Track & Field History

A brief history of track and field competition and the evolution of each event. Includes Olympic Games history and current world records.

Distance Events (1) Olympics (53) Illustrated Event Histories (15) Profiles (69) Interviews (10) Sprints and Hurdles (1) Jumps and Pole Vault (1) Throws (1) Multi-Sport Events (1) World Records (2)

Introductions to Track and Field Events
Introductions to all of track and field's running, jumping, throwing and multi-sport events.

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