Price Isn't Right For Melissa
Melissa Price was 12th in the women’s hammer with a throw of 61.57m/202-0.
Yipsi Moreno of Cuba won the hammer at 70.65/231-9
Competing in her first World Championships, Melissa Price was the seventh qualifier for Tuesday’s women’s hammer final with a throw of 65.65m/215-4. Dawn Ellerbe threw 64.34m/211-1, finishing 13th in qualifying, one spot shy of the final cut. Anna Norgren was 17th in qualifying at 63.74m/209-1.
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Event Quotes:
Final
Melissa Price: "It was pretty bad. I really don't have any excuses for how I did. I had a bad day, it just happened to be on the day of the finals of the World Championships."
"Coming into the final, I was already happy with myself for making the final. I didn't feel as pressured as I normally do and I was a little more relaxed, which probably was a bad thing for me."
"I kinda just came into this meet preparing for the qualifying round, not actually thinking I would make the final, which took me by surprise. I wasn't as prepared as I should have been. I've just got to learn from it and make up for it in the future."
Qualifying Round
Melissa Price: “It was OK. I threw pretty well on my first throw. I was hoping to progress on my next two. I wasn’t quite able to do it. Things are looking pretty good. This is my first major, major international meet, so I’m pretty happy with how I did. This is only my fourth year throwing and my first World championships. It was actually my goal to make the final and throw a PR. If I do that, I’ll be really happy.”
Anna Norgren: “I had some good warmup throws and I fouled my first throw. I didn’t quite put it together. I tried to look at it like another meet and to do exactly what I did to get here. It didn’t quite work out.”
Dawn Ellerbe: “I don’t know what it is. I just had a bad day.”
