Athletic History
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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This Day in Track & Field History, April 2, 2024, Lillian Copeland, Wes Santee, Russ Francis, by Walt Murphy News and Results Service
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This Day in Track & Field, April 1, 2024, Ben Eastman sets WR at 600 yards, First Cherry Blossom Invitational Run, Ashton Eaton wins Texas Relays decathlon, by Walt Murphy News and Services
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This Day in Track & Field History, March 29, 2024, George Horine, first HJ WR using Western Roll, Julia Brown sets WR (Pre-IAAF) for 10,000m, London Marathon debuts in 1981, by
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This Day in Track & Field History, March 28, 2024
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Read moreDetailsThis Day in Track & Field History, March 26, 2024, Ben Eastman sets WR, Emma George, Tara Davis, by Walt Murphy’s News and Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field History, March 24, 2024, Jack Torrance, Steve Prefontaine, Paul Geis, Cathy Branta, by Walt Murphy News and Results Service
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