Athletic History
This Day in Track & Field History, April 18, 2024, Ray Norton, SJSU, ran 10.1 (1959), equals WR, Joan Benoit wins Boston (1983) in WR 2:22.43, by Walt Murphy News and Results Service
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This Day in Track & Field History, April 17, 2024, Alton Terry sets Javelin AR (1937), Nina Kusick is first woman to win Boston Marathon (1972), by Walt Murphy News and Results Service
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This Day in Track & Field History, April 15, 2024, Neil Cusack wins Boston Marathon (1974), Lisa Rainsberger wins Boston Marathon (1985), by Walt Murphy News and Result Services
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This Day in Track & Field History, April 14, 2024, Adolfo Consolini, Discus WR (1946), Renaldo Nehemiah goes 13.16 WR (1979), by Walt Murphy News and Results Service
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This Day in Track & Field History, April 12, 2024, Dutch Warmerdam sets Pole Vault WR (1941), Glenn Davis (1958) impresses at Quantico Relays, by Walt Murphy News and Results Service
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This Day in Track & Field History, April 11, 2024, Parry O’Brien, Ahmed Salah, by Walt Murphy News and Results Service
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This Day in Track and Field History, April 10, 2024, Frank Hart (1880), Spiridon Louis (1896), by Walt Murphy News & Results Services
1880—Frank “Black Dan” Hart won the O’Leary Belt walking competition before a full house at Madison Square Garden, covering a record 565...
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This Day in Track & Field History, April 9, 2024, Edwin Flack wins 800m (1896), Ben Eastman sets 800m WR (1932), DeAnna Price (2021), Valarie Allman (2022) sets AR discus, by Walt Murphy News and Results Service
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This Day in Track & Field History, April 6, 2024, the first Modern Olympics (1896), the birth of a Track Bum, by Walt Murphy News and Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field History, April 5, 2024, UTEP sets 4x220yWR (1957), Al Oerter (1958), Lorna Griffin (1980), Jud Logan (1986)
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