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This Day in X-Nation/Monitor & Subject-November 13, Olga Fikotová (Connolly) born (1924), Greg Beardsley wins NCAA Div. II in brutal climate (1982), compiled and written by Walt Murphy Information & Outcomes

November 16, 2024
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by Walt Murphy’s Information and Outcomes Service (wmurphy25@aol.com), used with permission

This Day in X-Nation/T&F–November 13

 

1982—Edinboro’s Greg Beardsley received the Div.II males’s x-country title in brutal climate in St.Cloud, Minnesota (15f,  6” snow on the right track)   His 60.9 seconds margin of victory continues to be the most important since Div.II was established in 1973.

Greg Beardsley, Edinboro, courtesy of Edinboro Dept. of Athletics

Greg Beardsley

Div.II Historical past(Males): http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_cross_country_champs_records/2023-24/D2.pdf

USTFCCCA InfoZone: Meet History

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA_Menpercent27s_Division_II_Cross_Country_Championship

Born On This Day

Deceased

Olga Fikotová (Connolly), picture by information.UCI.edu

5-time Olympian—Discus (’56-gold medalist, ’60-Seventh, 1964-Twelfth),

1968—sixth, 1972-Qual. Spherical)

5-time U.S. Champion (1957,1960,1962,1964,1968)

Set 4 American Information (better of 185-3 [56.46]/1972)

Received the Olympic gold medal whereas competing for her native Czechoslavakia. Whereas on the Video games

In Melbourne, she fell in love with American Hal Connolly, who received the gold medal within the Males’s

Hammer Throw.  Coming through the Chilly Struggle, their love affair made them media darlings

in each nations. Couple was divorced in 1975.

With Czech icons Emil and Dana Zátopek serving as witnesses, the couple bought married in Prague in

1957, regardless of preliminary objections from the Czech authorities.

Mentioned Olga, “…admittedly, it was remarkable that anybody would get throughout the Iron Curtain and get

married, however after a lot verbal preventing with the administration in Prague, enthusiastic help

from newspapers overseas, and approval by [US. Secretary of State] Mr. Dulles in the usA. and

President Zápotocký in Czechoslovakia we obtained permission.”

91 (1932-April 12, 2024)

        At 91, she had been the oldest residing American feminine Olympian in T&F on the time of her passing

           In Her Personal Phrases:

           https://www.kcet.org/departures-columns/olga-connolly-an-amazing-olympic-and-american-love-story

           https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/77826

           Wiki Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olga_Fikotová

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