Nic Bideau’s Melbourne Track Club athletes have had another strong hit out in Europe. At the Ostrava Golden Spike meet, Bideau had four of his charges competing in what is considered one of the most prestigious events of the year.
In the men’s 1500m, Stewart McSweyn, Matthew Ramsden and Ryan Gregson toed the lined. McSweyn took the race on and was leading with just over a lap to go. He finished in 3rd, with Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen just too strong over the last lap. West Aussie Matthew Ramsden flew home over the last 150m to finish in 6th, setting a new PB of 3:35.23. It takes Ramsden to 11th on the all-time Australian rankings list. The Australian 1500m record holder Ryan Gregson finished one place behind Ramsden, in 7th with 3:35.74.
1500 Metres - Men
1 INGEBRIGTSEN Jakob NOR 3:33.92
2 TAKI Kumari KEN 3:34.14
3 MCSWEYN Stewart AUS 3:34.25
4 SASÍNEK Filip CZE 3:35.02
5 FONTES Ignacio ESP 3:35.23
6 RAMSDEN Matthew AUS 3:35.23
7 GREGSON Ryan AUS 3:35.74
8 KEJELCHA Yomif ETH 3:35.96
9 FOPPEN Mike NED 3:36.01
10 GRESSIER Jimmy FRA 3:36.04
11 ROZMYS Michał POL 3:38.94
12 ROGESTEDT Johan SWE 3:39.32
13 ABDELWAHED Ahmed ITA 3:39.61
14 FRIŠ Jan CZE 3:39.92
15 RIVA Federico ITA 3:45.74
CZERWIŃSKI Adam POL DNF
RŮŽIČKA Martin CZE DNF
In the women’s 5000m, Genevieve Gregson was Australia’s only starter. She finished 9th in 15:24.33. Gen’s PB set in 2016 still stands at 15:06.67, set in Brussels, Belgium. The race was won by Siffan Hassan in 14:37.85.
5000 Metres - Women
1 HASSAN Sifan NED 14:37.85
2 CHELANGAT Sheila KEN 14:40.51
3 CAN Yasemin TUR 14:40.70
4 TSEGAY Gudaf ETH 14:46.22
5 GEMECHU Tsehay ETH 14:54.03
6 COURTNEY-BRYANT Melissa GBR 15:16.50
7 KOSTER Maureen NED 15:20.93
8 PETERSEN Laura Valgreen DEN 15:21.44
9 GREGSON Genevieve AUS 15:24.33
10 BAHTA Meraf SWE 15:27.54
11 PLIŚ Renata POL 15:39.76
12 MATTUZZI Isabel ITA 15:55.67
13 INDEKA Sylwia POL 16:15.77
CHERONO Eva KEN DNF
ŠIMKOVÁ Anna CZE DNF
In other notable performances, Laura Muir continued her amazing form, winning the women’s 800m in 1:58.84. The veterinarian from Britain, now sits first on the 2020 world ranking list for 1500m (3:57.86) and second on the world list over 800m thanks to her Ostrava win.
800 Metres - Women
1 MUIR Laura GBR 1:58.84
2 ENNAOUI Sofia POL 2:00.82
3 ALEMU Habitam ETH 2:01.06
4 BOBOCEA Claudia Mihaela ROU 2:01.37
5 MAGEEAN Ciara IRL 2:01.40
6 GAJANOVÁ Gabriela SVK 2:01.67
7 YARIGO Noélie BEN 2:01.80
8 SABAT Anna POL 2:02.24
9 PUTALOVÁ Iveta SVK 2:04.91
10 HLUCHÁ Vendula CZE 2:05.94
BARTHA-KÉRI Bianka HUN DNF
Full results below
08/09/2020
59th Ostrava Golden Spike
Mestský Stadion, Ostrava (CZE), 08/09/2020
Men's results
