Bryan Clay takes gold
August 22, 2008
Good to see the gold medal come back to the United States of America.
He finished with a score of 8791.
Bryan Clay in prime position for a gold medal
August 22, 2008
The word this morning out of Beijing is Trey has withdrawn from competition. It’s a pretty standard move in situations like this. Trey won’t be out of competition very long as he’ll bounce back in just three short weeks with a meet in France.
The word from Beijing is that Trey is in good spirits and is now turning all his energy towards cheering on his American teammate Bryan Clay on his march towards the gold medal.
A strong showing in the javelin (presently ongoing) should give Bryan enough of a cushion where the 1500 is little more than a victory lap.
Go USA!
Hopefully more news in the morning
August 21, 2008
It’s tough to tell what went wrong during the pole vault.
Hopefully in the morning there will be some more news.
Shocking and disappointing development
August 21, 2008
It appears as if Trey registered three fouls on his opening height of 4.70. He receives no mark and no points.
As you can imagine Trey is probably feeling some intense emotions right now.
I know everyone who reads this site was rooting for him and I’m sure I speak for everyone when I say we’re really proud of what he has done. Trey has accomplished so much to this point in his career and a bright future lies ahead for him in the decathlon.
Pole vault is underway
August 21, 2008
It appears Trey has opted to pass on the earlier heights and will make his first attempt at 4.70.
The majority of the field will make its first attempt at 4.6.
Photos from day one
August 21, 2008
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Standings update
August 21, 2008
Trey falls back to 4th, but still very much in contention.
1 - Bryan Clay - US - 6455
2 - Oleksiy Kasyanov - UKR - 6172
3 - Andrei Krauchanka - BLR - 6139
4 - Trey Hardee - US - 6114
5 - Maurice Smith - JAM - 6070
6 - Alexander Pogorelov - RUS - 6069
7 - Leonel Suarez - CUB - 6008
8 - Roman Sebrle - ROM - 5974
Second toss will hold
August 21, 2008
Trey fouled on the third and final attempt. Score update coming i
Trey posts an improvement
August 21, 2008
He tosses 43.55 in his second thorw. That’ll narrow the gap between Trey and second place Andrei Karauchanko (who threw 44.58 earlier)
Trey’s first toss of the discus
August 21, 2008
Trey threw the discus 42.62 the first time through. That’s a slight improvement from his distance at the trials. Two more throws to go.
