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Sport
Spencer, Walker 1-2 in Diamond League 400m hurdles
Thursday, August 23, 2012 | 1:19 PM
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaicans finished first and second in the Diamond League women’s 400m hurdles in Lausanne, Switzerland today.
Kaliese Spencer took first place in a season’s best time of 53.59 while training partner Melaine Walker (53.74) was second, also a season’s best.
Perri Shakes-Drayton of Great Britain was third in 53.83.
Olympic champion Natalya Antyukh finished down the track in seventh (55.82).
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Result | Rec. | RT | Points | Ranking |
| 1 | SPENCER Kaliese | JAM | 53.49 | SB | 0.157 | 12 | 1 |
| 2 | WALKER Melaine | JAM | 53.74 | SB | 0.177 | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | SHAKES-DRAYTON Perri | GBR | 53.83 |
| 0.189 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | HEJNOVÁ Zuzana | CZE | 53.96 |
| 0.153 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | ODUMOSU Ajoke | NGR | 54.68 |
| 0.187 |
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| 6 | YAROSHCHUK Hanna | UKR | 55.28 |
| 0.225 |
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| 7 | ANTYUKH Natalya | RUS | 55.82 |
| 0.158 |
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| 8 | DAVYDOVA Irina | RUS | 56.40 |
| 0.146 |
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