Sport in Short: Athletics
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EUROPEAN UNDER-23 CUP (Gateshead): MEN: 100m: 1 J Livingston (GB) 10.72sec; 2 C Koniecznv (Ger) 10.92; 3 A Amici (It) 10.94. 200m: 1 G Marras (It) 21.17; 2 A Lack (Ger) 21.31; 3 S Gookey (GB) 21.31. 400m: 1 D Grindley (GB) 45.57; 2 F Hennig (Ger) 46.90; 3 J-C Thierry (Fr) 47.19. 800m: 1 C Robb (GB) 1:49.46; 2 D Cadoni (It) 1:49.78; 3 M Eplinius (Ger) 1:49.91. 1500m: 1 K Chekemany (Fr) 4min 03.64sec; 2 J Schneider (Ger) 4:03.90; 3 A Rota (It) 4:04.30; 5 J Mayock (GB) 4:05.53. 5,000m: 1 F Bennici (It) 13:31.79; 2 C Eich (Ger) 13:32.25; 3 J Brown (GB) 13:33.06. 110m hurdles: 1 M Fenner (Ger) 13.94; 2 A Haapakoski (Fin) 13.97; 3 L Ottoz (It) 13.97; 5 J Hazel (GB) 14.51. 400m hurdles: 1 E Franciosi (It) 50.76sec; 2 I Hameenniemi (Fin) 51.59; 3 A Droguet (Fr) 51.67; 6 N Levy (GB) 52.91. 3,000m steeplechase: 1 K Cullen (GB) 8:37.74; 2 K Bauermeister (Ger) 8:51.02; 3 A Casals (Sp) 8:56.35. 4 x 100m relay: 1 GB 39.11; 2 Ger 39.67; 3 Italy 39.96. 4 x 400m relay: 1 GB 3:01.03; 2 Germany 3:07.93; 3 France 3:08.16. High jump: 1 S Smith (GB) 2.25m; 2 H Bayer (Ger) 2.25; 3 J Lopez (Sp) 2.15. Long jump: 1 G Ackermann (Ger) 7.94; 2 J-L Poussin (Fr) 7.62; 3 L Passera (It) 7.47; 5 S Phillips (GB) 7.16. Triple jump: 1 J Golley (GB) 16.21m; 2 H Verzi (Ger) 16.03; 3 J Lopez (Sp) 16.02. Hammer: 1 J Byrne (GB) 71.86; 2 K Kobs (Ger) 70.16; 3 D Chaussinand (Fr) 69.18. Shot: 1 M Koistinen (Fin) 18.65; 2 T Herbrand (Ger) 18.50; 3 M Simson (GB) 18.22. Discus: 1 G Smith (GB) 57.58m; 2 C Ponton (It) 55.08; 3 S Schwarz (Ger) 55.02. Javelin: 1 M Parviainen (Fin) 77.26; 2 M Cottrell (GB) 71.36; 3 C Benninger (Ger) 71.36. Pole vault: 1 T Lobinger (Ger) 5.50m; 2 P Peltoniemi (Fin) 5.40; 3 G Baudoin (Fr) 5.30; 4 N Winter (GB) 5.30. Final positions: 1 Germany 93pts; 2 GB 87; 3 Italy 68; 4 Finland 53; 5 France 53; 6 Spain 45.
WOMEN: 100m: 1 A McGillivary (GB) 11.65sec; 2 M Paschke (Ger) 11.75; 3 L Gallicani (It) 11.95. 200m: 1 P Cohen (GB) 24.10; 2 G Gallina (It) 24.15; 3 J Schonenberger (Ger) 24.30. 400m: 1 M Derr (Ger) 52.86; 2 J Merino (Sp) 52.91; 3 I Tirlea (Rom) 53.69; 6 C Raven (GB) 55.62. 800m: 1 F Trabaldo (It) 2min 03.91sec; 2 B Bruns (Ger) 2:04.44; 3 L Salageanu (Rom) 2:04.94; 4 U English (GB) 2:05.93. 1500m: 1 L York (GB) 4:09.34; 2 G Szabo (Rom) 4:13.11; 3 K Hoffmann (Ger) 4:17.04. 3,000m: 1 P Radcliffe (GB) 9:07.69; 2 G Szabo (Rom) 9:12.27; 3 A Sollarova (Cz) 9:12.53. 100m hurdles: 1 K Maddox (GB) 13.63; 2 G Spada (It) 13.88; 3 M Steigauf (Ger) 13.91. 400m hurdles: 1 L Fraser (GB) 56.73sec; 2 G Schmidt (Ger) 56.87; 3 E Manni (It) 57.05. 4 x 100m relay: 1 Germany 44.08; 2 GB 44.15; 3 Italy 45.50. 4 x 400m relay: 1 Germany 3:32.69; 2 Czechoslovakia 3:33.87; 3 GB 3:34.46. High jump: 1 A Bevilacqua (It) 1.92m; 2 S Novakova (Cz) 1.92; 3 O Musunoiu (Rom) 1.88; 4 L Haggett (GB) 1.86. Long jump: 1 M Toth (Rom) 6.36; 2 Y Idowu (GB) 6.20; 3 E Andreti (It) 6.15. Triple jump: 1 S Kasparkova (Cz) 14.00m; 2 C Paredes (Sp) 13.78; 3 A Hansen (GB) 13.31. Shot: 1 H Hoofer (Ger) 17.04m; 2 A Luongo (It) 15.89; 3 M Stefanovits (Hun) 15.80; 5 A Grey (GB) 15.07. Discus: 1 N Gradinaru (Rom) 62.58; 2 A Gundler (Ger) 58.54; 3 P Juraskova (Cz) 53.40; 6 E Merry (GB) 48.88. Javelin: 1 S Riewe (Ger) 57.78m; 2 A Liverton (GB) 56.74; 3 M Isaila (Rom) 55.98. Final positions: 1 Germany 86pts; 2 GB 85; 3 Romania 67; 4 Italy 66; 5 Czechoslovakia 65; 6 Spain 44; 7 Hungary 35.
INTERNATIONAL MEETING (Ingolstadt, Ger; winners) Men 100m: A Berger (Aut), E Tuffour (Ghana) dead heat 10.32sec. 200m: F Heard (US) 20.38. 800m: G Kersh (US) 1min 44.43sec. 1500m: R Chesang (Ken) 3:40.02. 3,000m: W Omwoyo (Ken) 7:56.65. 400m hurdles: D Vorster (SA) 49.27. 4 x 100m: 1 Santa Monica Track Club (M Witherspoon, L Burrell, C Lewis, M Marsh) 38.12. Javelin: Y Rybin (CIS) 80.26m. Women 100m: E Vorster (SA) 11.22. 200m: S Knoll (Ger) 22.29. 800m: C Halliday (US) 1:59.57. 1500m: A Chambers (Can) 4:06.72. 400m hurdles: S Rieger (Ger) 57.19. 4 x 100m: Germany 43.01. High jump: H Henkel (Ger) 2.03m. Shot: 1 K Neimke (Ger) 19.16m.
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