Athletics at the 2005 Summer Universiade

The athletics competition in the 2005 Summer Universiade
2005 Summer Universiade
The 2005 Summer Universiade, also known as the XXIII Summer Universiade, took place in İzmir, Turkey.-Emblem:The emblem is the letter “U”, inspired by the bird’s-eye view of the Gulf of İzmir.This shape has perfectly fit the letter “U” of Universiade,...

was held on the İzmir Atatürk Stadyumu

Izmir Atatürk Stadyumu

İzmir Atatürk Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in İzmir, Turkey. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 51,295 people. It was built in 1964, and most recently refurbished in 2005. İzmir football teams Karşıyaka S.K. and Göztepe A.Ş...

in İzmir, Turkey, between 15 August and 20 August 2005.

Men's events

100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...	Hu Kai Hu Kai Hu Kai is a Chinese sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. As of 2008, he was pursuing an advanced degree in management. His personal best time is 10.24 seconds, achieved in May 2008 in Beijing. In the 200 metres he has 20.57 seconds, achieved in April 2006 in Chongqing.He won the 100 metres... Mainland China	10.30	Andrey Yepishin Andrey Yepishin Andrey Sergeyevich Yepishin \|Zhukovsky]]) is a Russian athlete specializing in the 100 metres.He won a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2003 Summer Universiade. Participating in the 2004 Summer Olympics, he achieved fifth place in his 100 metres heat, thus failing to make it through to... Russia	10.43	Sandro Viana Sandro Viana Sandro Rodrigues Viana is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Brazil.Viana represented Brazil at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 6th in his heat without advancing to the second round. He ran the distance in a time... Brazil	10.49
200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...	Leigh Julius Leigh Julius Leigh Ignatius Julius is a South African sprinter.Julius represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Hannes Dreyer, Ishmael Kumbane and Thuso Mpuang... South Africa	20.56	Shinji Takahira Shinji Takahira is a Japanese sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres.Tsukahara competed in the 200 m at the 2004 Athens Olympics and the 2005 World Championships but failed to progress beyond the heats. He took the silver medal at the 2005 Summer Universiade... Japan	20.93	Paul Hession Paul Hession Paul Hession is an Irish international track and field athlete who specialises in the sprinting events, particularly the 200 metres... Republic of Ireland	21.02
400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...	Marvin Essor Jamaica	45.99	DeWayne Barrett Jamaica	46.14	Yuki Yamaguchi Yuki Yamaguchi is a Japanese sprinter.-Achievements:-References:... Japan	46.15
800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...	Fabiano Peçanha Fabiano Peçanha Fabiano Peçanha is a Brazilian middle distance runner. He is a quadruple South American champion in 800 metres and 1500 metres.-Achievements:-External links:... Brazil	1:46.01	Selahattin Çobanoğlu Turkey	1:47.49	Maksim Adamovich Russia	1:47.50
1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...	Ivan Heshko Ivan Heshko Ivan Heshko is a Ukrainian athlete specializing in the 1500 meters. He was born in Chernivtsi Oblast, Northern Bukovina.... Ukraine	3:49.49	Andrew Baddeley United Kingdom	3:50.90	Vincent Rono Kenya	3:51.48
5000 metres 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...	Wilson Busienei Wilson Busienei Wilson Kipkemei Busienei is an Ugandan long-distance runner. He is best known for winning three gold medals at the 2005 Summer Universiade. He has represented his country at the World Championship level in cross country running and road running and on the track. He took part in the 2004 Summer... Uganda	13:38.81	Reid Coolsaet Reid Coolsaet Reid Coolsaet is a Canadian long-distance runner who competes in the marathon.He made his first international appearances for Canada at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships, running at the annual in 2002 and then 2004–2006. He won the 5000 meters at the NACAC U23 Championships in 2002... Canada	13:39.90	Simon Ndirangu Kenya	13:43.47
