This Day in Observe & Area–January 15
1925–Paavo Nurmi, “The Flying Finn”, returned to NY’s Madison Sq. Backyard for the 2nd cease on his U.S. tour and got here away with three extra world information, though all of them got here inside one race.
After letting Ville “Willie” Ritola set the early tempo, Nurmi, dubbed the Athlete of the Century by the press, delighted the gang by lapping a lot of the area and setting information at 1-3/4 miles (7:55.6), 3000-meters (8:26.8), and 1-7/8 miles (8:29.0). Joie Ray was the earlier report holder in any respect three distances. Shortly after the race, Nurmi hopped on a prepare for Chicago, the place he was scheduled to compete the next evening earlier than instantly returning to NY for his Third meet in as many days.
1965—Irishman John McDonnell gained a slow-paced mile in 4:22.5 on the Senior Metropolitan AAU Championships at NY’s 168th Road Armory. McDonnell, in fact, went on to have a Corridor-of-Fame profession as coach on the College of Arkansas.
Different notable winners included Fordham’s Sam Perry within the 60y (6.4), and Oscar Moore,Jr within the 3-mile (14:29.0).
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1965/01/16/101522396.html?pageNumber=20
1977–It didn’t draw a lot consideration on the time, however Steve Scott, a 20-year previous junior on the College of California at Irvine, broke
4-minutes for the primary time when he ran 3:59.7 to complete Third within the Mile on the Sunkist Invitational. Ending forward of Scott have been Paul Cummings (3:59.2) and Wilson Waigwa (3:59.7).
Scott went on to turn into one of many biggest runners in historical past and ran a complete of 136 sub-4 minute miles, essentially the most ever, in a Corridor of Fame profession. He held the American Indoor Report from 1979-2005 and the Outside mark from 1982-2007. Scott retired in 2018 as the top coach at Cal-State San Marcos, which gained three consecutive NAIA Ladies’s X-Nation titles from 2009-2011.
Corridor of Fame Bio: https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/steve-scott
Steve Scott-The Miler/Marc Bloom’s Biography
CSSM Bio: http://www.csusmcougars.com/coaches.aspx?rc=222&path=wcross
1978–Lengthy Island College’s Lorna Forde, a 2-time Olympian (1972,1976) for her native Barbados, set a World Indoor Report of 1:10.5 for 500-meters on the Dartmouth Relays. Forde was a 2-time winner of the 440y on the U.S. Indoor Championships and is a member of the Penn Relays Wall of Fame.
Ran on a exceptional 21 profitable groups for the Atoms T.C. at Penn from 1975 by means of 1983
https://pennrelays.com/honors/hall-of-fame/lorna-forde/58
1984–20-year previous Sergey Bubka, who had first gained worldwide fame when he upset the sector to win the gold medal on the earlier 12 months’s World Championships in Helsinki, acquired his first World Report, indoors or open air, when he cleared 19-3/4 (5.81) in Vilnius. The earlier mark of 19-1/4 (5.80m) was set by Billy Olson in 1983.
1986–Bubka units one other World Report, leaping 19-3 (5.87) in Osaka, Japan
1987–Bubka returned to Osaka to set one other World Report–19-6 ½ (5.96). Two different world marks have been set–Ben Johnson ran 6.44 within the 60-meters (later annulled), and Oleg Protsenko gained the Triple Bounce with a leap of 57-11 ¾ (17.67m).
WR Development: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Males’s_pole_vault_indoor_world_record_progression
2015—Akron’s (and Canada’s) Shawn Barber joined the 6-meter (19-8 ¼) membership on the Pole Vault Summit in Reno,NV. He would go on later within the 12 months to win the NCAA Indoor (his 2nd) and Outside titles and he turned the World Champion in Beijing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawnacy_Barber
2022—Florida’s Jacory Patterson ran 31.99 for 300-Meters at Clemson to interrupt his personal Collegiate Report of 32.38.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbtnUSW24MQ
2022—Senior Will Sumner (Woodstock,GA) ran 1:01.25 for 500-meters on the Virginia Showcase in Virginia Seaside to interrupt the U.S. Excessive College Indoor Report of 1:01.68 that was set by Strymar Livingston (Columbus, Bronx, NY) in 2012. He would take down one other of Livingston’s H.S. information (1:17:58) when he ran 1:15.58 for 600-meters per week later in Chicago.
The son of former Villanova All-American ½-milers Brad Sumner and Tosha Woodward, Sumner gained the 2023 NCAA 800 title as a Georgia freshman earlier than becoming a member of the skilled ranks. He was injured in 2024, however ran 47.23 for 400-meters final weekend.
https://georgiadogs.com/sports activities/track-and-field/roster/Will-Sumner/7110
https://trackandfieldnews.com/2-national-records-for-high-schooler-will-sumner/
https://www.letsrun.com/discussion board/flat_read.php?thread=11088703
https://www.thestridereport.com/publish/turning-pro-will-sumner-signs-with-adidas
2023—Emily Sisson completed 2nd to Ethiopia’s Hiwot Gebrekidan (1:06:28) on the Houston Half-Marathon and got here away with a short-lived American Report of 1:06:52. (Keira D’Amato would run 1:06:39 in July). Sisson nonetheless holds the U.S. Report within the Marathon (2:18:29/2022).
