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This Day in Track & Field History, April 10, Tom Burke, after winning the 400m, wins 100m in Athens (1896), written and compiled by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com) This Day in Track & Field--April 10 1880—Frank “Black Dan” Hart won the ...
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This Day in Track & Field, April 8, Kjell Isakson sets WR in pole vault, edited by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com) This Day in Track & Field--April 8 1967--RaNae Bair threw the Javelin 189-4...
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This Day in Track & Field, April 3, Bud Houser sets WR at discus (1926),
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com) This Day in Track & Field--April 3 1868—William Gibbs set a World...
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This Day in Track & Field/X-Country, April 2, Lillian Copeland sets AR in shot put (1935), Wes Santee Runs 4:00.5 for mile (1955), Russ Francis sets AR in high school javelin (1971), by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com) This Day in Track & Field/X-Country--April 2 1935--Lillian Copeland, the 1932 Olympic...
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This Day in Track & Field, March 31, John Uelses clears 4.89m /16 feet (1962), edited by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com) This Day in Track & Field--March 31 1906--The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the...
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This Day in Track & Field, Cross Country History: March 30, Arturro Barrios breaks WR for 20k and Hour Run (1991), by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com) This Day in T&F/X-Country--March 30 1985—Dennis Lewis thought he had set an American Record...
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This Day in Track & Field History, March 29, George Horine sets WR at high jump of 1.985 (6’6.17″), written and compiled by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com) This Day in Track & Field--March 29 1912—Stanford’s George Horine set a World Record...
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This Day in Track & Field, March 28, Alf Shrubb wins the first-ever International XC (1903), edited and compiled by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com) This Day in Track & Field/X-Country--March 28 1903--The first-ever International X-C Championships...
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This Day in Track & Field, March 27, Igor Ter-Ovanesyan broke WR in LJ (1966) at first Euro Indoor Championships
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service (wmurphy25@aol.com) This Day in Track & Field--March 27 1966--Competing at the first European Indoor Championships...
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This Day in Track & Field History, March 25, John Treacy wins World XC, Born this Day: ShaCarri Richardson, Stacy Dragila, written and compiled by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service This Day in Track & Field--March 25 1942--A Night in the Bronx—From Wally...
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