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Track and field. Athletics (or track and field in the United States and Canada) is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. [ 1] The name used in North America is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events.
0041-0284. Track & Field News is an American monthly sports magazine founded in 1948 by brothers Bert Nelson and Cordner Nelson, focused on the world of track and field. [ 1][ 2] The magazine provides coverage of athletics in the United States on the high school, national, and international levels. [ 3] The magazine has given itself the motto ...
usatf .org. USA Track & Field ( USATF) is a United States national governing body for the sports of track and field, cross country running, road running, and racewalking (known as the sport of athletics outside the US). The USATF was known between 1979 and 1992 as The Athletics Congress (TAC) after its spin-off from the Amateur Athletic Union ...
The USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships is an annual track and field competition organized by USA Track & Field, which serves as the American national championships for the sport. Since the year 1992, in the years which feature a Summer Olympics, World Athletics Championships, Pan American Games, NACAC Championships, or an IAAF Continental ...
For track and combined events, the term "indoor world records" were changed to "short track world records". In some field events, including long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault, and shot put, indoor world records were eliminated. These changes came into effect on 1 November 2023.
Track and Field News named him High School Athlete of the Year in 1974. [5] [6] [7] Smith started his college career as a sprinter. He then switched to the longer distance of 400 m., prompted by injuries incurred in shorter sprints, and by the emergence of competition from up-and-coming sprinters like Harvey Glance. [4]
Olympic Games. 1972 Munich. 4×100 m relay. 1972 Munich. 100 m. Robert Taylor (September 14, 1948 – November 13, 2007) was an American sprinter. He became Olympic champion in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1972 Olympics and placed second in the 100 m final. He is the father of former NFL player Bobby Taylor .
1995. • Women switch from 3000 to 5000 metres at major championships bringing men's and women's programmes closer together. The 3000 metres will now be run only sporadically at major outdoor events, most significantly at the European Cup . • 1995 South American Championships in Athletics is the first major event to hold women's hammer throw.