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This Day in Track & Field, X-country, November 17, Earlene Brown sets AR in Shot Put and Discus! (1956), written by Walt Murphy

SandJack TV — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 22:57:00 +0000

rewrite this content and keep HTML tags Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service ([email protected]) This Day in Track & Field/X-Country-November 17 1956—Earlene Brown set American Records in the Shot Put (48-11 ½ [14.92]) and Discus (154-0 [46.94]) at the Melbourne Cricket Grounds in Australia. Brown returned to the site later in the month, finishing […]

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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

SandJack TV — Fri, 16 May 2025 04:59:00 +0000

rewrite this content and keep HTML tags This Day in Track & Field–May 15 1926-Lillian Copeland set American Records in the Shot Put (8-pounds/38-8 ¼ [11.79]) and Discus (2.75 pounds/ 103-5 ½ [31.53]) in L.A. Copeland won Olympic gold (1932) and silver (1928) in the Discus, and won 9 U.S. titles in the Shot (5), Discus (2), and Javelin (2), […]

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Niamh Fogarty Breaks 41-Year Irish Discus Record

SandJack TV — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 10:56:00 +0000

rewrite this content and keep HTML tags Niamh Fogarty (Raheny Shamrock AC) has made Irish athletics history by breaking the long-standing national record in the women’s discus throw. Competing at the Oklahoma Throws Series in the USA, the 25-year-old Westmeath native launched a personal best of 58.40 metres in the second round – […]

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Coffee with Larry, August 7, 2024, A Superb Women’s Pole Vault, A Surprise in Men’s Discus, and a stunner in the Men’s Steeplechase, this is the Paris Olympics!

SandJack TV — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 20:57:19 +0000

This is my daily chat with #RunBlogRun viewers and track fans on all things track & field! This is Coffee with Larry for Wednesday, August 7, 2024. Coffee with Larry is sponsored by OMIUS, the cooling technology partner of RunBlogRun! Omius is the official cooling technology partner of RunBlogRun OMIUS (www.Omius.io) provides cooling technology in […]

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Valarie Allman Wins Second Consecutive Gold in Women’s Discus

SandJack TV — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 19:25:14 +0000

This is Olivia Miller’s feature on Valarie Allman, now the two-time Olympic champion at the discus, on August 5, 2024. This is Olivia’s third column for RunBlogRun on the Paris Olympics 2024. Valarie Allman Wins Second Consecutive Gold in Women’s Discus, by Olivia Miller Valarie Allman made history Monday, Aug. 5th, becoming the first American […]

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Fear and Loathing in Eugene, Day Seven (June 27, 2024), teased fans about Team USA’s potential, Women’s discus and Women’s steeplechase finals

SandJack TV — Sat, 13 Jul 2024 23:08:09 +0000

This is a series started in Eugene during the Trials as an exercise focusing on the major themes of the day to prepare for Paris 2024. Day 7 of the series is presented here. Fear and Loathing in Eugene, Day Seven showcased Team USA’s potential, featuring Larry Eder. Day seven took place on June 27 […]

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