t-and-f: Re: Greek athletes

[Winfried Kramer]

According to the French sportspaper L'Equipe, 15 athletes were not paid their 
prize money at the 2001 world championships because they had not been 
tested twice before Edmonton. Among these 15 athletes were 9 Greek 
champions...
The Indian Federation refuses to suspend 1500m runner Sunita Rani, who had 
been tested positive as the winner of the Asian Games...


-- 
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Re: t-and-f: More details on M100 WR in 100 (and 200!)

[Aferr48]

In a message dated 11/20/2002 12:53:04 AM Eastern Standard Time, TrackCEO writes:

> In addition, three certified finish-line judges hand-timed Erwin on the 100 and 200. 
> On the 100, those times were 36.19 (by Gary Hamakawa), 36.19 (by Tim Witchey), and 
>36.32 (by Wayne Teruya.)For the 200, hand times were 1:27.65, 1:27.67 
> and 1:27.69.

One would think that with all the certified officials present to record the 
historic moment, one of them would know that hand times must be recorded in tenths. 
Hundreds should not even be written on the results. So the "official times are 
36.2,36.2,36.4 and 1:27.7, 1:27.7, 1:27.7.
Now God bless him for even attempting to sprint at age 100, but isn't it just a 
little silly to trumpet this world record smashing orgy? I mean how many times as 
someone over a hundred even run these or any track event? If some centagenarian 
mangaes to lift his leg high enough the clear a bar set at 2' 6" is it really a WORLD 
Record high jump? As warm and touching as all this is, it has more in common with 
Ripley's Believe-or-Not and circus sideshows, then it does with athletics. If I'm off 
by a few inches with my HJ example, don't bother corrected it. It's the point not the 
height that matters.

Andy

RE: t-and-f: Columbia, MO Tribune Ben Plucknett Story

[malmo]

I'd say, Lt. Columbo, who murdered Ben?

malmo

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I suppose the fact that his body was cremated before his death was
generally announced will also fuel speculation by some.

Re: t-and-f: deaths and ..... ?

[Kurt Bray]

The immediate cause Kim Gallagher's death may well have been brain-related, 
but you can be sure that the underlying cause was a general collapse of her 
health due to metastatic stomach cancer.  She had been very ill with stomach 
cancer for years.

Kurt Bray


FloJo, Gallagher and Plucknett, all top competitors in the 1980s, all die 
from acute brain disorders of some type at relatively young ages.  All have 
a common thread of, let's say, controversy, in the their athletic careers.  
Is there an additional hazard that we have yet to identify?

Richard McCann


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t-and-f: Columbia, MO Tribune Ben Plucknett Story

[Wayne T. Armbrust]

Here is the story in the Columbia, MO, Tribune about Plucknett's
passing.  It also perpetuates the Idea that Plucknett was a World Record
holder.  I suppose the fact that his body was cremated before his death
was generally announced will also fuel speculation by some.

http://archive.showmenews.com/search/qfullhit.htw?CiWebHitsFile=%2F2002%2Fnov%2F20021120spor004%2Easp&CiRestriction=Plucknett&CiBeginHilite=%3Cstrong+class%3DHit%3E&CiEndHilite=%3C%2Fstrong%3E&CiUserParam3=/query.asp&CiHiliteType=Full



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t-and-f: deaths and ..... ?

[Richard McCann]

FloJo, Gallagher and Plucknett, all top competitors in the 1980s, all die 
from acute brain disorders of some type at relatively young ages.  All have 
a common thread of, let's say, controversy, in the their athletic 
careers.  Is there an additional hazard that we have yet to identify?

Richard McCann

t-and-f: Plucknett dies

[Richard McCann]

Discus record holder Ben Plucknett dies
November 19, 2002

SIKESTON, Mo. (AP) -- Ben Plucknett, one of the great American discus 
throwers who twice held the world record in the 1980s, died at his home of 
a brain aneurysm. He was 48.

