Fraser-Pryce takes down 35-year-old record for fastest 100-meter effort on Polish soil in dress rehearsal for Diamond League final, with Americans Crouser, Nilsen and Cherry earning victories at Continental Tour Gold event in Chorzow

By Erik Boal, DyeStat Editor

In her last tuneup race for the Diamond League final Thursday in Zurich, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce still managed to make history Sunday by running the fastest 100-meter time ever on Polish soil at the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial, the Continental Tour Gold Meeting at Silesian Stadium in Chorzow.

Fraser-Pryce, competing without her fellow Olympic medalists from Jamaica for the first time since racing in Tokyo, dominated the competition by clocking a wind-legal 10.81 seconds, eclipsing the 1986 mark of 10.93 established by Poland’s Ewa Kasprzyk.

Switzerland’s Mujinga Kambundji was second in 11.08, with American Kayla White finishing fifth in 11.22.

Fraser-Pryce was one of two Olympic champions from Jamaica to prevail Sunday, along with 110-meter hurdles gold medalist Hansle Parchment, who ran a wind-legal 13.26 to edge American Devon Allen (13.37m).

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Ryan Crouser extended his shot put winning streak to 23 consecutive competitions with a second-round effort of 73-5.50 (22.39m), with Tokyo silver medalist Joe Kovacs placing second with a mark of 72-2.25 (22.00m).

Crouser has 49 performances of at least 22 meters this year, including 41 outdoors, and has produced 154 overall in his career.

Chris Nilsen, the Olympic silver medalist in the pole vault, prevailed with a second-attempt clearance at 19-2.75 (5.86m).

Fellow American KC Lightfoot tied Ernest John Obiena of the Philippines for second, both clearing 19-0.25 (5.80m).

Sam Kendricks was sixth with an 18-8.25 (5.70m) clearance and Matt Ludwig placed eighth by clearing 18-4.50 (5.60m).

Michael Cherry continued his impressive string of 400-meter performances, leading a sweep of the top two spots by clocking 44.94, followed by Vernon Norwood (45.12).

Scotland’s Jemma Reekie won the women’s 1,000 meters in 2:35.47, with Ethiopia’s Hirut Meshesha placing second in 2:35.47.

American Dani Jones improved to the No. 11 all-time U.S. competitor, taking third in 2:36.63.

Kenya’s Wycliffe Kinyamal won the men’s 800 in 1:44.63, with Poland’s Kacper Lewalski runner-up in 1:44.84.

Ethiopia’s Tadese Worku emerged victorious in the men’s 3,000 in 7:36.47, with Morocco’s Soufiane El-Bakkali placing second in 7:37.18.

Canadian sprinters Andre De Grasse (20.21), the Olympic gold medalist, and Jerome Blake (20.32) took the top two spots in the men’s 200.

Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan prevailed in the women’s 100-meter hurdles in 12.64, ahead of Olympic bronze medalist Megan Tapper of Jamaica in 12.75. American Christina Clemons took third in 12.92.

Ukraine’s Viktoriya Tkachuk held off American Nnenya Hailey by a 54.18 to 54.21 margin in the women’s 400-meter hurdles.

Alison dos Santos of Brazil, the Tokyo bronze medalist in the 400 hurdles, earned the win in 48.50.

Poland’s Natalia Kaczmarek won the 400 meters in 50.70.

Several Americans also performed well in the throwing events.

Poland’s Maria Andrejczyk, the Olympic silver medalist in the javelin, won with a fifth-round effort of 202-8 (61.77m).

Maggie Malone, the U.S. record holder, was second with a sixth-round throw of 201-7 (61.46m).

Portugal’s Auriol Dongmo rallied with a sixth-round effort to edge American Maggie Ewen in the women’s shot put by a 63-4.75 (19.32m) to 63-4.25 (19.31m) margin.

Fellow American Chase Ealey was fourth at 60-10.75 (18.56m).

Poland took the top two spots in the men’s hammer throw, with Tokyo bronze medalist Pawel Fajdek winning with a sixth-round effort of 261-2 (79.60m). Olympic champion Wojciech Nowicki was runner-up with a second-round throw of 254-1 (77.45m) and American Rudy Winkler finished fourth with a fifth-round performance of 250-10 (76.47m).

Germany’s Johannes Vetter won the men’s javelin with a second-round throw of 293-11 (89.60m).

Slovenia’s Kristjan Ceh triumphed in the men’s discus with a fifth-round effort of 218-8 (66.65m).

Nastassia Maslava of Belarus prevailed in the women’s hammer throw with a 229-3 (69.88m) performance in the second round.

Italy swept the high jump competitions, including Olympic gold medalist Gianmarco Tamberi – who shared the title in Tokyo with Mutasz Essa Barshim of Qatar – clearing 7-6.50 (2.30m), with Americans Darryl Sullivan taking third at 7-4.25 (2.24m) and Shelby McEwen placing seventh at 6-10.75 (2.10m).

Elena Vallortigara achieved a 6-5 (1.96m) clearance in the women’s high jump.

Veteran Polish athletes Joanna Fiodorow, Kamila Licwinko and Piotr Malachowski – all global medalists – all announced that Sunday’s competition would be the final meet of their respective professional careers.