Athletic History
This Day in Track & Field History, November 6, NYAC organizes first US cross-country champs race (1883), Steve Jones wins NYC (1988), by Walt Murphy News and Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field, October 30, Julie Brown sets AR for 5,000m of 16:14.0 (1976), by Walt Murphy News & Results News Services
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This Day in Track & Field, October 29, Matt McGrath sets Hammer throw WR (1911), by Walt Murphy News and Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field History, October 26, Ted Corbitt sets 100 mile WR (1969), Alberto Salazar wins his debut at NYC (1980), by Walt Murphy News & Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field, October 24, Chris Papanicolaou is first man over 18 feet in PV (1970), Bill Rodgers wins first Race through 5 Boroughs (1976), by Walt Murphy News & Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field–October 20, Steve Jones wins Chicago, Sets CR, Misses WR by one second! by Walt Murphy News & Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field, October 18, Iolanda Balas first women to clear six feet (1.83m)-1958, Bob Beamon goes 8.90m (1968)! by Walt Murphy, used with permission.
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This Day in Track & Field, October 17, Fred Hansen took gold in Tokyo pole vault (1964), Gaston Roelants won Olympic steeple (1964), by Walt Murphy News and Results Services
This Day in Track & Field--October 17 1964—The fiberglass pole had revolutionized the Pole Vault since the previous Olympics in Rome, leading...
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This Day in Track & Field, October 15, Pyotry Bolotnikov runs 28:18.8 WR at 10,000m (1960), Jim Hines takes 100m in Mexico (1968), compiled and edited by Walt Murphy News & Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field, October 14, Billy Mills wins Tokyo 10,000m (1964), the real story of Dick Bank in NBC Call (1964), by Walt Murphy News & Results Services
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