Walt Murphy’s Information and Outcomes Service (wmurphy25@aol.com)
This Day in Monitor & Area–June 23
1934—For the Third yr in a row, Marquette’s Ralph Metcalfe gained the dash double on the NCAA Championships (held this yr in Los Angeles/June 22-23), ending 1st within the 100y (9.7) and 220y (20.9/straight). He’s nonetheless the one athlete to perform such a feat.
Princeton senior Invoice Bonthron defeated Kansas senior Glenn Cunningham (4:10.6), the 2-time defending champion (1500-1932) within the Mile and set a Meet Document of 4:08.9. Cunningham tried to double again within the 880y, however dropped out (the race was gained by Indiana senior Chuck Hornbostel (1:51.9).
Cunningham had set a World Document of 4:06.8 the week earlier than on the Princeton Invitational, with Bonthron ending a distant 2nd (4:12.5).
LSU junior Glenn Hardin, the defending champion in each occasions, gained the 440y (47.0/Meet Document) and the 220y-Hurdles (22.7/straight-equals MR).
LSU senior Jack Torrance gained his 2nd title within the Shot Put with a Meet Document throw of 54-6 ½ (16.62). He had set a World Document of 55-1 ½ (16.80) on the Drake Relays in April and would enhance the Document twice extra later within the season: 55-5 (16.89/every week after the NCAA meet) and 57-1 (17.40) in Oslo on August 5. The latter mark would stand because the Document for 14 years.
Helped by a late win within the Discus by Gordon Dunn (162-7 [49.56?]), Stanford (63) gained the workforce title over USC (57-1/2). The meet drew a big crowd of 45,000 to the Coliseum.
Outcomes: https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1934.pdf
NY Occasions(for subscribers): https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1934/06/24/94544777.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0
Mr.Triple-Double: http://www.ustfccca.org/ncaa-100/ralph-metcalfe-marquette-100-200-ncaa-history
1956–Thane Baker edged Andy Stanfield to win the 200-meters on the U.S. Championships in Bakersfield, CA, with each timed in 20.6. Solely Baker acquired credit score for the World Document, since Stanfield was solely timed with two watches.
Stanfield was one in every of 8 future Corridor-of-Famers competing on the meet (HOF or Wikipedia bios linked).
Different winners who went on to win Olympic gold have been Tom Courtney (gained the U.S. 400, gold within the 800), Glenn Davis (400h), Charlie Dumas (Excessive Leap), Bob Richards (Pole Vault), Hal Connolly (Hammer Throw).
Milt Campbell completed 2nd to Rafer Johnson within the decathlon, however gained the gold in Melbourne. Johnson would win his Olympic gold in 1960.
The ten,000-meters served because the Olympic Trials for the occasion, with Max Truex (30:52.0), Dick Hart (31:06.3), and Gordon McKenzie (31:06.8) claiming the three spots on the U.S. workforce.
Outcomes(Nice website—may require a free signup): http://trackfield.brinkster.web/USATournaments.asp?TourCode=N&Yr=1956&Gender=M&TF=T&P=R&By=Y&Rely=
Sports activities Illustrated Vault: https://vault.si.com/vault/1956/07/02/and-now-the-biggest-battle-of-all
WR Development:
110h: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Males’s_110_metres_hurdles_world_record_progression
200: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Males’s_200_metres_world_record_progression
1967–Jim Ryun, working from the entrance, ran 3:51.1 to interrupt his personal World Document within the mile (3:51.3) on the AAU Championships in Bakersfield, CA. Marty Liquori, just lately graduated from Essex Catholic H.S. (Newark,NJ), completed seventh in 3:59.8 to change into the Third prep to run a sub 4-minute mile. Paradoxically, Liquori completed simply forward of the 2nd excessive schooler to interrupt 4-minutes, Tim Danielson (1966-3:59.4), who completed eighth in 4:00.6. Ryun, in fact, was the primary to go underneath 4-minutes when he ran 3:59.0 as a junior in 1964. It appeared that the floodgates had opened for extra highschool runners to interrupt 4-minutes, however it will be one other 34 years earlier than Alan Webb grew to become the 4th prep to get underneath that barrier in 2001.
USC’s Paul Wilson gained the pole vault with a clearance of 17-7 ¾ (ratified as 5.38) to interrupt Bob Seagren’s 2-week outdated World Document of 17-7 (5.36). Seagren completed 2nd right here with a soar of 17-3 ¾ (5.28).
