This Day in Track & Field, September 1, Kate Schmidt takes Olympic bronze in the javelin (1972), by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com) This Day in Track & Field–September 1 1904—The winner of the 56lb Weight Throw at the St.Louis Olympics was Canadian Étienne Desmarteau (34-4 1/8 [10.465]), the only non-American to medal in the day’s 5 finals. 2nd and 3rd were John Flanagan (33-4 [10.16]) and James Mitchel (33-3 1/8 [10.135]). An all-U.S. final in the 200m-Hurdles saw […]