Dayron Robles, the world record holder, pulled up mid-race with what appeared to be a hamstring pull.
World record holder Kipketer had been expected to win in Sydney but he was upstaged by Schumann.
And the world record holder in the marathon has decided he does not want to find out.
The world record holder has not competed in a marathon since she won at the World Championships in August 2005.
Kenyan David Rushida, world record holder in the 800, had to withdraw from the Pre because of a right knee injury.
And his coach Glen Mills said the 100m and 200m world record holder was always set to skip the Commonwealth Games.
After 44 years "Tommie Jet" is still the world record holder, even though Johnson (19.32) and Bolt (19.19) have faster times.
Jones's boyfriend Tim Montgomery, the world record holder for 100 metres, has also been training with Francis, but his plans remain unclear.
The 100m world record holder split with Francis on Friday following widespread criticism over his involvement with the former coach of Ben Johnson.
"I am furious, " the world record holder said after a miscommunication with his coach caused him to change lanes at the wrong time.
World record holder Paula Radcliffe of Britain, Kenya's two-time world champion Catherine Ndereba and China's Zhou Chunxiu were seen as Noguchi's main rivals.
There was further gold medal success for the United States in the decathlon as world record holder Ashton Eaton won with 8, 869 points.
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The 37-year-old marathon world record holder was due to run in 2000 but tore his Achilles tendon while winning 10, 000m gold at the Sydney Olympics.
World record holder Spofforth turned second behind Daniela Samulski but took the lead with a superb turn as the German faded at the 60m mark.
The 39-year-old is a former marathon world record holder and has two Olympic 10, 000 metres silver medals in addition to five world cross country titles.
Marathon world record holder Haile Gebrselassie can run a mile in an astonishing four minutes, 45 seconds, and repeat the performance 26 times in a row.
His co-driver, Tracy, is a Guinness Book of World Record holder for completing the Hot Wheels Double Loop Dare at the 2012 X Games.
Holm is the only Swede to win the Olympic title with former world record holder Patrik Sjoberg finishing among the minor medals in three successive Games.
His overall points tally for England and the British and Irish Lions now stands at 1, 056, just 34 behind Welshman and current world record holder Neil Jenkins.
England's world champion and world record holder Gemma Spofforth progressed from Tuesday's semi-finals of the 100m backstroke , but neither she nor Simmonds looked on top form.
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One man who did make headway in the match was Dan Carter, who passed Jonny Wilkinson's Test points haul of 1, 178 to become the new world record holder.
Despite her success the world record holder has never won an Olympic medal but could emulate Norwegian runner Ingrid Kristiansen if she completes a quartet of wins in April's event.
And while decathlon world record holder Ashton Eaton doesn't have his medal yet, he will carry a solid 220-point lead over teammate Trey Hardee into the second day of the competition Thursday.
The 33-year-old marathon world record holder started confidently enough but eventually had no answer to Goucher, who produced an astounding performance for a woman who had never previously run such a distance competitively.
Bolt was among those absent, but one volunteer, Tamara Armoush, 20, said she had met the 100m world record holder and had been showing other Jamaican names to the track at the Edgbaston campus.
The top 15 lifetime money winners in distance running were all born in Africa, including Ethiopia's Haile Gebreselasie, considered the most talented distance runner in history and the former world record holder in the marathon.
But it was a disastrous day for Britain's world record holder and race favorite Radcliffe, who pulled up in tears just after 35 kilometers (22 miles) when lying third, apparently suffering from a leg injury.
Radcliffe, the world record holder in the event, had started the race as favorite, but broke down in tears at the side of the road after 22 miles, after losing contact with the race leaders.
Chambers also said he expected former world record holder Maurice Greene - who told the BBC's Athletics Focus on Saturday that he too expected to break 9.70 this season - to return to his best this season.
ATHENS, Greece (CNN) -- Ian Thorpe and world record holder Pieter van den Hoogenband are set for a classic confrontation in the 100 meters freestyle final on Wednesday with the Australian seeking to pull off an unprecedented 100m, 200m and 400m Olympic treble.
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