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American Amateur Track Records
A list of the American amateur track records is given below:
100-yard dash--D. J. Kelly, 9 3-5s., 1906.
220-yard dash--B. J. Wefers, 21 1-5s., 1896.
440-yard run--M. W. Long, (round path), 47 4-5s., 1900; M. W. Long, (straightaway), 47s., 1900.
880-yard run--C. H. Kilpatrick, 1m., 58 2-5s., 1895.
One-mile run--T. P. Conneff, 4m., 15 3-5s., 1895.
Two-mile run--A. Grant, 9m., 27 4-5s., 1903.
120-yard hurdles--A. C. Kraenzlein, 15 1-5s., 1898.
220-yard hurdles--A. C. Kraenzlein, 23 3-5s., 1898.
Running high jump--M. F. Sweeney, 6 ft., 5 5-8 in., 1895.
Running broad jump--M. Prinstein, 24 ft., 7 1-4 in., 1900.
Pole-vault--Le Roy Samae, 12 ft., 4 7-8 in., 1906.
Putting 16-pound shot--W. W. Coe, 49 ft., 6 in., 1905.
Throwing 16-pound hammer--J. Flanagan, 172 ft., in., 1904.
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