This Day in Monitor & Box–February 10
1920—Dartmouth’s Earl “Tommy” Thomson was once a double winner on the Millrose Video games, completing first within the 70-yard Prime and Low Hurdles.
Missouri’s Jackson Scholz gained the 70-yard sprint over Loren Murchison and Charlie Paddock, whilst Joie Ray gained the 4th of his 7 Wanamaker 1-1/2 mile races (the precursor to the Wanamaker Mile).
Representing his local Canada, Thomson would win the gold medal within the 110-Meter Hurdles on the Antwerp Olympics later within the 12 months, with Murchison and Paddock successful gold within the 4×100 relay (Paddock additionally gained gold within the 100 and silver within the 200).
Scholz would move directly to transform a 3-time U.S. Olympian, successful gold within the 4×100 in 1920, and gold and silver, respectively, within the 200 and 100 in 1924. He was once portrayed within the iconic film Chariots of Fireplace.
(For Subscribers): https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1920/02/11/118260689.html?pageNumber=19
Scholz: https://www.nytimes.com/1986/10/30/obituaries/jackson-scholz-89-american-olympian-portrayed-in-movie.html
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/79001
1962–Two global indoor data fell on the L.A. Occasions Invitational. Jim Beatty turned into the primary guy to run a sub-4 minute mile indoors when he ran 3:58.9 to damage the former mark of four:01.4, which was once set by means of Irishman Ron Delany in 1959. The second one mark fell within the 1000-yards as Peter Snell ran 2:06.0 to destroy Ernie Cunliffe’s earlier mark of two:07.9.
Jim Beatty, duvet of Monitor & Box Information
Getting assist from Los Angeles T.C. teammates László Tábori and Jim Grelle, Beatty took the lead for excellent with 3 laps to head, passing the three/4-mile break up in about 3:01.2 after which sprinting away to historical past.
SI Vault: https://vault.si.com/vault/1962/02/19/history-on-the-boards
From “Bring Back the Mile”
Beatty Seems to be Again
Race Video(the audio is somewhat forward of the video):
http://www.runnerspace.com/video.php?video_id=36474
Mike Fanelli took a more in-depth glance at the sixtieth anniversary of Beatty’s ancient race.
Jim Beatty visited Coogan’s after the 2015 Corridor of Status Gala at NY’s Armory. Right here he’s sitting under his Sports activities Illustrated duvet, one of the vital dozens that used to enhance the partitions on the Washington Heights pub (Each and every duvet coping with T&F). (WM-That’s me within the replicate taking the image!—photograph incorporated within the hooked up Phrase record)
1963—Bob Hayes ran 20.5 in Pointe-a-Pierre, Trinidad, to equivalent the outside International Document for 200-meters, however the mark was once by no means authorized by means of the IAAF because the tournament wasn’t incorporated within the meet’s program!
1973–Two of the best hurdlers ever met within the rarely-contested (indoors) 120-yards tournament in Houston, with Rod Milburn edging Willie Davenport, 13.3-13.4.
1974—Judy Shapiro-Ikenberry (2:55:17) was once the winner of the primary U.S. Ladies’s Marathon Championship in San
Mateo,CA.
https://www.fb.com/RunningNiche/pictures/a.192949898105404/879481396118914/?kind=3
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judy_Shapiro-Ikenberry
1978–Lynn Jennings (Bromfield Faculty,Ma) ran 4:18.9 in Toronto to set a U.S. Prime Faculty Indoor Document for 1500-meters. That mark stood for 35 years till Mary Cain (Bronxville,NY) ran 4:16.11 in 2013 en-route to her mile list of four:32.78! Cain later advanced her data to 4:11.72/4:28.25.
1984–Sergey Bubka jumped 19-1 ½ (5.83) in Inglewood, California, to damage his 9-day outdated list of 19-1 (5.82m).
WR Development: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Males’s_pole_vault_indoor_world_record_progression
1989–Enthusiasts have been handled to a few sizzling races in lower than an hour on the Vitalis/Meadowlands Inv. in East Rutherford,NJ., despite the fact that the winners of all 3 fell in need of the International Information they have been after.
