Athletic History
This Day in Track & Field History, June 2, Abel Kiviat sets WR at 1,500m (1912), Betty Robinson sets WR at 100 meters (1928), by Walt Murphy News and Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field History, June 1, 2024, Emil Zatopek breaks 10,000m WR (1954), Drew Griffiths runs 3:57 at HOKA Festival of Miles (2024), by Walt Murphy News and Results
This Day in Track & Field-June 1 1917--BYU’s Clint Larson bettered the existing World Record in the High Jump with...
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This Day in Track & Field History, May 31, Lon Myers sets AR of 4:29.5 in Mile (1880), by Walt Murphy News and Results Service
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This Day in Track & Field History, May 30, the Day Steve Prefontaine died (1975), by Walt Murphy News and Results Service
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This Day in Track & Field History, May 27, Alan Webb breaks National H.S. Mile Record of Jim Ryun (2001), by Walt Murphy’s News and Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field History, May 22, Paavo Nurmi versus the wind (1935), Shorter, Rodgers, Kardong lead 1976 OT Marathon, by Walt Murphy’s News and Results Services
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Coffee with Larry, May 21, 2024, A busy weekend with uneven coverage, Nike Pre Classic includes Kenyan Men’s and Women’s 10,000m Olympic Trials
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This Day in Track & Field History, May 20, Albert Michelsen set WR Marathon inside Yankee Stadium (1920), Fortune Gordein sets discus AR (1949), Tom Courtney battles Ron Delaney (1955), by Walt Murphy’s News and Results
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This Day in Track & Field History, May 18, the first official AR in Men’s shot put (1895), Joni Huntley clears 6 feet (1975), Daley Thompson breaks Bruce Jenner’s WR in the decathlon (1980), by Walt Murphy’s News and Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field History, May 15, 2024, Lillian Copeland sets Shot Put AR (1926), Charlie Paddock runs 9.5 for 100 yards (1926), by Walt Murphy’s News and Results Services
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