The Czech city of Ostrava came alive, when the 2024 Ostrava Golden Spikes Meet took place on May 28, at the Mestsky Stadium. That was the 63rd edition and featured a total of seventeen international events that included eleven track events, and six field events.
Men’s 100m Final – Wind: +1.0
Andre De Grasse of Canada won the men’s 100m final in 10.10, while Ryiem Forde of Jamaica was second in 10.17 and Lamont Marcell Jacobs of Italy was third in 10.19. The field was rounded-out by Jerome Blake of Canada in 10.19, Zdenek Stromsik of the Czech Republic in 10.37, Reece Prescod of Great Britain in 10.39, Jan Volko of Slovakia in 10.42 and Jan Veleba of the Czech Republic in 10.55.
Women’s 100m final – Wind: +0.7
Ewa Swoboda of Poland posted 11.05, to win the women’s 100m, while Gina Mariam Bass Bittaye of Gambia was second in 11.14 and Zaynab Dosso of Italy was third in 11.18. The field was rounded-out by Mujinga Kambundji of Switzerland in 11.27, Karolina Manasova of the Czech Republic in 11.30, Boglarka Takacs of Hungary in 11.34, Viktoria Foster of Slovakia in 11.47 and Christania Williams in 11.64.
Men’s 200m Final – Wind: +0.4
Andre De Grasse posted a season best 20.09, to win the men’s 200m final, while Andrew Hudson of Jamaica was second in 20.56 and Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake was third in 20.63. The field was rounded-out by Eduard Kubelik of the Czech Republic in 20.71, Tomas Nemejc of the Czech Republic in 20.74, Jan Volko of Slovakia in a season best 20.88 and Ondrej Macik of the Czech Republic in 20.96. Jan Jirka of the Czech Republic did not finish.
Men’s 400m Final
Steven Gardiner of the Bahamas won the men’s 400m in 44.39, while Alexander Doom of Belgium was second in 44.44 and Sean Bailey of Jamaica was third in 44.93. The field was rounded-out by Attila Molnar of Hungary in 45.45, Manuel Sanders of Germany in 45.47, Matej Krsek of the Czech Republic in 45.67, Liemarvin Bonevacia of the Netherlands in 46.10 and Patrik Sorm of the Czech Republic in 46.27.
Women’s 400m Final
Natalia Kaczmarek of Poland won the women’s 400m final in 50.09, while Lurdes Gloria Manuel of the Czech Republic was second in 50.59 and Andrea Miklos of Romania was third in 50.76. The field was rounded-out by Lada Vondrova and Barbara Malikova of the Czech Republic in 51.26 and 51.45, respectively, Ama Pipi of Great Britain in 51.75 and Sophie Becker of Ireland in 51.82.
Men’s 800m Final
Djamel Sedjati of Algeria won the men’s 800m final in a world leading time of 1:43.51, while Gabriel Tual of France was second in 1:45.79 and Andreas Kramer of Sweden was third in 1:45.85. The field was rounded-out by Abdelati El Guesse of Morocco in 1:45.96, Ben Pattison of Great Britain in 1:46.00, Jakub Dudycha of the Czech Republic in 1:46.53, Mateusz Borkowski of Poland in 1:46.97, Kethobogie Haingura of Botswana in 1:47.28, Mohamed Ali Gouaned of Algeria in 1:48.52, Daniel Kotyza of the Czech Republic in 1:49.10 and Jan Tesar of the Czech Republic in 1:52.98. Patryk Sieradzki Pace of Poland did not finish the race.
Men’s 1500m Final
Federico Riva of Italy posted a personal best 3:33.53, to win the men’s 1500m, while Raphael Pallitsch of Austria was second in a national record 3:33.59 and Luke Mccann of Ireland was third in a personal best 3:34.32. The field was rounded-out by Charles Philibert-Thiboutout of Canada in a season best 3:34.50, Ermias Girma of Ethiopia in a personal best of 3:34.77, Macief Wyderka of Poland in a personal best 3:35.09, Bastien Augusto of France in a season best 3:35.25, Samuel Pihlstrom of Sweden in 3:35.26, Marius Probst of Germany in 3:35.94, Filip Ostrowski of Poland in 3:36.70, Elzan Bibic of Serbia in a season best 3:37.25, Nico Boketta of the Czech Republic in a personal best 3:37.28, Jan Fris of the Czech Republic in a personal best 3:37.82, Filip Rak of Poland in 3:38.12 and Tomas Habarta of the Czech Republic in a personal best 3:39.16. Jakub Davidik of the Czech Republic, Milan Scibrani Pace of the Czech Republic and Adam Czerwinski Pace of Poland did not finish the race.
Women’s 1500m Final
Ciara Mageean of Ireland won the women’s 1500m in 4:01.98, while her countrywoman Sarah Healy was second in 4:02.12 and Revee Walcott-Nolan of Great Britain was third in 4:02.42. The field was rounded-out by Netsanet Desta of Ethiopia in 4:02.80, Agathe Guillemot of France in 4:02.36, Danielle Jones of the USA in 4:03.41, Tigist Girma of Ethiopia in 4:03.42, Marta Perez of Spain in 4:03.46, Esther Guerrero also of Spain in 4:03.72, Sofia Ennaoui of Poland in 4:04.45, Elise Vanderelst of Belgium in 4:05.81, Kristina Sasinek Maki of the Czech Republic in 4:10.51, Axumawit Embaye of Ethiopia in 4:11.39, Diana Mezulianikova and Karolina Sasynova of the Czech Republic in 4:12.79 and 4:26.22, respectively. Barbora Vesela and Kimberley Ficenec of the Czech Republic did not finish the race.
