I think he coached at the Santa Clara Track Club, no idea if that still
exists.
David Dallman
On Tue, 22 May 2001, Prof. Uri Goldbourt wrote:
> Previous co-holder of the 1500m with more famous countryman Sandor Iharos
> and with Dane gunnar Nilssen, at 3:40.8, in 1955 (broke Landy's 3:41.8, set
> on teh occasion of the second-ever sub-4-minute mile in 1954). "Second
> dstring", often to Iharos or Roszavolgiy (who also broke taht record
> running 3:40.6) and held the 100 and 2000m WRS). But tabori was the only
> one of the famous Igloy-coached Hungarian trio, who successfully survived
> the Hungarian revolt of 1956 (in terms of an immediate recupaeration, that
> is, not in terms of staying alive) and made it to the finals of the 1956
> Melbourne Olympics. Ropszavolgiy did not make it through the early rounds
> (he would eventually win teh bronze medal in the Rome 1960 phenomenal race
> won by Eliott in taht 3:35.6 minute WR, the alst 1500WR ever scored in a
> major championships) and Iharos could not overcome an injury and took
> another two years to return - with mediocre success- to activity on the
> track. He left later and went to teh US where, I understand he has been
> coaching for many years in California. Our list friends there would include
> quite a few who ahvemet him, I suppose.
>
> Uri Goldbourt
>
> At 21:53 21/05/01 -0400, malmo wrote:
> > >Laszlo Tabori won in 3:59.0,
> >
> >Laszlo Tabori, now there's a name. Any of you historians know about him? We
> >REAL track fans wanna know!
> >
> >malmo
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of David Dallman
> > > Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 6:40 AM
> > > To: Uri Goldbourt, PhD
> > > Cc: Malkin; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: RE: t-and-f: Christian Science Monitor: factual error?
> > >
> > >
> > > I think it WAS in May 1955, from memory again. Laszlo Tabori won in
> > > 3:59.0, Chris Chataway and Brain Hewson ran 3:59.8. At the White City in
> > > London. I was there.
> > > David Dallman
> > >
> > > On Mon, 21 May 2001, Uri Goldbourt, PhD wrote:
> > >
> > > > Complete nonsense.
> > > >
> > > > After the Bannister-Landy "mile of the century" a954 concluded
> > > with a mere
> > > > two runners under 4 minutes (Santee I think ran no faster than 4:00.6) .
> > > >
> > > > There was a race, next, where 3 people ran 3:59 or thereabouts.
> > > Laslo Tabori
> > > > was one of them. Chataway may have been one of the two others.
> > > I have it all
> > > > documented at home and am writing from memory. I doubt that the
> > > race I am
> > > > alluding to took place before May 1955!
> > > >
> > > > Uri Goldbourt
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Malkin
> > > > Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 4:53 AM
> > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Subject: t-and-f: Christian Science Monitor: factual error?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Can anyone confirm that 300 runners ran a four minute mile by
> > > May 1955, as
> > > > reported by the Christian Science Monitor on Friday (see
> > > below)? This must
> > > > be a mistake.
> > > >
> > > > Jesse Malkin
> > > >
> > > > ===
> > > >
> > > > The Christian Science Monitor
> > > > May 18, 2001, Friday
> > > > SECTION: FEATURES; SPORTS; Pg. 12
> > > > HEADLINE: High school star puts glow back in the mile
> > > >
> > > > BYLINE: Joshua S. Burek Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
> > > >
> > > > Nearly 50 years ago, the four-minute mile stood as an insurmountable
> > > > barrier. It intimidated runners with an icy arithmetic: Could anyone run
> > > > four laps averaging 15 m.p.h.?
> > > >
> > > > The world held its breath as three runners - American Wes Santee,
> > > > Australian John Landy, and Englishman Roger Bannister - mounted
> > > assaults on
> > > > the mark. Experts said any athlete who attempted the feat could
> > > jeopardize
> > > > his health. Then on a blustery day on May 6, 1954, Oxford
> > > University medical
> > > > student Roger Bannister ran 3:59.4 - the "miracle mile," shattering
> > > > conventional wisdom and inaugurating a golden era for track and field.
> > > >
> > > > The floodgates opened. In the next 12 months, no fewer than
> > > 300 runners
> > > > broke four minutes. A decade later, American distance-running legend Jim
> > > > Ryun used a superb finishing kick to run 3:59 - in high school.
> > > Two other
> > > > teens, Marty Liquori and Tim Danielson, quickly followed.
> > > American dominance
> > > > in the marquis middle-distance running events seemed assured.
> > > >
> > > > [Rest of article omitted.]
> > > >
> > >
> > > David Dallman
> > > CERN - SIS
> > >
> > >
> > >
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David Dallman
CERN - SIS
