Mutola named top woman of '03.Byline: The Register-Guard Maria Mutola Maria de Lurdes Mutola (born October 27, 1972 in Maputo) is an athlete from Mozambique who has specialised in the 800 m. Teenage years Mutola was born in the Chamanculo district of Maputo. Her father was employed by the railways and her mother was a market vendor. , whose outdoor season included a gold medal gold medal traditional first prize. [Western Cult: Misc.] See : Prize in the IAAF IAAF abbr. International Amateur Athletic Federation World Championships and a $1 million Golden League bonus, has been named the 2003 Woman of the Year by Track & Field News. It's a prestigious honor for Mutola, who attended Springfield High School Springfield High School may refer to:
TRACK AND FIELD However, Mutola, who is coached by Margo Jennings of Eugene, was unsurpassed this year as she won all 13 of her outdoor 800s, including defending her World Championships title in Paris and winning all six Golden League meets, the only athlete to do so, to capture the $1 million jackpot. Voting for the T&F News award was conducted among a 36-member panel. Mutola got 17 first-place votes, nine seconds and seven thirds for a 20-point victory over 400-meter runner Ana Guevara Ana Gabriela Guevara Espinoza (born March 4, 1977) is a Mexican track and field athlete, specializing in the 400 meters. Guevara was born in Nogales, Sonora. She won her first gold medal in the 1999 Pan American Games in Canada. of Mexico. Third was Swedish heptathlete Carolina Kluft. One American was in the top 10 - sprinter Kelli White finished No. 6. Mutola, whose season-best time was 1 minute, 55.55 seconds, was also ranked No. 1 by the magazine in the 800 meters, the sixth straight year she's been No. 1 in that event, the ninth time overall, and the 13th straight time she's been ranked in the top 10 in the world. All are records for the women's 800. Winner of the 2003 Man of the Year designation is hurdler Felix Sanchez, while decathlete de·cath·lete n. An athlete who participates in a decathlon. Tom Pappas made the world top 10 for the first time at No. 9 and was ranked No. 1 in the world in that event. Local athletes listed among the top 10 in the United States in the magazine's December issue: Marla Runyan, second, 5,000 meters, behind Deena Drossin Kastor; Jenny Crain, sixth, 10,000 meters; Becky Holliday, sixth, pole vault; Niki McEwen, ninth, pole vault; Travis Nutter, fifth, hammer throw; John Steigeler, 10th, javelin. |
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