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This Day in Observe & Subject–February 27
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1926—Lee Barnes set an American Outside Report of 13-5 1/8 (4.09m) in Los Angeles. Barnes was solely 17 when he gained the gold medal two years earlier on the 1924 Olympics. He later turned a stunt double for actor Buster Keaton.
He was a member of the inaugural class of athletes inducted into the Nationwide H.S. Observe & Subject Corridor of Fame in 2018.
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https://www.olympic.org/information/teenager-barnes-leaps-to-pole-vault-gold
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78078
1941–Leaping in an exhibition in Eugene, Oregon, Les Steers, a constitution member of the Nationwide Corridor of Fame, turned the primary man in historical past to clear 7-feet within the excessive soar (7-1/2[2.15]). It might take 15 years earlier than Charlie Dumas received the primary official 7-footer in 1956.
1970–The AAU Championships at NY’s Madison Sq. Backyard was the setting for one of many nice indoor battles of all time, as Martin McGrady and Lee Evans attached as soon as once more at 600 yards. Advised by coach Brooks Johnson to run the race as if it was solely a 1/4-mile lengthy after which hold on for expensive life, McGrady did simply that, passing a quarter mile in 48.6, as Evans struggled via the turns making an attempt to remain shut. Evans, the reigning Olympic champion at 400 meters, was closing on the finish, however McGrady held on to win in 1:07.6 to smash his earlier World Report of 1:08.5, which was set on Louisville’s larger 8-lap monitor. Evans additionally received beneath the previous file, clocking 1:08.0 in 2nd place. McGrady’s mark would final for 22-years till Mark Everett ran 1:07.53 on the 1992 Millrose Video games.
McGrady wasn’t performed for the night–he got here again later within the Championships with a 47.0 cut up in his 4th race of the day (heats within the 600 and relay) to guide Sports activities Worldwide to victory within the Mile Relay (3:14.0). Enjoying supporting roles in McGrady’s massive present had been two athletes who went on to change into long-time faculty coaches (now retired). Mark Younger (Yale) ran a 48.4 cut up on the successful relay and Pete Schuder (Columbia, Boston College) completed third within the 600 (1:10.6).
The Backyard had lengthy been the location of many fights, each in hockey and in boxing, and virtually received one on the finish of the Males’s Mile. Marty Liquori, upset at Henryk Szordykowski’s try to chop in on the final lap, crossed the road in first place, then circled to shake a fist at his Polish rival. That was the top of it, however Liquori then needed to stand up to a doable disqualification for pushing Szordykowski when he tried to chop in. Referee Stan Wright dominated in Liquori’s favor, saying he was simply making an attempt to guard his rightful place on the monitor.
For the 2nd 12 months in a row, Norm Tate gained each the Lengthy Soar and Triple Soar.
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Sports activities Illustrated Vault: http://www.si.com/vault/1970/03/09/554134/he-knows-how-to-throw-his-weight-around
https://www.spokesman.com/tales/2022/feb/25/usatf-flashback-martin-mcgrady-produced-a-600-yard/
1971–As soon as upon a time, the flat 220-yard Tartan monitor on the College of Delaware was the venue of alternative for relay groups that needed to run quick. Such was the case on at the present time when the College of Pittsburgh, with Jerry Richey operating a 3:59.7 anchor mile, ran 9:39.7 (for yards) to interrupt William & Mary’s year-old American Indoor Report of 9:42.6, which had been set on the identical monitor the earlier 12 months. Previous Richey had been Ken Silay (1:54.5), Smittie Brown (48.2), and Mike Schurko (2:57.3).
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1981—Jeff Woodard set an American Indoor Report of 7-7 ¾ (2.33) within the Excessive Soar on the USA/Mobil Indoor Championships at NY’s Madison Sq. Backyard.
Eamonn Coghlan gained the 3-mile in 12:54.80, simply lacking Emiel Puttemans’ World Indoor Report of 12:54.6.
Larry Myricks gained the Lengthy Soar by two inches over 19-year previous Carl Lewis (26-8 ¼ [8.13] to 26-6 ¼ [8.08]).
The assembly marked the start of a sponsorship take care of the Mobil Company.
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