Track Technology Over Time
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Updated: 19 Dec 2019
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Created byMatthew E Riehle
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First Track Spikes-
The first track spikes
were simple Oxfords
with nails hammered
through themAnn Packer- Uses the Kangaroo
Hide Leather spikes. Which were
much lighter. Weighed only 3oz.Sir Roger Bannister runs the
first sub 4 minute mile.Jesse Owens wins the
1936 100m Dash. Wearing
Adolf Dasslers spikes.Adolf Dassler begins changing
spikes and priming them for
specific events.Felix Carvajal races in the Olympics
wearing work clothes. There were
no uniforms at the time.First Olympics with uniforms
required. Racers had to wear
short sleeves, shorts. and a
number.EVA(Ethylene Vinyl Acetate),
a foamy substance, was added
to the mid-shoe section in order
to reduce shock.Dassler realized that distance
spikes should be different from
sprinter spikes. Sprinters run on
their toes and don’t use their
entire foot. So plastic bottom
plates were added to the toe
area ,and heel protection was
removed from sprinter spikes
to cut out more weight. Also,
different shapes of spikes were
put into the bottom of the shoe
depending on the event.The USA women's 4x400m relay
team won the gold medal. They
were wearing molded spiked
that could only be wore once.Uniforms were
baggy and looseSynthetic Materials began
being used in uniforms. The
difference between the
distance and sprinter uniforms
increased.NASA creates their double knit,
aluminum coated fabric, which
deflects the sun’s rays and pulls
perspiration from the body.Owens ran on cinders. The
ash from burnt wood.The first synthetic track was
used as the official track of
the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.Nike releases new uniforms
with dimples to reduce
aerodynamic drag.Usain Bolt sets the current
100m dash world record
of 9.58 seconds.
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