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This Day in Observe & Discipline-January 7
1978–With the meet’s namesake cheering from the sidelines, the Muhammad Ali Invitational, held on the spacious 200-meter banked oval in Lengthy Seashore, California, produced three world information. Houston McTear might need caught a fast gun, however his 6.54 was accepted as the brand new normal for 60-meters. The Soviet Union’s Valeriy Borzov (Ukraine) and Germany’s Manfred Kokot had shared the earlier mark of 6.58.
Native favourite Mike Tully jumped 18-4 (5.59m) to interrupt Dan Ripley’s 2-year outdated beginner Pole Vault document of 18-3 ¾ (5.58) (professional Steve Smith had already jumped 18-5 [5.615m?]), and the Third international mark went to Herman Frazier, who ran 1:01.3 to interrupt Stan Vinson’s 500-meter document of 1:02.3.
Dick Buerkle, extra accustomed to working longer distances, gave a touch of issues to return (he would set a world document within the Mile the next week) by setting a quick tempo within the 1500-meters (56.5, 1:56.5, 2:56.6) earlier than fading to Third (3:40.0) behind Kenya’s Wilson Waigwa (3:38.6) and Paul Cummings, who set an American Report of three:39.4.
Villanova made the cross-country journey worthwhile as Mark Belger (1:48.7) gained the 800 over Kenya’s Mike Boit (1:48.9), and its 4×400 relay, with a lineup of Keith Brown (49.9-had to leap over a fallen runner), Tim Dale (47.3), Derek Harbour(45.8) and Canadian Glen Bogue (46.6), gained with a Collegiate Report of three:09.6. (from Observe and Discipline Information).
1990–Competing on the Dartmouth Relays, Lynn Jennings set a World Indoor Report of 15:22.64 for 5000-meters.
WR Development: http://tf-stats.com/world_indoor_women.php
2017—Quanera Hayes ran 35.71 for 300-meters at Clemson to interrupt Natasha Hastings’ year-old American Report of 36.25. 17-year outdated H.S. senior Candace Hill completed 2nd in 36.84, however didn’t get credit score for a prep document since she had turned professional after the 2015 season,
https://www.flotrack.org/articles/5059681-quanera-hayes-sets-300m-american-record-hs-senior-candace-hill-runs-3684
2017—Junior Armand “Mondo” Duplantis (Lafayette,La) jumped 18-2 (5.54) after which 18-5 (5.615?) in Baton Rouge to enhance his personal U.S. Excessive College Indoor Report of 18-1/2 (5.50/22016) within the Pole Vault. He additionally bettered Chris Nilsen’s out of doors mark of 18-4 ½ (2016). He would elevate the Indoor Report 3 extra occasions in 2017, ending with a better of 19-1 (5.82).
He took the H.S. information to new ranges in 2018, clearing 19-3 ½ (5.88) indoors and an outstanding 19-10 ¼ (6.05) whereas profitable the gold medal on the European Championships. (representing Sweden, the birthplace of his mom).
(He has since raised the World Report to 20-6 1/2 [6.26]), gained gold on the World Championships in 2022 and 2023, and gold on the 2021 and 2024 Olympics).
https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/sweden/armand-duplantis-14679502
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armand_Duplantis
Vital Birthdays
Born On This Day*
Soufiane El Bakkali 29 (1996) 2021 and 2024 Olympic gold medalist—Steeplechase (2016-4th)
2-time World Champion—2022, 2023 (2017-silver, 2019-bronze)
PBs: 3:31.95 (2021), 7:41.88i (2018), 13:10.60i (2017), 7:56.68 (2023/#9 All-Time); 2024 SB: 8:04.29
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/135068
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soufiane_El_Bakkali
Movies: ’21 OG ’22 WC ’23 WC (End) ’24 OG
’24 OG Report
Caster Semenya—South Africa 34 (1991) 2-time Olympic gold medalist—800-Meters (2012, 2016)
3-time World Champion—2009, 2011, 2017 (bronze-1500m)
PBs: 49.62(2018), 1:21.77/600m(2017/World Report on the time, now #2), 1:54.25 (2018/#4 All-Time World), 2:30.70
(2018/#6 A-T)…additionally 1:54.60 (2018), 1:54.77 (2018)/#6 & #9 All-Time Performances)
Flagbearer for South Africa on the Opening Ceremony on the 2012 and 2016 Olympics
Movies:
2009 WC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpblUehi9Dk
2012 OG (“winner” Mariya Savinova was subsequently disqualified for a doping violation):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHU9OFSwmEs
2016 OG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anqBSY1qHSk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caster_Semenya
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/123859
https://worldathletics.org/athletes/south-africa/caster-semenya-14330057
Has been the topic of controversy ever since profitable the 800 on the 2009 World Championships
Profession Timeline(From The Guardian):
www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/could/01/how-caster-semenya-controversy-unfolded-since-2009-timeline
Key Moments
August 2009–Aged 18, Semenya wins world 800m gold in Berlin in 1min 55.45sec. Afterwards the IAAF reveals
the athlete has been the topic of a gender verification course of and she or he is asserted ineligible to compete for
11 months.
