This Day in Track & Field History, June 5, Jim Ryun becomes first high school boy under 4 minutes in the mile (1964), by Walt Murphy News and Results Services

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This Day in Track & Field–June 5

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1943—Navy ensign Hugh Cannon set an American Record of 174-10 (53.29) in the discus at the Metropolitan AAU Championships on NY’s Randall’s Island.

Garry Hill explains in the link below why some people thought Cannon had also set a World Record!

https://forum.trackandfieldnews.com/forum/historical/325-hugh-cannon-lost-in-history

https://www.utahsportshalloffame.org/honorees-hall-of-fame-induction/hall-of-fame-1980s/

www.deseret.com/1989/10/14/18827984/3-million-donation-to-the-u-creates-steffensen-cannon-scholarship-fund

1948–Jamaica’s Herb McKenley lowered his World Record in the 440y to 46.0 at the Pacific AAU meet at Cal-Berkeley’s Edwards Stadium. McKenley set the previous mark of 46.3 at the same site the previous year.

WR Progression: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men’s_400_metres_world_record_progression

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb_McKenley

1953–Parry O’Brien improved his World Record in the Shot Put to 59-2  ¼ (18.04m) at the Compton Inv.

            Kansas junior Wes Santee won the Mile in 4:02.4 to set the first of his four American Records in the event. The winner of the NCAA 5000 in 1952, Santee would win the 1953 NCAA Mile two weeks later and would win the NCAA         X-Country title in November, leading Kansas to the team title.

WR Progression(meters): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men’s_shot_put_world_record_progression

Santee: https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/wes-santee

1959—Al Cantello, a long-time coach at the U.S. Naval Academy, set a World Record in the Javelin with his throw of 282-3 (86.04) at the Compton Inv. Norway’s Egil Danielson, who won the gold medal at the 1956 Olympics, set the previous mark of 281-2 (85.71).

        Recalls Cantello, who was only 5-7  ½ (1.715), “My 1st throw was measured at 279-9 (85.26). Rafer Johnson (who had the best throw going…