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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 6, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday March 6. 1989 the stars and stripes Page 25 Conley wins Gold Bronze  Budapest Hungary Myricks and Antonio Mckay repeated As winners with years bust performances that capped a blazing american finish Al he world indoor track and Field championships sunday. The three Day meet at the Budapest sports Hall ended with five world records including one by soviet Walker Mikhail Schennikov on sunday 16 Eccl re cords in 24 events and four american records. Two meet records also were equated sunday s 11 event program also produced glittering victories by Ireland s Marcus o Sui Liyan in he men s 1 .$00 meters. Said Wouita of Morocco in the men s 3,000 and Cuba s Andressi Mon in the men s 60 meters. But in was the awesome performances by the Ameri can team Phil Drew the acclaim of the appreciative full House crowd of approximately 7.000. F Cratl. The . Learn finished with 11 medals second behind the in vice Union s 13. The to countries tied in Gold tit Dak with four each iwo More than Cuba. West be Many East cur Maynond the Netherlands. The . Loisil Vias the same As two ears a of in the inaugural world Champsi n Jimps Al Indianapolis where inc Snik Tia so were tops with 15. Conley the 19k4 olympic Silver medallist in the men a triple jump hut Bil Erly disappointed that he did not make the . Learn last car. Because of a disputed  Suranni during the olympic trials won his specially for the second Mai get inc in if Csc championships and finished third behind Myricks in the Lon jump. This in the Besl scrws 1 Ever  Conley said after taking the triple jump with a leap of 57 feel. 11 Molus the third longest in history. " did t think about breaking the world record when i cart Here but i nearly Dill it added Conley.  world Mark of Scott. This ones Sundej also included 57-5vr, the Icv Kwh by Lien a and 57-4 i no 10 on the All time list. Conley s Gold medal jump broke inc. Fico record of world indoor track 57-6 / he set to o years ago at Indianapolis Anil was the Best in the world this year. Myricks the 1988 olympic Bronze medallist and Captain of the . Men s team also uncorked the Best. Jump in the world his year in his event sailing 27-5 a. In winning his second consecutive world title. Mckay like Conley to Sci that he failed to make the olympic team last year in he .400 milers earned his second Gold medal in he world championships winning in 45.59 seconds and breaking his american record. Mckay whose time also was the fas list in he world in 1989. Had set the Mark of 43,79 five years ago. I wanted o set a world record on this extremely fast  said Mckay Winner of Gold medals in the1.600-Mcicr relay Al the s84 and i9s8 olympics. Unfortunately i could not do this because of the pushing on he  Schennikov s world record of 18 27, 10 in the 5,000-Rnctirr walk took about five hours 10 determine because of confusion by Meel organizers. When every1 think finally was sorted out it was determined thai the Sovie had beaten the record of 18 27.79 he it in the by world championships. O Sullivan he world indoor record Holder in the men s 1,500, ran a smart controlled race Tiff orc Over taking Early pacesetter Sydney Marec of he United states with about 2 0 meters  Ihen steadily pulled away from the rest of inc eight Man Field and won in3 36.64, smashing the championship record of 3 39.0 he set in 1987. Taluk c a Uhlon Igge of East Germany finished Sec and in 3 37.80, and fellow american Jeff Atkinson out lunged Marec for third. Atkinson. Clocked in 308.12 broke the american record of 3 38.3, set by l?79. Wouita he 1984 olympic Champion in the 5,000 me ters and Holder of four world outdoor in Anniv. Took advantage of a slow Early pact and. Won in 3,0fi i by about eight no lers out Jose Luis gon a col Spain in. Ireland s Frank o Mara. The i9s7 Gillil medal isl finished a Distant fifth in 7s121. "1 am very Happy Hal i was Able to prove thai said Aouila a regained his Busl   the Clia Pion who had been criticised in his country1 Afler taking Only a Bronze medal in he 1988 olympics. Many people though hat Alicr my poor performance in Seoul i would never again he the  Simon who Cal 1984 and 1988 olympic 100.mc or Gold medallist Carl Lewis of Floc United slates this sea son was the most emotional of sunday s winners. After taking the 60 in 6.52, the mustachioed Simon. 