Long jump world leader Mitchell Watt (Qld) secured his place in tomorrow night’s final, as didKimberley Mickle (WA) in the javelin, on day six of the IAAF world championships.

A number of notable names fell victim to tough wind conditions on the long jump runways, including reigning Olympic champion Irving Saladino (PAN) and world and Olympic silver medallist Godfrey Mokoena (RSA).

No such problem for the defending world champion, Dwight Phillips (USA), who improved his season’s best by 25 centimetres to lead qualifying with 8.32m (-0.2m/s).

For Watt, having warmed-up in favourable tail winds, his first attempt came into a head-wind of -1.3m/s and he recorded a mark of 6.43m.

However, the world bronze medallist and Australian record holder cleared his second jump to perfection, taking off 13.6cm behind the board but landing exactly on the qualifying mark of 8.15m (+0.2m/s).

Watt said: “That first jump really threw me off, it’s not as though I just fouled I was way out and I almost hit it [the board] with my other foot.

“It was a tailwind for the guys before me and I ended up -1.6 I think, which messed with my run-up. The wind was dead on the second round so it was fine.

“I will probably be more nervous today than I will tomorrow because qualifying is always tricky. So it’s all a bit weird out there today, there were some big names who didn’t get through. But I hit my second one so it’s fine.”

Also falling foul to the conditions were Commonwealth Champion Fabrice Lapierre (NSW), and teammate Robbie Crowther (ACT) whose best efforts of 7.89m and 7.74m, respectively, were not enough for the top 12.

In the field, Mickle made it three out of three finals for the Flame throwers, by qualifying in the javelin.

Mickle entered the competition in the knowledge that six girls from Group A had sealed the automatic qualifying mark of 61.00m. Sporting a straw hat with a smileyface drawn on, it wasn’t long before the Commonwealth Champion was wearing her own smile after she laid down an impressive marker with a first throw of 60.50m.

It was a heave Mickle was unable to better, but was enough to rank her eighth overall and more importantly take her into tomorrow evening’s final.

She said:  “I went shopping yesterday and just knew what it was going to be like outside. When I saw that I was in the second pot I knew the shade would disappear. So I just thought ‘look, I’m going to look stupid but I think getting the sun off me is probably a good idea for tomorrow.

“Everything’s there in the making which is great. 60.50m on my first throw I thought was probably going to be enough so after that I was just coasting through and wasn’t trying to give it all.

“I was just being out there to be out there, in case I needed to pop something out so the last two were more training throws than comps throws.”

Meanwhile in the 5000m Craig Mottram (Vic), who won bronze in the event in 2005, and Collis Birmingham (Vic) were first up in the heats, on a sunbaked morning in the stadium.

Former double world champion Bernard Lagat (USA) sprinted home to win heat one, while Birmingham and Mottram came in 10^th and 13^th respectively, in 13:47.88 and 13:56.60.

Mottram said: ““It was warm, but it’s the same for everybody, other people dealt with it better than I did.

“I’ve got the qualifying time (for London Olympics), which was the plan for me this year, that was a bonus to have done that in the Birmingham Diamond League meet.

“This competition in some ways was always just a bonus to come and run. I would liked to have made the final but it was always going to be an uphill battle.”

Birmingham added: “I know I’m going better than that run suggested. The last two kilometres really hurt me. I just wasn’t as good as those guys.

“It wasn’t the greatest day. Everybody had the same issue with the heat today, but I just didn’t handle it as well as they did.”

In the second heat Ben St Lawrence (NSW) an injection of speed from the Kenyans in the last few laps saw the previously tight group, which St Lawrence had kept himself in, fragment.

When the bell sounded 10,000m silver medallist Mo Farah (GBR) ripped the lead pack apart but was passed by Imane Merga (ETH), who gave him a cheeky smile as he went by, given their roles had been reversed in the 10,000m final. St Lawrence finished 11^th in a time of 13:51.64.

Finally, the 4x400m team will be unable to defend their bronze medal from the 2009 world championships after failing to qualify for the final.

A quartet of Ben Offereins (WA), Tristan Thomas (Tas), Steve Solomon (NSW) and Sean Wroe(Vic) finished fifth in a season’s best of 3:01.56. The fourth and fifth placed teams in the previous heat had both clocked faster times, which saw Australia lose out on a possible place in the final.

