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This Day in Observe & Area–Could 19
1956–-Duke’s Dave Sime ran 9.3 for the primary time on the Carolinas AAU meet in Raleigh to equal the World Report for the 100-yard Sprint (he would run 9.3 twice extra). The report for the metric model of the 100 was additionally equaled on this present day when Bobby Morrow ran 10.2 on the South USA meet in Houston. Morrow would go on to win 3 gold medals (100, 200, 4×100) on the Melbourne Olympics later within the yr, whereas a earlier harm pressured Sime to drag up in his warmth of the 100 on the U.S. Trials. Each males are members of the Nationwide Corridor of Fame.
Sime, who would win a silver medal within the 100 on the 1960 Olympics, was an “unintentional” sprinter who excelled in baseball, soccer, and basketball in highschool. Understanding with the observe workforce to get in form for baseball throughout his freshman yr at Duke, his velocity caught the eye of observe coaches Bob Chambers and Al Buehler. “I by no means noticed something like him,” Buehler stated. “He may actually transfer. We timed him within the 100-yard sprint on a discipline that wasn’t groomed, and he ran the gap in 9.8 seconds. We knew he may do higher after some coaching, and we have been ecstatic. He had monumental expertise and intelligence and was a tough employee.” Learn extra on the hyperlink under.
His grandson is San Francisco 49ers operating again Christian McCaffrey.
NY Occasions Obituary:
Sime & The CIA!:
WR Development (100m): https://worldathletics.org/data/by-progression/16647
1963—Arizona State’s Henry Carr ran 20.4 in Tempe, Arizona, to set an American Report for 200-meters. Carr would win Olympic gold within the 200 and 4×400 in Tokyo the next yr.
1973—Francie Larrieu regained the American Report within the Mile from Doris Brown when she ran 4:38.7 on the Bakersfield Basic.
Larrieu had set the primary of her six American Information within the occasion when she ran 4:41.5 on June 5, 1971, solely to have Brown decrease the mark to 4:41.3 the following day, after which to 4:39.6 on June 12.
Dwight Stones set many data throughout his Corridor-of-Fame profession, however he may need set one right here that received’t present up in any stats guide!
Locked in a tie at 7-2 ¾ (2.205?) with Robert Joseph after his first 8 jumps, Stones then wanted an extra 9 makes an attempt (for a complete of 17!) earlier than successful the lengthy jump-off with a 3rd-jump clearance of 7-1 (2.16). (From T&F Information)
Fittingly, Larrieu-Smith and Stones, who each competed for Tom Jennings’ Pacific Coast Membership, have been inducted into the Nationwide Corridor of Fame collectively in 1998.
Corridor of Fame Bios
Larrieu-Smith: https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/francine-larrieu-smith
Stones: https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/dwight-stones
1975—Germany’s Karl-Hans Riehm had fairly a day in Rehlingen, Germany. He set 3 World Information within the Hammer, and all six of his throws have been higher than the earlier report of 251-6 (76.66)
His sequence:
251-08 76.70WR
254-05 77.56WR
251-11 77.10
257-06 78.50WR
253-02 77.16
253-06 77.28
WR Development: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menpercent27s_hammer_throw_world_record_progression
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/70465
1978–Leaping on the PAC-8 Championships in Corvallis, Oregon, UCLA senior Mike Tully thought he had damaged the World Report within the Pole Vault when he cleared 18-8 ¾ (5.71m), however his celebration was short-lived. Whereas officers have been making an attempt to remeasure the peak for affirmation (per IAAF guidelines), the crossbar fell off, and when it was changed the official mark grew to become 18-8 (5.69m)!
1979—Jan Merrill ran 15:33.8 on the Lite Invitational in Durham,NC, to interrupt Kathy Mills’ American Report of 15:35.52. 2nd in 15:43.1 was Joan Benoit.
Edwin Moses received the 400-Meter Hurdles in 47.69, the 4th-fastest time in historical past on the time.
Sweet Younger, a junior at Beaver Falls (PA) H.S. received the 100-Meter Hurdles in 13.34, breaking her personal American Junior and Excessive Faculty Information of 13.45.
