This Day in Track & Field History, September 3, Derek Ibbotson runs first 4:00.00 mile (1958), written and compiled by Walt Murphy

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This Day in Track & Field–September 3

1904—Another All-American (save for 1 medal in the Discus) day at the not-so-well attended (by other countries) St.Louis Olympics.

Jim Lightbody led a U.S. 1-4 sweep in the 1500-meters at the St.Louis Olympics and set a World Record of 4:05.4. Lightbody had previously led another U.S. 1-4 sweep in the 800 (1:56.0) and also won the 2500m Steeplechase.

Archie Hahn, already the winner of the 60 and the 200, won his 3rd gold medal by taking the 100-meters in 11-flat. 2^nd and 3^rd were Nate Cartmell (11.2-estimated) and William Hogenson (11.3e).

Martin Sheridan and Ralph Rose were tied in the Discus with their best throws of 128-10(39.28), with Sheridan winning the gold medal in the only “throw-off” in Olympic history: 127-10 (38.96) to  120-7 (36.75). The only medal not won by an American on this day was the bronze captured by Greece’s Nikolaos Yeorgantas (123-7 [37.68]).

Ray Ewry, already the winner of the Standing High Jump and Long Jump, won a 3^rd gold medal in the Standing Triple Jump (34-7  ½ [10.55]). 2^nd and 3^rd were Charles King(33-4 [10.16]) and Joseph Stadler (31-6 [9.60])

Medalists in other events:

Men’s 110-Hurdles: 1.Fred Schule(16.0), 2.Thaddeus Shideler(16.2-estimated), 3.Lesley Ashburner(16.4e)

Men’s Pole Vault: 1.Charles Dvorak (11-6 [3.505]), 2.Leroy Samse (10-11  ¾ [3.35]), 3.Louis Wilkins (10-11  ¾

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Medalists: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics

Olympedia Reports: http://www.olympedia.org/editions/3/sports/ATH

1922—Norway’s Charles Hoff set the first of his four World Records in the Pole Vault with a clearance of 13-6  ¼  (4.12m) in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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

Hoff: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Hoff

1927—Lots of American Records set at the U.S. Women’s Championships in Eureka, CA.

            100y—Elta Cartwright (11.4/equal)

            220y—Ellen Brough (26.8)

            60yh—Helen Filkey (8.2)

HJ–Catherine McGuire (5-1/2 [1.53])

            DT—Lillian Copeland (103-8  1/16 [31.60])…gold medalist at the 1928 Olympics

            JT—Margaret Jenkins (127-3  ½ [38.80])

Jenkins’ mark was also a World Record! From Louise Mead Tricard’s…