Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Herb McKenley (Jamaica) gets Heroes Day plaque recognition

A plaque summarising the lifetime accomplishments of Olympic legend, the late Herb McKenley, was yesterday unveiled by Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson, and back-to-back double Olympic sprint champion, Usain Bolt, at the National Heroes Park.

http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20121016/sports/sports2.html

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46.3y Herb McKenley (JAM) Berkeley 28.06.1947

Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) - Big 10, Edwards Field, 14.45 Hr: 1. McKenley 46.3 (all 3 watches 46.3), 2. Joe Nebolon 47.1, 3. Wells DeLoach 48.3. Halves 21.0y and 25.4y

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46.0y Herb McKenley (JAM) Berkeley 05.06.1948

Pacific AAU, Edwards Field, 15 Hr: 1. McKenley 46.0 (all 3 watches 46.0), 2. Ollie Matson 47.1, 3. Larry Hoff 47.9, 4. Inman 49.0. Halves: 21.0y and 25.0y

[Conning: Senior Ollie Matson (Washington High School, San Francisco) placed second in 47.1, a national high school record according to Dick Bank of Track and Field News. The old record of 47.6 was set by John Quigley (De La Salle, New York, N.Y.) at the Princeton Invitational in Princeton, New Jersey on June 17, 1939. Matson was third in both the 100 and 220 at the 1948 California State Meet. The winning time in the State Meet 440 was only 49.2. Matson ran the wrong events. He could have been the state champion in the 440.]

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45.9 Herb McKenley (JAM) Milwaukee 02.07.1948

AAU Championship, Marquette University-Stadium, Heat 1: McKenley 45.9 (45.8 - 45.9- 46.0, Extra 45.7 and 46.0, electronic 46.00. Halves: 21.0 and 24.9

Source: IAAF World Records

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