{"id":1281,"date":"2016-08-23T20:25:51","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T20:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paris.diamondleague.com\/2016\/08\/23\/27-medallists-from-the-rio-games-home-in-on-the-meeting-de-paris\/"},"modified":"2016-08-23T20:25:51","modified_gmt":"2016-08-23T20:25:51","slug":"27-medallists-from-the-rio-games-home-in-on-the-meeting-de-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paris.diamondleague.com\/en\/27-medallists-from-the-rio-games-home-in-on-the-meeting-de-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"27 medallists from the Rio games home in on the MEETING de PARIS"},"content":{"rendered":"
The organisers have just added three new names to this remarkable list, which are sure to make the Paris meet stand out even more vividly. Spaniard, Ruth Beitia, Olympic champion in the high jump at the age of 37, had previously announced that the Rio Games would be her last competition. She\u2019s gone back on her decision and will now be competing at the MEETING de PARIS.<\/div>\n
Dutch athlete Dafne Schippers, world 200m champion in 2015 in Beijing, but surpassed in Rio de Janeiro by Elaine Thompson, will be hooking back up with her Jamaican rival over this distance. It\u2019s a duel which promises to be one of the highlights of the evening.<\/div>\n
Finally, the public audience at the Stade de France will be able to belatedly celebrate the fantastic performance by Frenchman Kevin Mayer in the Olympic decathlon. A silver medallist with a new national record (8,834 points), he\u2019ll be competing in the javelin competition, a sport in which he boasts a personal best of 66.09m, set at the Worlds in 2013 in Moscow.<\/p>\n

Gold Medallists : <\/b><\/p>\n

–\t<\/span>Tianna Bartoletta \u2013 Long jump W (USA)<\/p>\n

–\t<\/span>Ruth Beitia \u2013 High jump W (ESP)<\/p>\n

–\t<\/span>Ruth Jebet \u2013 3000 m Steeplechase W (BRN)<\/p>\n

–\t<\/span>Faith Kipyegon \u2013 1 500 m W (KEN)<\/p>\n

–\t<\/span>Sandra Perkovic \u2013 Discus W (CRO)<\/p>\n

–\t<\/span>Elaine Thompson \u2013 200 m W (JAM)<\/p>\n

–\t<\/span>Kerron Clement \u2013 400 m Hurdles M (USA)<\/p>\n

–\t<\/span>Ryan Crouser \u2013 Shot Put M (USA)<\/p>\n

–\t<\/span>Thomas R\u00f6hler \u2013 Javelin M (GER)<\/p>\n

Silver Medallists :<\/b><\/p>\n

–\t<\/span>Nia Ali \u2013 100 m Hurdles W (USA)<\/p>\n

–\t<\/span>Mirela Demireva \u2013 High jump W (BUL)<\/p>\n

–\t<\/span>Hyvin Kiyeng \u2013 3000 m Steeple W (KEN)<\/p>\n

–\t<\/span>Dafne Schippers \u2013 200 m W (NED)<\/p>\n

–\t<\/span>M\u00e9lina Robert-Michon \u2013 Discus W (FRA)<\/p>\n

–\t<\/span>Taoufik Makhloufi \u2013 800 m M (ALG)<\/p>\n

–\t<\/span>Renaud Lavillenie \u2013 Pole vault Men (FRA)<\/p>\n

–\t<\/span>Joe Kovacs \u2013 Shot put M (USA)<\/p>\n

–\t<\/span>Kevin Mayer- Javelin M (FRA)<\/p>\n

Bronze Medallists<\/b> :<\/p>\n

–\t<\/span>Emma Coburn \u2013 3000 m Steeple W (USA)<\/p>\n

–\t<\/span>Jennyfer Simpson \u2013 1500 m W (USA)<\/p>\n

–\t<\/span>Ivana Spanovic \u2013 Long jump W (SRB)<\/p>\n

–\t<\/span>Yasmani Copello \u2013 400 m Hurdles M (TUR)<\/p>\n

–\t<\/span>Hagos Gebrhiwet \u2013 3000 m M (ETH)<\/p>\n

–\t<\/span>Sam Kendricks \u2013 Pole vault M (USA)<\/p>\n

–\t<\/span>Christophe Lemaitre \u2013 100 m M (FRA)<\/p>\n

–\t<\/span>Tom Walsh \u2013Shot put M (USA)<\/p>\n

–\t<\/span>Keshorn Walcott \u2013 Javelin M (TTO)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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