This Day in Monitor & Subject Historical past, February 23, Yelena Isinbayeva units WR at 5.01m (2012), Born This Day, Valeria Allman, by Walt Murphy

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This Day in Monitor & Subject-February 23

1957–Villanova’s all-star lineup, which included two latest gold medalists from the 1956 Olympics, beat out the New York Athletic Membership for the staff title on the AAU Championships, which have been held at NY’s Madison Sq. Backyard.

Ron Delany, who gained the 1500-meters in Melbourne, gained the Mile (4:07.0) for the 2nd 12 months in a row, whereas 400m-champion Charlie Jenkins gained the 600y (1:10.4) over a area that included Tom Courtney, the Olympic 800-meter champion. Villanova additionally obtained a win from Phil Reavis within the Excessive Soar (6-9  ½ [2.07]) and a 2nd-place within the Pole Vault from Don Bragg, who would win the gold medal on the 1960 Olympics.

Delany’s return to Eire after Olympics: a-new-irish-hero-goes-home

1963—Simply 8 days after working 3:58.6 on the NYAC Video games to interrupt his personal World Indoor File within the Mile, Jim Beatty returned to Madison Sq. Backyard and got here near setting one other file along with his profitable time of three:59.0 on the U.S. Indoor Championships. It was his 3^rd straight Mile title (1961-1963). Behind Beatty, who led each step of the way in which, have been Jim Grelle and Invoice Dotson, each of whom simply missed becoming a member of the still-exclusive sub-4 minute membership with their respective instances of 4:00.0 and 4:00.4.

The Soviet Union’s Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (LJ/26-6  ½ [8.09]) and Valeriy Brumel (HJ/7-3  ½ [2.22+]) continued their profitable methods over their American rivals, Ralph Boston (25-9  ¾ [7.86]) and John Thomas (7-0 [2.13+]).

Jack Yerman, a gold medalist within the 4×400 on the 1960 Olympics, ended his profession by profitable the 600-yards in 1:09.4, simply .1s off the World File.

The meet drew one other good crowd of 16,213 followers to the Backyard. Sitting within the entrance row on the end line was Basic Douglas MacArthur!  Whereas others have been making an attempt to get his autograph, Beatty interrupted his victory lap to get MacArthur to signal his program! (see video hyperlink)

Mile Video (nice post-race protection): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBMQEZAbfmA

https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1963/02/25/102284642.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0

1986–Johnny Grey ran 2:04.39 in San Diego to set a World File  for 1000-yards.

 Russia’s Galina Chistyakova set a modest World File of 44-6  ¾ (13.58) within the Triple Soar, which hadn’t but turn into a staple on the worldwide circuit.

1986—Holland’s Nelli Cooman set a World File of seven.00 for 60-meters in Madrid. She dominated indoors throughout her peak years, profitable two World (1987,1989) and 6 European (1985-1989, 1994) titles at 60-meters. Her time of 7-flat remains to be =#15 on the All-Time World Performers’ Listing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelli_Cooman

1990–In one of many best races in U.S. historical past, three of America’s best-ever distance runners went toe-to-toe within the Ladies’s 3000-meters on the U.S. Indoor Championships in Madison Sq. Backyard. With all three in peak kind and every taking the lead sooner or later within the race, Lynn Jennings (8:40.45), down 10-meters with two laps to go, got here from behind to beat PattiSue Plumer (8:41.45) and Vicki Huber (8:42.13) as all three went underneath Lesley Lehane’s earlier American File of 8:44.68. All three have been members of the 1988 U.S. Olympic staff. Mentioned Corridor-of-Famer Jennings years later, “It was one in all my favourite races of all those I ran”.

      Plumer (4:31.29) got here again an hour later to complete 2^nd within the Mile to Romania’s Doina Melinte, who gained on the Championships for the 4^th time and set a Meet File of 4:27.62.

      There was a controversial end within the Males’s Mile. To many within the Backyard, it appeared that Steve Scott had gained, since he hit the end line banner earlier than Marcus O’Sullivan, who had the lead coming off the ultimate flip. What followers didn’t understand was that the banner had been held a few toes previous the precise end line, in order to not intrude with the finish-line digital camera.

      When officers examined the pictures (from either side of the runners), they declared a dead-heat. It was an costly determination for Scott, for the reason that tie enabled O’Sullivan to take care of his lead over Scott within the Grand Prix occasion and general standings (a $4,000 distinction).

      Diane Dixon gained the 9^th of her file 11 U.S. Indoor titles within the 400m/440y (53.50).

      Earlier within the day, Lance Deal, within the early levels of his personal 11-title profession, gained his 3^rd U.S. crown within the 35-pound Weight Throw at Princeton’s Jadwin Gymnasium and set an American File of 78-1/4 (23.78).

      Joetta Clark gained the 4^th of her 7 U.S. titles within the Ladies’s 800 (2:04.32). (She completed 3^rd in 1987 and a pair of^nd in 1988, however earned the U.S. titles as the primary American finisher).

      Baylor’s Michael Johnson (47.43), not but a family identify, gained the primary of his two 400-meter titles on the Backyard’s 11-lap observe.. He would win two extra titles (1995,1996) when the meet moved to Atlanta and its spacious 200-meter oval.