150 Metres - Men Final Heat 1 Wind: +0.5 m/s
1 CISSÉ Arthur CIV 15.15
2 BURNET Taymir NED 15.34
3 GULIYEV Ramil TUR 15.38
4 RODGERS Michael USA 15.38
5 POLÁK Jiří CZE 15.39
6 VELEBA Jan CZE 15.51
7 VOLKO Ján SVK 15.54
150 Metres - Men Final Heat 2 Wind: -0.2 m/s
1 JIRKA Jan CZE 15.54
2 BUJNA Šimon SVK 15.62
3 KRSEK Matěj CZE 15.73
4 NĚMEJC Tomáš CZE 15.94
5 KOŠKA Matyáš CZE 16.14
800 Metres - Men
1 WIGHTMAN Jake GBR 1:44.18
2 KRAMER Andreas SWE 1:44.47
3 TUKA Amel BIH 1:44.51
4 VAN DIEPEN Tony NED 1:44.82
5 VÁZQUEZ Wesley PUR 1:45.18
6 GILES Elliot GBR 1:45.51
7 KINYAMAL Wyclife KEN 1:45.53
8 LEARMONTH Guy GBR 1:46.00
9 HODBOĎ Lukáš CZE 1:46.34
10 ROBERT Benjamin FRA 1:46.65
11 DAVIDÍK Jakub CZE 1:46.67
12 ŠNEJDR Filip CZE 1:46.98
13 KSZCZOT Adam POL 1:47.26
14 DE ARRIBA Álvaro ESP 1:47.35
ARROYO Andrés PUR DNF
1500 Metres - Men
1 INGEBRIGTSEN Jakob NOR 3:33.92
2 TAKI Kumari KEN 3:34.14
3 MCSWEYN Stewart AUS 3:34.25
4 SASÍNEK Filip CZE 3:35.02
5 FONTES Ignacio ESP 3:35.23
6 RAMSDEN Matthew AUS 3:35.23
7 GREGSON Ryan AUS 3:35.74
8 KEJELCHA Yomif ETH 3:35.96
9 FOPPEN Mike NED 3:36.01
10 GRESSIER Jimmy FRA 3:36.04
11 ROZMYS Michał POL 3:38.94
12 ROGESTEDT Johan SWE 3:39.32
13 ABDELWAHED Ahmed ITA 3:39.61
14 FRIŠ Jan CZE 3:39.92
15 RIVA Federico ITA 3:45.74
CZERWIŃSKI Adam POL DNF
RŮŽIČKA Martin CZE DNF
5000 Metres - Men
1 KIPLIMO Jacob UGA 12:48.63
2 BAREGA Selemon ETH 12:49.08
3 CRIPPA Yemaneberhan ITA 13:02.26
4 OUMAIZ Ouassim ESP 13:17.52
5 OUKHELFEN Abdessamad ESP 13:17.95
6 VOJTA Andreas AUT 13:24.03
7 EL OTMANI Said ITA 13:24.13
8 BIBIĆ Elzan SRB 13:26.56
GIRMA Lamecha ETH DNF
HASSAN Suldan SWE DNF
SALEH Hakim CZE DNF
SÝKORA Jan CZE DNF
FOPPEN Mike NED DNS
400 Metres Hurdles - Men
1 WARHOLM Karsten NOR 47.62
2 VAILLANT Ludvy FRA 49.14
3 MÜLLER Vít CZE 50.18
4 BALUCH Matej SVK 50.74
5 KUČERA Martin SVK 50.84
6 MIKOŁAJEWSKI Gabriel POL 51.43
7 JURÁNEK Martin CZE 51.71
High Jump - Men
1 NEDASEKAU Maksim BLR 2.24
2 GLEBAUSKAS Adrijus LTU 2.20
3 TAMBERI Gianmarco ITA 2.20
4 BAHNÍK Marek CZE 2.15
4 KOBIELSKI Norbert POL 2.15
6 SOTTILE Stefano ITA 2.15
7 PRZYBYLKO Mateusz GER 2.15
Pole Vault - Men
1 OBIENA Ernest John PHI 5.74
2 LAVILLENIE Renaud FRA 5.74
3 KENDRICKS Sam USA 5.64
4 BRAZ Thiago BRA 5.64
5 HOLZDEPPE Raphael GER 5.54
6 WOJCIECHOWSKI Paweł POL 5.34
7 ŠČERBA Matěj CZE 5.24
8 BÁRTA Dan CZE 5.24
9 CYPRES Jules FRA 5.24
LUDWIG Matt USA NM
Triple Jump - Men
Wind
1 TAYLOR Christian USA 17.46 -0.4
2 ZANGO Hugues Fabrice BUR 17.42 -0.5
3 HEß Max GER 16.89 -1.2
4 PICHARDO Pedro Pablo POR 16.88 -1.1
5 VESZELKA Tomáš SVK 16.40 +0.3
6 VONDRÁČEK Jiří CZE 15.67 -0.9
7 KUBÁT Zdeněk CZE 15.55 -0.3
Shot Put - Men
1 CROUSER Ryan USA 22.43
2 HARATYK Michał POL 21.65
