This Day in Observe & Discipline–Might 15
1926-Lillian Copeland set American Data within the Shot Put (8-pounds/38-8 ¼ [11.79]) and Discus (2.75 kilos/
103-5 ½ [31.53]) in L.A. Copeland gained Olympic gold (1932) and silver (1928) within the Discus, and gained 9 U.S. titles within the Shot (5), Discus (2), and Javelin (2), profitable all three in 1926. The New York native enrolled at USC after the 1928 Olympics.
Corridor of Fame Bio: https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/lillian-copeland
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/77792
U.S. Champions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lillian_Copeland
1926–After formally tying the present World Report of 9.6 for 100-yards on 4 events, Charley Paddock lastly
turned the primary man to run 9.5, doing so on the L.A. Coliseum. Below the timing guidelines of the day, nevertheless, his time needed to be rounded as much as 9.6! (The AAU ratified the AR as 9.5).
There was some doubt that Paddock had really gained the race. USC’s Charley Borah appeared like a winner as they neared the end, however Paddock, a former USC Trojan, relied on his signature leap on the tape to earn the judges’ choice.
Maxwell Stiles, writing for the “Los Angeles Examiner”: “There was the wildest confusion as Borah main by greater than 2 ft at 98 yards, was caught by Paddock’s savage end (his well-known leap of 12-15 ft on the tape). They broke the tape collectively and Borah was raised on the shoulders of a Trojan serpentine and carried off the sector because the conqueror of the mighty Paddock. So sure was the author that Borah had gained by inches that he went straight to Paddock and started to supply sympathy for the latter’s defeat. Paddock, considering he had gained, glared again in shock…when the official announcer named Paddock because the winner a mighty roar of protest swept the huge enclosure (with) cries of “Robber ! Robber !” …(2 judges picked Paddock for 1st, whereas the two second place judges picked Borah and a tie)…Paddock stated after the race that he was sure he had gained by turning his shoulder into the tape on the correct second”. (Don) Potts provides “I’ve 2 footage of the end. There isn’t a doubt that Paddock gained”.
Paddock: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charley_Paddock
1948–Competing on the West Coast Relays in Fresno, California, future Corridor-of-Famer Mel Patton turned the primary man to run 9.3 for the 100-yard sprint. He had been a part of the group, which included Jesse Owens, that held the earlier report of 9.4. Patton’s report run got here after there have been 4 false begins, with a minimum of one (some stories say 3!) attributed to Panamanian Lloyd LaBeach, who matched the previous report of 9.4 in 2nd place.
LaBeach returned to the observe later within the day to win the 100-meters in 10.2 to hitch Jesse Owens and Hal Davis as a World Report holder within the occasion.
In 1949, Patton ran 20.2 to interrupt Owens’ World Report for 220-yards on the straightaway. On the 1948 Olympics, “Pell Mel” completed a disappointing fifth within the 100-meters after getting a nasty begin, however got here again to win gold medals within the 200 and 4×100 relay.
He additionally gained 5 particular person NCAA dash titles whereas at USC (1947-100y, 1948-100m,200m, 1949-100y,220y), and anchored the Trojans to a World Report of 1:24.4 within the 4x220y-relay on the 1949 West Coast Relays in Fresno. (They improved the report to 1:24.0 the next week on the Coliseum Relays).
After retiring from the newbie aspect of the game in 1950, he competed as knowledgeable in Australia earlier than getting into the enterprise world.
Time Journal Cowl Story–1948 Olympics
http://content material.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,19480802,00.html (Patton on the duvet)
https://content material.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,888423-2,00.html
Interview: http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OralHistory/OHpatton.pdf
1965 –Senior Jim Ryun (Wichita East,KS), who had turn into the primary prep to interrupt 4-minutes for the mile when he ran towards open competitors in 1964, did it once more, this time towards different highschool runners, working 3:58.3 to win the Kansas state title. His unofficial splits have been 58.1, 2:00.9, 3:02.4. That was the quickest time ever run in a excessive school-only race till 2022, when senior Gary Martin (Archbishop Wooden) ran 3:57.98 on the Philadelphia Catholic League Championships.
Ryun has acquired as a lot media consideration throughout (and particularly after) his profession as any T&F athlete in historical past, however there are two little-known, however important, details that even hard-core followers is likely to be shocked to be taught.
Whereas Bob Timmons rightfully acquired credit score for turning Ryun into an Olympian by his junior yr at Wichita East H.S. in Kansas, it was J.D. Edmiston who coached Ryun throughout his ultimate prep season in 1965. Along with his sub-4 efficiency on the State meet, Ryun went on to beat the legendary Peter Snell on the U.S. Championships in June, setting an American Report of three:55.3. That point, in fact, additionally improved his H.S. report, which lasted for 36 years till Alan Webb ran 3:53.43 in 2001.
