This Day in Observe & Discipline–September 18
1904—Eire’s Denis Horgan set the 7th and closing pre-IAAF World Report of his profession within the Shot Put along with his toss of 48-10 (14.88). Competing for Nice Britain, he would win the silver medal on the 1908 Olympics on the age of 37—he’s nonetheless the oldest Olympic medalist within the occasion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis_Horgan
1955—The Soviet Union’s Vladimir Kuts ran 13:46.8 in Belgrade to regain the World Report within the 5000-meters for the twond time. Kuts would get the document again a 3rd time when he ran 13:35.0 in 1957.
World Report Development From 1954-1965
13:56.6 Vladimir Kuts Soviet Union August 29, 1954
13:51.8 Chris Chataway Nice Britain October 13, 1954
13:51.2 Vladimir Kuts October 23, 1954
13:50.8 Sándor Iharos Hungary September 9, 1955
13:46.8 Vladimir Kuts September 18, 1955
13:40.6 Sándor Iharos October 23, 1955
13:36.8 Gordon Pirie Nice Britain June 19, 1956
13:35.0 Vladimir Kuts October 13, 1957
13:34.8 Ron Clarke Australia January 16, 1965
1968—Jay Silvester bettered his 4-month outdated World Report (218-4 [66.54]) within the Discus twice at an all-comers meet in Reno, first throwing 223-4 (68.07) after which 224-5 (68.40).
WR Development: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Males’s_discus_world_record_progression
Corridor of Fame Bio: https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/jay-silvester
1969—Nicole Duclos edged her French teammate, Colette Besson, the 1968 Olympic gold medalist, to win the Ladies’s 400-Meters on the European Championships in Piraeus, Greece, with each given credit score for a World Report of 51.7 (auto-times had been 51.77-51.79).
Outcomes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969_European_Athletics_Championships
1983—Joan Benoit regained the World Report within the Half-Marathon together with her successful time of 69:10 on the Philadelphia Distance Run. She had set information of 73:26 and 71.16 in 1981, solely to have Norway’s Grete Waitz run 69:57 in 1982. Benoit would decrease the Report to 68:34 in Philadelphia in 1984 (See 2005).
2004—Lower than a month after successful Olympic gold in Athens, Tim Mack cleared a private better of 19-8 ½ (6.01/#6 All-Time U.S.) to win the Pole Vault on the IAAF Grand Prix Closing in Monaco.
Outcomes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_IAAF_World_Athletics_Final_–_Results
https://trackandfieldnews.com/tfn-lists/u-s-all-time-list-men/
2005—Deena Kastor ran 67:53 on the Philadelphia Distance Run Half-Marathon to interrupt Joan Benoit-Samuelson’s 21-year outdated American Report of 68:34.
“I’m ecstatic,” mentioned Kastor. “I couldn’t ask for a greater race. It was a beautiful morning. It was slightly tougher than I anticipated and I knew it was going to harm slightly. I’m glad it’s over. I wasn’t certain I might run that quick and I used to be beginning to tire on the finish. I wasn’t actually certain I had it till I noticed the clock on the end.
“Nobody will ever match what Joan (Benoit Samuelson) has achieved,” Kastor mentioned of breaking the document held by one in every of her idols. “The instances could also be totally different however no one will ever match what she has achieved for the game. She is an icon.”
Kastor’s bronze medal in Athens in 2004 was the primary gained by an American girl within the Olympic Marathon since Benoit-Samuelson gained gold within the inaugural race in Los Angeles in 1984.
https://www.iaaf.org/information/information/kastor-lowers-benoits-21-year-old-american-ha
2021—39-year outdated Justin Gatlin completed 3rd (10.03) within the 100-Meters in Nairobi, Kenya. It will be the ultimate race of a protracted profession.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Gatlin
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/105463
https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/justin-gatlin-14238562