This Day in Observe & Discipline, March 19
by Walt Murphy’s Information and Outcomes Service (wmurphy25@aol.com)
This Day in Observe & Discipline–March 19
1960–Invoice Nieder obtained the primary of his three World Information within the Shot Put along with his toss of 63-10 (19.45) in Palo Alto,CA. The report solely lasted per week earlier than Dallas Lengthy threw 64-6 ½ (19.67) on March 26, however Nieder took it again per week later with a monster throw of 65-7 (19.99) on April 2 on the Texas Relays in Austin.
Nieder, who went on to win Olympic gold later within the yr, turned an actor in Hollywood and had an embarrassing debut as knowledgeable boxer in 1961. “While you throw an iron ball it doesn’t come again at you.”
WR Development: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Males’s_shot_put_world_record_progression
SP Battle: https://vault.si.com/vault/1960/04/25/the-shotput-explosion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Nieder
1960–San Jose State’s Ray Norton ran 20.6 in Berkeley to equal the World File for 200m/220y that was shared by Andy Stanfield, Thane Baker, Bobby Morrow, and Germany’s Manfred Germar.
WR Development: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menpercent27s_200_metres_world_record_progression
1978— With the IOC and the IAAF nonetheless resisting calls so as to add longer races for girls to the Olympic program (the longest occasion on the 1976 Video games in Montreal was 1500-meters), the inaugural Avon Worldwide Marathon, organized by operating pioneer Kathrine Switzer, drew lots of the world’s greatest feminine distance runners to a steamy Atlanta. The success of this race (and subsequent editions), together with the assistance of others, ultimately helped result in the addition of the ladies’s 3000 and Marathon on the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.
The winner of this primary race, which continued via 1984, was Marty Cooksey (2:46:26).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avon_International_Marathon
https://www.csrwire.com/press_releases/34430-avon-women-the-olympics-driving-a-marathon-revolution
http://www.marathonguide.com/historical past/olympicmarathons/chapter25.cfm
1983—Arizona State junior Leslie Deniz broke the American File within the Discus twice on her house subject in Tempe, first throwing 210-4 (64.10), then 211-1 (64.34). The earlier mark of 207-5 (63.22) was set by Lorna Griffin in 1980.
Deniz, who would win NCAA and U.S. titles in June (and Olympic silver in 1984), would set three extra ARs over the subsequent 13 months, ending with a better of 213-11 (65.20) in 1984.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Deniz
1983–Seb Coe ran 2:18.58 in Oslo to set a World Indoor File for 1000-meters.
1989–-Lynn Jennings’ Sixth-place end on a really muddy course led the U.S. ladies to a set of bronze medals on the World X-Nation Championships in Stavanger, Norway. Margaret Groos (16), Carla Boravicka (21), Annette Hand (25), Sabrina Dornhoefer (29), and Shelly Steely (86) have been the opposite members of the American crew. Jennings would win 3 consecutive World Cross titles from 1990-1992.
Tim Hutchings, 2nd on the 1984 Worlds, completed 2nd once more, this time to Kenya’s John Ngugi, to steer Nice Britain to the silver medals within the Males’s race. Hutchings has been a preferred announcer on many U.S. and Worldwide TV monitor and subject broadcasts for a number of years. For Ngugi, who had gained the 5000-meters on the Seoul Olympics 6 months earlier, it was the 4th of his 5 World Cross titles.
Ngugi was impressed by the welcome the runners obtained in Stavanger. “Right here we have been handled like kings, true celebrities of the game. We have been placed on an open-air carriage proper from the airport into town centre, full with outriders and blaring horns from escorting admirers. This was an actual royal therapy that I’ll cherish in my life. It was solely honest that I gained once more the World title.
“However it was not straightforward. Again to the muddy Europe, I had to make use of my lengthy strides to beat Tim Hutchings and Steve Moneghetti (4th). They have been very robust athletes.”
Right here is how Hutchings remembers the race and the way he feels in regards to the present state of the game (from 2012):
“I’d overwhelmed Ngugi a number of occasions fairly soundly that winter and had gained a collection of races all through Europe, so was in fabulous form. I’d then gone to Kenya for 4 weeks altitude coaching to complete issues off and returned to the UK about 10-12 days earlier than the race in Norway.”