10000 metres 10000 metres The 10,000 metres or 10K is a common long distance running event. As "10,000 metres" it is a track event, and appears in athletics events such as the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics; as "10K" it is a roadrace or cross country running event...	Wilson Busienei Wilson Busienei Wilson Kipkemei Busienei is an Ugandan long-distance runner. He is best known for winning three gold medals at the 2005 Summer Universiade. He has represented his country at the World Championship level in cross country running and road running and on the track. He took part in the 2004 Summer... Uganda	28:27.57	Mohamed Fadil Morocco	28:31.86	Karim El Mabchour Morocco	28:43.15
Half marathon Half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of . It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. Participation in half marathons has grown steadily recently. One of the main reasons for this is that it is a challenging distance, but does not require the same level of training that a...	Wilson Busienei Wilson Busienei Wilson Kipkemei Busienei is an Ugandan long-distance runner. He is best known for winning three gold medals at the 2005 Summer Universiade. He has represented his country at the World Championship level in cross country running and road running and on the track. He took part in the 2004 Summer... Uganda	1:03:47	Takayuki Tagami Japan	1:03:48	Mohamed Fadil Morocco	1:03:52
3000 metre steeplechase	Halil Akkaş Halil Akkas Halil Akkaş is a Turkish middle distance runner. He was born in Kütahya.He won the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2005 World Student Games... Turkey	8:30.16	Ion Luchianov Ion Luchianov Ion Luchianov is a male steeplechaser from Moldova. He competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where he finished ninth in his heat of the 3000 metre steeplechase therefore missing out on a place in the final... Moldova	8:30.66	Ruben Ramolefi Ruben Ramolefi Ruben Ramolefi is a South African runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase and is currently the South African record holder in 3000 metres steeplechase... South Africa	8:31.53
110 metres hurdles 110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is incuded in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metre hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres in height are evenly spaced along a straight...	Mateus Inocêncio Brazil	13.45	Jared MacLeod Canada	13.67	Sergey Demidyuk Ukraine	13.69
400 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...	Kenji Narisako Kenji Narisako is a Japanese hurdler.He won the bronze medal at the 2001 World Youth Championships, and the gold medals at the 2005 Summer Universiade and the 2006 Asian Games... Japan	48.96	Takayuki Koike Japan	49.75	Greg Little Jamaica	49.77
High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....	Aleksander Waleriańczyk Aleksander Walerianczyk Aleksander Walerianczyk is a Polish high jumper.He finished thirteenth at the 2002 European Championships in Munich, tenth at the 2003 World Championships in Paris and fifth at the 2007 European Indoor Championships in Birmingham... Poland	2.30	Gennadiy Moroz Gennadiy Moroz Hennazdy Maroz is a Belarusian high jumper.In 2003 he equalled his indoor personal best of 2.30 metres to win the bronze medal at the World Indoor Championships. His outdoor personal best of 2.33 metres was set in July 2001 in Brest.... Belarus	2.26	Martyn Bernard Martyn Bernard Martyn John Bernard is a British athlete competing in high jump.He has won a silver medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and a bronze medal in the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships.In Osaka in 2007 he set an outdoor best of 2.29 in qualifying, and in the final after... United Kingdom	2.23
Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...	Björn Otto Björn Otto Björn Otto is a German pole vaulter.His personal best jump is 5.85 metres, achieved in September 2006 in Elstal. He has a better result indoor with 5.90 metres from February 2007 in Leipzig, a result which was the world leading mark that season.-Achievements:-References:... Germany	5.80 =CR	Konstantinos Filippidis Greece	5.75	Aleksandr Korchmyd Ukraine	5.70
Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...	Vladimir Zyuskov Ukraine	8.06	Issam Nima Issam Nima Issam Nima is an Algerian long jumper.His personal best jump is 8.26 metres, achieved in July 2007 in Zaragoza.-Achievements:-References:... Algeria	8.02	Stefano Dacastello Italy	7.95
Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...	Aleksandr Sergeyev Russia	16.72	Steven Shalders Steven Shalders Stephen Shalders is a Welsh triple jumper.He finished tenth at the 2000 World Junior Championships, and at the 2002 Commonwealth Games he finished sixth in the triple jump and eighth in the 4x100 metres relay... United Kingdom	16.67	Nikolay Savolaynen Ukraine	16.67
Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....	Tomasz Majewski Tomasz Majewski Tomasz Majewski is a Polish Olympic gold medalist shot putter. He is 204 cm tall and weighs 140 kg .... Poland	20.60	Taavi Peetre Taavi Peetre Taavi Peetre was an Estonian shot putter and discus thrower. He represented his country at two Olympic Games and also took part in the World Championships in Athletics on two occasions. His personal best shot put mark of 20.33 m is the second best by an Estonian thrower after Heino Sild... Estonia	20.02	Anton Lyuboslavskiy Russia	19.40
Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...	Gerd Kanter Gerd Kanter Gerd Kanter is an Estonian discus thrower. He was the 2007 World Champion in the event and won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics... Estonia	65.29	Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly Omar Ahmed El Ghazaly is an Egyptian discus thrower.In 1999 he was recruited by former African shot put champion Nagui Asaad, who was setting up a throwing school that also included hammer thrower Mohsen El Anany and shot putter Yasser Fathy... Egypt	62.28	Gábor Máté Hungary	61.91
Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...	Vadim Devyatovskiy Vadim Devyatovskiy Vadim Anatolyevich Devyatovsky is a Belarusian hammer thrower.He finished fourth at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and in 2005 he won the World Championships silver medal. In July the same year he threw 84.90 metres, which currently is his personal best. He originally won a silver medal at the 2008... Belarus	79.13	Eşref Apak Esref Apak Eşref Apak is a Turkish hammer thrower.Apak took part at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and won a surprising bronze medal with 79.51 m after the gold medalist Hungarian athlete Adrián Annus was disqualified by IOC for a doping violation... Turkey	76.18	Valeriy Sviatokha Valeriy Sviatokha Valeriy Sviatokha is a Belarusian hammer thrower. His personal best throw is 81.49 metres, achieved in May 2006 in Brest.He won the bronze medal at the 2005 Summer Universiade. He also competed at the 2008 Olympic Games without reaching the final.-Achievements:-References:... Belarus	74.71
Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...	Ainārs Kovals Ainars Kovals Ainārs Kovals is a male Latvian javelin thrower. His personal best throw is 86.64 metres, achieved at the Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he finished second. He has been coached by Valentīna Eiduka.... Latvia	80.67	Tero Järvenpää Tero Järvenpää Tero Mikael Järvenpää is a Finnish javelin thrower. He represents Tampereen Pyrintö on club-level and his coach is his father Pentti Järvenpää.His personal best throw is 86.68 metres, achieved in July 2008 in Tampere.... Finland	79.61	Stefan Müller Switzerland	78.56
