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Norwegian Junior Champs August 10, 2008 Stavanger, Norway Automatic Timing Results: The World-Best junior (under age 20) time for 2000m steeple, 6:21.76 by Catalina Oprea of Romania in 2003, was improved to 6:21.39. Results include [bracketed] 2 or 3 digit number worn on athletes vests, good for identification in race photos at this URL: http://kondis.no/lop/index.php?aid=74912&k=lop%2Flop&mid= 1-Karoline Bjerkeli Grovdal [150] 6:21.39; 2- Monika Korra [243] 7:07.87; 3-Martine Kongsten [271] 7:20.68; 4-Helene Stromblad [52] 7:35.54; 5-Maria Fjose [432] 7:57.15; 6-Marie Rekve [57] 8:01.02; 7-Maria Ringstad [37 ] 8:03.36; 8-Bertine Helene [42] 8:04.73; 9-Ingrid Rosseland [431] 8:05.06; 10-Johanne Ligaard [355] 8:06.19. Note: Grovdal birthdate is 14 June 1990. Oprea. born 11 April 1986, ran her junior best on 27 July 2003 at Tampere, so she still has the best 2000m steeple mark by a female athlete age 17. National U17 and U16 Champs August 9, 2008 Taby, Sweden Automatic Timing Results: 1500m steeple under age 17, August 9: 1-Lina Alainentalo 4:59.06; 2-Caroline Hogardh (92) 5:11.73; 3-Stina Jansson (92) 5:14.55; 4-Tilda Helgesson (92) 5:29.24; 5-Ylva Stenstrom (92 5:38.06; 6-Daniela Pekkarinen-Kallstrom (92) 5:45.78; 7-Josefin Eriksson (92) 5:57.51. 1500m steeple under age 16, Aug 8: 1-Malin Strand (93) 5:18.21; 2-Julia Forsmark 5:23.21; 3-Jennifer Himaj (93) 5:38.01; 4-Alexandra Bjarrenholt (93) 5:43.87; 5-Louise Augustsson (93) 5:45.65; 6-Johanna Hultgren (93) 5:48.90; 7-Caroline Hjalmarsson (93) 5:58.36. Poland vs Germany Under Age 18 August 9, 2008 Slubice, Poland Automatic Timing Results: 1-Gesa Krause (92) GER 6:55.67; 2-Julia Dobmeier (91) GER 7:03.87; 3-Kornelia Kostka (92) POL 7:08.79; 4-Justyna Jendro (92) POL 7:12.51. Canadian Youth Champs August 9, 2008 Sherbrooke/Quebec, Canada Automatic Timing Results: 1-Britney Allard (92) 7:05.93; 2-Gabrielle Jeannotte-Maranda (91) 7:10.58; 3-Ciara Kary (92) 7:13.67; 4-Alycia Butterworth (92) 7:30.47; 5-Nicole Francki (91) 7:33.82; 6-Lauren Doherty (91) 7:33.89; 7-Julia Zrinyi (94) 7:37.01; 8-Katherine Digby (91) 7:42.66; 9-Carole-Anne Monette (92) 7:56.25; 10-Rebecca Barton (92) 8:11.01. (Birth years in parentheses) Note: The next World Youth Championships are scheduled for 8-12 July 2009 at Bressanone, Italy. USA Masters Champs August 8, 2008 Spokane, Washington, USA Automatic Timing Results: 1. Karen Steen (44 ) Olympia, Washington 7:24.59 2. Andi Camp (34) Portland, Oregon 7:30.40 3. Kathryn Martin (56) Northport, New York 8:23.20 4. Caren Ware (46) Twin Peaks, California 8:59.11 5. Margot Sheehan (49) New York, NY 9:35.82 6. Lauriea Blume-Michels (41) Spokane 10:00.85 7. Christine Long (49) Tustin, California 11:55.28 8. Debbie Selby (51) Fallbrook, California 13:26.30 9. Jane Van Eeuwen (67) New Jersey 14:32.90 10. Essie Faria (73) North Miami, Florida 14:37.24 All ran in same 2000m race, but awards are based on 5-year age groups: 30-34 through 70-74. [Ware is 45-49 age group champ.] National Age-Group Champs August 8, 2008 Norrtalje, Sweden Automatic Timing Results: 2000m steeple, under age 23: 1-Lena Orn (88) Sparvagens FK 6:40.61; 2-Emmi Ostlund (88) Hammarby IF 7:21.86. 2000m steeple, under 20: 1-Klara Bodinson (90) 6:55.03; 2-Josefine Berggren (89) 7:22.20; 3-Maria Westher (90) 7:34.12. Swedish Age-Group Champs August 8, 2008 Norrtalje, Sweden Automatic Timing Results: 1500m Steeplechase: 1-Olivia Lindh 4:54.52; 2-Johanna Olsson 5:06.02; 3-Emma Dahl 5:11.56; 4-Emma Jansson 5:14.81; 5-Erika Svanborg 5:16.32; 6-Christina Hultman 5:21.38; 7-Helena Eriksson 5:46.39. [ All under 18, born in 1991. This race, with first four times probably good for our annual 1500m Steeple World List, was inadvertently omitted from SR 460 in August. European Veterans Champs August 3, 2008 Ljubljana, Slovakia Automatic Timing Results: 2000m Steeple sections , five-year groups (birth years) Age 35-39 1-Paola Tiselli (1973) ITA 7:48.01; 2-Katerina Doubkova (1972) CZE 8:11.31; 3-Visnja Odri (1972) SRB 8:11.54. Age 40-44 1-Annette Weiss (68) GER 7:21.61; 2-Mirella Pergola (66) ITA 7:30.60; 3-Jane Pidgeon (64) GBR 7:31.72; 4-Katarina Stare (68) SLO 8:08.29; 5-Krasimira Chahova (67) BUL 8:14.56; 6-Francesca Ragnetti 88) ITA 8:18.21; 7-Ana Pecek (68) SLO 9:12.57; 8-Giuseppa Lacava (68) 1968 ITA 9:28.81. Age 45-49 1-Zofia Wieciorkowska (63) POL 7:28.09; 2-Jeanine van Overveld (61) NED 8:18.68; 3-Gabriele Tendler (61) GER 8:28.89; 4-Ludmila Jorova (62) CZE 9:05.12. Age 50-54 1-Elisabeth Henn (57) GER 8:28.31; 2-Gunnel Tolfes (58) SWE 9:00.03. Age 55-59 1-Eilisa Reijonen (52) FIN 9:12.69; 2-Anne Darby (53) GBR 9:41.82; 3-Helena Pires De Carvalho (50) POR 11:17.73; DQ - Galina Lapaeva (49) RUS. Age 60-64 1-Miloslava Roenakova (45) CZE 10:46.83 2-Eva Cupalova (47) CZE 11:22.26. Age 65-69 1-Diethild Nix (42) GER 12:39.40. Age 70-74 1-Anne Martin (36) GBR 10:54.37; 2-Maria Ivone Carvalho Lobo (36) POR 14:28.84. Swedish National Champs August 2, 2008 Vasteras, Sweden Automatic Timing Results: 1-Ulrika Johansson (75) Ranas 4H 9:57.95; 2-Lena Orn (88) Sparvagens FK,10:07.53; 3-Charlotta Fougberg (85) Ullevi FK 11:18.68; 4-Christina Hultman (91) Huddinge AIS 11:54.48.

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