Walt Murphy’s Information and Outcomes Service (wmurphy25@aol.com)
This Day in Observe & Discipline—March 29
1912—Stanford’s George Horine set a World Document of 6-6 1/8 (1.985) within the Excessive Leap at dwelling in a twin meet with USC. Horine was the first to set a report within the occasion utilizing the Western Roll. He would enhance to 6-7 (2.007) on Might 17, turning into the primary man to clear 2-meters, and that was the primary HJ report ratified by the IAAF. Horine went on to win the bronze medal on the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm.
Learn concerning the improvement of his type, dictated by the restrictions of his household’s yard in Palo Alto, in his Wiki bio: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Horine
Stockholm Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd1kuIhtNOs
The Excessive Leap: http://www.iaaf.org/disciplines/jumps/high-jump
1921–USC’s Charley Paddock edged Stanford’s Morris Kirksey within the 100-yard sprint at Stanford Stadium in a twin meet between the 2 faculties. Each had been timed in 9-3/5 (9.6) to equal Paddock’s World Document that he shared with fellow People Daniel Kelly and Howard Drew. Nonetheless, the marks had been by no means ratified by the IAAF. It was the closest Kirksey would ever come to beating Paddock, whom he by no means beat within the 25 instances they met!
Kirksey completed 2nd to Paddock within the 100-Meters on the earlier 12 months’s Olympics in Antwerp, anchored the successful U.S. crew to a World Document within the 4×100 (Paddock ran the lead-off leg) , and received a 2nd gold medal in Rugby!
(From the IAAF Development of World Data)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Kirksey
1975—13 days after successful the World X-Nation title, Julie Brown set a pre-IAAF World Document of 35:00.4 for 10,000 Meters at UCLA. She additionally established the primary American Document within the occasion. (Kathy Gibbons had run 34:51.0 in a mixed-gender race in 1971).
WR Development: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10,000_metres_world_record_progression
1981–Impressed by his participation within the 1979 NY Metropolis Marathon (see under), Chris Brasher, the 1956 Olympic gold medalist within the Steeplechase, was instrumental in founding the London Marathon, which made its debut within the rain on this date. (Brasher and Chris Chataway paced Roger Bannister to the 1st sub-4 mile in 1954).
The inaugural winners had been American Dick Beardsley and Norway’s Inge Sorenson (2:11:48), who crossed the end line collectively holding palms, and Nice Britian’s personal Joyce Smith (2:29:57).
Upon his return from his race in NY, Brasher wrote in The Observer:
“To consider this story you will need to consider that the human race be one joyous household, working collectively, laughing collectively, reaching the inconceivable. Final Sunday, in one of the crucial trouble-stricken cities on the planet, 11,532 women and men from 40 international locations on the planet, assisted by over one million black, white and yellow folks, laughed, cheered and suffered in the course of the best folks pageant the world has seen.”
The London race would develop into one of many world’s finest and is a part of the Abbott World Marathon Majors sequence.
https://www.worldathletics.org/information/information/chris-brasher-olympic-champion-and-co-founder
Outcomes(High-10): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981_London_Marathon
How The Race Was Born:
Previous Winners: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_winners_of_the_London_Marathon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Marathon
Males’s End:
https://m.fb.com/LondonMarathon/movies/the-first-london-marathon-finishers-in-1981/2491555217826533/
1983—Abilene Christian’s Brad Pursley jumped 18-10 ¼ (5.75) on his dwelling runway in Abilene to equal Dave Volz’s American Document within the pole vault.
1986—Jud Logan threw 254-9 (77.66) on the Florida Relays in Gainesville to set the 6th of his 10 American Data within the Hammer Throw. Logan was in his 17th season as the top coach at Ashland College in Ohio when he handed away in January, 2022.
2014—Baylor freshman Trayvon Bromell ran 10.01 for 100-Meters on the Texas Relays to equal the World & American Junior Data that had been set by Darrell Brown (Trinidad & Tobago) and Jeff Demps.
https://fl.milesplit.com/articles/124560/trayvon-bromell-sets-wind-legal-world-jr-record-1001-100m
Born On This Day*
Robby Andrews 34 (1991) 2011 NCAA Champion-800m (Virginia); 2012 NCAA Indoor Champion-800m
Was a member of three U.S. Nationwide groups within the 1500-meters..completed eleventh on the 2015 World
Championships in Beijing… disqualified in his semi-final on the 2016 Olympics for stepping over the curb
on the ultimate homestretch…A leg cramp compelled him to drop out of his semi-final race on the 2017 World
Championships
Gained the distinguished Boys Excessive Faculty mile on the 2009 Millrose Video games
2017 U.S. Champion—1500m (beat Matthew Centrowitz)
Former Nationwide H.S. Indoor Document holder—800 (1:49.21/2009), 1000-Meters (2:22.28/2009) (Manalapan,NJ)
Finalist–2016 World Indoor Championships-1500 (4th)
Ran 3:36.05 for 1500 meters in early June in 2018, however then didn’t make it out of the primary spherical of the
U.S. Championships…wasn’t till later within the 12 months that he was recognized with Lyme Illness.
