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4 Maurren Higa Maggi’s first round 4 A year ago Jeremy Wariner was virtually untouchable. A change in coach for him and the upping of the ante by LaShawn Merritt saw Merritt easily account for his compatriot in the 400m.
jump of 7.04m was enough to take gold, but by the barest of margins as reigning champion Tatyana Lebedeva got within a centimetre of her in the final round.
4 Moroccan born Rashid Ramzi won Bahrain’s first Olympic gold with victory in the 1500m.