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This Day in Monitor & Discipline–February 17
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1932—Leo Sexton, who would go on to win Olympic gold in L.A., gained the Shot Put on the NYAC Video games in NY’s Madison Sq. Backyard with a toss of 52-8 3/8 (16.06) to set a brand new World Indoor Report.
Sexton, who stood 6’-4”, 240 kilos (1.93, 109kg), was the 1930 IC4A Indoor champion whereas at Georgetown, gained the primary U.S. Indoor title within the 35-pound Weight Throw(1932), was a 3-time U.S. Champion within the Shot Put (2xindoors-1931,1933; 1x-outdoor-1932), and a 3-time U.S. Out of doors champion within the 56-pound Weight Throw (1930-1932).
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/79018
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Sexton
1934—Walter Marty, who set a World Out of doors Report of 6-8 5/8 (2.04) within the Excessive Leap in 1933, added the Indoor Report to his resume by going greater (6-8 ¾ [2.05]) on the NYAC Video games in Madison Sq. Backyard. Ending 2nd was George Spitz, who held the earlier file of 6-8 ½ (2.04). Marty would win U.S. Indoor and Out of doors titles in 1934.
Wiki Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Marty
Pictures: https://www.fb.com/media/set/?set=a.10151606008968844.1073741827.268537913843&sort=3
1961—Ralph Boston, the 1960 Olympic gold medalist, broke the World Indoor Report for the Lengthy Leap twice on the NYAC Video games at Madison Sq. Backyard. He first jumped 25-11 ½ (7.91) to raised his earlier better of 25-10 (7.87), then produced the primary indoor 26-footer with a leap of 26-1 ¾ (7.97). Soviet Igor Ter-Ovanesyan, the bronze medalist in Rome the earlier 12 months, had issues with the quick (for him) runway and fouled on all six of his jumps in his U.S. debut.
One other U.S.-Soviet duel panned out somewhat higher, with World Report holder Valeriy Brumel getting the higher of John Thomas within the Excessive Leap. Brumel, the silver medalist in Rome (who was additionally making his U.S. debut) cleared 7-3 (2.21), whereas Thomas, who completed a disappointing 3rd on the Rome Olympics, may solely handle a peak of 7-1 (2.16).
Sports activities Illustrated Vault: http://www.si.com/vault/1961/02/27/579583/valeris-high-high-jump
1963—Japan’s Toru Terasawa set a World Report of two:15:15.8 within the Beppu Marathon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toru_Terasawa
1968—Villanova set a World Indoor Report of seven:23.8 within the 2-mile relay on the Mason Dixon Video games on Louisville’s spacious 220-yard banked picket observe. The lineup was Ian Hamilton (1:51.6), Charlie Messenger (1:53.2), Frank Murphy (1:49.8), and Dave Patrick (1:49.2).
Oregon State’s Dick Fosbury wowed a brand new set of followers together with his distinctive model, successful the Excessive Leap (7-1 ¼ [2.165?]) a day after successful on the NYAC Video games in New York.
1973—Francie Larrieu ran 4:35.6 in San Diego to set World and American Data for the Mile. Prep Debbie Heald set the earlier mark of 4:38.5 in 1972
