A compilation of this sort would not be possible without a great deal of help from around the world. Richard Hymans provided a great deal of early (and late) assistance and encouragement, and Andreas Brugger, the director of the Weltklasse in Zurich took time out of a very busy schedule to fill in the many holes that only a meeting of the Weltklasse's consistent quality could create. Jonas Lindström of Sweden provided excellent assistance for periods after 1999. Bert Nelson, my departed friend, provided the inspiration for this work.
I acknowledge, with thanks, the help of the following:
Federations and Institutions: International Amateur Athletic Federation; USA Track and Field; Czech Athletic Federation; Amateur Athletic Federation of India; Athletics South Africa; Real Federation Espanolo Athletico; National Collegiate Athletic Association; Pacific 10 Athletic Conference; University of California Los Angeles; University of Houston; University of Indiana; Rice University; Mt. San Antonio College;
Athletics Meetings: Athletissima; BNP; Ciudad be Barcelona; Mt. SAC Relays; New York Games; Nikaia; Sestriere; Seville; Weltklasse in Zurich;
Individuals: Francesco Ascorbe; Albert Baronet; Hal Bateman; Naomi Beinart; Bill Bennett; Robert Bertojo; Lalit Bhanot; Jose Luis de Carlos; Scott Davis; Jacky Delapierre; Joe DeLoach; Dean Diltz; Joe Douglas; Tony Dupont; Jerry Fuqua; Sandro Giovanelli; Ed Gordon; Marshall Goss; Danny Harris; Roberto Hernandez; Bob Hersh; Ian Hodge; Art Hoffman; Paul Houde, Dave Johnson; Michael Johnson; Tom Jordan; Carl Lewis; Gert le Roux; Harley Lewis; Francesco Liello; Mike Marsh; Walter Murphy; Flavio Musso; Petri Niininen; Merlene Ottey; Shawn Price; Don Quarrie; Roberto Quercetani; Mark Sanders; Dan Shrum, John Smith; Allan Steinfeld; Mike Takaha; Libor Varhanik;