Women’s 100m Hurdles Final – Wind: -0.6
Ditaji Kambundji of Switzerland won the women’s 100m hurdles in 12.68, while Pia Skrzyszowska of Poland was second in 12.71 and Nadine Visser of the Netherlands was third in 12.86. The field was rounded-out by Reetta Hurske of Finland in 12.98, Karin Strametz of Austria in 13.04, Luca Kozak of Hungary in 13.06, Elisa Maria Di Lazzard of Italy in 13.09 and Greta Kerekes of Hungary in 13.25.
Men’s 400m Hurdles Final
Alessandro Sibilo of Italy won the men’s 400m hurdles in 48.25, while Matic Ian Gucek of Slovania was second in 48.37 and Ismail Doudai Abakar of Qatar was third in 48.76. The field was rounded-out by Wilfried Happio of France in 49.48, Emil Agyekum of Germany in 49.52, Dany Brand of Switzerland in 49.56, Giacomo Betoncelli of Italy in 49.66 and Vit Muller of the Czech Republic in 49.99.
Women’s 400m Hurdles Final
Cathelijn Peeters of the Netherlands won the women’s 400m Hurdles in 54.31, while Lina Nielsen of Great Britain was second in 54.81 and Nikoleta Jichova of the Czech Republic was third in 55.20. The field was rounded-out by Linda Olivieri of Italy in 55.73, Paulien Couckuyt of Belgium in 55.76, Viivi Lehikoinen of Finland in 56.25 and Ester Bendova of the Czech Republic in 58.80. Daniela Ledecka of Slovakia did not finish the race.
Men’s Pole Vault
Armand Duplantis of Sweden cleared 6.00m, to win the men’s pole vault, while Ethan Cormont of France was second with a clearance of 5.62m and Ben Broeders of Belgium was third with a similar height of 5.62m. The field was rounded-out by David Holy of the Czech Republic (5.62m PB), Robert Sobera of Poland (5.62m), Anthony Ammirati of France (5.62m), Ernest John Obiena of the Phillipines (5.52m), Matt Ludwig of the USA (5.52m), Matey Scerba of the Czech Republic (5.52m) and Austin Miller of the USA (5.22m).
Women’s Pole Vault Final
Molly Caudery of Great Britain won the women’s pole vault, clearing 4.84m, while Aikaterini Stefanidi of Greece was second with 4.63m and Amalie Svabikova of the Czech Republic was third with 4.54m. The field was rounded-out by Nikola Poschlova of the Czech Republic with 4.44m, Marleen Mulla of Estonia with 4.44m, Imogen Ayris of New Zealand with 4.34m and Hanga Klekner of Hungary with 4.34m. Olivia McTaggart of New Zealand did not register a mark.
Men’s Javelin Throw Final
Julian Weber of Germany threw 87.26m, to win the men’s javelin throw final, while Jakub Vadlejch of the Czech Republic was second with a throw of 86.08m and Anderson Peters of Grenada was third with 78.60m. The field was rounded-out by Martin Konecny of the Czech Republic in 76.01m, Timothy Herman of Belarus with 75.37m, Jaroslav Jilek of the Czech Republic with 73.82m, Gyorgy Herrczeg of Hungary woith 71.52 and Martin Florian of the Czech Republic with 69.00m.
Women’s Javelin Throw Final
Haruka Kitaguchi of Japan won the women’s Javelin throw final with a distance of 60.47m, while Petra Siicakova of the Czech Republic was second with 60.42m and Adriana Vilagos of Serbia was third with 60.21m. The field was rounded-out Nikola Ogrodnikova of the Czech Republic with 59.34m, Sara Kolak of Croatia with 57.92m, Andrea Zelezna, Irena Gillarova and Nikol Tabackova of the Czech Republic with 56.74m, 54.26m and 53.68m, respectively.
Men’s High Jump Final
Norbert Kobielski of Poland cleared 2.24m, to win the men’s high jump final, while Shelby McEwen of the USA was second, clearing a similar height of 2.24m and Oleh Doroshchuk of Ukraine was third with 2.20m. The field was rounded-out by Jan Stefela of the Czech Republic (2.20m), Joel Clarke-Khan of Great Britain (2.15m), Mateusz Kolodziejski of Poland (2.15m) and Edgar Rivera of Mexico (2.15m). Bohdan Bondarenko of Ukraine did not register a mark.
Men’s Shot Put Final
Leonardo Fabbri of Italy threw a distance of 22.40m, to win the men’s shot put final, while Jordan Geist of the USA was second with a personal best 22.09m and Chukwuebuka Cornnell Enekwechi of Nigeria was third in a distance of 21.34m. The field was rounded-out by Scott Lincoln of Great Britain with a personal best 21.31m, Tom Walsh of New Zealand with 21.17m, Filip Mihaljevic of Croatia with 20.93m and Konrad Bukowiecki of Poland with 20.07m.
Henley E. Taylor (Sensenya Ben Nyah)
Freelance Sports Writer
Christania Williams at the 2017 Penn Relays. Picture courtesy of O'Neil A Reid
63rd Ostrava Golden Spike RESULTS (May 28, 2024)
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