16
|
PR
|
0.167
|
||||
7
|
FRA
|
13.19
|
0.155
|
|||||
8
|
FRA
|
13.31
|
0.175
|
Field Events
Men’s Discus Throw: Kanter Wins
Estonia’s Gerd Kanter, the 2008 Olympic champ, got the win.
Quick Thought: Interesting to note that the man who had the 35-competitions win streak before Hengelo, the 2012 Olympic champ Robert Harting, didn’t compete here. The man who beat him in Hengelo, Piotr Malachowski, did compete but didn’t record a mark.
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Result Wind |
Diamond Points | Diamond Ranking | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
EST
|
65.52
|
SB |
6
|
1
|
61.59
|
61.90 | 63.17 | 64.48 | 65.52 | x | |||
2
|
IRI
|
64.63
|
3
|
4
|
64.63
|
x | x | x | 64.12 | x | ||||
3
|
POL
|
64.58
|
2
|
5
|
63.72
|
x | 63.00 | x | 63.45 | 64.58 | ||||
4
|
GER
|
63.92
|
60.71
|
63.02 | x | 63.92 | x | x | ||||||
5
|
NED
|
63.73
|
60.82
|
x | 63.73 | x | 63.07 | 62.47 | ||||||
6
|
ESP
|
62.64
|
61.07
|
62.64 | x | x | 60.92 | 61.89 | ||||||
7
|
NOR
|
57.18
|
56.37
|
55.04 | x | 55.14 | x | 57.18 | ||||||
8
|
NOR
|
54.94
|
54.94
|
54.29 | 53.24 | 53.17 | 54.33 | 54.73 | ||||||
9
|
SWE
|
54.36
|
54.36
|
x | x | |||||||||
POL
|
NM
|
6
|
1
|
x
|
x | x |
Women’s Triple Jump: Caterina Ibargüen Wins
Caterina Ibargüen, the 2012 Olympic silver medallist, got the win.
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Result Wind |
Diamond Points | Diamond Ranking | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
COL
|
14.81
|
12
|
1
|
14.39
(+1.5) |
14.25 (+0.3) |
14.71 (+2.5) |
x | 14.81 | 14.78 | ||||
2
|
UKR
|
14.56
+0.6 |
6
|
2
|
14.01
(0.0) |
14.30 (-0.2) |
14.56 (+0.6) |
14.28 | 14.34 | 14.26 | ||||
3
|
RUS
|
14.16
|
=SB |
1
|
3
|
x
(+0.8) |
14.03 (+1.0) |
13.82 (+0.8) |
13.62 | 14.00 | 14.16 | |||
4
|
SLO
|
14.10
|
=SB |
x
(+1.0) |
13.96 (+1.5) |
13.70 (+2.0) |
x | x | 14.10 | |||||
5
|
JAM
|
13.98
|
1
|
3
|
x
(+0.1) |
x (-0.1) |
13.93 | 13.81 (+1.6) |
x | 13.98 | ||||
6
|
SVK
|
13.92
+0.1 |
13.59
(+1.1) |
13.92 (+0.1) |
13.74 | x (+1.7) |
x | x | ||||||
7
|
RUS
|
13.84
|
13.84
|
x | 13.39 (+0.8) |
x | 13.63 | x | ||||||
8
|
GBR
|
13.82
+0.7 |
x
(0.0) |
13.62 (+0.9) |
13.82 (+0.7) |
13.69 (-0.3) |
x | 13.75 | ||||||
9
|
UKR
|
13.66
|
x
(0.0) |
13.56 (+1.4) |
13.66 | |||||||||
10
|
NOR
|
12.70
+3.1 |
x
(+0.8) |
12.70 (+3.1) |
x |
Women’s Shot Put: Schwanitz Wins Again
Germany’s Christina Schwanitz who got the win in Shanghai with a 20.20 PR, got the win in 20.10.
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Result Wind |
Diamond Points | Diamond Ranking | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
GER
|
20.10
|
8
|
1
|
19.83
|
19.19 | 20.10 | 19.84 | x | x | ||||
2
|
GER
|
18.17
|
2
|
4
|
17.95
|
x | 17.94 | 17.91 | 17.84 | 18.17 | ||||
3
|
CHI
|
18.00
|
=SB |
1
|
6
|
17.63
|
x | 17.76 | 17.67 | 17.50 | 18.00 | |||
4
|
GER
|
17.63
|
x
|
16.93 | 17.13 | 17.63 | 17.45 | x | ||||||
5
|
NOR
|
14.48
|
13.81
|
x | 13.86 | 14.48 | 14.08 | x |
Women’s Pole Vault: Spiegelburg Wins
Olympic 4th placer Silke Spiegelburg got the win in a season’s best. 2011 world champ Fabiana Murer no-heighted.
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Result | Diamond Points | Diamond Ranking | 4.00 4.70 |
4.20 4.75 |
4.30 4.70 |
4.40 4.65 |
4.50 | 4.60 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
GER
|
4.65
|
SB
|
5
|
1
|
–
xxx |
–
|
–
x |
o
o |
o
|
o
|
|||
2
|
GRE
|
4.60
|
SB
|
2
|
4
|
–
– |
–
xxx |
o
x |
o
x |
o
|
o
|
|||
3
|
POL
|
4.50
|
=SB
|
1
|
7
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
o
|
o
|
xxx
|
|||
4
|
SWE
|
4.50
|
SB
|
–
|
o
|
o
|
xxo
|
xxo
|
xxx
|
|||||
5
|
GER
|
4.40
|
=SB
|
o
|
xo
|
o
|
xxo
|
xxx
|
||||||
6
|
CZE
|
4.30
|
–
|
–
|
o
|
–
|
xxx
|
|||||||
7
|
GER
|
4.30
|
–
|
–
|
xo
|
xxx
|
||||||||
8
|
NOR
|
4.20
|
xo
|
xxo
|
xxx
|
|||||||||
BRA
|
NM
|
2
|
4
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
–
|
xxx
|
Women’s High Jump: Svetlana Shkolina Wins
The Olympic bronze medallist Svetlana Shkolina remained undefeated on the year (she also won in Rome).
Blanka Vlašić, who cleared 1.95 in New York and 1.95 in Rome, only cleared 1.85 in Oslo.
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Result | Diamond Points | Diamond Ranking | 1.80 1.99 |
1.85 2.01 |
1.90 | 1.93 | 1.95 | 1.97 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
|
RUS
|
1.97
|
8
|
1
|
–
– |
–
xxr |
o
|
o
|
o
|
xxo
|
||||
2
|
SWE
|
1.95
|
SB
|
4
|
4
|
–
|
o
|
o
|
o
|
o
|
xxx
|
|||
3
|
RUS
|
1.95
|
5
|
2
|
–
|
xo
|
o
|
xo
|
o
|
xxx
|
||||
4
|
NOR
|
1.90
|
SB
|
o
|
xo
|
xxo
|
xxr
|
|||||||
5
|
ESP
|
1.85
|
o
|
o
|
xxx
|
|||||||||
5
|
CRO
|
1.85
|
5
|
2
|
–
|
o
|
xxx
|
|||||||
7
|
EST
|
1.85
|
o
|
xo
|
xxx
|
|||||||||
8
|
RUS
|
1.85
|
o
|
xxo
|
xxx
|
|||||||||
9
|
FRA
|
1.80
|
o
|
xxx
|