IAU 24 Hour World Championships

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So many running events took place over the weekend: Diamond League Doha, USA 25K Championships, IAU 24 Hour World Championships, Big Ten Track and Field Championships and Pac 12 Track and Field Championships.

The IAU 24 Hour World Championships took place Saturday-Sunday in Steenbergen, Netherlands.  The men and women's USA teams won gold medals. American Jon Olsen was the individual champion of the men's race running 167.568 miles and
teammate John Dennis was second with 163.255 miles. Sabrina Little was second overall in the women's race finishing behind Japan's Mami Kudo who ran 156.712 miles. Little set an American Record at the World Championships finishing with 152.030 miles. Little broke teammate's Connie Gardner's 2012 record of 149.368 miles. Finishing in third was American Suzanna Bon (146.785); fourth was American Traci Falbo (142.785).

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Men
1. Jon Olsen, 38, Modesto, CA, 167.568 miles
2. John Dennis, 32, Takoma Park, MD, 163.255
3. Florian Reus, 29, DEU, 161.518
4. Anatoly Kruglicov, 55, RUS, 159.717
5. Timur Ponomarev, 24, RUS, 159.484

Women
1. Mami Kudo, 49, JPN, 156.712 miles
2. Sabrina Little, 26, Waco, TX, 152.030 (American Record, old record 149.368 miles by Connie Gardner, 2012)
3. Suzanna Bon, 48, Sonoma, CA, 146.785
4. Traci Falbo, 40, Charlestown, IN, 142.730
5. Anne-Marie Vernet, 45, FRA, 142.538

Teams - Men
1. USA, 485.012 miles
2. Japan, 467.623
3. Germany, 467.275

Teams - Women
1. USA, 441.545 miles
2. Japan, 438.428
3. France, 416.752


Complete results of the IAU 24 Hour World Championships.