ZAGREB (Croatia), Sept 10: American Dawn Harper backed up her unexpected 100-metre hurdles gold medal at the Olympics by winning at the Zagreb Grand Prix against four other Beijing finalists on Tuesday.

Also, Cuba’s Dayron Robles won the men’s 110 hurdles in Zagreb for the third time in a row.

Harper won her race in 12.65 seconds, beating Jamaican Delloreen Ennis-London by .05 seconds. Canadian Priscilla Lopes-Schliep, who took bronze at the games, was third in 12.86, and the silver medalist, Sally McLellan of Australia was fourth.

Harper said it was her best race since Beijing.

Robles, the Olympic and world champ and world record-holder, clocked 13.20 seconds, 0.46 faster than Richard Phillips of Jamaica. Petr Swoboda of the Czech Republic was third.

Nesta Carter of Jamaica –– a relay gold medal winner at Beijing –– won the men’s 100 in 10.23, and compatriot Veronica Campbell-Brown –– the Olympic 200 gold medallist –– the women’s sprint in 11.10.

Silver medallist in Beijing and two-time world champion Yipsi Moreno of Cuba threw a personal-best 76.62 metres in the hammer, 4 metres better than second-placed Martina Danisova-Hrasnova of Slovakia. Olympic gold medallist Aksana Miankova withdrew a day earlier, citing an unspecified illness.

In high jump, Olympic silver medalist Blanka Vlasic of Croatia won with 2.04 metres after Russian Anna Chicherova –– who took bronze at the Olympics –– withdrew also at 2.04.

Results:

Men’s:

100 metres (wind: -0.9 m/s): 1. Nester Carter (JAM) 10.23; 2. Rodney Martin (USA) 10.41; 3. Ainsley Waugh (JAM) 10.41; 4. Marlon Devonish (GBR) 10.48; 5. Matic Osovnikar (SLO) 10.50.

200 metres (wind: -0.4 m/s): 1. Stephane Buckland (MRI) 20.57; 2. Ainsley Waugh (JAM) 20.77; 3. Christopher Williams (JAM) 20.81; 4. Marlon Devonish (GBR) 20.90.

1500 metres: 1. Youssef Saad Kamel (BRN) 3:36.43; 2. Gideon Gathimba (KEN) 3:37.05; 3. Demma Daba (ETH) 3:37.40; 4. Remmy Limo Ndiwa (KEN) 3:38.21; 5. Daniel Lemashon Salel (KEN) 3:39.66.

3000 metres: 1. Mattew Tegenkamp (USA) 7:40.90; 2. Vincent Kiprop Chepkok (KEN) 7:41.03; 3. Mike Kigen (KEN) 7:41.07; 4. Sahle Warga (ETH) 7:42.92; 5. Shadrack Kosgei (KEN) 7:43.08

110-metre hurdles (wind: -0.5 m/s): 1. Dayron Robles (CUB) 13.20; 2. Richard Phillips (JAM) 13.66; 3. Petr Svoboda (CZE) 13.67.

Long jump: 1. Fabrice Lapierre (AUS) 8.14 m; 2. Luis Felipe Meliz (ESP) 7.98; 3. Mauro Vinicius da Silva (BRA) 7.82.

Shot: 1. Dorian Scott (JAM) 20.31 m; 2. Pavel Lyzhyn (BLR) 20.18; 3. Dylan Armstrong (CAN) 20.08; 4. Daniel Taylor (USA) 20.07.

Javelin: 1. Matija Kranjc (SLO) 71.48 m; 2. Goran Vukovic (CRO) 70.48; 3. Stipe Zunic (CRO) 69.06.

Women’s

100 metres (wind: 0.0 m/s): 1. Veronica Campbell (JAM) 11.10sec; 2. Marshevet Hooker (USA) 11.19; 3. Me’Lisa Barber (USA) 11.34; 4. Torri Edwards (USA) 11.36; 5. Carmelita Jeter (USA) 11.40.

200 metres (wind: -0.5 m/s): 1. Carmelita Jeter (USA) 22.97; 2. Anastasiya Kapachinskaya (RUS) 23.16; 3. Yuliya Chermoshanskaya (RUS) 23.29; 4. Ivet Lalova (BUL) 23.41.

400 metres: 1. Tatyana Firyova (RUS) 51.05; 2. Shereefa Lloyd (JAM) 51.62; 3. Tatiana Veshkurova (RUS) 51.86; 4. Libania Grenor Cartmnez (ITA) 52.37; 5. Rosemarie Whyte (JAM) 52.43.

100-metre hurdles (wind: -0.4 m/s): 1. Dawn Harper (USA) 12.65; 2. Delloreen Ennis-London (JAM) 12.70; 3. Priscilla Lopes (CAN) 12.86; 4. Damu Cherry (USA) 12.95.

High jump: 1. Blanka Vlasic (CRO) 2.04m; 2. Anna Chicherova (RUS) 2.04; 3. Chaunte Howard (USA) 2.00.

Hammer: 1. Yipsi Moreno (CUB) 76.62m; 2. Martina Danisova (SVK) 72.63; 3. Betty Heidler (GER) 71.82; 4. Darya Pchelnik (BLR) 70.22.—Agencies