This Day in Track & Field, August 27: Fanny Blankers-Koen wins 200 meters at European Champs (1950), written, edited and curated by Walt Murphy

This Day in Track & Field, August 27: Fanny Blankers-Koen wins 200 meters at European Champs (1950), written, edited and curated by Walt Murphy

This is Track & Field History for August 27, is written, compiled and curated by Walt Murphy. All rights reserved, RunBlogRun used with permission. Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service  (wmurphy25@aol.com)   This Day in Track & Field–August 27   1922-Taking advantage of a unique pacing setup, Paavo Nurmi, “The Flying Finn”, ran 8:28.6 to set […]