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This Day in Observe & Discipline–October 19
1964—Future Corridor-of-Famer Edith McGuire, who had earlier completed 2nd to teammate Wyomia Tyus within the 100, gained the Girls’s 200-meters on the Tokyo Olympics, working 23.0 (23.05) to set Olympic and U.S. Information. 2nd was Poland’s Irena Kirszenstein -Szewińska (23.1/23.13), who would win the gold medal 4 years later in Mexico Metropolis. Szewińska is a member of the IAAF Corridor of Fame. Profitable the bronze was Australia’s Marilyn Black (23.1/23.18).
One other HOF’er-to-be, Mike Larrabee (45.1/45.15), working in his first Olympics on the age of 31, got here from Fifth with 100-meters to go to win the Males’s 400 over Trinidad & Tobago’s (and Yale’s) Wendell Mottley (45.2/45.24) and Poland’s Andrzej Badeński (45.6/45.64). Fifth within the race was Ulis Williams (46.0/46.01), the 2-time NCAA Champion from Arizona State. Mottley had gained his 2nd IC4A title earlier within the 12 months.
East Germany’s Karin Balzer gained the 80-meter hurdles in a photo-finish over Poland’s Teresa Wieczorek and Australia’s Pam Kilborn, with all three being timed in 10.5 (auto times-10.54, 10.55, 10.56).
The Soviet Union’s (and Russia’s) Tamara Press set an Olympic Document of 187-10 (57.27) whereas successful the gold medal within the Girls’s Discus over East Germany’s Ingrid Lotz (187-8 [57.21]), who had the lead by means of 4 rounds, and Romania’s Lia Manoliu (186-11 [56.97]). Press, who was in 4th place earlier than getting her successful throw within the Fifth spherical, would additionally win the Shot Put the next day.
Medalists/Outcomes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1964_Summer_Olympics
Olympedia Reviews: http://www.olympedia.org/editions/16/sports activities/ATH
HOF Bios:
McGuire (1979): https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/edith-mcguire
Larrabee (2003): https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/mike-larrabee
HOF Video(Larrabee/400): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp37qrwvPl4
Szewińska HOF: https://www.worldathletics.org/information/information/hall-of-fame-profile-irena-szewinska-poland
1967–The Soviet Union’s (and Ukraine’s) Igor Ter-Ovanesyan equaled Ralph Boston’s 2-year outdated World Document 0f
27-4 ¾ (8.35) at a pre-Olympic meet in Mexico CIty.
WR Development: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_jump_wor ld_record_progression
1968–It was a great day for the U.S. on the Mexico Metropolis Olympics, with Invoice Toomey (Decathlon) and Madeline Manning (Girls’s 800) successful gold medals.
Aided by the altitude of Mexico Metropolis, Toomey had an excellent first day (10-18), working 10.4 within the 100, long-jumping 25-10 (7.87), and ending off with a clocking of 45.6 within the 400 in a heavy rain. His ultimate rating of 8193 gave him the gold over West Germans Hans Joachim-Walde (8111) and World Document holder Kurt Bendlin (8064). All three medalists had been coached by Germany’s Friedel Schirmer, who was Eighth within the decathlon on the 1952 Olympics.
Toomey nearly took himself out of the competitors after lacking twice at his opening peak of 11-9 (3.58) within the Pole Vault, his least favourite occasion. The decathletes had been instructed to go away their poles on the warmup monitor, the place they’d then be transported to the Olympic stadium. Toomey’s pole was by some means left behind, forcing him to return to the warmup monitor to retrieve it on his personal. By the point he bought again to the stadium, the warmup interval was over, resulting in these early misses. Stated Toomey, “I instructed myself, ‘You could have a grasp’s from Stanford, a BA from Colorado. That’s sensible sufficient to determine no matter you probably did the primary two instances isn’t working, so I did every little thing backward.” It labored as he cleared 11-9 on his ultimate try!
Manning (Mims) set Olympic and American Information along with her successful time of two:00.9 within the 800. Profitable silver and bronze have been Romania’s Ileana Silai (2:02.5) and the Netherlands’ Maria Gommers (2:02.6). Fifth was American Doris Brown-Heritage (2:03.9).
Manning-Mims has served as an athletes’ chaplain at many Olympics (and just lately with the WNBA’s Tulsa Shock) and has been identified to supply stirring renditions of the Nationwide Anthem at many occasions.
A Jamaica foursome of Errol Stewart, Michael Fray, Clifton Forbes, and Lennox Miller equaled the World Document of 38.6 (38.65) in its warmth of the Males’s 4×100. The identical quartet improved the Document to 38.3 (38.39) in its semi-final.
The U.S. (Barbara Ferrell, Margaret Bailes, Mildrette Netter, Wyomia Tyus) set a World Document of 43.4 within the 1st warmth of the Girls’s 4×100. The Document was tied within the subsequent warmth by Holland (Wilhelmina Van den Berg, Mieke Sterk, Truus Hennipman, Corrie Bakker).