Vital Birthdays
Born on This Day*
Dylan Armstrong-Canada 44 (1981) 2008 Olympic bronze medalist—Shot Put;
Didn’t obtain his medal till 2015, after the unique Third-placer was retroactively disqualified for a doping violation
2-time World Championships medalist (2011-Silver, 2013-Bronze)
All-American at Texas—NCAA: 2001 (Weight Throw-4th, Hammer Throw-Fifth)
Was coached by Anatoliy Bondarchuk, the 1972 Olympic Champion within the hammer throw
Delayed Olympic Medal: http://tinyurl.com/ArmstrongOlyMedal
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/117036
2013 Article: https://spikes.worldathletics.org/publish/a-shot-at-success
Tremendous Coach: http://tinyurl.com/hwo5tce
Wiki Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dylan_Armstrong
Mark Carroll-Eire 53 (1972) 1995 NCAA Indoor Champion—5000m (Windfall/2nd Outdoor)
2000 European Indoor Champion—3000 meters; 2-time Olympian—5000m (1st round-2000,2004)
Finalist within the 5000 on the 1995 (twelfth) and 1999 (14th) World Championships.
sixth on the 2002 NY Metropolis Marathon
Irish Report Holder—3000m (7:30.36), Former Report holder—5000m (13:03.93), 10,000m (27:46.82)
Different PBs: 3:34.91 (2000), 3:50.62 (2000), 3:54.50 (2001), 2:10:54 (2002)
Named the Excessive Efficiency Coach of the Boston A.A. (B.A.A.) in December, 2019. Had beforehand coached at
Auburn and Drake
Coached by Jim Harvey all through most of his profession
https://www.baa.org/mark-carroll-announced-baa-high-performance-coach
https://www.baa.org/baa-coaches
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/87045
2012 article: https://auburntigers.com/information/2012/7/20/Auburn_Olympic_Profile_Mark_Carroll
Wiki Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Carroll_(athlete)
Barbara Friedrich 76 (1949) 1968 U.S. Olympian—Javelin (ninth)
1967 Pan-American Video games Champion
1968 U.S. Champion
1971 AIAW Champion(Newrk State/Now Kean)
Set two Excessive College and American Data in 1967 whereas at Manasquan(NJ) H.S.: 192-11 1/5(58.81), 198-8
(60.56)
Inducted into the Nationwide Excessive College T&F Corridor of Fame in 2019
http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/77834
HOF: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnrLnf7JlxQ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Friedrich
Wanting Again
https://twitter.com/njsiaa/standing/1241712159232532481
Deceased
Dean Smith 91 (1932-February 24, 2023) 1952 Olympic gold medalist—4×100 (Fifth within the 100); went on to have a profitable profession as a
Hollywood stuntman. Appeared in 10 John Wayne films.
All-American at Texas:NCAA-100y (1952-4th, 1954-4th, 1955-Fifth)
His memoir, “Cowboy Stuntman: From Olympic Gold to the Silver Display”, was printed in April, 2013.
A lot Extra At: https://onceuponatimeinthevest.blogspot.com/2019/12/v9-n-52-dean-smith-american-gold.html
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/79055
Smith & Gold Medalist Lindy Remigino Speak Concerning the 1952 100.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_lPEPV8zcU
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Smith_(athlete)
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/31/us/cowboy-stuntman-dean-smith-writes-a-memoir.html?_r=1&
http://www.amazon.com/Cowboy-Stuntman-Olympic-Silver-Display/dp/0896727890
http://deansmithcelebrityrodeo.com/index.html
Tom Burke 54 (1875-Feb.14,1929) First Olympic gold medalist within the 100 and 400 (1896); 3-time U.S. Champion
440y (1895- 1897); 1896 & 1897 IC4A Champion (Boston School)—440y,
1899 IC4A Champion—880y (Harvard grad scholar);
Corridor of Fame Bio:
https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/tom-burke
Wiki Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Burke_(athlete)
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78175
Lou Jones (74/1932-Feb.3, 2006) 1952 Olympic gold medalist—4×400;
1955 Pan-American Video games Champion-400m—set a World Report of 45.4 (Mexico Metropolis)…lowered the report to 45.2 on the 1956
U.S. Olympic Trials, however solely completed Fifth within the Olympic last in Melbourne in November.
Wiki Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Jones_(athlete)
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78628
WR Development: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menpercent27s_400_metres_world_record_progression
Obituary:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/08/sports activities/othersports/08jones.1.html?pagewanted=print
Janusz Kusociński-Poland 33 (1907-June 21, 1940) 1932 Olympic gold medalist—10,000-Meters
Set two World Data in 1932 (3000-Meters, 4-Miles); PB: 30:11.42 (1932)
From Olympedia: Throughout World Conflict II, Kusociński volunteered for the Polish Military and was wounded twice.
Launched due to his accidents he served within the Polish resistance throughout German occupation, and he
was arrested by the Gestapo on 26 March 1940 and was imprisoned within the Mokotów jail. He was
executed by the Germans three months later, in Palmiry, close to Warsaw. In his honor, the very best recognized
Polish athletics meet is named the Kusociński Memorial.
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/74775
