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American Hysong wins pole vault Posted: Friday September 29, 2000 12:00 AM
SYDNEY, Australia (CNNSI.com) -- Nick Hysong became the first American since 1968 to win the pole vault Friday. Hysong's vault of 9 feet, 4 1/4 inches (5.90 meters) was enough for the gold. Teammate Lawrence Johnson won the silver and Maxim Tarasov of Russia won the bronze. While Marion Jones was competing in the long jump on a hot night -- it was 86 degrees at the start of the competition -- her bid for five golds was in trouble elsewhere. Jones watched from the long jump area as the U.S. women's 400-meter relay team, which Jones will join in Saturday's final, finished second to the Bahamas in its semifinal. The U.S. squad lost two of its fastest runners earlier in the day when Gail Devers and Inger Miller withdrew because of injury.
An American team of Chryste Gaines, Torri Edwards, Nanceen Perry and Passion Richardson finished in 42.82 seconds in its semifinal of the 400 relay. The Bahamas won the race in 42.42. Jamaica won the other semi in 42.15. Jamaica had two finalists in the women's 100, and also was fastest in the first round of the relay earlier in the day. The Bahamas, with three finalists in the 100, was second fastest in the first round - while the U.S. squad was fourth fastest. The American women's 1,600-meter relay team won its first-round heat and moved into Saturday's final. Kamila Skolimowska of Poland won the women's hammer Friday with a throw of 233 feet, 5 inches (71.16 meters). Olga Kuzenkova of Russia won the silver and Kirsten Muenchow of Germany the bronze. American Dawn Ellerbe was seventh and her U.S. teammate, Amy Palmer, was eighth. In the steeplechase, Reuben Kosgei led a 1-2 finish by Kenyans by winning the gold in 8 minutes, 21.43 seconds. Wilson Boit Kipketer won the silver and Ali Ezzine of Morocco captured the bronze medal. In the men's 50-kilometer walk earlier in the day, Robert Korzeniowski of Poland completed his sweep of the men's walking medals at the Sydney Olympics. Korzeniowski, who got gold in the 20-kilometer walk last week when Bernardo Segura was disqualified after crossing the finish line first, won the 50-kilometer walk in 3 hours, 42 minutes, 22 seconds. Korzeniowski, also the 1996 Olympic champion in the 50-kilometer walk, broke away from the field in the closing stages of the race. Aigars Fadejevs of Latvia won the silver medal and Joel Sanchez of Mexico got the bronze. Curt Clausen was the top American walker in 22nd place. Philip Dunn was 28th and Andrew Hermann was 31st. Maurice Greene and his teammates on the U.S. men's 400-meter relay squad sped into the final by posting the fastest semifinal time of 37.82 seconds. In the men's 1,600-meter relay, a U.S. squad including twin brothers Alvin and Calvin Harrison won their semifinal in 2 minutes, 58.78 seconds. Michael Johnson, the 400-meter champion, is expected to join the squad for Saturday's final. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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