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Monday, September 17, 2007
OTTAWA – Tyler Christopher from Edmonton finished 2nd at the ISTAF in Berlin, Germany yesterday. The ISTAF was the sixth and final meet in the 2007 IAAF Golden League series. Christopher crossed the line after reigning world champion Jeremy Wariner in a time of 45.10.
Angela Whyte from Edmonton was 5th in the women’s hurdles crossing the line in 12.75. Perdita Felicien of Pickering, ON was 9th in 12.89. Kevin Sullivan from Brantford, ON was 11th in the men’s 1500 metres in a time of 3:38.75.
Isinbayeva and Richards share one million
Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva and American sprinter Sanya Richards shared the Golden League Jackpot prize of one million dollars in Berlin. The prize is awarded to athletes who win their event at every meet in the series.
Top Canadian results - 2007 Golden League
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Name |
Event |
Meet |
Date |
Result |
Mark |
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Tyler Christopher |
400m |
Berlin, Germany |
Sept. 16 |
2nd |
45.10 |
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Tyler Christopher |
400m |
Paris, France |
July 6 |
3rd |
45.33 |
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Angela Whyte |
100mH |
Bruxelles, Bel |
Sept. 14 |
4th |
12.69 |
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Perdita Felicien |
100mH |
Zurich, Swi |
Sept. 7 |
4th |
12.71 |
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Angela Whyte |
100mH |
Oslo, Norway |
June 15 |
4th |
12.87 |
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Diane Cummins |
800m |
Zurich, Swi |
Sept. 7 |
5th |
2:00.90 |
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Kevin Sullivan |
1500m |
Paris, France |
July 6 |
5th |
3:34.16 |
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Carmen Douma-Hussar |
1500m |
Oslo, Norway |
June 15 |
6th |
4:05.91 |
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