This Day in Observe & Subject, July 2, Lon Myers breaks his WR for half of 1 mile (1881), written and compiled by Walt Murphy

Walt Murphy’s Information and Outcomes Service  (wmurphy25@aol.com)

This Day in Observe & Subject–July 2

1881—Lon Myers, a Constitution Member of the U.S. Corridor of Fame(1974), ran 1:56.0 in London to interrupt his personal pre-IAAF World Document for 880-yards.  Amongst his many Nationwide titles, he gained the 100y, 200y, 440y, and 880y on the 1880 U.S. Championships.

Wiki Bio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lon_Myers

1927–Fordham’s John Gibson gained the 440-yard hurdles in 52.6 on the U.S. Championships in Lincoln, Nebraska, to smash the World Information for yards (54.2) and meters (53.8). Lord Burghley had set the yards mark earlier within the day on the British Championships in London!

            From the “Development of IAAF World Information”: “This was the final 440 WR set with the hurdles set on the outdated 40y spacing. Someday throughout 1939-1941 the hurdle spacings had been modified to 35m to adapt with the 400mH occasion.”

            Gibson was the coach at Seton Corridor from 1945-1972. Among the many athletes he coached was Andy Stanfield, the 1952 Olympic champion at 200-meters. As soon as his teaching profession ended, Gibson turned a long-time official at meets alongside the East coast. He was inducted into a number of halls of fame, together with these of Fordham College, Seton Corridor College, Helms Corridor, and the N.J. Sports activities Authority.

Lord Burghley (aka David Cecil), whose character was featured within the film The Chariots of Fireplace, would win the gold medal within the 400-meter hurdles on the 1928 Olympics.

Wiki Bio(Burghley): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Cecil,_6th_Marquess_of_Exeter

1948—Jamaica’s Herb McKenley set a World Document of 45.9 in his warmth of the 400-meters on the U.S. Championships in Milwaukee. McKenley gained the ultimate in 46.3.  (Full report July 3)

WR Development: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Males’s_400_metres_world_record_progression

NY Occasions Obituary: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/28/sports activities/othersports/28mckenley.html?_r=0

1955—Syracuse’s Jim Brown, destined to turn into one of many all-time nice working backs within the NFL, completed 5^th within the U.S. Decathlon Championship in Crawfordsville, IN. Putting 10^th was Stan Huntsman, who went on to have a Corridor-of-Fame teaching profession at Ohio College, Tennessee and Texas. The winner of the occasion for the two^nd yr in a row was the Reverend Bob Richards, who would win his 2^nd Olympic title within the Pole Vault the next yr.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Brown

https://www.ustfccca.org/awards/stan-huntsman-ustfccca-class-of-1995

https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78946

1963–20-year outdated Brian Sternberg had set three world data within the Pole Vault earlier within the yr (one wasn’t ratified), however his profession got here to a sudden and tragic finish when he suffered an damage to his spinal wire throughout a coaching session on a trampoline. From the Seattle Submit Intelligencer: “ Performing a ‘double-back somersault with a twist’, one thing the Seattle native had finished lots of of occasions, he landed laborious on his neck and his life modified endlessly. He was left a quadriplegic, with docs providing a bleak prognosis for survival. Defying that prognosis, Sternberg lived practically 50 extra years earlier than passing away in 2013 on the age of 69.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/othersports/123332_forty23.html

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports activities/uw-huskies/former-huskies-record-holder-sternberg-has-died/

1966—Competing in a particular occasion on the U.S. Ladies’s Championships in Frederick, Maryland, Bob Seagren jumped     17-5  ½ (5.32) to match his American Document within the Pole Vault (however not ratified by the IAAF as a World Document).

            American Information had been additionally set by Nationwide Champions Charlette Cooke within the 880y (2:05.0), Doris Brown within the 1500 (4:20.2), and Cherrie Parrish-Sherrard within the 80-meter hurdles (10.7).

Outcomes (Prime 3): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_USA_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Championships

1967—Barbara Ferrell gained the 100-meters on the U.S. Ladies’s Championships in Santa Barbara, California, in 11.1 to tie the World Document that was shared by Wyomia Tyus and Poland’s Irina Kirszenstein (Szewińska). 3^rd within the race was Tyus, the 1964 Olympic champion within the 100, who went on to defend her title on the 1968 Olympics in Mexico Metropolis.

In a battle of future Corridor-of-Famers, Madeline Manning edged Doris Brown to win the 800-meters, with each getting credit score for an American Document of two:03.6.

Different future  Corridor-of-Famers who had been winners right here had been Eleanor Montgomery within the Excessive Soar (6-2 [1.88]) and Maren Seidler within the Shot Put (46-10 [14.27]).

