ATHLETICS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 29 December 1927, Page 3

ATHLETICS.

THE DECATHLON,

HIGH STANDARD SET.

BY TEI.EGRAPir —SPECIAL TO THE STAR WELLINGTON, Dec. 29.

The high standard to which competitors in the Decathlon are asked to conform is seen from the field events, which most readily lend themselves to a comparison. These are putting the weight, broad jump, throwing the discus, high jump, throwing the javelin and pole vault. The Olympic record for putting the weight in 1912 was 50ft 4 7/10in. while the Australian and blew Zealand record, created by P. Munro in New Zealand in 19.21, is 46ft OJin. The Olympic broad jump record was 24ft 11 l-sin., in which the Australian and New Zealand record, held by R. J. Ilonner (N.S.W.) for the last three years, is 23ft 9iu. The discus throw from which lhe points are calculated was 148 ft 3 9/JO in., and the Australian and New Zealand record of P. Munro is 137 ft. The high jump record was 6ft 3 9/10in., and the newly created record of E. M. Davidson, at the present championships, is 6ft 2i[in. The javelin throw at the Olympic Games, adopted as a basis, was 200 ft 11-in., while S. A. Lay’s record is 205 ft lljin., and this year lie won with a throw of 21Sft 2Jin. Last year 198 ft 7Jin was sufficient to give him the championship. The pole vault points are calculated from a performance of 3 2ft 114 in., aud the Australian and New- Zealand record for this event has been lift Gin. since 1914.