AMATEUR ATHLETICS

Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 66, Issue 5601, 5 April 1943, Page 4

AMATEUR ATHLETICS

LIST OF WORLD’S RECORDS TWO FOR NEW ZEALAND r Oldest standing world record as recognised by the International Amateur Athletic Federation, is that set up by a British walking champion, G. E. Larner, in covering .two miles at London in 13 min. 11 2-5 sec. thirty-nine years ago. Two records made in New Zealand have places in the official list now to hand after years of waiting. Most of the accepted record-break-ing feats have been accomplished in the past eight years, but there are two long-standing performances which remain unshaken—J. A. ■Gibson’s 440 yards hurdles in 54 :s?ssec and Paavo Nurmi’s ten miles in 50min 15sec. These have stood on the books since 1927 and 1928 respectively-

The official list of world’s records, “accepted by the president and bon. secretary of the 1.A.A.F.,” and dated October, 1942, is as follows: RUNNING. 100yds.—9.4sec, by Frank Wykoff (U.S.A.), May 10, 1930, at Los Angeles, and by Jesse Owens (U.S.A.), May 25, 1935, at Ann Arbor, Mich. 220yds.—20.3sec, by Jesse Ownes (U.S.A), May g 4, 1935, at Ann Arbor, Mich. 440yds.—46.4sec, by Ben Eastman (U.S.A.), March 26, 1932, at Palo Alto, California, and by Grover KJemmer (U.S.A.), May 31, 1941, at Berkeley, California. 880yds.-—lniin 49.25ec, by Sidney C. Wooderson (Breat Britain), August 20, 1938, at London. One Mile.—4min 4.6 sec, by Gundar Hagg-, or Gundar Haegg (Sweden), September 4, 1942, at Stockholm. Two Miles.—Bmin 47.8 sec, by Gundar Hagg (Sweden), July 3, 1942, at at Stockholm. Three Miles,—lSmin 32.45ec, by Gundar- Hagg- (Sewden), September 20, 1942, at Gothenburg. Six Miles.—29min B.4sec, by Ilmari Salminen (Finland}, July 18, 1937, at Kouvola. Ten Miles.—somin 15sec, by Paavo Nurmi (Finland), October 7, 1928, at Berlin. Fifteen Miles.—79min 48.6 sec, by Erkki Tamila (Finland), August 29 1937, at Joensuu. HURDLING 120 yds.—l3.7sec, by Forrest G. Towns (U.S.A.), August 27, 1936, at Oslo. 220yds.—22.5sec, by Fred Wolcott (U.S.A.), June 8, 1940, at Princeton, N.J. 440yds.—52.§sec, by John A. Gibson (U.S.A.), July 2, 1927, at Lincoln, Nebraska. WALKING Two Miles.—l3min 11.4 sec, by G. E. Larner (Great Britain), July 13, 1904, at London. FIELD EVENTS Shot Putting.—s7ft lin, by Jack Torrance (U.S.A.), August 5 1934, at Oslo. Discus Throwing.—l74ft lOSin, by Adolfo Consolini (Italy), October 26,1941, at Milano. High Jump.—6ft Ilin, by Lester (U.S.A-), June 17, 1941, at Los Angeles. Broad Jump.—26ft B}in, by Jesse Owens (U.S.A.), May 26, 1935, at Ann Arbor. Hop, Step and Jump.—s2ft 5 7-Bin, by N. Tajima (Japan), August 6, . 1936, at Berlin. Pole Vault.—lsft 53in, by C. Warmerdam (U.S.A.), June 6, 1941, at Compton, California. Javelin Throwing.—2sBft 2iin, by Yrjo Nikkanen (Finland), October 16, 1938, at Kotka. Hammer Throwing.—l93ft 6 7-Bin, by Erwin Blask (Germany), August 27, 1938, at Stockholm. WOMEN’S EVENTS

ICOyds.—llsec, by B. Burke (South Africa), April 20, 1935, at Pretoria, by Fanny Koen (Netherland), June 19, 1934, at Amsterdam; by Doreen Lumley (New Zealand), March 11, 1939, at Auckland; and by Decima Norman (Australia), March 18, 1939, at Morrinsville, New Zealand. 220yds.—24.3sec, by S. Walssiewicz (Poland), September 24, 1933, at Lemberg. 80 Metres’ Hurdles.—ll.36sec by Claudia Testoni (Italy), August 13, 1939, at Dresden. Broad Jump.—6.l2 metres, by Christel Schulz (Germany), July 30, 1939, at Berlin. Shot Putting.—l4.3B metres, by G. Mauermeyer (Germany), July 15, 1934, at Warszawa. Discus.—4B.3l metres, by G. Mauermeyer (Germany), July 11, 1936, at Dresden. • Javelin.—47.24 metres, by A. Stienheuer (Germany), June 21, 1942, at Frankfurt.