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This Day in Track & Field , October 21, Abebe Bikila wins his second Olympic gold at Marathon (1964), Steve Jones breaks WR at Chicago Marathon (1984), by Walt Murphy News & Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field, October 16, Peter Snell wins 800m/1500m in Tokyo (1964) after 800m in Rome, by Walt Murphy News and Results Services
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This Day in Track & Field, October 3, Lon Myers runs 1:55.4, equals WR for 800m (1885), Gong Li Jao (China) wins second shot put title (2019), by Walt Murphy News & Results Services
This Day in Track & Field—October 3 1885—Future Hall-of-Famer Lon Myers ran 1:55.4 in New York to match his...
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This Day in Track & Field–October 1, Dick Hart breaks Six Mile AR (1955), Nina Kuscsik wins 1972 NYC Marathon (1972), Jenn Suhr clears 5.01 meters (2016), Sam Kendricks wins Doha PV (2019)battle! by Walt Murphy News and Result Services
This Day in Track & Field--October 1 1885—Great Britain’s William Barry raised his pre-IAAF World Record in the Hammer...
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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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Read moreDetailsThis 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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