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Track and field on this day – October 2
1988– Italy Gelindo Bordin won Men’s marathon At the Seoul Olympics: 2:10:32. 2:th was Kenya’s Douglas Wakihuri (2:10:47), 1987 world champion and 3.th It was Djibouti’s Ahmed Salah (2:10:59) who won silver at the 1987 World Championships.
Other notable finishers were Australia’s Steve Moneghetti (5th/2:11:49), Great Britain’s Charlie Spedding (6th).th/2:12:19), Tanzania’s Juma Ikangaa (7:th/2:13:06), Australian Rob de Castella (8:th/2:13:07), American Pete Pfitzinger (14th/2:14:44), Orlando Pizzolato from Italy (16:00th/2:15:20), and the American Ed Eystone (29th/2:18:08).
Gary Fanelli, 37, of Philadelphia, a 2:14 marathoner in his prime, applied for the job as running coach for American Samoa, knowing part of the deal would be a chance to represent the country in Seoul. Fun-loving Fanelli, known for running marathons in the US in suits (Blues Brother, Chef Boyardee), got the job and finished (2:25:35).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1988_Summer_Olympics_–_Men%27s_marathon
Fanelli:
Sports Illustrated Vault (Fanelli)
1989— The Track and Field Congress (TAC, the forerunner of USATF) announced that they are starting a year-round, out-of-competition drug testing program aimed at curbing drug abuse in sports in the United States. Under the new plan, the top 15 U.S. athletes in each event are subject to random selection for testing within 48 hours of notification.”
2019– American Grant Holloway (13.10) won Men’s 110 meter hurdles at the World Championship in Doha, the capital of Qatar. Completion 2thand 3th were 2013 world champion Sergey Shubenkov of Russia (13.15) and Pascal Martineau-Lagarde of France (13.18). Jamaica’s Omar McLeod again had problems late in the race and was disqualified for obstructing Spain’s Orlando Ortega (13.30) coming out of the final hurdle. Ortega, which was clearly 3th was awarded a bronze medal by the officials at the time of the incident. American Devon Allen took 7th placeth (13.70).
An emotional Holloway stopped midway through his victory lap to stretch out on the track and cry.
The former Florida Gator confounded doubters who didn’t think the All-American collegiate, who had been competing since January, could maintain his form until early October. He won NCAA titles in the 60 and 60 hurdles in March and won the NCAA outdoor title in June with a collegiate record of 12.98. and finished 2th at the US Championship in July. A 6:th– A place finish in Paris in August fueled the argument that he won’t have much of a role in Doha, but Florida coach Mike Holloway clearly knew how to get his star pupil ready for the big stage.
“I’m speechless,” Holloway said. “This is my first major championship and a lot of people were counting me out because I’ve been off my game for the last month. But when you are motivated, you never lose. I kept believing in myself, I stayed focused and I stayed healthy.” He would go on to win two more world titles in 2022 and 2023 and a gold medal at the 2024 Olympics.
Kentucky’s Daniel Roberts, who beat Holloway in the SEC Championship in May and the USA Nationals in July, never got to show what he could do in the finals when he was suspended in the 1st.St round to knock down a partner’s barrier in an adjacent lane.
Great Britain’s Dina Asher-Smith (21.88/National record), who was 2 years old.th He won in 100 Women’s 200 meters over American Brittany Brown (22.22) and Switzerland’s Mujinga Kambundji (22.51). Missing from the event was Daphne Schoopers of the Netherlands, the two-time defending champion whose Worlds came to an early end when injury forced her to withdraw from the 100m final.
Poland’s Pawel Fydek (264-1 (80.50)) won 4thth consecutive world title Men’s hammer throw. All 4 of his fair throws were good enough to win the gold medal. French Quentin Bigot (256-6 (78.19)) and Hungarian Bens Halas (256-6 (78.18)) won silver and bronze.
Medal Winners/Results: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_World_Athletics_Championships
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Summary on day six: https://worldathletics.org/news/report/world-championships-doha-2019-holloway-asher
