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#Todaysoldtandfvideo. #AshleySpencer chugs along to take the #NCAA #400m in 50.28, her PB. Busting her chops for second is #ShaunaeMiller, a future two-time Olympic champ.

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Women's outdoor 400m - 2013 NCAA track and field championship
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October 2, 2026 at 6:02 AM
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#Todaysoldtandfvideo. #IngerMiller claims the only global title of her career with 21.77 at #Seville1999. The win gets under her skin, as evidenced by her wild, all-fours celebration right after the race.

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Women's 200m World Athletics Champs Seville 1999
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September 29, 2026 at 6:25 AM
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Results: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Wo...

BBC 27.8.1999: news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/w...

Eugene Register-Guard 27.8.1999: news.google.com/newspapers?i...

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1999 World Championships in Athletics – Women's 200 metres - Wikipedia
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September 29, 2026 at 6:26 AM
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Results:
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1995 European Cross Country Championships - Wikipedia
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December 2, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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A's FAR FROM TEESHALLOWNOW ATHLETICSHISTORY MOST STRIKEOUTS FIRST 14 CAREER GAMES K YEAR(S) Tim Hudson 87 1999 Gage umpp 84 2026 Barry ito 78 2000 Sonny Gryy 77 2013-'14 James Kaprielian 77 2020-'21 ‣ JUMP; CAREER HIGH 11 K TODAY
August 8, 2026 at 11:11 PM
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#Todaysoldtandfvideo. The crowd at Crystal Palace roars with delight as UK's own rising hurdle star #ColinJackson crushes Oly champ #RogerKingdom in July 1989. J's 13.11 equals the NR.

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Royal Mail Parcels Games Crystal Palace - 1989
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September 25, 2026 at 6:42 AM
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#Athleticsliterature. #DerekIbbotson claimed bronze in the #5000m at #Melbourne1956, but failed to make his mark in other major champs. His 1960 biography is rather scarce and might fetch nearly €100 at online auctions.

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September 27, 2026 at 8:41 AM
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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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#Flashback. In 1968, the Romanian sports establishment informed veteran discus thrower #LiaManoliu that there was no point in her trying for #Mexico1968. Manoliu thanked them for their confidence and went on to win her first Olympic gold.
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March 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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#Todaysoldtandfvideo. #DebbieBrill clears 1.96m with a flop to snatch the #WorldCup1979 victory on her home turf in Montreal. Brill is widely hailed as the "Mother of the Flop," before #DickFosbury.

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Copa del Mundo de Atletismo (highlights)
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April 22, 2026 at 5:19 AM
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Glasgow Herald 15.7.1989: news.google.com/newspapers?i...

Eugene Register-Guard 15.7.1989: news.google.com/newspapers?i...

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September 25, 2026 at 6:43 AM
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#BettyCuthbert, 18, won the #100m at #Melbourne1956.

Canberra Times 27.11.1956:
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March 17, 2026 at 6:14 AM
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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.

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Ilona Gusenbauer 50 Jahre Hochsprung Weltrekord
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December 9, 2024 at 6:12 AM
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#Todaysoldtandfvideo. The "Desert Train" #RonClarke battles the mountain men in the final laps of the #5000m at #Mexico1968.

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My uncle won the Olympic gold medal in Mexico in 5000 meters in 1968
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April 15, 2026 at 12:57 PM
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#Todaysoldtandfvideo. #AdhemarFerreiradaSilva smashes the WR with a leap of 16.22m, winning the #TJ gold at #Helsinki1952.

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Brazilian Adhemar Ferreira da Silva Wins Triple Jump Gold - Helsinki 1952 Olympics
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December 18, 2024 at 7:26 AM
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Well, #CorneliusWarmerdam is pretty close. Without the war, he could have been even double Olympic champion. #athletics #trackandfield #athleticshistory #trackhistory
December 6, 2024 at 3:55 PM
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(6/n) Eugene Register-Guard 31.7.1969: news.google.com/newspapers?i...

Montreal Gazette 31.7.1969: news.google.com/newspapers?i...

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March 22, 2026 at 8:44 AM
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Results: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Wo...

MTV 15.8.2005: www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/me...

WA 15.8.2005: worldathletics.org/competitions...

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2005 World Championships in Athletics – Women's javelin throw - Wikipedia
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August 14, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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#Todaysoldtandfvideo. On this day 70 years ago, #TamaraTyshkevich hurls the iron ball to a WR mark of 16.22 at the URS champs, crushing the #Helsinki1952 winner #GalinaZybina.

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USSR shot put women Galina Zybina beaten by Tamara Tyshkevich 1956-09-19.
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September 19, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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Results: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_Eu...

European Athletics: european-athletics.com/news/golden-...

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Women's 1500m Final European Champs - Split 1990
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November 25, 2024 at 7:09 AM
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#Athleticsliterature. Several books have been written about #ArthurLydiard and his coaching methods. Running on the Top is one of the recent ones, published in 2021.

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Running to the Top: Arthur Lydiard's High-Performance Training Methods
Running to the Top: Arthur Lydiard's High-Performance Training Methods : Lydiard, Arthur, Gilmour, Garth: Amazon.de: Books
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December 27, 2024 at 6:50 AM
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#Athleticsliterature. The Silence of Great Distance is the story of the developing world of women's #athletics, focused on long-distance runnning.

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The Silence of Great Distance by Frank Murphy (2000-03-01)
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April 27, 2026 at 5:16 AM
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"'Unknown Cuban' was how the Montreal Gazette commented on #AlbertoJuantorena’s victory in the #800m at #Montreal1976.

Montreal Gazette 26.7.1976:
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March 3, 2026 at 5:59 AM
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Results en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Eu..., www.friidrottsstatistik.se/resultsswe.p...

The Herald 14.12.1998: www.heraldscotland.com/news/1202054...

EAA 1.12.2022: www.european-athletics.com/news/flashba...

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1998 European Cross Country Championships - Wikipedia
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January 2, 2026 at 8:24 AM
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#Flashback. The triple jump narrowly remained on the Olympic programme in 1924. Votes in favour of continuing the event split 10–8 at the IAAF Congress.

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November 7, 2025 at 7:05 AM