PBs: 1:44.71 (’11), 2:17.90i (’13), 3:34.78 (’12), 3:53.16i (’16); 2024 SB: 1:51.03, 3:45.31
H.S. PBs: 1:48.66 (2009),1:49.21i (2009/#10 All-Time), 2:22.28i (2009/#2 All-Time), 4:03.49 (2009)
Married to Josette Norris, among the best People within the Girls’s 1500/mile/5000
Nice Uncle was Bobby Thomson, who famously hit The “Shot Heard ‘Around the World”, the game-winning dwelling
run within the NY Giants 1951 playoff sport towards the Brooklyn Dodgers.
http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=205879572
Wiki Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robby_Andrews
Lyme Illness: https://www.letsrun.com/discussion board/flat_read.php?thread=9217544
Ivan Ukhov—Russia 39 (1986) 2010 World Indoor Champion—Excessive Leap (2012-bronze)
2-time finalist on the World Outside Championships (2009-10th, 2011-=5th)
The Courtroom of Arbitration For Sport (CAS) dominated in early 2019 that Ukhov’s performances from July 16, 2012, to
December 31, 2015, together with his “win” on the 2012 Olympics, be stricken from the report books due
to doping violations. Ukhov’s appeals had been turned down.
PBs: 7-10 ½i (2.40/2009)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Ukhov
Kim Batten 56 (1969) 1995 World Champion—400-meter hurdles..set a World Document of 52.74 within the remaining (since damaged)
Silver medalist—1996 Olympics; Bronze medalist–1997 World Championships
6-time U.S. Champion (1991,1994-1998);
All-American at Florida State—NCAA/1990 (2nd), 1991 (third)
Inducted into the U.S. Corridor of Fame in 2012.
PBs: 50.61 (1998), 2:10.35 (1997), 13.14 (1991), 52.61 (1995/#5 All-Time U.S., #8-World)
HOF Bio: https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/kim-batten
1995 WC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc6PEo26_is
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/77756#
A Look Again: http://hurdlesfirstbeta.com/free-articles/profiles/kim-batten-woman-dream/
https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/kim-batten-60132
https://www.nolefan.org/hof/batten_kim.html
Chuck Aragon 66 (1959) Bronze medalist on the 1983 Pan-American Video games
Completed 4th within the 1500-meters on the 1984 U.S. Olympic Trials, simply .05s behind 3rd-placer Sydney Maree
(3:37.02-3:37.07), falling to the monitor after making a determined lunge on the end in a useless try and make
the crew. A hamstring harm compelled Maree to withdraw from the Olympics in L.A., however too late for Aragon to be
named as his alternative. Maree, who first suffered the harm shortly after the Trials, was criticized by many
folks for not pulling out sooner, however Aragon was extra understanding. “Generally we pursue targets with out
actually realizing why. I assume I used to be shocked that I’d really feel such ache–to essentially damage from one thing. I really feel I
deserved a spot on the Olympic crew, for myself and for all these individuals who have supported me. However Sydney
deserved it, too. He has strived, each politically and athletically, to be within the Olympic Video games… So far as his
harm was involved, Sydney did what he felt was proper. He didn’t wish to surrender that spot. I’d have carried out
the identical factor. I might have damaged my leg and nonetheless run”.
In 1981, he ran 3:59.9 indoors to change into the 1st Notre Dame runner and the primary New Mexico native to interrupt
4-minutes for the mile
All-American was 5th within the 1500-meters on the 1981 NCAA Championships
Daughters Alexa and Danielle (each Notre Dame) and Christina (Stanford) all had profitable collegiate careers.
PBs:1:46.34 (1984), 3:34.7h (1984), 3:51.62 (1984)
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-02-17-sp-3729-story.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Aragon
New Mexico Sports activities Corridor of Fame
https://fightingirish.com/monogram-club-corner-chuck-aragon-2/
Deceased
Ted Haydon 73 (1912-Might 3, 1985) Founder and coach of the College of Chicago Observe Membership
Member of the U.S. teaching workers on the 1968 and 1972 Olympics
Inducted into the Nationwide Corridor of Fame in 1975
Among the many athletes he coached was Rick Wohlhuter, the bronze medalist within the 800 Meters on the 1976 Olympics.
https://ddr56.tripod.com/haydon.htm
https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/ted-haydon
His Alibis and One-Liners: http://math.uchicago.edu/~ed/haydon.html
http://www.ustfccca.org/awards/ted-haydon-ustfccca-special-inductee
https://www.chicagotribune.com/information/ct-xpm-1985-05-03-8501270535-story.html