Outcomes (for subscribers?)
High 3: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_USA_Outdoor_Track_and_Field_Championships
Sports activities Illustrated Vault: https://vault.si.com/vault/1967/07/03/see-you-later-jim-ryun
WR Progressions
Mile: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mile_run_world_record_progression
Pole Vault: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Males’s_pole_vault_world_record_progression
1976—Killers on the Run–It was the “off-day” halfway via the OIympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. Dave Roberts, utilizing a pole borrowed from Earl Bell after his broke on his first try on the world file peak of 18-8 1/4, had a shaky clearance on his closing attempt to regain the vault file from Bell(6-22); Rick Wohlhuter had gained the 800 (6-21) and would later double within the 1500(6-27); Edwin Moses had run his first “nice” race, setting an American Document of 48.30 within the 400-hurdles (6-21); and Madeline Manning-Jackson had crushed Cindy Poor within the girls’s 800 and set an American Document of 1:59.81(6-22), whereas Poor would come again later within the Trials to set her personal AR within the 1500(4:07.32/6-27). This was additionally the primary U.S. Trials the place women and men competed collectively.
However as we speak was a day for athletes and followers to catch their breath. I used to be taking a calming stroll round Eugene after I bumped into Don Steffens, a good friend who had pushed from Kansas to see the Trials. I discussed that Jack Pfeifer and a few of his buddies had gone to the Oregon coast to see the favored sand dunes, and Don instructed we attempt to hook up with them. We by no means did discover Jack and his crew, who we later realized had performed mock raids on the trams that carried guests across the dunes. It sounded fairly humorous on the time, however in all probability wouldn’t go over as nicely in as we speak’s political local weather. Don and I did our personal tour of the dunes, after which stopped within the pretty city of Florence to have a late lunch on the native diner.
We have been the one ones within the place, and thought it odd when a person got here in, walked straight into the kitchen, after which proper again out once more. It quickly grew to become obvious what he was doing. As quickly as we walked out into the car parking zone, we heard somebody yell, “Hit the grime!”. We have been surrounded by 5 males(together with the one who had checked us out contained in the diner), with various sizes of weaponry skilled on us! We weren’t about to ask any silly questions or make any sudden strikes, so we obediently went face down within the car parking zone gravel.
They shortly recognized themselves as law enforcement officials (in all probability your complete Florence squad!), frisked us, and requested who we have been and what we have been doing in Florence. One in all my first ideas, after my life had flashed in entrance of my eyes, was, “The place was (observe fan/lawyer) Bob Hersh staying in Eugene?”. Positive, he wasn’t a legal lawyer, however determined occasions name for determined measures.
It turned out that Don match the outline of a wished assassin, proper right down to his lengthy blonde hair and his blue Mustang! As soon as we defined that we have been in Oregon for the Trials, the officer in cost politely instructed that we go to the native station home to type issues out. My paranoia was placing deep, however earlier than I may say I’d somewhat keep out within the open, the place witnesses may see what was happening, Don mentioned, “OK”.
We have been positioned at the back of a squad automotive, with one officer on the passenger facet cradling a shotgun in his arms! I mentioned, “If we’re not underneath arrest, why the necessity for the present of drive?”. “Process when transporting anybody in our automobile”, I used to be instructed.
Once we arrived on the hoosegow, we have been proven to a ready room, provided some espresso, and all the pieces appeared advantageous–till they locked the door! Now my concern was shortly overtaken by the final vestige of no matter insurgent tendencies have been left over from the Nineteen Sixties. “If we’re not underneath arrest, I need this door open”, I shouted via a gap. “Process” was once more cited, however they did open the door.
After what appeared like an eternity, they have been lastly satisfied that we have been certainly simply mild-mannered observe geeks, and what began out as doubtlessly the most important day within the historical past of the Florence police drive (shades of Arlo Guthrie’s “Alice’s Restaurant”— https://genius.com/Arlo-guthrie-alices-restaurant-massacree-lyrics) ended with a lukewarm apology and laughs throughout from the officers concerned within the preliminary takedown.
We have been lastly capable of snort concerning the incident ourselves as we retold the story many occasions through the the rest of the Trials (and all through the following years), however, for the reason that wished killer was nonetheless on the free, Don had a really nervous experience all the way in which again to Kansas.
