This Days in Track & Field History, April 22, 2024, Randy Matson sets Shot Put WR (1967), Deby LaPlant sets 100m hurdle AR (1979), Ryan Hall runs fastest US marathon debut (2007), by Walt Murphy News and Results Services

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This Day in Observe & Area-April 22

1967–Texas A&M’s Randy Matson bettered his personal World Document within the Shot Put along with his throw of 71-5 ½ (21.78) in School Station, Texas (Nonetheless #10 All-Time School/indoor-outdoor).

1979—Deby LaPlante ran 13.10 on the Mt.SAC Relays to set an American Document within the 100-meter hurdles. LaPlante received two indoor (’76,’78) and two outside (’78,’79) U.S. titles.

1988—Jud Logan set the 9^th (and ultimate) American Document of his profession with a throw of 268-8 (81.88) at Penn State. He handed away early in 2022 after a long term because the coach at Ashland University.

2007—Ending 7^th on the London Marathon, Ryan Corridor ran 2:08:24, the quickest U.S. debut efficiency ever within the occasion. The earlier finest of two:09:41 was collectively held by Alberto Salazar (1980) and Alan Culpepper (1992). The winner of the race was Kenya’s Martin Lel (2:07:41).

Among the many males dropping out within the heat circumstances had been a few of the largest names in marathoning—2004 Olympic medalists Stefano Baldini (Gold/Italy) and Meb Keflezighi (Silver/USA), former World Document holder Khalid Khannouchi, and Haile Gebrselassie (ETH). World Document holder Paul Tergat (KEN) might solely handle a 6^th-place end.

The winner of the Ladies’s race was China’s Chunxiu Zhou (2:20:38).

http://www.marathonguide.com/news/exclusives/LondonMarathon_2007/LondonMarathon2007PostRace.cfm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_London_Marathon

Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgpnUgz__6Q