Decathlon Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...	Aleksandr Parkhomenko Belarus	8051	François Gourmet François Gourmet François Gourmet is a Belgian decathlete. His personal best score is 7974 points, achieved at the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan. He is a former Belgian record holder.-Achievements:-References:... Belgium	7792	Nadir El Fassi Nadir El Fassi Nadir El Fassi is a French decathlete.-Achievements:-References:... Early Modern France	7724
20 kilometre road walk	Juan Manuel Molina Juan Manuel Molina Juan Manuel Molina Morote is a male race walker from Spain.-Achievements:-References:*... Spain	1:24:06	Kim Hyun-Sup South Korea	1:24:42	Koichiro Morioka Koichiro Morioka is a Japanese race walker.-Achievements:-References:... Japan	1:25:18
4 x 100 metres relay 4 x 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...	Italy Luca Verdecchia Luca Verdecchia Luca Verdecchia is an Italian sprinter who specializes in the 60 and 100 metres.-External links:... , Alessandro Rocco, Massimiliano Donati, Stefano Anceschi	39.25	Japan Kazuya Kitamura, Masaya Aikawa, Masaya Minami, Shinji Takahira Shinji Takahira is a Japanese sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres.Tsukahara competed in the 200 m at the 2004 Athens Olympics and the 2005 World Championships but failed to progress beyond the heats. He took the silver medal at the 2005 Summer Universiade...	39.29	United Kingdom Gavin Eastman, Tyrone Edgar Tyrone Edgar Tyrone Damien Edgar is a sprinter from Great Britain who specializes in the 100 metres.Edgar went to junior college in Kansas, USA in 2003 where he ran an impressive wind assisted 10.04 at the Junior College Championships... , Darren Chin, Timothy Abeyie	39.41
4 x 400 metres relay 4 x 400 metres relay The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes...	Poland Rafał Wieruszewski, Daniel Dąbrowski Daniel Dabrowski Daniel Dąbrowski is a Polish sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:100 metres - 10.58 s 200 metres - 20.74 s *400 metres - 45.38 s -References:... , Piotr Kędzia, Piotr Klimczak Piotr Klimczak Piotr Klimczak is a Polish sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-References:...	3:02.57	Japan Kazunori Ota, Yoshihiro Horigome Yoshihiro Horigome is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.His personal best time is 45.77 seconds, achieved in September 2006 in Yokohama.-Achievements:-References:... , Yuki Yamaguchi Yuki Yamaguchi is a Japanese sprinter.-Achievements:-References:... , Kenji Narisako Kenji Narisako is a Japanese hurdler.He won the bronze medal at the 2001 World Youth Championships, and the gold medals at the 2005 Summer Universiade and the 2006 Asian Games...	3:03.20	Russia Dimitry Petrov, Alexander Borshchenko, Konstantin Svechkar Konstantin Svechkar Konstantin Svechkar is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.Svechkar won bronze medals in 4 x 400 metres relay at the 2005 Universiade, together with teammates Dmitriy Petrov, Alexander Borshchenko and Vladislav Frolov, and at the 2006 World Indoor Championships with Aleksandr... , Vladislav Frolov Vladislav Frolov Vladislav Yuryevich Frolov is a Russian sprint athlete.He won the silver medal in the 400 metres at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, running a personal best of 45.09 s....	3:03.33

Women's events

100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...	Olga Khalandyreva Russia	11.43	Ailis McSweeney Ailis McSweeney Ailis McSweeney is an Irish sprinter who specialises in 60 and 100 metres. She currently holds the Irish record at 100 metres, having posted a time of 11.40 s at an IAAF permit event in Liège, Belgium. She won the silver medal at the 2005 Summer Universiade and Bronze in the 4x100 m Relay... Republic of Ireland	11.68	Nikolett Listár Nikolett Listar Nikolett Listár is a Hungarian sprinter, her main events are 100m and 200m.* Team: Alba Régia Atlétikai Klub , Székesfehérvár.* Trainer: Tamas Varga* Personal best:* 100m 11.71 Izmir 2005... Hungary	11.71
