Athletic History
This Day in Track & Field History, June 15, Buddy Edelen sets WR in Marathon, 2:14.28 (1964), by Walt Murphy News and Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field History, June 14, Morgan Taylor Does it Again (1924), Jim Peters sets Marathon WR (1952), by Walt Murphy News and Results Services
This Day in Track & Field--June 14 1924--Morgan Taylor bettered the World Record in the 400-Meter Hurdles on consecutive days...
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This Day in Track 7 Field History, June 13, Morgan Taylor breaks 400m hurdle WR two days in row (1924), Casey Carrigan sets High Schoo AR in Pole Vault (1969), by Walt Murphy News and Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field, June 11, Emil Zatopek sets 10,000m WR, by Walt Murphy News and Service
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This Day in Track & Field History, June 9, Stanford dominates NCAA (1928), Michel Jazy runs 3:53.6 (1965) Mile WR, Craig Virgin gets HS 2 mile record (1973), by Walt Murphy’s News and Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field History, June 8, Abel Kiviat gets the WR (1912), Helen Stephens breaks her 100m WR at age 18 (1936), by Walt Murphy News and Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field History, June 6, Lon Myers runs 48 4/5 for 400m (1885) Mildred Carl sets 7 Women’s PV World records (1915), Dutch Warmerdam sets 2 WRs in Men’s PV (1941), by Walt Murphys News and Results Service
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This Day in Track & Field History, June 5, Jim Ryun becomes first high school boy under 4 minutes in the mile (1964), by Walt Murphy News and Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field History, June 4, Ron Clarke runs 5,000m WR, TFN called it “the Greatest Distance Race of All Times”, by Walt Murphy News and Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field History, June 3, the day Ted Meredith did not lose his 440 yard WR (1916), by Walt Murphy News and Results
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