            Charlette Cooke set an American document of 52.5 for 400-meters–she completed third in that 800 (2:08.3).

Prime 3: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_USA_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Championships

HOF Bios: Manning(1984)   Brown(1990)   Tyus(1980)  Montgomery(2013)  Seidler(2000)

1972–Bob Seagren jumped 18-5  ¾ (5.63) on the U.S. Olympic Trials (June 29-July 9) in Eugene to smash Kjell Isaakson’s 3-week outdated World Document of 18-2  ½ (5.55). Becoming a member of him on the staff had been Steve Smith and Jan Johnson, each of whom cleared 18-1/2 (5.50). Seagren and Johnson would win silver and bronze, respectively, on the Munich Olympics.

Ralph Mann set an American Document of 48.4 within the 400-meter hurdles, overtaking early chief Dick Bruggeman(48.6), who was additionally beneath the earlier AR of 48.8. 3^rd was Jim Seymour (49.3), who edged Bruce Collins (49.5) and Rob Cassleman (49.5). Mann would win the silver medal in Munich.

Florida Observe Membership teammates Frank Shorter (28:35.6) and Jeff Galloway (28:48.8) completed 1-2 within the 10,000-Meters (with temps within the 90s!). Eugene native Jon Anderson (29:08.2) had the hometown followers in a frenzy as he made up a 60-yard deficit within the final lap-and-a-half, lastly passing Jack Bacheler (29:09.8) within the remaining homestretch to earn the three^rd spot on the staff. The 2 had “bumped” briefly within the remaining dash, with Bacheler getting disqualified! Bacheler took benefit of a 2^nd probability by making the staff within the Marathon later within the Trials (Shorter would additionally make the staff within the Marathon).

From Jon Anderson:

Effectively … I’ve recollection and video of that race end.  Jack was on the white line that separates lanes 1 and a couple of.  I had loads of room on the within of him, so took that path. He felt/heard me coming and instinctively swung his left arm out throughout my torso apparently considering it will cease my progress.  Transient, sure, however not a bump .. a swing together with his left arm at me!  I’ll and should add that Jack and I acquired alongside nice in 1972 and after.  He’s a gentleman … simply made a mistake when he was clearly in a ‘world of harm’ on the finish of a scorching 10K .. once more, some form of instinctive transfer when he was not clear headed.  I ran a final lap of 63 .. his was 71+and certainly was going slower than that fifty meters from the end. Frankly, Jack’s disqualification was legit.

Others making the staff:

Steeplechase-1.Mike Manley 8:29.8, 2.Doug Brown 8:31.8, 3.Steve Savage 8:32.8…4.Jim Dare 8:33.6

Javelin-1.Invoice Schmidt (270-6 [82.46])/gained bronze in Munich), 2.Milt Sonsky 267-11 [81.66]/on his 31^st birthday), 3.Fred Luke (267-9 [81.62])

Outcomes/Notes: https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/1972.pdf

Sports activities Illustrated: https://vault.si.com/vault/1972/07/10/just-a-guy-having-some-fun

Mike Fanelli’s Tackle the 1972 Trials: https://trackandfieldnews.com/tracktown-usas-first-trials-turns-50/

WR Development: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Males’s_pole_vault_world_record_progression

1974—Francie Larrieu ran 4:10.3 in Milan to shave .1s off her personal American Document for 1500-meters

1983–Despite the fact that she was a relative rookie within the occasion, Rutgers’ Lori McCauley was upset after ending sixth within the 400-Meter Hurdles on the primary day (7-1) of the U.S. Olympic Sports activities Competition in Colorado Springs. McCauley, who had run in lane one, felt higher after officers ordered a rerun when it was decided that the opposite hurdlers had began on the improper traces.

    Making the most of her 2nd probability, McCauley, nonetheless in lane one, gained the re-run in 55.69 to interrupt Sharrieffa Barksdale’s six-week outdated  American Document of 55.78.

http://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/03/sports activities/rutgers-woman-takes-first-in-400-hurdles-in-record-55.69.html

1984–Portugal’s Fernando Mamede ran 27:13.81 in Stockholm to interrupt Henry Rono’s 6-year outdated World Document  of 27:22.4.

WR Development: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Males’s_10,000_metres_world_record_progression

Wiki Bio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Mamede

Unfulfilled Promise?: http://nnhsxc.blogspot.com/2007/07/strange-case-of-fernando-mamede.html

1987—Morocco’s Stated Aouita gained the Mile in Helsinki in a fast 3:46.76,  however fell wanting Steve Cram’s World Document of three:46.32. He’s nonetheless #10 on the All-Time Performers’ listing.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports activities/1987/07/03/aouita-runs-34676-mile-in-helsinki/1fc30a47-7af8-4c40-9a56-1f733b00e9d4/

1990–Nice Britain’s Steve Backley set a World Document within the Javelin with a throw of 293-11 (89.58) in Stockholm. Backley would turn into a 3-time Olympic medalist, successful bronze in 1992 and silvers in 1996 and 2000.

