Walt Murphy’s Information and Outcomes Service (wmurphy25@aol.com)
This Day in Observe & Subject/X-Nation–April 2
1935–Lillian Copeland, the 1932 Olympic Champion within the Girls’s Discus, threw the Shot 40-5 (12.32) on the 2nd Jewish Olympics/Maccabiah Video games in Tel Aviv, Palestine, to interrupt her personal American Report (38-5 ½ [11.72[) by virtually two toes. She additionally received gold medals within the Discus and Javelin.
Monetary issues and a late arrival on the 18th Streel Pier in NY Metropolis virtually stored Copeland and the remainder of the U.S. delegation from making it onto the ship that will take them to Tel Aviv!
Athletes from many international locations, together with all 350 members of the Bulgarian staff, remained in Palestine after the Video games have been over.
Copeland additionally held American Information within the Discus and Javelin and received 9 U.S. titles in three occasions–5 within the Shot Put, two within the Discus, and two within the Javelin She was inducted into the Nationwide Corridor of Fame in 1994.
Maccabiah Video games: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1935_Maccabiah_Games
http://jwa.org/thisweek/aug/02/1932/lillian-copeland
HOF Bio: https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/lillian-copeland
1955–Wes Santee, “The Kansas Cowboy”, ran 4:00.5 in Austin,Texas, to interrupt the American Report for the 4th and last time, however fell simply in need of changing into the primary American to run a sub 4-minute mile. Santee’s pursuit of the 4-minute mile, together with that of Roger Bannister and John Landy, is chronicled within the guide, “The Good Mile”
Corridor of Fame Bio: https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/wes-santee
https://www.amazon.com/Good-Mile-Athletes-Minutes-Obtain/dp/0618562095
1960–Utilizing a borrowed implement (his was being repaired), future Corridor-of-Famer Invoice Nieder, like Santee, a former Kansas Jayhawk, regained the Shot Put World Report from Dallas Lengthy in a giant method on the Texas Relays along with his throw of 65-7 (19.99), besting Lengthy’s earlier mark by greater than a foot.
Corridor of Fame Bio: https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/bill-nieder
WR Development: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Males’s_shot_put_world_record_progression
Kansas Corridor of Fame: https://www.kshof.org/staff/bill-nieder
1960—Ray Norton ran 9.3 in San Jose to equal the World Report for 100-Yards that he already shared with 7 others, together with Mel Patton, Dave Sime, and Bobby Morrow
1960—Northeast Louisiana’s Don Styron ran 21.9 in Baton Rouge to interrupt the World Report within the 220y-Hurdles. Elias Gilbert set the earlier mark of twenty-two.1 in 1958.
4 months earlier, Styron’s coaching had been interrupted when he by accident shot himself in the best leg with a pistol. The bullet was faraway from his proper thigh and he was again operating the following day!
(From the IAAF Development of World Information)
1968—South Africa’s Paul Nash ran 10.0 for 100-Meters in Krugersdorp to equal the World Report that was first set by Germany’s Armin Hary in 1960. Others sharing the report included Harry Jerome, Bob Hayes, and Jim Hines.
1971–Russ Francis, a senior at Nice Hill H.S. who had by no means even seen a javelin when he moved from Hawaii to Oregon, threw 184-2 (56.13) in his first competitors. That was a modest opener for Francis, who went on to set three Nationwide H.S. Information with the “previous” implement in 1971: 253-1 (77.14/5-7), 254-11 (77.70/5-27), and 259-9 (79.17/6-12). The latter mark stood for 17 years till the late Artwork Skipper threw 259-10 (79.20, Sandy,OR) in 1988. He additionally completed 4th on the U.S. Championships in 1971.
Francis spent greater than ten years within the NFL as a decent finish with New England and San Francisco and was a member of the 49ers’ 1985 Tremendous Bowl Championship staff. Amongst his teammates have been fellow monitor and area stars Michael Carter and Renaldo Nehemiah. Francis, following within the footsteps of his father (Ed), additionally spent a while as an expert wrestler and ran for Congress in Hawaii in 2000. He died in a airplane crash in 2023 on the age of 70.
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/gamers/F/FranRu00.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russ_Francis
Wrestling Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW9_b9U4084
1994–After anchoring Arkansas’ 4×100 to a Third-place end (39.80) on the UTEP Inv., senior Erick Walder made his method over to the Lengthy Bounce pit, the place he began out with a pair of modest 25-footers. He gave a touch of issues to return along with his Fifth-round bounce of 27-4 ¾ (8.35), then, taking full benefit of the three,700’ altitude and a most 2.0 mps trailing wind, Walder reached out to 28-8 1/4 (8.74) to interrupt Carl Lewis’s 13-year previous Collegiate Report of 28-3 ½ (8.62). “I’ve been chasing that mark since my sophomore yr”, mentioned the glad Walder.
