Two records fall
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Two American sprinters, Evelyn Ashford and Calvin Smith, shattered world records at the American national sports festival.
Smith and Ashford lowered the men’s and women’s marks in the 100 metres in what is believed to be the first time world records in the two events have been set at the same meeting. Ashford, 26, ran first, clocking 10.79 s to better the women’s record of 10.81 s set by Marlies Gohr, of East Germany last month in East
Berlin. Smith followed about 15 minutes later, surging ahead in the last 40 metres to win in 9.935. The 22 year old bettered the oldest standing record in men’s athletics — a time of 9.95 s set by Jim Hines, also of the United States, in the rarefied atmosphere of Mexico City during the 1968 Olympics.
Both Ashford and Smith were helped by the United States Air Force track’s altitude of 2194 metres. Mexico City, site of Hines’ record-breaking dash, is 2300 metres above sea level.
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Press, 5 July 1983, Page 40
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169Two records fall Press, 5 July 1983, Page 40
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