Athletic History
This Day in Track & Field, May 15, Lillian Copeland sets AR in shot put and discus (1926), Pedro Pichardo battles Christian Taylor at Doha (2015), by Walt Murphy
This Day in Track & Field--May 15 1926-Lillian Copeland set American Records in the Shot Put (8-pounds/38-8 ¼ ) and Discus (2.75 pounds/...
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This Day in Track & Field, May 14, Lehigh defeats Lafayette in first dual meet (1881) Bob Seagrens sets PV WR (1966), Jan Merrill breaks Mile AR (1977), by Walt Murphy
This Day in Track & Field--May 14 1881--Lehigh defeated Lafayette in their first dual meet. From Wikipedia: “The first joint...
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This Day in Track & Field, May 13, Ted Meredith added 880 yards to his 800m WR (1916), Sydney McLaughlin sets 400m hurdles in 52.75 WJR (2018), by Walt Murphy
This Day in Track & Field-May 13 1916—Penn’s Ted Meredith, already the World Record holder at 800-meters (1:51.9-1912), added...
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This Day in Track & Field, May 12, Joan Benoit Samuelson takes Olympic Trials Marathon weeks after arthroscopic surgery (1984), compiled and written by Walt Murphy
This Day in Track & Field--May 12 1888--Yale’s Charles Sherrill is credited with becoming the first man to use the...
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This Day in Track & Field, May 7, Raymond Clapp sets AR in PV (1898), “Greatest Race of All times” (1969), JJK sets AR in 100m hurdles (1979), Emily Sisson sets AR half marathon (2022), compiled by Walt Murphy
This Day in Track & Field--May 7 1898—Yale’s Raymond Clapp set an American Record of 11-6 (3.50) in the Pole...
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This Day in Track & Field, May 6, Roger Bannister’s historic 3:59.4, the first sub 4 minute mile (1954), compiled, curated and edited by Walt Murphy
This Day in Track & Field--May 6 1954--No event has had more of an impact on the sport than Roger...
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This Day in Track & Field–May 5, Jim Bailey runs first sub 4 mile in US in front of 40,000 at UCLA/USC meet (1956), by Walt Murphy
This Day in Track & Field--May 5 1928—Hermon (aka Herman) Phillips matched Ted Meredith’s World Record of 47.4 for...
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This Day in Track & Field, May 1, Oxford/Cambridge wins 2 Mile Relay in WR (1920), Carey Pinkowski breaks 9 minutes (1975) , Jos Hermans breaks WR at 20k and Hour (1976), edited by Walt Murphy
This Day in Track & Field--May 1 1920—A combined Oxford/Cambridge team set a World Record of 7:50.4 in the...
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This Day in Track & Field, April 28, Princeton sets 2 Mile Relay WR (1895), Charlie Paddock sets WR (1928) at 175 yard dash, Renaldo Nehemiah has a perfect day at Penn Relays (1979), edited and curated by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service ([email protected]) This Day in Track & Field-April 28 1900—Princeton set a World Record...
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This Day in Track & Field, April 24, AAA founded (1880), Mt.SAC Relays begins (1959), Rudy Chapa sets HS record for 10,000m, 28:32.7 at Drake Relays (1976), by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service ([email protected]) This Day in Track & Field--April 24 1880 - Amateur Athletic Association(AAA), governing body for...
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