tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515044075021511437.post8055822512151015372..comments2024-01-03T12:39:41.874+01:00Comments on Rethinking Athletics: Justice for Bob Hayes (at long last)Vasilis Grammaticoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06942584702198342388noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515044075021511437.post-54984591152272181282019-10-24T21:37:01.925+02:002019-10-24T21:37:01.925+02:00Many thanks for these pertinent remarks.
And you ...Many thanks for these pertinent remarks. <br />And you are perfectly right, J. HInes ran a 10.03 100 m in Sacramento at the famous "Night of Speed" (June 20th, 1968).Vasilis Grammaticoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06942584702198342388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1515044075021511437.post-91653281386743601072019-10-21T23:19:03.382+02:002019-10-21T23:19:03.382+02:00I totally agree with The fact Bob Hayes was a clas...I totally agree with The fact Bob Hayes was a class of his own in the early 60's. I just want to correct one thing: Jim Hines 10.03 was ran in Sacramento on June 1968 (AAU Champs) at sea-level not at Echo Summit during US olympic trials where 4 WR where beaten. John Carlos broke the 200-meter sprint record with a time of 19.7; Lee Evans broke the 400-meter sprint record with a 44-second dash; Geoff Vanderstock set the 400-meter hurdles record with a time of 48.8 seconds; and Bob Seagren set the pole vault record with a vault of 17 feet, 9 inches.<br />Regardspatricksecchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06264584418113189263noreply@blogger.com