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This Day in Monitor & Subject–April 14
1946—Italy’s Adolfo Consolini improved his 5-year outdated World File (175-0 [53.34]) within the Discus twice in Milan, first to 176-1 (53.69) after which to 178-2 (54.32).
Consolini, a 3-time European Champion, would have been the favourite had the 1944 Olympics not been canceled resulting from World Warfare II, however he took benefit of a 2nd probability by successful the gold medal on the 1948 Video games in London. He would win Olympic silver 4 years later in Helsinki. He set his remaining World File of 181-6 (55.33) in 1948, after the London Olympics.
He would recite the athletes’ oath when the Olympics got here to Rome in 1960.
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/71922
Pictures: http://www.listal.com/record/adolfo-consolini
1979–Coming off an indoor season that noticed him set 7 World Data, it appeared inevitable that Maryland sophomore Renaldo Nehemiah would get the outside report, however he stunned even himself when he obtained it in his first meet, operating 13.16 on the Bruce Jenner Traditional in San Jose to interrupt Cuban Alejandro Casañas’ earlier mark of 13.21.
From Steve McGill’s “Grasp of the Artwork Type”:
“I ran 13.16 on the Bruce Jenner meet proper after spring break. I didn’t wanna run the race as a result of Dedy Cooper was gonna be there, and I didn’t really feel I used to be able to run in opposition to him. However coach [Frank Costello] mentioned I’d be okay, and I mentioned, I don’t need to run the race. So I don’t know if it was delight, anger, or flying three thousand miles [to California], however I used to be motivated. I ran 13.16 for the world report, and that needed to be off of quantity as a result of we hadn’t completed any [speed work] but.”
http://tinyurl.com/Nehemiah1316
McGill hosted a Zoom name with Nehemiah and Jean Poquette, his highschool coach, in 2021.
1979–Lorna Griffin threw the Discus 188-4 (57.40) in Seattle to interrupt her personal month-old American File of 187-8 (57.20). Griffin would set a complete of 9 ARs within the Discus in the course of the 1979 and 1980 seasons, topping out at 207-5 (63.22).
Wanting Again(2012): http://spufalcons.com/information/2012/7/18/12_gen_July27.aspx
2001—Future stars had been among the many winners on the Arcadia (CA) H.S. Inv.:
Allyson Felix (L.A. Baptist/CA-100/11.83, 200/23.48)—See April 13
Shannon Rowbury (Sacred Coronary heart,CA-800/2:08.52…bronze medalist within the 1500 on the 2009 World Championships; former
American File holder at 1500 and 5000 meters
Lashinda Demus (Lengthy Seashore Wilson,CA-300 hurdles/40.70)…2011 World Champion-400 hurdles, gold medalist on the
2012 Olympics and a 3-time medalist on the World Championships (silver-2005 & 2009, bronze-2013…former
American File holder (52.47)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lashinda_Demus
Alan Webb (South Lakes,VA-mile/4:01.81-Out of doors PR/ set the Out of doors File of three:53.43 the next
month)…former American File holder within the Mile—3:46.91
Monique Henderson (Morse,CA-400/52.51)…2-time Olympic gold medalist-4×400 (2004, 2008)
DyeStat Protection: http://archive.dyestat.com/us/1out/Arcadia/index.htm