“Regardless of my dominance on the industrial CC scene for the previous couple of months, in Stavanger, my predominant mistake was not being assured sufficient to go onerous from the gun, which was what I often did. I bear in mind after one lap there have been about six of us on the entrance of the sector and Ngugi was nowhere to be seen; I suppose he’d obtained caught on the again and it was a dreadfully troublesome course with deep, deep, clawing mud and loads of twists and turns.”
“I bear in mind trying round at a pack of eight or ten of us after one lap pondering, ‘We’re just about jogging right here, ought to I push on?’ – however as I used to be pondering that, John (Ngugi) got here into view and with these unbelievably lengthy legs of his (actually, his femurs are simply out of all proportion to the remainder of his physique!), he leapt over the puddles and worst patches of mud in a fashion that was simply breath-taking. I accelerated to go together with him and obtained dragged away from a lot of the group, however he was working at a unique degree. He appeared to defy gravity as he opened up a much bigger and larger hole; I actually was in awe.”
“So I used to be transferring effectively and having a battle with two or three different guys after which from half means via the race, guys began to drop by the facet of the course holding their stomachs; I used to be having my very own related issues however to not the extent that I wanted to cease. I’ve by no means heard an official rationalization, however I imagine it was as a result of the mud was SO deep and sticky, that it was straining individuals’s core muscle tissue. I bear in mind for instance, Ezekiel Canario of Portugal dropping out as if he’d been shot, bent double and holding his abdomen; and that was two-thirds of the way in which into the race when he was combating 2nd and third with me!”
“John in the meantime was gone. He was solely seen on the odd twist and switch, and naturally his successful margin was 28 seconds on the finish. And I do know I used to be in nice form, having performed most likely the most effective 4 weeks coaching of my life in Kenya with loads of monitor work thrown in. I’ve little question in any respect that I used to be in 27:30 form for 10K – or higher – but he made me and the remainder of the world, look very odd. For my cash – and don’t let’s neglect that is just a few months after he’d gained the Olympic 5,000m in Seoul – he’s the best CC runner there’s been, bar none. However then I’d say that!”
“After all, some will say that this was all within the days earlier than the Africans arrived in really huge numbers and the world of cross nation operating was certainly a unique world. And so they’d be proper, however I used to be second, with a Kenyan in first place and a Kenyan in third place, in order that they weren’t precisely absent! However for me the true unhappiness of any comparability of that day, that period, with now, is the demise of non-African distance operating in depth, though I suppose it’s 50-50 mixed with unhappiness on the complete dominance of the Africans which has, with all due respect, performed untold injury to the game of Cross Nation operating, definitely on the European scene.”
“You see, previous to in regards to the early 90s, prime non-African distance runners might go to a cross nation race virtually wherever on the planet, however actually I’m speaking about Europe as that’s the place the true heart-beat of the game was primarily based, and so they might run and compete and even win races, incomes good cash and standing for his or her sport of their nation, in addition to proper throughout Europe.”
“However now, what has occurred in cross nation, as in distance operating on virtually each floor from 5,000m as much as the marathon, is that the Africans have arrived in such enormous numbers, that non-Africans, both can’t even get into races, or else place very low within the ending order. The result’s that the followers usually are not remotely fascinated with many international locations, cross nation conferences have both died out altogether or turn into a lot smaller, and the variety of prime European cross nation runners who can name themselves world class and even near it, has lowered dramatically. What number of non-African origin world class distance runners – and I imply world class by the requirements of the 70s and 80s – are there in Europe? There are just about none from Spain, France, Italy, UK, Germany, Scandinavia and so forth.”
“It’s a crying disgrace and for there to be no World Cross Nation Championships this yr(2012) for the primary time in many years, actually does fill me with unhappiness. I’m not stunned as a result of it has turn into a comparatively boring procession of principally nameless Africans with the “better of the remaining” many tons of of meters behind. It saddens me that we now have to get enthusiastic about any non-Africans, be they from the USA, Australia, or Europe – who can end within the prime 20 of the lads’s race. The nice days of cross nation racing being a aggressive world sport, with races and outcomes playing cards reflecting a really world mixture of continents and nations and athletes from totally different occasions, has gone.”