Paula Ivan gained the Ladies’s Mile in 4:18.99, simply lacking the arena list of four:18.86, which was once set by means of fellow Romanian Doina Melinte (who served because the rabbit for the primary 600-yards right here!) at this similar meet the former 12 months.
Marcus O’Sullivan gained the Eamonn Coghlan Mile in 3:51.66, the Fifth-fastest time in historical past on the time. There have been hopes that O’Sullivan would problem Coghlan’s International Document of three:49.78, which was once set right here in 1983, however he needed to accept a brand new mark within the 1500-meters, as he was once timed en-route in 3:35.6.
And Morocco’s Stated Aouita held off Steve Scott to win the Males’s 3000-meters in 7:39.71, simply lacking Emiel Puttemans’ 16-year-old International Document of seven:39.2. Scott ran 7:39.94 to damage the American Document of seven:41.57, which was once set by means of Brian Abshire at the similar 10-lap music in 1988, Abshire completed third right here in 7:41.84.
NY Occasions: http://tinyurl.com/6jvjphj
Sports activities Illustrated Vault-The Hares Cut up
1995–Michael Johnson turned into the primary guy to damage 45-seconds within the 400-meters indoors when he set a International Document of 44.97 in Reno, Nevada. Any other list was once set within the meet’s first tournament when Jackie Joyner-Kersee ran an American supreme of 6.67 within the seldom-run 50-meter hurdles. JJK additionally gained the Lengthy Bounce with a bounce of 22-3 ½ (6.79).
Befitting the surroundings within the playing the city of Reno, “The Biggest Little City in the World”, the El Dorado On line casino, one of the vital meet’s sponsors, presented odds on various occasions, and drew a variety of reactions. Some liked the theory, feeling it could carry extra consideration to the game, whilst others, together with USATF head Ollan Cassell, weren’t happy. Cassell mentioned he was once involved “for the integrity of the sport” and ordered each and every athlete to signal an settlement that they wouldn’t guess at once or not directly. And NBC virtually pulled the plug on its deliberate broadcast of the meet till they have been confident that athletes wouldn’t be having a bet on themselves (or others).
Ahead of the powers-that-be stepped in, sprinter Dennis Mitchell, seeking to pump up pastime within the meet, instructed an area TV reporter previous within the week that he positioned a $10 guess on himself, at 4-1 odds, and inspired audience to do the similar. Many of us did, however they went house empty-handed after Mitchell completed 4th within the 50-meters.
After following the game intently for many years, I believed this was once my alternative to money in on my wisdom of the game, however, alas, I went for longshots in each and every tournament and misplaced each guess I positioned!
It by no means were given past the joking level, however one pre-meet dialog amongst athletes in a specific tournament highlighted the fear that officers had about permitting having a bet within the recreation. “Well, if the odds are good on “Joe Blow”, possibly we’ll position bets on him and let him win”!
NY Occasions: http://tinyurl.com/ybxjpzf
Making a bet Line (subsequent web page)
1996-Unheralded Jenny Spangler (2:29:54), who handiest had the 61st supreme non-public supreme going into the race, was once the marvel winner of the Ladies’s U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials in Columbia,SC. Becoming a member of her at the crew have been Linda Somers (2:30:06) and Anne-Marie Lauck (2:31:18). Joan Benoit-Samuelson, the winner of the inaugural Olympic Marathon for ladies in 1984, completed thirteenth (2:36:54).
Effects(Scroll down):
On-line Trainer: http://www.jennyspangler.com
https://www.podiumrunner.com/practicing/marathon-training/jenny-spanglers-best-race-and-how-she-achieved-it/
2002—Russia’s Svetlana Feofanova cleared 15-6 ¼ (4.73) in Ghent, Belgium, to damage her personal International Document of 15-5 ¾ (4.72). It was once her third WR within the house of 8 days and she or he would set two extra sooner than the top of the season.
You don’t see many indoor 10k races, however the quickest ever run got here on these days when Kenya’s Mark Bett ran 27:50.29.
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/11/sports activities/plus-track-and-field-bett-and-feofanova-enter-record-book.html
2006–Working in lanes the entire means at the rapid Arkansas music in Fayetteville, Wallace Spearmon (31.88) gained a detailed one over Kerron Clement (31.94) and LaShawn Merritt (31.94) because the trio produced the 3 quickest instances in historical past at 300-meters. Spearmon earned a $25,000 bonus from meet sponsor Tyson Meals for his effort.
