TRIPLE jumper Jonathan Edwards led a quartet of British winners in the
KP Games at Crystal Palace last night.
But the Gateshead man pulled out as a precautionary measure after
three jumps, limping off to the physio room for treatment on a sore
ankle. His second leap, of 17.69m, was four centimetres short of his
British record.
Dominant also were Tony Jarrett, with his best 110m hurdles
performance of the season, 13.20sec, Steve Backley, who produced his
best javelin throw for three years of 88.54m, and Kelly Holmes, with an
impressive 800m win in 1-58.77.
A total of #100,000 was on offer, plus bonuses, at Britain's first
meeting to offer prize money. Ireland's Sonia O'Sullivan collected the
biggest cheque with #5000 for her 5000m success. She set another Irish
record with 14-47.64, followed by Paula Radcliffe with an English native
best of 14-49.27. Scotland's Yvonne Murray finished fourth in 14-56.94
ahead of fellow Britons Alison Wyeth (15-00.37) and Jill Hunter
(15-48.16).
There was disappointment also for Tom McKean, who was beaten by more
than three seconds into tenth place with a 800m time of 1-48.07. Winners
and British placings:
MEN. 100m: 1 D Bailey (Can) 10.16sec; 5 D Braithwaite (GB) 10.30.
400m: 1 D Hall (US) 44.94; 2 R Black (GB) 45.16; 8 D Grindley (GB)
47.04.
800m: 1 B Rock (US) 1-44.97; 6 C Robb (GB) 1-46.35; 10 T McKean (GB)
1-48.07; 11 C Gilby (GB) 1-49.07.
1500m: 1 V Niyongabo (Burundi) 3-33.30; 4 J Mayock (GB) 3-34.58; 5 G
Lough (GB) 3-34.58; 11 D Strang (GB) 3-39.94; 13 R Denmark (GB) 3-40.82;
14 K McKay (GB) 3-52.18.
10,000m: 1 A Nizigama (Burundi) 27-20.38 (UK All-comers' record); 5 P
Evans (GB) 27-49.54.
110m hurdles: 1 T Jarrett (GB) 13.20; 8 N Owen (GB) 13.84.
400m hurdles: 1 D Adkins (US) 47.74; 6 P Crampton (GB) 50.06.
3000m steeplechase: 1 P Sang (Kenya) 8-08.11 (UK all-comers' record);
12 S Duval (GB) 8-28.99; 13 J Chaston (GB) 8-33.22.
High jump: 1 T Kemp (Bahamas) 2.31m; 3 S Smith (GB) 2.28; 7 D Grant
(GB) 2.25; 9 B Reilly (GB) 2.20.
Pole vault: 1 O Brits (SA) 5.85; 8 N Buckfield (GB) 5.30; 10 N Winter
(GB) 5.20.
Javelin: 1 S Backley (GB) 88.54; 6 M Hill (GB) 81.34; 11 C MacKenzie
(GB) 73.50.
WOMEN. 200m: 1 M Ottey (Jam) 22.32sec; 8 P Thomas (GB) 23.34.
800m: 1 K Holmes (GB) 1-58.77; 10 S Bowyer (GB) 2-02.60.
5000m: 1 S O'Sullivan (Ire) 14-47.64; 2 P Radcliffe (GB) 14-49.27; 4 Y
Murray (GB) 14-56.94; 5 A Wyeth (GB) 15-00.37; 11 J Hunter (GB)
15-48.16.
100m hurdles: 1 O Shishigina (Kazakhstan) 12.89.
400m hurdles: 1 T Buford (US) 54.07; 8 J Parker (GB) 57.32.
Triple jump: 1 A Biryukova (Rus) 14.81m (UK all-comers' record); 6 A
Hansen (GB) 13.98; 8 M Griffith (GB) 13.80; 13 R Kirby (GB) 12.69.
Shot: 1 A Kumbernuss (Ger) 20.79m; 6 J Oakes (GB) 18.26.
* JOHN Regis will be running the 100 metres at the Welsh Games in
Cwmbran tomorrow, and fellow internationalist Colin Jackson will run the
110m hurdles.
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