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This day in the field of athletics – October 29
1911— Competing at Celtic Park in Long Island, New York, Matt McGrath put his single throw in the hammer to good use, setting a pre-IAAF world record of 187-4 (57.10).
The 4-time Olympian was a hammer gold medalist in 1912 and won silver medals in 1908 and 1924, the latter when he was 46.
Native Irish inducted into the US Hall of Fame in 2006
HOF Organic (2006). https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/matt-mcgrath
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_McGrath