The 1976 Trials supplied nice observe and discipline recollections for individuals who have been there, however of us like Pfeifer and his band of desert marauders and me and my “partner-in-crime” Steffens will all the time recall the meet as a lot for what occurred off the observe as for the World and American Data that we witnessed.
1979—The New Jersey Olympic Monitor Traditional, the brainchild of Invoice Fitzpatrick, a latest Rutgers grad, drew lots of the sport’s greatest names to the observe at Rutgers, the positioning of the 1964 U.S. Championships.
The featured occasion was the boys’s mile, with Villanova junior Don Paige, recent off his historic 800-1500 double win on the NCAA Championships, overtaking New Zealand’s John Walker, the World Document holder(3:49.4) within the homestretch to seize the win (3:54.0-3:55.2). Shut behind Walker was Craig Masback with a private finest time of three:55.7, and fifth was New Zealand’s Rod Dixon (3:58.04),
Eamonn Coghlan (8:26.3) gained a star-studded 2-mile over Matt Centrowitz (8:26.9), fellow Irishman John Treacy(8:34.1), who had gained his World X-Nation title in March, and New Zealand’s Dick Quax (8:37.2), the 1976 Olympic silver medalist at 5000-meters.
In different highlights, New Jersey native Mary Decker gained the Ladies’s 1500 (4:09.2), Mike Tully (18-3/4 [5.505]) gained the Pole Vault over Earl Bell (17-0 [5.18]) earlier than lacking 3 makes an attempt at a World Document peak of 18-8 ¾ (5.71), Valerie Brisco gained the ladies’s 200 (23.18) and 400 (52.08), a younger Carl Lewis (24-4 [7.415]), simply ending up his senior yr at Willingboro(NJ) H.S., completed 2nd to Invoice Rea (24-5 [7.44]) within the males’s Lengthy Leap, and Artwork Swarts (204-5 [62.30?]) gained the Discus over his longtime good friend and rival Al Oerter (204-4 [62.28?]).
Sitting within the stands, alongside his coach, Villanova’s Jumbo Elliott, was a dissatisfied Sydney Maree, who had traveled to the meet along with his Wildcat teammates, anticipating to compete within the 1500-meters. Nevertheless, the IAAF had prohibited South Africa native Maree (and others) from competing in non-collegiate meets due to his nation’s restrictive racial insurance policies(Maree gained the NCAA 5000 earlier within the month). New Zealand officers, involved that the IAAF would invoke its “contamination” rule, warned Walker and his teammates to not run if Maree was allowed to compete. Meet Director Fitzpatrick, who had been suggested by TAC (The Athletics Congress) and the U.S. Olympic Committee to not let Maree compete, reluctantly instructed the Villanova soph he wouldn’t be allowed to run.
https://www.nytimes.com/1979/06/24/archives/paige-defeats-walker-in-jersey-mile-maree-left-on-sidelines-paige.html
Footnotes From Invoice Fitzpatrick, who was simply 19 when he first got here up with the thought for the meet in 1976:
The final lap of the mile was proven the subsequent day on ABC’s Extensive World of Sports activities. Bob Iger, then a younger PA for ABC (he’s now the Chairman of the Walt Disney Firm), calls me on Friday morning, the day earlier than the meet, and requests footage to the Mile and gives $750 and one other $750 if it’s a world file. (I ought to have requested Bob Iger for a job interview in lieu of the $750!)
NJ Public Tv televised the Meet, a 90 minute manufacturing which is aired nationally one week later. Dick Landis is announcer. Larry Ellis is shade announcer for observe occasions, and Fred Samara does the colour for the sector occasions.
Evolution of a Monitor Meet
As a younger man with an thrilling concept, I used to be in the proper place on the proper time. It was 1976 and there was speak of an all-weather observe floor coming to Rutgers Stadium in a couple of years.
Was there a singular second when it clicked for me that I might manage this world class observe meet at my alma mater some day? Sure, that second occurred as I stared at a window of a practice from Newcaste, England to Edinburgh, Scotland on the final Saturday in Could 1976. I had arrived in London 4 days earlier with a backpack, sleeping bag and a youth hostel card on a 3 week touring journey earlier than my summer season job would start the next month again in New Jersey.