Essentially the most extremely recruited runner within the nation finally wound up attending the College of Kansas, however do you know that he initially deliberate to hitch Timmons at Oregon State, the place his H.S. mentor had turn into the pinnacle coach? (Timmons spent a yr in Corvallis earlier than turning into the pinnacle coach at Kansas, the place he was reunited with Ryun).
http://school.randolphcollege.edu/tmichalik/ryun.htm (scroll down for a terrific image of the end).
Video-with Ryun’s commentary!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RsSkU7WuIY
https://vault.si.com/vault/1965/07/05/fast-teenagers-in-grownup-time
Ryun Talks About His H.S. Coaching: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewKbGJanxso
1971—A meet dedicating a brand new Tartan observe in Bakersfield (CA) yielded 3 American Data.
Veteran George Younger shook off Frank Shorter (13:35.0) on his approach to profitable the 5000-meters in 13:32.2 to
break Gerry Lindgren’s 3-year previous mark of 13:33.8.
The opposite information have been set at “odd” distances. Jim Kemp gained the 300 in 32.1 to interrupt his personal AR of 32.8. His
time additionally bettered the all-time better of 32.4, held by Jamaica’s Herb McKenley.
The third report went to Cal freshman Rick Brown, who ran 1:16.2 for 600-meters to interrupt Tom Farrell’s mark of 1:16.5.
From Observe and Discipline Information
1983–Competing early on the UCLA/Pepsi Invitational, Tom Petranoff caught many individuals on the meet off guard when he threw the (previous) javelin a tremendous 327-2 (99.24) within the 2nd spherical to set a brand new World Report. The throw shattered the earlier mark of 317-4 (96.72m), which was set by Hungary’s Ferenc Paragi in 1980.
Petranoff, with a earlier better of 297-2 (90.58m?), handed within the subsequent two rounds, however was satisfied to take one other throw within the fifth spherical (281-10 [85.90]) to fulfill TV and newspaper photographers who had missed the massive throw! Ending third was the late Bob Roggy (274-7/83.70m), who noticed his American Report of 314-4 (95.80) obliterated by Petranoff.
The two-time U.S. Olympian (1984-1988), who made a controversial transfer to South Africa in 1989 (see hyperlinks), remains to be energetic within the sport, selling his “Turbo-Jav” coaching implement. On the identical date, 26-years later (2009), his daughter Leigh gained the primary of her 4 Missouri Valley Convention javelin titles whereas at Illinois State and had a private finest of 191-6 (58.37).
T&F Information Cowl 1997 Interview
2011–Kenya’s Sammy Wanjiru, the gold medalist within the Marathon on the 2008 Olympics, died after falling from a balcony. What led to the autumn remains to be a thriller.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/17/sports activities/marathon-champion-dies-in-fall-from-balcony.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Wanjiru
2015—It was an epic battle within the Males’s Triple Leap on the Diamond League Assembly in Doha, Qatar. Pedro Pablo Pichardo set a Cuban Report of 59-3 (18.06) within the 3rd spherical, however was virtually overwhelmed by American Christian Taylor, who jumped a private better of 59-2 ¼ (18.04) on his ultimate effort. Each would enhance later within the season, Pichardo to 59-4 (18.08) and Taylor to an American Report of 59-9 (18.21) whereas profitable the gold medal on the World Championships in Beijing (Pichardo gained silver [58-2/17.73]).
Video: https://www.fb.com/watch/?v=507859142955141
All-Time Prime-10 (From T&F Information)
18.29 | 60-¼ Jonathan Edwards (Nice Britain) 8/07/95
18.21 | 59-9 Christian Taylor (US) 8/27/15
18.16 | 59-7 ————Edwards ! 8/07/95
18.14 | 59-6¼ Will Claye (US) 6/29/19
18.11 | 59-5 ————Taylor 5/27/17
18.09 | 59-4¼ Kenny Harrison (US) 7/27/96
18.08 | 59-4 Pedro Pablo Pichardo (Cuba) 5/28/15
18.07 | 59-3½i Hugues Fabrice Zango (Burkina Faso) 1/16/21
18.06 | 59-3 ————Pichardo 5/15/15
18.06 | 59-3 ————Taylor 7/09/15
18.06 | 59-3 ————Claye 8/24/19
**11 performances by 6 performers**
18.04 | 59-2¼ Teddy Tamgho (France) 8/18/13
17.97 | 58-11½ Willie Banks (US) 6/16/85
17.92 | 58-9½ Khristo Markov (Bulgaria) 8/31/87
17.92 | 58-9½ James Beckford (Jamaica) 5/20/95
Born On This Day*
Raven Saunders 29 (1996) 2021 Olympic silver medalist—Shot Put (2016-5th, 2024-Eleventh)
10th on the 2017 World Championships
2015 NCAA Indoor and Outside champion (Southern Illinois)
2016 NCAA Outside and 2017 NCAA Indoor Champion (Ole Miss)
Set a Collegiate Indoor Report of 64-2 ¼ (19.56) in 2017
2-time U.S. Junior Champion (2014,2015)
American Junior Report holder-Indoors and Outdoor: 61-1 1/4i (16.57/2015), 60-2 ½ (18.35/2015)
Spent her freshman yr (2015) at Southern Illinois, then adopted Saluki coach Connie Value-
Smith when she took the same place at Mississippi.
