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This Day in Track & Field, August 27: Fanny Blankers-Koen wins 200 meters at European Champs (1950), written, edited and curated by Walt Murphy
This is Track & Field History for August 27, is written, compiled and curated by Walt Murphy. All rights reserved,...
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This Day in Track & Field, August 25, Eddie Tolan equals WR at 100m (1929), Earlene Browns sets shot put/discus AR (1956), written and compiled by Walt Murphy
This Day in Track & Field--August 25 1929--Eddie Tolan ran 10.4 for 100-meters in Copenhagen to equal the World...
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This Day in Track & Field, August 24, Max Truex sets ARs at 3-miles/5,000 meters (1962), written and compiled by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service ([email protected]) This Day in Track & Field--August 24 1962--Running in cold and rainy...
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This Day in Track & Field History, August 17, Albert Hill wins 800 in Antwerp Olympics (1920), by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service ([email protected]) This Day in Track & Field--August 17 1920—Britain’s Albert Hill (1:53.4) came...
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This Day in Track & Field, August 16, Charlie Paddock wins the 100m at Antwerp Olympics (1920), Mary Decker set AR at 800 of 1:56.80 (1985), by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service ([email protected]) This Day in Track & Field--August 16 1920--Using his patented finish-line leap, American...
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This Day in Track & Field, August 14, Ralph Rose wins AAU title in the shot put (1909), Mark Plaatjes wins WC Marathon (1993), by Walt Murphy
This Day in Track & Field--August 14 1909--American Ralph Rose won the AAU title in the Shot Put with a...
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This Day in Track & Field History, August 13, Kip Keino wins 3-Mile at Commonwealth Games, Naftili Temu wins 6-mile (1966), by Walt Murphy
This Day in Track & Field--August 13 1925--Charles Hoff upped his World Record in the Pole Vault with a clearance...
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This Day in Track & Field, August 12, Mel Walker sets HJ WR at Malmo, Sweden (1937), John Walker runs 3:49.4 for mile, first to break 3:50! (1975), written by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service ([email protected]) This Day in Track & Field--August 12 1937—Mel Walker had jumped 6-9 7/8...
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This Day in Track & Field, August 10, Bruce Jenner sets his first world record (1975) in the decathlon, by Walt Murphy
This Day in Track & Field---August 10 1975--Bruce Jenner got the first world record of his career, scoring 8,524...
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This Day in Track & Field, August 6, Bob Mathias (17), wins his first decathlon Olympic gold medal in London (1948), by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service ([email protected]) This Day in Track & Field--August 6 1932--American Jim Bausch won the Decathlon at...
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