I had no itinerary apart from a return flight from Dublin in a couple of weeks. My first morning there, I learn within the London newspapers that there was a observe meet in Gateshead two nights later however the meet was bought out. Wow, that sounded fascinating and I questioned whether or not my Rutgers teammate Ron Speirs can be there since I knew he was coaching in Scotland staying with kinfolk. I set off for the British AAA workplace in London, knocked on the door and mentioned I used to be an American customer and wished to go to the Gateshead observe meet however I used to be involved that it was bought out and I didn’t need to journey there with no ticket. The elder British gentleman mentioned no downside and he wrote a brief notice to the meet director asking to confess me and handed me an envelope with “Mr. A.J. Norman” inscribed. That was for Andy Norman, the famed British observe promoter, who was a policeman.
I went to the meet, in a cold-soaking rain in Northeast England, noticed Ron Speirs run the 800-meters, and Scottish Olympian Frank Clement run the One Mile in Ron’s Rutgers singlet in a discipline with Brendan Foster and maybe Steve Ovett. Ronny was so stunned to see me. I liked the joy of a European observe meet and this was the inspiration for me to convey the identical to my dwelling state and my alma mater.
The subsequent day on the practice experience, I sketched the plan for June 1978 or 1979 at Rutgers. I wrote lists of occasions with names of attainable athletes. I wrote names of New Jersey firms that would sponsor particular person occasions.
I completely knew this might be performed and I may make it occur. Why was I so assured? I knew I had the magnificent Rutgers Stadium, the goodwill within the observe world of Coach (Les) Wallack, Coach (Frank) Gagliano, so many Rutgers athletes making a reputation for themselves within the sport.
The primary Rutgers Relays had been staged very efficiently solely six weeks earlier than and the athletes had flocked there together with a big contingent from Villanova. I knew Coach Wallack was shut with Jumbo Elliott, Fred Dwyer and Bob Giegengack. Jumbo used to drive his Cadillac into the lengthy chute inside Rutgers Stadium via the upkeep entrance off River Street.
My first assembly with Eamonn Coghlan occurred when he lapped me within the 1976 RU Relays 5000-meters. Once I first talked to him in January 1978 about working at Rutgers, he was instantly . He liked working within the stadium.
So, as you see, I had an incredible product to promote with a lot current goodwill. I used to be in the proper place on the proper time.
After graduating from Rutgers in December 1977, I had a part-time job with Pan American Airways and I boarded a airplane for New Zealand. One other backpacking journey with a youth hostel card and no itinerary however a return ticket. Identical factor occurred as in England. I learn within the newspapers a few collection of 4 worldwide observe meets. I confirmed up, launched myself as a customer from the US and the locals rolled out their fantastic Kiwi hospitality.
I went to all of the meets and the events and met Eamonn Coghlan, the NZ trio of Walker, Dixon and Quax, Lasse Viren, Mary Decker, Henry Rono, Andy Norman, and all of the organizers and TV of us. I talked to everyone, took nice notes and began pitching the thought of a June 1979 meet to a lot of them. Coghlan was . Dixon and Quax mentioned this is sensible, journey to the US for a meet on the way in which to Europe. Walker’s coach favored the thought however John was skeptical after I spoke with him one-on-one. The irony is that one month earlier than the June 1979 meet it was John Walker who was convincing Dixon and Quax to come back to Rutgers.
That Could and June 1978, I took my backpack and air ticket from Pan Am and traveled to Eugene to see Mike Roche run within the Pre steeplechase, slept on the ground within the lodge with RU athletes and watched the RU One Mile Relay place within the NCAA finals. What an incredible NCAA meet that yr with Rono, Nehemiah, Foster, Roggy, et al. Per week later I’m crashing on the ground in a motel close to UCLA the place NJ guys from Rutgers and the Athletic Attic are competing within the AAU Championships at Drake Stadium
At this level, I used to be a full-time salesman for a 1979 observe meet at Rutgers. Throughout that summer season, I begin conversations with Fred Gruninger about co-sponsoring the meet and the Governor’s workplace to help the thought.
A Rutgers authorities relations man named John MacDonald introduces me to J&J PR advisor Andy Baglivo, who was a Rutgers sprinter in 1950 and coated the Helsinki Olympics for the Newark newspapers.
Andy, who simply handed away this yr, had been Communications Director to Governor Cahill.
The 1979 New Jersey Olympic Monitor Traditional occurred often because so many individuals liked Rutgers, liked Rutgers observe, liked the game for NJ and liked this concept. I had quite a lot of assist.
