This Day in Track & Field History, December 1, Ron Delany wins 1956 Olympic 1,500 meters, Jacki Hansen sets Marathon WR (1974), by Walt Murphy News & Results Services
This Day in Track & Field–December 1 1956–Australian fans were hoping that John Landy, the 2nd man to break 4-minutes for the mile and the current World Record holder in the event (3:58.0), could bring home a gold medal in the Men’s 1500-meters on the final day of competition at the Melbourne Olympics. But he was […]