Visitors to Plucknett's home in Essex found him soon after his collapse 
Sunday morning and summoned emergency help, but he was pronounced dead at 
the scene, said Tom Nunnelee, owner of Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston.

Plucknett set the world discus record of 237 feet, 4 inches on July 7, 
1981, in Stockholm, Sweden, according to USA Track & Field, the governing 
body of the sport in the U.S.

His showing in Stockholm broke his first world record, a throw of 233-7 set 
in Modesto, Calif., on May 16, 1981.

Plucknett's world record was broken by a 243-foot throw in 1986 by Jurgen 
Schult of Germany. Plucknett's mark, however, still stands as the top 
discus performance by a U.S. athlete.

``A testament to his greatness is how long the U.S. record has been in 
place. It's very, very impressive. He is one of the greatest throwers this 
country has produced,'' USA Track & Field spokesman Tom Surber said Tuesday.

Plucknett was born in Beatrice, Neb. At 6-foot-7 and 300 pounds when 
competing, Plucknett qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but did not 
participate because of the U.S. boycott of the Moscow games. He finished 
fourth in the 1988 Olympic trials, just short of qualifying for the U.S. 
team in Seoul.

He lettered in track and field at Missouri from 1973-76. In 2001, Plucknett 
was inducted into the school's athletic hall of fame.

Plucknett, who was divorced, is survived by his mother, a brother and a 
sister.

The body was cremated and the family plans a private memorial service 
later, Nunnelee said. The family requested memorials be sent to the track 
and field program at Missouri.

t-and-f: USATF News and Notes: November 20, 2002

[USATF Communications]

Contact:   Melvin Jackson II
   Communications Coordinator
   USA Track & Field
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USATF News & Notes

Volume 3, Number 112November 20, 2002

Williams sprints into action with H.S.I.

Angela Williams has joined Hudson Smith International (H.S.I.) as its newest
member, coming from an impressive college career at the University of
Southern California.

At USC, Williams became the only person ever to win four consecutive women’s
NCAA 100-meter titles.  Williams was the 2001 World Indoor silver medalist
at 60 meters, is the collegiate record holder in the 60 (7.09), and was a
2001 World Championship semifinalist in the 100-meters.  She holds the USC
100-meter record (11.04) and the American prep record (11.11).

During her senior year at USC, Williams won the Honda-Broderick Cup as the
nation’s top female college athlete for 2001-2002, as well as the 2002 Mondo
Women’s Track and Field Athlete of the Year for NCAA Division I.

“This was a big decision for me,” Williams said of joining the H.S.I  group.
“Now that I have made it, I am motivated to work hard and accomplish my
dreams.  My first day at practice was great and everyone was extremely
professional. Training with this group is going to push me to be better.”

Williams began training Tuesday with coach John Smith and Olympic medalists
Maurice Greene, Ato Boldon and Jon Drummond, as well as fellow USC alums and
Olympic medalists Inger Miller and Torri Edwards.


Brigham Young women to defend NCAA XC title

The 22nd annual NCAA Division I Women's Cross Country Championships on
Monday are shaping up to be a classic rivalry between the defending champion
Brigham Young Cougars and the Stanford Cardinal, the top ranked teams in the
nation.  Other strong contenders include Colorado, Wake Forest, Notre Dame,
North Carolina State, Georgetown, and Arkansas.   The meet will take place
Monday at Indiana State University’s LaVern Gibson Championship Course in
Terre Haute.

Brigham Young won the 2001 NCAA team title by the largest margin in NCAA
history and returns five of  seven runners from that championship squad.
NCAA steeplechase champion Michaela Mannova (5th), Jessie Kindschi (7th),
Lindsey Thomsen (23rd), Nan Kennard (36th) and Amy Bair (45th) all return
from the championship team.

BYU dominated every race where they fielded a team this fall, including the
Great American Festival, Pre-NCAA Blue race, Mountain West Conference
Championships, and the Mountain Regional.  2002 USA Junior 1500m champ Kassi
Andersen stepped up to win the MWC championship to help lead the Cougars
this fall.