1985—Oklahoma State’s Joe Dial vaulted 19-2 ¼ (5.85) in Norman,OK, to interrupt his 9-day outdated American report of 19-1 ½ (5.83).
1990–Houston’s Leroy Burrell ran a sensational, however very wind-aided (+4.0), 19.61 to beat Baylor’s Michael Johnson (19.91w) within the 200 on the Southwest Convention Championships in Faculty Station, Texas.
Burrell, now the pinnacle coach at Auburn, additionally received the 100 in a wind-aided 9.94 over Texas A&M’s Andre Cason (10.08) and TCU’s Jon Drummond (10.17).
Burrell is married to Michelle Finn, a 1992 Olympic gold medalist within the 4×100 relay (as is her husband/1st spherical), a 3-time U.S. Indoor dash champion (1990-1992), and the 1990 U.S. champion at 100-meters. Son Cameron, who additionally competed for Houston, was the 2018 NCAA Champion within the 100 and the 4×100. Sadly, he handed away in 2021.
http://tinyurl.com/Burrell1961
1991—Baylor’s Invoice Payne vaulted 19-2 ¾ (5.86) on the Southwest Convention Championships in Houston, breaking Joe Dial’s 6-year outdated Collegiate Report of 19-2 ¼ (5.85).
1995—USC’s Balázs Kiss, a junior from Hungary, set the present Collegiate Report of 268-10 (81.94) within the Hammer Throw on the PAC-10 Championships in Tucson. He would win the third of his 4 NCAA titles later within the month and went on to win the gold medal on the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.
One other CR was set by UCLA’s Amy Acuff, who received the Ladies’s Excessive Bounce with a clearance of 6-6 (1.98/now =#4 All-Time).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balázs_Kiss
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Acuff
2012—China’s Liu Xiang (12.97) gave his hometown followers in Shanghai what they got here to see, successful the 110-meter hurdles on the Diamond League assembly (within the rain) over a world-class discipline that included American Report holder David Oliver (13.13), 2011 World Champion Jason Richardson (13.16), and Aries Merritt (13.26), who would excel later within the yr by successful Olympic gold in London and setting the present World Report of 12.80 in Brussels.
Sadly for Liu, the 2004 Olympic gold medalist, his season (and his profession) got here to a tragic finish when he crashed into the 1st hurdle on the London Video games, injuring his proper ankle. Decided to cross the end line another time, he hopped on his left foot on the surface of the row of hurdles and was then helped off the observe by his fellow rivals. It was the twond Olympic disappointment in a row for Liu, who was unable to get by way of the 1st spherical on the Beijing Olympics.
Movies
Shanghai: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wylom4zstS8
2012 OG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa50gXELqp0
Born On This Day*
Livio Berruti-Italy 85 (1939) Delighted Italian followers by successful the 200-meters on the 1960 Olympics in Rome.
Equaled the World Report of 20.5 within the semi-finals and ultimate in Rome…beat co-record holders Ray Norton and
Stone Johnson within the ultimate. PB:20.62 (1960)
“(His) win was greeted by joyous hysteria as the house crowd set hearth to their applications giving the stadium an
nearly eerie glow within the fading gentle of the day”. From the Development of IAAF World Information.
Ranked #1 on the earth in 1960 and 1961 (#2-1959, #7-1962)
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/71860
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livio_Berruti
https://worldathletics.org/athletes/-/14359736
Igor Ter-Ovanesyan 87 (1938) 2-time Olympic bronze medalist—Lengthy Bounce (1960,1964/4th in 1968)
Tied Ralph Boston’s World Report of 27-4 ¾ (8.35) in Mexico Metropolis in 1967
Set 3 World Indoor Information—better of 27-0 (8.23/1966)
Winner on the 1963 and 1965 U.S. Indoor Championships (over Ralph Boston)
From Olympedia: Ter-Ovanesyan completed his sports activities profession after the 1972 Olympics and later labored as an
athletics coach. His most well-known pupils have been the 1980 Olympic lengthy soar champion Tatyana Kolpakova and
1980 Olympic lengthy soar bronze medalist Valeriy Pidluzhniy. From 1983-89 Ter-Ovanesyan was head coach of
the Soviet nationwide observe & discipline workforce.
