Athletics history
This Day in Track & Field, September 26, Sydney Maree runs 3:47.51 Mile in first Pepsi Challenge Fifth Avenue Mile (1981), Carl Lewis wins second Olympic gold at LJ (1988), by Walt Murphy News and Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field, September 20, Lon Meyers, loosing a shoe, sets WR at 400m in 49.2 (1879), Gunder Hägg breaks 14 minutes for 5,000m (1942), by Walt Murphy News and Results Services
This Day in Track & Field--September 20 1879—Despite losing a shoe that split open during the race, Lon Myers, a...
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This Day in Track & Field–September 2 , Jim Flanagan sets Hammer WR (1901), Wilma Rudolph wins first Olympic medal (1960), Wottle wins 800m (1972), a memorable lunch in Rome (1987), by Walt Murphy News & Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field, August 14, Ralph Rose wins AAU shot put title (1909), Eamonn Coghlan wins WC 5000m (1983)!
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This Day in Track & Field, August 12, Rudolf Harbig breaks 400m WR (1939), Ralph Boston breaks Jesse Owens WR at Mt.SAC in Long Jump, (1960), Billy Mills sets new AR at 10,000m (1965), John Walker breaks 3:50 for the mile (1975)Carlos Lopes upsets field in LA Olympic marathon win (1984), by Walt Murphy News and Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field–July 20, the first Championships of the IC4A (1876), Emil Zatopek wins Helsinki 10,000m (1952), by Walt Murphy News and Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field, July 17, IAAF formed (1912), Gunder (“The Wonder”) Hägg breaks 1,500m WR (1942), Jim Ryun runs 3:51.3 (1966), by Walt Murphy News and Results Service
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This Day in Track & Field History, July 15, Paris 1900, Jim Thorpe (1912), Bill Bonthron, Jack Lovelock (1933), Rudi Harbig (1939), by Walt Murphy News and Services
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This Day in Track & Field History, June 16, Jim Thorpe debuts at Pro baseball (1909), Glen Cunningham sets WR in Mile! by Walt Murphy News and Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field History, June 13, Basil Heatley sets Marathon WR of 2:13.55, (1963), Irena Swewinska sets 200m WR of 22.21 (1974), by Walt Murphy News and Results Services
This Day in Track & Field--June 13 1925--Michigan’s DeHart Hubbard, the 1924 Olympic Champion in the Long Jump, won his...
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