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Geb Mo

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The value of #SydneyMcLaughlinLevrone ’s performance is elevated by the fact that, in her secondary event at #Tokyo2025, she was pushed harder than in any of her hurdle races in the 20s—and her opponents (Paulino, Naser) were by no means weak.

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Women’s Performance Of The Year — McLaughlin-Levrone’s Sub-48 - Track & Field News

WHILE THE MEN’S POY process yielded no fewer than 26 performances which received votes in our 5-4-3-2-1 scoring system, the... Read More

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January 5, 2026 at 7:07 AM

Geb Mo

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A predicted performances list. However, #MykolasAlekna should not be included this high, as his result was tossed in exceptionally favourable conditions.

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#ArmandDuplantis #athletics #trackandfield #PV

Men’s Performance Of The Year — Mondo’s Tokyo WR - Track & Field News

LAST YEAR IN THIS SPOT we wrote, “It’s not uncommon for the AOY to also nab POY honors, which Mondo... Read More

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January 5, 2026 at 7:04 AM

Geb Mo

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Onward to 1930. We’re trundling through the British, Swedish, German, and Canadian championships, where #PercyWilliams bothered the stopwatch for a new #100m WR of 10.3.

Do have a squint:
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#athleticshistory #athletics #trackandfield #trackhistory

Athletics Track And Field - Nationals

USA (AAU, Women): Stella Walsh and Babe Didrikson Clash for Medals USA (AAU, Men): Discus World Record Shattered into New Territory – Jessup 51.73 Britain (WAAA, Women): Gisolf maintains her lofty he...

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January 4, 2026 at 9:21 AM

Geb Mo

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Jatketaan teutarointia vuoden 1930 #yleisurheilu -kisojen parissa. Ryynätään läpi Britannian, Ruotsin, Saksan ja Kanadan mestaruuskilpailut, joissa olympiavoittaja #PercyWilliams kilautti aikarautaan #100m :n uuden ME:n 10,3.

Lukaisepa:
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January 4, 2026 at 8:06 AM

Geb Mo

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The 1934 #AAU Championships (US Nationals) were held in Milwaukee. In the #1500m, #BillBonthron crushed #GlennCunningham and clocked a new WR of 3:48.8.

AP July 1, 1934: www.loc.gov/resource/sn8...

#athletics #athleticshistory #trackandfield #trackhistory

Image 53 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), July 1, 1934

Washington, D.C.

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January 3, 2026 at 9:09 AM

Geb Mo

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On the men’s side, #ArmandDuplantis was the unanimous choice for the top spot for the 2nd year in a row. Curiously, #MykolaAlekna reached 8th, even though he lost to #DanielStahl in the most significant meet of the season.

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#athletics #trackandfield

2025 World Men’s Top 10 Voting - Track & Field News

VOTING BY OUR 34-member international panel in this annual exercise — our 66th year of choosing a Men’s Athlete Of... Read More

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January 3, 2026 at 8:55 AM

Geb Mo

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The TFN panel has selected the world’s best #trackandfield athletes. The women’s race was more decisive than expected, as double WCh #BeatriceChebet emerged as the clear No. 1. The brightest star of European women’s #athletics, #FemkeBol, reached 7th.
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2025 World Women’s Top 10 Voting - Track & Field News

VOTING BY OUR 34-member international panel in this annual exercise — our 51st year of choosing a Women’s Athlete Of... Read More

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January 3, 2026 at 8:50 AM

Geb Mo

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#Todaysoldtandfvideo. #PaulaRadcliffe participates in the European #XC Champs for the first time in 1998 and immediately snags the victory. #AnnemariSandell of Finland finishes 2nd.

Video: twitter.com/EuroAthletic...

#athletics #athleticshistory #trackandfield #trackhistory

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January 2, 2026 at 8:21 AM

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SEASON WRAP-UP: Best athletes of 2025

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December 31, 2025 at 7:32 PM

Geb Mo

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#Yleisurheilukirjallisuutta. #ToivoTKaila kirjoitti kirjan Nurmesta vuonna 1925. Kun vauhtiin oli päästy, niin samalta kirjoittajalta ilmestyi seuraavana vuonna uusi opus, ja tällä kerralla aiheena oli #HannesKolehmainen.

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#Yleisurheilu #yuhistoria

KAILA, TOIVO T: Hannes Kolehmainen | Kampintorin antikvaarinen kirjakauppa Oy - laaja valikoima kirjoja eri aloilta, myös sarjakuvat

Suomalaisen suurjuoksijan elämä ja urheilusaavutukset. WSOY 1926 (167s.)

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January 1, 2026 at 8:26 AM

Geb Mo

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#Todaysoldtandfvideo. #MichaelJohnson hilpaisi #Atlanta1996 :ssa stadioninpuolikkaan aikaan 19,32, jonka arveltiin kestävän maailmanrekordina useamman vuosikymmenen. Tänään 80 vuotta täyttävä #MauriMyllymäki selostaa.

