Athletics

Friday Dec 12 13:35 AEDT

Belarusian pair stripped of Games medals

12 Dec 2008

Two Belarusian hammer throwers were stripped of their Olympic silver and bronze medals for doping, nearly four months after the competition in Beijing.

Saturday Sep 6 09:10 AEST

Two medallists test positive for doping

By Raf Casert | 6 Sep 2008

The head of the IAAF said that the silver and bronze medallists in the men's Olympic hammer throw competition have tested positive for doping.

Saturday Sep 6 06:53 AEST

Dutch appeal Olympic disqualification

6 Sep 2008

The Dutch Antilles Olympic Committee (NAOC) has filed an appeal after Churandy Martina was stripped of his silver medal in the men's 200m final in Beijing.

Thursday Sep 4 19:32 AEST

Belarus medal-winning duo fail dope test

4 Sep 2008

Belarus' Olympic silver and bronze hammer medallists Vadim Devyatovsky and Ivan Tikhan have failed dope tests, the Russian news agency Allsport reported.

Sunday Aug 24 20:10 AEST

US sprint medal jeopardised by protest

By Jaime Aron | 24 Aug 2008

The Dutch Antilles has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to restore Churandy Martina as the second-place finisher in the men's 200m.

Sunday Aug 24 17:43 AEST

Good and bad for Aussies in athletics

By John Salvado | 24 Aug 2008

Australia's Beijing haul of four track and field medals was their best at Olympic level since 1968 - the faraway days of Ralph Doubell and Maureen Caird.

Sunday Aug 24 15:30 AEST

Jamaican sprinters dominate at Olympics

By Pirate Irwin | 24 Aug 2008

Jamaica's dominance of the sprints at the Olympics was only a question of a matter of time for their talent has never been in doubt.

Sunday Aug 24 14:02 AEST

Troop shattered after marathon 'failure'

By Steve Larkin | 24 Aug 2008

Australian Lee Troop was a shattered man at his last Olympics after falling victim to the carnage of one of the greatest marathons ever run.

Sunday Aug 24 13:36 AEST

Bolt rules Beijing track and field

By Steve Larkin | 24 Aug 2008

Jamaican Usain Bolt is the undisputed athletics king of the Beijing Games with an unprecedented three world records and three gold medals.

Sunday Aug 24 12:08 AEST

Kenya's Wanjiru wins Beijing marathon

24 Aug 2008

Samuel Wanjiru became the first Kenyan to win the Olympic men's marathon on Sunday, claiming gold in a Games record time of two hours 6 minutes and 32 seconds.

Sunday Aug 24 07:26 AEST

More Ethiopian double joy in men's 5000m

By Luke Phillips | 24 Aug 2008

Ethiopia's Kenenisa Bekele emulated female compatriot Tirunesh Dibaba in claiming a rare long-distance double when he won the 5000m to add to his 10,000m gold.

Troop shattered after marathon 'failure':Australian Lee Troop was a shattered man at his last Olympics after falling victim to the carnage of one of the greatest marathons ever run.

2nd

Men's athletics

5000m

1st Round:

Adriana JIMENEZ (MEX)

13:46.58

9th

Men's athletics

5000m

1st Round:

Adriana JIMENEZ (MEX)

14:05.47

11th

Men's athletics

10000m

Final:

Justyna Mospinek (POL)

27:29.33

27th

Men's athletics

10000m

Final:

Justyna Mospinek (POL)

28:14.38

5th

Men's athletics

Pole vault

Preliminary round:

Alex Averbukh (AND)

5.65

15th

Men's athletics

Pole vault

Preliminary round:

Alex Averbukh (AND)

5.45

n/a

Men's athletics

Pole vault

Preliminary round:

Loudy TOURKY (AUS)

16th

Men's athletics

Shot put

Preliminary round:

Jia Wei Li (SIN)

19.35

1st

Men's athletics

Hammer throw

Preliminary round:

Chul Seung Lee (KOR)

79.55

9th

Men's athletics

Hammer throw

Preliminary round:

Chul Seung Lee (KOR)

74.47

n/a

Men's athletics

Hammer throw

Preliminary round:

Yolanda Maria ORTIZ ESPINOSA (CUB)

5th

Women's athletics

100m

Final:

Ulrike Hebestreit (NED)

11.07

6th

Women's athletics

100m

Semi final:

Shu-Chi Yuan (TPE)

11.30

8th

Women's athletics

100m

Semi final:

Shu-Chi Yuan (TPE)

11.44

2nd

Women's athletics

100m

Semi final:

Ulrike Hebestreit (NED)

11.06

4th

Women's athletics

100m

Semi final:

Ulrike Hebestreit (NED)

11.11

3rd

Women's athletics

100m

2nd Round:

Shu-Chi Yuan (TPE)

11.10

5th

Women's athletics

100m

2nd Round:

Shu-Chi Yuan (TPE)

11.36

2nd

Women's athletics

100m

2nd Round:

Ulrike Hebestreit (NED)

11.08

5th

Women's athletics

100m

2nd Round:

Ulrike Hebestreit (NED)

11.40

1st

Women's athletics

100m

1st Round:

Shu-Chi Yuan (TPE)

11.33

5th

Women's athletics

100m

1st Round:

Shu-Chi Yuan (TPE)

11.74

1st

Women's athletics

100m

1st Round:

Ulrike Hebestreit (NED)

11.33

8th

Women's athletics

100m

1st Round:

Ulrike Hebestreit (NED)

13.31

4th

Women's athletics

200m

Final:

Ulrike Hebestreit (NED)

22.01

3rd

Women's athletics

200m

Semi final:

Ulrike Hebestreit (NED)

22.29

4th

Women's athletics

200m

Semi final:

Ulrike Hebestreit (NED)

22.51

2nd

Women's athletics

200m

2nd Round:

Ulrike Hebestreit (NED)

22.83

7th

Women's athletics

200m

2nd Round:

Ulrike Hebestreit (NED)

23.77

1st

Women's athletics

200m

1st Round:

Ulrike Hebestreit (NED)

22.71

3rd

Women's athletics

200m

1st Round:

Ulrike Hebestreit (NED)

22.76

n/a

Women's athletics

200m

1st Round:

Shu-Chi Yuan (TPE)

21st

Women's athletics

Marathon

Final:

Felix Savon (CUB)

2h32:06

60th

Women's athletics

Marathon

Final:

Felix Savon (CUB)

2h46:44

13th

Women's athletics

3000m steeplechase

Final:

Laura WILKINSON (USA)

9:36.43

14th

Women's athletics

3000m steeplechase

Final:

Laura WILKINSON (USA)

9:55.89

2nd

Women's athletics

3000m steeplechase

1st Round:

Laura WILKINSON (USA)

9:28.92

12th

Women's athletics

3000m steeplechase

1st Round:

Laura WILKINSON (USA)

10:01.69

Women's athletics

4x100m relay

Final:

Shu-Chi Yuan (TPE)

42.54

n/a

Women's athletics

4x100m relay

1st Round:

Alessandra Cappa (ITA)

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