Updated: August 18, 2008, 11:54 AM ET
Kenya's Jelimo wins 800 meters; world champ Jepkosgei silver
Monday's track & field finals
• Men's 400 hurdles: U.S. men sweep• Women's discus: American Brown Trafton golden
• Women's pole vault: Russia's Isinbayeva repeats
• 3,000 steeplechase: Kipruto extends Kenya's streak
• Men's long jump: Saladino win's Panama's first gold
• Women's 800: Jelimo leads 1-2 Kenyan finish
The 18-year-old Jelimo, a heavy favorite despite switching to the 800 only in April, won Monday night in 1 minute, 54.87 seconds -- a world junior record.
Jepkosgei took silver in 1:56.07 and Hasna Benhassi of Morocco was third in 1:56.73.
Three-time world champion and Sydney 2000 Olympic gold medalist Maria Mutola of Mozambique finished fifth in 1:57.68 in her fourth and last Olympics.
Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press