WR Development: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Males’s_javelin_world_record_progression

http://www.stevebackley.com/

Coaching Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC2-PQjUJvQ

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/well being/article-1161979/Two-Olympic-medals-OBE-hip-replacement-40—My-health-battle-javelin-star-Steve-Backley.html

2002—China’s Liu Xiang ran 13.12 in Lausanne in to interrupt Renaldo Nehemiah’s 24-year outdated World Junior/Underneath 20 Document of 13.23 within the 110-meter hurdles. He went on to win gold on the 2004 Olympics and 2007 World Championships.

2016—There have been three girls’s finals on the opening day of the U.S. Olympic Trials (July 1-10) in Eugene, Oregon.

Brittney Reese  gained the Lengthy Soar with an enormous leap of 23-11  ¾ (7.31/=#9 All-Time World, =#3 A-T U.S.). Additionally making the staff had been Tianna Madison (23-1w [7.02]) and Janay DeLoach (22-9 [6.93]). Madison and Reese would win gold and silver, respectively, on the Rio Olympics.

Molly Huddle (31:41.62) gained the ten,000-meters over  Emily Infeld (31:46.09) and Marielle Corridor (31:54.77)

Making the staff within the Discus had been Whitney Ashley (204-2 [62.25]), Shelbi Vaughan (197-9 [60.28]), and up to date NCAA Champion Kelsey Card (197-3 [60.13]).

Outcomes/Notes: https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2016.pdf

2018—Sergey Shubenkov gained the 110-meter hurdles on the István Gyulai Memorial in Hungary and improved his Russian Document to 12.92 (=#10 All-Time World).

U.S. Olympic Trials Historical past (By 2021): https://trackandfieldnews.com/usa-olympic-trials-history/

U.S. Nationwide Championships Historical past: https://trackandfieldnews.com/u-s-national-championships-history/

Previous U.S. Champions: https://www.flipsnack.com/USATF/usatf-outdoor-champions/full-view.html

Born On This Day*

Walter Davis  47 (1978)  The most effective “combo” jumpers in historical past

                 Competed within the Triple Soar at six World Out of doors Championships:

                     2005 World Champion (‘01-5^th ‘03-Qual., ‘07-3^rd, ’09-Qual.,’11-Qual.)

                     Lengthy Soar on the Worlds (’03-7^th, ‘05-Qual., ’07-Qual.)

                 2006 World Indoor Champion—Triple Soar (’03-2nd, ’10-Qual.)

                 2-time Olympic finalist—Triple Soar (2000-11^th, 2004-11^th); Lengthy Soar (2004-Qual.spherical)

                 3-time U.S. Champion—Triple Soar (’02,’05,’06); 2-time U.S. Indoor Champion—TJ (2005,2006)

                 5-time NCAA Champion—LSU: LJ-2002; TJ-2001&2002 (Indoors & Open air)

                 7-time Junior Faculty Champion—Barton County C.C.

                    LJ: 1999i, 2000(in&out), TJ:1999,2000(in&out)

                 PBs: 27-5  ¼ (8.36/’06), 58-1  ¼ (17.71/’06/#8 All-Time U.S. Out of doors), 58-2i (17.73/’06/=#9 AT World, #2 U.S.)

             Faculty PB: 56-10  ¾ (17.34/2002/#7 All-Time)

                 Along with his double win on the 2002 NCAA Championships on his dwelling observe in Baton Rouge, he additionally ran the

                     lead-off leg on the successful 4×100 to guide LSU to the staff title.

                 (2002 Characteristic): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk7snoJPjtA

                 LSU Bio: https://lsusports.internet/sports activities/tf/roster/participant/walter-davis/

Derrick Adkins  54 (1970)  1996 Olympic gold medalist—400m-hurdles; 1995 World Champion (1991-6^th,1993-7^th)

                 2-time U.S. Champion (1994,1995)

                 All-American at Georgia Tech:NCAA-1989-5^th, 1990-6^th, 1991-2^nd, 1992-8^th

                 1992 NCAA Champion—4×400(2:59.95/3^rd leg-45.0)

                 2-time winner on the Penn Relays (Oly Improvement)…set the Relays Document of 48.91 in 1994.

