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This Day in Monitor & Subject–February 10
1920—Dartmouth’s Earl “Tommy” Thomson was a double winner on the Millrose Video games, ending first within the 70-yard Excessive and Low Hurdles.
Missouri’s Jackson Scholz gained the 70-yard sprint over Loren Murchison and Charlie Paddock, whereas Joie Ray gained the 4th of his 7 Wanamaker 1-1/2 mile races (the precursor to the Wanamaker Mile).
Representing his native Canada, Thomson would win the gold medal within the 110-Meter Hurdles on the Antwerp Olympics later within the yr, with Murchison and Paddock profitable gold within the 4×100 relay (Paddock additionally gained gold within the 100 and silver within the 200).
Scholz would go on to turn into a 3-time U.S. Olympian, profitable gold within the 4×100 in 1920, and gold and silver, respectively, within the 200 and 100 in 1924. He was portrayed within the iconic film Chariots of Fireplace.
(For Subscribers): https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1920/02/11/118260689.html?pageNumber=19
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/79001
1962–Two world indoor information fell on the L.A. Instances Invitational. Jim Beatty grew to become the primary man to run a sub-4 minute mile indoors when he ran 3:58.9 to interrupt the earlier mark of 4:01.4, which was set by Irishman Ron Delany in 1959. The second mark fell within the 1000-yards as Peter Snell ran 2:06.0 to smash Ernie Cunliffe’s earlier mark of two:07.9.
Given a headsup by his coach, Mihály Iglói, that Beatty can be capturing for sub-4, ABC’s Broad World of Sports activities was available to cowl the doubtless historic race. Sadly, I might solely hear the audio description of the race, since my TV selected to go darkish throughout the next day’s broadcast! (I had averted studying any information accounts of the race).
Getting assist from Los Angeles T.C. teammates László Tábori and Jim Grelle, Beatty took the lead for good with three laps to go, passing the three/4-mile cut up in about 3:01.2 after which sprinting away to historical past.
SI Vault: https://vault.si.com/vault/1962/02/19/history-on-the-boards
From “Carry Again the Mile”
Beatty Appears Again
http://bringbackthemile.com/information/element/jim_beatty_an_all_american_miler
Race Video(the audio is barely forward of the video):
http://www.runnerspace.com/video.php?video_id=36474
Mike Fanelli took a better look on the sixtieth anniversary of Beatty’s historic race.
https://trackandfieldnews.com/60-years-ago-today-the-first-indoor-sub-400/
Jim Beatty visited Coogan’s after the 2015 Corridor of Fame Gala at NY’s Armory. Right here he’s sitting under his Sports activities Illustrated cowl, one of many dozens that used to adorn the partitions on the Washington Heights pub (Each cowl coping with T&F). (WM-That’s me within the mirror taking the image!—photograph included within the hooked up Phrase file)
1963—Bob Hayes ran 20.5 in Pointe-a-Pierre, Trinidad, to equal the out of doors World File for 200-meters, however the mark was by no means accepted by the IAAF because the occasion wasn’t included within the meet’s program!
1973–Two of the best hurdlers ever met within the rarely-contested (indoors) 120-yards occasion in Houston, with Rod Milburn edging Willie Davenport, 13.3-13.4.
1974—Judy Shapiro-Ikenberry (2:55:17) was the winner of the primary U.S. Ladies’s Marathon Championship in San
Mateo,CA.
https://www.fb.com/RunningNiche/images/a.192949898105404/879481396118914/?sort=3
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Shapiro-Ikenberry
1978–Lynn Jennings (Bromfield Faculty,Ma) ran 4:18.9 in Toronto to set a U.S. Excessive Faculty Indoor File for 1500-meters. That mark stood for 35 years till Mary Cain (Bronxville,NY) ran 4:16.11 in 2013 en-route to her mile document of 4:32.78! Cain later improved her information to 4:11.72/4:28.25.
1984–Sergey Bubka jumped 19-1 ½ (5.83) in Inglewood, California, to interrupt his 9-day previous document of 19-1 (5.82m).
WR Development: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Males’s_pole_vault_indoor_world_record_progression
1989–Followers have been handled to a few sizzling races in lower than an hour on the Vitalis/Meadowlands Inv. in East Rutherford,NJ., though the winners of all three fell in need of the World Information they have been after.
