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This Day in Track & Field, September 27, Sven Lundgren sets WR for 1000m (1922), written by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service ([email protected]) This Day in Track & Field--September 27 1922—Sweden’s Sven Lundgren set a World...
Read moreDetailsThis Year in Track & Field History, September 11, Vladimir Kuts sets WR at 10,000m, 28:30.4 (1956), by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service ([email protected]) This Day in Track & Field--September 11 1956—Competing in front of 100,000 spectators,...
Read moreDetailsThis Day in Track & Field, September 9, Sandi Morris clears 5.00 meters (16’4.75″), American Record (2016), by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service ([email protected]) This Day in Track & Field--September 9 1916—George Bronder set an American Record...
Read moreDetailsThis Day in Track & Field, September 4, Marty Liquori sets 5000m AR (1977), by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service ([email protected]) This Day in Track & Field--September 4 1942--Gunder Hägg regained sole...
Read moreDetailsThis Day in Track & Field, September 1, Kate Schmidt takes Olympic bronze in the javelin (1972), by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service ([email protected]) This Day in Track & Field--September 1 1904—The winner of the 56lb Weight Throw at...
Read moreDetailsThis Day in Track & Field, August 29, Vladamir Kuts wins Euro Champs 5,000m in WR (1954), by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service ([email protected]) This Day in Track & Field---August 29 1954--Two World Records were...
Read moreDetailsThis Day in Track & Field, August 20, Paavo Nurmi wins his first Olympic gold (1920), by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service ([email protected]) This Day in Track & Field--August 20 1920--The U.S. was shut...
Read moreDetailsThis Day in Track & Field, August 18, Jim Beatty gets his AR at the Mile back (1962), written by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service ([email protected]) This Day in Track & Field--August 18 1920-- For the 5th Olympics in...
Read moreDetailsThis Day in Track & Field, August 11, Tamara Press sets her sixth WR in the discus (1965), compiled, edited and written by Walt Murphy
This Day in Track & Field--August 11 1965—The Soviet Union’s (and Ukraine’s) Tamara Press set the 6th (and final) World Record...
Read moreDetailsThis Day in Track & Field–July 15, Sandor Iharos breaks Emil Zatopek’s 10,000m WR with his 28:42.8 (1956), compiled and edited by Walt Murphy
Walt Murphy's News and Results Service ([email protected]) This Day in Track & Field--July 15 1900—It was a busy day at...
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