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This Day in Monitor & Subject–March 19
1960–Invoice Nieder obtained the primary of his three World Information within the Shot Put together with his toss of 63-10 (19.45) in Palo Alto, CA. The file solely lasted every week earlier than Dallas Lengthy threw 64-6 ½ (19.67) on March 26, however Nieder took it again every week later with a monster throw of 65-7 (19.99) on April 2 on the Texas Relays in Austin.
Nieder, who went on to win Olympic gold later within the 12 months, turned an actor in Hollywood and had an embarrassing debut as an expert boxer in 1961. “Once you throw an iron ball, it doesn’t come again at you.”
WR Development: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Males’ s_shot_put_world_record_progression
SP Battle: https://www.si.com/vault/1960/04/25/589341/the-shotput-explosion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Nieder
1960–San Jose State’s Ray Norton ran 20.6 in Berkeley to equal the World Report for 200m/220y, shared by Andy Stanfield, Thane Baker, Bobby Morrow, and Germany’s Manfred Germar.
WR Development: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menpercent27s_200_metres_world_record_progression
1978— With the IOC and the IAAF nonetheless resisting calls so as to add longer races for girls to the Olympic program (the longest occasion on the 1976 Video games in Montreal was 1500 meters), the inaugural Avon Worldwide Marathon, organized by operating pioneer Kathrine Switzer, drew lots of the world’s finest feminine distance runners to a steamy Atlanta. The success of this race (and subsequent editions), together with the assistance of others, ultimately led to the addition of the ladies’s 3000 and Marathon on the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles.
Marty Cooksey was the winner of this primary race, which continued by way of 1984 (2:46:26).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avon_International_Marathon
https://www.csrwire.com/press_releases/34430-avon-women-the-olympics-driving-a-marathon-revolution
http://www.marathonguide.com/historical past/olympicmarathons/chapter25.cfm
1983—Arizona State junior Leslie Deniz broke the American Report within the Discus twice on her residence subject in Tempe, first throwing 210-4 (64.10) after which 211-1 (64.34). Lorna Griffin set the earlier mark of 207-5 (63.22) in 1980.
Deniz, who would win NCAA and U.S. titles in June (and Olympic silver in 1984), would set three extra ARs over the following 13 months, ending with a better of 213-11 (65.20) in 1984.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Deniz
1983–Seb Coe ran 2:18.58 in Oslo to set a World Indoor Report for 1000 meters.