Walder, whose CR nonetheless stands, received an incredible 10 NCAA titles within the Lengthy Bounce and Triple Bounce throughout his good profession at Arkansas.
Arkansas Corridor of Fame induction and speech: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq8IID5Cl5o
1998—Brigham Younger senior Amy Palmer threw the Hammer 220-1 (67.08) on the Texas Relays to smash Daybreak Ellerbe’s year-old American and Collegiate Report of 210-8 (64.22). South Carolina’s Ellerbe was 2nd within the competitors with a throw of 202-11 (61.86),
Palmer obtained her report throw within the first spherical, fouled on her subsequent 4 throws, then completed off with a modest toss of 200-4 (61.06).
2006(4-1/2)–Kenenisa Bekele received his Fifth straight double (short-4/1, lengthy 4/2) on the World X-Nation Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. Fellow Ethiopian Tirunesh Dibaba received the Girls’s “lengthy” race for the twond yr in a row (she dropped out of the “quick” race).
Adam Goucher had one of the best exhibiting by an American, ending a powerful sixth within the Senior Males’s Brief race (4/1).
This was the final yr for the 2-day format ( “quick” race was eradicated).
Different Notable/U.S. Finishers
Senior Males-Lengthy(12k/4-2):1.Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 35:40, 2.Sileshi SIhine (ETH) 35:43…4.Zersenay Tadesse (ERI) 35:47, 43.Ryan Corridor (USA), 51.Pat Gildea (USA), 55.Brandon Leslie (USA), 57.Max King (USA), 74.Jason Hartmann (USA), DNF-Matt Gabrielson (USA); Crew:1.Kenya 24, 2.Eritrea 28, 3.Ethiopia 42;
Senior Males-Brief(4k/4-1):1.Kenenisa Bekele (ETH) 10:54, 2.Isaac Songok (KEN) 10:55, 3.Adil Kaouch (MAR) 10:57, 4.Benjamin Limo (KEN) 11:00, 5.Ali Abdosh (ETH) 11:01, 6.Adam Goucher (USA) 11:02, 7.Augustin Choge (KEN), 8.Edwin Soi (KEN), 9.Saif Saeed Shaheen (QAT), 11.Craig Mottram (AUS), 12.Sileshi Sihine (ETH), 13.Kevin Sullivan (CAN), 18.Brimin Kipruto (KEN), 19.Ryan Corridor (USA), 27.Jorge Torres (USA), 28.Daniel Lincoln (USA), 30.Gebre Gebremariam (ETH), 33.Ian Dobson (USA), 40.Mo Farah (GBR), 57.Luke Watson (USA); Crew:1.Kenya 24, 2.Ethiopia 48;
Senior Girls-Lengthy(8k/4-1):1.Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 25:21, 2.Lornah Kiplagat (NED) 25:26, 3.Meselech Melkamu (ETH), 4.Benita Johnson-Willis (AUS/2004 Champion), 11.Blake Russell (USA), 13.Edna Kiplagat (KEN), 21.Katie McGregor (USA), 26.Sara Slattery (USA), 33.Colleen de Reuck (USA), 49.Renee Metivier-Baillie (USA), 59.Sharon Dickie-Thompson (USA); Crew:1.Ethiopia 16, 2.Kenya 39
Senior Girls-Brief(4k/4-2):1.Gelete Burka (ETH) 12:51, 2.Prisca Ngetich (KEN) 12:53, 3.Meselech Melkamu (ETH), 4.Benita Johnson-Willis (AUS), 5.Lornah Kiplagat (NED), 8.Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN), 18.Blake Russell (USA), 21.Kara Goucher (USA), 22.Carmen Douma-Hassar (CAN), 24.Courtney Babcock (CAN), 26.Sara Corridor (USA), 34.Carrie Tollefson (USA), 37.Maryam Jamal (BRN), 38.Sarah Schwald (USA), 66.Amy Mortimer (USA); DNF-Turunesh Dibaba (ETH); Crew:1.Ethiopia 25, 2.Kenya 26
Junior Males(8k/4-2):1. Mang’ata Ndiwa (KEN) 23:53, 2.Leonard Komon (KEN) 23:54, 3.Tariku Bekele (ETH/Kenenisa’s brother) 23:56, 5.Ibrahim Jellan (ETH), 34.Kiel Uhl (USA), 39.Andrew Bumbalough (USA), 50.Jordan McDougal (USA), 58.Michael Eaton (USA); Crew:1.Kenya 16, 2.Ethiopia 24
Junior Girls(6k/4-1):1.Pauline Korikwiang (KEN) 19:27, 2.Veronica Wanjiru (KEN) 19:27, 31.McKayla Plank (USA), 34.Erin Bedell (USA), 38.Kauren Tarver (USA), 39.Nicole Blood (USA), 46.Sheila Reid (CAN), 52.Mel Lawrence (USA), 67.Maddie McKeever (USA); Crew: 1.Kenya 10, 2.Ethiopia 29
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_IAAF_World_Cross_Country_Championships
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvbkIott-hA
Historical past: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAAF_World_Cross_Country_Championships
2006—Deena Kastor was disenchanted along with her 2nd-place end to Kenya’s Edith Masai within the Berlin ½-marathon, however did come away with an American Report of 67:34 (since damaged).
