Abera, just 22 years old, completed the course in 2 hours, 10 minutes and 11 seconds, about 20 seconds ahead of Wainaina, the 1996 bronze medalist.

The 1-3 finish gave Ethiopia eight track medals at Sydney, topped only by the United States, with 20, and Russia, with 12.

Jones, Johnson Go Out Winners
Capping a brilliant week in Sydney, Marion Jones propelled her U.S. teammates to a gold medal in the women's 1,600 meter relay Saturday. And Michael Johnson turned the men's version of the 1,600 meter relay into the last act of his perfectly plotted Olympic career.

Jones shook off bronze-medal disappointments in the long jump and the 400 meter relay to finish her Olympics with a remarkable 49.4 split on the third leg of the 1,600. She turned a narrow deficit into a 15-meter lead.

Johnson, the world record holder at 400 meters, anchored the U.S. team to a gold medal finish that was two seconds ahead of runnerup Nigeria. The race gave Johnson his fifth gold medal in three Olympics. He says he won't be back in 2004.

The U.S. men, led by Maurice Greene, claimed gold in the 400-meter relay. The women's 400 relay went to the Bahamas, with Jamaica in second place.

Saturday was also a big day for runners from African nations. Nouria Benida Merah of Algeria won the women's 1,500 meters in 4:05.10; Derartu Tulu of Ethiopia smashed the Olympic record in the women's 10,000 meters, finishing in 30:17.49; and Millon Wolde of Ethiopia led a crowd of six African runners across the finish line in the men's 5,000 meter final.

Trine Hattestad of Norway won the women's javelin title with a throw of 226 feet, one inch and Yelena Yelesina cleared six-feet-seven inches to win the women's high jump.

Long Jump Derails Jones; El Guerrouj Upset
Marion Jones and Hicham El Gerrouj saw their loftiest hopes crushed Friday, while a diverse group of lesser-known athletes reaped gold at Olympic Stadium.

Jones settled for bronze in the long jump, losing to Germany's Heike Drechsler and ruining her oft-stated plans to win a record five gold medals in Sydney. El Gerrouj, the world's most talented 1,500-meter runner, lost his second bid for Olympic gold when he was surprised in the stretch by Kenya's Noah Ngeny.

In other track and field action, unheralded American Nick Hysong won the pole vault, 17-year-old Kamila Skolimowska of Poland won the first-ever women's hammer throw and Reuben Kosgei of Kenya outlasted the field in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.

Robert Korzeniowski of Poland became the first man to double in the racewalk events. He won the 50-kilometer race Friday, adding that gold to the 20-kilometer title he claimed earlier in the games.

Injuries, Upsets on Track
Injuries stripped Wednesday's track events of two medal favorites, while a third fell victim to the upset bug. Meanwhile, American Angelo Taylor raced to victory in the 400-meter hurdles, and Marion Jones continued her quest for a record gold haul.

The upset of the night came in the men's 800-meter final, as Germany's Nils Schumann edged Denmark's Wilson Kipketer. The winning time of 1:45.08 was four seconds off Kipketer's world record for the distance. Aissa Djabir Said Guerni of Algeria won the bronze medal.

Defending Olympic champ Gail Devers pulled up lame in a qualifying heat of the 100-meter hurdles, opening the door for a victory by Olga Shishigina of Kazakhstan, who finished in 12.65. Gloria Alozie of Nigeria won the silver medal and Melissa Morrison of the United States claimed the bronze.

Another key injury came in the semi-final of the men's 1,500-meter race. Nourredine Morceli of Algeria, the defending champion, quit in the last 200 yards after being spiked by a competitor.

Jones easily advanced to the semi-finals of the 200-meter dash in a field that is without key rival Inger Miller. She also qualified for the finals of the long jump.

Taylor's win in the men's 400-meter hurdles came in a personal best time of 47.50. Hadi Souan Somayli of Saudi Arabia won the silver medal and Llewellyn Herbert of South Africa took the bronze. In the women's 400-meter hurdles event, Irina Privalova of Russia took the gold with a time of 53.02. The silver went to Deon Hemmings of Jamaica and the bronze to Nouza Bidiouane of Morocco.

Ellina Zvereva of Belarus won the women's discus with a throw of 224-feet, five inches. The silver went to Anastasia Kelesidou of Greece and the bronze to Irina Yatchenko of Belarus.

Freeman, Johnson Race to Gold
Cathy Freeman and Michael Johnson -- threatened more by the weight of expectations than by any rivals -- both powered their way to gold medal performances in the 400-meter dash Monday, highlighting competition at Olympic Stadium.

Other stars making gold medal predictions come true were Haile Gebreselassie in the men's 10,000-meters, British world record holder Jonathan Edwards in the triple jump and world record holder Stacy Dragila of the United States in the women's pole vault.

Anier Garcia of Cuba was a surprise winner in the men's 110-meter hurdles, beating a trio of talented Americans.

In the women's 800-meters, Lurdes Mutola of Mozambique slipped past Stephanie Graf of Austria and Kelly Holmes of Britain in a tight finish. And Gabriela Szabo of Romania shaved 19 seconds off the Olympic record to win the women's 5,000-meter final, finishing less than half a second ahead of Sonia O'Sullivan of Ireland.

The other gold medal of the day went to Virgilijus Alekna of Lithuania in the men's discus.

Rain Dampens Track Competition
Gusty wind and cold rain fell Sunday at Olympic Stadium and on the marathon course along the streets of Sydney, as five gold medals went out in track and field events.

Denise Lewis of Britain came back from injuries to grit out a victory in the women's heptathlon, edging Yelena Prokhorova of Russia. Naoko Takahashi became the first woman in Japanese track and field history to win a gold medal, finishing first in the women's marathon. And Tereza Marinova of Bulgaria led a 1-2-3 finish for eastern European in the women's triple jump.

On the men's side, Szymon Ziolkowski of Poland won gold in the hammer throw and Russia's Sergey Kliugin overcame the elements to claim the high jump title.

The United States qualified all three of its entrants in the finals of the men's 400-meter dash, with world champion Michael Johnson cruising to a second-place finish in his semi-final heat.

Fast Start for Jones, Greene
American sprinters are picking up where the swimmers left off as the Olympic focus shifts to track and field for the second week of the games.

Marion Jones ran away from her competition to claim the gold medal in the women's 100-meters, finishing in 10.75 seconds. That's one down for Jones, who hopes to win an unprecedented five golds at these Olympics. Chief rival Inger Miller sat out the race with a hamstring injury. The silver went to Ekaterini Thanou of Greece, and the bronze to Tanya Lawrence of Jamaica.

Maurice Greene sailed to victory in the men's 100-meters, posting a time of 9.87 seconds. That was off his world mark, but well ahead of silver medalist Ato Boldon of Trinidad and Tobago. Obadele Thompson of Barbados won the bronze.

In the field events, Jan Zelezny of the Czech Republic won his third straight gold medal in the javelin with an Olympic record toss of 295 feet, 9 1/2 inches. Steve Backley of Britain was second and Sergey Makarov of Russia was third.

Americans posted a 2-3 finish in the first field event of the games, the shot put, but the gold went to Finland's Arsi Harju. Adam Nelson won the silver despite fouling on his final throw, and John Godina -- named to the shot put team because of an injury to top U.S. hopeful C.J. Hunter -- won the bronze. Miller Pulls Out of 100 Meters
American sprint star Marion Jones won't have to contend with one of her chief rivals in the women's 100-meter dash. Inger Miller says a hamstring injury will keep her out of the race. She still hopes to compete in the 200-meter event, which comes up later in the games.