1960
Lisa Martin, Australia, distance runner. After a college running career at the University of Oregon where she specialized in the 400-meter hurdles, Lisa Martin moved up to the marathon. Her first major championship was the 1986 (Edinburgh) Commonwealth Games marathon, where 2:26:07 earned her a gold medal. She won a silver medal at the 1988 (Seoul) Olympic marathon, running 2:25:53 behind Rosa Mota of Portugal. Martin was a repeat winner in the 1990 (Auckland) Commonwealth Games marathon, running 2:25:28. She dropped out of the 1992 (Barcelona) Olympic marathon, but won the New York marathon later in the year with a world best time of 2:24:40.
Showing posts with label 1960. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1960. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
October 14 Birthdays
1960
Stephen "Steve" Cram, Great Britain, middle-distance runner. Steve Cram set a world record of 3:46.32 for the men's one-mile run on 27 July 1985, a record that stood for over eight years. He also held world records in the 1,500m (3:29.67) and the 2,000m (4:51.39); he was the first athlete to ever run faster than 3:30 for the 1,500m. Cram was Commonwealth Games champion in the 1,500m in 1982 (Brisbane) and 1986 (Edinburgh); he also won the 800m at Edinburgh. Cram was the gold medalist in the 1,500m at the 1983 (Helsinki) World Championships. He won a silver medal in the 1984 (Los Angeles) Olympic Games 1,500m (3:33.40) behind countryman Sebastian Coe.
Stephen "Steve" Cram, Great Britain, middle-distance runner. Steve Cram set a world record of 3:46.32 for the men's one-mile run on 27 July 1985, a record that stood for over eight years. He also held world records in the 1,500m (3:29.67) and the 2,000m (4:51.39); he was the first athlete to ever run faster than 3:30 for the 1,500m. Cram was Commonwealth Games champion in the 1,500m in 1982 (Brisbane) and 1986 (Edinburgh); he also won the 800m at Edinburgh. Cram was the gold medalist in the 1,500m at the 1983 (Helsinki) World Championships. He won a silver medal in the 1984 (Los Angeles) Olympic Games 1,500m (3:33.40) behind countryman Sebastian Coe.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
September 20 Birthdays
1944
Phil May, Australia, long jumper/triple jumper. Phillip John May won a gold medal in the men's triple jump (16.72m) and a silver medal in the men's long jump (7.94m) at the 1970 (Edinburgh) Commonwealth Games. He also competed for Australia at the 1968 (Mexico City) Olympic Games, placing sixth in the triple jump with a 17.02m performance.
1955
Silvio Leonard, Cuba, sprinter. Leonard won a silver medal in the men's 100m at the 1980 (Moscow) Olympic Games, running 10.25 in a photo finish with winner Allan Wells. Leonard also was the second sprinter to run under 10 seconds for 100m, running 9.98 in 1977.
1960
Alice Brown, United States, sprinter. Alice Regina Brown ran 11.13 in the women's 100m at the 1984 (Los Angeles) Olympic Games to win the silver medal.
1969
Jo Jennings, Great Britain, high jumper. Joanne Loraine Jennings was the silver medalist in the women's high jump at the 1998 (Kuala Lumpur) Commonwealth Games, clearing 1.91m. Previously she had jumped for Britain in the 1988 (Seoul) and 1992 (Barcelona) Olympic Games.
Phil May, Australia, long jumper/triple jumper. Phillip John May won a gold medal in the men's triple jump (16.72m) and a silver medal in the men's long jump (7.94m) at the 1970 (Edinburgh) Commonwealth Games. He also competed for Australia at the 1968 (Mexico City) Olympic Games, placing sixth in the triple jump with a 17.02m performance.
1955
Silvio Leonard, Cuba, sprinter. Leonard won a silver medal in the men's 100m at the 1980 (Moscow) Olympic Games, running 10.25 in a photo finish with winner Allan Wells. Leonard also was the second sprinter to run under 10 seconds for 100m, running 9.98 in 1977.
1960
Alice Brown, United States, sprinter. Alice Regina Brown ran 11.13 in the women's 100m at the 1984 (Los Angeles) Olympic Games to win the silver medal.
1969
Jo Jennings, Great Britain, high jumper. Joanne Loraine Jennings was the silver medalist in the women's high jump at the 1998 (Kuala Lumpur) Commonwealth Games, clearing 1.91m. Previously she had jumped for Britain in the 1988 (Seoul) and 1992 (Barcelona) Olympic Games.
Monday, August 31, 2009
August 31 Birthdays
1878
Frank Jarvis, United States, sprinter. Frank Washington Jarvis won the 100m at the 1900 (Paris) Olympic Games, running 11.0 in the final but equalling the world record of 10.8 in the first-round heats. Historians of athletics will recall that the American team did not realize that the meet they had been competing in was the Olympic Games until after the fact, when they read it on their awards. Jarvis passed away on 2 June 1933.
1955
Edwin Moses, United States, hurdles. Edwin Corley Moses was the 1976 (Montreal) Olympic Games 400m hurdles champion. Then between 1977 and 1987, Moses won an astonishing 122 straight races, including such high-level competitions as the 1983 (Helsinki) World Championships 400m hurdles, the 1984 (Los Angeles) Olympic Games 400m hurdles, and the 1987 (Rome) World Championships 400m hurdles. He was also a bronze medalist at the 1988 (Seoul) Olympic Games in the 400m hurdles. During his career he set the world record in the 400m hurdles four times, lowering the record from 47.82 to 47.02 and reigning continuously as record holder from 1976 to 1992.
1960
Vali Ionescu, Romania, long jumper. Vali Ionescu-Constantin was the 1982 (Athens) European Champion in the women's long jump, the same year that she set a world record of 7.20m in that event. In 1984 she won the silver medal in the women's long jump at the (Los Angeles) Olympic Games, leaping 6.81m.
Frank Jarvis, United States, sprinter. Frank Washington Jarvis won the 100m at the 1900 (Paris) Olympic Games, running 11.0 in the final but equalling the world record of 10.8 in the first-round heats. Historians of athletics will recall that the American team did not realize that the meet they had been competing in was the Olympic Games until after the fact, when they read it on their awards. Jarvis passed away on 2 June 1933.
1955
Edwin Moses, United States, hurdles. Edwin Corley Moses was the 1976 (Montreal) Olympic Games 400m hurdles champion. Then between 1977 and 1987, Moses won an astonishing 122 straight races, including such high-level competitions as the 1983 (Helsinki) World Championships 400m hurdles, the 1984 (Los Angeles) Olympic Games 400m hurdles, and the 1987 (Rome) World Championships 400m hurdles. He was also a bronze medalist at the 1988 (Seoul) Olympic Games in the 400m hurdles. During his career he set the world record in the 400m hurdles four times, lowering the record from 47.82 to 47.02 and reigning continuously as record holder from 1976 to 1992.
1960
Vali Ionescu, Romania, long jumper. Vali Ionescu-Constantin was the 1982 (Athens) European Champion in the women's long jump, the same year that she set a world record of 7.20m in that event. In 1984 she won the silver medal in the women's long jump at the (Los Angeles) Olympic Games, leaping 6.81m.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
