THE CONNING TOWER by Keith Conning

e-mail: keithconning@aol.com. I have been a fan, athlete, coach, official, prep editor, author, blogger, and photographer since 1953. I have announced the NCAA West, the Pac-12, the Stanford Invitational, the Brutus Hamilton Invitational, the Mt. SAC Relays, the North Coast Section, the Sac-Joaquin Section, and the California State High School Meet. I have attended five Olympic Games and four World Championships. I am a U.S. Correspondent for Track and Field News.

Friday, July 05, 2013

1:46.8y Tom Courtney (USA)

World Record 880 yards

1:46.8y Tom Courtney (USA) Los Angeles 24.05.1957
Coliseum Relays, Coliseum Memorial, 21.10 Hr:
1. Courtney 1:46.8 (1:46.7 - 1:46.8 - 1:46.8),
2. Arnold Sowell 1:48.2,
3. Willie Atterberry 1:50.3,
4. Jack Wilcox 1:51.3,
5. Lang Stanley 1:51.3,
6. David Scurlock 1:51.5.
Courtney's lap times 52.2y and 54.6y; no 800 m intermediate times

Source:IAAF Progression of World Best Performances and Official World Records

THE CONNING TOWER by Keith Conning

Friday, July 05, 2013

1:46.8y Tom Courtney (USA)

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