Complete Effects: http://flashresults.com/2006_Meets/indoor/tyson/index.htm
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-gxBiBxoWU
2007–Russia’s Yelena Isinbaeva cleared 16-2 (4.93) in Donetsk to damage her year-old International Document of 16-1 ¼ (4.91), which was once set on the similar venue.
2007—The us’s supreme distance runners descended on Boulder, Colorado, for the U.S. X-Nation Championships.
Best Finishers
Males(12k)-1.Alan Culpepper 37:09, 2.Adam Goucher 37:35, 3.Dathan Ritzenhein 37:47, 4.Jorge Torres 38:07;
Ladies(8k)-1.Deena Kastor 26:47, 2.Shalane Flanagan 27:48, 3.Kara Goucher 28:01, 4.Lauren Fleshman 28:26;
Elliot Heath and Jordan Hasay have been the Junior Champions
https://www.letsrun.com/2007/boulderecap82007.php
Effects: https://usatf-cross-country-championships.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?do=information&event_id=9&12 months=2007
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYah51rU2tg
2008–Sweden’s Susanna Kallur set a International Document of seven.68 within the Ladies’s 60-meter hurdles in Karlsruhe, Germany. The former mark of seven.69 was once set by means of Ludmila Engquist again in 1990. Kallur and her dual sister Jenny have been born in Huntington, NY (Lengthy Island). Their dad Anders performed on 4 Stanley Cup championship groups for the NY Islanders.
It wasn’t till December, 2018, that USATF known Kallur’s mark as an American Document, since she had dual-citizenship on the time. Dropping their standing as American Document holders have been Lolo Jones (7.72/2010), and Sharika Nelvis and Keni Harrison, either one of whom ran 7.70 in 2018. (The list that Kallur broke was once the 7.74 that Gail Devers ran in 2003).
The guideline now’s that an American Document can handiest be set by means of an athlete who’s eligible to constitute the U.S. in world festival.
Kallur has since misplaced each data, with American Tia Jones and the Bahamas’ Devynne Charlton operating 7.67 in 2024. Charlton would decrease the WR to 7.65 on the 2024 International Indoor Championships.
2017—Senior Tara Davis (Agoura,CA) jumped 21-11 (6.68) in Frisco,Texas, to damage Carol Lewis’s 36-year outdated U.S. Prime Faculty Document (21-7 ½ [6.59]) within the Lengthy Bounce.
Davis didn’t appear too excited when she exited the pit after her large soar, however her jaw dropped for a couple of seconds when she heard an respectable announce the gap.
(Comprises Video): https://usatodayhss.com/2017/tara-davis-agoura-national-indoor-track-record-long-jump
Past The Marks(Billy Cvecko places Davis’ mark in viewpoint): https://www.milesplit.com/movies/186265
2018—Edward Cheserek, operating on Boston College’s rapid music, gained the mile in 3:49.44, the second quickest indoor time in historical past (on the time/now #13). Lower than 24 hours later, he would win the 3000 on the New Stability Grand Prix on the within reach Reggie Lewis Heart in Roxbury Crossing, surroundings a meet list of seven:38.72.
Video(for FloTrack subscribers)
Submit-Race Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaoqCMeiRdI
2018—USC, with a lineup of Zach Shinnick 46.3, Rai Benjamin’ 44.6, Ricky Morgan 45.7, and Michael Norman 45.4, set a Collegiate Document of three:01.98 within the 4×400 at Clemson. The Trojans have been driven to the list by means of Florida (3:02.23), which was once additionally below Texas A&M’s year-old earlier mark of three:02.52. The Aggies have been third right here in 3:02.95.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbTZlbgZFpQ
2023—Junior Mia Brahe-Pedersen (Lake Oswego,OR) ran 22.89 for 200-meters in Albuquerque, breaking the U.S. Prime Faculty Document of twenty-two.97 that was once set by means of Bianca Knight (Ridgeland,MS) in 2007.
