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World
Championships
Edmonton, Alberta,
August 3-12, 2001
Photos
by Alison Wade/www.nyrrc.org
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Day
One (8/3): Men's Marathon (Click
here for race story)
Day Two (8/4): Men's 800m First Round
Day Three (8/5): Men's 100m Final, Men's
800m Semi Finals
Day Four (8/6): Men's 5,000m Prelims,
Men's 3,000m Steeplechase Prelims
Day Five (8/7): Men's 800m Final
Day Six (8/8): Men's 3,000m Steeplechase
Final, Men's 10,000m Final
Day Seven (8/9): Men's 1,500m Heats,
Men's 110m Hurdles Final and Men's 200m Final
Day Eight (8/10): Men's 400m Hurdles Final
and 1,500m Semi Finals, Men's 5,000m
Final
Day Ten (8/12): Men's 1,500m Final
Women's
Photos
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The
800m finalists line up.
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Andre
Bucher of Switzerland was the favorite heading in, having gone
undefeated all season. |
With
400m to go, Wilfred Bungei of Kenya leads, followed by Bucher,
William Yiampoy, #954 Hezekiel Sepeng, #772 Khalid Tighazouine,
Mbulaeni Mulaudzi, Nils Schumann and Pawel Czapiewski. |
Bucher
(1st, 1:43.70) made a strong move into the lead on the back
stretch, passing Bungei (2nd, 1:44.55). #885 Czapiewski (3rd,
1:44.63) came from way back to edge Kenya's Yiampoy for the
bronze. |
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| Bucher
wins. |
Bungei
and Bucher chat after the race. |
Olympic
Champion Schumann of Germany with Czapiewski. |
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