by Larry Eder
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For media queries, contact: World-Leader Jenn Suhr Ready for adidas Grand Prix Olympic Champ Sally Pearson, TJ Sensation Pedro Pichardo Also Set for NYC NEW YORK CITY (June 1, 2015)– Reigning Olympic gold medalists Jenn Suhr and Sally Suhr, the World Indoor Record-holder and 15-time U.S. champion, has stormed back from a foot Pearson, the 28-year-old from Australia who was ranked #1 in the world in 2011 and 2012 in They will join Usain Bolt, David Rudisha, Blanka VlasÌŒicÌ, and AjeeÌ Wilson as headliners at the Pearson, Suhr, and Ohuruogu bring the total of Olympic or World Champions at the 2015 adidas One of those medalists, 21-year-old Pedro Pablo Pichardo of Cuba, is having a spectacular The men’s shot put should be another field event that produces fireworks, featuring three Americans who have been ranked #1 in the world and a fourth who owns the three longest |
They will all have to contend with Joe Kovacs, the 2012 Big Ten champion out of Penn State
who missed making the 2012 Olympic team when he finished fourth behind the much-decorated
trio but has a world-leading throw already this year of 22.35 meters/73 feet, 4 inches, making
him the #8 U.S. shot putter in history.
Also added to the lineup are:
• Dejen Gebremeskel of Ethiopia, the 2012 Olympic silver medalist at 5000 meters;
• David Oliver, the 2013 World Champion and 2008 Olympic bronze medalist in the 110-meter
hurdles;
• Lolo Jones, the two-time World Indoor Champion in the 60-meter hurdles who competed for
Team USA in the bobsled at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi; and
• Tianna Bartoletta, the 2005 World Champion in the long jump and 2012 Olympic gold
medalist in the 4×100-meter relay. Bartoletta plans to double at the adidas Grand Prix in the long
jump and 100 meters.
One of the premier track-and-field events in the world, the adidas Grand Prix has hosted two
World Records and 17 National Records in its first 10 years, and its fans have had the privilege
of witnessing more than a dozen performances that were the fastest ever recorded on U.S. soil.
The seventh stop on the international IAAF Diamond League circuit, the adidas Grand Prix is
in its 11th year at Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island, in conjunction with the Randall’s Island
Parks Alliance. The latest news, photos and information on the event can be found at www.
adidasgrandprix.com and here on Facebook and Twitter, @adidasgrandprix, #AGPNYC.
The adidas Group is a global leader in the sporting goods industry, offering a broad portfolio of footwear, apparel
and hardware for sport and lifestyle around the core brands adidas, Reebok, TaylorMade and Reebok-CCM Hockey.
Headquartered in Herzogenaurach/Germany, the Group generated sales of €14.5 billion in 2013 and currently
employs 54,000 people across the globe, including 5,472 in Germany (as at December 31, 2014).
