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80-meter Hurdles
80 metres hurdles is a distance in hurdling ran by women until 1972 in international competitions. Since the 1972 Summer Olympics, the event has been permanently replaced by the 100 metre hurdles. Masters athletics The distance, with different spacing between hurdles is still in use in Masters athletics in the Men's division over 70 years of age, and the Women's division over 40 years of age. Youth athletics The distance, with different spacing between hurdles is also in use in the 11- to 12-year-old division, previously called the "Midget" division. History *First official time: 13.0 seconds, Ludmila Sychrová, Czechoslovakia, July 6, 1926 *First official world record: 12.8 seconds, Eva von Bredow, Germany, June 14, 1927 *First runner under 12 seconds: 11.8 seconds, Babe Didrikson, United States, August 3, 1932 *First runner under 11 seconds: 10.9 seconds, Shirley Strickland, Australia, AUS, July 24, 1952 *Last official world record: 10.2 seconds, Vera Korsakova, USSR, June 16, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurdling
Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, the dominant step patterns are the 3-step for high hurdles, 7-step for low hurdles, and 15-step for intermediate hurdles. Hurdling is a highly specialized form of obstacle racing, and is part of the sport of athletics. In hurdling events, barriers known as hurdles are set at precisely measured heights and distances. Each athlete must pass over the hurdles; passing under or intentionally knocking over hurdles will result in disqualification. Accidental knocking over of hurdles is not cause for disqualification, but the hurdles are weighted to make doing so disadvantageous. In 1902 Spalding equipment company sold the Foster Patent Safety Hurdle, a wood hurdle. In 1923 some of the wood hurdles weighed each. Hurdle design improvements were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