28, quickly bounced off the wait mat at the end of the Straightaway thrust his right fist into the air smiled broadly and raced excitedly Back up the runway. He then was tossed a rolled up cuban Flag from High in the islands opened it and carried i around he in Jolt As i have beaten the great Carl Lewis this season. I was sure about my Victory said Simon who did not Start running until about four or five Yean Tipp. Against the wishes of his father who thought he was lob old. This is my i w indoor season. The mud apes Irack is perhaps he fast Cal thai i have Ever com a card  sunday s other winners were bulgarian sir Lisa up Sadi Nova in the women s High jump Al 6-7 to. The Best in the world this Vear list German Cliris line Wuchtel in the women s 800 in 1 59.24, a meet word soviet Ali Jincia. Churn Shova Iti the women 60-Meier High hurdles in 7.82. Matching the meet record and West Herman Clau Dia Losch in the women s shot put at til-1 Kosta Dinoi a. I be world record Holder and Wjt Elhel. The i98s olympic Silver Mcdavitt both retained their indoor tills.-. Chernishov s Triumph was sunday s biggest Upsel. As world record Holder Cornelia Sochu Nai of East Germany finished third in 7,86. Behind Anu incr Sovi. It. Liudmila Nimrod Chilenko 7.tl3v  of Bulgaria. Ice  in Pic Champion in the women s 100-meter High hurdles w As absent from the fio Meier hurdles after hitting her head and fainting two Days earlier nit Al officials said. A town s Scherwitz stars in Fesl meet byte Saunders stuff writer Munkh West Normany sch Ruiu of the Kaiserslautern Kingfish " proved 10 be the Kingfu in the euro Pean forces swim league championship sunday. .-.-,. In torpedoed two league words in route to a triple Victory showing in the meet held at the olympic stadium s swim Hall. Shal e s flu or Van Den brag also sailed to three firsts. She claimed he girls 15-19 category 20p-meter i Dividu  Gold in 2 minutes 41,86 Sefc ,.far ahead of teammate Vanessa. Ojah swimming Mcdonald who finished in 2 4i.79. Van Den. Brat also won the 100 Bra Mitroke and 100 backstroke with respective times of 1 26.65 and 1 13,60. The shape seals took the team Hon ors an award they have won nine times  past 12years. Hul u was Scherwitz who created the Mosi Waves with his -swimming.triplecrown,. He established a record in the 200 Meier individual Medley for the boys 15-19 year old category in his first race of Mcday. I pushed All the Way through the race. It was the first time i Ever tried to do that said  his record setting swim of 2,-lius in the 200 a in which. He left shape s Thomas bin Dixon a Dis Tant second with a Lime of2 26.06. This was the record i wan cd he said he closed inc Day by Scis Soring to a record in the 100 Butterfly clocking in at .-1 01,23 about that second record the fair guv. Swimmer simply said it  he also Cruz cd to lengthy win in the 100-Mcler freestyle jus missing the re Cord by two tenths Ofa second. The is year Oil cranked up the Nul hoard4 in we free sidle uni fit the Naler vim 5ft.40 time i seconds Netler him. Stull Gart s Mike Vahlsing. Wlm had a57.99. " /. Sisal e outdid lanced Lahr by almost 500 Points for the Leam Tuv. I Points were i Van Ifor placing ii the lop six. First place received 10 Points second got 8. Then it dropped to a 4, 2 and i.,.-.the seals piled up. 2,158.5 Points Lahr  1.674. Defending Champion Berlin look third with 1,363,. And Kaiserslautern had u327 .10 round. Out the 1.000-Poinl-plus Carn Ivory coast Boxer in coma after to Lyon France a David Thio. A super Light weight from the Ivory Crast remained in a deep coma sunday Afler a lightning knockout by american Terrence Alii in the ninth round of a scheduled 10-Rdund match. Ohio crumbled in the ring following a devastating Righi upper civil from a i Al the Stan of the ninth round saturday night and has remained., unconscious since then medical officials sail.  -. After a nearly half hour Effort to revive him in the ring. Thio was taken to the neurological Hospital of i on a Are he remained in serious condition officials tie re said a  showed a blood clot and Cere bral contusion they said. -. Thio. 22. Surprised Alii 28, with Lively punches at the beginning of the bouy but the. A narc powerful punches of Alii ranked i old in his Calegory shifted he balance. In the eighth round,1 Alii of new York dealt a series of blows  when Thio returned to the ring for inc ninth round he remained visibly cake in d. The knockout came in the opening seconds. Thio has a 19-0 record. An sports radio Cut Law Bobski Liall Sunbelt conference championship rum i . Tuesday tid Thio of the Ivory coast acc cuts medical help after Terrence ally of u5. Left world a to in bout i Jon  
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