This Day in Track & Field, October 18, Bob Beamon Soars! (Walt’s Most Excellent Adventure), by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com) This Day in Track & Field-October 18 1958—Romania’s Iolanda Balaș became the first woman to clear 6-feet (1.83) in Bucharest. It was the 5th of her 12 World Records. WR Progression: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women’s_high_jump_world_record_progression http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iolanda_Balaș 1964–Four days after Billy Mills stunned the track world with his win in the 10,000-meters […]