13^th IAAF world championships

Day 6

Thursday, September 1:

19:00/20:20 (20:00/21/20 AEST)

M Javelin (Qual): Jarrod Bannister (Vic)

IAAF world championships
Daegu (KOR)
August 27 – September 4, 2011

The 2011 IAAF World Championships are LIVE on SBS TWO with daily highlights from 27 August – 5 September.

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Australian record holder and long jump world leader Mitchell Watt says that the pressure to win gold at the world championships in Daegu is an added motivation.

The 23-year-old has the four furthest jumps in the world this year, each with their own significance. The first saw him crowned national champion back in April, in Melbourne, while the second secured his first Diamond League win in Shanghai. The third (8.54m), in Stockholm, set a new Oceania record and the fourth, in London, saw him remain undefeated in the Diamond League.

Unsurprisingly, as the only athlete to have jumped further than 8.40m this year, Watt has found himself arrive in Daegu as favourite to win his first global title, a position that sits comfortably with him.

Watt said: “At nationals when I jumped that 8.44 I think that was a really good sign and I would’ve been really disappointed if I didn’t improve on that when I did come to Europe, so it was nice to get that.

“Hopefully I will push it out even further while I’m here, but it’s sort of progressed really nicely with the Diamond Leagues and stuff and I’ve been able to get some good wins there. Everything is pretty much going to plan at the moment.

“It [being named favourite] means I’ve had a good season really. In 2009 [world championships] I was looking at these guys that used to jump 8.20 every week and I was like ‘I don’t know how they do it’ and now I’m pretty much doing 8.30s and 8.40s each time I compete.

“If anything I think it’s going to make me jump further, I love a bit of pressure and that’s the thing I don’t like, going out there and not feeling nervous and just being too relaxed, so I think it’s really going to help me fire up and jump even further.

“I want to jump over 8.50 again but I mean, saying that, there’s always the weather and all those kind of things. Obviously we’ve been trying to peak here all year so another personal best would be nice, but whatever it takes.

“In Stockholm and London both my winning jumps were in round two, and in Stockholm I had 8.34 in round one, so we’re definitely looking to do something similar to that here.”

Two years ago Watt finished third at the world championships in Berlin, to takebronze with 8.37m. Compatriot and Commonwealth champion Fabrice Lapierre, who is Daegu as well asRobbie Crowther, finished in fourth while Dwight Phillips (USA) took gold and Godfrey Mokoena(RSA) silver.

Watt continued: “I remember doing a thing with you guys [the media] and just thinking there was talk of a medal and I thought you guys were joking. I was honestly not expecting to get a medal there and it’s definitely a lot different this time around.

“I’ve said it a few times but I’ll be disappointed if I don’t end up with the gold and that’s kind of put a bit of extra pressure on me saying that, but it’s the truth.

“He’s (Irving Saladino – PAN) definitely got the potential to jump big and also the two British guys (Chris Tomlinson and Greg Rutherford). They’ve sort of been finishing top 1-2-3 in the Diamond Leagues all year, pretty much.

“Then there’s Dwight Phillips, the reigning champion, he hasn’t jumped since I think Shanghai, he’s just been back home preparing, But I think as well that you can tell by the Diamond League points, it’s so spread out, that everyone’s sort of spread out the wins and the seconds and thirds.

“There could be another new guy that comes up and breaks his personal best by a big way, so you never know.”

For more information on the 2011 IAAF world championships including Australian Flame team information, athlete profiles, news and results, please visit athletics.com.au.

IAAF world championships
Daegu (KOR)
August 27 – September 4, 2011

The 2011 IAAF World Championships are LIVE on SBS TWO with daily highlights from 27 August – 5 September.

Current world lead Mitchell Watt will headline the men’s long jump at the Samsung Diamond League in Stockholm (SWE) this Friday night, with the IAAF world championship bronze medallist set to lead an Australian start list of eight.

His first competitive hit-out since injuring his heel last month, Watt is sure his cautious recovery will bode well as he maintains his focus on winning gold at the IAAF world championships in Daegu.

“The doctor said about ten days ago that it was fine to jump on, and I haven’t had any pain for about two weeks,” Watt said.

“But with the world championships as my main goal my coach Gary Bourne and I have decided to take it slow, avoid jump sessions and give it as much time as possible.