Paula Ivan gained the Ladies’s Mile in 4:18.99, simply lacking the world document of 4:18.86, which was set by fellow Romanian Doina Melinte (who served because the rabbit for the primary 600-yards right here!) at this identical meet the earlier yr.
Marcus O’Sullivan gained the Eamonn Coghlan Mile in 3:51.66, the Fifth-fastest time in historical past on the time. There had been hopes that O’Sullivan would problem Coghlan’s World File of three:49.78, which was set right here in 1983, however he needed to accept a brand new mark within the 1500-meters, as he was timed en-route in 3:35.6.
And Morocco’s Stated Aouita held off Steve Scott to win the Males’s 3000-meters in 7:39.71, simply lacking Emiel Puttemans’ 16-year-old World File of seven:39.2. Scott ran 7:39.94 to interrupt the American File of seven:41.57, which was set by Brian Abshire on the identical 10-lap observe in 1988, Abshire completed third right here in 7:41.84.
NY Instances: http://tinyurl.com/6jvjphj
Sports activities Illustrated Vault-The Hares Cut up
1995–Michael Johnson grew to become the primary man to interrupt 45-seconds within the 400-meters indoors when he set a World File of 44.97 in Reno, Nevada. One other document was set within the meet’s first occasion when Jackie Joyner-Kersee ran an American better of 6.67 within the seldom-run 50-meter hurdles. JJK additionally gained the Lengthy Soar with a leap of 22-3 ½ (6.79).
Befitting the setting within the playing city of Reno, “The Greatest Little Metropolis within the World”, the El Dorado On line casino, one of many meet’s sponsors, provided odds on a variety of occasions, and drew a variety of reactions. Some beloved the thought, feeling it will deliver extra consideration to the game, whereas others, together with USATF head Ollan Cassell, weren’t happy. Cassell stated he was involved “for the integrity of the game” and ordered every athlete to signal an settlement that they’d not wager instantly or not directly. And NBC virtually pulled the plug on its deliberate broadcast of the meet till they have been assured that athletes wouldn’t be betting on themselves (or others).
Earlier than the powers-that-be stepped in, sprinter Dennis Mitchell, attempting to pump up curiosity within the meet, advised an area TV reporter earlier within the week that he positioned a $10 wager on himself, at 4-1 odds, and inspired viewers to do the identical. Many individuals did, however they went house empty-handed after Mitchell completed 4th within the 50-meters.
After following the game carefully for many years, I assumed this was my alternative to money in on my information of the game, however, alas, I went for longshots in every occasion and misplaced each wager I positioned!
It by no means bought past the joking level, however one pre-meet dialog amongst athletes in a specific occasion highlighted the priority that officers had about permitting betting within the sport. “Effectively, if the chances are good on “Joe Blow”, possibly we’ll place bets on him and let him win”!
NY Instances: http://tinyurl.com/ybxjpzf
Betting Line (subsequent web page)
1996-Unheralded Jenny Spangler (2:29:54), who solely had the 61st greatest private greatest going into the race, was the shock winner of the Ladies’s U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in Columbia,SC. Becoming a member of her on the workforce have been Linda Somers (2:30:06) and Anne-Marie Lauck (2:31:18). Joan Benoit-Samuelson, the winner of the inaugural Olympic Marathon for ladies in 1984, completed 13th (2:36:54).
Outcomes(Scroll down):
On-line Coach: http://www.jennyspangler.com
2002—Russia’s Svetlana Feofanova cleared 15-6 ¼ (4.73) in Ghent, Belgium, to interrupt her personal World File of 15-5 ¾ (4.72). It was her 3rd WR within the house of 8 days and he or she would set two extra earlier than the tip of the season.
You don’t see many indoor 10k races, however the quickest ever run got here on this present day when Kenya’s Mark Bett ran 27:50.29.
2006–Working in lanes all the way in which on the quick Arkansas observe in Fayetteville, Wallace Spearmon (31.88) gained a detailed one over Kerron Clement (31.94) and LaShawn Merritt (31.94) because the trio produced the three quickest occasions in historical past at 300-meters. Spearmon earned a $25,000 bonus from meet sponsor Tyson Meals for his effort.