                 #1 prep within the U.S. in 1988 (Malverne,NY/50.71)

                 PBs:13.69(1992), 47.54 (1995)

                 Avenue he grew up on in West Hempstead(NY) was renamed Derrick Adkins Lane after his Olympic win!

                 https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78028

                 Wiki Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derrick_Adkins

                 Dealing With Head Accidents: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/17/sports activities/running-hurdling-head-injuries.html

                 And Melancholy: https://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/20/sports activities/olympics-adkins-s-tough-choice-speed-or-stable-moods.html

                 Nice Video: NBC’s Katie Couric occurred to be sitting in entrance of Adkins’ sister and H.S. coach on the

                     1996 Olympics and volunteered to document the race on their camcorder, figuring out they might be too

                      excited to do the job correctly. Video contains Couric’s interview with Adkins on the next day’s

                      As we speak Present!

                 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4bhlfuTTfw

Diana Richburg 62 (1963) 1984 U.S. Olympian—1500m (1^st spherical); 7^th-1987 World Championships

                 1985 U.S. Champion—1500m

                 Former American Indoor Document holder at 1000-meters

                 One among America’s finest middle-distance runners from 1983-1991…ranked #1 within the 1500 in 1987

                 2-time (1981,1982) All-American within the 800 at Lansingburgh H.S. (NY).(#2 behind Kim Gallagher annually)

                 PBs: 1:59.61 (1985), 2:39.28i (1985), 4:01.79 (1987), 4:25.77 (1987)

                 H.S. PBs: 2:03.7 (1982), 4:44.7 (1981); Set a Nationwide H.S. Document of two:26.3 for 1000-yards in 1982

                 https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/77949

                 U.S. Rankings: https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/04-w800RankUS.pdf

                 https://www.albany.edu/feature97/commencement_photos/highlight.html

                 H.S. All-People: https://trackandfieldnews.com/tfn-girls-800-americas/

Wendell Mottley—Trinidad & Tobago  84 (1941)  1964 Olympic silver medalist—400m (bronze-4×400)

                 Former World Indoor Document holder—500y (55.5/1964), 600y (1:09.2/1964)

                 4-time IC4A Champion (Yale)—440y-1963,1964), 600y(i)-1963,1964

                 1966 British Empire Video games Champion—440y (45.2)

                 Ranked #2 within the World in 1964 and 1966 (#6 in 1965)

                 Had vital careers in politics and finance.

                 (2007 article—written by Meredith Rainey Valmon)

             http://ivy50.com/blackhistory/story.aspx?sid=5/11/2007

                 https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/76930

                 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendell_Mottley

Deceased

John McDonnell 82 (1938-June 7, 2021) Probably the most profitable school coach in any sport. His Arkansas groups gained 40

                 NCAA championships, together with six nationwide triple crowns(XC/Indoor/Out of doors) and 12 consecutive NCAA Indoor

                 titles from 1984-95.

Six-time All-American in cross nation and observe & discipline at Southwestern Louisiana, incomes a bachelor’s diploma in

     1969.

Inducted into the Nationwide Corridor of Fame in 2005

One of many first jobs he held after emigrating to the U.S. from Eire was because the centerfield TV cameraman for the

     NY Mets!

            https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McDonnell_(coach)

            https://arkansasrazorbacks.com/legendary-arkansas-track-field-coach-john-mcdonnell-passes-away/

         Present Arkansas coaches Chris Bucknam and Lance Harter Mirror

            https://www.wholehogsports.com/information/2021/jun/08/video-chris-bucknam-and-lance-harter-john-mcdonnel/

            HOF Bio: https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/john-mcdonnell

            http://www.ustfccca.org/awards/john-mcdonnell-ustfccca-class-of-1999

            https://www.ustfccca.org/2021/06/featured/ustfccca-mourns-passing-of-hall-of-famer-john-mcdonnell-arkansas

            https://www.usatf.org/information/2021/razorback-legend-john-mcdonnell-passes-away-at-82

Margaret Jenkins 92 (1903-Jan.8, 1996) 2-time U.S. Champion-Javelin(1927,1928)

                 2-time U.S. Olympian-Discus! (1928-19^th, 1932-9^th)

                 From Olympedia: Jenkins attended San Jose State Faculty, however there was no girls’s observe staff at the moment.

                    She was an all-round athlete, additionally competing in baseball, basketball, hockey, volleyball, and tennis and

                    between 1924-26, she was Santa Clara County tennis champion in singles, doubles, and combined doubles.

                 https://blogs.sjsu.edu/wsq/2018/03/01/spartan-women-in-sports-margaret-jenkins-25-education/

                 https://www.mercurynews.com/2008/11/14/a-woman-of-firsts-honored-at-last/

                 https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/77876