Rovereto offers last chance for qualifying points for WAF

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Rovereto offers last chance for qualifying points for Stuttgart - PREVIEW

Olympic 100m champion, Shelly-Ann Fraser (Getty Images)

relnews Rovereto, Italy - Ten Olympic medallists from Beijing including two individual gold medal winners, along with two potentially great competitions in the Triple Jump and Shot Put will highlight the Palio della Quercia EAA Permit meeting in Rovereto, which is the oldest Italian one-day meeting.

Rovereto which celebrates its 44th edition on Wednesday 10 September has attracted two individual Beijing gold medallists Valerie Vili from New Zealand (women’s shot put), Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser (100 metres), and two relay champions, Michael Frater (4x100 relay) and Yevgeniya Polyakova (women’s 4x100).

The Palio della Quercia in Rovereto is the last meeting of a select group of Area fixtures at which points can be acquired by athletes to qualify for the IAAF / VTB Bank World Athletics Final, to be held on 13-14 September in Stuttgart, Germany.



Another 2008 Olympic medallist expected to compete in the Palio della Quercia is Pole Vault bronze medallist Denys Yurchenko from the Ukraine who will be challenged by compatriot Maksim Mazuryk and US veteran Jeff Hartwig.

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Standings coming into the WAF:

http://www.iaaf.org/gp08/standings/sex= ... l.html#PVM

Pole Vault
Position Name Nationality Meets Points
1 Evgeniy Lukyanenko RUS 5 76

2 Brad Walker USA 5 56

3 Steven Hooker AUS 4 50

4 Alexander Straub GER 5 49

5 Sergey Kucheryanu RUS 5 46

6 Denys Yurchenko UKR 5 42

7 Derek Miles USA 5 41

8 Maksym Mazuryk UKR 5 39

9 Fabian Schulze GER 5 37

10 Tim Lobinger GER 5 21

11 Steven Lewis GBR 3 18

12 Jeff Hartwig USA 3 16.5

13 Richard Spiegelburg GER 2 16

13 Lars Börgeling GER 3 16

15 Renaud Lavillenie FRA 3 15

16 Alhaji Jeng SWE 4 14.5



http://www.iaaf.org/gp08/standings/sex= ... l.html#PVW

Pole Vault
Position Name Nationality Meets Points
1 Yelena Isinbaeva RUS 5 112

2 Monika Pyrek POL 5 76

3 Yuliya Golubchikova RUS 5 59

4 Svetlana Feofanova RUS 5 52

5 Silke Spiegelburg GER 5 51

6 Fabiana Murer BRA 5 50

6 Anna Rogowska POL 5 50

8 Tatyana Polnova RUS 5 45

9 Jennifer Stuczynski USA 3 42

10 Carolin Hingst GER 5 38

11 Jillian Schwartz USA 4 19.5

12 Alana Boyd AUS 4 18

13 April Steiner USA 2 16

14 Lacy Janson USA 2 14

14 Cathrine Larsåsen NOR 2 14

16 Joana Costa BRA 2 12.5

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Not sure if Hooker will actually compete at the WAF.

Despite a silver medal at the Olympics (not sure if the Olympics count for WAF rankings) Jenn Stuczynski is on the bubble to even make it into the meet.

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Despite a silver medal at the Olympics (not sure if the Olympics count for WAF rankings) Jenn Stuczynski is on the bubble to even make it into the meet.

Apparently Beijing doesn't count...

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Standing Details: Jennifer Stuczynski (USA) - Pole Vault

Date        Venue              Mark  Position  Points
31/05/2008  New York City, NY  4.80     1        10
25/07/2008  London (CP)        4.81     2        16
29/08/2008  Zürich             4.75     2        16

The IAAF jumps preview says "should she make the cut..." and you say "on the bubble...", but are there any meets left where she could still score points? I figured when she wasn't in Brussels that she'd called it a season. Is that not the case?

[rainbowgirl28]

Despite a silver medal at the Olympics (not sure if the Olympics count for WAF rankings) Jenn Stuczynski is on the bubble to even make it into the meet.

Apparently Beijing doesn't count...

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Standing Details: Jennifer Stuczynski (USA) - Pole Vault

Date        Venue              Mark  Position  Points
31/05/2008  New York City, NY  4.80     1        10
25/07/2008  London (CP)        4.81     2        16
29/08/2008  Zürich             4.75     2        16

The IAAF jumps preview says "should she make the cut..." and you say "on the bubble...", but are there any meets left where she could still score points? I figured when she wasn't in Brussels that she'd called it a season. Is that not the case?

I think Rovereto is just men, so I don't think she has any more chances to qualify.

[BruceFlorman]

Hey wait a minute... That June 31st mark should be 4.90 not 4.80, shouldn't it? Is that worth any more points, or is it all based on finishing order and the stature of the meet?

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Hartwig wins!

Pole vault
1 Jeff Hartwig USA
25.9.67

5.40




2 Lars Börgeling GER
16.4.79

5.40




3 Maksym Mazuryk UKR
2.4.83

5.40




4 Pavel Gerasimov RUS
29.5.79

5.40




4 Denys Yurchenko UKR
27.1.78

5.40




6 Richard Spiegelburg GER
12.8.77

5.20




Sergey Kucheryanu RUS
30.6.85

NH

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Rovereto victory leaves Lebedeva relaxed and ready for Stuttgart

Tatyana Lebedeva in the Rieti Triple Jump (Lorenzo Sampaolo)
Rovereto, Italy - Tatyana Lebedeva, Beijing Long and Triple Jump Olympic silver medallist, won the Triple Jump for the second consecutive year in the Rovereto Palio della Quercia with a best leap to 14.85 in the fifth jump.

The Palio della Quercia was the last meeting of the entire international season where points could be acquired to qualify for this weekend’s IAAF / VTB Bank World Athletics Final in Stuttgart, Germany, 13-14 September 2008.



US pole vault veteran Jeff Hartwig won a modest competition vaulting with his 5.40m first attempt.

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Men's standings after Rovereto:

Pole Vault
POSITION NAME NATIONALITY MEETS POINTS
1 Evgeniy Lukyanenko RUS 5 76
2 Brad Walker USA 5 56
3 Steven Hooker AUS 4 50
4 Alexander Straub GER 5 49
5 Sergey Kucheryanu RUS 5 46
6 Denys Yurchenko UKR 5 42
7 Derek Miles USA 5 41
8 Maksym Mazuryk UKR 5 39
9 Fabian Schulze GER 5 37
10 Jeff Hartwig USA 4 22.5
11 Tim Lobinger GER 5 21
12 Lars Börgeling GER 4 20
13 Steven Lewis GBR 3 18
14 Richard Spiegelburg GER 2 16
15 Renaud Lavillenie FRA 3 15
16 Alhaji Jeng SWE 4 14.5