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This Day in Track & Field-December 2
1973–For the 3rd year in a row, Frank Shorter won the Fukuoka Marathon in Japan, considered the world’s most prestigious marathon at the time (he would make it 4 in a row the following year).
Shorter, the gold medalist in the marathon at the 1972 Olympics (silver in 1976), was inducted into the NY Road Runners Hall of Fame in 2012 (He was selected to the U.S. HOF in 1989).
Past Winners: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukuoka_Marathon?oldid=cur
Fukuoka(2009): http://mzungofire.blogspot.com/2009/12/lydiard-foundation-blog-fukuoka.html
1973 Marathons: https://www.arrs.run/MaraList/ML_1973.htm
Phil Hersh’s Top-10 U.S. Marathoners: http://tinyurl.com/l4fzk6x
NYRR Hall of Fame:
https://www.nyrr.org/es/About/Hall-Of-Fame/Frank-Shorter
https://www.usatf.org/athlete-bios/frank-shorter
http://www.marathonguide.com/pressreleases/index.cfm?file=AIMSLifetimeAward_151029
http://frankshorter.net/olympics/
1982–Steve Scott, one of the greatest milers in history, made his mark in another sport today, setting a record for the fastest round of golf played on a regulation course. Scott, using only two clubs (mostly a 3-iron) and running from hole to hole, completed 18 holes in 29 minutes, 33.05 seconds at Miller Golf Course in Anaheim, California, and posted a respectable score of 95!
How It Happened: http://www.midweek.com/the-fastest-round-of-golf-ever/
https://fanhubtf.com/runjackw/our-sport-is-good-preparation-for-football-soccer-basketball-and-golf/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Scott_(athlete)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_golf
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