Saturday, August 8, 2009

Lurz Backs Up His Double Gold In Varna

After winning two world championship gold medals in Italy, Thomas Lurz of Germany backed up his victories with an exciting win in Varna, Bulgaria today. After an unexpected upset at the 2009 World Championships, Olympic gold medalist Larisa Ilchenko returned to her winning form in another great race on the women's side.

Both men and women's fields were world-class - results are as follows:

1. Thomas Lurz (GER), 2:01:31:54
2. Vladimir Dyatchin (RUS), 2:01:37:36
3. Allan Do Carmo (BRA), 2:01:38:76
4. Brian Ryckeman (BEL), 2:01:39:07
5. Jan Wolfgarten (GER), 2:01:40:36
6. Petar Stoychev (BUL), 2:01:40:60
7. Daniil Serebrennikov (RUS), 2:02:08:80
8. Daniel Fogg (GBR), 2:02:13:57
9. Sergiy Fesenko (AZE), 2:02:48:86
10. Ventsislav Aidarski (BUL), 2:03:41:67
11. Tom Vangeneugden (BEL), 2:03:51:48
12. Mazen El-Metwaly (EGY), 2:03:57:45
13. Kiril Abrosimov (RUS), 2:03:59:13
14. Thomas Allen (GBR), 2:05:36:89
15. Robin Den Boer (NED), 2:07:24:82
16. Barton Wells (USA), 2:16:03:02
17. David Davies (GBR), 2:21:06:92
18. Flemming Soerensen (DEN), 2:32:13:95 - OTL
19. Farzad Dadfar (IRI), 2:39:04:64 - OTL
20. Hamed Khoshkhati (IRI), DNF

1. Larisa Ilchenko (RUS), 2:16:05:54
2. Poliana Okimoto (BRA), 2:16:06:64
3. Ana Marcela Cunha (BRA), 2:16:07:57
4. Angela Maurer (GER), 2:16:10:00
5. Nadine Pastor (GER), 2:16:15:02
6. Swann Oberson (SWZ), 2:16:18:82
7. Heister Linsey (NED), 2:16:19:57
8. Karla Sitic (CRO), 2:16:43:60
9. Maaike Waaijer (NED), 2:18:00:51
10. Zhdanova Ekaterina (RUS), 2:24:31:51
11. Inga Kotsur (AZE), 2:24:34:73
12. Trine Gudnitz (DEN), 2:24:36:60
13. Kirsten Cameron (NZL), 2:24:43:10
14. Kristel Kobrich (CHI), DNF
15. Mathilde Soerensen (DEN), DNF
16. Charlotte Woolliscroft (GBR), DNF
17. Heidi George (USA), DNF
18. Sofia Petrenko (RUS), DNF
19. Katy Whitfield (GBR), DNF

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