Standford will pack a powerful punch as well.  Two-time NCAA 5000m champ
Lauren Fleshman (3rd last year at NCAAs), who also won the 2002 NCAA Indoor
3000m; USA Junior 3000m champ Sara Bei; and All-American Alicia Craig (28th)
compose one of the nation's top trios for the Cardinal.

Like BYU, Stanford has been dominant this fall, winning both the short- and
long-course races at the Stanford Invite, then running away with the Notre
Dame Invite, the Pre- NCAA White race, the Pac-10 Championships and the West
Regional.

Bei, winner of the Stanford 6K, Notre Dame Invite, and Pac-10 Championships;
Craig, Pre-NCAAs White race runner-up and West Regional champ; and Fleshman,
the top returnee from the 2001 NCAA XC meet, could all contend for the
individual championship.

Third-ranked Colorado, the 2000 NCAA team champions, return two top-10
finishers, Molly Austin (8th) and Sara Gorton (8th 2000), as well as
potential All-American Natalie Florence.  Austin and Gorton provide a
formidable 1-2 punch that led Colorado to the Big-12 title, and a
second-place finish at the Pre-NCAA Blue race and Mountain Regional.

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t-and-f: USATF Release: USATF mourns deaths of Gallagher, Plucknett, Jensen

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Wednesday, November 20, 2002

USATF mourns deaths of Gallagher, Plucknett, Jensen

INDIANAPOLIS – USA Track & Field is saddened by the recent deaths of three
prominent figures in the sport - two-time Olympic medalist Kim Gallagher,
American men’s discus record holder Ben Plucknett, and Owen Jensen, the
longtime track and cross country coach at the North Dakota State College of
Science.
Gallagher, the 800-meter silver medalist at the 1984 Olympics in Los
Angeles and bronze medalist at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, died Monday of a
stroke. She was 38.
Gallagher, who lived in Oreland, Montgomery County near Philadelphia,
suffered the first of two strokes in August, and had been ill with stomach
cancer since 1995.
In what many observers believed to be a greater achievement than her 800m
silver medal at the boycotted 1984 Olympic Games, Gallagher won the bronze
medal at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul in 1 minute, 56.91 seconds, a personal
best which still ranks #3 on the all-time U.S. performance list.
Known for her versatility as a middle distance runner, Gallagher ran her
1,500m personal best of 4:03.29 in September 1988 at a pre-Olympics meet – a
performance that would have earned her a spot on the Team USA roster for the
2000 Olympics in Sydney. Gallagher finished third in the 1,500m at the 1988
Olympic Trials, and later that summer placed 11th at the Olympics in Seoul
in 4:16.25
The U.S. Junior 1,500m champ in 1981, Gallagher is the U.S. high school
record holder at 800 and 1500 meters. She was named an inaugural member of
the Pennsylvania Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1995, and was included in
the Penn Relays Wall of Fame in 1996.
She is survived by her mother, Barbara, and father, John; her husband, John
Corcoran and her 13-year-old daughter Jessica Smith.
The Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m., at St. Malachy’s
Roman Catholic Church at 1429 N. 11th Street. Donations may be sent to the
Jessica Smith Trust Fund, 1037 N. 67th St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19151.
A star track and field athlete at the University of Missouri-Columbia, Ben
Plucknett set the world discus record twice in 1981. He died Sunday at his
home in southeast Missouri. He was 48.
Plucknett first set the world record on May 16, 1981, when he threw 71.20
meters/233 feet, 7 inches, at the California Relays in Modesto. He bettered
his performance later that year on July 7, when he threw 72.34m/237-4 at the
DN Galan International in Stockholm, Sweden, a mark that remains the
American record.
A qualifier for the 1980 U.S. Olympic Team, Plucknett did not compete at
the Games in Moscow due to the U.S. boycott. Plucknett was inducted into the
University of Missouri’s athletic hall of fame in 2001. Funeral arrangements
are pending.
The head track coach at the North Dakota State College of Science from 1974
until the program was dropped this past fall, Owen Jensen, 61, died after a
recent illness early Monday at St. Francis Medical Center in Breckenridge,
Minn.
Survivors include Jensen’s wife Dee, the head coach of the women’s track and
cross country teams at Science, a longtime track and field official and
current vice-president of USA Track & Field.
In addition to his coaching duties, Jensen also taught in the college’s
business administration and management department. He was named the school’s
outstanding educator of the year in 1997.
Jensen led his collegiate teams to six Region 13 track titles and five
cross country championships. He coached 112 Region 13 champions, 23 national
junior college place winners and 23 All-Americans. He was also named Region
13 coach of the year four times.
An assistant manager for the U.S. team at the 1989 World University Games
in West Germany, Jensen officiated at many U.S. national championship
events, Olympic Trials, Goodwill Games and Pan American Games. He also was a
javelin official at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
Funeral arrangements are pending.