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#yleisurheilu #yuhistoria

Michael Johnsonin ME 19,32 à la Mauri Myllymäki

YouTube video by Michael Sundstén

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December 31, 2025 at 10:14 PM

Geb Mo

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#Todaysoldtandfvideo. #FilbertBayi is running frantically in the lead with the only tactic he knows. #BronislawMalinowski calculates at what point he needs to start his final push.

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#athletics #athleticshistory #trackandfield #trackhistory #Moscow1980

Bronisław Malinowski wins after an AMAZING RUN 3000 m Steeplechase Moscow 80.

YouTube video by Carl King Lewis

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December 29, 2025 at 8:47 AM

Geb Mo

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#Athleticsliterature. #LeeEvans partnered with renowned track biographer #FrankMurphy to tell the story of the former #400m record-holder's journey to become a champion at #Mexico1968.

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#athletics #athleticshistory #trackandfield #trackhistory

The Last Protest: Lee Evans in Mexico City

The Last Protest: Lee Evans in Mexico City [Murphy, Frank] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Last Protest: Lee Evans in Mexico City

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December 27, 2025 at 8:23 AM

Geb Mo

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Suomen karsinnat #LosAngeles1932:a varten, 1. päivä. Olympia-3:s #EinoPurje purjehtii #1500m:n voittoon, o-kullan puolustaja #HarriLarva keskeyttää.

HS 19.6.1932 digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi/sanomalehti/...

US 19.6.1932 digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi/sanomalehti/...

#yleisurheilu #yuhistoria

19.6.1932 Helsingin Sanomat no 164, s. 6

-. Sanoma Oy. Sanomalehti. Kansalliskirjaston digitaaliset aineistot

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December 25, 2025 at 12:23 PM

Geb Mo

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#Todaysoldtandfvideo. #MaxKlauss lojauttaa lankulta 792 ja ottaa voiton #Helsinki1971 :ssä. #ReijoToivonen ja #MauriMyllymäki valitettavasti loistavat koosteessa poissaolollaan. Ehkä he menivät TV-ohjaajalta ohi?

Video: areena.yle.fi/1-50089902?s...

#yleisurheilu #yuhistoria

2. kilpailupäivä, yleisurheilun EM 1971 (rajattu Suomeen)

Yleisurheiliun EM-kisat Helsingissä. Miesten keihäs, naisten 100 m, miesten 100 m, miesten pituus. (6.1.1972)

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December 24, 2025 at 7:10 AM

Geb Mo

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#Todaysoldtandfvideo. ETC 1st League in Izmir 2011. #JonathanAstrand tears down lane two like a bat out of hell to clock a PB of 20.50. The fastest Finnish #200m in Asia.

Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjoj...

#yleisurheilu #yuhistoria #friidrott

200m men heat 1, European Team Championships Izmir

YouTube video by European Athletics

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December 22, 2025 at 7:23 AM

Geb Mo

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#Flashback. Theodor Roosevelt was an official at the London AC v New York AC meeting in New York in 1895, as reported by Richard Hymans in his "The Progression of World #Athletics Records". R. was at the #HJ when #MichaelSweeney cleared 1,97 WR.

#athleticshistory #trackandfield

December 21, 2025 at 8:55 AM

Geb Mo

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#Athleticsliterature. #SteveWilliams, probably the greatest sprinter never competed in the Olympics, released his memoirs this year.

www.amazon.de/-/en/Always-...

#athletics #athleticshistory #trackandfield #trackhistory

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December 20, 2025 at 7:31 AM

Geb Mo

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Channel your inner #trackandfield history nerd. We’re firing up the time machine for the 1930 Finnish Nationals where #AkillesJarvinen hammered out a #Decathlon and #MattiJarvinen, a #JT WR.

Our little story:
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#athletics #athleticshistory #trackhistory

Athletics Track And Field - Finland

Brothers on a Tear: Double World Records for the Järvinen Clan Harju Sports Ground and surroundings, Jyväskylä, May 18, 1930 Papula Sports Ground, Viipuri, July 19–20, 1930 Pyynikki Sports Ground, T...

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December 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM

Geb Mo

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Löydä sisäinen #yuhistoria -niilosi. Tällä kerralla kiidetään aikamasiinalla vuoden 1930 Suomen mestaruuskilpailuihin, joissa #AkillesJärvinen kihautti #Decathlon -in ja #MattiJärvinen #JT :n maailmanrekordin.

Luepa: urheilufoorumi.foorumi.eu/viewtopic.ph...

#yleisurheilu #Kalevankisat

December 19, 2025 at 9:25 AM

Geb Mo

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#Todaysoldtandfvideo. Intl Match GDR v USA, Karl-Marx-Stadt, Women's #SP. The brass ball feels light as the powerful #IlonaSlupianek propels it with a grunt to 21.67m from today's perspective.

Video: youtu.be/vHyEkHZHPuE?...

#athletics #athleticshistory #trackandfield

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December 18, 2025 at 6:07 AM