IAAF Report: https://www.worldathletics.org/information/report/spearmon-dashes-to-3188-300m-world-best-fay
Full Outcomes: http://flashresults.com/2006_Meets/indoor/tyson/index.htm
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-gxBiBxoWU
2007–Russia’s Yelena Isinbaeva cleared 16-2 (4.93) in Donetsk to interrupt her year-old World File of 16-1 ¼ (4.91), which was set on the identical venue.
IAAF Report: https://www.worldathletics.org/information/information/updated-493m-isinbayeva-breaks-own-world
2007—America’s greatest distance runners descended on Boulder, Colorado, for the U.S. X-Nation Championships.
High Finishers
Males(12k)-1.Alan Culpepper 37:09, 2.Adam Goucher 37:35, 3.Dathan Ritzenhein 37:47, 4.Jorge Torres 38:07;
Ladies(8k)-1.Deena Kastor 26:47, 2.Shalane Flanagan 27:48, 3.Kara Goucher 28:01, 4.Lauren Fleshman 28:26;
Elliot Heath and Jordan Hasay have been the Junior Champions
https://www.letsrun.com/2007/boulderecap82007.php
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYah51rU2tg
2008–Sweden’s Susanna Kallur set a World File of seven.68 within the Ladies’s 60-meter hurdles in Karlsruhe, Germany. The earlier mark of seven.69 was set by Ludmila Engquist again in 1990. Kallur and her twin sister Jenny have been born in Huntington, NY (Lengthy Island). Their dad Anders performed on 4 Stanley Cup championship groups for the NY Islanders.
It wasn’t till December, 2018, that USATF acknowledged Kallur’s mark as an American File, since she had dual-citizenship on the time. Dropping their standing as American File holders have been Lolo Jones (7.72/2010), and Sharika Nelvis and Keni Harrison, each of whom ran 7.70 in 2018. (The document that Kallur broke was the 7.74 that Gail Devers ran in 2003).
The rule now could be that an American File can solely be set by an athlete who’s eligible to symbolize the U.S. in worldwide competitors.
Kallur has since misplaced each information, with American Tia Jones and the Bahamas’ Devynne Charlton operating 7.67 in 2024. Charlton would decrease the WR to 7.65 on the 2024 World Indoor Championships.
IAAF Report: https://www.worldathletics.org/information/information/kallurs-absolutely-unbelievable-world-60m-hur
2017—Senior Tara Davis (Agoura,CA) jumped 21-11 (6.68) in Frisco,Texas, to interrupt Carol Lewis’s 36-year previous U.S. Excessive Faculty File (21-7 ½ [6.59]) within the Lengthy Soar.
Davis didn’t appear too excited when she exited the pit after her huge soar, however her jaw dropped for a couple of seconds when she heard an official announce the space.
(Contains Video): https://usatodayhss.com/2017/tara-davis-agoura-national-indoor-track-record-long-jump
Past The Marks(Billy Cvecko places Davis’ mark in perspective): https://www.milesplit.com/movies/186265
2018—Edward Cheserek, operating on Boston College’s quick observe, gained the mile in 3:49.44, the twond quickest indoor time in historical past (on the time/now #13). Lower than 24 hours later, he would win the 3000 on the New Stability Grand Prix on the close by Reggie Lewis Heart in Roxbury Crossing, setting a meet document of seven:38.72.
Video(for FloTrack subscribers)
Publish-Race Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaoqCMeiRdI
2018—USC, with a lineup of Zach Shinnick 46.3, Rai Benjamin’ 44.6, Ricky Morgan 45.7, and Michael Norman 45.4, set a Collegiate File of three:01.98 within the 4×400 at Clemson. The Trojans have been pushed to the document by Florida (3:02.23), which was additionally below Texas A&M’s year-old earlier mark of three:02.52. The Aggies have been 3rd right here in 3:02.95.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbTZlbgZFpQ
2023—Junior Mia Brahe-Pedersen (Lake Oswego,OR) ran 22.89 for 200-meters in Albuquerque, breaking the U.S. Excessive Faculty File of twenty-two.97 that was set by Bianca Knight (Ridgeland,MS) in 2007.
Vital Birthdays
Born On This Day*
Kévin Mayer-France 33 (1992) 2-time Olympic silver medalist-Decathlon (2016, 2021/2012-15th)
2-time World Champion (2017, 2022/2013-4th, 2019-dnf); withdrew from the 2023 World Championships after 2
Occasions
Introduced the day earlier than competitors in Paris was to start {that a} hamstring harm would preserve him from collaborating
within the Olympic Decathlon!
