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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