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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.

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January 2, 2026 at 8:21 AM
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In our #trackhistory series, we continue to frolic in the year 1930. This time, we observe the #NCAA Champs, where #FrankWykoff cemented his position as the fastest man of the season.

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Athletics Track And Field - NCAA
Finish of the 100-yard dash. From the outer lane to the inner: Wykoff (winner), Leland (6th), Meier (8th), Toppino (3rd), Simpson (2nd), Hutson (7th), Bracey (5th), Tolan (4th). Photo: Spalding's NCA...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Results: www.flashresults.com/2011_Meets/o...

Florida Gators 16.5.2011: floridagators.com/news/2011/5/...

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SEC Championships -- Flash Results, Inc.
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November 22, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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#Athleticsliterature. The program for the USA vs USSR international #trackandfield match in 1962 is easily available and doesn’t necessarily cost too much.

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1962 Program from the USA vs USSR Dual Track Meet at Stanford Stadium | eBay
Up for auction is a 1962 Program from the USA vs USSR Dual Track Meet at Stanford Stadium. It has 84 pages. It measures 8 x 10.75 inches and is in nice condition with a light stain on top of front cov...
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January 5, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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At the end of the 1929 season, the Finnish #trackandfield national team travelled to Paris. The match against France remained even until the last two events where the hosts turned the meet to their advantage.

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Athletics Track And Field - France v Finland
France V Finland – a close match that the gauls resolved in their favour only in the last two events Stade de Colombes, Paris, September 29, 1929
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March 4, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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#Todaysoldtandfvideo. #AbebeBikila runs to a dominant victory in the #Tokyo1964 #marathon, repeating his gold from four years prior.

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Tribute to Basil Heatley
YouTube video by Nobby Hashizume
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April 15, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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(3/n) Results: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athleti...

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Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's 1500 metres - Wikipedia
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May 29, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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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.

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Women's 100m Final European Champs - Split 1990
YouTube video by SJT Athletics
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October 11, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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#DerekIbbotson on the British statistics assoc. page: www.nuts.org.uk/trackstats/i...

Glasgow Herald 20.7.1957: news.google.com/newspapers?i...

Scottish Distance Running History: www.scottishdistancerunninghistory.scot/derek-ibbots...

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Track Stats - Derek Ibbotson
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December 2, 2024 at 7:12 AM
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Results: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athleti..., www.olympedia.org/results/59223

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Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw - Wikipedia
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March 28, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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Results: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athleti..., www.olympedia.org/results/64434

BBC 25.7.2020: www.bbc.com/sport/africa...

WA 8.6.2021: worldathletics.org/heritage/new...

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Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 10,000 metres - Wikipedia
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May 22, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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Results: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Wo...

The Hindu 18.8.2009: www.thehindu.com/sport/athlet...

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2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's shot put - Wikipedia
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November 18, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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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.

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Echo Summit Olympic Trials 1968 - with John Carlos
YouTube video by Center for Sacramento History
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May 8, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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#Todaysoldtandfvideo. #ValerieAdams claims her 2nd world title at #Berlin2009, though #NadineKleinert, cheered on by her home crowd, offers a strong resistance. #GongLijiao, who retired this week, is 3rd.

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Athletics World Championships 2009 Day 2 Part 2
YouTube video by David Gómez Martínez
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November 18, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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(3/n) Results:
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AP, June 22, 1936: news.google.com/newspapers?i...
Helsingin Sanomat, June 22, 1936: digi.kansalliskirjasto.fi/sanomalehti/... (in Finnish)

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A History Of The NCAA Championships, 1921–2023 - Track & Field News
THIS PROJECT began as a simple pamphlet compiled by T&FN Editor Emeritus E. Garry Hill, listing the top 6 finishers... Read More
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November 29, 2024 at 7:09 AM
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(2/n) The Soviet dominance continued in the #SP, which #NikolayKaraysov won overwhelmingly.

#BodoTummler defeated future European record holder #JeanWadoux in a final sprint in the #1500m.

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September 11, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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#Todaysoldtandfvideo. Germany's #MarianneWerner heaves the brass ball 15.74m and crushes the Soviet Union's sturdy #TamaraTishkevich at #Stockholm1958.

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Film 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yd_...

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European Championships shot put women Stockholm 1958-08-23
YouTube video by Gerlof Holkema
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November 29, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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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.

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1984 USA TRACK & FIELD OLYMPIC TRIALS
YouTube video by Gerlof Holkema
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December 11, 2024 at 7:01 AM
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Results:: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_IA...

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1989 IAAF World Cross Country Championships - Wikipedia
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March 19, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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In the #trackhistory series, we travel back to the 1929 US Collegiate Champs. #GeorgeSimpson clocked a time below the 100y WR, but the IAAF didn’t ratify it because he used starting blocks.

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Athletics Track And Field - US Collegiate Championships
Edwards and Hill Lead the World (IC4A) Simpson 9.4 – Not Ratified as the World Record (NCAA)
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December 4, 2024 at 7:21 PM
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The main events of the U.S. #TrackandField Championships were held 100 years ago today in San Francisco. #BudHouser repeated his success from #Paris1925, winning both the #SP and the #DT.

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Athletics Track And Field - USA (AAU)
Houser doubles Up Again Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, CA, July 2-4, 1925 Yankee Stadium, New York, NY, September 14, 1925 Travers Island, NY, September 26, 1925 Lewisohn Stadium, New York, NY, October...
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July 4, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Sydney Morning Herald 5.8.2022: www.smh.com.au/sport/athlet...

Athletics Illustrated 6.8.2022: athleticsillustrated.com/oliver-ollie...

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Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's 1500 metres - Wikipedia
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December 11, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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UP 25.5.1942 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88063...

ESPN: www.espn.com/classic/obit...

Los Angeles Times:
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, May 25, 1942, NIGHT EDITION, Page PAGE 16, Image 16
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, May 25, 1942, NIGHT EDITION, Page PAGE 16, Image 16, brought to you by Central Michigan University, Clark Historical Library, and the National Digital...
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January 2, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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Results: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_Eu...

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1973 European Athletics Junior Championships - Wikipedia
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February 8, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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#Athleticsliterature. The first female Oly champion in #athletics, #BettyRobinson, was involved in a serious plane crash in the early 1930s, but she fought her way back to the relay team for #Berlin1936.

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December 20, 2024 at 7:22 AM