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CAPE TOWN, April 20: Three-time world champion and the 1996 Olymnpic gold medallist Allen Johnson suffered a second disappointing run in just over a week as he crashed out of the 110 metre hurdles at the Engen Grand Prix Friday.
The American got off to a poor start by hitting the first hurdle hard and never properly recovered his balance before crashing to the ground three barriers short of the finish line.
Johnson’s troubles allowed the man who beat him into second place in Pretoria last week, Stanislavs Olijars of Latvia, to cruise home and win in a time of 13.36 seconds. South Africa’s Shaun Bownes was second and America Dominique Arnold third.
Tim Montgomery ensured there was at least something for the Americans to celebrate with a fine run to win the 100 metres.
Montgomery recovered from what he himself described as a terrible start, to storm past local favourite Morne Nagel and win in the very respectable time of 10.03 seconds.
Although the blue riband events were largely dominated by overseas stars, South African Frantz Kruger claimed victory in a highly competitive discus event.
Women’s high jump 1. Svetlana Zalevskaya (Kazakhstan) 1.85 metres 2. Juana Arrendel (Dominican Republic) 1.85 3. Vita Palamar (Ukraine) 1.85
Men’s discus 1. Frantz Kruger 68.25 metres 2. Lars Riedel (Germany) 65.80 3. Alexander Tammert (Slovenia) 64.35
Men’s 400 metres 1. Marcus La Grange 45.35 seconds 2. Eric Milazar (Mauritius) 45.89 3. Paul Gorries 46.14
Men’s high jump 1. Mark Boswell (Canada) 2.25 metres 2. Steffan Strand (Sweden) 2.25 3. Julio Luciano (Dominican Republic) 2.20
Women’s long jump 1. Valentina Gotovska (Latvia) 6.36 metres 2. Olena Shekhovtsova (Ukraine) 6.34 3. Danielle Olivier 5.56
Women’s shot put 1. Veronica Abrahamse 17.56 metres 2. Drienkie van Wyk 16.63 3. Maranelle du Toit 16.62
Men’s javelin 1. Ericks Rags (Latvia) 85.19 metres 2. Boris Henry (Germany) 80.73 3. Miroslav Guzdek (Czech Republic) 74.39
Men’s 5,000 metres 1. Norman Dlomo 13 minutes 45.44 seconds 2. Tau Khotso (Lesotho) 13:46.51 3. Neo Molema 13:46.54
Women’s 400 metres hurdles 1. Tatiana Tereschuck (Ukraine) 55.52 2. Surita Febbraio 55.78 3. Tacko Diouf (Senegal) 57.10
Women’s 1,500 metres 1. Rene Kalmer (Zimbabwe) 4 minutes 11.36 seconds 2. Agnes Samara (Namibia) 4:13.22 3. Julia Sakara 4:14.55
Men’s 1,500 metres 1. Mbulaeni Mulaudzi 3 minutes 39.70 seconds 2. Johan Cronje 3:39.95 3. Glody Dube (Botswana) 3:40.81
Men’s 400 metres hurdles 1. Alwyn Myburgh 48.98 seconds 2. Llewellyn Herbert 49.44 3. Willie Smith (Namibia) 49.65
Women’s discus 1. Elizna Naude 56.70 metres 2. Maranelle du Toit 49.12 3. Monique Froneman 39.20
Women’s javelin 1. Rita Romanauskaite (Lithuania) 55.79 metres 2. Claudia Isaila (Romania) 54.59 3. Gretha Palmer 49.05
Women’s 400 metres 1. Heide Seyerling 52.10 seconds 2. Hortense Bewouda (Cameroon) 53.62 3. Alice Mwosu (Nigeria) 53.72
Men’s 800 metres 1. Hezekiel Sepeng 1 minute 45.46 seconds 2. Florent Lacasse (France) 1:45.53 3. Werner Botha 1:45.73
Men’s 110 metres hurdles 1. Stanislavs Olijars (Latvia) 13.36 seconds 2. Shaun Bownes 13.48 3. Dominique Arnold (U.S.) 13.87
Women’s 100 metres 1. Dikeledi Moropane 11.59 seconds 2. Janice Josephs 11.61 3. Geraldine Pillay 11.73
Men’s 100 metres 1. Tim Montgomery (U.S.) 10.03 seconds 2. Morne Nagel 10.24 3. Sherwin Vries 10.27—Reuters
