who invented the track hurdle?
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It started back in the beginnings of the Olympics in Greece when runners trekking through the countryside on marathons had to dodge and jump over rocks, shrubs, and short rock walls.
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I found one in Michigan, but cannot find the name for that particular track. It's about 15 mile NE of the city of Kalkaska, MI. Hope that helps some.
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The fastest recorded instantaneous velocity achieved by a human was supposedly by Donovan Bailey, who set the World Record in the 100 m (9.84 s). He was clocked at 12.1 m/s, although this figure is perhaps a bit rough (recorded by a radar gun). Accurate data was taken at the 1997 World Championships in Athens, where the top speeds of both Maurice Greene and Bailey were recorded at 11.87 m/s (although neither set records in the race -- Greene ran 9.86 s to Bailey's 9.91 s). Bailey was also clocked at 11.91 m/s in the 4 x 100 m relay final at the same championship. They include wind factor in these calculations.\n\nOtherwise : Asafa Powell 9.77s (1.6 positive wind) 14/06/05 then again in 11/06/06 & 18/08/06.\n\nI personaly prefer this one: Paul Tergat from Kenya running a marathon in 2:04:55 on the 28/09/2003 in Berlin....now, that's fast !!\n\nIf you're interested in other distances, check out the below link.
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In 1881, Alexander Graham Bell invented the first metal detector. As President James Garfield lay dying of an assassin's bullet, Alexander Graham Bell hurriedly invented a crude metal detector in an unsuccessful attempt to locate the fatal slug.
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Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols claimed to have invented the Pogo in 1976. In A Hard Days Night, you can see Ringo dancing the Pogo in 1964.  Of course, some Pentecostals and African tribes have been pogoing for years before that. I can't  find a reference to an Olympian inventing it. Peter Mueller won the gold in the 1,000 meters, so he must be the one your looking for.
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i love track.  It's a great way to spend two hours after school, I especially like doing the field stuff... like javelin and discus.
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track originated in greece. It is spoken about in greek mythology as athletic competition. Some of the common events were discus, javelins, and other strength events. Others seemingly became popular later. In greece, it was always popular to be stong and fit.
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I don't know that the burglar alarm can be attributed to any single inventor.  ADT is the oldest alarm company in the United States.  Their web site includes a history of the company back to the 1800s.\n\nhttp://www.adt.com/adt/about_adt/company_history/
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who invented computer
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Briton B. M. Wright invented a new. pneumatic nebulizer \n\n1958
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Derek Redmond\n\nNote: A very easy Google: "British 400m Olympics father"
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Correction Sir, Didley Squat was invented by Olympic Power Lifter Gilbert Didley...( cousin of Bo ) after pulling a quad muscle in the "88 " games...a little known fact...Dolphins wrote the old TV series Flipper...they also invented Reality TV....geez...you're right they ARE stupid !
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I think you are referring to the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and an English runner called Derek Redmond. He popped a hamstring in the 400 metre semifinal and his father jumped out of the stand to help him cross the finish line.\n\nRead the full story here:\nhttp://sports.espn.go.com/espn/espn25/story?page=moments/94\n\nI trust this is what you are looking for.
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invented by Thomas Edison in 1879\n\nheres 833,000 sources
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John C. Frémont PathMAKER of the West\n\nPlease take time to select the best answer.
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The quote is actually - "Genius is 1% Inspiration and 99% perspiration", and it was quoted by Thomas Alva Edison the most famous American Inventor who, singly or jointly, held a world record 1.093 patents. In addition, he created the world's first industrial research laboratory, 1847-1931.
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With all due repect to the previous poster the 4x1500 isn't regularly run, neither is the 30K.\n\nThe longest standing Men's record for a regularly contested track event is the Discus 243-0 (74.08 meters) by Jürgen Schult (East Germany) 6/06/86 \n\nThe oldest "running" record is the 400 Hurdles. 46.78 by Kevin Young (US) at the Barcelona, Olympics 8/06/92 , followed by the 4 x 100. 37.40 United States at the Barcelona Olympics 8/08/92