“All of my training has been going better than ever and I’m sure it will be fine, I’m just keen to test it and hopefully get something big out in the process.”

Watt arrived at Athletics Australia’s Cologne base as the best in the world this year after twice leaping 8.44m, at the Australian Athletics Championships and Round 2 of the Diamond League in Shanghai (CHN), before soaring 8.20m (w: +3.0) at the Bad Langensalza Long Jump Meet in Germany last month.

“My build up over here has been good, Cologne seems to be a bit quieter than I remember in 2009 but I think that’s because the world champs were in Berlin that year,” Watt continued.

“Personally it’s very different though because leading into the last world champs I wasn’t expected to do as well as I did whereas this year I came to Europe as the world leader, will hopefully head to Daegu in the same fashion and I want to return home as the world champion.

“After that I can assess my build-up to London and there is no better way to head into an Olympic year than as the best in the world. I think we all know that theselection trials will be here before we know it and I want to make sure that I am on my game both in Daegu and as the Australian season fast approaches.”

Joining Watt on the runway is Olympic champion Irving Saladino (PAN) and fellow AustralianRobbie Crowther. Saladino in Paris two weeks ago jumped 8.40m (w: +0.2) to win and challenge for the number one spot, while Crowther will make his Diamond League debut.

Watt continued: “Saladino’s jump in Paris was massive so I am hoping to try and beat him, but for the most part I am treating it as a rehearsal for the world champs

"I want to get something big out early so I know my heel is right and from there we’ll see what happens

“It’s great to Robbie on the start list too, he has been jumping consistently at 8.00m and I’d be rapt to see him PB as a starting point but maybe even get the qualifier to push for selection.”

Also competing in the field is national record holder and Commonwealth discus champion Benn Harradine, who at the Paris Diamond League heaved 64.98m for 5th. Olympic and world champions Gerd Kanter (EST) and Virgilijus Alekna (LTU) will challenge him in the circle.

Harradine has enjoyed an impressive European campaign to date including five podium finishes and a season best performance of 66.07m, just 38 centimetres shy of his personal best.

On the track, Australian record holder Ryan Gregson and world championships bound Jeff Riseleywill join Olympic champion Asbel Kiprop (KEN) in the men’s 1500m, while Lachlan Renshaw andTamsyn Manou will compete in the men’s and women’s 800m events respectively.

Tristan Thomas rounds out the Australians in action in the men’s 400m alongside world indoor champion Jamaal Torrance (USA), with the Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder racing after two top-three performances at the Spitzen Leichathletik (46.53) and the Pergine Valsugana Meeting Internazionale (47.24).

To view and download start lists from the DN Galan, please click here.

IAAF Diamond League – Round 11

(DN Galan)

Stockholm (SWE)

Friday, July 29

4:30pm (12:30am Saturday, July 30 AEST)

800m: Lachlan Renshaw (NSW) (non-Diamond League event)

5:00pm (1:00am Saturday, July 30 AEST)

Discus throw: Benn Harradine (VIC)

6:15pm (2:15am Saturday, July 30 AEST)

400m: Tristan Thomas (ACT) (non-Diamond League event)

7:05pm (3:05am Saturday, July 30 AEST)

800m: Tamsyn Manou (VIC) (non-Diamond League event)

8:10pm (4:10am Saturday, July 30 AEST)

Long jump: Mitchell Watt (QLD), Robbie Crowther (ACT)

9:05pm (5:05am Saturday, July 30 AEST)

1500m: Ryan Gregson (NSW), Jeff Riseley (VIC)

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A meet record and the current 2011 world leading mark, Watt’s performance also equals the personal best he set when winning the Australian title for the first time only a month ago.

Now laying claim to five of the top ten performances internationally this year, Watt’s form tonight carries over from an unbelievable domestic season that included 8.44m (w: +1.5), 8.38m (w: +1.5), 8.28m (w: +0.5) and 8.21m (w: 0.0) leaps  at the Melbourne Track Classic, Sydney Track Classic, Western Australian State Championships and Go for 2&5 Australian Athletics Tour Final respectively.

Watt is a medallist on every occasion he has donned the green and gold of the Australian Flame. His current form suggests he is capable of not only continuing this unique record at the IAAF world championships this August, but also making a serious play for the 8.49m Australian record of Sydney Olympics silver medallist Jai Taurima.

