请输入您要查询的百科知识:

 

词条 Martin McGrady
释义

  1. References

Martin McGrady (April 20, 1946 in Akron, Ohio – April 29, 2006)[1] was an American track and field athlete known primarily for running the now obsolete indoor 600 yard dash. Before Eamonn Coghlan, McGrady held the title of "Chairman of the Boards."[2] Sports Illustrated said "Martin McGrady doesn't run the 600, he owns it."[3] Running standard Olympic distances, McGrady "barely earned a footnote" but at the Imperial distance indoors, he was legendary.[4] The race at the 1970 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships where he set the World Record of 1:07.6 in the event is regarded as the best indoor race and the number 7 track and field competition of the 20th Century.[5] McGrady's record stood for 22 years until it was finally beaten by Mark Everett.[6]

By running the odd distance, McGrady did not face softer competition. Reigning Olympic Champions/World Record holders Ralph Doubell (800 m) and Lee Evans (400 m) wanted the good race against McGrady.[7][8] The racing rivalry between Evans and McGrady is still remembered. They are pictured at the finish of a 600 on the cover of the March 1968 issue of Track and Field News, of course with McGrady taking the victory over a leaning Evans and Jim Kemp.[9] McGrady won three straight National championships[10] and had three straight victories at the prestigious Millrose Games.

McGrady attended Garfield High School in Akron and studied Medical Technology at Central State University, where he was coached by David Youngblade. He set the first of three world records in the 600 while at Central State, just a week before winning the 1966 NCAA Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships. He also tied the world record in the 500 metres.

On October 8, 2010, Youngblade had the honor to induct McGrady into the Central State University Hall of Fame.[11]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://personal.bgsu.edu/~jsquire/indoorchamps.html|title=Ohio's Winners at Indoor National Championships|website=Personal.bgsu.edu|accessdate=19 October 2014}}
2. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20110703112930/http://157.166.255.4/vault/article/magazine/MAG1083403/index.htm]
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1083365/2/index.htm#ixzz14oi0l1Pm|title=CNN Sports provided by Bleacher Report - CNN.com|website=Sportsillustrated.cnn.com|accessdate=19 October 2014}}
4. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20110717083403/http://mb.trackandfieldnews.com/discussion/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=1154 ]
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://espn.go.com/moresports/columns/hollobaugh_jeff/257973.html|title=ESPN.com - MORESPORTS - Mills finishes on top -- again|website=Espn.go.com|accessdate=19 October 2014}}
6. ^{{cite news|last=Wallace |first=William N. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/09/sports/track-and-field-unexpected-performances-steal-spotlight-at-millrose.html |title=TRACK AND FIELD - Unexpected Performances Steal Spotlight at Millrose |newspaper=The New York Times |date=1992-02-09 |accessdate=2017-03-06}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1083365/index.htm|title=CNN Sports provided by Bleacher Report|website=Sportsillustrated.cnn.com|accessdate=19 October 2014}}
8. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,876645,00.html|title=Sport: Ralph the Rapscallion|date=23 February 1970|work=TIME.com|accessdate=19 October 2014}}
9. ^{{cite web|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130430003332/http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/index.php/special-articles/137 |title=Past Covers 1968 |website=Trackandfieldnews.com |date= |accessdate=2013-04-30}}
10. ^[https://web.archive.org/web/20080303011633/http://www.usatf.org/statistics/champions/USAIndoorTF/men/m500m.asp ]
11. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wilberforce-OH/Central-State-University-Homecoming-2010/160062334010251|title=Central State University - Homecoming 2010|work=Facebook|accessdate=19 October 2014}}
{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Mcgrady, Martin}}

7 : Sportspeople from Akron, Ohio|American male sprinters|Former world record holders in athletics (track and field)|Central State University alumni|Deaths from brain tumor|2006 deaths|1946 births

随便看

 

开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识,基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识,是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。

 

Copyright © 2023 OENC.NET All Rights Reserved
京ICP备2021023879号 更新时间:2024/9/22 14:18:53