SALLY PEARSON RUMORS
Pearson sits while events finish
London Olympics organizing chief Sebastian Coe acknowledges that a medals ceremony for 100-meter hurdles winner Sally Pearson was delayed, meaning she got her gold in an emptying stadium.
Pearson later said she didn't know what happened, though getting the medal was ''very much worth that long wait.''
Coe says he was with Pearson while she waited to enter the...
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August 09, 2012
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Pearson made to wait for Olympics gold medal
London Olympics organizing chief Sebastian Coe acknowledges that a medals ceremony for 100-meter hurdles winner Sally Pearson was delayed, meaning she got her gold in an emptying stadium.
Pearson later said she didn't know what happened, though getting the medal was ''very much worth that long wait.''
Coe says he was with Pearson while she waited to enter the...
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August 09, 2012
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Lolo doesn't medal in 100m hurdles
There will be no medal for Lolo Jones. She finished fourth in the 100-meter hurdles on Tuesday.
Sally Pearson provided a rare bright spot for Australia at the London Games, earning the country's fourth gold medal by edging defending champion Dawn Harper of the U.S. to win the event in an Olympics-record 12.35 seconds.
Under a steady rain, Pearson barely crossed the line ahead...
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August 07, 2012
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Lolo Jones Fails to Medal in 100-Meter Hurdles, as Australia's Sally Pearson Wins Gold (Photo)
Despite all the hype leading up to the 100-meter hurdles, Lolo Jones of the United States has come up empty. The hurdler finished fourth in the event on Tuesday in London, as Australia's Sally Pearson set an Olmypic record en route to gold, cross the line in 12.35 seconds. The United States' Dawn Harper — the defending Olympic champion — won silver. Check out the photo...
Harper, Jones, Pearson advance in Olympic hurdles
Defending Olympic champion Dawn Harper, American teammate Lolo Jones and world champion Sally Pearson advanced to the semifinals of the women's 100-meter hurdles on Monday.
Harper, Jones and Pearson won their respective heats. Pearson had the fastest time in the seven heats, covering the distance in 12.57 seconds - the fastest first-round time in Olympic history.
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August 06, 2012
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16 Best Photos Of Michelle Jenneke – The Australian Hurdler
The Michelle Jenneke pre-race dance at the World Junior Track Championships phenomenon isn’t slowing down this morning. Australian media, slow to the party, have just now started to take notice of the teen’s video that is now bouncing around the world.
Meanwhile, the Sydney Morning Herald has yet to even acknowledge the pandemonium Jenneke is creating here in the U.S...
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