This Day in Track & Field, June 20, Jesse Owens wins 100m, 200m, 220y hurdles and long jump at NCAA, for second year in row! (1936), by Walt Murphy
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This Day in Track & Field, May 23, Dutch Warmerdam breaks own WR in PV (1942), Daley Thompson breaks own WR in Decathlon (1982), compiled and edited by Walt Murphy
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This Day in Track & Field, April 28, Princeton sets 2 Mile Relay WR (1895), Charlie Paddock sets WR (1928) at 175 yard dash, Renaldo Nehemiah has a perfect day at Penn Relays (1979), edited and curated by Walt Murphy
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This Day in Track & Field, April 21, Bill Rodgers wins his first of four Boston Marathons in AR 2:09:55 (1975), by Walt Murphy
This Day in Track & Field–April 21
1934–Stanford’s John Lyman, who finished 4th at…
This Day in Track & Field History, March 26, Ben Eastman sets WRs for 400 meters/440 yards
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This Day in Track & Field, February 17, Walter Marty sets indoor WR in high jump (1934), Stacy Dragila sets two indoor WRs in one day(2001), by Walt Murphy
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This Day in Track & Field, February 8, Howard Drew (USC) sets WR at 100 yards in 10 flat (1916), Joie Ray wins Wanamaker 1 1/2 mile for 4th time (1921), Sergey Bubka sets WR (5.92m),
This Day in Track & Field–February 8
1916—USC’s Howard Drew set a World Record of…