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This Day in Track & Field, July 21, Mel Shepard has a busy Olympics (1908), Lindy Remigino wins photo-finish at Helsinki (1952) 100 meters, Jane Frederick sets AR in heptathlon (1984) in Potsdam, Germany, by Walt Murphy News and Results Services

Sun, 21 Jul 2024 17:51:13 +0000

This Day in Track & Field–July 21 1908–At the London Olympics, “Peerless Mel” Sheppard won the 800 meters with a World Record time of 1:52.8. Sheppard continued on to 880-yards (1:54.0). He later won gold in the 4×400 relay and silver in the 800 at the 1912 Olympics. For many years the “Mel Sheppard 600y” […]

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This Day in Track & Field-July 19, Michel Théato wins Paris Olympic Marathon (1900), by Walt Murphy News and Results Service

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 17:54:18 +0000

Walt Murphy is one of the finest track statisticians that I know. Walt does #ThisDayinTrack&FieldHistory, an excellent daily service that provides true geek stories about our sport. You can check out the service for FREE with a free one-month trial subscription! (email: WaltMurphy44@gmail.com ) for the entire daily service. We will post a few historic moments each […]

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Anna Murphy Looks Back on Kalamazoo College Experience

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 04:00:00 +0000

Anna Murphy earned a biology degree from Kalamazoo College and was a four-year letterwinner for the women’s soccer team. After finishing her academic and athletic pursuits at Kalamazoo, Murphy plans to continue her education at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. She will be pursuing a PhD through Vanderbilt’s School of Medicine Integrated Graduate Program, focusing […]

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This Day in Track & Field, July 18, IImari Salminen breaks Nurmi’s WR at 10,000m (1937), Arne Andersson runs 4:01.6 WR mile (1944), Wohlhuter defeats Fiasconaro’s (1973), photo by Walt Murphy News and Results Services

Thu, 18 Jul 2024 17:06:04 +0000

This Day in Track & Field–July 18 (Chi Cheng, ’73 US-Italy, ’88-O.T./Lewis-Myricks, Godina, Edwards, ’04 O.T./Born On This Day-Noah Lyles, Dan O’Brien, Janis Klecker, Hemery/R.I.P.-Shirley Strickland, Mack Robinson) IImari Salhiminen, photo by RIVERI68 1937—Ilmari Salminen ran 30:05.6 for 10,000 meters in Kouvola to break the 13-year World Record of 30:06.2, set by Paavo Nurmi in […]

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This Day in Track & Field, July 17, IAAF formed (1912), Gunder (“The Wonder”) Hägg breaks 1,500m WR (1942), Jim Ryun runs 3:51.3 (1966), by Walt Murphy News and Results Service

Wed, 17 Jul 2024 17:23:12 +0000

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This Day in Track & Field-July 16, Another day in Paris (1900), Babe Didrickson impresses (1932), 1960 U.S. Olympic Trials, by Walt Murphy News and Result Service

Tue, 16 Jul 2024 19:03:30 +0000

Walt Murphy is a renowned track statistician known for #ThisDayinTrack&FieldHistory, a daily service that shares fascinating stories about the sport. You can access the service for FREE with a one-month trial subscription by emailing WaltMurphy44@gmail.com. Starting February 1, 2024, we will release historic moments daily. Track & Field History is copyrighted by Walt Murphy News […]

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