This Day in Track & Field History, June 1, 2024, Emil Zatopek breaks 10,000m WR (1954), Drew Griffiths runs 3:57 at HOKA Festival of Miles (2024), by Walt Murphy News and Results
This Day in Track & Field-June 1 1917–BYU’s Clint Larson bettered the existing World Record in the High Jump with a leap of 6-7 7/8(2.025?) in Provo, Utah. Since it was an exhibition event, the mark was never ratified. 1935–Yale senior Keith Brown set a World Record of 14-5 1/8 (4.39m) in the Pole Vault at the […]