Athletic History
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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Coffee with Larry, October 9, 2024, Manhattan Invite is Oct. 13, Bank of America Chicago Marathon is Oct. 13, Registration links for all 4 FootLocker Cross Country Championships Regionals!
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This Day in Track & Field, Lon Myers sets WR for 880 yards enroute to 1000 yards (1881), Galen Rupp wins Chicago (2017), Kelvin Kiptum sets Marathon WR, Sifan Hassan sets European Record for Marathon, both in Chicago! (2023), by Walt Murphy News and Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field, October 7, Paavo Nurmi sets WR at 10 miles/Hour (1928), Paula Radcliffe sets 20k record (2001), Joshua Cheptegai sets WR for 10,000m (2020), by Walt Murphy News and Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field–October 6, Marita Koch sets 400m WR (1985), Nia Ali wins WC 100m Hurdles in Doha (2019), photo by Walt Murphy News & Results Services
This Day in Track & Field--October 6 1985--The late date on the calendar didn’t deter East Germany’s Marita...
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This Day in Track & Field, October 5, the closest shot put at the Doha World Champs (2019), by Walt Murphy Results & News Service
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This Day in Track & Field, October 4, Jules Ladoumegue breaks Paavo Nurmi’s 8 year old WR at Mile (1931), Jim Peters ran 2:18:34.8 WR Marathon (1953), Barshim wins HJ in Doha WC (2019), by Walt Murphy News and Results Services
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