This Day in Track & Field History, March 24, Steve Prefontaine runs AR for 6 miles (1973), Wendy Knudson breaks 60 seconds for 400m hurdles (1973), by Walt Murphy
by Walt Murphy’s News and Results Service This Day in Track & Field/X-Country–March 24 1921 (New)—The Women’s Olympiad Olympiades Féminines and Jeux Olympiques Féminins was the first international women’s sports event, a multi-sport event organized by Alice Milliat and held on 24–31 March in Monte Carlo. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1921_Women%27s_Olympiad 1934–LSU’s Jack Torrance set an […]