This Day in Track & Field, June 14, Morgan Taylor sets WR at 400m hurdles (1924), Asafa Powell breaks WR (1997), HJ showdown at adidas Track Classic (2014)! by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com) This Day in Track & Field–June 14 1924–Morgan Taylor bettered the World Record in the 400-Meter Hurdles on consecutive days at the U.S. Men’s Olympic Trials at Harvard. He ran 53.0 in his heat (6-13), then, despite a driving rain, bettered that with his winning time of 52.6 […]