Performance of the meet for the USA?

[DrJay]

Flanagan's AR 10K, 13th alltime performer, 17th alltime performance? Either 4x400? Taylor's 400H, 9th alltime performer, 12th fastest alltime performance? Merritt's 400, 5th performer, =17th performance? Clay, 6th performer, =10th performance?

[BillVol]

In the Olympic Games, records mean nothing IMO. It's all about the championships won, the medals (especially the gold medals). I'd have to give the honor to the Brown-Trafton, W discus champion.

[DrJay]

In the Olympic Games, records mean nothing IMO. It's all about the championships won, the medals (especially the gold medals). I'd have to give the honor to the Brown-Trafton, W discus champion.

Oops, forgot about that one and that's probably the winner.

[Slowrunner]

In the Olympic Games, records mean nothing IMO. It's all about the championships won, the medals (especially the gold medals). I'd have to give the honor to the Brown-Trafton, W discus champion.

I agree, Flanagan was awesome also.

[Paul Henry]

Neville getting the Bronze. No other American athlete displayed this much Gritt which is normally generic to persons wearing vests marked "USA."

[DrJay]

In the Olympic Games, records mean nothing IMO. It's all about the championships won, the medals (especially the gold medals). I'd have to give the honor to the Brown-Trafton, W discus champion.

Wow, what drug-testing does to some events. Brown-Trafton's mark was 64.74m. The last mark pela lists is 68.00, which is 522nd (that's right, 5-2-2) on the alltime performance list.

[DrJay]

Last year, 64.87 was 10th on the annual women's discus list.

I don't know, I think Flanagan may get the nod from me, but then I'm a distance fan.

[Mellow Johnny]

Last year, 64.87 was 10th on the annual women's discus list.

I don't know, I think Flanagan may get the nod from me, but then I'm a distance fan.

I'm a huge distance fan as well and the discus may be my least favorite event in track and field but would still say it's Brown-Trafton. From 3rd in the Trials to Gold trumps a bronze.

[mcgato]

Wow, what drug-testing does to some events. Brown-Trafton's mark was 64.74m. The last mark pela lists is 68.00, which is 522nd (that's right, 5-2-2) on the alltime performance list.

That got my curiosity, so here is the year by year numbers from the list:
Year Number appearing in list
1973: 1
1974: 10
1975: 3
1976: 10
1977: 5
1978: 11
1979: 9
1980: 15
1981: 15
1982: 26
1983: 26
1984: 65
1985: 28
1986: 44
1987: 55
1988: 91
1989: 21
1990: 19
1991: 13
1992: 21
1993: 1
1994: 3
1995: 6
1996: 4
1997: 4
1998: 2
1999: 6
2000: 3
2001: 2
2003: 1
2004: 2
2006: 1
2007: 1

Or by decade.

1970s: 49
1980s: 386
1990s: 79
2000s: 10

[mike renfro]

Performance of the meet: M4x400, 2nd AT W (following the strip of the Uniontown mark), individual: Taylor 47.25.

Suprise of the meet Brown-Trafton. Nothing else in the same zip code.

[catson52]

Wow, what drug-testing does to some events. Brown-Trafton's mark was 64.74m. The last mark pela lists is 68.00, which is 522nd (that's right, 5-2-2) on the alltime performance list.

That got my curiosity, so here is the year by year numbers from the list:
Year Number appearing in list
1973: 1
1974: 10
1975: 3
1976: 10
1977: 5
1978: 11
1979: 9
1980: 15
1981: 15
1982: 26
1983: 26
1984: 65
1985: 28
1986: 44
1987: 55
1988: 91
1989: 21
1990: 19
1991: 13
1992: 21
1993: 1
1994: 3
1995: 6
1996: 4
1997: 4
1998: 2
1999: 6
2000: 3
2001: 2
2003: 1
2004: 2
2006: 1
2007: 1

Or by decade.

1970s: 49
1980s: 386
1990s: 79
2000s: 10

An elegant and simple exercise, and our thanks to mcgato. The conclusions are fairly obvious to everyone. And yes, Brown-Trafton's victory has to be the high point for USA. When, if ever, will such a victory be repeated?

[Marlow]

USAPOYs for me were (in order):

Clay
Taylor
Trafton
Merritt
both 4x4s
m400(H) sweeps
JennS
Dix
Barringer/Willard
Flanagan
Fountain
Payne

[paulthefan]

Ill rate them:

m400H sweep
Trafton
both 4x4s
Clay
Flanagan (because it was to me so freaking improbable)
m400 sweep (Wariner antics devalue this one)

USAPOYs for me were (in order):

Clay
Taylor
Trafton
Merritt
both 4x4s
m400(H) sweeps
JennS
Dix
Barringer/Willard
Flanagan
Fountain
Payne

[Pego]

USAPOYs for me were (in order):

Clay
Taylor
Trafton
Merritt
both 4x4s
m400(H) sweeps
JennS
Dix
Barringer/Willard
Flanagan
Fountain
Payne

No Dawn Harper? She was as big a surprise as Trafton.

[Marlow]

USAPOYs for me were (in order):

Clay
Taylor
Trafton
Merritt
both 4x4s
m400(H) sweeps
JennS
Dix
Barringer/Willard
Flanagan
Fountain
Payne

No Dawn Harper? She was as big a surprise as Trafton.

Doh - I forgot her! Let's put her between Trafton and Merritt (due to shock value)