The History Of The Olympic Trials

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Richard Hymans' epic tome won't be published by USATF this year, but they are going to make it available in e-format on their site at some point next week.

[Marlow]

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Richard Hymans' epic tome won't be published by USATF this year, but they are going to make it available in e-format on their site at some point next week.

gratis?!

[Novitiate]

Where, please, somebody, can I find the OT best performances for women? There's a link to the best men's times within this site, on another thread. It's the distaff side I am looking to observe, gratis, gracias.

[Marlow]

Here's the women's records from the USATF site:

100m 10.49 Florence Griffith-Joyner (WCAC) Indianapolis 16Jul88
200m 21.77 Florence Griffith-Joyner (WCAC) Indianapolis 22Jul88
400m 49.28 Chandra Cheeseborough (AW) Los Angeles 19Jun84
800m 1:57.04 Meredith Rainey (FLAC) Atlanta 17Jun96
1,500m 3:58.92 Mary Slaney (Athletics West) Indianapolis 23Jul88
3,000m Steeplechase 9:39.35 Ann Gaffigan (Nebraska) Sacramento 15Jul04
5,000m 14:45.35 Regina Jacobs (Nike) Sacramento 21Jul00
10,000m 31:09.65 Deena Kastor (Asics) Sacramento 16Jul04
20 km Race Walk 1:32:39 Michelle Rohl (Unat.) Sacramento 16Jul00
100m Hurdles 12.33 Gail Devers (Nike) Sacramento 23Jul00
400m Hurdles 52.95 Sheena Johnson (UCLA) Sacramento 11Jul04
High Jump 1.99 m / 6-6.25 Louise Ritter (Mazda TC) Indianapolis 23Jul88
Pole Vault 4.75 m / 15-7 Stacy Dragila (Nike) Sacramento 18Jul04
Long Jump 7.22 m / 23-8.25 Jackie Joyner-Kersee (WCAC) Indianapolis 22Jul88
Triple Jump 14.45 m / 47-5 Tiombe Hurd (Nike) Sacramento 11Jul04
Shot Put 19.33 m / 63-5 Ramona Pagel (Mazda TC) Indianapolis 23Jul88
Discus Throw 65.90 m / 216-2 Seilala Sua (UCLA) Sacramento 17Jul00
Hammer Throw 70.42 m / 231-0 Erin Gilreath (New York AC) Sacramento 15Jul04
Javelin Throw (new) 58.28 m / 191-2 Lynda Blutreich (Nike) Sacramento 17Jul00
Heptathlon 7215 Jackie Joyner-Kersee (WCAC) Indianapolis 16Jul88

[26mi235]

Most likely to go -- 3000SC, 400 and JT, least likely to go -- 7215, with 10.49 getting (dis?)honorable mention, but even 10.61 or whatever was wind-legal would be pretty tough. I am taking the 7215 because it takes three or four miracles, not just one. Next in the 'to go' list is PV, but if the winning height is below 4.75 the next height will likely be 5.02. Other possibles 10,000, HJ, TJ, 5000.

[Novitiate]

Much appreciated Marlow!

[Bruce Kritzler]

I think the 400 is safe, as no one has broke 50 this year. Agree with the rest, and the pv will go, if tailwind.

[AS]

The TJ mark must be in danger also.

Shani Marks' SR is only 15 cms down on the TJ record...

While Erica McLain's 14.60w at NCAA indicates she has it in her...

[Walt Murphy]

Re: The History Of The Olympic Trials

Richard Hymans' epic tome won't be published by USATF this year, but they are going to make it available in e-format on their site at some point next week.

What a shame. You can find past winners here: http://www.usatf.org/statistics/cham...OlympicTrials/

[Mennisco]

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What a shame. You can find past winners here: http://www.usatf.org/statistics/cham...OlympicTrials/

Interesting. Aside from Flojo, no woman has ever run faster than Evelyn Ashford in the OT 100 - she ran 10.81 in '88.

Here is something more fascinating: Only 2 women other than Flojo and Marion Jones have ever run faster than Evelyn over 100 meters, and only once each - Christine Arron and Merlene Ottey.

http://www.alltime-athletics.com/w_100ok.htm

[dj]

Re: The History Of The Olympic Trials

Richard Hymans' epic tome won't be published by USATF this year, but they are going to make it available in e-format on their site at some point next week.

Richard has taken it on the chin the last two years, as the 2007 version of the IAAF Record Progressions was merely an in-house add-on of the 2005 results.

One hopes the on-line Trials book at least includes the numerous amendments and additions that Richard would have added, as the IAAF WR book did not include these.