200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...	Natalya Ivanova Natalya Ivanova Natalya Nikolaevna Ivanova is a Russian hurdler. She finished fifth in the 400m hurdles final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.She also ran in the heats for Russia's 4 x 400m relay team in the 2004 Olympics... Russia	23.28	Yelena Yakovleva Russia	23.45	Élodie Ouédraogo Élodie Ouédraogo Élodie Ouédraogo is a Belgian sprinter of Burkinabé descent, who specializes in the 200 metres and 400 m hurdles... Belgium	23.62
400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...	Natalya Nazarova Natalya Nazarova Natalya Viktorovna Nazarova is a sprint athlete.She was born in Moscow.Following a personal best time of 49.65 seconds run a fortnight earlier, Natalya had lost form by the start of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and only just made the final finishing 8th... Russia	51.31	Fatou Bintou Fall Fatou Bintou Fall Fatou Bintou Fall is a female track and field athlete from Senegal, who mainly competes in the 400 metres. She set her personal best at the 2004 African Championships, claiming the gold medal: 50.62 seconds.- Achievements :... Senegal	51.33	Tatyana Roslanova Tatyana Roslanova Tatyana Roslanova is a Kazakhstani runner who specializes in the 400 and 800 metres.-Achievements:-References:... Kazakhstan	52.46
800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...	Svetlana Klyuka Svetlana Klyuka Svetlana Vasiliyevna Klyuka is a Russian middle distance runner. Klyuka ran the 6th fastest women's 800m time in the world in 2006, a 1:57:21. She was the winner of the 2006 European Cup.-Achievements:-References:... Russia	2:00.80	Binnaz Uslu Binnaz Uslu Binnaz Uslu is a Turkish middle-distance and long-distance runner. She is a member of Enkaspor athletics team.She participated at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería and won a bronze medal in 800 m with 2:02.68. In the 4×400 metres relay, she won another bronze medal with her teammates Özge... Turkey	2:01.42	Marilyn Okoro Marilyn Okoro Marilyn Chinwenwa Okoro is a British athlete of Igbo Nigerian ancestry. She received a bronze medal for the 800 metres at both the 2007 and 2008 IAAF World Athletics Final. She was on the bronze winning 4 × 400 m relay at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics... United Kingdom	2:01.90
1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...	Olesya Syreva Olesya Syreva Olesya Syreva is an Russian middle/long-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 and 3000 metres.-Achievements:-Personal bests:800 metres - 2:03.69 min 1500 metres - 4:06.47 min *3000 metres - 8:53.20 min... Russia	4:12.69	Tatyana Holovchenko Ukraine	4:12.73	Liu Qing Liu Qing (athlete) Liu Qing is a female Chinese middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 and 1500 metres.At the 2005 Summer Universiade she finished fourth in the 800 m and won a bronze in the 1500 m, and at the 2006 Asian Games she finished seventh and sixth. She competed in both events at the 2007 World... Mainland China	4:12.76
5000 metres 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...	Kim Smith New Zealand	15:29.18	Tatyana Holovchenko Ukraine	15:44.92	Jolene Byrne Republic of Ireland	15:56.01
10000 metres 10000 metres The 10,000 metres or 10K is a common long distance running event. As "10,000 metres" it is a track event, and appears in athletics events such as the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics; as "10K" it is a roadrace or cross country running event...	Eri Sato Japan	34:12.06	Zeng Guang Mainland China	34:57.57	Mary Davies New Zealand	35:58.20
Half marathon Half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of . It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. Participation in half marathons has grown steadily recently. One of the main reasons for this is that it is a challenging distance, but does not require the same level of training that a...	Lee Eun-Jung Lee Eun-Jung Lee Eun-Jung is a female long-distance runner from South Korea, who is best known for winning the half marathon at the 2005 Summer Universiade... South Korea	1:14:31	Ryoko Kizaki Ryoko Kizaki Ryoko Kizaki is a Japanese long-distance runner who competes in marathon and half marathon races. She won the 2011 Yokohama Women's Marathon in a personal best time of 2:26:32 hours... Japan	1:14:34	Jang Son-Ok North Korea	1:14:50
