This Day in Track & Field, May 15, Lillian Copeland sets AR in shot put and discus (1926), Pedro Pichardo battles Christian Taylor at Doha (2015), by Walt Murphy

This Day in Track & Field, May 15, Lillian Copeland sets AR in shot put and discus (1926), Pedro Pichardo battles Christian Taylor at Doha (2015), by Walt Murphy

This Day in Track & Field–May 15 1926-Lillian Copeland  set American Records in the Shot Put (8-pounds/38-8  ¼ [11.79]) and Discus (2.75 pounds/ 103-5  ½ [31.53]) in L.A.  Copeland won Olympic gold (1932) and silver (1928) in the Discus, and won 9 U.S. titles in the Shot (5), Discus (2), and Javelin (2), winning all three in 1926. The New York native enrolled at USC after the 1928 Olympics. Hall of Fame Bio: https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/li…