Wiki Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_Ter-Ovanesyan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GaJumUK5e0
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/77684
PBS Interview:
http://www.pbs.org/redfiles/sports activities/deep/interv/s_int_igor_ter-ovanesyan.htm
Deceased
Herman Brix(aka Bruce Bennett) 100 (1906-Feb.24, 2007) 1928 Olympic silver medalist—Shot Put
4-time U.S. Champion (1928-1931); 2-time U.S. Indoor Champion (1930,1932)
1927 NCAA Champion whereas at Washington (1926-5th, 1928-3rd);
Set 3 American Information
Portrayed Tarzan within the motion pictures
The Washington Put up quoted Gabe Essoe’s passage from his guide Tarzan of the Films: “Brix’s portrayal was the
solely time between the silents and the Sixties that Tarzan was precisely depicted in movies. He was mannered,
cultured, soft-spoken, a effectively educated English lord who spoke a number of languages, and didn’t grunt.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/02/obituaries/02brix.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Bennett
The New Adventures of Tarzan (Full Film!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NXZhxr1JUM
Film Profession: https://www.imdb.com/identify/nm0071636/
Jānis Lūsis— Latvia 80 (1939-April 29, 2020) Gained an entire set of Olympic medals within the Javelin—Gold-’68, Silver-’72,
Bronze-’64; (8th in 1976);
Set two World Information with the “outdated” javelin: 301-9 (91.98/’68; 307-9 (93.80/’72)
4-time European Champion (1962,1966,1969,1971)
Member of the IAAF Corridor of Fame
Wiki Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jānis_Lūsis
https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/hall-of-fame
’68 OG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSrQ0TRoRhs
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/77549
Percy Williams—Canada 74 (1908-Nov.29, 1982) 1928 Olympic gold medalist—100,200
Nearly unknown exterior of Canada when he received his Olympic titles.
Winner of the 100-yard sprint on the inaugural British Empire Video games (aka-Commonwealth Video games) in 1930.
First man to run 100-Meters in 10.3 (1930)
Canadian Press ballot named him Canada’s “Biggest Olympic Athlete” in 1972.
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/66279
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Williams_(sprinter)
Tadeusz Ślusarski—Poland 48 (1950-Aug.17, 1998) 1976 Olympic gold medalist—Pole Vault (1980-Silver)
From Olympedia: “On the night of 17 August 1998, Ślusarski and Olympic Shot Put champion Władysław Komar
and former sprinter Krzysztof Świostek have been coming back from the Eugeniusz Pietrasika Memorial Cup, held in
Międzyzdroje, when their automotive, pushed by Ślusarski, collided with a automotive making an attempt to cross them close to the village of
Ostromice on highway E65. Ślusarski and Komar died on the scene, whereas the driving force of the opposite automotive, former lengthy
sprinter Jarosław Marzec, died 4 days later in hospital.
PB: 18-8 ¼ (5.70/1983)
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/74839
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadeusz_Ślusarski
OG Stories
1976: https://www.olympedia.org/outcomes/61763
1980: https://www.olympedia.org/outcomes/62325
Karl Salb 75 (1949-August 17, 2024) 3-time NCAA Indoor and Outside Champion—Shot Put (Kansas/1969-1971)
Led a Kansas sweep on the ’69 and ’70 NCAA Indoor Championships (Steve Wilhelm, Doug Knop)
1971 U.S. Champion; 4th on the 1968 U.S. Olympic Trials, 6th in 1972; PB:68-9 ¾I (20.97/1973)
Set a Nationwide H.S. Report of 69-6 (21.18) in 1967
Daughter Amanda was the 1998 NCAA Div.III Champion within the Shot Put
Member of the Collegiate T&F Corridor of Fame
https://vault.si.com/vault/1969/05/05/the-top-three-by-a-long-shot
Kansas Relays Corridor of Fame: https://kuathletics.com/information/2006/4/3/040306aab_200.aspx
Faculty HOF: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roBVAKbjIEM
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