3000 metre steeplechase	Lívia Tóth Lívia Tóth Lívia Tóth is a Hungarian runner who specializes in the 3000 metre steeplechase.-Achievements:-Personal bests:800 metres - 2:04.86 min 1500 metres - 4:09.28 min *3000 metres - 8:58.53 min... Hungary	9:40.37 CR	Victoria Mitchell Victoria Mitchell Victoria Mitchell is an Australian long-distance runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.She took part in the World Student Cross Country Championships in 2002 and finished in eleventh place.Her first international medal was a silver at the 2005 Summer Universiade. She was the 2007... Australia	9:47.54	Türkan Erişmiş Turkey	9:50.32
100 metres hurdles 100 metres hurdles The 100 m hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by women . For the race ten hurdles of a height of 83.8 cm are placed evenly spaced along a straight course of 100 meters. They are positioned so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner...	Mirjam Liimask Estonia	12.96	Tatyana Pavliy Russia	13.01	Derval O'Rourke Derval O'Rourke Derval O'Rourke is an Irish sprint hurdles athlete. She competes internationally in the 60 and 100 metres hurdles, and is the Irish national record holder in both events... Republic of Ireland	13.02
400 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...	Marina Shiyan Russia	55.14	Benedetta Ceccarelli Benedetta Ceccarelli Benedetta Ceccarelli is an Italian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles. Her personal best time is 54.79 seconds, achieved in August 2005 in Rieti.-Achievements:-External links:... Italy	55.22	Marta Chrust Poland	55.49
High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....	Anna Chicherova Anna Chicherova Anna Vladimirovna Chicherova is a Russian high jumper. She was the gold medalist at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics and won a bronze medal in the event at the 2008 Summer Olympics... Russia	1.90	Irina Kovalenko Irina Kovalenko Irina Kovalenko is a Russian model.She won “Miss Murmansk” and “The Beauty of Russia” titles in 2001. She represented Russia at Miss World pageant same year and she made it to the top-10 finalists.... Ukraine	1.88	Ariane Friedrich Ariane Friedrich Ariane Friedrich, born Tempel is a German high jumper. She won the bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships and represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics... Germany	1.88
Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...	Julia Hütter Julia Hütter Julia Hütter is a female pole vaulter from Germany. She set her personal best on 10 August 2007 at a meet in Leverkusen.-Achievements:-References:*... Germany	4.25	Nadine Rohr Nadine Rohr Nadine Rohr is a Swiss pole vaulter.She finished thirteenth at the 2001 Summer Universiade, won the bronze medal at the 2003 Summer Universiade and the silver medal at the 2005 Summer Universiade... Switzerland	4.20	Dimitra Emmanouil Greece	4.20
Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...	Lyudmila Kolchanova Lyudmila Kolchanova Lyudmila Sergeyevna Kolchanova is a Russian long jumper.-Achievements:-References:... Russia	6.79	Naide Gomes Naide Gomes Enezaide do Rosário da Vera Cruz Gomes, OIH, is a Portuguese heptathlete, born in São Tomé and Príncipe. She is also a top-class competitor in the long jump, and she competed in 100 metres hurdles at the 2000 Summer Olympics... Portugal	6.56	Natalya Lebusova Russia	6.51
Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...	Wang Ying Mainland China	14.12	Olha Saladukha Ukraine	13.96	Nadezhda Bazenova Russia	13.90
Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....	Natalya Khoroneko Ukraine	18.86	Li Meiju Li Meiju Li Meiju is a Chinese shot putter.Her personal best put is 19.19 metres, achieved in the qualifying round of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.-Achievements:-References:... Mainland China	18.48	Misleidis González Cuba	18.26
Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...	Wioletta Potępa Wioletta Potepa Wioletta Potępa is a female discus thrower from Poland. Her personal best throw is 66.01 metres, achieved in May 2006 in Halle.-Achievements:-References:... Poland	62.10	Song Aimin Song Aimin Song Aimin is a Chinese discus thrower.At the 2004 Summer Olympics she was eliminated in the first round of the discus throw competition.Her personal best throw is 65.33 metres, achieved in May 2003 in Shijiazhuang. The Chinese, and Asian, record is currently held by Xiao Yanling with 71.68... Mainland China	61.74	Dragana Tomaševic Dragana Tomaševic Dragana Tomašević is a Serbian discus thrower.Her personal best throw is 63.63 metres, achieved in August 2006 in Gothenburg.-Achievements:-References:... Serbia and Montenegro	59.92
Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...	Kamila Skolimowska Kamila Skolimowska Kamila Skolimowska was a Polish hammer thrower. She was known for her gold medal in the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics, which made her the youngest Olympic hammer champion, as well as for her two medals from the European Championships. Her personal best throw, and Polish record, was 76.83 metres,... Poland	72.75	Liu Yinghui Liu Yinghui Liu Yinghui is a Chinese hammer thrower.At the 2004 Summer Olympic she was eliminated in the first round of the hammer throw competition.Her personal best throw is 72.51 metres, achieved at the 2005 Universiade in Izmir.-Achievements:-References:... Mainland China	72.51	Ester Balassini Ester Balassini Ester Balassini is an Italian hammer thrower. Her personal best throw is 73.59 metres, achieved in June 2005 in Brixen.-Achievements:-References:... Italy	70.13
Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...	Barbora Špotáková Barbora Špotáková Barbora Špotáková is a Czech javelin thrower. She is the current Olympic champion, as well as the world record holder.... Czech Republic	60.73	Ma Ning Ma Ning Ma Ning is a female javelin thrower from PR China.Her personal best throw is 62.38 metres, achieved in June 2003 in Shijiazhuang.At the 2004 Summer Olympics she was eliminated in the first round of the javelin throw competition.-Achievements:... Mainland China	59.18	Justine Robbeson Justine Robbeson Justine Gail Robbeson is a South African athlete who specialises in the javelin throw. She previously competed in the heptathlon, achieving a personal best of 5868 in 2004... South Africa	58.70
Heptathlon Heptathlon A heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...	Lyudmila Blonska Lyudmila Blonska Lyudmyla Leonydivna Blonska , née Shevchuk is a Ukrainian heptathlete, long jumper and 2006 World Indoor champion pentathlete. She was given a lifetime ban from competition after failing a drug test at the 2008 Summer Olympics, her second doping offense.-Life and career:Blonska practiced rhythmic... Ukraine	6297	Simone Oberer Switzerland	5996	Jessica Ennis Jessica Ennis Jessica Ennis, MBE is a British track and field athlete specialising in multi-eventing disciplines and 100m hurdles... United Kingdom	5910
20 km walk	Jiang Qiuyan Jiang Qiuyan Jiang Qiuyan is a Chinese race walker.-Achievements:-References:... Mainland China	1:33:13 CR	Vera Santos Vera Santos Vera Lúcia Montez dos Santos is a Portuguese race walker.She began racing at the senior international level in 2002, taking part in the 2002 European Athletics Championships. Her first major medal was a silver at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships and she went on to compete at that... Portugal	1:33.54	Tatyana Sibileva Tatyana Sibileva -Achievements:-References:*... Russia	1:34.16