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t-and-f: interviews with college big guns at trackwire.com yahoo newsgroup

[Geoff Thurner]

you can check out interviews with some of the top college runners (vicky 
gill and tom mcardle up now, more to come in the next few days) at a 
trackwire.com yahoo newsgroup at

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/trackwire/



g

t-and-f: Ben Plucknett's records

[Post, Marty]

The late Ben Plucknett had some notable accomplishments during his career,
but being a [IAAF ratified] world record holder was not one of them.

Although twice bettering the standing WR in May and July of 1981 it was
revealed in mid-year that Plucknett tested positive for anabolic steroid
nortestosterone following the Pan Pacific Games in January that year.

However, for reason I don't recall, the Athletics Congress felt that tests
were not valid and went ahead and ratified his 237-4 as an official American
record, which, of course, it still is.

For several years until 1986 there was a record oddity with the American
record a superior mark to the contemporary world record.

Re: t-and-f: Kim Gallagher

[Kurt Bray]

For Ben Pluknett, for Kim Gallagher, for Flo Jo:

"In addition to believing that those who have ended this life are blessed 
and happy, we also think that to say anything slanderous against them is 
impious, from our belief that it is directed against those who have already 
become our betters and superiors"

Aristotle
From "Of the Soul"

Quoted in Plutarch "A Letter to Apollonius 27"

Kurt Bray

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t-and-f: interviews with big guns going into ncaa's

[Geoff Thurner]

FW: t-and-f: Kim Gallagher

[Michael Gross]

Kim Gallagher has been sick for a long time.  This is a day that many of
us knew, but hoped wouldn't, come. She was perhaps the most amazing HS
runner that I ever saw run.  I was in HS at the same time and remember
watching in wonderment how she destroyed the girls fields in cross
country and how we (HS boys in the area) would keep hearing rumors that
next race she was going to run with the boys because she needed better
competition.  Oh, the fear on the HS boys faces!!  None of us wanted to
lose to a girl!!  She was talented enough that she would have beaten
most of the boys!!

She will be remembered fondly by all of us who had the opportunity to
see her run!  A sad day

Mike Gross

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Lee Nichols
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 12:13 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: t-and-f: Kim Gallagher

> Ron Reid's column includes Kim's denial of ever taking
steroids.
>Unfortunately, she may have been exposed to them without her
>knowledge

Okay, in the last couple of days we've had Plucknett die at 50, a 
former Malaysian star die at 47, and Gallagher at 38. I know, maybe 
it's just coincidence, and I have no evidence of any wrongdoing, but 
it's making me scratch my head and ask "WTF"? I hate seeing these 
supposedly healthy former athletes kicking off early.
-- 
Lee Nichols
Assistant News Editor
The Austin Chronicle
512/454-5766, ext. 138
fax 512/458-6910
http://austinchronicle.com

Re: t-and-f: Ki, Gallagher

[Elitnet]

Thank you for saying that. She and Bart were dear friends and does not 
deserve that.


