Memorable Moments of 2011: Track & Field
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Hide captionYohan Blake of Jamaica powered his way to the second fastest 200 in history at the Diamond League meeting in Brussels. Blake took Usain Bolt's advice and ran a contained curve before blasting for the line in 19.26 seconds, just 0.07 seconds off Bolt's world record.
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Hide captionUsain Bolt produced the amazing in his closing race of the world championships - anchoring Jamaica to a world record in the 4x100-meter relay. From left, Jamaica's Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake and Usain Bolt.
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Hide captionUsain Bolt did the unbelievable when it mattered most in the 100 meters at the World Championships. Bolt's showboating turned into real-life despair when he jumped the gun and was disqualified for a false start.
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Hide captionIn three races at the World Championships in Daegu, capped by victory in a preposterous 12.28 seconds, Australia's Sally Pearson has redefined the importance of speed in the women's 100m hurdles.
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Hide captionKenyan Vivian Cheruiyot won the women's 5000 and 10,000m double at the World Championships in Daegu, Korea.
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Hide captionMo Farah became Britain's greatest ever distance runner after his 10,000m silver medal followed by his gold medal win over 5,000m at the World Championships.
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Hide captionOne of the most anticipated races of the world championships turned into one of the most controversial when Olympic champion Dayron Robles was DQ'd for pulling rival Liu Xiang out of the hunt for gold in the 110-meter hurdles.
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Hide captionLashinda Demus knocked two goals off of her list in one race when she won the women's 400m hurdles in an American record time at the World Championships in Daegu.
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Hide captionTeenager Kirani James chased down defending champion LaShawn Merritt on the home straight to win 400 metres gold and Grenada's first medal at the World Championships.
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Hide captionIn winning surprising gold and bronze medals in the triple jump at the World Championships, youngsters Christian Taylor and Will Claye reaffirmed Team USA's status a jumping power for the first time in two decades just before the London Olympics.
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Hide captionBetty Heidler of Germany set a world record in women's hammer throw with an effort of 79.42 meters at a small meet for throwing events in Halle, Germany.
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Hide captionMorgan Uceny was stronger than ever at the Memorial van Damme meeting in Brussels, where she won the 1500m season finale in a personal-best and world-leading 4:00.06, cementing her first Diamond League season title and a $50,000 pay day.
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Hide captionCarmelita Jeter won the 100 in a meet record 10.70 at the Prefontaine Classic. That time would hold up all year as the world leader.
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Hide captionAfter the men's 1500m, French teammates Mehdi Baala and Mahiedine Mekhissi Benabbad get into a fistfight on the track at the Diamond League Herculis Meeting in Monaco.
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Hide captionGalen Rupp set the American record in the 10,000 meters in 26 minutes, 48 seconds, at the Van Damme Memorial in Brussels.
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Hide captionBernard Lagat lowered his American record in the 5000m to 12:53.60 in a runner-up finish at the Diamond League Herculis Meeting in Monaco.
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Hide captionWith a clear card through 2.35m/7-8½, Jesse Williams held off Russian Aleksey Dmitrik to become the first U.S. athlete to win high jump gold at the World Championships since Charles Austin in 1991.
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Hide captionIbrahim Jeilan of Ethiopia sprinted past Briton Mo Farah to win the men's 10,000 meter title at the World Championships and celebrated with a dance.
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Hide captionAfter crossing the line in a time of 8:14.85, Ezekiel Kemboi celebrated his World Championship victory in style, stripping to the waist and gyrating his hips to the delight of the Daegu crowd.
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Hide captionJenny Simpson claimed the U.S.'s first 1500m world title since 1983, while Matt Centrowitz passed three men coming down the final straight to win the bronze medal in the men’s 1500m.
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