Fouling on his first three attempts, Commonwealth champion Fabrice Lapierre was unable to join his Flame team mate in the final three rounds of jumping.

Meanwhile in the thrower’s cage, seven-time national champion Dani Samuels has placed third in the women’s discus throw behind Croatian winner Sandra Perkovic (first, 65.58m) and Li Yanfeng(second, 62.73m) of China.

Her first international appearance since withdrawing from the Commonwealth Games, Samuels opened her account with 59.40m, before a foul and 59.16m in round three. Her fourth and final throw of 61.98m launched the reigning world champion to a podium finish on the first of seven women’s discus throw opportunities across the series.

Samuels will next compete on the world stage at Round 9 of the Diamond League in Birmingham (GBR) as she continues her build to a world title defence at the IAAF world championships later this year.

On track, Lauren Boden and Sean Wroe led the green and gold charge in the women’s 400m hurdles and men’s 400m respectively.

Boden, who in Shanghai tonight was making her Diamond League debut, clocked 56.57 for 5^thoverall behind winner 2009 world championships finalist Kaliese Spencer (JAM, 54.20). Her performance tonight caps of a big month for the Canberra-based athlete that has included the national women’s 400m hurdles crown mid-April and back-to-back wins at Japan-hosted meets in Shizouka (56.72) and Kawasaki (55.86) this past fortnight.

A dual Commonwealth Games medallist and world championships 4x400m relay bronze medallist, Wroe crossed the line 7^th in 46.88. American Calvin Smith took victory in a time of 45.47, ahead of compatriots Greg Nixon (second, 45.50) and David Neville (third, 45.58).

The Diamond League continues in Rome later this month, with athletes from across the globe set to descend on the Italian capital on May 26, 2011.

Australian long jump champion Mitchell Watt will join a green and gold brigade of more than 20 athletes at the Golden Grand Prix in Kawasaki (JAP) this Sunday, May 8.

Taking to the runway in career best form after soaring 8.44m (w: +1.5), a new personal best and the current world leading mark, to win the national crown only three weeks ago, the world and world indoor championships bronze medallist Watt will be joined in the men’s long jump by Robbie Crowther and Henry Frayne.

Crowther also heads to Japan with a new personal best (8.05m, w: +2.4), whilst Frayne, who burst into the Australian All-Time List for triple jump at the Briggs Athletics Classic late February, is set to return from a heel injury that forced his withdrawal from the Australian Athletics Championships.

A trio of Australians also feature on the women’s long jump start list, with Kerrie Perkins, Linda Allen and Jessica Penney all set to soar.

On track, triple 2011 national champion Sally Pearson and national 100m and 200m champion Aaron Rouge-Serret will lead the women’s and men’s 4x100m relay teams respectively.

Clocking 44.05 and 44.02 in Sydney during March, the women’s team is edging unbelievably close to the IAAF world championships qualifier of 44 seconds, with Pearson to start alongside three of Laura Whaler, Crystal Attenborough, Charlotte Van Veenendaal and Melissa Breen.

Already qualified for the IAAF world championships, the men’s team in Kawasaki also includes Daegu-bound athletes Matt Davies, Isaac Ntiamoah and Anthony Alozie. Liam Gander rounds out the travelling squad of five.

In the individual events, national champions Lauren Boden and Brendan Cole will burst out of the blocks in the 400m hurdles, Sean Wroe and Kevin Moore will join Davies in the men’s 200m whilst James Gurr and national 800m champion James Kaan battle it out across two-laps.

Doubling as Round 3 of the IAAF World Challenge, the Golden Grand Prix will also feature Stawell Gift starter Kim Collins (100m), dual world indoor champion Lolo Jones (100m hurdles) and local hero Koji Murofoshi, the 2004 Olympic gold medallist, in the men’s hammer throw.

