Chips off the old block - Children of the great

[LoveSprints1]

This year 18-year-old Talitha Diggs ran 50.74s over 400m in the NCAA. Her mother is four times US Olympian Joetta Clark-Diggs and her aunt is three times Olympian Hazel Clark.

[trickstat]

Not a blood relative, but wouldn't her aunt by marriage be multiple Olympian and former 400m World Champ Jearl Miles-Clark.

[LoveSprints1]

Leroy Burrell mentioned yet? Married an OG gold medalist in the 4x100, son Cameron has a 9.93 clocking and sister Dawn was a world indoor champ in the LJ with a 6.98 PB.

Sadly the Brightwell / Packer marriage only managed to spawn a couple of pro footballers, although their other son was a reasonable 400m runner.

And sitting in 106th place in our all time decathlon rankings is Adrian Hemery whose Dad was unquestionably great.

So sad to learn of Cameron Burrell's death. How awful for the family. Found this article just from last year: https://m.scooper.news/sl/2020/10/05...amily/11817446

[Ursus]

Whatever the cause that’s just tragic.

[Occasional Hope]

Very sad indeed.

[LoveSprints1]

Cameron's death has been confirmed as suicide. His family have issued a heartbreaking message: https://abc13.com/cameron-burrell-de...star/10949386/

[Grassmarket]

Time to revive this! New year, new crop!

Bershawn Jackson’s daughter (don’t know the name) competing in Cali per Rob Walker.
Bob Weir’s daughter Jillian competing in the Hammer in Brum for Canada.

[MysteryBrick]

Shawnti Jackson - got bronze in the W100m.

[trickstat]

I think Bershawn Jackson's son (would be younger than Shawnti) featured on a Youtube video a while back running a spectacular indoor 200m relay leg.

[Grassmarket]

Had this idea for a thread a couple of days ago & trickstat gave me the title. A thread dedicated to news items or marks of about young athletes starting out who are children of famous athletes from <ahem> years some of us remember rather better than last week. There’s quite a few about.

Mykolas son of Virgilius, going to European & World U20s with a new discus U20NR of 69.77

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You read it here first! Well, probably after I myself read it in one of LuckySpikes’ posts.

But there is now also a Martinas Alekna, on the Baltic circuit at the moment.

[CAML]

Jackson Cantwell, the son of Christian Cantwell and Teri Steer, two Olympians, who at 13 has thrown the 4kg shot 19.07 and 1kg discus 60.73. He's already 6'8 and 260lbs, and equally precocious at basketball and American football.

[trickstat]

A very large chip off a big block!

[MysteryBrick]

Freakish physical specimen!

[trickstat]

His dad had a beard and I suspect Jackson's already shaving!

[Grassmarket]

Noticed yesterday that young British cyclist Lukas Nerurkar did really well on his senior debut….any relation to marathon runner Richard? It’s hardly a common name, but I couldn’t find anything about it.

[Ursus]

Noticed yesterday that young British cyclist Lukas Nerurkar did really well on his senior debut….any relation to marathon runner Richard? It’s hardly a common name, but I couldn’t find anything about it.

Son of, by the looks of it.

[RunUnlimited]

Noticed yesterday that young British cyclist Lukas Nerurkar did really well on his senior debut….any relation to marathon runner Richard? It’s hardly a common name, but I couldn’t find anything about it.

Seems like the entire family are sporting in some way.

https://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/athleteslookup.aspx?surname=Nerurkar&firstname=&club=

[LoveSprints1]

Seems like the entire family are sporting in some way.

https://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/athleteslookup.aspx?surname=Nerurkar&firstname=&club=

Yes his 19 year old son. Daughter Almi is an outstanding u23. Ran a 36 minute 10k aged 12. Now 22.

[CAML]

Richard and Dovile Kilty's 6 year old son is very close to the world age best for LJ held by Erling Haaland.

[berkeley]

Kipchoge and Martin Keino (3:52.33 miler)
Ron Clarke and his great-niece Georgie (twice world youth champion)

[LuckySpikes]

Kipchoge and Martin Keino (3:52.33 miler)
Ron Clarke and his great-niece Georgie (twice world youth champion)

Ha, I didn't know Georgie Clarke was related to Ron. Unfortunately, she was a classic example of an amazing junior who didn't have much of a senior career - too much too soon it seems. I think she still holds the World age bests at 1500 for ages 13 through to 16.

[Occasional Hope]

Lots of injuries IIRC, at least some probably the result of too much hard training too young.

[MBChristie]

I see Lena Millonig won last weekend's Austrain cross counrty championships. She is the daughter of Dietmar Millonig (Who won Gold at European Indoors 3000m in 1986).