In a message dated 11/20/2002 9:09:11 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

>Christ, Ed, if her death is "indeed a tragedy" then don't sully her memory
>by injecting shit like this into it. I think it's safe to say that there's
>not an elite athlete on the planet in the last 20 years who hasn't had
>a
>coach/trainer/teammate who wasn't "exposed" to steroids in one way or
>another. Leave it alone.
>
>gh
>
>
>
>--

Re: t-and-f: Kim Gallagher

[Randy Treadway]

In order to avoid the "magic topic" which sends GH over the edge, I'd suggest
that we limit the discussion (for the time being) to:
1) any evidence that elite athletes are kicking the bucket early (before age
50) at a higher rate than the general population.  Does anybody have access to
such statistics?
2) if (and only if) that appears to be the case, is there anything about their
long training & competition careers which is ending up triggering something in
their bodies, or are the people who gravitate toward high-physical-development
careers like track & field and swimming more predisposed TO BEGIN WITH toward
"early flameout".
(i.e. same arguments as volleyball recruiters looking for extremely tall women
are more likely to end up with a higher percentage of marfan's syndrome than
you'd find in the general population).
3) the "magic topic" should be the end result of such a discussion, and the
result of eliminating most other possible obvious factors, instead of the
ENTRY POINT for the discussion.
That is UNLESS somebody has some factual specific information regarding the
athlete in question that is strong evidence.  Otherwise we end up with the
same FloJo arguments, everybody dividing into two camps, and NEITHER camp
having any facts to support their arguments.
Why not start with what is KNOWN instead of what is unknown?

RT


On Wed, 20 Nov 2002 11:13:11 -0600 Lee Nichols <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

> > Ron Reid's column includes Kim's
> denial of ever taking steroids.
> >Unfortunately, she may have been exposed to
> them without her
> >knowledge
> 
> Okay, in the last couple of days we've had
> Plucknett die at 50, a 
> former Malaysian star die at 47, and Gallagher
> at 38. I know, maybe 
> it's just coincidence, and I have no evidence
> of any wrongdoing, but 
> it's making me scratch my head and ask "WTF"? I
> hate seeing these 
> supposedly healthy former athletes kicking off
> early.
> -- 
> Lee Nichols
> Assistant News Editor
> The Austin Chronicle
> 512/454-5766, ext. 138
> fax 512/458-6910
> http://austinchronicle.com
> 

Re: t-and-f: Kim Gallagher

[Mitchell S. Clair, Esq]

I first saw Kim Gallagher run in the fall of 1977 at PIAA district 1 cross
country championships at West Chester University. I was a sophmore and she
was a freshman. My race was later, but I believe our girls team was in the
race against her. I will never forget the feeling of utter amazement at
watching this tiny little girl run like she was shot out of a gun. I was
standing behind the starting line and watched as all the runners ran away
from me for I guess about 200-300 yards across a soccer field. They then
turned right and went up a hill-at which time you could see for the first
time how the "race" was developing. When Kim turned to run up the hill there
was already nop question that she would win easily. She had an enormous lead
less than 1 minute into the race. She ran easily and efficiently.  I have
seen a lot of races in the last 25 years, I don't think I've ever seen
anyone make me feel watching them,  the way I felt watching her.
God bless Kim
Rest in Peace.


- Original Message -
From: Lee Nichols <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 12:13 PM
Subject: Re: t-and-f: Kim Gallagher


> > Ron Reid's column includes Kim's denial of ever taking steroids.
> >Unfortunately, she may have been exposed to them without her
> >knowledge
>
> Okay, in the last couple of days we've had Plucknett die at 50, a
> former Malaysian star die at 47, and Gallagher at 38. I know, maybe
> it's just coincidence, and I have no evidence of any wrongdoing, but
> it's making me scratch my head and ask "WTF"? I hate seeing these
> supposedly healthy former athletes kicking off early.
> --
> Lee Nichols
> Assistant News Editor
> The Austin Chronicle
> 512/454-5766, ext. 138
> fax 512/458-6910
> http://austinchronicle.com
>

t-and-f: athletes dying young (was Kim G.)