      The Males’s 4×800 relay was gained by the Boston A.A., which was anchored by one Mark Wetmore (to not be confused with the Colorado coach of the identical identify), the driving pressure behind International Athletics, the corporate that represents most of the world’s greatest T&F athletes and places on the annual New Stability Indoor Grand Prix in Boston.

NY Occasions: http://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/24/sports activities/indoor-track-ends-a-sluggish-season-strongly.html

Jennings HOF Bio (2006): https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/lynn-jennings

http://globalathletics.com/

2002–Auburn’s Eva Goulbourne gained the Lengthy Soar on the SEC Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas, with a leap of    22-8 (6.91m) to set a Collegiate File. (Tied by TCU’s Whitney Gipson in 2012, damaged by Texas’ Tara Davis in 2021)

2002–Pole vaulter Kevin Dare, a 19-year outdated Penn State sophomore,  died after hitting his head on the steel plant field through the Massive-10 Indoor Championships on the College of Minnesota.

        His reminiscence is saved alive by means of the Kevin Dare Basis. https://www.fb.com/KevinDareFoundation/

http://www.statecollege.com/information/columns/kevin-dares-pole-vault-tragedy-15-years-later,1471259/

2012—Russia’s Yelena Isinbaeva improved her World Indoor File within the Pole Vault to  16-05  1/4 (5.01) in Stockholm

         IAAF Report(and outcomes)

         https://www.worldathletics.org/information/information/isinbayeva-clears-501m-world-record-in-stockh

2019—Drew Hunter gained the so-called  gradual part of the Males’s 2-mile on the second day of the U.S. Indoor Championships on the Ocean Breeze Complicated on Staten Island within the Meet File time of 8:25.29. He then watched anxiously from the sidelines because the tempo lagged within the seeded part, with Eric Avila profitable in 8:32.41, leaving Hunter because the Nationwide Champion!

Colleen Quigley spoiled Shelby Houlihan’s bid for a 4^th-straight double-win at these Championships by beating her coaching accomplice in a tactical mile, 4:29.42-4:29.92. (Houlihan would win the 2-mile the next day, her 4^th straight distance title.

Brittany Brown (35.95) edged Gabby Thomas (35.98) to win the Ladies’s 300-meters, with each ladies transferring into the All-Time Prime-10 listing (#7/#8 World; #2/#3 U.S. [at the time]).

Excessive College junior Athing Mu (Trenton,NJ) gave a touch of issues to come back when she gained her warmth of the Ladies’s 600-meters in 1:26.23, breaking Ajee’ Wilson’s American and World Junior File of 1:26.45.  (She would set an American File of 1:23.57 within the ultimate the next day!).

https://www.flotrack.org/articles/6371176-drew-hunter-wins-usatf-two-mile-title-from-b-heat

https://www.letsrun.com/information/2019/02/rrw-hunter-gets-usa-two-mile-title-from-section-b/

Outcomes: https://www.flashresults.com/2019_Meets/Indoor/02-22_USATF/

Movies(Subscription Required): https://www.usatf.television/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=45365&mgroup_event_id=25&do=movies&folder_id=latest&12 months=2019

2019—North Dakota State senior Payton Otterdahl set a Collegiate File of 71-6  ¾ (21.81) within the Shot Put on the Summit League Championships in Brookings, South Dakota (since damaged). The earlier file of 71-3  ½ (21.73) was set by Arizona State’s Ryan Whiting in 2008.

Important Birthdays

Born On This Day*

Femke Bol-Netherlands 25 (2000) 2023 World Champion-400m Hurdles, 4×400; Silver medalist within the hurdles in 2022

         Gained a full set of medals on the 2024 Olympics…Gold-Blended 4×400, Silver-4×400, Bronze-400h

         2021 Olympic Bronze medalist—400-hurdles

         Was on the verge of main her staff to victory within the Blended 4×400 relay on the 2023 Worlds when she fell to the bottom simply as American Alexis Holmes was arising on her. She redeemed herself by happening to win the hurdles after which working an excellent come-from-behind anchor on the profitable 4×400 relay.

         2024 World Indoor Champion—400m, 4×400

         Silver medalist within the 400 and 4×400 on the 2022 World Indoor Championships

         5-time European Champion-2022/400, 400m-hurdles, 4×400; 2024/400h, 4×400

         For the two^nd 12 months in a row, she set a World Indoor File for 400-meters on the Dutch Championships, working 49.24

            in 2024 to shave .02s off her year-old file. Improved the file to 49.17 on the 2024 World Indoor

            Championships

         Additionally set a World Indoor File of 1:05.63 for 500-meters on February 4, 2023

PBs: 22.64i (2024), 22.80 (2024), 49.17i (2024/WR), 49.44 (2022), 1:05.63i (2023/WR),

