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This Day in Observe & Subject–September 9
1916—George Bronder set an American File of 190-6 (58.06) within the Javelin in Newark, New Jersey; Bronder gained six straight U.S. titles from 1914-1919. That stood because the file for many wins within the occasion till Breaux Greer gained his 7th straight in 2006 (he gained his 8th in 2007),
Bronder had simply completed his junior 12 months at Poly Prep H.S. in Brooklyn when he gained his first U.S. title in 1914. After a tour of obligation throughout World Warfare I, he entered the College of Pennsylvania, the place he was a winner on the 1921 and 1922 Penn Relays and the 1922 IC4A Championships.
He moved his household to Australia in 1926 and have become a fixture on the native T&F circuit into the Thirties.
http://athletics.possumbility.com/athletes/athlete2332.htm
http://tinyurl.com/BronderPolyPrep (You have to zoom in to view the article within the higher left-hand nook)
AR Development: http://trackfield.brinkster.internet/RecProg_AllUSA.asp?RecCode=WR&EventCode=MF8&Gender=M&P=F
1928—Silvio Cator of Haiti turned the primary long-jumper to interrupt the 26-foot barrier, leaping 26-1/4 (7.93) in Colombes, France. Cator, who had gained the silver medal within the Lengthy Bounce on the Amsterdam Olympics in late July, was additionally a member of Haiti’s nationwide soccer workforce. He stays the one athlete from Haiti to win an Olympic medal in T&F and nonetheless holds the Haitian File, one of many oldest Nationwide Information within the sport (perhaps THE oldest).
Wiki Bio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvio_Cator
1933—Italy’s Luigi Beccali, the 1932 Olympic gold medalist within the 1500, ran 3:49.2 on the World Scholar Video games in Turin, Italy, to equal the World File, which had been set in 1930 by France’s Jules Ladoumègue. Beccali, 2nd in that race, took sole possession of the WR when he ran 3:49.0 eight days later in Milan.
WR Development: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1500_metres_world_record_progression
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luigi_Beccali
1968—The Decathlon had already completed two days earlier, and now it was time to pick the remainder of the U.S. workforce on the Olympic Trials at Echo Summit.
There was one remaining, with Tracy Smith (30:00.4), Van Nelson (30:04.0), and Tom Laris (30:09.8) taking the primary three locations within the 10,000-meters. Outdated favorites Billy Mills (30:32.2) and Gerry Lindgren (30:44.2) have been 4th and 5th, whereas Kenny Moore (31:18.2), who had made the workforce within the Marathon the earlier month, completed 7th.
This was the primary time the U.S. Trials adopted the Olympic schedule, requiring athletes to compete in as many rounds as they might face in Mexico Metropolis. However the fields have been a lot smaller in 1968 than they’ve been since then, so only a few athletes have been eradicated within the first spherical of any occasion. The truth is, nobody was eradicated within the first two rounds of the 100 meters, which have been held on this date.
The enduring setting of the Trials is now a California Historic Landmark. Some athletes who made the 1968 workforce visited the location in the course of the 2014 U.S. Championships in Sacramento.
Off-the-track: I stayed at a neighborhood motel 2-3 miles away from Stateline, Nevada, and its authorized playing institutions. I used to be with no automobile, and no bus was accessible (I attempted to avoid wasting a couple of bucks by not taking a cab), however I used to be decided to get to Harrah’s On line casino.
Setting out on foot on US-50, illuminated solely by no matter moonlight was accessible, I quickly heard canines barking on the opposite facet of the highway. I set PRs at each distance from 100 yards to the mile as I ran till the yelping pale within the distance! I lastly made it to Harrah’s and nonetheless had sufficient cash left to spring for a cab again to the protection of my motel!
Bob Burns did an incredible job capturing the essence of the Trials in his guide, “The Observe In The Forest” (see hyperlinks under).
Historical past of the Trials: https://trackandfieldnews.com/usa-olympic-trials-history/
Sports activities Illustrated Vault: https://vault.si.com/vault/1968/09/23/triumph-and-tragedy-at-tahoe
The Observe within the Forest:
https://www.amazon.com/Observe-Forest-Creation-Legendary-Olympic/dp/0897339371
https://www.chicagoreviewpress.com/track-in-the-forest–the-products-9780897339377.php
1972—19-year-old American Randy Williams, who had set a World Junior File of 27-4 ½ (8.34) in the day gone by’s qualifying spherical, sealed a win within the remaining of the Males’s Lengthy Bounce on the Munich Olympics together with his opening effort of 27-1/2(8.24).