“This isn’t meant as a criticism of the African athletes themselves, merely an commentary of how the game of Cross Nation operating has declined increasingly more over the past 20 years, to the purpose the place it’s a minor department of the game. And it shouldn’t be. It actually shouldn’t. It’s an exquisite self-discipline, however the IAAF have rather a lot to reply for as they lowered it to a digital monitor race with manicured lawn-like programs world wide getting used for the world championships and the true expertise of cross nation – having the ability to address adjustments in floor and inclines and twist and turns – being stripped away in order that the occasion has turn into extra like a glorified highway race or perhaps a monitor race once in a while. Not often can I bear in mind the world cross nation lately being a real take a look at of the specifics of cross nation operating. And the result’s we now don’t have any World Championships in any respect this March. What odds on it lowering from being bi-annual to turning into much more uncommon within the not too distant future? I actually do assume the game has been grossly mismanaged.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_IAAF_World_Cross_Country_Championships
In 1993, Ngugi refused to take an out-of-competition drug take a look at, and he then obtained a four-year suspension for the infraction. He contested the ruling, spending $80,000 of his personal cash to battle his case in Monaco. His ban was later lowered because it was judged that the Kenya Athletics Federation had not adopted its responsibility of training its athletes about out-of-competition testing and that Ngugi had a restricted training. Nonetheless, the lengthy battle to contest the choice introduced an finish to his operating profession as his bodily health had closely declined over the interval.
https://www.unbiased.co.uk/sport/ngugi-reinstated-by-iaaf-1620687.html
1991–Sergey Bubka jumped 20-1/2 (6.11) in his hometown of Donetsk, Ukraine, to interrupt his 4-day previous World Indoor File of 20-0 (6.10).
2016—Michelle Carter saved her greatest for final on the World Indoor Championships in Portland, Oregon, reaching out to
66-3 ¾ (20.21) on her ultimate effort to win the Girls’s Shot Put and set an American File.
A day after his spouse (Brianne Theisen) gained the Pentathlon, native-son Ashton Eaton, the Crew USA captain, gained the Heptathlon with a rating of 6.470 factors. It was the threerd consecutive Hep title for Eaton, who would go on to win his 2nd Olympic gold medal within the Decathlon in Rio later within the yr.
The U.S. obtained a 1-3 end within the Males’s 800 from Boris Berian (1:45.83) and Erik Sowinski (1:47.22). Berian took the lead on the break and rapidly opened up an enormous hole on the sector as he went via the primary 400-meters in a scorching 49.73 (23.92 at 200m!). He understandably slowed on the final lap, however was in a position to maintain on for the win.
The U.S. additionally picked up two medals within the Girls’s 400, with Ashley Spencer (51.72) and Quanera Hayes (51.76) ending behind Bahrain’s Oluwakemi Adekoya (51.45).
Pavel Maslák (CZE/45.44) gained the twond of his 3 World Indoor titles within the Males’s 400 (additionally gained in 2014 and 2018).
Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi 7-8 ¾ (2.36) gained the Males’s Excessive Bounce over Nice Britain’s Robbie Grabarz and American Erik Kynard, each of whom cleared 7-7 ¾ (2.33).
Hep 1000: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpDZCqgLlUg
Males’s 800: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3vHMZaogKk
Girls’s SP(full occasion): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SHu00dVVKg
Born On This Day*
Sam Mattis 31 (1994) 2015 NCAA Champion-Discus, 5th-2014, 2nd-2016 (Penn)
Has made the final 5 U.S. world championship groups
8th on the 2021 Olympics and 11th on the 2019 & 2021 World Championships…didn’t make the ultimate on the 2023
Worlds and 2024 Olympics
2-time U.S. Champion (2019, 2023); 2-time IC4A Champion (2014, 2016)
PB: 225-4 (68.69/2022); 2024 SB: 216-9 (66.07)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Mattis
From Excessive Faculty to the Olympics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQhVpfsdc3E
https://pennathletics.com/sports activities/mens-track-and-field/roster/sam-mattis/4699
Cydonie Mothersill—Cayman Islands 47 (1978) Bronze medalist within the 200m on the 2001 World Championships…8th in
2005 and 2007…1997-100 (warmth), 2003-200 (Semi), 2009-200 (Semi)
4-time Olympian:1996-100 (warmth), 2000-100 (1.4-final), 200 (warmth), 2004-200 (semi), 2008-200 (8th)
2010 Commonwealth Video games Champion
1997 NAIA Champion-55m, 200m (Southern-New Orleans)
All-American at George Mason—4th within the 200 on the 1999 NCAA Indoor Championships
1999 ECAC Champion-100m, 200m/additionally gained indoors)
Born in Jamaica
PBs: 6.80i/55m (1998), 7.36i (2003), 11.08 (2006), 22.39 (2005), 35.82 (2000), 52.18 (2009)
https://worldathletics.org/athletes/cayman-islands/cydonie-mothersille-14266914
https://www.wada-ama.org/en/information/cydonie-joins-fight-against-doping-sport
Joanne Dow 61 (1964) 4-time U.S. Champion—20k Stroll (1998/10k, 2002, 2006, 2008)
6-time U.S. Indoor Champion—3000m Stroll (1999, 2002-2004, 2006, 2009)
2008 U.S. Olympian—20k Stroll (30th)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joanne_Dow
Journey to Beijing: https://www.lively.com/strolling/articles/joanne-dow-s-journey-to-beijing-879810/2
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/116972
Deceased
Les Tipton 82 (1942-Could 5, 2024) 1964 NCAA Champion—Javelin (Led an Oregon 1-2-3 sweep and helped the Geese ‘
win the crew title);
His shocking win helped Oregon finish USC’s unimaginable successful streak in dual-meets (104!) in 1962. His 5th place
end within the Javelin helped the Geese win their first NCAA crew title later within the season.