3 FABBRI Leonardo ITA 21.27
4 BUKOWIECKI Konrad POL 20.80
5 STORL David GER 20.79
Discus Throw - Men
1 STÅHL Daniel SWE 66.42
2 PETTERSSON Simon SWE 65.90
3 GUDŽIUS Andrius LTU 64.88
4 MAŁACHOWSKI Piotr POL 63.97
5 ČEH Kristjan SLO 63.92
6 BÁRTA Marek CZE 61.29
Javelin Throw - Men
1 ČAKŠS Gatis LAT 83.41
2 KRUKOWSKI Marcin POL 83.27
3 VESELÝ Vítězslav CZE 78.54
4 MRZYGŁÓD Cyprian POL 74.08
5 FRYDRYCH Petr CZE 72.65
6 JÍLEK Jaroslav CZE 70.46
Women's results
150 Metres - Women Wind: +0.6 m/s
1 SCHIPPERS Dafne NED 16.56
2 DEL PONTE Ajla SUI 16.74
3 KLAVER Lieke NED 16.89
4 VISSER Nadine NED 16.94
5 TA LOU Marie-Josée CIV 16.99
6 BENDOVÁ Nikola CZE 17.09
7 MIHALINEC Maja SLO 17.30
8 LALOVA-COLLIO Ivet BUL 18.76
800 Metres - Women
1 MUIR Laura GBR 1:58.84
2 ENNAOUI Sofia POL 2:00.82
3 ALEMU Habitam ETH 2:01.06
4 BOBOCEA Claudia Mihaela ROU 2:01.37
5 MAGEEAN Ciara IRL 2:01.40
6 GAJANOVÁ Gabriela SVK 2:01.67
7 YARIGO Noélie BEN 2:01.80
8 SABAT Anna POL 2:02.24
9 PUTALOVÁ Iveta SVK 2:04.91
10 HLUCHÁ Vendula CZE 2:05.94
BARTHA-KÉRI Bianka HUN DNF
1500 Metres - Women
1 KIPYEGON Faith KEN 3:59.05
2 WEIGHTMAN Laura GBR 4:01.96
3 REEKIE Jemma GBR 4:03.25
4 KLEIN Hanna GER 4:04.90
5 HAILU Lemlem ETH 4:05.50
6 BURKARD Elena GER 4:06.85
7 HERMANSSON Hanna SWE 4:07.07
8 VRZALOVÁ Simona CZE 4:07.30
9 NANYONDO Winnie UGA 4:07.94
10 UMMELS Britt NED 4:10.50
11 MCCOLGAN Eilish GBR 4:12.07
12 HEALY Sarah IRL 4:17.60
HÁLOVÁ Kateřina CZE DNF
SEIDLOVÁ Zdeňka CZE DNF
5000 Metres - Women
1 HASSAN Sifan NED 14:37.85
2 CHELANGAT Sheila KEN 14:40.51
3 CAN Yasemin TUR 14:40.70
4 TSEGAY Gudaf ETH 14:46.22
5 GEMECHU Tsehay ETH 14:54.03
6 COURTNEY-BRYANT Melissa GBR 15:16.50
7 KOSTER Maureen NED 15:20.93
8 PETERSEN Laura Valgreen DEN 15:21.44
9 GREGSON Genevieve AUS 15:24.33
10 BAHTA Meraf SWE 15:27.54
11 PLIŚ Renata POL 15:39.76
12 MATTUZZI Isabel ITA 15:55.67
13 INDEKA Sylwia POL 16:15.77
CHERONO Eva KEN DNF
ŠIMKOVÁ Anna CZE DNF
300 Metres Hurdles - Women
1 BOL Femke NED 38.55
2 ZAPLETALOVÁ Emma SVK 38.97
3 KNIGHT Jessie GBR 39.35
4 SPRUNGER Lea SUI 39.54
5 HOFMANOVÁ Martina CZE 40.40
6 HEJNOVÁ Zuzana CZE 40.80
7 MÁTÓ Sára HUN 40.89
8 ZUPIN Agata SLO 41.86
Pole Vault - Women
1 BRADSHAW Holly GBR 4.60
2 MEIJER Michaela SWE 4.54
3 MALÁČOVÁ Romana CZE 4.44
4 COOK Sophie GBR 4.34
4 MOSER Angelica SUI 4.34
6 ŠVÁBÍKOVÁ Amálie CZE 4.34
7 PEINADO Robeilys VEN 4.24
Shot Put - Women
1 DONGMO Auriol POR 18.42
2 ČERVENKOVÁ Markéta CZE 17.96
3 GUBA Paulina POL 17.94
Javelin Throw - Women
1 ŠPOTÁKOVÁ Barbora CZE 65.19
2 ANDREJCZYK Maria POL 63.59
3 OGRODNÍKOVÁ Nikola CZE 62.96
4 MUZE Lina LAT 62.86
5 KOLAK Sara CRO 60.52
6 ŽELEZNÁ Andrea CZE 55.24
7 PÍŠOVÁ Martina CZE 53.88
