Father/Son world record

[Guest]

What father and son each held/shared a world record?

[billthedog]

Re: Father/Son world record

Same event? If not, there's Imre Nemeth in the hammer and Miklos Nemeth in the javelin. Both Olympic champions too.

[Guest]

Re: Father/Son world record

same event!

[Guest]

Re: Father/Son world record

Here's a wild guess. How about Archie San Romani and Archie San Romani, Jr. in the 4 Mile Relay?

[Guest]

Re: Father/Son world record

Wild guess is right!

[Guest]

Re: Father/Son world record

Actually I think I saw it in T&FNews a couple of years ago so it wasn't really that wild a guess.

[MJD]

Re: Father/Son impressive streak

Changing the topic slightly but they just said in the CBC coverage(I love saying that) that the Japanese bronze medallist, Koji, in the hammer throw has held the national championship along with his father since 1971! I wonder if gh knew that. Probably.

[Jon]

Re: Father/Son impressive streak

>Changing the topic slightly but they just said in
>the CBC coverage(I love saying that) that the
>Japanese bronze medallist, Koji, in the hammer
>throw has held the national championship along
>with his father since 1971! I wonder if gh knew
>that. Probably.

I remember hearing that back in 2001 at the Edmonton WCh.

[gh]

Re: Father/Son impressive streak

>Changing the topic slightly but they just said in
>the CBC coverage(I love saying that) that the
>Japanese bronze medallist, Koji, in the hammer
>throw has held the national championship along
>with his father since 1971! I wonder if gh knew
>that. Probably.>>

We (Bob Hersh & I) announced it in the stadium at the World Championships in Edmonton.

[MJD]

Re: Father/Son impressive streak

>We (Bob Hersh & I)
>announced it in the stadium at the World
>Championships in Edmonton.

Likely the source then. Did they ever compete against each other and at what ages? The father must have been getting up there when he stopped competing.