1983 U.S- East Germany meet in L.A

[Marlow]

Monika Zehrt, '72 400 Gold. She's the one on the left here, but this does not do her justice. She was retired by age 21!!! :shock:
http://www.sporting-heroes.net/athletic ... eroID=2700

These work better.

Those don't do her justice either. There was a photo in a '72 Olympics book (I'm pretty sure I bought it from T&FN) that made her look like a Norse Goddess and I was mightily smitten by her when I was in college . . . sigh . . .

[Rob]

Did anyone know that Monika's son was a member of Berlin's 4x200m sprint relay team that won the German Indoor Championships a few years ago?

Does anyone care?

I guess not.

[Daisy]

Does anyone care?

I guess not.

Why do you say that?

[Rob]

It was a reaction to Mennisco's earlier slurs and his usual GDR-bashing, although the post in question now appears to have been pulled (thankfully).

[Mennisco]

I'm sure you're the life and soul of every party, Rob, but sarcasm is not your forte.

[Mennisco]

Gohr caught a flying start in that meet, which was not recalled by the starter - hence her 1.5 meter margin over Ashford.

[Rob]

Whatever you say, hot shot.

I've read a lot of your posts since you joined here, and with respect to your views of the DVfL squad members, well.....du hast wirklich keine Ahnung.

But you're not the first, and likely won't be the last, so carry on if it pleases you.

[Mennisco]

Whatever you say, hot shot.

Are you saying Gohr did not catch a flier?

I've read a lot of your posts since you joined here, and with respect to your views of the DVfL squad members, well.....du hast wirklich keine Ahnung.

http://mb.trackandfieldnews.com/discuss ... hp?t=27258

[Kurt Francis]

I attended that meet in 1983 and what struck me was the size of the East German women.... :shock: :shock: Not just the throwers or the combined-event types, but the sprinters & jumpers. :shock: :shock:

Of course, when you're 19 years old, 5'9" and 155, there's a lot things bigger than that.... :lol: :lol:

You should read the comments of Charlie Francis in "Speed Trap" about his impressions of the GDR women at that meet...absolutely hilarious!

[Kishan Gill]

I remember the meet well . I was 14 then and remembered the dual meet in karl marx stadt the previous year televised by ITV sport . That was when I first watched Calvin smith (probably his first major debut outside of the US) run a spendid 9.91 with a 2.1 wind I think and then an equally impressive anchor to overcome a big deficit and pip the east german runner. From that day on I was a big calvin smith fan.
Back to LA however it was a disappointment to see smith finish 3rd in 10.40 behind king 1035 and schroeder 10.39. In the 200m myricks got the better of smith again 20.54 to 20.76 after finshing third behind myricks 20.03 and 20.13 at the us champs where Lewis ran that remarkable 19.75.
I think smith had already run 9.93 a week or so earlier to break hines record.
Thankfully smith was back in form for the rest of the year .
I cannot recall this meet ever being held again.

[Rog]

I think smith had already run 9.93 a week or so earlier to break hines record.
Thankfully smith was back in form for the rest of the year .
I cannot recall this meet ever being held again.

Smith and Ashford set their records the following week at altitude. Smith's performance in the 83 meet was a disappointment after 82, when he was in fantastic form; the 9.91w and the relay leg ranked with pretty much anything Lewis was achieving in this period.

In 83 Gohr got a good start, but there was no recall and there seemed nothing wrong with it. Ashford went after her but tied up; I think she later admitted she'd overstrided.

[Bauchwalzer]

'83 USA vs DDR meet

I attended the meet held on Friday-Sunday 24-26 June 1983 - USA vs DDR and the International Summer Games. Attendance in the near 100,000 seat L.A. Coliseum:
Friday: 1000 (approx)
Saturday: 15,829
Sunday: 16,113
International Summer Games results:
4 heats in the 100 included such names as Silvio Leonard, Ben Johnson and Osvaldo Lara while James Gilkes and Mark McKoy were listed but DNS. Al Miller won the final in 10.29 with Leonard in 6th w/10.59 and Lara 7th w/10.60.
4 heats in 200 included such names as Jeff Phillips, Leanardo Penalver and Clancy Edwards. Phillips won the final in 20.51
3 heats in 400 included Darrell Robinson while Alberto Juantorena and Kasheef Hassan were listed but DNS. Chris Whitlock the final in 45.77
2 heats in 800 included such names as Juantorena, Johnny Gray and William Wuyke while Mike Boit, Edwin Koech, Sammy Koskei and Joel Ngetich were listed but DNS. Juantorena edged out Wuyke and Gray (and I do mean edged out) to win in 1:45.82 over Wuyke w/1:45.87 and Gray w/1:45.91.
1500 - just a final with Wilson Waigwa, Koech, Koskei, Boit and Richard Tuwei listed but DNS. Craig Masback won in 3:40.53
3000 SC - just a final with Henry Rono, Julius Korir, Sosthenes Bitok, Tuwei and Samuel Sitonek listed but DNS. Jeff Hess won w/8:33.24.
5000 - just a final with Rono, Bitok, Koech, Peter Koech, Yobes Ondieki, Waigwa and Richard Kaitany listed but DNS. Shnichi Yoneshige won w/13:40.22
10000 - just a final with Rono, Bitok, both Koeches, Ondieki, Mike Musyoki, Joseph Nzau, Gabriel Kamau and Joseph Kipsang listed but DNS. In a three-man field, Yoneshige doubled w/29:34.69.
4X100 - just a final with the Canadian team of Johnson/Sharpe/Williams and Hinds winning w/39.23 in a five-team field.
4X400 - just a final with a team representing the Stars & Stripes TC winning w/3:06.57 in a three-team final.
No decathlon, marathon or 50K walk but there was a 20K walk with Italians Maurizio Damilano and Alessandro Bellucci going 1-2 w/1:25.53 and 1:27:42.
2 heats in 110 HH included such names as McKoy and Alejandro Casanas with Milan Stewart and Henry Andradre listed but DNS. Casanas won the final in 13.69
2 heats in 400 IH included such names as Greg Rolle and Larry Cowling with James King and Bart Williams listed but DNS. Rolle won w/50.09.
Qualifying in HJ included such names as Gennadiy Byelkov, Aleksandr Granenkov, Milton Goode, Joe Radan, Francisco Centelles, Brent Harken and Nat Page with James Frazier and Greg Joy listed but DNS. Byelkov won the final at 7' 6 1/2".
LJ - just a final included Ron Waynes with Mike McRae and Stephen Hanna listed but DNS. Waynes won w/25' 11".
TJ - just a final included such names as Ray Kimble, Hanna and Robert
Cannon with Mike Marlow listed but DNS. Hanna won w/53' 4 1/4".
PV - just a final included such names as Atanas Tarev, Larry Jesse and Dave Kenworthy. Tarev won w/ 17' 8 3/4".
SP - just a final included such names as John Brenner, Vladimir Kiselev, Augie Wolf, Mike Lehman and Remigius Machara with Aleksandr Barishnikov and Luis Delis listed but DNS. Lehman won w/67' 8 1/4".
DT - just a final included such names as Delis, Machara, Juan Martinez and Bradley Cooper with Brenner and Gary Williky listed but DNS. Delis won w/221' 11".
JT - just a final included such names as Duncan Attwood, Phil Olson and Tom Jadwin. Attwood won w/258' 2".
HT - just a final included such names as Shigenobu Murofushi, John McArdle and Bill Green with Ed Arcaro listed but DNS. Murofushi won w/ 240' 4".