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This Day in Track & Field, Cross Country History: March 30, Arturro Barrios breaks WR for 20k and Hour Run (1991), by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service ([email protected]) This Day in T&F/X-Country--March 30 1985—Dennis Lewis thought he had set an American Record...
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This Day in Track & Field History, March 29, George Horine sets WR at high jump of 1.985 (6’6.17″), written and compiled by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service ([email protected]) This Day in Track & Field--March 29 1912—Stanford’s George Horine set a World Record...
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This Day in Track & Field, March 28, Alf Shrubb wins the first-ever International XC (1903), edited and compiled by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service ([email protected]) This Day in Track & Field/X-Country--March 28 1903--The first-ever International X-C Championships...
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This Day in Track & Field, March 27, Igor Ter-Ovanesyan broke WR in LJ (1966) at first Euro Indoor Championships
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service ([email protected]) This Day in Track & Field--March 27 1966--Competing at the first European Indoor Championships...
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This Day in Track & Field History, March 25, John Treacy wins World XC, Born this Day: ShaCarri Richardson, Stacy Dragila, written and compiled by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service This Day in Track & Field--March 25 1942--A Night in the Bronx—From Wally...
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This Day in Track & Field, March 17, Marshall Brooks becomes first man over 1.83m/6 feet (1876), Sergey Bubka breaks his own WR 0f 5.97m (1987), by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service ([email protected]) This Day in Track & Field--March 17—Happy St.Patrick’s Day 1876--Oxford University’s Marshall Brooks became...
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This Day in Track & Field History, March 10, 2025, Walter Chinnery sets WR for Mile (1868), by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service ([email protected]) This Day in Track & Field--March 10 1868—Great Britain’s Walter Chinnery set...
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This Day in Track & Field History, Gwen Torrence sets two ARs in 200m on same day (1996)! written and edited by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service ([email protected]) This Day in Track & Field--March 2 1940--1st intercollegiate track meet (IC4A) telecast from...
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This Day in Track & Field History, February 27, Lee Barnes sets AR of 4.09 meters (1926), written, edited and compiled by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service ([email protected]) This Day in Track & Field--February 27 1926—Lee Barnes set an American...
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This Day in Track & Field History, February 25, Sabin Carr, first man over 4.29 meters (14 feet) both indoors and outdoors! (1928), compiled by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service ([email protected]) This Day in Track & Field--February 25 1919—While Tommy Campbell and Captain Ted Meredith...
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