Stated Kastor, “I’m delighted however there’s a sort of bittersweet pleasure. In fact, I got here right here to win. Sadly I couldn’t convey that off, however I did set a private greatest and a US report”.
https://www.worldathletics.org/information/information/kosgei-5907-masai-defeats-kastor-berlin-hal
2021—The model new Hayward Subject in Eugene opened for enterprise with the staging of the Hayward Premiere (April 2,3), a university meet hosted by the College of Oregon.
Oregon’s Cole Hocker received the 1500-Meters (3:38.99) on Friday, then got here again the following day to win the 800 (1:46.60).
Outcomes: https://www.tfrrs.org/outcomes/67754/Hayward_Premiere/
Photographs: https://www.registerguard.com/picture-gallery/sports activities/2021/04/03/hayward-premiere/7073215002/
Born On This Day*
Keshorn Walcott—Trinidad & Tobago 32 (1993) 19 on the time, he grew to become the youngest Olympic gold medalist within the
Javelin in 2012…had received the World Junior title a month earlier.
2016 Olympic bronze medalist, 7th in 2024
7th on the 2017 World Championships
2015 Pan-American Video games Champion;
PB: 295-9 (90.16/2016); 2024 SB: 282-8 (62.16) 6’-0”, 198
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keshorn_Walcott
https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/trinidad-and-tobago/keshorn-walcott-249321
Pre-2016 Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qwQIUbCpqM
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/125971
Linford Christie—Nice Britain 65 (1960) Gold medalist within the 100 on the 1992 Olympics and 1993 World Championships.
Disqualified for a false begin within the last of the 100 on the 1996 Olympics. Race had already been delayed
due to earlier false begins, and was additional delayed when Christie at first refused to go away the monitor.
(see hyperlinks). PBs: 6.47i (1995), 9.87 (1993)
Silver medalist within the 100 and 4×100 on the 1988 Olympics
2-time World Championships bronze medalist—100 (1987), 4×100 (1991/1993-silver)
Silver medalist within the 60 and 200 on the 1991 World Indoor Championships
3-time European Champion—100m(1986,1990,1994)
Born in Jamaica, moved to England along with his household when he was 7
1992 OG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8d7tz2YK3A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2d27GX_8bw
https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/great-britain-ni/linford-christie-496
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/68957
False Begin: https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/29/sports activities/chaotic-100-meters-ends-with-record.html
Medication Controversy:
Gelindo Bordin—Italy 66 (1959) 1988 Olympic Champion—Marathon (1992-DNF)
Bronze medalist on the 1987 World Championships (1991-8th)
2-time European Champion (1986,1990); PB: 2:08:19 (1990)
Winner of the 1990 Boston Marathon (Solely Olympic gold medalist to win at Boston); 3rd-1990 NYC Marathon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelindo_Bordin
Boston
Video(Italian) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GLI20aCZ-I
(2010) https://www.runnersworld.com/races/1990-champ-gelindo-bordin-and-the-olympic-jinx
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/71882
Profession Stats: https://extra.arrs.run/runner/4229
Deceased
Calvin Davis 51 (1972-Might 1, 2023) 1996 Olympic bronze medalist-400m Hurdles
1995 World Indoor Champion—4×400 (6th-400m)
1993 NCAA Champion-400m (Arkansas); 1994 NCAA Indoor Champion-400m
1994 NCAA Indoor Champion—Distance Medley (400 leg)
1992 U.S. Junior School Champion-400m (Wallace State)
Made a outstanding transition from the “flat” 400 to the hurdles model, competing over the boundaries for the primary time
on June 1st, 1996, solely two weeks earlier than ending 3rd on the U.S. Olympic Trials.
Ranked #4 within the World in 1996 by T&F Information, #10 in 1999.
PBs: 45.04 (1993), 47.91 (1996)
His Olympic bronze medal was stolen from his mom’s dwelling in 2005 (don’t know if it was ever returned or changed)
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78296
https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/calvin-davis-14235977
Stolen Medal: https://www.espn.com/olympics/information/story?id=2240406
https://mstca.org/hall-of-fame/athletes/91
1996 OG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ367bF-lm8