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1956 was a leap year ... March 10 – The Fairey Delta 2 breaks the World Air Speed Record, raising it to 1,132 mph (1,822 km/h) or Mach 1.73, ...
A plaque on Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria, commemorating Valeriy Brumel's high jump world record of 2.25 m set on 31 August 1961. The first world record in the men's high jump was recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in 1912. As of June, 2009, the IAAF has ratified 40 world records in the ...
He lost the world record months later to Chataway (who beat him narrowly), only to take it back 10 days later. [2] Having lost his world record again in 1955, Kuts was still one of the favourites for the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. His chief opponent in the 5000 m was British runner Gordon Pirie, who had broken the world record earlier ...
World record: Press Paul Anderson (USA) 185.5 kg: 1955 Snatch Norbert Schemansky (USA) 150 kg: 1954 Clean & Jerk Paul Anderson (USA) 196.5 kg: 1955 Total Paul Anderson (USA) 512.2 kg: Munich, West Germany: 16 October 1955 Olympic record: Press
He won a gold medal in the hammer throw at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. [1] Connolly became the first American to throw a hammer more than 200 feet. [ 2 ] He set his first of six world records just prior to the 1956 Olympics, and held the world record for nearly 10 years.
He extended his new record on his second throw (18.47 metres) and fifth throw (18.57 metres), though all six of his throws were beyond the old record. Three of four legal throws by Bill Nieder also exceeded the old record; Jiří Skobla had two throws and Ken Bantum had one throw beyond the 17.41 metres mark.
World record: 10.1 Willie Williams: Berlin, Germany: 3 August 1956 10.1 Ira Murchison: Berlin, Germany 4 August 1956 10.1 Leamon King: Ontario, United States: 20 October 1956 10.1 Leamon King: Santa Ana, United States 27 October 1956 Olympic record: 10.3 Eddie Tolan: Los Angeles, USA 1 August 1932: 10.3 Ralph Metcalfe: Los Angeles, USA 1 August ...
The first world record in the 100 metres freestyle in long course (50 metres) ... 30 Nov 1956: Olympic Games: Melbourne, Australia [15] 18 55.2 John Devitt