Though there were some injuries and major surprises, the field events were keenly contested, producing one World Record and one Olympic Record in the men’s pole vault and the men’s discus. Overall, the standard of competition was very high as quite a few countries were able to announce themselves in a big way, on the grandest stage of track and field. Armand Duplantis of Sweden posted a world record in the men’s pole vault, while Roje Stona of Jamaica upset the field in the men’s discus. American Ryan Crouser successfully defended his title in the men’s shot put. The American sensation Tamara Davis-Woodhall outlast the competition in the women’s long jump finals. Thea Lafond (Dominica), Jordan Diaz (Spain), Valarie Allman (USA), Camryn Rogers (Canada) and Nina Kennedy all posted impressive victories in their respective events.
Men’s Pole Vault Final
Once again, Armand Duplantis reigned supreme! The Swede cleared a World Record of 6.25m, to win gold in the men’s pole vault final, while Sam Kendricks of the USA bagged silver with 5.95m and Emmanouil Karalis of Greece won bronze in 5.90m. The field was rounded-out by EJ Obiena of the Phillipines (5.90m), Ersu Sasma of Turkey (5.85m), Kurtis Marschall of Australia (5.85m), Huang Bokai of China (5.80m), Sondre Guttormsen of Norway (5.80m), Bo Kanda Lia Baehre of Germany (5.70m), Oleg Zernikel of Germany (5.70m), Menno Vloon of the Netherlands (5.70m) and Valters Kreiss of Latvia (5.50m).
Men’s Discus Final
Jamaica created history in the men’s discus, when Roje Stona threw an Olympic Record of 70.00m, to win the gold medal. Indeed, it was Jamaica’s first and only Olympic medal in the event. Mykolas Alekna of Lithuania won the silver with 69.97m, while Matthew Denny of Australia won bronze with 69.31m. The field was rounded-out by Kristjan Ceh of Slovenia with 68.41m, Lukas Weibhaidinger of Australia with 67.54m, Clemens Prufer of Germany with 67.41m, Daniel Stahl of Sweden with 66.95m, Andrius Gudzius of Lithuania with 66.55m, Ralford Mullings of Jamaica with 65.61m, Travis Smikle of Jamaica with 64.97m, Alin Firfirica of Romania with 64.45 and Alex Rose of Samoa with 61.89m.
Men’s Shot Put Final
Defending Champion Ryan Crouser of the USA won gold in the men’s shot put final in a distance of 22.90m, while his teammate Joe Kovacs won silver in a distance of 22.15m. The Jamaican Rajindra Campbell secured the bronze medal with a throw of 22.15m. It was the first time that Jamaica was winning an Olympic medal in the event. The field was rounded-out by Payton Otterdahl of the USA with 22.03m, Leonardo Fabbri of Italy with 21.70m, Chukwuebuka Enekwechi of Nigeria with 21.42m, Jacko Gill of New Zealand with 21.15m, Uziel Munoz of Mexico with 20.88m, Marcus Thomsen of Norway with 20.67m, Thomas Stanek of the Czech Republic with 20.37m and Zane Weir of Italy with 20.24. Tom Walsh of New Zealand did not register a mark.
Women’s Long Jump Final
Tamara Davis-Woodhall won gold in the women’s long jump final, cutting the sands in 7.10m, while Malaika Mihambo of Germany won silver with 6.98m and Jasmine Monroe of the USA won bronze in 6.96m. The field was rounded-out by Larissa Iapichino of Italy with 6.87m, Ese Brume of Nigeria in with 6.70m, Monae Nichols of the USA with 6.67m, Alina Rotaru-Kottmann of Romania with 6.57m, Ackelia Smith of Jamaica with 6.66m, Marthe Koala of Burkina Faso with 6.61m, Ruth Usoro of Nigeria with 6.58m, Hilary Kpatcha of France with 6.56m and Prestina Ochonogor of Nigeria with 6.24m.
