Over on another thread, Mike Renfro noted that he had once missed a World Record due to an agonizing circumstance:
<< Ironically, I have only missed one WR when I was in the stadium. At Modesto, I ducked out for a quick cig because I didn't think Stacy would vault during the opening ceremonies. That worked like a charm. I missed another, in '77 at W Cup (Ackerman's 1.97) because I was told (incorrectly) that the money change at the train station would close before the meet was over, and I had to pay the hotel bill. I waited at the hotel, and waited, and...
When the others returned, I asked, how high did Rosie jump? They were a bit releived, as they had been debating on the way back how to tell me.>>
Anybody else have a good story to tell in this department? (not necessarily a WR, since those are so few and far between these days)
<< Ironically, I have only missed one WR when I was in the stadium. At Modesto, I ducked out for a quick cig because I didn't think Stacy would vault during the opening ceremonies. That worked like a charm. I missed another, in '77 at W Cup (Ackerman's 1.97) because I was told (incorrectly) that the money change at the train station would close before the meet was over, and I had to pay the hotel bill. I waited at the hotel, and waited, and...
When the others returned, I asked, how high did Rosie jump? They were a bit releived, as they had been debating on the way back how to tell me.>>
Anybody else have a good story to tell in this department? (not necessarily a WR, since those are so few and far between these days)
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