Medalists/Outcomes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1968_Summer_Olympics
Olympedia Reviews: http://www.olympedia.org/editions/17/sports activities/ATH
Anthem Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51QWZijk6Dk
Toomey (2012): https://www.runnerspace.com/video.php?video_id=72207
Corridor of Fame Bios
Toomey https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/bill-toomey
Manning: https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/madeline-manning-mims
Born On This Day
Kimberly García—Peru 32 (1993) 2022 World Champion—20k & 35k Walks
Silver medalist within the 35k Stroll on the 2023 World Championships
2023 Pan-American Video games Champion-20k Stroll
Different World Placings:
OG (20k): 2016 (14th), 2021 (DNF), 2024 (sixteenth)
WC (20k): 2013 (thirty first), 2015 (DNF), 2017 (seventh), 2023 (4th), 2025 (Fifth)/35k (tenth)
PBs: 1:26:22 (2025), 2:37:44 (2023)
From Wikipedia: Her household has all the time been linked to race strolling, so she began coaching when she was
5 years outdated(!), following within the footsteps of her cousin.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimberly_GarcpercentC3percentADa
https://worldathletics.org/athletes/peru/kimberly-garcia-leon-14293276
Emma Coburn 35 (1990) 2017 World Champion—Steeplechase (Courtney Frerichs gave the U.S. a surprising 1-2 end!)
2011 WC-Ninth, 2015 WC-Fifth; 2016 Olympic bronze medalist—(2012-Eighth)
1st American girl to win an Olympic medal within the Steeplechase
Accomplished her set of world medals by successful silver on the 2019 World Championships in Doha.
Eighth on the 2022 World Championships; hampered by a hamstring damage, she was eradicated within the 1st spherical on the
2023 World Championships; 2024 season ended early after struggling a damaged ankle in Shanghai in April
Winner on the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials, however was disqualified within the Tokyo ultimate for stepping contained in the monitor after
falling on the final lap (had fallen out of competition at that time). Was arduous on herself after the race: ”… for me to
come right here, to be bodily actually ready, and to undergo like I did, just isn’t why my 20 closest family and friends have
been supporting me for the final 5 years. It’s not what I’m able to. I do know I have to do higher.”
Critique
2-time NCAA Champion—Steeplechase (Colorado/2011,2013)
2013 NCAA Indoor Champion—Mile
10-time U.S. Champion (2011, 2012, 2014-2019, 2021, 2022)
Lowered her personal American Document within the 2017 WC ultimate to 9:02.58 (#18 All-Time World). AR damaged in 2018
by Courtney Frerichs (9:00.85);
London WC Video: https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2017/08/11/emma-coburn-steeplechase-world-championship-video/
Rio Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzxg7J_qcsw
Assembly Al Michaels: https://twitter.com/emmajcoburn/standing/765652606458920960?lang=en
Rio Press Convention: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uiBQVHXesSw
USATF Bio: http://www.usatf.org/Athlete-Bios/Emma-Coburn.aspx
http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/126782
Ankle: https://www.nbcsports.com/olympics/information/emma-coburn-injury-olympics-steeplechase
T&F Information Interview(2014)
https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/coburniv.pdf
WIki Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Coburn
www.espn.com/espnw/sports activities/article/16742536/runner-emma-coburn-talks-confidence-workouts-olympics-espn-body-issue
All-Time Checklist: http://www.alltime-athletics.com/w3000hok.htm
Twitter: https://cellular.twitter.com/emmajcoburn
Wedding ceremony(2017):
www.runnersworld.com/general-interest/emma-coburn-just-had-the-wedding-every-running-couple-dreams-of/slide/1
Breaux Greer 49 (1976) Bronze medalist—2007 World Championships (Javelin/2001-4th)
3-time U.S. Olympian—twelfth in 2000 and 2004, didn’t make the ultimate in 2008
After main all qualifiers on the Athens Olympics in 2004 with a throw of 286-3 (87.25), a mark that
would have gained the gold medal, he was hampered by a sore knee within the ultimate and will solely
handle a better of 243-11 (74.36).
Set the present American Document of 299-6 (91.29) in Indianapolis in 2007
Gained a report 8 consecutive U.S. titles from 2000-2007
All-American at Louisiana Monroe-NCAA: (1997-2nd, 1998-Fifth, 1999-4th)
Married to actress Katy Mixon
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/89130
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaux_Greer
T&F Information Interview(2004):
https://trackandfieldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Breaux_Greer.pdf
Quotable:
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports activities/olympics/2007-06-21-1471151748_x.htm
AR Movies:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZMhYsQijKk; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTER9ep-s_Q
New Dad: https://individuals.com/mother and father/katy-mixon-breaux-greer-welcome-daughter-elektra-saint/
Charlie Simpkins 62 (1963) 1992 Olympic silver medalist—Triple Bounce (1988-Fifth)
Set a World Indoor Document of 57-5 (17.50/#5 All-Time U.S.) in Los Angeles in 1986;
Set a post-NCAA Collegiate Document of 58-7 ¼ (17.86 on the 1985 World College Video games
1986 U.S. Champion; PB:58-7 ¼ (17.86/1985) #6-All-Time U.S.
All-American at Baptist School (NCAA: 1983-Fifth, 1984-Third)
All-Time U.S. Checklist: https://trackandfieldnews.com/tfn-lists/
Converter: https://www.usatf.org/statistics/calculators/markConversions/index.html
Deceased
Silvio Cator-Haiti 51 (1900-July 21, 1952) 1928 Olympic silver medalist within the Lengthy Bounce
Grew to become the primary long-jumper to interrupt the 26-foot barrier, leaping 26-1/4 (7.93) in Colombes, France in 1928.
He stays the one athlete from Haiti to win an Olympic medal in T&F and nonetheless holds the Nationwide Document within the Lengthy
Bounce. Was additionally the captain of Haiti’s nationwide soccer group.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvio_Cator
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/70976
