Goule sets national record of 1:55.96 for third in electrifying 800m Diamond League classic
Written by Leighton Levy. Posted in Diamond League. | 17 September 2023 | 1277 Views
Tags: Athletics, Athing Mu, Diamond League Eugene, Eugene, Oregon, Keely Hodgkinson, Natoya Goule
Natoya Goule-Toppin shattered her own national record while finishing third in a fantastically fast 800m at the Diamond League final in Eugene, Oregon on Sunday.
Goule-Toppin took the Jamaican national record into new territory eclipsing her previous record of 1:56.15 when she clocked 1:55.96 to claim third behind Great Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson and the USA’s Athing Mu, who battled down the stretch in a desperate bid for the Diamond League trophy.
The American just edged ahead late to win in 1:54.97, a USA national record and world lead. It was also a new meet record and a personal best for Mu.
Hodgkinson finished second in a national record and personal best 1:55.19.
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