[Ed and Dana Parrot]

Perhaps if we refrain from speculating, those who were friends with the
athletes in question will refrain from claims of innocence.  None of it does
anyone any good.

- Ed Parrot

Re: t-and-f: Photos of record man Erwin

[Lee Nichols]

Alright Erwin!!  I just hope to make it to 100 if I'm in fairly good health.


Let's hope he stays clean. I'd hate to see him kick off at 101. :-)
--
Lee Nichols
Assistant News Editor
The Austin Chronicle
512/454-5766, ext. 138
fax 512/458-6910
http://austinchronicle.com

Re: t-and-f: Kim Gallagher

[Lee Nichols]

Ron Reid's column includes Kim's denial of ever taking steroids.
Unfortunately, she may have been exposed to them without her
knowledge


Okay, in the last couple of days we've had Plucknett die at 50, a 
former Malaysian star die at 47, and Gallagher at 38. I know, maybe 
it's just coincidence, and I have no evidence of any wrongdoing, but 
it's making me scratch my head and ask "WTF"? I hate seeing these 
supposedly healthy former athletes kicking off early.
--
Lee Nichols
Assistant News Editor
The Austin Chronicle
512/454-5766, ext. 138
fax 512/458-6910
http://austinchronicle.com

Re: t-and-f: Photos of record man Erwin

[Gerald Woodward]

Alright Erwin!!  I just hope to make it to 100 if I'm in fairly good health.

Woody

Re: t-and-f: Ki, Gallagher

[ghill]

> From: "Ed Grant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: "Ed Grant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 11:11:28 -0800
> To: "track net" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: t-and-f: Ki, Gallagher
> 
>   The death of Kim Gallagher is indeed a tragedy. I recall my first
> view of her at the old Rutgers Relays. She was, of course, an early rival of
> NJ's supreme women middle distance runner Joetta Clark, so I had more than a
> few times to watch her in later years.
> 
>   Ron Reid's column includes Kim's denial of ever taking steroids.
> Unfortunately, she may have been exposed to them without her
> knowledge---just where is Mr. Debus these days? Dante would have had a good
> place for him.>>

Christ, Ed, if her death is "indeed a tragedy" then don't sully her memory
by injecting shit like this into it. I think it's safe to say that there's
not an elite athlete on the planet in the last 20 years who hasn't had a
coach/trainer/teammate who wasn't "exposed" to steroids in one way or
another. Leave it alone.

gh

t-and-f: Ki, Gallagher

[Ed Grant]

Netters:

The death of Kim Gallagher is indeed a tragedy. I recall my first
view of her at the old Rutgers Relays. She was, of course, an early rival of
NJ's supreme women middle distance runner Joetta Clark, so I had more than a
few times to watch her in later years.

Ron Reid's column includes Kim's denial of ever taking steroids.
Unfortunately, she may have been exposed to them without her
knowledge---just where is Mr. Debus these days? Dante would have had a good
place for him.

Ed Grant

t-and-f: Kim Gallagher

[WMurphy25]

Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service


38-year old Kim Gallagher, the 2-time Olympic medalist in the 800-meters, 
died of a stroke Monday afternoon. Her brother Bart, her biggest fan and 
sometime coach, was only 37 when he passed away not too long ago.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Malachy's Roman 
Catholic Church, 1429 N. 11th St, Philadelphia.

Donations can be sent to the Jessica Smith Trust Fund, 1037 N. 67th St., 
Philadelphia 19151. (Jessica Smith is Kim's 13-year old daughter)

For Ron Reid's story in today's Philadelphia Inquirer, go to:
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/sports/4559369.htm";>
http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/sports/4559369.htm