This Day in Track & Field, October 29, Matt McGrath sets Hammer throw WR (1911), by Walt Murphy News and Results Services

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This Day in Track & Field–October 29

1911—Competing at Celtic Park on NY’s Long Island, Matt McGrath made good use of his one throw in the hammer, setting a pre-IAAF World Record of 187-4 (57.10).

4-time Olympian was the gold medalist in the hammer in 1912 and won silver medals in 1908 and 1924, the latter when he was 46-years old!

The native of Ireland was inducted into the U.S. Hall of Fame in 2006

HOF Bio(2006): https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/matt-mcgrath

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_McGrath

http://www.wingedfist.org/McGrath_article_by_Dooley.pdf

https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78764