Gebrselassie sets new season’s best in Nuremberg
25 June 2000 – Nuremberg, Germany – In his second outing of the 2000 outdoor season, Ethiopia’s Haile Gebrselassie set a new season’s best in the 5000m in Nuremberg on Sunday.
Despite cool, rainy conditions, Gebrselassie, who holds the world record for the distance of 12:39.36 (Helsinki 13 June 1998), clcoked 13:01.07 to make a marginal improvement over his debut performance of 13:01.6 (Milan 7 June, 2000).
Gebrselassie was hardly challenged by the rest of the field, finishing well over a second ahead of second-placed Evans Ruto of Kenya, who recorded 13:02.71.
Other leading results
Men
100m (wind +0.4m/sec)
1. Greg Saddler (USA) 10.10, 2. Brian Lewis (USA) 10.13, 3. Darren Campbell (GBR) 10.20,
4. Bruny Surin (CAN) 10.23
400m
1. Alejandro Cardena (MEX) 45.04, 2. James Davis (USA) 45.59, 3. Jamie Baulch (GBR) 45.69
800m
1. Andre Bucher (SWI) 1:46.77
1500m
1. Adil El Kaouch (MAR) 3:36.15, 2. Laban Rotich (KEN) 3:36.47, 3. Benjamin Kipkirui (KEN)
3:36.73, 4. James Nolan (IRL) 3:38.79
5000m
1. Haile Gebreselassie (ETH) 13:01.07, 2. Evans Ruto (KEN) 13:02.71, 3. Said Elouardi
(MAR) 13:04.46, 4. Benjamin Maiyo (KEN) 13:04.92, 5. Paul Koskei (KEN) 13:07.42, 6. Dagne
Alemu (ETH) 13:07.73, 7. Dieter Baumann (GER) 13:18.78
3000m steeplechase
1. Simon Vromen (NED) 8:13.36, 2. Damian Kallabis (GER) 8:18.41, 3. Henri Belkacem (FRA)
8:19.04, 4. Gunter Weidlinger (AUT) 8:19.21
Pole vault
1. Tim Lobinger (GER) 5.75m, 2. Aleksander Awerbuch (ISR) 5.65
Triple jump
1. Charles Friedek (GER) 17.21m, 2. Yoelvis Quesada (CUB) 16.77
Discus
1. Virgilius Alekna (LIT) 69.41m, 2. Michael Mollenbeck (GER) 65.49, 3. Juergen Schult
(GER) 65.48
Women
200m
1. Andrea Philipp (GER) 22.69, 2. Esther Moller (GER) 22.81, 3. Pauline Davis (BAH) 22.85,
4. Sevatheda Fynes (BAH) 22.94
400m
1. Katharine Merry (GBR) 50.28, 2. Michelle Collins (USA) 50.53, 3. Grit Breuer (GER)
51.06, 4. Daniela Georgieva (BUL) 51.27
800m
1. Hasna Benhassi (MAR) 1:58.47, 2. Stephanie Graf (AUT) 1:58.62, 3. Linda Kisabaka (GER)
2:00.16, 4. Zulia Calatayud (CUB)
2:00.48
1500m
1. Nouria Benida-Merah (ALG) 4:06.05, 2. Elena Iagar-Buhaianu (ROM) 4:06.57, 3. Irina
Mikitenko (GER) 4:07.13
Pole vault
1. Emma George (AUS) 4.40m, 2. Elena Feofanova (RUS) 4.40, 3. Elena Beliakova (RUS) 4.30
Long jump
1. Fiona May (ITA) 6.64m, 2. Maureen Maggi Higa (BRA) 6.60, 3. Ludmilla Galkina (RUS) 6.56
Hammer
1. Olga Kousenkova (RUS) 72.81m, 2. Mihaela Melinte (ROM) 71.44