Golden Grand Prix

Kawasaki (JAP)

Sunday, May 8

2:25pm (3:25pm AEST)

W long jump: Jessica Penney, Linda Allen, Kerrie Perkins

M javelin throw: Hamish Peacock

2:35pm (3:35pm AEST)

W 400m hurdles: Lauren Boden

3:05pm (4:05pm AEST)

W 4x100m relay: Sally Pearson, Laura Whaler, Charlotte Van Veenendaal, Melissa Breen, Crystal Attenborough (final team to be decided)

3:15pm (4:15pm AEST)

M 4x100m relay: Aaron Rouge-Serret, Matt Davies, Isaac Ntiamoah, Liam Gander, Anthony Alozie (final team to be decided)

3:30pm (4:30pm AEST)

M 400m hurdles: Brendan Cole

3:45pm (4:45pm AEST)

M 800m: James Kaan, James Gurr

M long jump: Mitchell Watt, Robbie Crowther, Henry Frayne

4:25pm (5:25pm AEST)

M 200m: Matt Davies, Sean Wroe, Kevin Moore

4:35pm (5:35pm AEST)

M 100m: Aaron Rouge-Serret

4:45pm (5:45pm AEST)

W 100m: Melissa Breen

Round 4 of the Australian Athletics Tour has thrilled a crowd of almost 5000 in wet conditions at Sydney Olympic Park tonight, with Australia’s best track and field stars joining a bounty of international heavyweights in delivering an athletics showcase at the 2011 Sydney Track Classic.

Leading the charge on the runway was Mitchell Watt, with the world and world indoor championships bronze medallist soaring 8.38m (w: +1.5) to win and secure his first IAAF world championships qualifier.

Returning to the sandpit after missing much of 2010 through injury, Watt’s form has been gradually building. An 8.13m (w: +0.1) leap to win in Brisbane three weeks ago was followed by 7.98m (w: +1.2) for victory at the IAAF Melbourne Track Classic just over a fortnight ago.

“Four fouls across the series was strange, it just took some time to work out where my run up should have started from,” Watt said.

“It’s only my third competition back and some things are taking a little bit of time to get used to again but there are definitely bigger things to come”

Watt’s performances sits within the top 4 of the IAAF outdoor rankings, and as such the Queenslander heads home with eight points for victory and ten bonus points to take a commanding lead in the jumps division of the Australian Athletics Tour.

“It felt great to get out that far; 8.08m was good but to get to the world champs (sic) qualifier is great, it was a bigger jump than I won bronze with in Berlin.”

Rounding out the top three was Kane Brigg (second, 7.58m, w: +0.2) and Shaun Fletcher (third, 7.54m, w: +2.2).

Commonwealth Games silver medallist Kim Mickle also etched her name on the qualifiers list, heaving a personal best 63.82m to stamp an initial claim for selection to the IAAF world championships.

A mixed series that included two fouls was concluded by her monster effort in the final round of competition to take home the eight points for victory and five bonus points for a top 16 IAAF outdoor rankings performance.

NSWIS scholarship holder Laura Cornford (57.74m, six points) was second, with Flame athlete Kathryn Mitchell (53.48m, four points) third.

In other field highlights:

-          World discus champion Dani Samuels heaved 58.34m (eight points + two bonus points) to win the women’s discus throw and continue her push for the Australian Athletics Tour throws title.

-          Olympic and world champion Valerie Adams dominated the women’s shot put with a winning 20.55m best throw, two centimetres shy of her own meet record.

-          In the men’s event, it was Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Dale Stevenson who took victory with a best mark of 19.74m (eight points + two bonus points).

On the track, 800m world record holder David Rudisha stole the show by dominating a scintillating two laps to win in a time of 1:44.81.

Despite being unable to improve on his 1:43.88 at the IAAF Melbourne Track Classic, Rudisha’s time was a meet record and caps off an outstanding showcase by the African champion Down Under this year.

“My run tonight was good, the conditions here were wet and tough and a 1:44 on a night like this is satisfying, I am feeling very strong and confident” Rudisha said.

“From here I will head back to Kenya and continue the build to Daegu with the Doha Diamond League my first major hit out after Australia.

“I love competing here, I was here last year and my results always seem to be good so I hope to be back.”

Local favourite and national champion Lachlan Renshaw blistered the straight to place second (1:46.06) ahead of fellow New South Welshman James Gurr (third, 1:46.62), whilst Olympic 1500m champion Asbel Kiprop (KEN) placed 5^th in a time of 1:46.80.

Olympic silver medallist Sally Pearson once again dominated the women’s short sprints by clocking a meet record 11.21 (w: +0.1) to win the 100m and 23.12 (w: -0.2) to take line honours in the 200m.

Narrowly missing the IAAF world championships qualifier of 44 seconds with her 4x100m relay team mates Melissa Breen, Laura Whaler and Charlotte Van Veenendaal, Pearson burst out of the blocks in her individual events with a point to prove.

