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Women's 100m Final European Champs - Split 1990

April 15, 2025 at 4:52 PM Everybody can reply

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Geb Mo

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#Todaysoldtandfvideo. Witness #KatrinKrabbe's commanding victory at #Split1990. The 182cm sprinter secures East Germany's (GDR) final 1-2-3 sweep in a major international #athletics championship.

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

#athleticshistory #trackandfield #trackhistory

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October 11, 2025 at 7:24 AM Everybody can reply

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kaitafilmi (9/28) | SM-hallikisa, Turku 1973 | N korkeus: 1. Eila Kelo SE 173cm

Geb Mo

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#Todaysoldtandfvideo. #EilaKelo floppaa sisäratojen SE:n 173 v. 1973 halli-SM-kisoissa. 15-vuotias #SusannSundkvist hyppää kolmanneksi, joskin tulos jää vielä 161:een.

Kaitafilmi: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFMQ...

Tulokset:
www.tilastopaja.info/fi/db/tuloks...

#yleisurheilu #yuhistoria

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Echo Summit Olympic Trials 1968 - with John Carlos

April 18, 2025 at 4:37 AM Everybody can reply

Geb Mo

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(1/n) #Todaysoldtandfvideo. #USOlympicTrials 1968. #200m, #PV, #400mH, #LJ, #5000m.
The Trials are contested on a makeshift track cleared in a mountain wilderness on the borderlands of CA and NV.

Film: youtu.be/se4rHIzOoHM?...

#athletics #athleticshistory #trackandfield

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1984 USA TRACK & FIELD OLYMPIC TRIALS

May 8, 2025 at 7:23 AM Everybody can reply

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Geb Mo

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#Todaysoldtandfvideo. #ChandraCheeseborough powers through the #USOlympicTrials with a new NR of 49.28, leaving #ValerieBriscoHooks in second, with 49.79. #FlorenceGriffith 6th.

Video: youtu.be/40W2gX4i3E0?...

#athletics #athleticshistory #trackhistory #trackandfield

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Women's 100m - Crystal Palace 1991

December 11, 2024 at 7:01 AM Everybody can reply

Geb Mo

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#Todaysoldtandfvideo. #KatrinKrabbe powers her frame across the finish line first in London 1991. #HeikeDrechsler nearly overtakes her at the so-called chalk lines.

Video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8AN...

#athletics #athleticshistory #trackandfield #trackhistory

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January 25, 2025 at 10:36 AM Everybody can reply

João Carlos de Oliveira - João do Pulo

Geb Mo

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#Todaysoldtandfvideo. On this day 50 years ago, #JoaoCarlosdeOliveira from Brazil instantly burst onto the world #athletics scene by shattering the #TJ WR with a leap of 17.89m at the #PanAm1975.

Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr9-...

#athleticshistory #trackandfield #trackhistory

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October 15, 2025 at 5:46 AM Everybody can reply

1981 World Cup 400m women - Koch v Kratchvilova

Geb Mo

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#Todaysoldtandfvideo. Representing Europe, Czechoslovakia’s powerhouse #JarmilaKratochvílová edges out DDR’s #MaritaKoch in a fierce head-to-head battle.

Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOu0...

#athletics #athleticshistory #trackandfield #trackhistory

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International Athletics From Stuttgart (1965)

April 2, 2025 at 5:44 AM Everybody can reply

Geb Mo

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(1/n) #Todaysoldtandfvideo. 60 years ago today, the first #EuropeanCup final in #athletics for men began in Stuttgart.

#AnatoliyMikhailov sprinted to victory in the high hurdles.

Silent Film: youtube.com/watch?v=Afck...

#athleticshistory #trackandfield #trackhistory #Stuttgart1965

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September 11, 2025 at 8:48 AM Everybody can reply

Geb Mo

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#Todaysoldtandfvideo. #AdhemarFerreiradaSilva smashes the WR with a leap of 16.22m, winning the #TJ gold at #Helsinki1952.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWWa...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjnt... (amateur footage)

#athletics #athleticshistory #trackandfield #trackhistory

Brazilian Adhemar Ferreira da Silva Wins Triple Jump Gold - Helsinki 1952 Olympics

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Athletics World Championships 2009 Day 4 Part 2

December 18, 2024 at 7:26 AM Everybody can reply

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Geb Mo

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#Todaysoldtandfvideo. #SteffiNerius unleashes 67.30 on her first attempt in the fourth-last competition of her nearly 20-year career – securing her only world title at #Berlin2009.

Video: youtu.be/tx_Qg1-tbjs?...

#Athletics #TrackAndField #athleticshistory #trackhistory #JT

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March 22, 2025 at 7:33 AM Everybody can reply

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Geb Mo

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(1/n) #Todaysoldtandfvideo. Finland's #MikkoHietanen and #VainoMuinonen secure a double victory in the #Marathon, though the two rarely appear in the film.

Film 1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1Li...
Film 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d07S...

#athletics #athleticshistory #trackandfield #Oslo1946

OSLO ATHLETICS

January 18, 2025 at 6:59 AM Everybody can reply

5️⃣ - Yelena Isinbayeva's Olympic Record in Pole Vault - 5.05m at Beijing 2008! | #31DaysOfOlympics

Geb Mo

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#Todaysoldtandfvideo. #YelenaIsinbayeva defends her Olympic gold by clearing a WR height of 5.05m at #Beijing2008.

Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2_4...

