by Larry Eder
Here are the highlights of Ato Boldon’s Cooldown video on the 2011 AVIVA Birmingham Grand Prix,the 8th meet of the Samsung Diamond League series. Some tremendous events in 2011: Men’s triple jump with Phillips Idowu, Women’s 100m hurdles with world leader Sally Pearson and Danielle Carruthers, Women’s 1,500 m win by Morgan Uceny and the tremendous 5,000m race with Mo Farah, Galen Rupp, Imane Merga, Craig Mottram and Collis Birmingham.
10/07/2011
Aviva Birmingham Grand Prix
Birmingham, 10/07/2011
Men’ results
100 Metres – Men Final Wind: +0.0 m/s
Pts
1 Powell , Asafa JAM 9.91 4
2 Carter , Nesta JAM 9.93 2
3 Frater , Michael JAM 10.01 1
4 Thompson , Richard TRI 10.05
5 Bledman , Keston TRI 10.22
6 Devonish , Marlon GBR 10.25
Saidy Ndure , Jaysuma NOR DQ
Rodgers , Mike USA DNS
100 Metres – Men Heats Race 1 Wind: +1.2 m/s
1 Frater , Michael JAM 10.09
2 Saidy Ndure , Jaysuma NOR 10.10
3 Rodgers , Mike USA 10.13
4 Devonish , Marlon GBR 10.19
5 Kimmons , Trell USA 10.26
6 Ellington , James GBR 10.33
7 Malcolm , Christian GBR 10.34
8 Collins , Kim SKN 10.90
100 Metres – Men Heats Race 2 Wind: +1.0 m/s
1 Powell , Asafa JAM 9.95
2 Carter , Nesta JAM 10.08
3 Thompson , Richard TRI 10.09
4 Bledman , Keston TRI 10.09
5 Aikines-Aryeetey , Harry GBR 10.23
6 Pickering , Craig GBR 10.23
7 Lewis-Francis , Mark GBR 10.38
8 Hinds , Andrew BAR 10.42
800 Metres – Men
Pts
1 Kaki , Abubaker SUD 1:44.54 4
2 Lewandowski , Marcin POL 1:45.47 2  
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3 Laalou , Amine MAR 1:45.77 1
4 Mohammed , Mukhtar GBR 1:46.66
5 Shane , James GBR 1:46.70
6 Willis , Nicholas NZL 1:46.89
7 Rimmer , Michael GBR 1:47.14
8 Warburton , Gareth GBR 1:47.19
9 Solomon , Duane USA 1:49.39
Scherer , Matthew USA DNF
5000 Metres – Men
Pts
1 Farah , Mohammed GBR 13:06.14 4
2 Rupp , Galen USA 13:06.86 2
3 Merga , Imane ETH 13:07.63 1
4 Alamirew , Yenew ETH 13:08.78
5 España , Jesús ESP 13:10.19
6 Mottram , Craig AUS 13:11.51
7 Kuma , Abera ETH 13:12.36
8 Birmingham , Collis AUS 13:15.70
9 Cragg , Alistair Ian IRL 13:16.80
10 Geele , Moumin SOM 13:17.77
11 Moen , Sondre Nordstad NOR 13:30.22
12 Buraas , Sindre NOR 13:37.71
13 Vernon , Andrew GBR 13:41.02
Curtis , Robert USA DNF
Blincoe , Adrian NZL DNF
Krummenacker , David USA DNF
400 Metres Hurdles – Men
Pts
1 Greene , David GBR 48.20 4
2 Jackson , Bershawn
USA 48.22 2
3 Culson , Javier PUR 48.34 1
4 Green , Jack GBR 48.98
5 Gordon , Jehue TRI 49.21
6 Tinsley , Micheal USA 49.44
7 S√°nchez , Felix DOM 49.59
8 Dutch , Johnny USA 50.18
Triple Jump – Men
Pts Wind
1 Idowu , Phillips GBR 17.54 4 -0.2
2 Copello , Alexis CUB 17.12 2 +0.2
3 Girat , Arnie David CUB 17.08 1 +0.0
4 Sands , Leevan BAH 16.96 -0.4
5 Tamgho , Teddy FRA 16.74 -0.6
6 Schembri , Fabrizio ITA 16.40 +0.0
7 Oprea , Marian ROU 16.11 -0.1
8 Balumbu , Nkosinza USA 16.06 -0.3
Shot Put – Men
Pts
1 Armstrong , Dylan CAN 21.55 4
2 Majewski , Tomasz POL 20.90 2
3 Cantwell , Christian USA 20.86 1
4 Whiting , Ryan USA 20.55
5 Fortes , Marco POR 20.42
5 Nelson , Adam USA 20.15
6 Hoffa , Reese USA 20.09
7 Taylor , Daniel USA 10.77 &n
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Javelin Throw – Men
Pts
1 Thorkildsen , Andreas NOR 88.30 4
2 de Zordo , Matthias GER 83.42 2
3 Bannister , Jarrod AUS 82.01 1
4 Farquhar , Stuart NZL 81.47
5 Oosthuizen , John Robert RSA 78.55
6 Mannio , Ari FIN 78.43
7 Campbell , James GBR 75.96
8 Frydrych , Petr CZE 67.91
Women’ results
200 Metres – Women Wind: +1.0 m/s
Pts
1 Knight , Bianca USA 22.59 4
2 Myers , Marshevet USA 22.59 2
3 Jeter , Carmelita USA 22.62 1
4 Anderson , Alexandria USA 22.87
5 Ferguson-McKenzie , Debbie BAH 22.93
