Most world records by a single athlete in one day?

[joeltetreault]

Isi's two WR vaults got me thinking - which athlete has set the most world records in one day? Could be multiple jumps or throws in one competition, splits in a distance race, or relays. I figure some astute statistician might have this figure on hand. Thanks...

[catson52]

Re: Most world records by a single athlete in one day?

Isi's two WR vaults got me thinking - which athlete has set the most world records in one day? Could be multiple jumps or throws in one competition, splits in a distance race, or relays. I figure some astute statistician might have this figure on hand. Thanks...

In part, would depend on how you define things. If it is to break the existing WR when the day/competition began, then Karl Hans Riehm must be considered. I recall that in the mid seventies he had six hammer throws in a series that all broke the "existing" WR.

[dukehjsteve]

Maybe the obvious answer is the right answer ? Some guy in Ann Arbor....

[tandfman]

Yes, but only three of his throws were better than any before, including his own that day. Several other throwers have also done three WR's in one day, sequentially.

[dukehjsteve]

Now, this is indeed raising a good question: in ONE event, what's the most WR's set in one day by one person ? Pretty obviously it will be on the Field, not the Track. Is it the "three" that tandfman mentions, or is there a four ? ( I don't know. )

[tandfman]

I don't know of a four. If I did, I'd have mentioned it.

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Riehm is the only one to have a series where all 6 of his throws (or jumps) exceeded what was the WR coming in.

I don't believe there's a 4-WR day in one event. I saw Mac Wilkins do his 3, and then there's the something-rotten-in-Italy Andrei trio. Probably others, but none that jump instantly into my mind.

[tandfman]

Parry O'Brien had one meet where he equalled the WR (his own) and then broke it twice.

[jhc68]

In the horizontal jumps, Saneyev bested the previous TJ WR at least twice in the Mexico City OG finals, while Gentile and Prudencio also briefly held the WR during the same competition. Did Saneyev have other jumps that day that were better than Szmidt's official record (which Gentile had bettered the previous day) ?

Remarkable what great talent, adrenaline, and high altitude can produce. Has any other single event produced more WR performances?

[dukehjsteve]

In the horizontal jumps, Saneyev bested the previous TJ WR at least twice in the Mexico City OG finals, while Gentile and Prudencio also briefly held the WR during the same competition. Did Saneyev have other jumps that day that were better than Szmidt's official record (which Gentile had bettered the previous day) ?

Remarkable what great talent, adrenaline, and high altitude can produce. Has any other single event produced more WR performances?

I checked this one out myself. At least as far as besting any prior efforts of his own, he had "only" the 2.

[catson52]

In the horizontal jumps, Saneyev bested the previous TJ WR at least twice in the Mexico City OG finals, while Gentile and Prudencio also briefly held the WR during the same competition. Did Saneyev have other jumps that day that were better than Szmidt's official record (which Gentile had bettered the previous day) ?

Remarkable what great talent, adrenaline, and high altitude can produce. Has any other single event produced more WR performances?

Jumps in the final better than Schmidt's WR when the Games began. In addition to the new WRs by Gentile, Saneyev, Prudencio and then Saneyev again. Add jumps of 55'111/4" and 56'31/4" by Prudencio. Wind aided jumps of 56'2' by Walker and 56"03/4" by Dudkin. Qualification round on Oct. 16 with Gentile setting a new WR of 56"11/4" and final on Oct. 17. The wind readings have been questioned in other threads.

[rumbleyoungmanrumble]

As far as I've researched, only Sanyev and Edwards can claim 2 WRs in the same event (jumps). Anyone else?

[LopenUupunut]

Nurmi's splits in his 30:06.2 featured four other WRs (4 miles, 5 miles, 6 miles and half hour), though I'm not sure how many of those were ratified as such.

[Per Andersen]

As far as I've researched, only Sanyev and Edwards can claim 2 WRs in the same event (jumps). Anyone else?

Yes, still with the TJ, Adhemar F da Silva in 1952. 4 jumps over the existing WR.

[dukehjsteve]

As far as I've researched, only Sanyev and Edwards can claim 2 WRs in the same event (jumps). Anyone else?

Yes, still with the TJ, Adhemar F da Silva in 1952. 4 jumps over the existing WR.

For sure, he had 2 WR's at the OG's, on his 2nd and 5th jumps. W/o looking it up, what are the other 2 in 1952 to which you refer ?