2010 World Junior (below 20) Champion
Set the present World File of 9126 in Talence in 2018
10.55, 25-7 ¼(7.80), 52-6(16.00), 6-8 ¾(2.05), 48.42, 13.75, 165-10(50.54), 17-10 ½(5.45), 235-11(71.90), 4:36.11
2017 World Indoor Champion-Heptathlon
2024 SB: 8476
http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/125947
https://www.worldathletics.org/information/report/decastar-talence-2018-mayer-world-record
https://trackandfieldnews.com/world-record-kevin-mayer-totals-9126/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Mayer
WR Video(full): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oLYYvtnB3M
WR(Mayer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBJWwxJHlvo
https://www.olympics.com/en/information/paris-2024-decathlon-kevin-mayer-out-of-games
Justin Gatlin 43 (1982) 2004 Olympic gold medalist—100m; 2005 World Champion—100,200
2016 Olympic silver medalist—100m;
8th within the 100 on the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials
2017 World Champion-100m (Usain Bolt was 3rd)
Silver medalist within the 100 on the 2019 World Championships…ran 2nd leg on the U.S. workforce that gained the 4×100 in
Doha and set an American document of 37.10
2-time World Indoor Champion—60m(2003,2012);
2-time NCAA Champion within the 100 and 200 (Tennessee/2001,2002)
PBs: 9.74 (2015), 19.57 (2015);
2nd to Usain Bolt within the 100 and 200 on the 2015 World Out of doors Championships
Served a 4-year ban from 2006-2010.
Wiki Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Gatlin
Controversy
http://tinyurl.com/2015BoltVsGatlin
www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/aug/30/justin-gatlin-2010-apology-iaaf-drugs-federal-authorities
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/105463
2004 OG: https://olympics.com/en/video/athens-2004-gatlin-wins-the-100m-final
Sam Graddy 61 (1964) 1984 Olympic gold medalist—4×100 (100-silver/behind Carl Lewis).
Relay workforce set a World File of 37.83—anchor Carl Lewis gained his 4th gold medal of the Video games)
(Sam Graddy, Ron Brown, Calvin Smith, Carl Lewis)
1984 NCAA Champion-100m (Tennessee/1983-5th, 1986-4th); 1983 NCAA Champion-4×100
PB:10.09 (1984)
Performed within the NFL with the Denver Broncos (1987-88) and the Los Angeles (Oakland) Raiders (1990-92).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Graddy
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78468
https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/sam-graddy-14358562
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/gamers/G/GradSa00.htm
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-graddy-b6829212
OG 4×100: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvOfmnr4PMM
Larry Younger 82 (1943) 2-time Olympic bronze medalist—50k Stroll (1968,1972)
Each time he can be referred to as as much as a stage at some operate, he wouldn’t simply casually stroll from his desk, he would
go into full race-walking mode!
http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/79230
Corridor of Fame Bio(2002): https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/larry-young
2010 Article:
Sculptor: http://www.youngsculpture.com/
http://mosportshalloffame.com/enshrinement-in-columbia-olympic-race-walker-larry-young/4398/
Wiki Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Young_(athlete)
Mary Rand—Nice Britain 85 (1940) 3-time medalist on the 1964 Olympics-Gold (Lengthy Soar), Silver (Pentathlon),
Bronze (4×100).
Was married to Invoice Toomey, the 1968 Olympic gold medalist within the Decathlon, from 1969-1991
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/68611
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/cash/fame-fortune/mary-rand-olympic-gold-didnt-make-rich/
Wiki Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Rand
Deceased
Gordon Pirie-Nice Britain 60 (1931-Dec.7, 1991) 3-time Olympian:
1952: 5000 (4th), 10,000 (7th)
1956: 5000 (Silver), 10,000 (8th)
1960: 5000 (1st spherical), 10,000 (10th)
Former World File holder: 3000 (7:55.6/1956, 7:52.8/1956), 5000 (13:36.8/1956), 6-miles (28:19.4/1953)
PB: 29:15.49 (1960)
https://www.racingpast.ca/john_contents.php?id=138
http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/69394
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Pirie
Movies
5000 WR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rALoDESkVM
Beats Wes Santee in a Mile (1953): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq2AjZlOsxY