4 x 100 metres relay 4 x 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...	Russia Evgeniya Polyakova, Olga Khalandyreva, Elena Yakovleva Elena Yakovleva Elena Alexeevna Yakovleva is a Russian actress known for her roles in such films as Intergirl and Encore, Once More Encore! as well as for the main role in the popular TV-series Kamenskaya. She is a long-term actress in the Moscow Sovremennik Theatre... , Yuliya Chermoshanskaya Yuliya Chermoshanskaya Yuliya Igorevna Chermoshanskaya is a Russian athlete and daughter of Galina Malchugina.Chermoshanskaya represented Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing competing at the 4x100 metres relay, together with Aleksandra Fedoriva, Yulia Gushchina and Yevgeniya Polyakova...	43.62	Early Modern France Natacha Vouaux, Aurore Kassambara Aurore Kassambara Aurore Kassambara is a French athlete who specialises in the hurdles. Kassambara competed at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin.- References :... , Celine Thelamon, Adrianna Lamalle Adrianna Lamalle Adrianna Lamalle is a French hurdler born in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe.She finished 8th in the 100m hurdles final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg....	43.73	Republic of Ireland Derval O'Rourke Derval O'Rourke Derval O'Rourke is an Irish sprint hurdles athlete. She competes internationally in the 60 and 100 metres hurdles, and is the Irish national record holder in both events... , Anna Boyle, Emily Maher, Ailis McSweeney Ailis McSweeney Ailis McSweeney is an Irish sprinter who specialises in 60 and 100 metres. She currently holds the Irish record at 100 metres, having posted a time of 11.40 s at an IAAF permit event in Liège, Belgium. She won the silver medal at the 2005 Summer Universiade and Bronze in the 4x100 m Relay...	44.69
4 x 400 metres relay 4 x 400 metres relay The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes...	Russia Anastasia Ovchinnikova, Natalia Ivanova, Yelena Migunova Yelena Migunova Elena Migunova in Kazan is a Russian sprint athlete.She won the silver medal in the 4x400m relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*... , Natalya Nazarova Natalya Nazarova Natalya Viktorovna Nazarova is a sprint athlete.She was born in Moscow.Following a personal best time of 49.65 seconds run a fortnight earlier, Natalya had lost form by the start of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and only just made the final finishing 8th...	3:27.47	Poland Monika Bejnar Monika Bejnar Monika Bejnar is a Polish sprint athlete.She finished 4th in the 200m final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.She also competed in the 4 x 400m relay team for Poland in the 2004 Olympics.... , Ewelina Setowska Ewelina Setowska Ewelina Sętowska-Dryk is a Polish middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.She finished fifth at the 2005 Summer Universiade in Izmir and sixth at the 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Moscow, the latter in an indoor personal best indoor time of 2:02.39 minutes... , Marta Chrust, Grażyna Prokopek Grazyna Prokopek Grażyna Prokopek is a Polish sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres and 4x400 m relay.-Achievements:-Personal bests:100 metres - 11.67 s 200 metres - 23.22 s *400 metres - 51.29 s -External links:...	3:27.71	Ukraine Antonina Yefremova Antonina Yefremova Antonina Yefremova is a Ukrainian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.She won the gold medal at the 2001 European U23 Championships, finished sixth at the 2002 European Championships and fourth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships... , Olga Zangorodnya, Nataliya Pygyda, Liliya Pilyugina	3:28.23

Medal table

1	Russia	11	3	6	20
2	Poland	5	1	1	7
3	Ukraine	4	4	4	12
4	Mainland China	3	5	1	9
5	Uganda	3	0	0	3
6	Japan	2	6	2	10
7	Estonia	2	1	0	3
8	Brazil	2	0	1	3
8	Germany	2	0	1	3
10	Turkey	1	3	1	5
11	Italy	1	1	2	4
12	Jamaica	1	1	1	3
13	South Korea	1	1	0	2
14	Hungary	1	0	2	3
14	South Africa	1	0	2	3
16	New Zealand	1	0	1	2
17	Czech Republic	1	0	0	1
	Latvia	1	0	0	1
	Spain	1	0	0	1
20	United Kingdom	0	2	4	6
21	Switzerland	0	2	1	3
22	Canada	0	2	0	2
22	Portugal	0	2	0	2
24	Republic of Ireland	0	1	4	5
25	Morocco	0	1	2	3
26	Belgium	0	1	1	2
	Early Modern France	0	1	1	2
	Greece	0	1	1	2
29	Algeria	0	1	0	1
	Australia	0	1	0	1
	Egypt	0	1	0	1
	Finland	0	1	0	1
	Moldova	0	1	0	1
	Senegal	0	1	0	1
35	Kenya	0	0	2	2
36	Cuba	0	0	1	1
	Kazakhstan	0	0	1	1
	North Korea	0	0	1	1
	Serbia and Montenegro	0	0	1	1

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