Harold Manning
Harold William Manning (January 9, 1909 – January 26, 2003) was an American
Biography
Manning was born in
In 1929 Manning placed second in the
Manning attempted to qualify for the
Manning won his first AAU championship title in the steeplechase in 1934, outkicking defending champion Joe McCluskey in 9:13.1; he broke McCluskey's American record of 9:14.5 from the 1932 Olympic Trials.[11][12] At the 1935 AAU championships Manning placed second behind McCluskey, but he regained the title in 1936.[11]
World best and Olympics
The
Manning's record made him one of the favorites for the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, although Iso-Hollo, who was the defending Olympic champion, was still expected to take the gold again.[16] Manning's chances were damaged when he fell ill en route to the Olympics and recovered slowly.[17][18] In Berlin he placed second behind Iso-Hollo in his heat; in the final he stayed in medal contention for most of the way but was outkicked at the end and placed fifth in 9:11.2.[1][19] Iso-Hollo, who won in 9:03.8, regained the world best; the other medalists (Kaarlo Tuominen and Alfred Dompert) also broke Manning's Trials mark.[19]
Manning's American record lasted until 1952, when Horace Ashenfelter ran 9:06.4 at the U.S. Olympic Trials.[10]: 99 Manning died in Wichita, Kansas on January 26, 2003.[1] He was inducted into the Pizza Hut Shocker Sports Hall of Fame as a charter member in 1980, and was posthumously named to the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame and the Wichita Sports Hall of Fame.[20]
References
- ^ a b c "Harold Manning Bio, Stats and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e "Manning, Harold". Kansas Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ^ "3 World's Records Fall In Prep Games". Chicago Tribune. June 5, 1927. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- Daily Illini. June 9, 1929. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ^ Hill, E. Garry. "A History of the NCAA Championships, 1921–2015: 5000 Meters" (PDF). Track & Field News. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ^ a b "Harold Manning". Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- Miami News Record. May 12, 1931. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 3, 1932. p. 6C. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ^ "Favorites in Olympic Track and Field Tests". July 12, 1932. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f Hymans, Richard (2008). "The History of the United States Olympic Trials – Track & Field" (PDF). USA Track & Field. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 23, 2018. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ^ a b Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian; Track & Field News. "A History Of The Results Of The National Track & Field Championships Of The USA From 1876 Through 2015". Track & Field News. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- ^ "World Track Marks Broken". Oakland Tribune. July 1, 1934. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- ^ International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved October 20, 2015.
- ^ "Sooner Coach Develops Outstanding Athlete for Steeplechase in Olympic Games of 1940". Lawrence Journal-World. April 27, 1937. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- ^ Currie, George (July 13, 1936). "Powerhouse U. S. Team To Invade Olympics" (PDF). Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- ^ "Athletics at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- ^ "Inductee Bios: Harold Manning". Wichita Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- Lewiston Daily Sun. July 30, 1936. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- ^ Ellensburg Daily Record. August 8, 1936. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- ^ Schnabel, Mark (July 11, 2012). "Sedgwick native elected to state hall". The Kansan. Retrieved November 14, 2015.