Back to the Olympic Stadium

This is the medal ceremony for the women's pole vault which was won by American Jennifer Suhr.  The gentleman just to the right of the medal winners is Prince Albert of Monaco.  He presented the medals to the winners.

Photographers just love to shoot those "agony of defeat" moments.

 Competitors in the discus final.

Great Britain's discus thrower Lawrence Okoye.

In order to return the discus to the throwers, a small remote control car was used.

Discus gold medalist Robert Harting taking his victory lap.

America's Carmelita Jeter (in the red body suit) finished in second in her semifinal heat of the 200m and qualified for the final.

America's Allyson Felix (also in the red body suit) won her heat of the 200m and qualified for the final.

 American Nick Symmonds in his semifinal heat of the 800m.

 American Duane Solomon in his semifinal heat of the 800m.

American Eric Kynard  won the silver medal in the high jump.

 Kynard enjoying his victory lap.

American Lolo Jones shortly before the finals of the women's 100m hurdles final.  The New York Times had an interesting interactive feature on Jones.  Jones ended up finishing fourth in the final.

The women going over the first hurdle in the final.

 100m hurdle gold medalist Sally Pearson of Australia.

Americans 100m hurdlers Kellie Wells (bronze medalist) and Dawn Harper (silver medal).

Algeria's Taoufik Makhloufi pulls away from the field to win the 1,500m.  America's Leonel Manzano (in sixth place in this picture) finished second (silver medal).  America's Matthew Centrowitz (in fifth place in this picture) finished fourth.