Tuesday, July 07, 2015

Lon Spurrier sets world record in 880 yards on March 26, 1955

800 METRES / 880 YARDS (804.68m)
IAAF ERA
1:47.5y Lon Spurrier (USA)           Berkeley          26.03.1955

Olympic Club - California - SCYC, Edwards Field, 14.45 Hr:
1. Spurrier 1:47.5 (all 3 watches 1:47.5,  Extra: 2 watches 1:47.4),
2. David Pratt 1:52.9, 3. Len Simpson 1:53.9, Spurrier's lap times: 51.6y and 55.9y

Source: IAAF PROGRESSION OF WORLD BEST PERFORMANCES AND OFFICIAL World Records, 1999.

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Heps Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Harvard Stadium (Cambridge, Mass.) — May 15, 1954
880-yard run — 1. John Meader (Yale), 1:52.9; 2. David Pratt (Cornell); 3. Richard Yaffa (Princeton); 4. Joseph Albanese (Yale); 5. Frank Weber (Penn).

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