ATHLETICS

Press, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 26617, 31 December 1951, Page 3

ATHLETICS

BEST PERFORMANCES IN 1951 (N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) LONDON, Dec. 28. The best performances in world athletics during 1951 in events which constitute the Olympic track and field programme are reported as- fpUows:-

Track events; 100 metres, <E. McDonald Bailey, Great Britain); 200 metres. 20 6sec (A. Stanfield, U.S.A.); 400 metres, 46sec (G. V. Rhoden. Jamaica): 800 metres Imin 49.35 CC <R. Browne U.S.A.): 1500 metres, 3min 44.8 sec (S. Landqvlst, Sweden); 5000 metres. 14mln lO.Ssec (G. E. G. Rieff, Belgium); 10,000 metres. 29mm 29.8 sec (E. Zatopek, Czechoslovakia), 3000 metres steeplechase, Smin 49.8 sec (V. Kanzantsev Russia); 110 metres hurdles, lX?s“ (R A Xttlesey. U.S.A.); 4Mi metres hurdles, 51.4 sec (C. H. Moore, U.S A.). Field events: high jump. Mt 9Jm <C. Holding. U.S.A.); long lump, 26ft 0;m (G. Brown. U.S.A.); pole vault, 15ft l|m (D. Tar USA.): hop, step, and jump, 52ft 61in (A F. Da Silva, Brazil); shot put, 57ft siin (J. E. Fuchs. U.S.A.); hammer throw, 193 ft 2Jin (K. Storch Germany , discus. 177 ft 9}in /A Consolini. Italy). Javelin. 249 ft Bjin (F. Held. U.S A.) 1 A. Nikkinen (Finland) threw ta e J a ''elm 252 ft 42in in an exhibition on September 2 A Wint’s time of Imin 49.65ec for the 880‘yards at the White City, London, on July y i4 is a relatively better performance than R. Browne’s listed’ being equivalent to Imin 48.9 sec for the m staSHe 1 ld an h a ted time for 200 metres was made over 220 jndjs equal to 2O.ssec for the metric distance.