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Jebreh
Harris gets ready for the 800m final at the 2004 U.S.
Olympic Trials.
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Khadevis
Robinson had finished fourth at the Olympic Trials
in 2000.
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Jonathan
Johnson won the NCAA 800m title one month earlier.
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David
Krummenacker was the 2003 World Indoor 800m champion
but had struggled with injuries since.
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Jesse
O'Connell, who recently finished out his eligibility
at Georgetown...
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...finished
second at the NCAA Championships in the 800 one month
earlier.
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Johnson
at the start.
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Robinson
at the start.
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Krummenacker
at the start.
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The
runners had to run three rounds of the 800m here...
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...but
they got a rest day between the semifinals and final.
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Jebreh
Harris led on the first lap, with Jonathan Johnson...
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...in
second. Harris and Johnson went out aggressively...
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...and
put some distance on the rest of the field...
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...on
the first lap.
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Khadevis
Robinson leads the rest of the field.
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R-L:
Robinson, Derrick Peterson, David Krummenacker...
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...Jesse
O'Connell, Sam Burley (partially obscured), and Jacob
Koczman.
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Jesse
O'Connell and Jacob Koczman with less than one lap
to go.
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Jonathan
Johnson led down the homestretch.
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