Henry Dreyer
Henry Francis Dreyer (February 2, 1911 – May 27, 1986) was an American
Sports career
Early career and 1936 Olympics
Dreyer won his first national title in 1934, winning the 35
In 1935 Dreyer broke his own world record in the 35-pound indoor weight throw with 57 ft 9 in (17.60 m)[8][9] and repeated as national champion in the event.[2] He also won his first national outdoor title, winning the hammer throw with 168 ft 8+1⁄2 in (51.42 m).[1][10] The previous week he had thrown 181 ft 5+3⁄16 in (55.30 m) at the New England championships in Newport,[7] the best throw in the world that year.[11]
On 29 February 1936 he threw the indoor weight 58 ft 4+1⁄2 in (17.79 m), regaining the world record from
Championship streak and 1948 Olympics
Dreyer won no national titles in 1937 or 1938, finishing second to Folwartshny in the indoor weight throw in both years.[15][16] He regained the indoor weight throw title in 1939;[2] in 1940 he finished second to Niles Perkins,[17] but won the outdoor 56-pound weight throw for the first time, throwing 35 ft 6 in (10.82 m).[18] He won seven consecutive national titles in the indoor weight throw from 1941 to 1947,[2] a streak that remained unparalleled until Lance Deal won eight times in a row starting in 1989.[2][19] Dreyer also won the outdoor weight throw in 1945[18] and the hammer throw in 1943, 1944 and 1945.[10]
Dreyer's indoor weight throw streak ended in the Olympic year of 1948, when he placed third as
Later career
In 1949 Dreyer successfully defended his outdoor weight throw title.[18] He also set his personal hammer best of 183 ft 3 in (55.87 m)[11] and placed second to Felton at the national championships with 175 ft 6+1⁄2 in (53.50 m).[10] Track & Field News ranked him eighth among the world's hammer throwers that year, the only time he made the top ten as the rankings were first compiled in 1947.[23]
Dreyer reached career-best form with the 56-pound outdoor weight in 1951; at the
References
- ^ a b c d e "Henry Dreyer Bio, Stats and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f "USA Indoor Track & Field Champions - Men's 35-lb. Weight Throw". USA Track & Field. Archived from the original on November 4, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- ^ "Gene Venzke Again Loses to Bonthron". Reading Eagle. March 6, 1934. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- ISBN 978-0-738-50214-4.
- ^ "Torrance Gets Shotput Record". Spokane Daily Chronicle. June 23, 1934. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- ^ a b Hill, E. Garry. "A History Of The NCAA Championships, 1921–2013" (PDF). Track & Field News. Retrieved April 22, 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Dreyer and Johnson Star in A.A.U. Meet". The Newport Daily News. June 28, 1935. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- Spartanburg Herald. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- ^ "Athletics". The Sydney Mail. May 29, 1935. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f Mallon, Bill; Buchanan, Ian; Track & Field News. "A History Of The Results Of The National Track & Field Championships Of The USA From 1876 Through 2011". Track & Field News. Archived from the original on December 19, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- ^ a b "Henry Dreyer". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- ^ "Round the Sports Calendar - 1936 Chronology" (PDF). Gloversville Morning Herald. December 31, 1936. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- New York Evening Post. February 24, 1936. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- ^ a b Hymans, Richard. "The History of the United States Olympic Trials – Track & Field". USA Track & Field; Track & Field News. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 26, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- Brooklyn Daily Eagle. February 28, 1937. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- ^ "Cunningham Sets Mark" (PDF). Long Island Sunday Press. February 27, 1938. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f "USA Outdoor Track & Field Champions - Men's 56-lb. Weight Throw". USA Track & Field. Retrieved April 22, 2014.
- Eugene Register-Guard. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- Brooklyn Daily Eagle. February 22, 1948. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ^ "Dillard's Streak Broken in Meet in Milwaukee". The Sunday Morning Star. July 4, 1948. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ^ Hymans, Richard. "The History of the United States Olympic Trials – Track & Field". USA Track & Field; Track & Field News. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ^ "World Rankings — Men's Hammer" (PDF). Track & Field News. Retrieved April 23, 2014.[permanent dead link]
- Ellensburg Daily Record. June 18, 1951. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ^ "Weekend Sports Summary". Delaware County Daily Times. June 18, 1951. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ^ a b Zinser, Ben (June 21, 1952). "1936 Olympian Returns in Weight-Throwing". Press-Telegram. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ^ Hymans, Richard. "The History of the United States Olympic Trials – Track & Field". USA Track & Field; Track & Field News. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 5, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2014.