Men’s Long Jump Final
The defending Olympic Champion Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece jumped a distance of 8.48m, to win the gold in the men’s long jump final, while Wayne Pinnock of Jamaica won silver with 8.36m and Mattia Furlani of Italy won the bronze medal with 8.34m. The field was rounded-out by Simon Ehammer of Switzerland with 8.20m, Jacob Fincham-Dukes of Great Britain with 8.14m, Simon Batz of Germany with 8.07m, Zhang Mingkun of China with 8.07m, Wang Jianan of China with 8.03m, Filip Pravdica of Croatia with 7.90m, Radek Juska of the Czech Republic with 7.83m, Arnovis Dalmero of Colombia with 7.83m and Carey McLeod of Jamaica with 7.82m.
Women’s Triple Jump Final
Thea Lafond of Dominica won gold in the women’s triple jump final, cutting the sands in 15.02m, while Shanieka Ricketts of Jamaica secured silver with a jump of 14.87m and Jasmine Moore won bronze in a distance of 14.67m. The field was rounded-out by Liadagmis Povea of Cuba with 14.64m, Leyanis Peres of Cuba with 14.62m, Ana Peletiero of Spain with 14.59m, Ackelia Smith of Jamaica with 14.42m, Dariya Derkach of Italy with 14.14m, Keturah Orji of the USA with 14.05m, Elena Andreea Talos of Romania with 14.03m, Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk of Ukraine with 13.98m, llinois Guillaume of France with 13.78m.
Men’s Triple Jump Final
Jordan Diaz of Spain won gold in the men’s triple jump final, cutting the sands in 17.86m, while Pedro Pichardo of Portugal won silver with a jump of 17.84m and Andy Diaz of Italy copped bronze with 17.64m. The Jamaican Jaydon Hibbert ended the competition in fourth position with a jump of 17.61m. The nineteen-year-old skipped his final just as he was hurt. The field was rounded-out by Hugues Fabrice Zango of Burkina Faso with 17.50m, Salif Mane of the USA with 17.41m, Max Heb of Germany with 17.38m, Lazaro Martinez of Cuba with 17.34m, Yasser Triki of Algeria with 17.22m, Zhu Yaming of China with 16.76m, Almir dos Santos of Brazil with 16.41m and Connor Murphy of Australia with 16.30m.
Women’s High Jump Final
On the countback, Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine won gold in the women’s high jump final, clearing 2.00m, while Nicola Olyslagers of Australia won silver with similar a clearance height of 2.00m and Iryna Gerashchenko of Ukraine won bronze with 1.95m. The field was rounded-out by Eleanor Patterson of Australia with 1.95m, Vashti Cunningham of the USA with 1.95m, Christina Honsel of Germany with 1.95m, Elena Kulichenko of Cyprus with 1.95m, Safina Sadullayeva of Uzbekistan with 1.95m, Tatiana Gusin of Greece with 1.86m, Buse Savaskan of Turkey with 1.86m and Nawal Miniker of France with 1.96m. Valdileia Martins of Brazil did not register a mark, while Angelina Topic of Serbia did not start the competition.
Men’s High Jump Final
On the countback, Hamish Kerr of New Zealand won gold in the men’s high jump, clearing 2.36m, while Shelby McEwen of the USA won silver in a similar 2.36m and Muta Barshim of Qatar won bronze in 2.34m. The field was rounded-out by Stefano Sottile of Italy with 2.24, Ryoichi Akamatsu of Japan with 2.31m, Oleh Doroshchuk of Ukraine with 2.31m, Woo Sang-Hyeok of South Korea with 2.27, Tihomir Ivanov of Bulgaria with 2.27m, Jan Stefela of the Czech Republic with 2.22m, Romaine Beckford of Jamaica with 2.22m, Gianmarco Tamberi with 2.22m and Brian Raats of the Republic of South Africa with 2.17m.