April 2018–The IAAF broadcasts new guidelines which might drive feminine athletes to cut back and keep their
testosterone ranges to no higher than 5nmol/L by 1 November in the event that they need to compete in occasions ranging
from 400m to a mile.
Could 2019–Semenya loses her landmark authorized case in opposition to athletics’ governing physique, the IAAF, which suggests she
must take remedy to cut back her testosterone if she desires to maintain working 400m to a mile on
the worldwide stage.
Now restricted to distance races, she ran private bests of 8:54.97 (3000) and 15:31.50 (5000) in 2022;
2024 SBs (street): 17:58, 36:55
https://www.vox.com/identities/2019/5/3/18526723/caster-semenya-800-gender-race-intersex-athletes
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/08/sports activities/olympics/caster-semenya-court-ruling.html
www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/sep/08/caster-semenya-loses-appeal-against-world-athletics-testosterone-rules
Semenya Speaks Out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeQYdyDsioY
“The Race to be Myself”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSkDNtsZkLA
(Google the e book’s title to view many extra studies)
Tom Donnelly 78 (1947) Was the pinnacle coach at Haverford School since 1976—retired after the 2023 X-Nation season, however will stay
with the group as a Volunteer Assistant to new Head Coach Matt Cohen. Crew gained the 2010 NCAA DiV.III X-Nation title.
All-American helped lead Villanova to three consecutive NCAA X-Nation titles. Was the #1 finisher for the Wildcats in 1966 (eighth) and
1968 (seventh), #2 in 1967 (twenty third)
NCAA Steeplechase-1967 (eighth), 1968 (4th), 1969 (Third); PB:8:45.5 (1970)
Member of Villanova’s 1968 NCAA Indoor Championship group—ran the 880y leg on the profitable Distance
Medley group.
3-time Penn Relays Champion—4-mile relay (1967-1969)
Member USTFCCCA Coaches Corridor of Fame
http://haverfordathletics.com/sports activities/mtrack-out/coaches/donnelly_tom?view=bio
http://villanovarunning.blogspot.com/2009/12/charmed-life-of-tom-donnelly.html
http://www.ustfccca.org/awards/tom-donnelly-ustfccca-class-of-2014
Retirement: https://www.haverford.edu/college-communications/information/tom-donnelly-haverford-s-legendary-track-field-coach-retire
https://www.delcotimes.com/2023/09/25/legendary-haverford-college-coach-tom-donnelly-to-call-it-a-career/
Charlie Jenkins 91 (1934) 1956 Olympic gold medalist—400, 4×400…had completed Third within the 400 on the U.S. Olympic Trials
1955 U.S. Champion-440y
2-time U.S. Indoor Champion-600y (1957,1958)
All-American at Villanova: NCAA-1955 (440y-2nd), 1956 (400m-Third, 1957(440y-Third)…helped the Wildcats win the
NCAA group title in 1957…additionally on that group had been fellow Olympic gold medalists Ron Delany (1500/1956) and Don
Bragg (Pole Vault/1960)
2-time IC4A Champion-440y (1955, 1957)
3-time IC4A Indoor Champion-600y (1955-1957)
8-time Penn Relays Champion:
Mile Relay (1955-1957/anchored all 3 years)
Dash Medley (1955-880y, 1956-440y, 1957-440y)
Distance Medley (1956-880y, 1957-880y)
Set a Nationwide H.S. Indoor Report of 1:13.1 for 600-yards in 1953
Served as the pinnacle coach at Villanova from 1981-1990. Took the place after his coach at Villanova, Corridor-of-Famer
Jumbo Elliott handed away in 1981…son Chip was an Olympic gold medalist within the 4×400 in 1992 (1st spherical)
Inducted into the Nationwide Corridor of Fame in 1992
HOF Bio(1992): https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/charlie-jenkins
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78602
Oldest Residing Olympians: https://acsweb.ucsd.edu/~ptchir/
Greatest NCAA Crew Ever?: www.villanovarunning.blogspot.com/2010/01/was-this-best-villanova-track-team.html
New Problem (1981):
http://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/31/sports activities/charlie-jenkins-faces-a-new-challenge.html?pagewanted=all
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Jenkins_Sr.
Like Father, Like Son: http://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/09/sports activities/villanova-runner-follows-father-s-path.html
Deceased
Diane Leather-based–Nice Britain 85 (1933-Sep.5, 2018)… Turned the primary lady to interrupt 5-minutes for the mile(4:59.6) in
1954, shortly after Roger Bannister had damaged the 4-minute barrier within the Males’s Mile.
Set 5 World Data within the mile (pre-IAAF Certification)
5:02.6 September 30, 1953
5:00.2 Could 26, 1954
4:59.6 Could 29, 1954
4:50.8 Could 24, 1955
4:45.0 September 21, 1955
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/obituaries/diane-leather-dead.html
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/sep/14/diane-leather-obituary
WR Development: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mile_run_world_record_progression
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Leather
