This Day in Track & Field History, July 7, Lon Myers breaks 800m WR (1884), Jim Thorpe wins Pentathlon (1912), by Walt Murphy
This Day in Track & Field–July 7 1884–Lon Myers, a charter member of the Hall of Fame, improved his pre-IAAF World Record in the 800-meters to 1:55.4 in Birmingham, England. Myers was dubbed by many as “The World’s Greatest Runner”. According to some sources, he held the distinction of holding every American record in all […]