Women’s Pole Vault Final
Nina Kennedy of Australia won gold in the women’s pole vault final, clearing a height of 4.90m, while Katie Moon of the USA won silver on the countback with 4.85m and Alysha Newman of Canada secured bronze with 4.85m. The field was rounded-out by Angelica Moser of Switzerland with 4.80m, Amalie Svabikova of the Czech Republic with 4.80m, Eliza McCartney of New Zealand with 4.70m, Elisa Molinarolo of Italy with 4.70m, Wilma Murto of Finland with 4.70m, Katerina Stefanidi of Greece with 4.70m, Robeilys Peinado of Venezuela with 4.60m, Marie-Julie Bonin of France with 4.60m, Imogen Ayris of New Zealand with 4.60m, Olivia McTaggart of New Zealand with 4.60m, Roberta Bruni of Italy with 4.40m, Ninon Chapelle of France with 4.40m, Anjuli Knasche of Germany with 4.40m, Elina Lampela of Finland with 4.40m, Lene Retzius of Norway with 4.40m and Tina Sutej of Slovenia with 4.40m.
Women’s Shot Put Final
Yemisi Ogunleye of Germany won gold in the women’s discus throw final, in a distance of 20.00m, while Maddi Wesche of New Zealand won silver with 19.85m and Song Jiayuan of China won bronze with 19.32. The field was rounded-out by Jaida Ross of the USA with 19.28m, Gong Lijiao of China with 19.27, Jessica Schilder of New Zealand with 18.91, Fanny Roos of Sweden with 18.78, Jessica Inchude of Portugal with 18.41, Alina Kenzel of Germany with 18.29m, Axelina Johansson of Sweden with 18.03m, Raven Saunders of the USA with 17.79m and Sarah Mitton of Canada with 17.48m.
Women’s Discus Final
Valarie Allman of the USA won gold in the women’s discus final, with a throw of 69.50m, while Feng Bin of China secured silver with 67.51m and Sandra Elkasevic of Croatia won bronze with 67.51m, also. The field was rounded-out by Marike Steinacker of Germany with 65.37m, Vanessa Kamga of Sweden with 65.05m, Claudine Vita of Germany with 63.62m, Jorinde Van Klinken of the Netherlands with 63.35m, Daisy Osakue of Italy with 63.11m, Irina Rodrigues of Portugal with 61.19m, Kristin Pudenz of Germany with 60.38m, Alexandra Emilianov of the Republic of Moldova with 58.08m and Melina Robert-Michon of France with 57.03m.
Women Hammer Throw Final
Camryn Rogers of Canada won gold in the women’s hammer throw final, in a distance of 76.97m, while Annette Echikunwoke of the USA bagged silver with 75.48m and Zhao Jie of China copped bronze with 74.27m. The field was rounded-out by Anita Wlodarczyk of Poland with 74.23m, Silja Kosonen of Finland with 74.04m, Krista Tervo of Finland with 73.83m, Hanna Skydan of Azerbaijan with 73.66m, Rosa Rodrigues of Venezuela with 72.98m, Bianca Ghelber of Romania with 72.36m, Katrine Koch Jacobson of Denmark with 71.65m, Deanna Price of the USA with 71.00m and Sarah Fantini of Italy with 69.58m.
Men’s Hammer Throw Final
Ethan Katzberg of Canada won gold in the men’s hammer throw, in a distance of 84.12m, while Bence Halasz of Hungary won silver with 79.97m and Mykhaylo Kokhan of Ukraine won bronze with 79.39m. The field was rounded-out by Eivind Henriksen of Norway with 79.18m, Pawel Fajdek of Poland with 78.80m, Rudy Winkler of the USA with 77.92m, Wojciech Nowicki of Poland with 77.42m, Yann Chaussinand of Franc e with 77.38m, Rowan Hamilton of Canada with 76.59m, Merlin Hummel of Germany with 76.03m, Thomas Mardal of Norway with 74.25m and Christos Frantzeskakis of Greece with 73.34m.
Henley E. Taylor (Sensenya Ben Nyah)
Freelance Sports Writer
Tara Davis-Woodhall picture courtesy of Joe Swift Photography
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