(by K. Ken Nakamura)

Day afternoon stats


WSP

21.31 and then 21.36 are fourth longest SP in Olympic Games
Longer throws (than Ostapchuk) at OG are two from Moskva (1980) and one from Seoul (1988).

ostapchuk threw over 21m four times, but
Slupianek in 1980 & Lisovskaya in 1988 had all their 6 throws over 21m

Last time over 20m slow was required to win a medal at WSP was back in 1988

W400H

53.33 by Antyukh is the fifth fastest semi time in Olympic w400mH

 
400mH

Sanchez won second gold at 400mH, joining Angelo Taylor, Edwin Moses and Glenn Davis as only twice winner at 400mH
Like Taylor, he regained the title 8 years later.

47.63 by Sanchez is the UK all comers record; previous record is 47.76 by Kevin Young in Sheffield from 1992

Culson won first medal for PUR

W3000mSC

Zaripova become first World Champion to Olympic Games

Zaripova also become first European Champion to win Olympic Games

It was the first medal for TUN and ETH at w3000mSC

Winning margin, diff between 1st and 2nd, diff between 3rd and 4th are all smallest ever at Olympic w3000mSC

9:06.72 is the second fastest 3000mSC time in OG. Only Galkina's WR is faster

9:09.88 by Chemos at 3000mSC is the fastest 4th place time in history.,


400m

Kirani James run first sub-44 by non-American

43.94 is the UK all comer's record. Previous record is 43.98 by MJ from 1992

Kirani James become the first World Youth Champion to win Olympic gold
James is also the second World Junior Champion (after Merritt) to win Olympics

Kirani James become the 10th long sprinter to crack 44 sec at 400m

Although James is still only 19 (almost 20; his birthday is SEp 1), he is NOT the youngest to break 44.
Steve Lewis was 19y and 4m+ in Seoul when he ran 43.87


WPV

0cm margin of difference is the smallest ever in WPV; previous min was 5cm by Dragila in 2000

5cm difference between 1st and 3rd is also the smallest in history; previous min was 10cm from 2000

4.75 is the lowest winning height since 2000 when 4.60 won it

First medal for CUB at WPV

Silva is the first Pan American Games champion (won in 2011) to medal at Olympics