Vital Birthdays
Born On This Day*
Kévin Mayer-France 33 (1992) 2-time Olympic silver medalist-Decathlon (2016, 2021/2012-Fifteenth)
2-time International Champion (2017, 2022/2013-4th, 2019-dnf); withdrew from the 2023 International Championships after 2
Occasions
Introduced the day sooner than festival in Paris was once to start out {that a} hamstring harm would stay him from collaborating
within the Olympic Decathlon!
2010 International Junior (below 20) Champion
Set the present International Document of 9126 in Talence in 2018
10.55, 25-7 ¼(7.80), 52-6(16.00), 6-8 ¾(2.05), 48.42, 13.75, 165-10(50.54), 17-10 ½(5.45), 235-11(71.90), 4:36.11
2017 International Indoor Champion-Heptathlon
2024 SB: 8476
http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/125947
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Mayer
WR Video(whole): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oLYYvtnB3M
WR(Mayer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBJWwxJHlvo
Justin Gatlin 43 (1982) 2004 Olympic gold medalist—100m; 2005 International Champion—100,200
2016 Olympic silver medalist—100m;
eighth within the 100 on the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials
2017 International Champion-100m (Usain Bolt was once third)
Silver medalist within the 100 on the 2019 International Championships…ran second leg at the U.S. crew that gained the 4×100 in
Doha and set an American list of 37.10
2-time International Indoor Champion—60m(2003,2012);
2-time NCAA Champion within the 100 and 200 (Tennessee/2001,2002)
PBs: 9.74 (2015), 19.57 (2015);
second to Usain Bolt within the 100 and 200 on the 2015 International Outside Championships
Served a 4-year ban from 2006-2010.
Wiki Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Gatlin
Controversy
http://tinyurl.com/2015BoltVsGatlin
www.theguardian.com/recreation/2015/aug/30/justin-gatlin-2010-apology-iaaf-drugs-federal-authorities
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/105463
2004 OG: https://olympics.com/en/video/athens-2004-gatlin-wins-the-100m-final
Sam Graddy 61 (1964) 1984 Olympic gold medalist—4×100 (100-silver/at the back of Carl Lewis).
Relay crew set a International Document of 37.83—anchor Carl Lewis gained his 4th gold medal of the Video games)
(Sam Graddy, Ron Brown, Calvin Smith, Carl Lewis)
1984 NCAA Champion-100m (Tennessee/1983-Fifth, 1986-4th); 1983 NCAA Champion-4×100
PB:10.09 (1984)
Performed within the NFL with the Denver Broncos (1987-88) and the Los Angeles (Oakland) Raiders (1990-92).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Graddy
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78468
https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/sam-graddy-14358562
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/gamers/G/GradSa00.htm
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-graddy-b6829212
OG 4×100: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvOfmnr4PMM
Larry Younger 82 (1943) 2-time Olympic bronze medalist—50k Stroll (1968,1972)
On every occasion he can be referred to as as much as a level at some serve as, he wouldn’t simply casually stroll from his desk, he would
move into complete race-walking mode!
http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/79230
Corridor of Status Bio(2002): https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/larry-young
2010 Article:
Larry Young-Considering a unique U.S. Olympic medalist, by Larry Eder
Sculptor: http://www.youngsculpture.com/
Wiki Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Young_(athlete)
Mary Rand—Nice Britain 85 (1940) 3-time medalist on the 1964 Olympics-Gold (Lengthy Bounce), Silver (Pentathlon),
Bronze (4×100).
Used to be married to Invoice Toomey, the 1968 Olympic gold medalist within the Decathlon, from 1969-1991
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/68611
http://www.telegraph.co.united kingdom/cash/fame-fortune/mary-rand-olympic-gold-didnt-make-rich/
Wiki Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Rand
Deceased
Gordon Pirie-Nice Britain 60 (1931-Dec.7, 1991) 3-time Olympian:
1952: 5000 (4th), 10,000 (seventh)
1956: 5000 (Silver), 10,000 (eighth)
1960: 5000 (1st spherical), 10,000 (tenth)
Former International Document holder: 3000 (7:55.6/1956, 7:52.8/1956), 5000 (13:36.8/1956), 6-miles (28:19.4/1953)
PB: 29:15.49 (1960)
https://www.racingpast.ca/john_contents.php?identification=138
http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/69394
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Pirie
Movies
5000 WR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rALoDESkVM
Beats Wes Santee in a Mile (1953): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq2AjZlOsxY
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