Wanyonyi Runs Fastest 1,000 Meters Of All-Time; Alfred Becomes Third-Fastest Woman In 200

By Doug Binder, DyeStat Editor

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On a day with numerous world-leading performances in Monaco, the efforts of Emmanuel Wanyonyi and Julien Alfred were the standouts on the 10th stop on the Diamond League schedule at Stade Louis II. 

Wanyonyi won the 1,000 meters in a time of 2:11.83 to break a 27-year-old world record by Noah Ngeny. 

Wanyonyi's time shaved .13 seconds off the fastest kilometer in history. Second-place finisher Jake Wightman ran the sixth-fastest 1,000 of all-time with 2:12.77. 

Alfred, the Olympic 100 meters champion, became the third-fastest woman of all-time in the 200 meters when she ran 21.51 seconds to defeat Georgia's Adaejah Hodge (21.76) and Gabby Thomas, who ran 21.84 seconds. 

Only Florence Griffith-Joyner and Shericka Jackson have run faster than Alfred did on Friday. Alfred's performance was the fifth-fastest ever behind one from FloJo and three from Jackson. 

Agnes Jebet Ngetich of Kenya ran 8:08.95 for a world lead and No. 3 all-time in the women's 3,000 meters. She ran away from the field and won by 15 seconds. 

Nina Kennedy of Australia jumped over a world-leading bar in the pole vault, 4.95m (16-2.75), and broke her national record. Amanda Moll of the University of Washington was second with 4.72m (15-5.75).

Mondo Duplantis broke his own meet record in the men's pole vault with 6.07m (19-11). He went out with three misses at 6.15m.

Miltiádis Tentóglou jumped a world-leading 6.81m (28-3) and broke the meet record in the long jump. He hit the big mark on his sixth and final attempt and landed four centimeters shy of his personal best. 

In the men's 5,000 meters, Dominic Lokinyomo Lobalu, a South Sudanese runner who competes for Switzerland, hit the finish tape just ahead of American Graham Blanks. Lobalu won in 12:52.54 to Blanks' 12:52.60. 

Masai Russell's pursuit of the world record in the women's 100-meter hurdles continued with another win, and a meet record time of 12.20 seconds. She is unbeaten in eight hurdles races this season. The past five have all gone 12.26 or faster. 

World champion Oblique Seville of Jamaica won a showdown with world indoor 60 meters champion Jordan Anthony in the 100 meters, 9.88 seconds to 9.92. It was their first time racing one another. 

Busang Collen Kebinatshipi of Botswana won the men's 400 meters in a Diamond League record time of 43.44 seconds. It was a new personal best for the world champion and he moved into a tie for the sixth-fastest man of all-time in the event. 

Marileidy Paulino of the Dominican Republic broke the meet record in the women's 400 meters with 48.67. Aaliyah Butler was second in a personal best time of 48.84 seconds. 

Simon Koech of Kenya won the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase in 8:03.35 and won by nearly seven seconds. 

Men's high jump world leader Oleh Doroshchuk of Ukraine jumped 2.32m (7-7.50) to defeat Kimani Jack of Great Britain by two centimeters. Jack won the NCAA title for Georgia last month. 

Leyanis Perez Hernandez of Cuba won the women's triple jump with 15.06m (49-5), a new personal best. 

Chinese thrower Yan Ziyi won the women's javelin with 68.75m (225-6).