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    Laurence Eugene "Lon" Myers (February 16, 1858 – February 16, 1899) was an American sprinter and middle distance runner. Myers won 28 national championships...
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  • (R-MD) Lon Myers (1858–99), American world-record-setting runner Lou Myers (1915–2005), American cartoonist and short story writer Lynn Myers (born 1951)...
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  • Group. p. 121. Retrieved November 12, 2011. 440 yard dash sprint race. "Lon Myers". Jewishsports.net. Retrieved November 12, 2011. Litsky, Frank (November...
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  • Herbert Alonzo Lon McCallister (1923–2005), American actor Lon McEachern, poker analyst on The World Series of Poker Laurence Lon Myers (1858–1899), American...
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  • metrication), this was one lap longer than a quarter-mile. In 1882, American Lon Myers set what was then a world record at 600 yards (548.64 m), running it in...
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    permission. Travelling to America, George faced the top American miler Lon Myers over a series of three races in November 1882. A total of 130,000 attended...
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    Settled 1800 Incorporated 1826 Government  • Type Borough Council  • Mayor Lon Myers Area  • Total 1.18 sq mi (3.06 km2)  • Land 1.16 sq mi (3.00 km2)  • Water...
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  • official world record W. C. Wilmer 1878 10.0 Equalled official world record Lon Myers 1880 10.0 Equalled official world record Arthur Wharton 1886 10.0 Equalled...
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  • consisted of approximately 290 families with 165 boats. World champion runner Lon Myers began his track career running for the club. Bus Mosbacher, who skippered...
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  • school's alumni include prominent African Americans and champion runner Lon Myers, a Jew. An 1885 report on Virginia's schools showed dozens of teachers...
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  • medal, 100 meter dash, 1912 Olympics, 2 world records (60 y & 300 y). Lon Myers, US, sprinter, world records (quarter-mile, 100-yard, 440-yard (400 m)...
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  • com/2015/Progression-of-IAAF-World-Records-2015/projet/IAAF-WRPB-2015.pdf [bare URL PDF] Myers was paced in the last 200 yards of his race. This time was run on an oversized...
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    much publicity to the sport, as did George's races against the American Lon Myers. The mile run was also one of the foremost events at the amateur AAA Championships...
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  • competed at the championships. Lyndon P. Smith (100 yards), Laurence Eugene `Lon' Myers (440 yards, and 880 yards), and Alexander A. Jordan (120 yards hurdles)...
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    the first race he ran 250 yards in 25 4/5 to break the record set by Lon Myers in 1882. Then in the second race he ran 125 yards in 12 3/5 seconds, to...
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    smother L.E. Myers in the quarter-mile. Lon Myers held the American record for 100 yards at 10.0 seconds and was U.S. champion twice. Myers sometimes trained...
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    (born 1962) – IFBB professional bodybuilder Bret Myers (born 1980) – soccer player and professor Lon Myers (1858–1899) – sprinter, multiple world records...
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    matches were hosted at the club. American runner and world record holder Lon Myers was a notable member of the club. Other notable members included speed...
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  • Australia, 20 km race walk, Olympic 2x bronze, world championship silver Lon Myers, US, sprinter, world records (quarter-mile, 100-yard, 440-yard (400 m)...
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  • Armand Mouyal  France Fencing 1988 Charles "Buddy" Myer*  US Baseball 1992 Lon Myers*  US Track & field 1980 Alfred Nakache*  France Swimming 1993 Paul Neumann*...
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  • Lon Myers, the American world record holder, said in a letter home, "the descent was about three-quarters of a yard on the sprint path." Lon Myers competed...
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  • Fred Saportas 10.0w 1879–1888 NAAAA 1879: Beverly Value 10 3⁄8 1880-81: Lon Myers 10.4 10 1⁄4 1882-83: Arthur Waldron NT 10 1⁄4 1884-86ro: Malcolm Ford...
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    200 metres Ralph Metcalfe Michael Johnson 5 Stella Walsh 11 400 metres Lon Myers 6 Sanya Richards-Ross 6 800 metres Mark Everett 8 Madeline Manning 6 1500...
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    usatf.org. USA Track & Field, Inc. Retrieved April 1, 2009. "Laurence (Lon) Myers". usatf.org. USA Track & Field, Inc. Retrieved April 1, 2009. "Larry Myricks"...
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  • Amateur Athletic Union 1876-77: Edward Merritt 1878: Frank Brown 1879-84: Lon Myers 1885: H. Mason Raborg 1886: John Robertson 1887: Harvey Banks 1888: Walter...
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    to athletes from all over the world. The first overseas champion was Lon Myers of the United States who won the 440 yards in 1881. the first winner from...
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    athletes. Murphy rated Garrels as one of the four athletes (along with Lon Myers, Harry Jewett and Alvin Kraenzlein) "who towered head and shoulders above...
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    put back 1 yard, and therefore supposedly ran 101 yards in ten seconds. Lon Myers is reported to have run ten seconds twice in 1880, in the heat and final...
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    including Tell It to the Marines in 1926 with Lon Chaney, Sr., William Haines, and Eleanor Boardman. Myers appeared in Four Walls and Dream of Love, both...
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    Grasse that features Carmel Myers, Lon Chaney and Edwin August. The screenplay was written by Harvey Gates. This would be Lon Chaney's last film for director...
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