Successful silver and bronze have been Germany’s Hans Baumgartner (26-10 [8.18]) and American Arnie Robinson (26-4 ¼ [8.03]), who would win gold 4 years later in Montreal. Williams, who had gained the NCAA title as a USC freshman in June, would win the bronze medal in Montreal.
Failing to make the ultimate have been Nice Britain’s Lynn Davies, the 1964 Olympic Champion, and the Soviet Union’s Igor Ter-Ovanesyan, the bronze medalist in 1960 and 1964.
Led by the Soviet Union’s Lyudmila Bragina, the Girls’s 1500-meter, which was making its debut on the Olympics, was taken to a brand new stage In Munich. Bragina was already the World File holder coming into the Video games, having run 4:06.9 in July to interrupt the earlier mark by virtually three seconds. She then improved the file in every of her three races in Munich, working 4:06.47 in her warmth, 4:05.07 In her semi-final, after which bringing all of it the way in which right down to 4:01.38 within the remaining, with the next 6 finishers additionally getting below her pre-Video games file!
- Gunhild Hoffmeister (GDR/4:02.83)
3.Paola Pigni (ITA/4:02.85)
4.Karin Burneleit-Krebs (GDR/4:04.11)
5.Sheila Carey (GBR/4:04.81)
6.Ilja Keizer (NED/4:05.13)
7.Tamara Pangelova (URS-UKR/4:06.45)
West Germany’s Ellen Tittle ran 4:06.65 in her semi however DNF within the remaining, whereas Canada’s Glenda Reiser set a World Junior File of 4:06.71 in her warmth. American Francie Larrieu was eradicated within the semi-finals. Norway’s Grete Andersen, higher recognized later in her profession by her married identify (Waitz), didn’t make it out of the 1st spherical.
It stays the tightest competitors within the Males’s Shot Put in Olympic historical past, with lower than two inches separating the highest 4 finishers.
Poland’s Władysław Komar (69-6 [21.18]) gained the gold medal over American George Woods (69-5 ½ [21.17), with Hartmut Briesenick winning the bronze medal over fellow East German Hans-Peter Geis based on a better 2nd throw. Both had a best of 69-4 ¼ (21.14), while Briesenick’s 68-11 ¾ (21.02) topped Geis’s 68-11 ¼ (21.01).
Not far behind were Americans Al Feuerbach (68-11 ¼ [21.01] and Brian Oldfield (68-7 ¼ [20.91]).
Medalists/Outcomes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1972_Summer_Olympics
Olympia Experiences: https://www.olympedia.org/editions/18/sports activities/ATH
Movies
W1500(Russian): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySazd0CaOKw
MSP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYUbBGPSjwg&pp=QAApercent3D
WR Development: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1500_metres_world_record_progression
2001—Switzerland’s Andre Bucher (800) and Romania’s Violeta Beclea Szekely (1500) have been the Total Champions on the IAAF Grand Prix Last in Melbourne, Australia, every incomes $100,000 plus a further $50,000 for successful their respective occasions on the Last.
Allen Johnson led the Males’s GP standings coming into the meet however wanted a win in Melbourne to stay on prime. He had a slight lead over Cuba’s Anier Garcia earlier than hitting the 9th hurdle and ending 2nd to the 2000 Olympic Champion (13.22-13.28). Johnson nonetheless went dwelling with $90,000, however the loss value him an additional $60,000.
Medalists: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_IAAF_Grand_Prix_Final
Outcomes: https://www.the-sports.org/athletics-iaaf-grand-prix-final-results-2001-men-epm44315.html
Facet Be aware: Shortly after engaged on the Goodwill Video games in Brisbane for TNT, Lewis Johnson and I traveled to Melbourne to cowl this meet for ESPN! Lewis would do the saying whereas I’d be caught within the management truck to obtain directions from the producer, Ralph Mole, who was working issues from his studio in New Jersey! We have been picked up on the airport by a gentleman who simply occurred to be answerable for transportation for the occasion. He was a pleasant bloke excited to have two “Yanks” in his automobile. Once we informed him the identify of our lodge, he rolled his eyes and stated, “Oh no, you’re not staying there,” he organized to have us keep at what he clearly thought was a a lot nicer place!
2007—Regardless of easing up close to the end, Jamaica’s Asafa Powell ran 9.74 in his warmth of the 100-meters in Rieti, Italy, to interrupt his personal World File of 9.77. He “solely” ran 9.78 within the remaining.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrQ8ydIZL3w
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menpercent27s_100_metres_world_record_progression
2016—Sandi Morris cleared 16-4 ¾ (5.00) on the Diamond League Last in Brussels to set an American Out of doors File within the Girls’s Pole Vault. A 2nd AR was set by Shannon Rowbury, who completed 5th within the Girls’s 5000 with a time of 14:38.92.