6 Lalova , Ivet BUL 23.00
7 Onuora , Anyika GBR 23.06
8 Hastings , Natasha USA 23.11
400 Metres – Women
Pts
1 Montsho , Amantle BOT 50.20 4
2 Whyte , Rosemarie JAM 50.82 2
3 Williams-Mills , Novlene JAM 50.85 1
4 Richards-Ross , Sanya USA 51.11
5 Dunn , Debbie USA 51.28
6 McCorory , Francena USA 51.46
7 Rosolov√° , Denisa
CZE 51.61
8 Cox , Shana USA 51.63
800 Metres – Women
1 Meadows , Jennifer GBR 2:02.06
2 Klocov√° , Lucia SVK 2:02.09
3 Jackson , Emma GBR 2:02.18
4 Beckwith , Molly USA 2:02.38
5 Okoro , Marilyn GBR 2:02.41
6 Sum , Eunice Jepkoech KEN 2:02.78
7 Lupu , Nataliia UKR 2:02.89
8 Best , Charlotte GBR 2:02.95
9 Manou , Tamsyn AUS 2:03.14
10 Gall , Geena USA 2:03.22
1500 Metres – Women
Pts
1 Uceny , Morgan USA 4:05.64 4
2 Gezahegne , Kalkidan ETH 4:05.96 2
3 Jamal , Maryam Yusuf BRN 4:06.39 1
4 Clitheroe , Helen GBR 4:06.49
5 Smith , Stacey GBR 4:06.81
6 Måkestad Bovim , Ingvill NOR 4:06.82
7 England , Hannah GBR 4:07.79
8 Wurth-Thomas , Christin USA 4:08.10
9 Clement Moser , Treniere USA 4:08.16
10 Dobriskey , Lisa GBR 4:08.22
11 Buckman , Zoe AUS 4:08.57
12 Belete , Mimi BRN 4:09.71
Shinkins , Karen IRL DNF
3000 Metres Steeplechase – Women
Pts
1 Assefa , Sofia ETH 9:25.87 4
2 Ayana , Almaz ETH 9:30.27 2
3 Britton , Fionnuala IRL 9:37.93 1
4 Parker , Barbara GBR &
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5 Di Crescenzo , Delilah USA 9:40.63
6 Ouhaddou , Hanane MAR 9:40.85
7 Adamu , Birtukan ETH 9:41.95
8 Duarte , Sophie FRA 9:44.18
9 McColgan , Eilish GBR 9:47.03
10 Inzikuru , Docus UGA 9:54.50
11 Aguilera , Lisa USA 9:58.10
Hyman , Mardrea JAM DNF
Bekele , Mekdes ETH DNS
100 Metres Hurdles – Women Final Wind: +0.7 m/s
Pts
1 Pearson , Sally AUS 12.48 4
2 Carruthers , Danielle USA 12.52 2
3 Crawford , Ginnie USA 12.79 1
4 Wells , Kellie USA 12.80
5 Castlin , Kristi USA 12.91
6 Porter , Tiffany GBR 12.93
7 Vukicevic , Christina NOR 12.95
8 Smith , Loreal USA 13.06
100 Metres Hurdles – Women Heats Race 1 Wind: +1.9 m/s
1 Pearson , Sally AUS 12.57
2 Crawford , Ginnie USA 12.82
3 Porter , Tiffany GBR 12.83
4 Castlin , Kristi USA 13.01
5 Dixon , Vonette JAM 13.07
6 Bennett , Gemma GBR 13.27
7 Hazel , Louise GBR 13.34
8 Smith , Lauren USA 13.59
100 Metres Hurdles – Women Heats Race 2 Wind: +1.0 m/s
1 Carruthers , Danielle USA 12.61
2 Wells , Kellie &n
bsp; USA 12.62
3 Vukicevic , Christina NOR 12.85
4 Smith , Loreal USA 13.05
5 Lewis , Yvette USA 13.13
6 Wood , Louise GBR 13.37
7 Broadbelt-Blake , Angie GBR 13.40
8 Ennis-London , Delloreen JAM 13.43
High Jump – Women
Pts
1 Vlašic , Blanka CRO 1.99 4
2 Chicherova , Anna RUS 1.99 2
3 Green , Emma SWE 1.90 1
4 Melfort , Melanie FRA 1.87
5 Jungmark , Ebba SWE 1.83
5 Spencer , Levern LCA 1.83
7 Patterson , Elizabeth USA 1.83
8 Lundmark , Beatrice SUI 1.83
9 Lamera , Raffaella ITA 1.79
Pole Vault – Women
Pts
1 Spiegelburg , Silke GER 4.66 4
2 Bleasdale , Holly GBR 4.61 2
3 Murer , Fabiana BRA 4.46 1
3 Feofanova , Svetlana RUS 4.46 1
5 Gadschiew , Kristina GER 4.46
6 Hutson , Kylie USA 4.46
7 Dennison , Kate GBR 4.31
Pt√°cnikov√° , Jirina CZE NM
Long Jump – Women
Pts  
; Wind
1 DeLoach , Janay USA 6.78 4 +0.6
2 Reese , Brittney USA 6.67 2 +0.5
3 Klishina , Darya RUS 6.64 1 +0.1
4 Gomes , Naide POR 6.58 +0.0
5 Jimoh , Funmi USA 6.55 -0.6
6 Okagbare , Blessing NGR 6.42 +1.2
7 Proctor , Shara GBR 6.42 -0.1
8 Glenn , Brianna USA 6.40 -0.1
Discus Throw – Women
Pts
1 Müller , Nadine GER 65.75 4
2 Thurmond , Aretha USA 62.65 2
3 Samuels , Dani AUS 62.33 1
4 Grasu , Nicoleta ROU 61.18
5 Brown Trafton , Stephanie USA 60.25
6 Wisniewska , Joanna POL 59.60
7 Nicholls , Jade GBR 58.64
8 Robert-Michon , Mélina FRA 57.80
