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Item Report for 07/06

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  1. USA NR set by Horace Hoffman Lee (USA/Pennsylvania) in the 200 meter dash on 7/6/1877 with a performance of 23.5 in Mott Haven, New York
  2. USA NR set by Horace Hoffman Lee (USA/Pennsylvania) in the 100 yard dash on 7/6/1877 with a performance of 10.2 in Mott Haven, New York
  3. USA NR set by Horace Hoffman Lee (USA/Pennsylvania) in the Long Jump on 7/6/1877 with a performance of 5.97m (19-7) in Mott Haven, New York
  4. WR set by Fred Ernest Bacon (GBR) in the 1 Mile run on 7/6/1895 with a performance of 4.17.0 in the AAA Championships held at London AC Grounds, Stamford Bridge in London
  5. USA NR set by Donald Fithian Lippincott (USA/Pennsylvania) in the 100 meter dash on 7/6/1912 with a performance of 10.6 in the V Olympic Games held at Olympic Stadium in Stockholm
  6. OR set by Donald Fithian Lippincott (USA/Pennsylvania) in the 100 meter dash on 7/6/1912 with a performance of 10.6 in the V Olympic Games held at Olympic Stadium in Stockholm
  7. WR set by Donald Fithian Lippincott (USA) in the 100 meter dash on 7/6/1912 with a performance of 10.6 in the V Olympic Games held at Olympic Stadium in Stockholm
  8. OR set by Eric Valdemar Lemming (SWE) in the Javelin Throw - Old on 7/6/1912 with a performance of 60.64m in the V Olympic Games held at Olympic Stadium in Stockholm
  9. OR set by Eric Valdemar Lemming (SWE) in the Javelin Throw - Old on 7/6/1912 with a performance of 57.42m in the V Olympic Games held at Olympic Stadium in Stockholm
  10. OR set by Jjulius Juho (Juho) Saaristo (FIN) in the Javelin Throw - Old on 7/6/1912 with a performance of 55.37m in the V Olympic Games held at Olympic Stadium in Stockholm
  11. OR set by Vilho Eino (Ville) Ritola (FIN) in the 10,000 meter run on 7/6/1924 with a performance of 30:23.2 in the VIII Olympic Games held at Stade de Colombes in Paris
  12. WR set by Vilho Eino (Ville) Ritola (FIN) in the 10,000 meter run on 7/6/1924 with a performance of 30:23.2 in the VIII Olympic Games held at Stade de Colombes in Paris
  13. OR set by Harold Maurice Abrahams (GBR) in the 100 meter dash on 7/6/1924 with a performance of 10.6 in the VIII Olympic Games held at Stade de Colombes in Paris
  14. WR set by Ross Nichols (USA) in the 110 meter high hurdles on 7/6/1928 with a performance of 14.8 in the Olympic Trials held at Harvard Stadium in Cambridge, Massachusetts
  15. b. Laszlo Tabori (HUN/Santa Clara VYV) on 7/6/1931
  16. b. Horacio E. Esteves (VEN) on 7/6/1940
  17. b. Warren Jay (Rex) Cawley (USA/Pasadena Athletic Association) on 7/6/1940
  18. b. Valerie Brisco-Hooks (USA/World Class AC) on 7/6/1960
  19. USA NR set by Rosie Bonds (USA/Pasadena Athletic Association) in the 80 Meter Hurdles (8 Hurdles at 2 feet 6 inches) on 7/6/1963 with a performance of 11.1 in Dayton, Ohio
  20. USA NR set by Eleanor Montgomery (USA/Tennessee State) in the High Jump on 7/6/1969 with a performance of 1.80m (5-11) in Dayton, Ohio
  21. WR set by Janis Voldemere Lusis (URS) in the Javelin Throw - Old on 7/6/1972 with a performance of 93.80m in the International Meeting held at Stadion in Stockholm
  22. USA NR set by Rodney (Rod) Milburn Jr. (USA/Southern University) in the 110 meter high hurdles on 7/6/1973 with a performance of 13.1 in the International Meeting held at Letzigrund Stadium in Zurich
  23. WR set by Rodney (Rod) Milburn Jr. (USA) in the 110 meter high hurdles on 7/6/1973 with a performance of 13.1 in the International Meeting held at Letzigrund Stadium in Zurich
  24. USA NR set by Janice (Jan) Merrill (USA/Mitchell JC) in the 5,000 meter run on 7/6/1977 with a performance of 15:37.0 in Ingelheim
  25. WR set by Udo Beyer (GDR) in the Shot Put on 7/6/1978 with a performance of 22.15m in the International Meeting held at Slottsskogsvallen Stadium in Gothenburg
  26. USA NR set by Alberto Salazar (USA/Athletics West) in the 5,000 meter run on 7/6/1982 with a performance of 13:11.93 in Stockholm
  27. USA NR set by Thomas Alan (Tom) Petranoff (USA/Athletics West) in the Javelin Throw - New (01 APR 1986) on 7/6/1986 with a performance of 83.46m (273-10) in Moscow
  28. USA NR set by Leroy Russel Burrell (USA/Santa Monica Track Club) in the 100 meter dash on 7/6/1994 with a performance of 9.85 in the Athletissima 1994, IAAF Grand Prix in Lausanne
  29. WR set by Leroy Russel Burrell (USA) in the 100 meter dash on 7/6/1994 with a performance of 9.85 in the Athletissima 1994, IAAF Grand Prix held at Stade Olympique de la Pontaise in Lausanne

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