Grassmarket 2,786 Posted March 13, 2023 #721 Share Posted March 13, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Olympian1010 said: My grandfather started coaching high school athletics in Oregon in the 1960s. We were chatting about the pre-flop days earlier this year. He used to teach the Western Roll, and even once criticized a kid for trying something similar to the flop in the late 1960s. Like I said, if the school did not have foam rubber landing mats, he was right, it was too dangerous for school. At my school in the 70s we were still jumping into the long jump pit. Just remembered: the straddle, that was the other one. Lead leg over first, then the rest of the body. Edited March 13, 2023 by Grassmarket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,521 Posted March 13, 2023 #722 Share Posted March 13, 2023 3 minutes ago, Grassmarket said: Like I said, if the school did not have foam rubber landing mats, he was right, it was too dangerous for school. At my school in the 70s we were still jumping into the long jump pit. I believe there was a time when cinders or woodchips were fair game for pits as well, but I’d have to check. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grassmarket 2,786 Posted March 13, 2023 #723 Share Posted March 13, 2023 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: I believe there was a time when cinders or woodchips were fair game for pits as well, but I’d have to check. No, LJ & TJ pits were always sand - otherwise the judges could not measure the mark. The track itself was cinders or woodchips. Sprinters took a trowel out with them to dig their blocks in! Mexico 68 was the first major games with a plastic track. Edited March 13, 2023 by Grassmarket Olympian1010 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,573 Posted March 14, 2023 #724 Share Posted March 14, 2023 9 hours ago, Grassmarket said: But by Munich 1972, everyone was using Fosbury’s jump. Funnily enough except for the guy who actually won the gold If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDOG 2,199 Posted March 16, 2023 #725 Share Posted March 16, 2023 RIP Ángel Fournier thepharoah, hckošice, mrv86 and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon 1,715 Posted March 18, 2023 Author #726 Share Posted March 18, 2023 RIP Ron Cooper (GBR) who has died at age 95. One of the last boxers from the 1948 Olympics/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,573 Posted March 26, 2023 #727 Share Posted March 26, 2023 Freestyle skiing - 2021 world championships aerials bronze medalist (and mixed team world champion) Pavel Krotov of Russia has died, aged 30 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Krotov They specifically say the cause of death is not made public, which sadly does of course suggest something, generally speaking. https://sport.rambler.ru/winter/50442862-umer-chempion-mira-2021-goda-fristaylist-pavel-krotov/ If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon 1,715 Posted March 27, 2023 Author #728 Share Posted March 27, 2023 On 3/26/2023 at 8:54 AM, heywoodu said: Freestyle skiing - 2021 world championships aerials bronze medalist (and mixed team world champion) Pavel Krotov of Russia has died, aged 30 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Krotov They specifically say the cause of death is not made public, which sadly does of course suggest something, generally speaking. https://sport.rambler.ru/winter/50442862-umer-chempion-mira-2021-goda-fristaylist-pavel-krotov/ Other Russian sources are saying he died of a brain hemorrhage while he was sleeping. I do wonder how many times he landed on his head during training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,573 Posted March 27, 2023 #729 Share Posted March 27, 2023 1 hour ago, Dragon said: Other Russian sources are saying he died of a brain hemorrhage while he was sleeping. I do wonder how many times he landed on his head during training. Damn. Seriously one of the scariest things in life, together with bullshit like heart attacks, aneurysms and such....stuff that can take a seemingly totally healthy person out in an instant. If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,521 Posted March 27, 2023 #730 Share Posted March 27, 2023 Claudia Schüler - Field Hockey LDOG 1 “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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