        36.86/300mh(2022/WR), 50.95  (2024/#2 All-Time);

         https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femke_Bol

         https://worldathletics.org/athletes/netherlands/femke-bol-14707010

         https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/145442

         5 Issues To Know: https://olympics.com/en/information/five-things-to-know-about-400m-hurdles-star-femke-bol

         Movies

       2021 OG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BTOqOqSR-k

         2022 WC   2023 WC-400H  2023 WC-Blended Relay  2023 WC-4×400

         49.26: https://worldathletics.org/information/report/femke-bol-world-indoor-400m-record-apeldoorn

         49.24: https://worldathletics.org/information/report/femke-bol-world-indoor-400m-record-apeldoorn-2024

         49.17: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk7sj2O9eyY

         ’24 OG-Blended 4×400: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imsNmnaSszU

Valarie Allman 30 (1995)  2-time Olympic gold medalist—Discus (2021, 2024)

         Bronze medalist on the 2022 World Championships in Eugene, silver medalist in 2023 in Budapest (2019-7^th)

         2023 & 2024 Diamond League Champion

         2014 U.S. Junior Champion…silver medalist on the 2014 World Junior/Below-20 Championships

         All-American at Stanford—3^rd on the 2016 NCAA Championships

         Has set the final 3 American Data within the Discus

         230-02    (70.16)   August 1, 2020  Rathdrum, Idaho

         233-05    (71.16)   September 12, 2021  Berlin, Germany

         234-05    (71.46)   April 8, 2022  LaJolla,CA  (longest throw on this planet since 1992)

                        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUBoQexS9xE

         2024 SB: 232-7 (70.89)

         Moved to Austin when her coach at Stanford, Zebulon Sion, took an identical place at Texas

         Serves as a Volunteer Assistant coach with the Longhorns.

         Donated the singlet and sneakers she wore whereas profitable the Olympic title in Tokyo to the World Athletics Heritage

             assortment. The gadgets are displayed within the Museum of World Athletics (MOWA).

         Credit her early profession as a dancer with serving to her within the discus circle

         https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valarie_Allman

         Reflecting on the ’21 Olympics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hjiemf–1qs

         On Successful Her 2^nd Gold: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XouYHWOSfhY

         ’21 OG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=silrPLJrvFU

         ’24 OG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSsuX30hhug

         https://www.worldathletics.org/personal-best/efficiency/valarie-allman-dance-and-discus

         https://worldathletics.org/information/characteristic/valarie-allman-discus-usa-mowa

         https://worldathletics.org/information/characteristic/valarie-allman-usa-discus-tokyo-oregon-paris

         Stanford Bio: https://gostanford.com/sports activities/track-and-field/roster/valarie-allman/12628

         https://www.instagram.com/vallman123/?hl=en

Zach Ziemek 32 (1993)  Bronze medalist on the 2022 World Championships–Decathlon

        2016 NCAA Indoor Champion—Heptathlon (Wisconsin/5^th in 2013 & 2014)

        NCAA Decathlon-2014 (5^th), 2016 (2^nd)

      “Double Z” is the primary American to finish 3 Olympic Decathlons-2016 (7^th); 2021 (6^th), 2024 (17^th)…struggled to

          end his 3^rd in Paris after struggling a knee harm within the Lengthy Soar, the two^nd occasion on day one.

        https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/04/olympics-zach-ziemek-us-record/

        DNF-2017 World Championships, 15^th-2015;

        6^th within the Heptathlon on the 2018 World Indoor Championships

        Had the perfect rating by an American in 2019 (8344), however an harm suffered on the U.S. Championships ended his

           possibilities of competing on the World Championships in Doha.

        PBs: 6173i (2016), 8676 (2022/#9 All-Time U.S.); 2024 SB: 8516

        https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/3764267/Wisconsin/Zach_Ziemek.html

        Pre-Rio Interview

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zach_Ziemek

        Bronze

Deceased

Lee Calhoun 56 (1933-June 21, 1989)  2-time Olympic gold medalist—110-hurdles (1956, 1960)

        Gained each golds in photo-finishes over U.S. teammates:

        1956-Calhoun 13.5 (13.70), Jack Davis (13.5/13.73)

        1960-Calhoun 13.98, Willie Might 13.99

        Tied the World File of 13.2 in 1960

        2-time NAIA & NCAA Champion (1956,1957-North Carolina Central)

        3-time U.S. Champion (1956,1957,1959); 2-time U.S. Indoor Champion—60y-hurdles (1956,1957)

        Ranked #1 on this planet in 1960 (1956-2, 1957-2, 1959-3)

        Suspended by the AAU for the 1958 season for being married on the tv present “Bride and Groom” and

            receiving presents after the ceremony!

        Coached at Grambling, Yale, and Western Illinois

        Constitution Member of the Nationwide Corridor of Fame (1974)

        http://www.nytimes.com/1989/06/22/obituaries/lee-calhoun-56-a-star-hurdler.html

        https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78189

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Calhoun

        Remembering Lee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gd6bvto0x4

      Suspension:

      theolympians.co/2016/04/22/the-pains-of-amateur-purity-in-america-part-1-two-time-gold-medalist-hurdler-lee-calhoun/

      Movies:

        1956: https://hurdler49.wordpress.com/class/hurdles-2/lee-calhoun/

        1960: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sIwZKn2_6A