(WM-Fitzpatrick has remained near the game ever since as a coach and the Director of different meets)
1979–Three American Data have been set on the relays-only meet in Bourges, France. Western Michigan’s Tom Duits ran an incredible 3:35.8 anchor cut up to steer the U.S. to victory within the 4×1500 within the AR time of 14:46.3. Previous Duits have been Dan Aldridge (3:44.9), Andy Clifford (3:42.8), and Todd Harbour (3:42.8). U.S. girls accounted for the opposite two marks, with Wanda Hooker, Karen Hawkins, Chandra Cheeseborough, and Brenda Morehead profitable the 4×200 in 1:32.6, and Robin Campbell (2:04.5), Joetta Clark (2:04.1), who was 5 weeks shy of her seventeenth birthday, Chris Mullen (2:06.5), and Essie Kelley (2:04.8) taking the 4×800 in 8:19.9.
1984—Henry Marsh (8:15.91) gained the Steeplechase on the U.S. Olympic Trials within the L.A. Coliseum and was joined on the U.S. workforce by Brian Diemer (8:17.00) and John Gregorek (8:18.45). Returning to the stadium for the Olympics, Diemer edged Marsh to win the bronze medal.
In one of many closest finishes in U.S. Trials historical past, Kim Turner gained the 100-Meter Hurdles in 13.12, with subsequent 3 finishers trailing by solely .01s! Benita Fitzgerald and Pam Web page earned the subsequent two spots on the workforce, with Stephanie Hightower lacking out (all timed in 13.13). Fitzgerald would win the gold medal on the Olympics, with Turner choosing up the bronze (tied for Third).
Others making the workforce (with eventual Olympic medals):
Males
Shot Put-1.Dave Laut 70-1/2 (21.35/bronze), 2.Augie Wolf 69-8 ¼ (21.24), Michael Carter 68-4 ½ (20.84/silver)
Discus-1.John Powell 220-3 (67.14/bronze), 2.Mac Wilkins 217-0 (66.14/silver), 3.Artwork Burns 215-0 (65.54)
Ladies
3000-1.Mary Decker 8:34.91, 2.Cindy Bremser 8:41.19, 3.Joan Hansen 8:41.43…5.Francie Larrieu-Smith 8:50.85
Excessive Leap-1.Louise Ritter 6-3 ½ (1.92), 2.Pam Spencer 6-2 ¼ (1.89), 3.Joni Huntley 6-2 ¼ (1.89/bronze).
Outcomes/Notes: https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1984.pdf
Sports activities Illustrated: https://vault.si.com/vault/1984/07/02/trials-and-jubilation
1987—Sergey Bubka cleared 19-9 ¼ (6.03) in Prague to interrupt his personal World Document within the Pole Vault (19-8 ½ [6.01]).
WR Development: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Males’s_pole_vault_world_record_progression
1989—Dion Bentley (Penn Hills,PA) gained the Lengthy Leap on the Pan-American Junior Championships in Sante Fe, Argentina with a leap of 26-9 ¼ (8.16) to interrupt the U.S. Excessive College Document of 26-8 ¼ (8.13) that was set by Carl Lewis(Willingboro,NJ) in 1979. Bentley’s mark lasted for 20 years till Marquise Goodwin (Rowlett,TX) jumped 26-10 (8.18) in 2009. He nonetheless holds the H.S. Indoor Document at 26-6 ½ (8.09), additionally set in 1989.
Now dwelling in Snellville, GA, he’s the Captain of the DeKalb Nation Fireplace Division and the division’s Public Data Director.
Catching Up(Could,2020): https://www.pressreader.com/usa/pittsburgh-post-gazette/20200515/282226602911206
1992—This was alleged to be an off-day on the U.S. Olympic Trials in New Orleans, however as an alternative, the primary two rounds of the Males’s 400, already postponed twice, have been lastly contested.
The rationale for the delay centered round World Document holder Butch Reynolds, who had been hit in November, 1990, with a 2-year suspension for a doping violation, a ruling he had been battling ever since.
He was unable to compete on the Jenner Traditional the earlier month after the IAAF threatened to model any athlete competing towards Reynolds as “contaminated”, thereby jeopardizing their eligibility for the upcoming Olympics.