“I am really, really exhausted after the treble tonight, but the 100m result really pushed me to go hard in the 200m,” Pearson said.

“I couldn’t have been happier with my 100m, and was rapt by my start in the 200m.

“Things are starting to come together, my race plans are working and hopefully strong results will continue to follow.”

Pearson now heads to the Go for 2&5 Australian Athletics Tour Final in Perth as leader of the sprints/hurdles division with 20 points.

In the men’s sprints, it was American Angelo Taylor who reigned supreme.

Edging out up and coming sprinting sensation Nicholas Hough (second, 21.03) to win the 200m in a time of 20.71 (w: -0.1), Taylor (45.71) returned to the track for victory in the men’s 400m ahead of national champion Ben Offereins (second, 46.16) and outstanding 17-year-old Steven Solomon (third, 46.24).

In other track highlights:

-          Estonian Maris Magi stopped the clock at 52.21 to win a thrilling women’s 400m, with 15-time national champion Tamsyn Lewis second (52.26) and American Monica Hargrove (52.33) third.

-          Jamaican Kenia Sinclair (4:06.50) won the women’s 1500m, with the surprise performance coming from 15-year-old Anna Laman (NSW) who clocked 4:13.62 to place fourth.

-          A likely challenger to Sally Pearson in the sprints/hurdles title race, Commonwealth Games representative Lauren Boden clocked 56.41 to win the women’s 400m hurdles.

-          Clocking 3:39.03, Flame athlete Jeremy Roff took home eight points for winning the men’s 1500m, edging out American Craig Miller (second, 3:39.42) and Queenslander Nicholas Toohey (third, 3:39.87).

The Australian Athletics Tour now heads to Perth, with the West Australian capital set to play host to the Australian Athletics Tour Final on Thursday, March 31 and Friday, April 1.

With all championship events on the timetable, Australia’s best track and field stars will battle it out across four divisions (sprints/hurdles, jumps, throws, distance) with bonus points set to make the title races thrilling until the very end.

To view the full results of the 2011 Sydney Track Classic, please click here.

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Roff breaks through with a 3:34.39

Australian 1500m runner Jeremy Roff has smashed just over three seconds from his 1500m PB running a 3:34.39 to finish 8th at the Berlin Golden League. The run marks a huge breakthrough for the tough Sydney-sider, his new PB sky-rockets him to 6th on the all time Australian rankings list.

The performance also confirms the decision made by the Australian selectors to pre-select Roff for the up-coming world championships in Berlin. The race was won by Kenya's Augustine Choege in 3:29.47, the fastest 1500m since July, 2006. Roff will next toe the line for another 1500m in Lille, June 30.

Australian 1500m all time rankings

1. 3.31.96 Simon Doyle Q 091166 2 Stockholm,Sweden 3 Jul 91
2. 3.33.39 Mike Hillardt Q 220161 4 Berlin,Germany 23 Aug 85
3. 3.33.68 Mark Fountain V 100382 6 Rieti,Italy 28 Aug 05
4. 3.33.97 Craig Mottram V 180680 5 Zurich,Switzerland 18 Aug 06
5. 3.34.22 Graham Crouch V 110148 5 Christchurch,NZL 2 Feb 74
6. 3.34.39 Jeremy Roff N 8 Berlin, Germany 14 Jun 09
7. 3.34.61 Pat Scammell V 150461 2 Melbourne 17 Mar 88


Berlin Golden League. June 14. Men's 1500m

1 CHOGE, Augustine Kiprono KEN WL 3:29.47
2 KEITANY, Haron KEN PB 3:30.20
3 BIWOTT, William KEN PB 3:32.34
4 ALI, Belal Mansoor BRN SB 3:33.12
5 EBERHARDT, Stefan GER PB 3:33.92
6 GATHIMBA, Gideon KEN 3:34.11
7 LANCASHIRE, Thomas GBR PB 3:34.29
8 ROFF, Jeremy AUS PB 3:34.39
9 SIMOTWO, Suleiman Kipses KEN SB 3:34.56
10 SCHLANGEN, Carsten GER PB 3:34.60
11 KOWAL, Yoann FRA SB 3:36.87
KIMUTAI, Philemon Kipkorir KEN DNF
POLONET, Vickson Naran KEN DNF