This Day in Observe & Area—October 3
1885—Future Corridor-of-Famer Lon Myers ran 1:55.4 in New York to match his World File for 800-meters.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lon_Myers
1914—George Parker ran 21.2 (21-1/5) in Fresno,CA, to equal the World File for 200-Meters on the straight that was shared by fellow Individuals Bernie Wefers, Ralph Craig, Don Lippincott, and Howard Drew.
WR Development: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/200_metres_straight
1936–Archie San Romani, Sr. pulled off an enormous upset by profitable the Mile (4:09.0) at Princeton over Jack Lovelock and Glenn Cunningham, the final two World File holders within the occasion. The race was held throughout the Princeton-Williams soccer recreation. Earlier within the yr, San Romani ended his collegiate profession at Emporia State by profitable his 2nd NCAA title within the 1500/Mile (gained the Mile in 1935) and completed 4th within the 1500-meters on the L.A. Olympics. His son, Archie, Jr, was 2nd within the NCAA 1500 in 1964 whereas at Oregon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archie_San_Romani
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78993
Sports activities Illustrated Vault: https://vault.si.com/vault/1959/05/11/archie-san-romani-sr-and-jr
2019— Bahrain’s Salwa Eid Naser, the shock silver medalist within the Girls’s 400-Meters on the 2017 Worlds, offered one other stunner in Doha, upsetting favored Shaunae Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas and profitable in 48.14, the threerd-fastest time in historical past (quickest in 34 years). Miller-Uibo completed 2nd with a private better of 48.37, making her the 6th-fastest girl ever within the occasion (on the time). Successful the bronze medal was Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson (49.47/PB). Ending 4th and 5th had been Individuals Wadeline Jonathas (49.60) and defending champion Phyllis Francis (49.61/PB).
(Eid Naser missed the Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 World Championships after being banned for 2 years for a “whereabouts” violation. She returned to competitors in 2023 and gained the silver medal on the 2024 Olympics).
https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2021/07/01/salwa-eid-naser-doping-ban-400-meters/
China’s Gong Lijiao gained her 2nd straight World title within the Girls’s Shot Put with a toss of 64-1 ¾ (19.55), however received a scare from Jamaica’s Danniel Thomas-Dodd, who virtually pulled off an upset together with her remaining throw of 63-10 ½ (19.47). Successful the bronze medal was Germany’s Christina Schwanitz (62-10 ¾ [19.17]), the 2015 World Champion. Ending 4-7-9 had been Individuals Maggie Ewen (62-1 ¼ [18.93]), Chase Ealey (61-9 [18.82]), and Michelle Carter (60-4 ¾ [18.41]).
Germany’s Niklas Kaul gained the Decathlon with a private finest rating of 8691 factors. Estonia’s Maicel Uibo (8604/PB), a 2-time NCAA Champion whereas at Georgia, matched the silver medal that his spouse Shaunae Miller gained within the 400-Meters, and Canada’s Damian Warner (8529) gained the bronze medal.
Kaul was in 11th place after six occasions, moved as much as 9th after the Discus, 6th after the Pole Vault, after which made a giant bounce as much as 3rd with a protracted throw of 259-4 (79.05) within the Javelin. He completed 1st within the 1500-Meters with a time of 4:15.70, which propelled him into 1st place.
At 21, Kaul grew to become the youngest World Champion within the Decathlon, and he’s solely the twond man to win World Youth (underneath 18), Junior (underneath 20), and Senior World titles within the occasion. The primary to attain the trifecta was France’s Kevin Mayer, the World File holder and defending World Champion, who withdrew after being unable to make it down the Pole Vault runway. “That is sport,” mentioned the Olympic silver medalist. “Yesterday I had an damage on my proper knee, however right now I used to be nonetheless in a position to do the Hurdles and Discus. It was very troublesome. However then my left hamstring damage and I needed to cease.”
Nice Britain’s Katarina Johnson-Thompson set a British File of 6981 factors (#7 All-Time Performer) to win the Heptathlon by greater than 300 factors over Belgium’s Nafi Thiam (6677), the defending champion. Austria’s Verena Preiner (6560) gained the bronze medal and Individuals Erica Bougard (6470) and Kendell Williams (6415) completed 4th and 5th.
KJT’s win made up for previous disappointments on the World Championships—she had 3 fouls within the Lengthy Soar in 2015 and positioned 5th in London in 2017.
Medalists/Outcomes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_World_Athletics_Championships
Day 7 Recap: https://worldathletics.org/information/report/naser-kaul-johnson-thompson-day-7-world-champ
Movies: WSP Highlights W400 DEC(Day 2) Spotlight HEP: Day 1 Day 2
Ashton Eaton and Brianne Theisen analyze the multis:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmj1CpaQpcQ
Silver medals for the Uibos: https://worldathletics.org/information/characteristic/world-championships-doha-2019-maicel-shaunae
T&F Information’ Protection(for subscribers) WSP W400 DEC HEP