We look at the best performances in the 1950s among our “biggest moments” to celebrate the 80th anniversary of AW
Pioneers
American Padi O’Brien revolutionized the shot in 1951. “O’Cried on the skating rink” helped him to become the first person who threw 18.00 m, in 1953.
Zatopek’s Helsinki Hat-Trick
Emil Zatopek has almost almost not became the Helsinki Olympics. He missed the preliminary flight, which he moved his nation’s Olympic team to Finland because he was standing for his friend.
At the time when Czechoslovakia is known to be under communist management, where opponents of the revolution were expensive for their views. The father of Zatopek team Stanislav Jungovirt was imprisoned for political offenses, and the 1,500-meter said he was forbidden to go to Olympic Games. After hearing the news, the most famous member of Zatopek-Czech team refused to go.
He and Jungwirth finally performed his trip, but accepting such a position meant that something less than the outstanding Olympic success could come.
He usually exceeded Zatopek and went better than his lawyer of 5,000 m and 10,000 m. He also won a marathon.
It was a hat-trick that was not previously done and almost never happened again.
Late growth in 5000 m suppressed the opposition, and Zatopek hit the line 14. At the time of 06.6, another Olympic post with him was brought with him at the Olympic record, and 29. 17.0:
Then the marathon came. At the last minute, Zatopek had only decided to make his debut at a distance of 26.2 miles, but the ability to named his name in Unison when he entered the stadium, 2:23:03, he passed in two hours.
Bannister’s progress
What is controversial is the performance of modern athletics, Roger Banist created history when he clocked 3. At 59.4, the four-minute miles of Mafli road, May 6, 1954.
He has helped his training partners and Palmists Chris Branar and Chris Phas and Chris chat, Bannister scaled Everest at Athletics.
Aw The original report appeared in the May 15 issue in 1954.
Paltet wrote:
At the closing stage of the race, the Paltet continued.
Diane leather edge five miles
Just 23 days after the production of Roger Bannister’s history, such progress made from Diane’s leather has been made, which has received much less recognition.
Racing Birmingham’s Midland Championships He Clock 4: 59.6 to become the first woman to cover the distance in five minutes. Given the status of women’s athletics, perhaps, it’s probably not a bigger name. Until 1967, IAAF first recognized women’s world records for the mile, and only after that women were running away from the international level.
Fairy Baric stadium was a scene of leather heroic heroism, but he was clearly capable of going much faster, because his little-same countless splits were 68.8, 2. 27.00 and 3. 48.6.
Miracle miles
The stadium of the newly built empire in Vancouver took place in the 1954 British Empire and Cooperation Cash Conflict Athletics.
On August 7, the Roger Banner came face to face with John Land, who replaced him as a milestone in a world record holder 3:58.
He was stimulated as “Mileage of the Century”, it would be known as a “miracle mil.”
It was Australian who entered the closing stages and looked at the left shoulder to check where the Bannister was. Just as he did so, the Englishman flew past 3. 58.8 to win the time. Landy ended 3. At 59.6, first mentioned that four-minute miles were broken by two men in the same race.
Chataway gets better kuts
Perhaps it was considered how the most shocking footprints took place on British grounds, Chris did not leave Vladimir Kuts in front of a huge audience in October 1954.
His time was a world record 13. For 51.6, but it was a biting victory of the nail in the Multi Culture game of this London, watching the 15 million television audience, which attracted everyone’s imagination.
AW Founder and Editor Jimmy Green wrote: “It’s amazing how the Kuts-chat fight in the Spitak city of people who have been more or less interested in athletics in the past.”
He added: “This shows how such races are, and their television can promote interest in our sport.”
Kuts would continue 5,000 m and 10,000 m at the Melbourne Olympics.
Pirie’s record summer
Gordon “Pyuvf” Piri could not consider an international title, but he was one of the biggest runners in Britain and enjoyed the summer of his life in 1956.
First of all, he defeated Vladimir Kuts (for which he finished the second place in the 5000 m final final) 3.8 seconds to 5000 million records – 13. With 36.8 Run. He followed it, lowering the 3000 m record 7. 55.5 and then 7. 52.7. He created World Records and 4×1500 m relays in the 19 miles and 4x1500m relay.
Cutputbert becomes Australian Golden Girl
Originally, Betty Kapber was expected to take part in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics as a spectator, buying tickets to go and watch. Instead, at that time, 18-year-old children were qualified for the Australian team and became a home star for several shocking performances of six events.
On November 26, he invaded women’s 100 m gold, at 11.5, before Sprint Double, with a victory of 200m on 23.4.
On December 1, he was then combined with Nora Koobker, Flour Melori and Shirley Strikland to win 44.65 records of 4×100 m.
After an injury, his 1960 Olympic Games stopped his pension, but his cessation did not last long, and four years later he became gold medals in Tokyo, and his first wife and 400 m.
Brasher comes back
After graduating in the last quarter of the Olympic men in the last quarter of St.
Moved when he hit the gold, but it was not without contradictions. The person who would continue to unite the Marathon of London was initially disqualified for the alleged blockade of Norway’s Ernst Larsen, but he appealed and convinced that other medalists supported him.
BRAZARANT’S FAMILIES ARE PROVIDED, AND Following the “Liquid Lunch” by the British press, he confessed that the next day his medal was collected “blind drunk.”
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Nigeria’s Nigeria’s Emanuel Afan became the first Sevan African, which won a large championship in the 1954 Empire and Cooperation Games.
