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This day in the field of athletics – October 25
1981– At the time, Alberto Salazar (2:08:13) and New Zealand’s Alison Rowe (2:25:28) were believed to have set world records in the New York City Marathon, but the course was later found to be short, a decision that did not sit well with New York organizers who insisted the course was timed accurately. (See the Coming Up Short link.)
It was 2th a back-to-back win for Salazar, while Norway’s Grete Weitz, the 3-time defending women’s champion, had to leave the event after 15 miles with sore calves.
(The IAAF did not officially recognize road race world records, including the marathon, until 2004.)
In September 2021, Salazar lost his appeal of a 4-year ban imposed by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA).
violations of doping rules during coaching career; He was eventually banned for life.
Other notable graduates:
Men2. Jukka Toivola (Finland/2:10:52), 3. Hugh Jones (GBR/2:11:00)… 6. Tony Sandoval (2:12:12), 7. Rodolfo Gomez (Mexico/2:12:47)
Women2. Ingrid Christiansen (Norway/2:30:08), 3. Julie Shea (2:30:11), 4. Laura Fogli (Italy/2:34:47)…9. Julie Brown (2:40:48).
Starters/Finishers: 14,496/13,223; Men: 13,411/11,466, Women: 2,405/1,757
Top 25:: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1981_New_York_City_Marathon
https://www.nytimes.com/1981/10/26/sports/2-world-records-set-as-13360-finish-marathon.html
Full race videos
Part 1:: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9H8chvDg78
Part 2:: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hORTCxwPPkw
Salazar’s End(Race director Fred LeBow cops a pull over before pulling away to follow Salazar to the finish line.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1u97Ic_aQo
Short?-In-depth discussion: http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=4272828
The ban
https://www.usada.org/wp-content/uploads/Salazar-AAA-Decision-1.pdf
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/06/sports/salazar-doping-nike-oregon-project.html
For RW subscribers
https://www.runnersworld.com/news/g29323802/alberto-salazar-nike-oregon-project-doping/
https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a29432537/nike-shuts-down-oregon-project/
Ban approved: https://www.si.com/track-and-field/2021/09/16/track-alberto-salazar-four-year-doping-ban-upheld-cas
Banned for life: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/31/sports/alberto-salazar-sexual-assault.html
Born on this day*
Marileidy Paulino-Dominican Republic 29 (1996) 2024 Olympic gold medalist — 400; Silver medalist in the 400 and individual medley
4×400 at the 2021 Olympics
2023 World Champion-400 (silver medalist-2022 and 2025);
2022 World Champion — 4×400 Medley (2th foot-48.47)
2023 Pan American Games Champion — 200m
2024 Diamond League Champion
PBs: 11.38 (2023), 22.30 (2025), 35.16 (2023/#6 All Time), 47.98 (2025/#3 AT)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marileidy_Paulino
https://www.hola.com/us/latinapowerhouse/20240929712717/marileidy-paulino/
2022 Medley 4×400: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=sC3hx4Lsf5Y
2023 WC-400: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7u18LEoORs
2024 AND:: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9EXMZz3TNc
Bud Hold 98 (1927) Former pole vaulter was 3-time NCAA javelin champion (Stanford/1948-1950)
6-time US champion (1949, 1951, 1953-1955, 1958)
1952 US Olympian (9:th)
Using javelins he designed, he set two world records (263-10/80.41-1953; 268-2/81.74-1955).
Has excelled in pole vault, discus and javelin (under 80).
Inducted into the National Hall of Fame in 1987
At 98, he is the oldest living American Olympian in track
Hall of Fame Biography: https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/franklin-bud-held
From a longtime javelin trainer Jeff Gorski:
Held, who originally designed his own throwing javelins, is still in the javelin game, designing and building javelins that
Several West Coast athletes get it from him. The best finish in the men’s javelin was in May 2022 by Zach Holland
0 from Umpqua, JC in Roseburg, Regon, who set a Junior College national record of 264-5 (80.61). You can
Remember, Buddy was prohibited by AAU rules from working in his sports-related business, so his brother Dick
started the Lakeside Supply Company to sell them to the masses. I still have a wooden one from 1955.
The rest is history. both Bud and Dick came to the training camp I ran at the USOC Training Center in Chula Vista.
1999 and Bud along with several other US javelin greats came to the 1st American Javfest at the 2000 Penn Relays.
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78543
Oldest living Olympians: https://oldestolympians.sdsu.edu/
Remembering His brother: https://javelinthrowmagazine.wordpress.com/2018/03/21/dick-held-in-memoriam/
Dead
Bill Stevenson 84 (1900-April 2, 1985) 1924 Olympic gold medalist-4×400. Run 2:th leg (49.2) in the team that set a
World record: 3:16.0 in Paris.
1921 US Champion-440
Attended Phillips Andover Academy, Princeton, then Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar
Member of the US Marine Corps
From his Wiki bio:
During World War II, Stevenson and his wife, Eleanor “Bumpy” Bumstead Stevenson, a 1923 graduate of Smith College, organized and directed American Red Cross operations in Great Britain, North Africa, Sicily, and Italy. Both he and his wife were awarded the Bronze Star for their support of the war effort. President of Oberlin College 1946-1959.
In 1961-1964 he was the US Ambassador to the Philippines
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/79096
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Stevenson_(athlete)