Left Ole Miss early in 2018 “for well being causes”, however finally returned to competitors.
“Whereas I’m unhappy that Raven will not be competing for Ole Miss, I help her choice to work
on herself and her medical issues,” stated Insurgent head coach Connie Value-Smith. “I thank her for all
that she has finished for our program and want her nothing however the perfect in her future endeavors.”
Saunders later revealed that the actual purpose she left faculty was that she had contemplated committing
suicide earlier than getting assist from a therapist. (See Restoration hyperlink)
PB: 65-6 (19.96/2021/#8 All-Time U.S.), 64-2 1/2i (19.57/2021/#6 A-T U.S.); 2024 SB: 65 -3 ½ (19.90)
Ranked #10 within the World in 2024 (#3-U.S.), #4 in 2021 (#1-U.S.), #3 in 2018 (#1-U.S.), #7 in 2016 and 2017
(#3-U.S. each years); Additionally: U.S.-2015 (#7), 2022 (#6),
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/132046
Rankings: https://trackandfieldnews.com/rankings/
The “X” gesture on the rostrum in Tokyo:
https://www.bbc.com/information/world-us-canada-58048727
Veronica Campbell-Brown-Jamaica 43 (1982) 3-time Olympic gold medalist-200 (2004,2008), 4×100 (2008)
2004 NCAA Indoor Champion-200m(Arkansas);
PBs:10.76 (’11/=#14 All-Time), 21.74 (’08/=#13 All-Time); Introduced her retirement in June, 2021
Received 21 medals (8 gold) in Olympic and World Championship competitors
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/87116
Retirement: https://worldathletics.org/information/information/veronica-campbell-brown-retires#
http://www.veronicacampbellbrown.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veronica_Campbell-Brown
Doping Controversy: www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/mar/14/veronica-campbell-brown-jamaican-athletics
Medal desk courtesy of Mirko Jalava (http://www.tilastopaja.org)
3 Olympic Golds 2004: 200, 4×1 2008: 200
3 World Titles 2007: 100 2011: 200 2015: 4×1
2 World Indoor Titles 2010: 60 2012: 60
3 Olympic Silvers 2000: 4×1 2012: 4×1, 2016:4×100
7 World Championships Silvers 2005: 100, 4×1 2007: 200, 4×1 2009: 200 2011: 100, 4×1
2 Olympic Bronzes 2004: 100 2012: 100
1 World Championships Bronze 2015:200
Deceased
Don Bragg 83 (1935-February 16, 2019) 1960 Olympic gold medalist-Pole Vault
Former World Report holder, Indoors (15-9 1/2[4.81/1959) and Outdoors (15-9 ¼ [ratified
as 4.80/1960])
1955 NCAA Champion (Villanova); 6-time IC4A Champion (3-indoor, 3-outdoor/1955-1957)
1959 U.S. Champion; 5-time U.S. Indoor Champion (’56, ’58-’61)
3-time Penn Relays Champion (1955-1957); 3-time winner on the Millrose Video games (1958-1960)
Inducted into the U.S. Corridor of Fame in 1996
Wiki Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Bragg
Corridor of Fame Bio: http://legacy.usatf.org/HallOfFame/TF/showBio.asp?HOFIDs=22
Sports activities Illustrated Articles
https://vault.si.com/vault/1967/02/20/he-sizzles-at-the-end-of-a-swizzle-stick
Would-Be Tarzan(2003):
www.sfgate.com/sports activities/article/WHERE-ARE-THEY-NOW-Don-Bragg-Bragg-lives-out-2666334.php
“A Probability to Dare: The Don Bragg Story.”
http://www.polevaultpower.com/discussion board/viewtopic.php?t=1233
Miruts Yifter-Ethiopia 72 (1944-Dec.22, 2016) Double gold medalist on the 1980 Olympics—5000, 10,000; was
Bronze medalist within the 10,000 on the 1972 Olympics; PBs: 13:13.82 (1977), 27:40.96 (1972)
Often called “Yifter the Shifter” for his capability to speed up on the finish of races
Died in 2016 in Toronto, the place he had settled after leaving his native Ethiopia.
NY Instances Obituary:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miruts_Yifter
1980 OG
(5k): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mnbtp9Pldo
(10k-What a Race!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6eHUXDCKmQ
https://worldathletics.org/athletes/ethiopia/miruts-yifter-14349904
http://www.cbc.ca/information/canada/toronto/miruts-yifter-funeral-1.3913309
http://www.athleticsweekly.com/featured/miruts-yifter-the-shifter-dies-54795
Celebrating a Legend: www.ethiosports.com/2016/12/08/celebrating-a-living-legend-miruts-yifter/
