Letitia Vriesde running in her heat of the women's 800 metres at the 2001
World Championships in Edmonton, whre she came 3rd in the final.
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Women's 800m. Final
World Athletics Championships 1995
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| 1. Ana Fidelia Quirot |
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CUB |
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1: 56.11 |
| 2. Letitia VRIESDE |
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SUR |
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1: 56.68 |
| 3. Kelly Holmes |
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GBR |
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1: 56.95 |
| 4. Patricia Djate-Taillard |
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FRA |
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1: 57.04 |
| 5. Meredith Rainey-Valmon |
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USA |
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1: 58.20 |
| 6. Ellen Van Langen |
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NED |
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1: 58.98 |
| 7. Lyubov Gurina |
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RUS |
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1: 59.16 |
| 8. Tatyana Grigoryeva |
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RUS |
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2: 05.55 |
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Women's 800m. Final
World Athletics Championships 2001
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| 1. Maria MUTOLA |
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MOZ |
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1.57.17 |
| 2. Stephanie GRAF |
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AUT |
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1.57.20 |
| 3. Letitia VRIESDE |
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SUR |
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1.57.35 |
| 4. Faith MACHARIA |
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KEN |
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1.58.98 |
| 5. Diane CUMMINS |
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CAN |
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1.59.49 |
| 6. Kelly HOLMES |
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GBR |
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1.59.76 |
| 7. Mayte MARTINEZ |
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ESP |
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2.00.09 |
| 8. Ivonne TEICHMANN |
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GER |
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2.04.33 |
She won the Pan American Games 800 metres in 1999 (Winnipeg) and 1991 (Havana)
and in 1995 win the bronze medal at the World Indoor Championships (Barcelona).
Letitia’s Top 10 800m performances:
1:56.68 Gothenburg 13.08.95
1:57.07 Zürich 16.08.95
1:57.09 Montecarlo 10.08.96
1:57.16 Montecarlo 09.09.95
1:57.35 Edmonton 12.08.01
1:57.86 Montecarlo 16.08.97
1:57.96 Hengelo 28.06.92
1:57.98 Nice 16.07.97
1:58.11 Berlin 01.09.95
1:58.12 Athens 09.08.97.
Personal bests times.
400 m 52.01 (1997)
800 m 1:56.68 (1995)
1000 m 2:32.25 (1991)
1500 m 4:05.67 (1991)
Mile 4:30.45 (1992)
3000 m 9:15.64 (1991) .
She was disqualified and stripped of her gold medal after the 2003 Pan-American Games
after testing positive for excessive caffeine levels. She was said to have the equivalent of
five gallons of coffee in her system, a PASO official said and admitted her guilt.
She was not banned however and went on to compete at that year's World Championships.
Drinking too much coffee or taking a common cold tablet later no longer got athletes disqualified.