#athletics #athleticshistory #trackandfield #trackhistory

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January 29, 2025 at 6:13 AM Everybody can reply

Uncut - 400m Men Final Daegu 2011

Geb Mo

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#Todaysoldtandfvideo. At #Daegu2011, 18-year-old #KiraniJames from Grenada comes out of nowhere and snatches the world title in the #400m right in front of the top professional guys.

Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPp0...

#athletics #athleticshistory #trackandfield #trackhistory

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Miesten 800 m A-erä | Zurich 16.8.1989

April 29, 2025 at 5:39 AM Everybody can reply

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Geb Mo

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(1/n) #Todaysoldtandfvideo. Olympic champion #PaulEreng wins the #800m A-race at #WeltklasseZurich. #AriSuhonen of Finland finishes fourth and sets a new Finnish record with !:44.10.

Video:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1z6...

#athletics #athleticshistory #trackandfield #trackhistory

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Ilona Gusenbauer 50 Jahre Hochsprung Weltrekord

January 11, 2025 at 9:32 AM Everybody can reply

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Geb Mo

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#Todaysoldtandfvideo. #IlonaGusenbauer of Austria clears 1.92m in 1971, breaking the seemingly unassailable previous record of 1.91m held by #IolandaBalaș of Romania.

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

#athletics #athleticshistory #trackandfield #trackhistory #Leichtathletik

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Al Oerter - 4 time Olympic Gold Medalist in the Discus

December 9, 2024 at 6:12 AM Everybody can reply

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Geb Mo

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#Todaysoldtandfvideo. The high priest of mental coaching, #AlOerter, rises from his usual underdog position and unleashes a final throw of 59.18m, securing his victory at #Rome1960.

Film: youtu.be/rP7ky3IvOLA?...

#athletics #athleticshistory #trackandfield #trackhistory #DT

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February 22, 2025 at 7:55 AM Everybody can reply

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Geb Mo

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#Todaysoldtandfvideo. The flea-sized #ZolaBudd crushes the Eastern Europeans by holding the lead and the inside lane at the #EuropeanCup1985, just 40 years ago today.

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

#athletics #athleticshistory #trackandfield #trackhistory

Europa Cup, Moscow

Valeyta Althouse (18.28) & John Godina (22.00 CR) - Women's & Men's Shot Put - 1995 NCAA Outdoor

August 17, 2025 at 7:44 AM Everybody can reply

Geb Mo

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#Todaysoldtandfvideo. #JohnGodina throws the ball 22.00, which was a strong result in 1995. Godina becomes a double winner, as the day before, he also wins the #NCAA #DT title with 61.68.

Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JP6...

#athletics #athleticshistory #trackandfield #trackhistory

YouTube video by Jim Muchmore

June 1, 2025 at 8:12 AM Everybody can reply

LEGENDARY world record performance from Ulrike Meyfarth | 50 Golden Moments

Geb Mo

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#Todaysoldtandfvideo. #UlrikeMeyfarth claimed victory with a WR of 2.02m (6 ft 7.5 in) at #Athens1982 – 12 years after winning the gold in #Munich1972 as a teenager.

Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6MU...

#athletics #athleticshistory #trackandfield #trackhistory #HJ

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February 11, 2025 at 5:40 AM Everybody can reply

Javelin Throw - Tero Järvenpää - 86.68m

Geb Mo

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#Todaysoldtandfvideo. #TeroJarvenpaa throws a PB of 86.68m on his home ground, defeating World Champion #TeroPitkamaki (82.28m) and taking the Finnish title in 2008.

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

#athletics #athleticshistory #trackandfield #trackhistory #JT

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December 15, 2024 at 9:04 AM Everybody can reply

1983 IAAF World Track and Field Championships - Day 7

Geb Mo

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#Todaysoldtandfvideo. #HeikeDaute (later #HeikeDrechsler) leaps 7.27m from the board and defeats the WR holder, #AnisoaraCusmir.

Video: youtu.be/wUcv8O9hsWc?...

Results: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Wo...

#athletics #athleticshistory #trackandfield #trackhistory #Helsinki1983

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Gabriele Reinsch 76.80m WR Discus Throw

October 8, 2025 at 5:18 AM Everybody can reply

Geb Mo

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#Todaysoldtandfvideo. #GabrieleReinsch throws a WR of 76.80m at Neubrandenburg in 1988, a mark unlikely to ever be broken in regular conditions.

Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJRG...
Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel...

#athletics #athleticshistory #trackandfield #trackhistory #DT

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Nina Romashkova Wins Discus Gold - USSR's First Olympic Gold - Helsinki 1952 Olympics

October 29, 2025 at 6:38 AM Everybody can reply

Geb Mo

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#Todaysoldtandfvideo. The determined Soviet lady, #NinaPonomaryova (Romashkova), hurls 51.42m to claim the country's first Olympic gold in #athletics at #Helsinki1952.

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

#athletics #athleticshistory #trackandfield #trackhistory

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1972 Heide Rosendahl oro nel salto in lungo femminile

March 28, 2025 at 6:24 AM Everybody can reply

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Geb Mo

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#Todaysoldtandfvideo. #HeideRosendahl stirs up the wide sandpit in #Munich1972 with her very first jump, landing 6.78m from the takeoff board. Gold for the FRG.

Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4VL...

#athletics #athleticshistory #trackandfield #trackhistory #Leichtathletik

YouTube video by RadioOlimpia

May 12, 2025 at 6:00 AM Everybody can reply