NEW STANDARDS
RECORDS ESTABLISHED AT BERLIN The eleventh Olympic Games, which have now concluded at Berlin, have produced an almost entirely new set of athletic records. The following is a table of old and new figures:—
Former world New record. record. 100 metres .—10.3 sec 10.2 sec 200 metres ..... 21.2 sec 20.'isec 1500 metres .... 3.51.25ec 3.47.85ec 5000 metres .... 14.30 14.22.4 3000 metres steeplechase 9.21.8 9.8.8 110 metres hurdles ..... 14.6 sec 14.2 sec 400 metres relay 40sec 39.8 sec Women’s 100 metres ....... 11.9 sec 11.4 sec Negro and Finnish athletes had a large share in the record-breaking. The track titles were won as follows: — 100 metres and 200 metres: United States (Jesse Owens). 400 metres: United States (P, Williams). SOO metres: f United States (T. Woodruff). 1500 metres: New Zealand (J. E. Lovelock). 5000 metres: Finland (I-loeckert). 10,000 metres: Finland (Ilmari Salminen). 3000 metres steeplechase: Finland (Iso Hollo). 110 metres hurdles: United States (F. Towns). 400 metres hurdles: United States (Glen Hardin). High Jump: United States (Cornelius Johnston). Long jump: United States (Jesse Owens). Putting the shot: Germany (Hans Woelike). Throwing the hammer: Germany (Hein). Throwing the discus: United States (K. Carpenter). Throwing the javelin: Germany (G. Stoeck). 400 metres relay: United States. 1600, metres relay: Great Britain. Women’s 100 metres: United States (Helen Stephens).
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Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 217, 14 September 1936, Page 5
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