Medal opportunities for Americans on Tuesday

OSAKA, Japan - Three key finals for Team USA will be contested during Tuesday competition at the 2007 IAAF World Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Nagai Stadium.

The men's 400m hurdles final features three Americans, including 2005 World Outdoor silver medalist James Carter (Raleigh, N.C.), two-time USA Outdoor Champion Kerron Clement (Gainesville, Fla.) and USA Outdoor third-place finisher Derrick Williams (Fayetteville, Ark.).

Reigning world champion Tianna Madison (Los Angeles, Calif.) returns to the final of the women's long jump, where she is joined by Brittney Reese (Gulfport, Miss.), and American record holder Jenn Stuczynski (Rochester, N.Y.) contests her first World Outdoor final in the women's pole vault.

In qualifying action, the men's 200m competition begins with the first two rounds, while round 1 of the men's 400 is scheduled for Tuesday morning, and the women's 100 hurdles continue with the semifinals.

Below is a complete listing of USATF entrants for Tuesday competition.

Team USA entrants - Tuesday, August 28

10 a.m., women's hammer throw qualifying - Brittany Riley (Carbondale, IL), Kristal Yush (Baton Rouge, LA), Jessica Cosby (Mission Hills, CA)

10:10 p.m., men's 400m first round - Jeremy Wariner (Waco TX), Angelo Taylor (Decatur, GA), LaShawn Merritt (Suffolk, VA), Lionel Larry (Los Angeles, CA)

11:10, men's 200m first round - Tyson Gay (Fayetteville, AR), Wallace Spearmon (Fayetteville, AR), Rodney Martin (Los Angeles, CA)

7:30 p.m., women's pole vault FINAL - Jenn Stuczynski (Rochester, N.Y.)

7:35 p.m., women's 100m hurdles semifinal - Michelle Perry (Santa Clarita, CA), Virginia Powell (Los Angeles, CA), Lolo Jones (Baton Rouge, LA), Nichole Denby (Champaign, IL)

8:10 p.m., men's 200m second round

8:50 p.m., women's long jump FINAL - Tianna Madison (Los Angeles, CA), Brittney Reese (Gulfport, MS)

9:40 p.m., women's 400m hurdles semifinal - Tiffany Williams (Columbia, SC), Sheena Johnson (Los Angeles, CA), Nicole Leach (Los Angeles, CA)

10:20 p.m., men's 400m hurdles FINAL - James Carter (Raleigh, N.C.), Kerron Clement (Gainesville, Fla.), Derrick Williams (Fayetteville, Ark.)