Recruited as a hurdler
1964 U.S. Olympian (Qual. Spherical)
Former throws coach at Clackamas C.C.
Was a sculptor and an artwork teacher
PB: 263-10 (80.42/1972/Previous Implement)
Twin-Meet: https://vault.si.com/vault/1962/04/30/a-long-throw-snaps-a-long-string
https://goducks.com/honors/hall-of-fame/les-tipton/195
1962 NCAA: https://fishduck.com/2012/09/1962-the-year-the-tigers-roared/
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/79131
Different occasions in historical past (http://www.historyorb.com/day/march/19);
1822 Boston, Massachusetts included as a metropolis
1918 Congress authorizes time zones and approves daylight saving time
1928 “Amos and Andy” debuts on radio (NBC Blue Community-WMAQ Chicago). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amos_percent27npercent27_Andy
Movies: http://tinyurl.com/5t9rjg3 .
1951 Herman Wouk’s “The Caine Mutiny” printed.
http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide-cainemutiny/
1953 First Academy Awards present on community TV. Winners included From Right here to Eternity (Finest
Image), William Holden/Stalag 17 (Finest Actor), Audrey Hepburn/Roman Vacation (Finest Actress).
http://www.filmsite.org/aa53.html
1964 Sean Connery’s 1st day of taking pictures on “Goldfinger”. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058150/; ;
Trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRmLjheB16Y; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1TmeBd9338
1969 Chicago 7 (8?) indicted in aftermath of Chicago Democratic
conference
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Seven
https://www.historical past.com/matters/vietnam-war/chicago-seven-1
1975 Pennsylvania is 1st state to permit ladies to compete with boys in HS sports activities
1979 Home of Representatives begins stay tv broadcasts through C-SPAN
2003 the USA, together with coalition forces primarily from the UK, initiates warfare on
Iraq.
https://www.cfr.org/timeline/iraq-war
This Day in Music: http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/on_this_day
1962-Bob Dylan’s self-titled first album appeared in shops.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Dylan_(album)
“Child, Let Me Observe You Down”
Unique: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akJQX1N65G4
With The Band(The Final Waltz): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPd0EtQ_1Ck
Stereogum.com
Music Historical past
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_singles
This Day in Sports activities:http://www.todayinsport.com/day/March/19
1955 Invoice Russell, destined to turn into one of many NBA’s biggest gamers, led San Francisco to a 77-63 win
over LaSalle within the ultimate of the NCAA Basketball Match.
https://vault.si.com/vault/1955/03/28/the-big-surprise-of-1955
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955_NCAA_Basketball_Tournament
1960 Led by Jerry Lucas, Ohio State beat Cal-Berkeley, 75-55, to win the NCAA Basketball Match
https://vault.si.com/vault/1960/03/28/basketballs-final-week
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_NCAA_University_Division_Basketball_Tournament
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1959–60_NCAA_University_Division_menpercent27s_basketball_season
1966 Texas Western (now Texas-El Paso), the primary main school basketball crew to subject 5 black
starters, defeats an all-white Kentucky crew to win the NCAA title. The Miners’ unlikely season is captured within the 2006 film, Glory Highway.
http://espn.go.com/basic/s/013101_texas_western_fitzpatrick.html
https://www.si.com/school/2016/03/16/ap-bkc-ap-was-there-1966-ncaa-final
https://www.si.com/school/video/2013/03/02/02-381
(2016 Replace)