After a collection of rulings that first gave Reynolds’ legal professionals appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court docket, and when Justice John Stevens dominated in his favor, Reynolds was allowed to compete right here on the Trials, with the IAAF withdrawing the “contamination” menace.
Operating quicker than crucial, Reynolds gained his warmth in 44.58 and his ¼-final race in 44.68. He would end fifth within the closing 5 days layer (6-28), which might ordinarily qualify him for the 4×400 relay “pool”, however he was in the end banned from competing on the Barcelona Olympics.
(Reynolds was accompanied by a safety element each time he made his approach to the stadium)
https://vault.si.com/vault/1992/06/08/out-of-the-running-butch-reynolds-was-banned-from-the-jenner-classic-as-politics-clouded-the-competition
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports activities/1992/06/20/its-over-for-runner-reynolds/de06ef58-c195-412a-bb38-bb719ec03b49/
Chronology(for subscribers): http://articles.latimes.com/1992-06-21/sports activities/sp-1475_1_reynolds-case
http://www.nytimes.com/1992/06/13/sports activities/olympics-what-to-do-about-reynolds-case-puzzles-almost-everyone.html?src=pm
1996–Michael Johnson, who had already made the workforce within the 400, gained the 200 meters on the U.S. Olympic Trials in Atlanta and his time of 19.66 broke the 17-year outdated World Document of 19.72, which was set by Italy’s Pietro Mennea in Mexico Metropolis in 1979. Becoming a member of Johnson on the workforce have been Jeff Williams (20.03) and Mike Marsh (20.04), with Ramon Clay ending an in depth 4th in 20.08. Operating out of lane 1, Carl Lewis completed fifth in 20.20. Johnson would return to Atlanta and win Olympic gold within the 200 and 400.
Making the workforce within the 8 different finals on this busy day have been (with eventual Olympic medals listed):
Males
1500-1.Paul McMullen 3:43.86, 3.Jason Pyrah 3:44.03, 4.Brian Hyde 3:44.13…runnerup Jim Sorensen (3:43.88) didn’t
have an Olympic qualifier, giving Hyde the Third Olympic berth.
110m-Hurdles-1.Allen Johnson (gold), 12.92(=American Document), 2.Mark Crear (silver) 13.05, 3.Eugene Swift 13.21…fifth
was 2-time Olympic Champion Roger Kingdom (13.34)…Jack Pierce pulled up after hitting the first hurdle.
Excessive Leap-1.Charles Austin (gold), 2.Ed Broxterman, 3.Cameron Wright…all 3 cleared 7-6 ½ (2.30), as did Matt
Hemingway, who completed 4th based mostly on misses.
Ladies
200-1.Carlette Guidry 22.14, 2.Dannette Younger-Stone 22.18, 3.Inger Miller, who barely edged Gwen Torrence for the Third
spot on the workforce (22.25 for each). Torrence had already made the workforce by profitable the 100 earlier within the Trials,
however was coping with a sore hamstring on this race.
1500-1.Regina Jacobs 4:08.67, 2.Juli Henner 4:09.49, 3.Vicki Huber 4:11.23…different notable finishers:13.Suzy Favor
Hamilton 4:17.28, 14.Ruth Wysocki 4:23.59-fell…37-year outdated Mary Slaney was eradicated within the semi-final spherical.
100m-Hurdles-1.Gail Devers 12.62, 2.Lynda Tolbert-Goode 12.69, 3.Cheryl Dickey 12.76
Lengthy Leap-1.Jackie Joyner-Kersee (bronze) 23-11 1/4w (7.04), 2.Shana Williams 22-9 (6.93), 3.Marike Veltman
22-7 (6.88)
Shot Put-1.Connie Value-Smith 62-7 ¾ (19.09), 2.Ramona Pagel 61-1/14 (18.60), 4.Valeyta Althouse 57-9 ½ (17.61)
(Third-placer Daybreak Dumble [58-2 {17.73]] didn’t have an Olympic qualifier)
Outcomes/Notes: https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/1996.pdf
Video(200): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8HdW5vfG_k
NY Occasions: http://tinyurl.com/NYTimesMJ1966
WR Development: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menpercent27s_200_metres_world_record_progression
2002—American Document holder (on the time) Lance Deal gained his ninth (and closing) title within the Hammer Throw (6-21) on the U.S. Championships at Stanford(June 21-23).
Different winners included:
Males
10,000: Meb Keflezighi (27:41.68)
